Reborn to marry, the short-lived prince lived a hundred years

"I've added in everything we brought and the list you gave me."

Ever since the Xiao family learned that Meng Tingyue had been designated by His Majesty as the future Crown Princess, they had often worried that Jiang Qingrou would tamper with the dowry. The size of the dowry had always been a factor in a woman's confidence in marrying into her husband's family.

Now that Meng Tingyue is marrying the prince, the dowry should be taken more seriously and must not be careless at all, so as not to lose face in front of others.

To this end, the Xiao family carefully prepared a batch of dowry to add to Meng Tingyue's makeup.

At the same time, Meng Tingyue also did not forget to take back the dowry that originally belonged to her biological mother from Mrs. Meng's private storehouse last time, selected items suitable for adding to the dowry, and gave them all to Xiao Wuyou.

She wanted to take away all her mother's things.

Even if she can't take it away now, she will come to get it later.

None of her mother's things can be left in the Meng family.

"Tomorrow I will stay with Jiang Qingrou. If she dares to take even a penny, I don't mind making her actions public and making her lose more than she gains."

Xiao Wuyou spoke casually yet seriously, with a hint of arrogance and madness in his voice.

Xiao Huaifeng knew that although she acted arrogantly and spoke directly, she knew what she could do and what she could not do.

Xiao Huaifeng opened his thin lips slightly, his tone inquiring: "You control three shops, and the Meng family controls five. Do you intend to take them all back?"

Meng Tingyue nodded slightly, her eyes firm. "Indeed, I do. I plan to first find a suitable location to open a new shop, and then gradually absorb the people from the old shop."

"Do you have any preference for the location of the new shop?"

Meng Tingyue shook her head slightly, a look of helplessness on her face.

I was busy chasing the prince some time ago, and I have been detained in the mansion recently, so I have no chance to go out and look for a suitable shop.

"I have a few suitable places here." Xiao Huaifeng curled his lips into a faint smile, as if he had planned it in advance.

He calmly took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, gently placed it on the table, and slowly pushed it in front of Meng Tingyue.

Meng Tingyue reached out to take it and examined it carefully.

There were five place names written on the paper, some of which she had heard of in her previous life.

She had a thought and had a guess.

"My uncle's visit to the capital this time shouldn't just be for makeup and a banquet."

Xiao Huaifeng chuckled lightly, without any intention of concealing anything. "Coming to visit you is the main purpose of this trip. However, the Xiao family does intend to set foot in the capital and expand trade routes."

The capital city is the heart of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the most prosperous and bustling place in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Previously, the Xiao family's business had deliberately avoided the capital city when expanding its shops, but only maintained subtle trade relations with the shops in the capital city. One of the reasons was because of Xiao Changle.

In the past, when Xiao Changle was still alive, they would naturally not steal jobs from their family members and hurt the relationship when developing shops in the capital. Now that Xiao Changle is gone, the concerns in the hearts of the Xiao family have naturally faded a bit.

"Knowing that you were also planning to open a new shop, I thought we could cooperate. We'll pay for the shop and also provide the goods. You just need to put your name on it. Our Xiao family won't take any profits from it. Everything will be yours."

Xiao Huaifeng spoke calmly, and his every move revealed an ease and confidence, as if he had everything planned out and was not worried at all that Meng Tingyue would refuse.

Meng Tingyue would not refuse.

She could indeed rebuild a few new shops on her own and recruit the people from her mother's shop, but the road was long and time-consuming, and she was worried that something might go wrong.

She had too much to do and she didn't intend to focus on managing the shop.

Now that her mother has passed away, the Xiao family will definitely open up trade routes to the capital. If she borrows the name of the Xiao family, she will be able to achieve her goal faster.

The Xiao family can also use her status as the Crown Princess to quickly gain a foothold in the capital.

It's a win-win situation.

After a while, Meng Tingyue slowly bent down and raised the cup to the air, "It's a pleasure to work with you."

They clinked their glasses, and both had similar expressions on their faces, extremely happy.

……

The wedding day.

Meng Tingyue was called up early in the morning to dress up.

She closed her eyes slightly and pretended to sleep, letting Nanny Qin and Qingdian bustle around her, carefully dressing her.

As someone who has already experienced a grand wedding, Meng Tingyue's mood is as calm as an ancient well, without too many fluctuations, and there is only indifference in her heart.

Nanny Qin held the noodle thread and skillfully twisted it for Meng Tingyue. Her face was filled with unconcealable joy. As she did so, she carefully reminded her of various details before the wedding, her heart full of expectations for Meng Tingyue's future happiness.

Originally, Nanny Qin was secretly worried that her daughter would be nervous because of this important day, but now it seems that she was worrying too much. Her daughter's extraordinary calmness made even the experienced Nanny feel ashamed.

Meng Tingyue seemed to be dozing off, but in fact she was going over in her mind all the things that would happen in her previous life.

The reason why she was able to successfully exchange marriages with Meng Qingjiao in her previous life was because her wedding dresses were similar to Meng Qingjiao's.

In this life, she remembered that Meng Qingjiao's wedding dress was completely different from hers, and hers was more exquisite.

If they still want to exchange marriages this time, what other methods can they use?

As I was thinking, Qinglan's voice came from outside the door, getting closer and closer, with a hint of displeasure.

Qinglan looked unhappy and complained in a low voice, "Miss, Miss, there seems to be something wrong in the second young lady's yard. I just quietly went to listen and found out that there is a problem with the second young lady's wedding dress. It can no longer be worn."

"What? There's a problem with the wedding dress?" Qing Dian frowned and paused her hand movements. She couldn't help but think of what the girl had said to her before, and looked at the girl subconsciously.

Meng Tingyue also slowly opened her eyes, her eyes slightly gloomy.

coming.

It is impossible for the wedding dress to change for no reason. It is obvious that someone has tampered with it in secret.

Meng Qingjiao had experienced the same things in her past life as her, so naturally she would not want to "jump into the fire pit" in this life, and naturally she would not tamper with her wedding dress.

"The problem with the Second Miss's wedding dress is her own business. The ones who should be worried are the people in her courtyard and Jiang. It's unbecoming of you to make such a fuss and even bring it to the eldest Miss. Qinglan, you're becoming more and more unruly."

There was obvious displeasure in Nanny Qin's voice.

Meng Tingyue did not reveal Lord Meng's intention to marry someone else to Nanny Qin.

Qinglan hurriedly explained: "Mammy, you misunderstood. The key point is that the wedding dress worn by the second young lady is exactly the same as that worn by the eldest young lady."

"Exactly the same? Are you sure you're not seeing things?" Nanny Qin was shocked.

Qinglan nodded vigorously, "I saw it with my own eyes, and it was exactly the same."

Nanny Qin frowned, puzzled. "This wedding dress was made in the young lady's shop. There is only one of its kind. How come the second young lady has an identical one? And there's something wrong with the second young lady's original wedding dress..."

Qinglan continued, "I also heard that the wedding dress was sent by the Fifth Prince. The Second Miss originally didn't intend to wear it. If it hadn't been for the problem with the wedding dress..."