This time, the person accompanying Luo Jiuli was a relatively old woman, who was also specially arranged by the Duke's wife.
After all, Luo Jiuli is surrounded by young girls who have not yet married, and the Duke's wife is afraid that if she doesn't understand something today, there will be someone by her side to remind her.
At this time, Nan Zhu and Chun Rong came up mysteriously.
"Miss."
"Master, how much do you think the prince's betrothal gift is?"
Luo Jiuli turned her head. She was not very clear about the detailed steps of ancient engagement and marriage. She had only heard of the Three Books and Six Rites.
With Xiao Mingxuan's generosity, it should be no less.
"How many loads?"
Nan Zhu stretched out her hand, and Chun Rong patted her hand down, then whispered into Luo Jiuli's ear.
"Miss, there are 128 loads in total. My mother said this is only on the surface."
Luo Jiuli was even more shocked.
"128 dan, so much?"
Beside, the old woman smiled.
"Young lady, you don't understand. The groom's family's betrothal gifts are all even numbers, which means "good things come in pairs"."
"As for the list of betrothal gifts, including food, clothing, housing, transportation, gold, silver, jewelry, horses, mansions, and farmland, as long as the man pays enough attention to it, there is nothing he cannot prepare for."
Luo Jiuli was secretly speechless.
I have to be good. In my previous life, the woman received a betrothal gift, the mother-in-law demanded that the son-in-law have a house, and some mama boys scolded her for selling her daughter. If those men were born in ancient times, they would not be beaten to the end.
After all, even male birds know how to build a nest for female birds to lay eggs and raise offspring.
From this point of view, whether it is a betrothal gift or a betrothal gift, whether it is a mansion or a wedding room, as long as the man is careful and pays enough attention to the woman, there is no reason not to prepare.
"The prince's betrothal gift is 128 dan, so how should I prepare my dowry after I get married?"
Luo Jiuli glanced at the room where the dowry was kept.
In her impression, it seemed that the dowry brought back from Prince Zhao's Mansion was not as large as these betrothal gifts?
The old grandma smiled.
"Second young lady, you don't have to worry about the dowry. The prince has given you an even-numbered betrothal gift. Considering how much the old man and his wife love the young lady, the other half must be added to the dowry. Plus the accompanying dowry, the young lady will surely get married on the day of her wedding."
It will definitely cause a sensation in Beijing."
Sensation in Beijing?
Luo Jiuli looked at the bright red color all over the yard. She didn't want to cause a sensation in the capital.
"Second Miss, what's wrong with you?"
The old mama saw Luo Jiuli's expression dimming.
Luo Jiuli shook his head.
"Nothing? Can I go to the front yard now?"
The old grandma said:
"Wait a minute, I heard from the housekeeper. Madam has told me that the Ninth Prince will be engaged today, and the ceremony will be held. Even the date of the appointment will be determined by the supervisor of Si Tiantai in the palace."
"It won't be too late for Miss to go see the prince after the work in the front yard is finished."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
Seeing that there were many people in the yard, the old grandma took a step forward, turned around cautiously, and whispered:
"Has the lady prepared a token of love to be exchanged with the prince?"
Luo Jiuli was startled and shook his head.
"Not yet?"
The old grandma smiled.
"Don't worry, Miss, I will go back to the house to look for jade pendants, heart knots, and hairpins. As long as they are commonly used by Miss, they can be exchanged as tokens of love."
"good."
Luo Jiuli felt that exchanging love tokens with Xiao Mingxuan could not be done casually, so he turned around and entered the house.
But what should I give? She rummaged around in front of the dressing table.
I picked up the jade pendant and looked at it, then picked up the hairpin and looked at it. I put the left side down, but the right side also felt inappropriate.
Suddenly his eyes fell on the ancient ring on his finger.
"ring."
In order to show off their status, power and wealth, most men in ancient times liked to wear jade rings that were thick, clumsy and of good quality, so...
Luo Jiuli turned around, took out a pen and paper from the Gujie space, sat at the table, and drew in detail.
This is what Xiao Mingxuan saw when he brought Xing Xiyan to Fuquyuan.
In the flower-shaped window lattice, a ray of sunlight shone diagonally on her face. There was a hazy mist in the room, which seemed a little misty and was gradually moving. There was also a faint fragrance of orchids, emitting a faint and elegant fragrance.
Chun Rong, who had followed in, was about to call her Miss, but Xiao Mingxuan reached out to stop her.
"You wait here."
He said this to Xing Xiyan.
Xing Xiyan touched his nose and took a step back.
Nan Zhu also took Chun Rong back a step.
Xiao Mingxuan walked in lightly, and Luo Jiuli, who had already fallen into the world of thought, didn't notice anyone approaching at all.
There was only one missing section of her design, which was the most important part. She carefully wrote the word "Xuan" on the inside of the ring.
Xiao Mingxuan looked at the paper and thought that what she drew was a ring finger, but it was a little different from a ring finger. Until he saw that she carefully wrote the word "Xuan", the corners of his eyebrows frowned subconsciously.
"What are you doing?"
"ah!"
Luo Jiuli, who was concentrating on it, was startled. The pen in his hand slipped and the character Xuan was completely useless.
"My lord, when did you come in?"
She looked up.
"Just arrived."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Jiuli seemed to have thought of something and was about to hide the design drawing behind him.
"What are you drawing?"
He pursed his lips behind her.
Luo Jiuli: It's over. He saw the love token before it was completed.
Seeing that she was silent and looking slightly gloomy, Xiao Mingxuan seemed to understand something and asked with a smile.
"Is it for me?"
Luo Jiuli nodded and shrugged.
"I originally wanted to give you a surprise, but now... the surprise is gone?"
Xiao Mingxuan reached out to hold her in his arms and took the design from behind her.
"As long as it's a gift from you, I like it. What is this? Like a thumb ring?"
"It's not a ring, it's a ring, but it still needs craftsmen to process it."
"ring?"
This was the first time Xiao Mingxuan heard the name of the ring. He thought it was very unique and looked down at the design drawing.
The drawings are very detailed, and almost every texture is drawn with great detail, including the character Xuan at the very end that was ruined by her handwriting.
"Why did you think of giving me this?"
Luo Jiuli didn't hesitate and answered truthfully and naturally:
"My grandma said that after the engagement, we should exchange love tokens with each other."
When Xiao Mingxuan heard this, his eyes became visibly happy.
"So, this is the token of love you gave me?"
"Um."
Luo Jiuli nodded, stretched out his finger, and then pointed at the ancient ring on his finger.
"Does it look familiar? The ring on this drawing is drawn according to it. It's exactly the same. It's a couple's style."
"However, the hidden words inside were damaged and were seen by the prince, so there is no surprise. I think-"
"that's all."
Xiao Mingxuan interrupted her.
"Well!"
Luo Jiuli was stunned for a moment.
Xiao Mingxuan grabbed her finger.
"I said, I want it, a ring, the same ring as yours, a couple's style."
"It's just that the hidden words inside need to be changed."
The author has something to say:
Regarding the text in Tomato, there were several typos and incoherent meanings. I specifically checked it on other apps, the original system, and my own computer. There were no typos, only the one on Tomato had typos.
For example, in the conversation between Hu Jue and his son in Chapter 277, the word ‘son’ is written by Xiao Yao as ‘son’ but he doesn’t understand why the word ‘son’ is written on the tomato. The two meanings are completely different.
And in Chapter 279, after Li Wu was beaten by Xiao Mingxuan, what Xiao Mingxuan said was normal in the first part, but in the second part, "Why did you come to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to arrest people?" What the hell! What the hell!
I’m so angry! Xiaoyao doesn’t have time to check every word on Tomato. If you are reading on Tomato and you see typos, you can leave a comment in the original text. Xiaoyao checks it from time to time. If you can, you can change it. If you can’t, you can.
Come on, dear friends, make up your own brainstorming changes, face-palming! Face-palming! Thank you dear friends for your understanding and support of Xiaoyao, spread the flowers! ??ヽ(°▽°)ノ?Thank you everyone.