Chapter 1163 Decision
On the second day, Qi Lan really sent several sets of jewelry and clothes to Xia's house.
Mrs. Xia Er stared at the pile of jewelry and clothes in front of her, and was shocked, "There are so many, what...does the princess have any orders?"
Qi Lan smiled and repeated what Xia Zihan told her, "The princess said that this is the first wedding event after the separation of the second house of the Xia family, and it is also the engagement of her younger brother. The princess is the only aunt of the Xia family. , as a eldest sister, you should bring a generous gift. No, I sent it in advance. The princess will not give it to you on the day of the event. "
Even if it is just a gift, then Mrs. Xia Er can't refuse these gifts even if she wants to. How can the natal family hold a happy event and the aunt and grandma follow the gifts, which will be disliked by the natal family?
After Mrs. Xia Er accepted these gifts, she cooked some snacks herself and took them to Prince Anjun's Mansion to thank Xia Zihan in person.
"Mom, you're welcome. Although I don't like Xia Zijiang, his surname is Xia. He is my biological brother in name. My biological brother is engaged. How can I say that I, the eldest sister, should also follow the gift? Otherwise, outsiders will say something about me. I don’t know the etiquette.”
Although Xia Zihan said this, Mrs. Xia Er still knew that Xia Zihan was looking for another excuse to help her, and she was very grateful.
In the past two days, she had been worrying about the gift she was going to give to Miss Lu. If the gift was small, people would say that she, as a stepmother, did not pay attention to the daughter-in-law who was about to marry. If the gift was too heavy, She was also afraid that people would blame her for using money to pressure others.
After all, the conditions of the Lu family are not very good, and the gifts are too heavy and not suitable.
She had been walking around the streets all morning today, but she couldn't find anything suitable. She didn't expect that the princess would send so many gifts.
She had taken a special look just now. The jewelry styles were all exquisite, but the materials were average. It was just right to give them to Miss Lu.
"Anyway, your father and I are very grateful to you for taking care of these younger brothers. If you hadn't helped your father over the years, our second wife's life would have been even more difficult. Thanks to You.”
As she said this, Mrs. Xia Er thought of the miserable years she had lived with Mrs. Xia, and she felt very grateful to Xia Zihan.
However, Xia Zihan felt that she had not done enough. If she followed her temper and gave her father one hundred thousand taels of silver directly, as long as she did not spend it lavishly, it would be enough for their family to last a lifetime.
It's a pity that she can't, otherwise, her father will definitely be angry.
Should we help him or throw money at him?
Seeing Mrs. Xia Er's tears streaming down her face, Xia Zihan pulled out a clean handkerchief and handed it over, saying, "From now on, just take good care of my father and two younger brothers. If you can't handle the family affairs, send someone Just come and tell me and I will help. You have to remember that the Xia family is my natal family. If my natal family is better, I will be better off."
Mrs. Xia Er choked and hummed a few times.
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Two days later, it was a good day, the wedding day of the Xia family and the Lu family.
Because the Xia family was still in mourning and it was not appropriate to hold a big wedding event, the Xia family did not invite anyone else and only sent an invitation to Xia Zihan and the Chu family.
Chu Yuexi was not at home, working as an errand in the palace, and Princess Qinghui had to take care of the children and the Zeng family. She didn't have time to come over, so she sent her most capable nanny with gifts.
On the other hand, Chu Jingqi, the nominal brother-in-law was engaged. This was the first wedding held by his father-in-law after the separation of the family. He couldn't miss it, so he specifically asked the emperor to spend the whole morning to accompany Xia Zihan.
Because they were afraid of being crowded, they didn't bring their children with them, and they followed their great-grandfather to practice Qigong in the greenhouse at home.
When Xia Zihan and Chu Jingqi arrived, it was still early and the Lu family hadn't arrived yet. However, Xia Zihan could see Mrs. Xia Er's nervousness, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost twisted into a ball.
"Don't be nervous, Mrs. Lu is an easy person to get along with, and Mr. Lu is also a simple and honest person. They will not make things difficult for you and dad."
The men and women make a small appointment, and the matchmaker is also present. On this day, everyone also sits down to discuss the betrothal gift.
When a man and a woman get married, the amount of dowry given by the woman is up to the woman's discretion and depends on her family background. However, the betrothal gift given by the man must be agreed upon by both parties today. Moreover, the bride's family can keep all the betrothal gifts given by the man to the woman and return none to the man. They can also keep half of the gift and give the other half to the girl as a dowry and transport it back to the man's family, or they can accompany the whole family back.
Regardless of whether to stay or not, the man has no right to interfere.
Of course, all this depends on the temperament of the woman's parents.
The reason why Mrs. Xia Er is nervous is that she is worried that the woman will ask for too much dowry gift, and she will not be able to pay it when the time comes.
There wasn't much left of the Xu family's dowry when they abandoned the Xu family, and in the past few years, it had almost been defeated by Xia Zijiang.
Therefore, she had to find a way to come up with the betrothal gift for Xia Zijiang's wife.
"It's coming, it's coming, look, the Lu family is here."
Just when everyone was looking forward to it, the Lu family's carriage finally stopped at the gate of the Xia family.
The nun sent by Mrs. Xia Er was guarding the gate. When she saw the people getting off the carriage, she hurriedly greeted them and led them into the house.
Mrs. Lu and Master Lu came to the Lu family, as well as the three young ladies of the Lu family, and the second and third young masters of the Lu family. As for the eldest young master of the Lu family, he was on an errand and had no time to come.
As soon as the Lu family entered Xia's house, they saw a large house on the fourth floor. The yard was spacious, beautiful, and luxurious, and almost made everyone's eyes wide open.
Mrs. Lu happily pulled Mrs. Xia Er and said, "Oh, we can be in-laws, thanks to the princess. If it weren't for the princess holding the line in the middle, we would really have missed it."
Everything he said was trying to please Xia Zihan.
Xia Zihan didn't feel disgusted at all. After all, the boss of the Lu family was working with Chu Xuanyu, and it was normal for his mother to be courteous to her.
"Isn't it? These two children are also destined to be together." Mrs. Xia Er smiled and pulled Mrs. Lu to sit down.
The maid came forward and poured tea and water for everyone in the Lu family, and also gave them snacks, dried fruits and other food.
After the maid left, Matchmaker Li introduced the Xia family to the Lu family with a smile.
The Xia family were all present today. Xia Zihai and Xia Ziye were sitting next to her, looking straight ahead. Xia Zijiang was sitting next to Xia Shiming in a dog-like manner, with a gentle smile on his face.
If they had not understood his true nature long ago, the Lu family would have thought that he was a learned scholar. Unfortunately, they had already investigated him, so the Lu family were not deceived by his appearance at this moment.
However, seeing that he looks pretty good, the Lu family is very satisfied.
The Lu family are also understanding people. With Miss Lu's appearance and temperament, you will definitely not find a good man. Just find someone you can control and who doesn't have to worry about food and drink.
Xia Zijiang, however, exactly agreed with Miss Lu's criteria for finding a partner, which was one of the reasons why the Lu family readily agreed to the marriage.
(End of chapter)