Chapter 299 A match made in heaven
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When is a thing or a person most precious? It
is most precious the moment you realize you have lost it.
Does Liu Tong like Sister Dong?
He does.
She is the daughter of his father's boss, a lady from a wealthy family, well-educated, sensible, and pretty, with almost no flaws. How could he not like a girl he grew up with as a childhood sweetheart?
It's just that knowing that she will be his wife in the future is like knowing that he has something in his pocket. He feels good about it, but he doesn't appreciate it because it is already in his pocket and it is his, so there is no need to brag about it all day long.
Even from the time he broke off the engagement to the several heart-wrenching talks with Qingqing, he actually didn't feel that Sister Dong had left.
Because the world is far more unfair to women, and Sister Dong is engaged to him, and they have been friends since childhood, so who would marry her?
He may not be that bad, and he is also hesitant in his heart, so after being taught a lesson by his father, he is still willing to come and ask for marriage, thinking that this is his responsibility.
But at this moment.
Watching the tall man jump off the horse and salute Minister Dong, watching Sister Dong step forward and salute.
Watching him return the salute.
Liu Tong had never seen Sister Dong talking to other men. At this moment, he found that she was so beautiful. He found that she actually had two dimples when she smiled, one on each side of her face. He found that the degree of curvature of her eyebrows and eyes was particularly beautiful, like a crescent moon. Her eyes were very bright. She had a round face, white skin, and rosy lips. In the past, Liu Tong thought that the little girl next door was a little ordinary and not stunning enough. At this moment, Liu Tong suddenly found that she was not ordinary.
She turned out to be very beautiful.
She turned out to be so lively and beautiful. She
turned out to be like this.
If there are stars, she is like this. She is the brightest star.
Qingqing is a cold moon, distant and unapproachable.
Sister Dong is the brightest star.
At this moment, Liu Tong suddenly realized that he and Qingqing could not be together. He could not miss Sister Dong, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
He also wanted to be manly for once, so he stepped forward to stop them.
"Sister Dong, he is not a good match. You can't tell a person's heart from his face. He once killed a weak woman in the street without any reason. Don't be fooled by him."
Dong E: ...
Seeing Liu Tong coming up and standing next to Brother Jiang, Dong E realized that Liu Tong was half a head shorter than Brother Jiang. Brother Jiang had a higher nose bridge, longer legs, very long legs, beautiful lips, beautiful eyebrows, beautiful flowers on eyebrows, and beautiful eyes.
Woohoo, Dong E couldn't help but reach out to wipe the corner of her mouth, worried that she was drooling.
As for what Liu Tong said?
What did he say?
What do you mean you can't tell a person's heart from his face?
No, no, this appearance is enough. Don't be so quick. You can slowly know the heart.
Kill a woman?
Yes, Brother Jiang's appearance is really enough to kill a weak woman. He would kill her thousands of times when he saw her.
One of the matchmakers today, He Yushi, came out. He Yushi cleared his throat and said, "Unfortunately, I happened to go to Jingzhou to investigate and happened to know about this matter. The weak woman Xiao Fengxian you mentioned has killed more than a dozen people. She likes to watch men torture and kill their original wives in front of her. Such a weak woman should be beheaded according to the law. Young Master Liu, you are used to not distinguishing right from wrong because of a woman's beauty, and you can't help but feel pity for her. This is not good. It will sooner or later implicate your father and your whole family."
Liu Tong dared to speak casually in front of Sister Dong because he was used to being arrogant, but he was so scared that his legs went weak when facing He Yushi.
He said in a panic that he remembered it wrong, and fled in panic.
Minister Liu felt a little scalp-tingling in front of He Yushi. Although he was usually very careful, he always felt a little insecure in front of He Yushi. He left first today. He would repay the humiliation today in the future. He
hated Minister Dong for being indecisive. He thought he could choose a good family for his daughter. Tomorrow, she would become a prisoner.
Even if Old Dong asked his son to marry her, he would not agree. At most, he would marry her.
Minister Liu returned in a hurry with his men and the betrothal gifts. Because there were many onlookers and the snow was slippery, a servant accidentally slipped and spilled one of the betrothal gifts.
A pile of cloth was spilled.
It looked very gorgeous silk on the surface, but it turned out to be a pile of dark cloth underneath. It looked like it was quite old. I didn't expect the betrothal gifts of the Minister's family would be like this, just for show.
The onlookers could not help but whisper and point fingers.
The Liu family fled in panic.
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Minister Dong was still a little worried because of what Minister Liu said.
But when he saw Meng Qingshe and He Yushi appear together as matchmakers, he was relieved all of a sudden.
Old Meng was a little confused, but Old He was a shrewd man.
He warmly invited people into the house.
Looking at the heavy betrothal gifts, they were shaking when they passed the threshold, and the servants carrying the betrothal gifts were bent by the shoulder poles, but their steps were steady and there was no sign of slipping. Is
n't this a bit too much?
Minister Dong was a little unsure.
Meng Qingshe was much more friendly when she saw Minister Dong. She quickly avoided He Yushi and slapped Minister Dong on the arm, making a slapping sound. She winked and said, "Old Dong, you still have good taste. No, your taste will soon catch up with mine."
Minister Dong didn't know what Meng Qingshe said. He was a little moved but a little nervous when he saw so many betrothal gifts and so many
people. He asked, "Lord Jiang, isn't this a bit too much? A bit excessive." Mrs. Dong saw the betrothal gifts one by one. The weight of each one was more than two or three of the others, and they kept coming.
This, the in-laws really like her daughter.
When Minister Dong got the marriage certificate and betrothal letter from Tai'a Temple, he was very satisfied. The Jiang family knew etiquette.
Mrs. Dong arranged to put the betrothal gifts there.
I never expected that my daughter's house couldn't accommodate them all.
It was snowing and it was hard to leave them outside, so some of them were moved into their house.
This one table is more than the other two or three tables combined, but the number is also a bit too much.
Mrs. Dong didn’t count the gifts, but she felt it was a lot. She thought that even if she saw some worthless big items in the betrothal gifts, she would accept it and appreciate the kindness.
She was afraid that others would dislike the girl because she had broken off the engagement and didn’t take it seriously.
At least this gave enough face, unlike the Liu family, who came to the door with music and music, and looked at the few tables of light things. What good things could there be? If they were not willing to give enough face, how could they expect anything inside?
Mrs. Dong saw that the girl was happy and played with her jade pendant, and then she believed that the girl was really rescued by someone, who happened to be the son of Minister Jiang. This was really, a coincidence.
Minister Dong also realized it when he saw the fish pendant. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
The young lady was so silly that she only cared about being happy and didn't even know that she almost lost her husband.
Minister Dong was happy and worried.
Dong Chichi didn't like Liu Tong, but he was always polite to Liu Tong because Liu Tong might be his brother-in-law in the future.
Seeing Jiang Feng now, he naturally wouldn't let him go and started chatting seriously.
Unexpectedly.
Jiang Feng, who came from the remote Jingzhou, was very knowledgeable about construction. Some of their views were quite similar. Dong Chichi suddenly felt that they had met too late. He wished he could pull Jiang Feng to talk at night with candlelight. He also heard that Jiang Feng had never been to school or participated in the imperial examinations, which was a pity.
But Feng Ge is now a sword-bearing guard and has an official status.
Dong Chichi was worried about her future brother-in-law. He was well-educated, but if he was not in good health, she dragged Jiang Feng to compete in archery.
She thought that as long as he could hit the target, she would brag about it.
She also called her sister to watch.
Archery was too easy for Jiang Feng. The target was fixed, and he shot six arrows in one breath, and every arrow hit the center of the bull's eye.
Dong E clapped and cheered hard.
Jiang Feng turned to Dong E and said, "There is one more arrow. Do you want to try it? I will teach you."
Dong E nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. Yes, yes.
But when Brother Jiang helped her adjust her hands, pressed her hands with one hand, and even hugged her with his whole body, Dong E's face turned pale and red, so red that it was hot.
I don't know how the arrow was shot out, it seemed to hit the target, but because of the force of pulling the bow, she leaned back and leaned on the hard body of Brother Jiang.
Dong E blushed and ran away with her skirt lifted up in shame.
She didn't expect that getting along with the person she liked would be like this. She and Liu Tong had been together for more than ten years and they had never had a quarrel...
Meng Qingshe and Minister He did the work of matchmaker.
They had a pleasant conversation.
The first meeting ended perfectly.
Minister Dong was quite happy.
Minister Jiang was very polite.
And he was very capable. When he said he was interested in marriage last time, Jiang Feng was still a bachelor. When he
came to propose marriage this time, he was already a sixth-rank sword-bearing guard.
Fortunately, I acted quickly.
The first meeting ended perfectly.
Minister Dong was satisfied.
Mrs. Dong was very satisfied.
Dong E was very satisfied.
Dong Chichi was a little dissatisfied and wanted to keep the people to chat for a while, but they didn't talk enough.
After the people left,
Dong Shangshu's heart finally settled down. He could finally lie on the couch with peace of mind, holding a cup of tea in his hand, ready to take a look at the betrothal gift list sent by the Jiang family.
Although there are a lot of tables, it doesn't matter if they are combined. If the people don't accuse the officials, the officials won't investigate. Minister Jiang may be from Jingzhou and didn't pay attention. When
Dong Shangshu looked at the betrothal gift list, he was thinking about how to give a dowry, at least more than the betrothal gift.
He took a sip of tea, and then opened the box containing the betrothal gift list.
It was a big box, and it was quite delicate.
When he took out the list, it seemed very long and he couldn't finish it, so he took a look at it first.
Twenty Donghai pearls, six pairs of old corals from Bizhou, four pairs of jade ruyi, ten strings of Wufu tourmalines, a pair of Heshi jades, a pair of ivory...
Minister Dong looked at it carefully at first, but he was a little startled, his hands trembled, and he almost threw the list away.
Minister Dong couldn't help shaking with one hand holding the betrothal gifts.
Dong E ran to the front of the hall and saw her father looking at the betrothal gifts. He was holding the list with a serious face and shaking hands.
She stepped forward and said coquettishly: "Dad, even if it's too little, you don't have to be so angry. I have already told Brother Feng that I have a lot of dowry, enough for us to eat and drink well. You don't have to worry. Brother Feng's family came from Jingzhou and just settled in the capital. It's normal that they don't have money. He saved my life. Isn't my life more valuable than those?"
Minister Dong couldn't imagine it at this moment.
How could these things appear on the list of betrothal gifts for his daughter?
I heard that Minister Jiang was a rebel. Did he succeed in the rebellion and rob the national treasury?
I'm so scared...
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