Chapter 94: A Dowry for a Daughter!
Everyone was in an uproar, originally Shen Linghan only gave a few handkerchiefs as gifts, they thought that it was because the Shen family was downcast and had no money, but now it seems that this is not the case at all.
Although the glazed jade bracelet is not the best, it is worth hundreds or a thousand taels, if you really have the heart to give a gift, you can buy any gift after selling it, and you will not come over with a few handkerchiefs. I had heard that Shen Linghan was evil before, but now it seems that this is really the case.
Whoever has such a daughter must not die of bad heart, no wonder the Shen family is ruined so quickly!
Shen Linghan bit her lip, glared at Shen Ninghua with hatred, slammed back her arm, turned around and ran out, the surrounding chatter was eager to drown her out, where did she still have the face to continue to stay here.
The guards at the door saw that someone was rampage and wanted to stop the person, but was stopped by Shen Ninghua.
Su Shi glanced at Shen Linghan's back in disgust, and stepped forward to check Shen Ninghua's hand: "You don't know what kind of character she is?" But your hand is hurt? ”
Shen Ninghua moved her fingers slightly, and there was a bright red mark on the back of her hand, which was obviously scratched by her nails: "It's okay, it's a sister after all." Bai Wei, wrapped the bracelet, and asked the dining room to prepare a table of wine and food, and sent it to the outskirts of the city. ”
"Yes, miss."
"The county lord is really a lot of adults."
"Yes, that Shen Linghan obviously came to make trouble on purpose, the county lord not only didn't care, but also gave him a gift, which really deserves to be praised by the emperor."
"I have long heard that the first thing the county lord did when he came out of the palace was to take his grandmother over to support him, such a woman is extremely filial."
The emperor has decreed that Shen Ninghua and the Shen family should be separated from each other, Shen Ninghua is justified even if she doesn't care about the affairs of the Shen family, but she insists on expressing her filial piety, which makes many ladies of the family look particularly happy.
"Gongzi Chu sent a congratulatory gift." The voice of the announcement instantly interrupted the discussion in the room, Young Master Chu? Chu Junyi, the double peerless son?
Everyone looked over curiously, but they just waited for a while, but they didn't see anyone walk in. What's going on?
Shen Ninghua was also strange, since Chu Junyi said that he was going to prepare a gift for her that day, he hadn't appeared since, and he didn't know what he was busy with.
Suddenly, a faint fragrance slowly passed into the tip of the nose. This is the floral scent of peony......
Although it is now February, there are already spring flowers and plum blossoms blooming, but the peony will never bloom at this time.
There was finally movement at the door, and a row of maids walked in with a pot of blooming peonies in their hands, quietly placed on the ground, and withdrew lightly.
"That's Wei Zi and Yao Huang, the Peony Flower King......"
Immediately afterwards, a row of maids walked in, carrying precious phalaenopsis orchids, and put the flowers on the ground as usual, as the previous maids, and then azaleas, splendid orchids, pansies, begonias, and ...... The whole yard was covered with flowers, and for a time the fragrance of flowers overflowed and the bright colors were overwhelming.
Shen Ninghua walked to the door and stood among the flowers, her always calm and indifferent eyes were full of surprise, although she never showed it, but she liked flowers, especially flowers with bright colors and elegant shapes, Chu Junyi's gift was sent to her heart.
Everyone followed, and Shen Ninghua walked out of the hall to admire the surrounding flowers.
A slender figure walked in from the door, he was dressed in black, with a reckless belt embroidered with gold and silver thread of the same color around his waist, his posture was straight, his face was handsome, and he looked handsome.
Chu Junyi didn't care about everyone's surprised looks, and only looked at Shen Ninghua seriously.
Seeing those calm eyes dyed with a little smile, my heart suddenly became happy.
"I've seen the county lord, but I don't have any valuable gifts, so I can only collect some flowers to congratulate the county lord."
Shen Ninghua looked at his smiling face and returned the gift with a smile: "Thank you Young Master Chu, this gift is really very special." Such thoughts can no longer be described by the word precious.
Chu Junyi bent his eyes and said in a deep voice: "It's good if the county lord likes it." ”
He had a smile on his face, but all kinds of thoughts were surging in his heart. When he was in Jiangnan, he found that Shen Ninghua liked flowers, and when he knew that her ceremony was going to be held, the first thing he thought of was to give her a yard of flowers as a gift.
It's just that now the weather is cold, and the flowers in the north rarely bloom, so he sent people to Yangcheng in the south of the Yangtze River to select the best flowers and transport them carefully.
Although the advice was careful, something still happened on the way, after all, the weather in the north is too cold, even if there is a warm house, it is not suitable for these delicate flowers. There were several ships that had an accident while transporting flowers, and he had to rush over in person, and it took a lot of effort to send these delicate guests to the county lord's mansion.
Although he was tired, seeing Shen Ninghua's sincere smile standing among the flowers, he suddenly felt that it was worth it. Especially at the moment when she looked at herself, he was even willing to hold all the good things in the world in front of her, as long as he could make her happy.
Chu Junyi trembled, and silently recited Amitabha Buddha in his heart, color is emptiness is color, and beauty is really misleading.
Shen Ninghua hurriedly told Bai Wei to send these flowers to the greenhouse, and she didn't know how much effort it would take to transport them from Yangcheng, and she felt distressed at all if they were damaged.
"Ladies, please come to the banquet, the banquet is over, if you have anything you like, you can go to the conservatory and pick a pot of flowers to take away."
"Thank you, Lord Shire."
"It's great."
Shen Ninghua's banquet was extremely thoughtful, that is, no matter how picky people were, it was difficult to pick out the slightest dissatisfaction, and everyone was convinced in their hearts, and they also accepted a lot of this county lord.
At the end of the banquet, many people went to the conservatory to choose their favorite flowers, and left happily, praising Shen Ninghua constantly before leaving.
Seeing off the last guest, Shen Ninghua turned around and hugged Su: "Auntie, I'm tired of you today." ”
Su Shi helped her tidy up her clothes, and there was warmth in her eyes: "When your mother was still there, she took care of me many times, and now that she is gone, I naturally want to help her take care of you." This is all as it should be, don't be so clear with your aunt, wait a while, your brother Xuanhua's coming-of-age ceremony, I want to invite you, the county lord, to participate, and you don't shirk when the time comes. ”
"Nature." Knowing that the Su family sincerely helped her, Shen Ninghua didn't say polite words anymore, and only kept this kindness in his heart.
After Su left, she instructed everyone to clean the hall before returning to Ruixi Hall to rest.
Bizhu came in with a thick account book: "Miss Hui, this book records the congratulatory gifts received today, please take a look at it." ”
"Just put it here, you're tired, go back and rest."
"Yes, miss."
Shen Ninghua opened the account book, the records on it were very detailed, and all kinds of valuable treasures could almost make people's eyes look at flowers: "It is worthy of a big family, this financial resource is really rich." ”
Chu Junyi jumped in from the window, patted the hem of her clothes and walked in front of her: "Does Ning Hua like these mundane things, or do you like the flowers I gave you." ”
Looking at his smiling face, Shen Ninghua just didn't want him to be happy: "Although the flowers are beautiful, they can't be eaten as food." These gifts are all real silver, and when converted, there should be more than 100,000 taels. ”
Chu Junyi's smug smile stiffened on his face: "Not to mention the gifts given in the palace, they can't be sold at all, and the gifts given by those ladies are all official styles, and they can't be exchanged for silver casually, if you want silver, it's better to wait for our Huajun Medicine Store to come." ”
Shen Ninghua smirked, and her beautiful face became more and more exciting: "I naturally know this truth." ”
"Then you still like these mundane things, and when you have silver, what do you want to look good...... Well? You were just kidding me? Chu Junyi narrowed his eyes, pretending to look at her dangerously.
Shen Ninghua smiled more and more happily.
Chu Junyi snorted slightly, and sat down on the chair next to him to drink tea: Shen Ninghua rarely laughed so happily, and it was not in vain that he tried his best to pretend to be stupid.
After a while, Shen Ninghua stopped smiling, only to feel relaxed in his heart, and his troubles disappeared: "You have been to Jiangnan these days?" ”
"Well, there was something wrong with those flowers when they came over, so I went to deal with it, and by the way, I took a look at the development of Huajun Pharmacy."
"Is Huajun Pharmacy going well?"
"With the reputation of Jiangnan disaster relief, coupled with the name of the imperial businessman given by the emperor himself, there is no obstacle to a smooth journey."
Shen Ninghua nodded: "Then I'll wait to collect the money." ”
"Money obsessed with the mind! Don't you look at it, is there a young lady in Kyoto who is more wealthy than you? "Today's one-day congratulatory gift will not be spent in a few lifetimes for ordinary people.
"Who is too much money?"
Chu Junyi suddenly smiled in a low voice: "Yes, when you get married, these can be used as dowry." ”
Shen Ninghua raised her eyebrows: "As a dowry?" ”
"Yes, now when your dowry goes to your husband's family with you, then when you give birth to a daughter, you can leave it to your daughter as a dowry."
Shen Ninghua sneered, and somehow answered: "What if you give birth to a son?" ”
Chu Junyi was stunned for a moment, and then coughed: "Then I will have another one in two years, until I give birth to a daughter, and continue to give these things to my daughter as a dowry." ”
Shen Ninghua smiled angrily: "I don't even know what you say, my daughter's dowry is all paid by me, so what's the point of marrying someone or not, it's better to live with these gold and silver, and be free alone." ”
Chu Junyi choked up, and sighed secretly in his heart: "It seems that I am going to work hard to earn silver." ”
Shen Ninghua glared at him: "What's the matter with you?" ”
"I'm alone, and I can't compare to others who have parents to support me. I want to make money to give my daughter-in-law a dowry, and I also want to make money to save a dowry for my future daughter, if I don't work hard, won't I even be able to marry my daughter-in-law and go home? ”
Shen Ninghua's ears turned red, and she was instantly suppressed by her: "Go back quickly, don't talk nonsense here." If you want to marry a daughter-in-law, some people will send it to the door, and your sister will be very kind to your baby. ”
"Sister, Xiao Huanxi?" Chu Junyi hurriedly explained, "Ning Hua, I want to assure you that you are very innocent, and your sister is your sister, and she will not become anything else." ”
Shen Ninghua frowned, and a handful of powder was twisted into her fingertips by the cuffs: "If you don't leave, do you want me to send you something before leaving?" ”
Chu Junyi hurriedly got up: "No, no, you are tired and rest early, I will leave immediately." "It seems that in the future, we will not only work hard to make money, but also learn medical skills!