Qin Xie Shi didn't believe it: "Really? You're not angry, and you don't have any intention of deposing the Crown Prince?"
Qin Wan nodded and told the whole story in detail. In the final analysis, the emperor was angry when he heard that those officials were willing to spend money at the auction house for some messy things instead of paying back the money they owed to the national treasury.
Qin Xie heaved a sigh of relief. "That's good, that's good. But these rumors out there are bad for you and the Crown Prince. What should we do?"
Qin Wan's eyes flickered as she smiled and said, "Mother, just pretend you didn't hear anything. If anyone really asks, just look worried like you do today."
"Ah?" Qin Xie was puzzled and wanted to ask more questions when she heard that Madam Meng, the wife of the Minister of Rites, had arrived.
Qin Xie and Qin Wan exchanged a glance. Qin Wan recalled seeing Lord Meng being driven away by the Emperor outside the Imperial Study today. With a slight thought, she said, "Mother, I'll go with you to see Madam Meng."
Qin Xieshi and Madam Meng had no previous contact. The first time she came was for her daughter, so this time, I'm afraid it would be the same. She nodded and said, "Okay."
The three of them exchanged greetings, and after the maid served tea, they all tactfully left.
There were only three people in the hall. Mrs. Meng didn't waste any time and directly took out two booklets and handed them to Qin Wan: "This is the wedding details organized by the Ministry of Rites, as well as the betrothal gifts list. This is in duplicate, take a look."
Qin Wan took it in surprise, opened it and took a look, then she understood.
There are two booklets. The contents in the upper one are quite standard. When a prince marries a wife, the specifications of the betrothal gifts are similar. The prince's gift has some additional necessary ceremonies and decorations, but the rest are not much more.
The other booklet contained much more things. A rough count showed that there were actually one hundred and twenty items!
Qin Wan looked at Madam Meng in surprise: "So many?"
Qin Xie was also troubled by this: "I thought the dowry we prepared was already generous, but with this 120 loads of betrothal gifts, how much do we need to prepare for the dowry?"
Madam Meng smiled and said, "These were all prepared by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Majesty has added a lot as appropriate. His Majesty said that these are all for the Qin family. As for the dowry, an 88% will be enough. Once you marry into the Eastern Palace, you will be the Crown Princess. The palace has everything, so just prepare what you are used to."
Qin Xie's heart was relieved when she heard this: "That won't do either. After all, she is marrying into the royal family, so she can't be careless. She still needs to prepare something generous. Those betrothal gifts..."
The Qin family prepared a dowry of 120 loads, which was a lot less. There were several boxes of cloth and new clothes, which were stuffed into the boxes so that no one dared to open them for fear that they would not be able to close.
Madam Meng said, "The betrothal gifts are meant for the Qin family. Don't worry, the best things are in the East Palace. Besides, some of the things here have been seen by others. If they were added to the dowry and seen when it's displayed, wouldn't that go against the good intentions of His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Qin Xie was not stupid either. Just as the news broke that His Majesty was angry in the imperial study, Madam Meng came to the house with a list of gifts to appease him. So His Majesty's attitude was very clear.
For some reason, he had to publicly sacrifice his daughter, or even the prince, but secretly, he tried his best to make up for it.
At this point, even if Qin Xie Shi had any objections, she couldn't express them. She could only passively accept: "In that case, our family will accept it. When there is a chance, we will send it to the Eastern Palace."
Mrs. Meng did not comment on this. She was just a messenger. Once she gave the things to someone, they belonged to her. How to deal with them afterwards was their business.
Mrs. Meng sat for a while, agreed on the time to deliver the betrothal gifts, and then left.
Qin Xie only then looked at Qin Wan and sighed softly, "What kind of a deal is this? If she had married an ordinary commoner, she wouldn't have been so secretive. A royal daughter-in-law, outsiders only see the glitz and glamour, but don't see how much hardship she endures behind the scenes."
Qin Wan laughed out loud: "Mother, I suffer in front of others and enjoy happiness behind them. You should just put your heart at ease."
Seeing her heartless appearance, Qin Xie felt distressed: "After getting married, you can no longer be so heartless, alas..."
Qin Wan saw that her mother was becoming sentimental again and felt that she could not cope with it. She quickly ordered someone to check if her father had returned home, and then she ran away.
Qin Wan is also very busy now, especially with the preparations for the auction.
As for whether it will arouse public anger?
When Xie Qing took on this task, he was already standing against everyone. As the future Crown Princess, Qin Wan naturally had to accompany him to face it.
So why not make things beautiful?
As long as His Majesty the Emperor truly recognizes Xie Qing and believes that he is capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of an emperor, then everything in front of him is not important.
After all, when you become an emperor, thunder, rain and dew are all the emperor's grace. After all, who dares to go against the emperor?
Of course, although Qin Wan is not afraid of angering the public, the matter still needs to be kept secret before it happens.
Qin Wan specifically went to ask her third uncle to borrow the name of the pawnshop.
"Uncle San, you have to think carefully, otherwise you will be exposed." Qin Wan confirmed with Uncle San again and again.
After all, there are five pawnshops under Uncle Third Qin Bai in the capital, and only two of them are well-known and under Qin Bai's name.
As for the other three companies, no one knows who is behind them.
In his previous life, Bai Wanyi also ran an auction house, squeezing out several of Qin Bai's shops. To maintain his pawnshop business, Qin Bai ventured to southern Xinjiang, but died in the wilderness...
In this life, Bai Wanyi was constrained in every way. He did not make any money from his shop, but instead lost a lot of money.
Without money, Bai Wanyi naturally couldn't open an auction house. Qin Wan indirectly saved Qin Bai's shop and Qin Bai himself.
But this is not enough, Bai Wanyi must be completely defeated.
Qin Wan was a little dazed for a moment, so she didn't hear clearly what Qin Bai said.
Qin Bai handed her the tea. "Are you sleepy before it gets dark? I say, you can do whatever you want with these three shops. You're the Crown Princess now, so there's no need for our Qin family to hide our influence. Just expose it."
"Third Uncle." Qin Wan felt very sorry for her family. She felt sorry for them in her previous life because they died because of her.
In this life, she implicated her family and became involved in the struggle for imperial power.
Qin Bai smiled and said, "What's wrong?"
Seeing that Qin Wan was silent and seemed to be in a bad mood, he smiled and said, "What's wrong? Are you worried about your life after entering the palace? Don't worry, we have you covered, don't be afraid."
These words were heartwarming, and Qin Wan felt even more touched. That was the seat of imperial power. She chuckled, "Third Uncle, you're right. This palace is like a garden. I can have fun however I want."
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