Shen Xiu didn't know the details of what Qiao Meier and Magistrate Zhen said at the teahouse that day, and what the circumstances were like when they met. Shen Xiu didn't ask afterward.
However, after Magistrate Zhen returned, he sent a matchmaker to propose marriage.
The matchmaker's face was full of smiles, "My lord has said that although Miss Qiao is married as a concubine, she is still a noble concubine, so he has prepared a betrothal gift for you to see."
Shen Xiu took the list and only glanced at it before handing it to Qiao Meier, "Put it away carefully. This betrothal gift will become your dowry from now on."
Magistrate Zhen was very considerate in his work. Knowing that Qiao Meier was not of high birth, he prepared a dowry for her in the name of betrothal gift.
The list not only includes various clothes and jewelry, but also copper basins and hand stoves for daily use. This shows the attentiveness of Magistrate Zhen.
Qiao Meier blushed and put away the list, looking forward to the future.
The matchmaker saw Qiao Meier's look in his eyes and continued to smile: "My lord, what you mean is that the New Year is coming soon, and there are many entertainment events at the county government, and no hostess can handle it well, so I just want to
Set the wedding date at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month."
Shen Xiu smiled slightly, this was really what he said, it would be better to have a wife to celebrate the New Year.
Of course she had no objection, and Qiao Meier was accustomed to obeying, so the matter was settled.
After the marriage was settled, Shen Xiu asked Huaihua to send a message and told Qiao Tiezhu and his wife about it.
According to Huaihua, Qiao Tiezhu and his wife still didn't believe that such a good thing could happen, so they pinched themselves to realize that they were not dreaming.
Originally, Qiao Meier was supposed to marry from the Qiao family, but the Qiao family lived a bit far away, and the place at home was small, so Qiao Tiezhu and his wife discussed with Shen Xiu and decided to marry from the house.
On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Qiao Meier was picked up in a sedan chair and taken to the county government office.
On the night before leaving, Shen Xiu specially spoke to Qiao Meier in the middle of the night.
Once she got married, she was certainly the magistrate's concubine, but if she wanted to gain the respect of others from now on, she would have to stand up on her own.
After Shen Xiu passed on all her experience to Qiao Meier, she said something else.
"You married from me, and you will regard me as your natal family from now on. As for your parents, you also know that if anything happens in the future, you will definitely not be able to count on it. And I, no matter what, can't count on it.
I have some connections and my husband is also making progress, so I will definitely be able to help you in the future."
"You must not alienate me for any reason, otherwise I will worry about you in vain."
Qiao Meier hurriedly said: "Sister Axiu, please stop saying that. It's actually thanks to you that I can marry you. How could I be such an ungrateful person!"
Shen Xiudao: "I'm just talking. Of course I know you won't be ungrateful. I'm just afraid that you will alienate me."
In response to Shen Xiu's words, before Qiao Meier stepped onto the sedan chair, she took out a pair of jade bracelets from the dowry prepared by Magistrate Zhen, wore one herself, and gave the other to Shen Xiu to express her love for her.
I will never forget my friendship with Shen Xiu.
Shen Xiu said that because she was afraid that Qiao Meier would have a grudge in the future. Seeing how serious she was, she solemnly accepted the jade bracelet.
When Qiao Meier got married, a big stone finally fell in Shen Xiu's heart.
In the past few months, she has been pestered by Magistrate Zhen. Now the matter has finally come to a successful conclusion, and she no longer has to worry about it in the future.
Shen Xiu had a good sleep that night, and when she woke up, she felt refreshed.
Just as she was about to go to the shop to have a look, there was a knock on the door of the house.
Shen Xiu opened the door and Lai Sheng stood at the door.
"I am here to deliver two things to my lady at your request." Lai Sheng took out a small wooden box and handed it to Shen Xiu.
Shen Xiu was puzzled as to why Magistrate Zhen would give him two things. She was trying to trick Lai Sheng, but Lai Sheng just smiled and said she would understand after seeing the things.
After taking the things back to the room, Shen Xiu was still hesitant and didn't understand what Magistrate Zhen meant.
Her eyes fell on the wooden box. Since Laisheng said that she would know it after seeing it, she should open it and take a look.
After the box was opened, a letter and an ancient book were quietly placed inside.
Shen Xiu's heart couldn't help but beat loudly. That ancient book was the embroidery manual that Magistrate Zhen had shown her.
She carefully picked up the embroidery book and fiddled with it for a while before opening the envelope.
There was only an address and a name written inside the envelope: Aunt Xu, Shiqiao Street, Qingshan County, Pengcheng.
Shen Xiu still didn't understand. Magistrate Zhen mentioned hair embroidery to her, saying that when he was out in the field, he met a descendant of hair embroidery.
The address on this letter should be where the embroiderer is.
After Shen Xiu read this letter, she felt very excited.
She always felt that her embroidery skills needed to be improved, so she tried her best to learn double-sided embroidery.
But this is not enough. Shen Xiu still has a long way to go if she wants to become a true embroidery master.
As the saying goes, the more skills you have, the better. Of course, the more you master these embroidery skills, the better.
Shen Xiu wished she could fly to Pengcheng right away. Unfortunately, it was already the twelfth lunar month. Winter was not a good time to travel, but it was almost the end of the year and Wei Yan would be back soon.
When the whole family was about to be reunited, she couldn't leave.
She could only suppress this idea temporarily and decided to leave for Pengcheng immediately after the New Year.