040. True love doesn't hold out hope, it just wants to get rich
As soon as the news of Qingrong's marriage came out, it immediately shocked the circle of noblewomen in the capital.
There was a person who reacted quickly and was so lively, and he went to the Wei Mansion as soon as possible to congratulate the Duchess of Guo.
The Duchess of Guo was extremely satisfied with Shen Qingrong, the granddaughter-in-law, and everyone who came to say goodbye kept their meals.
"Song Shizi has also reached his age, and now he is married by the emperor, which is a happy event!"
"Even if the bad words come out these days, I don't know if it's true or not!"
Old Madam Jiang said with a straight face: "If it is true, how can the Zhongyi Bofu family withdraw from the marriage?" Most likely, someone is jealous of revenge. ”
Everyone laughed and said, "Speaking of which, the girl from Mrs. Fengguo's family is also a good match for Song Shizi." ”
Mrs. Jiang said: "I am a good match, I originally thought that it would be good to marry one like Song Zhao." Now she is the granddaughter of Mrs. Fengguo and the girl of the Shen family, the child I have seen, needless to say, he is still a good child with both ability and political integrity and good looks. ”
The ladies couldn't help but laugh secretly, Song Zhao can marry one in his life, whoever enters the door, and it is a marriage given by the emperor, it is all a big bargain from the Wei State Mansion.
Mrs. Jiang's yard was particularly lively, and the little maid who watched the movement at the door walked out of the yard, all the way into the verandah, through the hanging flower gate, the moon gate, and entered the wind lotus courtyard.
The sound of Qing Lingling's guzheng echoed in the courtyard, and the little maid knocked on the door cautiously, and the sound stopped abruptly.
Pushing open the door, the person sitting in the room was Guan Heqiu.
She was wearing a azure gown embroidered with brocades, and inside was a royal blue shirt embroidered with auspicious patterns. There was only an ordinary flat bun on his head, and his brows were frowning lightly, with a touch of sorrow.
"Cousin, the old lady means that she is very satisfied with the new lady." The little maid lowered her head and told Guan Heqiu all the words she heard in the main courtyard.
Guan Heqiu frowned, pulled out the handkerchief pinned to his chest, coughed very lightly, and said lightly: "Except for me, the old lady is satisfied with everyone." Even with Tang Weilan's background, she is still not satisfied? ”
Even though she said so, when she raised her hand to stroke the piano again, the strings broke.
The girls in the room were all silent and afraid to speak.
Guan Heqiu said: "Help me deliver the post to the Wei State Mansion." ”
The maid on the side said: "The previous incident with Miss Li has caused a storm in the city. Now that Daliang Monthly is hosted by Huatang County, the girl will go again, I don't know how the Shen girl is going to write you! ”
Guan Heqiu didn't care and sneered, "Fame? How bad can it be! Even if she writes it, what if she writes it closely. ”
A few maids knew that they couldn't persuade her, so they didn't say anything deeper.
After a short time, a mother-in-law entered the doorway, and the carriage was ready.
Guan Heqiu had already redressed herself, and she deliberately chose a rose-colored shirt embroidered with a hundred butterflies and flowers, and covered it over the royal blue shirt, which was a little more gorgeous and extravagant.
Who knew that as soon as he got out of the door of the inner house, before he reached the corner gate, he was stopped by Song Zhao and said, "You want to go out?" ”
Guan Heqiu said lightly: "I want to go to Mrs. Fengguo's mansion." ”
Song Zhao took her hand and said, "What are you going to do there?" ”
Guan Heqiu smiled and said generously: "I want to talk to Miss Shen about myself." ”
"I know your thoughts." Song Zhao's eyes were deep, his expression was extremely soft, and he said softly: "You have to go to explain our relationship to someone again." It's just that you were misunderstood like that, and you don't have a long memory. ”
Guan Heqiu pursed his lips, smiled, and said, "Misunderstanding is misunderstanding, what's the matter." I don't care what the world says about me, as long as you know my heart, that's fine. ”
Song Zhao said distressedly: "Even if the emperor gives the holy decree, you don't have to deal with Shen Qingrong in the future, and you don't have to explain anything to her." ”
Guan Heqiu was stunned and said: "In the end, he is your future wife, I want to see you raise eyebrows with her, respect each other like guests, but everything is prosperous in family and talent." You don't have to worry about me, I ......" Guan Heqiu said, unconsciously lowered his head, and muttered, "I can bear it." ”
Song Zhao held Guan Heqiu's face with both hands, lightly imprinted a kiss on her forehead, and said very seriously: "You don't have to put up with her, and she will never dare to provoke you without permission." You just have to be in the yard and do what you like. Let's go back. Yesterday you played the piano, and I only listened to half of it. ”
Guan Heqiu was dragged back to Fenghe Courtyard by Song Zhao.
As soon as the decree of marriage was given, the Duke of Wei expressed great enthusiasm for this marriage, but the dowry was prepared in three or two days.
When the county lord of Huatang saw the gift list, he was taken aback.
The bride price alone is one hundred taels of gold, one hundred thousand taels of silver, two pure gold tea vessels, six silver tea vessels, two gold basins, two silver basins, hundreds of satins of various colors, and twenty fully saddled horses. There are more than a dozen kinds of animal skins, including four lambs, two calves, four geese, and more than a dozen kinds of animal skins. In addition, the wine millet rice is more than ordinary people marrying wives. This level is only slightly lower than that of royal marriage.
The convoy of bridal gifts was extremely long, filling the streets in front of the Duke of Wei's mansion.
The sound of firecrackers and ceremonial music all the way did not stop, and it was blown and beaten to Mrs. Fengguo's house. People from all families inevitably have to go out to see this battle, and this posture of giving dowry gifts can be said to be the most grand and prosperous in the past ten years.
The lord of Huatang said: "Such a heavy dowry, it's really ......"
Runrong was also shocked, and said, "Qingrong, you have made a fortune." ”
The grandmother beside the county lord of Huatang couldn't help but sigh: "The Duke of Wei gave such a heavy dowry, how can we return the gift here?" ”
Mrs. Fengguo said: "Those who can't be sent back, we naturally have to stay." I'll fill in the rest and carry it back. This child has grown so big, and I didn't raise it, so how embarrassed is it to earn her bride price! ”
When Mrs. Fengguo spoke, her eyes were gentle, and she seemed to be a little apologetic.
After all, after Qingrong, Runrong, and Shen Yi arrived at her knees, they brought her the joy of family life, and that kind of warm and affectionate emotional bond made her treat Qingrong, Runrong, and Shen Yi as her own grandsons and granddaughters in her heart.
Lord Huatang smiled and said, "Then I have to add makeup to this girl." ”
In this group of people, only the lord of Huatang had the experience of marrying, and Mrs. Fengguo entrusted her with all the preparations for the dowry.
She was stunned to prepare a dowry of one hundred and forty-eight.
Except for the bride price, which they added to the bride price as it was, the rest was all re-prepared by the lord of Huatang County.
Roughly calculated, these things are as little as four or five hundred taels, and as many as more are likely to exceed 10,000.
Runrong looked at the dowry piled up in the whole yard, and his mood was extremely complicated.
Lord Huatang smiled: "What are you worried about? Are you afraid that when you get married, we won't prepare so much dowry for you? ”
Runrong blushed and said angrily: "You are not serious again!" I know it in my heart! Because of the rich bride price of the Wei Mansion, the county lord and grandmother naturally wanted to add it in order to support Qingrong's face. I'm a little envious of Qingrong, this girl has become a rich woman, but I'm not jealous, I have my own personal fate! ”
The county lord of Huatang patted Runrong's little head with a smile and said, "You are generous and sensible. ”
"It's all my mother told me," Runrong said this, and his eyes couldn't help but be dark and foggy, "My mother also said in the past that Qingrong is a blessed person, and he will marry a good family in the future, and his life will not be worse than anyone else in the future." ”
The county lord of Huatang was sour by what she said, and half of his shoulders were comforted, and said, "Naturally, I have lived for so many years, and I have never seen a girl as assertive and thoughtful as Qingrong." ”
"When I saw her for the first time when I was a child, I was almost annoyed with her. Unexpectedly, one day I would have to separate from her, and I felt uncomfortable. Runrong muttered quietly.
The lord of Huatang was also a little stunned, originally they still wanted to talk to the queen mother, but after December, after Qingrong and Xuan, they will marry again after the filial piety of the Lin family next year.
Who knew that the queen was in a hurry to pick the day in person, the eighth day of the fifth month. There is no buffer at all, and this girl is going to marry to the Duke of Wei.
Qingrong hadn't heard the words of the Huatang County Lord and Runrong, she was spreading out a stall in the small hall at the moment, and hurriedly sent someone to invite the Huatang County Lord and Runrong.
"What's going on?" When the lord of Huatang County saw that she was in such a hurry, he was very uneasy.
saw Qingrong put the two square tables together, and a painting was spread on them.
The lord of Huatang and Runrong stepped forward and saw that there were mountains, rivers, flowers and plants, houses, courtyards and fences on the painting. The two of them looked at the picture very strangely, with the floor plan of the Daliang Women's Hot Spring Club written on the top, and the floor plan of the exquisite hall on the other side.
The two didn't know why, and looked at each other.
Qingrong explained seriously and solemnly: "I thought about it carefully, now that I have money, I can't sit back and eat, I have to let money make money." I would like to expand the garden next to the county lord Ryusenji Temple into a hot spring hall, and this is the floor plan. ”
Qingrong pointed and explained the idea of the hot spring hall in great detail, in addition, she also had to harvest fields nearby and plant flowers and herbs.
Lord Huatang's eyes shone brightly, and from his clear imagination, he saw the vast world, "I understand the hot spring hall, but what is the exquisite hall?" ”
Qingrong said: "At the moment, there is nothing to write about in the boudoir gossip of our monthly report. However, many women in the house have a desire to talk. Let's make a place like this and serve the ladies of the capital......"
The county lord of Huatang nodded again and again, and said, "Those stinky men can go to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion and the teahouse for recreation, but we women don't have a place for recreation. After Qingrong dialed it like this, the county lord of Huatang was immediately ambitious, and said in high spirits: "Do it, just let it go and do whatever you want!" I'm with you. ”
Runrong whispered: "But Qingrong is married, can she still do this?" ”
Qingrong resolutely expressed his position and said: "Marry and marry, Mrs. Fengguo can enter the palace every day, even if I can't come out every day, I can always have some free time, right?" ”
"So you've been ignoring your marriage these days, and you're all thinking about it?" Runrong obviously doesn't understand Qingrong's brain circuits very well.
Qingrong let out an "ah" and nodded as a matter of course.
Since the marriage, she and Yuan Heng have completely broken off contact. Princess Yongping stared so closely, she couldn't go out to find Yuan Heng to bring him tired, and Yuan Heng didn't have the slightest intention of looking for her.
She doesn't have any hope for true love anymore, she just wants to get rich now.
Several people were talking enthusiastically, and suddenly someone entered the door and said, "The Yuan Gongzi of Jiangxiahou Mansion is here." ”
When the county lord of Huatang and Runrong heard this, they immediately looked at Qingrong excitedly, waiting for Qingrong to speak.