Chapter 543: Proposal
Chen had never seen a family so anxious to get married.
If Lanzhi hadn't told her again and again that the prince was healthy and handsome, and had a car and a house, she would have really suspected that the prince had some shameful problem.
No family was so anxious that they were eager to give the betrothal gifts just after taking the horoscope.
Xiao Yu was anxious about the marriage, and the prince was anxious. The princess was not anxious at first, but she became anxious because of the constant urging of these two people.
After inviting two matchmakers and talking to the matchmaker invited by the Gu family several times, they finally decided on the date for the big engagement.
The wedding date was agreed to be discussed after the New Year.
Early that morning, the palace opened the middle gate, and a long line of carriages drove out of the gate.
The convoy was not moving fast along the way. When the pedestrians on the road saw such a lively convoy, many people followed curiously to watch the excitement.
When they arrived at the gate of the Gu family, there were many people following behind.
The gate of the Gu family was opened, and the servants lined up in two neat rows.
The two matchmakers were all smiles, saying auspicious words while directing the betrothal gifts to be carried in.
More and more people came to watch the excitement at the door, blocking the road in front of the door.
Chen sat in the lobby, watching the betrothal gifts being carried in one by one. Every time a load came in, the matchmaker read the gift list beside her.
First of all: one thousand taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver.
Four sets of red gold headpieces, four sets of gold headpieces inlaid with rubies, four sets of gold headpieces inlaid with pearls, four sets of gold headpieces inlaid with sapphires, four pairs of mutton-fat jade and jadeite bracelets, and four pairs of red gold dragon and phoenix bracelets inlaid with gemstones.
Two red gold ruyi and two mutton-fat jade ruyi.
One pair of gold and silver basins.
Twenty pieces of jade.
Eight hundred pieces of silk and satin of various colors.
Two hundred pieces of fur.
Then a pair of live geese, which symbolizes good luck.
Two pairs of chickens, two suckling pigs, and two fish, these are the three animals.
Then came the wedding cakes, wine, sesame, tea, dried fruits and other ordinary betrothal gifts.
Chen felt numb all over when she heard this. The matchmaker had said before that the palace had to keep a low profile now, so the betrothal gifts could only be ordinary.
What do you call ordinary?
After the betrothal gifts were carried, the matchmaker handed the betrothal letter and gift list to Chen, and the marriage was completed.
From then on, the marriage was settled.
After giving the wedding money and sending off the matchmaker and the servants of the palace who carried the betrothal gifts, all the villagers who were standing at the door of the neighboring village rushed in.
Because Chen had kept this matter secret, even the eldest aunt and the others did not know the news.
At this moment, the eldest aunt, Chrysanthemum, Qian, the old lady, Li, the two daughters-in-law of the village head, Liu Zhuangtou and his wife, almost all of them who were in the village came.
They were all dumbfounded when they stared at the piles of things in the hall.
After a long while, the eldest aunt asked tremblingly, "Second sister-in-law, I just heard that this is a betrothal gift?"
"Is it for Xiao Fei?" Xiao Fei is the only daughter in the family, there should be no one else except her.
Qian was shaking all over, "I heard it was the palace, can it be true?"
The old lady looked at Chen anxiously, wanting to know the answer from her.
Chen smiled brightly, "It is the palace, the Qi Palace, and my Xiao Fei was betrothed to be the prince's consort."
This sentence caused a thousand waves.
Qian was the first to scream, "How is it possible?"
Chen glanced at her lightly, "The betrothal gifts are all here, and the betrothal letter is in my hand, how can it be impossible?"
Qian covered her mouth and shook her head repeatedly, "I, I, I don't mean that, I just think this, how can there be such a good thing?"
The eldest aunt was confused.
She and Aunt Liu had also thought about it secretly and discussed it, estimating that Xiao Fei could marry into the palace as a concubine, and in the future she could become a concubine, but Chen said that she was the Crown Prince's Consort!