He also said that the king of Chu, who originally listened to the people of Guan Suiyuan, knew that Yijing had persuaded the old princess resolutely, in order to help his daughter-in-law, he planned for Yu Dong to return to the house, so he invited him to come to Rongxi Hall together, ready to completely stop this matter in front of the old princess, who knew that he was meeting Xiao Xie's sprinkling, the two stood under the window and listened, and the maids did not dare to enter the house, until the old princess had a conclusion, the house was quiet, and the king of Chu let Yan'er report.

He saw that Yu Dong's face was like the bottom of a pot, and said that he was already dead, but he didn't know that this sibling brother was so greedy that he came up with such a bright way.

The king of Chu had no choice for a while, and with his understanding of the old princess, he would inevitably be soft-hearted again.

Sure enough, the old princess was begged by the second master with such a humble attitude, and her anger was immediately extinguished, and she couldn't bear to look at the "son" she had loved for many years, so she hurriedly asked the husband and wife to get up: "I said that the second daughter-in-law is in such a hurry, it turns out that there is such a reason, you have difficulties, you should have said it a long time ago, the family can't discuss anything well, and the trouble is so anxious, get up, the prince is the elder brother, and the younger brother encounters difficulties, how can he stand by and watch?" ”

Yi Jingda was unwilling, but a room of elders was present, and the old princess spoke again, and she didn't want to say more, so she just stood aside with her eyes down, but her mind was quickly calculated.

The king of Chu glanced at the beautiful scene, and said that the little girl was depressed, thinking that her daughter-in-law had wasted a lot of thoughts about this matter, and saw that victory was in sight, but she was turned over by Yu Dong on her knees, and her previous efforts were wasted.

As soon as he thought of this, the king of Chu was also unwilling, and wanted to be the head of the family, and he didn't see his daughter-in-law "charging into battle" in front of him but "cowering...... At first, I thought that it was indeed illegal for Zhou'er to marry a wife and be hired by the palace, but since the second brother couldn't turn around, he couldn't delay the marriage for this reason, and he was also dishonest to Jianning Houfu, Jing'er, since you read the gift list, do you know how much silver you need to prepare properly? ”

Yijing replied: "My daughter-in-law also looked at it roughly, and roughly estimated that the dowry would cost about 50,000 yuan, plus the dowry, how could I ask for 100,000 taels of silver." ”

Xiao Xie was afraid that the King of Chu would pick on the amount, so he explained tightly: "Mother, the daughter-in-law is thinking that the marriage date is already set eagerly, and she is inevitably a little wronged by Qi Niang, Feng'er got married at that time, and the dowry and gift money are about 150,000 yuan. ”

The old princess also felt that it was appropriate, bowed slightly, and asked the king of Chu: "I don't know if the palace can get this silver?" ”

With only 100,000 taels of silver, of course, the prestige of the Chu Wangfu is not a problem, and the prince does not shy away from saying: "Mother rest assured, although I have already handed over the chores to Feng'er, he is now in Jizhou, but my son also has this amount of turnover on hand." ”

Xiao Xie was immediately overjoyed: "With the words of the uncle, I am relieved and entrust this matter...... If it weren't for the fact that there was no way, I wouldn't have opened this mouth. ”

Yu Dong was even more sincere: "The eldest brother helped him with righteousness, Dong felt very nostalgic, the eldest brother can rest assured, as soon as I have a turnover in my hand, I will return it in full...... But in the end, it is a lot of money, according to the secular covenant, it should add a few points of money, but the eldest brother should open his mouth. ”

This is completely pleasant nonsense, he deliberately owes money and does not pay it back, could it be that the king of Chu will sue the official office for this matter? No matter how much profit you get, it's just an empty word.

King Chu smiled: "Between brothers, they should help each other, what is the benefit or disadvantage...... However, Zhou'er's marriage period is urgent, and at this time, I am afraid that the dowry will be purchased one by one, and there will be a lot of reserves in the palace...... It's just that in this way, I'm afraid of falling into the mouth, I don't know and think that I was hired by the palace, after all, it's not beautiful, it's best to bother the second brother to write a detailed note, which uses the inner treasury, which is to use money and silver to buy, how much silver to withdraw, and hand it over to the chief of the history for the record, so that I am not afraid of the misunderstanding of the subordinate officials, and the three of them become tigers by word of mouth. ”

The implication is to let Yu Dong set up an IOU.

With the credentials in hand, Yu Dong will be at a loss in the future, if he still wants to go out to meet people, he can't rely on the account.

However, the proposal of the King of Chu was ostensibly for the reputation of General Yu Dong, which was difficult to refuse.

The old princess also agreed: "The reason why I can't be hired by the palace is because I am afraid of hurting the reputation of the clan, although Dong'er asked the prince to borrow money because of the shortage of money, but outsiders don't know, it is inevitable to misunderstand, it is good to set up a voucher, and it is to prevent outsiders from talking about it." ”

Where does Yu Dong want to borrow money, it is clear that he wants to repay the debt, how can he be willing to make a note? But he was moved by this huge amount of money - he, the general of the town and country, should pay tribute, and he will be able to maintain the expenses of a government in the future, but he is unlucky, and he is not a loss when he puts it into production, but he also earns a drizzle, in case he is forced to have no choice but to open a mansion and stand on his own, how can he still enjoy this wealth and luxury, not to mention that although he has little savings over the years, most of them are used to envelop his cronies and guards.

Let the palace pay 60,000 dowry, and the fields and shops that Jianning Houfu marryed are worth at least 100,000, the key is that these are not dead things, they are living wealth that can make profits, although it is nominally the dowry of the daughter-in-law, but when Qi Niang enters the door, as long as she finds a way to control those industries in her own hands, she may come to operate and earn double the money.

With Huang Tao mediating it, the two couples in the third room of the Houfu are useless, and they are not afraid that Qi Niang will not wholeheartedly favor her husband's family.

It's a big deal to bring your own dowry, reduce it, and get by on your face.

At that time, even if the prince forces the debt, it will be half of the benefits.

Yu Dong is careful in his calculations, but he is also inspired, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly had a plan.

Therefore, before Yu Dong could deal with it, he was interrupted by the beautiful scenery-

"Grandmother, father, second uncle and second aunt, it was originally a matter of a few elders in charge, and it is inconvenient for the younger generations to say more, but because Jianning Houfu is a daughter-in-law's foreign family, I also know some situations, and I am worried, if I don't say it, I am afraid that there will be any turmoil in the future."

The king of Chu took the lead in speaking: "Jing Yatou might as well say it directly, sooner or later, the royal palace will have to be handed over to you, and you should have participated in these housework." ”

These words made Yu Dong's and his wife's hearts sink again, and they looked at the old princess together.

At this time, the old princess was curious about Yijing's desire to speak and stopped, and she didn't care about the ownership of the middle feed at all, and also echoed: "Although Jing'er is young, she thinks thoughtfully, don't care about those elders and juniors, just say what you have to say." ”

Yi Jing promised a sigh, a slight groan, and then said: "Usually a marriage, although there are no express regulations, but there are conventions, the woman prepares a dowry, at least according to the man's gift money, and in the noble mansion of the wang clan, this child marries each family has a precedent, such as the Weiguo Mansion, the dowry of the daughter out of the cabinet is not divided into concubines, but divided into the eldest and youngest, take me as an example, in addition to the furniture and clothing, hairpin ring jewelry and other things, the field house industry plus the pressure box money is a total of 30,000 taels, far less than the royal bride money, so it has to be privately subsidized by each house...... As far as I know, the sixth cousin of Houfu only married 30,000 taels when she left the cabinet, and this is still plus the body of the eldest aunt, not out of the public school. ”

The implication is that the dowry given to Huang Qiniang by Houfu Gongzhong will never exceed 30,000.

Xiao Xie's face darkened again: "This is different, Houfu Liuniang is just marrying into an ordinary family, and Qiniang is marrying a clan." ”

Yi Jing said with a smile: "What the second aunt said is reasonable, but even if the public middle school will consider the factor of the man's family, if it is slightly added, it will not exceed too much, and it will have to rely on the subsidy of each room." ”

It depends on whether the woman is valued in her mother's family, and whether the dowry of the biological mother is rich enough.

It's like a beautiful scene, the biological mother Wanniang is the eldest daughter of the Houfu, and she is married to the eldest son of the Guogong Mansion, and the marriage is naturally rich, plus the benefits of the business over the years, I don't know how many times it has increased, even if the three brothers and sisters are divided equally, it is also a lot of assets, plus there is the eldest princess, the rich man, and there are all the nobles in the palace to add makeup...... In fact, Yijing's dowry did not rely on the public middle school at all.

But Huang Jiangyue's situation is naturally different.

Yijing sighed lightly: "In the case of the three rooms of the Houfu, if you want to prepare a dowry of 70,000 or 80,000 silver for Qi Niang...... it is not enough to empty the savings of the third uncle and the third aunt.

Jiang Yue got married, of course, there was no reason for Jianning to wait for a private subsidy, even if Mrs. Tai had the heart to make up for it, but there were many nephews and nephews in the Hou Mansion, and it is estimated that Mrs. Tai did not have such a large amount of money, and under Qi Niang, there were still a few Lang Jun and little ladies who had never been married...... Mrs. Tai can't be too partial.

Xiao Xie is still unconvinced: "The wedding date was set in a hurry, if we are too simple in the dowry, it will be too unpresentable." ”

Yi Jing thought so: "The second aunt is thoughtful, but I heard my grandmother mention in the past that some people attach great importance to their in-laws, but they also take into account such factors, and they don't want to embarrass their in-laws, so the bride price on the gift list is not written enough, and it is better to supply them privately." ”

When the king of Chu heard this, he had completely understood Yijing's plan, and couldn't help but purse the corners of his lips - this girl ghost elf was roasting the second brother and his wife on the fire, and Xiao Xie's was so happy in the bride price, just to let the Chu Wangfu pay for it, and they had the idea of making a dowry, but Yijing said this, how could Yu Dong and his wife make it difficult for their in-laws, but they would never risk being forced to repay their debts in the future, but let the three rooms of the Houfu make a profit, which is a stupid thing that harms themselves and others.

Marriage is a good thing for two surnames, and it should not care about the amount of marriage, but the woman in order to show her sincerity, so as not to be talked about as "selling women for money", so there will be an agreement to double the bride price to prepare for marriage, but most men in order to show sincerity, the gift list and the actual dowry are mostly different.

For example, the dowry of the Chu Palace, on the same day, did not write in detail what famous calligraphy and painting, Dongzhu Nanzhu, mutton fat Mancui, etc., only a general summary, but the things are carefully selected, all precious, and the bride price in the gift book, that is the royal law, the actual palace has supplements, and it is not listed.

Of course, it is not that there is no reason for the gift list to be slightly simple, but the dowry is abundant, and the result is that the marriage between the two families has not been completed, and there is a dispute when retiring, but it is always rare, most famous families still cherish decency, and they can't do such a despicable thing.

However, this kind of custom is limited to famous families and powerful families, and ordinary people do not pay so much attention to marriage.

Yu Dong and his wife are obviously not worried about the Houfu regretting their marriage, but they are too greedy, so they will make a detailed list of gifts in the hope that the woman will prepare for a rich marriage, which is not in line with Dalong's famous demeanor and is laughing and generous.

It's not that they don't know the foundation of the three rooms of the Houfu, but they think that the Jianhou Mansion is a famous family, so they will naturally cherish their reputation, and they will never bear the notoriety of "selling women for money". How do you know that they were provoked by Yijing in front of them and forced them to "simplify" the gift list, so that Huang Qiniang's dowry is only 30,000 or 50,000, how can Yu Dong do this loss-making deal? But if he disagrees, doesn't he admit that he is greedy for the dowry? was pinched by the king of Chu and insisted on letting go, revealing his plan of "empty gloves and white wolf", and he couldn't justify himself, the old princess would definitely believe in her own son.

The faces of Yu Dong and his wife gradually became exactly the same black pot bottom, and the king of Chu squinted into his eyes, and couldn't help but fall into the ground: "It's still Jing Yatou who thinks about it, if I want it to see, the heart is precious in the word sincerity, and what is written on the gift list is not important, but the book is simple and polite, and the Houfu will feel the sincerity of the second brother's fist." ”

The old princess has always been ignorant of these famous rules, but she only feels that she has a lot of knowledge, and she frequently bows her head.

Yu Dong was anxious, in the end, he still gave up the calculation of "empty gloves and white wolf", Xiao Xie cried with a sad face, Yu Dong had to agree to redraft the gift list, but two days later he returned to the old princess, "coincidentally" the money prepared by his colleague did not get the approval, so he had to give up and return the principal, which is considered to solve the urgent need, and there is no need to bother the brother, Yu Zhou's dowry is solved by the second room himself.

Of course, it's not so rich, and after hearing about it, those four-season clothes are ordinary fabrics, although there are silk and satin, they are all common patterns and colors on the market, rare books and ancient paintings are completely omitted, and the tea ceremony is also ordinary, and the most important thing is the gift money...... From 60,000 taels of silver, it was reduced to 20,000 silver that would not lose face.