Ye Ying was stunned. She didn't get the reaction she had expected. Ye Ying thought that she would be devastated when she received the news of the engagement three days ago. However, she was disappointed that her third sister just said that she got it after a moment of silence and went back to her room to rest. She didn't look haggard when she saw her today. Prince Li was the dream husband of all the noble ladies in the capital. She didn't believe that she wouldn't be sad! After a while, she smiled shyly and said, "I know that you love me the most. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to the Prince Li's Mansion to find me. "
Ye Li agreed faintly. She didn't want to see the pride on Ye Ying's face. After saying goodbye to a bunch of sisters who couldn't wait to make trouble for her, Ye Li walked back to her courtyard with Qing Shuang. On the way, Qing Shuang muttered indignantly, "Fourth Miss, what do you mean? She stole Prince Li. Why are you still pretending? It's disgusting!"
Ye Li turned around and looked at her with an amused expression. "That's enough. Be careful not to let anyone hear you. I really don't care whether I marry Prince Li or Prince Ding. "
"How can you not care?!" Qing Shuang stared at her, "Prince Li is a famous gentleman in the capital. He is the Emperor's younger brother. Who doesn't know that Prince Ding is disabled in both legs, disfigured in his face, and seriously ill … Uh … "Thinking that Prince Ding was about to become her miss's husband, Qing Shuang tried hard to swallow the word" useless ".
"So what?" Ye Li raised her eyebrows and looked at Qing Shuang with amusement, "Do you think that Prince Li is handsome and want to marry me so that you can be my concubine?" Ye Li was not interested in whether he was handsome or not. Although her ex-fiancé was said to be one of the four most handsome men in the capital. However, Mo Junli's character was definitely not better than Prince Ding's. She had heard the news that Mo Junli and Ye Ying were having an affair. However, Mo Junli's motive and mentality for waiting until the wedding date to break off the engagement were worth thinking about. Thinking of this … the emperor also had to think carefully about the idea of marrying Prince Ding to her, who had just been annulled. Intelligent and virtuous, talented and virtuous, a good match... who in the capital didn't know that the Third Miss of the Ye family was famous for her ugly appearance, lack of talent, and clumsy female artistry? Was it to say that her three to five thousand gold coins was a good match for the useless Prince of Dingguo?
"Miss!" Qing Shuang blushed and stamped her feet. "No way! Qingshuang would rather marry a servant than be a concubine. "Most importantly, she would never be the concubine of her Miss's husband. Qing Shuang's mother was originally a concubine of a rich family. After her father's early death, she and her mother were chased out of the house and lived on the streets. After Qing Shuang's mother died of illness, she was almost sold into a brothel. Fortunately, the young lady bought her and gave her the name Qing Shuang. She taught her to read and write. Qing Shuang was not an ungrateful person, and she would never forget this kindness.
Seeing how anxious the little girl was, Ye Li couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Alright, can't I just joke around?"
"Miss …"
Although everyone knew that Prince Ding was a good-for-nothing, this good-for-nothing was the only hereditary Prince of the Da Chu State. Therefore, Minister Ye and the old lady of the Ye family, who had always been indifferent to Ye Li, still spoke to Ye Li.
"Granddaughter greets grandmother and father." Ye Li arrived at Madame Ye's Rongle Hall. Minister Ye, Madame Wang, and Fourth Miss Ye Ying were already there.
Madame Ye nodded and smiled lovingly. "Li 'er, get up. Now you are betrothed to Prince Ding, and Ying 'er is going to marry Prince Li next month. It's a double happiness for our family. "
Ye Li got up and looked down at the ground. Her face was very respectful. "To have grandmother come back from outside, granddaughter is unfilial and has made grandmother tired." Although she didn't like Ye Li very much, Ye Li's words still made Madame Ye very happy. Looking at Ye Li, her face was a little warmer. "This is our family's big happy event, how can I not come back? The two girls' dowries have been prepared. " Madame Wang quickly got up and looked at the old lady with some embarrassment. "Reporting to old lady, originally there was only Fourth Miss. Although they are getting married next month, it's not too late to rush. But now there is Third Miss, I'm afraid …"
Madame Ye was also a shrewd person. How could she not know what Madame Wang was thinking? She thought for a while and said, "Li 'er's wedding date hasn't been set yet. Let's focus on Ying' er first."
Hearing the old lady's words, Madame Wang happily agreed.
Madame Ye looked at her two granddaughters and ordered the servant to take out two boxes and put them on the table. She said, "You two girls are lucky. One is going to marry Prince Li, and the other is going to marry Prince Ding. As a grandmother, I won't favor one and discriminate against the other. One for each of you. In the future, it will be the same for Fifth Miss and Sixth Miss. As for the dowry, each of you will have one. As for how much the family will give, it's your mother and father's business. " Madame Wang smiled and said, "Old lady really loves granddaughters. This daughter-in-law and master have discussed it. If Ying 'er's dowry to Prince Li is too little, I'm afraid the royal family will not be happy. The family took out 22,000 taels to buy the dowry, and there are also six villages and six shops. In addition, take out two estates from daughter-in-law's dowry for her. "Old Madame Ye frowned and said," Isn't it a bit too generous? " Although it was good for Ye Ying to marry Prince Li's dowry to be thicker, if the girls after her married were too poor, it would not be good for the reputation of the Minister's Mansion. "What do you plan to do with Li 'er's dowry?" The old lady was more knowledgeable than Madame Wang. Even if Prince Ding was a waste, he was still a waste with a deep family background. If it wasn't for his own reasons, he would be more honorable than Prince Li. If they treated Ye Li's dowry too harshly, those who had been loyal to Prince Ding's Mansion for generations would have something to say.
Madame Wang obviously didn't expect the old lady to ask so directly. She hesitated for a moment before saying, "Prince Ding is different from the emperor's younger brother. Our mansion is really a bit … This daughter-in-law was thinking if we should wait for the Prince Ding Mansion to send the dowry. When the time comes, we can just send two villages. " What she meant was that the dowry from the Prince Ding Mansion would be sent back as dowry. As for how much could be sent back, it was up to her.
Hearing this, Madame Ye's face sank and said, "Bastard! Sending the dowry back as dowry, only you can think of it. Do you still want our Ye family's reputation? Do you still want your stepmother's reputation? It's true that the Xu family has declined in recent years, but it's not something that your Wang family can compare to! "
Being reprimanded so mercilessly by the old lady, Madame Wang's face suddenly turned red. She repeatedly cried out, "Old lady, this daughter-in-law is innocent. When did this daughter-in-law mistreat Third Young Lady all these years? It's really … really … Our mansion is also a bit difficult. There are still a few girls who haven't married yet. In the future, when Brother Rong gets married, he also needs money … "The old lady was so angry at this short-sighted daughter-in-law that she rubbed her chest. Brother Rong was only seven years old this year. She didn't know when he would get married. She glanced at Minister Ye, who was sitting quietly on the side, and said, "She's your own daughter. What do you think we should do?" Fortunately, she came back and asked this question. If Madame Wang really married Li 'er off like this, not only would she offend the Prince Ding Mansion, but also the Xu family. The Xu family had fewer people in the officialdom in recent years, but how could a century-old big family be so easy to offend? Minister Ye looked at his mother and then looked at his wife in embarrassment. He said, "Third Young Lady is also a legitimate daughter, just like Ying 'er." As a minister, Minister Ye wasn't stupid. Naturally, he knew what his mother was worried about.
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