Chapter 117: The Standards for the Crown Prince's Wedding
"You're the one with nothing to do! This princess is busy every day!" Jiang Sijin is anything but idle; she just doesn't want anyone to know the things she does in secret.
Su Zhenzhen had completely lost her patience and assumed that Jiang Sijin was just looking for trouble again. As for what the comments on the screen said, she simply assumed that they were overthinking it.
After her outburst, he lost all interest in continuing his shopping and was about to head back when Jiang Sijin stopped him again.
Su Zhenzhen was furious. "Are you still not done yet?"
Jiang Sijin was startled by the sudden shout. Usually, no matter how angry Su Zhenzhen was, she would still have a smile on her face. It seemed that her temper had become much worse after her trip to the capital.
"Why...why are you being so fierce?" Jiang Sijin unconsciously lowered her voice. "It's really something. Um...about your marriage, Jiang...Hensheng likes you."
Su Zhenzhen's mind went blank for a moment. After all, she had always been an outsider since childhood. She had never received a love letter, and she wasn't even included when everyone was trying to set her up during her adolescence.
Suddenly, she heard that someone of the opposite sex liked her.
Hmm, this feeling is quite strange.
"Hmm, so, and then?" People tend to utter a series of affirmative statements when they are nervous, and Su Zhenzhen is no exception.
"And then? And then, of course, is it whether you like him or not? If you do, then hurry up and get married!" Jiang Sijin seemed very eager.
Su Zhenzhen stroked her chin, pondering. Who exactly said that the ancients were feudal? What kind of feudal and virtuous person would ask a girl in the street if she liked her nephew, and if she did, immediately arrange a marriage?
The strange feeling in my heart disappeared as soon as the thought ended a second ago.
Su Zhenzhen regained her composure. "Did you ask Hensheng that question?"
"Of course, I definitely need to ask him first before asking you, otherwise you'll be at a disadvantage."
In fact, what Jiang Sijin was thinking was, as long as she could win over Hensheng, why would Su Zhenzhen disagree? Putting aside Hensheng's true identity, just look at his appearance, who wouldn't love him?
"You've reminded me of what I'd be at a disadvantage," Su Zhenzhen said with a look of sudden realization. "What benefits would I get if I married him? Isn't there a custom here of 'betrothal as wife and elopement as concubine'? If I marry him, I should receive betrothal gifts, right? All the traditional betrothal rites and formalities should be followed, shouldn't they?"
Jiang Sijin's face turned ugly. She originally only wanted to pay for the wedding expenses, so why was Su Zhenzhen trying to extort money from her?
"The betrothal gifts are given by the groom's family to the bride's family. You don't have any parents, so why do you need so many empty gifts?"
It is extremely impolite to say that someone doesn't have parents. Although Su Zhenzhen does not have parents, that does not prevent her from making Jiang Sijin break down.
"I told you you didn't have the air of a princess. If you were the first soul in this body, you would have learned these basic things. What is a betrothal? A betrothal is when the male protagonist goes to the female protagonist's family and spends a lot of money to bring her home to be the mistress of the house, to manage the household affairs, to continue the family line, and to take care of the daily life of the family. This betrothal gift is the bride price given to the female protagonist, you can think of it as wages. How does it have to do with the parents? Do you think a woman's body is worthless?"
These words were undoubtedly a double blow to Jiang Sijin. First, they said she didn't have the demeanor of a princess, and then they belittled her for being a woman.
But she didn't know any of these things. In her limited knowledge, when a man and woman got married, the man would give a betrothal gift, and the woman would bring a dowry. Half of the betrothal gifts would be left to the woman's parents, and the other half would be given to the bride to take back with her as part of her dowry.
Seeing that Jiang Sijin seemed to be thinking, Su Zhenzhen waited for her patiently for a while.
No matter how long this little monster has lived in the world, her time as a human was still short.
Seeing things with your eyes is different from experiencing them firsthand.
"How much dowry do you want?" This was Jiang Sijin's final answer. Now was not the time to argue with Su Zhenzhen; achieving her goal was the most important thing.
Su Zhenzhen couldn't help but start mocking her again, "Do I have to teach you what the standards are for a crown prince's marriage? Don't tell me you hate that he wasn't the crown prince. Don't you always call him Jiang Ruheng?"
Jiang Sijin stopped arguing with Su Zhenzhen about this issue; getting them married was the priority.
"Would you be willing to marry him if I presented him with betrothal gifts befitting a prince?"
Jiang Sijin thought that although she didn't know the standards for the Crown Prince's marriage, someone else must know. She could just grab a few people and ask them. If she had the item, she would steal it.
Things that are eagerly sought after are never good. The more eager Jiang Sijin was, the more Su Zhenzhen suspected there was something fishy going on.
"Are you serious?"
Jiang Sijin nodded firmly.
"Then you should get the betrothal gifts first." Su Zhenzhen didn't give a definite answer. You can't make promises lightly; who knows what kind of pitfall awaits you later.
As for why she didn't refuse outright, firstly, Su Zhenzhen wanted to see what Jiang Sijin was really up to; secondly, if she could establish a further connection with someone as virtuous as Hensheng, it would help her cultivation progress rapidly. The bite she received from the lustful demon would also heal itself under the long-term influence of her good deeds.
God knows, she really wanted to eat! But once she ate, her body's craving for food would be amplified infinitely, which was counterproductive.
Jiang Sijin was too inexperienced to understand that promises without explicit consent are invalid, and even if a promise is made, there is always the possibility of reneging at the last minute.
Seeing that Su Zhenzhen had given him a word, he immediately ran back.
However, the direction she left in didn't look like a coffin shop; it looked more like a county government office.
Su Zhenzhen narrowed her eyes, wanting to see what tricks they were up to.
Jiang Sijin returned to the county government office and went directly to Song Anbang, telling him that the matter had been settled and all he needed to do was prepare everything for the wedding.
Song Anbang's wounds had been treated simply. His head was wrapped in thick gauze, leaving only his eyes, nose, and mouth exposed, making him look quite comical.
"Then the princess can have someone take care of it."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Sijin was immediately displeased. "How would I know how much the betrothal gifts should be? Besides, Jiang Ruheng is your nephew, and as the uncle, you should be responsible for everything."
Song Anbang wanted to laugh, but his face hurt when his skin was pulled. Fortunately, his face was covered with gauze, so no one could see his strange expression.
“Your Highness, my nephew is also your nephew, isn’t he? You, as his aunt, can’t come to the banquet empty-handed.”
When the two formed an alliance last time, they had already revealed their true intentions to each other.
Song Anbang knew that the Jiang Sijin in front of him was still of the Jiang family bloodline, but the soul inside was no longer the same as before.
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