The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

When these boxes were in the warehouse of Jingyang Palace, they were the same kind of things, so they were stacked together. After they were lifted out, two people carried them on their shoulders with a horizontal bar and transported them to the Duke of Ying's Palace.

After a long time, the escort finished reading the list, came to Li Ji and his wife, and bowed.

"Duke Ying, the gifts for the betrothal have all been brought into the palace. This is the gift list. Please take a look." The escort presented the gift list with both hands. The thick gift list showed Li Fu's sincere sincerity.

"Okay, okay." Li Ji nodded in response.

The man sent the betrothal gift, and he would not leave empty-handed. The woman needed to choose some food from it as a return gift and return it to the man's family. In addition, clothes, shoes and hats should be prepared as gifts to the man, which also implies mutual respect and courtesy between the families of the man and the woman.

The return clothes, shoes and hats are also an expression of gratitude and blessings to the man's family.

Earlier, the Duke of Ying's Mansion had sent people to the Jingyang Palace to ask for Li Fu's clothing size, and asked the people in the mansion to go to the shop to select the best fabrics and tailor some clothes, shoes and hats for Li Fu.

Before today, the people in the Duke of Ying's Mansion had sorted out these customized clothes, shoes, socks, hats, etc., and packed them into boxes and cages, waiting for the Jingyang Palace to send the betrothal gifts, and then took them back.

Many guests came to the Duke of Ying's Mansion today, all of whom were relatives of the Duke of Ying. At noon, the Duke of Ying's Mansion held a banquet, and the men gathered in the front hall.

The women gathered in the backyard, talking and making noise, the atmosphere was warm and relaxed.

"King Jingyang is really generous. Congratulations to Sister Shao for finding a good man."

"Yes, this is such a great gift. As far as I can see, this is the first in Chang'an City. In the future, Sister Shao will become the Princess of King Jingyang. She will be blessed."

Relatives and female relatives all praised Li Shao's marriage. The betrothal ceremony was so grand. In the future, she will be the mistress of the house. Good days are still to come.

In the back house of King Jingyang's mansion, there is no mother-in-law in charge. In the future, she will be the master of the inner house. Doesn't it mean that what she says is what?

It's really enviable.

Among the female relatives who came to the banquet, nearly half of them were already married. There was no mother-in-law in the back house to suppress them. This alone was enough to make everyone envious, not to mention that the emperor was the matchmaker, the emperor granted the marriage, the queen acted as a matchmaker, and the husband's family paid attention to it.

How perfect is this?

They were tired of saying envy.

After the marriage was decided, many people were not optimistic about the Jingyang Palace.

They believed that even if the Jingyang Prince was favored by the retired emperor, he was just a person who recognized the Li family halfway through. He had no foundation in the royal family and no achievements in the court. To put it bluntly, he just had a different identity.

Even if it was a glorious and wealthy life, it was just a reward from the emperor. How long could such wealth last?

You have to know that if a family only relied on the court salary, they could only have enough food and clothing at most. If they wanted extra enjoyment, they would need huge financial support.

Who would have thought that the Jingyang Prince was so wealthy after all the troubles.

Some people even thought that when Li Fu was recognized by Li Yuan, he could only maintain the glory of the Wude Dynasty. They did not expect that his favor could even continue to the Zhenguan New Dynasty.

At the beginning of the Zhenguan New Dynasty, many nobles who lived on the rewards of the Wude Year had their rewards reduced, and some families began to tighten their belts.

The advantage of this is that everyone is thinking about how to make their own lives, so they have no time to mix with some old ministers with ill intentions in the court to make trouble.

If they make trouble again, their titles will be reduced and their rewards will be reduced.

Li Shao sat at the table, facing the envious words of many relatives and women, and just responded with a decent smile on her face.

Although they are all relatives, she doesn't have much contact with these people on weekdays. The face-saving contacts at home are also arranged by her mother.

How many of these compliments and blessings are true and how many are false, that is unknown, Li Shao doesn't want to think about it in detail, everyone is maintaining a decent appearance, it's good.

When the auspicious time came, the women in the backyard also got up and came to the front yard.

Among the gifts Li Fu brought, there was a pair of wild geese, which he and Li Shao had to release personally in front of everyone.

The servants carried the two wild geese up.

Li Fu and Li Shao untied the red silk tied to the wild geese, each holding one, and released the wild geese back into the sky under the congratulations of everyone.

A pair of wild geese is a must-have gift for engagement.

If ordinary people can't catch wild geese, they can use pheasants, and go through the process.Take a good meaning.

In the afternoon, the banquet was over, and Lao Zhao and Lao Zhou were guarding the gate of the Duke of England in the front yard.

Whenever a guest left, Lao Zhou, Lao Zhao and the steward of the Duke of England would present a gift.

"It's just a small gift, it's not a respect, please take it." Lao Zhao handed the prepared gift to the departing guest with a smile.

"What's in it?" someone asked curiously.

"Everything else in it is ordinary, but there is one, a specially made soap, which can be used to wash hands, wash clothes, or bathe."

"Soap?"

"Yes, before use, wet it, rub it in your hands twice, put it down, rub your hands for a while, and then wash your hands with clean water. As for other uses, they are all the same." Lao Zhao explained.

Now the new workshop on the manor has settled down, and several workers have been recruited to make soap in the workshop. He Da was transferred to the soap workshop and temporarily took charge of the entire workshop.

Now the scale of the workshop is the same as other workshops, but the staff size is not as large as other workshops. A few people are enough to support it. When the market opens in the future, if the output cannot keep up, we will continue to recruit workers.

"Like bath beans?" The people who received the gifts gathered around Lao Zhao and asked curiously.

"We have tried a lot. This soap is better than bath beans. Moreover, after washing, it has its own fragrance and has various flavors." Lao Zhao said: "The gifts for you are also randomly placed soaps with different fragrances. You can only know the specifics after you go back and open them."

The small gifts prepared this time were all dispatched from the workshops on Zhuangzi. After they were made in the workshop, they were directly wrapped in packaging that did not distinguish between fragrances. Everything is random.

Randomness is more interesting. When they take it back and use it, they will also be curious about what other flavors there are.