Rebirth of the little landlady

Chapter 386 A wedding that has been sung for thousands of years (3)

Yuan Bao nodded. It turned out that what she used was the sum of the dowry of Sister Yu and Young Sister Yu plus others!
The mother-in-law hadn't finished her sentence yet, "Master Biao's marriage has long been planned in my heart. Since Miss Biao entered Beijing last year, Master has thought that Miss Biao will get married in the capital. Since the beginning of last year, I have used it The Beijing caravan team started to help the cousin transport the dowry to Beijing. How many caravans are there? Even so, it took a whole year to transport the dowry. The new goods brought by the fleet this time..." Her voice gradually weakened, yes, everyone had already prepared for the dowry, the only thing that was not prepared was the groom's candidate.

"Okay, I got it, you go down!" How can Yuan Bao not know what these servants are thinking, but she will not change her mind because of this.

After dinner, Yuan Bao asked someone to go to the Duke's Mansion to invite Jing Ning over, "Is there anything else I have to do these few days?" Under the cover of the super luxurious dowry, no one noticed that the wedding date was actually Just a few days later, time was very tight, Yuan Bao thought it was better to ask.

"This servant can't think of anything else to bother Miss Biao." Jing Ning still looked like she was in the daytime.

This answer was not beyond Yuan Bao's expectations. She knew both Ni Yuze and the people in the Duke's mansion very well, so she casually asked the puzzled question, "How much is my dowry?" ?”

Jing Ning replied casually, "A total of 180 eight lifts." This number was set early.

Yuan Bao was surprised, "So few? Then how can it be carried?" If she had never seen the dowry booklet, it would be fine, but now that she thought about the so many things that made her dizzy, she felt that it was impossible to fit them.

Jing Ning finally gave her the same resentful eyes as before, "For the dowry of Miss Biao, the young master can be said to have broken his heart. First, he tried every means to increase the number of dowries, and finally put a lot of effort into each dowry. It’s the same when people persuade young master to give some things later, but young master just doesn’t listen, it’s like a rivalry, after all, he has prepared the dowry well.”

Again, no one has stipulated the maximum amount of dowry for a woman, but this does not mean that as long as you have money, you can be unlimited in the amount of dowry. Not to mention, the dowry of the fourth princess who was married not long ago is 120 eight lifts, compared with such a person here, Yuan Bao's dowry of 180 eight lifts is really too much.

"Fortunately, there are so many things bestowed by the former emperor. Otherwise, it would be hard to say!" Yuan Bao sighed softly. Only after reading the dowry book did Yuan Bao understand why the emperor used the names of three people to add makeup to her. .

The Yu family has a lot of things that were bestowed by the former emperor. Everyone in the world knows this, but everyone did not expect that Ni Yuze would give these things to Yuan Bao as a dowry, but everyone couldn't say anything. It's gone, and Yuan Bao, as her descendant, regards the things bestowed by the former emperor as family treasures and passed them down from generation to generation. Yuan Bao was not surprised by this, what surprised Yuan Bao was the quantity of these things.

Having lived with Ni Yuze for a long time, Yuan Bao's reverence for the things given by the emperor at the beginning has now become ordinary, and he also understands the twists and turns of using these things.

To put it simply, the things given by the royal family are actually divided into two categories, one is "reward" and the other is "gift". The difference between them is not in the value and price, but in the meaning they represent.

Rewarded things can be used by those who get them at will, and can even be given to close people or friends of sufficient level, such as snacks, dishes, tea, medicinal materials, etc., which are used for eating and drinking, jewelry and clothing materials. Used for wearing, gold and silver can be spent, utensils for daily use... In the process, even if it is broken, it doesn't matter, as long as you don't give them to particularly humble people, or make some intentional smashing It's fine when someone reports on the disrespectful thing.

After Yuan Bao became the adoptive daughter of the Yu family, Ni Yuze gave her a lot of precious utensils, clothing and jewelry bestowed by the emperor, because her status was enough, and she could share these "emperor's grace" from Yu Xiaomei and Ni Yuze.

Yuan Bao likes this kind of things very much: the quality is good, the workmanship is excellent, it is very elegant to wear, it is very face-saving to give away, and it is not easy to lose - there are records in the palace, there are marks on the things, it is not easy to sell stolen goods, because of the noble origin, they are obviously worth For less than a few silver coins, as long as the owner makes a fuss, the government has to take it very seriously. The thief may be beheaded for a small thing. Unless he is kicked by a donkey, someone will do such a thing that is not worth the loss.

What makes Yuan Bao even happier is that so far, all but one of the things she has obtained from the royal family belong to this category, which is not too much at all, and it is very pleasant to use.

As for the "gift", that's no good. Even if this kind of thing itself is not of high value, because of the unique meaning and royal dignity it represents, it must be taken seriously, and it must be confessed on weekdays. It is possible to lose your head because of this, and it may even implicate the Nine Clans. Even if the person who got it dies, and this kind of thing is passed on to the next generation, it must continue to be offered.

However, such things are also good, that is, they can be used as life-saving talismans at critical moments. Only freaks like Ni Yuze will avoid them. All the things she owns are given to Yuan Bao as a dowry.

Yuan Bao guessed, if he hadn't dared to, Ni Yuze would have wanted to give Yuan Bao all the things that the previous emperor and today gave to Ni Yuze and Ni Yuze's parents.

"But..." Yuan Bao thought of another question, "Such imperial gifts are very noble, and there are so many, how much does it cost?" For the empress, if you do a rough calculation, if you lift one item at a time, then you don’t need to lift the dowry of 180 eight lifts. Isn’t it worth the loss for Ni Yuze to do this? Although the number of lifts for the dowry has increased, it still hasn’t increased the dowry. quantity.

"Ahem..." Jingning blushed at first, and then turned into an arrogant look, "Young master reported to the emperor, because of the late emperor's great love for the Yu family, Miss Biao's dowry this time will be the same as the first emperor's dowry." The rewards are combined, the emperor... yes!"

Yuan Bao took a deep breath, "He... he is really bold!"

Although the royal "reward" and "gift" items are different, how precious and glorious is the royal reward? !Many people are used to treating "rewards" and "gifts" with the most respectful attitude. The royal family is naturally happy to see the results. Gradually, they can calmly treat imperial gifts like Ni Yuze and Yuanbao. There were fewer and fewer people, and even Yuan Bao, before Jing Ning made it clear, felt that in the dowry under the watchful eyes of the public, it was difficult to "carry" those things rewarded by the former emperor as ordinary daily necessities. Imaginative.

What is even more unexpected is that the emperor agreed.

Jing Ning's voice was still unhurried, thinking that she had suffered enough shocks before this, but at this moment, she felt a kind of detachment, "After all the objects rewarded by the former emperor were carried together, they also took up the dowry Batai, the emperor has seen the list and rewarded some more, so that in Miss Biao’s dowry, the rewards from the former emperor and the empress each account for eight levies, and the rewards from the emperor and empress each account for [-] levies.”

Yuan Bao heaved a sigh of relief. With such a quantity, the face is finally in the past. If not, if he blindly demanded respect for the former emperor's belongings, how much makeup should the emperor give Yuan Bao?Can't be much less than the first emperor, right? !Could it be possible for the emperor to use half of the treasury to marry his righteous cousin? !It has to be said that only by such an arrangement can the royal family's reputation and face be preserved.

"In this case, all the royal rewards are 28 lifts..." After Yuan Bao muttered a word, he turned his attention to Jingning again, because after carefully reading the dowry booklet, she felt that the remaining dowry could not be carried by 160 lifts.

Jing Ning understood, and briefly explained the mystery, "Miss Biao's dowry is carried by at most 32 people, and the smallest is carried by 16 people, and all of them are carried on boards. Some items are placed on the boards in order to tidy up Put the box again." The volume of the lifting board is larger than that of the lifting box, and it is more convenient to make.

"Crack!" Yuan Bao raised his hand and patted his forehead heavily, "I understand!" He said again, "You guys have worked hard!"

"Lift" is a measure word, used to express the amount of dowry, but the standard of this measure word is too broad, and no one can say exactly how much "one lift" is, no matter in terms of weight or in terms of weight. From the perspective of value, there is no way to compare and describe.

Generally speaking, two people carrying it can be called "carrying", but in common people's homes, in order to look grand and make the dowry look good, one person carries two buckets for children and grandchildren, which can also be called "carrying the dowry together". , and no one will say anything.

But how did Ni Yuze do it?In order to carry the dowry of ingots, he invented a super huge "lift" with 32 people for the first time, not to mention the amazing lifting board with a length of 18 meters and a width of eight meters, even the lifting bars are specially made. It can accommodate eight large Babu beds of various materials, sixteen smaller Arhat beds and moon cave beds, and 32 couches of various kinds. The people who watched along the way were really shocked.

Later, Yuan Bao found out that Ni Yuze actually had the idea of ​​carrying 64 people, but found that the streets in the capital were not wide enough.

Besides, such a big lift has high requirements on the porters. You must know that once the dowry is lifted, it cannot land on the ground without reaching the husband’s house. The porter must not only have strength, but also cooperate tacitly during the journey. It must be martial arts Only guards who are not weak and have been on duty together for a long time, so for the sake of safety, after the bulky furniture in the dowry has been arranged, Ni Yuze will not blindly ask for "lifting" bigger, and even get some 16 people to carry it. .

Seeing that Yuan Bao had nothing to ask, Jing Ning stood up and blessed him respectfully, "Slave...not bitter!" It was her poor young master who was suffering. If she had known that Yuan Bao would make him so sad, she might not have taken the risk. Facing the danger of her life, she tried every means to get Yuan Bao to the young master's side, but... Jing Ning thought of Yuan Bao's life-saving grace to Ni Yuze, and sighed again. No matter how painful, the young master is always alive and kicking, so, she You did nothing wrong!
"Forget it! I don't want to anymore!" After Jing Ning stepped back, Yuan Bao said to himself, lying on the bed but not feeling sleepy.

Seeing that Yuan Bao's heart couldn't settle down, Yan Xi said very caringly, "If there is nothing wrong with the Duke's mansion, the maidservant here has something to remind the princess. Tea will be served on the second day of marriage. At that time, the princess must come up with a few needles and threads made by herself? Don’t you always go to Nishang to catch them?!”

"That's not it!" Yuan Bao yelled, "I can't be so embarrassing anymore, the other thing is that it's too late, I can always make a few purse handkerchiefs!" Fortunately, the Su family is not an outsider, otherwise, really It's embarrassing, but she is still famous, what "good at female celebrities"!

Yuan Bao finally fell asleep. In the next few days, she was busy receiving people who came to add makeup, and at the same time she seized the time to do needlework. I went to see my dowry.

With so much dowry, it is difficult for the princess's mansion to let go, and besides, it is not safe, so I sent the Song family's negligible dowry there, and placed all the dowry of Yuanbao in the Duke's mansion. .

The three courtyards where the main hall of the outer courtyard of the Duke’s Mansion is located have been fully occupied by Yuan Bao’s dowry. The large boxes not only filled the spacious main hall and wing rooms, but also set up temporary colorful sheds in the courtyard, greatly The lanterns here illuminate the place as bright as day all night. There are mighty imperial guards, strong imperial guards, and capable servants every less than one meter, and there are even more people who hide in the dark and guard silently. with.

88 court crowns, 88 sets of court clothes, 88 sets of head and face jewelry of various colors, 180 eight pairs of gold and jade bracelets of various types, 180 eight pieces of hairpins, 180 eight pieces of step shakes... 88 large and small east beads, 88 boxes of south beads, and eight boxes of large and small diamonds ... 88 beds of various kinds, 88 tables, 88 small tables, 88 sets of armchairs ... 88 fur cloaks, 88 velvet cloaks, 180 sets of four seasons' clothes ... clothing ... medicinal materials ... tea sets ... ...decoration...

After seeing the items listed in these dowry booklets, Yuan Bao was not only shocked, but also shocked, so shocked that he was unable to complain or respond.

"Hehe, luckily I only have one set of birthday material and shroud..." She made such a comment stupidly, but she didn't expect how weird it would be for such a thing to appear in the dowry!

The meaning of dowry is that since a woman enters her husband's house, she can use dowry to settle all her expenses, whether it is food, clothing, housing, transportation, birth, old age, illness or death. Dowry, passed down from generation to generation...

Yuan Bao's dowry can definitely exceed such an unimaginable task!

"Yes, yes..." Yan Xi also foolishly replied, "There is only one wedding dress, too."

Speaking of the wedding dress, Yuan Bao has the ability to complain again. She originally wanted to design a wedding dress for herself. Although time is tight, with the help of Nishang's powerful embroiderer, it is not impossible to work hard, but her plan fell through. , Su Chunsheng said, "Our marriage is on the cusp of the storm, so you must be careful."

Yuan Bao flinched immediately.

Ni Yuze didn't even try to persuade her, but sent someone to inform her, "The wedding dress is ready."

When Yuan Bao saw this wedding dress, he almost fainted—is this a wedding dress?This is obviously a red armor inlaid with jewels!

It turned out that this wedding dress was made for Yu Xiaomei back then. It used a lot of jewelry brought in by Mrs. Yu from overseas. Unfortunately, Yu Xiaomei never had a chance to wear it. She has never been a queen. No matter how favored she is, she can't wear bright red of.

Presumably this is also her lifelong regret, so she pinned her hopes on her daughter or Ni Yuze's sisters, and brought this wedding dress to the palace, making it so beautiful, I don't know how many good things were used , just waited for that blessed girl to be born, and the reward went on, and it turned out...

Well, Yuan Bao admits that it is a blessing to wear such a wedding dress.

The day of giving out the dowry has just arrived. On this day, just after four o'clock, many people began to gather in the palace of the Imperial City. It was earlier than usual when the emperor went to court. The whole city spread the word that everyone wanted to take this opportunity today to take a good look at this eternally legendary dowry, and no one who could see it was disappointed. Up to now, no one has said that the emperor should not send the Imperial Forest Army and Guards escorted.

More than an hour later, facing the rising spring sun, Yuan Bao's dowry set off from the Duke's Mansion. Yuan Bao did the calculations, and according to modern time, it would be about five o'clock in the morning.

Yuan Bao boarded a small building in the Princess's Mansion, chose a good angle, and watched his dowry leave the Duke's Mansion and the Imperial City like a red wave, heading for Su's house. On both sides of the dowry procession were The Imperial Forest Army dressed in red silk gowns, their golden armor shining in the sun, festive and majestic, and the imperial army dressed in the same dress, the difference is that the armor is silver, they have already lined up on both sides of the road they passed.

The first 28 lifts of the dowry were carried by 32 people, and there were many large lipstick boxes on it. Naturally, the inside was not empty, but only one piece was displayed for each lift.

The first six items were "gifted" by the first emperor, the last two items were the most valuable items among the items rewarded by the first emperor, and the next one was the only item "given" to the ingot by the Empress Dowager—the piece of "handy ingenuity". ", followed by the items rewarded by the Queen Mother, one item each, adding up to eight items, and then six items rewarded by the emperor, and six items rewarded by the queen.

(End of this chapter)