Chapter 327 The betrothal gift is not counted
He curled his lips and said, "She thought she had been in the inner house for many years and was her subordinate. She was so confident and conceited. Little did she know that people are fickle and their minds are fickle."
Half a month later, the Pei family came to deliver the betrothal gifts.
Both parties drew up lists of dowry and betrothal gifts. The leader of the Pei family was Madam Pei's maid. When she entered the Song family, she first took a look around, then a half-smile appeared on her face, "Madam Song, Master Song."
The two had been warned by Song Ci that the other party might do something unexpected today, and their expressions towards her were even more wary.
"Madam must be Madam Pei's right-hand man." Qiao Xianglan complimented.
The nanny smiled, "Madam, you are too polite. I came here to give a gift today, and I have to go back to the Pei family early. The Pei family is large and prosperous, and things are very busy. Without anyone to help, Madam will always be tired. Oh, why am I telling you all this? I think the Song family certainly doesn't have such troubles."
Qiao Xianglan knew that the other party was not a good person, so she held her breath and did not get angry, so as not to fall into the other party's trap easily.
"Madam, please don't say so much. You are here to represent the Pei family. Lest others think that this is Madam's intention." Song Ci warned indifferently. The nanny did not expect her to be so bold. She snorted coldly, then took the list handed to her by the person next to her and read it out in a sharp voice.
The items sound fine, and are quite decent and valuable.
The people around them frowned, especially the two brothers of the Qiao family, whose brows were furrowed.
The things are good, but whose betrothal gifts are just ornaments, calligraphy and paintings? They look good but are useless. A betrothal gift that sounds good, but not good, is no different from clearing out a warehouse.
After the nanny finished reading, she slammed the list shut. "These things are treasures that our Pei family has collected for many years. They were definitely meant to be given to Miss Song in the past. Madam said it would be better to give them all at once to avoid any complications in the future."
Song Ci had expected them to play tricks, but she didn't expect it to be such a low-level method. If Pei Ji hadn't informed her in advance, she would probably have misunderstood that this was the Pei family's intention.
Qiao Yun laughed and whispered behind her, "I'm afraid there won't be enough room in Cousin Song's room in the future." She was deliberately looking for trouble, and no one could fail to hear it. Qiao Yu and Qiao Suo glared at her and said nothing.
Qiao Yun was annoyed. "I'm right. A noble family would always send a pair of wild geese, a fur farm, etc. The Pei family didn't send any. Doesn't this mean they look down on Cousin Song? I can see that Cousin Song will have a hard time in the future."
Qiao Suo, who had been holding back, could no longer endure it and glared at her, "If you can't speak, go back and avoid being a nuisance here."
Qiao Yun gathered the hair around her ears and said, "How am I annoying? You're talking nonsense."
"Qiao Yun, go back." Mr. Qiao's eyes were serious, and he looked at Qiao Yun with a stern look. Although he was a businessman, he was tall and his movements were as agile as a martial artist, which made Qiao Yun a little scared.
"Just go, you just know how to bully me. I'll go back and tell my dad and mom!" Then he trotted away.
The nanny curled her lips and said, "People from small families are just ignorant. The betrothal gifts from Dayan Manor are only given by families of equal status. As for you, there is no need to make such a big fuss."
The only thing missing was to say that the Song family was unworthy.
Song Ci didn't get angry either. She pointed at Wanxiang and said, "Take out my dowry list and read it."
Three days ago, the test results of Lin Huo and Song Lan came out, and the prices of the surrounding houses rose to an unprecedented level. Song Ci decisively found a dealer and sold all the houses except the one he lived in. As a result, they were soon bought by others.
Because there is a rumor that the feng shui here is good, the two young men living here are both on the list.
People in the Zhou Dynasty were all about literature. After hearing this, not only those who had scholars in their family, but even those who had descendants wanted to buy a house to benefit from the feng shui. If someone in the family passed the imperial examination, the family's fortune would be changed. It would be a huge profit.
The nanny was very confident that the Song family would not be able to produce anything good, but as she listened to the dowry list, she felt something was wrong.
When she heard that there were four shops as part of the dowry, she muttered, "Shops, who knows where they are from? Not only are they far from Beijing, they might not even be worth much."
Wanxiang paused, patiently explained, and smiled, "These shops are all in the capital, in front of the alley."
In front of the alley? Mammy's face was grim, but she managed to curl her lips. "It's just four shops. When a noble family marries off their daughter, who wouldn't give up a few shops?"
Wanxiang continued to read, and she deliberately emphasized the word "Zhuangzi". She also paid attention to the location, which was in the suburbs of Beijing, and it was a hot spring village. After that, the nanny's face became completely upset. She glared and clenched the list in her hand.
He also talked about Song Dynasty porcelain head ornaments, jewelry and clothes, each of which was extremely expensive, and the faces of the people around him changed.
The nanny couldn't help but say, "How is that possible? This kind of silk fabric is extremely rare, and a piece of it is worth a thousand gold!"
Song Ci didn't say anything, but everyone around him had his own thoughts. Some people looked at the two people from the Qiao family and thought, Song Ci can have such a rare thing, but others don't. The Qiao family has been doing business for many years, so they may be able to come up with it!
Uncle Qiao and Uncle Er remained expressionless, and no one could tell what they were thinking.
Next, various fox skins and tiger skins were read out, and the nanny's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if ink could drip from it.
Song Ci always had a smile on his face, neither angry nor very happy.
Wanxiang finished reading and added to Mammy, "Mammy, what do you think?"
Mammy glared at her but said nothing.
If she said no, she would be speaking against her conscience, and if she said yes, she really couldn't say it. She came here today to show off for her wife, and she wanted to step on Song Ci's face and make her behave herself in the future.
Unexpectedly, someone stepped on my foot.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound. Pei Ji was wearing snow-white fox fur and black boots, and his black eyes were deep and unfathomable.
Following behind him was Eunuch Luo, who came with the imperial edict, and everyone knelt to listen to it.
The content of the imperial edict was very simple. The emperor admired Pei Ji, and since he was the one who arranged the marriage, he should add some extra gifts, such as three thousand taels of gold, ten pieces of silk and satin, and a box of rare jewelry.
Finally, remembering Pei Ji's instructions, Eunuch Luo looked at the nanny and said, "Coming here today has really broadened my horizons. It's rare for the Pei family to offer such a generous betrothal gift. I'll definitely tell the Emperor about this later."
The nanny was panicked: "Father-in-law, these betrothal gifts don't count. My wife said that these are just the beginning, there are more to come."
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