"Oh? What are you going to do? Li Tai asked. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"When the princess gets married, the dowry and etiquette department that followed the past has a prescribed system, but in the dowry of the son-in-law, the father will definitely fight with the ministry of etiquette, but the ministry of rites is the ministry of rites, and the father is the father's, in order to prevent the son-in-law from marrying into the Hou Mansion to be weak, Lone decides that Lone will also give a dowry for his son! Wait until the day of your son's marriage, and take them to the Hou Mansion together! Lone came to you, but he also wanted to unite with you, and he definitely couldn't weaken Xuan Shijing's dowry in terms of dowry! Li Chengqian clenched his fists and said.

"But...... Brother Huang, your daily expenses are all provided by the Internal Affairs Office, I'm afraid that this East Palace can't find anything that can be used as a dowry for your son, right? Li Ke said.

"That's it, it's good that the two of us have the harvest of the fief, and we will send it directly to the palace, and we don't spend much money on weekdays, and we also have the care of the Internal Affairs Office..... Speaking of which, there are just four of us, and you, the prince, are the poorest. Li Tai laughed at Li Chengqian mercilessly.

"That's why Lone called you here to discuss, otherwise on the day of the wedding letter, you will wait to be slapped in the face." Li Chengqian said angrily.

"Is it really that serious?" Li Ke asked.

"I made a bet with Xiao Jing." Li Chengqian said helplessly.

"I see." Li Tai looked at Li Chengqian meaningfully: "So, you made a bet with Xiao Jing in a fit of anger, and as a result, you not only lost yourself, but also pulled us again?" Of course, I don't mind paying the dowry, but think about it, what kind of financial resources is the Hou Mansion, the money pile is the living god of wealth in Chang'an City, I see you...... This is digging a pit for myself to jump. ”

"The three imperial brothers, the young slave thinks that nothing is impossible." Li Zhi stood opposite the three of them and said with a smile: "Although the Hou Mansion has a lot of money, it is a Hou Ye after all, and for so many years, the Hou Mansion has been throwing money around, even if you want to take out too many dowries, there must be a number, and this amount, if it is too much, then Dongshan County will not be able to bear it." ”

Li Zhi said that Dongshan County naturally refers to the shops and warehouses that Xuan Shijing has newly built in the past three years, not only to build these things, but also to hire workers to dredge the rivers and ditches in Dongshan County, and widen them a lot, which is all costly.

"What the young slave said is not unreasonable, when he came back last night, he took a look at these stocks in the East Palace, so the amount that Gu can give is this." Li Chengqian said, taking out a list from his arms.

Bringing the three of them to this East Palace, Li Chengqian was also prepared.

Li Tai reached out and took the list, unfolded it and read it.

"Copper coins...... 300,000 yuan, 66 sets of gold and silver jewelry, 88 pieces of antique jade, 2 boxes of jewelry, 12 famous calligraphy and paintings. Li Tai just read out the number, and the specific name didn't mean much: "You won't have collected all the East Palace, right?" ”

Li Chengqian shook his head: "No, in addition to the money sent to the palace for so many years, I left thirty percent, and the rest are in the Internal Affairs Mansion, even if these thirty percent, the accumulation is a lot, it is enough to fill the treasury of the East Palace, plus the body sent by the father and mother on weekdays, most of them are not needed, so they are all saved."

"In this way, as an elder brother, you can't be stingy." Li Ke said: "Although the Wu Wangfu is not rich, some dowries are also out, since the imperial brother sent money, then I will send some objects that can be used on weekdays, as for the living utensils, we have all gone to the princess's mansion in Daozheng Fang to see, the things in it are all customized by Xiao Jing for his son, we send it, and we can't use it, so ......" Li Ke thought about it, walked to the table, picked up Li Chengqian's brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote on the paper.

"Incense, silk brocade, maids and servants are naturally indispensable, as well as the best tea sent from the south, plus some fresh vegetables and fruits, these are all festive, and the rest, like the royal brother, sent 300,000 copper coins, two boxes of jewelry, 33 sets of gold and silver jewelry, antiques and jade...... This amount will have to be planned after returning home. Li Ke quickly made his own list.

"What about you?" Li Chengqian's gaze looked at Li Tai.

"Just like you." Li Tai saved a lot of trouble, and directly followed Li Chengqian's list.

"Where's the child?" Li Chengqianfu looked at Li Zhi again, everyone was dragged to the East Palace, naturally he couldn't let it go, he felt congested when he thought about it, he was a prince, he was not as rich as a marquis, and for his sister-in-law's dowry, he was reduced to the point of piecing together.

"The three imperial brothers, the young slaves have been in the domain for three years, and they were all in the palace before, and they didn't save any family funds, so they ......" Speaking of this, Li Zhi was a little embarrassed.

"Minzhou is a bitter cold place after all, so the young slave doesn't have to be like this." Li Tai spoke out to resolve the embarrassment for Li Zhi.

"Since it is the son-in-law who is married, I, as the ninth brother, can't treat the son-in-law lightly, so I will give out nine treasures, thousands of copper coins, plus two famous calligraphy and paintings, jewelry or something...... Go back and ask the princess before making a decision. Li Zhi said.

Although Li Zhi has a small appearance, it is also a heart, and the three older imperial brothers can't say anything, after all, this is originally the anger between Li Chengqian and Xuan Shijing.

"In that case, then we can't let the Ministry of Rites know about the dowry for our son-in-law, and when we wait until the day of the wedding, the four of us will send someone to carry it directly and mix it into the send-off team." Li Chengqian instructed.

The three of them nodded in agreement.

After the discussion, the three of them dispersed in the East Palace.

Although Li Zhi said that he took out the least things, but he took out so many things for free at once, he was also distressed in his heart, so many things, if they were exchanged for money and food, it would be able to improve the strength of Minzhou even more.

After Li Zhi returned home, he instructed the housekeeper to prepare the things, and he himself was going to leave for Minzhou tomorrow, and when Jinyang and Xuan Shijing got married, it was possible to be summoned back by His Majesty Li Er.

After late at night, Xuan Shijing's study was still brightly lit, Xuan Shijing held a pen, looked at the dowry list in front of him with his head on his lean, and the marriage book that had been written, pondering, and his eyes gradually drifted.

"Master Hou, it's late at night, you better rest early, these things, no matter how busy you are tomorrow, it doesn't matter." Qin Bingyue saw that Xuan Shijing was really sleepy, so she persuaded her.

Xuan Shijing exhaled a long breath: "After I came back today, I went to the warehouse to take a look, and the copper coins in the warehouse were about to rust, and no one took care of them. ”

"What Master Hou sees are all old, doesn't our house still have a warehouse? It was filled with new money that had just been collected. Qin Bingyue said.