Oh, now this place can no longer be called the National Master's Mansion. Just over half a month ago, the plaque of "National Master's Mansion" in front of the door was suddenly taken down and replaced with a plaque of "Shen Mansion".

Soon after, many people were busy coming in and out of the Shen Mansion every day, making quite a noise.

This incident aroused the curiosity of many people.

Even the emperor in the palace heard about it and summoned the imperial teacher to ask about the matter.

The Imperial Master simply explained: "I made a bet with an old friend and lost the house to him."

An old friend of the Imperial Master? He must also be a hermit.

The emperor continued to ask questions with great interest, but the imperial teacher did not want to talk more.

The emperor saw that he could not get any more information from the master, so he had to let him go. He then ordered someone to find a map of the imperial capital and choose another house for him.

The "old friend" that the national teacher mentioned was naturally Zhang Lingche.

More than half a month ago, he entered the imperial capital to find a suitable house for his apprentice so that she could get married easily.

He couldn't let his beloved apprentice get married from the inn, could he? That would be too embarrassing.

After wandering around the wealthy circles in the imperial capital, Zhang Lingche fell in love with the imperial master's house.

In the entire imperial capital, apart from the imperial palace, the Imperial Master's Mansion is the most imposing. It is built in such a luxurious and magnificent way that, except for a few places, everything else is to his liking.

Without the Imperial Master's knowledge, he had already toured his house in private.

Now that we have found a house, the next question is how to get it.

Zhang Lingche talked to the national master for a while. In short, it was nothing more than a big stick and a sweet date. What could the national master do? Under his threats and inducements, he could only agree to give up the house.

Of course, he couldn't say this to the outside world, otherwise he would lose the reputation of the imperial master. After getting the house, Zhang Lingche began to renovate it.

"Hey, a little further to the left." Zhang Lingche was directing his servants to hang up red lanterns when he received a message from Pei Xiang that the fleet had arrived at the dock of the imperial capital.

He immediately ordered his men to open the gates of his mansion wide and prepare to welcome the bride into the house.

However, he only waited for Pei Xiang and his servants, but there was no sign of the bride.

"What about Xiao Zhi?"

Pei Xiang was also very worried, her face wrinkled: "She was delayed by something, let's prepare first, she must arrive before Xue Ting comes to pick us up."

"All right."

When Gu Xueting's fleet went to the Shen family to deliver the betrothal gifts, it attracted a lot of attention. Moreover, he did not hide the news of his upcoming marriage, so basically everyone in the imperial capital knew that Prince Chen was going to get married.

When this news came out, countless young girls in the imperial capital had their dreams shattered and their hearts broken.

Although they knew originally that it was unlikely for them to become the Princess of Chen, they could at least still fantasize about it. But now they don't even have the chance to fantasize.

The women whose dreams were shattered were thinking bitterly, who was that little devil who shamelessly hooked up with Prince Chen? They were secretly following the news from Prince Chen's mansion, waiting for the legendary woman who was about to become Prince Chen's consort to show up.

As soon as the wedding fleet appeared at the dock, these women got the first-hand information.

Unfortunately, to their regret, they did not see the bride at all.

Instead, I was surprised by the boxes of dowry being carried downstairs.

The original betrothal gift of the Prince of Chen was enough to make people's eyes swoon, and they were still waiting to see how much dowry the Princess of Chen would have. If the betrothal gift of the Prince of Chen was brought back as it was, they would take the opportunity to laugh at her!

They even secretly hoped that this would happen.

In this way, they can despise the Princess Chen together.

As if this would make them feel better about their shattered illusions.

As parents, would Shen Jianghan and Pei Xiang give outsiders the opportunity to criticize their precious daughter? It's impossible.

Their daughter might only get married once in her life, so of course they would do their best to make her shine.

Therefore, the common people in the imperial capital had the opportunity to witness what a sky-high price for a marriage is.

When the dowry was carried into Prince Chen's mansion for display, everyone who saw it was amazed.

It was not until today that they realized how shallow their knowledge was! Because the dowry was too much, it couldn't even be placed in the Prince Chen's mansion, so it had to be temporarily placed outside.

Among the crowd of people watching the excitement outside, there was one person who, whether accidentally or on purpose, bumped into a box and happened to knock the lid open.

Before he could stand up, he heard a gasp.

When I looked up, I saw everyone's face was so shocked that they were speechless.

What was in the box? He looked back.

Then he also became a member of the army of aphasia.

Inside the large agarwood box that was half a person's height was a mass of round, bright white gems. Each of them was as big as a lychee and so dazzling that it almost blinded everyone's titanium dog eyes.

But later they discovered that this box of precious beads was just the least important item in the dowry.

In addition to the astonishing array of rare treasures, the dowry also contained many things that ordinary people had never seen before.

For example, the bed-sized turtle shell that had just been taken off the car.

"This tortoise shell only looks big, why is it used as a dowry?"

"Could it be used to make tortoise cream? Haha, the tortoise cream made from such a big tortoise shell is indeed extraordinary."

Everyone pointed at the turtle shell and laughed loudly.

At this moment, a man stood out from the crowd and almost pounced in front of the turtle shell, his eyes full of fiery look.

"I once read in a book that a dragon has nine sons, one of which is the crocodile dragon. When the crocodile dragon reaches adulthood, it will shed its shell. This shell has 24 ribs, corresponding to the 24 solar terms. And each of these ribs contains a large pearl. The pearl has many miraculous effects such as beautifying the skin, detoxifying and warding off evil spirits, and prolonging life. I originally thought that it was just a story made up by the ancients, but I didn't expect it to be true!"

He stroked the turtle shell gently, looking as if he couldn't wait to hold it in his arms.

The servant carrying the tortoise shells smiled at him and said, "Sir, you have a good eye."

This is what it means to admit it!

This time, everyone was no longer shocked, but frightened.

It turns out that this turtle shell is actually the shell shed by the legendary dragon!

Later, there were various rare treasures such as the linked bead tent, the cold-repelling mat, the divine brocade quilt, the clear water silk, the jade piggy bank, the dragon gauze clothes, and the double-bright pillow.

These things can no longer be purchased simply by having money, or even by having power and influence.

Even if the current emperor holds the world, it is impossible for him to prepare such a dowry for his daughter.

Before Shen Yizi arrived, all kinds of legends about her had already spread in the imperial capital.