I heard that he's recently been influenced by the young master of the Zhao family and has started reading. Most importantly, this kid is already 18 years old, and he doesn't even have a maidservant in his room.

Even more so, the servants in the courtyard were all young men; you couldn't even see a maid.

She may seem carefree, but she is actually meticulous and polite.

Zhao Hanlin was very satisfied with the results of the investigation, and two days later he went to the Mo family to express his gratitude. Before long, the marriage between the two children was settled.

The Mo family also knew that the Yan and Chen families had been engaged before. As an elderly father with a daughter, Master Mo fully understood Yan Hanlin's feelings.

If his son-in-law dared to do something so improper, he would beat him to a pulp and force his daughter to divorce him, no matter if he was a fiancé or a legitimate son-in-law.

As long as his daughter doesn't marry into royalty, he has the ability to cause a scene.

Therefore, not only did they not look down on Miss Yan, they also felt quite sorry for her.

Miss Yan's talent and ability are well-known far and wide.

If their unambitious son could really marry the Yan family's daughter, the Mo family would truly be the ones who profited.

Both old foxes made the marriage arrangement after careful consideration.

Naturally, they will spare no effort when planning a wedding.

The Yan family did this to embarrass the Chen family; when their daughter got married, the dowry was much larger than what had been prepared before.

Previously, a dowry of thirty-six loads was prepared; now, a dowry of forty-eight loads is being prepared.

They gave us two more houses and one more shop.

In total, Miss Yan's dowry included five properties and six shops throughout the capital.

The reason for making these preparations is that Master Yan hopes his daughter can live more comfortably in her husband's family in the future.

Regardless of whether her husband's family is rich or poor, or even if they separate and live separately in the future, her daughter will always have a place to live.

In addition, these are all the daughter's private property. To put it bluntly, even if the young couple quarrels in the future, the daughter will still have a house of her own.

Whether he chooses to heal his wounds in seclusion or use it as a fallback plan, he no longer needs to worry about his daughter's future.

The Mo family also gave a considerable dowry.

There are five thousand taels of silver alone, plus two prime shops and a house.

The house was located right next to the Mo family's house.

Although the area is not large, just an ordinary three-courtyard house, it is more than enough for a young couple and their family.

In addition, there are other ornaments, fabrics, jewelry and headdresses.

These betrothal gifts were ultimately returned intact by the Yan family and considered as part of Yan Meiru's dowry.

Therefore, the procession for the dowry has grown considerably.

In the capital, there are many opportunities to see weddings in the homes of high-ranking officials and nobles, but few can match the dowry of Miss Yan.

Everyone was talking about it with great interest.

On this day, Yan Meiru was getting married, and she specially asked a lady from Huicui Pavilion to help with her makeup.

Yan Meiru knew that she was of average appearance, only considered pretty.

With proper dressing up, she could still have some charm. But if the wedding attendant painted her a deathly pale face, added two big red cheeks, and those cherry lips...

She was very worried that she would scare the groom to death on their wedding night.

Therefore, they insisted on spending a lot of money to hire a professional makeup artist to do their makeup.

It was indeed expensive; the makeup and hairstyling cost a total of 80 taels of silver.

Of course, Huicui Pavilion will also give away a set of makeup tools and a set of makeup products.

All things considered, it doesn't seem too expensive. A box of rouge from Huicui Pavilion, even the most basic kind, costs seven or eight taels of silver.