When the dowry is delivered, it must be placed in the yard under the supervision of the man's relatives, and the boxes must be opened to show the dowry. Whether a family loves their daughter can be reflected in the dowry.
No one will care how much dowry you give your daughter. They only care whether the dowry you prepare for your daughter is complete enough.
The most eye-catching dowry displayed was a pair of jade ruyi given by the emperor.
Yes, it’s the jade ruyi that the emperor awarded to Lu Lingjiao!
Before Lu Lingjiao's wedding, the officials who were responsible for disaster relief in Shenyang received rewards.
Except for Lu Yan, everyone else is promoted to the next level.
The excuse for not promoting Lu Yan was also very good - he did an excellent job as a judge, and he had just taken over and had just gotten things in order, so it was difficult to promote or transfer him, so he was given a nominal position as a military commander and a light cavalry captain.
Then Lu Linglong in the palace was promoted from a royal attendant of no rank to a court lady of the eighth rank. The people serving her were also upgraded from two palace maids to four palace maids and two young eunuchs.
However, the seven masters and servants were still crowded behind Li Zhaoyi's Qingshuang Pavilion.
The emperor also gave a reward to the Lu family, namely a pair of jade ruyi for Lu Lingjiao, who was about to get married. However, considering Lu Yan's previous record of selling imperial gifts, the two jade ruyi were marked with the words "Made in China" in a conspicuous place.
Apart from this, there is no other reward.
Old Lady Lu was so angry that her heart ached. The rewards had nice names, but none of them were practical!
However, Wei liked these two jade ruyi very much. After they came out of Pingyang Marquis Mansion and entered Chang'an Marquis Mansion, they were invited to the Qian family's ancestral hall, under the pretext of offering incense every day.
Then, with a beaming smile on her face, Wei ordered people to open Lu Lingjiao's dowry box under the gaze of all her relatives. It was filled with things bestowed by His Majesty. This dowry must be good!
The boxes were opened one by one, and basically the dowry was solid. Although it was not so solid that it could not be pressed down or put into the hands, it still looked very nice.
But Wei's face suddenly fell.
Although she was not satisfied with her daughter-in-law, her son was willing, so she used her own dowry as a betrothal gift, and all of them were good. She didn't expect that!
The Lu family separated these betrothal gifts, and the top layer of each box contained the betrothal gifts from their family!
Wei forced a smile, pretending to be watching the fun, and went over to look through the things inside. Sure enough, except for one or two things on the top layer, the things underneath were all worthless.
"Oh, this is floating light brocade. It's really good stuff. Look at the pattern. It was very popular a few years ago, but then it disappeared. Now it looks so bright and fresh."
Isn’t it bright?
It can blind people!
Wei looked over and closed her eyes. What color was that? Bright pink, bright green. The sunlight made it hard to open her eyes. She flipped down the shelf. The materials were all very old-fashioned. At the bottom were two rolls of material for funeral clothes.
Nowadays, there is no such pattern on the fabrics used for making funeral clothes, but the most commonly used ones are all such patterns, all of which are auspicious patterns. People hope that when they go to the underworld, everything will go well for them, and that their children will live a long life and have everything go well.
"Look, the materials are all good." It was still the aunt from the Qian family who spoke just now. Her words were so nice that they seemed to be free of charge. However, Wei Shi felt very uncomfortable when she heard them.
This material was not put there by Wei, but she could also see that the valuable ones among these materials were the floating brocade on the top and the two pieces of material for making funeral clothes at the bottom.
But who would wear a color like that? Funeral clothes are only worn by the dead, so they are nothing special.
Which of the remaining fabrics is suitable for a young girl like Lu Lingjiao?
Who prepared this dowry?
Who is it?
Of course it was Bai Wanyi. These fabrics were from the warehouse of Lu Yan's mother, Old Lady Li. She looked down on them and just took advantage of this opportunity to add makeup to Lu Lingjiao and clear out some inventory. She deliberately put the deadly Barbie pink and fluorescent green on top. How nice and bright!
As for the other thing to add makeup to, it is the mirror.
She no longer sells Flowers in the Mirror, but she still has some in stock.
Bai Wanyi cleared out part of the inventory and kept some. Wouldn’t this come in handy?
The huge mirror, carried and paraded through the streets, attracted a lot of attention.
Moreover, this mirror was previously sold at Jing Hua Yuan for nearly two thousand taels of silver!
A big deal, right?
Bai Wanyi was very proud.
Of course, the relatives of the Marquis of Chang'an who were looking at the dowry were also envious when they looked at the mirror:
"Such a large mirror is really rare."
"How much silver is this mirror worth now?"
"Liuhuaju is very expensive, it costs one hundred and eighty taels."
"Other places are cheaper, eighty taels of silver!"
"There are cheaper ones! But they're a bit smaller. This one looks better. Oh, the words and patterns on it are really beautiful. Is this from Flowers in the Mirror?"
Everyone recognized the origin of the mirror and started laughing again.
Although the things in Jing Hua Yuan are expensive, it has gone bankrupt.
The store closed down, and the owner was the bride's sister-in-law, so this thing...
Worthless.
Wei felt so humiliated that when she saw a load of obviously flour-made dumplings for her descendants, she was speechless.
Aunt Qian's eyes lit up. "Oh, these Zisun cakes are so rare and so particular. Madam Quanfu's are the best. There are only a few people in the capital who can make them. I heard that the orders for custom-made ones are all booked up until the end of the year. How much effort must it take to find someone to make this? Please share some so that we can try it."
Zisun饽饽 is originally meant to be eaten, not just for viewing.
Wei kept some for setting the table tomorrow, and had the rest taken away and divided: "May many children bring good fortune, and may everyone have a good start."
Aunt Qian had just married her daughter-in-law. In order to have children and grandchildren, she discussed with her in-laws and postponed the wedding for half a year. Now that she saw this, how could she let it go?
She asked for two, one for herself and one for her daughter-in-law.
When the two of them bit, they found something wrong, and the others also found something wrong.
Seeing this expression, Wei took one and broke it open. Her face darkened immediately. "Are the Lu family trying to fool us? We can refuse if we don't have it, but we can't fool you!"
"Someone, come! Take this offspring cake back to the Lu family!"
The dowry that had just been carried into the house was carried back again, which made people watch the excitement.
Qin Wan and Xie Qing met at Yuchuan Tea House to talk. When they saw this scene, their eyes lit up!
After exchanging a glance, Xie Qing stood up first and asked, "Shall we go and take a look?"
Qin Wan's eyes fell on his wheelchair, then looked at his legs: "Are you not pretending to be lame today?"
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