Queen Xiaoxi

Chapter 385 The Dowry
Early the next morning, Wanxian was still dressing up.

Yunxia came to report thousands of times: "Ms. Qi, Galudai Gege is here."

Wanxian turned to Yunxia and ordered: "Why don't you please come in quickly?"

Yunxia took the order and quickly left the dormitory and invited Galudai in.

I saw Galudai wearing a lotus-colored hibiscus flag dress, with just a few simple flowers and two or three jade hairpins on his head.

After Wanxian put on the jade pendant, she waved to Galudai and said, "No need to be polite, come here quickly."

Galudai stepped forward with a smile on his face and said, "Suma Ma, you are blessed."

"You're lucky too. Your clothes look really good today. But the jewelry on your head is a bit simple. You're a big girl now about to get married, so you should wear something brighter. Come on, hurry up. Sit down." Wanxian said, getting up and pulling Galudai to sit in front of the dressing table.

Galudai sat down embarrassedly and looked at himself in the mirror, seeming to feel that he was looking a bit cleaner.

Wanxian opened the jewelry box on the dressing table, took out a pair of red hairpins, and tied them on Galudai's head.

Upon seeing this, Galudai quickly declined and said, "Suma Ma, this, this is not appropriate."

"What's inappropriate about this? This hairpin was made outside last year. It's very rare. It fits you just right. Add rouge on it to make your face look better." Wanxian said and handed it to you. Lu Dai received an opened box of rouge.

Galudai embarrassedly took a red cotton puff, dipped it in rouge, and put it on his cheeks.

Wanxian saw this and praised: "Look, it's a big change. Even though it's summer, you still have to dress up."

Galudai looked at himself in the mirror embarrassedly and felt that the color was indeed better than before.

"Just wait a moment for me to put on my clothes." Wanxian said, and under the service of Nurse Gu, Qiaoguo, and Yunxia, ​​she put on a moon-white satin blouse woven with colorful flowers and flying butterflies. .

Wanxian smoothed her sleeves with her hands and said to Galudai, "Okay, let's go."

Galudai also quickly stood up, took Wanxian's hand and walked out of the Hehuan Hall together.

In front of Qingxi Bookstore, Wei Zhu had already prepared the sedan chair.

Wanxian and Galudai got into their own sedan chairs respectively.

The sedan chair was lifted up and slowly walked towards Ningchun Hall, the residence of the Empress Dowager.

After arriving at the shore, the two of them got on the boat heading to Ningchun Hall.

When the boat sailed towards Ningchun Hall, Wanxian curiously asked Galudai: "By the way, I heard that there was a commotion in Wuyizhai yesterday?"

"No, yesterday when we returned to Wuyizhai, Ama got angry at Brother Hongxi." Galudai replied truthfully.

Wanxian just listened to a few words from Kangxi's side and didn't know the details. "But to be honest, Hong Xi is really a bit ungrateful. It's clear that Long Live Master doesn't want to argue with him, but he still insists on getting closer." Wan Xian shook her head and said speechlessly.

"Suma Ma, you don't know. Brother Hongxi is like this because he places all his hopes on Huang Mafa. After all, Huang Mafa cared deeply for brother Hongxi before." Galudai explained. .

"But that was before. Hong Xi himself will die if he does many unjust things. Originally, he destroyed all the good cards in the deck. By the way, I heard that Hong Xi vomited blood yesterday? Did the imperial doctor say anything? "Wanxian understood all the bad things about Hongxi from Kangxi's mouth, so she naturally looked down on Hongxi's character.

"Actually, before that, when Emperor Mafa demoted brother Hongxi's biological mother, Li Jia, to concubine Fujin, brother Hongjin's health was not good. But later, in order to catch up with the Dragon Boat Festival banquet, brother Hongxi had to leave the country. He got up from the hospital bed." Galudai complained.

"Let me tell you, at the Dragon Boat Festival lunch that day, Hong Xi passed you and stepped forward to toast Lord Long Live and the Queen Mother. In fact, at that time, he expected Lord Long Live to make the decision for him." Wanxian understood immediately. Hong Xi’s behavior at that time.

"Fortunately, Huang Mafa ignored Brother Hongxi. Otherwise, my granddaughter and E Niang would have to live by the looks of Brother Hongxi and his biological mother. Sister Shuma, you don't even know. How much Li Jiashu and Fujin went too far before, what she said On the inside and outside, it is said that the granddaughter is destined to die young after becoming a monk. It is said that Eniang is destined to die without a child." Galudai said with lingering fear when he thought of the previous days.

When Wanxian heard this, she was furious and said: "What, that Li Jia family is so bold and reckless. The prince doesn't care."

"At that time, Amma thought highly of brother Hongxi, and even Li Jiashu and Fujin's reputation was not small." Galudai said vaguely. "I see, no wonder." Wanxian said.

"Suma Ma, you don't know. My granddaughter heard from Brother Hongjin that originally Amma only wanted to take Brother Hongjin to the racecourse. But after Brother Hongxi heard the news, he insisted on following Amma. You said Come on, come on, but you have to step forward to anger Huang Mafa again. Sister Shuma, please tell me, brother Hongxi is just asking for trouble." Galudai said speechlessly.

"Alas, that's not the case." Wanxian said with a sigh.

"So as soon as she returned, Amma got angry at Brother Hongxi. Brother Hongxi was so angry that he vomited a mouthful of blood. Everyone was frightened at that time, but no one dared to step forward to stop him. Well, My mother couldn't stand it any longer, so she arranged for someone to send Brother Hongxi back to his room. He asked the imperial doctor to see him, and he said he needed to rest for a while," Galudai said.

"Okay, don't think about that. Now you just need to think about finding the best son-in-law." Wanxian comforted her quickly.

As soon as she heard about her husband-in-law, Galudai's face immediately turned red and she kept rubbing the handkerchief in her hand shyly.

The boat docked at the shore of Ningchun Hall.Wanxian and Galudai carefully landed ashore.

In front of Ningchundang's store, Grandma Ning is waiting for the arrival of Wanxian and Galudai.

As soon as she saw Wanxian and Galudai, Grandma Ning immediately stepped forward to say hello: "I would like to say hello to Concubine Shu, and to Princess Gege."

"Why are you waiting at the door, grandma?" Galudai asked, giving a bow to grandma Ning.

Nanny Ning replied with a smile on her face: "Go back to your Majesty, Princess. The Crown Princess has arrived and is talking to the Queen Mother inside. The Queen Mother heard from the Crown Princess that the Queen Mother and Princess were coming to pay their respects, so she specially asked her servants to greet them at the door."

"I see, it's all my fault. The time to wash up was too long. Nanny, please go in. I will personally apologize to the Queen Mother." Wanxian immediately blamed herself.

"The empress is joking. The Queen Mother asked her servants to pick up the empress and Princess. She doesn't mean to call for punishment." Ningma Ning explained while leading Wanxian and Galudai to the Ningchun Hall recently.

In the main hall of Ningchun Hall, the Queen Mother was joking with the Crown Princess.

As soon as she saw Wanxian and Galudai coming in, the princess immediately stood up.

Wanxian hurriedly greeted the Queen Mother and said, "I return my greetings to the Queen Mother. I wish the Queen Mother long happiness and good health."

"Granddaughter, I wish Mother Uku a long and happy life." Galudai also said hello to the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager said kindly to Wanxian and Galudai: "Get up quickly, get up quickly, no need to be polite. Sit down quickly and have a sip of tea."

After Wanxian stood up, the Crown Princess also quickly saluted Wanxian and said, "My daughter-in-law, please send your regards to Concubine Shu."

"The Crown Princess is polite." Wanxian nodded to the Crown Princess.

After talking to each other for a while, the three of them sat down.

The Empress Dowager said to Wanxian and Galudai: "You are here just in time. Horqin sent people to bring cattle and sheep. We will eat here at noon. The Ai family has already had the cattle and sheep slaughtered."

"My servant thanks the Queen Mother for her kindness. It's just that today when Long live the Lord went to court, he said that he would have to come back for lunch." Wanxian excused herself sheepishly.

The Empress Dowager said disapprovingly: "What's the matter? Someone, go and tell the emperor and ask him to come over at noon to have lunch with the Ai family."

A eunuch quickly accepted the order and left the main hall.Go to Kangxi to convey the Queen Mother's wishes.

"Galudai, where did the red hairpin on your head come from? Eniang remembers that you don't have such a hairpin." The Crown Princess looked at the unfamiliar hairpin on Galudai's head and asked.

"Back to E Niang, this hairpin was given to my daughter by Grandma Shuma." Galudai replied, touching the red hairpin on her head.

Seeing this, the Crown Princess quickly thanked Wan Xian who was opposite her and said, "It's true, it's more of a good thing from Concubine Shu."

"It's nothing more than a pair of hairpins. When Dao Gallu Dai finds a good son-in-law, I will definitely prepare a sufficient dowry for her." Wanxian said generously.

(End of this chapter)