Chapter 102: Thick and thin
After Du Zhili and other officials of the Ministry of Rites left, Najib's matter was completed today. Next, the officials of the Ministry of Rites will enter the palace to report to the emperor and ask for an appointment.
The prince marries a wife, the royal wife marries, and all the gifts are issued by the national treasury and handed over to the Ministry of Rites to handle it with full authority. These have a fixed number, but whether the prince is favored or not, the thickness of the dowry is different.
Generally speaking, when a prince marries a concubine, it costs the prince a year's salary.
The prince of Daqi has a year's worth of rice in 50,000 stone and 30,000 taels of silver. Coupled with the tax of the food estate, the annual salary is generally about 100,000 taels. In addition to the income from the royal village and various properties, and the rewards received during the festivals, etc., there are 200,000 taels of silver a year.
But there are still lengths and weaknesses in the ten fingers, and the emperor has more children, so the degree of favor is naturally different. The rewards of the New Year's Festival are different, the size of the industry is different, the fertile soil of Huangzhuang is different, and the rich and poor are not the same.
Therefore, the annual salary of each prince is different.
Therefore, the rich prince and the favored prince will naturally give the bride price to the woman's family more thickly. Of course, in order to show the impartiality of the royal family, the bride price given to the woman's family is the same. But gold and jade jewelry are of different thicknesses.
When Zhao Guangyuan asked Du Zhili what he wanted, he looked like he was poor, but he was also the emperor's son, and he wanted to be treated fairly, and Du Zhili naturally understood it.
Du Zhili originally had a good impression of King Yue, and other princes had the mothers in the palace to plan for their sons, and picked out some gold and jade jewelry from the emperor's private treasury to their sons, but what did King Yue have?
The first queen is gone, who wants to worry about him.
But Du Zhili listened to King Yue's words in his ears, and when he went out, he received a thick red envelope that Jiang Xiang asked people to stuff into him, so he was naturally willing to enter the palace to help say a word or two.
Although Zhao Guangyuan didn't care about how many dowries were prepared in the palace, he didn't want Lin Zhaoxia to be underestimated. This is related to the question of her foothold among the concubines in the future. He didn't want her to be wronged.
The Lin family has not been sealed, and the dowry given to the woman's family is of course more generous.
After Du Zhili left, Mrs. Jiang took her daughter-in-law to clean up the various colored gifts brought by the Ministry of Rites. Cattle, sheep, five livestock, wine, tea, cakes, and cakes that are not easy to put will be received in the kitchen of Jiang's Mansion, and those silk satin cloth ornaments will be received in the treasury, and Lin Zhaoxia will be brought to Yue Wangfu in the future.
"Madame Lao Jiang is bothered."
"What the prince said, this is the honor I can't even look forward to."
After Zhao Guangyuan thanked Mrs. Jiang, he followed Jiang Xiang to the study.
Jiang Xiang still remembered the words of Zhao Guangyuan reminding Du Zhili, and comforted him distressedly: "Don't worry, no matter what the emperor does to the prince, the Ministry of Rites will not dare to be disrespectful to the prince, and the number of etiquette will not be shorter than other princes." ”
After all, the emperor also wants to save face.
Zhao Guangyuan nodded, "I don't care." I'm just afraid that I will wronged the princess. ”
Jiang Xiang instantly understood, "Don't worry, the princess is protected by my Jiang family, if others dare to talk about her identity, my Jiang family is not easy to mess with." ”
Zhao Guangyuan smiled and nodded, "I know." ”
Jiang Xiang was moved in his heart. For the trust of King Yue, I can't wait to smash my liver and brains.
"Mr. ......"
Jiang Xiang was stunned when he heard it, he hadn't heard the word "sir" for many years, and he couldn't help but be in a trance. "Lord ......"
"Sir, help me run the operation, I want to enter the court to listen to the government."
Belch...... Listen to politics in the DPRK?
"Lord Wang? Why? Why did the prince suddenly change his mind? "Didn't the prince say that everything should be low-key, secretly plotting, and when the court is peaceful, everything should not be taken forward.
Zhao Guangyuan lowered his eyes and was silent.
When Jiang Xiang thought that he couldn't wait for an answer, he was thinking that since it was the prince's order, he would do what the prince said, and just as he thought it should be, he heard Zhao Guangyuan say in a calm tone: "I dreamed of the imperial brother and the queen mother last night......
Jiang Xiang's heart was shocked, and an indescribable grief rose from the depths of his heart, and his throat was immediately blocked.
Zhao Guangyuan thought about the queen mother and the imperial brother he dreamed of last night, and the imperial brother's family died so miserably, he closed his eyes in pain, and opened them for a long time, "The queen mother and the imperial brother have waited too long, sir, I can't wait." ”
Jiang Xiang swallowed the sadness in his heart, raised his head and blinked away tears, and bowed his hand to Zhao Guangyuan with a firm face: "Yes." Weichen will operate for the prince from now on, so that the prince can enter the court and listen to the government! ”
Jiang Xiang was very much in favor of the prince's decision.
Only by entering the DPRK and listening to the government can we understand the major affairs of the DPRK and China at the first time, and can we better strategize and understand the dynamics of all parties and be one step ahead of others. Blindly showing weakness and dormant will not achieve the goal.
"Okay, then Mr. Lao will bother." solemnly saluted Jiang Xiang, and Jiang Xiang hurriedly went to help him in distress......
After coming out of Jiang Xiang's study, Zhao Guangyuan went to Qixia Courtyard.
Lin Zhaoxia was learning the rules from Kong Wei and the two grandmothers, and was very surprised when she saw Zhao Guangyuan coming, "Why are you here?" ”
"Come and see you." Seeing the person in his heart, the depression in Zhao Guangyuan's heart suddenly disappeared by half. Nice eyes looked at her and walked slowly towards her.
Kong Wei and the two grandmothers came up to visit, Zhao Guangyuan asked her a few words, and reprimanded her with a straight face, and let people give a generous reward, but let the two of them go down.
"You scared them. I saw that they really regarded me as their master and wanted to retire in the Yue Wangfu. Lin Zhaoxia felt that he had a good eye for people. And she also believed in Madame Chiang.
Zhao Guangyuan nodded, "Well, you can use it with confidence." The bad ones won't get to you. ”
"Did you find someone to check on them?"
"Of course." If you don't check their details, how can you put people in front of her. If something happens to her, how can she bear it?
When Lin Zhaoxia heard him say this, his heart swelled with sweetness, stepped forward and hugged his waist, tiptoed to give him a fragrant kiss. I wanted to let go, but I was tightly pinched by Zhao Guangyuan's waist, and deepened the kiss......
It wasn't until Lin Zhaoxia couldn't change his anger that he beat him a few times before letting go.
The two went to the pavilion and sat down, Lin Zhaoxia looked at him, "Are you in a bad mood?" ”
Zhao Guangyuan didn't want her to worry about herself, so she shook her head, "No." It's just that you weren't there last night, and I didn't sleep well. I didn't close my eyes until the rooster crowed. ”
"Huh? Wasn't you sleeping well before I wasn't there? ”
I just left for the night, and I can't sleep well? Lin Zhaoxia stroked his somewhat blue eyelids with her hand distressedly, and Zhao Guangyuan grabbed her hand in her big palm, rubbing it, and couldn't put it down.
"Before it was, I was used to the days without you, but you suddenly appeared again, and the result was suddenly separated, how can I get used to it."
Hearing this, Lin Zhaoxia couldn't help laughing, "It's almost over, didn't you ask Qin Tianjian to pick the auspicious day of the next month, there are not many days left." ”
Zhao Guangyuan held her in his arms and rested his head on her shoulder, "It's hard to endure every day." I can't wait to welcome you back today. ”
"Hmm. I also want to go back to the palace with you. It would be nice if it was also there. Thinking of Changzhi, Lin Zhaoxia felt uncomfortable. I don't know if I can go back.
Zhao Guangyuan paused, "I'll go to Taimiao to find Zhao Gang in a while." ”