Chapter 596: What’s the point of being serious when you’re old?
A group of people carried the betrothal gifts to Gu's house in a grand manner.
Mrs. Gu was quite satisfied with the Xu family's attitude, while Mr. Gu remained expressionless throughout.
It’s not that he is dissatisfied with this marriage, but he has always been a serious person.
When the parents of both sides were discussing the marriage, Mrs. Gu asked Gu Xinjiu to take Xu Wencheng around the house.
Song Yuntang winked at Jinshu who was standing beside him, and then Jinshu presented a vermilion letter to Mrs. Gu.
"This is the betrothal gift list, please have a look, Madam Gu."
Most of the items on the betrothal gift list were earned by Xu Wencheng himself in battles, and he took them all out at once when he went to the Gu residence to propose marriage.
Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye each added some more. Compared with the amount of betrothal gifts in Beijing, what they prepared was very generous.
The generous betrothal gift also reflects how much they value the daughter of this family.
Mrs. Gu looked at the list of betrothal gifts and her eyes turned red with joy.
"well."
When she married into the Gu family, her dowry and betrothal gifts added up to a considerable amount. She had also earned some money over the years and reserved a very small portion for herself. The rest was divided into two parts, half for each of her children.
However, the son’s half will be given to the daughter-in-law as a betrothal gift.
This was to prevent the concubine in the Gu family from taking advantage of her son.
People in Beijing say that she is jealous.
But how can one be truly peaceful and calm living under the same roof with a woman who occupies one's husband?
The concubine of the Gu Mansion has not caused trouble in these years only because she took the initiative to withdraw. If she were still in the Gu Mansion, she would definitely cause trouble.
This one point, plus the dowry that the Duke of Gu's house gave to Gu Xinjiu, already exceeded one hundred and twenty-eight units.
Add in the betrothal gifts, and I'm afraid it would be enough to go around half of the capital.
In the end, Gu Xinjiu's wedding day was set on the same day as her eldest brother's wedding day.
The nineteenth of next month.
It's a double happiness.
After the marriage was settled, the family returned home, sent out wedding invitations, prepared for the wedding, and waited for Xu Yongwang and Jiang to come to Beijing to take charge of the matter.
The mansion that was previously rewarded by the emperor has been almost repaired, and things are now being slowly added to it.
We should be able to move in by the end of this year.
…
On this day, Song Yuntang was discussing the guest list with Qin Ju in the main hall when Rendong came to her with a maid.
"Madam, the Yangdu Marquis' Mansion has sent a gift."
Song Yuntang looked at the nanny beside Rendong in confusion. This person seemed unfamiliar to her and she thought that she must be someone close to the wife of Marquis Yangdu.
"My uncle's wedding is still half a month away. I wonder what gift Yangdu Marquis's Mansion will send at this time?"
The nanny bowed to Song Yuntang.
"In reply to the princess, our prince's consort was diagnosed with pregnancy at Huijue Temple. For this reason, the prince has taken the prince's consort back to the marquis' mansion. Madam specially asked me to come to the Xu Mansion to give her a gift to express her apology, and also said that she would not let the prince's consort leave the mansion in the future."
Song Yuntang raised his eyebrows.
Meng Xinyue is quite lucky.
The Marquis's family had few descendants to begin with, and she was diagnosed with pregnancy less than a month after arriving at Huijue Temple. The Marquis's family would definitely protect her, so she would be spared from further suffering.
"Didn't His Majesty exempt me from the title of Crown Prince's Consort?"
Mammy looked respectful.
"The Crown Prince asked for permission to confer the title of Crown Princess on the pretext of having an heir."
Song Yuntang understood.
This Meng Xinyue is also a resourceful person.
He was able to actually bewitched the Prince of Yangdu and ask for the title of Crown Princess for her again.
However, after what happened last time, even if she returns to the Marquis' Mansion now, her life will definitely not be as good as before.
Just like Zhuang Zihan in the palace, she thought she could turn things around, but after giving birth to a child, she suddenly became insane. Now the child is still being raised by Concubine Rong.
The last time I saw her in the palace, she was raising two princesses by herself and her face was full of smiles.
"Madam, please go back. By the way, please tell Madam Yangduhou a message for me. As long as the Crown Prince's wife behaves properly, I will no longer care about the past."
"yes."
The nanny bowed and withdrew.
…
April 19th.
Xu Wencheng got married.
Jiang Yuan, Li Shengnan and several other brothers followed him to pick up the bride.
The bride stepped over the fire basin and came home. After the ceremony, she was sent to the bridal chamber.
Xu Wencheng asked someone to prepare food for her and then went out to entertain the guests.
For a period of time before the wedding, Gu Xinjiu did not go anywhere and stayed at home waiting to get married. Therefore, although Xu Yongwang and Jiang had been in the capital for more than half a month, they had not yet met their second daughter-in-law.
When Xu Wencheng entertained the guests into the bridal chamber, the couple followed his brothers to the yard.
I saw the second son take the scale handed over by the matchmaker and lift up the red veil of his second daughter-in-law.
When he saw the pretty little face under the veil, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.
Jiang pulled Xu Yongwang aside and said, "I knew that it would be safer to leave this matter to Tang'er than to me. This child has a kind face and a gentle look, and he must be easy to get along with."
Xu Yongwang also chuckled and urged her to go back to her room.
"Okay, okay, we've seen enough, it's time to go back and rest. After drinking the new bride's tea tomorrow, we have to go back to Lushan Village."
Jiang was a little depressed and reluctant.
"If it weren't for my mother's poor health, I wouldn't be willing to part with my son, daughter-in-law and grandson. I haven't seen Hao Ting for more than a year, and I miss him so much. I only saw Yun Xiao when he was one year old, and he's leaving again after not staying for long. Are there any grandparents like us?"
Xu Yongwang sighed.
"It can't be helped. I don't know how long I can hold on. You should bear with it for now. You will have plenty of time to spend with the children in the future."
"What else can I do?" Jiang glanced at him and said, "I understand that filial piety is the most important virtue. I want my grandchildren, but now that my mother is not well, I still have to be filial to her."
Xu Yongwang smiled naively and held her shoulders with both hands from behind.
"I knew my wife was the most sensible."
Jiang, who had just entered the courtyard, quickened her pace, shrugged her shoulders and shook his hand away.
"Just talk, don't make any moves."
After Xu Yongwang closed the door, he turned around and walked towards her, saying shamelessly, "She is my own wife, so it is legal and reasonable for me to touch her."
Jiang said angrily, "You are already a master, can't you speak and act properly? Don't embarrass yourself in front of the eldest daughter-in-law and then embarrass yourself in front of the second daughter-in-law."
After Xu Yongwang followed her in, he closed the door.
"How can that be possible? Am I so careless?"
"How come you're not?"
"Hey." Xu Yongwang said stubbornly, "I'm really not."
Then, Jiang's voice came from inside the room, "What are you doing again?"
"Of course he's sleeping with his wife, what else could he do?"
"Xu Yongwang, you are always so dishonest!"
"What's the point of saying this, my wife? What's the point of being serious when you're old? All the serious people live in temples."
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