Not only Xiao Concubine was anxious, Qing Le was even more restless, looking at the sky outside the window from time to time, feeling that life was long and tormented for the first time.
Zhao Xian'er was also looking forward to it, and the three of them were like ants on a hot pot, running around in a hurry.
After waiting and waiting, finally came the day when the rankings were released, and Xiao Concubine went to visit the two of them and comforted them, who would have expected that the more she comforted the two, the more anxious she would become.
Qing Le was about to cry, if Qin Yu wasn't at the top of the list, even the Queen Mother would marry her.
"Don't worry, don't worry, you should know in a while." Xiao Yan said that she was not in a hurry, but actually walked back and forth in the room dozens of times, and stretched her neck to look outside the door.
After about half a stick of incense, a servant came running over, "The princess is overjoyed, overjoyed!"
Qing Le stood up abruptly when she heard the words, her heart was in her throat, "Speak quickly!"
Qin Mansion
Everyone in the Qin family was also waiting anxiously. Duke Qin deliberately stayed at home. Although there was no abnormality on his face, his hand trembling while holding the teacup betrayed Duke Qin's inner anxiety.
Qin Yu lowered his head and said nothing, glanced at the boy who was hurriedly running outside the door, clenched his fists tightly.
"The Duke is overjoyed!"
Qin Guogong put down the teacup in his hand with a bang, looked at the person who came, the young man was running very fast, before he had time to catch his breath, he said, "Second Young Master is in high school, and won the first place in the list!"
Qin Guogong burst into tears with excitement, "Really?"
"I don't dare to lie, my servant can see clearly." The young man ran back to the mansion first with his legs fast. Qin Guogong was afraid that one person would not be able to see him correctly, so he specially sent several more people there. came back.
"The Duke of the country is overjoyed, the second young master has won the first prize."
Several people agreed one after another, and Qin Guogong believed it.
Qin Yu was stunned by the side for a while before he could regain his senses, as if everything was in a dream, but everything went smoothly and he got the first prize in high school!
"Good! Reward! Everyone in the house will reward half a year's worth of silver!" Qin Guogong was so excited that he was almost speechless, looking at Qin Yu, "Yu'er, you are the pride of the Qin family."
Mrs. Qin happened to hear this sentence as soon as she stepped into the door, her face immediately turned ugly, she didn't know what happened, she had a vague premonition, she asked with a smile, "What's the matter, so happy?"
Qin Guogong couldn't hide his excitement, "Yu'er has won the first place in high school, hurry up and prepare incense, and prepare to receive the imperial edict!"
The smile on Mrs. Qin's face froze, the handkerchief in her hand fell to the ground, she was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, she couldn't believe her ears.
It wasn't until the high-pitched voice of a male duck passed by outside the door that Mrs. Qin came back to her senses.
"The decree has arrived!"
Qin Yu stood up, glanced at Mrs. Qin, with a faint smile on her lips, and followed Qin Guogong out the door without even looking at Mrs. Qin.
Mrs. Qin said, "Did I hear correctly, did Qin Yu win the number one prize?"
"Mother." Qin Yun ran over quickly after receiving the news, with the same expression of shock and incredulity. Seeing the people coming from the palace, it was Eunuch He who was holding the imperial decree in person, so it was absolutely unmistakable.
Mrs. Qin stretched out her hand to pinch her thigh, she gasped suddenly, the pain was excruciating, and she finally came to her senses.
"I got it, I really got it..." Mrs. Qin almost burst into tears with a smile. She has always been regarded as a disabled and sick child, but she won the first prize in the exam without a sound. This slap is really loud enough of.
"Mother, calm down." Qin Yun tugged Mrs. Qin.
The corner of Mrs. Qin's mouth curved into a sneer, and a gloomy look flashed in her eyes, "So what if you get hit, the days are still long, let's wait and see!"
At this end, the whole Qin family began to prepare the offerings of incense and hung up the red silk. After everything was ready.
Eunuch He opened the imperial decree and read aloud, "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor Zhao said, Qin Yu, the second son of the Qin Kingdom, has a brilliant literary talent. , Princess of Qingle County Zhang Shu Fan Yiyang Hui, respectful and gentle, Duannei is respectful and gentle, and she is married to the new champion scholar with a talented and beautiful appearance. Today is a special marriage, and they will be married in a month. This is my honor!"
"My humble minister leads the decree to thank you, my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Qin Yu bowed his head and kowtowed to thank him.
"Master Qin, please get up quickly." Eunuch He hurriedly helped Qin Yu up, "The emperor said that he will give Lord Qin a month to prepare for the marriage, and he will take office in a month."
Qin Yu nodded, "Yes!"
Eunuch He turned his eyes to Qin Guogong again, "Your Majesty is so lucky to have such a promising grandson, the emperor attaches great importance to Master Qin, and he will have a bright future in the future."
Qin Guogong laughed from ear to ear, "Eunuch He won the prize, if you are not in a hurry, why don't you stay and have a glass of thin wine."
Eunuch He waved his hand, "Thank you, Lord Guo, for your kindness. This old slave still has an imperial decree. I will go to the Shen family in a while. The son of the Shen family won the second place. I have to go there quickly. The emperor is waiting for the old man in the palace." The slave is back to life."
Qin Guogong glanced at the butler, and the butler immediately handed the prepared purse to Eunuch He, and Eunuch He accepted it calmly, "Thank you, Lord Guo, for the reward, farewell!"
"Eunuch, go slowly." Qin Guogong personally sent He Eunuch to the second gate.
"My lord stay here."
Qin Guogong took back his steps, looked back at Qin Yu, and then at Mrs. Qin who had an ugly face beside him, "There is still a month to go, so prepare the betrothal gift first."
Mrs. Qin glanced at Qin Guogong, "It's not long since Yun Ting got married, I'm afraid time is a little tight."
"If you don't have the ability, I'll let someone else do it!" Qin Guogong said angrily, and Mrs. Qin's face was extremely ugly when she was blocked by a word.
"Father, that's not what I meant. My daughter-in-law will definitely do her best." Mrs. Qin explained anxiously, almost vomiting blood in her heart.
Qin Guogong was too lazy to look at Mrs. Qin again, so he snorted and said to Qin Yu, "Come with me to the study."
Qin Yu nodded.
Watching the two leave, Mrs. Qin clenched her fists tightly, two nails were broken, she stood up slowly with great anger, and went to prepare the dowry.
"Go to the warehouse!"
Qin Yunting's dowry was one hundred and fifty-six levies, and Mrs. Qin rolled her eyes, "It's enough to make up eighty-eight levies."
Even if Qin Yu wins the number one prize, it is impossible for Qin Yu to surpass Qin Yunting. Eighty-eight lifts has already given Qin Yu enough face. If it is not too ugly, sixty-six lifts would be good.
"Mother, the second younger brother is going to marry the princess, so I'm afraid that eighty-eight lifts may be too much." According to Qin Yun's intention, at least one hundred and twenty lifts.
"This is a rule. Yun Ting is only one hundred and fifty-six lifts. Anything more will not conform to the ancestral system."
Even if Mrs. Qin took out eighty-eight lifts, Duke Qin couldn't say anything. She just didn't allow it, and Qin Yu overwhelmed Qin Yunting everywhere.
Qin Yun thought about it for a while and didn't open her mouth at all. She watched several people preparing the dowry. The eighty-eight large boxes were half full, and the rest were all second-hand goods, or worthless things. The ones that are really worth no more than twenty liters are tied with bright red silk and satin, so you can't tell unless you open them.
Compared to what Qin Yunting carried out, it was not even a third of what Qin Yunting carried out.
This Qin Guogong handed Qin Yu a box from the study, "Take it, this is what the Qin family owes you."
Qin Yu opened it and saw that it was a total of two hundred thousand taels of silver, plus several acres of fertile land and the deeds of several shops.
"Marry the princess and come in. How can you do without a decent dowry? Put it away."
Qin Guogong can imagine what Mrs. Qin will do even if she closes her eyes, but after all, Mrs. Qin has lived in the Qin family for more than 20 years, and she has worked hard without any credit, and she is Qin Yunting's biological mother, so it is not easy for Mrs. Qin to manage There are too many, so I can only help in private.
"Thank you, grandfather." Qin Yu accepted it unceremoniously.
"Yu'er, grandfather has no other request. Whether it's you and Yun Ting, grandfather only hopes to take a step back from each other. No matter when, life is the bottom line. Can you agree to grandfather?"
Qin Guogong looked at Qin Yu for a long time, Qin Yu nodded, "Grandson understands."
Duke Qin breathed a sigh of relief!
When going out the door and passing by the yard, the yard was full of large boxes, Qin Yu smiled, it seems that Qin Guogong is not ignorant.
Inside the princess mansion
Little Qingle blushed, holding the imperial decree in her hand, immersed in joy, a little surprised, "Is it too soon to get married within a month?"
Concubine Xiao shook her head, "Time is a little tight, but I guess the emperor must want to use Cousin Yu again, so he can't wait for you to get married."
When Qingle heard this, her entire face was completely burned, and it was bright red and charming.
"Okay, I'm relieved this time, you should prepare well, someone from the palace will come to teach you the rules in these two days, so you can get married with peace of mind."
Concubine Xiao was really happy for Qingle, Qingle nodded, "Then you should come here often, I always feel that something is missing when I'm alone."
"Do not worry!"
After saying hello, Concubine Xiao went back to the mansion, and went straight to the old lady, "Grandmother, Qingle is so lonely, with no one to accompany her, can grandma go and see Qingle when she gets married?"
Mrs. Xiao nodded, "It's up to you to say, grandma has already asked Nanny Ruan to prepare it, and she will send it to the princess's mansion in a while. Grandma watched the child Qingle grow up, just like you , now that you are married, how can you not feel distressed?"
"Thank you grandma." Xiao Yu's eyes were red with emotion, her grandmother is the best grandmother in the world, Xiao Yu hugged Mrs. Xiao's arm tightly and did not let go.
Mrs. Xiao also prepared sixty-six dowry for Qingle. Like marrying a granddaughter, Mrs. Xiao loved Qingle very much. Outsiders only see a good reputation.
This is so cool, County Lord Jinshu is very much like the Empress Dowager Lian, Qingle is a poor child who grew up ignorantly, he is a good child, Mrs. Xiao likes Qingle very much.
When Xiao Mansion's full sixty-six dowry was carried into the princess mansion, Qing Le couldn't help crying,
She was already mentally prepared, the county lord Jinshu didn't leave her anything, and the only things the princess mansion could offer were some rewards from previous years, which could add up to twenty or thirty liters.
She even risked it all. If she loses face, she loses face. Anyway, she is married.
"Princess, don't cry on this big day. Miss Nine prepared this for the princess. In the future, when the princess marries into Duke Qin's mansion, some things will inevitably happen. It's better to save it for emergencies."
Nanny Ruan handed the brocade box to Qingle, and Qingle opened it to see that there were a total of five hundred thousand taels of silver notes and ten high-end shops in it, which were reserved for Qingle to make the bottom of the box.
In the beginning, Xiao Concubine wanted to give a dowry, but she was afraid that it would attract attention, so she simply gave a silver ticket, which is convenient to carry close to her body.
Qingle's eyes were blurred with tears, and his heart was full of emotion. It was worthwhile to have such a friend in this life.
"Princess, this is sent by Miss Zhao."
The maid handed over a brocade box, Qingle took it, opened it and saw that there were one hundred thousand taels of silver notes and three shops.
Qingle wiped her cheeks, "Sister Zhao herself is about to get married, why are you giving me so much?"
"The princess is overjoyed. My young lady said that the princess has a noble status and must marry in a splendid manner, so that she can straighten her back in the future."
Qingle could understand Zhao Xianer's painstaking efforts, because she was married to a bastard, and the road ahead was destined to be more difficult than others.
"Go back and thank your miss for me." Qing Le said.
"Yes!" The servant girl obediently agreed.
After a while, news also came from the palace. Even the Queen Mother gave fifty dowry, Emperor Dongming gave a full one hundred and thirty dowry, and the two hundred and forty-six dowry immediately filled the entire courtyard. Bright red.
Qingle couldn't calm down for a long time, and Nanny Ruan smiled and comforted her, "Princess, you are the honor of the princess, and you should have these honors."
"What the mother said is that the princess shouldn't lose her appearance."
Qingle wiped the corners of her eyes, asked people to register all the dowry, and followed Aunt Ruan to learn the wedding rules.
next day
Mrs. Qin sent a matchmaker to the door. After saying a few words, she carried the betrothal gift into the yard. Eighty-eight lifts took up half of the yard.
Qingle was not angry, she had already prepared in her heart that Mrs. Qin would not make her happy, no matter how much she lifted, it didn't mean Qin Yu's intentions, so Qingle simply responded.
"The princess don't want to argue with the Qin family, after all, the rules are there, so it's not easy for people to go beyond the rules." Ruan Nanny comforted.
"It's okay, I'm already mentally prepared." Qingle smiled lightly. As early as last night, she received the dowry gift prepared by Qin Yu for her. It was unique, and Qingle was very satisfied.
Nanny Ruan nodded, feeling a little contemptuous of Mrs. Qin, she was too petty to show her anger.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is the day of Qingle's wedding. Mrs. Xiao came early in the morning, wearing a red gown, smiling all over her face, very festive.
Qingle was so moved that she didn't know what to say. Mrs. Xiao patted Qingle's arm, "My good boy, don't cry on the day of great joy. You should laugh. This is a good thing."
Only then did Qingle force the tears back into her eyes. Wearing a bright red wedding gown and a phoenix crown on her head, she stood in front of her.
Mrs. Xiao personally covered Qingle with a dragon and phoenix harmony headscarf, and supported Qingle as she walked towards the door gracefully.
"Qingle, you must pay attention to the word of integrity in everything, you are the honor of the princess, don't wrong yourself." Madam Xiao whispered in her ear.
"Qingle understands."
Because Mrs. Xiao was sitting in town, the princess's mansion was full of joy and excitement. Every time Qingle took a step, the old lady gave out money.
Qin Yu was wearing a big red robe against which he became more energetic, with a smile on his lips, he took Qingle's hand from Mrs. Xiao's, and walked very steadily with every step.
He got on the bridal sedan chair and went all the way to Duke Qin's mansion. There were quite a few onlookers, who followed him to grab copper coins and escorted the bridal sedan chair into the gate of the Duke's mansion.
When the three hundred dowry was carried into the Duke's mansion, Mrs. Qin's face became even more ugly, and she glanced at Zhen Qin meaningfully.
Zhen Qin didn't see it, and curled her lips in displeasure, what is she proud of, she won't be a daughter-in-law in the future!
After getting off the sedan chair, Qingle was supported by Shuqin and Calligraphy and Painting. When he stepped over the brazier, Qin Yu's eyes dimmed, and he suddenly bent down to pick up Qingle and walked directly through the gate.
"What?" Qingle was taken aback.
Qin Yu smiled slightly, "Of course I can't wait."
Fortunately, he was wearing a red hijab, otherwise his little face would have been flushed.
Qin Yu carried Qing Le all the way into the lobby, many people applauded, it was so lively.
Mrs. Qin sneered coldly, glanced at the servant girl, who nodded, and Mrs. Qin smiled.
"The two newcomers can visit the hall now." Xi Po shouted loudly.
Only then did Qin Yu put Qingle down, and led Qingle all the way forward. When Xi Po called out to the second worship hall, Qin Yu dragged Qingle back a step, avoiding the mat and kneeling directly on it.
Qingle guessed something, and knelt down on the ground.
Qin Guogong smiled, "Good!"
On the contrary, Mr. Qin glanced at Mrs. Qin, which made Mrs. Qin look guilty, and dared not say a word.
With a sound of being sent into the bridal chamber, Qin Yu slowly led Qingle to the west courtyard.