After Xie Yun received the imperial edict and returned, she began to remove her makeup. There was a layer of powder on her face, which she was not used to. After all, she usually didn't put on powder, and she disliked her skin being stuffy.

After removing my makeup, I looked at the list Honglan brought me. All these things had already been put into storage.

The emperor awarded ten gold ingots and ten silver ingots, and the empress dowager awarded six pieces of tribute satin, a pair of jade ruyi inlaid with gold and jade, a set of ruby ​​head ornaments, and a box of oriental pearls.

Xie Yun looked at the gold ingots. Each one was worth ten taels, so ten of them made up a hundred taels. The silver ingots were also worth ten taels each, so ten of them made up a hundred taels.

The rubies on the ruby ​​headpiece are also of top quality. After all, it belongs to the empress dowager, and we can't give anything of inferior quality to her.

Even the oriental pearls in that box were large in size, and the jade ruyi inlaid with gold and jade was also quite large.

Xie Yun thought to herself that she had made another fortune. She especially liked the golden and silver things awarded by the emperor. There was nothing she could do about it, because she was just a vulgar person.

After putting down her things, she started looking at the account books again. She wanted to finish looking through all the account books in the next few days and then sort out her property. After all, she had only made a rough estimate before, and now she had to make a detailed account.

The imperial decree has been issued, and the emperor and Qin Minghao are both anxious to marry her.

In the past, it would take a long time to complete the six rituals. At least it would take more than a year to get married, and sometimes even two years.

But Qin Minghao couldn't wait. Before he found his wife, he could still barely fall asleep every night. But when he knew his wife was coming, he couldn't stand it anymore.

Even though my wife is still young and can't do that, I still have to hold her in my arms while sleeping.

Xie Yun looked at two more account books before preparing to have dinner.

At this time, the news of her marriage to Prince Jing had spread throughout the capital. At first, everyone was stunned when they heard her name. After all, they only knew that there was such a person, but few people knew what she looked like.

It's because she rarely goes out, and the Duke's wife usually doesn't take her out.

Some people felt sorry for her and felt sorry for her. Although they didn't know what she looked like, it didn't stop others from feeling sorry for her and having pity on her. After all, it was Prince Jing who was sick.

Some people just treated it as gossip and forgot about it. The Duke and his wife also discussed it for an entire afternoon, and in fact, they were discussing Xie Yun's dowry.

Xie Yun had already received her mother's dowry, but only the Duke and Xie Yun knew the exact amount.

The Duke's wife only knew that there were some, but she didn't actually know how many there were exactly.

However, the wife of the Duke only said that the dowry should be given according to the standards for a concubine's daughter, which means that 5,000 taels should be used from the public account to purchase the dowry.

"No, it's too little."

When the Duke heard that it was only five thousand taels, he thought, "What can I do with it? This is too little."

"Master, this has always been the rule in our house. A legitimate daughter marries off for 20,000 taels, and a concubine's daughter for 5,000 taels. We won't keep any of the betrothal gifts, and she'll take them all away. Then, as her legitimate mother, I'll give her another 500 taels as a dowry."

"Prepare according to the dowry of a legitimate daughter"

"Master, this is against the rules."

"What's against the rules? I only have this one daughter, so I'll prepare her as a legitimate daughter."

The Duke's wife was unhappy, but she didn't dare say it out loud because she was afraid that the Duke would be angry.

She was still thinking of leaving the remaining money for her son to spend. If it was taken away by a concubine, it would never come back. But no matter what she thought, she had to hold it in.

"All I have to do is listen to you"

When the Duke saw that the Duchess had agreed, he was afraid that she might do something, so he gave her a special warning.

"Buy something practical. Don't buy anything fancy for Yun. Once you've made the list, show it to me so I can see if there's anything I've missed."

"Yes, Master."

The Duke's wife was so angry that she could hardly maintain the smile on her face. He didn't trust her at all. How had she treated her concubine badly over the years? Hadn't she been provided with good food and drink?

"Okay, if you're alright, I'll go back to the front yard."

After saying this, the Duke strode out. He also wanted to go back and see what else he could prepare for his daughter.

My daughter only has those things and money in her hand, which may be a lot for other families, but my daughter is going to marry into a royal palace, and money will be needed everywhere in the palace.

What if Prince Jing is not a good person? That would make life miserable for my daughter. If she doesn't live well after marrying into another family, she can get a divorce. I have never heard of a divorce in the royal family.

Only when you have more things and money can you feel confident, so he must prepare more.

As for the sons at home, those things can be given to them later, let them work hard on their own first.

After Qin Minghao returned, he began to prepare the betrothal gifts, to see what he would have to bring when the time came. He also had to ask the emperor for more.

He also wanted to take back all his mother's things. The emperor had said at that time that he would give him all his mother's things when he got married.

Although the betrothal gifts were prepared by the royal family, Qin Minghao thought it was too little. He wanted his wife to marry him in a grand ceremony, and no matter what, it couldn't be worse than others.

On the other hand, he still had to find a matchmaker to ask for a name the next day, so he wanted to complete the six rituals as quickly as possible, and it would be best if Xie Yun could get married after she reached the age of 15.

Seeing how anxious Prince Jing was, the emperor agreed to his request. He also wanted his son to have someone who could take care of him as soon as possible.

So Prince Jing asked the old man's wife, Lady Wang, to be the matchmaker. Lady Wang did not refuse and said that she would take care of it.

When Xie Yun was sleeping at night, she felt someone kissing her. When she opened her eyes, she saw Qin Minghao coming again. He had taken off his clothes and was lying in bed hugging her.

"Hmm, well..."

Qin Minghao kissed her for a while before stopping. Although she didn't have time to speak yet, she could only push Qin Minghao's chest with her hands.

"What happened to my wife?"

"How dare you ask what's wrong? Look at me, how old am I? How dare you bite me?"

"Wife, no matter how old you are, you are still my wife. Besides, I didn't do anything else. I just couldn't help but kiss you."

"Is this a kiss?"

Qin Minghao looked in the direction of Xie Yun's finger and found that his hand had unknowingly reached into Xie Yun's bellyband. He said that the more he touched it, the more comfortable it felt.

"Cough, cough, cough."

"Behave yourself. Besides, why are you coming to my place every day instead of going back to sleep?"

"I'm just missing my wife. I can't sleep without hugging you."

"Don't make excuses"

"daughter in law"

As he said this, he kissed his wife a few more times. Her skin was still so tender.