Chapter 44: The choice of a dowry

The Holy Decree gave marriage to Xu Linche and Shi Qi, these two people, one is the son of the princess, the other is the granddaughter of the marquis, Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites naturally did not dare to slack off, and soon agreed on an auspicious day together, and set the wedding day on the seventh day of the fifth month of the seventeenth year of Longqing.

According to the marriage customs of Daxuan, there are often many complicated steps after the marriage, such as changing Geng Tiyunyun, but the saint personally instructed the Xu family and the Shi family to marry Qin and Jin before the showgirl final, and the showgirl's runoff was on May 16 of the seventeenth year, so the closest auspicious day was chosen before that day.

Because it is a holy marriage, so the first three of the six ceremonies are actually a formality, the real pre-marital preparation should be regarded as starting from the levy, even if the levy is a matter of the man giving the woman a dowry, but the time for the woman's family to prepare the dowry is also very tight, at least when the man sends the dowry, the woman's dowry is accompanied by what is in front of the big piece, and it is also to be vaguely revealed to the man.

This is a return gift.

The Shi family is far away in Jiangyin, although the family has a lot of wealth, but the dowry will not be transported to the capital in a car, so as not to make people say that they are shallow and make other people's jokes worse. The Jiangyin Hou Mansion originally prepared for Shi Qi two shops with medium income in Jiangyin, but because it was a marriage, the value suddenly rose a lot, so Mrs. Jiangyin Hou gritted her teeth and turned the shop for Shi Qi from the original two medium shops to one with excellent income and location, and there were three medium shops.

But the shops of the Shi family are all in Jiangyin, Shi Qi is married, if there is no accident, he will stay in the capital for the rest of his life, and it is very rare to even go back to Jiangyin Province, so what Shi Qi can take is only the profits of these four shops, but the emperor is far away, and it is difficult to say whether this money will be greedy by the people who manage the shop.

Therefore, in addition to an additional sum of silver, the Shi family bought two Zhuangzi for Shi Qi in the suburbs of Beijing, and the things produced by the Zhuang family can be sold, and they can also be kept for Shi Qi's food after marrying, which are all cheap, and the rest of the dowry is cash.

It's Shi Qi, because he is going to marry at his uncle's house, and the dowry of Gongchangbo's Mansion will never be less, but what things do you want to marry, they all said.

The Bai family intends to cultivate He Chang'an from now on, that is, he wants to give He Changan the same kung fu as how to be a housewife, so he will continue to help Shi Qi Zhang Luo dowry, and first hand over to He Chang'an how to clean up to different people and what kind of gifts should be prepared.

"Eldest sister, look at this. Bai Shi pointed to the jade box in the warehouse: "These are all the best jade ruyi stored in our house, but these jade ruyi are actually different, such as this." ”

He Changan saw that what Bai took out of his hand was a milky white jade Ruyi, which was inlaid with an emerald with a large fingernail, and then Bai asked He Changan to tell him what texture this jade Ruyi should be and who to give it to.

Although He Chang'an was only a tea maid in the East Palace in his previous life, the people who wanted to serve tea were far more than the second prince Lu Cheng, and everyone who came to the East Palace as a guest wanted to serve tea, and this tea set was also exquisite, so although He Changan didn't know how to send this jade Ruyi, he could think about what kind of people the tea cup with similar texture was given to when the tea was served in the past.

"Mother, this piece of jade Ruyi, is milky white, it is also very cold to the touch, it feels very good, it should be a good texture of mutton fat white jade, this emerald above, although it is not particularly large, but it is not small. The value is not bad, but if it is given to young people, it is inevitable that it will feel old-fashioned, and if it is used as a courtesy, it is about to be given to the old feudal lord of the Earl's Court like a grandmother. ”

She vaguely remembered that in the previous life, there was a set of twelve tea cups carved with Tibetan lotus flowers in the East Palace, and the twelve Tibetan lotus flowers were in different shapes, because the material was good, but the Tibetan lotus flowers were generally loved by the old feudal lords who had passed most of their lives and began to believe in Buddhism.

So compared this jade Ruyi, although it looks like an emerald, but there is nothing carved, the value should be about that.

Bai nodded and shook his head again.

He Changan was surprised, nodded and shook his head, what does it mean?

Bai Shi saw He Chang'an's incomprehension, sighed and said: "What kind of family you will marry in the future is unknown, but your father will definitely do his best to make you a good lady." When you get married, your mother will also choose it for you, but in the end, it has to be you, if you don't choose it well, it will be a loss of the dignity of your husband's family. ”

"Mother, what the daughter said is not right? Is this gift too high or too low?"

Bai Shi groped for the jade Ruyi of the mutton fat white jade emerald, and said: "Your judgment of this jade Ruyi is good, but our kind of Bofu, although it can also be regarded as a noble, but it is also the most subtle stream, if it is not for the people who have a certain relationship with the queen to give gifts, make a scene, such a jade Ruyi, to the old Fengjun of the Hou Mansion, it is also possible, and the mutton fat white jade has always been used to raise people, I don't know if you can send the elderly, you can also send children, for example, the Hou Mansion people have a new child, you can give the child blessing and longevity." ”

He Chang'an silently wrote it down, but he listened to Chang'an's words: "But if it is a very close family, such as a blood relative, then this jade Ruyi of mutton fat and white jade can be given to the wife of Bofu or the lady of the third grade or above." ”

After saying this, he pointed to a slightly smaller box next to him and threw out a question: "Come, eldest sister, look at this box, it contains some jade bracelets that can be used for gifts, you pick out a few pairs, you can help your cousin Qi fill in the makeup." ”

He Changan nodded, lowered his head but was dazzled by dozens of pairs of bracelets with different styles in the entire box, thought about it, and carefully opened it to take a look, and took out a pair of bracelets that looked older but felt quite old: "Mother, this bracelet looks quite old, it should also be an antique, give it to Cousin Qi to fill in the makeup, but it doesn't seem that our uncle is too stingy." ”

Bai sighed: "This is the Liangzhu peony pattern jade bracelet, although it can't be compared with the pair of dragon head pattern jade bracelets collected in the palace, but because the years are relatively long, it is also very valuable, well, just give it to Sister Qi to fill the dowry." ”

He Changan took out a pair of bracelets carved by Hetian jade and sent good fortune: "Mother, look at this pair of bracelets, Hetian jade looks good, and it doesn't look old when you wear it, but it is the implication of the heaven-given good fate, but it is not in line with the implication of the saint personally giving marriage?"

"Well, Sister Qi and Brother Lin of the Xu family are really good things and good fate. ”

In fact, this heaven-sent relationship, whether it is the south or the woman, cannot be regarded as the most prominent of the imperial capital, but after all, it is a marriage from the saint, and the meaning is different in the end, but this thunder smashed down, but it made Gongchangbo's mansion really uncalm for a while.

The strongest reaction is Shi He's, since Shi Qi was given marriage by the saint, the entire Gongchang Bo Mansion has changed the name of Shi He's, it was originally an aunt and grandmother, and now Shi Qi's marriage is imminent, so he has changed from an aunt and grandmother to an aunt's wife, and whoever in the house sees Shi He's will say with a smile on his face: "Say hello to the aunt's wife." ”

As soon as Bai finished saying that heaven-sent good fate, he heard the voice of Fanzhi behind him: "Fanzhi please give Mrs. Aunt Hello, Mrs. Auntie, our wife is personally picking a dowry for Miss Qibiao." ”

Shi He's didn't shake his face with his subordinates, but in the face of Bai's busy adding makeup to Shi Qi, her mouth revealed the dissatisfaction in her heart: "Sister Qi'er got married, not in her own mother's house, but in her uncle's house, but sister-in-law Lao's aunt is more worried." But it's also true, our sister Qi is just married to the grandson of Marquis Anshun, the son of the princess, who has no official or lord, is just a companion of the three princes, so this dowry doesn't need to be very rich, it doesn't lose its dignity, but it is a lot less than the prince's side concubine or something. ”

In Shi He's opinion, Shi Qi's marriage to Xu Linche is much worse than being the princess, and the Bai family is also difficult to accept, so he threw the veil and put the veil on the dowry prepared for Shi Qi.

Shi He's had never seen Bai's anger like this, and he was so frightened that he didn't speak for a while, so he listened to Bai's words: "Sister, there are some words, it's better to be cautious, this is Gongchangbo's mansion, it is your brother's family, and my sister-in-law will definitely not harm you." But do you know, even if you say these words, don't say anything else, as long as you are a person with a heart, you can be cured of a big crime of disrespect! Sister Qi'er's marriage, even if there is no saint's marriage, it is also a draft to have the final say, but there is a little rumor outside the palace, saying that Sister Qi may be at the mercy of the eldest princess Zhaoxing as the prince's side concubine, but who can determine the final fate? Keep a little rumor in mind, even if no one treats you with great disrespect and spreads, don't you want to be laughed at and shallow?"