Chapter Three: Betrothal
Yun Qianxue saw that the two of them looked weird. She leaned over to take a look, only to see that the decree said, two silk and satin, one thousand taels of silver would be given in order to thank the Yun family for giving birth to Ms.Yun. Two cans of green tea, one hundred catties of pork, five jars of pickle? How come she was feeling that he was being sarcastic?
Such a list of gifts made several people stare at each other, not knowing what to say. The butler glanced at them, the corners of his mouth seemed to twitch as if he was holding back a smile and then he asked sternly, “Why? Is something wrong with Master Yun’s gifts?”
“This subject dares to ask if this is the gift list given by King Chen himself?” Prime Minister Yun felt that the exact words in his mind were actually very hard to say.
“Exactly, does Prime Minister Yun have any objections?”
“Aren’t these wedding gifts inappropriate?”
“What’s wrong? The Prince said that these dowry gifts are all according to the etiquette, which Master Yun deserves.”
What else could Yun Qian say? Wang Chen was not someone he could retaliate against.
“In that case, just carry it in.”
As soon as Yun Qian finished speaking, the butler clapped his hands, and the servant outside the door carried the items inside.
As each of the items were brought in, a servant standing outside the door would read out the gifts from the list. His voice was loud enough to make the people around hear it. Listening to it, Prime minister Yun got a headache. At this moment, all he wanted was to kick the eunuch who was boisterously shouting the gifts one by one, but he didn’t dare because even though the eunuch was just a servant, he was a servant belonging to the Chen Palace so there was no way that even a Prime Minister like him could teach that servant a lesson.
Besides those betrothal gifts, let alone the Yun family members who couldn’t keep their faces straight every time they heard the name of the gifts, even Yun Ziyue’s eyelids started to jump when she heard about it. This was hard to hire – it was obviously to slap her face. When the people in Yun Mansion saw that the housekeeper of the King Chen Mansion came to propose marriage, they thought that King Chen valued the marriage contract, but now, they don’t think so at all.
If Chen Wang really valued this marriage contract, how come the dowry was so awkward and pitiful. How come the Prince was letting his servant read the list of gifts aloud at the entrance, as if fearing that the others would not be able to hear it? In this way, everyone in the capital would know of the jokes made in the Yun Mansion.
After all the gifts in the list were named, the betrothal gifts were moved into the Yunfu compound as usual.
Prime Minister Yun’s face had turned green by now. Just when everyone thought that the farce was over, the butler spoke again, “That’s all for the wedding gift to Yunfu. Next, we shall be presenting the wedding gifts from our Prince to the future Princess.” Everyone was in an uproar, was there such a thing. The dowry was being given separately to the bride herself? To the future princess? Wasn’t it all supposed to be for the wife’s family?
If Prime Minister Yun’s face had been black earlier, then now, one could say that his face resembled a black pot.
As soon as the steward beckoned, the next person presented the gift list, and the steward handed the gift list to Yun Ziyue. “Miss Yun, please take a look, are you satisfied with the gifts?”
Yun Ziyue opened the list and saw densely packed names on the it.
The butler said again, “Inviting the Princess to enter the mansion.”
From outside the gate, a group of people came in carrying boxes, each of which was a golden nanmu box tied with red silk. Forget about the gifts inside it, even the box alone was invaluable.
“His Royal Highness Chen presents a pair of colorful glaze cups to MissYun Er, a pair of mutton and white jade bracelets, ten South China Sea night pearls, three Zijin Bu shakes, six golden hairpins, one peony screen, one pair of coral brachios, and three Chaoyang five phoenix hairpins. A pair of double-balanced cherry blossom pendants, a pair of cloud temples and flowers, a pair of golden steps, a pair of colorful blue phoenix steps, a pair of golden silk fragrant wood cicada-inlaid jade bead hairpins, a pair of sapphire Nanyang pearl earrings, a pair of Tubo jade bracelet sets…..”
After everyone had listened to it, they felt as if the world had turned upside down. Those things were what every empresses in the palace eyed and something that would make each of them jealous whenever they heard the names being called out, but today, it was King Chen, who was giving away these treasures to Yun Ziyue’s small courtyard without anything in return.
This was not over yet, the eunuch read the name “Ningbo Carved Bamboo Bed” and soon after that, everyone saw a luxurious bed being brought in from the gate.
Immediately following this bed, there were dressing tables, phoebe wooden tables, and some scattered little things. Yun Ziyue suspected that the gifts were sent with the tendency to redecorate Yun Ziyue’s small room. Did the original owner have a leg with King Chen?
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At the end, the man again said, “His Royal Highness Chen had given eight courtyards in the suburbs of Beijing, eight shops, and ten thousand gold as pocket money~”
Concubine Shen and Yun Qianxue’s eyes turned red. How could this dead girl get so many good things!
“Is Ms. Yun satisfied with this betrothal gift?” The housekeeper looked at Yun Ziyue with a smile on his face. This was the future princess that their prince had agreed upon marrying.
“Of course I am satisfied, thank you, Lord, for showing your love.” Yun Ziyue’s voice was still faint with little to no emotion.
In fact, she was thinking, since the original owner’s character wasn’t a match with that of King Chen, then what was the purpose of him sending such a rich betrothal gift to her?
Then, she heard the housekeeper say “Miss Yun, the prince asked me to bring a sentence. He said that you should eat more and live comfortably.”
Damn it, King Chen… he wouldn’t be that enchanting man she met in the cave that day, would he?
That man was so handsome and influential, is she still at a loss if she marries him now? Thinking of this, the corner of Yun Ziyue’s mouth unconsciously aroused a smile.
But other people weren’t in such a good mood as her. Take Yun Qianxue as an example. She had regretted that she couldn’t marry off Yun Ziyue to another man earlier, because now, her position was many times better than hers. It’s just those dowry gifts. Cheng Wang absolutely can’t take it out.
Concubine Shen was really unwilling, and said pretentiously, “Yue Er is still young, let me put these away for you first.”
As soon as Yun Ziyue wanted to speak, she heard the housekeeper of the Chen Wangfu say: “These things are given by our prince to the future princess. What qualifications do you have as a concubine to be here?”
The prince said, except for the future princess, not to give other people a face. He said all this in front of everyone and didn’t save her face at all. Concubine Shen could only dare to be angry but not speak, her face was flushed with anger.
She can’t afford to offend Chen Wang, and no one can afford to offend the Saint Dynasty on this day.
“Miss, the bride price has been delivered, we will go back and report to your Highness.”
“If you have any work, this housekeeper will go slowly.” When the housekeeper took the people away, Yun Qianxue could no longer help but rush out to teach Yun Ziyue a lesson, but before she rushed out, Concubine Shen took her hand and said in a low voice, “Xue’er, you are going to marry. If you become a concubine of the Emperor… if you become an Empress one day, you will be the noblest person in the holy dynasty. These things are not easy to come by.
Hearing these words, Yun Qianxue resisted the impulse. Yeah, in the future, the world will become of the Emperor, and naturally it will also belong to her. Yun Ziyue will be proud for a while, and she’ll be the empress in the future.
It’s a pity that nobody knows the presence of some things in these betrothal gifts that even the current queen may not have.
Prime Minister Yun saw that the housekeeper of the Chen Palace finally left, he was relieved at that time. Today is shameful enough, this farce is finally over.
Prime Minister Yun looked at Yun Ziyue and wanted to say something, but for a while he didn’t know how to talk to her. Looking at the golden nanmu boxes and small boxes that kept moving in, he knew that he couldn’t treat her as before.
When Yun Mansion fell into awkward silence, Yun Ziyue, who had never spoken, spoke up.
“Father, I’m afraid I can’t put these things in my little yard.”
“Which room Yue Er likes, I will arrange it.” This attitude can be described
as an *eighteenth change.
“Does my father remember the Liu Pavilion where my mother used to live?”
– To Be Continued-
Chapter Three: Betrothal
Yun Qianxue saw that the two of them looked weird. She leaned over to take a look, only to see that the decree said, two silk and satin, one thousand taels of silver would be given in order to thank the Yun family for giving birth to Ms.Yun. Two cans of green tea, one hundred catties of pork, five jars of pickle? How come she was feeling that he was being sarcastic?
Such a list of gifts made several people stare at each other, not knowing what to say. The butler glanced at them, the corners of his mouth seemed to twitch as if he was holding back a smile and then he asked sternly, “Why? Is something wrong with Master Yun’s gifts?”
“This subject dares to ask if this is the gift list given by King Chen himself?” Prime Minister Yun felt that the exact words in his mind were actually very hard to say.
“Exactly, does Prime Minister Yun have any objections?”
“Aren’t these wedding gifts inappropriate?”
“What’s wrong? The Prince said that these dowry gifts are all according to the etiquette, which Master Yun deserves.”
What else could Yun Qian say? Wang Chen was not someone he could retaliate against.
“In that case, just carry it in.”
As soon as Yun Qian finished speaking, the butler clapped his hands, and the servant outside the door carried the items inside.
As each of the items were brought in, a servant standing outside the door would read out the gifts from the list. His voice was loud enough to make the people around hear it. Listening to it, Prime minister Yun got a headache. At this moment, all he wanted was to kick the eunuch who was boisterously shouting the gifts one by one, but he didn’t dare because even though the eunuch was just a servant, he was a servant belonging to the Chen Palace so there was no way that even a Prime Minister like him could teach that servant a lesson.
Besides those betrothal gifts, let alone the Yun family members who couldn’t keep their faces straight every time they heard the name of the gifts, even Yun Ziyue’s eyelids started to jump when she heard about it. This was hard to hire – it was obviously to slap her face. When the people in Yun Mansion saw that the housekeeper of the King Chen Mansion came to propose marriage, they thought that King Chen valued the marriage contract, but now, they don’t think so at all.
If Chen Wang really valued this marriage contract, how come the dowry was so awkward and pitiful. How come the Prince was letting his servant read the list of gifts aloud at the entrance, as if fearing that the others would not be able to hear it? In this way, everyone in the capital would know of the jokes made in the Yun Mansion.
After all the gifts in the list were named, the betrothal gifts were moved into the Yunfu compound as usual.
Prime Minister Yun’s face had turned green by now. Just when everyone thought that the farce was over, the butler spoke again, “That’s all for the wedding gift to Yunfu. Next, we shall be presenting the wedding gifts from our Prince to the future Princess.” Everyone was in an uproar, was there such a thing. The dowry was being given separately to the bride herself? To the future princess? Wasn’t it all supposed to be for the wife’s family?
If Prime Minister Yun’s face had been black earlier, then now, one could say that his face resembled a black pot.
As soon as the steward beckoned, the next person presented the gift list, and the steward handed the gift list to Yun Ziyue. “Miss Yun, please take a look, are you satisfied with the gifts?”
Yun Ziyue opened the list and saw densely packed names on the it.
The butler said again, “Inviting the Princess to enter the mansion.”
From outside the gate, a group of people came in carrying boxes, each of which was a golden nanmu box tied with red silk. Forget about the gifts inside it, even the box alone was invaluable.
“His Royal Highness Chen presents a pair of colorful glaze cups to MissYun Er, a pair of mutton and white jade bracelets, ten South China Sea night pearls, three Zijin Bu shakes, six golden hairpins, one peony screen, one pair of coral brachios, and three Chaoyang five phoenix hairpins. A pair of double-balanced cherry blossom pendants, a pair of cloud temples and flowers, a pair of golden steps, a pair of colorful blue phoenix steps, a pair of golden silk fragrant wood cicada-inlaid jade bead hairpins, a pair of sapphire Nanyang pearl earrings, a pair of Tubo jade bracelet sets…..”
After everyone had listened to it, they felt as if the world had turned upside down. Those things were what every empresses in the palace eyed and something that would make each of them jealous whenever they heard the names being called out, but today, it was King Chen, who was giving away these treasures to Yun Ziyue’s small courtyard without anything in return.
This was not over yet, the eunuch read the name “Ningbo Carved Bamboo Bed” and soon after that, everyone saw a luxurious bed being brought in from the gate.
Immediately following this bed, there were dressing tables, phoebe wooden tables, and some scattered little things. Yun Ziyue suspected that the gifts were sent with the tendency to redecorate Yun Ziyue’s small room. Did the original owner have a leg with King Chen?
""
At the end, the man again said, “His Royal Highness Chen had given eight courtyards in the suburbs of Beijing, eight shops, and ten thousand gold as pocket money~”
Concubine Shen and Yun Qianxue’s eyes turned red. How could this dead girl get so many good things!
“Is Ms. Yun satisfied with this betrothal gift?” The housekeeper looked at Yun Ziyue with a smile on his face. This was the future princess that their prince had agreed upon marrying.
“Of course I am satisfied, thank you, Lord, for showing your love.” Yun Ziyue’s voice was still faint with little to no emotion.
In fact, she was thinking, since the original owner’s character wasn’t a match with that of King Chen, then what was the purpose of him sending such a rich betrothal gift to her?
Then, she heard the housekeeper say “Miss Yun, the prince asked me to bring a sentence. He said that you should eat more and live comfortably.”
Damn it, King Chen… he wouldn’t be that enchanting man she met in the cave that day, would he?
That man was so handsome and influential, is she still at a loss if she marries him now? Thinking of this, the corner of Yun Ziyue’s mouth unconsciously aroused a smile.
But other people weren’t in such a good mood as her. Take Yun Qianxue as an example. She had regretted that she couldn’t marry off Yun Ziyue to another man earlier, because now, her position was many times better than hers. It’s just those dowry gifts. Cheng Wang absolutely can’t take it out.
Concubine Shen was really unwilling, and said pretentiously, “Yue Er is still young, let me put these away for you first.”
As soon as Yun Ziyue wanted to speak, she heard the housekeeper of the Chen Wangfu say: “These things are given by our prince to the future princess. What qualifications do you have as a concubine to be here?”
The prince said, except for the future princess, not to give other people a face. He said all this in front of everyone and didn’t save her face at all. Concubine Shen could only dare to be angry but not speak, her face was flushed with anger.
She can’t afford to offend Chen Wang, and no one can afford to offend the Saint Dynasty on this day.
“Miss, the bride price has been delivered, we will go back and report to your Highness.”
“If you have any work, this housekeeper will go slowly.” When the housekeeper took the people away, Yun Qianxue could no longer help but rush out to teach Yun Ziyue a lesson, but before she rushed out, Concubine Shen took her hand and said in a low voice, “Xue’er, you are going to marry. If you become a concubine of the Emperor… if you become an Empress one day, you will be the noblest person in the holy dynasty. These things are not easy to come by.
Hearing these words, Yun Qianxue resisted the impulse. Yeah, in the future, the world will become of the Emperor, and naturally it will also belong to her. Yun Ziyue will be proud for a while, and she’ll be the empress in the future.
It’s a pity that nobody knows the presence of some things in these betrothal gifts that even the current queen may not have.
Prime Minister Yun saw that the housekeeper of the Chen Palace finally left, he was relieved at that time. Today is shameful enough, this farce is finally over.
Prime Minister Yun looked at Yun Ziyue and wanted to say something, but for a while he didn’t know how to talk to her. Looking at the golden nanmu boxes and small boxes that kept moving in, he knew that he couldn’t treat her as before.
When Yun Mansion fell into awkward silence, Yun Ziyue, who had never spoken, spoke up.
“Father, I’m afraid I can’t put these things in my little yard.”
“Which room Yue Er likes, I will arrange it.” This attitude can be described
as an *eighteenth change.
“Does my father remember the Liu Pavilion where my mother used to live?”
– To Be Continued-
