Not long after, Lin Qiuniang came back and said with a complicated expression: "My brothers and sisters said that a princess married the eldest son the year before last and paid a total of fifty dowry gifts. The Princess Protector's status is respected, and she may have to pay more."

Qin Shan was shocked: "Fifty is enough, but you want more? How much money will it cost?"

Lin Qiuniang rolled her eyes at him: "How much money is spent is the princess's house's business. You should think about how we can add to the dowry!"

Qin Shan couldn't help but scratch his head and muttered: "With so many betrothal gifts, you can't even raise a dowry by selling me."

When wealthy families marry their daughters, they usually don't covet the groom's betrothal gift. Instead, they exchange the dowry and betrothal gift, and carry them to the groom's house according to the amount of the betrothal gift on the wedding day.

In some families with strong financial resources, the bride's family will pay as much as the bride's family does as a dowry. This is how Shili Hongzhuang came about.

The Qin family is too weak to do this, so they ask Qin Xiaoxiao to bring back the betrothal gift from the princess's palace intact, and then add some extra dowry to her, such as small farms, shops, and everything she has received since she was a child.

Those valuables etc.

Speaking of which, most of the valuable items she obtained were given to her by Jing Heng or Princess Protector.

"Father, mother, you don't have to worry. Your Highness and Brother Li have already known what's going on in our family and won't care about it." Qin Xiaoxiao said helplessly: "You don't have to worry that I will be looked down upon by others. The betrothal gift and dowry are all worth it.

Put it in a box, so outsiders can't tell it clearly."

The couple looked at each other, feeling grateful for their daughter's thoughtfulness, but feeling sorry for her even more. But they really couldn't bring out any more dowry, so now they could only comfort themselves: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

When the family of three was discussing the betrothal gift and dowry, Jingheng brought a one-foot-square wooden box to the Qinzheng Hall to ask for an audience with Emperor Yuanhe.

"Why did you come to me today?" Emperor Yuan He glanced at the wooden box in his hand, but he couldn't tell what it contained.

"Uncle Huang, Ah Li wants to give you a big gift." Jing Heng didn't go around the bush and directly presented the wooden box to him.

"Oh? This is strange." Emperor Yuan He was intrigued and motioned to Manager Tong to bring up the wooden box.

"If Uncle Huang likes it, please agree to A Li's request." Jing Heng took the opportunity to tell the real purpose of the gift, but he was not polite at all.

"Humph, I know your intentions are not pure!" Emperor Yuan He scolded with a smile, but in his heart he was even more looking forward to what was in the wooden box.

When Manager Tong took out the thick paper from the box, he vaguely guessed what it was and quickly took it and started reading it carefully.

The sun was shining brightly outside the hall, and the spring breeze was warm. Inside the hall, there was silence and a pindrop could be heard. Occasionally, there was a slight sound of turning pages, but it made Manager Tong who was serving beside him even more cautious and did not dare to make a sound.

After a long time, Emperor Yuan He finally put down the inch-thick paper and raised his head to look at his increasingly steady nephew: "Did you figure out this sea trade policy in private?"

Jing Heng cupped his hands and said, "It was your nephew's wife who came up with the idea. Ah Li just sorted it out."

Emperor Yuan He narrowed his eyes and hinted at a warning: "Don't think that because you are my nephew, I will let you bully me!"

Jing Heng's expression remained unchanged: "A Li doesn't dare. This sea trade policy really came from Xiaoxiao. If she hadn't mentioned it accidentally, A Li wouldn't care about sea trade."

Emperor Yuan He was speechless, staring at Jing Heng so angry that he wanted to slap him.

This nephew is good at everything and learns everything quickly. He was asked to go to the Ministry of Revenue to gain experience in order to help the country in the future. As a result, he just hangs around in the Ministry of Revenue every day, and has made no achievements even after more than half a year.

I finally saw something interesting today. I thought it was because he had changed his gender, but I didn’t expect it was that little girl’s fault. I was really pissed off!

Jing Heng pretended not to notice that the old man was angry, and continued: "Uncle Huang, if you think the sea trade policy is feasible, for the sake of Xiaoxiao's merit, give her a dowry."

This is the purpose of today's Shanghai trade policy.

Emperor Yuanhe laughed angrily and cursed: "What kind of ecstasy soup did that girl pour into you to make you so unconscious? You can even think of the idea of ​​using my hand to help her establish herself in the capital!"

Jing Heng, however, was convinced and said frankly: "Personnel affairs in the capital are complicated and Xiaoxiao has a pure heart. I am afraid that she will be wronged."

When Emperor Yuan He heard this, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart: A woman who can come up with overseas trade strategies must be open-minded and broad-minded, and she will suffer a lot of grievances!

Slowly exhaling a breath, a thought quickly flashed through his mind, and then he showed a sly smile: "I agree to your request, but the sea trade issue needs to be fully supervised by you, and I will only give you three years."

Jing Heng frowned: "There are many people in the court who can take up this position. I hope the emperor will think twice."

He also thought that after getting married, he would travel around with a smile, how could he be bothered by these mundane affairs? Moreover, sea trade is not a trivial matter, and the tricky things are even more unpredictable. If things go well, three years will be barely enough;

If things don't go well, it won't work for another three years.

Mr. Jing, who only wanted to spend time with his wife, didn't want to pick it up at all.

"You have made a request to me, so naturally you have to agree to my conditions, unless you don't want me to make a face for that girl!" Emperor Yuanhe said majestically, obviously this matter was not negotiable.

Jing Heng said anxiously: "Uncle Huang, you have adopted the sea trade policy. This is an exchange."

Emperor Yuanhe snorted coldly: "The sea trade policy was my nephew's wife's idea. It has nothing to do with you!"

Jing Heng choked up and looked deeply at Emperor Yuan He, almost uttering the words "insidious and cunning".

Emperor Yuan He was secretly proud: Brat, I really thought I couldn't deal with you.

At this moment, he suddenly felt happy that he had given Qin Xiaoxiao a marriage. If it weren't for this girl, he didn't know how long he would have been idle.

In the end, Jingheng was defeated and said reluctantly: "A Li takes the order."

"Okay, haha!" Emperor Yuan He, who had tricked his nephew, laughed loudly, stood up, walked to him and patted his shoulder: "A good man should serve his country. My nephew and daughter-in-law have such awareness, so do you.

There should be."

Jing Heng took a breath, let himself be willful for a while, and ignored him.

Emperor Yuan He didn't take it seriously, and returned to the imperial palace in a good mood. He neatly wrote down the dowry list, stamped it with a bright red seal, and gave it to Manager Tong, asking him to handle it himself.

Although Emperor Yuan He advocated frugality, as the king of a country, how could there be no good things in his concubines? It was even more unusual for Emperor Yuan He to remember his name.

However, it can be seen that Emperor Yuan He was also very satisfied with the sea trade policy. Once it goes as smoothly as expected, the benefits to the court will be immeasurable.

After feeling depressed, Jingheng felt a little better. After thanking Emperor Yuanhe for Qin Xiaoxiao, his fiancée, he left the Qinzheng Palace and went to Yongning Palace.

After being reminded by Li Yingran, Lin Qiuniang prepared another eighty pieces of wedding money.

Counting the sixty she had prepared before, the total was one hundred and forty. She felt that even if the betrothal gift sent by the Princess Protector's Mansion was a little more than that of an ordinary princess's mansion, it would not exceed seventy cents.

People in the village knew that tomorrow was the wedding day for the princess's family, and they were all curious about how much betrothal gift they would give to the Qin family. After a lot of discussion, some close friends came to inquire and felt that the two families should discuss the betrothal gift.

Pass.

Naturally, the Qin family wouldn't say much about things that were uncertain, so some people spread rumors that the Princess Protector's Mansion didn't care about the Qin family's family status and randomly gave away more than a dozen betrothal gifts.

When the Qin family found out, they were a little bit dumbfounded. They were too lazy to explain to outsiders. Anyway, they would just let them slap themselves in the face tomorrow.

The next day, the wind was calm and the sun was shining. The weather couldn't be better.

Qin Xiaoxiao got up early and washed herself up carefully under Lin Qiuniang's supervision. As her face became less fleshy, it was no longer as round as before, but her complexion was particularly good, fair and pink, and anyone who saw it would want to

Pinch it.

After breakfast, Qin Taohua's family and Qin Guihua's family arrived one after another, both of whom came to help entertain the people who were delivering the betrothal gifts.

"Sister Xueya, why are you here too?" Qin Xiaoxiao was chatting with Hu Qingqing when he saw Xueya walking into the yard and quickly stepped forward to help her.

"I stay at home all day and have nothing to do, so I came here to take a look." Xue Ya walked briskly and refused to let Qin Xiaoxiao help her, and he knew what she was worried about: "Don't worry, I will stay in the corner and watch for a while, and I won't knock."

To meet."

Compared to how she looked when she first found out she was pregnant half a month ago, Xue Yaqing has lost a lot of weight now, and she doesn't even look pregnant at all.

No way, her morning sickness never got better, and she could only drink a few mouthfuls of porridge at each meal. Even so, she would vomit in less than a cup of tea, so how could she gain weight like this?

.

People in the village who had given birth to children concluded that she was a boy this time around, and thought that only boys would be so tormenting others, while girls are all well-behaved and sensible.

Xueya doesn't care about men or women, as long as she gives birth to her own children, she will love them and will never let them suffer the pain of partiality.

Qin Xiaoxiao looked at her flat belly and asked carefully: "When will this belly bulge out? You vomit so much, I'm always worried that you will vomit it out."

Xueya rolled her eyes at her: "The child didn't grow in the stomach, how could it be vomited out!"

Qin Xiaoxiao said worriedly: "I heard people beat and scold their children, saying, 'You crawled out of my intestines.' Isn't the stomach connected to the intestines? If the child crawls along the intestines into your stomach, it will be right."

You vomited again, maybe you will spit it out."

Xueya was at a loss for words. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

At this time, a villager ran to Qin's house out of breath and shouted: "Fifth uncle, fifth uncle, the betrothal gift from the princess's house has arrived, and I guess I have to cross the lake."

This man was going to the city to buy things. When he walked to a high mountain road, he saw an endless line of people walking across the mountain from a distance. All he could see were large boxes tied with red ribbons.

As soon as he saw this battle, he knew that the Princess Protector's Palace had hired someone for the Qin family. He wanted to make a good deal for the Qin family, so he couldn't wait to return and rushed all the way to the Qin family to tell them about this.

"Second brother, Dazhu, you go and greet him." Mr. Qin did not expect that the person he hired would come so early. After being stunned, he ordered his second son and eldest son-in-law to pick him up.

"Okay!" Qin Chuan and Zhao Dazhu, who were chatting in the corner, stopped talking and ran out when the villagers ran in and yelled. When they heard Mr. Qin's order, they agreed and disappeared at the door.

Seeing this, Hu Youshu, who was idle and didn't know what to do, quickly approached Mr. Qin and asked, "Dad, what should I do?"

Mr. Qin glanced at him and said calmly: "It's none of your business, just stay aside."

He had always disliked Hu Youshu, and after Hu Qingqing was kidnapped, he completely lost his heart towards him.

Hu Youshu was not stupid, he saw Mr. Qin's indifference. He felt very uncomfortable, but he did not dare to say anything. With a lot of resentment, he went to the backyard and found Qin's osmanthus flowers washed and cut.

The others were busy with other things, but Qin Guihua was the only one here. She noticed that her husband's expression was wrong, so she didn't say anything and continued to work on the matter at hand.

The more Hu Youshu thought about it, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help complaining: "Your father is too partial and looks down on me at all!"

Qin Guihua didn't even look at him and said to the point: "You have to ask yourself this. Find out what you did wrong to prevent my father from focusing on you."

Hu Youshu was so choked that he gritted his teeth and said, "Of course he thinks I'm incompetent and can't earn face for him!"

Liu Jin came over at some point. Hearing his words, he grinned: "Dad, you didn't have any ability before mother married you, but grandpa still married mother to you. This shows that grandpa didn't think you couldn't do it."
To be continued...