Chapter 176: Pushing the Limits
When Mo Yi got home, he went straight back to his room.
The future is unpredictable, how can she not be panicked and confused?
How to tell my father?
What should I do with the shop?
Also, dowry!
In recent days, the family has finally settled down a little.
If we talk about dowry and wedding at this moment, it would be a waste of time and money.
My mother started preparing my sister's dowry a long time ago. Even so, after the engagement, she, my aunt, and my uncle were still busy for half a year.
I am the second daughter, and my mother doesn't like me. Although, it is impossible for me to ignore everything as I said before.
But at present, even if she wants to manage it, her ability is probably very limited.
What’s more, we are facing the royal palace.
Qizhenlou... Can I write it on the dowry list with impunity?
Your face must be as thick as a city wall.
But, you can't just wear your wedding dress and ride in a sedan chair to get married in the palace, right? Besides, you didn't make the wedding dress yourself...
Oh my god...I feel dizzy.
I couldn’t figure out what to do, so I just pulled up the quilt and went to sleep.
The autumn rain hitting the roof had a very good hypnotic effect, and the bed was warm. Soon, she fell asleep.
But after sleeping for only a short while, he heard the maid talking and Mo Yuan came.
"Why are you sleeping at this time again?" Mo Yuan said with disdain.
"I've been too tired these days. Please sit down, Fourth Sister. Is there anything?" Mo Yi yawned.
Mo Yuan sat down and smiled beautifully: "I just want to ask you, what do you think of Mr. Xu that day?"
"Which Mr. Xu?"
Mo Yuan sighed, "I saw him once at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, and I saw him again at the Liu family this time. He was tall and fair-skinned, wearing a dark blue robe. He is a scholar. And his father..."
"Okay, okay, I don't remember. I didn't pay attention..."
"Then... General Liu, you must not have noticed it either?" Mo Yuan was very unhappy, "He knew the Zhao brothers."
"I recognize the Zhao brothers, but I don't recognize General Liu."
"Come on, you only look at what the woman is wearing?"
"I went out and stared at the man. That would be strange! Mo Yuan, what's going on between you and Zhang Debao?"
"Friend." Mo Yuan said coldly.
"Does he consider you a friend, too? How can a man and a woman be friends?"
"Why isn't there..."
"Mo Yuan, if it was a year ago, you would be very happy if a man like this liked you. But now..."
"Things are different now!" Mo Yuan interrupted, "At that time, you were not yet the future princess. Do you need me to remind you of any changes in the Mo family?"
"The changes are not small, but they are only slightly better than before. They are still far from those century-old families. They have no foundation, and no particularly promising talents. And they can't get any better!"
"Aren't you a very promising person?" Mo Yuan glanced at her with a smile.
"I'm talking to you seriously. Fourth sister, you can't go on like this with Master Zhang. He obviously likes you, and if you keep doing this, sooner or later you'll hurt his heart, and he'll never look back."
Mo Yuan pouted and remained silent.
"Another thing is that news like this spreads the fastest. With him hanging around like this, who would propose to you? Did you see what happened to Mo Wen in the Liu family? There might be something we don't know.
Don't give them a handle. Apart from anything else, you look down on Zhang Debao, but if his family really came to propose marriage, his mother would have a hard time..."
Mo Yuan choked and said disapprovingly, "If you become a princess, then that level won't be that difficult."
"No way! I don't know how many people are waiting to see the joke of my marriage!"
"Impossible!" Mo Yuan disagreed.
After talking for a long time, she still couldn't solve it.
She didn't want to marry Zhang Debao, but she couldn't bear to give up all the benefits he brought. Not to mention anything else, just mentioning Sun Ying'er, he got the news... Even Mo Yi is not as fast as him!
"Okay, stop talking about me. You are so lucky. You are not even married yet, but you are helping your husband's family manage their business and even attending banquets on behalf of the prince. I give you so much honor. I don't know where you got such a good life."
"It's not as easy as you say... Today, Aunt Zhao said that it's possible that I can get married by the end of the year!"
"Really!? That's great! Oh my god that's great!" Mo Yuan jumped up, her eyes shining with excitement.
"Good what?"
"Tsk, you silly girl." Mo Yuan slapped her. "To be honest, I always felt that this matter was as unreal as a dream. Wouldn't it be better to make it solid?"
Mo Yi had nothing to say.
"Besides, you're going to live in the palace! Isn't it a hundred times better than this shabby house and yard of ours?"
"Are you going to give me a dowry?" Mo Yi glanced at her.
"I didn't." Mo Yuan shook her head and said, "Why do you think about these things? When the prince wanted to get engaged to you, didn't he know what the Mo family was like? To the prince's palace, we are just poor people.
If that's the case, why are you so worried? Even if I pack up the entire Mo family, including the house, and let you take it away, none of their belongings are worth anything. Why are you so worried?"
"It's easy to say... Are you willing to go out wearing only your wedding dress? If that's the case, I'm afraid that in the years to come, everyone will laugh at it."
"Silly girl, if the prince is willing to marry you, how could he not think about you? Wouldn't he be ashamed to let others laugh at you? Look at you, what do you have from head to toe? Even I am benefiting from it! Don't worry, he will prepare everything for you."
"Is what he prepared still my dowry?" Mo Yi was helpless.
"Uncle, uncle, and auntie, we won't let you go away empty-handed. We will definitely give it to you."
"Yes! Then I will get married and you will stay at home and starve!" Mo Yi followed quickly.
Since it was related to her personal interests, Mo Yuan just snorted and didn't mention it again.
Suddenly, she said, "Hey Mo Yi, you have lived in my yard for so long. Now that you have married into the palace, I want to live there too..."
Mo Yi smiled bitterly. She really could do that. "How sad would my father be if he knew about this?!"
"I think you are just imagining things. If the emperor has decided on this matter, and the prince has also decided on it, how can it be discussed with our family? You have to marry when I tell you to."
Seeing Mo Yuan so happy and ready to go...Mo Yi, however, had no confidence in the future at all.
…
In the palace, Li Jing reported his work to his father.
The emperor watched him take out the memorial addressed to him from that strange-looking pocket.
"What is this?"
"A cowhide bag."
The emperor stretched out his hand, and Li Jing had no choice but to hand it over.
The emperor looked through it, then opened it and saw a pile of... Wow, there were quite a lot of things inside!
"Is this the leather from the Western Regions?"
"yes."
...The emperor felt it was pointless to talk to this son.
The eunuch next to him laughed and said, "Your Highness, when our emperor was young, he was stationed in Zhucheng for some time. There are many things like this there. There are also cowhide boxes! They are quite durable. But they are not as beautiful as yours. Right, Your Highness?"
"Where did this come from?" asked the emperor.
"It was done by the girl from the Mo family." Li Jing mentioned it with a gentle expression.
The emperor didn't realize who he was talking about.
"Oh, Your Majesty, it seems that Miss Mo is really good to our prince. You even asked about the wedding date the other day..."
The emperor coughed lightly before saying, "Yes. When do you plan to get married?"
Li Jing originally planned to say the end of the year, but then he thought again: "My son also wants to marry as soon as possible, but Miss Mo is worried that her dowry is too small and it will be embarrassing to marry into the family. So, she has invested money to open a small shop and plans to sell these things to earn money for the dowry. This time, it will probably take two years..."
Two years?
Did he really get married two years later?
The emperor's face darkened. "How old are you? Two years later... How dare you say that!"
"But she said she had no dowry."
"She has no dowry. You just found out now? Your princess has to live on her dowry?"
"My son thinks so too, but back then, my mother was dressed in a red dress that was ten miles long...it was so glorious...which woman wouldn't want to be like that?"
When the emperor heard this, he also remembered it and smiled, "Speaking of your mother's dowry... In her generation, there are many brothers, but she is the only legitimate daughter. That dowry was the envy of my brothers."
He stood out among his brothers because of the support of his wife's family and the help of his wife in managing his finances.
Thinking of this, a trace of tenderness arose in the emperor's heart.
His first wife, though plain-looking, had an open-minded character and was generous in her actions. He never felt unhappy when he was with her.
And his eldest son, Ming'an...his Ming'an!
"A woman's dowry is indeed a lifetime of glory. Your mother's dowry is in your hands. Give it to her..."
"She will be asked to take care of my mother's things after she gets married. But it's not a good idea to use them as her dowry, right?" Li Jing shook his head.
Okay, I owe you!
"Forget it, I'll give her some allowance... Liu Su, bring the account book over and let him pick out a few items to take back as a dowry for the girl from the Mo family."
"Father, your belongings are all top-notch, but if they are used as a dowry for her... they can neither be given away as gifts nor used as money to be spent. It is better to give her something that can generate money..."
He is really... pushing his luck further... the emperor thought angrily.
…
Mo Yi decided to prepare with his father as early as possible.
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Mo Ruhai shook his head as if he was thinking about something.
"No, no, no! Stop talking. Your father doesn't agree. Even if he's a prince, he won't take things by force. He has to be reasonable! How can anyone marry off two daughters in one year?"
Mo Yi laughed when he heard it...didn't he?
What kind of reason is this?
Not only did Mo Ruhai disagree, he also went to talk to the prince in a very aggressive manner.
"As a father, I want to tell him: the wedding date will be at least one year later!"
As a result, he forced himself to act like a father-in-law and didn't talk for long.
He came out, holding something in his arms, with a confused expression, like sadness and joy.
When going downstairs, if Zhao Zuo hadn't supported him, he would have slipped down.
Mo Yi was waiting at the teahouse on the first floor, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"Daughter...you've made a fortune!" Mo Ruhai murmured.
I’ll post a chapter of 3,000 words first, and then we’ll enter the bridal chamber tonight.
(End of this chapter)
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