In the summer vacation, Mingzhu finally got free. There are still a few important things waiting for her at home.

First of all, the first thing is the marriage of Wei Shu and Wei Wan, as the eldest sister-in-law in the family, Mingzhu has to do it herself inside and out. But speaking of which, Mingzhu is very happy about this. Because this is probably the only opportunity for An Ning and Yining to get married in the future, they can preview in person in advance.

So, from the very beginning, Mingzhu showed an extraordinarily serious attitude. Seeing her like this, Wei Shu was very moved, and his respect for Mingzhu deepened a little.

On this day, Mingzhu was taking the children to discuss the dowry list with Mrs. Tai in Rong'an Hall.

"Grandmother, look at it, I wrote this list completely by subtracting forty percent from Wei Ci's dowry back then. I've got everything I need. Look here, there is no treasury of the top cloth in the public for the time being, so I evened out eight horses from my dowry, and exchanged some inferior things from the gong according to the current market price, which is an exchange order. "Don't look at Mingzhu, it seems to have a businesslike attitude. In fact, she made this arrangement, and even Mrs. Tai herself was a little ashamed.

When Wei Ci's mother left, she left her dowry to the two brothers. Later, Wei Ci was married by the first emperor, and as soon as Mrs. Tai was happy, she took all the top treasures accumulated by the two generations as a dowry gift and sent them to the palace. By the time Wei Ci knew, he was already in a boat. Among them, there are a total of twelve top-quality fabrics, which were definitely the most sincere in-laws at that time.

But marrying a princess is different after all, not to mention whether the Wei family's family can afford such a dowry again. Even if it can, Mingzhu has no opinion, and the Queen Mother and His Majesty the Emperor will definitely be dissatisfied. How?! Do your little daughters-in-law value them the same as the eldest princess of the royal family?! Even if it's the same, your little daughter-in-law, can she afford such a heavy dowry?!

Yes, the dowry of the Wei family was certainly a sensation back then, and the dowry that Mingzhu brought out of the palace exceeded the dowry by nearly five times, which can be said to shock the world. It is different from marrying a daughter in a previous life and asking for a recovery of costs, or even making a profit. Although this world is also a patriarchal society, most families marry their daughters, and in order to make their daughters live better in their husband's family, the dowry is generally twice as high as the dowry.

So this employment is really very particular, if it is less, it is to snub the in-laws. But if you go too far, others will say that your man is greedy for money. After all, even if the dowry is a woman's private property, it will eventually be passed on to the descendants of the man's family. Among them, the top treasures with no price can occupy a considerable amount of weight.

There is no doubt that a dowry of the same value, with more top treasures, will naturally be more sincere.

Speaking of Mrs. Tai, she looked at the dowry list carefully and nodded frequently, and said to Mingzhu with a smile: "Where do you need so many fabrics?" So take back four horses, and I'll add four other treasures, and the total will be about the same. ”

After saying this, Mrs. Tai saw that Mingzhu was a little stunned, thought about it, and suddenly said to the eldest grandmother beside her: "Baoqiang's family, you go and get my treasure chest." ”

Mingzhu came back to her senses and suddenly blushed a little: "That ......"

Mrs. Tai said jokingly: "These good things in my grandmother's hands will naturally not be lost to you, how old you are, and you are still like a child." ”

As I said before, in a family, the public's possessions and dowries are well divided. When she hired Mingzhu at the beginning, although Mrs. Tai added a few pieces, it was also to exchange the equivalent things from the public and supplement them back to the dowry. Now Mrs. Tai only said that she would add things to the dowry, but she did not say that she would exchange things from the princess. That's pure giving. Since it is a gift, then if this one gives more, that one will naturally give less.

It's not that Mingzhu cares, but this kind of precedent really can't be opened. Don't tell me anything, it's the same if you save in the middle school, it's not right in this way. In order to concentrate wealth and prosper the family, since ancient times, all the wealth of the family has to be left to the eldest son. Even if the family is separated and hired, there are still rules.

But the dowry is different, as long as the women in the family are happy, they can give it to whomever they want, and it depends entirely on the mood. There's love involved. Generally, a woman's dowry will be divided equally among her sons, regardless of the eldest son or second son. The reason why Wei Shu was able to give Wei Shu as much as sixty percent of the dowry to the Wei family was because of his mother's other half of the dowry. Otherwise, according to the Wei family's family rules, Wei Shu can only take out thirty percent at most.

After the servant women of the Baoqiang family carried the treasure chest in, Mrs. Tai retreated from everyone, took out the key from the hairpin on her head and handed it to Mingzhu: "Go, you pick four pieces for yourself first, and then pick four pieces for the little girl of the Wei family." ”

Mingzhu took the treasure chest and happily walked towards it.

Mrs. Tai was very happy to see her like this. Because only if she sincerely regards her as a grandmother who is a close relative, will she fight for this and that so unabashedly. Just like the brothers in the family are competing for the candy given by their mother, even if they don't like to eat it, they have to compete for some affection.

Mingzhu is like this, he got a few good things, and he was very proud. After opening the treasure chest, probably because of the dim light, Mingzhu was not dazzled by the treasures in the chest. She looked at the box carefully, the appearance was very quaint, but the inside was the same as her dowry box, with bronze plates sandwiched between the wooden boards, and it was impossible to open it except for the key. If it's brute-forced, you might even be injured by a hidden weapon. Don't forget, in this world, the Mo family has not yet declined.

After looking at it carefully for a while, Mingzhu happily chose two sets of purple and gold jewelry, a cornflower gem, and a Tianhuang frozen stone.

In fact, there are two pieces of emerald in the box, and Mingzhu also likes it, but, what is that, sustainable development?

No way, Mingzhu really likes the noble and elegant craft color of Diancui, the blue is clean and pure, especially when it is dotted on the purple gold jewelry, the blue faintly seems to be flashing purple. However, she also knew that in order to make such a set of jewelry, it was estimated that hundreds of kingfishers would have to be used for burial. As a result, Mingzhu deceived himself into his choice, and all the Diancui jewelry was only used in the previous generation. That way, at least there's no need to really kill because she likes it.

After Mingzhu chose the jewelry, Mrs. Tai looked at it and said, "Don't you need to choose something brighter?!" ”

Mingzhu pursed her lips: "Don't!" I like this, and my grandmother can't hide it! ”

Mrs. Tai smiled: "Okay, okay!" You go and help the girl of the Wei family pick four pieces too! ”

"Order!" Mingzhu carefully put the four pieces of jewelry back into the brocade box, turned around and picked them up carefully for the Wei family girl.

When she finished picking, Mrs. Tai's eyes lit up: "Oops! It turns out that my pearl is very good at choosing jewelry! ”

I saw the first brocade box open, and there were a total of fourteen pieces of jewelry carved from pure red coral. This set of red coral is pure blood red in color and has a warm texture. The exquisiteness of its carvings and the intricate design are simply breathtaking. On the whole, it looks like a festive and atmospheric view, and when you take it apart, you will find the fourteen small pieces. Coral is not like gold and silver can be slightly deformed, and if coral jewelry wants to be smoothly combined and disassembled, each of its accessories must be tightly fitted.

The most eye-catching of this set of jewelry is the step shake of a butterfly love flower in front of the crown, only to see the delicate step shake the whole slightly trembling, take a closer look, you will find that the step shake to the agility is only the fine thin chain out of it.

"This is good! is weighing the good days of the Wei family's girls! Festive! Mrs. Tai said admiringly.

Then, the remaining three brocade boxes were opened, and they were all bright and vivid. Presumably, it should be the most suitable to bring a little girl like Wei Wan, right?!

The two watched for a while, Mrs. Tai was a little tired, and Mingzhu said goodbye and left.

Returning to the room dedicated to storing the bridal gift, Mingzhu instructed the maids: "Put these four treasures in the warehouse." Then, she paused and said, "Forget it, I don't have to move my four pieces of cloth around, just choose something of equivalent value and exchange it for them." ”

After another two days, it was finally time to get hired. Hailan got the princess's order and personally sent the list to the Wei family.

Wei Wan's mother and grandmother, these two generations of housemothers, were impressed by the Wei family's generosity. After sending Hailan away, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed Wei Wan's dowry list.

Mrs. Wei's eyes were full of joy: "Mother, look! You didn't worry about it before, wasn't the dowry gift for De Ge'er eye-catching enough? There are so many good things in this list, we don't take advantage of it, wouldn't it be nice to spread out some according to the market price?! ”

Who knew that Mrs. Wei snorted lightly: "Sigh! Do you mean that this is a disgrace or not?! Which top-notch treasure isn't meant to be used for family heirlooms?! There are a lot of people in the market who want to buy it, but if you look at it, there are people who sell it?! But if there is someone who wants to rely on treasures to save people, which time is not a thing to sell, it will be snapped up at a premium?!

This time, the dowry of the Zhenguo Mansion is rich, which is the importance of Sister Wei! I see, not only can we not take out the things, but on the contrary, the original dowry list will be added to the 20%! ”

As she spoke, Mrs. Wei added two sets of jewelry at the bottom of the box to Wei Wan's dowry list with a pen. This is Mrs. Tai's dowry, and no one usually dares to touch the slightest.

At this time, Mrs. Wei pouted with some dissatisfaction and said, "Brother De'er hasn't married yet!" If the mother gave all the good things to Sister Wei, wouldn't Brother De'er's dowry be shabby at that time? ! "It's not that I don't feel sorry for my daughter, it's just that in the end, I still love my son more.

The old woman's eyes suddenly slashed: "It's also a dowry!" Let's talk about it when the thing in your family that is neither male nor female is really willing to get married! ”

In this way, Wei Wan's dowry also became rich.

Mingzhu saw that the Wei family had no objection to the dowry, so on the second day, he invited the official media to come to witness it, take the dowry list, and check the things one by one. A group of people helped to pair up in the afternoon, and the dowry team was about to leave the Zhenguo Mansion.

When the wedding is officially held, the ceremony is already very talked about because of the dowry and dowry. A burst of gongs and drums, suona in unison, eight sedan chairs, phoenix crowns. Although it is a pity that there is no lively sight of grabbing relatives, it is still very happy to wear red and green, and the festive and lively guests are full of guests.

After Mingzhu drank the tea of her brother and daughter-in-law, everything had been settled in contemplation. The young couple's newlywed life looks very good. Every once in a while, there will be fights, which makes the Zhenguo Mansion more lively and lively. When Mrs. Tai is idle, she will watch her little granddaughter-in-law tame her husband, and from time to time she will give two "good ideas". This made Wei Shu "moved" for a while.

In the past two months, many stories have happened in the capital. There are two closest to Mingzhu, one is that Prince George finally touched the peace of mind of the county lord of Nanwanqing. It is estimated that there will be a grand wedding soon, lighting up the gossip world in the capital.

But for now, the brightest new star in the gossip world is not her, but Wade, who has returned from a study tour (siben). He came back alone, and after the Lu family heard about it, they naturally sent someone to inquire. Wade's argument was that Lu Yi had something to do on the way, and because he missed his relatives too much, he took the first step. It is estimated that Lu Yi will come back later.

This is really true, two days after Wade returned home, Lu Yi really came back. However, when he returned, he fell seriously ill.

Later, Mingzhu listened to Zhang Wuxi tell her this story.

It turned out that when the two left their families to study abroad, they were stolen by thieves, and their lives were very poor for a while. But neither of them thought they were incompetent, so they rented a hut together and started looking for jobs. Lu was okay and found a school to become a gentleman. And Wade couldn't find a job because of the high or low. For a while, he became self-pitying.

The two high-ranking sons and brothers, after leaving their families, had a difficult life. After a long time, Wade likes to complain, but Lu Yiqing only thinks that tolerance is good.

Slowly, after a long time, Lu Yi worked alone, but he raised two big people. So the pressure mounted, and Wade couldn't even help with a little help. The beauty and loveliness of the other party in the eyes of the other party have been worn out in the hardships of this day.

Just when Lu Yi was gritting his teeth and insisting, Wade flinched. He secretly took half of the bundle that Lu Yi received, and ran back to the capital with the book. Lu Yi is naturally chasing all the way.

After chasing all the way back to the capital, Lu Yi did not go home, and went to Wei's house to ask Wade for an explanation. The Wei family did not stop them at this time, and directly let the two meet.

At this time, Wade had already put on a brocade dress, sat at the table, and tasted the delicious food as usual. Just glanced at it, and Lu Jian didn't know the result yet. Suddenly lost his soul and returned to the Lu family, and after a serious illness, he seriously started the road of blind date.