Chapter 1425 Thorn Moon Gang (1)
Since Xiangyun was about to get married, Caiwei couldn't leave for a while, so she had no chance to go to Xianbei to settle accounts with Queen Jia and Master Leqi. However, the parrot would tell Caiwei what it saw every day. Caiwei felt relieved when she learned that the two had not found a magician to exorcise ghosts. She was just waiting for Xiangyun's wedding before going to Xianbei to deal with them!
In the past two days, in addition to distributing New Year's rewards to the concubines, princesses, princes and ministers, she also had one more job, which was to prepare a dowry for Xiangyun.
Xiangyun had been named a princess and represented the Great Jin Kingdom in the marriage with the Qingluo Kingdom, so the dowry should be paid by the Qingluo Kingdom.
Caiwei gave Xiangyun a rich dowry. Four boxes were filled with top-quality jade seed material alone; one hu of pearls of various colors, pink, white, gold, purple, and black; 400 pieces of head ornaments inlaid with gold jewels and various gemstones; 400 pieces of precious brocades such as Shu brocade, Wei brocade, Fuguang brocade, and Ruanyanluo; 400 pieces of porcelain ornaments from the official kiln; 400 pieces of antique calligraphy and paintings...
In addition, there were 10,000 taels of gold and 100,000 taels of silver. Even the princess's dowry was inferior to it. When the wife of Jian'an Marquis saw the dowry list, she was so scared that she stuck out her tongue. Jian'an Marquis also felt that it was too much. He rushed into the palace to kowtow and resign, but was rejected by the emperor, which made Jian'an Marquis and his wife very grateful.
In the blink of an eye, the wedding was imminent. Jian'an Marquis's mansion was ready and was waiting to happily marry their daughter tomorrow.
Xiangyun was also looking forward to the wedding tomorrow. This time she got married differently from the last time. Last time, she followed her parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. She didn't have any feelings for Mo Zili. She was still uneasy before the wedding and even wanted to run away and resist. But this time, the person she was going to marry was the one she loved, the hero in her mind, and her first love. So, she was really satisfied with this marriage.
Of course, there were also some unsatisfactory things, that is, she had to part with her parents from now on, and she didn't know when she would meet again. When she thought of this, her joy was diluted a lot. The closer she got to the day of marriage, the more reluctant she felt. Especially today, because tomorrow was the day of the wedding, and she would leave directly for Qingluo Country after the wedding. So, her mood was extremely low, but she didn't dare to tell her mother, for fear that she would also be sad and disappointed.
In the afternoon, Feixue, the eldest maid in Madam Wu's room, came to invite her over, saying that Madam wanted to discuss something with her.
After hearing this, Xiangyun took Cuiwen and Cuilu with her and followed Feixue to Baiqing Courtyard where her mother lived. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw five or six young girls standing in the courtyard. They all lowered their eyebrows and looked respectful when they saw her.
After entering the house, Madam Wu called her to sit on the kang, stroked her back and said: "There is something that I have not asked you, but I will be leaving tomorrow and I can't hold it back."
Xiangyun was stunned and said: "What?"
Madam Wu said: "You also know that when a woman gets married, even if she is a princess, she must prepare a maid for her husband, otherwise she will be at a loss when she really needs her. She is a family member, holding a contract of sale in her hand, and can be sold if she wants to, which is better than a man trying to figure it out by himself."
Seeing Xiangyun's face change slightly and looking up to speak, Madam Wu patted her hand and suppressed her words, and then said: "Last time when you got married, mother believed the rumor that the sons of the Duke of Liguo's mansion did not take concubines, so she did not I tried to prepare a concubine for you, but it turned out like that. This time, I have prepared everything for you."
"Your four maids, Cuiwen and Cuilu, grew up with you. I saw that they served you well, so I let you take them with you. Cuilan and Cuiping are also safe, so it's okay to take them with you, but they are not young, the youngest is already fifteen, and you probably won't need a concubine for the first three or two years after you get married. After three or two years, they will be too old to be suitable. In addition, mother has always been against arranging a close-fitting maid as a concubine, as it would hurt the relationship between master and servant. If they have to worry about this, they will not be able to serve you wholeheartedly. It's better not to give them this hope from the beginning."