These days, if a woman wants to have dignity in her husband's family, her appearance and talent are secondary. Family background and dowry are indispensable. Especially if the former is not confident enough, the latter must be even less confident, otherwise it will be impossible to straighten up and be a human being after passing the exam.
Let’s look at Wang Qingqian’s sisters-in-law. Not to mention what will happen later, it has been confirmed that there are the legitimate daughter and granddaughter of Jiang Banchao’s family, the granddaughter of Deputy Prime Minister Tang and the legitimate granddaughter of the Queen Mother, and the princess of Guangyang Palace who was granted the title of special princess. The legitimate daughter, Miss Tao, the most famous family in this dynasty, and the niece of the Minister of Justice...
With so many noble girls, Wang Qingqian was simply thrown out of the equation when it came to her family background. If the dowry wasn't generous enough, where would she put her face in the future
So Qiu Yilan came to congratulate her with generous gifts. After speaking to Lian Jianhai and his wife, Wang Lian invited her to sit in her yard. Before she could sit down, Wang Lian asked anxiously: "Yilan, what are you doing?" Let’s see if Qianqian can’t become a princess?”
Seeing Qiu Yilan's look of astonishment, Wang Lian smiled bitterly and explained clearly, "The ancestors of the Wang family have only served as parents for a few times. Strictly speaking, they are just country squires. With limited family resources, how can they afford the dowry of the royal wife? They are Lian. The family has been in decline since my grandfather passed away, and not much is left after so many years. According to the status of the King of Wei, even if the Wang and Lian families are sold out, they may not be able to collect a decent dowry, and in this case, the Wang family and the What do the children of the Lian family eat and drink? No one in the Wang family has been harsh to us, let alone the Lian family - how can I force the two families to die for the sake of Qian Qian's future? "
Qiu Yilan also felt that this marriage was just a superficial glorification for the Lian family and the Wang family, but in fact it was nothing short of a disaster. It's just that Wang Qingqian is not only the person named by Miao Zhaoyi to be her daughter-in-law, but she has already given the marriage decree. How can she not get married? She sighed: "Well, I'll pay for my cousin's dowry. Nearly half of my dowry is my grandmother's dowry back then. Speaking of which, it was also given by the Lian family. Now it just so happens that-"
"How can this be done?!" Wang Lianshi immediately shook her head, "A woman's dowry has always been inherited by her own flesh and blood. Those things belong to your future children. How can Qianqian take them? She doesn't even have the surname Lian! And even if she doesn't argue with you, You decide the dowry, but you and Qianqian are just cousins. How can your husband’s family have no objection to your marriage? "
Although Qiu Yilan has not had much contact with her cousin in the past two years, she has never stopped contacting her. He knows that she is a fierce woman, and she will definitely not want her if she says she doesn't want her. It's just impossible for the Lian and Wang families to get a decent dowry for Wang Qingqian alone. She rolled her eyes and said, "Then I'll go into the palace and tell Miao Zhaoyi. Miao Zhaoyi is the one who likes her cousin." Wife, how can Miao Zhaoyi ignore her? After all, it is also about the face of King Wei, right? "
"This..." Mrs. Wang Lian hesitated. Although Wang Qingqian was Miao Zhaoyi's favorite, Miao Zhaoyi should also know that the Lian family and the Wang family would never be able to provide enough dowry, but she went directly to meet her daughter's future mother-in-law. One of them said this... Even if Miao Zhaoyi helped her daughter get out of the court, she would not be able to hold her head high in front of this mother-in-law...
But Wang Lian immediately laughed: "Even if Qianqian can bring a large number of dowries out of the palace without Miao Zhaoyi's help, does that mean she can despise Miao Zhaoyi?"
I am afraid that the current embarrassment of the Lian and Wang families is exactly what Miao Zhaoyi wants to see! How could Wang Qingqian, who relied on her private dowry to get through, the confidence to be disrespectful to her and the King of Wei
"Thank you for your hard work!" Wang Lian, who had figured this out, let out a long sigh and entrusted Qiu Yilan with complicated emotions.
But she didn't know that Qiu Yilan was just making an excuse. After leaving the Lian family, she went straight to the Ruan Mansion to ask Ruan Ciyi for advice: Which of her dowries were suitable for Wang Qingqian, and could she prepare them with Miao Zhaoyi? The flag of
After Ruan Ciyi came out, she swallowed her original words and asked in surprise: "Cousin, are you not in good health?"
"A little bit." Of course Ruan Ciyi knew that Qiu Jinglan had already left, and was forced to leave. She had to prepare for her own marriage and worry about her younger brother. She couldn't feel better. However, Qiu Jinglan told her before she left that she could only hide it from Qiu Yilan for a while, so of course she would not tell the truth. I’ve had a headache for two days!”
Qiu Yilan hurriedly scolded her for being careless, and then asked her overnight companion why she didn't notice it.
"They thought I was going to open it!" Ruan Ciyi didn't want to talk about her side of the story, lest Qiu Yilan would find out the flaw, so she asked, "Why are you here? Didn't I tell you? Follow me after you leave the pavilion. It’s different at home, you always run out, your parents don’t like it!”
"Cousin Qing Qian fell in Miao Zhaoyi's eyes and is now the prospective Princess of Wei. But as you know, eldest cousin, how can the Lian family and the Wang family afford the princess's dowry now?" Qiu Yilan said without thinking too much. Remembering her purpose, "Aunt Lian was extremely anxious. I just went to congratulate her, and she actually asked me if I could tell Qing Qian not to marry!"
Ruan Ciyi frowned. Her relationship with the Lian family was very distant, so she didn't want to hear about Wang Qingqian's selection as Princess Wei. However, for the sake of Qiu Yilan's brother and sister, she let her servants give it away. A congratulatory gift. Now that Qiu Yilan came here specifically to talk, she asked, "Do you want to pay the dowry for the Wang family's sister yourself?"
Seeing Qiu Yilan nodding, Ruan Ciyi narrowed his eyes and thought for a while before saying: "As the King of Wei, it is difficult for his wife to have dignity without a dowry of one million taels. Your total dowry is less than three hundred taels." Wan, if you give half to the Wang sister, what do you think of your husband's family? If your future children know about it, how can they not feel resentful? To be honest, although the Wang sister is your cousin, It’s also been a long time, not very close. What are you going to do when your niece or nephew comes out of the cabinet?”
After Qiu Yilan heard what she said, she remembered that Ruan Ciyi was about to get married again. She said in front of her that she would give half of her wealth to Wang Qingqian, but she didn't say anything to her cousin. She felt very embarrassed. Just as she was about to speak, Ruan Ciyi said again, "Don't think that I am jealous of the Wang sister. The friendship between the three of us is beyond her. And I also know that the reason why you did this is just because you think your dowry is too much anyway." , you can’t use it, so it’s okay to use some of it to help Wang’s sister. But you are still too naive. You think that a million dollars is nothing. Do you think others will think so? No, you must not do this! Otherwise, you will offend more people than you can imagine!”
"But Qing Qian is leaving the pavilion now..." After Qiu Yilan said this, she found it difficult to calm down and think about it, so she asked, "You can't really go to Miao Zhaoyi, right? She really can't raise her head after passing through the door. ”
Ruan Ciyi sneered and said: "To put it bluntly, the father of the Wang family sister can barely be considered a scholar. She is not even a Jinshi. She is just marrying gold and silver. Do you think she can be the first of the nine concubines, Zhao?" Yi and even the two mothers-in-law, the Queen, are embarrassed!"
Qiu Yilan was embarrassed and silent.
"Let your brother pay for Princess Wei's dowry. You also know that he really doesn't lack the money. Just think of it as the reward for the Lian family's help in talking to you before... Don't argue with me, it's not me who pays for it! And you should know that even I don’t agree with it. If you rush to pay this money, your brother will definitely be done with you! Doesn’t he have enough things to worry about now? If you really feel sorry for him, just listen to him!” Ruan Ciyi hummed, "Oh, he went to Gyeonggi Province to see things two days ago and won't be back until two days later. Anyway, King Wei is ranked below King Lu, King Cai and Princess Changping. His wedding will definitely be delayed until next year. No problem for a few days.”
When Qiu Yilan came over, she heard that Qiu Jinglan was not there. She thought she was called out by Ling Zui. When she heard this, she was surprised and asked, "What are you going to see?"
"When you came out of the cabinet, he searched all over the country to find you the most valuable Liancheng treasure. Now that I'm getting married again, why don't he go to the capital to find two good things for me?" Ruan Ciyi glared, and Qiu Yilan quickly smiled: "How can I? I don't know..."
Ruan Ci pretended to be pretentious for a long time, sweating secretly, thinking that she had fooled her cousin. As a result, she acted well here, but she couldn't prevent others from doing bad things. Speaking of which, Xin Fuling was wronged. Her original intention In fact, it was a kindness to help - she was taken by Empress Jiang for two months during her summer vacation, and she became more and more like a quasi-princess.
It's just that Queen Jiang pointed out Princess Shang Yongfu of Obi City not long ago, which inevitably makes people worry that she will be stimulated again. Qiu Yilan, who was already a married woman, couldn't spare any time, so Zhuang Man and Ou Qinglan made a special trip to comfort her. Fortunately, Xin Fubing knew that Oubicheng had always only regarded her as a younger sister, and the queen's move could not be considered as stealing her sweetheart and giving it to her daughter, so she was very considerate.
Not only was she thinking about it, she also had the time to care about the life-long events of Zhuang Man and Ou Qinglan. Zhuang Man said that after missing out on the position of princess, the family had not found a suitable candidate for the time being, and she could stay at her parents' house for a while longer; but Ou Qinglan was unhappy - When Xin Fubing asked Zhuang Man, it turned out that it was so easy to wait for her sweetheart to show her filial piety, but in the end, she left the capital right after she did so!
"I don't know when he will come back now. I am willing to wait for him, but will he wait for me? Others are not blind or fools. With a talent like his, whoever has a daughter or granddaughter will not rush to make a promise. To him?" Ou Qinglan wiped her tears and expressed her heart, "I really want to go to Shazhou with him!"
"I am my concubine, don't be confused!" After hearing this, Xin Fubing and Zhuang Man quickly advised her, "It's okay for you to be petty and have a little temper. You must never violate such a taboo!"
"But you think, now that he's gone, do I still have hope?" Ou Qinglan said sadly, "Speaking of which, I still don't know what he thinks of me - but I've met such a person in my life. Missed it like this?”
Seeing her like this, Xin Fubing and Zhuang Man discussed it and decided to help her. Since Qiu Jinglan had left and they were not familiar with Ruan Ciyi, they must go to Qiu Yilan.
Therefore, Qiu Yilan, who was unprepared, was greeted by Xin Fubing who came to visit: "You also know how much Xing feels about your cousin Ruan. Ever since he was still in Xiaozhong, Xing has made up his mind to wait for him." —Now that he has gone to Shazhou, he has not left anything behind. Ah Xing..."
The original smile on Qiu Yilan's face froze in an instant, and she was so shocked that she almost stood up: "Shazhou? Aren't you leaving only next spring? Why are you leaving now?!"
Xin Fubing was startled when he heard this - she was chosen by the Queen to be the Crown Princess, and she was personally taught by the Queen. Seeing Qiu Yilan's appearance, how could she not realize that she was in trouble? He quickly changed his words: "You really didn't go? That's what I said! He must have lied to avoid Ah Xing!"
It's just that Qiu Yilan is not a child, so she can believe whatever she says. After a few words of perfunctory talk to Xin Fubing, Qiu Yilan casually changed her clothes and went out, then ordered to go to the Ruan Mansion to find out what happened!
Just when he went out, Jiang Yashuang came back from a business trip. He thought his wife would come out to pick him up in person, but when he went to greet her with a smile, he saw that her face was wrong, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop her: "What's wrong?"
"My brother left and you didn't tell me?!" Qiu Yilan changed her mind when she saw this, and said deliberately, "November is the day when my eldest cousin will leave the cabinet. Now that my brother is gone, there is no one to help him." She’s in charge, who came up with this?”
"This is because I am afraid that you will worry..." Jiang Yashuang was indeed fooled and hurriedly explained, "Don't worry about Sister Ruan. Grandpa personally agreed with my grandmother that when the time comes, our third aunt will come to help, and Sister Ruan must be kept out of the way. Go out in style!”
Then Qiu Yilan grabbed his ears angrily and said through gritted teeth: "You really left?! Have you been gone for a long time? The last time I went to see my eldest cousin, she lost a lot of weight. It must be because of this! Are you still worried about me? Can you keep it from me forever? Since you can’t, you have to worry about it sooner or later! If I had known earlier, I would have given my brother a ride!”
Jiang Yashuang had long been accustomed to her fierceness, and before she could persuade her with a few soft words, Su He and the other dowrymen were about to vomit blood: This is the yard! Haven't you seen Caiqi and the others' eyes almost falling off? ! This has to be reported to Qin Guogong and his wife. Do you still want to be impressed? !
Fortunately, Qiu Yilan woke up after holding her husband's ears and scolding her. She quickly let go and diligently stroked his hair and straightened his clothes. He coughed dryly and said, "It's cold. Look at you, your ears are blown by the wind." It needs to be cold, I’ll cover it for you for a while before it warms up... I’ll need to put on a jacket tomorrow!”
Jiang Yashuang suppressed her laughter: "Okay, I will wear more clothes tomorrow!"