The splendid countryside of the princess

Chapter 170 Gifting a Four-Color Bracelet, Tang Hua Gets Married

With the help of the younger daughter, Mrs. Li continued to prepare the dowry for the eldest daughter, because Tang Dai said during the application period that the second sister must have a dowry of 64 carrying full weight to be able to live. At that time, Mrs. Li Shocked and worried that the money was not enough, Tang Dai reassured Mrs. Li that she only had one older sister, and she had to take out this little money.

From the bed to the table, dressing table, red cabinet, bedside cabinet, clothes hanger, spring stool, toilet, etc., the preparations have already started after the application period, and now they are all completed. The red dowry has two The room was piled up.

Others, bedding, cages, utensils, clothes for the four seasons, etc. are also being prepared.The wedding gown was embroidered by Tang Hua himself. It has been embroidered for more than half a year, and it is still not finished.So for a month before getting married, Tang Hua would stay at home and embroider the wedding dress, or learn etiquette from Madam Du.

Tang Dai originally wanted to get a set of Fengguan Xiapei for her sister, but considering the strict hierarchy in ancient times and the emphasis on clothing, she still didn't want to cause trouble.I went to the silver building and bought a set of extremely luxurious gold for my sister. The exquisite and gorgeous head and face inlaid with gemstones and pearls, so that the second sister can wear it to save face when she gets married.

In ancient times, the dowry was the basis for a woman to settle down. Although Bai Ci was good to her sister and didn't care about the amount of the dowry, but after all, the Bai mansion was not his alone, there were other people there, and she wanted to give her sister a peace of mind. Therefore, I entrusted my relationship to buy [-] mu of land and [-] mu of paddy fields in the suburbs of the county, and bought two shops in the downtown area of ​​Chang'an County, and bought three more in other places slightly out of the way. There are already six shops in the Tuanyuan Embroidery Shop.

I also thought that in modern times, when a woman gets married, the garage is the most important thing, so I went to buy Tang Hua an exquisite and luxurious carriage. No matter what.

On the street not far from Baifu, I bought a large yard, and the servants who managed the yard also bought the equipment. This yard belongs to Tang Hua. If Tang Hua disagrees, even Baici is not allowed to live in the yard.

When Tang Dai finished everything, the day of Tang Hua's marriage was approaching, and those cumbersome things in Mrs. Li's hands were also arranged, from food, drink and housing to jewelry.In addition, the dowry gift from Bai Ci's family happened to be 64 loads of dowry, and the room where the dowry was placed in Tang Dai's house was full.

Tang Dai wandered around in several rooms, looking at the prepared dowry with satisfaction. Although she couldn't give the second sister ten miles of red makeup, she couldn't leave it.

On August [-]th, the day before the reunion festival, Tang Feng and Tang Jue all rushed back from other places to give Tang Hua a wedding. Tang Hua's wedding dress was also sewn with the last stitch. I'm going to marry a woman.

On August [-]th, after the family reunion dinner at night, the family sat in the hall and did not leave, because tomorrow was Tang Hua's wedding day, and everyone was reluctant to part with it, so they sat down and talked with her tacitly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not active, Tang Dai spoke first, not talking about Tang Hua, but asking about Tang Feng's engagement in the Ning Mansion after Zhengyue left. Although Tang Feng mentioned it in his letter, it was extremely simple. The engagement was successful, but the details were not disclosed.

"Brother, is everything going well with your engagement in Ning Mansion in the first month?"

"It's going well, Uncle Ning agrees, even if something happens, it will be fine."

"Huh? I listened to what you said, why do you think it's still not going well? Who made a fool out of it?"

"The aunts of Ning Zhifu, under the leadership of Aunt Jiang, persuaded Uncle Ning, saying that our family is from the countryside, and it would be too embarrassing for Weiyu to marry me."

"And because she is an aunt, she can't take care of Weiyu's marriage, so she also provoked Uncle Ning's eldest brother, the eldest son of the old Ning Mansion, and I don't know what she said to that uncle, let's go to Ning Mansion Afterwards, that uncle was a step behind us. When he came, he didn’t give Uncle Ning any face in front of the matchmaker and me. Being responsible for the prosperity and decline of the family means that when Weiyu marries me, she will not fulfill her status as the daughter of the Ning family and bring prosperity and benefits to the family.

"I'll go, and there's such a thing! At that time, I had to take care of the injured Feng Shizi, otherwise I would have to go to him. Since ancient times, marriage is the order of parents. What does he care about as an uncle?! And he found such a high-sounding When sister Ning was poisoned, when sister Ning was about to die, where was he, the eldest son of the Ning family? How much did his uncle help? Now that my family has gone to court, I have seen the role of sister Ning .I bah...shameless!"

"At that time, Uncle Ning was so angry that his face turned pale, and it was his elder brother, who was ashamed in front of us. He held back his anger and dragged his elder brother to the back room. He probably persuaded him and said something. When he came out, then The uncle did not say a word, reluctantly greeted the people on our side, said that he had no objection to marrying Weiyu to me, and left."

"Isn't that shameful to stay any longer? If you don't understand the actual situation, you lose your temper if you don't ask questions. This kind of soft-hearted head of the family, the future of the Ning Mansion is really worrying! Sister Ning Are you still at home then?"

"Weiyu is at home. Uncle Ning told her everything about the engagement, knowing that our family will be hired, so he waited at home. After the engagement, he went back to her uncle in the north. Her mother is not there , and there is a person who wants to kill her at any time is watching her, she is extremely unwilling to stay in the Ning Mansion, if she doesn't want to come back to accompany Uncle Ning during the Chinese New Year, she will not come back here during the Chinese New Year."

"Yes, in fact, Sister Ning is quite pitiful. A motherless child is a grass. No matter how noble his status is, no one favors him or likes him."

After hearing this, Tang Dai sighed.

"Big boy, when are you going to apply for an appointment? Have you discussed it with the prefect of Ning?" After hearing this, Mrs. Li answered from the side.

"At that time, due to time constraints, the unpleasant incident happened again, so we didn't talk about the deadline. Mother, chick, when do you think it's appropriate? Or, it's better to finish this matter while I'm here this time. After I go back, I'm going to participate in the Qiu Wei immediately, and time is tight, so I don't have time to think about it."

"Oh, of course I think the sooner the better. The big girl is getting married tomorrow, and it would be nice if another one comes in!" Li Shi answered.

"Ha...Brother, don't ask your mother. My mother is more anxious than you. She can't wait for the second sister to get married tomorrow. You can marry sister Ning in the day after tomorrow."

"Haha..." Everyone in the hall laughed, diluting Tang Hua's reluctance to get married tomorrow.

"Brother, based on what you said earlier, I don't think it's appropriate for you to apply for an appointment at this time. Since they look down on us in the old Ning Mansion, then we will give them a resounding slap in the face. Brother, how confident are you in this autumn boudoir?" Can you hit it?"

"Little sister, in the Imperial College, no matter whether you are a student or a master, they are all top-notch. I heard people say that every year in the past, only one or two out of a hundred people failed in the autumn boudoir. That is to say, those who studied in the Imperial College , as long as it is not so bad that it is at the bottom of the list, you can get in. I am in this batch, because I had to go out for a run in the first two years, so I was a little worse, but this year I put all my thoughts on learning, so Brother, I am not boasting here, I am also among the best in the Imperial College, although I am not smart enough, but I am willing to learn."

"Brother, let's wait until you come back this year after the release of the rankings in Qiu Wei. You can devote yourself to reading and learning now. You go to apply for a date now. I guess this old fox, Uncle Ning, will not set the wedding date before the year. , but also after the next year. Since we have to wait until next year, there is no rush to go now, or the end of the year. And once you are in the autumn, you have to prepare for next year's spring, and time is tight."

"Okay, then listen to you girl, I'm not in a hurry."

"Third brother, do you plan to participate in this year's Qiu Wei?" After talking about Tang Feng, Tang Dai turned her head and asked Tang Jue.

"Not ready to participate." Tang Jue replied.

"Why, you can't keep up with your knowledge?"

"No, I think I'm still young. If I pass the middle school, I have to participate in next year's Chunwei. I don't want to be an official so early. I don't have any freedom."

"..." Everyone.He was afraid that he would not pass the exam, and he was afraid that if he passed the exam, he would not be able to play. Tang Dai also twitched her lips, and was speechless to the third brother.

"Also, I want to study hard for another three years to lay a solid foundation in learning before taking part. Because, my goal is not just to become an official in the exam. If I don't take the exam, I will get the best one. What matters is the position of the number one scholar."

"Ah! Wow...Third brother, your ambition is not small. Okay, little sister, I support you. You have such lofty goals and lofty ideals. The whole family supports you. Just wait for my family to give birth in three years. Champion!"

"Hey... little girl, just wait! I will definitely win."

"Haha..." The family laughed again, and the dull atmosphere in front of them completely disappeared.

"Second sister, you are going to get married tomorrow, are you nervous? It's okay, new brides are like this, so don't think too much about it. Now, this is what I prepared for you when I went to the capital last time." Put away the bracelet you wore when you got married, and you must wear it when you leave tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Tang Dai took out from her bosom the "Fu Lu Shou Xi" four-color jade bracelet that Princess Changping gave her as an apology for Ouyang Qing. The one she bought was broken when the eldest princess pushed her. It was given by Princess Ping, and she has kept it well since she got home, and she is waiting to give it to the second sister today.

"Little girl... I, I don't want it. You are so kind to the second sister, and you have already spent so much money to save my face. I don't know in which life I cultivated the blessings. I have cultivated you as a younger sister. This bracelet cost you a lot. Less money?"

When Tang Hua said this, her eyes were red. The girl showed her the dowry list the day before yesterday, as well as the house deeds and land deeds. At that time, she was dumbfounded when she saw it. Go to the White House!
"Second sister, as long as our family is doing well, what's the point of spending some money? It doesn't matter if it's the eldest brother or you. It's a major event in life. As a younger sister, I don't work hard at this time. When will I do it? Come on, I Put it on for you. Well, it’s not bad, it looks great! Mother, elder brother, third brother, look at it, doesn’t it look good?” Tang Dai helped Tang Hua put the bracelet on, then turned her head and asked the three people on the side.

"It's beautiful! The color and style are very surprising. I haven't seen anything like this in the silver building in Chang'an County." Mrs. Li looked at the beauty and nodded.

"That's a must! Don't look at this bracelet, it was worn by Princess Changping. Oh, it's the mother of Mr. Ouyangqing Ouyang. When I sent my elder brother to the capital and I visited her in the princess mansion, she gave her Give it to me. You see, this bracelet has four colors, and these four colors respectively represent happiness, fortune, happiness and longevity, and the meaning is very auspicious, I specially left it for my sister to wear when she gets married." Tang Dai said to everyone in awe , but did not say that the eldest princess dropped the bracelet she bought.

"Little girl, this is given to you by Princess Changping. I can't take it anymore. You wear it yourself. The second sister doesn't want it." Tang Hua declined even more after hearing this.

"Second sister, if you push it again, I'm not happy!"

"Oh. I wear it, I wear it." When Tang Hua saw that his sister was going to be angry, he stopped making her convulse.

"Big girl, it's not that you don't know a chick's temper. If she gives it to you, you accept it. This bracelet was worn by Princess Changping, so this bracelet is blessed by the royal family. Big girl, don't wear it after you wear it." Take it down, and with the blessing of the royal blessing, you will live a happy and healthy life after marrying Bai Ci, and you must be filial to your parents-in-law. Do you know?" Li Shi said, her eyes turned red.

"Mom... I, I will." Tang Hua's tears also fell.

Tang Feng, Tang Jue was reluctant to give up, and took out the gift he bought for Tang Hua's wedding. Tang Feng's was also a jade bracelet, and Tang Juegang was a gold lock.Tang Hua accepted the gifts from his elder brother and third younger brother again with tears in his eyes, and thanked them both.

Tang Dai called Aunt Du, He Li, and the newly bought maid, Qiu'er, to the hall, and told the three of them, meaning that in the White Mansion, the eldest lady is the most important thing, and you must be smart, and you must not let the eldest lady After being wronged, if anyone in the White House treats the eldest lady badly, no matter who it is, they will report to Tangjia Village to her.

The three immediately agreed and swore that they would be loyal to the eldest lady and serve her well.After Tang Dai lectured the three of them, it was late at night, and everyone went to rest, because everyone had to get up early tomorrow.

Tang Hua shared the bed with Mrs. Li, and the two wanted to talk about their own things. In the end, Mrs. Li took the things that Tang Dai's grandmother gave her when she got married, and passed them to Tang Hua, whispering and admonishing her. After looking at Tang Hua for a while, although Tang Hua blushed with shame after seeing the thing, he still blushed and listened carefully to what his mother said, and finally nodded, saying that he understood.

Early the next morning, the whole family got up, and the two Quanfu women invited for Tang Hua, one was Li Guihua, and the other was the eldest aunt, also arrived early in the morning.

Seeing Tang Hua's sleepy eyes, Tang Dai smiled. How long did the second sister talk to her mother last night? !Seeing Aunt Osmanthus pinch the cotton thread on Tang Dai's face to pluck out the fluff, I feel hairy in my heart, my God, does it hurt?Don't do this when she gets married!

"Aunt Osmanthus, what are you doing here?" Tang Dai swallowed her saliva and asked Li Guihua stammeringly.

"Hehe...you haven't seen it yet, have you? It's called opening your face! Every girl has to open her face when she gets married, just like putting on a woman's head."

"Oh, that's it, Second Sister, then, does it hurt you?" In Tang Dai's impression, it should be very painful. If the hair is plucked alive, can it not hurt?

"It hurts a little, like being bitten by an ant, and it's a little numb."

Tang Hua looked at his sister with an unnatural expression and worried face with a smile, and answered with a smile.In fact, before pulling it out, she was also nervous, fearing that it would be very painful, but after pulling it out, that's all. Just bear with it a little bit.

"Haha... little girl, are you worried that you will do the same when you get married? Afraid of pain!" The uncle teased Tang Dai with a smile.

"Me? Hehe... I'm just a little bit worried! It's fine if it doesn't hurt, it's fine."

"Haha..." The three of them laughed when they saw Tang Dai's frightened mockup.

At this time, Li Guihua was ready to open up Tang Hua's face. After cleaning her face again, she was ready to put makeup on Tang Hua. Watching Aunt Osmanthus put white powder on Tang Hua's face, and then wiped a big red lip, Tang Dai looked at goosebumps all over her body.

The second sister was pretty good-looking at first, so Tang Dai looked too hot-eyed, but she couldn't directly disrespect Aunt Osmanthus by saying she was ugly.

She rolled her eyes, and after the two of them had tied up the second sister's hair and put on the wedding dress, Tang Dai found an excuse and asked the two to go downstairs to have breakfast, and wait a little longer. Familiar people are coming to add makeup.When the two of them went downstairs, Tang Dai asked He Li to bring water to wash off the thick pink and red lips, and repainted the second sister's makeup.

"Second Sister, look, isn't it much better now? It's better than before." Tang Dai looked at the beauty in the mirror and said frightenedly.

"It's so pretty! Little girl, I didn't expect you to be good at makeup? Why didn't the second sister see you paint for yourself?"

Tang Hua looked at himself in the mirror in surprise, and he couldn't believe his eyes. His willow eyebrows were like daisy, his almond eyes were full of waves, and he was full of elegance. With a lining, it looks charming and romantic, with all kinds of tenderness.

"Huh... Me? I only look like that, and I can't change my makeup, so I don't want to bother."

When Tang Hua heard this, he gave Tang Dai a nasty look. The younger sister had read more scriptures than she did, and she was still talking nonsense.

"Miss, you don't usually wear makeup, but this makeup is really a beauty. Now that I'm in the Baifu today, when I lift up my hijab, Mr. Bai will look crazy!" He Li saw that the lady was really Good-looking, but also funny on the side.

"Ha, ha... He Li is right, I just want my brother-in-law Bai to fall under my sister's pomegranate skirt. From now on, I will listen to my sister for the rest of my life, and I can't turn over, hmph."

"Two dead girls, what are you talking about!" Tang Hua blushed when she heard that Tang Dai had changed her name to Bai Ci's brother-in-law, and blamed her without pain.

And our Baici children's shoes are rushing from Chang'an County to Jiatangjia Village to pick up his long-cherished daughter-in-law. You must know that the future sister-in-law has already determined his fate, and she will burst into tears again. !
"What are you two sisters talking about? You are talking so happily"

Li Guihua and her aunt had already had breakfast downstairs, and when they came upstairs, they heard a few people talking and laughing in the room from a distance.

"Ha... I didn't say anything, but my future brother-in-law!"

"Huh? Big girl, why did you change your makeup?"

"Oh, Aunt Osmanthus, after the two of you left, my second sister cried a lot thinking about going out of the pavilion today, and her makeup was ruined. I couldn't help it. In order to coax her, I had to wash her face and repaint her face One, I am also drawing blindly, you must look down on Aunt Osmanthus."

"Little girl, you are still modest. You are much prettier than me. Auntie, I can tell. If I had known earlier, Auntie would be lazy if I cheated, I let you melt in front of me. Haha..." Li Guihua didn't care , jokingly.

After the two of them finished talking, they were busy putting Tang Hua on the head again. After all the makeup was done, the big red hijab was just about to be covered. Tang Dai said that she would cover it later, because it couldn't be removed after it was covered, and it was too early. The elder sister was uncomfortable with the cover, and the two listened to Tang Dai's suggestion, and it was the same to cover it again when the welcome person came.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Tang Dai went downstairs to have breakfast, and the people in the village who added makeup came one after another. The villagers had made a fortune with Guan Tangdai in the past two years, and they had a lot of money. I am very grateful that Tang Dai did not forget everyone when she got rich, so people from various families added a lot of boxes, the worst were silver hairpins, silver ear pendants and so on, and the good ones were gold and jade.

Tang Hua thanked everyone for putting it away one by one, because she didn't cover her head, and everyone looked at the gold-backed head with gems on it, and they were all "tsk tsk" in amazement. I heard that Baici's family valued Tang Hua. They were sent together in the bride price, and they all lamented that Tang Hua married a good family.

(End of this chapter)