Chapter 827: Visiting (4)
The staff felt cold all over after hearing this, but they didn't dare to say anything else and retreated respectfully.
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A few days passed.
The Shen family finally accepted the fact that "Chen Miao was about to marry Prince Rui." Now that the marriage had been decided, the marriage certificate had been sent, and the betrothal gifts had been given, the woman's family had to show some importance to this marriage. Although Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan did not actually agree with Shen Miao marrying Prince Rui, if they did not prepare properly, others would think that they did not value Shen Miao.
Shen Xin was desperate and didn't want people to look down on his daughter. However, the list of betrothal gifts sent by King Rui was so shocking that it became a difficult problem to prepare a dowry.
After all, Chen Xin and Luo Xueyan were both military commanders, having achieved remarkable military success in their early years and received numerous rewards. Since they were often away from Dingjing, these rewards remained largely untouched, aside from the portion given to Old Madam Shen. With only two children in the mansion, Chen Xin and Luo Xueyan showed no partiality, giving each half. This was actually quite generous.
But after spending two years in Xiaochun City, they invested a lot of money in the Luo family army, and the Shen family's wealth was not as prosperous as before. The strange thing was the list of betrothal gifts sent by Prince Rui. Even at the peak of the Shen family's heyday, it was hard to compare.
Previously, Shen Qiu had thought that Prince Rui was bragging, because the betrothal gift list was enough for the emperor to marry ten wives from wealthy families. Prince Rui might have been joking with the Shen family, but the next day, Tie Yi, on Prince Rui's orders, sent two golden geese, which almost frightened Shen Qiu.
That was something the Queen Mother would treasure... Prince Rui used it as a "prize" for the betrothal gift and just put it in a random box and sent it over.
From then on, everyone believed that Daliang was truly wealthy and that Prince Rui truly spent money lavishly. This betrothal gift list was no joke. Shen Miao's dowry was a serious matter.
Chen Qiu offered to give the money he had saved for marrying a wife to Shen Miao, saying, "Even if you're poor, you shouldn't be short-sighted. How could you let your sister's dowry be less than half of the betrothal gift from Prince Rui? If she goes to Daliang, she'll be looked down upon. The girls of our Shen family should always strive to be the best. Prince Rui is giving such a betrothal gift, and our dowry is so small, won't he look down on us? Don't be careless about dowry. At worst, I have some antiques in my house, I'll pawn them all. We may be poor, but we can't lose face!"
Shen Xin deeply agreed.
Shen Miao: “…”
The Shen family is considered one of the most wealthy families in Dingjing, but why did Shen Qiu say that they were so poor that they had to sell off the furnishings in their house to make up for the dowry?
I'm not afraid of being laughed at when I tell others about it.
Because it was the end of the year, things in Dingjing City were much calmer, big and small. Shen Miao's marriage was also granted by Emperor Wenhui himself. Perhaps knowing that the Shen family was also quite dissatisfied with this marriage, Emperor Wenhui specially granted Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan a period of leave, allowing him to accompany Shen Miao and return after Shen Miao's marriage was over.
Even though Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan didn't have the Emperor's leave, their minds were completely focused on Shen Miao, so they naturally felt relaxed. Shen Qiu and Luo Ling were in the military department, and by the end of the year, they were basically doing the same thing. These days, they were at the mansion accompanying Luo Xueyan to buy New Year's goods, or helping Shen Miao.
The family was chatting in the hall. The cook had just made some snacks, and the charcoal fire in the house was burning brightly. Luo Tan smiled and looked at Shen Miao, "My little cousin, you're getting married right after the New Year. Although it's too late to embroider your dowry right now, you should at least prepare something for yourself. Let the embroiderer in the pavilion come and measure you tomorrow. Once the measurements are confirmed, we'll rush to get the clothes ready."
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