Fertile land

In the 36th year of Tianqi in Fenglan Kingdom, on the morning of March 30th, a pair of magpies flew into Yuqing Palace from outside, chirping on the branches and attracted the attention of the palace maids!
In the evening, the lights in Prince Xunyang's Palace were bright, and tomorrow would be the wedding day when Princess Siguo and the daughter of the Sima family would marry Prince Fenglan, the God of War.

The whole city of Fengjing was celebrating. Every servant and maid in the palace was busy cleaning, preparing meals, welcoming guests, and the masters were even more busy!
Seeing that it was getting dark, Li Xier knocked on the study door again.

"Come in!"

"Well, just stand there and wait for me for a while until I finish my official business!"

Feng Qingcheng didn't even raise her head, thinking that it was the maid who came to him to confirm some wedding matters, and she didn't see who it was.

Li Xier stood quietly by the side, observing him working with his head down and his brows furrowed.

Flipping through the memorials, the words on the paper made a rustling sound, and it seemed that he was working hard for the Fenglan Kingdom.

Half an hour later, Feng Qingcheng finally remembered that there seemed to be a maid in the room, and she raised her head with sudden realization.

Seeing the person standing by and watching him, he was already dangling on his toes, feeling bored and about to fall asleep. He sighed, "Why is it you? You came here and didn't even call me brother?"

"Haha, Senior Brother, I saw that you were busy with official duties, so I couldn't bear to disturb you!"

Feng Qingcheng shook her head. "No matter how busy I am, if Senior Brother knew it was you, I would still pay attention to you first! By the way, why did you think of coming to me?"

Feng Qingcheng was quite surprised. After all, she hadn't seen him for a while. Ever since they went back to the bar last time, he had felt a little awkward and had been deliberately avoiding her!

The atmosphere between the two of them became a little subtle.
"Wait, you're not in the way, Senior Brother. I'm here today to return the money I owe you. Here, one thousand taels of gold!!!"

Li Xier quickly handed him a stack of silver notes worth one thousand taels. Feng Qingcheng was surprised, but she felt comfortable accepting it. Her glass was selling so well that she had already collected all the money she owed in just over half a month!
If this happened to someone else, I wouldn't even dare to think about it.

Feng Qingcheng took it in his hand and put it in the drawer casually. Li Xier looked at him strangely, "Aren't you going to order it?"

"Aren't you and I worried?"

Li Xier didn't know how to respond to this. The man looked at her and suddenly didn't know how to start talking. The air was filled with silence!

She stood there, bit her lip and said, "Brother, I have already bought a property outside the palace. You are getting married tomorrow, and it is not appropriate for me to live in Yuqing Palace, so I want to move out!"

Feng Qingcheng was stunned. So fast?

"When?"

"tomorrow!"

Feng Qingcheng pulled the corner of her mouth and said with difficulty, "Okay!"

His original intention was to protect her and keep her by his side where he could see her at any time, but things got out of control and even the emperor was looking for someone to investigate her.

Concubine Li had a special talk with him yesterday. If he is interested, then he can keep her and make her a concubine. If he is not interested, then he should send her away and give her freedom.

Furthermore, even if she was named a concubine, she would always be inferior to the other two. She could use her status and background to set rules for them at any time. It would be very difficult for her to stay in the palace without a background and a strong maternal family to support her!

He could protect her, but according to her experience, the more he protected her, the more dangerous she would be. People could easily find any fault with her and kill her!
Concubine Li said that she had tested this girl and found that she was a good girl. She originally wanted to take her in as her goddaughter, but she refused!

The girl said,
"You have only one daughter, Princess Luoning!" This is because they are afraid of hurting Princess Luoning's feelings!
Now there were two female masters in the house at once. She was old and in poor health, so sometimes she had no choice but to neglect things even if she wanted to.

In fact, Li Xier had met the Toffee before coming to see Feng Qingcheng, and she even made delicious durian ice cream and durian pizza for her!
She was given a set of glass tableware and Zong Momo was given a glass cup. She was also given a recipe for making durian food and explained how to eat some incompatible foods.

"Where is your house?"

"A private residence near Xinliuchang!"

"Okay, I got it!" Feng Qingcheng had actually prepared a house for her. He knew that she didn't like others to cause trouble for her, so in order to prevent her from being harassed, he didn't have time to tell her.

After she left, Feng Qingcheng called Buwei over to explain things.

On the second day, Feng Qingcheng dressed up and went to worship her ancestors before dawn. After the worship, she immediately met up with the wedding procession and went to the Sima Mansion to pick up the bride with drums and gongs.

The Xunyang Palace was packed with people, because both wives got married on the same day, at the auspicious time, one at Chen time in the morning and the other at You time. They came one after another to congratulate the God of War on his wedding. From the princes and princesses in the palace, ministers of all ranks and their wives' families, to the gentry and local tyrants, the house was packed with guests and the place was bustling with noise!
No one paid attention to the side door of the backyard in the morning, and a woman jumped out lightly dressed.

She brought nothing with her. She came empty-handed and left empty-handed.

Not to follow her figure.

She did not go back to her residence before going out. As soon as she got out of the door, she heard the little kids making a noise, "Let's go see the God of War get married!" People of all ages were crowded in one direction.

She regretted not leaving the palace earlier. She was surrounded by the crowd and walked to the main street, where she watched the grand ceremony of the God of War getting married with the people!
At this time, both sides of the street were crowded with people who came to watch the fun. They didn't have the opportunity to go to the palace to watch the ceremony, but they could watch it on the avenue. People began to stand on both sides of the street early in the morning, waiting for the wedding procession to appear!

At this moment, they saw with their own eyes the God of War Prince riding a tall horse, with a big red flower on his chest, beating gongs and drums, and walking over in a majestic manner. Everyone was whispering and talking about it.

I heard that the first person the God of War Prince welcomed was Wu Nianwei, the daughter of the Sima family!
This young lady is quite assertive and likes to put herself above others in everything.

I thought the princess of the Silk Country would make a fuss because she was treated with respect by others because she entered the house first, but I didn't expect her to be so generous. She quietly accepted the arrangement and waited to enter the house at noon.

This kind of situation is really not something that ordinary people can do. She is worthy of being the Princess of the Silk Country. Although she has suffered a little injustice, it seems that she is more wise and righteous, and has won the hearts of the people! More than half of these people have already leaned towards this Princess of the Silk Country.

Wu Nianwei's dowry was a huge one, with 220 sets of dowry, including a carved bed, a sedan chair, a red kitchen wardrobe, a mahogany cabinet, a dressing table...

Tens of thousands of gold and silver jewellery, top-quality study treasures, calligraphy and paintings, valuable collections, top-quality silk clothes, auspicious jade ruyi, gold-inlaid bronze mirrors, other valuable items, etc., were simply eye-catching.

There were twenty maidens in the dowry alone, and Chu Yao was among them. She looked arrogantly at the naive crowd around her, which showed how much the Sima loved and valued his daughter!

Concubine Carp and the Ninth Princess were dressed in formal attire and personally welcomed the bride at the gate of Prince Xunyang's Palace to show their importance.

In order to bring good luck, the wedding lady at the door was scattering red envelopes, candies and wedding cakes, and the little kids were scrambling to grab them!

Then the groom pulls the bride over the fire basin, worships heaven and earth, and when the ceremony is over, they are sent to the bridal chamber.

Before he had time to rest for a moment, the prince went to the official residence to welcome the princess into the palace.

On the contrary, the dowry of the Princess of the Silk Kingdom was quite proper, not as extravagant as that of the Great Sima. It consisted of one hundred and twenty sets of dowry, just like the ordinary dowries of wealthy families when marrying off their daughters.

Regarding this, Hua Yan's handkerchief was almost torn as she sat in the sedan chair. Even if her father tried his best, he could not come up with so many exquisite dowries. Together with the reward from the Emperor of Silk Country, there were a total of 120 sets.

It's not a lot, but it's not a little either. Who made that Sima so annoying and ostentatious? He bought two hundred and two hundred machines, which is a full hundred more than hers. He was like he was shitting on her neck, which was so embarrassing for her.

Moreover, Tuoba Yi did not think that this matter was a big deal. Men do not care about the dowry as much as women do. He thought it was a waste to send so much dowry to the palace. It would be more reliable to use it to do real work for him. Therefore, he did not give Hua Yan any extra dowry to show off his wealth!
(End of this chapter)