The betrothal gifts sent by the Prince of Qin's Palace filled the front yard. Silks, satins, gold, silver and jade filled nearly a hundred large boxes, and there were countless other items.
The betrothal gift from the Prince of Qin's Palace was very generous. Looking across the Song Dynasty, there were few families that could compare with the Prince of Qin's Palace.
The only betrothal gift higher than that of the Prince of Qin's Palace was the betrothal gift given by His Majesty today when he married the Queen.
"The Qin Palace is indeed wealthy." The Minister of the Chancellery couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the yard full of betrothal gifts.
After all, the King of Qin owned two states, both of which were fertile lands. It was no exaggeration to say that he was extremely wealthy. No matter how much betrothal gift he asked for, the King of Qin could easily afford it.
Yun'er was his most beloved daughter. Marrying the King of Qin was already an extreme injustice, and the King of Qin was not the son-in-law he wanted.
There was no turning back on Yun'er's marriage to the King of Qin. He asked for the title of county lady for his daughter and even asked the King of Qin to marry her according to the three books and six ceremonies, all for his daughter.
Madam Huaping took over the conversation, mocking her, "Yun girl is so lucky to have married into such a wealthy family. She will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of her life. It was all planned out for Yun girl by you, my husband."
The Minister of the Chancellery was immersed in the joy of accepting the betrothal gift and did not hear the sarcasm in Madam Huaping's words.
Finally, Na Zhengyan ended.
The Prince of Qin's Mansion offered a high betrothal gift, so the Lu Mansion also had to prepare a large dowry for Lu Tianyun.
The Lu family's dowry was almost ready, but the Minister of the Chancellery felt it was not enough, so he went to Madam Huaping's courtyard to discuss with her about adding some more dowry to Lu Tianyun.
The Minister of the Chancellery said, "Madam, I intend to use half of the betrothal gift sent by the Prince of Qin as my dowry. What do you think?"
Madam Huaping spoke in a calm tone, with no intention of discussing the matter with the Minister of Chancellery. "Just make your own decision. Why bother asking what I think? Yun is your biological daughter, not mine. You can give whatever dowry you want. You can even use all the betrothal gifts sent by the Prince of Qin's Mansion as Yun's dowry."
Seeing Madam Huaping's nonchalant attitude, Shangshu Ling felt a little dissatisfied. He said, "Madam, although Yun'er is not your biological daughter, she is filial to you. She is about to get married..."
Madam Hua Ping glared at him coldly and said slowly, "My husband, I'm quite good with Yun. But it's impossible for me to treat her as my own daughter and make all the arrangements for her marriage. On the day she marries, I, as her legal mother, will still personally see her off."
The Minister of the Chancellery has always known the Madam's attitude towards Yun'er. She is cold and indifferent, and hardly asks about anything Yun'er does. It is impossible for her to personally handle the arrangements for her marriage.
He couldn't force Madam Huaping.
However, he really didn't like the King of Qin as his son-in-law, and Yun'er felt wronged by marrying him.
Even if Shang Shuling no longer disliked the King of Qin, Lu Tianyun's marriage to the King of Qin was a foregone conclusion and he could not change it.
It was not the first time for him to marry off his daughter, but he was as nervous and worried as if it was his first time, fearing what the future husband would do to his daughter.
"Madam, do you think the King of Qin will treat Yun'er badly in the future?"
Madam Huaping rolled her eyes, looking disdainfully at the Minister of Chancellery's irritating face. "Lu Jin, even if the Prince of Qin is unpopular, he's still a first-rank prince, your Majesty's younger brother. Your daughter has been granted the title of County Princess, so how much higher is she? Yun-chan is marrying the Prince of Qin, and she's not wronged. When the plague broke out in the capital, everyone in the capital witnessed how the Prince of Qin prevented and controlled the plague and protected the lives of the people. How could such a Prince of Qin mistreat your daughter?"
The Minister of the Chancellery said, "Madam, you have met the King of Qin only a few times, yet you think so highly of him. You can only know a man's face, not his heart. You can paint the skin of a tiger, but not its bones. How can you be sure that the King of Qin is not pretending?"
Madam Huaping didn't want to pay any more attention to the Minister of the Chancellery and stood up to leave. Lu Jin was a stubborn person. He was convinced that the Prince of Qin was not worthy of Lu Tianyun. The Prince of Qin was not worthy of Lu Tianyun. No matter who said good things about the Prince of Qin, it could not change his attitude towards him.
"Lu Jin, I only believe what I see with my own eyes." She said this, without even looking back, and left indifferently.
"Madam, Madam..."
No matter how many times Shangshu Ling called out, Madam Huaping never turned back.
Mrs. Huaping took Yun's mother to see her youngest son.
The sixth son of the Lu family is the youngest son of Madam Huaping and Shangshu Ling. He is not yet ten years old and is considered the couple's late-born son. He is the most beloved in the family.
When the sixth brother of the Lu family saw his mother coming in, he jumped off the wooden chair, ran towards his mother with his legs wide open, and threw himself into Madam Huaping's arms, hugging her with his two little arms, "Mother."
Mrs. Hua Ping stroked her youngest son's head with a gentle and loving smile, "Xiaobao, it's getting late. You should go to bed."
The sixth brother of the Lu family said, "I want my mother to coax me to sleep."
Madam Hua Ping picked up her youngest son and said, "Mother, please coax our little treasure to sleep."
The sixth brother of the Lu family hugged his mother's neck and said, "Mom, when will I go to private school?"
Mrs. Huaping asked her son, "Xiaobao wants to go to a private school?"
The sixth brother of the Lu family nodded and said, "Big brother and third brother said that there are many children of the same age as me in the private school. I can make friends with them and play with them."
Madam Huaping said, "After the New Year, I will let you go to a private school, okay?"
"Okay." said the sixth brother of the Lu family.
After the Little New Year’s Eve, the Big New Year’s Eve will soon arrive.
The old general has announced that this year's New Year's Eve dinner will be held in Feiyuan.
This year's New Year's Eve dinner was the first one Hua Fushu had after marrying into the Ye family. It was also the first time that the old general and Ye Shiheng, father and son, had celebrated the New Year at the same table after years of quarreling.
Ye Zelin said that they might not be able to have the New Year's Eve dinner this year because in the past few years, his grandfather always made trouble on New Year's Eve, preventing everyone from having a happy New Year.
There should be no accidents this year, and we are destined to have an uncomfortable New Year's Eve.
Hua Fushu thinks that is not the case. New Year's Eve is the most important day of the year, when families get together to celebrate the coming of the new year.
On such an important day, the old general would not do anything excessive.
On the way to Feiyuan, Ye Zelin leaned close and whispered in Hua Fushu's ear, "If you don't believe me, just wait and see. Grandfather will always cause trouble for us."
Ye Zelin's serious tone made Hua Fushu a little suspicious. With the old general's usual style, he might really do something.
She did not respond to Ye Zelin's words, and had already stepped into the courtyard of Feiyuan. It would be better to speak carefully in the old general's territory, otherwise it would be bad if someone heard it.
The two walked into the house and saw that everyone was there.
They were the last two to arrive.
"Second brother, you and your sister-in-law are the only ones missing."
The eldest brother Ye Yunlu spoke first. He was wearing a crimson double-breasted jacket, and beside him was Dugu Lanxi, who was six months pregnant.
Dugu Lanxi had been bedridden for several months, and the fetus was now stable and she could get up and walk around.
Ye Zelin apologized, "We are late."
"It's not late, the banquet hasn't started yet." Ye Yunlu said.
The feast began. The old general, being the oldest and most senior, naturally took the main seat. To his left sat Ye Xiaosi and Xu, and to his right were Ruhuan, Ye Shiheng, and Madam Ouyang. Next to Madam Ouyang sat Ye Yunlu and Gudu Lanxi, while Hua Fushu sat next to Gudu Lanxi. Between her and Ye Zelin sat Yue Zheng.
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