Chapter 276 The Sinner’s Daughter 24
The huge force caused the concierge to fall to the ground.
Looking at Mr. Jin Yiwei holding a embroidered spring knife and wearing a red flying fish suit, he strode in with trembling lips: "What do you want to do?"
Is it possible that the house will be ransacked again?
Zhang Zhong stood at the door with his head raised and his chest held high, holding an embroidered spring knife in his hand: "Deputy Qianhu of Fusi in Beizhen, Mr. Xu Mianxu, a fellow magistrate of Fusi in Beizhen, is here to give a betrothal gift to the eldest daughter of the Gu family, Gu Wanxin. Come on, Bring the betrothal gift in! ”
Matchmaker Zhao covered her face outside the door. Oh my god, this matchmaker really had nothing to say. Don't blame me, I was forced too!
The Jin Yiwei of Beizhen Fusi are all tall and strong. Two people carried four boxes of gold and four boxes of silver. They took one box from the oxcart and moved it to the inner courtyard and stacked it in a short time.
The old lady who came out after hearing the news, with the support of Musk, had already put it away when she waited!
Zhang Zhong gave her a fist and said, "Old lady, the betrothal gift has been delivered. I'll go back and get back to you!" After saying that, he turned around and took the others away.
"Collect the gift list. I'll discuss it in detail another day!" Matchmaker Zhao quickly handed the prepared gift list to the concierge and followed Jin Yiwei away as if running for her life.
"Don't go, this, this..." The concierge held the gift list and shouted to no avail.
The old lady looked at the red lacquered boxes covered with red cloth piled up in the yard. She stared at them and was speechless.
"Pa~" Gu Tingrui was called back. After hearing this, he was so angry that he slapped the table and overturned all the teacups on the table.
Musk in the old lady's room quickly took the other maids to go up and tidy up.
Gu Tingrui was so angry that his beard trembled, and he pointed in the direction of the door and cursed: "What a Xu Mian, he is too arrogant! I will go to court tomorrow to get a copy of him. If the emperor allows him to rob the bride, I will follow my father's example , crashed to death on the dragon pillar of the chapel!”
After a man and a woman enter into a marriage contract, the man must provide a portion of his property as a betrothal gift to the woman to show his sincerity. At the same time, it is also superficial: "If you accept the betrothal gift from my family, you will become a member of my family." If you refuse, it is a breach of contract.
A woman who breaks her engagement often becomes a source of trouble to her husband's family, and will be mentioned and ridiculed if something goes wrong.
Xining walked over, picked up the red gift list and read: "Twenty thousand taels of silver, one thousand taels of gold horseshoes."
Beizhen Fusi is really rich! Even if I offer a betrothal gift to Master Shangshu, it will only be five thousand taels of silver. Ten thousand taels is enough to show my sincerity. This little money is enough to hire the daughter of a pavilion elder or a prince.
Gu Tingrui stared: "Xin'er, are you really going to marry me? Beizhen Fusi is a place that eats people without spitting out their bones."
In fact, at this point, the only option is to get married. Is it possible that tomorrow morning I will really go to the Dragon Pillar? Even if he has the courage of his father, he is not as stupid as his father.
The old lady almost grabbed something and threw it over her eldest son's head: "What nonsense are you talking about? Of course you won't marry him!"
The eldest lady was in a dilemma: "What should I do with these betrothal gifts?"
Xining thought for a while, covered her mouth with a fan and smiled: "Isn't there still that Zhao matchmaker..."
Matchmaker Zhao was sitting in the matchmaker's house, her eyelids twitching all the time, always feeling that something was happening.
A carriage stopped at the door, and then several strong men dressed as servants jumped out, lifted the boxes on the carriage, and carried them to the media house.
"You, what are you?" Matchmaker Zhao saw that this was the betrothal gift sent to the Gu family in the morning, and she suddenly broke out in sweat: "Why are you carrying it to me? If you want to carry it, you should carry it to Beizhen Fusi."
Nonsense, do you dare to lift Beizhen Fusi? I don’t even dare to go. Gu Quan snorted coldly and forced the gift list to Matchmaker Zhao.
How dare Matchmaker Zhao accept it, but Gu Quan slapped the gift list on the stacked boxes: "After counting, don't tell the Gu family to take down some. Tell Mr. Xu Tongzhi that the eldest daughter of my family is frail and sick and cannot serve Mr. Xu. Please ask Mr. Xu for another one." Choose a suitable daughter of a famous family as your wife and say goodbye!”
Matchmaker Zhao wanted to stop her, but was pushed away by Gu Quan. Gu Quan jumped on the carriage and left with his accompanying servants.
Watching a group of people walking away, Matchmaker Zhao looked at the eight boxes of gold and silver in the matchmaker's house, fell to the ground, and cried: "What should I do, what should I do?" People around her started to cry. Onlookers wondered whether the house had been robbed and were crying so sadly.
After the things were returned, Gu Tingrui felt proud. The old lady asked a few people to eat in the room.
Halfway through the meal, someone ran in and gasped: "No, it's not good, the master is not good..."
Gu Tingrui said unhappily: "Sir, I'm very fine. What's the matter? Are you in such a hurry?"
"Beizhen Fusi Tongzhi, Mr. Xu is here!"
Gu Tingrui's hand shook and his chopsticks fell to the ground with a clatter.
Xining sighed, what was supposed to come would come, so he put down his chopsticks, stood up, and took the fan handed over by Furong: "I'll go see him."
There was no sound in the room for a while, the old lady turned pale, and Gu Tingrui had big beads of sweat on his forehead and nose.
Even if he is standing in the court, even if he likes to butt heads with the imperial censor of the imperial court, this kind of official who is proud of his admonitions to the death would not dare to show any arrogance when he meets Xu Mian. Gu Tingrui just closed the door and shouted a few words!
Xining walked slowly on the road, as if muttering to himself: "Do you want to marry him? You've thought about it..."
Furong next to her pursed her lips: "Of course I can't marry. That Xu Mian is so scary. Fusi in Beizhen is the Palace of the King of Hell, and Xu Mian is the Living King of Hell. If you marry him, you will have ghosts and monsters walking around you all day long." .”
Xining laughed.
Furong was anxious: "Miss, you are still laughing. The master and the old lady should find a way to deal with this matter. What are you doing out there? Those are Jin Yiwei, they have many tricks."
"I know, don't talk too much." Xining stopped smiling and quickened his pace.
Seeing that the young lady seemed angry, Furong quickly stopped talking and just lowered her head and followed. Sometimes she smiles, and sometimes she looks serious. Is the young lady driven crazy by Xu Mian?
When we walked into the living room, it was chilly even in summer.
Xu Mian was sitting there in a domineering orange flying fish suit, and even Zhang Zhong, who was wearing a red flying fish suit, could only stand behind him.
After Xining walked in, he saluted: "Sir!"
Xu Mian did not stand up, but slowly spoke out word by word, as calmly as if there was no disturbance: "Miss Gu!"
It was considered a greeting, but it made her skin crawl all over.
Xining left the main seat, sat opposite, and ordered: "Serve tea."
The maid serving in the living room brought up a plate with trembling hands. The tea cup in the tureen on the plate was almost half full.
Zhang Zhong stepped forward, opened the lid of the tea, and probed for a while with a silver needle. When he saw that the color had not changed, he made a nasal sound: "Hmm!"
The poor maid tried her best to hold on, but her fingers still couldn't stop trembling.
Xi Ning was frightened to see it. Don't spill it. If it gets Xu Mian's official uniform wet, it will be a big trouble! Serving tea is really not a good idea, so be careful next time.
Fortunately, the tea cup fell on the table. The maid immediately took the plate and quickly left the living room as if she was running away.
What is this? Fortunately, Furong beside her still has some courage. Feeling that something was wrong, he turned his head and saw that Fu Rong was standing next to her, her feet were trembling.
With no hope left, Xining went straight to the point: "Grandma and mother are not feeling well. I wonder why you are here today?"
(End of chapter)