"If your daughter-in-law remarries and you give so much dowry, it is twice as much as that of your granddaughter-in-law, if Lord Zhuang knows about this, I don't know if he will regret helping you?" Chi's mother made a joke, and pulled Mrs. Tai's thoughts back to the night of horror - the first night before Shen Yu's execution.

Don't look at Yunfu is located in Yanlan City, far away from the mountains and rivers of the imperial city of Jingzhou, but she Xie Shudan knows the situation in Jingzhou well. When it was, she couldn't hold it back, so she sent someone to send the death-free gold medal to King Cheng's mansion, wanting Nie Peixiao to save people on her behalf.

But who would have expected that as soon as the dark guard set off, Zhuang Xiang took the initiative to pass on the news at this time, saying that King Jingyi had entered the palace and said that he had entered the palace!

So, the secret guard who went to King Cheng's Mansion was intercepted back halfway through.

"It's a surprise that Lord Zhuang can take the initiative to contact you this time." Chi's mother said: "I thought he was the ruler of the country, and he must be biased towards the emperor of heaven." ”

"Although he is Nie Qi's father-in-law, he is also Cheng'er's father-in-law." Mrs. Tai analyzed in a deep voice: "One is prosperous, and one is lost, if Yunfu is implicated, can Yiran be good?" Zhuang Xiang must understand this truth. ”

Mrs. Tai sighed with a smile and continued: "What's more, Zhuang Xiang is famous all over the world, worrying about the country and the people, if Nie Qi really kills Shen Yu, the people of the north will be resentful, and the generals of the north will also be suspicious...... Based on this alone, Prime Minister Zhuang should not sit idly by. ”

In public and private, Zuo Xiang Zhuang Qin should not stand idly by, Mrs. Tai just thinks he is too slow! almost made Yunfu lose that death-free gold medal!

When I mentioned this, I had to think of Nie Peixiao. "Compared to Zhuang Xiang, what surprised me more was Nie Jiu...... I used to underestimate him, but I didn't expect him to be able to move King Jingyi. There was no lack of surprise and regret in Mrs. Tai's words: "It's a pity that he was born in the emperor's family, otherwise it would be good for him to follow him." ”

"Look at what you said, Mrs. Izumi married King Weiyuan, and King Cheng also married Miss Pei Li, isn't this a great joy?" Chi's mother smiled and persuaded: "You love Miss Peili so much, you should be happy that she has found a good husband!" ”

"yes!" Mrs. Tai looked out of the door from afar, squinted her eyes and said, "I hope he can respect Pei Li like a guest!" ”

*****

Since then, time has passed quickly, and the Xinhou Mansion has been waiting in a festive atmosphere until September.

During this period, Yunfu set up a full moon wine and a 100-day banquet for Xiao Shizi, and also walked through the "six ceremonies" of Shen Yu and Zhuxiu's marriage...... Coupled with the purchase of dowries and several banquets, the newly appointed head of Zhuying was very busy.

Fortunately, the new head manager's wife, Zhu Yang, is a virtuous helper, not only has a lot of ideas, but also does things in an orderly manner, but she has helped Zhu Ying a lot, and it has also surprised Mrs. Tai.

"Originally, I thought that Zhuying's qualifications were not good, and he could barely use it after a few years of exercise. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yang is a neat person, making up for the inappropriateness of Zhu Ying. Mrs. Tai was really relieved this time, and her tone of voice was a little happier than before: "In the past, she was the most outstanding female guard, but now she has grown quite big after giving birth to a child, and she can also be a housekeeper's wife!" ”

"It's not that you have a good eye!" Chi's mother did not forget to compliment her master.

"You're old and old, but your mouth is quite sweet!" Mrs. Tai smacked at Chi's mother and laughed.

While the two were talking about the bamboo shadow, he came. In the past, he had been guarding Zhiyanxuan, but now that he is a housekeeper, he has to run at both ends of Jiyuntang and Rongjintang, which makes him quite unaccustomed to it.

"Mrs. Tai, the dowry has been arranged, please take a look." Zhuying respectfully handed over the gift list, and inevitably felt apprehensive in her heart, lest Mrs. Tai find a mistake.

Mrs. Tai stretched out her hand to take the thick stack of gift lists, and immediately frowned: "So thick? ”

"This is a transcription of seven sheets of paper. The ceremonial ceremonies used in the wedding ceremony were written in triplicate according to the old rules, and only three posts were used. Bamboo Shadow hurriedly replied.

Mrs. Tai was slightly satisfied and nodded. When she was young, she was too tired and sad, but now that she is older, although her body is still quite strong, her eyes are not as good as before.

"Was this your own idea? Make a copy of it for me? Mrs. Tai pinched a stack of gift slips and asked Zhuying.

Bamboo Shadow lowered his head in shame: "Yes...... Zhu Yang thought of it. ”

"You married a good daughter-in-law!" Mrs. Tai commented, and then said: "I look at it now, Zhuyang is better than Qianyun, and it is more compatible with you." If you had married Qianyun at the beginning, I would have seen her temperament, and she might not be able to be your virtuous helper. ”

Speaking of shallow rhyme, Zhuying was stunned, and lowered his head a little embarrassed: "This is all old, just let me go......"

Back then, he was infatuated with Qianyun, but the other party was indifferent, and later he asked to marry Zhu Yang, thinking that they were also like-minded people, and they would definitely be able to respect each other like guests......

Unexpectedly, I really married a good wife. He felt content and grateful.

Zhuying used to be the leader of the secret guard, and he has always been silent and cold-hearted in front of outsiders, but now when he talks about Qianyun, his expression has changed differently, and he is no longer so repulsive to people thousands of miles away, which makes Mrs. Tai and Chi's mother laugh for a while.

Not to mention that these two old ones are not adaptable, and Takekage himself is not used to this change. Being the head of Yunfu is different from being the leader of the dark guard, he has to greet people with a smile, and he has to slow down his tone, there are too many things that need to be Zhang Luo on weekdays!

Fortunately, he is now a father, his temperament is gentler than before, and with Zhu Yang's guidance, there is nothing wrong with him.

Mrs. Tai joked about the bamboo shadow for a long time, and then she squinted her eyes and looked down carefully, and looked at each page of the gift list one by one:

Fields and real estate, jewelry, furnishings, clothing, cloth, living expenses and other necessary things, each of which occupies a page, just no more than five pages of gift list;

The remaining two pages are written about some small objects and curiosities, large and small, which can make up two whole pages;

There are also 99,999 taels of gold and silver, which means "long and long", which is not written in the gift list, but is privately confessed by Mrs. Tai.

"This dowry is very meticulous, and it's not bad for you to do this errand for the first time." Mrs. Tai gave a positive evaluation, which also made Bamboo Shadow secretly relieved.

"Where is the dowry now?" Mrs. Tai asked again.

"The three gardens of Fangfei Garden, Yinxiang Drunken Moon Garden, and Jingyuan are all full." Zhu Ying replied and added, "The nineteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine taels of gold and silver were not placed in the dowry. I have already told Yuntan, the head of Minzhou, and asked him to withdraw it directly from the money village in the north, so that he can save the time and effort of carrying it back and forth on the road, not to mention the time and effort, and it is easy to be led by others. ”

Hearing this arrangement, Mrs. Tai nodded again and praised: "Not bad." You're on the road. ”

Zhuying didn't answer again, Chi's mother listened on the side, but she giggled: "In the past, when Mrs. Hou got married, a dowry was enough for one Fangfei Garden. Now that you have given Mrs. Xiu's dowry, you have put three gardens, not to mention the real money...... Gee. ”

Hearing Chi's mother making fun of herself like this, Mrs. Tai only gritted her teeth and said, "It's cheaper for Shen Yu's kid!" Earn him to death! ”

"You can't say that." Chi's mother immediately retorted with a smile: "With King Weiyuan's deep affection for Mrs. Chuxiu, not only will he not touch her dowry, but he will also paste all his family property over." ”

"She keeps Madame's dowry for herself, and King Weiyuan's things are still hers." Chi's mother laughed so hard that her shoulders shrugged, and the fine lines on her forehead and the corners of her eyes were tightly clenched.

Mrs. Tai also squinted her eyes and smiled for a while before handing the seven gift slips back to Zhuying's hand, and asked, "Have you found all the people who carry the dowry?" How are the clothes done? How many people were escorted out of Xiu to the Northlands? ”

"The dowry bearers have all been found, and the clothes are all brocade robes with red stripes on a black background, and each person in the north adds a royal blue silk forged cotton robe; All the dowries are packed in golden silk nanmu cages, and the poles are tied with red silk satin, and the satin is woven by our Yunjinzhuang itself; I'm going to use 3,000 nursing homes to send my wife to the Northland, after all, there are too many dowries on the way, and I'm afraid there will be some mistakes. ”

Zhuying reported this in one breath, but before he finished speaking, he took a deep breath and continued: "There are just a few large dowries, such as the three-screen mirror table carved with vermilion lacquer and gold carving, the carved dragon and phoenix Chengxiang red sandalwood bed, the four seasons Ruyi screen carved by agarwood, the Pixiu brain black lacquer hanger, the black lacquer mica stone shelf bed, the mahogany marble armchair with snail inlay, the four Nanmu primrose-colored carved silk glass screens, and so on...... These dowries were so large and expensive that they had to be carried with their bare hands, which was more labor-intensive. ”

"It seems that Zhuying is really attentive, and the dowry can be memorized! I don't cough in the middle, it's very smooth! Chi's mother giggled again, and said for Zhuying in front of Mrs. Tai: "In just a few months, he can do this, it's really good." ”

"He should do well, and he should be trained if he doesn't do well!" Mrs. Tai didn't praise any more this time, but asked Zhuying again: "Are the maids and slaves who accompany the marriage decided?" ”

"This ......" Zhuying made a difficulty: "Madame, she said herself, don't want so many maids and slaves, just let Yueyun follow." ”

"Nonsense!" Mrs. Tai immediately reprimanded: "She has so many real estate, fields, and shops, and she doesn't find someone to take care of it for her?" It's freezing all the way, and no one wants to serve you? The five or three of the Northland people are careless and not careful, can she get used to it? ”

Mrs. Tai asked three times in a row, and then placed the charge on the head of Zhuying: "In my opinion, it's all your fault!" She wants to save us manpower, so you let her mess around? My daughter-in-law Xie Shudan remarried, and she accompanied so many things, how many people are still stingy? ”

Bamboo Shadow lowered his head, not daring to explain further.

Mrs. Tai sighed, and then asked, "If I hadn't asked more, would you still be planning to hide this matter?" Let someone else see the joke? ”

"Don't dare." Zhuying hurriedly replied: "Madame, she said herself, she will come to report to you." ”

"You shouldn't agree to this!" When Mrs. Tai said this, she suddenly became angry, raised her hand and slapped the table: "Seeing that there are still three or five days before the departure, where can I find so many people now?" ”

Chi's mother saw that Mrs. Tai was really angry, and hurriedly persuaded on the side: "You dissipate your anger, this is a great joy, and it is not worth being angry." Besides, Bamboo Shadow is the first time he is in charge, and it is inevitable that there will be some omissions. ”

Mrs. Tai snorted coldly, waved her hand at Zhuying and said, "Go and pick up the people of Zhiyanxuan!" The strong, intelligent and agile are all brought to Xiu! Don't let people see our jokes! I thought I had no one in my Yunfu hands! ”