Chapter 301: A Generous Bride Price
When the people from the British Mansion came to the door again, it was the British Duke Qi Shaoyuan who came with Qi Mingrui in person, but he didn't see Fu Shi with him, he got off the horse and bowed to Shen Junru who greeted him very politely: "Lord Shen." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
Shen Junru has just received an edict and wants to go to the household department to serve as a secretary, and he will take office in a few days.
He returned the salute with a smile: "The British public can come to the mansion is really shining, please sit in the mansion." Qi Mingrui followed into the Shen Mansion.
As soon as Qi Shaoyuan sat down, he said apologetically: "A few days ago, Humble Jing came to visit the mansion, originally to discuss the marriage, but she was so busy in the past few days, and she has not discussed many things with me, but it made Lord Shen and Mrs. Shen laugh." He stretched out his hand to take a red envelope from the long entourage and personally delivered it to Shen Junru: "This is an auspicious day selected by the Ministry of Rites, and I have to discuss it with Lord Shen." ”
Shen Junru opened the red envelope and discussed the marriage date with Qi Shaoyuan, but Qi Mingrui sat silently on the side, looking like he didn't plan to ask and listened to Qi Shaoyuan's arrangements.
Mrs. Shen is watching from the sidelines today, after the Fu family came to the mansion some time ago to make a scene, she was full of wariness of the people in the British Mansion. originally thought that the Fu family was so difficult, but I had always heard that the British prince did not value the eldest son Qi Mingrui, and passed the position of the son to the second son, but I am afraid that he may not value this family business. But now it seems that the British Gong Qi Shaoyuan seems to be very sincere in wanting to marry this family business, which is surprising.
Qi Shaoyuan and Shen Junru set the wedding date in mid-June, and Qi Shaoyuan said to Shen Junru very earnestly: "Please also ask Lord Shen and Mrs. Shen to be relieved, they will definitely marry Doctor Shen into the British Mansion, and even the list of bride price has been prepared to bring over." He took out a thick stack of sheets from his sleeve and sent them to Shen Junru.
Shen Junru and Mrs. Shen were a little surprised, they didn't expect the British government to be so sincere, even the bride price list had been prepared, and it seemed that there were quite a few, which was really unexpected to them. Shen Junru was really dumbfounded when he took the list and opened it, the preciousness of this bride price really surprised them, there were as many as 100 pieces of clothing, cloth, porcelain, gold and silver utensils on the dense list, which was not half a cent less than the bride price of those princes' mansions to marry the prince's wife, and even more expensive. In contrast, the dowry list sent by the Xue family at the beginning was simply unsightly, almost a world of difference.
Shen Junru couldn't come back to his senses, and looked at Qi Shaoyuan with the bride price list: "British princess, this bride price is too expensive...... Could it be that the British government attaches great importance to this marriage, otherwise how could it give such a valuable bride price, but this doesn't make sense, obviously the British prince Qi Shaoyuan doesn't like Qi Mingrui's eldest son."
Qi Shaoyuan smiled and pinched his beard and nodded frequently: "Female Doctor Shen can marry into the British Mansion, it is really the grace of the Queen Mother, and we are also very satisfied. He didn't even glance at the bride price list in Shen Junru's hand, and he didn't seem to care.
Shen Junru and his wife glanced at each other, put down the bride price list in their hands, and said with a faint smile: "Since it is the intention of the British prince, we will not shirk it, and the dowry list will be sent to the house later." "The British government is willing to give more bride price is also to value Shen Ruohua's performance, at least it can disappoint many people with ulterior motives who are waiting to see the remarried woman be snubbed, Shen Junru and Mrs. Shen have long made up their minds, even if the British government is stingy with the bride price, they will prepare a rich dowry for Shen Ruohua, so that she can enter the British mansion in style.
Seeing off Qi Shaoyuan's father and son, Mrs. Shen went to Shen Ruohua's room full of questions, she had just returned from duty in the palace, changed into an official uniform and looked through the pulse case in the room.
As soon as Mrs. Shen saw her, she hurriedly pulled her to sit down on the throne, and said in a low voice: "Just now, the British Duke and the Qi family uncle have come over, and they are here to send the auspicious period." She frowned, very puzzled, "It's just that they didn't mention anything about the courtyard, and they also brought the bride price list." ”
"I have seen the list of bride price with your father, and it is really valuable." Facing Shen Ruohua, Mrs. Shen said bluntly, "I think it's just that marrying the British princess is just that, I'm afraid there are still disadvantages." I saw that the last time the British duchess came, she was obviously reluctant to get married, and she wanted to pinch you in and out of her words, why was she so generous, and she was willing to take out so many bride prices to marry you back, what is the reason? ”
Shen Ruohua didn't look surprised when she heard her words, but said with a smile: "Since they gave it, just take it." She had already heard from Mrs. Liang that except for some of these bride prices that were rewarded by Mrs. Qi, most of them were prepared by Qi Mingrui herself. It's just that this degree of preciousness is still beyond Shen Ruohua's expectations, and I don't know how Qi Mingrui prepared so much, and how he was able to make Qi Shaoyuan willing to come to send the auspicious period and bride price list for him, after all, how stiff his relationship with Qi Shaoyuan was, Shen Ruohua was clear.
Mrs. Shen sighed: "It's not that we are afraid of accepting such a valuable bride price from him, although your father and I are not very rich, but we can still afford to give the dowry, and we will definitely not let you lose face." ”
Shen Ruohua shook her head and smiled lightly: "I have already prepared it for myself, so my mother should leave those to Brother Yun." ”
When the envoy of Dongping Wangfu came to invite, Shen Ruohua was counting the account books of Huichun Hall with Qingmei Yaotao, although Shen Ruohua was not sitting in the shop these days, but the name of the previous divine doctor had been spread, and many patients came from afar to seek medical treatment, although they could not ask Shen Ruohua to see them for them, but they would rather go near and far to come to Huichun Hall to get medicine, but they also earned some silver.
The grandmother from the Dongping Palace's envoy respectfully greeted Shen Ruohua: "Lord Shen, the princess has been in a little bad these days, and I want to invite Lord Shen to come to the palace to see the princess again." ”
Shen Ruohua put down the account book in her hand and looked at her: "Princess Dongping is not in good health?" "The previous one was clearly a temptation, not a real request for a doctor.
The grandmother smiled anxiously, nodded and said: "I have been dizzy for the past few days, I only said that my heart is stuffy, and I can't sleep peacefully at night. ”
Shen Ruohua raised her eyebrows, it seems that there is really something in the Dongping Palace, otherwise she should go to the palace to give the Empress Dowager and invite her, the female doctor in the palace, to go to see a doctor, and the Princess of Dongping is only afraid that she is really sick, otherwise she will not find her mansion to seek medical treatment.