Chapter 184: Dowry
readx;? In the past few days, the Shen family has fallen into a very strange mood. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info because of Shen Miao's marriage decree, everyone was full of gloom, although everyone tried their best to show joy, but in the end they still couldn't hide the bleak color.
Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan went out early and returned late every day, thinking that they were looking for a way to get rid of this family business, but they all returned in vain. Thinking about it, since Emperor Wen Hui announced this holy decree in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military personnel, it was probably to eliminate Shen Xin's idea of resisting the decree. Jun has no jokes, the water that is spilled out of the words said, there is a princess in the previous dynasty who fell in love with Champion Lang, Champion Lang already had a wife at that time, and it was not to maintain the four words "Jun Wu jokes", and he divorced his wife and married another one when he turned around?
Shen Qiu saw Shen Miao, and always showed a look of guilt, and these days he frequently gave Shen Miao some rare treasures, only saying, "Brother has no ability, so he can only find these things for you." ”
Shen Miao was quite speechless about the atmosphere of the Shen family, she naturally knew that things were not so bad, but she couldn't say anything to the Shen family. If Shen Xin knew what Xie Jingxing was really for, I was afraid that he wouldn't know how much trouble would happen.
In Mingqi, she has to take care of the Shen family, and many things are inconvenient to do, if she arrives in Daliang, she can do many things in the name of Xie Jingxing, it will be much easier.
She is relaxed, but others think she is pretending. Today, when I was sitting in the room reading a book, I saw Bai Lu running in in a hurry and said, "Girl, Madame wants you to hurry to the main hall, and the people from the Rui Wangfu have sent a dowry list!"
Shen Miao was stunned, the dowry list?
Xie Jingxing is really bold, knowing that the people of the Shen family don't like him now, and even hate him so much, he dares to send a dowry list, isn't this adding fuel to the fire?
But thinking about Xie Jingxing's unscrupulous temperament, it is indeed something he can do.
When I arrived at the main hall, I saw Luo Xueyan holding a long thing looking at it, Luo Xueyan's side, Shen Qiu and Shen Xin were also standing and stretching their heads, Luo Tan covered his mouth, Luo Ling's eyes were complicated, all in all, everyone's appearance was strangely tight.
Shen Miao stepped into the house, only to find that in addition to the Shen family, there was a person standing in the room, and when she saw the person's appearance clearly, Shen Miao was almost choked by herself. This person is a middle-aged man with a big beard, Shen Miao has also seen it before, it seems that he is a guard who follows Xie Jingxing, and Congyang has also called him "iron clothes". This person knew at a glance that he was a brave and mighty person, and today he was wearing a bright red shirt, and the shirt was embroidered with thin golden peach-colored silk threads with colorful luan auspicious clouds or something, probably for a happy mood, but the iron clothes were originally dark-skinned, and wearing this clothes, all the previous heroic spirit was covered, but it looked stupid.
Seeing her, Tie Yi saluted him and said with a straight look: "Princess." ”
At this moment, even Shen Qiu couldn't help coughing, he glared at Tie Yi: "Don't scream!"
Tieyi didn't pay any attention to him at all.
Shen Miao inexplicably wanted to laugh, Xie Jingxing is here to smash the field? It is to give a dowry list, and he should find a festive woman to read it, Rui Wangfu is so rich, he has to let such a big man as Tie Yi come, this is to make people laugh.
Seeing that Shen Miao was stupid here, Luo Tan called her: "Little cousin, what are you doing standing stupidly, come and see this dowry list!" She squeezed her eyebrows at Shen Miao, and seemed to be very excited.
Shen Miao walked over.
The dowry list is very elegant, it is sprinkled with gold powder fragrant wood to make a long roll, and the cover is also inlaid with emerald green opal, which is very luxurious, it is this dowry list, but it is also worth a lot. Although Shen Xin and his wife are not vain people, King Rui finally expressed his attention to Shen Miao, and his face looked better.
Luo Xueyan handed the dowry list to Tie Yi and said, "Read it." ”
According to the custom of Ming Qi, the dowry list is to be "sung" by the man's people. The longer the singing, the richer the dowry and the more decent the woman will be.
Tie Yi is obviously not used to doing this kind of thing, turning to the first page, he sang dryly: "Huanghuali has a begonia flower enclosure stepping bed, a three-screen arhat bed with acid branches, a huanghuali top cabinet, a huanghuali wood cabinet, a nanmu bookcase, a pair of nanmu duobaoge, a pair of cowpea red bottles, a huanghuali kang table with luodian and a pair of huanghuali money cabinets......"
The first page is furniture, and everyone is stunned, so many things can't be squeezed even in the current Shen Mansion!
The second page is an ornament, only to listen to the iron clothes and sing: "Agarwood inlaid with jade Ruyi a handle, Xiuyu Ruyi a handle, a tin foil oil lamp, a gilded small table clock, a silver pocket watch, a pot of green jade and bamboo bonsai, a pot of silver gold-plated hexagonal pot stone plum blossom bonsai, a Su Sancai eighteen sons save a plate, a pastel tea canister, Chen Privet wine sighed, bamboo and plum double happiness hanging mirror, Ronghua wealth hanging screen ......." ”
Each of these things is worth a lot of money when it comes out alone, and it can probably be exchanged for a few years of expenses for ordinary people, and this Rui Wang is such a big bunch when he comes, and he doesn't use it like this when he has money. Luo Tan sniffed, pulled Shen Miao's sleeve a little timidly, and said, "What are King Rui's family doing...... Are you a salt merchant? ”
Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin also frowned, this Rui King, the dowry is also richer.
But he didn't give them time to be surprised, Tie Yi had already continued to sing, the third page was daily necessities, he sang: "boxwood comb six boxes, Xiang, Shu bamboo grate two boxes, rosewood dressing box, mouthwash, sandalwood soap, curtains, satin curtains, glass bead curtains, green water, colorful tassels, mandarin duck pillows, eight shops and eight covers......"
Everyone in the Shen family: "......"
The iron coat continues on the fourth page of clothing: "One big fur flag, one silver rat skin, one gray squirrel skin, one sheepskin, one pearl hair, and twelve sets of various cotton flags." Yarn clips, silk clips, satin clips, cloth jackets, 32 sets. Single shirt, spun silk, fox silk. Cocoon silk, tulle cloth coats, 12 sets. Five blessings hold longevity, phoenix wears peony, hundred butterflies wear flowers, 10,000 characters Changchun open clothes 12 sets. Thirty skins of high-quality silk of various colors, six horses of fragrant cloud yarn, twenty horses of brocade, ten horses of cloud brocade, ten horses of Shu brocade, and twelve horses of various colors of silk yarn. Thirty-six embroidered satin quilts, twenty pairs of embroidered shoes, and forty pairs of silk socks......"
Luo Xueyan couldn't help but open her mouth and asked, "This ...... Little brother, isn't it that you took the wrong dowry list for King Rui, this is ...... Isn't that right?"
This is marrying a daughter-in-law, this is Princess Shang's position! No, Princess Shang is afraid that she is not so particular.
Tie Yi said expressionlessly: "No, Rui Wangfu is just such a dowry list." Madame, please continue to listen. ”
He sang the gold and silver jewelry on the fifth page: "One plate of coral pearls, one gold leaf pearl, one beeswax pearl, one agarwood pearl, four green jade accessories, four white jade accessories, two crystal accessories, pearl bracelets, jade bracelets, coral bracelets, ......"
He sang the sixth page of antique calligraphy and painting: "Four pairs of woven gold color porcelain bottles, one pair of Lang red jade pot spring, one pair of Chenghua bucket color bottles, and one Xuande blue glaze white plum bottle......"
He sang four boxes of books on the seventh page and one box of four treasures in the study.
He sings the eighth page of maids and servants, and there are exclusive guards.
Sing page 9 Horses and Vehicles.
Page 10......
Everyone in the Shen family: "......"
The more Tie Yi sings, the more smooth he becomes, and the end of the singing is a long momentum, which is directly compared to the old students on the stage in Xiaochun City, with lingering rhyme, every time he sings, it makes people feel as if they have seen a large piece of white silver. After singing the last sentence, he subconsciously closed his mouth, let out a long breath, and closed the dowry list. Only then did he look at Shen Miao.
"There is no gift list for the field shops, because they are all in Daliang. Tie Yi smiled very sincerely: "Your Highness will convert it all into gold and silver, that is, 10,000 catties of gold." ”
10,000 catties of gold!
Luo Tan was about to faint.
Tie Yi continued: "All the houses in the middle of the Rui Wang's Mansion to the Shen Mansion that I bought are also included, and the title deed will be sent over later." He respectfully handed the dowry list to Luo Xueyan and said, "Please accept it." ”
Luo Xueyan confiscated.
The room was full of people, and Luo Xueyan didn't dare to accept it.
That's 10,000 catties of gold, and there is such a long dowry list, is their Shen family going to become the richest man in Mingqi?
Didn't King Rui really move all the treasury of Da Liang?
King Rui's brain is not sick!
Shen Xin frowned, it was Shen Qiu who reacted first, he hesitated, and cautiously probed: "Do your emperor know about this dowry list written by King Rui?"
Tie Yi was stunned, then thought of something, smiled clearly, and said: "Your Majesty doesn't pay much attention to things outside your body, and it is not a big amount. ”
Seeing the shocked appearance of the Shen family, Tie Yi continued: "In the Daliang royal family, gold, silver and pearls are just like sand and gravel and fine soil, and they are everywhere. ”
Everyone was in awe, it seems that Da Liang is really a rich country and a strong people, and he is so rich. Such a rich dowry, which is enough to fill the treasury of Ming Qi in an instant, in their opinion, is just like sand and gravel, how rich they must be.
Tie Yi said again: "But please rest assured, Your Highness marries Miss Shen, everything is in accordance with the royal etiquette of Da Liang." ”
Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin woke up at this time, although there was no shortage of gold and silver, they still attached great importance to Shen Miao's matter and followed etiquette. sighed again, Shen Miao's dowry was not even half as rich as Emperor Wenhui's winning of the queen.
If an ordinary courtier marries a wife, he naturally has to consider that he cannot be more generous than the royal family. King Kerui is not a Mingqi person, but a Daliang person, so naturally he doesn't have to take this layer into account, even if he is richer than the royal family, the royal family will not say anything. In this way, Shen Miao's dowry should be the grandest since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan finally had a trace of comfort in their hearts, no matter what, since the holy decree could not be changed now, Shen Miao was also destined to marry King Rui. Marrying out in a beautiful way is at least the lifelong wish of many girls, even if it is a compensation for Shen Miao.
Thinking of this, the two of them dissipated a lot of their bad feelings towards King Rui's idea, and even their attitude towards the bearded man in front of them was much kinder.
Luo Xueyan asked, "However, why haven't you sent Geng Ti over?"
Before getting married, they had to be together, but because Shen Miao's family affair was very special, it was Emperor Wen Hui who directly decreed the marriage, so even this experience was saved.
Tie Yi said: "Your Highness has asked the famous monk to calculate the eight characters with Miss Shen, which should be a match made in heaven, a couple who have been cultivated for five hundred years." Madame, please hand over the Geng post to me today, and His Royal Highness's Geng post will be sent together with the title deed. ”
The attitude of the people is very sincere, as if they can't find fault with what they want to say.
Luo Tan couldn't help but ask: "When is the wedding date, in Your Majesty's holy decree, I didn't say what time it was." ”
Tie Yi said with a smile: "The marriage proposal has also been prepared, His Royal Highness will return to Daliang after the New Year, and on the day of returning to Daliang, he married Miss Shen and passed through the door, all the way to the gate of Daliang Capital." ”
That is equivalent to saying that he got married from Mingqi, beating gongs and drums all the way until he returned to Daliang. After completing the various etiquette of the wedding in Mingqi, he also officially announced it to the people of Daliang when he returned to Daliang. almost raised Shen Miao to a very high position, and announced that Shen Miao was the identity of Princess Rui.
Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan glanced at each other, and each saw the doubts in each other's eyes.
This Rui Wang is so interested in Shen Miao, how can he look at ....... It seems to be really pleasing to Shen Miao?
Is this possible? Shen Miao hasn't met King Rui a few times!
Luo Ling's gaze was so dim that he could barely see the light, and he looked down at the ground, as if he could see a flower on the ground.
The people in the room had different expressions, and Shen Miao's reaction seemed flat. She nodded and said to Tie Yi, "Thank you." ”
Tie Yi hurriedly said that he didn't dare, and explained what he would send over in a few days, and then left.
After Tie Yi left, everyone looked at each other, and Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan had already noticed something unusual. If King Rui's purpose is to provoke the Shen family and the Ming Qi royal family, or to make the Shen family unable to be used by the Ming Qi royal family, when the holy decree comes down, King Rui's purpose has already been achieved.
Now that the goal has been achieved, nothing else matters. Why do you have to put on such a big battle, no matter how much silver you have, you won't be overwhelmed, unless the treasury of Daliang is small and the silver can't be piled up, so you will run to Mingqi and give this monstrous wealth to the Shen family as a dowry.
Isn't that redundant?
However, Shen Qiuwei had noticed this, and just said angrily: "This Rui Wang is a weasel who doesn't have a good heart to give New Year's greetings to chickens, right? Sending so many things, thinking that my Shen family is greedy for wealth and nobility? We are marrying a girl and not selling a girl, so much silver, maybe what others think of the Shen family?"
Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan were silent.
It's also true, this dowry royal looks red, not to mention ordinary people. What's even more amazing is that this is still sent by King Da Liang Rui, even those who have thoughts about these dowries, they don't dare to act rashly, they only dare to look at it, and I don't know how many people can't sleep at night in Dingjing. Especially Shen Xin's opponents, they were afraid that they would vomit blood.
Luo Tan smiled and said, "Anyway, it's much better for my brother-in-law to be generous than to be stingy." Men, if you are willing to spend money on a girl, then you can call a good man. I gave so many things to my little cousin before I passed the door, if my little cousin got married, she would not be treated badly in this line of food and clothing. Luo Tan has always spoken straightforwardly, and he doesn't know how to hide it, but the sentence "brother-in-law" hurts the corners of the eyes of the listeners.
Shen Xin covered his head: "Where are these things piled up?"
"Yes," Luo Xueyan also said worriedly: "We can't put so many utensils in our house." I can't put jewelry and antiques in the warehouse alone, as well as furniture and fabrics. Do you want to build a granary in the house alone and put things in it?"
Shen Miao wanted to laugh when she heard this, and said, "Didn't he buy all those houses, and when he left, those houses will be all from the Shen family." How about buying a few guards and putting some things in the past? Or just live in the Rui Wang's Mansion. ”
Shen Xin shook his head: "Yanqing Lane is not something we can live in. "That's where the emperor's relatives live, Shen Xin and they live in it, who knows what outsiders will think. Thinking of what Tie Yi said before, a touch of pain flashed in his eyes: "He will leave after the New Year, Jiaojiao, you ......." ”
After the New Year, Shen Miao is going to Da Liang.
The room fell silent.
Separation, especially between loved ones, is not a pleasant thing after all.
Seeing this, Shen Miao was afraid that they would feel nostalgic again, so she hurriedly diverted the conversation and said, "King Rui has given so many dowries, how should the dowry be calculated?"
Luo Tanzheng felt a little thirsty, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, and when he heard this, all the tea squirted out and sprayed Luo Ling. But at this moment, she didn't care about whether Luo Ling's clothes were soiled, but said, "Dowry?"
Everyone in the Shen family also seemed to have been struck on their heads by an earth-shattering thunderbolt.
It stands to reason that the amount of dowry given will be the same as the dowry returned. It doesn't have to be more than a dowry, but it can't be too much. Otherwise, if the girl goes to her mother-in-law's house, she will be crushed. If the dowry is very rich, even more than the dowry, it will be beautiful to marry. Therefore, the more favored the girl marries, the closer the amount of dowry and dowry.
Shen Xin won't say anything about his daughter's affection, but this dowry ....... King Rui sent so many dowries to the Shen Mansion, if he wanted to return the dowry, even if the entire Ming Qi treasury was emptied, there would not be so much!
King Rui gave the Shen family a problem.
......
At night, Shen Miao sat under the lamp, thinking about the blessing of singing in iron clothes holding a long dowry list during the day, and couldn't help but want to laugh.
Xie Jingxing was really messed up, he actually wrote so many dowries, Shen Miao supported his forehead, if he was seen on this dowry list, he was afraid that the Shen family would be envied and jealous by everyone in Mingqi. However, this dowry list will definitely be known in the end, but it is only a matter of time.
It's just that Xie Jingxing wrote such a long list, and I don't know if Emperor Yongle knows it. Thinking about it, Shen Miao was a little sad.
When she married Fu Xiuyi in her previous life, Fu Xiuyi didn't give such a generous dowry, let alone the royal family, and even a better official dowry, it could only be regarded as ordinary. Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan were afraid that she would be wronged, so they took out most of the harvest of the Shen Mansion to her as a dowry.
Those dowries were also subsidized by Fu Xiuyi in the end.
Fu Xiuyi wants to envelop this and that, and it is also necessary to use silver to buy people's hearts. She was careful in her calculations, and some of the antique calligraphy and paintings in the Shen Mansion were also used as silver by her. Now that I think about it, after marrying Fu Xiuyi for so many years, she has always taken the entire Shen family to pay, and Fu Xiuyi has never reciprocated anything. Although everything in the matter of feelings depends on willingness, and does not ask for returns, but over time, it will always make people chill.
Especially after ascending the throne, Fu Xiuyi's generosity to Mrs. Lintel and Fu Sheng was more like a slap in the face.
Now that she is married to Xie Jingxing, she can't tell what it feels like in her heart, she is excited, but she is not as enthusiastic as a moth to a fire in her previous life, but Xie Jingxing has given her more than she imagined.
makes people look forward to this marriage.
The window was "buckled" twice, Shen Miao raised her eyes, and saw Congyang wandering outside, so she opened the window, Congyang saw her, first saluted her, and said, "Young lady, the master asked his subordinates to take you over." ”
Shen Miao was stunned, but nodded briskly in an instant: "Okay." It just so happened that she also had something to say to Xie Jingxing.
Different from the first jerky, this time Shen Miao came to Rui Wangfu, which can be regarded as a lot of familiarity, and the knowledge is still from Congyang, holding straw stacks everywhere to "climb" the wall for Shen Miao, thinking in his heart that next time he will simply open all these walls and save trouble.
When Shen Miao came to the Rui Wang's Mansion, the people of the Rui Wang's Mansion saw her, and they all stopped their movements and shouted to her: "Young lady!"
Shen Miao: "......"
Congyang Le said: "Young lady, everyone likes you very much. ”
Shen Miao only felt a little embarrassed, and her heart was mixed.
When she was led to the backyard of King Rui's mansion from Congyang, she saw a snow-white ball of hair rushing towards her, happily biting the corner of her clothes.
A lazy voice sounded in the night: "Jiaojiao, come here." ”
Shen Miao raised her eyes and saw Xie Jingxing leaning on the tree, holding his hands on his chest, looking at her with a smile...... The white tiger at his feet didn't know who he was calling.
Shen Miao walked towards him, and the white tiger followed happily all the way. This white tiger's temperament is familiar, but after seeing it a few times, Shen Miao didn't tease it, and even shook his head and tail affectionately at her, I didn't know, I thought that this white tiger was raised by Shen Miao.
She stood beside Xie Jingxing and asked, "What are you looking for me for?"
Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows: "Tailoring." ”
"Tailoring?" Shen Miaohu was suspicious, and before she could continue asking, Xie Jingxing suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms, hugged her gently, and then let go.
He moved too fast, and it was only a short moment from hugging to letting go, so that Shen Miao didn't know what to say when he held his breath, let's keep talking, as if he was calculating, don't talk about it, but he was indeed taken advantage of.
Xie Jingxing said: "With your temper, you probably won't embroider a wedding dress obediently." I found the best embroidery girl in Da Liang, but I don't know the size of your clothes," he looked Shen Miao up and down, and said meaningfully: "Just hug it." ”
Shen Miao: "Shameless, shameless." ”
Xie Jingxing said with a slow "oh": "But you seem to like it very much just now." ”
Every time this person says three words, he can make others angry, Shen Miao sarcastically: "Your means are very superb, you can know the size if you hug it, you have done a lot of this before?"
Xie Jingxing stared at her, staring at Shen Miao until his back was numb, and then he hooked his lips and smiled: "Jealous? Then you can take it back." He opened his arms and looked like he was picking up.
"Who wants to hug you," Shen Miao disdained: "By the way, I have something to ask you." ”
Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter?"
"The dowry list has been received, why did you send so many dowry gifts?" Shen Miao thought about it and felt funny: "Our Shen Mansion can't pile up those things, besides, if you give so many things, the Shen family can't afford to pay the same dowry." You're deliberately looking for trouble, aren't you?"
"That's it?" Xie Jingxing said casually: "I plan to send more." ”
Shen Miao: "......." She was about to speak, and saw a guard outside running in in a hurry, and when she saw Xie Jingxing, her face was embarrassed, and she said: "Your Highness, someone is looking for him outside, and his subordinates stopped him, but he is like crazy, shouting your name, for fear of causing misunderstanding, so he has to temporarily restrain him." ”
"So?" Xie Jingxing asked.
"It's Su Mingfeng, the eldest young master of the Pingnan Bosu family. The guard said.
Shen Miao suddenly raised her head.
In the front hall of King Rui's Mansion, a young man was being tied up by Wuhua at the moment, he was almost tied up and down like a zongzi, and there was a rag in his mouth, glaring angrily at the guards on the side, still struggling in vain.
This person is Su Mingfeng.
Su Mingfeng has sent people to monitor the Rui Wangfu for a long time, and there are also Shen Mansion and Princess Mansion, the longer he investigates, the deeper the suspicion in Su Mingfeng's heart. He suspected that King Rui was the dead Xie Jingxing, although such a conjecture was very absurd and ridiculous, but as time passed, this idea not only did not disappear, but became more and more entrenched.
Xie Jingxing has something to do with Shen Miao, and Shen Miao is now married to King Rui, if Xie Jingxing is King Rui, everything will be clear.
Su Mingfeng has an incomprehensible attachment to Xie Jingxing's affairs, after all, it is his partner who has played together since childhood. He learned a lot from Xie Jingxing, and the meaning of Xie Jingxing to him can almost affect his life.
Regardless of whether Xie Jingxing is the King of Rui or not, Su Mingfeng must personally check it.
He wanted to sneak into King Rui's mansion and watch King Rui look when he took off his mask, and at that time, the truth could be revealed.
This was a crazy move, but Su Mingfeng felt that there was a reason to do it. He was not stupid enough to go in directly, but let his own voice attack everywhere, lure the guards of Rui Wangfu in front, and then take advantage of the chaos to sneak in.
But Su Mingfeng didn't expect that the guards of the Rui Wang's Mansion were all fine, and they caught him at once.
A little frustrated, more disappointed, at this time, Su Mingfeng instead thought that since he had been caught, he would not be able to draw it if he didn't recognize the facts. So he struggled desperately, and even reported himself to his family, hoping to attract the attention of that wise king.
Just as he was thinking, a bearded man dressed as a guard walked in from outside the door and stopped in front of him.
Su Mingfeng couldn't help but feel nervous in his heart, the bearded man glanced at the people around him, and immediately someone came over to untie him and took down the cloth ball in his mouth.
"My master wants to see you, come with me. ”
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