Chapter 29 Dowry

On the day of Ranning's conquest, the subordinates of Bofu got up early and made final preparations for the various receptions of Nazheng. Wan Pingbo rushed back after the next court, today he was going to entertain the people of Zhenbei Hou Mansion, this matter should have been handed over to Ran Mi to help him share, but Wan Pingbo saw Ran Mi's unenergetic appearance, so he was angry, afraid that he would mess things up, so he didn't let him help.

Ran Ning also got up early, and she still didn't have to show up today, but the list of dowry gifts would be sent to her, so she had to come and pack it up early.

As soon as the auspicious time arrived, Wanpingbo's Mansion opened its door, and the people from Zhenbei Houfu also arrived.

Zhong Jin saw Wan Pingbo, said some words of blessing according to etiquette, and then began to let people carry the dowry in. Wan Pingbo originally thought that the front yard would be enough to put these things, but what he didn't expect was that the front yard was filled with these dowry gifts after a while, and the team behind was still out of sight. Many people in the city had never seen this battle, and they gathered to watch, and whispered about the generosity of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.

The front yard couldn't be put down, so the things had to be moved to the backyard, but the people of the Zhong family couldn't go into the backyard, so a few people from the Wanping Bo Mansion had to carry the things in the front yard to the backyard, vacating the space and continuing to pile up the dowry in the front yard.

Hearing that it was so lively outside, Bizhu said to Ran Ning to go out and find out, they all knew that it would be lively today, but the backyard should still be quiet, how do you feel that you are about to catch up with the front yard?

Hearing the movement, Zhao and Ran Ji also came out, and Yu had already gotten the news and did not go out. Seeing this box of dowry brought to the Yu family's courtyard, Zhao pulled a mother-in-law and asked, "What's going on?" How did you move to the back? ”

The mother-in-law said with a smile: "The three girls of our family are blessed. The east and west front yards of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei can't be placed, so they can only send some to the backyard. I may use my aunt's yard for a while, so my aunt quickly asked the maids to clean up and come out with an empty place. ”

"So much?" Zhao was also shocked, she had never seen anyone marry a daughter-in-law and give so many dowry gifts when she was so old.

"Isn't it? The front is busy, and our backyard needs to be a little sharper. After saying that, the mother-in-law didn't have time to explain more to the Zhao family, so she rushed to the front yard and continued to help carry things.

Zhao looked at these dowry gifts, and couldn't help but think of Ran Xiao, she felt that Ran Xiao was beautiful enough, but such a comparison probably couldn't even compare to a fraction of Ran Ning.

Ran Ji on the side was holding the handkerchief in her hand, her eyes were full of jealousy, but she couldn't say it, so she had to think viciously in her heart: These things can only be used if you live, God knows how many days Ran Ning can live under the hands of the Halberd Scholar? Maybe it's going to be a death soon. The Hou Mansion of Zhenbei must also know this, so he sent such a generous dowry to buy them. In case Ran Ning is tortured to death one day, it will be better to shut up Wan Pingbofu.

After inquiring about the news, Bizhu ran back to Ranning Courtyard and said, "Third girl, there are a lot of dowry gifts sent by the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei, and the front yard can't be piled up, so it has been sent to the backyard." ”

"So much?" Ran Ning thinks this is a bit too ostentatious? However, if you want to come to Zhenbei Hou Mansion and dare to do this, it should be thoughtful......

"Yes. It's going to be lively right now. Bizhu smiled from ear to ear.

Ran Ning looked at the dowries in her courtyard, which were all according to the standards of concubines, which were already very good, but I am afraid that compared with the dowry of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei, it is still a small thing.

The levy lasted for two hours before it ended, and the people of Wanpingbo Mansion were also relieved. Today is a big day, so people from the province also gather together for lunch, which is usually only available on the New Year's Day.

At the dinner table, Wan Pingbo asked Ran Ning, "Have you read the list of dowry?" ”

"Not ...... yet," Ran Ning replied.

Wan Pingbo frowned and looked at the Yu family, this list should have been handed over to Ran Ning a long time ago.

Yu Shi coughed lightly and said, "There are too many things, and I haven't checked them yet." Ran Ning is so beautiful, Yu's heart is not happy, but there is no way, she is not prevaricating, it is true that the housekeeper has not finished counting.

Wan Pingbo nodded after hearing this, and said to the big girl beside him: "Go and tell the housekeeper, and send the list directly to Ning'er after checking." ”

"Yes." The big girl answered and went out.

After Yu finished the soup, he asked Wan Pingbo, "Uncle, how do you think these dowry gifts are more appropriate?" ”

Generally speaking, half of the dowry will be used as the dowry of the daughter's family, and then carried back to the in-law's house, and there is also a little bit of no full dowry, which depends on the situation of each family, and there is no clear rule. Yu thought that if she could keep half of it, it was estimated that it would be enough for her to use it for six or seven years, and she could also make up for the shortfall in the dowry for Ran Ning, and she would only make no loss.

Wan Pingbo didn't even hesitate, and said directly: "It's all full of Ranning's dowry." ”

"What?!" Yu's voice suddenly rose up, startling Ran Ji.

Wan Pingbo glanced at her, and Yu also knew that he was out of shape, so he quickly pressed the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Uncle values Ning'er like this, and the concubine is happy for Ning'er." ”

Ran Ji clenched the spoon in her hand, as if she was about to break it. If she kept half of these things, she could still be coquettish with her mother and keep a few good things for herself, but now she can't help but have nothing, and she has to watch Ran Ning get married.

Wan Pingbo put down his chopsticks and said: "Ran Ning has had no mother since she was a child, and there is no subsidy from her mother on the dowry, so it is reasonable to let her all be carried away." Zhenbei Hou Mansion is so generous, it is obviously for Ran Ning, and we can't slack off in Wanpingbo Mansion. There is still some time, add thirty percent of Ran Ning's dowry. ”

With a crisp "pop", Yu's chopsticks fell to the ground, and the maid hurriedly picked them up for her, and then replaced them with a new one for her.

"Uncle......" Yu originally wanted to say that it was unreasonable, but Ran Ning's was already a concubine. But before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Wan Pingbo.

"It's just thirty percent, what is there to hesitate about." Wan Pingbo didn't think that the house couldn't get this silver.

Yu felt that her throat was like a choked stone, and she couldn't spit it out and couldn't swallow it, choking her throat painfully. At the same time, she also began to hate Zhenbei Hou Mansion for making such a big move, you must know that in order to make up Ran Ning's dowry, she sold a lot of her dowry to make up enough of the deficit of the treasury in the house, and purchased all the dowry, and now she wants to add it, isn't this her life? But she can't tell Wan Pingbo about this, if Wan Pingbo knows the truth, he will definitely be furious, maybe he will take away her housekeeper power, she can't say anything about losing her housekeeping power.

Although the Zhao family also has some dowry with Ran Ning, her mind is now on Ran Xiao, and she really doesn't have time to care about Ran Ning. Ran Xiao has been passing the door for a few days, and there has been no movement so far, and the Shen family, the maid who was pregnant with the child, did not express her position, it seems that she is going to wait for the child to be born and raised to become an aunt, in case it is a son, I am afraid that Ran Xiao will not have a good time in the Shen family. She also found a lot of home remedies and sent them over, but so far she has not achieved what she wanted.

"Thank you, father." Ran Ning stood up and thanked him. In fact, she doesn't care about these three percent, it is already rare for her to take away all the dowry gifts, not that she is greedy for these things in Zhenbei Hou Mansion, but that Zhenbei Hou Mansion values her so much, and she doesn't want to take advantage of it, and it is the most important thing that she and Zhong Su have a good life in the future.

After dinner, everyone went back to their respective rooms. The gift list was also sent to Ran Ning, Ran Ning read it from beginning to end, and couldn't pick out any bad ones, the dowry was prepared very completely, and the number of types was also large, if you don't consider anything else, these things are enough to make an ordinary person's family rich and rich for a lifetime.

"My uncle's family really values girls." Bizhu was also happy for Ran Ning.

Ran Ning thought for a moment, and the smile on his face reversed a little.

"What's wrong? The girl is not happy? Bizhu asked.

"It's not." Ran Ning put down the gift list and said, "I'm just thinking about how I will live in the future with the lintel of Zhenbei Hou." ”

She has always been low-key in Wanpingbo Mansion, and what her grandfather taught her is pressed in her heart, and she doesn't expose it much. The Zhenbei Hou Mansion is different from the Wanping Bo Mansion, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion is a military general, and the military generals are often the most feared by the emperor. Before, because the Zhenbei Hou Mansion was also relatively low-key, Ran Ning didn't think too much about this kind of problem. But today, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion sent a dowry gift with great fanfare, which made people marvel at the financial resources of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. With such a famous family with strength and financial resources, it is unknown whether the emperor will laugh it off or take precautions. In addition, the virtuous concubine is also a person with a prince, and the prince's competition for the throne has always been a sensitive topic, and if you don't get it right, you will be beheaded all over the house. Ran Ning didn't know if today's battle was promised by the emperor, or if the Zhenbei Hou Mansion was also testing the emperor.

Ran Ning is not afraid of being involved in this matter, after all, in Uncle Hou's family, this kind of thing is inevitable, and she has her own way of coping with it. She was just a little worried about what she would do if Zhong Su was implicated? As long as it is not a rebellion, there is no doubt that she will help Zhong Su, after all, they will be husband and wife in the future, and husband and wife are one, but how to help and what Cheng Dù needs to think about slowly. Although the Hou Mansion of Zhenbei is now a celebrity around the emperor, everyone understands the truth that a companion is like a tiger.

The wedding date is approaching in a busy way, and it is a good day for Ran Ning to add makeup in the blink of an eye. According to Beixin customs, makeup is generally set on the day before the wedding, when the wives and girls of relatives and friends will come with gifts to add makeup.

Ran Ning is a girl from Bofu, so there are some wives and wives of officials who are closer to Wanping Bofu who come to add makeup, and this kind of personal exchange cannot be left behind.

Early in the morning, Ran Ning put on a lot of makeup and went to Yu's place with the help of Bizhu, where she wanted to meet the wife and friends who came to add makeup, first, to express her gratitude, and secondly, to let everyone meet the bride who was about to go out.

Ran Ning is already beautiful, and when she wears a lot of makeup, she is even more beautiful, today she is wearing peach blossom makeup, and the pink color takes advantage of her good complexion, and also makes her whole person beautiful but not vulgar, glamorous but not demonic, plus a red dress, which complements each other and is very eye-catching.

The ladies who came to add their costumes all boasted, and Ran Ning also thanked them one by one, and behaved generously and decently, so that the ladies couldn't find fault at all.

was chatting lively, and saw Ran Ji walking in in a red dress, although her face was not with big makeup, she was also very beautiful. As soon as she entered the door, everyone's eyes were focused on her, and Ran Ji greeted the ladies very proudly, but the expressions on the faces of the ladies were very strange, with surprise, consternation, cold eyes, and even disgust and horror......

Ran Ning also looked up, and after seeing the pair of earrings on Ran Ji's ears, Ran Ning's eyes also cooled - the pair of Dongzhu earrings worn by Ran Ning should have been in her dowry, and they were given to the Zhong family by the virtuous concubine, and the Zhong family was sent by the Zhong family in the dowry. According to the etiquette system, Ran Ji is not qualified to wear it at all, which is a big disrespect!