Chapter 195 Dowry
The old lady looked towards the screen and saw a graceful figure. She smiled and said, "Why don't you come over and pay your respects to Princess Jingyang?"
Chen Tang wanted to run away quickly, but he had no choice but to go in with his face as red as a monkey's butt.
It's normal for a girl to have thin skin, but her face doesn't have to be so red, right?
Princess Jingyang was not surprised, after all, it was not the first time she saw Chen Tang blushing so much, and when she thought of Chen Tang calling her "mother", Princess Jingyang smiled.
Chen Tang was too embarrassed to say, "Meet, meet Princess Jingyang..."
She still likes to hear her call her mother.
But that day is not far away.
Princess Jingyang put the jasper bracelet on her wrist on Chen Tang's hand and said with a smile, "It's better not to get married that day. After all, you only get married once in your life, so it's better to get married in a grand and festive way."
It was a wedding day and although the place was packed with guests, it was still overshadowed.
No need to worry this time.
Chen Tang's face was burning, as if a rouge box had been knocked over on her face.
Princess Jingyang sat for a while so as not to disturb the old lady's rest. The fourth wife sent her out of the house and discussed the betrothal gift.
The old lady was very satisfied with the betrothal gift sent by Jingyang Palace last time, and this time she increased it by at least 30%, needless to say, otherwise the old lady would not have decided to increase Chen Tang's dowry by 30%.
The eldest house had two young masters, neither of whom was found. Now there is only one daughter, Chen Tang. If the public household gives more dowry, the third and fourth houses will have nothing to say.
Two days later, the Jingyang Palace sent the betrothal gifts, which consisted of eighty-eight pieces of equipment.
On the day when the betrothal gift was sent to Prince Jingyang's mansion, Madam Jiang also came to the mansion to visit the old lady.
Because of the second branch's evil ambitions, Jiang became depressed and died with hatred in her heart. Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion and Jiang family almost cut off ties and did not allow Chen Tang to go to the Jiang family. The Jiang family was very angry.
But the past is the past. Madam Jiang believed that the old lady was unaware of what the second house did. In addition, the old lady did not obstruct the handling of the second house this time. From the mother's perspective, it was already very difficult. After a few days, Madam Jiang calmed down, thinking that people should not always live in the past. After all, the old lady was Shen Sui's mother and Shen Tang's biological grandmother.
The old lady is ill, and as a relative, I should come to visit her. Now that the two governments have resumed exchanges, these personal interactions are inevitable.
Mrs. Jiang came to visit the old lady on behalf of the Jiang family.
He brought a lot of visiting gifts, and the old lady felt ashamed when she saw them. She had not forgotten that she had asked Chen Tang to bring visiting gifts to the Jiang family, and the second wife had secretly made trouble, forcing Chen Tang to borrow money from Chen Sui to buy a new visiting gift.
When she saw Mrs. Jiang, she praised the two young masters of the Jiang family. Mrs. Jiang said, "This is all thanks to Tang'er. Otherwise, Mingxiu and Mingyuan would not only be on the list, but the reputation of the entire Jiang family would be ruined."
How can you say that...
The old lady looked at Chen Tang, "Did something happen again that Grandmother doesn't know about?"
Chen Tang said, "On the day when my eldest and second cousins entered the examination hall, I went to see them off. When they entered the examination hall, I suddenly felt uneasy and asked my two cousins to check the things I brought into the Imperial Examination Hall. They found cheat sheets that were stuffed into my mouth, and cakes that were drugged..."
The old lady was shocked, "How could this happen? Who wants to harm the Jiang family?"
Chen Tang said, "At that time, Chen Xi went to Jingci Temple to reflect on herself, and she also went to send him off for the exam."
The old lady's face froze.
Shen Tang didn't say that it was Shen Xi who harmed the Jiang family, but everyone in the room knew it without saying anything.
Chen Xian has always known that she is not the daughter of the eldest son, and that the Second Master and the Second Madam are her biological parents. So over the years, even if the old lady tried to stop her, Chen Tang would still go to the Jiang family. However, Chen Xian never went there once in a while. The first time she went there, she went to ask Old Master Jiang to plead for the Second Madam, and she also brought back a bunch of things given by the Jiang family.
Back then, Jiang almost strangled Shen Xi to death. The second wife hated Jiang and the Jiang family as well. When the eldest daughter went to take the exam for the two young masters of the Jiang family, something almost happened. Who would believe it if someone said it had nothing to do with the eldest daughter?
The old lady felt as if she had swallowed a fly.
It’s no wonder that Chen Tang insisted on removing the second branch from the family tree. Chen Xian wanted to destroy the Jiang family and was caught by Chen Tang. It would be strange if she wasn’t angry.
Tang'er is so young, but he is so good at hiding things in his heart. The old lady felt a lump in her throat and felt ashamed.
It wasn't that Chen Tang was able to hide things, but that as a grandmother, she didn't have the trust of her granddaughter and was unwilling to tell her.
Mrs. Jiang knew that the old lady had heard it, and said, "These things are in the past. Those with evil intentions will be punished by heaven."
The old lady nodded slightly, and Mrs. Jiang said only a few words, "Old lady, take good care of yourself. I will come to visit you another day."
Chen Tang sent Mrs. Jiang out. After they left the house, Chen Tang asked, "Why didn't my cousins come with my aunt?"
Madam Jiang smiled and said, "The palace examination will be held the day after tomorrow. Ning'er and Li'er went to the Jokhang Temple early in the morning to pray for your two cousins. They didn't know I was coming to the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion, otherwise they would have followed me."
She said, since her aunt was here, it made no sense for them not to go together. It turned out that something had delayed them.
She didn't know they were going to the Jokhang Temple, otherwise she would have gone there too. But it was too late now.
Chen Tang had just been to the Jiang family. Mrs. Jiang had something else to do so she went back first. Chen Tang saw her out of the house, and then he saw the betrothal gifts sent by the Jingyang Palace. There were eighty-eight loads, filling up the front yard.
Madam Jiang laughed and said, "It is rare to send eighty-eight sedan chairs as a gift for the bride price. This shows how much the Jingyang Palace values Tang'er."
Generally, there are forty-eight lifts, but it also depends on the actual situation. Sixty-four lifts is considered a lot.
After all, among the three books and six ceremonies, the gift-giving ceremony is only one of them, and there are more to come.
Chen Tang's cheeks flushed. Knowing that Chen Tang was thin-skinned, Mrs. Jiang stopped teasing her and said with a smile, "Aunt will go back first. If your grandmother knew about this, she would definitely be happy for you."
Chen Tang saw her off from the house and watched her leave in a carriage.
As the carriage went away and Chen Tang turned around, Ginkgo said, "Miss, the servant from the second house is sneaking around there..."
Chen Tang looked in the direction Ginkgo pointed, and sure enough, he saw the second room servant peeking there.
Being discovered, the servant ran away.
Chen Tang didn't care. He just wanted to pass a message to the Second Madam. If she knew how many gifts the Jingyang Palace had sent, she would be furious.
Chun Chun brought this upon herself.
The second house is not far from the marquis’s mansion, just three streets away.
Upon learning that Prince Jingyang's Palace had sent eighty-eight loads of betrothal gifts, the Second Wife was so angry that her back teeth almost came loose.
When they wanted to marry Shen Xi, the Jingyang Palace only sent 64 loads of dowry. Now, when they want to marry Shen Tang, they actually sent 88 loads!
Chen Tang's dowry was already richer than Chen Ying's, and with the betrothal gifts sent by the palace, it looked magnificent, but in fact it was not as heavy as that of Prince Jingyang's Mansion. Now Prince Jingyang's Mansion has added a lot more, and all of these should have belonged to her daughter!
Hatred made his face look hideous.
The maid said, "When the servant came back, he saw something incredible."
The second wife asked, "What's the matter?"
The maid said, "Prince Ning met Old Master Jiang on the street and actually bowed to him..."
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