Ling Su watched the second young lady walk out of the courtyard and hurriedly followed her.
He sighed softly. The general wanted to rekindle the father-daughter relationship with the second young lady, but he was afraid that it would not be so easy!
Along the way, I met many servants who were all going to the front yard to watch the excitement.
When Si Jinxing and his companions arrived, they saw a row of palace ladies standing in the courtyard, and there was also a eunuch in a yellow robe waiting in the courtyard.
Walking further in, I saw that the person sitting in the first seat in the middle of the flower hall was Empress Cao.
The Queen wore a flowing brocade palace dress today, which set off her complexion very well. Although she was forty years old, she looked as if she was thirty.
Si Junshan was sitting on the left side below, talking to the queen with a smile on his face.
The old lady was sitting next to him with a smile on her face.
But her eyes were always glancing out the door. When she saw Si Jinxing coming in, she quickly looked away.
The person sitting in the first seat on the right side was Qi Moli, who had not been seen for several days.
I saw that he had changed into a white robe with red edges, which was a rare change.
This contrasts with his usual cold and aloof appearance, making him appear more elegant and steady.
As soon as Si Jinxing entered the room, she glared at the man, then walked straight to the Queen and saluted, saying:
"I didn't know the Queen was coming. I'm late. I hope you'll forgive me."
Empress Cao had already stood up by this time and personally helped Si Jinxing up, saying with a smile:
"Speaking of which, we are almost a family. No need to be so polite."
The Queen stood up, and Si Junshan also stood up and said:
"Xing'er's yard is very far from here."
It sounded like he was explaining why Si Jinxing was late.
However, the Queen had long heard that Si Junshan disliked Princess Anping very much.
I also saw with my own eyes how Si Junshan scolded the Princess of Anping at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
Now, what is going on?
The old lady had a bad back, and seeing that everyone was standing, she didn't want to sit down anymore.
She gritted her teeth, endured the pain in her waist, and stood up with difficulty.
In the past, her son would have helped her stand up with his own hands, but now he just ignored her.
How many days has it been? He hasn't even come to Heyunyuan to see her.
She couldn't help but think of what the third girl said when she came to pay her respects that day:
I'm afraid that my father listened to my second sister's sweet words and became estranged from their family and even from my grandmother's side.
Isn't it just a gap?
The Queen patted Si Jinxing's hand, looked at Qi Moli beside her, and said with a smile:
"Some time ago, the Empress Dowager granted you and Mo Li a marriage, and also went through the process of choosing betrothal gifts and asking for the name, Naji.
Today, I was entrusted by that boy to come and deliver the betrothal gift!"
Qi Moli had just been glared at by that young woman, and he felt amused. Seeing her looking at him, he coughed lightly and said,
"I've been busy choosing gifts these days, and I don't know if you like them."
Upon hearing this, Si Jinxing snorted in her heart. She wanted to see how difficult it was to choose those betrothal gifts. It would take several days to choose!
Si Junshan looked at the Nine Yamas silently, and his eyes met his daughter's.
He felt a little relieved. As long as he was good to Xing'er, that would be enough.
But the old lady suddenly said:
"This betrothal gift is for my parents' family. What does it matter whether the second girl likes it or not?"
Si Junshan heard this, but he couldn't stop her even if he wanted to, and said coldly: "Mother, be careful with your words."
Qi Moli glanced at the two of them and said in a deep voice:
"General Si, this gift from the king is divided into two parts.
One is for your house, and one is for Xingxing alone. I don't want anyone to be so foolish as to take her share."
Si Junshan nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, of course. Just keep Xing'er's betrothal gift for yourself."
When the old lady was called by her son and heard what Jiu Yanluo said, she immediately became dispirited.
But what she was thinking was: Now that the betrothal gifts have been brought into the mansion, isn't it her who has the final say?
Queen Cao led everyone to the porch and nodded to Madam Lu beside her.
Madam Lu from Prince Mo Ying's Mansion was the nanny whom the retired emperor had praised and appreciated many times. Even the empress dowager treated her with courtesy.
At this moment, she was wearing a green imperial robe with a phoenix pattern, and had a serious and dignified look.
Madam Lu took out a gift list from the tray held by the little girl beside her and said, "General Si, please take a look."
Si Junshan took it respectfully, unfolded the gift list, looked at it carefully, and said:
"The Ninth Prince's betrothal gift is in line with the Dragon Roar Dynasty's standards for betrothal gifts."
Hearing him say this, the eunuch in yellow took the gift list in his hand and sang:
"A betrothal gift of one thousand taels." To express gratitude for the general's upbringing.
"A load of betrothal cakes." In order to convey the good news and share the joy.
"A pair of dragon and phoenix candles, a pair of couplets, and a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets." This is to express the blessing for the newlyweds to be a couple and live together forever.
"Seafood, four styles, eight packages." Seafood belongs to hair algae, and its homonym means getting rich.
"Three animals: a pair of roosters, five pounds of pork, and two big fish." It means that there will be fish every year.
"Four jars of fine wine, two bags of four kinds of Beijing fruit, two cans of tea and two cans of sesame seeds..."
Si Jinxing heard the final word, which was twelve pounds of glutinous rice and three pounds and two ounces of sugar. This was for making dumplings for the girl's family, to represent perfection, sweetness and happiness.
The old lady was stunned when she saw the boxes of betrothal gifts being carried into the yard. Are they gone?
She felt the blood vessels in her forehead throbbing! The betrothal gift was only one thousand taels?
Is this meager betrothal gift meant to make her family a laughing stock?
Twenty years ago, when I married Lan, my family scraped together two thousand taels of silver to pay the betrothal gift!
Isn’t this a loss of money?
Madam Lu saw the old lady's gloomy face and asked, "Madam Si, are you dissatisfied with His Highness's betrothal gift?"
Seeing Madam Lu asking, the old lady quickly forced a smile and asked nervously, "I'm afraid this gift list is inappropriate, isn't it?"
Madam Lu smiled and said, “What’s wrong with that?
Before the age of five, the county princess was taken care of by Mrs. Lan.
After she turned five, she no longer enjoyed the treatment of a legitimate daughter in the mansion, and her monthly expenses were only one or two taels of silver.
The one thousand taels here are enough.
The remaining ones are in line with Longyin's betrothal gift standards, so what's wrong with that?"
The old lady was so angry that she trembled when she heard this, but she didn't dare to lose her temper in front of the queen, so she had to grit her teeth and endure it.
Si Jinxing covered her lips and smiled. When she first met Mrs. Lu, she was dignified, polite, kind and loving.
Today, every word he said was full of thorns, and he rubbed the old lady's face on the ground!
The servants in the courtyard did not hear the conversation between the people in the hall just now, but now they saw that the Ninth Prince had only given these betrothal gifts.
When they looked at the second young lady again, there was a hint of contempt in their eyes.
I thought the Second Miss had become a phoenix by flying up to a wealthy family, but I didn't expect that the Ninth Prince would treat her so casually.
Those who had this idea also included Si Jinyun, who was standing in the yard at this time.
She thought the Ninth Prince treated her second sister so well, but now it seems that he is just so-so!
If you really care about it, how could you not even be willing to offer a decent betrothal gift?
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