Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 168

Prime Minister Ling's granddaughter, Cai Jiayu, the eldest daughter of Cai Zeming, Minister of Justice, and Li Ziyuan, the eldest grandson of Li Yan, the prince's grand teacher, are married, and they are well matched.

The Daqing Dynasty stipulated that a woman’s dowry belonged entirely to the woman, and her husband’s family could not use it; if the woman was divorced or remarried, the dowry could be taken away; if the woman had no biological children, and did not designate an heir during her lifetime, the dowry could be taken back by her mother’s family after death, so rich Her parents are always willing to buy generous dowries for their daughters to ensure their daughter's status in her husband's family.

On September [-]th, Cai's mansion distributed the dowry, and the dowry delivery team had already arrived at the Li's mansion, but they hadn't set off yet, and they were jealous of the daughters waiting to be married in the capital.The wedding room was arranged by Mrs. Quanfu, and a pair of three-inch-high, crystal-clear emerald unicorns were placed in the most conspicuous place.It is said that it was given by the emperor to the bride's fourth uncle, and the bride's fourth uncle gave it to the bride, which is priceless.

On September 16th, there was a lot of traffic in front of the house of Cai Mansion and Li Mansion, and there was an endless stream of guests who were invited to come to congratulate.The official sedan chairs were carried over one by one: the wives of each family came one step ahead of their husbands and sons, bringing their daughters, granddaughters and their own congratulatory gifts.In front of the Cai Mansion, Cai Zeming, the bride’s father, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, asked for leave and brought his [-]-year-old eldest son, "the eldest son died young, this son is the eldest son of a concubine", and two brothers of the same clan stood in front of the mansion to welcome the guests, and then let the female family members in the front yard They welcomed the lady who came to the door to the backyard and entertained them carefully.

Because the granddaughter was getting married, the prime minister's wife got up early in the morning to dress up.Xiao Wenqing didn't dare to lag behind, so she dressed up early in the morning and came to greet her.After she came for a while, the third young lady Cui brought her three daughters over.

After the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandson and grandson had breakfast together, they took a sedan chair together and headed to Cai's mansion surrounded by maids, servants and servants.

When the old lady of the Cai family learned that her mother-in-law was coming, she went to greet her outside the Chuihua Gate of the mansion in person.For her granddaughter's dowry, the prime minister's wife, the grandmother, also contributed a lot.

"Go and see how Jiayu's preparations are going." The gray-haired Mrs. Prime Minister, wearing top-quality emerald jewelry, said energetically. She was leaning on a red sandalwood crutch with flower and bird patterns in her hand today.

"Mother-in-law, there are quite a few sisters accompanying Jiayu." The gray-haired Madam Cai, who also had a cane in her hand, said, and accompanied the Prime Minister's wife.The two young wives and three Miss Sun who followed behind the prime minister's wife continued to follow.The two young wives of the Xiangfu are both the aunts of the bride, and Miss Sun of the Xiangfu is the cousin of the bride. They are both close relatives, so they should go to visit the bride.

The boudoir of the eldest daughter of the Cai family is very grand, surrounded by flowers and trees, and the lotus pond is quiet.The maids wearing red belts in the courtyard were beaming and busy for the young lady to come out of the pavilion.

Miss Cai Jiayu has twisted her face and combed her woman's hair in a bun, and she is sitting in the room in a gorgeous red dress 'not a wedding dress' full of pearls and emeralds.Around her sat six or seven beautifully dressed women.Seeing Mrs. Cai and Mrs. Prime Minister come in, they all stood up and saluted.In the room, there was a moment of singing and swallowing, which was really touching.

"Jiayu, come, let grandma have a look." The prime minister's wife gave the red sandalwood walking stick in her hand to the person behind her, and then held Cai Jiayu's face in both hands, and said pitifully, "My darling, I miss you when you were born , Grandmother hugged you in her arms and coaxed you, 18 years later, you are going to get married now, Grandmother is reluctant."

As she spoke, her old eyes couldn't help flickering with water.This is her only bloodline.She originally wanted to tell Jiayu to Jingquan, the eldest son of the third son, so that she could take Jiayu back to her side.However, his mother-in-law disliked that Jingquan was the son of a concubine, and his status was not high enough, and Li Yan, the prince and grand teacher, happened to send someone to propose to his eldest grandson, but the mother of the eldest grandson was also a princess, so her precious granddaughter I promised it to the Li family.

"Grandmother, Jiayu also misses you. Jiayu will visit you often in the future." Cai Jiayu said obediently, helping her grandmother to sit down.

"Third aunt, fourth aunt." She politely saluted Cui Shi and Xiao Wenqing who came with the prime minister's wife.When discussing her marriage with her grandmother, her mother mentioned marrying her back to her grandmother's house.She met her eldest cousin Ling Jingquan who was one year older than herself a few times during the holidays, and she felt normal about him, and then her grandmother told her every day how good the eldest grandson of the crown prince and master Li was, and that he was related to the royal family. , nobler and more promising than her eldest cousin, so she let her grandmother decide her life.

"Jiayu, congratulations on finding a good husband." Shi Cui smiled.She once heard her mother-in-law mention that she wanted her eldest son to marry Jiayu, and she also agreed in her heart that she would marry Jiayu, but she didn't expect that her husband's status as a concubine would affect her son's status, and the Cai family chose the more noble eldest grandson , The eldest son of Princess Lanxin.She was secretly angry that the Cao family was blind to her outstanding son.Except for her birth status, her Jingquan is better than Li Ziyuan, the eldest grandson of the Grand Master!

"Jiayu, I wish you a loving husband and wife and grow old together." Xiao Wenqing said, holding her mother-in-law's walking stick in her hand.Jiayu has helped her a lot, and she sincerely hopes that she can find a husband who loves and cherishes her.

"Thank you two aunts for your blessing." Cai Jiayu said.She hasn't seen her fiancé until now, but since the fourth uncle said that he is not bad, then her fiancé should not be bad among the children of officials of the same age in the capital.

Several women in fine clothes who accompanied Cai Jiayu in the room came to pay respects to Mrs. Cui, Mrs. Cui and Xiao Wenqing.They all happened to know Xiao Wenqing. They were Cai Jiayu's cousin Cai Si, Yuqing, Xueyi princess Murong Ruyu, Cui's third girl, sixth girl, the granddaughter of the Minister of War Zhan Wanxia, ​​the only daughter of the Tongzheng envoy, Guan girl, and the daughter of the general Zhen Guo. Xue Ling.Among them, Murong Ruyu and the third girl from the Cui family have already combed their women's hair into buns.

(End of this chapter)