Chapter 113 Proposal
The betrothal gift prepared by the royal family consisted of two hundred taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, one gold teapot, two silver teapots, two silver basins, one thousand pieces of silk, sixty horses, twenty sets of pack armor, and of course, many accessories suitable for the prince's wife.
Not to mention clothes and stuff, would Wen Li let her suffer any injustice?
He had the world's number one businessman prepared early, and he also brought the formal clothes given by the royal family. How could these things be enough?
But in his opinion, this was not enough, so he simply added silver and money on top.
He gave as much as he wanted without using money from the national treasury.
Gold is extremely valuable, not to mention silver.
Of course, some things cannot be put in the open, but you control me in secret.
However, he had no intention of hiding the amount of gold, otherwise what would be the point?
He knew the financial situation of the Xia family, so he had to prepare a dowry for her. The ten-mile red wedding dress was not just talk.
Xia Yutong had no idea that Wen Li had thought so much, and she was still confused about her marriage.
She was not prepared at all for the things her mother mentioned.
"Mom, can't we buy these things?" She felt overwhelmed when she heard this.
"Everything else is fine, but you have to sew the wedding dress yourself." This is the rule. Every woman has to sew her wedding dress by herself.
Some wealthy families let the embroiderer embroider half of the work and let the bride complete the rest herself, which was also a way of showing their thoughtfulness.
When Xia Yutong heard this, she couldn't laugh anymore.
However, when she saw Grandma Zhou laughing beside her, she understood everything.
"Mom." Xia Yutong cried coquettishly, "How could you tease me?"
Suddenly, the laughter in the room couldn't stop.
Father Xia and Xia Zixuan were in the study not far away. When they heard the laughter, they couldn't laugh.
As soon as Wen Li received the letter, he immediately ordered the people accompanying him to enter the city.
I will go to the Xia family to propose marriage and pay the betrothal gifts early tomorrow morning.
No matter how much the emperor doesn't value Wen Li, the rules are there, and she has everything a prince's consort should have.
The next day, Wen Li brought his men to Xia Mansion early.
Looking at the Xia family mansion, he was shocked. It was even more spectacular than what he saw at night.
The Xia family has changed a lot over the years.
The accompanying minister looked at the Xia Mansion and was very surprised. He didn't expect that the eldest prince's wife's family had such a family background.
The gate of the Xia Mansion was wide open, as if waiting for these people to come.
The ministers were present and everything was done according to their rules.
The Xia family had already prepared an altar to receive the imperial edict.
"Xia Yutong, the eldest daughter of the Xia family, accepts the order." Seeing that the Xia family had already prepared the supplies, the accompanying minister did not waste any time and immediately got to work.
Everyone in the Xia family knelt in the main hall to welcome the imperial edict.
Even Xia Yutong knelt on the ground respectfully this time.
The imperial edict contained words of praise and commendation for Xia Yutong, and finally decided on her divorce from the eldest prince Ouyang.
After receiving the order, Xia's father and Zixuan began to receive the people who came back.
Looking at the betrothal gifts carried on the big red pole, both of them had smiles on their faces.
However, whether intentionally or not, they always deliberately ignored Wen Li's flattering gaze and words.
As the text left his mouth, Father Xia changed the subject to the ministers.
In this case, Wen Li could only slap his nose and admit defeat.
Xia Yutong was a girl, so it was not convenient for her to stay with them at this time, and she had already returned to the backyard.
The betrothal proposal went very smoothly, and after it was completed, the Xia family became famous again in Nancheng.
Wen Li was not in a hurry to return to the imperial city. After sending away the people from the Ministry of Rites, he stayed in the South City, waiting to return to the imperial city with Xia Yutong.
If the family is polite, they might let Wen Li live in their house.
Unfortunately, the Xia family is full of stingy people, and it’s a good thing that they didn’t kick him out.
Xia Zixuan had long forgotten his previous good impression of Wen Li. Now, he only knew in his heart that Wen Li was the one who was competing with him for his eldest sister.
Hateful person.
Because of Mr. Xia's status, he simply avoided him and went out to discuss business.
None of the Xia family disciples believed this.
"My wife, does my father-in-law dislike me?" Wen Li is not stupid, how could he not see that Taishan is avoiding him.
Xia Yutong rolled her eyes at him and said sarcastically, "If you were a young master from a wealthy family, or a wandering knight, or even a commoner, I think you would be treated much better."
Wen Li certainly knew that this point about the Xia family really made him feel powerless. They did not value power or profit, and the most important thing was for the family to be together.
So no matter what his identity is, even if he is the emperor, I am afraid that in the eyes of the Xia family, he is just a troublemaker.
"Madam, what do you say we should do?" Wen Li said anxiously, "Just help me think of a way to please my father-in-law."
"There's nothing I can do." Xia Yutong shook her head and spread her hands.
After the identity of the eldest prince Wen Li was exposed, many people came to the Xia Mansion and the courtyard where Wen Li lived every day to ask for an audience.
Unfortunately, they didn’t see it.
They didn't see anyone except those they knew.
Everyone in the martial arts world congratulated the eldest daughter of the Xia family on marrying into the royal family, but some people also came to curry favor.
It is true that Father Xia is honest, but he is not stupid, and he still has a good grasp of the balance.
When Shan Ning knew that her eldest cousin had arrived, she immediately moved to the yard where Wen Li lived.
It’s not that living in the An family is bad, but it is someone else’s home after all, and her upbringing makes her feel a little restrained.
It’s not that she hasn’t thought about buying a yard for herself, but Xiaoxiao doesn’t agree, saying that her home is her home.
Fortunately, now that the eldest prince is here, she has an excuse to move out.
"Cousin, are you free today?" Shan Ning came to find Wen Li early in the morning.
Wen Li was having breakfast. When he saw Shan Ning coming over, he immediately asked her to eat with him. "Have you eaten?"
"I've eaten, cousin. Do you have time today?" Because she found that she seemed to have fallen in love with someone, and she planned to take her cousin to see him.
She couldn't tell this to her friends or the queen's sister-in-law, so she could only tell her eldest cousin.
Wen Li put down his chopsticks and looked at Shan Ning, "What's the matter?" It was rare to see such a serious expression on her face.
"Cousin, I, I, I..." After hesitating for a long time, she finally mustered up the courage to tell him what she had been thinking recently.
In South City, her eldest cousin is her supporter and parent.
After listening, Wen Li was speechless, "What do you like about him?" Of course he knew Jiang Ce, wasn't he Xiaoxuan's good friend? However, he was not optimistic about the Jiang family.
If Jiang Fucheng didn't have some ability, he would have killed him long ago.
"He's good-looking and a nice guy." That time, she accidentally ran into him in a hot pot restaurant, but he...
As a woman, you are emotional at that moment.
It can also be said that I fell in love at first sight and was captivated by his appearance.
Compared to Li Yutang, Jiang Ce is so much stronger. She was really blind at the beginning and thought that Li Yutang was the best.
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