Chapter 261 Marriage Proposal
“Gaga-ga!”
"Hey, what's the big fight for? Why are there two geese?"
The housekeeper of the Princess's Mansion was holding a bamboo basket, which was filled with snacks wrapped in red paper and copper coins strung together with red thread. Behind him were many servants, all doing the same thing.
"Old man, come and have some snacks. We are from the Princess's Mansion. Today, Lord Shen, the Minister of the Dali Temple, is going to propose marriage. Let's all share in the good fortune."
The housekeeper led the servants along the way, talking and laughingly telling the onlookers that today their young master was going to the Shen family to propose marriage.
"The one riding on the horse in front is the princess's young master, right? He's so handsome!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Auntie. Come, have a snack to sweeten your mouth."
There were many people watching along the way from the Princess's Mansion to the Shen Family. "The Princess's family is different from ordinary families. They are proposing marriage with two big geese."
"You know what, the geese in the princess's house look more majestic than those in other people's houses."
The two big geese have now changed their appearance. Their fur has been groomed to be snow-white and smooth, shining like satin under the sun. At this time, the two geese are being led behind Xie's horse, with their heads held high and chests puffed out, with red silk hanging around their necks. They cackle every two steps they take, showing their arrogance.
Following behind the big goose was the carriage carrying Princess Kangle and Xie Yuan, and behind that was the betrothal gift.
"My goodness, two such large golden geese, how much must they be worth? As expected of a princess's family, they are so willing to spend money on a marriage proposal."
"There are two big golden geese behind them."
"You don't understand this, right? Gold is not the most valuable part of the betrothal gift. There are many things that cannot be bought with silver."
After hearing this, someone asked, "How do you know what's in the box when the other things are in it? Do you have X-ray vision?"
The tall and thin man said with great pride: "I have a relative who works in the Princess's Mansion! He saw the betrothal gifts when they were carried out, and there were also many gifts from the palace."
"Your relative works in the Princess's Mansion. Has he ever seen the girl from the Shen family? We just saw that the son of the Princess's family is very handsome. Isn't the girl from Lord Shen's family also very beautiful?"
"Of course not. She looks like a fairy and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. At that time, Lord Shen and the princess's son were both in the Dali Temple. I heard that the princess's son saw the Shen family girl in the Dali Temple and fell in love with her at first sight!"
The tall and thin man was gesticulating as he spoke, as if he was there at the time.
The girl from the Shen family, who is said to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting and as beautiful as a fairy, is being dressed up by her elder sister and sister-in-law.
"Wear these earrings, the pearl ones, they look good."
"Sister-in-law, sister, today is not the wedding, you don't have to act like you are facing a formidable enemy.
"Who said that? Today is an important day too. You have to dress up nicely."
Today is the sixth day of the first lunar month, an auspicious day. The Xie family informed the Shen family in advance and came to propose marriage today. In fact, both families had already tacitly agreed to their child's marriage. They came today just to go through the formalities, and then the two families will discuss the wedding date together.
The Shen family was busy early this morning, and the two vermilion lacquered doors were polished to a shine.
"Here he comes." Bai Shao ran in and said, "Master Xie is here."
Now she had finished dressing up, and when she heard Xie was back, Shen Yuan stood up to go out, but was forced to sit down by her sister-in-law again.
"Why are you in such a hurry to go out? It's not your turn yet. Xixi, you stay with Manman, and I'll go out and take a look."
When Shen Yuan saw his sister-in-law go out, he muttered, "So she's so serious?"
Shen Xi smiled and said, "What do you think?"
"I thought we could just sit down and eat together, and then discuss when to get married."
"That won't work. You have to be serious when proposing marriage. How can I marry you off so easily? Second uncle won't be willing to let you go."
The betrothal gift that the Princess's Mansion brought when proposing a marriage would probably be talked about by the people of the capital for a long time. Xie Hui and his father and mother had already sat in the main hall of the Shen family, and the first betrothal gift had not yet turned into the alley of the Shen family.
Old Madam Shen couldn't help but be astonished when she saw the list of betrothal gifts sent by the Shen family. She was thinking about what else she had that could be put into her granddaughter's dowry. The betrothal gifts were so generous, and the Shen family would definitely not be short of dowry when marrying off their daughter.
In fact, Princess Kangle had already accepted it. After all, there were three princes' wives competing with her. No matter how much she gave, it was not easy to bypass the royal family. Otherwise, her family would be the first to be implicated in the new year's history. It would not be a big deal for her to be implicated, but it would be bad if the Shen family was implicated. Therefore, many things she had prepared as betrothal gifts for Manman were sent in advance to the Ning'an Earl's Mansion where the young couple would live in the future.
"Sir Shen, we have met more than once or twice, so I will be frank. I did not ask anyone else to be the matchmaker today. It is just me and Youqi's father who are here. Don't worry, Manman will marry Youqi and our family will definitely not let her suffer any grievances. Youqi should have told Manman before that after marriage, the two of us will live separately, not with us. Besides, that place is close to both of our families, and it is convenient to go back and forth. Even after getting married, Manman can live wherever she wants."
Princess Kangle and her husband had already discussed it privately. After their son got married, Xie Yuan would resign from his official position, and the two of them would go out to travel around Dazhao. The children would have their own lives, and they, as parents, would also have to live their own lives. But this is a story for later, so let's not talk about it for now.
Princess Kangle was telling the truth. Shen Yun didn't take it lightly. He smiled and said, "I've worked with this child for a long time. I can see clearly what kind of child he is. Besides, the most important thing about marriage is that the child is happy. Yingniang, please ask someone to call Manman over. The wedding date cannot be discussed by us alone. We have to listen to the child's own opinion as well."
“That’s the truth.”
Soon, Shen Xi accompanied Shen Yuan to the front yard. Today, Shen Yuan was wearing an apricot-yellow pleated skirt with gold flowers. Because the weather was cold, she also wore a long gown of the same color with a front opening, and a circle of white fur on the lapels. The winter in the capital was plain and simple. Shen Yuan walked in wearing this outfit with a warm smile on his face, which made anyone feel bright.
Princess Kangle thought to herself, if I had a daughter like this, she would have to follow her even if she got married, how could she bear to do that...
Today everyone seemed very serious. After entering, Shen Yuan bowed politely and then walked to her seat and sat down. Opposite her was Xie Hui. After sitting down, Shen Yuan shook her wrist at Xie Hui. On her wrist was the coral bracelet that Xie Hui had given her before.
From the moment Shen Yuan walked in, Xie Hui felt that all the extra sounds disappeared...
——Xiao Xie's heart
Even my mother thinks I'm lucky when she sees my wife!