The next day, the couple went to the house with the wife of the Minister of Personnel to add dowry early in the morning.
It turned out that Xingnong had returned to Hanyuan last night, and a few days ago, Gu took everyone to Hanyuan early in the morning to add makeup.
After making a wasted trip, the wife of the Minister of Personnel was unhappy: "You don't even know which mansion the Crown Princess is in?"
Shen Ruolan smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm so sorry, I forgot."
She didn't expect her mother to come without reminding her anything.
The wife of the Minister of Personnel had a gloomy face, but she didn't say anything. If her son wasn't like that, he would have to marry a woman of low birth who would be easier to control. She was too lazy to add to the dowry.
The news that the rural relatives of the Crown Princess came to Beijing in a grand procession to attend her wedding yesterday quickly spread throughout the capital and became a hot topic of conversation in every household after dinner that evening.
The ladies of state all expressed that they did not want to add makeup to the group of country women.
Of course, the reasons have been thought of. Since the Crown Princess is a princess of Jin, now that she has come to Chu, she can be considered as married. The people of Chu are her husband's family, so there is no need for her to add any dowry.
She had to come here for her son's sake. Otherwise, if her son was unwilling to get married and was discovered to be a homosexual, his future would be ruined.
She had already discussed with her husband to marry her son to a woman from a small family who was easy to handle and who would be his legal wife. Then, she would let her eldest son consummate the marriage with her so that she could give birth to a son. In this way, her youngest son would have a child to inherit the family line, and outsiders would not know that her son was abnormal.
Of course, to be on the safe side, there is no need to keep the woman after she gives birth to the child!
Before, she had looked for many girls from small families, but their looks and temperament were too bad and she was not satisfied with any of them. She was afraid that it would affect the appearance of her grandson. Later, Chen Xingqing suddenly appeared and became a princess. She knew exactly how she got this title.
This Princess Wei has displeased the Queen Mother, and her mother is of humble origin. Wen Ruiqing has been promoted on his own, so if something goes wrong in the future, Wen Ruiqing won't dare to make a fuss!
She was born in a low family and was beautiful, which was really a perfect match! She wanted Chen Xingqing to give birth to a son and a daughter before letting her die of illness. After all, if she had a beautiful granddaughter and raised her well, it would be a great help to her family if she could marry into a noble family or a royal family in the future.
Who knows, there might even be a queen in their family! As long as the girl is pretty enough, it's possible!
Just can't, it's too risky.
While the wife of the Minister of Personnel was daydreaming, they arrived at Hanyuan.
Shen Ruolan got off the carriage first, and then helped the wife of the Minister of Personnel get off the carriage.
Immediately, a concierge came forward to greet him: "Excuse me, which mansion are these two ladies from?"
Shen Ruolan smiled and said, “I am the Crown Princess’s aunt, and this is the wife of the Minister of Personnel. We are here to add to the makeup.”
When the concierge heard that it was the princess's aunt, his attitude became even more respectful. He said enthusiastically: "It turns out to be the princess's aunt, please come in!"
The two walked in, and a maid led the way for them: "Why didn't the two ladies come with the old lady? The old lady and her family arrived early in the morning."
This maid is named Yao Huang. She was brought from Jin State by the Crown Princess this time. She was given as a dowry to Xingnong.
The Crown Princess of Jin prepared four maids for Xingnong, each of whom had a special skill. They were named Yao Huang, Wei Zi, Zhao Fen, and Er Qiao respectively.
Originally, they wanted to prepare more maids as dowry to serve Xingnong, but because the maids they prepared were all from Jin, leaving too many people in the Chu palace might displease the King of Chu, so they only prepared four.
Shen Ruolan's face froze for a moment and then she smiled, "I'll go pick someone up and come back a little later."
The wife of the Minister of Personnel curled her lips into a "丿" and said nothing.
Yao Huang glanced at the two of them inconspicuously, then glanced at the gift box for making up held by the maid behind them, and welcomed them in without being either enthusiastic or rude.
The Crown Princess said that anyone who came to add to the princess's makeup would be received, and there was no reason to complain about the amount of money.
As for those who try to cause trouble by adding dowry, take the things, beat them up and throw them out!
In the State of Chu, except for the king of Chu, who needs to be given a little face, anyone can refuse to give face. It all depends on whether they want face or not.
In the house
When Shen Ruolan and the wife of the Minister of Personnel came in, Gu Yuxia's family had just finished putting makeup on Xingnong.
Now the village chief's wife is the first to add makeup to Xingnong as the representative of the village.
The villagers of Taohua Village have earned a lot of money in the past six months, but they also know that compared with the wealthy families today, their money is nothing.
Everyone was also worried that the additional dowries they brought out would make Xingnong a laughing stock, so they discussed it and decided that each household would contribute twenty taels of silver and use gold to make a fertility-delivering Guanyin for Xingnong.
The village head's wife smiled and said, "Crown Princess, this is the Guanyin statue that the villagers made for you. I wish you a son soon and happiness and health! I don't know how to say those fancy words of blessing, but I think a safe and healthy life is the greatest blessing!"
Xing Nong took it with a smile: "It's true that Auntie is the best at talking! This is the truth! Auntie, just call me Xing Nong, if you call me Crown Princess again, I will be very angry!"
The village chief's wife smiled and responded, "Okay, Xingnong girl!"
Xing Nong smiled.
Seeing Xing Nong being so intimate with a peasant woman, the wife of the Minister of Personnel could not help but think that she was still rustic. Although she was a princess and would soon be the Crown Princess, she did not know the difference between the noble and the humble, which was a loss of status!
She looked at the women in the room who were dressed simply and had few hairpins on their heads, and sneered when no one was paying attention. It turned out that a person's birth environment and upbringing were very important. Although the Crown Princess was born to the King of Jin, she grew up in the countryside and liked to play with rural women.
Look at how poor these people are. The only statue of Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth, given by the whole village is yet they have the nerve to give it away.
If she had known this earlier, she would not have used such expensive head ornaments to add to her makeup today.
Gu smiled and said, "Zesen's mother is right. I have always hoped that his siblings can grow up safely and healthily! Nothing is more important than safety and health. Everything else is fake!"
The wife of the Minister of Personnel glanced at Gu. She thought that country women just had no foresight. What they hoped for was not safety and health. Of course, they hoped that their children would hold high positions and receive generous salaries, become outstanding people, and enjoy endless wealth and glory throughout their lives!
"That's right. It's the greatest hope for us as elders!" The village head's wife took out another dowry gift: "This is a small cotton quilt. It will be used for the little grandson born to you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This is the blessing from the entire Futai County to you! The word "Fu" on it was written by the talented and kind masters of the entire Futai County, and then embroidered by thousands of ladies who are good at embroidery. With the blessing of all families, you and the Crown Prince will have endless blessings in the future!"