Xiaocao doesn't know what her mother and sister think, but even if she knows, it's probably just "fulfillment". Even if Wen Renying chooses Hua Baichen, she won't say anything else. Other people's lives are always theirs.

She has the right to make a choice and has made it clear that if she still intervenes forcefully, what's the point.

Xiaocao went to Dingbei County Prince's Mansion and Pingjin Marquis Mansion, and then entertained the eldest sister Wen Renyan who came back on time to report, her brother-in-law Lu Deyuan, and Xia Bihe who continued to lose weight.

Not to mention other things, at least their situation is developing in a good direction.

Zhen Muyao's wedding was on the tenth day of April. On the ninth day, Xiaocao went to add makeup to her.

It was Xiaocao's first visit to Duke Zhen Chengen's house, but she had the rare title of friend of Miss Zhen Liu, which was much more "precious" than her sister, seventh aunt, and eighth aunt.

Knowing that she was coming to the door, Zhen Muyao rushed to the door to pick her up.

Speaking of the last period of time before the marriage, Mrs. Zhen really kept Zhen Muyao at home and was not allowed to go out. Zhen Muyao was helpless. She could fight with other people, in front of her own mother.

He could only act like a quail obediently, but he suppressed her to death.

When she saw Xiaocao, she would lie on Xiaocao's shoulder and moan "complaining". She was almost going crazy during this period, right?

Xiaocao was funny but helpless. She patted her head as if coaxing a child, "What will you do if you get married like this?"

When you get married, you have more rules. It's not impossible to go out and have sex, but at least you don't have that much freedom. You can't just go out if you want. This mother-in-law will definitely not be like her mother-in-law.

Zhen Muchao raised his head and looked at Xiaocao with tears in his eyes, "Please don't tell me such a cruel fact."

Seeing as if he had made the person sad, Xiaocao quickly coaxed him, "It's okay, it's okay. You still have Jian Shu. Let him take the lead. He has to accompany you at home and take you with him when going out."

Zhen Muchao's eyes suddenly lit up, "What a good idea. If Jian Shu doesn't take me with him when he goes out, let's see how I deal with him."

She seemed to have taught people bad things, but Xiaocao then thought about it. Compared with Zhen Muyao and Jian Shu, Jian Shu is the younger daughter-in-law. Mu Yao should not bully her too much. Of course, Jian Shu

Since Shu, as a "waste pretty boy", looks like he will have to rely on Zhen Muchao for his livelihood in the future, it is right for him to play some role appropriately.

Maybe Zhen Muyao had made up his mind a long time ago. After all, he had coaxed Jian Shu into being docile and obedient to her since he was a child. His temperament was as shy as that of a little girl, and he rarely followed her.

The family fights because of Zhen Muchao.

After entering the door, you can see red silk and bright red happy characters everywhere, and there are many people coming and going. They all look very busy. Then, Xiaocao sees the yard filled with red flowers. It is obvious that these are

Zhen Muyao's dowry will be delivered to Jian's family in the afternoon. In addition to two complete sets of furniture made of precious wood, the others are boxes and cages containing materials, leathers, medicinal materials, spices, calligraphy, painting, antiques, etc.

The jewelry and the first few items were still in the house.

A full one hundred and twenty-eight can be carried. However, looking at the box and cage being so crowded that the lid has become a decoration and not even a finger can fit in, you can imagine how full it is. Even if it is divided into two hundred and fifty-six,

After being divided, this load is much richer than many people's load.

So it's no wonder that Xiaocao can see many little wives and big girls here. The envy and jealousy in their eyes can hardly be concealed, especially those girls from the Zhen family, no matter whether they are from the previous generation or not.

People of this generation, regardless of whether they are married or not, are sour as lemon juice.

Looking at Zhen Muchao, the resentment in his eyes almost turned into reality.

"The eldest lady is almost wiping out all the Zhen family's wealth."

"What are you talking about? Many of these things belong to the eldest lady's own family. Maybe she didn't leave them to her son, but gave them all to her daughter. Isn't it a well-known fact that the eldest lady loves her daughter more than her son?"

"I just don't know if this brother and sister-in-law will be unhappy in their hearts."

"I heard that not only King Duan sent a lot of things to add makeup, but the Emperor and the Queen Mother also gave them rewards."

…

Deliberately speaking these sour words, Xiaocao turned her head and glanced at Zhen Muyao. The girl didn't even move her eyebrows.

Zhen Muyao caught Xiaocao's eyes for the first time, as if he knew what she was thinking. He raised his lips and smiled wildly, "There are many more people in our family than yours. Not only my grandfather's family, but how many uncles are there?"

We all live in this house, and our family seems to have a big business, but if we really want to share it, it’s actually not much. There is a difference between concubines and concubines. Our branch is the main branch, and it is a little different from the descendants of our uncles and uncles. My father

He is the eldest son, and I am his only legitimate daughter. The dowry given by the father-in-law is the largest. In total, it is not much more, but my mother has prepared a lot of dowry for me. In terms of wealth,

All the other aunts combined may not be able to compete with my mother.

When my direct cousins ​​got married, my mother would prepare a more generous dowry than others. But when my sister who was a concubine got married, I only added a thousand taels of silver. In fact, it was already quite a lot. After all, some

The total dowry for a girl from a small family is less than a thousand taels, but compared to me, it is just a drop in the bucket and not worth mentioning.

You know, my dowry alone is enough for the Zhen family to marry dozens of girls. If you convert some precious things into silver and buy cheaper things, hundreds of them are probably enough, not to mention those who can give birth to children.

Qian’s Zhuangzi shop, so..."

The corner of Xiaocao's mouth twitched slightly. There was something she didn't understand. With such a huge gap in comparison, even the most peaceful person would probably be unable to hold back.

Zhen Muyao sighed falsely, "They are all my sisters, even married aunts. Even if they gossip a few words, for the sake of harmony, I will just listen. It would be wrong to just scold them back."

Zhen Muyao looked so tired that even Xiaocao felt a little itchy.

However, most of these are her mother's things. If her mother is willing to give them to her, then they are hers. Even if she wants to fight back, she can be confident. But that way is really too hateful. Zhen Muyao is showing off wantonly.

That's true, but she hasn't reached that point yet. You have to know that she has never been too lazy to pay attention to the sisters in the family.

They also all know her temper. If they don't offend her, everyone will be fine. If they offend her, no one will feel better.

Because he and Xiaocao looked so close to each other, many people naturally turned their attention to Xiaocao.

There are still a few of them who know Xiaocao. After knowing her identity, they can be said to be subconsciously disdainful. Zhen Muyao, the most noble girl in the Chengen Palace, is actually getting involved with a medical woman. It is really embarrassing as always.

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Therefore, Xiaocao is actually the poor grass that was dragged along by Zhen Muchao.

Of course, these are just thoughts, a few words in private, if you really dare to go in front of Xiaocao, without Xiaocao saying anything or doing anything, Zhen Muchao can just slap her in the face, Zhen Muchao looks into her eyes

People who are loyal and loyal are definitely no joke.

After passing the corridor and entering the small courtyard at the back, it was still full of things. Xiaocao overheard something else:

"Ming Zeyue's wedding date is on the 16th. I wonder what her dowry will be like?"

"It shouldn't be bad, after all, you are marrying into the royal family, and Ming Zeyue has always liked to fight and compete with Mu Yao in the past. If she loses on the dowry this time, I don't know what will happen."

"But the Ninth Prince, oh, no, it's Prince Cheng. Isn't he planning to break off his engagement with Ming Zeyue?"

"It's probably because we haven't quit. The wedding is only a few days away, so we can't have a falling out just before the end."

In the entire imperial city, apart from the women who came from the royal family, there were only a handful of girls who could compare with Zhen Muyao. Ming Zeyue was obviously one of them. She and Zhen Muyao, among the noble ladies,

Apparently "famous".

The two were of similar age, and they were getting married within a few days of each other. Ming Zeyue had the upper hand, probably because he would marry into the royal family.

"The marriage between Prince Cheng and the Ming family has not been cancelled, but the person has been replaced by Ming Zeyue's cousin Ming Zhixin. Ming Zhixin originally followed her father in office, but because she was old enough, her mother brought her back to marry her.

Looking at the marriage, it is said that Concubine Xian wanted to marry her into the Duke Zhang Chengen's palace to get closer to the Queen Mother. However, it seems that when she entered the palace to see the Queen Mother, she behaved inappropriately in front of the Queen Mother. Didn't Prince Cheng have to marry Ming Zeyue?

Are you going to break off the engagement? Concubine Xian simply gave Ming Zhi's heart to Prince Cheng." Zhen Muchao said with a smile on her face, "Ming Zeyue is so noisy." with a bit of gloating.

"It's just a change of people. Is King Jiu... Cheng happy?" King Cheng has his own heart. Because of Ming Zeyue's relationship, he is afraid that he will not have a good impression of the Ming family. He can accept another person? After all, he is also the emperor's son.

It’s not like he can’t get a wife, so he’s just at the mercy of others? This prince is too cowardly to be a prince.

"So what if you are not happy? You will naturally have to bear the corresponding consequences for the choices you make. On some ships, it is not so easy to get off once you get on. On other people's ships, you must compromise when it is time to compromise."

Therefore, no one will consider King Cheng’s true thoughts and situation.

"Your Majesty, don't you care?" After all, it is his son's life-long event. Isn't it a little unreasonable to ignore it like this? Xiaocao also knows that with so many children, there will inevitably be bias, but he won't turn a blind eye, right?

Zhen Muchao's smile did not change, "Sister Xuan, as I said again, you must bear the consequences of your own choices."

Xiaocao understood now that Emperor Xuanren was different from other emperors. He was not the kind of person with a strong desire to control. Not only was he more generous and kind to his ministers, he was also kind to his sons, and he gave them greater autonomy in certain matters.

Quan, correspondingly, if he violates a taboo and touches his bottom line, he probably won't show mercy.

Xiaocao really doesn't know how to evaluate such an emperor.

Zhen Muyao pulled Xiaocao into the house, and the people waiting around him were also busy. In addition to the dowry that would be registered in the register, some commonly used and convenient things would also be taken away. These things just followed the person.

Xiaocao gave her her makeup gift.

Zhen Muyao put it on her wrist directly, raised her hand and waved it in front of Xiaocao's eyes, "The bracelet is very beautiful, I like it very much. Sister Xuan spent a lot of money on it."

"What makes Sixth Sister like it so much? Let the younger sisters take a look."

Xiaocao was about to say something, but was interrupted by someone coming in from outside the door.

Zhen Muyao didn't even look at her, so she pulled Xiaocao and said, "Sister Xuan, my place has been very busy and chaotic these past two days. All kinds of cats and dogs can come in. Sister Xuan, don't mind."

Xiaocao knew that sometimes it was easy to offend people when his temper got angry, but Zhen Muyao's ability to draw hatred was truly unmatched.

The faces of the girls who followed in were all green, but they still endured it without having an attack, pretending they didn't hear what Zhen Muchao said.

His eyes fell on Zhen Muyao's wrist, and he couldn't help but feel jealous again. She already had countless dowries, and it turned out that any additional gift was such a good thing. The ruby ​​was big and the color was right, similar to

It would be nice if they had a few things. Could it be that they even brought out the best things in order to curry favor with Zhen Muyao?

His eyes glanced at Xiaocao, and he saw that he was wearing a dull bracelet on his wrist, and only two sachets on his waist. The hair accessories on his head were quite exquisite in workmanship, but there were only two or three pieces, and the material of his clothes was not enough.

It's not bad, and maybe I'm wearing the best things.

Some things have been seen too much. Zhen Muchao can tell what they are thinking at a glance. He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Sister Xuan, are these two bracelets separate or are they set with other things?"

Xiaocao didn't know why, but she still told the truth, "A set of twelve pieces was originally custom-made to be given to you, but later I found that it would not be appropriate to give them all as gifts. I don't know much about these things, so my mother

I picked up two bracelets and kept the rest for you later."
To be continued...