Chapter 307 Chapter 309 The shameless man is invincible
Today is the time for the Wu family to come to the Li family to arrange their dowry.
The custom at this time is that three days before the wedding, the woman's dowry will go to her husband's family.
Furniture should be arranged well.
Things that are useful should also be placed in the house.
Treasures such as gold, silver, jewelry, various property deeds, etc., which are not convenient to display, can also be written on red paper and placed on the table for people to view. Of course, they can also be displayed.
So this day is also a big day.
You can basically get a rough idea of what the new wife's dowry will be like.
When Lin Zhixiu arrived at Li's house, Mrs. Li personally greeted her, "Xiu'er, you're here! Where is the prince?!"
Lin Zhixiu said, "The prince rested at home for a few days, and the emperor urged him to go to court."
Mrs. Li said, "Haha, you are now leaving the house on your own, are you happy?"
After saying that, Mrs. Li looked at Lin Zhixiu angrily.
Lin Zhixiu laughed and said, "Those who know me... Aunt Li!"
Mrs. Li said, "I'm talking about you! Don't run around!"
Lin Zhixiu said, "Don't worry! Someone is following you!"
Mrs. Li said, "Auntie is not joking with you. You are still different from ordinary people like us! There can be no accidents at all!"
Lin Zhixiu agreed, "I know! Let me see, is Sister Wu's dowry thick? What's in it?"
Mrs. Li nodded with satisfaction, "She is the elder's granddaughter after all... If our family's property hadn't come back, I would be ashamed to marry such a daughter-in-law!"
Lin Zhixiu said, "You are wrong to say this. I, Brother Li, deserve such a good wife!"
Mrs. Li smiled and accompanied Lin Zhixiu to the new house.
Wu Jingxiang married into the big house of the Li family, and Mrs. Li gave her the best small courtyard.
Now the house and courtyard are full of things.
When the two of them entered the hospital, Mrs. Li started talking to her.
Lin Zhixiu said, "Hey, Aunt Li, if people know that you are so familiar with your wife's dowry, will they laugh at you?!"
Mrs. Li blushed, "You're teasing Auntie again! Oh, you don't know, how could Auntie dare to think that such a day would happen!"
Lin Zhixiu laughed even harder.
Entering the house, she found a complete set of fine furniture. "Aunt Li, is this furniture from the Wu family?"
Mrs. Li said, "Yes. Miss Wu said early in the morning that the furniture has been prepared for her at home. So, these are all from the Wu family, and they are really suitable. There are still some that cannot be accommodated and are piled up in the warehouse!"
Lin Zhixiu looked carefully and saw that there were precious vases and plates on the Baibao Pavilion.
There are famous paintings on the wall, and there are sets of books on the bookshelves in the room next to them.
However, Wu Jingxiang's boudoir was filled with all kinds of pyrotechnics, but not many of them.
She couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in her heart. She didn't plan to call this place her home, right? Her face also looked a little ugly.
Think about it for a while, am I thinking too much?
As a newlywed, you can't be so casual, right?
I feel better...
Mrs. Li didn't know. She pointed and said as she walked. It looked like she was very satisfied.
Wu Jingxiang's family was really nice to her. Everything was complete and of good quality.
There are dozens of pieces of clothing of various colors alone. The ground is covered with cloth, and they are stacked on top of the cloth...
It also says on the red page that there is land, a shop, and... money!
Mrs. Li has watched it several times and still enjoys it.
While the two were talking, someone came to the door, beaming with excitement, "Old lady, guess what? Someone from the Zhang family is here!"
Mrs. Li didn't react for a moment, "Who?!"
The man at the door smiled even more cheerfully, "Oh, madam, this is our Marquis's other wife's natal family!"
Lin Zhixiu reacted faster than Mrs. Li. After hearing this, she smiled, "Zhang Wenjuan..."
Mrs. Li opened her mouth, "That Zhang family?! Who is here?"
On the door, I could barely see, "It's Mrs. Zhang with her little daughter."
Mrs. Li was shocked, "She, she, what are they doing here?!"
Lin Zhixiu grinned and smiled mischievously, "Probably, here to see Miss Wu's dowry?!"
Mrs. Li: "What are you talking about?!"
How shameless!
Her face turned red and she secretly looked at Lin Zhixiu, feeling a little embarrassed.
Lin Zhixiu firmly disagreed at first and insisted on it herself. She didn't expect that the Zhang family is such a thick-skinned family!
Mrs. Li's face sank, and she said to the person at the door, "I have distinguished guests here. It's not convenient to welcome them out. Let Mrs. Zhang come in by herself?!"
Then she turned to Lin Zhixiu and said, "Xiu'er, my aunt has indeed made a mistake about this house."
Lin Zhixiu looked at the dowries all over the yard in despair, thinking to herself, this may not have gone unnoticed...
A girl at the gate of the courtyard said, "Madam, Mrs. Zhang is here!"
As soon as Mrs. Li reached the door of the house, Mrs. Zhang walked quickly and entered the hospital.
Mrs. Li didn't pick her up. Mrs. Zhang must have been unhappy in her heart, but she couldn't tell it on her face. She said with a generous smile, "Hey, in-laws. Did I come at an unlucky time?!"
She estimated the time everyone would arrive and thought everyone had left.
I didn't expect there would be anyone there at this moment.
Mrs. Li said, "Oh... I didn't know you would come, so don't be surprised if I didn't pick you up."
The tone of voice is a bit strange...
Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Wenzhen glanced at each other and saw that the "distinguished guest" was Lin Zhixiu... Zhang Wenzhen's face didn't look good.
Mrs. Zhang actually smiled and said, "Oh, it's the girl from the Lin family."
Mrs. Li said, "Miss Lin has entered Prince Cheng's Mansion and is now the concubine! She is also the head of the county!"
Mrs. Zhang pulled her daughter and saluted, "I have met the concubine!"
Zhang Wenzhen did not dare to make any mistakes and bowed obediently.
Lin Zhixiu hummed, "Mrs. Zhang, Miss Zhang!"
Zhang Wenzhen forced a fake smile and said innocently, "I heard that the concubine is getting married, but I have no chance to see her! Wenzhen has grown so old, but she has never seen an official as old as the prince... Is the prince here?"
She pretended to be intimate and asked quietly.
In fact, on the day Lin Zhixiu got married, she ran to the street to watch.
I saw that beautiful carriage, with Lin Zhixiu sitting in it.
And that prince who is handsome, mighty, and as noble as a god.
At that time, her mood was extremely complicated.
I felt like I was in the mud, looking up at the swans flying in the sky. I saw them, but I could never reach them.
Who can Lin Zhixiu marry in front of her?
Does she know how happy she is?!
Lin Zhixiu didn't answer her, only smiled faintly.
Look down on me? Zhang Wenzhen secretly hated me and her face turned red.
Mrs. Zhang was more pragmatic and knew that Lin Zhixiu was noble, but she had nothing to do with it. Her attention was suddenly focused on the dowry placed in the courtyard.
His eyes wandered, and he said perfunctorily, "My dear, as you know, our Zhang family comes from a small place. I don't know what the rules are for getting married in this capital city. It just so happened that the girl from the Wu family came to place the dowry today, so I was shameless,
Come and learn a lot. So that when Wenjuan comes into your house, she will not do anything inappropriate and make people laugh."
Mrs. Li smiled faintly, "I understand. Just take a look! If there's anything unclear, just ask!"
After a while, Mrs. Zhang had already seen a few things, and her smile was a little forced.
He didn't bother to be polite to Mrs. Li and Lin Zhixiu anymore.
I turned around and looked at it carefully.
The ground was covered with red cloth, with dozens of pieces of fabric stacked on it. She quietly started working on it... Oh, they were all fine silk. There were also ten pieces of leather piled next to it... thick and soft, with bright fur and thick pieces.
big.
Tsk tsk...
Just these two things are not something that the Zhang family can accompany...
Mrs. Zhang's face began to turn pale, and she looked at the sets of porcelain, bowls and chopsticks, various copper pots and basins... they were all of very good quality.
Walking into the house, there are also medicinal materials on the table next to it... ginseng, deer antler, etc. The Zhang family has a lot of these, but the quality is not as good as this.
She stared at him and couldn't help but pull Zhang Wenzhen tighter and tighter.
Zhang Wenzhen's arm hurt when her mother pulled her.
He didn't care about Mrs. Li and Lin Zhixiu and looked at these things.
The two of them entered the room after looking at the smooth furniture, antiques on the shelves, sets of books on the bookshelves, beautiful bed curtains, thick satin quilts stacked high on the bed, and a large dressing table.
The boxes of brocade boxes next to them must be jewelry, right?
Although there is no jewelry in sight, there is a list next to it, and everything written on it is something that Mrs. Zhang cannot understand.
She really wanted to turn her hands over, and when she looked carefully, she saw that they were all tied with red ropes... Bah! How to prevent thieves!?
Mrs. Zhang is a good housekeeper, and you can probably tell the price of the things you need to make a living by looking at their quality.
But most of what she saw today was unknown to her.
However, she knew that her daughter's dowry might not even amount to 20% of the Wu family's...
Her heart felt cold and she regretted coming today...
Zhang Wenzhen saw Wu Jingxiang's dressing table, the various carved combs on it, and the jewelry box next to it. She didn't know what they looked like.
It’s really heartbreaking...
Why are there such big differences between people?
I feel jealous and hateful at the same time.
Looking at this yard, it is spacious and bright.
Everything on display is so elegant.
Is my sister going to live such a good life?
Haha, it’s really a blind cat hitting a mouse...
No! She didn’t hit her, it was me who made it happen!!
I am...making a dowry for her.
In the future, I... She thought of what the matchmaker told her... and her heart felt cold.
Watching the two girls become pale and pale.
Lin Zhixiu felt helpless.
Mrs. Li looked at Lin Zhixiu and felt a little embarrassed, "Would you like to sit in the living room and take a breather? Have a cup of tea?"
Lin Zhixiu nodded, "I have to take a rest!"
Mrs. Li said, "Mrs. Zhang, go to the living room and sit down to talk and have a cup of tea?!"
Mrs. Zhang was absent-minded, "My dear, please go with your concubine first! I want to see it again!"
Mrs. Li winked at her mother-in-law, leaving the two of them to watch them, and left with Lin Zhixiu.
Lin Zhixiu arrived at the living room and sat down, "Ouch, my waist hurts."
Mrs. Li: “You’re so young, you don’t have much to do!”
Thinking of the mother and daughter in the room, I couldn't help but sigh, "Alas!"
Lin Zhixiu shook his head, "I'm really impressed..."
Mrs. Li said, "Oh, I can't even get over it!"
What life is like for you is what it is like! What’s the use of looking at other people’s?
For so many years, she has been with Lin Zhixiu.
Lin Zhixiu is good for eating, drinking and wearing, is there anything good?!
But those were Lin Zhixiu’s days, what did it have to do with me?
Lin Zhixiu gave her something, but she was too embarrassed to accept it!
How could anyone stare at her with such a straight eyebrow, wishing that it was all about her greed?!
Lin Zhixiu said, "That's fine. If you know who the Zhang family is, be more careful in the future."
Mrs. Li nodded.
Lin Zhixiu couldn't help but sigh in her heart, it would be impossible for the Li family's property to fall into Wu Jingxiang's hands.
But if it falls to the Zhang family...the eldest girl of the Zhang family is weak and has no opinion, and is also quite stubborn. The Zhang family is greedy and shameless, so she might be watching her like a leech.
I have to discuss this matter with Uncle Dong when I get home...
Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Wenzhen took a rough look at the things, and they started discussing in low voices.
Mrs. Zhang said, "It would be great if your sister's dowry reaches this level!"
Zhang Wenzhen rolled her eyes, "Mom, why are you putting the cart before the horse?! Are you confused? My sister married into the Hou Mansion. It was a good marriage arranged by our family for her! It was my daughter who... helped my sister implement it. So
A good girl wants the Zhang family to accompany her with money to make a face for her? What are you thinking!? It must be...my sister is seeking benefits for the Zhang family!"
Mrs. Zhang's eyes blinked at her little daughter, and her eyes lit up. "That's right! I had an argument with Mrs. Li about the betrothal gift and dowry, but my mother ignored it, right? My daughter will be Mrs. Hou in the future! And she has a big business! Then
Shouldn't your father and brothers be promoted to official positions, and your mother should be given property? Otherwise, what's the point of going to all the trouble of marrying her in!?"
Zhang Wenzhen smiled sweetly, "Although the Li family said that the property belongs to the eldest daughter-in-law and the title belongs to the second eldest daughter-in-law. However, it all depends on the ability of the sister! It's not true that a Marquis can't take care of the eldest daughter-in-law who has no class."
What a joke?!"
Mrs. Zhang was a little embarrassed, "But your sister...her ability..."
Zhang Wenzhen almost said: If it were me!
She swallowed it again, the days ahead are long...
Lin Zhixiu drank two snacks and a cup of tea in the living room. After half a day, she could hardly sit still.
If you don't go home, Pig Head will come back.
Seeing that I am not at home, I am not sure what to do...
However, this mother and daughter would have a great influence on the Li family in the future, and she really wanted to see their faces.
Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Wenzhen took one last look at the red flowers all over the yard, reluctantly left the yard and came to the living room.
They would feel embarrassed if they stayed any longer.
Two people came in with fake smiles.
Mrs. Zhang was also tired of watching and drank two cups of tea.
Zhang Wenzhen looked at Lin Zhixiu, sitting there dignified and beautiful, with delicate shoes exposed under her skirt...
It's just silk, no embroidery, and matching the color of the clothes, it's indescribably elegant.
Those little shoes fit so well, and the shape of the little feet is so beautiful!
She thought of the embroidered shoes she was wearing, and couldn't help but take her feet back and let the skirt cover them.
The embroidered shoes I specially wore today, I thought they would make me look beautiful.
But she was so tacky, like a country girl...
Looking at Lin Zhixiu holding the tea cup, she is casual and natural. She does not raise her orchid fingers, but why is she so beautiful!?
Her heart felt like it was fried.
How can I live a life like hers?
If you have status and money, you will wear such clothes and jewelry, and you will ask the nuns in the palace to teach you.
I will never be like Zhang Wenjuan, who spends all day embroidering curtains, tablecloths, doors and windows in the house...
Mrs. Zhang had an idea in her mind and couldn't help but sigh: "My dear, just now, I took a look at Miss Wu's dowry. Alas, to be honest with you, my family, Wenjuan, can't afford such a dowry. I, a mother-in-law, looked at it
, I feel really sad..."
Her eye circles turned red and she wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.
Mrs. Li was sincere and said quickly, "Mrs. Zhang, please don't say that. The Wu family is of higher status. I know what your family is like. If I had chosen this one, the marriage would not have happened in the first place."
Mrs. Zhang said, "But at that time, Li Feng didn't have a title. Now, he is a marquis. I'm so ashamed that the Zhang family is so high up!"
Lin Zhixiu's inner thoughts, yo, do you still know this?!
Mrs. Li said, "What are you talking about? I come from a peasant family, and Li Feng comes from a military background, so how could he be so high? Now that the matter has come to an end, don't mention that."
Mrs. Zhang forced a smile, "I'm worried that if Wen Zhen's dowry is not good enough, you, the mother-in-law, will not look down on her."
Mrs. Li said, "Don't think so! I will treat everyone equally. Ordinarily, Wenjuan and I are closer than Miss Wu. After all, she calls me mother-in-law, and Miss Wu calls me aunt! Hahahaha..."
Mrs. Li smiled with a smile on her face.
Mrs. Zhang secretly resented: She has never seen such a stupid goose before. Others always go to her house to hug her, and no amount is too much! It’s better for her to take the initiative to share a big room and a second room! Is there anyone more stupid than this person in the world?
A good Marquis, but no money...
No! No, she is not stupid, she is the best!
All the legitimate daughters of the Wu family were taken as wives by her...
Mrs. Zhang sighed again, "I think back then, when the Zhang family was discussing marriage with the Wu family, the Wu family was worried that my girl's dowry would be small and she would lose face if she married in, so they even took the initiative to give my girl two shops. Tsk tsk, I have to say, Wu
We are really a very particular family... No wonder we have such a high status in the capital! Sigh, now that I think about it, I feel... ugh..."
Lin Zhixiu thought to herself, shameless people are invincible. So she smiled and said, "Mrs. Zhang, the Wu family is indeed a very respectable family. However, if you regret it now... you can only dissolve the marriage with the Li family.
Your girl will never be able to marry into the Wu family again!"
When Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Wenzhen heard this, their faces turned red with embarrassment.
At this point, I really didn’t dare to say anything cunning to Lin Zhixiu. I had to swallow my anger and said, “Concubine, I don’t mean that, it’s just... I just felt a little emotional when I saw the Wu family’s dowry.
Wenjuan is lucky to marry Lord Li!"
Lin Zhixiu said, "It is indeed her blessing! People should cherish their blessings, Mrs. Zhang! Think about everything, but in the end you will lose nothing! Come on... Aunt Li, Xiu'er has to go back!"
Mrs. Li said, "Why don't you stay for dinner?! My aunt made you some bean curd this morning. After a while, I will send someone to tell the prince that when your brother Li comes back, he will take you back!"
Lin Zhixiu said, "I won't eat anymore. I have no appetite now! I'm going back now. Xiu'er will come back on the wedding day!"
Mrs. Li said, "Hey, can Auntie arrange for someone to send you off?!"
Lin Zhixiu said, "No need! There are a lot of people with us!"
After that, she ignored Mrs. Zhang and walked out directly. Mrs. Li accompanied her out.
Mrs. Zhang secretly hated Lin Zhixiu for blocking the road, and it would be boring to stay any longer. She said, "It's just right, we are leaving too. Let's go out together!"
Mrs. Li said "Okay."
Zhang Wenzhen secretly resented that she didn’t even allow us to eat? She didn’t even say a polite word?
When she arrived at the door, Lin Zhixiu's guard saw her coming out. He first looked at the surroundings and then came to greet her.
Dongyun and Beifei accompanied Lin Zhixiu to the car, waved to Mrs. Li and left.
The Zhang family's mother and daughter hired a sedan chair. At this time, the mother-in-law they brought with them hired two more sedan chairs at the intersection.
Zhang Wenzhen watched Lin Zhixiu drive away. Today, she really knew the meaning of one word: the difference between clouds and mud!
The mother and daughter left in a gloomy mood.
No one noticed that at the tea stall at the intersection, there was a man who looked like someone's shopkeeper. He was watching Lin Zhixiu's carriage and horses as they drove away. He took out a small notebook and wrote something down.