Everyone in the Qu family wanted to hastily accept this marriage and just get married. As for other matters, they were none of their business.
But the bride's dowry is quite large.
It was carried out one by one, attracting many passers-by to watch.
"I heard that this girl is married to the Minister of Industry?"
"This is really good luck. An orphan girl can actually marry the Minister. From now on, she will be the Minister's wife."
"The Zhu family is very generous, giving such a large dowry. Even the young ladies in the capital can only do so much, right?"
"It looks like there's more. When a young lady from the Zhu family got married two years ago, the dowry wasn't that much, right?"
"Maybe it was subsidized by the Shangshu Mansion. This is really a blessing."…
A bunch of people gathered outside to watch the fun, talking about it. Most people didn't know about Qu Zhizhen's affairs yet, so they just gathered here to watch the fun.
When the dowry was carried out, the people in the Zhu family were all smiling. Being able to marry out of the Zhu family was a matter of honor for the family.
But as the conversation about the dowry spread to the Shangshu Mansion, more and more people agreed that it was the Qu Mansion that subsidized the dowry, and the manager of the Zhu Mansion looked unhappy.
Since Concubine Zhu Jing's family had already recognized her and married her off here, the dowry was still paid by the man, which made the Zhu family somewhat embarrassed.
Concubine Zhu Jing's second brother glared fiercely at the steward following behind him. How could he not know that there was so much dowry, which even exceeded the amount of the legitimate daughter who was married off in their house.
The Zhu family has always been low-key. Even when the eldest daughter gets married, she has to be instructed by Concubine Zhu Jing to keep a low profile and not to show off.
Xie Lian did not receive any instructions from Concubine Zhu Jing. On the one hand, he felt that there was no need to talk about this matter. Xie Lian's dowry was also Concubine Zhu Jing's idea. It didn't seem like much, but the Qu family said that they didn't care about it. It would be fine if it was just an average amount. It was just for the sake of face. On the other hand, Concubine Zhu Jing was not in a hurry to see her.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong. Seeing so much dowry being carried out of his own house, Mr. Zhu's hands trembled. It was impossible to say that such a large amount of dowry was prepared by his own house.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know either. They say... they say Miss Xie prepared it herself. She prepared a part of it for me before... maybe... maybe it has something to do with the Prince of Ying's Palace." The butler said helplessly.
He asked people around Miss Xie about the dowry. People around Miss Xie asked them to put the dowry in one place and add to it later, and asked him if it was okay.
The manager thought that this was not a big deal and he could buy as much as he could. He readily agreed and asked his subordinates to make it convenient for Miss Xie.
But he didn't know that the additional amount actually exceeded the amount he had prepared.
Now that the dowry has been sent out, it is unrealistic to stop it. I will just have to face people talking about Miss Xie together with others. My master has always been low-key and doesn't like this kind of thing the most.
"It's impossible for the Princess of England to give her so much. Where did all this come from?" Master Zhu said angrily, having an inexplicable bad premonition.
This dowry was carried out from my own house. If there is anything wrong with it, does it really have nothing to do with my family
My sister kept reminding me in the palace, telling me to be careful, but I was careless and became someone else's
topic.
"I have been to the Prince of England's palace before. He said that we got along very well. The Princess of England also sent a lot of gifts, but I don't think there are so many."
The manager also asked doubtfully.
He knew that Miss Xie had been going to the Prince of England's palace, but he didn't take it seriously. From now on, one is the stepmother and the other is the stepdaughter, and it will only be good for the Zhu family if the two get along well.
The reason why we were willing to let Miss Xie get married here was because she was going to marry Minister Qu. Otherwise, who would be willing to recognize an orphan from a distant relative
I originally thought he was a well-behaved person, but now I realize that he is not a well-behaved person at all. He made such a big fuss about it. Is he afraid of not attracting attention
Others may not know what is happening in the Qu Mansion, but the Zhu Mansion knows about it. Qu Zhizhen has lost his position as Shangshu and is now a Shilang. It is also said that he has been reprimanded by the Emperor recently. No matter how you look at it, the Emperor's favor is unstable. At this time, remarrying is even more noisy than marrying the original wife. It is not good no matter how you look at it.
"How many are left in there?" Master Zhu frowned and asked coldly.
The steward went forward and looked inside, saying, "It should be short. Do you want me to go over now?"
"What are we going to do now?" Master Zhu was also a man who had experienced big occasions. He walked out steadily. Today was considered a wedding in the Zhu Mansion, and it was also not ostentatious. He just invited a few tables of relatives and old friends.
It was quite lively along the way, with bright red ribbons hanging everywhere and bursts of laughter coming from time to time...
"What's wrong?" A colleague and friend came over and asked in surprise when he saw Mr. Zhu frowning.
Master Zhu stopped, stretched out his hand and pressed his forehead, and said with a wry smile: "I was really confused and didn't even notice that there were so many makeups."
"Adding too much dowry is not a good thing. The one in your house... looks like a blessed person." Of course, people would say nice things at this time. Who wouldn't want to hear some nice words during a wedding
"Adding dowry is a good thing, but what if it's too much?" Master Zhu said helplessly, pulling his colleagues and friends to the wall to talk intimately, "This dowry is actually more than the dowry in our house, this... this is really... I don't know what to say."
He let out a long sigh.
"So much?" Colleagues and friends were stunned for a moment, and the smiles on their faces faded. "Who is so generous to give such a large dowry?"
"I don't know either. It's my fault. My wife used to handle this matter, but then she got sick. The child said she could do it. Since it was her dowry, I let her make her own decision. If she needed anything, she could just tell us. We couldn't let her down. I didn't expect... She actually... Oh!"
Master Zhu shook his hands twice.
"Minister Qu has gotten himself into such a big trouble, so he shouldn't dare to show up again, right? That means... Prince Jing's Mansion and Prince Ying's Mansion?"
Colleagues and friends were suspicious.
"I don't know either. I'm just afraid that something might happen with the dowry. I'm... worried." Master Zhu said uneasily.
"You, what are you afraid of? This kind of thing is not your business. Even if something goes wrong, it is the business of the Qu Mansion. It has nothing to do with the Zhu Mansion."
His colleagues and friends comforted him, saying, "If it was really the two sides who gave you the dowry, it just made you look a little ugly, but there's nothing else to it."
"I thought so too, but... I don't know who did this." Master Zhu nodded, raised his beard, and sighed repeatedly.
Seeing him so worried, his colleague and friend said, "I'll go and ask around to see who it belongs to. But judging from the situation, the one from Prince Jing's Palace may not be able to come up with anything. After all, she is just a concubine and there is also a principal concubine above her. As for the one from Prince Ying's Palace, it is possible that she can come up with so much, but... the King of Ying doesn't care about this?"
This business is very wasteful. No family would be happy to send so many things away.
"Could it be that... the King of England doesn't know either?" Upon hearing this, Master Zhu's face changed slightly. If the King of England came to make a fuss, it would be too embarrassing.
He has no good points at all, and in the end he is given a reputation of taking money from others
"This... No way, the King of England wouldn't... do such a thing in this regard?" The colleague was taken aback, and obviously didn't expect this idea to come up.
But this King of England has always acted in an absurd and unpredictable manner, and his mood is unpredictable. Who knows whether he will vent his anger on the Zhu family because of this incident? It's really hard to say.
"The Princess of England will definitely attend the Qu Mansion's marriage, and the King of England should also accompany her. After all, it is a matter for the elders. Find someone to ask the King of England privately. Even if there is something really wrong, you have asked the King of England first, so you can't be blamed for anything." A colleague and friend suggested.
"This is the only way. I hope the Princess of England has spoken to the King of England before doing anything, otherwise this matter... is really difficult to handle! Even if it is to give face to her father, the dowry is too much. This... this is really unacceptable." Master Zhu shook his head and felt a headache.
It’s really a headache. What kind of thing is this? Are you just looking for trouble
"I heard that she grew up in a farm and didn't know much about the social interactions. It's possible that she added a lot of dowry to bring honor to her family."
Colleague and friend said.
Master Zhu smiled bitterly and patted his colleague and friend on the shoulder: "I'm sorry to bother you with this matter. I can't leave here right now. You have a very good relationship with Minister Qu. You can go to him and ask for a glass of wedding wine."
He knew that this colleague and friend was also the same age as Qu Zhizhen, and they had a very good relationship.
"Minister Qu really did send me a note. I was thinking of coming to your place first and then going over. Now I won't wait any longer and go see if the King of England has come. If I see him, I will definitely ask for confirmation from him."
"Thank you." Master Zhu bowed deeply.
My colleague and friend smiled, bowed, and left with the servant...
When the bridal sedan left the house, Xie Lian heard that Qu Zhizhen was not feeling well and asked his son to come and pick him up. This made her feel a little unhappy. She was a newlywed today and should have been filled with joy.
Such a huge dowry was all hers, which she had never dared to imagine before.
Unexpectedly, Princess England was so generous that she actually added so much makeup to her. This made her very proud. She would be able to establish herself in the Qu Mansion in the future. No one would look down on her and she could be in charge of the affairs of the backyard immediately.
Unexpectedly, Qu Zhizhen, who should have been the one to bring her honor, did not come to marry her. Her joy was greatly reduced, but she also knew that this was not the time to be willful, so she held the bridesmaid's hand and entered the bridal sedan.
The bridal sedan set off towards Qu's residence.
Under the red veil, Xie Lian's face stretched...