Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

When the fifth prince learned that Xue Baochai and Chen Ruiwu were married, he was furious and annoyed. He originally wanted to make things difficult for Chen Ruiwu, but he saw that there was another Chen Ruiwen beside Chen Ruiwu. Reward him with two beauties as compensation.

Once this turmoil was over, perhaps fearing that something would happen again, the emperor quickly issued an order to marry Princess Chaohuang and Sheng Wen, and rewarded the Sheng family generously, and set the wedding in mid-April.

The Xue family also began to discuss marriage with the Chen family. The second grandma Chen really didn't value her family background. She felt that as long as her daughter-in-law understood the rules and general principles, it would be good whether she was a commoner or an honored lady. Aunt Xue was very courteous, and discussed with Mrs. Chen that Aunt Xue's family would be formally hosted on March [-]rd.

Shen naturally agreed, and said with a smile to Lin Wanru in private: "I don't think she can sit still anymore, if she waits any longer, I guess not only her family background, but also her character is not something to pick. Seeing that Miss Xue is a good person, He quickly settled down."

Lin Wanru smiled and said, "This is also destined by fate."

Shen smiled and looked at Brother Cheng and Brother Yu who were sitting on the Kang and playing with the windmill, and said: "Anyway, Brother Cheng and Brother Yu's marriage should be settled early." Her tone was full of kindness.

In the blink of an eye, it was March [-]rd, and this time it was the Chen family's grand banquet, which was particularly eye-catching, but the protagonists were Second Grandma Chen and Aunt Xue. Proficient, with a bright future, the more I look at it, the more I like it, and even made a piece of ancient jade handed down by the Xue family ancestors as a meeting gift for the first meeting ceremony.

Aunt Xue valued Chen Ruiwu very much, and Grandma Chen naturally felt that she had face, so she praised Xue Baochai how well she knew the rules.As much as I like it, I still let it out. When I hire you, I have to prepare a dowry gift of 1 taels of silver.

Back then when Chen Ruiwen betrothed Lin Wanru, the 160 dowry gift was only worth 1 taels of silver.Now, although Chen Ruiwu didn't surpass Chen Ruiwen, he was on an equal footing with Chen Ruiwen. Neither Shen nor Lin Wanru could get angry with Second Grandma Chen for this matter, so everyone said that Second Grandma Chen was generous.

Some people even talked about how much dowry the bride should accompany.Second Grandma Chen is really a wonderful person. She said in front of the guests: "We always marry wives and virtuous people. We bring home well-educated and well-educated girls. Is it because of their dowry? It's just a dowry." No, that is also our family's blessing."

Aunt Xue was listening by the side, naturally she was very face-saving, but it was impossible not to buy a dowry, on the contrary, she would only buy a more generous one.

After the banquet is over.Aunt Xue went to Aunt Shen to find out how much dowry would be appropriate to accompany her.Aunt Shen didn't dare to call the shots.She ran to ask Chen Shi again, and Chen Shi smiled and said: "The words of the brothers and sisters are there. It depends on the Xue family how much you buy."

Aunt Shen said: "Aunt Xue's intention is naturally to accompany and send more. But Baochai still has an elder brother, and the elder brother has married a wife. If there is only one daughter, it is not too much to send the whole family over there, but the son and daughter-in-law are by the side. , Aunt Xue has the intention to be partial and embarrassed, but the second grandma said those things today, the Xue family will naturally have to prepare the dowry in order to save face."

Aunt Shen pondered for a moment, and said: "Speaking of which, the siblings are really not the ones who stare at the daughter-in-law's dowry, she just said that to make a face for Rui Wu, the richer the bride's dowry, the more face Rui Wu will have Hey, the Xue family is an imperial merchant, are they still short of money, what should they do, they know it in their hearts."

Aunt Shen sighed: "The palms of the hands and the back of the hands are full of meat. Aunt Xue is also in a dilemma. Seeing that her son is not up to date, she wants to leave more family property for her son, but when her daughter gets married, she wants to buy more dowry for her. There is too much and too little. The son and the daughter are brothers and sisters, so naturally there is nothing to say, but there is still a daughter-in-law watching coldly there, so there is no room for contempt."

Chen said with a smile: "That's right, it's just as much rice as you cook, as long as you don't lose face."

Xue's family is buying Xue Baochai's dowry, and the House of Internal Affairs is also buying Princess Chaohuang's dowry. The capital is in full swing, as if summer has arrived ahead of schedule. At the end of March, Shi Aizhu and Liu Xuan came together to find Lin Wanru: For marriage, Jiangnan Tianyifang paid tribute to a lot of fashionable materials, let's go pick and choose, and make some new clothes along with it."

Lin Wanru's heart skipped a beat, but she smiled and said, "Is it possible that you haven't seen any good material? You still have to get this light."

Liu Xuan said: "If it's ordinary, it's not easy to get rich. The materials dyed by Tianyifang are always the best, and the clothes made are incomparable in terms of stitching and embroidery. How else can it be called Tianyifang?" , It is said that slow work produces meticulous work, and Tianyifang weaves all those materials in a year, and the nobles in the palace are not enough to wear them, so it is our turn."

Shi Aizhu smiled and said: "The emperor ordered Tianyifang to rush to make wedding dresses for the princess, so Tianyifang stopped other work and concentrated on this. I heard that the first batch of materials has been sent to the capital."

Lin Wanru couldn't refuse, and was dragged into the palace by them. In her previous life, Lin Wanru's clothes were all cut out of materials from Tianyifang. Unlike other silk and satin shops or embroidery shops, Tianyifang simply sold materials. Or embroidery workers, but divided into four parts, one part is the dyeing workshop, which specializes in dyeing, the other part is the tailor workshop, which specializes in custom-made garments, and the other part is the embroidery workshop, which specializes in embroidery.

The last part is dedicated to sales. A piece of cloth first enters the dyeing workshop, then enters the garment workshop, then enters the embroidery workshop, and finally the exquisite and beautiful clothes that are put before people's eyes have gone through countless processes and the painstaking efforts of countless people. Therefore, Tianyifang only deals with high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and a single piece of clothing is probably worth the food, drink, and chewing of ordinary people for three or two years.

The materials sent by Tianyifang were piled up in the Palace of Concubine Roujia, Concubine Roujia, Concubine Chen Ying, Concubine Wu Guifei and even the Queen Mother were there.

She was excited about which material to choose, because it was for a wedding dress, and those materials were all bright red, Lin Wanru looked at the familiar and unfamiliar materials, and felt deeply moved in her heart.

Scarlet clouds and bright pearls, the country is beautiful and heavenly, the beauties are drunk, and a hundred birds are facing the phoenix... Every piece of material is worth tens of thousands of gold. It seems that this time the Lin family really spent their money. However, Tianyifang made it for the princess in the previous life. The material of the wedding dress is not in it.

Lin Wanru remembered that the material was called Youfeng Laiyi. The pattern of Youfeng Laiyi was embroidered with bright red thread on the bright red silk, and then embellished with gold thread. Seeing the glittering gold, it is in line with Princess Chaohuang's usual low-key and luxurious style.

Lin Wanru heard Liu Xuan say that this was only the first batch of ingredients, and thought that the best would come at the end, so she didn't take it to heart. Hearing Shi Aizhu and Liu Xuan acting like a baby with the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "Is it Chaohuang who is getting married or you two?" Married?"

Shi Aizhu smiled and said: "The materials in Tianyifang are rare. Now that my cousin is getting married, they will naturally take out the things from the bottom of the box. It is not easy to see them. You can open our eyes." The queen mother couldn't stand it anymore Rubbing, smiling at Concubine Roujia: "Look at these two monkeys, they are busy dressing up."

Concubine Roujia smiled and said: "This is just a part, the good things will come later, why are you so anxious, can you still run away with things here? It's better to be steady."

Lin Wanru smiled and said, "I'm already the mother of two children, so I don't have the nerve to dress up so gorgeously, but I'm just here to see you."

Concubine Chen Ying said with a smile: "Nonsense, people who are not yet twenty can say such old-fashioned things."

Lin Wanru pursed her lips and smiled.The people in the room were chatting and laughing, and it was very lively.

Lin Wanru went back after eating in the palace, Chen Ruiwen had already returned, changed into homely clothes and was playing Jiulianhuan with brother Cheng and brother Yu in his arms, brother Yu was sitting in Chen Ruiwen's arms, holding a jade Jiu Lianhuan was having a good time by himself, how could he solve this, he just knocked it on the kang with his hands, but Brother Cheng sat beside him and was taught by Chen Ruiwen.

Seeing Lin Wanru coming in, Brother Yu dropped Jiu Lianhuan first, reached out to her, and grinned, revealing two small teeth.

Lin Wanru smiled and said, "Brother Yu, why is he so obedient today? He didn't cry when Mother wasn't here."

Chen Ruiwen laughed and said: "Who said he didn't cry, he just cried for a while, trying to go out to find you, but the nanny couldn't hold him anymore, so it's better, this kid has a stubborn temper and a big temper. "

Lin Wanru took a closer look, and sure enough, Brother Yu's eyes were red, and he kissed him heartbrokenly, and said, "Brother Yu, don't cry in the future, mother loves you."

Brother Yu babbled and twisted his body onto the kang, Lin Wanru hurriedly put him on top, but saw him pick up the Nine Links that he dropped just now and show it to Lin Wanru, as if showing off, Lin Wanru was heartbroken. It all melted, hugged him and kissed him several times, Brother Yu giggled.

The corners of Chen Ruiwen's mouth turned up when he saw it: "What did you go to the palace for? I heard that the two princesses came to drag you away?" Lin Wanru smiled and said: "The princess is getting married, and Tianyifang has offered many rare ones. material, they dragged me to have a look.”

Chen Ruiwen was thoughtful: "I remember Tianyifang is the property of Lin Songcheng?"

Lin Wanru smiled and said: "Yes, it has been decades since Tianyifang was established, and no one can surpass it so far."

Chen Ruiwen said: "It's really not easy for Lin Songcheng to make such a business as a businessman. It shows the talent of this man. I met him several times when he came to the capital the year before last. Confucian merchants are two words, now that the princess is getting married, Tianyifang has done a good job, the emperor must have a gift of grace."

Lin Wanru didn't say a word, but she was very happy in her heart. Without the constraints of the Wan family, it would be easier for her father to do business. Now if she can officially become an imperial merchant through the princess's wedding, then she really doesn't have to worry about it.

In the evening, Chen Ruiwen's family of four went to say hello to Mrs. Shen. Mrs. Shen liked it very much when they saw her. They hugged Brother Cheng and Brother Yu, and said to Lin Wanru: "Just now people from the Cao family reported that Ruixue had You are pregnant, go back and prepare some herbs, and tomorrow we will go to Cao's house."

Lin Wanru was both surprised and happy, and hurriedly agreed.