Chapter 63 Expectations
As the dowry was carried from the Shen family to the Xie family, Hua Nanzhi stood under the eaves, watching the flowing red dress, feeling quite bitter.
Zheng Shu was initially feeling a bit envious, but when she turned to look at Hua Nanzhi's expression, she quickly clicked her tongue and said, "Oh my, I really didn't realize that Shen Shibai and Ji Zhiyi had really gone all out."
"Everyone says that the couple left Yuanzhu a lot of good things. Now that the dowry alone is so impressive, I wonder if they have anything more valuable than the Shen family's dyeing manual in private?"
Hua Nanzhi's face darkened, but she remained silent.
Zheng Shu chuckled and said, "If you ask me, Xu Chuan is just unlucky. He gave up Yuan Zhu for a Jiang family girl."
“I saw it yesterday. The Jiang family girl’s dowry consisted of only a dozen or so loads, and it looked very light. Two old women carried it very fast. I’m afraid half of it was empty.”
"Sister-in-law, look at this canopy bed. It must have taken more than ten years to make."
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
Hua Nanzhi had no intention of getting entangled with her and turned to leave.
But Zheng Shu rarely gained the upper hand in front of the first wife, so she was naturally unwilling to let it go.
"You said Xu Chuan married the person he loves, so why isn't he happy?"
“These past few days, I’ve only seen Caihuan go out to buy wine. The whole Tiqi Courtyard reeks of alcohol. As soon as you enter, oh my, the smell is so strong it can knock you over.”
“Sister-in-law, it’s not that I’m being nosy as your sister-in-law, but you should also keep an eye on Xu Chuan. He’s always drunk, what kind of behavior is that?”
Zheng Shu was talking to herself when she suddenly exclaimed, "I know, she's afraid that Xu Chuan will find out about the marriage exchange and cause trouble again."
"Oh dear, if this continues, the Xie family will truly lose all face and reputation."
Hua Nanzhi glanced at Zheng Shu, then strode away without saying a word.
Neither the Xie nor the Chen families publicized the marriage exchange.
These days, they only talk about Xie Chen's happy event, without mentioning at all that the two brothers are getting married on the same day, and that Xie's eldest grandson is not marrying the eldest daughter of the Shen family.
This incident has indeed caused all three parties to lose face.
Moreover, for some reason, Xie Xuchuan was in low spirits and drank heavily every day. Hua Nanzhi was furious with him and didn't want to do anything about it.
Therefore, he is still unaware that Shen Yuanzhu is about to marry Xie Qi.
And this wasn't the only thing that worried her. Although everyone in the manor knew that Shen Yuanzhu was marrying Xie Qi, only she and Xie San Niang knew that the marriage was arranged by her Xie family through deception.
Now she doesn't want to care about anything, she just hopes that there won't be any more troubles before the three weddings.
Even if it's a messy affair, once the bridal sedan chair enters the house and the newlyweds are sent to their bridal chamber, the matter is considered settled.
Even though she didn't agree with Old Madam Xie's method at the time, now...
Looking at the joyful atmosphere in the courtyard, Hua Nanzhi couldn't help but sigh softly.
The old lady was right when she said that once a woman marries into her husband's family, her life is set. Once she enters the family, she has no choice but to please her husband and mother-in-law.
As long as Shen Yuanzhu marries into the Xie family, there's no need to worry about her not bringing out the Shen family's dyeing records.
It's better to abandon Xie Qi than to get involved with Xie Jingyuan.
Moreover, compared to Shen Yuanzhu becoming her son's aunt, her current status makes her feel more at ease.
Hua Nanzhi raised her hands and clasped them together, then casually bowed.
The procession carrying the dowry passed over the Hua Nan branch and arrived at Qianxiang Courtyard.
Xie Qi stood under the eaves, looking at the dowry chests piled up on the ground, and frowned slightly.
Wei Hu's eyes widened in disbelief: "Master, you've married a female god of wealth! We don't even have this much jewelry in our Jixia Manor shops."
The Xie family had already given the betrothal gifts, and they should have given some more gold, silver and valuables before the wedding.
However, the Xie family treated him harshly, so this personal allowance naturally disappeared.
Xie Qi hadn't cared much before, but now that he saw Shen Yuanzhu bringing such a huge dowry, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
"Take two thousand taels from my private treasury, and also leave behind the pair of jade bracelets that I originally intended to give to Lord Wang."
"Is Master planning to give this to the Second Young Mistress?"
Xie Qi hummed in agreement and said nothing more.
Although he disliked Shen Yuanzhu, he was not a coward who would take advantage of women.
Now that he has seized a batch of goods from Xiecuifang, he has a lot more money on hand, so he doesn't mind giving her some money to keep her safe.
"Understood, Master."
After Wei Hu finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh, "Looking at all these big red 'double happiness' characters in the courtyard, I can't wait to see you get married."
Xie Qi was taken aback by Wei Hu's words, and a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
His wedding is the day after tomorrow, which is really...
Xie Qi chuckled: "That certainly makes me look forward to it."
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