Noble Lady

The news that Mrs. Du was called into the courtyard and scolded by the old lady soon reached Du Jingyuan's ears.

The 28th day of the lunar year is the day for her to get married. Now that she is about to get married, she is not allowed to go out.

He could only sit in the house and count money until his hands were tired, while laughing at his extremely biased mother.

"Some people may be mothers, but they may not be worthy of being mothers. Of course, those who never fulfill their duties as fathers or husbands should be condemned even more."

Du Jingyuan was talking to herself, but the knot in her heart had actually been untied.

Qiuhua had also come in earlier and told her what Xue Xiaoyu and Chen Lizhu meant. They wanted to help her get more dowry.

The thing will only belong to her when it is in her hands. If it is kept by the general's mansion, it is not certain who it will be given to in the future.

She had never expected that the two of them would go to such lengths to support her.

"Luckily, I reconciled with Xue Xiaoyu before. God must have given me this luck for her sake."

Not long after that, Du Jingyuan sent someone to deliver the remaining half of the betrothal gifts sent by the Duke's Mansion.

This was also due to Mrs. Du's desire to save some for her youngest son's marriage, so she put everything into storage after counting it. If she had used it initially, it would have taken quite a while to sort it out now.

Du Jingyuan's room was so small that after putting Xue Chenyu and Chen Lizhu's makeup in it, there was no room left, so she had to rent another room to put them in.

"I will have someone watch over it and won't give anyone the chance to come in and cause trouble." Du Jingyuan said before leaving.

Du Jingyuan didn't know what this brother, with whom she was not close, meant, but there were people guarding outside, so as long as he didn't enter the yard, it would be fine.

Anyway, she has been under house arrest for so long, so a day or two won't make a difference.

Then she went to happily pack her dowry.

"Before, Xue Xiaoyu said mysteriously that he wanted to give me a surprise by adding makeup, but I didn't expect it to be such a big surprise!"

She felt a little dizzy when she looked at the items on the list.

Du Juan: "I heard that it was the old lady who ordered that the portion of the betrothal gifts that were previously sent by the Duke's Mansion and left by the lady be sent to you, young lady."

Du Jingyuan's eyes lit up: Didn't he leave anything for Madam Du?

It still has to be Xue Xiaoyu and Miss Chen San. Once these two take action, you will know whether they have it or not.

"No, I have to kowtow to Xue Xiaoyu and the others."

Dujuan: That’s not possible. How can you kowtow to your sisters?

……

There are some who are happy and some who are sad in the general's mansion.

After receiving the news brought by Qiuhua and Huangli, Xue Chenyu and Chen Lizhu looked at each other and smiled with satisfaction.

"The plan worked. Sister Xue has a solution." Chen Lizhu said sincerely.

"You're not bad either." Xue Chenyu couldn't help laughing.

The two of them raised their teacups and clinked them together, expressing a tacit understanding.

It is true that Mrs. Du is only concerned with petty gains and is insatiable, but not all the people in the general's mansion are like her who only care about immediate interests and are confused.

There is always someone who can distinguish the pros and cons.

For example, the old lady in the general's mansion.

……

Du Jingyuan went to Qinglong Temple on the 25th day of the lunar year and got on the bridal sedan on the 28th day of the lunar year.

The twenty-eighth day of the year.

It is auspicious for sacrifices, transactions, receiving wealth, and getting married.

It's an auspicious day.

The wedding should have been held long ago, but it was postponed because Chen Mingxuan was away on business.

Originally, they planned to hold it after the New Year, but when the old ancestor of Duke Chen’s Mansion heard that it was not a good time, they chose a good day before the New Year and had Du Jingyuan married with three matchmakers and six betrothals.

The marriage between the Duke of Chen's Mansion and the General's Mansion naturally caused a sensation in the city, with ten miles of red wedding ceremonies and an extremely lively atmosphere.

There were loud gongs and drums and firecrackers all along the way, it was so lively.

There were also servants from the General's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion, who carried copper coins and candies and distributed them along the streets, aiming to let everyone in Shengjing City come and share in the joy of the marriage between the two families.

Passersby also talked about it——

"Who is getting married in the Duke of Chen's mansion? Why such a grand ceremony?"

"I heard he's the fifth child of Duke Chen's concubine's son. I've never heard of him before, and he suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

"You don't know this. He married the daughter of the general's mansion."

"A bastard's son marrying a legitimate daughter? How could the people in the General's Mansion be so foolish as to marry their legitimate daughter to a bastard's son? If the news gets out, aren't they afraid of being criticized?"

Of course, there are also blessings.

Behind the eight-man sedan chair, there were seventy-six loads of dowry. This was only a part of it. Some of it had already been carried to the Duke's Mansion.

As they walked along the road, some people were saying that although the general's daughter married a bastard, with such a generous dowry, her future life would surely not be too bad.

Some people criticized the General's Mansion behind its back, while others gave their blessings. In the end, it attracted a lot of attention.

But smart people will understand it at a glance.

By the time of General Du's generation, the General's Mansion had run out of successors. If they wanted to preserve the family's prosperity, they could only move towards the direction of civil service.

But the two legitimate sons of the general's mansion did not seem to be good at studying.

Young Master Du is already a young man and has long been married, but he has not yet passed the imperial examination and become a Jinshi.

Not to mention Mr. Du Si. His elder brother was a juren after all, but his grades were not even good enough to make it in the academy.

Although the mansion of Duke Chen is marrying a concubine's son this time, he is the one with the greatest hope of success in this generation, so the Duke's Mansion is putting all its efforts into ensuring that he marries a legitimate daughter to keep up appearances.

This can also be seen from the betrothal gift given to the general's mansion.

But such a promising illegitimate son is still just a illegitimate son before he really becomes successful. It is impossible for the legitimate daughter of an ordinary family to marry him. This is why the Duke of Chen's Mansion would approach the General's Mansion.

In the final analysis, it's just a matter of each taking what they need.

Fortunately, the marriage between these two young people was not just based on family needs.

"I love watching dramas like these where couples finally get married." Xue Chenyu was watching the grand wedding procession from the upstairs of the teahouse, smiling happily with her cheeks pulled up.

She was also dressed festively today because it was the New Year and people were dressing festively. For Du Jingyuan's wedding, she even took out a red long-sleeved shirt embroidered with a Pixiu.

Standing there, you will feel not only festive but also domineering.

"The girl is not going to see Miss Du off to get married." Yuzhu covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

Xue Chenyu: "I didn't go because I was afraid she would be embarrassed. It's really hard to find a friend like me who is willing to spend money and effort and who truly cares about her."

Xia He also smiled and didn't know how to refute.

As Du Jingyuan's close friend, Xue Chenyu was supposed to go to Du Jingyuan's wedding.

But considering that she was divorced, if she went, given Mrs. Du's temper, she was afraid that she would have an argument with Mrs. Du on Du Jingyuan's wedding day, which would not be nice.

That’s why I didn’t go.

Of course, all of this has been made known to Du Jingyuan, the person who should know the most.

The bride herself said that she didn't care: whether there is a wedding gift or not doesn't affect the relationship between me and Xue Xiaoyu, and the dowry has already been given, so why should I be afraid that this sister will run away?

"Miss, when shall we set off?" Weng Xuemei rubbed her hands beside her.

Xue Luoyan also licked his lips.

There are also Qiuhua and Yumei.

They would never miss such an opportunity to eat.

Only Suying and Qinnan said that the warehouse must be left alone, and someone was needed to keep an eye on the He family at all times, so they did not go. However, Yuzhu promised that she would bring them some delicious food.

Xue Chenyu held her forehead with her hand and said, "After the wedding procession passes, we will go directly to the Duke's Mansion."

She felt that she was quite shameless.

Bring a few foodies along.

But then she thought again, today they were going to the Duke's Mansion for a wedding banquet. She had spent so much money, so she had to get some interest in return.