Liu Yulian had no opinion on the size of the dowry. Whether it was a lot or a little, she had plenty on her own. She wasn't the type to insist on extra gifts from her parents, nor did she expect her sister-in-law to give her any financial support.

When Liu Yulian saw the dowry list, which included the betrothal gifts from the Chengguo Mansion, the royal rewards, and the gifts from the Jingning Marquis Mansion, it was really long. After taking a look at it, Liu Yulian didn't want to read it again.

"It's a lot." Liu Yulian said.

"Let me show you, you've said this a lot." Mother Liu chuckled, and her daughter didn't think about saying anything else.

"I don't need so many things." Liu Yulian said.

"You haven't been a housekeeper yet. Once you become one, you'll realize how little these things actually need to be used," said Mother Liu. "When you live in the Princess's Mansion, you'll be able to arrange the gifts yourself. You'll have to pay for everything."

Liu's mother thought her daughter didn't realize how expensive these things were. Even though others had given her gifts, some things couldn't be given away immediately. The family still had to prepare a lot of things.

Ten days before Liu Yulian's wedding, Zhen Wenze and his family arrived in the capital. After arriving, they didn't immediately go to the Marquis of Jingning's residence. The people there had been very busy recently, and if they went there, it would only cause trouble.

"This house..." Liu Fang felt that this house was even smaller than their house in the northwest. "Isn't it too small?"

"There are only a few of us in our family, so why do we need such a big house?" Zhen Wen Ze said.

Houses in the capital were so expensive, and Zhen Wen Ze still had to spend money on other things, so he didn't plan to buy a house too big. A small house that was comfortable to live in would be enough.

"This is the capital," Zhen Wenze said. "Things are much cheaper in the northwest."

"Okay, okay, okay, I got it." Liu Fang said. If she said a few more words, this person would think she was asking for trouble.

Liu Fang felt that her life was not easy, but she had no choice but to go on like this.

A day later, Zhen Wen Ze and his wife went to see Aunt Chai and others.

Madam Chai had always thought that it would be great if Liu Fang could come to the capital. She had been thinking about it for a long time and finally got her to come to the capital.

"You were also asking when you would come to the capital." Aunt Chai said with a smile, "I'll feel at ease now that you're here."

"Mother." Liu Fang looked at Aunt Chai. She was in a good mood too. She had finally returned to the capital. She didn't want to stay in the northwest forever.

When Liu Fang was in the Marquis of Jingning's mansion, she had also gone out and seen the prosperity of the capital. So how could she not miss the capital? However, due to various delays, Zhen Wenzhe was unwilling to take her to the capital early, so she could only wait until this time.

"You're not going back after going to Beijing this time, right?" asked Aunt Chai.

"No." Liu Fang said, "I bought a house and stayed in the capital."

"Okay." When Aunt Chai heard this, she felt much more relieved. Then her children would all be in the capital.

Mothers all hope that their children are always by their side and do not want them to be away from them.

Aunt Chai thought that since her daughter stayed in the capital, she would not need to ask someone to take the things to the northwest. If she asked someone to take the things, she would have to pay them a bribe.

"Have you been to the Marquis' Mansion?" asked Aunt Chai.

"I haven't gone yet." Liu Fang replied, "I'll go when I'm done with my little sister's makeup. If I go now, I don't know if she'll let me in."

"That's fine, then let's wait until it's time to add makeup." Aunt Chai said.

Concubine Chai didn't dare let Liu Fang go to the Jingning Marquis' Mansion right now. She was also a little afraid of those people. Concubine Qing and the others were killed as an example to scare the monkeys. Concubine Chai didn't dare to go. She and Liu Fang were at most bullying around Liu Yanyuan. They knew how to be afraid.

Aunt Qing and Liu Yuqin had never known fear before, so how dare these two people make trouble?

Aunt Chai thought Liu Yuqin deserved what she had done. People like them didn't get as much. Liu Fang's dowry was small, and when Liu Yuqin remarried, she actually wanted the Marquis' Mansion to pay for it. How could that be possible?

"If Liu Yuqin returns to the capital, don't get close to her," Aunt Chai said. "Even her brothers don't want to get close to her."

Aunt Chai knew that Liu Yanbo and Su Qiuya didn't like to have much contact with Liu Yuqin, and that Liu Yuqin had destroyed their brotherly affection.

"Who would get close to her?" Liu Fang said, "She's already severed her relationship with the Marquis' Mansion. Is someone like her still my sister?"

The relationship between Liu Fang and Liu Yuqin was not that good. When these illegitimate sisters were in the Marquis' Mansion, few of them had a truly good relationship. But it was all fake, just superficial.

At that time, they didn't want the Marquis to think that their relationship was bad, nor did they want their stepmother to say too much about them. Their stepmother didn't like them arguing, so she punished them all together, without anyone escaping.

Liu Fang was just thankful that the people from the Marquis' Mansion had returned to the capital early, so she hadn't done anything more. Given her personality, she wouldn't have done so many stupid things.

"If you don't want her to be your sister, then it doesn't count." Aunt Chai said, "But your second brother and his wife are still quite capable."

Aunt Chai recognized the abilities of Liu Yanbo and Su Qiuya, and the people from the third house still went there to learn something. At least Liu Yanbo and Su Qiuya did not say that the people from the third house should not learn, and Su Qiuya also taught the people from the third house.

Those are things needed for doing business, and Su Qiuya is willing to teach them, which shows that Su Qiuya is a good person.

Aunt Chai thinks Su Qiuya is good because she sees benefits. If Su Qiuya doesn't teach the people of the third room, Aunt Chai will definitely think that Su Qiuya is a stingy person and will not want to have much contact with Su Qiuya.

After Concubine Qing and Liu Yuqin left the capital, Concubine Chai's visits to the Second House became less frequent. Concubine Chai thought that she was of a higher generation, so she could not talk to Su Qiuya much, so Feng Guanjing could go instead.

"Yes." Liu Fang said, "I understand."

Liu Fang also felt the same way. Liu Yanbo and Su Qiuya were a little better. She had always felt that Liu Yuqin was not good. Liu Yuqin always felt that she was more favored and that Liu Yuqin was not so good to others.

They are both concubines' daughters, so why does Liu Yuqin think she is more powerful?

Liu Fang hated Liu Yuqin, but even so, Liu Yuqin was married before the Marquis's house was confiscated, and she had quite a bit of dowry, while her own dowry was not that much. Liu Fang wished that Liu Yuqin's dowry was hers, as her own dowry was really not enough.

"In a few days, when you go to add makeup, be less talkative." Aunt Chai said, "Liu Yulian is now Princess Rongning. Her status is noble, and her temper has also improved."

Aunt Chai didn't see Liu Yulian much, but she felt that Liu Yulian's temper must not be that good. If Liu Yulian had a good temper, then Liu Yuqin would not be like this now.

"Yes." Liu Fang nodded. "My husband also told me not to say anything. How could I dare to say those words now? You don't know, the married girl from the Cen family set fire to the Rongning Temple. She was almost sent to the government, but her in-laws compensated her and the fire was not serious, so they let it go."

Even so, Miss Cen's reputation became even worse. Even Miss Cen's in-laws didn't get much good treatment. When others talked about their family, they would point fingers and say that they had no manners.

"She's so stupid." Liu Fang said, "She actually went to do such a thing. Even if she was going crazy, she shouldn't have said that. This will only incur public outrage."

Liu Fang also thought that the family Miss Cen married into was not that good, even worse than her own. Liu Fang felt lucky that the Liu family was on the rise again, and that she had not tormented herself to the same level as Miss Cen.

Now, Liu Fang already understood how tolerant the people in Jingning Marquis' Mansion were towards her.

Those people just wanted to see her and Zhen Wen Ze and didn't want their things. But Liu Fang was still the daughter of the Marquis, so Zhen Wen Ze didn't dare treat her too badly.

"After all these years, I'm not the same person I was before," Liu Fang said. "I know there are stupid things I shouldn't do. I still have children, and they'll have to go to school when the time comes. We're still hoping they can go to a better college."

Liu Fang believed her daughter didn't need to go to a prestigious academy; she would eventually get married. But now that they were in the capital, they couldn't appear too down and out; they needed to stand up where they needed to.

"That's right," Aunt Chai said, "Your eldest sister's daughter went to Nanlu Women's College."

"Aren't we going to the school at the research institute?" Liu Fang wondered.

"She's stupid. She offended Rong Ning for Liu Yuqin." Aunt Chai really thought that Madam Qin was stupid. Madam Qin relied on the fact that she was Princess Rong Ning's biological sister and thought that Liu Yulian would tolerate her. Liu Yulian was not a weakling. "Instead of helping her own sister, she's thinking about an outsider."

How can half-sisters compare to sisters with the same father and mother?

Aunt Chai thought that Liu Yuqin was just taking advantage of Madam Qin, and that she hadn't given Madam Qin that many benefits. Under such circumstances, it would be foolish for Madam Qin to help Liu Yuqin more.

“…” Liu Fang really didn’t know this.

"Everyone or two of them thinks that others will always tolerate them." Aunt Chai said, "You can't do that."

In fact, Chai Yiniang was afraid that Liu Fang would offend Liu Yulian, and then they would be implicated, and then they would not be able to live a happier life. Chai Yiniang was not satisfied with her current life. She felt that her current life was not good enough, but if she offended the people in the Marquis' Mansion, their life would be even worse. What should she do?

"Not like that." Liu Fang said.

When Su Qiuya learned that Liu Fang's family had come to Beijing, she had no idea. Liu Fang's family could still go to the Marquis' Mansion, but her own family could not.

"No one from the fourth room came." Liu Yanbo said.

"They should have settled down in the northwest and had no intention of returning." Su Qiuya said, "It's a good thing they didn't come back. The cost of living in the capital is high, and the land around here is expensive."

If Liu Yanqing and his wife came to the capital, their lives would definitely be worse than when they were in the northwest.

Even though Liu Yanbo and his wife are living a good life now, it's because Su Qiuya has taken a lot of things from the Su family. Otherwise, Su Qiuya would have to work harder instead of having more rest like now.

"They own quite a bit of land there, and Rongning has lived there before. Many people know they're Princess Rongning's relatives, so their life there shouldn't be bad," Su Qiuya said. "Those connections are enough in the northwest. In the capital, where throwing three bricks could land two officials, they might not be able to live so well."

Su Qiuya did not regret coming to Beijing, mainly because she was strong-willed and she could not let Madam Su go.

Madam Su is now imprisoned, and her reputation is ruined, but Su Qiuya still thinks it is too cheap for Madam Su. Madam Su still has food and shelter in the Su family, and her treatment is not too bad.

However, it was not so easy to find a husband for Mrs. Su's daughter. Originally, the second Miss Su was about to be engaged, but after Mrs. Su's affairs were spread, that family did not get her engaged.

If Miss Su wants to blame someone, blame Madam Su. Su Qiuya doesn't feel guilty. Miss Su was never that good to Su Qiuya. Miss Su once wanted to marry into the Marquis's Mansion, so why should Su Qiuya care whether Miss Su had a good marriage or not?

"That's right." Liu Yanbo nodded. "When we were in the northwest, scholars were still useful. But in the capital, there are many scholars."

Liu Yanbo went to the school to teach people, but his status was not that high, not as high as those scholars who had passed the imperial examinations or the provincial examinations. Liu Yanbo did not compare himself to them, as he was content with having a stable job.

He was afraid that if he didn't have a stable job, he would have to stay at home and would really have to rely on Su Qiuya to support him.

"Originally, I was thinking about adding some gifts since the people from the third house were going to give them. But then I thought, if we add some gifts and people find out, that would be disgusting." Su Qiuya said, "Rongning is a princess, she doesn't need these things."

Su Qiuya really felt it was a pity that they missed out on such a good sister.

After all, this matter still has to be blamed on Aunt Qing. If it weren't for Aunt Qing who made them have such a big misunderstanding about Liu's mother and others, then they would not have treated Liu's mother and others like that. Whenever Su Qiuya thought of those things, she felt that she was shameless.

They had taken so much money when they divided the family property. At that time, Mother Liu probably hadn't intended to take out so much silver, but they forced her to take it out. The other families had hidden silver, and they hadn't taken out their own silver. So they got Mother Liu's silver.

Some things cannot stand the test of recall. The more you recall them, the more you feel that you have done something wrong.

"Yes." Liu Yanbo nodded. That was the case.

"Let's close the shop for the next few days." Su Qiuya said, "We'll reopen it in a few days."

"Okay." Liu Yanbo said.

"Please invite those people to our house and have a seat." Su Qiuya said, "They have all returned to Beijing. If you have a good relationship with them, please come and have a seat. The eldest wife has severed ties with us, but the others are all fine, so it's okay for them to have a seat."

They couldn't possibly say anything bad about Liu Yulian, nor could they say anything bad about the Jingning Marquisate. It was just that they hadn't sat together for a long time, so they sat down together to chat and eat.

"Okay." Liu Yanbo thought that was the right thing to do. "Then don't invite Second Sister over, and don't invite Second Brother-in-law either."

Liu Yanbo thought that their second brother-in-law didn't know about those things, so he shouldn't know. He should let his second brother-in-law come to Beijing to meet up, and then he would know about those things. Then, how would his second brother-in-law look at them?

"We are all relatives. Even if they don't come now, they will come sometime in the future." Su Qiuya said, "But it will be much better if they come later."

At least my second brother-in-law didn't see Princess Rongning getting married later, so there weren't so many people talking about Princess Rongning outside, and it would be even less likely for people to know about the things going on at home.

Even though this second brother-in-law is just a scholar, we should keep it secret if possible.

"Yes, it's better to know later." Liu Yanbo said, "He didn't marry my second sister because she was from the Marquis' Mansion."

In the small town, Liu Yuqin still wanted to go to the capital to take a look. She did not tell her husband that she came to Qing Yi Niang's place.

"Why go to the capital? Even if you go, they won't let you go to the Marquis' Mansion." Aunt Qing said, "Just live a peaceful life here. Don't let your son-in-law find out. It's not good for him to know about these things."

"Just to prevent him from knowing..." Liu Yuqin was a little unwilling.

"If you go, you'll just see how much dowry she has and how glorious she is." Aunt Qing didn't dare let her daughter go to the capital, fearing she would do something wrong in a fit of anger. Her daughter had finally found a relatively stable life, and she absolutely couldn't let her go to the capital.

"Just say I'm going to my brother's place and will be back soon," Liu Yuqin said. She just wanted to see how glamorous Liu Yulian's marriage would be. If she didn't go, she would feel itchy and would definitely think about it again in the future.

Even if she didn't go, others would still talk about how grand Princess Rongning's wedding was.

Liu Yuqin wanted to see it with her own eyes, so that she would feel less unwilling.

"Why are you going there for no reason?" Aunt Qing asked, "Going there at this time will only arouse suspicion."

"This won't work, that won't work, I..."

"If you really want to go, then go." Aunt Qing sighed when she saw Liu Yuqin like this. "Just say that business is busy over at Yanbo and you can go over and help out for a few days and then come back. Tell your husband properly and don't let anyone get suspicious. Many people have come to the capital recently, and many want to see Princess Rongning get married. With so many people, business at this restaurant and inn is also good. That's the reason."

"I understand." Liu Yuqin thought about it for a moment and felt that this reason was very good.

"But once you're in the capital, you can't do anything stupid," Aunt Qing said. "You're just an ordinary citizen now, do you understand?"

“…” Liu Yuqin pursed her lips. She just wanted to take a look.

The day before Liu Yulian's wedding, the Marquis of Jingning's mansion was bustling with activity. The ladies of high rank and noble families came to add to Princess Rongning's dowry, and even those who had no kinship with the Marquis of Jingning's mansion came.

Everyone who comes is a guest, and those people are the daughters of noble ladies and rich ladies. Of course, the Marquis of Jingning Mansion cannot refuse them, so they let them in.

Liu Yulian didn't quite remember those people, but luckily she didn't need to remember them, as others would remind her. Even if she didn't know their names, she could still talk to them for a few minutes without anyone noticing anything unusual.

Liu Fang and Feng Guanjing came together and saw quite a few people in the courtyard where Liu Yulian lived. They were of high status and well-dressed, while Liu Fang and Feng Guanjing were far inferior to them.

"Fourth Miss." A maid recognized her and stepped forward, "Third Madam."

The maid took Liu Fang and Feng Guanjing to find Liu Yulian. The person had already come to the yard. The maid was not stupid and she would not just leave him there.

Today, many people came to add makeup to Princess Rongning, and many people also talked to Liu Yulian. When Liu Fang and Feng Guanjing entered the room, there were still several people in the room.