Chapter 32: I don't have any skills, I can only do some small business
Someone immediately responded:
"Don't you know? That's the Regent Princess's dowry! It's so much that it's arranged in two rows, and it stretches out for more than two streets!"
"Hiss...this is too much! Doesn't that mean the dowries of the Crown Prince's wife and concubines combined still can't match this amount?"
"Of course not! The Regent Princess's dowry is many times more than that of the Crown Prince's two concubines!"
Everyone's attention was focused on the two endless rows of dowry teams, and Yun Bailian and Su Yurou were completely ignored.
Hiss!
Yun Bailian was so angry that she subconsciously pulled her sleeve, but she tore it because she used too much force.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she looked at the red wedding dress with a tear in it and panicked.
There was suddenly another commotion outside the car.
"Huh? Why are you all running over there? What happened?"
"Grab the wedding candy! Do you still have time to sit here and watch the fun?"
"No, didn't someone also distribute wedding candy to the Crown Princess and the Concubine? It doesn't matter where I pick it up."
"What the hell! The Regent Princess's candy wrappers are filled with small change!"
"Hiss! Wait for me!"
"Hurry up! If you're late you won't be able to grab it!"
In the blink of an eye, all the noise faded away, and it was obvious that there was no one here anymore.
Yun Bailian's face was stunned for a moment.
Is Yun Qingqing crazy? She's actually throwing out silver as wedding candy!
That's not right. She knows very well how much money the Yun family has. Even if she took back all the family fortune saved by her father, there wouldn't be so much. And it's impossible for her grandfather to empty the family fortune as a dowry for her. Where did she get so much money!
Could it be that the Regent is backing her up?
Yun Bailian was almost furious, but Su Yurou in the other sedan sneered.
With the Yun family's limited wealth, how could they possibly afford such a large dowry and even spend money to pretend to be generous!
They must be being clever and preparing a lot of worthless things to make up the number! Or maybe the boxes are just empty!
She snorted, called the nanny who was accompanying the team, and whispered a few instructions to her.
Mammy smiled knowingly:
"Understood! Let the Yun family pretend to be rich. I will send someone to expose them right away. This time, the Yun family will be embarrassed in front of the whole city!"
Not long after, the crowd that was crowding around Yun Qingqing's betrothal team to grab the wedding candy suddenly became chaotic.
Taking advantage of the chaos, several burly men rushed to the betrothal boxes and knocked over several porters. The boxes fell to the ground one after another, and the lids were opened, revealing the contents inside.
There was a burst of exclamation from the crowd.
"Oh my god! What's blinding me?"
"This whole box is full of gold and silver jewelry! How much is it worth?"
"And this box is filled with the finest jade and jewelry. I've never seen so much in my life!"
"My family owns a jewelry store, and these are all pieces from Mingzhenfang! The rich and powerful in Beijing are all flocking to them! She's actually using whole boxes of them as a dowry? That's an incredible expense!"
"My sixth uncle's family runs a cloth shop, and that box is filled with all the Liuhuaduan from Jinxiu Pavilion! Oh my god, each piece of cloth costs tens of thousands of taels of silver! A single handkerchief is enough for those dignitaries to show off, and they actually took out a whole box!"
The nanny who was mixed in the crowd changed her expression and shouted:
"Oh my, so the Yun family is so rich? Then why are they only giving such a grand ceremony to one of their daughters? Isn't that too much favoritism?"
The big men got her look and immediately started to pace:
"Yes, the second young lady is also getting married today, but her dowry is only a fraction of the eldest young lady's. This is a bit unreasonable."
"I've heard Miss Yun is domineering. It seems she's even trying to steal someone else's dowry before getting married. She only cares about her own appearance!"
"This is too much. The second young lady of the Yun family only has such a small dowry. Compared with the eldest young lady, she is extremely poor. Could it be that she is deliberately trying to embarrass His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
The people sent by the Su Mansion were arguing with each other and trampling on the entire Yun Mansion. Anyway, today only their own Miss Su could come to the limelight!
Suddenly someone laughed loudly and said:
"Excuse me for making you laugh! My name is Yan Hongshan, Yun Qingqing's maternal grandfather. I don't have much talent and can only run a small business. Jinxiu Pavilion and Mingzhenfang are both assets of my Yan family!"
"Thank you all for your support! In the future, just bring your wedding candy wrappers to any of our stores and you'll get a 20% discount!"
A burst of cheers erupted from the crowd, instantly overwhelming the malicious sarcasm!
Yun Qingqing in the wedding sedan: ...
My grandfather is indeed a businessman. He can even use this scene as an opportunity to promote himself.
Many people in the crowd suddenly realized:
"The Yan family! Aren't they the richest family in Jiangbei? Their assets are more than just these. It turns out Yun Qingqing's grandfather's family is so rich!"
"That's right, that's the property of my grandfather's family. It has nothing to do with the second branch of the Yun family! How dare you say that Miss Yun stole someone else's dowry?"
"Mr. Yan is so generous! When my daughter gets married next time, I'll go to Jinxiu Pavilion to buy her dowry!"
"I'll go too. Even though it's too expensive for ordinary people like me to afford, owning even one piece of jewelry from Mingzhenfang would make me look very proud!"
“…”
Yan Hongshan bowed repeatedly:
"Thank you all for your kindness! Today is Qingqing's wedding day. From now on, all the goods in all the shops under my Yan family will be discounted on this day every year!"
Even louder cheers erupted from the crowd, and the atmosphere became boiling!
"My wife has been wanting to buy some nice jewelry for a long time. I'll ask her to go with me later!"
"Mr. Yan, hey, there's already a discount today. Does this candy wrapper still count? Can you give me an additional discount?"
"Usually, when the rich and powerful get married, we can only watch the fun and grab a few pieces of candy at most. But today, not only are the candies wrapped in silver, but we can also get huge discounts at Mingzhen Pavilion and Jinxiufang!"
"This is all the good fortune brought by the Regent Princess!"
"I wish the Prince Regent and the Princess a happy marriage! May they have a son soon!"
"A happy marriage! Good luck and good fortune!"
Yun Qingqing: ...
Grandpa is awesome.
Yan Hongshan looked at the backs of several people retreating in the crowd in disgrace, glanced at the dowry teams of the other two families, and suddenly sneered.
He called the servant and gave him some instructions, then urged his horse to turn around and catch up.
Su Yurou didn't expect that she failed to expose the truth, and instead Yun Qingqing stole the limelight. She was sulking when she suddenly heard a commotion not far behind her, followed by a "bang bang" sound.
"Look, the dowries of the Su family and Miss Yun Er have also been overturned!"
"I thought I was going to see some great treasures, but why are the last few boxes still empty?"
"I never thought that the Prime Minister would use empty boxes as a dowry when marrying his daughter! Is he not satisfied that the Crown Prince only gave her the title of concubine? Hahahaha!"
"Then Miss Yun is the principal wife, but there are so many empty boxes to make up the numbers. How do you explain that?"
"So you're really poor, hahahaha. Today's episode is really an eye-opener!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Su Yurou and Yun Bailian were both stunned.
How could my dowry be an empty box!
This is different from what we agreed!
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