Chapter 287 Donated a Hundred Households

"Sister-in-law, you have devoted yourself to this family and to all of us." Cheng Qi was deeply moved by Lu Lingyun's tolerance.

When Lu Lingyun heard what he said, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up.

Being a good person is a very simple thing. All you have to do is say all the nice things and not do anything.

Especially when dealing with those thankless tasks among relatives, the greatest contribution is to be able to talk.

If we really want to bring up their mess, he was trying to persuade Cheng Qi, he was trying to persuade Qin Shaojing, and he was trying to persuade Qin Shi... Lu Lingjun would have to be the most hateful and annoying troublemaker in the Marquis' Mansion!

No one will appreciate her kindness at all, and she will only make people hate her and cause trouble, and she won't be able to solve any problems.

As the mistress of the house, besides turning a blind eye, the most important thing is to talk more and do less!

All troubles are caused by trying to stand out.

Lu Lingyun deeply implemented this iron rule. After all, being a good person and being virtuous are things that are displayed for everyone to see. If one really believes in them and acts accordingly, then one is a big fool.

Lu Lingyun looked at the moved Cheng Qi, and his eyes fell on him, "By the way, Second Uncle, why didn't you go to work today?"

"It's embarrassing to say that my uncle and aunt have found me another job. I will take up the position as soon as the transfer order comes down."

"Why are you ashamed? What good job is this?"

"It's a hundred households of the imperial guards."

"Sixth rank?"

"Yes." Cheng Qi showed a trace of shame on his face.

He came to the Cheng family for refuge, and had already taken great advantage of the Cheng family. Now he wanted to marry Qin Shaojing. In order to make Qin Shaojing's marriage more beautiful, Qin and the old marquis helped him get a more prestigious official position.

A centurion of the imperial guards is a sixth-rank official, affiliated with the imperial guards stationed in the capital. A centurion can be in charge of two general flags of the imperial guards. Of course, this rank is also a nominal title and cannot be compared with the ranks of civil officials in the court.

The ranks of civil and military officials can never be compared.

Even if the salary was so low, donating a hundred households of imperial guards would cost eight thousand taels of silver.

The Cheng family donated money, manpower and people to help Cheng Qi get a sixth-rank official position, which made Cheng Qi feel very ashamed.

If he hadn't known that he was of low social status and couldn't ask Qin Shaojing to marry someone as poor as him, he would not have accepted it.

After hearing this, Lu Lingyun smiled and nodded, "Second Uncle is responsible and capable, and he will definitely be very successful in the future."

The reason why the old Marquis Qin spent so much money was definitely not for Cheng Qi, but for Qin Shaojing.

They wanted Qin Shaojing to marry well, so they spared no expense to donate an official position to Cheng Qi to pave the way for him, and to make him look good.

They were also worried about Qin Shaojing.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Cheng Qi became more grateful.

Lu Lingyun said a few words to comfort Cheng Qi and then left.

Cheng Qi looked at Lu Lingyun's back and felt more and more moved.

My sister-in-law is such a nice person.

If he marries Qin Shaojing in the future, Qin Shaojing and Lu Lingyun will definitely get along well in the Marquis' Mansion.

Thinking of this, Cheng Qi was filled with energy.

I just feel that the future will be brighter.

Lu Lingyun no longer cared about the Cheng family's affairs. With the old marquis of the Qin family around, the two of them arranged for Qin Shaojing and Cheng Qi, and Qin Shaojing's affairs seemed to be settled temporarily.

Although it was not stated explicitly, everyone in the mansion tacitly agreed that the marriage would be formally discussed after Cheng Qi was appointed as an official.

Tong Nanxia's marriage was finally settled, and Lu Lingjun often went to Tong's house these days.

"Duke Zhao's Mansion is so grand!"

Tong Nanyi took Lu Lingyun to see the betrothal gift sent by Duke Zhao's Mansion.

The betrothal gift alone weighed a full 128 kg, and each kg was heavy. The list of dowry contained countless items.

There were Persian long wool carpets, large rosewood carved dragon desks, three-foot-high ancient green bronze tripods, mother-of-pearl nanmu cabinets, several large boxes filled with master paintings and calligraphy, gold, silver, jade, jewels, jadeite, silks and satins... the list went on.

It was far more grand than the betrothal gift that Lu Lingyun had received from the Marquis's Mansion.

The wealth of the Duke's Mansion is evident from this.

Tong Nanyi, who was well-versed in worldly affairs, could not help but be astonished when he saw such grand betrothal gifts.

"The Duke's Mansion is so prestigious, so the wife he chooses must be of great importance."

Tong Nanxia came out at this time, "Cousin, Third Sister."

"Congratulations, Nanxia." When Lu Lingjun saw her, he smiled faintly at her.

Tong Nanxia's temperament seemed to have changed a lot after she fell into the water that day. She used to be gentle and self-deprecating, always keeping her head down, but now she dared to raise her head, with a look of aloofness, yet also a bit of arrogance and dominance.

"If you like any of them, just pick them out." Tong Nanxia looked at them and said, "I'll give them to you."

"This is your betrothal gift, how can we take it?" Tong Nanyi said.

"It's okay, they are just external things after all." Tong Nanxia didn't care too much.

Lu Lingyun listened to her words, walked up to her and pulled her aside, saying, "Nanxia, ​​my grandmother and my second aunt told me that they will leave all your betrothal gifts intact and will give them to you. They will not touch any of your betrothal gifts. Because it is far from Nanjing, it is difficult to prepare dowry at the moment. My second aunt said that she will give you a portion of it as dowry, and I will also give you some."

“I don’t take that seriously.”

Lu Lingyun continued, "You are marrying into the Duke's Mansion, and you will become the mistress of a high-ranking family in the future. Money and dowry are your confidence. If you don't value these, do you want others to not value you in the future?"

Tong Nanxia fell silent after hearing this.

"Money is not a vulgar thing. If you have enough wealth, people will respect you. If you can't keep your wealth, you can't keep people's respect for you."

"I understand, cousin." Tong Nanxia raised her head with determination in her eyes.

Lu Lingyun smiled at her, and asked someone to bring in the things she had prepared. Together with what Qin had added, it made up a load of dowry for Tong Nanxia as makeup.

The three of them were looking at the dowry list carefully in the yard. As they looked at it, Tong Nanxia's eyes became more thoughtful.

In the evening, when Lu Lingyun was about to leave, Lu Kuan came here.

"Kuan'er, why are you here?" Lu Lingyun was very surprised to see Lu Kuan.

"Big sister." Lu Kuan smiled at Lu Lingyun when he saw her. "I'm here to deliver some things to my uncle's family."

The people behind Lu Kuan came in carrying dozens of gifts.

"These are the cosmetics my parents gave to my cousin Nanxia." Lu Kuan said.

Tong Nanxia is going to marry into the Duke's Mansion. Not only will Lu Lingyun benefit from it, but the Lu family will also benefit from some distant relatives.

The Tong family was Lu's father's original wife's family. After the death of the original wife, they were separated by a huge gap, but how could Liu miss such a good opportunity.

Even if it was just to take advantage of Lu Lingyun's fame, she had to give some gifts to the Tong family.

Maybe it can be used in the future.

"My parents said that all of this is your fault. You gave it to your cousin Nanxia in her name."

Lu Lingyun: "......"

She nodded. "Okay."

At this time, Tong Nanyi, who had been following Lu Lingyun, raised her head and asked, "Cousin, who is he?"

"He is my younger brother, Lu Kuan."

"Hello, cousin." Tong Nanyi bowed to Lu Kuan.