Chapter 863 Getting Married (4)
"What do you know? This thing's called a compass!" Luo Tan said. "Unlike the ones used in the barracks, which can only give a rough indication, this one can point very accurately. It came from the East Sea. They say it's only used by the fleet now. Cousin Ling brought back ten of them, saying he wanted the craftsmen to make more for the army. I finally managed to get one, so forget it if you don't want it!"
Shen Miao hurriedly closed the box: "Thank you very much."
Luo Tan curled his lips. "I think, my little cousin, you already have everything you need, and with Prince Rui giving you such a large betrothal gift, you need even less. Giving gold and silver jewelry or something like that won't compare to Prince Rui's, and I'd only be humiliating myself if I gave it to you. It's better to give you something more practical. Take this compass. You're unfamiliar with Daliang, and if you get lost one day, it might come in handy."
Shen Miao smiled: "That makes sense. This is more special than gold and silver jewelry."
Luo Tan looked at Feng An Ning complacently: "Miss Feng, what is that gift you gave us? Take it out and show it to us. If it's some gold or silver jewelry, forget it, it's too boring."
Feng Anning glared at her and said unconvincedly, "What's a compass? We Feng family have everything, why would we give such tacky things as a gift?"
She opened her box and took out a small bottle from it, saying, "There are three Guiyuan Pills in here. You know Guiyuan Pills, they are something made by great doctors and scholars in the previous dynasty that can prolong life. They are in high demand." She placed the bottle and the box together in Shen Miao's hand and said disdainfully, "Your personality is so unpleasant that people are hunting you in Mingqi, not to mention Daliang. If anything happens to you, just take a Guiyuan Pill. It will at least save your life." She then added, "But I think since the disaster has lasted for a thousand years, you should live a long time."
Shen Miao smiled faintly, "Thank you very much." Feng An Ning's words were awkward, but his intentions were good. Shen Miao smiled at the preciousness of the Guiyuan Pill. Fu Xiuyi once used a Guiyuan Pill to bribe an aide he really wanted to win over. One pill was worth a talent, so its value was obvious. Feng An Ning took out three pills at once, which was really generous.
Feng An Ning's eyes reddened upon hearing this, and she said, "After this farewell, I don't know if we'll ever meet again in this life. You don't have many friends in Mingqi, and since I know you, I naturally can't let you down. I can't refuse to give you the dowry I gave you..." As she spoke, she choked up again, and insisted on adding, "It's not that I'm reluctant to part with you, but I feel that it's really not worth it for me to give you such a big gift and you can't give me any dowry for my wedding..."
Shen Miao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she said, "If you want to get married, I will always ask someone to send you some dowry, and I will also write to you from time to time. I won't let you do it for nothing."
Feng Anning felt a little better.
Shen Miao suddenly remembered something and took out a letter from her sleeve. She said to Feng An Ning, "I have one now. After today's matter is over, you can read this letter and then let your eldest brother read it."
Luo Tan and Feng An Ning were both stunned. Luo Tan said with a smile, "Cousin, could it be that you feel sorry for Big Brother Feng for not agreeing to his proposal, so you wrote a letter to apologize?" Then he shook his head, "But why did you let An Ning read it?"
"Don't worry about it," Shen Miao said. "If you have any trouble in the future, just come to the Chen residence and find my eldest brother. He will always be able to help." Shen Miao remembered that the Feng family's ending in their previous life was not very good. Feng Anning even married a beast in disguise, and eventually died young. Now that she had a new life, she and Feng Anning were still friends after all, so she could only record all the things she could remind the Feng family in the letter. If Feng Anning had brought out this letter, Master Feng would probably think he was just fooling around, but if Feng Zixian had brought it out, it would be different. Feng Zixian had already entered the officialdom, and Master Feng believed in his talents, so he had to take this matter seriously.
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