Princess Shengping smiled after hearing what Shen Ruoxi said: "Those people left after putting down their things. They are all the people's kindness. If we don't accept them, it will inevitably be spread around by some people with ulterior motives, thinking that we despise them. Queen, just accept them with peace of mind! Before, some people gave Song Ya a birthday gift, and I also accepted it."
Shen Ruoxi's eyes widened: "Why would I dislike it? I just don't want them to spend money."
Shen Ruoxi had a hard life in the past. Every time Gu prepared gifts or dowry for others, she had to spend all the family savings, so she was embarrassed to accept them.
Xing Nong: "Then take them all and make a count. Those that can be sold for silver can be auctioned at the auction house, and the money can be used to pave roads and build bridges. It can be said that it is taken from the people and used for the people. As for the food sent by the people, check it. If there is no problem, serve some at the palace banquet, and distribute the rest together with wedding candies and cakes to the palace maids, eunuchs and guards, so that everyone can share in the joy. In addition, the queen mother will have someone take some wedding candies, cakes and money, and add a small bag of pest-free vegetable seeds, and go to the palace gate to give a gift to each citizen who comes to add to the dowry, so that everyone can share in the joy. All households can get a copy with their household registration card. The seeds are limited to 10,000 copies, and they will be distributed while they are all gone."
Xingnong was planning to auction off all the things she got from the dowry at the auction house, and then use the money to build a workshop. She felt that after solving the problem of food and clothing, if she wanted the people to live a good life, she had to create job opportunities and let hardworking people have the opportunity to earn money. In this way, their lives would naturally improve.
But she didn't say this plan.
Princess Shengping smiled and said, "That's a good idea!"
The gifts from the common people would naturally include valuable things, after all, there were many wealthy people such as wealthy merchants and landlords. In this way, the silver raised from the auction should be quite a lot. In addition to wedding candies, wedding cakes and wedding money, the return gifts also included pest-free vegetable seeds, which were the most precious to the common people! Seeds represent hope, and vegetable seeds are "wealth seeds". Sowing wealth seeds will yield wealth, which has a good meaning!
"Princess Xingnong is wise..." Other ladies of the royal family and clan also praised Xingnong for her thoughtful consideration.
Princess Shengping glanced at Xingnong and pursed her lips: She is the only one who will use her appearance to show her presence in front of the people all the time!
Shen Ruoxi also thought that Xing Nong's idea was good, and she immediately called someone over to give orders.
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After adding makeup, Shen Ruoxi took the ladies to Chengtian Hall to attend the palace banquet.
When everyone went to Chengtian Palace, they couldn't help but discuss in low voices the additional dowry that Xingnong received this time, especially the additional dowry sent by Princess Shengping.
There were a few ladies who were of low rank and walked at the end. They thought there was no one behind them, so they spoke more freely.
"Princess Shengping was so generous to Princess Xingnong! She took out so many things that could be heirlooms. I saw several of them were her dowry." The woman had happened to have seen Princess Shengping's red wedding dress before, and she was so envious that she had a deep impression.
"That's right. You're willing to give away so many good things. If it were me, I would never be willing to give them away. Wouldn't it be better to leave them to my daughter as a dowry?!"
"Hey, what is the status of Princess Shengping? She has so many good things in her hands! Why would you be reluctant to give them up? Princess Shengping will definitely need a dowry in the future, you are just worrying about nothing!"
"That may not be the case. The princess is only a princess, while Princess Xingnong is a princess! Their statuses are different. No matter how much the princess's dowry is, it cannot exceed that of the princess. Besides, Princess Shengping will not have so many people to give her dowry! Even if you give the princess dowry in the future, do you dare to give her more than it is now?"
"How can that be possible? There are rules! But we can't make too big a difference. We will definitely pick the best one to send! It's just a little bit inferior to what we're sending now!"
"You say it's a little bit worse, but a little bit worse is still a little bit worse,..."
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Princess Shengping was a little late because she had to go to the toilet. When she came out and caught up with the crowd, she heard their conversation and became so angry that her face turned black.
Sure enough, just as Zhao Luran said, in the hearts of everyone in Jin State, she was no longer the first, no longer the most honorable.
Princess Shengping's maid knew that she was angry, so she whispered to comfort her: "Princess, the princess will be married soon, and she will be married to another country. Once a daughter is married, she is like spilled water. Who will remember her in the future?"
The maid felt that there was no need to bother about a passerby!
Princess Shengping took a deep breath and her face returned to normal. That's right, she will be married tomorrow! A daughter who is married is like water spilled out! She became the Crown Princess of Chu and worked for the welfare of Chu. It would be good if the people of Jin didn't scold her in the future!
She strode forward and passed the people in front of her, scaring them so much that their faces changed color.
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This time, men and women were separated into two groups at the palace banquet, and the king entertained the envoys who came to welcome the bride and all the civil and military officials in the front hall.
Shen Ruoxi and the four concubines entertained the wives of the clan and the ladies who came to add to their dowry in the back hall.
Shen Ruoxi loves cumin lamb. Xing Nong tasted a piece and thought that today's cumin lamb was good, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, so she picked up a piece for her.
Shen Ruoxi had just picked it up and hadn't taken a bite when the unique smell of mutton rushed into her nose, and she immediately felt nauseous.
I want to vomit!
Shen Ruoxi endured it and suppressed it. She frowned and wanted to take another bite, but as soon as she smelled the smell of mutton, she wanted to vomit.
She really didn't want to eat it and her stomach felt uncomfortable, so she put it back in the bowl and would eat it later.
Seeing this, Xing Nong couldn't help but ask, "Mom, what's wrong? Is it not delicious?"
Shen Ruoxi shook her head, “No, I’ve been talking all day today, and my mouth is too dry. I’ll eat later. I’ll drink some soup first.” Only then did she remember that her little day was already a few days late.
She has her period, which only comes once a season, not every month. It only comes four times a year, so she always forgets about it.
Plus, she had been busy preparing for Xingnong's wedding these days, so she really hadn't thought about it.
But at this moment, this inexplicable feeling of nausea seemed a little familiar, but she was not sure, and now was not the time to make it public.
The maidservant serving Shen Ruoxi heard this and immediately filled a bowl of soup for her.
This is a golden-yellow fish maw, abalone and chicken soup, and the oil on top has been completely skimmed off.
Her stomach was bloated and she still felt like vomiting. Shen Ruoxi took the bowl of cumin lamb away from herself, scooped a mouthful of soup and drank it, then suppressed it. Fortunately, the soup was fine, so she slowly finished the whole bowl of soup and ate some other dishes.
The discomfort in her stomach disappeared, and Shen Ruoxi felt that she had just thought too much, but fortunately she didn't show it.
At this time, Concubine Li raised her wine glass and said to Shen Ruoxi and Xing Nong: "I offer a toast to the Queen and Princess Xing Nong. I wish Princess Xing Nong and the Crown Prince of Chu a happy marriage and a son soon!"