When Zhen Muyao wears such bright clothes, she gives people a feeling of being daring and wanton, but when Xiao Cao wears them, she looks calm and dignified. It is clearly the same clothes and the body shape is similar, but the feelings they give people are completely different.
In fact, it was just as Zhen Muyao said, Madam Zhen was indeed very happy to see Xiaocao, although there was basically no obvious emotion on her face. It was because except Xiaocao, everyone else knew her well. Although Xiaocao didn't know her very well, from the beginning, she didn't think Madam Zhen was a difficult person to get along with.
Madam Zhen pulled her to look at it and nodded, "Although girls have different preferences in clothing, it's not bad to try something different occasionally. Xuan Jie is pretty and reserved, so she can basically wear any clothes. Unlike Zhen Muyao, if you let her wear the clothes you wear everyday, it will feel out of place and out of place."
Zhen Muyao, who was originally considering whether to try other outfits, was stabbed hard in the knee again by an arrow. The expression on her face was a little weird. What kind of mother is this? Why does she always pull her down? She is clearly an enemy!
"Mom, I suspect that I am not your biological daughter, but that you picked me up from some corner."
"Ah." Mrs. Zhen nodded indifferently without even looking at her.
Looking at Zhen Muyao with a gloomy face, not only the others were laughing, even Xiaocao couldn't help laughing. The relationship between this mother and daughter was really special and different. It seemed that the mother disliked her daughter, and the daughter was resentful of her mother. In fact, the relationship between mother and daughter was very good. If someone went forward to provoke them without knowing the situation, he would not know how to get slapped in the face.
Zhen Muyao stretched out her hand to pinch Xiaocao's waist, "Are you still laughing at me? Let you laugh at me. I can't do anything to my mother, but can't I deal with you?" Zhen Muyao revealed her nature as a "bully".
Xiao Cao also felt an itch on her waist, so she quickly shrank back, "Muyao, stop it now. If you continue like this, I will fight back."
"Fight back, I'm not afraid of you." Zhen Muyao "became more aggressive".
Xiao Cao raised her eyebrows. Little girl, you dare to provoke her? Xiao Cao said to fight back.
Zhen Muyao is not like other girls. She is good at climbing trees, swimming, riding horses and shooting arrows. Her flexibility is comparable to Xiaocao. However, her "means of attack" are still "primitive and crude". Xiaocao uses her skills to specifically target certain acupoints on Zhen Muyao's body. Zhen Muyao loses her strength all of a sudden and is subdued by Xiaocao. She presses her on the couch and tickles her hard. Once she has the possibility of fighting back, she presses her acupoints directly. Zhen Muyao struggles under her hands and has no ability to resist at all.
Zhen Muyao laughed so hard that she was out of breath, and even tears came out of her eyes. "Sister Xuan, haha, stop, ha, my hand, I, haha, was wrong, I, hahaha, was really, ha, wrong, you, hahaha, please spare, ha, me, stop it, stop it..."
Xiao Cao withdrew his hand and patted Zhen Muyao on the waist, "You little brat, you still want to fight with me."
Zhen Muyao lay on the ground gasping for breath, turned his head and looked at Xiaocao resentfully, "Sister Xuan, you cheated and won unfairly."
"How many times have you, Zhen Muyao, resorted to shady tactics against others? When you faced Xuan Jie'er head-on, you were no match for her at all. That's because of your own incompetence. Do you think everyone is the same as you, using those same crude methods?" Mrs. Zhen said slowly.
Zhen Muyao glared at her mother, but Xiaocao felt a little embarrassed. Why did she make a scene in front of Madam Zhen? Madam Zhen was so easy to get along with and had such a good temper that she relaxed unconsciously and then acted recklessly.
Fortunately, Zhen Muyao didn’t know what Xiaocao was thinking, otherwise he would have jumped up. Her mother is good-tempered and easy to get along with? Hehe…
Regardless of Zhen Muyao's or Xiaocao's emotions, Madam Zhen saw them all. She didn't take the former seriously, but smiled at the latter. Little girls should be more lively. It was just a private fight. Madam Zhen didn't think it was a big deal. If she was the kind of person who was particularly strict with girls and required them to stand and sit properly at all times, Zhen Muyao would definitely not be like this. She knew Xiaocao was uncomfortable, but she didn't point it out.
"I have something else to do here, you guys go and have fun."
The maid who had been watching them with a smile came forward at the right moment and helped them tidy up their clothes.
With all the gorgeous clothes and accessories on, it would be easy to make it messy, especially the head.
Xiao Cao waited until the people from the Jian family came to pick up the dowry. She saw the first few loads of things. The first one was the reward from the Emperor, the second one was from the Empress Dowager, and the rest were sent by Prince Duan. Of course, other concubines in the palace and other princes who were getting married and established their own houses would send gifts. These things were in the dowry at the back and would not be taken out deliberately.
The dowries were carried out of the Cheng'en Mansion one by one. In addition to the people carrying the dowry, there were also people escorting each dowry. The scene was really spectacular. At this time, there would be many ordinary people watching outside. When a woman from a wealthy family got married, she would have a long and beautiful dowry. However, only a few could achieve such a spectacular scene. If you saw it, you naturally couldn't miss it.
It took a long time just to carry out all the dowry.
As one of the onlookers, Xiaocao naturally saw Zhen Muyao's sisters and relatives again. There were many more people than what she had seen in the morning, even including many who were over a certain age. It was hard to say that there were not a few who were not envious.
"Zhen Muyao is so lucky!"
Xiaocao listened to it and she also admitted that Zhen Muyao was lucky, especially in an environment where patriarchy was supreme. She could live freely without much constraints, and the husband she married was the type who would listen to her very much, which was really good.
At the same time, Xiaocao felt that she was very lucky. Even though this world was painful in many ways compared to her previous life, she had not experienced it firsthand. Moreover, she still had such a good family.
This world is so unfair. Although birth cannot completely determine future life, for most people, their fate is determined from the moment they are born. There are many people with good births who end up in poverty in the future. There are also many people with poor births who change their own fate and even the fate of their families through their own efforts. However, compared with the entire country, these two groups still account for a very small part.
No matter how jealous you are, it can't change anything. If you can't adjust your attitude, then you will only become hateful.
Of course, these had nothing to do with Xiaocao. After sending the dowry, Xiaocao went home. It was already close to evening. Han knew that Xiaocao would not be back until now. Even though it was Xiaocao's first time to go to Cheng'en Mansion, with Zhen Muyao, Han was not worried that Xiaocao would have any problems. As for Zhen Muyao, Han was also well-known. However, Xiaocao's dress made her eyes shine. Xiaocao couldn't help but take a step back, with a bad premonition in her heart.
"My Xuan'er is so beautiful. I will buy you more clothes like this in the future."
Xiao Cao's bad premonition came true. How could she have forgotten her mother's attributes? Her clothes, whether they were gorgeous or simple and capable, were all light-colored. The clothes she prepared at the beginning were more colorful, but she had never worn them. Han's later preparations did not have those. Everything was based on her preferences. Now it was different, just like opening a different door for Han.
Therefore, Xiaocao can be sure that in the future there will be more than just red clothes, there will be all kinds of reddish clothes. In her previous life, Xiaocao knew that some people would never wear these clothes again after wearing them once, so it was not right to be so extravagant and wasteful. As a result, she may have to live such a life now, otherwise she may have more and more clothes at the bottom of the box that will never see the light of day.
Xiao Cao sighed weakly, "Mom can prepare it, but not too much. It should be a fixed amount every month. It can't exceed it. If it's too much, I can't wear it. It's really a waste."
At Wenrenjia, four sets of clothes are made for each season. Of course, this is only the outer garments. The inner garments are made from various materials added to the monthly allowance. You can take them home and make them yourself. It is up to you to decide how to make them. In special cases, they will make additional clothes.
However, this was only for the public. Han would buy extra clothes for her own room every month. Not to mention others, Wen Renying would buy at least eight sets of clothes every month, and she would add more and more from time to time. When there were a lot of clothes, she really had a different set every day. Xiaocao had just come back, and in the first few days, she had so many clothes that she could have buried herself several times. Later, she had more and more clothes from time to time. According to the season, although it was summer, the weather was not hot after all. Summer clothes were usually cut at the end of April. You can imagine what a grand occasion it would be.
"Okay, okay, mom gets it, gets it." Han said.
However, there really is a bit of perfunctory elements in it.
So, Xiaocao was sure that her mother didn't take her words seriously at all.
All right, you are the mother, you are the rich, you have the final say. Xiao Cao did not want to persuade her anymore, because it would be useless to say anything.
Xiao Cao went back to change her clothes. She originally went to buy some makeup for Mu Yao, but ended up giving her two ruby bracelets. Not only did she come back with a set of expensive clothes, but she also came back with a whole set of head ornaments that were even more valuable than her ruby head ornaments.
Xiaocao asked the maid to carefully put away the headwear and return it to Mu Yao later. As for the clothes, she would not return them. She also made two sets of clothes for her, two sets of light-colored ones. Although Mu Yao was hit by her mother and it looked out of place in light colors, Xiaocao still wanted to see her look like a lady. As long as Mu Yao could control her ostentatious aura, she should still be perfect.
Xiaocao made up his mind.
If we really talk about relationships in official circles, Wenren Taibo is actually closer to the people on the Jian family's side. There is a person of the same age as him on the Jian family's side. The two of them were classmates and have always had a good relationship. Therefore, for this wedding, the Wenren family is mainly on the Jian family's side, while the Zhen family's side directly lets Xiaocao take care of it.
The wedding ceremony was in the evening, and the two families were not far from each other, so the wedding reception was in the afternoon. Zhen Muyao didn't have to get out of bed early to get dressed, but the whole process was still quite cumbersome and took quite a lot of time.
This was the only time they would get married, and although Zhen Muyao was impatient, he still behaved obediently and did whatever he was told.
When Xiaocao came in, she was about to comb Zhen Muyao's hair. There were many people of all ages around, all of whom looked very noble. As for the "perfect old man" who was combing Zhen Muyao's hair, Xiaocao didn't know him. However, since he could comb Zhen Muyao's hair, his status was obviously not low. However, it is not so easy to find a "perfect old man" who is completely perfect. After all, the parents-in-law must be complete, the husband must be safe, the woman must be healthy, the children and grandchildren must be there, and there must be no flaws in morality.
Even if you search through the entire upper circles of the imperial city, you probably won't be able to find many.
Zhen Muyao saw Xiaocao in the mirror and subconsciously wanted to turn his head, but was held down by the "Ten-Perfect Old Man".
Xiaocao also saw from the mirror that she was a little angry. Xiaocao smiled and made a small gesture. Zhen Muyao was comforted. She let out a breath and repeatedly told herself to bear it.
Only some people in the room knew Xiaocao. However, Xiaocao was dressed up for the trip today. She looked chaste, gentle and dignified. People who didn't know her were secretly wondering who this girl was and why they had never seen her before. It seemed that she had a very good relationship with Zhen Muyao, which was even more peculiar.
Someone whispered something to the people next to them. After knowing Xiaocao's identity, they looked at her with a different look in their eyes. Their original interest in Xiaocao, which was the interest in her as a "daughter-in-law", suddenly faded.
Xiaocao vaguely sensed something, but she didn't care about these things. Today was Zhen Muyao's wedding, and she came here only for this. Everything else had nothing to do with her.
Zhen Muyao had long, beautiful hair that flowed down her back smoothly. It was well-maintained, with every strand of hair black and shiny, without any signs of dryness, yellowing, or split ends. The "Ten Perfect Old Man" took a comb and started from the top of her head, slowly combing towards the ends of her hair. "Comb it all the way to the end, and you will be rich and prosperous without worries." Then he did the second combing. "Comb it all the way to the end, and you will be healthy and worry-free." Then he did the third combing. "Comb it all the way to the end, and you will have many children and a long life." When Xiao Cao thought it was over, he actually continued, "Comb it all the way to the end, and your hair will be even with your eyebrows."
Xiaocao has actually seen folk weddings before, but never seen the process of the bride dressing up, and didn't know there were so many details to pay attention to. However, Xiaocao actually has some opinions on the last two items. As for "having many children", every time a woman gives birth, her vitality will be greatly damaged. Having too many children is really not good. Moreover, if the child is good, one child can be worth ten or eight others. If the child is not good, I'm afraid even half a child would be too much. However, who told the world to pay attention to these things? There's nothing I can do about it. As for "treating each other as equals", needless to say, Xiaocao really has opinions on them.