419: Dowry Is Problematic

Today's wedding banquet was particularly lively. The second lady was smiling all over her face. Su Xinyi was sitting with several princesses. Zhu Chanyi turned her head and said to her: "I didn't expect that there were so many people here today, and you don't know many of them." Do you know me?"

Su Xinyi nodded slightly, "You come uninvited, and you can't kick people out even if they come to the door to congratulate you."

She also knew in her heart that it was hard to say whether it was good or bad for such an uninvited person to come to her door. But firstly, it was because she was the Crown Princess, and secondly, it was because Su Yi had a promising future in the past two years, and several other Su family children They all look like they are working hard to make progress. The Su family today is very different from when she came back.

It was dull at first, but now it is flourishing.

"That's the truth, otherwise the streets outside tomorrow will be filled with rumors that the Su family is arrogant." Zhu Chanyi said with a smile.

You Xiangzhe on the other side didn't even turn his eyelids when he heard this, looking indifferent.

Ji Yun next to her didn't look good, and seemed to be distracted. Tu Jingjia didn't seem to notice the difference between the two of them at all. He listened to Su Xinyi and Zhu Chanyi talking to each other, and occasionally talked about the previous one. Two sentences.

During this period, many people came over to propose a toast, but Su Xinyi refused them all because she was pregnant and could not drink.

And with Zhu Chanyi here, even if some people's words don't sound good, she will directly ask them back on the spot, making people embarrassed. Anyway, both of them are girls from military generals' families, and they are not afraid of others saying that they are uneducated.

Besides, what a good thing is a person who can make a pregnant woman drink alcohol.

When the wedding banquet was over, Su Xinyi left directly. After saying goodbye to Zhu Chanyi and Tu Jingjia, he went to say goodbye to the wife first.

Mrs. Tai looked at her with squinted eyes and smiled, "Everything is fine at home. Don't worry. When your eldest sister and brother-in-law come back, you can come back and have a look when you have time. If it is inconvenient, there is no need to come back. We are all in the East Palace. I know there are many alternatives.”

Su Xinyi smiled and said to the wife: "I listen to you. I will come back as soon as I can. You should also take good care of your health. You will have a great-grandson next year."

The madam nodded happily, "In this life, people want their homes to be flourishing. That's good, I like to hear it. Go back and be careful on the way."

Su Xinyi nodded, "I want to take Sister Jun and Brother Kun to the East Palace to stay for a few days. Do you think it's okay?"

I wanted to take her last time, but my family didn't let her go because they were afraid of causing trouble to her.

Madam Tai didn't expect Xin Yi to mention this matter again, and said hesitantly: "The two children are at the age of playing around. If you are pregnant and take care of them, the family is afraid that you will have to work hard."

"It's okay. There are so many people around, so I don't have to keep staring. Besides, I promised them back then that you couldn't let me make a mistake on my two children." Su Xinyi said with a smile.

The madam did not refuse this time, "Go ahead, but stay for a few days and then send them back."

Su Xinyi nodded, and the madam asked someone to bring the two children. As soon as Xie Kun walked in and saw Su Xinyi, his eyes lit up, but he still bowed to the madam in a polite manner first, and then ran over and asked: " Aunt Six, are you here to pick me up?"

Su Xinyi looked at Sister Jun who was following her like a little tail, staring at her with the same eyes. She smiled and said, "Yes, I'll pick you up."

Xie Kun rolled his eyes and turned to look at Sister Jun, "Let's go back and pack our things quickly."

The madam laughed angrily, looked at Xie Kun and said, "There is no need for you to pack your things. The people around you will pack them and take them with you."

This kid's mind works very fast, and he must be afraid that the servants will pack too few things for him, and he won't be able to stay for a few days before he comes back.

Xie Kun looked quite pity when he heard this, but he didn't say anything more this time.

Sister Jun looked at Su Xinyi and asked, "Sixth Aunt, when will my mother understand my brother and I? I miss my parents, and I also miss my brother."

Su Xinyi reached out and pinched Sister Jun's little face, and said softly: "I'll see you soon."

Sister Jun was still young, so she smiled happily when she heard this.

On the other hand, Xie Kun on the side was stunned for a moment, then his eyes were full of surprise, and then he looked at Su Xinyi with his eyes, "Sixth Aunt, can we celebrate the New Year together?"

This was to ask her if she could see anyone during the Chinese New Year.

Su Xinyi looked at Xie Kun and said, "If everything goes well, it should be okay."

Xie Kun nodded politely, "I'll definitely see you."

It will definitely go smoothly.

Su Xinyi took the two children to say goodbye to the dowager, and then went to say goodbye to the mother. The fourth lady had already prepared the luggage for the two children. There were not many things prepared, because they would be picked up after staying for a few days.

After sending the first and second children to the carriage, the fourth lady looked at her daughter and warned her softly, "Both children are good children and don't bother anyone. But you are pregnant, so just ask the people around you to take care of them."

Su Xinyi responded with a smile and said, "Mom, don't worry, we can see you again in a few days."

The Fourth Madam thought the same thing, and waved her hands with a smile on her face, "Then let's go, be careful on the road."

Zhu Chanyi stuck her head out at this time, "Madam, don't worry, I will protect them and go back well."

The Fourth Madam thought Zhu Chanyi had left long ago, but she was frightened when she saw the person. Then she came back to her senses and said, "Then there is Princess Laorong."

"You're welcome." Zhu Chanyi smiled, took the two children to sit beside her, and said goodbye to the Fourth Madam.

The carriage rolled slowly, and Su Xinyi waved to her mother, "Go back, it's windy outside."

The fourth lady smiled and responded, "Let's go."

Su Xinyi then lowered the curtain. The fourth lady watched the carriage go away, turned around and walked back to the mansion.

Halfway through the journey, she saw her housekeeper, Madam Xu, coming over in a hurry, "Madam, the second lady asks you to come over."

The fourth lady said in surprise, "Second sister-in-law? Why are you seeing me at this time? Did something happen?"

"I don't know, it was the maid next to the second lady who came to tell me."

"Then go over and take a look." The fourth lady gathered her cloak. Today was Su Qi's big day, and she rarely wore bright colors.

After her husband died, she almost wore plain clothes and rarely wore such bright colors, but her child's marriage was a big happy event, and she couldn't bring bad luck to others.

She went all the way to the second room, and halfway through the journey, she didn't expect to meet Zeng.

Zeng hurried over and greeted the fourth lady with a smile, "Fourth Aunt."

"Why are you here too?" The fourth lady looked at Zeng and asked, "Did your second aunt ask you to come?"

Zeng nodded, "Yes, my niece came here after hearing the news. I didn't expect to meet you here."

"Then let's go together." The fourth lady said kindly, "Do you know what it is?"

Zeng shook her head, "My niece doesn't know."

The fourth lady stopped talking and took Zeng into the second room. As soon as she entered the room, she saw the third lady was also there. She didn't see the eldest sister-in-law, so she walked over to greet her, "Third sister-in-law."

"Third Aunt." Zeng also called people.

The third lady looked at them and said, "You are here too, sit down." Then she looked at the fourth lady, "Second sister-in-law, I don't know what you want to ask us, but you called people here in a hurry. Does the fourth brother know?"

"I don't know either." The fourth lady shook her head.

Zeng, a junior, kept silent on the side, but felt that this matter was a bit strange. Why did the second aunt call everyone over at this time?

Just thinking about this, the eldest lady also arrived.

The eldest lady was also stunned when she saw everyone, and then looked at her daughter-in-law, "Everyone is here, what's going on?"

Zeng hurriedly stood up and asked her mother-in-law to sit down, and she stood aside to serve. Hearing this, she only looked at the third aunt and the fourth aunt, and did not speak.

As a junior, she naturally could not overstep the line.

The third lady was a straightforward person, so she said, "I don't know, and I don't know why. Sister-in-law, you don't know either?"

As she was talking, the second lady came with people. She pushed the door in. Maybe she was in a hurry, her face was slightly red. When she saw everyone, she said, "I asked you to come over. I have something here and I don't know what to do. Let's discuss it with everyone."

The eldest lady knew that the second lady was always a quiet person, so she asked, "Second brother and sister-in-law, just tell me what's going on. Today is a good day, and we are all happy. . "

The second wife smiled when she heard this, "When the dowry was put into the warehouse, the housekeeper came over and whispered to me that there was a whole box of rare ancient books in the dowry brought by Su Qi's wife. The only one in our family who knows about these is my fourth brother's wife. But because of this box of ancient books, I don't know what to do with the three-day return gift, so please come and talk about it."

The third wife's mouth twitched, "Just for this little thing? Second sister-in-law, I'm not saying anything bad about you, how big of a deal is this? It's worth calling all of us here. However, it seems that the Zhao family didn't mention the dowry of ancient books at the beginning, right? Besides, we are a family of military commanders. What does the Zhao family mean by giving us a box as a dowry? Are they making fun of us for not having enough education? "

The fourth lady covered her face, fearing that the third lady would really misunderstand the Zhao family and make Su Qi's wife have a hard time in the future, so she hurriedly said, "Third sister-in-law, when I married here, there were also many rare books in my dowry, but not as many as the Zhao family gave me."

The third lady heard that the fourth lady was reminding her, she coughed lightly, looked at the second lady and said, "Second sister-in-law, I don't mean anything else, don't take it to heart."

The second lady knew the third lady's temper and knew that she didn't hate her. She didn't know what to say, so she looked at the fourth lady and said, "Fourth sister-in-law, you also said that with your family's financial resources, you didn't send so many books. What do you think the Zhao family means? I'm not sure about this."

The fourth lady looked at the second lady, "Second sister-in-law, are you overthinking it? It's not strange to send a box of ancient books. What's there to worry about?"

The fourth lady felt that the second lady was overthinking it. She was also married with a dowry. It was because she loved reading that her family was willing to give her a book as a dowry. That was because they loved their daughter.

The first lady, as a clan woman, thought differently. She looked at the second lady and asked, "The Zhao family sent a copy of the dowry list. You have seen it. There are no such things on it, right?"

The second lady nodded, "Yes, no. Before the fourth sister-in-law married, the Gao family sent a dowry list, and it was clearly written on it."

Things that were not on the dowry list suddenly appeared out of thin air, and they were such things. For literati, they were treasures on the tip of their hearts, and there was a big box. How could the second lady not worry?

The first lady looked at the second lady and asked, "Have you asked what happened to Su Qi's wife?"

"We just got married today, it's a mess, it's hard to ask." The second lady said.

That's right.

If you don't know, you might think that she, as a mother-in-law, is trying to show off.

The first lady immediately stood up and looked back at her daughter-in-law, "Old lady, ask someone to find out if there is anything going on in the Zhao family recently."

Zeng nodded immediately, "Mom, I'll ask someone to go right away."

Zeng's family also has a father who loves reading. For a scholar, rare and unique books are really rare treasures that are worth a lot of money.

The family of scholars has a lot of books, but it is good for the daughter to marry with a few books. A big box, that is unless the Zhao family has a lot of things.

But if there are too many, it is not a rare book.

Zeng felt that her mother-in-law might be right, and the Zhao family might have encountered something.

After Zeng went out, the fourth lady looked at the second lady and said softly: "I think it is not good to ask Su Qi's wife directly about this matter. She is a new daughter-in-law. If the Zhao family really encounters something, I am afraid that we will scare her if we ask her like this."

The third lady said: "You are so brave that you can't even ask a question? If the Zhao family really encounters something, we are in-laws after all, we should at least inform them, right? They came here so quietly, and we don't know what happened. I always feel uncomfortable."

What the third lady said is not unreasonable. No family wants to marry a daughter-in-law who encounters trouble as soon as she enters the house.

But the marriage has been decided long ago. If the Zhao family is sincere, if they really encounter something that cannot be solved, they should at least let the in-laws know.

Not to mention whether they are involved or not, at least they should be prepared.

This is also because the second wife has always been cautious and careful. If she found something wrong with a box of books, she would not know what would happen if she met a careless person.

The first wife looked at the third wife and said, "Third sister-in-law, the Zhao family has always had a good family tradition. Since they didn't say it, it means that the Zhao family can solve the problem themselves. Giving the books to my daughter may be because they love her. Don't think too much."

The third wife listened to the first wife's words, and her face was a little ugly. She said, "Sister-in-law, I didn't say anything else, and you don't have to protect Su Qi's wife so much. Besides, I'm telling the truth. It doesn't matter if you encounter something, but it's annoying to keep silent."

The first wife looked at the fourth wife, and the fourth wife understood. She didn't want to quarrel with the third wife. Just the third wife's mouth, most people can't stand it.

"Third sister-in-law, what big thing can happen to the Hanlin Academy? Let's not scare ourselves."

"Nothing big usually happens in the Hanlin Academy, but this one will scare people to death." The third wife said unhappily, is the Hanlin Academy an ordinary place?

Although those scholars do not hold high positions, they can reach the emperor's ears and have a say in front of the emperor.