Noble Lady

Cui Hua picked up his bride from the He family and then went to the Cui family in a grand procession.

He was riding a tall horse, wearing a wedding robe, and looked very energetic.

Butler Hu led his men to scatter copper coins along the way, looking very joyful.

On a grand occasion like this, there are people taking care of things along the way. Ordinary people will avoid the wedding procession unless it is a life-threatening emergency.

The moment before, Butler Hu was still asking Cui Hua for directions, and the next moment, a tall horse rushed out from nowhere, charging forward recklessly.

In the chaos, the horses ran towards the wedding procession.

"problem occurs……"

"The horse is frightened——"

In an instant, the scene was in chaos.

At the critical moment, a young man in a green gown rushed out, jumped onto the horse's back with skillful movements, and after some thrilling operations, he successfully pulled the reins and stopped the horse.

But the team was scattered in a mess after being rushed. Also, because of the collision of horses, the servants were afraid to dodge left and right, and the dowry of He Ruyi that they were carrying also fell to the ground.

Unexpectedly, this fall revealed its true form.

Then, pieces of stones rolled out from the nice dowry tied with red ribbons.

There are also a bunch of miscellaneous things that are obviously just to make up the number.

Of the more than sixty loads of He Ruyi's dowry, nearly half were stones, and the rest were a washbasin or a set of old clothes.

There were very few proper dowry items.

On the contrary, the box of makeup sent by Xue Chenyu was particularly outstanding.

As soon as this incident happened, the news spread like wildfire. Whether it was the fact that the wedding party was almost hit by horses and caused a disaster, or that half of the dowry was stones, both attracted special attention.

Overnight, the He family became the biggest joke in Kyoto.

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When the news reached the He family, Mrs. Liu was so angry that she fainted on the spot.

The bride got into the sedan chair and the banquet at the He Mansion was ready to begin.

Mother Huang went to make arrangements first, while Mrs. Liu happily chatted with the guests for a while before preparing to go to the banquet.

After Xue Chenyu sent He Ruyi off to get married, she came back to accompany Madam Xue.

Mrs. Xue never left the flower hall during the whole process, and she didn't even touch the tea prepared by the He family on the table. It was only when Yumei went to Furongju to get a pot of scented tea that she drank a few sips.

It looks like the time is almost up.

As soon as Liu led a group of female relatives into the moon cave gate, they were stopped by Mother Huang who had gone to make arrangements earlier, with a trace of panic on her face.

"Madam, something happened..."

"Why are you in such a hurry on such a happy day? Didn't I ask you to go and make arrangements first?" Liu said dissatisfiedly.

Mother Huang has been by her side for so many years. Although she is not a remarkable person, she is an old person after all. How can she be so flustered when encountering something? It is disgraceful.

Mother Huang wanted to say something, but Liu was followed by a large group of guests, so she could only bite the bullet and say, "Please, please ask the old lady to go and see it in person..."

Liu was annoyed by her inexplicable behavior, but she did not dare to despise her.

She turned around and impatiently told Xue Chenyu to accompany the guests first, and she went in by herself.

The meal will not start until the guests arrive, so the other dishes have not been served yet, but the dried fruit and cold dishes have already been placed on the table.

When she arrived at the banquet, Liu looked at the plate of peanuts and pickles on the table and her eyes went dark.

When Xue Chenyu got married, the banquet consisted of four dried fruits and four cold dishes. Since the He family was marrying off their daughter, He Minzhi kept saying that the banquet should be held according to the original specifications.

She thought that Dalang might be more frugal after learning about the cost of the banquet, but she never imagined that he could be so stingy?!

If the guests behind saw this kind of thing, how would his He family have the dignity to stay in the capital?

Shitou was also standing nearby, holding a bowl of bird's nest. He said with a worried look on his face, "How can you even offer something like this?"

Liu's eyes went dark again.

The best bird's nest is bright in color and has a unique smell. But what Shi Tou was holding was actually the lowest-grade bird's nest crumbs, something that even peddlers could eat with just a little effort.

Liu took two quick steps and walked towards the makeshift stove shed.

Several dishes are ready to be served.

Compared with the dishes that Zhang had made and ordered, how could these things be put on the table?

"What the hell is going on here? My He family is marrying off the eldest daughter of the eldest wife, the granddaughter of a great scholar, and the younger sister of a Hanlin scholar! How could they use such unpresentable things to fool the guests?!"

Liu's face was furious, and she stared coldly at the stone beside her. "Is it you? Did your parents ask you to do these things, and you, just to get a little money, made these things that are not worthy of being shown on the stage!"

"Do you know that this relationship is the reputation of my He family? If we take this kind of thing out, how can we survive in the capital in the future?"

Shitou was so frightened that he knelt down before her, "Old Madam, please understand! How could Shitou have the ability to arrange the second young lady's marriage?"

Mrs. Liu clutched her chest and gasped for air. Madam Huang hurriedly helped her breathe and reminded her, "Madam, this is not the time to assign blame. There are guests waiting outside."

"Yes, go outside immediately and ask Mrs. Xue to find an excuse to take the guests away. Go to Heyue Tower in the city and ask them to send five tables of banquets, just like the day when Dalang carried his concubine."

"Yes, but what if Heyue Tower can't do it?"

Heyue Tower is the busiest on weekdays and is often fully packed. Their tables have to be booked in advance, and the dishes also have to be ordered in advance. Where can they get the dishes in such a hurry?

Mrs. Liu paused for a moment and said, "If Heyue Tower doesn't have it, then there's Juhua Tower. There must be one that has it."

After saying this, Liu saw that Huang Madam was still not leaving, so she urged her, "Hurry up, hurry up!"

"Yes, yes!" Mother Huang didn't care about etiquette anymore and turned around and left.

However, Xue Chenyu ignored Liu's words and took the guests in.

When Liu heard the sound of talking and laughing, she looked back and wished she could tear Xue Chenyu, who was walking in front, to pieces!

Didn't this bitch ask him to hold the guests back for a while? She's just trying to create chaos!

Xue Chenyu was still holding Madam Xue's hand, seemingly oblivious to Liu's furious red face. "Madam, when can we start the feast? There's no point in leaving our guests waiting outside."

Liu laughed dryly, "Then let the guests take their seats and wait for a while."

As he said this, he gestured to Shitou to quickly take the peanuts and pickles off the table.

It's too late to shell.

Old Madam He noticed the plates on the table and walked forward solemnly, "Sister, you prepared all this? Today is the day you marry off your daughter to the He family, why are you still reminiscing about the good old days?"

How could Liu say that?

Just then, Qiuyue, who had gone with the dowry, came with the news.

When Liu heard that her dowry was scattered all over the street and half of it was stones, she finally couldn't breathe and fainted on the spot.

"Come here, call the doctor—"

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