In a blink of an eye, it’s late May.
The day before the eighth prince's wedding, Prince An's palace hosted a banquet for guests as the bride.
Dutong Mansion had already received the post from Prince Anjun's Mansion, which was addressed to Mrs. Bo and the Jueluo family.
Both of the sisters-in-law didn't like Guo Luoluo Gege, but the one who posted the post was Anjun Prince Fujin, so they had to give her face.
Not only for Shu Shu, but also for Mrs. Guo Luoluo's face.
The two sisters-in-law are in-laws of the Anjun Prince's Palace and the Guo Luoluo family.
Mrs. Guo Luoluo had arrived early, with a broad smile on her face. She also added makeup to show her family heritage. There was a village in Fangshan, a three-in house in Chongwenmen, and several antiques that could be passed down to the family. .
Only when she was alone with Mr. Jueluo, Mrs. Guo Luoluo complained softly: "What can we do? Spending all the efforts of the whole family is just the icing on the cake... People may not appreciate it... But this is the favor of the emperor, and it only looks at the prince's elder brother. You have to do your best to save face.”
Jueluo Shi nodded and listened, but did not agree.
No matter who planned this extra makeup, it was obviously for selfish reasons.
The dowry house is dead, its location is ordinary, and even if you are willing to rent it out, the rent will be limited.
The land is Zhuangzi, that is, it is hundreds of acres in size, and there are so-called "antiques and treasures" that look respectable, but are really not as useful as gold and silver.
You must know that the Guo Luoluo family is different from the Dutong Mansion. They are the head of the clan and inherit most of the ancestral property. However, Mr. Guo Luoluo is now only a hereditary fourth-grade assistant leader. His rank is not high and his wealth is not revealed.
However, due to Guo Luoluo's aloofness, the family treated each other this way for a reason.
No matter what, it was a very beautiful day in Anjun Prince's Mansion.
In the royal family's royal palace, Baylor's Palace, all the masters came to support them, and they could get dozens of dollars just by adding makeup.
Not to mention others, Mrs. Bo and Mr. Jueluo, who were usually married to each other, each added four pieces of jewelry and four pieces of Sichuan brocade.
Shu Shu is ready to get married and is only waiting for the wedding date at the end of June.
However, she was still very concerned about Guo Luoluo Gege's dowry. She had to inquire about it with Jue Luo who came back, and the result was surprising: "One hundred and twenty tons? Isn't that heavier than the five and seven blessings?"
Regarding the amount of Prince Fujin’s dowry, everyone naturally refers to the previous princes Fujin.
The Crown Princess had chosen hundreds of people, and the wedding had been prepared for several years. The first person to enter the ceremony was Da Fu Jin.
In order to avoid the crown princess, Dafujin chose to carry a dowry of one hundred and twenty-six.
The next step was Si Fujin who entered the palace on the 11th or 2nd day. He was courteous to his sisters-in-law and left some room for San Fujin who had not yet entered the palace, so he chose to carry one hundred and twenty-two.
The person who got married later was the Crown Princess, but she was the Crown Princess who was later canonized. She entered the palace first as Crown Prince Fujin, and did not overwhelm Fujin, who was also promoted one hundred and twenty-six times.
When San Fujin came in, Dong E's family did not want to show off, nor did they suppress Si Fujin because she was his sister-in-law.
At the wedding of Wu Fujin and Qi Fujin last year, the two families should have known each other, and they both paid one hundred and twenty.
No matter how thin or thick the dowry is, as long as the amount is mentioned, everyone should be humble and respectful.
When they arrived at Bafujin, although there had been rumors that a hundred and twenty dowries were being prepared, Shu Shu thought that the palace would be more thorough.
"He's just a confused person. He's always competitive, and he can't tell the difference between near and far... From now on, you just have to be able to live with your face. You don't have to endure it, and you don't have to pay too much attention..."
Jueluo sighed and said: "Prince Anjun's palace was too prosperous in the past and could not bear the lonely days now. He wanted to use the eighth prince to get promoted, but he didn't think that the prince was still fine. Can the emperor allow them to waste time? Now? It is stupid to want to show the strength of the palace in such a large battle! Although they have many brothers, they are far behind in the order and have no real military achievements. They are just resting on the old foundation... It was also because at that time, Lord Shunzhi wanted to pass on the throne to Prince Anhe. , which made the emperor taboo against this lineage. He should have lived with his head down and waited until the next emperor, but he refused to be honest... The good prince inheritance descended on the county king, except for the founding kings. This is the first time that Prince Rui and Prince Yu have directly attacked each other..." He lowered his voice in the next few sentences.
"Eni, there is no need to increase the dowry, it should still be carried as per one hundred and fourteen..."
Shu Shu's previous dowry was also based on that of other prince Fujin, and the initial plan was one hundred and fourteenth dowry. It was originally thought that the eighth prince Fujin would be one hundred and eighteen dowry.
Jueluoshi thought for a while and nodded: "That's fine, there is no need to fight here..."
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Imperial Palace, Qianxitou.
The dowry was carried into the palace at noon and had already been laid out. The nun who entered the palace first was guarding the new house with her maids.
In the study, the eighth elder brother smiled bitterly at the ninth elder brother: "It's all my fault. I've heard about it a long time ago. I should have mentioned this to Prince An... Fifth brother has always been generous and won't take it to heart. Seventh brother I’m afraid I’m annoyed…”
The seventh prince was born with a leg disease, which was a taboo in the palace in his early years and was not allowed to participate in the worship ceremony.
When he was young, he was sent to Prince Chun's Mansion to be the heir to Prince Chun Fujin. At that time, he was only five or six years old. Knowing what adoption was, he refused to eat or drink, and almost died of a hunger strike.
Prince Chun Fujin was also afraid, so he comforted him personally and sent him back to the palace.
Later, when all the princes studied and practiced martial arts in the Shangshufang, the seventh elder brother became his own group, but he was good at both civil and martial arts. He refused to lag behind his brothers. He overcame his disability with perseverance, and his riding and shooting skills were second only to the elder elder brother. .
With this stubbornness and perseverance, he gained the respect and guilt of the emperor's father, and took him with him on the Western Expedition. He also sealed Baylor, thus erasing the previous issue of adoption.
However, the seventh elder brother is not an ungrateful person. Seeing that Prince Fujin did not have another heir, he has been very filial in recent years. Except that he is not an heir in name, all other filial piety should be fulfilled.
The emperor has these few brothers. Among them, Prince Chunjing is not only the youngest brother, but also ill at a young age. The widowed Prince Fujin is also none other than the daughter of his adopted sister Heshun Princess, and is also of the blood of Taizu.
The seventh prince did not go to the popular Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Gong's Palace, but took the initiative to get close to the neglected Prince Chun's Palace. Whether it was deliberate or because of his early connections, he was in line with the emperor's wishes. In recent years, he has been very popular in front of the emperor. Have decency.
The Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince are next to each other. They are only half a year apart in age. They were raised in Jingren Palace when they were young. They also entered the Shangshu Palace in the same year. They should have been in the best relationship. They are Qiandong and Qianxi. They are far apart. It is not as close as being close to the Ninth Prince and Tenth Prince.
Even so, if a good brother is offended for nothing, the eighth prince will inevitably feel uneasy.
Brother Jiu was very happy. He was showing off his dowry today. How beautiful was Ba Fujin’s dowry?
As expected of Prince An's palace, there are more than a dozen properties from the marriage, more than twenty tons of antiques and treasures, and ten thousand taels of silver in the box, which is enough for a lifetime.
The other blessings are far apart and cannot be compared, but they are comparable to the fifth and seventh blessings who were married into the palace last year.
The seventh elder brother has always been dignified in the palace, and the Qi Fujin's natal family is also well-off. Even if there are a few missing dowries, there is nothing to say about the other dowry; on the contrary, the ninth elder brother's sister-in-law Wu Fujin is severely compared. Ichiban.
"These are all real numbers. The boxes are all full. Unlike Wufujin, they are all half-empty boxes. There is only three thousand taels of silver in the box."
"His Taira family also has the same surname, and he gave birth to the prince Fujin. Why is it so disrespectful?"
"But a middle-class family can't be regarded as an old honor. The viscount passed down from our ancestors is also in the hands of his direct branch. The only thing he can do with his side branch is a governor..."
Little by little, it reached Brother Ninth's ears, and Brother Ninth became annoyed.
That is to say, the fifth elder brother is open-minded and generous, otherwise I might have to add another one who feels that he is holding a grudge.
If this embarrassment is caused by his own brother, how will the fifth elder brother deal with it?
Brother Ninth also understood what Shu Shu had mentioned before, Ba Fujin would not be short of dowry, and he had almost become sentimental before.
On the contrary, Wu Fujin, whether it is family background or dowry, is the simplest among all the princes. The masters above will not find fault with it, but those guys in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all snobbish, and I am afraid they will not be spared. .
The Wufujins who entered last year were all disgusted by the shabby appearance of the Eighth Fujins' dowry. What about the Dong E family who will enter next month?
Do you really want to be inferior to Ba Fujin for the dowry and be looked down upon by the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?
Brother Ninth became confused when he was concerned, and he couldn't sit still.
The Eighth Prince was a sweetheart, and when he saw it, he naturally thought of the Dong E family's dowry, but he couldn't say anything.
Despite the excitement outside, many people were comparing the dowries of the two princes Fujin in private, but the Dong E family was not a ostentatious person, and Qi Xi was always cautious, so how could such a flaw happen?
He picked up the jug and filled it with Ninth Brother: "I didn't show any timidity today, thanks to Ninth Brother's help... This year has been a big waste, and the An family's money hasn't come down yet. If it hadn't been for Ninth Brother's money, I'm afraid I would have really lost it." I have to go to the Household Department to make a payment... But don't say anything about the gift, there is no such heavy gift... Quan is just a loan, and I will make up for you when the money comes from Anjia..."
The ninth elder brother waved his hands and said indifferently: "It's not someone else. Why is the eighth elder brother a heretic? There are so many brothers, near and far, close and distant, so everyone has to be warm to each other... That's all, I think there are too few, that is, the younger brother If you don't have enough money, what's the point of doubling it? The fifth brother has the Queen Mother's personal support, the tenth brother has the private house left by the imperial concubine, and the eighth brother has not yet opened a house, and the property has not been divided, besides the brothers, what else can he count on? Which one? Even if Fifth Brother is being picky, I will say the same thing...Other brothers, it’s not their turn to be picky..."
In March, the princes were entrusted with enfeoffments, and the eldest elder brother and the third elder brother were directly assigned to serve under the banner.
Although the two brothers were princes and nobles, their separate collars and coats were the same as those of the two princes and uncles in the fourteenth year of Kangxi.
The remaining fourth elder brother, fifth elder brother, seventh elder brother, and eighth elder brother are all Lord Belle. Even if the number of subordinates is reduced by half, there are still six great ones.
When the time comes, these will all be disciples of Eighth Prince, and they will have their own offerings and filial piety.
The most embarrassing thing for Eighth Prince, the newly minted Lord Baylor, was the few months before leaving the palace.
Brother Ninth Brother's gift was a great solution to his urgent need.
It was just that the Eighth Prince was very thoughtful and was afraid that the Ninth Prince would be criticized for the gift, so he warned the people around him to cover up the matter.
I didn't expect Brother Jiu to be so sincere. If he thought about any comprehensive way, he would be sorry for the brotherhood.
The eighth prince's eyes were red, but his heart was at ease.
