Chapter 1805: The woman with a long tongue (asking for double monthly votes)
Chapter 1806 The woman with a long tongue (asking for double monthly votes)
Brother Jiu thought of his wedding.
The day before, I was showing off my dowry. Because Shushu's dowry was decent, people compared it to Bafujin's dowry.
For this reason, Bafujin was not very friendly to Shu Shu on his wedding day.
"The things you and the county chief have brought over there are all gold-headed noodles, and there are gold ingots in your purses. Relatives and friends have added makeup. I'm afraid that's probably the case..."
Brother Jiu thought that this might be the reason.
He has also witnessed the dowry of several sisters-in-law and younger brothers and sisters. This dowry is the confidence of a married woman.
Shu Shu looked outside, worried and said: "Amma, Eni should be over there, I don't know how..."
Brother Jiu patted his forehead and said, "I forgot about this. I should have gone over to take a look just now."
For important wedding events, every room in Dong'e's family would go to Serech's house.
Right now, Qi Xi and his wife are indeed at Serech's house.
This is what the so-called tribe is like. There may be disputes internally, but externally they are united.
Especially now that Galli is not in the capital, and there is no one else in the second room who can support the appearance, whether it is Qi Xi or the government, for the sake of Galli, they have to go over to support the Dong E family.
When I realized that Mr. Luo was here with the female relatives, I wanted to turn around and leave, but the second old lady fainted.
This is an old sister-in-law, and Luo Shi can't just let go and leave, so she can only wait for the doctor to come.
The father-in-law, who was standing by, looked ugly. She looked at Mrs. Gali and said, "Are you satisfied this time?"
Mrs. Galli couldn't help but feel aggrieved when she looked at her father-in-law: "I didn't decide this marriage, how can you blame me?"
A sister-in-law is like a mother, but when will she be separated?
The mother-in-law above is still alive and well. She came back from Shanxi and worked hard to help her brother-in-law arrange the marriage. Is it possible that she made a mistake?
The father-in-law said: "If you don't blame my sister-in-law, then who should I blame?"
Her husband Zengshou was the head of the Dong E clan. He just filled the vacancy this year and showed his face in front of the emperor. As a result, something like this happened to the Dong E family.
If Ga Li was in Beijing and could just pay it back, he would be the one to take care of it; but if Ga Li was not there, then the emperor would investigate the matter, and the person responsible would be the clan leader Zeng Shou.
Mrs. Galli wanted to say something more, but Mr. Jueluo said, "Please calm down. It's whose fault it is, and no one can escape."
The father-in-law nodded, sneered at Mrs. Gali, and said: "Auntie is right, whoever forces the eldest daughter to death will pay with his life!"
Mrs. Galli looked reluctant and said: "It's just a quick talk, who did it on purpose?"
The father-in-law said: "You forced someone to death, and one of them passed away without doing it on purpose? You can tell Prince Kang and Prince An about this!"
Although the female family members are in the inner house, the news from the front has also been transmitted.
They all knew that Prince Kang and Prince An were coming.
One of them is Prince Lilie, the head of the clan, and the other is the clan magistrate of the clan mansion.
The two of them came over to investigate Ergege's suicide. What can't they find out?
As for Mrs. Galli's guilty conscience, it would be strange if there was no fault on her part.
In the front living room, Prince Kang and Prince An were sitting in the upper seats, accompanied by Zengshou and Qi Xi.
Those kneeling below include Ergege's dowry and the servants of Dong E's family.
Ergege's nanny was kneeling and recounting the scene.
"We were enjoying ourselves. Mrs. Dong E brought her father in and looked at the furnishings in the house. The lady disliked the old color and style of the furniture and the strong smell of paint. The house looked like a snow cave, so she asked Mrs. Dong E.
It’s not that the bride price was not enough, it’s because the palace didn’t prepare a dowry for her. Mrs. Dong E said that the bride price was 8,800 taels of silver, which is the first such bride price in the entire capital..."
"The lady looked at our princesses up and down and said that we were both the eldest daughter and married into Dong E's family. The dowry given to our princess back then was very respectable, but why did the dowry of our second princess be so..."
"We didn't talk at all, so the wife told Mrs. Gali that she heard that our old master has many people living in Haidian, with all identities..."
"Our princess raised our heads, looked at Mrs. Dong E and asked, did the Dong E family ask the palace for this marriage, or did the palace ask the Dong E family... Mrs. Dong E couldn't tell clearly, it was the second master who arranged the marriage himself, and our princess asked again.
When asked if the 8,800 taels of silver betrothal money was real, Mrs. Gali said it was real. She brought the money back from Shanxi and the second master sent it to Haidian..."
"The lady asked Mrs. Dong E if the dowry furniture was so shabby, so what was left was even worse. Mrs. Dong E said that the dowry was sixty-four tons, and besides the furniture in the house, there was not much left.
It’s the material for clothes, but the color is a bit dull..."
"The lady was surprised, and asked about the money from the boss and the press box. She also said that Zhuangzi, the shop didn't prepare it, so there should be no shortage of the money from the boss and the press box. Mrs. Dong E said that there were two sets of gilt noodles and the others were not seen. Then
The wife said that the marriage was a loss, and the dowry in exchange for the 8,800 taels of silver was probably not even 800 taels. As we listened, our faces turned pale, and we got up and got off the kang to look at the furniture...
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"The lady also said that Er Gege really had no rules. The bride was sitting on the ground while sitting in a blessing. We Ge Ge turned pale and took off the flag without saying anything. The lady wanted to talk again, but Mrs. Dong E pushed her away.
When she went out, we just... bumped into the wall..."
By the end of the story, the nanny was crying.
The thing is very simple, someone comes to the new house to rob the bride.
It's not clear whether this guest is just rude or whether it was arranged by the host to show off.
Prince Kang looked at Zengshou and said, "Whose family does that lady belong to? Has anyone captured her?"
Zengshou stood up, with a troubled expression on his face, and replied: "That one is from the Hesheli family, the wife of the former Duke Chengen. She was in a mess just now. By the time she remembered, she had already left."
Prince Kang and Prince An looked at each other and understood the tricky part.
If it were an ordinary woman, even if she left, she would be detained and returned directly, but she was the prince's biological aunt, a member of the Hesheli family.
The Hesheli family are relatives of the country. If you want to take away their family members, you need to ask for orders.
At this moment, Prince Shuncheng arrived late.
He originally wanted to pretend to be dead in the palace, but his uncle came back and pushed him out.
Today's matter is a matter of Prince Shuncheng's palace. Others can hide from it, but Prince Shuncheng cannot hide from it, nor can he escape from it.
When the emperor inquires about the matter and finds out that he is hiding, the punishment will be doubled.
Seeing his timid appearance, King An became angry and asked, "What's going on with Ergege's dowry? You've been holding the title for several years, but the head brother can't even prepare a dowry for his sister?"
Prince Shuncheng said with a bitter face: "Uncle An, this grandson cannot be the master. The account books and keys of the palace's treasury are not in my grandson's hands."
Prince Kang knew that his family, Fujin, had gone to add makeup the day before yesterday, and had also brought the makeup gifts from his forehead, which were all gold and jade utensils, so he asked: "It's just that the preparations were not complete, what about the makeup the day before yesterday? Why didn't you put it aside?"
In the dowry?”
Prince Shuncheng nodded and whispered: "I will take him to Haidian that night."
Qi Xi sat next to him, also speechless.
Because of Mrs. Bo, their family member Jue Luo also took Mrs. Zhang to the palace to add makeup.
Unexpectedly, Leerjin was so heartbroken that he would not even leave this dignity to his daughter.
Zengshou saw that the faces of Prince Kang and Prince An were getting more and more ugly, so he secretly looked at Qi Xi.
Prince Kang is Qi Xi's close nephew. Is Qi Xi interceding for the Dong E family at this time?
The marriage was indeed mismatched, but the Dong E family also paid the bride price, so the crime of forcing the clan daughter to death should not be pinned on the Dong E family.
Qi Xi moved his eyes away and ignored Zengshou's gesture.
This is not a matter between Dong E's family and Prince Shuncheng's palace.
It is not Prince Kang and Prince An who can really decide how to deal with it.
Prince Kang did not bother with Prince Cheng Cheng anymore, and asked the nun to sign a confession. He also took the trouble to ask the nuns and girls who were inside and outside the door of the new house at that time, and obtained several copies of the confession.
Compare it accordingly to verify that what the nanny said was the actual situation in the new house at that time.
When the servants were taken out, Serech was brought up. His eyes were black, the corners of his mouth were cut, and he looked panicked.
Prince Kang asked again about the bride price and dowry, and then asked Selqi to sign and pledge it.
Selqi took the brush and looked at Zengshou and Qi Xi, struggling: "Master, Second Uncle Qi..."
Zengshou has come to understand that the Dong E family are not sinners, but sufferers.
He urged: "Sign it, we can't let Er Gege die in vain."
Both of them paid homage to the church. Er Gege was already a member of Dong E's family and was buried in the Dong E family's blessed land.
Serech's body stiffened, he signed his name and pressed his fingerprints.
There is still one person whose confession has not been obtained.
No matter what others think, Mrs. Galli is not innocent.
She was a female family member, or a second-grade imperial concubine. However, there was nothing to worry about as Prince Kang and Prince An were.
Prince Kang then told Selqi: "Go and ask Mrs. Dong E to come over..."
Serech responded, got up and went out to call someone...
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