Now that the wedding date has been set, the whole family has to start preparing for Li Shu's dowry. The father-in-law still contributes 5,000 taels, but Mrs. Liu supplements it by 1,000 taels, Old Mrs. Liu supplements it by 1,000 taels, and Mr. Fu privately supplements it with 5,000 taels. .
In addition, the wedding bed was built by skilled craftsmen when Lishu was very young. Everywhere she went, she was like a little hamster, saving up her daughter's dowry.
Little Fu opened a warehouse in front, and Li Shu saw her dowry for the first time. In her previous life, she had never even seen a dowry list, but Aunt Ding told her that all of Little Fu's dowry had been given to her. She had also returned it at the beginning. I thought Aunt Ding was noble and upright.
"These beds came with you as your dowry. See it clearly for yourself. Don't even recognize your own dowry." Little Fu joked.
Lishu took a look and saw that there were six beds placed first, including a black lacquered arhat bed with ten thousand characters on it, a black lacquered mica stone canopy bed made of everything like everything, a huanghuali and crabapple bed with a bed surrounded by flowers, and a pile of lacquered beds. There is a mother-of-pearl gold bed, an ebony bed with gilded elephant branches, and a red sandalwood canopy bed with four pillars, lanterns, brocade carvings and dragon patterns.
Every bed can be seen with exquisite craftsmanship and time-consuming work.
The younger Mrs. Fu was still not satisfied: "I heard that there are red sandalwoods all over the house at Li Zhen's place. Mom has no use for them. I can only find a piece of red sandalwood."
Li Shu shook her head: "Mother, you have done your best for your daughter." Mother didn't know that she had been given two beds in her previous life. This was all because she married into the Zheng family. This is not a matter of money, but of carelessness. reason.
If a bed is a canopy bed or a bed, the starting price is usually sixty taels, but it takes a lot of effort to find good craftsmen and good materials to make it, and probably only my mother is willing to put so much thought into it.
Little Fu said: "In short, a thicker dowry is definitely better than a smaller dowry. Come, take a look at the household items here. If you don't like it, we can change it."
Lishu took a cursory look and saw that there were jujube wood dressing boxes inlaid with gold and jade, huanghuali cabinets with three horizontal sides, four pairs of camphor wood boxes (containing leather, cotton, clips, singles, yarn and other four-season clothes), and several pairs of nanmu boxes. , a large standing mirror and other household items.
When I arrived at another warehouse, I saw two more Ruyi bonsais, one with agarwood inlaid with jade and one with xiuyu, a bonsai of green jade and bamboo, a bonsai of silver-plated hexagonal stone plum blossoms, and a bonsai of Qishou Changchun. There is a pot of white stone bonsai, and there are so many kinds of objects that you can't see them all.
She couldn't watch until the end, because she even prepared the descendants bucket.
"Mother, is the dowry so much?" Lishu, like her other sisters, only gets two taels of silver a month on weekdays. She has to save whatever she wants to buy. Over time, she becomes a small rich man.
Little Fu smiled and said: "Yeah, you can't say it's a lot, it's just the right time. It's far behind compared to Li Zhen. Speaking of which, I heard that Li Zhen had seventeen dowry beds, of course. , it may not be a good thing for her mother to do this."
Li Shu knew that her eldest aunt Xu had a large dowry, but she did not expect that her eldest aunt was going to give it all to Li Zhen, especially since Xu had no son of her own and would have to rely on her concubine to support the family in the future.
Even if the Fu family wanted to give all the dowry to Lijia, it was because the Fu family had already been renovated, her name was not included in the family tree, and she no longer needed to be supported by the Liu family's children. As for Aunt Su's private house, Xiao Fu had already divided it among her three children equally in advance, and Liwan had nothing to say.
Moreover, the betrothal gift sent by the Zeng family was worthless and was all given to Liwan to accompany her back, which was considered worthy of her.
"Mother,
What about Lirou? "Li Shu suddenly remembered that Li Zhen in her previous life knew that her marriage was not harmonious.
She also satirized her by saying that Lirou was an old lady who had all the gold and silver piled up there.
Little Fu smiled and said: "She only has five thousand taels from the father-in-law, and the old lady's estimated one thousand taels is too much. As for the betrothal gift sent by the Wu family, I gave her a lot of it."
Li Shu said: "I think the old lady takes good care of her. She is favored by the old lady more than me."
"So what if she gets favored again? Your grandmother has so many children and grandchildren. It doesn't matter if you give her too much or too little. It's already pretty good if you can take care of her for a while." She could see that Lirou was very good at pleasing people. , even when she and Li Shu were at her grandmother's place, she secretly wanted to surpass her daughter.
This is just like Aunt Ding, she looks calm and gentle, but secretly she is like a poisonous snake.
Why did Aunt Ding find out that there was something wrong with it after Aunt Su sent the cloth with acne? Little Fu didn't know that there was something fishy in it.
But obviously Aunt Ding is not Aunt Su. She is very patient and tolerant and can't catch anything.
She lay dormant again and waited for the opportunity. Unfortunately, she would not have this opportunity, and she would never have this opportunity.
It was as if she had been holding back her for entering the house early, so that she missed the identity of the main wife. It seemed that without her, she could dominate the second house. It was really whimsical.
Without her, the second room would be very lively, and she, Ding Xufang, would not be ranked at all.
Li Shu's dowry totaled one hundred and twenty taels, which was not excessively extravagant, but it was still a substantial dowry. No one thought it was inappropriate. Mrs. Xu even laughed and said: "I am married to the Zheng family and yet I am so poor. If it were me, I could afford a hundred and eighty yuan."
After laughing for a few times, she felt that it was no longer interesting, because no matter how much she could provide a dowry, her daughter would not be able to marry into the Zheng family.
Mrs. Liu also felt that this dowry was very considerable. After all, those princes who married princesses, even those with extremely outstanding family backgrounds, only paid one hundred and twenty cents.
"That's good. The Zheng family is extremely solemn. We can't ruin our reputation by marrying the clan's wife."
Little Fu laughed and said, "My wife said the same thing. Because the Zheng family gave a larger dowry, the original plan was to carry eighty-eight, but the second girl ended up paying sixty-four. This was because the sisters had a dispute when the dowry came. It’s not good, but our master said that the Zheng family is now the Minister of the Ministry of War. When we got married, he didn’t mind that he was a young official, and he received extra makeup from my mother’s family, so he asked me to get more."
"Hey, what's the point? Isn't it a hundred and twenty dollars for a big girl to get married? Our family doesn't like girls who are just born as concubines. They are all the same. At first, I asked about the old lady of the Zeng family who came in sixty-four The talent cannot be exceeded." Mrs. Liu didn't take it seriously.
After Mr. Fu passed the Ming Road, he felt at peace.
Mrs. Liu likes this about little Fu. She may not be really fair, but she tries to show it at least. Mrs. Xu is getting more and more stupid. With Li Zhen's temperament, can she feed the family back? I'm afraid it will be difficult.
Now Mrs. Xu not only added her own dowry to all the money she had taken from the Liu family over the years, but her hands and feet were very clean. Mrs. Liu is old, how can she tear it apart.
After Aunt Ding knew everything, she said to Lirou: "You are a concubine, but when you are a concubine, you can do such a partial thing. Isn't she?"
Be particular about it. He also said that Grandma Zeng had a 64-carat salary, so your second sister also went with a 64-carat dowry. I'm afraid that she will also take the opportunity to deduct your dowry. ()”
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Lirou knew that her aunt had little savings and had taken out a lot of dowry items when her uncle was not feeling well.
It's completely different from Aunt Su's status because of her meritorious service in giving birth to a child. Aunt Su's brother also gave her a lot of money, and she helped Fu's housekeeper make money. But my aunt is upright and doesn't meddle with it, so she won't make any more money.
Therefore, her dowry is definitely not as large as that of the third sister. The third sister has little Fu to finance it. Little Fu has been the housekeeper for so many years and naturally has to supplement her daughter. But the public winnings are a fixed amount of five thousand taels, and the private winnings do not depend on how favored each person is.
Aunt Ding touched her daughter's hair: "Fortunately, they will not be greedy for the betrothal gifts given by the Wu family. Besides, your grandmother will definitely give you some more. Over the years, your grandmother has given you a lot of good things in private. "
There are two boxes in Lirou's room, which her grandmother gave to Lishu one after another after she went out with the master and his wife.
At that time, her grandmother made it clear to her: "My granddaughters must be treated equally. I will buy a thousand taels for each of them when they get married. I can't give you more."
"Yes, there is a box full of fine jewelry, and another box full of beads." Lirou heard that when the old lady got married, her brother was the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and he went out of his way to buy a lot of beads.
Aunt Ding smiled and said: "That's good, that's good. Since the old lady gave it to you quietly, you have to keep it. After all, the Wu family now is much better than that piece of shit Yu Maozhong, yes, You still don’t know, but I heard from my wife that Yu Maozhong took the exam for someone else, and was found out again, so he will really be exiled this time."
Li Rou had also heard the rumors, and she was curious: "Is it true that someone can imitate other people's handwriting?"
"The world is full of wonders. Your father gave him a lesson at that time, and asked him to stop gambling. He is also a talented person. He passed three tests in a row in Shuntian Mansion, just because your father was here The gambling house sent people to watch, so he couldn't gamble anymore. I never thought that he would take the exam for someone else. It is said that the handwriting he imitated would not even suspect that it was written by someone else." Aunt Ding thought to herself that it was lucky that her daughter was not married. For such a person, Yu Maozhong was indeed very smart and good at pretending. He was crying as if he wanted to change, and even she almost believed it.
But after all, he is too young and can easily be caught by others when doing things.
If my guess is correct, it should be the official who was reported by the master himself.
The master has always been jealous of evil.
The only exception was little Fu's case. Although he was so affectionate and righteous, he could forget his first wife within a year. After Fu's return, the master ignored little Fu. She was very pleased. He was still the same master. ! Therefore, she would rather not be favored and not fight for favor, and she would be happy with it.
But five years later, the little Fu family came back to life. She harmed the eldest young master and he didn’t hold her accountable.
That was the first time that she felt that her faith had collapsed and that she should take action.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Fu was not easy to mess with. If it weren't for the difference between wife and concubine, she was a wife and she was a concubine, and he would have been able to do something about it.
Qingfeng Mingyue is already married, and the new person is sent by Mr. Fu, so she can't act rashly.
What's more, she hasn't had a master come here for too long. Without grace, the servants will also
()bully you. It would be nice if there were servants who were disrespectful to her, but little Mrs. Fu did everything right, and there were never any examples of her being disrespectful here.
…
Because next year is the year of the competition, there will be many candidates from Beijing and Huguang. In the past few years, because of Xian Yuanfu's incident, even the Huguang Guild Hall had become much deserted. Now Liu Chengxu is among the senior officials and civil servants in Beijing.
Many relatives came to visit, and Liu Chengxu also received them one by one. If he couldn't handle them, he asked the housekeeper or his two sons to receive them together. He absolutely couldn't wait any longer.
Liu Chengxu also invited several others to stay at his home and study. I heard that these three were outstanding scholars.
Mrs. Fu specially told Li Shu and Lirou: "This guest room is occupied by the emperor who went to Beijing. You should avoid it. If you are bumped into, others will say that we have no rules in our family."
"yes."
Lishu paid great attention to this, especially as she grew older, she would wear a curtain hat whenever she went out, so that she could not be seen easily.
Lirou immediately agreed.
The three of them were talking about having a few days of drinking and drinking, when someone came over from outside and said, "Second Madam, are the people around Princess Married Princess here?"
Little Fu pretended to be puzzled: "What will the princess do when she gets married?"
She knew very well that her daughter had saved Prince Cheng's son, but there was no connection between the two. But the Prince's Palace will always want to repay him.
Li Rou was moved in her heart. She had a very good relationship with Princess Cheng, and she was probably here to visit her. After all, Princess Cheng gave her a lot of cakes every time she was in the nunnery and was very kind to her.
Unexpectedly, the princess came to give her some makeup. Lirou thought she had heard wrong, but she saw the steward of the palace said: "Our princess had a close relationship with Miss Liu San before, so she specially sent several boxes of things to add some makeup."
Little Fu quickly declined: "It's so valuable, how can we accept it easily?"
Lirou glanced at Lishu and saw that it was actually for Lishu.
She didn't seem surprised to see Li Shu? Why wasn't she surprised? Was there something she didn't know about?
Li Shu only listened to the steward of the palace say: "It's nothing. You know it, so why are you so polite? It seems that our prince and Mr. Liu worked together in the past. Gifts between family members are not expensive things."
Only then did Mr. Fu accept it.
Little Fu didn't look at it at the moment. Only after Lirou left did the mother and daughter open the box.
"Mom, if it's too valuable, let's take it back." Li Shu said.
Little Fu nodded. The mother and daughter were really afraid that it would be too expensive, so they opened a few boxes and found two boxes of fine colored satin, another box of books, and a piano.
The guqin is not a big deal. The guqin Li Shu is using now is the guqin from the previous dynasty given by Mrs. Liu. It is already very famous. This one is even more jaw-dropping.
"This is the Nine Heavens Ring Pendant." Li Shu looked at little Fu and said.
But little Fu didn't understand: "Why is a piano called Huan Pei? It's really strange."
Li Shu smiled and said: "Mother, you don't know that Jiuxiao is a fairyland in myths and legends. It is above the nine heavens and has the meaning of supreme. The four characters "Jiuxiao Huanpei" are in small seal script and are engraved on the top of the ancient Qin Longchi. There is a line of inscriptions on the belly that reads 'Kaiyuan 3rd year', which was made by Lei Wei, and Lei Wei was the most famous violin maker in the world during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong."
Little Fu saw that the surface of the piano was made of paulownia wood.
The bottom of the piano is made of catalpa wood.
The deer antlers are made of gray, the base is Ge cloth, and the materials are fine, with mussel emblems, mahogany feet, white jade feet, and red sandalwood guards. It is extremely valuable at first glance.
Seeing that her daughter was also very happy, she couldn't help but said: "Why don't you stay?"
"No, keep the colorful satin and books, and send the guqin back. It's too expensive." Li Shu refused without hesitation.
The Guqin was not sent back after all, because Princess Cheng came to the house in person the next day to talk to Mr. Fu, and she seemed to have expected that the Liu family wanted to go back.
Liu Chengxu asked Mr. Fu to accept it.
The married princess was originally not good at words, but she felt relieved when she saw little Fu accepted the offer.
When she went back, she saw that Xiao Yun had just returned from the palace and looked very energetic. This was her son, who was completely different from her. Even if he likes someone in his heart, he will let it go, because in his heart, big things are the most important.
"Mother, my son wishes you well."
"Well, I've already done what you asked me to do."
"Really? That's good. Yes, I will enter the palace today and the emperor will propose my marriage."
"Do you agree?"
"Mom, if you can't marry the person you love most, then what does it matter who you marry? As long as your status is high enough and you can help your son, that's all."
The married princess remained silent.
This New Year's Eve is the last New Year's Eve that Lishu will spend at home, so she is very reluctant to part with it, and hopes that her marriage will go smoothly. As her mother said, as long as she is good, her mother will be relieved.
She was relieved when she heard that Yu Maozhong, who took the exam for someone else, had been exiled.
She originally thought that if Maozhong would be in a high position in the future, he would commit more crimes and might be hanged, but she also thought that those who were framed by Yu Maozhong were so innocent.
Of course, it’s no wonder that Liu Chengxu in his previous life had no doubts about Yu Maozhong’s imitation of her letters, because Yu Maozhong could hardly distinguish the handwriting of others when he imitated it. But with just one letter, would his father stop looking for him at all?
I have to say, this is quite disappointing.
But she also knows that there is a truth. Men seem to prefer the children of the women they love. Moreover, Liu Chengxu has many children. His mother died early in his previous life, and she lives in the back house, so she often cannot see her father.
Just like why the new King Wusun drove her and her son away in the previous life, it was because she was very favored at the beginning. Although her son was born to a Han girl, he was given three armies by King Wusun.
You have to fight for it by yourself at all times. She earned her mother's status by herself, and she will do the same in the future.
Everyone is filled with joy this New Year, but Lishu knows that according to the trajectory of her previous life, Daqi was defeated, just to stabilize people's hearts, so the news has not been released until now.
The Liu family still invited them to entertain themselves, and Li Shu also met Miss Wen, Wen Hanlin's daughter. Miss Wen's name was very nice, and she was very happy to see Li Shu.
"Last time I saw you at Princess Longchang's place, you played the piano very well. Unfortunately, I wanted to come forward to talk to you, but you were talking to the Lord of Jinxian County. I couldn't disturb you."
Li Shu saw her delicate appearance and heard that Wen Hanlin only had her as his daughter, so she was very precious to her.
In fact, the Liu family and the Wen family have little contact. Liu Chengxu and Wen Hanlin are in different departments.
So this Miss Wen came with her aunt. My uncle and Wen Hanlin were peers. As for what Wen Lu was doing, there was no need to guess. It was probably to meet her sweetheart.
And anything that comes towards you is just a cover.
She was too stupid. Zeng Yunfang was already engaged to Princess Shao'an, but she still came.
"Miss Wen, it's your first time to come to our house, so don't run around. We talk more together. Now that it's cold, I don't like to move even more." Li Shu pointed out something.
Of course Wen Lu didn't come here to really get acquainted with Li Shu. She had read the poems written by Li Shu, which were not the best or even as good as hers, but she was very smart.
The profound meaning of these words is, don't meet Zeng Yunfang at my house.
But Wen Lu didn't think so. She brought many servants here because she was suffering from lovesickness. It was so cruel for the two of them to be separated at the most profound moment.
She didn't even say goodbye to Zeng Yunfang.
She wanted to see her so much.
Li Shu saw Wen Lu lowering her head. She went to watch the show by herself. She had already been reminded that if she insisted on flying a moth into the flame, no one could stop her.
Wen Lu felt that what she did was very covert. The people she brought were all close friends, and they met at the Liu family. The Liu family was a well-connected Jinyiwei family.
How could Princess Shaoan find out?
In the middle of the play, Wen Lu disappeared as expected. Li Zhenzheng was chatting with the girls in the Duke of Lu's mansion: "This Miss Wen, the daughter of a poor Hanlin, wants her aunt to come to our Liu family, saying that she admires three people." Regarding my sister’s reputation, I think she wants to join our family.”
"I don't like people today acting like this."
…
When Wen Lu came back, she said she was lost, her eyes were red, as if she had cried.
The aunt glanced at Wen Lu and felt that she was unlucky. It was Chinese New Year, so why would anyone cry in someone else's house?
No one would think that Wen Lu was still disconnected from Zeng Yunfang. After all, if she wanted to compete with the princess for her husband, she would not want to live anymore, right?
…
During the Lantern Festival, this year Li Shu was about to leave the cabinet and could not go out, so she would inevitably feel bored.
"Girl, it's beautiful for us to watch the lanterns in the house."
"But it must be very lively outside today, and there must be a lot of people. If we rub shoulders, something will definitely happen." Li Shu sighed.
Siyu and Tingxue brought out the flower cards again. The master and servant played cards for a while, and when they were about to go to sleep, they heard little Fu rushing over.
"Miss Wen who came to our house that day, you said she was really miserable. She was almost abducted by a kidnapper. Guess what, she happened to meet Uncle Zheng and the others wandering on the street, so she rescued her. Unfortunately, the kidnappers ran away. It's so fast. Fortunately you didn't go out, otherwise, it would be really scary." Little Fu looked at her daughter worriedly.
Li Shu suddenly asked: "Do you think it is possible that she is the princess of Shao'an?"
Little Fu was excited: "This is unlikely. The princess has followed the prince and princess into the palace. Besides, she doesn't like Zeng Yunfang."
She doesn't like it, but it's hers.
Wen Lu thought that no one knew about her meeting at Liu's house, but she forgot that the Song family was the in-laws of Princess Shao'an.
People are eager to make meritorious deeds.
Little Fu said: "The emperor is negligent in politics, and Prince Cheng is Princess Wang after all."
of species,
The emperor didn't like it very much. Only Prince Yun,
I had a good relationship with the emperor before. She can't touch you, but she can touch Miss Wen. "
"She may not be able to touch me, but I strike first. Whenever something happens to me, others will definitely think it was her." Li Shu shook her head.
Little Fu said: "The people in this royal family are not good people."
Li Shu agreed with this statement. Emperor Yongchu had selfish motives and used officials to criticize each other. His administration was corrupt and he was reluctant to remove the rotten skin, so he had to muddle along and maintain his position.
It was Zheng Hao's people who saved Wen Lu, and she felt moved.
She slept soundly that night. In any case, Wen Lu was rescued and was not kidnapped anywhere. But she was very eager to see someone and wanted to know why he happened to save Wen Lu? She kept this matter in her heart and didn't tell anyone.
Early the next morning, she had just finished washing up when she heard from outside that Mr. Zheng had come to deliver lanterns.
Li Shu stood up suddenly.
Zheng Hao came over with an exquisite lotus glazed lantern, looked at her, smiled, and handed the lantern to her.
Lishu took the lamp, and the servants all stepped back knowingly. After all, they were an unmarried couple.
"It's you. You happened to be passing by, right?" Li Shu looked at Zheng Hao.
Zheng Hao nodded: "I'm afraid that she will be unfavorable to you and ask people to find out who she usually uses, so I often send people to follow me. I didn't think that something happened yesterday. After all, I heard that you were at home. I didn't expect that it was someone else this time. You girl, at least you saved a life."
Li Shu smiled, everything she had done was not in vain, Zheng Hao was worth it. She originally thought that the person being followed was Xiao Yun, because when they were at the nunnery, he hid a note in the pastry saying that he would send someone to follow Princess Shao'an to reassure him.
But the fact is that his person did not show up. Although Xiao Yun saved her in his previous life, due to his character, unless it is someone he cares about very much, he will treat it as nothing. How could he save a person in prison for no reason? The strange woman in the dark room? On the contrary, Zheng Hao was not afraid of offending Prince Yun because she was not his fiancée. Instead, he stepped forward to save the person without hesitation. He was indeed very good.
Before this, Zheng Hao had never said anything about protecting her.
"I'd like to thank you on her behalf, but I'm afraid they'll deal with you if you alert them this time." Lishu said worriedly.
Zheng Hao gave a rare sly smile, "Then there is nothing to be afraid of. The Wen family has reported to the official today, and Princess Shao'an's people have to go hiding in other places, and they won't be able to come back for a while."
Li Shu's eyes lit up: "This makes me feel relieved."
"I want to ask you a question?" Zheng Hao said suddenly.
Li Shu thought it was a very complicated question: "How? Can I help?"
"How do you keep your hair black, long and extremely shiny? There are no impurities at all." Zheng Hao asked curiously.
Li Shu was stunned, but she still talked endlessly about her hair care experience: "First of all, I like to eat sea fish, shrimps, oysters, and raw oysters. Then when I wash my hair, I wash it twice and then use jasmine oil. …”
She talked for a long time, and seeing that Zheng Hao really listened attentively, Li Shu suddenly liked him very much. No man has ever listened to himself so carefully and valued himself so much.
And he actually discovered his secret. The best thing about her body was her hair.
When Zheng Hao saw that she had finished speaking, and she said many more things in general, his mood improved and he felt relieved.
In the end, he got two bottles of jasmine hair oil and went back, putting them in his room. He shook his head again and said, "You have to study. If you fail to pass the imperial examination, how can you have the dignity to marry Li Shu?"
In the past few days, I have been very tired from studying. Yesterday I finally participated in the poetry meeting, but I was delayed because of rescuing people.
Just after turning a few pages, he saw his cousin Li Dan visiting again. Zheng Hao quickly stuffed the book into the drawer under the table.
Li Dan walked in quickly and said, "I'm studying again. The Lantern Festival has just passed, so you should relax more quickly."
Zheng Hao smiled and said, "What are you talking about? I'm sitting in the study for a while at the Poetry Party every day."
Li Dan said disdainfully: "Don't lie to me. I heard from my aunt that your tent is blackened. You read by candlelight every day and you still pretend to be in front of me."
"Who, who said that?" Zheng Hao became angry with embarrassment.
Li Dan suffered a lot from his cousin. He often appeared calm and calm, which made him mistakenly believe that his cousin could learn well without studying. He also went to play, but he didn't expect that he was studying hard secretly.
It's just a big scam.
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