NFBE Chapter 195 Betrothal Gift
Chapter 195 Betrothal Gift
The old lady looked towards the screen and saw a graceful figure. She smiled and said, "Why don't you come over and pay your respects to Princess Jingyang?"
Shen Tang wanted to run away, but he had no choice but to go in with his face as red as a monkey's butt.
It's normal for girls to have thin skin, but there's no need for their faces to be so red, right?
Princess Jingyang was not surprised. After all, it was not the first time she saw Shen Tang blushing. Thinking of Shen Tang calling her "mother", Princess Jingyang smiled.
Shen Tang was so embarrassed, "Greetings, greetings to Princess Jingyang..."
She still likes to hear her call her mother.
But that day is not far away.
Princess Jingyang placed the jasper bracelet on her wrist on Shen Tang's hand and said with a smile, "It's okay if you didn't get married that day. After all, you only get married once in a lifetime, so it's better to do it in a grand and festive way."
It was a wedding day to bring good luck, and although the room was full of guests, it was still overshadowed.
No need to worry this time.
Shen Tang's face was burning, as if a rouge box had been knocked over on her face.
Princess Jingyang sat for a while so as not to disturb the old lady's rest. The fourth wife sent her out of the house and discussed the betrothal gift.
The old lady was very satisfied with the betrothal gift sent by Prince Jingyang's Mansion last time, and this time she increased it by at least 30%. Needless to say, otherwise the old lady would not have decided to increase Shen Tang's dowry by 30%.
The eldest house had two young masters, but neither was found. Now there is only one daughter, Shen Tang. If the public family gives more dowry, the third and fourth houses will have nothing to say.
Two days later, the Jingyang Palace sent the betrothal gifts, which consisted of eighty-eight pieces of equipment.
On the day when the betrothal gift was sent to the Prince of Jingyang's mansion, Mrs. Jiang also came to the mansion to visit the old lady.
Because of the second branch's evil ambitions, Jiang became depressed and died with hatred in her heart. Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion and Jiang family almost cut off all ties, and Shen Tang was not allowed to go to the Jiang family. The Jiang family was very angry.
But the past is the past. Madam Jiang believed that she was unaware of the actions of the second house. In addition, the old lady did not interfere with the punishment of the second house this time. From the perspective of a mother, it was already very difficult. After a few days, Madam Jiang calmed down, thinking that people should not always live in the past. After all, the old lady was Shen Sui's mother and Shen Tang's biological grandmother.
The old lady is ill, and as a relative, I should come to visit her. Now that the two governments have resumed exchanges, these personal interactions are inevitable.
Mrs. Jiang came to visit the old lady on behalf of the Jiang family.
A lot of visiting gifts were brought, and the old lady felt ashamed when she saw them. She had not forgotten that she asked Shen Tang to bring visiting gifts to the Jiang family, and the second wife secretly made things difficult for him, forcing Shen Tang to borrow money from Shen Sui to buy a new set of visiting gifts.
When she saw Mrs. Jiang, she praised the two young masters of the Jiang family. Mrs. Jiang said, "This is all thanks to Tang'er. Otherwise, Mingxiu and Mingyuan would not only not be on the list, but the reputation of the entire Jiang family would be ruined."
How can you say that...
The old lady looked at Shen Tang, "Did something happen again that Grandmother doesn't know about?"
Shen Tang said, "On the day my eldest and second cousins entered the examination hall, I went to see them off. As they were entering the room, I suddenly felt uneasy and asked my two cousins to check the things they had brought into the Imperial Examination Hall. They found cheat sheets that had been stuffed in their mouths, and cakes that had been drugged..."
The old lady was shocked. "How could this happen? Who wants to harm the Jiang family?"
Shen Tang said, "At that time, Shen Xi went to Jingci Temple to reflect on herself, and she also went to see him off for the exam."
The old lady's face froze.
Shen Tang didn't say that it was Shen Xi who harmed the Jiang family, but everyone in the room knew it without saying much.
Shen Xian always knew that she was not the daughter of the eldest son, and that the Second Master and Second Madam were her biological parents. So over the years, even if the old lady tried to stop her, Shen Tang would still go to the Jiang family. But Shen Xian never went once in a while. The first time she went, she went to ask Old Master Jiang to plead for the Second Madam, and she also brought back a bunch of things given by the Jiang family.
Back then, Jiang almost strangled Shen Xi to death. The second wife hated Jiang and also hated the Jiang family. When the eldest daughter went to take the exam for the two young masters of the Jiang family, something almost happened. Who would believe that it had nothing to do with the eldest daughter?
The old lady felt as if she had swallowed a fly.
It’s no wonder that Shen Tang insisted on removing the second branch from the family tree. Shen Xian wanted to destroy the Jiang family and was caught red-handed by Shen Tang. It would be strange if she wasn’t angry.
Tang'er is so young, but he is so good at hiding things in his heart. The old lady felt a lump in her throat and felt ashamed.
It’s not that Shen Tang can hide things, but that she, as a grandmother, has not gained her granddaughter’s trust and is unwilling to tell her.
Mrs. Jiang knew that the old lady had heard it, and said, "These things are in the past. Those with evil intentions will be punished by heaven."
The old lady nodded slightly, and Mrs. Jiang said only a few words, "Old lady, take good care of yourself. I will come to visit you another day."
Shen Tang saw Madam Jiang off. After they left the house, Shen Tang asked, "Why didn't my cousins come with my aunt?"
Madam Jiang smiled and said, "The palace examination will be held the day after tomorrow. Ning'er and Li'er went to the Jokhang Temple early in the morning to pray for your two cousins. They didn't know I was coming to the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion, otherwise they would have followed me."
She said, since her aunt was here, it made no sense for them not to go together. It turned out that something had delayed them.
She didn't know they were going to the Jokhang Temple, otherwise she would have gone there too. It would have been too late to go now.
Shen Tang had just been to the Jiang family. Mrs. Jiang had something to do so she went back first. Shen Tang sent her out of the house, and then he saw the betrothal gifts sent by the Jingyang Palace. There were eighty-eight loads of them, filling up the front yard.
Madam Jiang laughed and said, "It's rare to see eighty-eight sedan chairs being sent as a betrothal gift. This shows how much the Jingyang Palace values Tang'er."
Generally, there are forty-eight lifts, but it also depends on the actual situation. Sixty-four lifts is considered a lot.
After all, among the three books and six ceremonies, the betrothal ceremony is only one of them, and there are more to come.
Shen Tang's cheeks flushed. Knowing that Shen Tang was shy, Mrs. Jiang stopped teasing her and said with a smile, "Aunt will go back first. If your grandmother knew about this, she would definitely be happy for you."
Shen Tang saw her out of the house and watched her leave in a carriage.
As the carriage drove away and Shen Tang turned around, Yin Xing said, "Miss, the servant from the second house is sneaking around there..."
Shen Tang looked in the direction Ginkgo pointed, and sure enough, he saw the servant from the second house peeking there.
Being discovered, the servant ran away.
Shen Tang didn't care. He just wanted to pass a message to the Second Madam. If she knew how many gifts the Prince of Jingyang's Mansion had sent, she would be furious.
Chunchun brought this upon herself.
The second house is not far from the marquis's mansion, just three streets away.
When the Second Wife learned that the Prince of Jingyang's Mansion had sent eighty-eight sedan chairs as a betrothal gift, she was so angry that her back teeth were loosened.
When they wanted to marry Shen Xi, the Prince of Jingyang's Mansion only sent 64 loads of dowry. Now that they want to marry Shen Tang, they actually sent 88 loads!
Shen Tang's dowry was already richer than Shen Ying's, and with the betrothal gifts sent by the palace, it looked magnificent, but in fact it was not as heavy as that of Prince Jingyang's Mansion. Now Prince Jingyang's Mansion had added a lot more, and these should have belonged to her daughter!
Hatred made his face look ferocious.
The maid said, "When the servant came back, he saw something incredible."
The second wife asked, "What's the matter?"
The maid said, "Prince Ning met Old Master Jiang on the street and actually bowed to him..."