Since she is a royal princess, the dowry must naturally meet the basic standards of a princess. Considering her level of favor, it can only be better. She cannot be "treated harshly" just because she has an extremely generous dowry. If this is the case, Emperor Xuanren would be the first to disagree. However, due to different circumstances, some flexibility can be given.
First, there are things that the dowry prepared by the Wen family should not include: court crown, court robes, formal dresses, crown and robes, and matching jewelry.
When preparing the dowry for Xiaocao, I discussed it with the Wenren Family and decided to go for the high-quality route.
First of all, the various jewelry were streamlined and the quantity was relatively small, but the materials used were top-notch. The number of the best fine jewelry of the most favored concubine in the harem could not reach this amount, and the dowries of other princesses could only account for the quantity, but the quality was still far inferior. In addition, there were various gems, jades, and pearls, which had only undergone preliminary processing. The boxes and chests of all sizes were filled to the brim, which made people dizzy at the sight.
Then there were things like clothing, cloth, and furs, which had no restrictions. Logically, the quantity should have been even greater, but with Han's preparations, the quantity was reduced. Most of the relatively ordinary items were directly eliminated, and the rest were the rarest of the rare, most of which were royal tributes. Then there were various furs, and the quantity of these things increased.
Originally two sets of furniture were replaced with one set, all made of golden nanmu, from large items like beds for various purposes, carved cabinets, tables and desks, to small items like box stands. Golden nanmu is known as the "imperial wood", and ordinary officials and their families dare not use it easily.
Then there are all kinds of ornaments, antiques, calligraphy and paintings of all sizes. Needless to say, there is definitely not a bad one among these things. After all, Emperor Xuanren even had people pick a lot of them from his private storehouse to add to the collection. How could bad things enter the emperor's private storehouse
The remaining medicinal materials and daily necessities were basically not prepared. Needless to say, the good medicinal materials had already been in Xiaocao's hands long ago, and Han would take care of the daily necessities.
Then there are the manor shops and properties. The land belongs to the manor. There are eight manors in total, two in the suburbs of the imperial city, one hot spring manor, one ordinary manor, and another hot spring manor. The other five manors are located in other places.
There are a bunch of shops, except for a few in the prosperous areas of the imperial city, the rest are also located in local areas, and none of them are bad.
This house is relatively small, with only two buildings with five courtyards. There is no expansion on the sides, but only five courtyards on the central axis. For a wealthy family, it is actually nothing, but the location is also good and the layout inside is also exquisite.
In general, the things don't seem to be as many as when other princesses got married, but in terms of the total value, it's hard to say how many times it has increased. So it's really unreasonable for the emperor to be partial.
Although the quantity is much smaller, it is for the royal princess after all, so a full load would have to be nearly a hundred loads.
Han looked at these things and sighed inwardly. The royal family is indeed the royal family. These good things are indeed incomparable to those outside. She calculated in her mind that the dowry list had to be adjusted again. However, after calculating, Han also found a "small problem". Well, it seemed that there were indeed too many things. Together with what she had prepared and what Wei Tingyu sent, there were already more than two hundred loads. Moreover, some of them were stacked on top of each other. Not to mention dividing one load into two, three loads was possible.
Now including the dowry sent from the palace, there are more than three hundred. Although the final number has not been determined, the number is also very particular. It will be sent out tomorrow, so it should be decided today. In addition, usually, Emperor Xuanren will have a reward tomorrow. This is different from the dowry sent from the palace. It shows grace and honor.
Emperor Xuanren gave the reward, and the Empress Dowager would not leave any portion untouched, so the third position was usually reserved for this.
Han was calculating whether it should be 384 or 320 loads.
After thinking about it, I decided to forget it. I'll talk about it after I sort them out. It would be best if I can handle 320 units. If I can't, then I'll just do 384. Even though there is only a difference of 64, if I really sort them out, I can easily break 4.
To be honest, it is impossible for Xiaocao's yard to hold so many things. Anyway, in the main house, except for the place where people walk and live, the dowry is basically displayed everywhere. In some places, the dowry is stacked on top of each other, which is really spectacular.
Han ordered everyone to pack up and pick up the items quickly, and told everyone to be careful. If any of the items were damaged, they would lose their lives and could not afford the compensation.
As the eldest sister-in-law, Youshi, and the fourth brother's sister-in-law, Mengshi, have been helping out these days. As they are married daughters-in-law, they have no say in how much dowry their in-laws prepare for their younger (eldest) aunt. Of course, they originally had no objection, but until these things were laid out one by one and they saw the dowry list, they were deeply shocked and a little jealous. Then, as the "list" became thicker and thicker, they became numb.