Jiangshan is the betrothal gift

Chapter 68 Encountering Surprise Life Mutations 8
The matchmaker hired by Zhu's family also surprised the eldest lady, who did not expect to be Mrs. Huang who had not gone out to socialize for a long time.Grand Tutor Huang is a man of high morals and high prestige, forging his integrity, being upright and leading, even though he is more than seventy years old, he is still as light and healthy as before, his eyes are bright and cold.This Mrs. Huang is not the original spouse, but she has been married to Master Huang for more than [-] years, has a son and a daughter, and is well-known and well-known in the capital.

Mrs. Huang hurriedly welcomed the person in. Mrs. Huang was wearing a rust-red silk jacket with twigs and a horse face skirt, her hair was combed in a big bun, and she had a warm smile on her face.

"As entrusted by others, I have come to disturb Madam Hou today."

"Please hurry up, I didn't expect Mrs. Zhu to invite you to come here. We really can't bear it." The eldest lady personally helped Mrs. Huang in, with a smile on her face.

After entering the hall, the two sat down as guests and hosts, and the eldest lady asked someone to bring refreshments, and then she heard Mrs. Huang say: "Originally, I don't want to get involved in this matter. I am old and I just want to enjoy my children at home." , but the kid from the Zhu family begged in front of my husband in person, so I had no choice but to come and walk."

Da Furen was taken aback, looked at Madam Huang and said softly: "I heard the meaning of Madam's words correctly, right?"

"Mrs. Hou heard it right. That kid from Zhu's family was very mischievous. He did a lot of wrong things in this marriage a few days ago. I have seriously reflected on it these days, and I am ashamed. I shouldn't listen to what others say. I almost I missed my life's important event. I don't like to meddle in my own business, but I just saw that Zhu's boy is sincere, so I agreed to go for him." Mrs. Huang sighed lightly, looked at Mrs. Da and said: "Young man I like to be more impulsive in doing things, what is commendable is that the prodigal son turns around, and please Mrs. Hou a lot, so don't worry about his previous mistakes, and look back."

Zhu Yanzhang did not agree to this marriage from the very beginning, and there were many twists and turns, and the eldest lady was naturally dissatisfied with it.But at this time, listening to Mrs. Huang's voice, it seems that a villain instigated him, so he acted like this.What surprised Mrs. Zhu was that Zhu Yanzhang invited Mrs. Huang to be a matchmaker.You must know that Master Huang and Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Huang are well-known in Beijing for not caring about other people's housework. It is really not easy to ask Mrs. Huang to go through this experience, and it is indeed sincere.

"What Ma'am said is that there are many twists and turns in this marriage, and you can just pay it off. The poor nine girls of mine were rejected for no reason, and it was repeated several times. Such humiliation is for a girl. But it’s a bit too much. It’s just that our family pays attention to the rules, even if Zhu Yanzhang is wrong, as long as Mrs. Zhu doesn’t say goodbye, we will naturally keep our promise.” The eldest lady gave a wry smile, looked at Mrs. Huang and sighed, "To tell you the truth, madam, this matter is really annoying."

"The bastard also knows his mistake. Young people, who hasn't done something wrong. Besides, there is a reason for this matter. It is really hard to reveal the reason, but since he already knows what is wrong, he will treat it seriously. For this marriage, I also hope that your family can put aside the past." As he spoke, he took out a gift book with red sprinkles of gold from his armband, and gently handed it over, "This is the book of ceremony prepared by the Zhu family. Please ask Madam to take a look at the matter of people's trust and loyalty, I think this can also show some sincerity."

The Da Furen reached out to take the ceremony book, but she didn't open it to read it, and pressed it lightly on the table.

Mrs. Huang saw the eldest lady acting like this, and nodded secretly in her heart. Although Marquis Shun'an is not proper, the wife he married is really good.Calm, powerful and able to control, neither humble nor overbearing is impressive.

The eldest lady pressed the book of ceremonies on the table, got up and entered the inner room by herself, and also took out a book of ceremonies sprinkled with red and gold, and handed it over with both hands with a smile, "Although there are many dissatisfaction with this marriage, but And we can't ignore the promise just because of the youngest daughter's actions. I wish Madam Ruiyi will always treat us well, and we all know it in our hearts. This is the book of ceremony from our Marquis Mansion, and please ask Madam to bring it back to us. I wish my wife a happy marriage between the two families."

Mrs. Huang accepted it with a smile, only seeing that Mrs. Shun'an Hou could hold it so well, she must have prepared the dowry for this nine girls extremely well.Thinking about it, it's true that Zhu's family had prepared more dowry for their daughter to back up the stupid things that the Zhu family did before.To her surprise, Mrs. Shun'an Hou treated this concubine's daughter really well.

Mrs. Huang took the ceremony book over, and then the eldest lady opened the gift book sent by Zhu's family. She looked down and was shocked, but she still resisted the slightest surprise on her face, so as not to be caught by others. I underestimated it, and it was ridiculed as the person who was not on the stage and had never seen the world.

Mrs. Huang took the ceremony book from the Marquis of Shun'an, opened it for a quick glance, and felt a little surprised, she closed the book gently, and said with a smile: "Madam, choose a good day to accept the ceremony Come on."

The eldest lady smiled and said: "It's natural, please show me, madam."

There is no reason for a woman's family to set a date. It must be that the man asks someone to look at the auspicious day, and then asks their opinion. It's just a process.

The two talked and laughed to set the date, the eldest lady was very enthusiastic to keep Mrs. Huang for dinner, but was declined by Mrs. Huang, and said with a smile that there is always a good time to ask for a matchmaker's wine.

When it came to the day when the betrothal gift was officially delivered, the entire Shun'an Hou Mansion was in a state of excitement.The only item of engagement fee is nine hundred and ninety-nine taels of gold, which is a long-lasting kindness.The bright red lacquered tray was covered with bright red brocade, and the row of gold ingots really blinded people's eyes when placed in the sun.

A big danpin cake with big red wedding silk, eight types of seafood, abalone, dried oyster, yuan scallop, squid, sea cucumber, shark fin and fish maw.In addition to the necessary betrothal gifts such as three animals, four Jing fruits, fruits, sesame tea, post boxes, four-color sugar gifts, incense cannon bracelets, and Dou Ermi, what is even more dizzying is the variety of furs and satins. In addition to common fur such as ermine, squirrel, and sheep, there are also rare mink, fox, and even a tiger skin, which makes people dumbfounded.The courtyard is filled with spun silk, lake silk, cocoon silk, hemp yarn, and silk yarn for summer, as well as hang silk, silk, colored satin, brocade, tapestry satin, cloud brocade, and Shu brocade for winter tailoring.

There are also hairpin rings on the head, pendants on the ears, and bracelets on the wrists.Gold phoenix hairpins with pearls and silk, phoenix hairpins with emerald green silk, white jade phoenix hairpins inlaid with emerald greens, ivory-wrapped gold bracelets, jade bracelets, white jade bracelets, as well as various pendants, flower tines, and necklaces are simply eye-opening. Jewelry of various colors placed on the red silk of the plate lined up in a long row.Not to mention there are antique calligraphy and paintings, medicinal materials and spices, Rao, the eldest lady was prepared in her heart, but she was still surprised by what she saw with her own eyes.

Seeing the betrothal gifts in the yard, the second lady almost turned red.Ruiyue married into the government's mansion, but the ostentation of sending her for the job was not so extravagant and long-faced.He turned his head and glanced at the pair of big white geese tied with red silk in the yard. It is said that the young master of the Zhu family caught them himself. It is hard to hunt such live geese these days.Not to mention Ruiyue, even Ruihua didn't see a hair at that time.

This dowry is really too eye-catching.

Just a few days ago, the Zhuo family also sent a betrothal gift, and the Zhuo family was still a general's mansion, but compared to the Zhu family's ostentation today, it was almost ten blocks away.

A few days ago, some people said that Ruiyi was not valued by her husband's family, and that the young master Zhu made troubles, so he was afraid that he would not be seen, but now, looking at the glittering dowry in the courtyard, everyone was speechless. , only envy is left in my eyes and heart.

Rui Yi listened to the scenery in the front yard in the backyard, looked at Ling Xiao and Mu He with proud faces, and told her in detail what the betrothal gift was before, spit all over the floor, and drank two cups of tea. After finishing speaking, Ling Xiao looked at Ruiyi and said, "That's it, let's see who doesn't have eyesight and dares to talk about girls behind their backs. Now I can't poke their eyeballs to death, go envy."

"That's right, that screwdriver is the worst thing. The creditors who saw us paying back their faces yesterday, whoever saw us today didn't have a smile on their faces. Girl, I'm really proud now." Mu He He patted his chest and said, that the young master of the Zhu family came to withdraw his marriage, I don't know how many people in the house saw it as a joke, if it wasn't for the eldest lady to suppress them, their life would be very sad, and who would dare to look at them in the future.

"That's right, He Huan in front of the eighth girl rolled her eyes at the servant girl yesterday, but today she is three inches shorter when she sees the servant girl, it's really shameless."

"Okay, okay, don't talk about it." Rui Yi looked at them, "I know you have been wronged, even if this is the case, you are not allowed to show off when you go out today, don't lose face of our long room."

"Yes, this servant knows." Ling Xiao said with a smile, and looked at Ruiyi again, "Girl, Master Zhu is in the front yard, Master Hou and the young master are also there, and the servant in front of the young master is just at the second gate Called the slaves over, saying that it was the young master who asked if you would like to see the young master of the Zhu family."

Rui Yi was taken aback, and looked up at Ling Xiao, "I'm afraid this is against the rules."

"The young master said the same thing, but it seems that the young master of the Zhu family wants to see you, saying that he wants to explain what happened before." Ling Xiao said in a low voice.

Rui Yi didn't know what was going on, this Zhu Yanzhang suddenly changed his attitude towards him, but she didn't want to see him at this moment.No matter what the reason was, if the eldest lady didn't speak, she couldn't go to see him, so she said to Ling Xiao: "Go and reply to the young master, just say that we won't see each other for a while, it's not polite."

"Yes." Ling Xiao responded quickly.

Ling Xiao just walked out when she saw Fang Qing who was beside the eldest lady hurrying in, she hurried up to greet her and asked, "Sister Fang Qing, why are you here now, but what orders does Madam have?"

(End of this chapter)