Chapter 812 Hint

Time passed quickly, and the three letters and six ceremonies between the Zhou and Ning mansions went smoothly. The reengagement between the Zhou and Ning families was also talked about with great relish in the capital. Of course, there was also the lavish betrothal gift sent by the Ning family.

On that day, the Ning family's betrothal gifts filled the Zhou family's front yard. Not only were there gold and silver, but the antique jewellery opened the eyes of those who came to watch the ceremony.

The wedding date has also been set, and it will be held in the winter of next year.

Three days after the engagement, Zhulan was still very busy, busy with preparing the bride's dowry. Several daughters-in-law also came to help, and it took nearly three days to completely prepare everything.

Li looked at the thick dowry list in her mother-in-law's hand and breathed a sigh of relief. "It's finally done, mother. I've been dreaming about sorting out my dowry every night these past few days."

As soon as she woke up, she felt tired. Her sister-in-law married into a wealthy mansion, and her dowry dazzled her eyes. Yu Lu also married into a wealthy mansion. The Wang family had a deep foundation, and Master Wang was a first-rank official. The concubine was the eldest daughter-in-law of the great-grandson's generation. She was worried about the concubine's dowry.

Zhulan touched the dowry list and said, "Mom, it's all dowry. Fortunately, it's finally settled."

The betrothal gift sent by the Ning family was too expensive. She and Shu Ren had told Xue Han to take all of the betrothal gifts away. Now, plus the dowry she had prepared, Xue Han's dowry was too much, already weighing 120 kilograms.

At that time, there were 140 princesses who married the crown prince, and 120 princesses who married the princes. Although Rongchuan was the real fifth prince, he was not recognized as such.

Zhulan had no choice but to reduce her dowry, but every item was carefully prepared by her for her daughter-in-law, and even if it was packed full, it was more than enough.

That's why I reorganized the trousseau, deleted some items that would not be used in the future, and finalized the final trousseau list.

Zhao's help these days has really opened her eyes. She used to carry a few taels of silver with her every day, but now her purse contains only banknotes. "Mother, is it time to prepare my aunt's wedding dress?"

Zhulan, "It is indeed time to prepare, but we need to choose the material."

Su Xuan continued, "Mother, the material my daughter-in-law used to make her wedding dress is quite good, but it needs to be ordered in advance. How about my daughter-in-law helping my sister-in-law to order it?"

Zhulan smiled and said, "That's good, otherwise I would still be worried!"

Li saw that her mother was a little tired and stood up. "Mother, you should rest first. Your daughter-in-law will be home first."

Zhulan was indeed a little tired, "Okay."

The daughters-in-law all came back. Zhulan stood up to go back to her room to rest, but she stopped and said to Mrs. Song, "You should divide the selected dowry into five equal parts and send them to the different families. These parts are for Yushuang and the others."

Mrs. Song asked, "Why don't you wait until your granddaughters get married before sending them over?"

Zhulan smiled and said, "They are still thinking about getting married, and these jewellery are getting old, so why not divide them now?"

Mrs. Song: "Yes."

In the eldest house, Li couldn't sit still after returning to the yard, so she took her maid to the storeroom, where she stored the dowry she had collected for her concubine. This dowry was incomparable, there was a huge difference. The good things that could be shown off were also distributed by her mother-in-law to each room.

Li only hoped that her husband would feel at home, yes, it should be Steward Ding who would hurry home so that she would know how much money she had earned and could buy more for her daughter.

When Li came out of the warehouse, she saw Mrs. Song coming with her maid, carrying cloth and a box. Li asked, "What?"

Mrs. Song explained, "This is what the mistress gave to the granddaughters. Miss Yulu and Miss Yushuang are old, and they are the right age to wear jewelry. The things given to the two granddaughters are all cloth and the like. The other granddaughters are young, so most of them are unpolished gems."

Li waited for Mrs. Song to leave, then opened the box. It was filled with jewelry suitable for a lady. She sighed, "Mrs. Song is really thoughtful."

The maids around her thought to themselves that Mrs. Song was very strict and they were most afraid of her.

Mrs. Zhao from the second house received two gifts and looked at the young lady playing with the gems. She thought to herself that it was fortunate that the young lady was much older than Yu Shuang, so she would have a few years to save up for her dowry.

Because Mrs. Dong's daughter was young and she was pregnant, she put the book away after reading it.

Su Xuan has too many good things, so she puts them away for her daughter to use when she grows up.

In the Hanlin Academy, the weather had turned a little cooler. Shi Qing was ill and felt extremely uncomfortable all over. He felt dizzy after taking only a few steps.

Chang Lian supported him from behind and said, "I am not saying anything, why don't you ask for leave if you are not feeling well?"

Shi Qing had a lot of troubles to say. Recently, the emperor asked him to keep a close eye on the capital, and he dared not relax. In addition, the more he came into contact with them, the more he knew about what the Yao Hou Mansion had done in the past. Although he didn't know much, he understood that the emperor hated the Yao Hou Mansion to the core.

Shi Qing recalled what the emperor had hinted to him after Yao Yao became pregnant. He thought that the death of both mother and child was a good outcome. He then understood that the emperor regretted arranging the marriage and did not want to let anyone from the Yao family go.

He was completely confused at the time. He said that he and Yao Yao had a deep love, but he himself didn't believe it. He and Yao Yao could only be said to know each other. There was love, but it was not deep. Neither Yao Yao nor he was someone who could give their true love, and they both had reservations in their hearts.

Afterwards, he didn't know how long he knelt, he only knew that he couldn't be so heartless. If he really did, the emperor would be even more worried about him. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, so he protected Yao Yao and the child.

Now it is the price he has to pay, no matter how painful it is, he has to endure it. The only regret is that Yao Yao can only give birth to a girl. This is the emperor's final concession.

Shi Qing had no idea that he couldn't make the emperor give in yet. The only reason he made the emperor give in was because he had helped Rongchuan back then.

Chang Lian saw that Shi Qing didn't say anything, so he sighed and said, "Sit down first, I'll go get you some hot water."

Shi Qing said hoarsely, "Thank you."

Chang Lian went out to pour hot water. There were many Shujishi in the Hanlin Academy, but there was no one to serve him. It couldn't be said that way, because he was also a Shujishi, but he had never poured hot water by himself. There was always someone to help him.

He used to rely on having a good father, and later with the addition of Rongchuan, he felt like a fish in water in the Hanlin Academy. Chang Lian looked at the servant who was pouring hot water for him. He felt that it was indeed not suitable for him to stay in the capital, where he would always have his father to protect him. He had to think about where he would go to hone his skills in two years.

Chang Lian went to the kitchen and brought back not only a pot of hot water but also some ginger tea. He handed the ginger tea to Shiwu and said, "Drink it. Put this pot of water aside for now. Drink it later when it's cooler. Drink more hot water and you'll feel better."

Shi Qing, "Thank you."

Chang Lian patted Shi Qing on the shoulder. He had heard from his father that Shi Qing had a hard life.

Ministry of Justice. Zhou Shuren followed the prince to the Ministry of Justice yesterday. Zhou Shuren rubbed his neck and looked at the files on the table in front of him with a wooden face. He guessed that the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works were too idle and all the files were piled up in the Ministry of Justice waiting for him.

The prince was still confident and used his own words to choke him, saying that he was in charge of the government of a state. Anyway, just let him look through the volume, hoping that he could find some problems.

Zhou Shuren sneezed and regretted why he didn't open the window when it rained last night. If he was sick, he could just take a leave. Why bother struggling with the files in the Ministry of Justice?