Looking at the list of betrothal gifts, at the very front was the monetary gift of ten thousand taels of gold and three hundred thousand taels of silver. Luo Lao Furen suspected that he might have hidden even more money in this pile of things. It wasn't cash or silver, but gold and silver notes. It seemed that for every Prince's marriage before, the highest monetary gift was five thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand taels of silver. That was Kang Wang Wang. He was the eldest di son, so the others couldn't surpass him. The Imperial Family had the Imperial Family's rules, but Jin Wang Wang broke them. Fortunately, there was no rule that stipulated that officials and commoners had to be on par with the imperial family and could not overstep their authority.
The necessities at the back had practical and symbolic meanings. These things, no matter how carefully they were prepared, were actually not that valuable. For example, combs, rulers, scales, mirrors, scissors, abacus, and so on. How could you possibly make something out of them? Betrothal pancakes, seafood, three types of animals, fish, coconut, wine, Sijing fruits, four-colored sugar, tea leaves, sesame seeds, calligraphy boxes, incense sticks, gold bracelets, and two meters of rice. He could add as much as he could, but he couldn't …
Jin Wang Wang, where did you put these three animals? There are only two golden deer among the living creatures. You can't put those animals into the chest because they are not presentable and beautiful enough, right? What if he suffocated?
There were also all kinds of precious leather, not counted by sheets, but by rolls. There were also Moonlight Silk, Peacock Silk, Mermaid Silk, all of these top-grade materials, twenty bolts each. Then there were Cicada Wing Silk, Soft Smoke Gauze, Jacquard Silk, and so on, four hundred bolts of all kinds of fine silk, four hundred bolts of all kinds of colored satin, four hundred bolts of flower satin, four hundred bolts of brocade, four hundred bolts of brocade, four hundred bolts of cloud brocade, four hundred bolts of Sichuan brocade, four hundred bolts of silk yarn, four hundred bolts of velvet, four hundred bolts of palace silk, four hundred bolts of satin, four hundred bolts of cotton, and six hundred bolts of cloud satin.
And this was only the material. There were also all kinds of cloaks, cloaks, capes, and ready-made clothes. There were at least a thousand pieces, dozens of square boots, dozens of pointed boots, four hundred pairs of embroidered shoes, and four hundred pairs of river silk stockings.
And this was just the combination. If they were all broken down, it would be even more frightening.
Madam Luo only took a few glances at the back and didn't want to look anymore.
But after just a few glances, hehe, even that old heart of his couldn't take it anymore. For example, there were four chests of pearls of different colors and one chest of gems of different colors. Did you see that? It wasn't just a few chests, but the number of chests. There were thirty-six sets of head ornaments. Although it wasn't written in detail, it was obvious that it was definitely something good …
Since when were these things so "cheap"? Looking at his handwriting, he didn't care at all. It was just a "worthless" "trinket" for Jingwan, something that he would "throw away" for no reason.
Madame Luo put down the list of gifts beside her hand and took two deep breaths. Finally … she still couldn't calm down. Didn't they agree that regardless of the size of the betrothal gift, whether it was expensive or not, she couldn't sound humble or arrogant when giving the betrothal gift? She had to show respect to the other party. It's true that Li Hongyuan didn't say much from the beginning, but these things of yours …
"If Your Highness cares about Wan Wan, you can give it to her after the two of you are married."
"How can it be the same?" Li Hongyuan asked indifferently.
Madame Luo was speechless. It was indeed different. After the marriage, no matter how many things she received, it would only show her husband's love. But now that it was sent over as Jingwan's dowry, it would truly be Jingwan's things. Her private property would show Jingwan's own confidence. Even if some people suspected that it was given by Jin Qinwang, these things wouldn't be exposed now. Moreover, when Madame Luo received the list of gifts, it was obvious that this list of gifts had been sealed well. It was very obvious that this list of gifts wasn't even seen by the several full fortune furens or the matchmaker. It was enough to see that Li Hongyuan had considered all these aspects.
Madame Luo looked at the other people accompanying her. Fine, they were all just going through the motions. They didn't have anything to do at all.
The Luo family held a banquet to entertain.
The list of betrothal gifts was sent to Jingwan. Although Jingwan didn't go to the front, she knew that someone was stirring up trouble again.
There were many relatives who came today. There were some who wanted to see the list of betrothal gifts, but Jingwan wasn't anything special. How could she let them see it? She just smiled and directly ignored them. Even if they were dissatisfied with her, no one would shout it out.
The things in front of the list of gifts were all picked up separately. The rest were all carried to a small courtyard behind the Begonia House. That place was originally meant to temporarily store Jingwan's large dowry. Later, it simply became her warehouse. It was also just right. Otherwise, there would be no place to store the things that Li Hongyuan sent today.
It could be seen that the Luo family had never thought about the betrothal gifts from the beginning.
Then, all the betrothal gifts were given to Jingwan. Fortunately, there were only ten thousand taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver. The rest were banknotes. Otherwise, with so much money, it would take up a lot of space.
When Li Hongyuan left, he naturally needed to return the betrothal gifts. Of course, it was impossible to give half of the betrothal gifts to him. He wouldn't want it himself. It was just a fixed number of things. The rest would be according to the rules. She didn't want to care about what others would think.
After sending away her relatives and friends, Jingwan began to pack the things the next day.
In order to have a good night's sleep, she didn't look at the list of gifts yesterday. Now that she saw it, Jingwan felt that she really had foresight. Then, as the big and small boxes were opened one by one, from the initial shock to the end, she was completely numb. She knew that he would cause trouble, but did he have to make it so big?
Sun Yijia was silent for a moment before she faintly opened her mouth, "Wan meimei, I only thought that my dowry was already very generous. But compared to the betrothal gifts that Jin Qinwang gave you, it seems to be a drop in the ocean. You'll just eat and wait for death for a lifetime. No matter how you squander, these things will never be finished. You have to work hard." She patted Jingwan's shoulder.
Jingwan unhappily glared at her. Was there anyone who spoke like this?
However, Jingwan used to think that she was a rich woman and her sister-in-law was a nouveau riche. Now, in comparison, oh, sure enough, her vision was still a bit short-sighted. Compared to the real nouveau riche, they were just small commoners.
But these things couldn't all be used as a dowry and brought back to Jin Qinwang fu. Just like the bolts of cloth, there were too many of them. She wouldn't be able to use them all in her lifetime. And after a long time, they might spoil. Moreover, it was fine if it was just a single color, but those that had patterns were refurbished almost every year. After a few years, it would change greatly. If a certain person's attitude towards her was still the same, how could he let her wear clothes made of outdated materials?
Rather than piling them up and wasting them in the future, it was better to send them out now.
Thus, Jingwan began to send out a large number of gifts. She let the servant girls by her side repeatedly send out a few bolts at a time.
Although most of these materials had been used by the Luo family, but after all, they were in the minority. It was really the first time that so much was sent out at once. "These are all the best materials. Third Meimei didn't take them seriously and sent them out. It can be seen that the quantity sent by Jin Qinwang is extremely large." Little Wang-shi fondly touched the materials, "I'm afraid that she has even better ones."
"Alright, that's enough. Don't be greedy. Among these materials, there are a few that we haven't used before. The best ones, in the entire year of Qiyuan, are only a little bit. It's not something we can dream of."
"Look at what Niang is saying. How could I not know this? I just said that."
"En, keep them and use them slowly. Don't take them all out and waste them. Sixth Girl has her own. Don't worry about her. Later, I will have someone send Eldest Girl's share over. When Third Lass gets married, you can take some materials from me and send them back to your parents' home. Keep these things well and they can be kept for many years. When your two sisters-in-law marry into the family in the future, you can give them some. It's also very good. "
Little Wang-shi nodded and didn't say anything.
Looking at this large pile of materials, Luo Lao Furen didn't say anything and didn't stop Jingwan. She knew what Jingwan was thinking and didn't want to beat anyone. In the Luo family, there weren't many who were really stupid. Those who got one and thought two, two and thought three. After getting three, they couldn't wait for others to give them all. After all, if there was really someone who was ungrateful, there probably wouldn't be a share next time. No one was a spendthrift.
There were many who were close to them and few who were estranged. There were many elders and few juniors. For example, Eldest Aunt's family got two portions. Second Aunt's family didn't even get one. The truth was, Jingwan also held grudges.
When the pearls were turned over, Jingwan directly leaned on the side of the box and lost her mind.
The size of the boxes were all the same, about half a person's height. One of the boxes was filled with finger-sized white pearls that were soft and beautiful. The second and third boxes were filled with different colored pearls. There were translucent green, translucent blue, translucent purple, translucent brown, translucent silver-grey, and also pink, light yellow, light gold, golden pink, pinkish-purple. Jingwan even saw rose pink, lavender purple, and a small box of black pearls. She had once given Yu Yao a golden pink. Jingwan even lamented that it was a big deal. Compared to this, Jin Qinwang, you are too stingy with your own cousin.
And the fourth box, on the surface, there were three relatively small brocade boxes. Jingwan opened it and was momentarily speechless. Each box only had a pair of round pearls, a pair of South pearls, a pair of East pearls. The sizes were uniform, with a diameter of more than two centimeters. There was also a pair of slightly smaller black pearls. Six pearls, all of them were dazzling. It was natural that they were hailed as national treasures.
"Quickly put it away, put it away. If you continue to look, I will snatch it." Sun Yijia's face was full of envy and jealousy.
Jingwan found it funny and solemnly put it away. If she didn't put it away properly, she was worried that her hand would tremble when she held it in her hand.
The remaining pearls were not round pearls, but other shapes. They were divided according to color and shape. Pear shaped, teardrop shaped, oblate shaped, oblate shaped, lozenge shaped, square shaped, a wide variety of shapes. But it was very obvious that they were also carefully selected. The color and luster were uniform, the same color and shape, and the size and shape were very similar. It was more difficult than selecting a single round pearl. In the case where most of them were round pearls, it seemed to be even more precious.
Among the nearly one hundred pieces of precious calligraphy and paintings left behind from history, Jingwan only took out two pieces. Therefore, each piece was individually packed. As for the rest, Jingwan didn't want to look at them. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to bear it.
There were also more than a dozen boxes of antiques. Jingwan didn't even dare to touch them.
Whether it was calligraphy, paintings, or antiques, these things couldn't be reproduced. Losing one was one less thing. They carried not only history, but also cultural heritage. To a certain extent, nothing could compare to their value.
As for the big box of gems, Jingwan opened one of the boxes. After being blinded by the sapphire inside, she decided not to touch it. She was worried that she would lose her life. Red, green, yellow, purple, and black. There must be all kinds of gems.
Jingwan realized belatedly that she seemed to have hooked up with a super rich person. Moreover, it was a very, very rich person who was very, very generous. However, they were going to be together legally, so it seemed a little inappropriate to say that.
In the end, Jingwan gave out more than half of the box of white pearls and didn't touch the rest. After all, it was a small number. If she gave it out, everyone would get less. It was better to slowly make it into finished jewelry in the future and give it to them.
Fortunately, there was no real estate, land, or medicinal materials. Otherwise, perhaps as Madam Luo said, there was no need to prepare anything except for the furniture and the dowry.
After those treasures were all packed up, there didn't seem to be much overall. "Out of sight, out of mind", she could deceive herself by saying that they were just boxes. As for the rest, Jingwan was most worried about those ready-made clothes.
There were thousands of pieces. It would take three years to wear one set every day and then throw it away. The problem was that those clothes were basically her current size. She was now in the period when she was growing. Many of the clothes wouldn't fit in at most three months.
She wanted to grab Li Hongyuan's collar and ask him if there was water in his brain. How could he do such an unreliable thing? Those clothes were all exquisitely made. How much manpower did it take? How much time did it take? It definitely couldn't have been prepared recently, but the size was so accurate.
However, when she was about to close the box of gems, Jingwan noticed a different box. She picked it up, opened it, and then closed it again. Damn, it was full of banknotes of ten thousand taels each. Compared to the three hundred thousand taels on the surface, it was definitely more than that. It was estimated that it was more than just a little bit more. Sure enough, it was super super rich!
When Jingwan saw Madam Luo in the evening, she was a little listless and worried.
After Madam Luo learned of Jingwan's thoughts, she said that she was stupid, "Just give it away."
"But …" Jingwan actually couldn't accept other people's clothes. Even if it was new clothes, unless it was a special case, she would rather wear her own clothes than wear other people's good clothes. It had nothing to do with pride.
"No buts. You're thinking too much. Not many people care about this. You keep half of it. Even if you can't wear it soon, it's still necessary as a dowry. Pick out those that are not suitable to be given away and those that can be worn later. Send the rest to me and I'll deal with it. Jin Qinwang gave it to you, there are no bad things. There are many people fighting for it. "
With someone helping, Jingwan was naturally happy.
There was another matter, "Zumu, Jin Qinwang's wealth really won't be taboo to the Emperor? Those things obviously came from all over the world. Without a bit of manpower and material resources, it's impossible to get them. "
"Since he dared to take them out, naturally he's not afraid of anything. Sometimes, you don't need to use your own people to do things. So Wan Wan, you don't have to worry. He will take care of these things himself."
"Zumu seems to be … … a little different to Jin Qinwang?" Not only Zumu, but Grandfather too.
"He's about to become your husband, Wan Wan."
Jingwan didn't believe it was because of this reason. Zumu was hiding something from her, but Jingwan didn't pursue the matter. There were some things that she would understand one day.
After another two days, it was time for the formal invitation. Because the wedding date had already been set, the invitation was just a formality.
Seven days before the wedding, Jingwan's wedding clothes were sent over. From head to toe, from inside to outside, it was complete.
Because she was marrying into the Imperial Family, the style and embroidery of the clothes were very particular. Thus, it saved Jingwan a lot of effort.
But as the wedding date was getting closer and closer, Jingwan's dowry furniture had not yet arrived.
Jingwan's furniture, Old Madam Luo had prepared it in Qi An fu a few years ago. This kind of large thing, in fact, not many high officials and nobles would buy it in the capital. Not to mention that there wasn't much good wood near the capital, even if it was transported by wood merchants, the price was very expensive. With a family background, which one of them didn't make furniture in their own territory?
Old Madam Luo was a little anxious. She repeatedly sent people dozens of li or even hundreds of li away to greet them, afraid that there would be a delay.
Fortunately, two days before the wedding date finally arrived. Everyone was greatly relieved. One must know that the dowry would be sent the next day. If the most important part didn't arrive, then it would be a joke.
Looking at the materials and workmanship of these large and small pieces of furniture, one could see that when Old Madam Luo had people make the furniture for Jingwan, she really put in a lot of effort. Compared to Sun Yijia's, it was even better.
It should be known that Sun Yijia was born in Ding Guo Gong fu. Ding Guo Gong fu was known as the first noble family in Qi Yuan, and the Sun clan had thousands of years of heritage. It was far from the Luo family. It could be seen that Old Madam Luo had spent a lot of effort on Jingwan's dowry.
Before coming to the capital, Jingwan didn't know about this. Now that she saw it, she was naturally surprised and touched.
In addition to the step bed, Sun Yijia made two sets of large pieces of furniture. They were made of red sandalwood and gold phoebe zhennan wood. Other relatively small pieces were made of other wood. However, Jingwan only used these two kinds of wood.
Several daughters-in-law of the Luo family even suspected that Old Madam Luo had used up all the good wood that she had accumulated in the past few years.
However, as the saying goes, those who receive benefits are softhearted, and those who receive benefits are softhearted. They got a lot of good things from Jingwan. Two days later, when she married into the prince's mansion, her status would be extraordinary and noble. Jingwan was not an ungrateful person. In the future, she would definitely help her maiden family. It was just some wood. Therefore, their jealousy disappeared.
Naturally, not only the furniture, but also some good things that the Luo family had accumulated in the past two or three hundred years were transported together.
At the same time, the dowry that Great Elder Princess had prepared for Jingwan was also sent over. There were several carriages of dowry. Perhaps it was not as good as the "betrothal gifts" sent by Li Hongyuan, but it was still first-class compared to other high officials and noble families.
This time, the people who sent the gifts from Qi 'an Mansion were all clansmen of the Luo family. Although they were basically collateral branches, they were more or less dissatisfied that Old Madam Luo gave so many good things to a girl. However, when they learned that she was going to marry the prince and be the princess, their dissatisfaction disappeared. No matter what, they couldn't ruin the reputation of the Luo family.
Looking at this scene, even those who were a generation older than Luo Peishan were speechless. — It was naturally a matter of pride for the Luo family to have a princess. The clansmen of the Luo family all wanted to see the fun and broaden their horizons. So many people came. Because there were so many people, old and young, the speed was slowed down because there were too many people, old and young.
Fortunately, most of these people had immediate relatives in the capital city. Otherwise, the Luo family would definitely not be able to accommodate so many people.
In the afternoon, Jingwan's maternal family also arrived quietly. Fortunately, there were not many people. Her maternal grandparents, two uncles, two cousins, aunt, and other cousins did not come. Obviously, the two old people came specially for Jingwan's marriage. Her uncles and cousins more or less meant to "explore the road".
Jingwan didn't know the arrival of the Zhang family until she saw them. It was Luo Rongyan who arranged for people to pick them up. At this time, everyone was so busy that they had to settle the relatives in each branch. Anyway, the Luo family booked a lot of inns in case of emergency. Even if they wanted to meet the in-laws, they had to postpone it. Jingwan was not very familiar with them. There was no other way. They were not from Qi 'an prefecture. Although they were in the same prefecture as Qi' an prefecture, transportation was inconvenient and they rarely had contact with each other.
Without a foundation of affection, even if they were blood relatives, Jingwan could not "hug and cry". She could only pay her respects politely. Although it was a little awkward, Jingwan's eldest uncle was a smooth and slick person. So, the atmosphere was quite harmonious. However, not long after, Jingwan's aunt's family also came.
Coincidentally, Old Madam Luo sent people to look for her. Jingwan found an excuse to leave.
The people of the Zhang family were also shrewd people. They could clearly see that the Gu family and the Luo family's second branch were not very harmonious. They did not expose it directly, but they could not help but ask a few questions later.
Because there were a lot of things added, all of them had to be added to the dowry list. What should be packed also had to be packed. In fact, it was simplified and simplified. For example, the pearls and gems sent by Li Hongyuan, and even the complete set of head ornaments, were still packed in boxes. Almost all of the boxes were packed to the brim, and a finger could not fit in. Even so, it was still far more than one hundred and twenty-eight boxes. Finally, thinking of Jin Qinwang's actions, they simply broke the pot and added twenty boxes, surpassing Prince Kang's wedding. In any case, they were not standing on Prince Kang's side, so there was no need to give him face. If the Emperor wanted to punish them, just let Jin Qinwang take the blame.
As for the dowry property and real estate, the Luo family did not have any estates in the capital. However, when Old Madam Luo married Luo Peishan, she did have a few estates, which was given to Jingwan. In addition, there were a few estates in Qi An fu. The locations were not very good, but there was nothing they could do about it.
After being busy until the evening, the people of the Zhang family finally met with the two elders of the Luo family. The two elders obviously already knew about the good things that the eldest daughter had done, and the younger daughter … … Before this daughter got married, they did not seem to think that there was anything wrong with her temperament. Looking at it now, they simply did not have the face to face their in-laws.
After not being in contact for a long time, Jingwan discovered that her maternal grandparents and uncles were all "normal people". Why was it that the daughters that the two elders taught were each more abnormal than the other?
Early the next morning, more and more people came to add to Jingwan's dowry.
----- Digression — —
Because of time constraints, the first three chapters were added later. If dear ones feel that they did not connect, you can go back and read it again.
Tomorrow is the official wedding ~
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