Xiao Yuanshi was very angry, but there was nothing he could do so he could only sulk by himself.
He didn't even eat and asked his attendants to push him back to the inn.
In the following time, he would go to the alley opposite Prince Yi's mansion every day, wanting to see if there was a chance to meet his grandson out playing.
It’s a pity that there never was an opportunity.
It wasn't until a few days later that Xiao Baili got married.
Xiao Yuanshi has complicated feelings towards his daughter Xiao Baili.
On the one hand, he was pleased and proud because she was his own daughter and she was becoming more and more outstanding.
On the other hand, he was unhappy because his daughter had cheated him before and refused to acknowledge him as her father.
Since he had come to the capital and his daughter was getting married, especially to the Duke's Mansion, Xiao Yuanshi thought about it and decided to go to a silver shop in advance to buy a set of expensive jewelry and have it delivered to Prince Yi's Mansion.
Prince Yi's palace was very lively today, and many people who came to the wedding banquet brought gifts.
Therefore, the gift Xiao Yuanshi sent was not eye-catching and was placed in the warehouse.
Xiao Hanzheng and King Yi's men had been keeping an eye on Xiao Yuanshi, so they knew about this matter, but today was a happy day, so they put it aside for the time being.
Xiao Hanzheng took his men to guard the door and stopped Xi Rui who was coming to welcome the bride.
Xi Rui brought a lot of his cousins, as well as friends who were good at literature or martial arts, and was finally allowed in after a lot of trouble.
Xiao Baili's makeup was done by Shi Qingluo, who used some careful thought, and she looked stunning at first glance.
After Xi Rui lifted the veil, he was so absorbed in the beauty of his sister-in-law that he couldn't get out.
Women dress up to please themselves, so Xiao Baili naturally hopes that her husband likes her makeup.
She cried for a while, and then Shi Qingluo put makeup on her, so her makeup was not smudged.
After putting on the veil, Xiao Hanzheng personally carried his sister out.
And handed his sister to Xi Rui.
Xi Rui looked ostentatious and excited. After the bride got on the sedan chair, he also got on the horse.
Behind them was the carriages carrying Xiao Baili's dowry, a total of one hundred and sixty-eight of them.
After arriving at the Xi family, the dowry boxes were opened one after another.
It is very popular in Daliang to show off the dowry, which also represents that the girl's family values their daughter.
Today, the Xi family not only set up many tables to entertain colleagues, relatives and friends in the court, but also set up a hundred tables specifically to accommodate the people who wanted to come and watch the ceremony.
This also represents the importance that the emperor places on Xiao Baili, as so many people came to witness their wedding.
When the dowry was exposed, many people couldn't help but gasp.
The dowry is really too much.
Boxes of ancient books and paintings, boxes of deeds to shops, farms, fields, and yards, countless gold, silver, and jewelry, as well as red corals, gold pearls, and black pearls from overseas.
The sets of jewelry inlaid with fine jade and jewels are so dazzling.
Several boxes were also filled with various gems from the Western Regions.
There are also sets of exquisite colored glaze ornaments and several boxes of top-quality blue and white porcelain.
Fine furs, precious silks, treasures imported from foreign countries, and so on.
"Tsk tsk, even a princess wouldn't have so many precious and rare treasures as a dowry."
"Don't you see whose daughter she is? How can King Yi not have many good things?"
As King Yi, his daughter is not much worse than a princess.
"The key is that he has a golden-child sister-in-law. I heard that Princess Fubao has invested in many businesses and workshops, so she has endless money to spend every month."
"It's normal for Princess Fubao to exchange so many jewels for merchants in the Northern Frontier and the Western Regions. It's also normal for the Liang family's young master to give the treasures he brought from overseas to his sister-in-law as a dowry."
"There was a rumor before that even if Liang Baili had become a phoenix now, it couldn't change the fact that she was once a peasant girl, so her family couldn't prepare much dowry for her. Now they've been slapped in the face, right?"
"With a father like King Yi and a sister-in-law as precious as a baby, how can the dowry be small?"
"Although I guessed that Liang Baili's dowry would be considerable, I didn't expect it to be so frightening."
"Not only did the Liang family prepare a rich dowry for her, they also included the generous betrothal gifts from the Duke's Mansion in the dowry for her to bring."
"This Duke's mansion has married a daughter-in-law holding a golden baby!"
"This will make other unmarried young masters from noble families extremely envious."
"Even unmarried women would be envious. This kind of dowry is the first of its kind in the capital."
"I've heard that King Yi dotes on his daughter, and Princess Fubao dotes on her sister-in-law, but I didn't believe it. Now that I see these scary dowries, I believe it."
Many young ladies who came to visit with their elders were extremely envious and jealous when they saw that Xiao Baili's dowry contained so many treasures and was so generous.
Such a large dowry is more than the entire family wealth of some small and medium-sized families.
The young men from wealthy families who came to attend the wedding were all very jealous. They wondered how this playboy Xi Rui could be so lucky.
Following Shi Qingluo and his wife, he first became a dean, then a fourth-rank official, and even married such a rich wife.
Xiao Baili's dowry alone is enough for the couple to spend their entire lives.
Why aren't they so lucky to marry such a beautiful, noble and wealthy wife?
This guy Xi Rui has been attracting hatred since he came back, making them so jealous.
Xiao Yuanshi also came today, but he disguised himself deliberately.
He had a big beard and wore a conical hat, and was pushed by his followers as he watched in the crowd.
Seeing his daughter's dowry, Xiao Yuanshi was shocked.
He really didn't expect that King Yi and Shi Qingluo would prepare so many precious dowries for their daughter.
The jewelry he had bought with a lot of money before were nothing compared to these dowries.
He didn't know how to describe his feelings at this moment.
Although the Xi family would not take advantage of their daughter-in-law's dowry, Xiao Baili's dowry was so generous and eye-catching that the elders of the Xi family were very happy. After all, it was a very proud thing.
Even Xi Rui's two sisters-in-law couldn't help but be amazed when they saw it. The dowry of this sister-in-law was too shocking. It seemed that she was extremely favored in Prince Yi's palace.
In the future, they should be more cautious when getting along with this brother or sister, and never offend them.
In addition to envy, people from other rooms also had similar thoughts.
Once such a generous dowry is presented, it can show how much King Yi and Xiao Hanzheng value Xiao Baili. They should be more polite to Xiao Baili in the future.
Liang Youxiao's mother felt uncomfortable when she saw Xiao Baili's dowry.
Her husband had previously said that he wanted his son to marry Xiao Baili, and she was a little concerned about Xiao Baili's identity.
Who would have thought that Xiao Baili would transform herself into not only the daughter of King Yi and included in the Liang family's genealogy, but her brother would also become the youngest third-rank official in Beijing.
She heard from her husband that the emperor wanted to train Xiao Hanzheng to be the Minister of Revenue, which meant that as long as Xiao Hanzheng didn't commit suicide in the future, he would have a bright future.
And with all these dowries, even she was shocked.
If she had known this, she would not have hesitated. Now her son has gone overseas and she has not seen him for two years. She is always worried that something might have happened to him.
It would be great if my son could marry Xiao Baili. Maybe he could become an official in Beijing like Xi Rui and wouldn't have to go to sea.
What a pity, what a pity.
The last name has been changed, but it's not familiar to type out Liang Hanzheng and Liang Baili. I read in the comments that everyone said it's weird. I'll continue to use Xiao Hanzheng and Xiao Baili when I describe them, and use Liang Hanzheng and Liang Baili when others talk about them. It's good for everyone to know that they have changed their last names~ Because the children rarely appeared before, they are all called Liang Yiran and Liang Yijia~ (End of this chapter)
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