Chapter 300: Going to Beijing

The dowry was very rich, with food, clothing and utensils. The dowry list was also written in great detail, from fields, shops, silver boxes, furniture to earrings, toilets, and mouthwash bowls, all of which were clearly listed.

These dowries were not only good-looking, but also very practical. Four hundred acres of land in the suburbs of the capital plus a farm, a small shop in the capital, and a set of rosewood furniture, all of which should add up to more than 5,000 taels of silver. Add to that cloth, clothes, leather, medicinal materials, books, gold and jade jewelry, etc., which are worth more than 3,000 taels of silver, plus 1,000 taels of silver boxes, which is about 10,000 taels of silver.

She was just a pseudo-legitimate daughter, and it was not easy for Jiang to take out so much money from the public to buy her dowry, and she prepared it very carefully. She could conclude that the dowries of Chen Yuhui and Chen Yuxia, the two concubines, would not even be half of hers.

This was not only because Chen Shiying valued her, but also because she married into the Chu family, and Jiang was willing to befriend her.

In addition, she was accompanied by four maids and two families.

One family, the Ding family, had already gone to the capital, managing the 400 acres of land and farm there, and their family would live there in the future.

Another family, the Li family, the man, Li Bo, was in his forties and had worked in the account office of the Chen Mansion before. The daughter-in-law was called Li Mama, who was previously the manager of the sewing room of the Chen Mansion. She was a manager mama specifically for Chen Afu. The son, Li Mu, was from the daughter-in-law Li Mu's family, and two grandsons aged six and two.

The four maids also included Qingfeng, who had served her when she came to the Chen Mansion before.

Jiang Mama, the manager of the main courtyard, led people to the Rose Courtyard to kowtow to Chen Afu.

Chen Afu paid special attention to Li Mama, who was in her forties, of moderate weight, and spoke clearly. Chen Afu had a good impression of her, and if she used her well, she would be a good assistant. She still believed in Jiang. Since they had given her such a good face, they would not send a fool or a spy to be her housekeeper.

Nanny Jiang also specifically explained that Nanny Li and her husband were not born in the family. Since this family followed Chen Afu, they had no relationship with the Chen Mansion.

Except Qingfeng, who was a born in the family, the other three girls were bought a few months ago and just trained. They were all thirteen years old, and their names were Xiaohong, Xiaolu, and Xiaozi.

Nanny Jiang said that the reason why they were given such simple names was that she thought Chen Afu would give them new names.

After these people got up, Xia Yue gave each of them a purse containing six silver ingots.

Then, Nanny Jiang took out the key from her waist and took Chen Afu to see the dowry.

Except for the furniture that had been shipped to the capital, the rest of the dowry was placed in the ear room of the Rose Courtyard.

The door opened, and a room full of boxes was filled. Nanny Jiang opened the box again, and the things inside were dazzling, with good fabrics and decorations. In one of the small boxes, there were neatly stacked silver ingots, which were the silver ingots of one thousand taels.

Chen Afu thanked Madam Jiang, and Xia Yue handed her a purse with two silver ingots.

Madam Jiang took the purse with a smile and handed the key to Chen Afu, who then gave it to Xia Yue for safekeeping. From now on, Xia Yue will be her first maid.

Except for leaving the three little girls behind, Chen Afu asked everyone else to go home and prepare, as they would take a boat to the capital the next morning. Only Madam Li's son, daughter-in-law and two grandsons were not allowed to go to the capital, as they still had to go back to Dingzhou Prefecture, so there was no need to let the two children go back and forth. Instead, they asked Li Mu's family to go to the General's Mansion to find General Manager Yang, who would arrange their accommodation and errands.

Madam Li's family kowtowed to Chen Afu again.

Chen Afu had just rested for two quarters of an hour when he heard laughter coming from the yard. It was the sisters Chen Yuqing and Chen Yuxia who came.

The two girls were so happy that their faces flushed, especially Chen Yuxia, who had never been to the capital. They came to add makeup to Chen Afu. Chen Yuqing gave her a red gold hairpin inlaid with pearls, and Chen Yuxia gave her two silk handkerchiefs "embroidered by herself".

As soon as they left, another guest came, Chen Yuhui. Because she was too thin, her cheekbones looked higher and her nose was narrower, and the hostility in her eyes could not be concealed.

Chen Afu was not even polite to her, saying, "You are not here to add makeup to me, are you? Don't say anything unpleasant, it won't affect my good mood."

Chen Yuhui sneered and said sternly, "Of course I won't add makeup to you, because you are not worthy of it. You snatched the husband that my grandmother had arranged for me, and instigated my father to find me a rich man from the countryside. Bitch, you are so bad!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her hand suddenly grabbed Chen Afu's face.

Chen Afu had been on guard against her, and dodged his head back, reaching out to grab her wrist. Her nails were long and pointed, and it was obvious that she was here to disfigure her.

Chen Afu was furious, stretched out his other hand and slapped her twice, and then pushed her to the ground with all his strength. He cursed, "I am a countryman, so I have a lot of strength, and you dare to disfigure me! I tell you again, you are so ugly, my fiancé will never marry a wife in his life, and he will not want you, don't dream in vain." He said to Xiaohong, "Look at how sharp Miss Chen's nails are, go and report to the lady, let the lady know how sinister Miss Chen's intentions are."

Chen Yuhui's face was swollen, and she felt pain, shame and anger. She got up and ran away crying. Xiaohong also went to the main courtyard to report to Jiang what Miss Er had done.

In the evening, Chen Afu and her three sisters went to the main courtyard to eat again, but Chen Shiying and Chen Yulan did not come. Because Chu Lingxuan came, they accompanied Chu Lingxuan to eat in the outer courtyard.

Chu Lingxuan would not return to the capital for a few days.

When Chen Shiying returned to the main courtyard, the Chen sisters had already left. After learning what Chen Yuhui had done, he was so angry that he shook his head. He told Mr. Jiang, "After Fu'er's marriage is done, Hui'er's marriage will be decided. It's best to marry her off by the end of this year."

Jiang sneered, "She said we found her a rich man from the countryside."

Chen Shiying said, "Madam, please don't be angry. She was spoiled by her mother. When she gets older, she will know that we are doing this for her own good."

After that, Chen Shiying went to Qiangweiyuan and talked to Chen Afu for a while, asking her not to worry about her sister and to be a happy newlywed.

There was no words all night, and at dawn the next day, the main door of Chen's mansion opened wide, and a dozen carriages ran out, protected by more than twenty guards, and headed straight for the canal dock outside the city.

The ship arrived at Tong County at midnight, and they went to the inn again. Someone had already come here to rent a yard and prepare a sumptuous dinner.

Jiang took the children to eat and then went back to their rooms to rest.

After breakfast the next day, the family got on the carriage again and entered the capital at noon.

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