Yongchang is like a spoiled brat. Even though she is fifty years old, she still acts willfully in front of her own mother.
She stretched out her hands toward the Empress Dowager, her smile as cunning as a fox.
When the Empress Dowager saw her daughter's carefree attitude, she felt a mix of emotions, but pretended to be angry.
She slapped Yongchang's hand away and said irritably, "How old are you? Still asking your mother for money?"
"Furthermore, you are the Grand Princess of Yongchang. The late emperor granted you the most prosperous fiefdom, with a fief of five thousand households and more than a dozen imperial estates and farms..."
The Empress Dowager counted carefully on her fingers and discovered that her daughter was already a very wealthy woman.
The money she had was enough to prepare elaborate dowries for eight or ten daughters.
Furthermore, Nanling also has a paternal clan.
The Zheng family may not be a top-tier family, and Nanling's grandfather has already passed away.
But her uncles were still alive, and even though they didn't have a deep relationship with each other, they would still prepare a generous dowry for Nanling for the sake of the family's reputation.
Oh, right, and the Empress—
Nanling was Xie's female attendant, a trusted confidante whom she had carefully cultivated.
All things considered, Nanling's dowry was definitely not to be underestimated.
Yongchang, however, felt that, “Mother, when it comes to dowries, there’s never too little. Naturally, the more the better!”
Empress Dowager: ...
"Very well! Here you go! I'll divide my entire private treasury between you and your daughter!"
It's part of the dowry, and also a form of compensation.
...
Both female officials were already engaged, but Xie Yuan paid no further attention to them.
She was the Empress Regent, not a professional matchmaker.
Thinking this to himself, Xie Yuan couldn't help but ask Mu Jialuo when he saw her, "Jialuo, do you have someone you like?"
Mugaluo: ...Your Majesty, are you addicted to matchmaking?
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