On the second day, it was the day for the bride to serve tea. Su Wan went to Yuhuayuan early, and then the family went to Fupingyuan together. Not long after arriving, everyone in the house also arrived.
Murong Xian came hand in hand with Su Jian wearing a red peony dress, with a bit of shyness of a new bride on her face. The young couple looked at each other as they lowered their heads, thinking they got along well.
Everyone looked at it and smiled, feeling satisfied.
Su Jian married a wife, and she seemed to be more stable than before. Wang and Duke Jinning were very pleased to see her, and gave Su Jian some family property during the tea ceremony to subsidize his family.
If a son-in-law of a married family has no personal money at all, even if he wants to buy a hairpin or cake for his wife, it is not suitable. Therefore, when a young couple gets married, the natal family will give a dowry to the bride. The husband's family will also give the groom private property so that the young couple can live a better life.
Su Jian's share was based on the share of the legitimate son and eldest grandson. In addition, Wang also subsidized some of her own private property. Although it was not as good as Murong Xian's dowry, it was enough to support the young couple.
Then Wang gave Murong Xian a lot of jewelry, some of which were given by the palace over the years, and some of which were Wang's private collection. This made Yang and Jiang so jealous that they almost couldn't sit still.
Mrs. Jiang herself was not from a high background. When she got married, her dowry was pieced together here and there, and there were not many good things. Later, she gradually subsidized her parents' family a lot, and there was not much left over.
Moreover, Su Lin had been thinking about climbing up in recent years, but his own money was simply not enough. The Jiang family had subsidized him a lot, and now he was living a very frugal life.
Let’s talk about Yang. Mrs. Yang got a lot of good things when she got married, but because Su Fu angered Mrs. Wang, when Su Fu got married, Mrs. Wang only gave her her legitimate daughter’s share. Mrs. Yang couldn’t bear to see that her daughter’s marriage was not a good one. After spending 60% to 70% of her dowry, there is naturally not much left.
She was used to spending money lavishly, but now she felt very unaccustomed to it. When Su Jian got married, she only gave him a shop and nothing else.
Su Wang, on the other hand, gave half of his private property to his son, allowing his son and daughter-in-law to live a good life. He also mentioned the matter of participating in Qiuwei next year, asking him to prepare well, and asked Murong Xian to take good care of him.
The young couple naturally agreed.
Because of the presence of Mr. Wang and Mr. Jinning, the tea ceremony for the bride went very smoothly. The elders prepared gifts for the newlyweds, and the newlyweds also prepared gifts for family members.
As a little girl, Su Wan didn't need to prepare gifts for her sister-in-law, and she also got a pair of finely crafted shoes.
Seeing the smile on Murong Xian's face, she felt relieved.
It is true that Su Jian is kind-hearted, but his temper is a bit soft after all. Marrying such a wife can be regarded as complementary. The two of them support each other, so that the family can be more stable and long-term.
Both houses felt that this marriage was a very good deal, and the details of the matter had been discussed. As for whether the young couple could get along well, it was secondary. Now that the two of them were getting along well, it was a good thing.
It is always good to get married.
Not long after Murong Xian married into Jinning Duke's Mansion, the weather got colder, and people put on clothes to keep out the cold. Facing the winter, the ground dragons in the mansion also started to burn.
Although Murong Xian has a good relationship with Su Wan, they don't see each other often. She has to take care of things in her yard, her dowry, and many other things. She also has to go to the Wang family to learn housekeeping skills, and she also has to deal with Yang. As a mother-in-law, life is not easy either.
When she had free time, she still wanted to accompany her husband and cultivate a relationship with him, so in a month, Murong Xian only came to Wanyuan once to chat with Su Wan.
Su Wan is also busy here. The shop's account books for the year are coming out soon. She has to learn to read the account books, calculate the dowry, write down the orders, and the wedding dress, which makes her feel a little dizzy. .
Also, she got the wool from Li Lin and started to have this year's winter coats made.
The quality of the wool Li Lin sent was very good. It was said to be cut this summer and autumn, and it was the softest part. It had been processed when it was delivered. Some were pieces of snow-white wool, and some were made into silk threads. Or cloth, whether it is used to make dresses, winter coats or cloaks, they are all good.
But because it was too late when I went to buy it, there wasn’t much good wool, so I didn’t get much.
Su Wan figured it out and had people make cloaks for Duke Jinning, the Wang family, and the Li family using the furs that Li Lin had sent earlier. Su Xun got an extra fur cloak. I also got a woolen robe.
As for the remaining wool, Su Wan kept it to make winter coats and cloaks for herself and Li Lin. She would not wear these herself. If Li Lin was with him in the future, if she saw him wearing fur and found it annoying, she might as well make more for him. A piece of wool, which made her feel comfortable.
The days have been so busy until December, with heavy snow falling outside and winter plum blossoms in full bloom in the courtyard.
She was sitting in the room, embroidering the wedding shoes that Madam Zhang wore when she got married, holding a hand warmer in her hand, when she heard someone coming from outside to report that it was Murong Xian's maid who came to look for her during the winter solstice.
Su Wan went to the reception hall to see her.
Dongzhi first bowed politely, and then explained his purpose: "My wife asked the slave to come and ask the princess, but did you receive an invitation from your eldest aunt?"
"If you receive it, would you like to ask the princess if you want to go together?"
Su Wan nodded: "I've received it, but I haven't decided whether to go or not. If you make a decision, just send someone over to talk to your wife."
Dongzhi said with a smile: "In that case, my wife will just wait for news from the princess."
Su Wan nodded, ordered Murong Xian's maid to be sent out, and then asked Xiao Sang to take out the invitation card that Su Ruo sent today.
Today, someone from Pingbaihou Mansion sent an invitation to their door, saying that the mansion was holding a plum blossom appreciation party, and invited Su Wan to come and participate. Su Wan just asked Xiao Sang to tell the content, and threw it aside without even reading it.
She was too lazy to go to the Pingbaihou Mansion and just pretended to be sick. Anyway, she had often been sick before, so this was a ready-made excuse.
But if Su Ruo also invited Murong Xian, the situation would be different.
Su Wan squinted her eyes, her gaze condensed on the invitation.
As a bride in the house, Murong Xian was invited by her married sister-in-law. If she didn't go, she would probably be considered rude and would not get along with her in-laws, nor would she give face.
Although she was a concubine, it would be fine if the other party married into a small family. If Murong Xian didn't go, the other party wouldn't dare to say anything or even mention it again.
But Su Ruo was the second wife of the Pingbai Hou Mansion. If Murong Xian didn't go, she might be accused of being disrespectful and not giving face to her sister-in-law the next day.
Therefore, Murong Xian must go.
Su Wan was not sure what Su Ruo was planning recently, and she was worried that Murong Xian would not understand what was going on and would be tricked by Su Ruo. After thinking about it, she was afraid that she would have to go there too.
"Go and tell the young lady that I will accompany her that day."
"Yes, Princess."
