Tianliangyuan

Chapter 421 Kobayashi is jealous

Xu Zhaozhao had someone keep an eye on Wang Xinhe, but she didn't expect to catch any big fish right away.

Now that the capital has just been restored to peace, it means that the rebels' plans have just failed, and Li Ye has fled north in a sorry state. In any case, they have lost.

Therefore, those people at this time will likely choose to keep a low profile.

The majority of those arrested this time were actually foreign merchants, or their servants and family members.

People of other ethnicities will never work together with the Han people.

Xu Zhaozhao only hoped that this incident would make Emperor Yong'an truly realize the crisis posed by the foreign races.

It's not that foreigners are so terrible, but we hope to strengthen the control over them, especially those from the Turks. These barbarians are naturally drawn to strength, and if they ever discover that Daxing is not as powerful as they imagined, they will definitely show their ruthless claws.

On the eve of Li Shun and Xie Juan's wedding, each family sent an elder from their clan to make arrangements and discuss some wedding details.

On Xie Juan's side, Xu Zhaozhao selected two new head maids and four new head maids for her. As for the servants she had used before, some could not be taken with her, and some were punished for making mistakes. In short, Xie Juan had no objection to the dowry.

After discussing it with Xie Xiaolin, Xu Zhaozhao prepared two separate rooms for Xie Juan, both of whom were former servants of Xie Xiaolin.

I feel more at ease using this kind of person.

In addition, Xie Juan's dowry was carried out in a very respectable manner.

The distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children was particularly severe during the Daxing Dynasty.

Many children born out of wedlock in wealthy families do not have as good a life as children from ordinary families.

Li Shun's mother also bought new clothes and specially invited General Li and his wife to witness the wedding.

In terms of their status, these two individuals were considered to have given the Duke of Huguo's mansion some dignity, since Xie Juan was merely a concubine's daughter.

Madam Zhou, who had been sent back to Lantian County, sent two letters, but they were intercepted by Li Shun's men and not delivered to her mother.

When Li Shun learned that the mother and daughter were actually planning to attend his wedding, he felt even more that his aunt was crazy.

To come to his wedding banquet while in deep mourning—isn't that a deliberate act of cursing him?

Because Li Shun intercepted the letter, his mother was unaware of the matter, but Li Shun's younger brother found out.

“Brother, I’m worried about Aunt. Why don’t we send someone to Lantian County to keep an eye on her? With Aunt’s strong-willed nature, who knows what foolish thing she might do.”

“Yes, we need to send people, but we can’t be too reckless. Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll write a letter to Qian Yaozu. According to custom, he should address me as his cousin. If he’s willing to keep a close eye on the mother and daughter, then we can have some peace of mind.”

Li Erlang thought about it and agreed; they couldn't keep staring at the mother and daughter forever.

“Brother, after the New Year, I don’t plan to study anymore. I’m of average talent, and I think if I insist on taking the imperial examination, my future will be bleak. Since I’m not cut out for it, I might as well not waste any more money.”

Li Shun had seriously considered his younger brother's future.

"Don't think too much about it. Your mother has already told me about this. Just focus on your studies. If you have the opportunity to be born into a good family, it will benefit you in the future."

"Does my brother want me to participate in next year's imperial examination?"

"If we can participate, even if there's no hope in the end, we'll just treat it as one last try. What do you think?"

Li Erlang was younger, and ever since his father passed away, he had always respected his elder brother and listened to him in everything. Now, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.

"Alright, I'll listen to my elder brother."

Li Shun nodded. If a person wants to get ahead, they have to rely on themselves.

He understood what the county magistrate had said that day, but the problem was that the magistrate could help once or twice, but not every time.

Moreover, in the eyes of those in power, if they and their brother were useless or worthless, would they still be willing to help them?

Therefore, Li Shuncai thought that if his younger brother could earn the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the imperial examination at the county level), it would be better than him being a commoner.

The wedding took place as scheduled, and everything went smoothly.

Xu Zhaozhao finally breathed a sigh of relief after Xie Juan's bridal sedan chair left the Duke of Huguo's mansion.

According to the rules, once this person leaves the family, the Li family should take care of everything else.

No wedding banquet is prepared on the day of the bride's marriage, but relatives and friends will come to see her off. Some of them will escort the bride to the groom's house, where she will then have a banquet.

The remaining guests are to be hosted by the bride's family, but usually there is no banquet; it's just a simple meal.

Moreover, since the wedding was held at dusk, many of the relatives who lived nearby would go home after the bride left, so there were very few people who actually stayed at the Duke of Huguo's mansion to eat.

But no matter how much, we have to entertain them.

Since Xu Zhaozhao is now twins, she only showed her face briefly before returning, and no one dared to object.

As Yu and Xiaolin moved through the crowd, they naturally received a lot of praise.

Today, Mrs. Lin finally saw Xie Juan's dowry, which was quite substantial.

Moreover, she had a sharp eye and realized that after considering the portion already paid out through public funds, the old lady's additional contribution was actually not much.

Therefore, those conspicuous fields, jewels, and so on should all have been provided by the Duke.

Xie Qiao and her cousins ​​sat together, talking about the bride's wedding dress, dowry, and so on. It was clear that the young girls were very envious.

Xie Qiao is the eldest daughter of the fourth wife. According to the order of birth, she is the fifth young lady, but her marriage will have to wait.

The main reason is that her fiancé has recently passed away, so the earliest they can get married is next year.

Fortunately, it wasn't one of Xie Qiao's future in-laws who passed away; otherwise, they might have had to wait three years to get married.

Xie Qiao wasn't eager to get married. Because she had been pampered since childhood, she still had a childlike nature and was unwilling to get married at all. She always felt that a woman would become an adult after marriage, and adults were too troublesome, with many things to worry about and do.

That evening, Madam Lin carefully helped Xie Xiaowei wash his feet, and then eagerly approached him.

"Husband, I saw Xie Juan's dowry today, and there were so many good things. How can a concubine's daughter have such a large dowry? When our Qiao'er gets married, won't her dowry be even larger than hers?"

Xie Xiaowei didn't take it to heart. When a woman gets married, it's usually the women who help with the arrangements. What business is it of the men?

"You can handle these things as you see fit. If you're willing to give her all your dowry, I have no objection."

Ms. Kobayashi glared at him: "Did I mean that?"

Xie Xiaowei looked puzzled: "Otherwise what?"

Mrs. Lin was so angry at his attitude that she almost fainted: "Don't you know how to go to the old lady and complain about being poor?"