When Shaoyao learned about this, she covered her eyes for a long time without moving. Then she smiled. If she couldn't live a good life like this, then she deserved it.
Wu Yong's parents have passed away, but there are still elders in the clan, and he has several older sisters. Originally, they were not so satisfied with this marriage. For them, having a princess' daughter-in-law in the family is not a good thing. It would be fine if she gets along well with them, but if she is domineering, who knows what will happen in the future.
But as soon as the imperial edict was issued, all dissatisfaction turned into satisfaction. They all thought that even if the princess was a little domineering, they could tolerate it. After all, there was only this much dowry in the world. Not all the descendants of the Wu family could become generals, and the establishment of Nuocheng would definitely require a large number of manpower. How could they bypass the Wu family!
Having received such a huge benefit, the marriage which had been just acceptable before naturally became extremely important. The guard's mansion, which originally had only the second aunt in charge, suddenly welcomed several other aunts.
"Don't blame them." Second Aunt Wu Zhen walked away to look at the effect of the new clothes, and spoke for the sisters in a gentle voice, "After getting married, there are many things that are beyond your control. If I hadn't married someone who was raised by my father, and he had worked under you, I might not be able to come and go freely like this."
Wu Yong did not mention that the other sisters also married the descendants of their father's old friends, but just said: "Second sister, don't worry, I won't have any rifts with them because of this. Even in my marriage, didn't they help a lot?"
"I don't know you yet." Wu Zhen glared at him but said no more. They were all adults and knew how to deal with things, but their relationship was hurt after all.
Wu Yong lowered his eyes and did not tell his second sister, who loved him the most, about the details he had heard from his confidants right after he came back from welcoming his bride, nor did he tell her that he had stayed up all night last night to check and fill in all the gaps. The Wu family had not had a mistress for too long, so long that some people had forgotten where they were supposed to be.
He didn't expect Shaoyao to have much power to deal with them, but he believed that the whip in her hand could make people obedient.
This is the garrison of the governor, not one of those wealthy families in the capital, so there is no need to go around in circles. It is not a bad idea to suppress the situation by force.
These things could not be hidden from Gu Yanxi. If he knew about it, Hua Zhi would of course know about it too. However, she was not angry, and did not plan to do anything to those people. This was Shaoyao's future home, and she had to take action herself to calm people down. She just changed her casual clothes into wedding clothes, accepted the greetings of the women from various families as a princess, and showed off her makeup with great fanfare. The dowry that was almost full in the mansion let everyone know that Princess Hele was not just an intimidating identity, but was truly favored.
Bao Xia came in and reported, "General Wu wants to see you."
"No." Hua Zhi put the gold bars of uniform thickness into the wooden box, and refused without even looking up. "Tomorrow is the day, let him prepare without any worries."
Bao Xia Ren smiled and responded, but her young lady still refused to admit it, which clearly angered General Wu.
Gu Yanxi stood up and walked over to look at the golden color at the bottom of the box and wanted to laugh. "I'm not afraid that you will empty your family fortune to give Shaoyao as a dowry. I'm just worried that they won't be able to carry the dowry tomorrow."
"If two people can't lift it, four people will do it. If four people still can't lift it, eight people will do it." Hua Zhi glanced at him and continued to pile things in. Compared with ordinary people, Shaoyao's dowry was of course much, but because she was marrying far away, the dowry was mostly practical. In terms of value, it might not even be as much as the daughters of the noble families in the capital, not to mention her ten-mile red dowry. Of course, if Nuocheng's dowry was included, no one could match it.
Now that she knew what the Wu family was thinking, all she could do was to add more money to the dowry so that she could use it to hit someone when needed.
"Your Highness." Chen Qing came in quickly, bowed to the two of them and said hurriedly, "The princess has gone out on horseback."
The couple looked at each other, and Hua Zhi stopped counting the gold bars and stood up to ask, "Do you know where it went?"
"I have asked clearly." Chen Qing suppressed a smile, "The princess said that she is too lazy to deal with women, but is happy to deal with their men."
This was truly Shaoyao's style. Hua Zhi was pleased that she was using this method to establish her authority. She clapped her hands and ordered, "Prepare the horses."
"yes."
It is hard to say what will happen to Nuocheng in the future, but no matter in the past or now, the military camp is the foundation of Yinshan Pass, and those who depend on Yinshan Pass for survival are more or less related to it, not to mention the Wu family, this is the foundation of their existence.
Shaoyao would not rush in rashly. She reined in her horse, stood up, and threw the token representing her identity into the arms of the vigilant little leader, waiting for him to verify her identity.
Anyone who trespasses into a military camp will be killed on the spot, and she would never leave such a big handle for people to attack her.
The young leader recognized the person represented by the token and subconsciously knelt on one knee to greet him. Later he remembered that this person was not only the princess, but also the wife of the garrison commander. She was so aggressive... Could she be here to see General Wu
Raising the token above his head with both hands, the young leader said respectfully, "Let the princess know that General Wu is not here."
"I'm not looking for him." Shaoyao rolled up her long whip, took back the token and casually stuffed it into her arms. "I heard that the soldiers at Yinshan Pass are all extremely brave. This princess is itching to meet them for a while. I wonder if you can let her pass?"
“This…” He had never heard of a princess entering the military camp. The little leader hesitated for a moment and then waved his hand to let her go. Apart from the princess’s identity, she would be the wife of their garrison commander. It would be better to be in charge than to be in charge. No one would remember what he did. What a waste of time. In any case, Princess Hele would not be a spy.
Shaoyao didn't care what he thought. She kicked her horse and ran towards the camp, heading straight for the martial arts field where there was a lot of noise.
Being at the border, one would practice hard to improve his skills even in peacetime. What's more, now that the war has just ended, his bloodiness has not completely faded, and his skills are still at their peak, so the fighting is particularly interesting.
Amidst cheers, Shaoyao stood on the horse's back and jumped high. She whipped the flagpole with her long whip and used the force to land on the martial arts field. Without saying a word, she attacked the two people who were fighting. Seeing her aggressive approach, the two men did not care about anything else and immediately joined forces to fight her.
With the skills honed in Shibuya and the practice in recent years, even if Shaoyao's skills are slightly inferior to those of Qishu Sizhong, she is still able to leave many people behind. In just a moment, she threw the two young generals out of the training ground.
With a swing of the long whip, Shaoyao looked at the group of men below with an arrogant look. Most of them were shirtless and strong, but she showed no shyness at all and said to herself, "Next one."
Which man could stand this provocation? Someone immediately jumped up and started fighting with her, but the gap could not be made up by courage. He didn't last long before he was kicked off the training ground by Shaoyao.
"Next."
One after another, they walked up and rolled down, and the martial arts field became quieter and quieter.
PS: Hey, one more chapter?!