Chapter 179 Will You Marry Me?
This should be the dowry Yang Zheng gave her.
The salaries of cabinet ministers were modest, enough to support themselves, but to buy a hairpin like this one, one would have to save up for a year or two. Xie Chengyan had said that Yang Zheng was honest and upright, not the kind of treacherous minister who coveted money, and that this hairpin was the product of hard work.
"My brother and I both grew up in the countryside. Later, my brother passed the imperial examination and was chosen to be the fourth prince's tutor. The court rewarded him with a year's salary, so he returned home and wanted to bring us all to live near the palace. However, my parents had already passed away, leaving me alone at home. Since then, my brother and I have been dependent on each other."
Yang Jiyu choked up for only a moment, then wiped away his tears and said, "Later, when the capital was moved to Shangjing, my brother had stuffed me into the team moving the capital, and planned to stay in Nanjing to defend the city. In the end, the Fourth Prince had him knocked unconscious and thrown on the way to Shangjing. After arriving in Shangjing, although my brother got a promotion, he didn't seem happy. He received the same salary as before, but he always came home exhausted."
"He was unhappy in the officialdom, and in the end he even spent several years' salary on my dowry."
Seeing Yang Jiyu pause, Ye Lanzhou wondered what was going on in her mind, so she reached out and patted her shoulder, saying, "Your brother feels that you should have been free and easy, but because of him, you were forced to marry into the backyard. You must feel guilty, right?"
Yang Jiyu nodded and said, "Brother, what you said is the same as yours, but if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to reach the capital alive. I might have died in Nanjing long ago."
After a while, she spoke again: "Alan, I have no one at home, and it's not convenient for my brother to be a man. Can you send me off on the wedding day?"
Ye Lanzhou hesitated. She had met the Pei family before, although not often, but she was afraid of someone with ulterior motives. If she was really recognized and got into trouble, how would it end?
During the days when Xie Chengyan was away, she took over Xinglinchun's work and secretly met Pei Xuan and Yang Jiyu, which was already an overstepping of the boundaries, and she didn't know what his attitude was.
Ye Lanzhou inexplicably felt a sense of pride due to being spoiled, but then she felt that this feeling must be her own imagination. If she had ruined Xie Chengyan's plan, would their relationship still be as peaceful as it is now?
Is it like we're back to the time when we first met? Or even worse?
But Yang Jiyu is really pitiful, and her brother was Xie Chengyan's study partner at the time. If she wants to go, Xie Chengyan should not stop her.
As long as the Pei family doesn't see it, it's fine.
Ye Lanzhou pondered silently, and finally came up with an idea. He said, "Okay."
Xie Chengyan wasn't at Prince Rui's mansion right now, so no one would question her comings and goings. Every morning, she'd prepare Yan Su's medicine and go to Xinglinchun to hand it over to Yang Jiyu. The days flew by.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the Little New Year. Ye Lanzhou finally used the disguise technique that he had not used for many years. His method was not very proficient, and the human skin mask he made could not last long, but it could still be used to handle Yang Jiyu's marriage.
It didn't snow that day, and the original snow finally melted, but the coldness in Shangjing did not dissipate at all.
Yang Jiyu looked at the red wedding dress in the bronze mirror. It was sent by the Pei Mansion overnight. The size was measured according to her figure and it fit her perfectly, but Yang Jiyu always felt a little uncomfortable.
Everything in the Pei Mansion must be good, but wearing them feels like a shackle.
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