The Princess of the Red Chamber

Chapter 36

The next day, when Cheng Rui brought Lan Ruo to Kunning Palace to pay his respects, Mo Xiao and Si Ye also arrived, and they were having breakfast with Kangxi and the Empress at the moment.

The queen originally thought that Chengrui and Lan Ruo would come later, but unexpectedly they came so early.

After offering tea, the queen let Chengrui and Lan Ruo sit down for breakfast, and after Kangxi drank Lan Ruojing's tea, he went to court. Chengrui was newly married and had a three-day rest, so he didn't have to go with Kangxi When I went to court, I had breakfast with Lan Ruo leisurely.

It was the first time for Lan Ruo to have breakfast with Chengrui, and the queen, Mo Xiao, and Si Ye were all there. Although she acted very gracefully, she was a stranger after all, so she was inevitably a little nervous, which could be seen through careful observation.But the Queen and Mo Xiao were already very satisfied with her performance.

"You're welcome in Kunning Palace, eat more." Seeing that Lan Ruo didn't eat much, the queen smiled at her.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Lan Ruo looked up at the Queen and nodded in response, but there was still very little to eat. Seeing this, Cheng Rui picked up two crystal buns that were a little far away for her.

"We are all our own people here, don't be restrained, Er Niang won't mind." Chengrui stretched out his hand and grabbed Lan Ruo's left hand and said.

Lan Ruo's face was slightly red, she raised her head slightly, glanced at the queen and Mo Xiao, and found that they were laughing, her face became even redder.

After breakfast, Lan Ruo felt a little more at ease. Not long after, the concubines from various palaces came. Lan Ruo saw each other one by one, and received a lot of good gifts, but the gift given by Concubine Rong was a bit expensive, Lan Ruo Looking at Chengrui, he didn't know whether to accept it or not.

"Even if Concubine Rong wants to keep it, it's fine." Cheng Rui looked at Lan Ruo and said.

"That's right, this set of emerald headwear is suitable for someone as pink and tender as the princess. I'm already old, so it's good that the princess doesn't dislike it." Concubine Rong looked at Lan Ruo and smiled, and handed the whole set of emerald headwear to Lan Ruo. bamboo.

Ever since Mo Xiao helped Lan Qi'er find a good husband-in-law with both talent and appearance, Concubine Rong has completely become the Queen's party, and she has come closer to Kunning Palace, and although this emerald headdress is really suitable for Lan Ruo , but it is also suitable for Lan Qier. The reason why Concubine Rong gave this precious emerald headdress to Lan Ruo was not to let Chengrui take care of Yinzuo and Mo Xiao to take care of Lan Qier, in short, it was for a pair of children.

"Thank you, Concubine Rong." Lan Ruo looked at Concubine Rong and said.

Concubine Rong has been with Kangxi for a long time. Kangxi still has some feelings for her, especially Yinzhi's death, which made Kangxi feel guilty for her. Every time he has something valuable, he will give her a share. However, since Yinzhi died, Concubine Rong didn't care so much about Kangxi. She didn't want to fight for favor like before. She calmed down and took care of Lan Qier and Yinzuo wholeheartedly. I hope they grow up safely. .

The harem was managed by the empress in an orderly manner. Although Concubine Rong no longer competed for favor, she did not encounter any incidents of favoritism.

Because of Concubine Tong's poor health, although she didn't come, she was sent a meeting gift, which was a pair of pure white suet jade bracelets inlaid with gold. Lan Ruo was happy to see her.

Seeing this, Cheng Rui knew that his daughter-in-law liked this mutton fat jade, and thought about collecting some high-quality finished products to give to her daughter-in-law in the future.

Lan Ruo didn't know Chengrui's thoughts, but she was full of joy. This was the gift she liked the most today. Of course, the queen's gift hadn't been given yet. After all the concubines had dispersed, the queen sent her away. He and Kangxi prepared gifts for Lan Ruo and Chengrui.

The gift prepared by Kangxi and the empress is real, with some private property such as land deeds and house deeds.

"Emiang, is this too much?" Cheng Rui flipped through it and was taken aback, because there were so many. He knew that Huang Ama and Huang'eniang would give some private property, but it was too much, right? , the range is thousands of miles away.

"You are Erniang's eldest son, so these are too many, not to mention that you are still a prince, how can you do without any wealth." The queen looked at Chengrui and said.

"But this is really too much, what will the second and third brothers do in the future?" Chengrui still thinks it's too much, and if he gives himself so much, then there will be less for Yinfeng and Yinfeng, if they find out, they won't be happy Not so good.

"Don't worry, Yinang's and Yinreng's Erniangs are all kept. Besides, apart from what Erniang gave, most of them were given by your Huang Ama. The whole world belongs to your Huang Ama. He will The share of your two younger brothers is missing." The Queen looked at Cheng Rui and smiled.

Chengrui thought about it for a while, and he just handed over the box containing various contracts to Lan Ruo, and when he got married, he handed over the family property. He was really a good husband and wife.

But Mo Xiao would not be jealous, because her husband-in-law is better.

Although the previous gift has already been given, Mo Xiao still prepared a normal one today, which is similar to the one given by the queen, but it is less.

Cheng Rui didn't intend to accept it, after all, the secret book of cultivation that Mo Xiao gave was already extremely valuable.

"They're all belongings, keep them." Mo Xiao said with a smile, and handed the things directly to Lan Ruo. Lan Ruo looked at Cheng Rui, Cheng Rui nodded, and she put them away.

Greetings this trip, Cheng Rui and Lan Ruo returned with a full load.

After Chengrui and Lan Ruo left, Mo Xiao talked with the queen for a while, and then left the palace, intending to see if Lin Ruhai had arrived in the capital.

Lin Ruhai was naturally happy, but he still asked Kangxi to allow him to return to his hometown to pick up his mother, and told him that he was going to marry the princess by the way. mother.

It has been almost a month since Lin Ruhai left the capital. Concubine Rong's outstanding performance today reminded Mo Xiao that Lan Qier's marriage is coming soon, but the groom has not arrived in the capital yet, so it is necessary to inquire about the news.

Lin Ruhai was also anxious, but his mother was sick, so he couldn't leave it alone. Lin's mother wanted her son to leave quickly before it was too late, but Lin Ruhai was a dutiful son, so how could he leave his mother alone.

In fact, there are maids and guards, but Lin Ruhai is worried.

Lin's mother was probably a little unaccustomed to the environment. She started to feel uncomfortable when she was on the road. It continued all the way, but there was nothing serious about it. However, Lin Ruhai slowed down the driving speed because of Lin's mother, so she still hasn't been able to reach the capital.

"Mother, don't worry, it's not far from the capital, and you won't miss the wedding date." Lin Ruhai comforted Lin Mu, who looked pale and worried.

"Mother knows, don't you still need to prepare a dowry gift? The princess has a noble status, so this dowry gift is naturally indispensable." Mother Lin said.

"Isn't mother ready?" Lin Ruhai looked at Lin's mother and said, isn't there a betrothal gift in the salute of this car, why do you have to prepare it.

"Stupid son, how can these be enough? Mother originally only thought that you could marry a lady from a great family, and the dowry gifts were prepared according to normal standards, but now you are going to marry the honorable princess, how can these betrothal gifts be enough?" Lin Seeing Lin Ruhai's surprised appearance, my mother couldn't help laughing, but it added a bit of blood to the pale face.

Still less, Lin Ruhai felt that those dowry gifts were enough, but his mother still felt that it was not enough. Lin Ruhai couldn't accept that it was necessary to empty the family property in order to marry the princess.

Although their Lin family is not very poor, they are not too rich either. Many things are left over from the past, so naturally they cannot be moved. After the death of Lin's father, it is not easy for Lin's mother to maintain the family business as a widow, so it is not easy to make a lot of money. It's possible, so Lin Ruhai felt that his mother was very hard, and naturally he didn't want to go bankrupt for a daughter-in-law. some jewelry or something.

Of course, these are what Lin Ruhai thought. In fact, the Lin family is quite wealthy. Although Lin's father died early, he left a lot of money for Lin's mother, especially before he died. The family business will be very difficult, that is, many shops are sold, exchanged for silver, and then deposited in the bank. As for the receipt, it is naturally given to Mother Lin.

Of course, there are more than one bank where money is deposited, and not all are in the same place, so depositing in each place is not considered a huge sum of money, and it will not cause others to covet it.

All together, the Lin family now has at least 100 million, so it is not as "poor" as Lin Ruhai thought, so when she heard her son crying poor, Lin's mother couldn't laugh or cry, so she had to explain the Lin family's property in detail.