Merchant's daughter is not a concubine

Chapter 339

The welcoming team traveled nine days and finally arrived at the gate of Shangjing at noon on August [-].

Zhang Jing rushed into the capital first with soldiers and horses. The soldiers and guards cleared the way and stopped all the people on both sides.

All the people were curious to death.After all, Song Zhuo's marriage was full of disturbances, and everyone wanted to see what his wedding would be like.

Everyone had already guessed that this would be a prosperous wedding.After all, Song Zhuo set off to Yuecheng to hire on the fifth day of August, and they had seen all the betrothal gifts along the way.I heard that the Empress Dowager suddenly fell in love with this granddaughter-in-law. Coupled with the noble status of the son of Chen Wangfu, the most powerful person in Tiansheng, it is impossible for this wedding to be grand.

They just wanted to see Ning Qing's dowry.Someone even made a bet on how much Ning Qing would marry back.

I don't know who found out how much dowry Princess Chen had back then.This dowry was not a secret back then, there were still good things in Beijing that collected it.

"Back then, Princess Chen's dowry was more than one hundred thousand taels. The dowry was less than one-tenth of it, and the total dowry was only more than 1 taels. I don't know if it was really more than 1 taels. But to be honest, there are only 38 dowries.”

"The Ning family, a small businessman, is too petty and greedy. He can't even part with marrying a princess."

"Cheng Min, the former concubine of Chen Wang, who passed away, had an engagement of at least 200 million taels back then, most of which she married as a dowry, and the dowry was at least 200 million taels, which is also ten miles of red makeup!"

"A few years ago, the crown prince was hired. It is said that the price is almost 200 million taels, and the dowry of the princess is more than 100 million taels. Kang Wang Shen Chenggong is also very proud, and the dowry is about 100 million taels..."

All the common people stood in a pile, chattering about which of the rich and powerful had the most betrothal gifts and whose family had the most dowry.

To sum it up, before Song Zhuo, the one with the highest betrothal gift was Prince Chen.Unexpectedly, Song Zhuo was even more prodigal!It's almost 500 million taels!Twice as many as his father!What a loser!
There are also wedding dresses, wedding dresses, and even phoenix crowns, all of which are extravagant.

Everyone was discussing that Song Zhuo was so seductive that he was blinded, it was fine for another noble girl, it was not worth it for a small business girl.Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the bride price!If other noble daughters would marry at least half of them back, although it was the woman's private property, it would be given to the children when they had children in the future.Moreover, sending the dowry to Ning's family is like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, and it's fine if you can spit out a few bones.

"Can the crown prince's dowry be 10 taels?"

"Impossible. I think it's only 4 to [-] taels at most!"

"Hey, it's too little! Although three or forty thousand taels is fine for the daughter of a small official. But the family Chen Wang's mansion gave a dowry gift of several million taels, and it's too greedy to come back with three or forty thousand taels!"

Song Zhuo's wedding also invited the Jingguo Mansion.After all, it was my grandfather's family. Even if it fell, Song Zhuo was cheated by Cheng Yuhua's grandparents, but he still hired him.

Uncle Jing Guo and others had already gone to the Prince Chen's Mansion, but Cheng Yuhua refused to go.

Of course, Cheng Yuhua would not go even if the Chen Palace invited her.If Cheng Yuhua went to Song Zhuo's wedding, it would be embarrassing.Cheng Yuhua has always wanted face.

But she couldn't help but walked to the second floor of an inn on Ronghua Street where Song Zhuo had passed by to welcome her relatives. She stood by the window and stared closely at the downstairs.

When Song Zhuo went to Yuecheng to hire, Cheng Yuhua's eyes were red.Because the betrothal gift that Song Zhuo gave her was only 200 million taels.

People are relatively psychological, just like breaking up with their ex-boyfriend, of course they want their ex-boyfriend to find someone who is not as good as themselves.It's better to be one thousand times ten thousand times worse than yourself!

Cheng Yuhua also had the same mentality, wanting to see Ning Qing's jokes.

It doesn't matter that she is not a lady of destiny, but at least she is a noble lady, and Ning Qing is just a lowly little business girl!Never surpass her!

Just as Cheng Yuhua was thinking, the people below suddenly burst into cheers.

There were bursts of cheers from downstairs.The people were excited, because the wedding party had already arrived, and there were still people throwing blessing money, a lot of copper coins, small silver ingots, and small gold melon seeds. It's no wonder that the people were not excited.The soldiers crossed their spears to stop the excited people.

I saw a long red team advancing all the way.

Song Zhuo sat on the horse, as gorgeous and stunning as ever.

But he seldom wears red and green. It was the first time he appeared in front of the people of Shangjing in bright red, which instantly amazed everyone.

His wedding robe made him look like a magnificent, glamorous and enchanting blood jade!
The Xipao is decorated with golden thread and python pattern, embroidered with red silk, which is luxurious, exquisite and magnificent.Wearing ink brocade thorn cloud boots, straddling a bloody horse.The golden crown tied his hair, and his black hair was like a waterfall, which was lifted by the wind like splashed ink, revealing his flawless face.

The eyebrows of Mo are proudly slanting slightly, and the ends of the phoenix eyes are raised with a touch of nobility, a touch of brilliance, with a twinkle in the eyes and a smile.

He was dressed in a red dress that was exquisite and luxurious, full of grace and charm, as if thousands of rays of sunshine were pouring on him, bright and blazing, like a god, and people couldn't take their eyes off him.

Everyone was shocked by his appearance at first, and couldn't help but marvel, this is really the stunning handsome gentleman in the eyes of all women.It's really a crime to be acquired by a small business girl like this!
"Hey, the dowry is here!" Suddenly someone exclaimed.

"where is it?"

Everyone stretched their necks and looked back, only to see row after row of dowries being carried by the guards, all of which were opened, dazzling and beautiful, and the amount of gold, silver and jewels was too much for the eyes to ditch.

"These are all betrothal gifts carried by Prince Chen's son! One, two, three..."

"Don't count, it's all behind!"

"Wow, you've come back with so much compensation! Has the Ning family turned dead?"

"At least you didn't embarrass Prince Chen's son!"

Cheng Yuhua looked at it from above and hated it. The Ning family came back with so many dowries, so they couldn't embarrass the Chen Palace!

"Even if all the dowry gifts come back as a dowry, it's still a poor household, and it's not worthy of a son!" Ke Xin said from the side: "It's all the money of the Prince Chen's mansion, so it's none of her business..."

Ke Xin choked when she said that, because the common people below buzzed again.

"The betrothal gift is actually all dowry back! I counted it just now, and it is 360 eight!" A commoner said.

"Wait, there's more in the back! It's also packed in boxes of different shapes. This is a betrothal gift from the Ning family!"

"My God, what's in there?"

Everyone saw jewellery, agate and emeralds, and the brilliance, which were no worse than Song Zhuo's betrothal gift at all.And it wasn't just one or two lifts, the long line behind was at least two or three hundred lifts, which suddenly blinded everyone.

Everyone opened their eyes wide and counted, and finally counted 360 nine times.

"It's actually a lot more than the bride price!"

"Where does the small merchant of the Ning family get so much money?"

Everyone was blown up, and some had a loud voice, yelling at the dowry bearer: "Could it be that the son of Prince Chen secretly supported it?"

A nanny who was walking behind stared back and said with an air: "What nonsense! This is the dowry of my family's concubine! The Ning family... the head of the family is the second room, except for a quilt and other necessities, Not a single copper coin has been issued. This is my concubine's brother-in-law, and he is giving the concubine a marriage!"

Everyone was shocked: "Where is the righteous brother so generous, this is at least several million taels of silver!"

"My concubine's righteous brother is Tianshui Yanwang Shui Jingnian." The nun said loudly.

The relationship between Tiansheng and Tianshui has eased in the past two years, especially in the past few months. I heard that they will soon board the friendship boat and go boating on the lake.Although Shui Jingnian was angered by Emperor Wenxuan, but he dared to give Ning Qing a dowry in such a big way, he must be confident and not afraid of Emperor Wenxuan's wrath.So the mammy spoke up.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words: "The concubine Shizi has indeed been to Tianshui, and she heard that she was seriously ill, so she went to get treatment. She is the savior of King Yan, so she is recognized as a brother-in-law."

"If she is cured, I will repay her for saving her life. But she is willing to pay a huge sum of money to marry her, which shows that the friendship is extraordinary!"

"Hey, why is there a stack of papers at the end? Is it the shop or Zhuangzi!" Suddenly someone said.

The nanny said proudly: "Of course. These are [-]% of the dry stock documents for Tianxia Tianxia, ​​and [-]% of the dry stock documents for Jinzhi Tianxia. Oh, by the way, it is the main store and all branches!"

"What, no way! This is the property of Zhongli's family! The current head of the family is Zhongliyou! Could it be that Zhongliyou has friendship with the imperial concubine again?"

"You don't know that. Sweet World is actually a joint venture between Shi Zifei and Zhong Li's family. The cartoon embroidery of Brocade World is also designed by Shi Zifei. Of course, my family's Shizi Concubine must have a document!"

Everyone was in disbelief.Because Tianxia Tianxia and Nishikori Tianxia are so famous!Sweet Tianxia is Tiansheng's No. [-] dim sum shop, and Jinzhi Tianxia has replaced the original Tianyi Building over the years to become Tiansheng's No. [-] ready-to-wear shop.

The two shops are making a lot of money every day, and how profitable they are, no one feels more deeply than the people of Shangjing!

It turned out that it was all written by Ning Qing!
Ning Qing has always been a small business girl who has been looked down upon by others, and her status is far from that of Song Zhuo.Now I suddenly discovered that she actually has such a talent!
It's not about money, it's about talent.Because her money does not belong to the family, nor is it given by others.She earned it herself.

Whether it's the cartoons of Tianxia Tianxia or Tianxia Jinzhi, they are all her creations from scratch, and they are all popular in Shangjing and even Tiansheng.She is just a 17-year-old girl... no, it should be 13 years old.She was only 13 years old at the time, and she was able to create a sweet and brocade embroidery, which is amazing.

Although they are all in business, businessmen are looked down upon by others.

But Ning Qing didn't make money by opening a rice shop or opening a few restaurants all over the street.Whether it is the sweetness of Tianxia Tianxia or the cartoon embroidery of Jinzhi Tianxia, ​​they are all shocking, so it is a kind of innovation.That meaning is different.

Therefore, although Ning Qing is still in business, she has been elevated to a height different from that of ordinary businessmen.Moreover, she has also become a concubine who is aloof and has a status.That's real dignity.

Ning Qing heard the exclamation outside.She curled her lips: "Everyone is praising me?"

"That's right, it's all due to the girl's talent, she can actually make such delicious desserts and cartoon embroidery, worthy of the prince." Hui Ping said outside.

Ning Qing was a little guilty, and muttered: "Of course I am worthy of him. But talent... I don't have it."

That's because she took advantage of time travel.But Ning Qing will not feel that she is not worthy of Song Zhuo because of this.Because she does have business talent.Although being good at doing business in this era is envied by others, there will be some contempt.

But she never felt that this was lowly and unworthy of Song Zhuo.Just like when she had nothing back then, she never felt unworthy of him.

The sedan chair has already turned the corner.

On the second floor of the inn, Ke Xin's face was ashen.Cheng Yuhua was stunned.

Ning Qing's ten-mile red makeup is more than seven or eight times richer than what she originally prepared!It's really gorgeous!No one can beat it!

Moreover, Ning Qing looks so stunning, and is praised as a talented person.

Whether it is dowry, appearance, or talent, they are countless better than her!
Cheng Yuhua clearly came to see Ning Qing and Song Zhuo being slapped in the face, thinking that Ning Qing's shabby dowry made Song Zhuo ashamed, and even regretted it!Comparing her with Ning Qing in my heart, I still think she is the best in the end!
But now, it was her, Cheng Yuhua, who was slapped in the face!In the past, in her eyes, Ning Qing was just an Israeli servant, as low as mud, a concubine that she could trample to death at any time!But now, in front of Ning Qing, she can no longer find the slightest sense of superiority!Even crushed by Ning Qing's various strengths!

Cheng Yuhua has always been arrogant, how could he accept it!It collapsed in an instant!Ah, screamed and howled with anger.

"I lost? How could I lose!" Cheng Yuhua screamed hoarsely.She is unwilling!How can you be willing!
Not only did she lose the person she loved the most in her life, she also lost the favor of the queen mother, and lost her high status as the princess, and in the end, she lost so completely, a crushing defeat!Everything is like hell!
"Song Zhuo, are you so unfeeling?" Cheng Yuhua cried, "Why can you be happy, but I want to be in such pain! No, you won't be happy, and you still owe me your life! It will never be cleared! This will be a thorn in your life! It will never be removed!"

But the discussion of the common people below is too loud, and the Xi Nao music is too loud, except for Ke Xin, no one can hear her hissing and despair.

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Song Zhuo led the sedan chair, and soon arrived in front of the main gate of Prince Chen's Mansion.

The surrounding area of ​​Prince Chen's Mansion was completely surrounded, fortunately there were army guards separating the crowd.A lot of relatives came out to welcome them.

The married Song Qihui, Princess Yuehe, and County Princess Duanling, the unmarried Song Qimei and Song Qiwu, as well as Sun Concubine Zhao Shufei, Song Xian and the Song Xian couple, and a group of relatives and nobles greeted them at the gate.

I saw Song Zhuo dressed in a noble and gorgeous red dress, with a beautiful appearance like a god, smiling brightly.

Song Xian stared at Song Zhuo's red dress, startled, for some reason, goose bumps all over his body, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but couldn't remember it for a while.

Song Zhuo got off his horse.The sedan chair was lowered, the matchmaker and Xi Niang raised the curtain, Song Zhuo stretched out his hand, and personally helped Ning Qing out.

Although she couldn't see her face, her gorgeous and elegant body still amazed everyone.

"The bride crosses the fire plate!" the matchmaker sang loudly.

Song Zhuo supported Ning Qing, and woke up in a low voice. Ning Qing stepped over the fire plate carefully, and there was a burst of applause from all around.

Ning Zhuo helped Ning Qing walk, stepped over the high threshold of the main entrance, and entered.

"Ready to pay homage!" Concubine Sun told Nanny Fang to wait for Gao Nu: "The dowry bearers are all tired, let them rest, and bring more than ten people to bring the dowry into the house! Set it up."

Mother Fang wiped her sweat and came over: "The side concubine... I'm afraid that more than ten people are not enough!"

"If you don't have enough, bring 20 people!" Concubine Sun has been busy since morning, and she is so tired that she almost collapses on the ground.And Mother Fang, who had always been able to do her best, reacted so slowly.

"Twenty people are not enough." Mother Fang said a little aggrieved, "There is too much dowry, and there are hundreds of people who can't move it."

Concubine Sun was shocked, not only she was shocked, but also Princess Yuehe and the distinguished guests who came out to see the bride found out!Too much dowry!Some are far from being shipped to the door!These people should have followed the bride and groom into the door, but when they saw the dowry, they were stunned for a moment and couldn't move.

Then I heard what the people who followed all the way said, that they brought back all of Song Zhuo's dowry as a dowry. Not only that, Ning Qing herself brought a dowry comparable to Song Zhuo's.What else is King Yan's brother-in-law, the chief designer of Tianwei Tianxia and Jinzhi Tianxia's cartoon embroidery, they are all surprised.

Concubine Sun's heart was terrified, but she couldn't care less now: "Let them get tired, carry them in and help them settle them down. By the way, the green chrysanthemum courtyard may not be enough, so let's put it in the Hundred Gardens!"

Then he hurried into the house.

When everyone entered the house, Song Zhuo and Ning Qing had already held the red silk, ready to worship the heaven and the earth.

Concubine Chen arrived in Shangjing one step earlier and had already sat on the right seat. The person sitting next to her was naturally Prince Chen.

King Chen rushed back to Beijing in early August.

At this time, his complexion was not very good, anyway, his mature and handsome face was tense.Princess Chen on the side trembled and turned pale when she saw his black face.

But seeing that Ning Qing finally got her wish and married Song Zhuo, she was indescribably touched and happy.

"Bride and groom worship heaven and earth." The official of the ceremony said loudly. "One bow to heaven and earth, two bows to the high hall, husband and wife bow to each other, the ceremony is completed! Send it to the bridal chamber!"

Song Zhuo led Ning Qing into Biyunxuan, which was the new house.There are a lot of maids and women around.

Ning Qing sat on the bed, and the matchmaker said, "Your Majesty, hurry up and greet the guests. I'll come back later for the etiquette."

Song Yan squeezed her little hand: "Qingqing, be good, my cousin will go out for a while and come back later."

Ning Qing nodded: "Yes."

"If you're hungry, eat something first."

Ning Qing nodded again, and the people outside urged him again, so Song Zhuo had no choice but to go out.

When Song Zhuo went out, Hui Ping brought water for Ning Qing, and Ning Qing sighed after drinking it.She took the bridal sedan chair to Beijing in the morning, and she hadn't eaten a bite, so she was a little hungry.

Hui Ping quietly said: "Miss, would you like to eat something?"

"I'll eat with my cousin later." Ning Qing said.The first bite of the newlyweds has to be eaten with the groom. "Just now... is the prince here?" She saw Prince Chen's feet.

"Yes." Hui Ping said.

Speaking of Prince Chen, Ning Qing was a little worried.She knew that Prince Chen didn't like her, and felt that she could only be a concubine.And if he doesn't like Princess Chen, he will naturally hate her.She and Concubine Chen have two similarities, they came from the same small merchant, and they are both superstitious queen mothers, so they are willing to have such a marriage.Then Chen Wang would only be more disgusted.

It is said that King Chen also asked Song Xian to be his son.

(End of this chapter)