Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 199 Dowry and Dowry

Jinxiu nodded: "I see clearly, it is indeed the second master."

The second master is Zhao Chengyu's father.

When Zhao Xiwei entered the mansion, he was doing business outside, so he had never met him.

This time when the imperial decree of marriage came down, the mansion sent someone to send him the news urgently, but only got a reply letter, which probably meant that he had already left the sea, and he might not be able to come back in time.

Unexpectedly, when Jinxiu and the others went to Suzaku Street to find out about the shops, they saw a familiar face.

It was the second master Zhao Zixiu.

When did the second master return to Beijing?Why did you lie about not coming back?Now that I'm back, why don't I go back home without telling my family, and don't even attend the young lady's wedding?

The servant girls were so shocked that they couldn't help but pay more attention.

This attention revealed a great secret——

The second master did not go back to the mansion, but secretly went to the lotus alley in Xishi!
The few people were curious and surprised, so they secretly followed.

It turned out that the second master had come straight to the door of a courtyard.

The door squeaked open, and a smiling woman came out.

They lay on the opposite side of the old tree roots, heard clearly.

The woman yelled to the second master:
"Husband."

……

Zhao Xi frowned slightly, speechless for a while.

After all, she was already getting married.

Don't say that what Yuan Shi did broke her heart, even if she has a close relationship with Yuan Shi, it is not her turn to intervene in such elder matters.

Thinking of Yuan Shi's shrewd and sophisticated temperament, if Yuan Shi finds out about the second uncle's secret remarriage outside, it's not certain who will suffer...

She pondered for a moment, and finally shook her head: "Don't say anything about it beforehand, the Second Madam sees me as a thorn in her side, if I try to force her to stand up for her, I won't be able to get her back, and I will add another layer of hatred..."

Jinxiu hesitated: "But..."

"Don't be so." Zhao Xiwei interrupted her lightly, "When we are indeed powerful enough to change other people's minds with a single sentence, then we will think about helping people solve their problems."

After experiencing Yuan's kindness and revenge, she has realized a profound experience.

When others don't ask you for help, don't rush to help with kindness.

In this way, the other party will not only not be grateful, but may also bite back, thinking that you are using him to please him, and that what you give is what he deserves.

She sorted out the account books: "Besides, what can I do to help now? If the second uncle can turn back so easily, then why did he buy a yard outside to raise that woman?"

Jinxiu groaned.

"Not only that, but you have to tell the other girls that you haven't heard or seen anything." Zhao Xiwei looked serious: "It's the wedding day soon, and I don't want to let everyone in the city know anything at this time." Look at Zhao Fu's joke."

"Yes. The servant knows."

Although Jinxiu felt that the young lady was a little too indifferent, she also knew that the young lady had a reason for the young lady - after all, anyone with eyes could clearly see how the two heads of the Zhao family treated the young lady.

If the young lady really fights against the injustice and reveals the matter of the second master's remarriage, maybe she will be wronged again.

Jinxiu went down with a trace of uneasiness.

In the evening, Jinxiu's unease disappeared completely.

Just because I heard a piece of news.

Zhao Xiwei's dowry is set.

3 million taels of silver.

If you are marrying into an ordinary family, this is considered very rich.

But she is married to the prince.

Li Xuanye sent He Kui here today, of course not just to give her a gift, but also a dowry.

The crown prince's wedding is a national ceremony, and the dowry standard is ten thousand taels of gold, and Li Xuanye gave 3 taels.

This is already the greatest respect given to the Zhao family.

However, the Zhao family actually set 8 taels of silver.

This slapped her in the face, not even saving the last bit of face for her.

Jinxiu felt extremely chilled.

Thinking of the day when Zhao Xiwei just returned to the mansion, Mr. Xiang and Mrs. Xu had a dispute, Mr. Xiang was so angry that he dropped his harsh words, saying that it would be a big deal that he would pay sister Wei's dowry alone.

Now that Master Xiang is seriously injured, the two wives in the mansion are so perfunctory.

She sighed and comforted: "Fortunately, the crown prince gave you enough face. With his rewards, the young lady's scene will still be lively."

Zhao Xiwei smiled slightly after hearing this: "Is it Yuan's idea?"

"Miss is really good at predicting things." Jinxiu reported in detail: "The betrothal gold given by His Royal Highness is high. Back then, the dowry of the Eldest Princess was 1 taels of gold. This time His Highness gave 3 taels. I'm doing you a favor."

"The old lady means that she wants to marry you off in a dignified way, but she can't afford so much money, so she wants to post all of her self-esteem, and also wants to borrow some from the second lady to make up for it." , A total of ten thousand taels of gold..."

Zhao Xiwei can understand this.

1 taels of gold is 10 million taels of silver.

The reason why the Zhao family is the highest is that there is a prime minister, but after all the twists and turns, the family has never been strong, otherwise they would not have been forced to marry the Yuan family back then.

In addition, Zhao Ziyi has always had a clean sleeve, does not form cliques and does not seek personal gain, basically there is no foreign money to enter.

With such a big family, Xu Yunjiao is not a shrewd head of the family. It is normal to spend money like running water every day and not be able to save any money.

But no matter how thin the family background is, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, so she won't even have to search for her dowry to make people laugh.

Zhao Xiwei remained silent, and Jinxiu continued.

"The eldest lady stated that she is willing to give 1 taels of silver to subsidize, but there is a requirement that when Sister Yan gets married, the dowry should not be less than 10 taels."

"After hearing this, the old lady refused, saying that sister Wei only got such a big show by marrying the prince, and it was too extravagant and wasteful for sister Yan to make such a big show. Could it be that she will marry the prince in the future? The lady changed it She said that she brought the money from her natal family back then, and she wanted to keep it for Sister Yan's dowry."

"It's not easy for the old lady to say anything. At this time, the second lady said, or else the prince's betrothal money will be folded up, and then tens of thousands of taels of silver will be collected. Anyway, these are all taken away by sister Wei, come and go It's still at the bottom of Sister Wei's box."

Zhao Xiwei sneered inwardly: "She's really smart."

Thanks to Yuan Shi, he figured it out.

The prince's wedding is so grand, and everyone in the government and the public will know that Zhao Xiwei's dowry was taken from the prince's dowry.

At that time, let's not talk about Donggong, and the whole world will have to watch her jokes.

"Yes." Jinxiu thought deeply, "It's a good thing that the old lady didn't agree, saying that our Zhao family's poems and books were handed down from generation to generation, why did we do such a shameful thing, and later it was heard by the courtiers, and Xiangye's face turned pale. Where to put it?"

Zhao Xi raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "So the last 8 taels of silver was taken from the old lady's private treasury?"

Jinxiu shook her head: "Old Madam Guang doesn't care so much, the old Madam took [-], and the rest was paid by the Prime Minister."

She hesitated and said, "Actually, the Prime Minister and the old lady treated you very well."

Zhao Xiwei was silent for a moment, then he could only smile: "Yes, if it were my mother, I might not be able to get 300 taels."

That is to say, but the indifferent attitude of the Zhao family is tantamount to dismantling her in the rear.

Although money is something outside of her body, without these things to support the scene, she will be unable to move a single step in the palace.

In the evening, Nanny Sun came again on time.

Zhao Xiwei was mentally prepared enough. When facing Nanny Sun, although she was still blushing, she was able to communicate calmly.

After Sun Nanny left, she washed her face with cold water and waited quietly for Mingyu's arrival.

Mingyu said succinctly: "Miss Wei, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent someone a reward today. You have done a very good job. You are neither humble nor overbearing. You are polite and courteous. You can keep it in the future."

Then he talked a lot about how husband and wife get along, Zhao Xiwei listened quietly, until the end of the Xu Dynasty, Mingyu said goodbye and left.

(End of this chapter)