Two tall horses appeared on the embankment of Qinghu Lake, followed by a heavy betrothal gift tied with red silk. At a glance, the tail could not be seen.

The middle-aged man in rich clothes riding in front is Mr. Jing Er of Duke Chengen's Mansion, the nephew of Queen Mother Jing, and the cousin of Jing Heng.

According to the custom of the Tianyuan Dynasty, the betrothal gift was sent to the bride's family by the groom's elders. Jing Heng's surname was "Jing", so it was most appropriate for Mr. Jing to betroth the Qin family on behalf of the Princess Mansion.

The man on the other horse was Eunuch An, who was ordered to give Qin Xiaoxiao the dowry given by Emperor Yuan He and Queen Mother Jing.

Yesterday, when Empress Dowager Jing found out that Emperor Yuan He had given Qin Xiaoxiao a dowry, she ordered people to take out some good things from her storehouse and have Eunuch An send them along with the dowry given by Emperor Yuan He.

Being able to receive a dowry from the most noble mother and son in the world at the same time is not only unique, but also rare. In the next few days, this matter spread in Beijing, and I don't know how much envy it will attract.

Thinking of this, Eunuch An turned around and screamed at the person carrying the betrothal gift: "The ground is just ahead of us. Please cheer up, don't let this box fall to the ground!"

"yes!"

Whether it was a dowry from the palace or a betrothal gift from the Princess Protector's Palace, the people carrying the box responded in unison and their feet became more stable.

Fortunately, the guards who carried the box were all strong guards. Otherwise, they would have collapsed from exhaustion after carrying it all the way here. You must know that the dowry and betrothal gifts were all real, and it would be too heavy to carry for a long time.

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This roar was directly transmitted to the other end of the embankment, startling Qin Chuan and Zhao Dazhu who were running in a hurry.

"My dear, with so many people, how much dowry did the princess's house pay?" Zhao Dazhu exclaimed, feeling envious of his brother-in-law.

In the past, he had sympathized with his brother-in-law for not having a son and a half, and the girl he picked up was an incompetent girl. He didn't know what would happen when he got old and couldn't move.

Now... Tsk, don't ask, it will hurt your face if you ask. Even if he gave birth to ten sons, he still wouldn't be able to match this picked-up girl!

"I guess it's quite a lot. Last night, my eldest brother vacated a few empty rooms at home." Qin Chuan smacked his lips, secretly thinking that his eldest brother had the foresight to make a joke last night.

"Let's go faster. We have to welcome people home." Zhao Dazhu pulled Qin Chuan and walked towards the opposite side faster.

At this time, many people were pulling weeds in the wheat field, and they all saw the betrothal gifts stretching as far as the eye could see from the lake embankment. Some villagers were close and had good eyesight, so they stood in the field and counted them up.

When I counted to fifty in one breath, I saw a steady stream of people carrying boxes out from behind, and I was so shocked that I couldn't close my mouth: "Master, with so many betrothal gifts, could it be that the entire princess's residence has been moved here?"

When his wife heard this, she murmured: "Marrying into such a family will be a blessing in disguise."

The generous betrothal gift not only demonstrates the financial strength of the princess's palace, but also expresses its respect for the Qin family and Qin Xiaoxiao.

Otherwise, with the power of the princess's house, you can just carry the dowry and no one will gossip. Who told your Qin family to be just a farmer? If someone can marry your daughter to be the head wife, it's because your Qin family's ancestors have a high fever.

Fragrant.

There were many comments like this. More and more people dropped their work in the fields, washed the mud on their hands and ran towards the Qin family, wanting to see with their own eyes the wealth of the Princess Mansion.

Under the guidance of Qin Chuan and Zhao Dazhu, Mr. Jing Er and Eunuch An arrived at the door of Qin's house soon.

Seeing that Eunuch An had also arrived, Mr. Qin and others were confused for a moment, and then stepped forward to say hello.

"Dad, this is Mr. Jing Er from Cheng'en Palace, Xiao Jing's cousin." Qin Chuan whispered to Mr. Qin, his eyes filled with a different kind of excitement.

"Mr. Jing Er, Mr. An, please." Mr. Qin cupped his hands towards the two of them and politely led them into the house.

"You're welcome, Master." Mr. Jing Er did not show off. Facing Mr. Qin, whose status was inferior to his own, he politely gave a junior salute.

The smile on Mr. Qin's face became even wider, and he invited the two of them into the room.

"Old man, this is the dowry given to Miss Qin by the Holy Emperor and the Queen Mother. Please take a look at it." Eunuch An took out the dowry list and respectfully handed it to Mr. Qin. The dowry items were written all over it.

"This..." Mr. Qin, who was calm and calm, was also shocked at this moment. Even though he had no experience and knew that these two dowries were extraordinary, he couldn't understand why Emperor Yuanhe and the Queen Mother did this.

Not to mention the others, staring at the dowry list in Eunuch An's hand, they didn't know where to put their hands and feet.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Queen Mother!" Qin Xiaoxiao responded quickly. She faced Dongfang Fu and bowed her thanks, and then took the order from Eunuch An with both hands.

"Miss Xiaoxiao, these sixteen pieces are the dowry rewarded by the Holy Emperor and the Queen Mother. Please check it against the list. If it is correct, our family can return to the palace and return to life." Eunuch An reminded.

Qin Xiaoxiao nodded, took the list and checked them one by one.

When all sixteen boxes and cages were opened, Mr. Qin and others, who had little research on these rare treasures, did not react much, but Mr. Jing Er secretly took a breath.

There is no other reason. In these dowries, there are three-foot-high coral trees, imperial green jadeite as big as a millstone, and a half-human-tall jade statue of Guanyin with a child... These treasures that are not easily seen in the palace, every one of them is packed in the box.

The round and plump Dongzhu looks ordinary.

At this moment, Mr. Jing Er, who had seen so many treasures, was a little jealous. While jealous, he couldn't help but look at Qin Xiaoxiao carefully.

After looking at her, he couldn't help but praise her for her "unparalleled beauty and outstanding temperament." However, there were not many women like her in the family in Beijing, but the Queen Mother and the Holy Emperor only gave her this dignity, which was really puzzling.

"...six branches of three-hundred-year-old ginseng, a pair of glass bottles of peace and good fortune..."

Qin Xiaoxiao read out the names of these rare treasures in a daze, and her throat felt dry at the end. Even if she tried to break her brain, she couldn't figure out where Emperor Yuanhe and Empress Dowager Jing made such a fuss.

The priceless treasure was given to her as a dowry.

With her voice, the dowry from Princess Protector's Mansion was still being carried to the courtyard. Soon the originally spacious courtyard was packed to the brim. Fortunately, the Qin family's courtyard was big enough, otherwise they wouldn't be able to fit it all in.

The villagers who came with the betrothal gifts did not dare to enter the yard, so they all counted outside the gate. When the last dowry gift was delivered to the Qin family's courtyard, they counted eighty-eight dows in total.

These eighty-eight dowry do not include the sixteen dowry that was first carried into the hall.

Qin Chuan, who was standing at the door, also counted, his mouth was dry and his eyes were straight. He walked into the house one step at a time, and was about to tell his father and brother the number of the betrothal gift, when his eyes were filled with surprises all over the room.

His eyes were dazzled by his treasures, and his mouth was so long that he could fit an egg in it.

After checking the last item to accompany the family, Qin Xiaoxiao breathed a long sigh of relief. She calmed down and said to Eunuch An, "Everything is correct. I'd rather bother Eunuch to go all the way."

Eunuch An said repeatedly: "It's our family's business, Miss Qin is so polite."

When Master Jing Er saw that all the betrothal gifts had been brought in, he handed a booklet he carried with him to Mr. Qin: "This is the list of betrothal gifts from the Princess Protector's Mansion. It totals eighty-eight betrothal gifts. Please check it."

Mr. Qin's hand under his sleeve shook slightly, and he took the booklet without changing his expression: "Thank you."

The booklet finally arrived in Qin Xiaoxiao's hands, and she and Xueya, who was also literate, checked it together. In the future, the betrothal gift and her dowry would be combined into a booklet, and they would be taken to the princess's house together.

Among the eighty-eight betrothal gifts, in addition to the necessary tea, wine and fruits, there are also many rare and rare treasures, some of which are even rarer than those given by the emperor.

Qin Xiaoxiao had the feeling of getting rich in a day. If she hadn't been determined and faced with so many good things, she would have been so happy that she couldn't find the southeast and northwest, and would have been embarrassed in front of Mr. Jing Er and the others.

It took the two of them nearly an hour to finish checking the betrothal gifts.

There was a small box hidden in a large cage. Qin Xiaoxiao opened it and saw that it contained a box full of silver notes. She estimated it and found that it should be one hundred thousand taels. The key is that these one hundred thousand taels of silver notes,

Not registered in the book.

No need to think too carefully, Jing Heng specially prepared these 100,000 taels of silver notes for her.

"Brother-in-law is so kind to you!" Xueya looked at the betrothal gifts all over the yard, and then looked at the small box in Qin Xiaoxiao's arms. She was envious at this moment.

A smile appeared on Qin Xiaoxiao's face, and her heart felt like honey: "I will also be nice to him."

Xueya's teeth were sore for a while, so she left a few harsh words and went back to the house to rest.

The betrothal gift and dowry amounted to a total of one hundred and forty-four, and two hundred and eight people were involved. The one hundred and forty dowry prepared by Lin Qiuniang yesterday was still not enough, so she had to go back to her room and pack sixty-eight more dowries, and then gave them to Eunuch An alone.

It's wrapped thickly.

Eunuch An and others did not refuse, they all happily accepted the money.

It's just that the Qin family didn't expect that there would be so many people, so the ingredients they prepared were not enough. Fortunately, every household in the village raised chickens, and there were also many ducks. I heard that the Qin family's ingredients were not enough, so they just grabbed their own.

Chickens and ducks were brought over.

There were a few families who were good at tending their vegetable gardens. They carried baskets of spinach, radish, garlic sprouts, etc. to the Qin family's stove, and they managed to entertain more than 200 people.

After the meal, Eunuch An hurried back to the palace to resume his duties. It was not convenient for Mr. Jing Er to stay any longer, so he left with the others in a grand manner under the watch of the Qin family.

It wasn't until the group of people were completely out of sight that they all returned home, closed the door and sorted out the betrothal gifts and dowries that filled the yard.

"This is a bottle, please be gentle and don't bump it."

"This cage is filled with cloth. You put it at the bottom so as not to crush the other cages."

"There is also this small box. I just put it on the empty bed to avoid missing it on the day I go out."

"..."

Mrs. Miao and Lin Qiuniang were worried that the men would damage things with their careless hands, so they kept reminding them.

"I know, I know, you can't knock these treasures even if you knock yourself." Qin Chuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and opened his cotton-padded clothes.

It's not entirely because of the heat, but more of the excitement and nervousness.

"Sister-in-law, you have to be more alert at night and don't sleep too deeply." Zhao Cao'er looked at the boxes and cages being carried into the house one by one, and couldn't explain how he felt.

Years ago, Dabao gave her three thousand taels of silver and bought a set of gold-headed noodles. She was so happy to talk about it every day. She also felt that Lin Qiuniang did not have a son to respect her, and the daughter she raised could not earn a lot of money for her to spend.

Today, when she saw the piles of dowry gifts of unknown value, her sense of superiority completely disappeared. As expected, she would never be able to tremble in front of Lin Qiuniang, her sister-in-law.

"It's okay, with Dahuang guarding the door, little thieves won't dare to break in." Lin Qiuniang was not worried at all. Except for the time when the Li family made trouble, no one had ever stolen anything from her family in the past few years.

"Now the news about our family's marriage to Princess Protector's Mansion has spread all over the country. Even if there are daring people, they don't dare to come and steal things." Li Yingran said with a smile. Compared to Zhao Cao'er, she felt sincerely.

The big house is happy.

Not to mention anything else, based on the Tian family's attitude towards their niece, it can be seen that her status will be stable when she marries into the princess's house. In this way, her husband in the officialdom will also benefit indirectly, at least no one will dare to marry her again.

It was difficult for him because of his humble background.

It took an hour to gather more than a hundred boxes and cages, which just filled the few empty rooms vacated by the Qin family.

Mrs. Miao was worried and found some big locks to lock the door. She gave the key to Qin Xiaoxiao and told her to keep it safe and not to lose it.
To be continued...