Chapter 325 Getting Married Before Spring

Emperor Xuan nodded with satisfaction, "Ning Chen, do your clothes still fit?"

"The sleeves are a bit long!"

Ning Chen said honestly.

Emperor Xuan chuckled, "Ning Chen, do you know why I asked you to come?"

Ning Chen shook his head, "I don't know!"

Emperor Xuan said: "Before spring, I want you to marry Huai'an."

Ning Chen was startled, was he so anxious?

Emperor Xuan continued: "I know that girl Yudie has been accompanying you... When you marry Huai'an, I will pardon her from slavery, and I will also release the woman named Zisu. ”

As expected, Emperor Xuan did not allow other women to enter the Ning Mansion earlier than the Ninth Princess.

Ning Chen hurriedly leaned over and said, "I obey your decree! Everything is at your Majesty's discretion."

Emperor Xuan nodded slightly.

Ning Chen hesitated for a moment and asked timidly: "Your Majesty, can I ask a question?"

"explain."

Ning Chen asked carefully: "Um... how much dowry do I need to marry a princess? My family is poor, so I'm afraid I won't be able to afford so much money?"

Eunuch Quan's expression froze. He really didn't expect Ning Chen to ask such a question?

The corners of Emperor Xuan's mouth twitched. How dare this kid cry out to him about poverty?

The wealth he gave Ning Chen was enough for him to be prosperous and wealthy for a lifetime.

Emperor Xuan said: "I have already asked the Ministry of Rites to start planning this matter. If you don't understand anything, you can ask Shen Min?"

Ning Chen yelled, "My lord, I obey the order!"

...

After coming out of the palace, Ning Chen rode to the Ministry of Rites!

The guard at the entrance to the etiquette department was startled when he saw Ning Chen's black-bottomed silver python uniform and hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

They were extremely curious, when did Daxuan have such a young Marquis?

Because Ning Chen was a newly created marquis and had not yet had time to tell the world, only the civil and military officials knew about it.

"See you Lord Marquis!"

Ning Chen raised his hand and said, "Get up! Is Minister Shen here?"

"Go back to the Marquis, Master Shen is here, I will go and report it now."

"No need, I'll go in and find him myself."

All the way in, everyone who saw Ning Chen knelt down and saluted.

Ning Chen tugged at the python robe on his body. It was too ostentatious and could not be worn all the time.

See Shen Min.

"See Lord Ning!"

Shen Min said that he was about to kneel down.

Ning Chen quickly supported him, "Old Shen, we are both old acquaintances, there is no need to be so polite."

Lao Shen?

Shen Min smiled helplessly.

Immediately, he said with a serious face: "This etiquette cannot be messed up. I am the Minister of Rites, so I can set an example."

Ning Chen waved his hand, "You know I hate these red tapes the most."

Shen Min laughed, of course he knew this.

"Master Ning is here to arrange his marriage to the princess, right?"

Ning Chen nodded, "This is my first time marrying a princess and I don't understand anything? So I came here to ask what I need to prepare?"

Shen Min's mouth twitched...what? Do you want to marry a princess twice?

Ning Chen asked: "What do I need to prepare?"

Shen Min said: "Let me first tell Lord Ning about the wedding process. It is divided into six steps: accepting the gift, asking for the name, accepting the gift, accepting the levy, asking for the date, and welcoming the wedding in person."

"Let me start with Nacai..."

Ning Chen's head is getting bigger.

"Stop, stop, stop...Old Shen, you know that these red tapes bother me the most, so please don't embarrass me. These are all matters of your etiquette department, right?"

Shen Min smiled and said, "Yes, but the Marquis must also understand the process... This is your wedding to the princess, and there is no room for any mistakes."

Ning Chen thought for a while and said, "In this case, when the time comes, you can arrange for someone who understands these things to be around me. I won't be able to do whatever he says and what I do?"

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, these will be arranged!"

Ning Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that marrying a princess was very troublesome. It would take two months just to prepare for the wedding... and this was his biggest headache.

But fortunately, we have the etiquette department, so we can just leave everything to them.

"Old Shen, just tell me, do you need a bride price to marry a princess?"

Shen Min nodded, "Of course it is necessary! This is respect for the majesty of the royal family."

“How much dowry is required?”

Shen Min said: "The betrothal gift is one hundred thousand taels of silver and ten thousand taels of gold. As for the betrothal gift..."

"Wait! Want so much?"

Ning Chen was shocked!

Ordinary people only need a dozen or twenty taels to marry a daughter-in-law. Sometimes a few taels is enough.

He didn't expect that marrying a princess would cost so much? And that’s not counting the betrothal gift.

Chen Min was speechless, "The Marquis married a princess, not an ordinary girl... I think this gold should be increased by ten thousand taels."

Ning Chen's face turned dark, "Old Shen, you think I'm one of those big corrupt officials who have a house full of gold and silver, right? I'm poor and can't afford so much."

Who are you fooling? Your Majesty has given you a lot of things. The servants in the family don't have to pay you for their wages. You came to my house during the New Year and spent thousands of taels. Now you are leaving me here to pretend to be poor... Shen Min complained in his heart.

He smiled and said: "Master Ning, the ninth princess is your majesty's favorite princess. Her dowry is not small...and your majesty will also give you extra rewards. This is the princess's wedding. The empress in the palace and the ministers in the court are all Not stingy.”

Ning Chen's eyes lit up.

Shen Min then added: "According to the etiquette of our court, when a princess gets married, the dowry alone will be one hundred thousand taels of gold and two hundred thousand taels of silver."

Ning Chen suddenly opened his mouth.

After coming to his senses, Ning Chen coughed and said seriously: "It doesn't matter whether it's money or not, the key is that you can't be careless when marrying the princess... Old Shen, don't worry, even if I borrow, I will get enough betrothal gifts and betrothal money."

"Please make a betrothal gift list for me later, and I will go back to prepare according to the list."

Shen Min smiled, seeing through it but not saying it.

"My Lord, wait a moment! I will make a list for you right now."

Ning Chen nodded.

After a while, Shen Min came back and handed the list to Ning Chen.

Ning Chen put the list away, "Old Shen, then I won't bother you!"

"I'll see you off!"

Shen Min sent Ning Chen out.

When Ning Chen left, he looked at Shen Min and smiled: "Old Shen, the position of Minister of Rites has been vacant for a while...After the wedding of me and the princess, it's a great achievement, and Lord Shen should move up."

Shen Min looked a little excited.

It's not that he doesn't want the position of Minister of Rites, but this position was previously held by Ning Ziming, and he was promoted by Ning Ziming.

So, Shen Min was worried about what Ning Chen would think if he took the position of Minister?

Now that Ning Chen said this, he felt relieved!

Ning Chen got on the horse, "Old Shen, wait until the wedding is over! I will go to see His Majesty alone... Let's go!"

"Have a good time, Lord!"

Watching Ning Chen go away, there was uncontrollable excitement in his eyes.

Ning Chen is now a Lord, and a consort, and most importantly, he is still His Majesty's favorite... If he can say a few good words for him, the position of Minister will be secure.