The day passed quickly. Shui Lianyue did not leave Lanxiang Pavilion again, and no one came to disturb her. However, news came from the front yard that the seventh lady was ill, and it was quite serious. Shui Yunheng was extremely worried. All he had to do was spend a lot of money to invite the imperial doctor to the palace. After a lot of work, he forgot about the rumors.
Shui Lianyue knew the reason, but it was a pity that Li Shanshan actually made her sick. From this, it could be seen that she was really favored by Shui Yunheng.
After another night of tossing and turning, Shui Lianyue didn't feel sleepy at all. It wasn't until the next morning that the concierge sent someone to send a message, saying that Concubine Yun had invited the fourth lady to the palace for a chat. The fourth lady was prepared in her heart and didn't reveal anything, so she sorted it out. Finally, he took Qiaocui out of the water house calmly and calmly.
When someone came to the palace, Shui Yunheng naturally had to come out to receive him in the palace. Because it was the person sent by Concubine Yun, he didn't ask much and ordered someone to reward the father-in-law who came to pick him up. He looked at the palace carriage. After leaving, he turned around and entered the house, but suddenly saw Shui Lianyue beside him. Now he was spending all his energy on the illness of the seventh lady. He thought that tomorrow would be her wedding day, and he didn't want anything to happen at this time. Come, he immediately asked the eldest lady Meng Qiuhe to be invited, and Shui Lianyue was also called to the front yard.
For a while, he only cared about doting on the five little ladies, and the entire water house was left to the eldest lady to take care of. Although those rumors made him angry and wanted to skin Shui Lianyue, he was not confused about it. Since the king is willing to send her a betrothal gift, he means that he still accepts her, and the emperor also sends a betrothal gift in the name of his brother. What an honor this is. How has anyone ever seen the emperor personally give a betrothal gift to a daughter from other families? [
He also understands that this shows that the emperor attaches great importance to this marriage. No matter how much he dislikes Shui Lianyue, but she will become a princess in the future. If she is dissatisfied with her mother's family, what can she do secretly? In addition, he had refused before King Yu's invitation probably meant that King Yu already had a prejudice against him in his heart. Just in case, he still had to do enough superficial work.
In the main hall of the front yard, a maid made tea and brought it in. Shui Lianyue stood quietly aside. Meng Qiuhe and Shui Yunheng sat on the upper seats in the middle. After a while, Shui Yunheng took a sip of tea and sighed softly. , looked at Shui Lianyue and said earnestly: "As the saying goes, you can't keep a good girl. Tomorrow is your wedding day. After marrying to the prince's palace, you must restrain your cold temperament. At home, you can be a father. I have to bear with you. If you do this when you go to the palace, you will have to suffer and suffer, and you will have to swallow it yourself."
"My daughter has taken note of it," Shui Lianyue lowered her head, bent slightly and saluted, but replied indifferently.
Shui Yunheng looked at her arrogant posture, and his anger suddenly burst out. Just as he was about to explode, he suddenly remembered his plan just now. He immediately calmed down his emotions, squeezed out a smile and looked at Meng Qiuhe and said: "Qiuhe, ah "How are you preparing for Yue'er's dowry? Although she is a concubine, she will be a real princess when she gets married. Don't wrong Yue'er, Ang".
As soon as Shui Yunheng's words came out, not to mention Shui Lianyue was surprised, even Meng Qiuhe was stunned. His mind was spinning a thousand times, and he recovered in an instant. He smiled gently and said: "Master, look at what you said. Although Yue'er is said to be a concubine, I regard all the daughters in the house as my own. If it's true, in my eyes, there is no distinction between concubines and concubines. If Yue'er can marry the prince, then it's natural Her good fortune is that the betrothal gift sent by the emperor and the prince contains twenty large boxes, so we will not lose a lot of money, but ".
Meng Qiuhe hesitated for a moment and did not continue. After Meng Qiuhe's reminder, Shui Yunheng quickly understood that the betrothal gifts of the emperor and the prince were twenty big boxes. If Shui Lianyue was to be married, it would be at least twenty big boxes, or even It's not an exaggeration to go out high. Although the Shui family has a lot of wealth, even the dowry of thirty big boxes is not much, but it was all given to Shui Lianyue, and he always felt a little unbalanced in his heart.
Thinking like this, he still had to pretend on the surface. At that moment, Shui Yunheng glared at Meng Qiuhe fiercely and shouted: "As a woman, I also said that you don't distinguish between legitimate concubines and concubines. Yue'er is my biological daughter. When she gets married, it will naturally be the glory of Shuifu. Why do you need to care about the size of the dowry? Besides, when my daughter gets married, how can I, a father, be stingy?"
Meng Qiuhe hurriedly catered to Shui Yunheng's words, nodded in agreement, and looked at Shui Lianyue with a charitable smile: "Yue'er, look how much I love you. Don't just focus on enjoying happiness when you marry into the palace. You should be more filial to your father, Ang".
Shui Yunheng seemed to be very satisfied with what Meng Qiuhe said, and then said to Meng Qiuhe: "I will ask Lao Zhang to bring back thirty large boxes and thirty pieces of silk from the shop later. You can take the key and go to the warehouse. Here, pick out the best ones and give them to Yue'er as a dowry. She will soon be a relative of the emperor. Naturally, the cost of wearing accessories will not be the same as that of ordinary people. You can't be careless."
Meng Qiuhe's heart thumped. Shui Yunheng's words were like a huge stone hitting her heart. She felt heartbroken, but she had to smile and nod in agreement.
She originally thought that Shui Yunheng would not pay attention to Shui Lianyue, but she didn't expect that today he would personally arrange a dowry for her, and all the dowries would be of the best. Thirty pieces of silk and satin? Thirty boxes of dowry? Fortunately, Shui Yunheng could figure it out. However, marrying a lowly concubine's daughter turned out to be even more extravagant and extravagant than marrying a legitimate daughter, which really made her feel stuck in her heart, unable to breathe out or swallow.
Afterwards, Shui Yunheng briefly explained a few words to Meng Qiuhe, and after saying a few words to Shui Lianyue, he hurriedly got up and walked towards the seventh lady's residence.
Although he hoped that all five young ladies would conceive his children, he loved the seventh lady from the bottom of his heart.
Seeing Shui Yunheng walking out of the front yard, Shui Lianyue didn't want to stay in the front yard. She said lightly to Meng Qiuhe: "If nothing happens, madam, I'll go back first." After saying that, she turned around and was about to go out. Before taking a step, Meng Qiuhe sneered and said: "You are really capable. In a short time, I can make the master spend all his money on you without hesitation. But don't forget, even if you marry to the prince's palace, After all, she is an unpopular princess."
Shui Lianyue slowly turned around, looked at Meng Qiuhe and said calmly: "Whether I am favored or not, I don't care about it. However, no matter how favored I am, I am still the real princess. I heard that the eldest lady has been doing this for the second time." My sister’s marriage is being talked about everywhere, but I don’t think anyone can be a concubine.”
She said it very calmly, but it sounded very sarcastic to Meng Qiuhe's ears. She gritted her teeth and tried her best to endure it, and then said with a smile: "Well, Yue'er must keep her position as the real princess. , I heard that this morning, King Yu brought back a woman from outside the city. Unexpectedly, the majestic prince actually became a coachman and drove the carriage for her personally. I heard that when he arrived in front of the palace, he personally carried her out of the car. That cautious look on his face."