Qin Minghao came again in the evening, kissed his wife a few times, and then lay down with his arms around her. After all, his wife was very tired today.

"Wife, the palace should come to propose marriage in a couple of days. I will be there then. Is there anything you would like?"

Xie Yun thought about it carefully and realized that there was really nothing she wanted. She really didn't lack anything.

“I don’t want anything.”

"Wife, I've also seen the betrothal gifts from the palace. They're all pretty good."

"Just whatever you think is good."

"Wife, have you been soaking in the hot spring in the space recently?"

"Well, I'll soak it when I have time."

"I wonder why my wife is getting more and more beautiful."

"You mean I won't look good if I don't soak it?"

"As long as she's my wife, she'll look good no matter what."

"Go to sleep. I'm tired."

"Well, good night, wife."

Qin Minghao gave his wife a goodnight kiss and fell asleep with his arms around her.

Two days later, Xie Yun was doing needlework in the house when she saw Hong Zhu running in hurriedly, calling "Miss" as she ran.

Xie Yun put down the needle and thread in her hand, put everything aside, looked at Hong Zhu and asked.

"What's going on? Why are you running? Tell me what's going on slowly."

"Miss... that... the front yard is here... come... come... to propose."

Hongju poured a cup of tea for Hongzhu and handed it to her. Hongzhu drank the tea in one gulp and felt better.

"Miss, please change your clothes quickly and dress nicely to go to the front yard. I heard that Prince Jing is here in person."

"Okay, I don't need to change my clothes. Just look at my hair."

"Miss, let me comb your hair again."

"Okay."

Xie Yun was combing her hair when the maidservant next to the Duke's wife came over with a message, asking Xie Yun to go to the front yard as someone from the palace had come to propose marriage.

When Xie Yun arrived at the front yard, the betrothal gifts were still being carried into the yard.

I've been looking up for a while, but I still can't see the end outside.

There were people watching the excitement on both sides of the road, and the people were talking about it.

This betrothal gift was really too much. Even the betrothal gift to the queen was not so much.

It was not until Xie Yun finished her tea and listened to Qin Minghao and the Duke chatting for a while that the betrothal gifts were brought in.

The betrothal gifts were really huge, and they couldn't even fit in the front yard. So they carried the gifts back into Xie Yun's yard.

Xie Yun asked Honglan, Hongmei and Hongzhu to directly register and store the items. The warehouse she reserved was not enough, so she cleared out a bigger room to store all the items.

Xie Yun thought to herself that the dowry box would have to be specially made, otherwise she was afraid it would not be able to hold all these things.

Fortunately, the carpenters that the Duke had hired to make furniture for her have not left yet, so let them continue working.

So the carpenters got another job, and they had to work overtime to make 196 dowry boxes, all in a specific style.

This betrothal gift made the women in the capital extremely envious, and many handkerchiefs were torn into pieces.

Especially those women who married into the royal family, when they heard about these betrothal gifts, they replaced all the porcelain in their houses.

Some even directly whispered in the princes' ears, and it wasn't just one person who was doing it. After all, this was a slap in the face to all of them.

This led to several people losing their patience and making memorials together with the censor during the morning court session the next day.

As soon as the censor finished his memorial, the fifth prince, Prince Jin, the ninth prince, Prince Duan, the eldest prince, the crown prince, and the third prince, Prince Xi, seconded the motion.

The emperor looked at the people below and asked the censor with an expressionless face.

"Lord Wang, do you think this is against the rules?"

Censor Wang nodded his head and said yes.

"Prince Jin, Prince Duan, Crown Prince, Prince Xi, do you all think that what Censor Wang said is right?"

Several princes and crown princes also agreed.

"Then I'd like to ask, Prince Jin, Prince Duan, Prince Xi, and Crown Prince, how much do you spend on betrothal gifts for marrying and taking concubines over the years?"

"Forehead………"

Several people were silent because they couldn't calculate how much they had used. They themselves couldn't remember clearly. After all, even the one with the least women in the backyard had at least twenty of them.

"You can't even remember how much you've spent, right? I'm just asking you, will you still take women into your house in the future?"

The few of them remained silent again. There was no way to answer this question because if they saw someone they liked or wanted to use their connections to get the position, they would definitely invite another woman into the mansion.

"Why do I remember that you still have concubines that you haven't married yet? Does that mean that when the time comes, the palace won't provide the betrothal gifts, and you will have to pay for it yourself?

I remember the Crown Prince also planned to marry a concubine, a concubine, and a concubine. Did you pay for the betrothal gifts yourself? "

The few of them fell silent again. The hall was completely silent. Even Censor Wang was silent.

"Everyone knows about Prince Jing's illness. He finally got married, and this might be the only time in his life. What's wrong with me giving him more?

You guys are all going to try this? How about we establish a system where no matter how many people you marry, you have to pay for the betrothal gifts yourself?"

"Father, please calm down. I admit my mistake."

Several people quickly bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes. If they didn't admit their mistakes, they might suffer a huge loss.

After all, the positions they left behind were reserved for those who could help them. If they wanted others to contribute, they couldn't afford to give less.

The betrothal gift may not seem like much for one person, but with so many people involved, it adds up to a hefty sum.

When the emperor saw them like that, he looked at Censor Wang and asked.

"Lord Wang also thinks I'm giving too much?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was confused. Prince Jing's betrothal gifts are not much. Compared with the other princes, they are already very little."

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