When Qiyou returned home, he called Han Jingjing and asked her to try to set the wedding date in the first half of next year.
Han Jingjing looked embarrassed: "Father, Mrs. Chen meant to wait until Mu Qing was seventeen years old before marrying. She meant to set the wedding date in May of the following year." Shu Shi wanted to wait for her daughter to pass 17. Birthday, marry again.
Qiyou simply said Yun Qing's words: "We are not unreasonable people, you tell her that this is the meaning of the elderly in the family, I hope you can understand it."
Han Jingjing knew what Yun Qing meant, and immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I will go to Chen's house in the past two days." Brother Po performed well in Tongcheng, which made Han Jingjing very pleased. So to the two elders, she is indescribably grateful. She will try her best to satisfy this wish.
The next day, Han Jingjing posted a post, and then went to Chen's house to negotiate a marriage date with Shu's.
Han Jingjing didn't mean anything, and said directly: "The ancestors in the family are getting older, so I hope that the eldest son of Brother Per will get married soon, and I also ask the mother of in-laws to forgive me."
Mrs. Chen is not an unreasonable person. After negotiation between the two, the wedding date is set at the end of October next year.
After the negotiation, Han Jingjing was also relieved. She is also unwilling to set the wedding date in March next year, because Yun Yan will get married at the end of this year. This newly married daughter turns around and manages her son's marriage, so she must not be exhausted.
Mrs. Chen sent away Han Jingjing, and went to the upper court to tell the old lady Cui about the matter.
Cui frowned and said, "I didn't say that the wedding date would be in the first half of the next year. Why did you go wrong?" Because Han Jingjing was very strong in front of her, she became even more disgusted with this marriage.
Madam Chen said with a sullen face: "The other three houses have great grandchildren, and only King You is left. The two old saints want the grandchildren to get married earlier, so that they can also embrace great grandchildren."
Cui had nothing to say. After all, that is the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother. People are willing to discuss with you, that is to give you face. If not, they dare not disagree with a will.
"Mu Qing's dowry, how are you preparing?" Because this marriage didn't suit her, she didn't make any extra subsidies except for the five thousand taels allocated from the palace.
Shu's said: "This farm shop is not very easy to buy, and my daughter-in-law is going to give her all the farms under my name."
As soon as Cui heard this, his face went dark: "You gave Mu Qing all the land, what will Zhang'er do in the future?"
Shu's lowered his head and said: "Mu Qing is going to marry into Prince You's Mansion, and he is also the eldest daughter-in-law. If the dowry is too small, he will be looked down upon by her husband's family and future sister-in-law." Only one hundred and eight lifts. So now, the number of dowries with the most dowry in Beijing is only this number.
"How much do you prepare for Mu Qing's dowry?" When Shu Shi said that he was going to carry Chen Muqing's dowry 108, Cui almost exploded: "Are you trying to vacate the Chen family?"
The former court of the Chen family was the Hou Mansion, and the Chen family had never had a prodigal son. The family has also accumulated a lot of wealth. After the dynasty was changed, the Chen family was not affected, and the family wealth was preserved. And Chen Ran is in a high position, even if he is not embezzled, he has saved a lot of money. However, Chen Ran and Yu Xixian have always been thrifty. Apart from their eldest son, no one else in the family knew that the family had huge wealth.
Chen Zhonghe was the eldest son of his aunt. Originally, when Grandpa Chen passed away, he should have told him about it. But Mrs. Chen knew that he was filial and filial, and told him that the Cui clan knew too. As for Cui's short-sightedness and spoiling his youngest son, he must know that these wealth will not be guaranteed. So he left a letter, and his confidant's eldest grandson Chen Huanzhang passed it to him when he was twenty years old.
Shu's said: "Daughter-in-law dare not, she is just going to give Mu Qing the dowry." The father-in-law does not pay, so she can make up for it. If not, let Chen Muqing marry with a meager dowry, and the door will be a dwarf.
In fact, the dowry of the Prince You's Mansion has 36 beneficiaries, and the dowry Chen family of 108 beneficiaries only needs 72 beneficiaries.
After hearing this, Cui became more disgusted with Shu's: "You gave all the dowry to Mu Qing, what should Zhang'er do
"Zhang'er is a man, and he can accumulate family business on his own in the future." And for a girl, if her husband's family is not good, the dowry is the last resort.
Cui was so angry that he almost shot out a mouthful of blood. But Cui's dowry is free for her to control, and she can't scold if she wants to.
"Mu Qing is married to the palace, and the circumstances are special, so let the public pay another three thousand taels. In addition, I will make up another two thousand taels of silver." If most of Chen Muqing's dowry was paid by Shu's, this matter spread to the Chen family. I have to lose my face.
Mrs. Chen didn't show half of joy on her face, but said lightly, "Thank you, mother."
If you are the second wife or third wife now, you must be touched by such a large sum of money. So seeing Mrs. Chen's dull face, Cui felt very uncomfortable: "Go down!"
When Mrs. Chen got up, Cui said again: "This money saves a little, don't run out of it later."
"Yes."
Cui had seen Madam Chen scold like this before, but no matter how she scolded Madam Chen, it would be a dead face. The more he scolded, the more he got angry, and once became ill with anger. After being warned by the doctor, Cui cherished his life and stopped scolding Mrs. Chen again.
But when Chen Zhonghe came back in the evening, she scolded Chen Zhonghe again. Not only did Chen Zhonghe not be angry, but he comforted her for a long time before letting her feel angry.
Shu Shi was in the room after he heard Chen Zhonghe's arrival, his face didn't fluctuate at all. After she gave up on Chen Zhonghe, it didn't matter whether Chen Zhonghe came to the main courtyard.
Every time Chen Zhonghe looks at his indifferent wife, he always feels very weak. He didn't know why the husband and wife came to where they are today.
Mrs. Chen asked: "Is the master coming this time for Mu Qing's dowry? Master, Mu Qing is going to marry into the palace. If there is too little dowry, people will be despised."
Chen Zhonghe said: "Listen to my mother, are you going to give all the dowry to Mu Qing?" There are rules for a married daughter in a public school, five thousand prostitutes and three thousand concubines. His mother gave an extra 3,000, which has broken the rules.
"Yes. Royal Palace and the eldest daughter-in-law of Royal Palace Xuan are both a dowry carried by 108. My family Mu Qing naturally can't lag behind them. Otherwise, I bowed my head when I entered the door."
After hearing this, Chen Zhonghe couldn't help saying: "If you hadn't arbitrarily promised this marriage with your mother behind your back, now you don't need to be embarrassed by this as a dowry."
Mrs. Chen said indifferently: "I would rather give Mu Qing the dowry, rather than using her dowry to supplement her husband's house in the future." You Wangfu's rich and simple population, the daughter's dowry can always be held in her hand. But if you marry to the Cui family or the Mo family, that might be the case.
The reason for thinking like this is because the Cui family has made the scandal of smuggling his daughter-in-law's dowry.
"How can you say such a thing. As a husband and wife, you should support each other in times of difficulty."
Mrs. Chen sneered: "My spoiled daughter should marry to her husband's house and enjoy her fortune instead of being a cow or a horse. You think Mo Yunfan is good, but I think he is just a mess of shit."
She knew that with Chen Zhonghe's prudent temperament, she wouldn't promise anything to Mo Yunfan before she and Cui Shi had been told. But even if he didn't give a promise, I believe Mo Yunfan knew that he meant it. If it is a man of vigor, the older sister will definitely not turn her head and propose to her younger sister.
Before, Mrs. Chen felt that Mo Yunfan's mother had an eye above the sky, and because the Mo family was too poor, she disagreed with this marriage. But as soon as Chen Mudan's incident happened, she was fortunate that she made a decisive decision on Mu Qing's marriage. With Mo Yunfan's character, even if it wasn't a white-eyed wolf, it wasn't much better.
Chen Zhonghe was also angry: "How can you say such a thing? Yun Fan's family background is not good, but there is an old saying that does not deceive the young and poor. I believe that sooner or later he will come out."
Madam Chen sneered: "Look at it! He will definitely let Mu Dan use the dowry to supplement him and the Mo family before he gets out, and he won't take Mu Dan seriously when he gets out."
Chen Zhonghe annoyed: "Why do you always think of people so unbearably?"
How could Mrs. Chen not know that he had been married for so many years, as long as he was approved by Chen Zhonghe, he would maintain it to the end. Therefore, Mrs. Chen didn't bother to tell him again.
A little helpless, Chen Zhonghe took out a bank note from his sleeve and gave her: "If all your dowry is given to Mu Qing, Zhang'er won't mind, but the future daughter-in-law is likely to have ideas. So, I still keep half of it. Give it to Zhang'er!"
Seeing the huge "Twelve Thousand Two" on the bank note, Madam Chen rarely smiled on her face: "Okay." With this money, plus the old lady's gift, Mu Qing's dowry is Landed.
For so many years, her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are very aware of Cui's weakness. In Cui's mind, there is nothing more important than the reputation of the Chen family. She deliberately told Cui that she would give Chen Muqing all the dowry, just to force Cui to take the money.
Since the couple fell out, Chen Zhonghe has rarely seen Shu's smile. Seeing her smiling now, there are mixed flavors.
Yun Qing heard that Brother Po's wedding date was scheduled for October 26 next year, and muttered: "I don't know when I am still there."
Yuxi glared at him and said, "If you have something to say, don't use death to scare people."
Yun Qing turned his head and ignored Yuxi. It looks like a child.
Well, the older you get, the more you live back.
Yuxi patiently said: "The children in our family are already very filial. Go and see other people's houses. Who can rely on you in everything like Qihao and others. Old man, it's enough to stop, be too careful with the children. I ignore you."
Yun Qing snorted and said, "I am their Laozi. If they dare not be filial to me, I will break their legs."
Yuxi chuckled and said, "You also interrupted their legs. You can walk like flying when you are young. Now people with old arms and legs have to walk with help."
Zaozao happened to hear this at the door, and walked in and said with a smile: "Father, whose leg you want to break. Tell me, I'll break his leg for you."
Yuxi laughed and scolded: "Your father was corrupted by you. Now it is getting harder and harder to serve."