Chapter 475: Dowry
Yuan Ziyu was right, she did become famous in the capital again.
The day before the wedding is the day to send the dowry.
Early in the morning, heavy dowries were carried out of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion one by one. The first dowry was nowhere to be seen, and the last dowry had not yet been carried out of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
What the people of the capital talked about most was not the number of dowries, but the weight of the dowries.
It can be seen that each dowry is very heavy. When other families send dowries, it only takes two people to carry each dowry, but when it comes to the dowry of the second daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, it takes four people to carry each dowry!
Such excitement is rare.
According to the rules, the procession delivering the dowry had to circle the streets of the capital three times before it was sent to the Cheng'en Mansion. As a result, both sides of the street were crowded with people watching the fun.
At this time, in a restaurant on Chong'an Street, Xuan Shaoqing stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, watching the team delivering dowries downstairs in silence.
Yinfeng stood behind Xuan Shaoqing and sighed silently. He didn't want to say too much about his master's affairs, but he felt really aggrieved for his master in his heart.
Xuan Shaoqing looked at the dowries, and it would be a lie to say that he didn't feel sad.
Tomorrow, the girl dear to his heart will get married.
The groom is not him, but he can do nothing but bless, and cannot do anything...
"Why--"
At this moment, someone sighed at the door of the room.
Yinfeng bowed to the newcomer and said, "Third Master Ji."
After saying that, he left the room and stood guard at the door.
Xuan Shaoqing raised his eyebrows when he heard the voice and turned to look at Ji Huaixuan: "You are back in time."
"That's right." Ji Huaixuan said with a smile, "I'm just worried that no one will take care of that mess. When Huo Xifei gets married tomorrow, he will definitely quit. If I don't hurry back, who will help you?"
Ji Huaixuan knew that Xuan Shaoqing had left the palace privately this time and did not want to reveal his identity, so he chatted and laughed with Xuan Shaoqing as usual.
Xuan Shaoqing smiled and said, "You know Huo Xifei very well. Yes, he has already asked for leave from me, saying that after the wedding, he wants to take Miss Yuan Er out for a walk."
"Do you agree?" Ji Huaixuan asked with wide eyes.
"Yes." Xuan Shaoqing walked back from the window to the table and sat down, pouring a glass of wine himself: "Come, have a couple of drinks with me."
"Why did you agree?" Ji Huaixuan asked hurriedly, "Huo Xifei is out for a walk, and it may take him a long time to come back."
Xuan Shaoqing glanced at Ji Huaixuan and said, "I learned this from you."
"Hehe." Ji Huaixuan laughed and said, "You know, the princess has a rather playful personality and loves to play and make trouble, so I just accompany her for a walk."
"So!" Xuan Shaoqing said with a smile, "Huo Xifei is following suit, and you know that Miss Yuan Er is also a person who can't sit still."
"That's right." Ji Huaixuan nodded in agreement. Seeing Xuan Shaoqing drinking with a melancholy look on his face, he advised, "Since you've already let it go, don't torture yourself anymore."
Xuan Shaoqing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "How can it be easier said than done."
"Oh——" Ji Huaixuan sighed, not knowing how to persuade him. He had said everything he could say. If Xuan Shaoqing couldn't let it go, it would be useless for anyone to say anything.
The two drank a few glasses of wine in silence, and Xuan Shaoqing said, "Tomorrow, please reserve a private room on the second floor of your Zhenwei Restaurant for me."
"Oh, okay." Ji Huaixuan agreed directly. He knew that Yuan Ziyu's sedan chair would pass by Zhenweilou tomorrow.
The two of them didn't say anything else. Ji Huaixuan just continued to drink with Xuan Shaoqing in silence...
Yuan Ziyu's dowry circled the capital three times, arousing the envy of everyone. Finally, the dowry was carried into the Cheng'en Mansion and into Yingfeixuan like a stream of water.
When the dowry box was opened and displayed, everyone who came to watch was shocked by Yuan Ziyu's generous dowry.
Especially Yu and Huo Jiao.
Yu Fangyin went crazy. The Huo family naturally knew what Yu Fangyin had done. Not to mention how angry the others were, just look at Old Madam Huo, who directly called Yu over and gave her a severe scolding, which made Yu so embarrassed that she remained quiet for a long time. Huo Jiao was so scared that she dared not return to her parents' home.
Now, Yuan Ziyu is about to marry into the Huo family. Huo Jiao didn't want to go back to her parents' home, but her husband's family forced her to go back to attend the wedding. She had no choice but to come back.
Today, Huo Jiao followed Yu to see the Yuan family show off their dowry. After seeing this, she felt even more unbalanced.
Look, there are so many dowries. Her dowry only fills up 66 loads, and they are not even full. But Yuan Ziyu's dowry fills up 120 loads, and each load is so packed full that it is so heavy that it requires four people to carry it.
How many good things are there!
The more Huo Jiao looked at the dowries, the more jealous she became. She couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "The Yuan family is giving such a large dowry to their daughter. This is clearly excessive. I'm afraid even the princess only has this much dowry when she gets married."
The implication was that Yuan Ziyu's dowry exceeded the standard and was disrespectful to the royal family.
Although Huo Jiao's voice was low, it was loud enough for everyone to hear. Yu's eyes twitched involuntarily: "Shut up."
Yu now understood that their third branch still had to rely on the first branch for survival, and they could not offend them too much, otherwise they would be the ones who suffered.
"I didn't say anything." Huo Jiao said with a pout.
Old Madam Huo looked at Huo Jiao coldly and said nothing.
After the dowry was delivered to the storeroom and the delivery person had left, Mrs. Huo said to Yu Shi, "You and Jiao'er come with me."
Yu knew that Huo Jiao's words might have caused trouble, but there was nothing she could do. She had to take Huo Jiao and follow Old Madam Huo back to the courtyard.
After entering the house, before Old Lady Huo could say anything, Yu said hurriedly, "Mother, Jiao'er just said it casually, there was no other meaning."
Huo Jiao was a little unconvinced. She didn't think she was wrong. The dowry was already over the standard. She was about to speak when Yu glared at her fiercely.
Huo Jiao could only purse her lips in dissatisfaction.
Old Lady Huo remained silent, observing the expressions of the Yu family and their daughter. After a long pause, she said, "Alright, I'm too lazy to say anything more to you. Don't say anything like that again."
"Yes." Seeing that Old Madam Huo seemed to have put the matter behind her, Yu was delighted again. Just as she was about to say a few more words with a smile, she heard Old Madam Huo continue, "Jiao'er, go back today. Don't come here unless you have something important to do in the future."
When these words were spoken, Yu and Huo Jiao were stunned. Was Old Madam Huo going to drive Huo Jiao away?
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