Now, the wedding day set by Li Shimin is getting closer and closer.
Li Chengqian is getting married here, so he naturally has to prepare a lot of things in advance.
But because of his special status, all he had to do was order some clothes and take a few of the gifts selected by Li Shimin as betrothal gifts.
But things went smoothly for him.
His two princesses are far apart.
It's okay for the Su Mansion, after all, Su Qingling was married as a concubine.
Moreover, the Su family was Li Shimin's chosen in-laws, so Su Qingling only had to concentrate on embroidering some coats and handkerchiefs for herself.
As for her dowry, Su Dan had prepared everything early in the morning.
As the concubine, Lu Wanjie was a little embarrassed.
According to Lu Qing's original plan, Lu Wanjie was supposed to get married when she was fourteen years old.
But because of Li Chengqian's appearance, Lu Qing's plan went bankrupt.
Afterwards, although Lu Qing accepted the fact that her daughter was about to become the concubine, the wedding was delayed year by year and there was no accurate date for the wedding.
Now, Lu Wanjie is eighteen years old, and the wedding date has finally been set.
But the dowry prepared earlier was definitely useless, so we had to hurry up.
Dowry was a very important item for ladies from wealthy families in ancient times.
In some elegant families where the food is celebrated, the elders have to save dowries piece by piece for the valued legitimate daughters.
Even for a dowry of the same thickness, there are two situations: more complex and more simple.
The complicated ones include things as large as beds, tables, cabinets, boxes and other furniture, as well as clothing for all seasons, toilets and bathtubs, in addition to the dowry maids, mother-in-law, housekeepers and fixed assets.
If it's a bit exaggerated, you might even have a shroud prepared.
For example, the dowry that Li Lizhi prepared for her wedding was a complete set of dowries that were extremely strict from head to toe.
But this is still a minority. After all, not everyone has an emperor as their father.
Not to mention whose father, he is one of the top officials in the capital.
In the officialdom, many officials have to travel around to serve as officials.
If we go here today and where we will go tomorrow, where will we have time to slowly accumulate?
There are also some families who were late in their fortunes and did not purchase comprehensive dowries at all, so they came up with the thousand and one most effective trick.
money!
What can be more useful than money?
After all, no matter what era, money is hard currency.
What's more, Lu Wanjie married into Prince Qin's palace as a concubine. If she wanted to avoid being bullied, she had to prepare a lot of money for the dowry.
Mrs. Wang, the old lady of the Lu family, called Lu Wanjie over, took out a pile of property and shop title deeds, and explained them one by one.
"This village belongs to Weibin Village outside Chang'an City. There are five to six hundred acres of fertile land inside and outside."
"Zhuangtou is the father and mother of that girl Zitao next to you."
"I think those two are sincere, and they will all marry you when the time comes."
"These are some houses that my grandmother bought two years ago when the boy and Mr. Changsun were developing some real estate in the capital."
"Besides, this kid is really good at tinkering. Those houses and yards look pretty good, so grandma bought a few more and brought them over to you."
Old Mrs. Lu glanced at her direct grandson, her eyes full of love: "When we get there, it's not as good as home. It's still a palace after all."
"You have to participate in all the usual social activities, and as a concubine, it's even worse than when you lived in the palace."
"Do you still remember the rules the Queen taught you?"
"Um."
Lu Wanjie nodded and said, "My grandson will remember it."
"That's good."
"Remember the skills the Queen taught you, and grandma will feel relieved."
"At least in terms of rules, my grandson will definitely have to compare with the girl from her Su family."
As she said that, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but sigh: "Originally, I prepared a lot of real estate shops for you, but in the past few years, I have seen that your brothers are about to enter official careers."
"I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money. Although your father has made a lot of money in the past few years, I'm afraid it won't be enough."
"So, don't blame grandma..."
"No grandma."
"A grandson would never blame his grandmother."
Lu Wanjie pursed her lips and said, "And such a large dowry is enough."
"What's enough?"
Mrs. Lu glared at her, and Lu Wanjie immediately shrank her neck.
What she despised the most was Lu Wanjie's hesitant look, which simply didn't look like any other girl.
"These are the shops in Fan Yang's hometown. They are all taken care of by your third uncle now."
"Every year's rent will be delivered to you on the exact day and every month..."
"grandmother!"
Lu Wanjie finally couldn't listen anymore.
Rao is that she has lived in a wealthy family like the Lu family since she was a child.
When he grew up, he went to the palace to further his studies.
But there are some who cannot accept such a large amount of dowry.
Farms, shops, storefronts, and real estate everywhere, so many things, they are comparable to Princess Changle.
Lu Wanjie interjected: "The amount of these dowries is almost as much as that of Princess Changle's Chu family. How can I use these..."
"Princess Changle, she is the younger sister of King Qin. She is the daughter of a pilgrim. If my dowry is richer than hers, wouldn't it be a slap in His Majesty's face?"
"Besides, my grandmother also said that my brothers are going to pursue official careers, and they will definitely have to deal with money and goods. You'd better..."
"Ouch!"
Lu Wanjie received a sharp shock on her forehead.
The pain made her squat on the ground, covering her head, and she didn't recover for a long time.
Mrs. Lu, who felt sorry for her grandson, also turned cold this time and scolded: "Do you think life in the palace is easy?"
"Besides, do you have to spend money to take care of King Qin's younger brothers and sisters?"
"Do you have to spend money on those servants who come out of the palace to serve King Qin?"
Old Mrs. Lu said as if she hated iron for not being able to become steel: "Otherwise you know that one will stumbling upon you?"
"But I'm just a concubine after all."
"Everyone outside knows who I am, and there is nothing to take advantage of."
"It will be whatever it is when the time comes. Just make careful calculations. The concubine is blocking everything."
Lu Wanjie said sadly: "On the other hand, our Lu family, my father is old and you are also old, so it would be better if we have more money and goods around us..."
After hearing this, how could Mrs. Lu not be moved?
She only felt that her grandson was so sensible that it was heartbreaking.
She was even a little worried that her grandson would be bullied after arriving at Prince Qin's palace.
Although she felt uncomfortable in her heart, Mrs. Lu still had a stern look on her face: "Don't forget, you are marrying into a high family, and you are marrying directly to heaven. What you need to do is to take care of yourself and your family." You don’t need to worry about anything."
"But grandma..."
"Okay."
Old Mrs. Lu said bluntly: "Your sister-in-law is a person who understands etiquette and treats me very filially; I am only worried about you, a silly child..."
“Grandma doesn’t have to worry about her grandchildren.”
Lu Wanjie's eyes were moist, and she tried her best to look happy, and said with a smile: "Marry a man, marry a man, wear clothes and eat. After all, my grandson is married to the palace, so he will not be unable to live a good life..."
After hearing this, the old lady said solemnly: "He tried every means to trick you. I think he will treat you very well. Grandma is relieved..."
