Seeing that Zeng Rong and Xu Jing didn't speak, the two little girls were chattering very lively, regardless of the situation here, they thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Young Master Xu, try this snack, it's our Ah Rong who brought it from the palace." ”

Xu Jing politely responded and was about to reach out to get a snack, when Xu Jing on the side suddenly turned his head and asked, "Ah, didn't Sister Ah Rong come out of the palace a long time ago?" Can you still eat this snack in a few months? ”

"What, it was just sent by His Royal Highness II." Zeng Hua explained for Zeng Rong, only then did he realize that something seemed wrong with the two of them, as if they were deliberately hiding something.

"Ah, His Royal Highness is really kind to Sister Ah Rong, and he even made a special trip to send snacks out?" Xu Jing is also eleven years old, and he has heard the elders in the family mention this family affair more than once, some people envy and some despise it, envy that Zeng Rong, a peasant girl, can marry the prince as his wife, and what he despises is that Zeng Rong may not use any means to envelop the other party.

Xu Jing doesn't know much about the twists and turns, but she can derive a fact from Zeng Hua's words, that is, the second prince likes Zeng Rong very much, and only if he likes it, he will always think about her, and he will want to share a snack with the other party.

This kind of liking should be a very pure liking, which seems to be different from what the elders say.

"Oh, Sister Ah Rong, there is one more thing that my grandmother ordered me to come, saying that our Xu family has prepared thirty-six dowries for you, and it will be sent after the royal dowry." When Xu Jing heard the words "Second Highness", he remembered that he had forgotten one thing.

"Thank you, old lady, I will go and thank her old man when I go back." The other party said it to this point, and Zeng Rong was no longer hypocritical.

It turned out that at the end of March, when the royal department of rites came to make a decision, Zeng Rong had listed a gift list, this time the dowry of marriage, the royal family out of one hundred and sixty lifts, the official of the Ministry of Rites also specially explained, because Zhu Heng is the eldest son of the emperor, his specifications for marriage are comparable to the prince, and the cost is 160,000 taels of silver.

Zeng Rong looked at the gift list, full of several large pages, in addition to wild geese, tea, tea cakes and wine, the rest were clothing, jewelry, all kinds of precious furs, furniture, as well as a large number of calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, rare medicinal materials, shops and fields.

Later, Zeng Rong learned from Zhu Heng that according to the royal rules, the cost of the emperor's marriage is 200,000 taels of silver, the crown prince is 160,000 taels, the queen's son-in-law is 120,000 taels, the imperial concubine is 100,000 taels, the four concubines are 80,000 taels, and the rest are 60,000 taels.

Reasoning, although Zhu Heng is the eldest son of the emperor, he is not the real prince, for this reason, there was another dispute in the court over the cost of his marriage, this time they objected for two reasons, one is that Zhu Heng is not the prince; The second is that Zeng Rong's background is too low, and this family business is not equal, so there is no need to follow any conventions or conventions.

Not to mention anything else, in the small courtyard where Zeng Rong lived, I am afraid that the one hundred and sixty dowry gifts will not be placed in the door.

But this time it was the Queen Mother who made the final decision, and the old man spoke, saying that Zhu Heng's legs were destroyed enough to be sorry for this child, why should he be wronged when he got married?

No matter who he marries, the groom is always his fault, and the courtesy he should have cannot be lowered at all, and if it falls, it will be the royal face!

Not to mention, Zhu Heng also donated 200,000 taels of silver to the household department in the winter of the previous year to solve the burning eyebrows of the household department, why didn't he compensate him when he got married, but lowered the specifications, is there such a wronged child?

These words were specially ordered by the Queen Mother to go to Wuying Palace, the eunuch in charge of Cining Palace to say, her old man has not been involved in politics for many years, this time because Zhu Heng opened his mouth for the first time, there are many supporters in the court, and opponents have no choice but to stop.

After Zeng Rong learned all this, he was very glad that Zhu Heng had thought carefully for her and asked Mrs. Qian to prepare a dowry in advance, otherwise, after deducting those tea leaves, tea cakes, wine, etc., the Zeng family would not even be able to make up one hundred and sixty dowries, which would be really embarrassing.

Although, no amount of dowry can erase the fact that she was born in the countryside, it is always better for outsiders to laugh at her for taking her husband's dowry to supplement her mother's family, right?

That being the case, Zeng Rong simply accepted the generous gift of the Xu family, and there will always be a chance to return the gift in the future, so why stick to it for a while?

Xu Jingman thought that Zeng Rong would refuse, and he also thought about how to convince her, so seeing her agree so happily, Xu Jing was surprised and a little disappointed.

The disappointment that flashed in Xu Jing's eyes did not hide from Zeng Rong, mainly because Zeng Rong knew his character too well, so he groaned a little and said: "I really wanted to decline this congratulatory gift for the Xu family before, but the old lady said that she said that I was her distant relative long before I entered the palace, and this time I got married, and I married the prince, there must be many pairs of eyes staring at the Xu family outside, if the Xu family is too stingy, I am afraid that it will be laughing and generous, and it will also embarrass the royal family." ”

"You, you, how do you know what I'm thinking?" Xu Jing's mind was seen through, and in addition to being surprised, he forgot to hide himself and blurted out.

Zeng Rongyan smiled, "It's very simple, I've been a historian for two years, and I deal with those civil and military officials all day long, and what I figure out is people's hearts." ”

"Yes, Sister Ah Rong, I heard that you are a historian and have a lot of knowledge, but haven't you ever been to school? So who did you learn from? Xu Jing turned his head and asked again.

She had a deep impression of Zeng Rong when he first entered the Xu family, an authentic countryman, and later took his sister to live in the Xu family's house, half a year later, Zeng Hua moved into the Xu family, saying that her sister entered the palace to be an embroiderer.

Zeng Hua later followed them to school, at the beginning, she could barely recognize a few words, and the writing was crooked, she also helped Zeng Hua a lot, and taught her the correct posture of holding the pen, and taught her the order of strokes, and also taught her to draw, play the piano, play chess, etc.

Therefore, when they learned that Zeng Rong later went to the emperor's side to be a female historian, the first reaction of the elders was to question, how could a country woman who had never gone to school be a female historian?

"I know this, my sister learned from Jinke Tanhualang, and Ouyang Si is my eldest sister's enlightenment." Zeng Hua remembered what Ouyang Si said that day, and only this explanation could make sense of their origins.

"Oh, so did he teach you?" It was Xu Jing who was asking, and there was some unnatural emotion in his voice, and he didn't have time to study it carefully, and he didn't even notice it.

Zeng Rong once again captured Xu Jing's subtle changes, this person is still the same as in the previous life, and he regards Zeng Hua as a playmate of his childhood sweetheart.

However, in this life, she will never let her sister repeat the tragedy of her previous life, if the Xu family is really sincere, she can only marry in the media.

Of course, the most important thing is to look at Zeng Hua's choice.