Chapter 141 Isn't this a way to get rich by marrying someone?
"Betrothal gift?" Xie Yixiao blinked, "Shouldn't the betrothal gift be given by the Duke of Rong's government?"
Mrs. Xie clapped her hands and said, "Of course Duke Rong's mansion will also give it to you."
Xie Yixiao: "?!"
Wait, what's weird?
"Doesn't that mean I can get two copies?"
Mrs. Xie said: "Yes, two copies."
Can she get two betrothal gifts when she marries someone?
Ah this?
Xie Yixiao: "...Wouldn't it be bad?"
Where do people get two betrothal gifts when they get married? This has never happened since ancient times, right?
right?
Mr. Xie said: "What's wrong? His Majesty regards the Ninth Young Master as a royal child and his nephew. It is normal for him to give him a betrothal gift. Moreover, he is also the Young Master of Rong Guogong's mansion. He is Rong Guogong's son."
The biological son of a couple cannot be denied."
Xie Yixiao turned to look at him: "Really accepted?"
"Take it." Mr. Xie stopped and didn't care about these things. He walked away humming a little tune with a bump in his step.
Xie Yian, Xie Yizhen, and Xie Jin continued their business at the official office, leaving the young master Xie Zhuo, Xie Yu, Madam Xie, Xie Yixiao, Wen Shi, and Xie Zhu.
Mrs. Xie ordered people to carry the things to Qingshan Garden, and then began to check the list.
Although the customs are pure nowadays, marriages between men and women are quite luxurious and particular. The betrothal gifts include engagement tokens, bride price, tea, cakes, incense and candles, wine, seasonal fruits, dried fruit preserves, meat, and clothes.
Cloth shoes, gold and silver jewelry, etc.
However, since it is not considered a formal marriage proposal, gifts such as cakes, incense and candles are not required.
"The betrothal price is one thousand taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver." Mrs. Xie took one look and was convinced.
There is also an unwritten rule among powerful clans regarding gift money. People say that "a thousand pieces of gold is used to marry a beautiful woman", so this "a thousand pieces of gold to marry a wife" represents the highest regard that the future husband's family will attach to the girl.
But more is not always better, and some are insurmountable. If the emperor marries the queen, he will need thousands of gold and silver to show his dignity. When the prince, prince, prince, and heir apparent get married, he can spend thousands of gold and silver.
Further down the line, for a prince like Jiang Zeyun, eight hundred gold and eight thousand silver would be appropriate. When it came to Xie Jin, the situation would be a little less favorable, because the Xie family had no title, so six hundred gold and six thousand silver would be appropriate.
The meaning of the emperor's gift of so much money was self-evident, and it was at least to allow her to marry as the 'Crown Princess'.
Mrs. Xie looked down again.
Wedding clothing: Shangyi Bureau weaving
Fengguan:Made by Sizhenfang
If it is customized in the palace, does that mean it is of high quality?
"A thousand taels of gold? Ten thousand taels of silver?" Xie Yixiao blinked in disbelief, "How much is this?"
In ancient times, one pound was sixteen taels. If you convert it, it is 16,000 taels. If you do the math and refer to the somewhat similar Song Dynasty, one tael of silver in this era is equivalent to one thousand yuan in modern times, which is one thousand.
Six million.
There is also a thousand taels of silver. A thousand taels of silver is equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver. These are two sixteen million dollars.
Three, thirty-two million?
Xie Yixiao took a deep breath.
And she can get two more.
Doesn’t this mean you can get rich by marrying someone?
After marrying nine young men, I feel like my life has reached its peak.
In addition to the gifts, there were other things, including a jar of rare wines, a box of fine tribute tea, clothes and shoes, but there were twenty-eight bolts of top-quality fabrics, including a lot of silks and satins.
In addition, there are eight complete sets of jewelry, as well as some scattered jewelry and ornaments, such as jade hairpins, silk-embellished hairpins, bracelets, jade ruyi, etc.
There are all kinds of these, just a lot of boxes and burdens, which look very spectacular.
Mrs. Xie asked Wen to sit aside, and then checked the gift list with Xie Yixiao and Xie Zhu. When she saw that there was no problem, she said to Xie Yixiao: "You can keep this gold, and take it with you when you get married."
, Forget about the silver, it’s too much, I’ll exchange it for you in silver notes when the time comes.”
Xie Yixiao squatted next to a box. Xie Zhu took out a box from the box and opened it. Inside was a pearl and gold hairpin.
The largest golden pearl in the middle of the hairpin is about the size of a thumb, surrounded by a circle of small golden pearls, like stars holding the moon, and small pearl tassels are made underneath, making it look delicate, noble and elegant.
Xie Zhu put the hairpin on Xie Yixiao's bun and smiled: "My little aunt is pretty."
Her little face turned red with excitement and she looked envious.
Xie Yixiao came back to his senses and wanted to say that since he likes it, I will give it to you.
But thinking about it, she shut up again. I don’t know if I can give this thing to her. And if I want to give it to her, these three are here now. I can’t just give it to one. If I want to give it, I need to think carefully about what to give.
of.
Moreover, she sent these people as gifts, and the Changning Marquis Mansion must also be missing.
Even if you want to give it away, you still need to think carefully.
Mrs. Wen smiled at the side and said: "My little aunt is naturally good-looking. You should be careful not to break it. This is a rare and good pearl. It is worth a lot of money, and it is difficult to find one in such good condition.
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Hearing this, Xie Zhu quickly took off the hairpin and put it back into the box: "Then I won't play with it anymore."
"Yixiao?"
"Oh?" Xie Yixiao came back to his senses and looked at Mrs. Xie.
Mrs. Xie said: "Look at what is useful and pick it out. The rest will be put in the warehouse in the courtyard. When you get married, I will take them away with you."
Our clan has never withheld a girl's betrothal gift, and usually lets her take it all away.
Although some husband's families give large and expensive betrothal gifts, the girl who gets married is not really throwing water away, and has nothing to do with her parents' family. In the future, if they support each other and take care of each other, they will get far more than these.
What's more, it's not like this family can't live without these days.
Xie Yixiao looked at these things and didn't know how to deal with them, and she didn't think she had anything to use now, so she said: "There is nothing to take out, so why not put it in the warehouse first?
When I need something, I can just come back and find it."
"Then let's leave it for now." Mrs. Xie saw her unresponsive look and was obviously still confused. She didn't say anything. She just asked someone to vacate a room and put all the boxes except for the silver.
He carried it in, replaced the lock with a new one, and gave her the key.
In addition, people were asked to carry away the box containing the silver and exchange it for silver notes.
At this time, tea shops and restaurants all over the Imperial City were discussing this matter:
"Have you heard? His Majesty has decreed a marriage to the ninth son of Duke Rong!"
"Is the marriage really granted? Is it true or false?"
"His Majesty's imperial edict has been issued, how could it be false?"
"Which girl from that family is so lucky that she wants to marry into Duke Rong's palace?"
"Who is this person? She is the thirteenth aunt of the Xie family, Xie Ge Lao Xie's family. It is she."