Chapter 246 It’s definitely not my sister who is engaged!
After the date for Qin Qingyuan and Gu Yunfei's wedding was set, Mrs. Qin and others began to get busy with the wedding of Qin Qingyun and Ning Ning.
What we agreed on privately with the Ning family before, let’s finalize it first.
Mrs. Qin and her companions invited the best matchmaker in the capital to go to the Ning family to propose marriage. They would prepare gifts and go to propose marriage only after the girl formally agreed.
This process is called "Nacai" and is also one of the six rituals.
Although the Qin and Ning families were privately satisfied, the necessary procedures still had to be followed.
The matchmaker was naturally delighted to take on the matchmaking job for the Qin family. The Ning family would surely not refuse a man that the princess could marry into.
Things turned out just as the matchmaker had expected. The Ning family agreed readily, and the matchmaker happily went to the Qin family to report.
Although she knew that the Ning family would agree, Mrs. Qin was still a little excited when it became so formal.
With a wave of her hand, she doubled the reward for the matchmaker. Seeing the mother-in-law being so generous, the sisters-in-law laughed secretly.
Mrs. Qin is not stingy, she just used to live a hard life and is usually a little frugal.
After the betrothal ceremony is over, the next step is to ask for the name.
That is, before getting engaged, the man asks a matchmaker to go to the woman's home to ask about her date of birth, including the specific time of birth and name.
These are all preparations for the upcoming wedding ceremony.
Because both Qin Ning's families were satisfied with this marriage, both the proposal and the name-asking process went extremely smoothly.
After receiving Ning Ning's birth date and horoscope, Granny Qin said to Li, "Pick a day and let's go find a fortune teller to match their horoscopes."
"Just listen to what you say, mother. I'll arrange it right away!" Li knew that her mother-in-law attached great importance to her son's marriage.
"Don't worry, this master was recommended by your Aunt Gu. He is guaranteed to be effective. It's just right for us, the mother-in-law and I, to stay there for a day and pray for our Qin family."
"We all listen to mother!" The three sisters-in-law were delighted.
"The three of you should make arrangements as soon as possible. Once the horoscopes are reconciled, we can proceed to the next step. Once Qingyun's marriage is settled, we will be busy with the wedding of Qingyuan and the princess."
"I understand, mother!" The three sisters-in-law hurried to discuss the date.
Three days later was a good day, so they decided to go and have their horoscopes matched.
Before leaving, Mrs. Li felt a little nervous. This was the first time her son had a girl he liked, so she hoped that there would be no problems and everything must go smoothly.
Mrs. Qin comforted him, saying, "Comparing the horoscopes is just for a good omen. Don't take it too seriously. Only when the children truly like each other can they last."
"Yes, sister-in-law, Ning'er is a good girl, and the Ning family is also a big family. She and Qingyun will definitely be a good match."
"That's right, our Qingyun has a good eye."
The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law talked to each other one by one, and Li was instantly happy after being persuaded.
"That's right, Zhizhi always says that man can conquer nature. Qingyun and Ning'er are the perfect match."
Mrs. Qin’s preference for Ning Ning is so obvious. The little girl’s round face shows that she is blessed.
Several people stayed in the mountains for one night, and went to a master to match their horoscopes the next day. The result was naturally good.
Only then did Li feel completely relieved, and the others also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this trip was finally worth it.
If everyone was nervous when going up the mountain, they were extremely happy and joyful when going down the mountain.
After matching the eight characters, it turned out to be Najib.
The Qin family prepared generous gifts and went to the Ning family with the matchmaker to inform the two that their birth dates and horoscopes were compatible and they could get married.
The Ning family is actually also waiting for the results of the Qin family's horoscope matching, and Cui has been a little anxious these days.
It’s not that she is anxious to marry her daughter off, but her daughter really likes Qin Qingyun. She is really afraid that the horoscopes will not be compatible and she will not be able to explain to her daughter.
Fortunately, the result was good, and I can finally rest assured.
She knew that the next step would be the exchange of gifts. The Qin family was going to arrange the wedding of Qin Qingyun and the princess this year, and they would not hold another one unless it was extremely urgent.
So my daughter and Qin Qingyun’s wedding should be next year, so there is still plenty of time.
Ten days later.
The Qin family went to the Ning family to discuss the marriage, which is called "Na Zheng" or "Guo Da Li".
In order to show their respect for Ning Ning, the Qin family invited the eldest princess and Madam Chang to go to the Ning family to deliver the engagement letter and gift letter.
As for why we invited the eldest princess and Madam Chang, let me explain here.
The person who delivers the betrothal gifts and letter of engagement must be a woman with good fortune (having parents above her, children below her, brothers and sisters, or a woman of high moral character and prestige).
The bigger the family, the more they pay attention to these things. Although the Qin family is not a family with a deep foundation, the Ning family is.
Moreover, Qin Qingyun sincerely wanted to marry Ning Ning, so he would naturally take care of these details.
Although the marriage between Qin Qingyun and Ning Ning was not arranged by the emperor, it was a matchmaking act by the eldest princess.
The Qin family and Qin Qingyun have been working hard to do better to give Ning Ning the dignity she deserves.
When offering betrothal gifts, the man must bring a betrothal gift, which usually includes money, gift cakes, clothes, cloth, jewelry and other items.
In order to show the Qin family's importance, Qin Zhizhi also exchanged a lot of treasures with Wanwan.
Qin Zhizhi's reason was that she asked her great-grandfather for help in buying it, and her great-grandfather said that the wedding should be grand.
The Qin family naturally had no objection. Qin Zhizhi exchanged a bunch of valuable things in duplicate, saying that both the eldest and second brothers got one.
The Qin family had originally prepared generous gifts, and with the addition of the gifts Qin Zhizhi exchanged, on the day of the betrothal ceremony, the first part of the betrothal gifts arrived at the Ning family, and the rest left the Qin family.
The procession following the betrothal gifts was crowded with onlookers, and the scene was extremely lively for a while.
Ning Xuan recently went to visit his uncle, and this time his uncle returned to Beijing with him.
The reason was that Madam Ning said she had something important to discuss, so they traveled day and night and finally arrived in the capital on the day their mother requested, only to run into the Qin family's team delivering the betrothal gifts.
At first, the uncle and nephew were joking about whose family was so rich, but they found out that the team was going to their own house.
The uncle and nephew were dumbfounded. It was obvious that this was a betrothal gift. The only person waiting to be married in their family was their niece/sister Ning Ning.
The uncle and nephew could no longer remain calm.
"Ning'er's engagement is such a big deal, why didn't you tell your uncle earlier? You made me look so sloppy. Your grandmother will scold me again later."
The uncle felt that his nephew Ning Xuan was too unreliable, and that he would be despised by the whole family if he attended his niece's engagement ceremony like this.
"Uncle, what are you talking about? My sister hadn't even seen anyone when I left home, so how could she be engaged?"
Ning Xuan himself was also surprised. He felt that it was impossible for her to be his sister and that he must have made a mistake.
"Are you sure?" Hearing Ning Xuan's certainty, the uncle was undecided for a moment.
"Of course, if my sister is getting engaged, how could I, as her brother, not know about such a big thing?" Ning Xuan said very confidently.
The uncle thought about it and felt that what his nephew said made sense. He looked up and saw his eldest nephew welcoming guests at the door of the mansion, and said to Ning Xuan.
"Your eldest brother is there, let's go and ask him."
After being reminded by his uncle, Ning Xuan also saw his elder brother, and the uncle and nephew walked quickly towards the gate of the mansion.
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