Chapter 163 Adding makeup?
On August 27, Northern Yan's "dowry gift" was delivered to Xianyang City.
Because the gift was so large, it caused a sensation when it entered the city in a grand procession. People speculated who was giving the gift and what it was.
"Is it General Shen who is here?" Old Madam Xu was delighted when she learned that the visitor was from the Northern Yan Army. She thought it was Shen Mo who came to propose marriage and make an engagement.
"Hurry up, prepare my clothes, and then go call back the Second Master and the Eighth Master."
Mrs. Xu hurriedly waited for the others to be welcomed into the Cui family. She looked left and right but couldn't see Chen Mo. Her expression froze slightly: "Where is your young general?"
Even though Cui Hao was not liked by her, she was the legitimate daughter of the Cui family after all. Since they had proposed marriage and paid the betrothal gifts together, Chen Mo did not come, which seemed to show that he did not take the Cui family seriously.
"Young General?" The leader was none other than Yun Gang from the Yanyun Guards. He was slightly surprised when he heard this, but then he realized that Old Madam Xu might have misunderstood, so he explained, "Old Madam, you misunderstood. It's not Young General Shen who's here to propose marriage today."
"So what are you doing..."
"The princess is getting married. We are here on the orders of our Lord to bring her a dowry. It is our Lord's gift to her."
"Dowry? Addition to the dowry?"
Even though Mrs. Xu was knowledgeable, she was still stunned for a moment when she saw the things being carried in continuously.
The sun seemed to be a little too strong today, making her dizzy and headache.
Is this how you add makeup?
If you don't know, you might think that the King of Northern Yan is going to propose marriage to the queen.
"That's right." Yun Gang said calmly, sternly and calmly, "This is what the master ordered. Please check and verify it so that I can return and report."
Old Madam Xu's head ached. "Even if the Lord values my Sixth Lady, he can add more makeup if he wants. But isn't this too much?"
Which good family would give more dowry than the man’s betrothal gift?
This is really putting them in a much higher position!
And where did these things come from?
"The Lord didn't ask you to send the betrothal gifts from Pingzhou City?"
In the past, Yan Xingchuan went south for two reasons: one was to expand the territory, and the other was to marry a daughter of the Cui family. Therefore, he brought the prepared betrothal gifts with him from the army that went south. He would wait for Yan Xingchuan to take control of Pingzhou City and then go to Xianyang Cui family to propose marriage.
As a result, the marriage did not take place and the betrothal gifts were kept in the warehouse in Pingzhou City.
Yun Gang said, "The Lord has no intention of getting married for the time being, so he thought of sending it to Princess Wang first. In addition, the Lord also added some."
It's really a betrothal gift to the queen...
Mrs. Xu really didn't dare to accept it: "This is the betrothal gift for the master to marry the queen. If I give it to my Liu Niang, what if the queen is unhappy and bears a grudge against my Liu Niang when the master marries her in the future?"
"That's all in the future. Madam, there's no need to worry. Besides, this is a gift from the Lord, so I can't refuse it."
Since it is a gift from the master and we have benefited from it, we should naturally be grateful and thank him for his grace.
As for whether it will cause any sequelae, that is something we will have to deal with in the future.
What he said was indeed reasonable. The Cui family could not refuse, and the things had already been delivered. Could they really ask someone to carry them back?
"Go and invite Princess Wang." Old Mrs. Xu was a little hesitant and simply left the matter to Cui Si.
In the deep inner courtyard, the autumn wind blew down the withered yellow sycamore leaves. Cui Si and Cui Hao were drinking tea in the courtyard and listening to the sound of falling leaves. They were stunned when they heard the report from the visitor.
Cui Si frowned slightly.
Aunt Deng said, "I think the old lady wants you to accept it. After all, it's a gift from the Lord, so you can't refuse it. Besides, the things have been delivered, so there's absolutely no reason to let the Northern Yan army take them back."
Isn't this just making a fool of oneself and slapping the face of the King of Northern Yan?
"Although the amount of dowry Your Majesty gave Princess Wang was a bit excessive, she is the King of Northern Yan, so it is understandable and reasonable. Besides, you are the one who benefited from it."
"I understand." Cui Si nodded, let Cui Hao play by himself for a while, then changed her clothes and went to the main courtyard of the outer courtyard to meet the guests.
When Cui Si walked into the yard, she saw boxes and cages densely packed on the ground, filling up the open space in the yard.
"Greetings, Princess Wang."
"No need for formalities." Cui Si nodded, walked past the boxes and cages in the yard, and headed towards the main hall.
At this time, Old Madam Xu and Yun Gang were seated in the hall, drinking tea as host and guest. When they saw Cui Si enter, Yun Gang stood up and bowed, "Greetings, Princess Wang."
The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and the person who came was wearing a purple dress that looked like a veil of smoke. She looked so elegant and noble that people dared not look at her directly.
"No need to be polite, just sit down."
"grandmother."
"You came at the right time. The master ordered someone to bring you some gifts, saying that they were to add to your makeup." Old Lady Xu asked Cui Si to come up and sit down, then handed the gift list to her.
According to the rules, Old Lady Xu was the elder, and Cui Si could not sit on the same level with her, but she was also a princess, and the men under the King of Northern Yan were also here today, so she could not sit at the lower seat with the ministers.
Cui Si took one of the thick gift lists, flipped through it a few times, her eyelids twitching, and she was choked and speechless.
She still had some memories of some of these things, probably the betrothal gifts from Beiyan in her previous life.
"What exactly does your master want to do?" she asked after a long time.
Yun Gang replied, "The Lord has no other intentions. He just wants to give Princess Wang a dowry. The Lord also said that if Princess Wang is worried that Mr. Jiang will be unhappy, then there is no need to worry. If Mr. Jiang doesn't even have this kind of magnanimity, then Princess Wang doesn't need to marry him."
This betrothal gift was overshadowed by the dowry added by others, and many people had some opinions about it.
But Yan Xingchuan thought there was no conflict in this matter. Jiang Cinian gave Jiang Cinian what he gave, and if Jiang Cinian didn't even have this little magnanimity, then he might as well not marry her.
Cui Si's face twitched and she was speechless for a moment.
After a long pause, she said, "Since it's a gift from the Lord, I naturally have no reason to refuse. I'll accept it. When your Lord gets married someday, I'll give him a portion for the newlyweds."
Mrs. Xu was a little worried at first, but she heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this: "That's great, that's great. Liu Niang will prepare another gift for the queen later."
In this way, there is give and take, and I can feel at ease accepting the gift.
Old Mrs. Xu was originally both happy and worried, but now she is only happy.
Yun Gang paused after hearing this, thinking that it was still unknown when the master would get married, but he also thanked her: "I thank Princess Wang on behalf of the master."
"By the way, I wonder where Xie is now?"
"Xie?" Old Madam Xu felt a little uneasy and asked him, "What does the deputy commander mean by asking about Xie?"
Yun Gang truthfully stated, "When the Lord learned of what happened at Wanhua Temple, he was furious. Xie and Xie Silang committed an unforgivable crime by attempting to murder Princess Wang. Cui was lenient and spared their lives, but the Lord was unwilling to show mercy."
"I came here mainly to deliver additional dowry to Princess Wang on behalf of the Lord, and secondly, to execute Xie Shi on the Lord's orders."
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