Chapter 127: The First Anniversary of “Happy Dragon Boat Festival”

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Xie Hui and his parents went to the Shen family again. Unlike the last time when they went there to pay New Year's greetings to their superiors, this time the two families met formally for their children's marriages.

It was only then that Old Madam Shen believed that the princess's family really wanted to marry into her family, and the engagement date was officially set for the fifth day of May, the Dragon Boat Festival.

This day was chosen by Shen Yuan. Except for Shen Yun and He Ying, the other elders did not know why Shen Yuan chose this day.

Xie Hui had a vague guess that when the little girl leaned on the car window and said to him "Happy Dragon Boat Festival" that day, the brilliance in her eyes was brighter than the sparkling river surface illuminated by the midday sun.

"Yesterday I went to ask Lord Li of Qin Tianjian, and he said that the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is a good day this year! Manman is really good at choosing dates."

Xie Yuan was in high spirits because of the happy event. He combed his hair sleeker than usual and even changed eight sets of clothes before going out today.

Xie Hui was almost the same. She was still wearing the black jade hair crown given by Shen Yuan, and tied around her waist the purse that Shen Yuan bought casually from the street on the first day of the new year.

From that day on, Xie carried the purse with him wherever he went, and hung it around his waist, as if he was afraid that others would not see it.

Princess Kangle arrived at the Shen family today with a smile on her face, as if she was a beautiful young lady who had been brought home.

Old Madam Shen has been worried about the incompatibility of the two families these past two days. It is not without reason that people always pay attention to the matching of family backgrounds when it comes to marriage. Her granddaughter has always been the child that she is most worried about, and this time she is even more worried.

But after meeting the princess's family today, she felt a little more relieved than before. At least it seemed like her in-laws were someone they could get along with.

"Madam, Lord Shen, I also know that you love me very much. Although I don't have any daughters, I was also a girl myself, so I can understand. My father and I have discussed it at home. Let's get engaged first, and there's no rush to get married."

Put yourself in her shoes. Princess Kangle herself was also a girl. She married Xie Yuan at the age of twenty-two, and had a child at the age of twenty-five.

Life is long, waiting for a few years is nothing.

"Thank you, Princess and Lord Xie, for your consideration." Shen Yun also admitted frankly that he just couldn't bear to see his daughter get married too early.

"There is one more thing. You can tell me later." Princess Kangle picked up the teacup with a smile. Her mouth became dry after talking for such a long time. She felt lucky in her heart that she gave birth to a child that year.

Just now, the elders were talking to each other, and the two protagonists, Shen Yuan and Xie Hui, had no chance to speak.

Xie Hui stood up and said, "I was previously conferred the title of Earl of Ning'an, and according to the law I should have been given a mansion. But the emperor considered that I was not married, so he kept this reward. Not far from here in Weiming Lane, there is a minister's mansion that has been vacant for a long time. Yesterday, the emperor issued an order to give the mansion there to me."

This place was naturally carefully selected by Xie Hui. It was not far from the Shen family and the Princess's Mansion. It only took a quarter of an hour to get to either the Shen Mansion or the Princess's Mansion.

As long as Shen Yuan is willing, he can walk there after dinner to digest his food.

Everyone understood what Xie Hui meant, which was that after they got married, they would live in the mansion given by the emperor and not live with their parents.

This was a reward given as a thank you for entering the palace yesterday, so even Shen Yuan didn't know about it yet.

As the saying goes, "As long as parents are alive, the family remains intact." Few children move out and live on their own after getting married. Most families, several generations, live together.

Even Shen Yun was surprised by Xie's response.

However, the princess smiled and said to everyone: "We all agreed to this. First, since Qi has a title, it is not against the rules for the emperor to give him a mansion. Second, they are young people, and it is easier for them to live their own lives. Besides, this place is very close to both of our families, so we can talk and it is no different from living together."

Princess Kangle had thought it through. Both the father and the son had to go on duty anyway, and there was no one else at home. It would be convenient for Manman to come to the princess's residence or for her to go to the couple's residence.

It's very convenient to go back to my parents' house. Except for sleeping in different places at night, everything else is the same.

Princess Kangle had said so much, and even if Shen Yun loved his daughter very much, he couldn't say anything else. Just the fact that the daughter could live alone after getting married was something that only a few families in the capital could do.

Xie Hui's family came in the morning, and this time they returned after lunch. The two families then decided that the two children would be engaged during the Dragon Boat Festival.

As for engagement, it is still the first month of the year, so there is no need to rush.

"Manman, here are the blueprints of the mansion. No one has lived in it for many years, so everything needs to be repaired. Take a look at how you want to arrange the house."

They had almost crossed Minglu, and the two families continued to interact with each other without the two children. Before leaving, Xie Hui handed the blueprints of the new house to Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan opened the blueprint and took a look. This house was not as big as the Princess's Mansion, but about the same size as the Shen's Mansion. However, it had no more rooms than the Shen's Mansion, but there was a large pond in the back and a large martial arts arena, which took up a lot of space.

I think the previous owner of this house must have been a martial artist.

"You are a much better painter than me. You can draw whatever ideas you have and I will ask someone to arrange them."

Shen Yuan readily agreed, "Okay!"

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"Girl, Sister Fu'er from the old lady's place came over and said that the old lady wants you to go to Songwuyuan."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Shen Yuan was originally reading a book about house building, but when he heard this, he put the book down, let Qingdai put a cloak on him, and went out to Songwu Courtyard.

"Grandma, here I come."

"Xiao He, close the door and go out." Seeing her granddaughter coming in, Mrs. Shen asked the nanny to go out and closed the door.

"Manman, come with grandma."

Shen Yuan didn't understand what was going on, so he followed his grandmother into the inner room.

Old Madam Shen walked to the closet and took out a small wooden box with great effort.

Shen Yuan hurried over to help carry it to the dressing table. Shen Yuan shook his hands and said, "Grandma, what is this? It's so heavy."

Old Madam Shen didn't say anything. She touched her head and actually took out a small key. Shen Yuan was so surprised that he kept looking at his grandmother's head.

Old Madam Shen opened the wooden box, and Shen Yuan opened his mouth wide when he saw what was inside.

"Grandma, you still have so many good things hidden?!"

Inside the box were gold, silver and jade items. Although Shen Yuan had never paid much attention to these items, she could still tell whether the jade items were good or bad.

Any item in grandma's box is worth a fortune.

"I picked these out last night. The child looks good now, but his family is not an ordinary one. If you marry him, you will have more things to rely on and more confidence."

"Grandma, you mean to give all these to me?"

"If I don't give it to you, will I show it to you?"

"Grandma, these are too expensive. You didn't spend your whole life to buy them. I can't accept them."

Old Madam Shen said angrily, "You don't even want the good things. Who are you taking after? I can't take these things with me when I die. Who else can I give them to if not you?"

Shen Yuan stepped forward and hugged Old Madam Shen, "Can you please stop calling me dead one by one?"

"Everyone is going to die, there is nothing to say. I originally planned to divide these among you after I died, but you are going to marry into the Princess's Mansion, how can you do that without good things in your hands?"

Madam Shen pulled her hand away and tapped her granddaughter's forehead. "You, don't deny it. It's your father who made you bad. I'm relieved about your two brothers and your elder sister, but I'm most worried about you."

Over the years, what Old Madam Shen talked about the most was her granddaughter, and what she worried about the most was also her granddaughter. But when it came to marriage, she chose the man who would cause her the most trouble.