Chapter 691: Make up the betrothal gift

When the imperial decree granting the marriage between Princess Duoning and General Qin of Zhenyuan arrived at General Qin's residence, Qin's mother was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling and immediately sent money to the father-in-law who delivered the decree.

"I never thought that my son would marry a princess!" Mother Qin looked at Qin Tao with pride. At first, the Qin family was just a common merchant family and was looked down upon by the Cui family.

Now, the Cui family was demoted to Lingnan to serve as officials, while the Qin family is now thriving, and Qin Tao even married a princess.

"No, I have to go to the warehouse and pick some out. This is the betrothal gift for the princess, and I can't let her down."

Mother Qin happily went to open the storeroom to prepare the betrothal gifts for the princess. She looked at her eldest daughter-in-law and said, "My dear daughter-in-law, I wronged you when you came into our family. When I choose the betrothal gifts for the princess, I will give you one as well!"

Mother Qin said generously that their Qin family was in business and had no one in the officialdom, but they were still capable of doing business.

Over the years, I have accumulated a lot of wealth!

Especially since Cui Yao married into the Marquis' Mansion, and now that the Mansion has a queen, their Qin family, as relatives by marriage, naturally also benefited from it.

"Thank you, mother."

Lin had originally felt a little bitter, thinking that being a sister-in-law to the princess might not make her life any easier. But after hearing her mother-in-law's words, she immediately said, "Mother, our Qin family is where we are today thanks to my brother-in-law's battles in Jinzhou. He married a princess, and she's a daughter-in-law. We, the Qin family, must bring out all our treasures."

"Okay, okay." Mother Qin looked at her eldest daughter-in-law's enthusiastic arrangements and felt relieved. She said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, Tao'er has had a hard time these past few years."

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"Oh, you're getting married soon. You look so radiant. It's true that people are in high spirits when they are happy." Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help but joked as he looked at Jun Qin who was playing crazily in the yard.

Since the marriage was decided, Jun Qin smiled more often, as if she had turned into a flower.

"Sister-in-law, you're teasing me again!"

Jun Qin was shy at first, but now she has gotten used to it. She said, "The three letters and six ceremonies, and the final wedding, will not be until the end of next year. Sister-in-law, please don't despise me!"

"How about having the Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculate a date for you?" Xiao Jiuyue suggested, "How about a little earlier?"

"Don't." Jun Qin quickly refused after hearing this: "I have already made an agreement with General Qin that we will kiss each other at the end of next year when he returns from Jinzhou!"

"Sister-in-law, if we get married earlier, he can't still be in Jinzhou. Should I just marry him there?" Jun Qin not only agreed to General Qin, but also promised her mother that she would spend more time with her when the time comes.

"Yeah, that's true." Xiao Jiuyue looked at Jun Qin. She was becoming more and more graceful and elegant. She was really reluctant to let her go. She said, "Qinqin, if General Qin dares to bully you in the future, just tell me! I'll stand up for you!"

"Don't worry, my dear sister-in-law, this day won't come true!" Jun Qin spun Little Star around in her arms. Little Star smiled happily and said, "Sixth Aunt, if anyone bullies you, Little Star will help you!"

Little Star raised his fist, looking like he was ready to fight someone, which made Jun Qin laugh like crazy!

"Well!" Jun Qin kissed Xiao Xingxing fiercely on the face, and then said, "Auntie really loves you for a reason!"

Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard this. This little girl always uses the same trick to coax everyone.

With the marriage between Jun Qin and General Qin settled, the second year of Yong'an also came to an end.

Because of the addition of three little ones, the palace did not seem empty at all. For the sake of the little stars, Jun Lie specially asked Xue Ren and others to research many beautiful fireworks, and even researched fireworks that could be held in the hands and played with.

On the night of New Year’s Eve, after the lively New Year’s Eve dinner, Jun Lie accompanied Xiao Xingxing to play with fireworks in the yard!

The first time the little star came into contact with fireworks, the sound of her screaming with joy never stopped!

"Dad, I still want to play!"

The little girl is very smart. When she is alone with her family, she calls "Dad". When there are many people around, she knows to call "Father"!

At this moment, Little Star chased after Jun Lie and said, "I want more fireworks!"

"Twinkle Twinkle, you can only play with the small ones!" Jun Lie pulled the little twinkle and said, "Dad will set off the big ones like this!"

Xiao Jiuyue was sitting in the yard with a stove beside her, burning brightly. She was covered with a blanket. The cold wind of December was blowing, but the scene before her made her feel extremely warm.

Under the brilliant fireworks, the happy smiles of the father and daughter were reflected. This scene seemed to have appeared in her dreams countless times.

Her daughter finally didn't grow up in an orphanage like her, with the love of her parents, her grandparents, her aunts, her sister, her uncles, and her aunts...

Happiness, perhaps, has become concrete at this moment.

After New Year's Eve, the time entered the third year of Yong'an. After three years of improvement, the technology of growing rice has been improved more and more. Even the agricultural tools for growing rice have improved year by year under Ai Qiushi's improvement.

Spring goes and summer comes...

After taking off their thick cotton-padded jackets, the triplets' hands and feet are obviously more flexible than in winter. Little Grape is the most lively and active of the triplets, Little Chestnut is the crybaby one, and the youngest, Little Tuanzi, is the quietest one.

As the triplets grew up, Xiaolizi and Xiaotuanzi began to look different. Even if they wore the same clothes, you could tell the difference between the two children at a glance!

Xiaolizi looks more like Junlie, while Xiaotuanzi looks more like her, especially Xiaotuanzi's eyes, which are the most like hers among the four children!

Jun Lie often said that it was as if he was looking into Xiaotuanzi's eyes when he looked into her eyes.

"Yuer, the weather is getting hot, shall we go to the Summer Palace?"

As the weather got hotter, Jun Lie came over to tell Xiao Jiuyue the good news.

"When do we set off?" Xiao Jiuyue was almost overwhelmed with heat, especially the triplets, who were so clingy and were like a furnace when held in her arms.

"I've already asked people to prepare. We'll be able to set off in three days at most!" Jun Lie's words made Xiao Jiuyue even happier. She asked, "Will my mother and the others go?"

"Yes." Jun Lie's affirmative words made Xiao Jiuyue even happier. She said, "That's great. My mother can look after the child again."

"I really should let my mother see this. She keeps praising Little Grape. When this girl starts howling, she can really blow the roof off!" Among the triplets, Xiao Jiuyue's biggest headache is Little Grape. The little girl is too lively, so lively that she has lost all her energy!

"Mom treats all four children equally." Jun Lie sometimes feels that his mother-in-law is probably the most gentle person in the world!

Sometimes he wanted to pick up his children and spank them, but his mother-in-law was always very patient.