Chapter 815: bride price

Chapter 815 Dowry

I dare not discuss it!

Concubine Yu hurriedly invited the chief steward to come in. There was a screen in the middle, and she asked, "It's been so hard for the steward to come so far, what orders does the lord have?"

The servant girl served a cup of tea for Xiao Gui, he took a sip before he bowed his body and said, "Concubine, the lord ordered the slaves to come, one is to check with the concubine on the account of the Duke, and the palace will send it to you every month in the future. Two hundred taels of silver came to be used by the side concubine and the third girl, if it is a reward during the festivals, the palace has some, it must be indispensable here..."

When Concubine Yu heard this, her mind went blank, she was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses, "Isn't this also the palace?"

Xiao Gui glanced at the projection on the screen, and a flash of contempt flashed in his eyes, the side concubines in the mansion are all stupid, even more stupid than Zhuang's, he said slowly, "Look at what the side concubine said, the prince lives This place is called Wangfu, after the prince goes there, naturally this place can only be regarded as another courtyard."

Two hundred taels a month, how could it be enough for her and her daughter? I can't even afford a good face.

"Leave two people in the kitchen here, and a dozen or so people who sweep and look after the yard. The people in the side concubine and the third girl's yard are intact, and the others will be moved to Yanjing."

Yu couldn't imagine what would happen to this place by then? If you come in and hide ten or so people, you may not be able to find it.

She didn't dare to think about it anymore, so she asked with a smile, "I don't know if this is the meaning of the prince or someone else?"

This is naturally what the Princess wanted, but Xiao Gui is such a smart person, how could he not understand what Concubine Yu meant?

He said with a smile, "The side concubine is worrying too much. In this palace, if the prince is not in charge, who can be in charge?"

"I don't know why the prince still has such an arrangement? Could it be that the prince intends to keep me and the third girl here? No matter how you say it, I am the prince's man, and the third girl is also the prince's flesh and blood."

Xiao Gui smiled and said, "The side concubine said she didn't plan to move there before, so the prince sent his servants to discuss these matters with the side concubine. If the prince didn't take the side concubine and the third girl seriously, why would he order the servants to come over? So what Will someone transfer money here?"

Concubine Yu said, "The person who sent the message must have misheard. The prince has stayed in Yanjing City. Why should I stay here and not serve the prince? How can the third girl not be filial in front of the prince?"

Xiao Guidao, "If this is the case, then the servant only needs to reconcile the account with the side concubine. I don't know when the side concubine will leave, so the slave can arrange escorts on the way."

Xiao Gui just left, Xiao Lingjing rushed in and asked her mother, "Mother, did the princess ask Guan Shi to come here? What did you say?"

Concubine Yu sighed, and said what Xiao Gui brought, "Your father is not in charge, and I don't know what the princess said to your father, so that your father sent someone here. Now, we can't stay here no matter what."

Xiao Lingjing was very angry, "I heard that the eldest brother was not born to the king, why is she still in charge of the palace, really shameless."

Mrs. Yu didn't stop her either, on the contrary, she also took it seriously.

This is Prince Xiang's Mansion, not Prince Chen's Mansion. Is it her turn to be in charge of the house?

I don't know what the prince thinks, he is not his own son, yet he treats him and his wife so well, spoiling Xiao Xun to the sky, and giving his family to Xie Zhiwei. into her own pocket.

The more Mrs. Yu thought about it, the more angry she became. Thinking of going to Yanjing City this time, she still wanted to find a chance to remind the prince.

Thinking about it again, it's useless to tell the prince, it's better, when the concubine enters the door, and tell the concubine about these important relationships in detail, the money of Prince Xiang's mansion must not fall into the hands of outsiders.

Three days later, Concubine Yu took her daughter and set off. The gate of Prince Xiang's Mansion was closed, and there were only a dozen or so old servants who cleaned and took care of it. The rest of the people followed to Yanjing Mansion.

Prince Xiang's Mansion is located on Shiwang Street in Qingqingfang. The gate is obliquely facing Dong'anmen in the imperial city, and there is another Nanxunfang in the middle.

On the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, three days after the Dragon Boat Festival, the Prince Xiang’s Mansion received the dowry. A total of 108 dowries were delivered to the Zhao family.

The dowry gift is 10,000 taels of silver, and the prince’s marriage is nothing more than that. It can be said that it is enough for the daughter of the Zhao family to be decent.

The regulation of the dowry was set by Xie Zhiwei, and it was only slightly worse than when Xiao Xun married her back then.

But shocking enough!

The Zhao family is located on Xuanwumen Street in Xuanbeifang. It is a yard with five entrances. If the Zhao family hadn’t come early with Xie Zhiwei, such a lot and yard could not be bought with the strength of the Zhao family.

Although this place is in the outer city, it is only one street away from the inner city, which is very close.

One hundred and eighth, Zhao’s yard couldn’t fit the dowry. The main hall and the courtyard were full. The first one was a pair of Ruyi inlaid with gold and jade, with three stars for fortune, wealth and longevity; Every subsequent dowry gift was carried, the carrying box was so full that it was impossible to insert a hand into it.

Ms. Yan looked very happy, and said to Zhao Yunxiang, "I never thought that the palace would send such a generous dowry, which is much more valuable than the dowry prepared by our family, Amitabha!"

Zhao Yunxiang wanted to slap Yan Shi in the face. After thinking about it, he decided to add another 30% to the dowry for his daughter. Daughter's dowry.

In the room, Zhao Baohua looked at the dowry list of Prince Xiang's Mansion, and then at his own dowry list, feeling very sad. Even if his father added ten thousand taels of silver, the dowry list was really impossible to read.

"Girl, among other things, these dowries are really too thin. I heard that the side concubines in Prince Xiang's mansion are not cheap. If they laugh at the girl and look down on the girl in the future, how good is that?"

The dowry is not simply a matter of how much money is spent, but whether the things you buy are good. When you are in a hurry, you may not be able to buy good ones with money. This is also because the aristocratic family will start preparing the dowry as soon as their daughter lands. , for the sake of careful selection.

In some families, the toilet has to be painted ten times. Doesn’t it take time and effort to do it ten times?

Over the years, keep some good ones, save them slowly, and take them out when you leave the cabinet, that is a decent dowry.

Newly made headdresses, newly purchased materials, as well as the base of wenge wood, the screen made of pineapple wood frame, and the mismatched furniture made of various woods. joke.

"It's okay, life is made by people, and besides, how many people in this world do things as properly as the princess?" Zhao Baohua handed the dowry list to the nanny, "Put it away, that's it!"

Right now, this is the only way to go, Mammy sighed, and couldn't help but sweat coldly for the day when the girl will marry into the palace.

The third update!

(end of this chapter)