Spoiling my mistress and swallowing my dowry? After my rebirth, I changed my marriage to a powerful

Xie Tingting is much more shrewd than Xie Xiangxiang. She showed surprise on her face, but not at all arrogant.

She was just the right amount of surprised, with a hint of innocence and cuteness, and said with a smile: "I did hear my father and mother talking about it, but there was no imperial decree to grant marriage, so it was just hearsay."

Gu Chengyan said: "I saw it with my own eyes in the Crown Prince's Mansion. It was the list drawn up by the Queen herself, and your name was very high up."

Very close to the front, that means she is not the first one, so the ecstasy in Tiffany Xie’s heart was reduced.

But she figured it out in an instant. She was not the eldest daughter in the family, and her mother was incompetent. Even if she was the prince's concubine, it was better than marrying to Yingzhou and much better than marrying the second son of a fifth-rank official.

The prince's ascension to the throne was a foregone conclusion. As long as she entered the prince's mansion, with the Xie family behind her, she would at least be a concubine.

If she had children, she would definitely be more noble than her aunt, Concubine Xi.

What is Xie Zhaozhao, what is Xie Yu!

She must go back immediately and tell her mother not to exchange engagement letters with the Liu family.

She pretended to be shy and said to Xie Xiangxiang: "Sister, since my brother-in-law is back to accompany you, I will go back first. We will see each other at the palace banquet."

Xie Xiangxiang sent her to the gate, and by coincidence, she met Xie Zhaozhao who was about to leave the house.

Tiffany Hsieh saw her elder sister wearing a large cloak in the colors of Qiuxiang, Guixinglian and Xuanhu, and a warm vest in the same color.

Next to her, Yuanyuan and Manman, also wearing cloaks and hoods of the same color, held a green silk umbrella for her and walked slowly from Qingpu Courtyard on the snow-covered corridor.

Like a beautiful... dazzling painting!

Xie Tingting blinked her innocent big watery eyes and said affectionately, "Sister, long time no see!"

Xie Zhaozhao nodded lightly without saying anything.

Xie Xiangxiang was immediately annoyed: "Eldest sister, Third Sister is talking to you, why are you turning a deaf ear to me?"

Xie Tingting still had a smile on her face, and hurriedly defended Xie Zhaozhao: "Second sister, the eldest sister nodded to me."

Xie Zhaozhao ignored their words, got on the carriage without looking back.

Xie Tingting said goodbye to Xie Xiangxiang and hurried back to Xie's house.

On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, Xie Zhaozhao asked Yuanyuan to send invitations to Liu Yiyi, Zhang Yanyan, Zhou Tangtang, and Li Ranran, inviting them to go to the Huguo Temple to burn incense together on the 29th.

At the beginning of the morning on the 29th, the five people met at the Baihu Gate on Xuande Street to leave the city together.

Xie Zhaozhao drove three carriages. Except for the carriage he was riding in, the other two carriages were filled with copied scriptures, incense, candles, fragrant oil, fresh fruits, vegetarian cakes, etc.

The fresh fruits were brought from the south, and the vegetarian cakes were made by Aunt Cui and Manman, who borrowed the big stove in the public house and steamed and baked them for two whole days.

A few days ago, she reported to the old lady that she was going to Huguo Temple to burn incense, and the old lady wanted to go with her.

Xie Zhaozhao had no choice but to say, "Mother, I am here to pay tribute to my late mother. I have made a vow in front of the Buddha to chant sutras for my mother on every major festival. Because I will be attending a palace banquet with the elders on New Year's Eve this year, I am going to the Huguo Temple to burn incense a day in advance."

The old lady felt embarrassed to follow. It would be inappropriate for her to follow others who were paying tribute to their mother.

On the morning of the 29th, Xie Zhaozhao set out with Aunt Cui Yuanyuanman. Because Aunt Cui also wanted to pay tribute to an old friend, they went together.

Zhang Yanyan arrived first, followed by her mother. When she saw Xie Zhaozhao, she immediately got off the carriage, held Xie Zhaozhao's hand, and said distressedly, "Why didn't you bring your hand warmer?"

He handed his hand warmer to Xie Zhaozhao.

Xie Zhaozhao thanked Zhang's mother. Zhang Yanyan smiled and said to Xie Zhaozhao, "Zhaozhao, I have good news for you. My fourth brother wrote to me and said that my fourth sister-in-law is pregnant."

She was talking about Zhang Hexuan, who was sent to the northwest by Gu Shaoyu to serve as a seventh-rank county magistrate. His fourth sister-in-law was Jiang Ningning, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo who was "not allowed to take concubines."

"That's great. Then we can bring Fourth Sister-in-law back to the capital to take care of her." Xie Zhaozhao congratulated Mrs. Zhang with a smile.

"Why do we need to go back to the Zhang Mansion? The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo loves him so much that she has already sent people to serve him. The fourth son is very popular over there, and the people love him very much. The Duke of Zhenguo treats him like his own son." Madam Zhang held Xie Zhaozhao's hand, "Zhaozhao, my master and I will be grateful to you and Lord Ge Lao for the rest of our lives."

As the two were exchanging pleasantries, Liu Yiyi and Madam Liu came along, and they exchanged pleasantries again.

Zhou Tangtang came out with her mother, Princess Kangjun. Prince Jing was Zhou Tangtang's grandfather, her father was named Prince Kangjun, and her eldest brother was the Crown Prince of Kangjun. Her second brother, Zhou Lingyin, well, let's not talk about him.

Li Ranran came out by herself, accompanied by two maids.

The sisters gathered and rode out of the city to the Huguo Temple.

Huguo Temple is the largest temple in Daqian Kyoto and also a temple supported by the royal family. It has produced several eminent monks.

The original prophecy that "a noble girl born on May 16th will be the lucky star of Daqian" was made by the now deceased monk Yuanzhen of Huguo Temple.

Living Buddha Yuanji also stayed at Huguo Temple from time to time.

The six prefectures cleared the roads early, and the carriage arrived at the Huguo Temple smoothly.

The old abbot was already waiting at the gate to greet us.

Next to the old abbot stood a man, who was tall and handsome, with a graceful look between his eyebrows and an air of nobility that was hard to conceal.

It was Xie Zhaozhao’s elder brother Xie Yu.

Xie Zhaozhao got off the carriage and called out "Brother".

Xie Yu's face softened immediately, and she smiled and said, "Did the journey go smoothly?"

"Well, aren't you busy, brother?"

"It's time for the New Year. Everything is ready. Everyone has been looking forward to you and the elder coming to the mansion on the second day of the New Year."

Looking at Xie Yu and then at her younger daughter Liu Yiyi, Mrs. Liu suddenly understood the meaning of Xie Zhaozhao's invitation to them to worship together.

I was extremely satisfied with Xie Yu.

Good family background, good looks, good education, clean conduct, and a promising future... Madam Liu immediately whispered to Liu Yiyi, "Don't be rude in front of Brother Xie later."

Liu Yiyi said: "Brother Xie is very nice, he doesn't put on airs at all. When I was playing in the Xie Mansion, Brother Xie Yu always brought us some rare food. One time I broke a pot of orchid in the Xie Mansion's garden, but he didn't say a single harsh word to me."

Madam Liu was overjoyed when she heard this and whispered, "Then why didn't you tell mother when you returned home?"

"Oh, what's there to say about such a small matter? Brother Xie Yu is very kind to us."

"How many of you are there?"

"Well, that's them!"

Madam Liu is confused. Who does Xie Zhaozhao choose as his sister-in-law?

On the other side, Li Ranran also stole a glance at Xie Yu, feeling so shy that her heart was in a mess.

She had never thought about this before, but Li Yunmu said, "Sister, you are almost seventeen, don't stay at home like an old maid."

She wanted to too, but what kind of woman would find a husband for herself?

She liked playing with Xie Zhaozhao because she had the chance to catch a glimpse of Xie Yu. Just one look at him would make her happy and sad for a long time.

Zhou Tangtang looked at Xie Yu for a few seconds, then shifted his gaze. He arranged for the servants to move the things down, parked the carriage, and asked the maids and old women to take good care of his mother.

"Mother, let's go to the main hall to burn incense, place the scriptures, and hand over the donated items to the abbot. Let's settle down first."

Princess Kang said with a smile: "You are the one who takes care of all the affairs in the palace. You are more thoughtful. Mother is not the one who likes to worry. You can do whatever you want."

Among these five noble ladies, except Liu Yiyi who is innocent and doesn't like to worry, the other four are all very capable, and any one of them can easily be the mistress of a mansion.

After handing over the donated silver and items to the abbot, everyone washed their hands and faces, and a master in the temple led them in chanting scriptures.

While chanting scriptures, they beat drums and chimes.

After the ceremony, everyone returned to the guest hall to rest.

Xie Zhaozhao was offering sacrifices to her deceased mother's spirit tablet at the Huguo Temple. She and Xie Yu were about to pray for her mother when they saw Gu Shaoyu walking in from the gate of the temple with the abbot.