Meng Yulou returned home happily. Xiu-Er said,""Miss, you've been smiling the entire way.”
Meng Yulou looked at himself in the mirror. He was indeed smiling, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.
She quickly restrained her expression, unwilling to admit it, and said,"Where?"
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Xiu-Er said,""I'll open the door."
The door opened and Aunt Li walked in.
This made Meng Yulou's face turn cold. He said,"Aunt, why are you here?”
Aunt Li did not think much of Meng Yulou's coldness. She said,"The marriage that your fourth uncle and I arranged for you this time will definitely satisfy you. As a result, the Ximen officials had already sent people to deliver the betrothal gifts. Aiyaya, those big chests were filled with gold, silver, and jewelry. They were worth at least two to three hundred taels of silver.”
"Aunt, you must be happy now," Meng Yulou said sarcastically."When you send me out, this silver will go into your pockets."”
"What are you talking about?" Aunt Li asked. I'm telling you all this to tell you that Ximen's family is very rich. If you marry him, he will definitely not mistreat you. If you don't believe me, you can go and take a look at the betrothal gifts that they brought over. Is that something that ordinary people can take out?”
Meng Yulou was disgusted. He wanted to say that he was not interested in seeing the betrothal gifts, but suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. He remembered the plan that Lu Yuanfei had told him about.
An idea came to her mind and she said,"Then Aunt, let's go and take a look at the betrothal gifts."”
When Aunt Li saw that she had agreed, she thought that she was tempted by the generous betrothal gift.
"Come, let's go," she said hurriedly."I'll bring you to take a look.”
Aunt Li brought Meng Yulou to the guest room. There were a few large boxes on the floor, and the lids were all open.
There were gold, silver, jewelry, silk, and satin inside. There were five or six boxes alone, and their value was definitely more than two hundred taels of silver.
Aunt Li said proudly,"How is it? There are definitely not many people in Qinghe County who can take out such a betrothal gift."”
However, Meng Yulou's mind was not on the betrothal gifts. She thought that since Lu Yuanfei wanted to trick Ximen Qing and her aunt and fourth uncle, she was now his woman. How could she not help her husband?
She made a dissatisfied expression and glanced at the betrothal gifts on the ground."With just this little betrothal gift, where are the beggars?”
"Isn't Ximen Qing famous for being rich? Is he willing to take out such a small thing?”
"It's better to let their people carry it away. Don't embarrass yourself here.”
Meng Yulou rested for a while, then turned around and left.
Aunt Li was left dumbfounded.
In her opinion, this betrothal gift was not little. When she thought of her niece-in-law, who had a lot of money in her hands, it made sense that she did not care about this little money.
She hurriedly looked for Zhang Fourth Uncle to discuss the matter.
Fourth Uncle Zhang was very happy to hear her say that. He said,"Isn't this a good thing? Since she said that Ximen Qing's betrothal gift is too shabby, then let's just pass her words along. Lord Ximen must not take out more betrothal gifts.”
When Aunt Li heard this, she agreed. As long as Ximen Qing still wanted to marry Meng Yulou, the betrothal gift must not be ambiguous. Now that the main character had said that the betrothal gift was too little, she thought that Ximen Qing would not be reluctant to add more.
They quickly called the matchmaker, Aunt Xue, over to explain Meng Yulou's intentions.
Aunt Xue passed the message to Ximen Qing. When Ximen Qing heard it, he frowned.
"I've given quite a few betrothal gifts, you know that, right? Why are they adding more now?" he said.”
Aunt Xue said,"My lord, in my opinion, this small amount of money is nothing. Since that lady wants it, then give it to her." Didn't I tell you? That lady has a lot of money on hand, at least three to four thousand taels of silver.”
"What's the big deal about spending a few hundred taels on your betrothal gifts? When that lady marries over, you can still earn a few thousand taels. This is such a good deal."
When Ximen Qing heard this, he felt that it was indeed reasonable. He would get both money and people. If he missed this opportunity, he would not be able to get it again.
……
On the other side, Lu Yuanfei was planning to make Ximen Qing lose both his life and money.
He returned to the shop and called the shopkeeper over.""Give me four men. I want them to be useful. Also, prepare a set of manservant clothes for me and a bridal sedan chair.”
"Boss, what do you want these things for?" The shopkeeper asked doubtfully.”
"Get married." Lu Yuanfei said.
"Marry? Are you getting married?" The boss was a little surprised.
"That's right. Don't worry about it, just do as I say.”Lu Yuanfei said.
Actually, he didn't make it clear that he wasn't going to get married, but to " kidnap " the bride.
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