Chapter 275: Marriage to build momentum, Zhou Mu adds makeup
Chapter 275: Marriage to build momentum, Zhou Mu adds makeup
"Mother will give birth to the child with peace of mind. If she gives birth to a younger brother, father will change his mind." Liu Chaoyan said, not wanting to face Mrs. Li who was like a resentful woman again, and left Fenghetang.
Now she is only looking forward to the day when the dragon raises its head next year, to marry into Prince Qin's palace, and to leave this suffocating home.
Mrs. Li never thought that her pampered daughter would one day dislike her. She lost her temper uncontrollably, causing even more discomfort in her abdomen and a severe headache.
She lay on the bed like a dead fish and whined, but no one paid attention.
When Mother Yi heard Mrs. Li's screams, she felt that Tonghetang was filled with gloomy wind, and it didn't feel like she was in the human world.
She didn't dare to get too close to Mrs. Li, and stayed far away. She looked at the big house in the dark night, accompanied by Mrs. Li's miserable wailing, with empty eyes.
The misery in Fenghetang did not affect the rest of the Hou Mansion.
The next day at dusk, many people were brought and dozens of dowries were carried. These were not gifts for the Hou Mansion, but additional dowry for Gu Xiyan when she got married.
Coincidentally, the old lady is currently thinking about adding makeup to Liu Chaoyan and Gu Xiyan.
She secretly felt that Gu Xiyan was marrying the eldest prince, and the person she liked was Gu Xiyan. If she wanted to add a dowry, she would naturally give more to Gu Xiyan.
But Liu Chaoyan is not easy to fool. It is difficult to make a bowl of water so smooth that Liu Chaoyan cannot see the clues.
I didn't expect that at this juncture, Zhou Mu would give Gu Xiyan such a spectacular makeup addition.
She looked at the gift list and saw that there were four boxes of gold cakes, eight boxes of silver, six boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, four boxes of headscarves, two thousand pieces of silk and satin, dozens of jade articles, several calligraphy and paintings of famous people, etc. The old lady has also seen big scenes, but this is the first time she has seen so much makeup.
These are all the cosmetics His Highness gave to Sister Xi alone, which shows how much His Highness values Sister Xi.
When the four sisters of the Liu family heard that Zhou Mu had sent Gu Xiyan makeup, they all came with the mentality of watching a good show. They all thought that Zhou Mu was just good-looking. Although he was also a third-rank official in the dynasty, he had only been an official for a short time.
Even if I add makeup, I can’t use it.
Just when they saw the long list of gifts, the four sisters were dumbfounded.
Liu Huiyan was the most rude: "Is this gift list correct?! How could Mr. Zhou add so much makeup to my eldest sister?"
How much money does this cost? What kind of wealthy family does Zhou Mu have behind him?
Of course the old lady knew that Liu Huiyan was jealous of Gu Xiyan, so she said to Gu Xiyan: "Why don't you open it and show these makeup additions to your four sisters?"
Gu Xiyan was actually very curious. She looked at Zhou Mu, who squeezed her soft and boneless hands: "Let's go and have a look."
Gu Xiyan stepped forward to open the box and put on makeup. As soon as she opened the box, the room was filled with gold. The golden light mixed with the snowflakes outside, burning people's eyes.
Gu Xiyan looked at Zhou Mu in confusion and asked in a low voice: "Where did you get so many gold cakes?"
As soon as she asked, she remembered his identity again, and immediately knew that she had asked a very stupid question. His father was Emperor Chengde. As the king of the Jin Dynasty, how could he not be able to get rid of several boxes of gold cakes?
"My father said that I can't wrong you, and asked me to add more makeup to you, so that you can get married in a glorious way." Zhou Mu looked at Gu Xiyan's profile, his eyes fixed on her.
Liu Chaoyan was eavesdropping on the conversation between the two, and naturally heard Zhou Mu's words.
Who is Zhou Mu's father? How can he be willing to add so much makeup? This is obviously to create a buzz on Gu Xiyan's wedding day.
If nothing unexpected happens, Zhou Mu's gift will soon spread throughout the capital, and Gu Xiyan will be in the limelight again.
How did this happen?
She is the quasi-Princess of Qin, the quasi-daughter-in-law of Emperor Cheng De. If her dowry is not even comparable to Gu Xiyan's, wouldn't she become the laughing stock of the whole city?
It's just that Zhou Mu paid so much for Gu Xiyan's dowry. How could she get such a large dowry?
She can't let her go find Brother A Xing and let him add so much makeup to her, right?
Thinking of Zhou Xing's temperament, Liu Chaoyan knew that he couldn't do such a thing.
Now she can only place her hopes on the old lady, and let the Hou Mansion help her take care of it.
Liu Huiyan looked at the four large boxes of gold cakes and was immediately jealous beyond recognition. Among the four sisters of the Liu family, the one who had a dull reaction was Liu Junyan.
Ever since Zhou Mu showed his true face last time, she felt that whatever Zhou Mu did was reasonable. However, she was still a little surprised by Zhou Mu's big gesture.
Now she doesn't dare to look down on Gu Xiyan at all.
According to how much Zhou Mu dotes on Gu Xiyan, and Zhou Mu has such wealth and becomes a third-rank official at such a young age, he will definitely have a bright future.
If Gu Xiyan can marry Zhou Mu, I don’t know what kind of fortune will befall her in the future.
Little Gu looked on and felt uncomfortable. She was worried that her daughter would be sad, but this time her daughter's reaction was very normal, far less intense than the reactions of Liu Chaoyan and Liu Huiyan, which made her happy.
Everyone present had different thoughts, but Gu Xiyan herself was worried. She took Zhou Mu aside and asked: "Is it too high-profile for the young master to add such a large dowry to me? The young master has not revealed his identity yet, I'm afraid.
It will have an impact on the reputation of the young master."
"Don't worry too much, I just want you to marry me in a beautiful way, and I also want to see you proud and proud."
Zhou Mu's words made Gu Xiyan dumbfounded: "Why didn't I know that the young master was motivated by his own ambitions before?"
"I just don't want to wrong you. I didn't have time to participate in your previous life, so I can only think of using this method to help you grow your face." Zhou Mu said seriously.
Gu Xiyan's nose was a little sore, and she nodded vigorously, "I know the young master treats me well."
Zhou Mu turned to look at Liu Chaoyan, his brows clear and cold: "I want to see if Liu Er also went to Zhou Xing to add makeup."
Gu Xiyan laughed when she heard this: "Prince Qin is not a young master. He cares most about His Majesty's opinion. How could he put on so much makeup just to make his second sister look good?"
Only Zhou Mu would help her gain face in such a matter.
The news of Zhou Mu adding makeup to Gu Xiyan quickly spread in the Hou Mansion, and soon the matter spread out of the Hou Mansion and became a hot topic in the capital.
At first, everyone thought this was incredible.
Although it is not uncommon for a man to add makeup to a woman, it is not so exaggerated, right?
Four boxes of gold cakes weigh several hundred kilograms, and eight boxes of silver. Not to mention other dowries, these two are already worth a lot. It seems that only the royal family can afford such a dowry.
How could a third-rank right minister from the Ministry of Household Affairs be able to afford so much extra money? Even His Highness, the current King of Qin, did not provide extra money for Miss Liu Er.
For a while, everyone was spreading rumors that Mr. Zhou should come from a wealthy family, but no one knew what kind of family background Zhou Mu had.
