My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1806: Gossip Woman (asking for double monthly tickets)
The Ninth Prince thought back to his own wedding.

When Shushu was showing off her dowry the day before, people compared it to the dowry of the Eighth Lady because her dowry was so decent.

For this reason, the Eighth Lady was not very friendly to Shu Shu on her wedding day.

"The things you and the county lady gave to the other side all had gold headgear, and there were gold ingots in their purses. I'm afraid that most of the dowries given by relatives and friends are like this..."

The Ninth Prince felt that this might be the reason.

He has also witnessed several sisters-in-law and younger brothers and sisters-in-law showing off their dowry. This dowry is the confidence of a married woman.

Shushu looked outside, worried, and said, "Father and Ene should be over there, I wonder what to do ..."

The Ninth Prince patted his forehead and said, "I forgot about this. I should have gone over to take a look just now."

When it comes to important weddings, each branch of the Dong’e family will go to the Seleqi family.

At the moment, Qi Xi and his wife are indeed at Seleqi's house.

This is what a clan is like. There may be disputes among them, but they are united to the outside world.

Especially now that Galin is not in the capital, the second branch has no other person who can support the family. Whether it is Qi Xi or the Duke's Mansion, for Galin's sake, they have to go and support the Dong'e family.

Jueluo was among the female relatives and wanted to turn around and leave, but the second old lady was unconscious.

This is her old sister-in-law, and Jueluo couldn’t just leave. She could only wait for the doctor to come.

The lady beside him also had an unhappy look on her face. She looked at Mrs. Gal and asked, "Are you satisfied this time, sister-in-law?"

Mrs. Gal looked at the lady and couldn't help but feel wronged: "I didn't arrange this marriage, how can you blame me?"

The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, but it depends on the time.

The mother-in-law is still alive and well. She came back from Shanxi and worked hard to help her brother-in-law arrange his wedding. Is that wrong?
Madam Gong asked, "If not my sister-in-law, who should I blame? Who should I blame?"

Her husband Zengshou was the patriarch of the Dong'e clan. He had just filled the vacancy this year and appeared before the emperor, but then such a thing happened in the Dong'e family.

If Galin was in Beijing, it would be fine as he would be there to take responsibility; but if Galin was not there, the matter would be investigated by the emperor and the person to be held accountable would be the clan leader Zengshou.

Mrs. Galin wanted to say more, but Jueluo said, "Be quiet, it's whose fault it is, and no one can escape it."

Madam Gong nodded, sneered at Mrs. Gal, and said, "Aunt is right, whoever forced the clan daughter to death must pay with his life!"

Mrs. Galin looked reluctant and said, "It's just a passing conversation. Who did it on purpose?"

Madam Gong said, "You forced someone to death, and you let it go if it wasn't intentional? Tell this to Prince Kang and Prince An!"

Although the women were in the inner house, the news from the front also came in.

They all knew that Prince Kang and Prince An had arrived.

One of them was the head of the clan of Prince Lilie, and the other was the chief of the clan affairs office.

The two came to investigate the second princess' suicide. What could they not find out?
Given Mrs. Galin's guilty conscience, it would be strange if she had no fault in this.

In the front living room, Prince Kang and Prince An sat in the seats of honor, accompanied by Zengshou and Qi Xi.

The people kneeling below included the Second Princess’s dowry and the servants of Dong E’s family.

The second princess's wet nurse knelt down and narrated what happened at that time.

"Our princess is sitting in the palace. Madam Dong E brought her daughter in. Looking at the furnishings in the house, the lady disliked the old-fashioned colors and styles of the furniture, the strong smell of paint, and the room was like a snow cave. She asked Madam Dong E if the betrothal gift was not enough, so the palace did not prepare a dowry. Madam Dong E said that the betrothal gift was 8,800 taels of silver, which was the first betrothal gift in the whole capital..."

"That lady looked our princess up and down and said that we were both daughters of the clan and both married into the Dong'e family. The eldest princess's dowry was very decent, so why was the second princess's dowry so..."

"Our princess didn't say anything, so the lady told Mrs. Galin that she heard that our old master had many people in Haidian, with all kinds of status..."

"Our princess looked up and asked Mrs. Dong E whether the Dong E family had asked the palace about the marriage, or whether the palace had asked the Dong E family... Mrs. Dong E said she couldn't tell, saying that the second master had arranged the marriage himself. Our princess then asked if the 8,800 taels of silver in betrothal money was real. Mrs. Gal said it was real, and that the silver was brought back from Shanxi by her and sent to Haidian by the second master..."

"That lady asked Mrs. Dong E, if the dowry furniture was so shabby, then the rest would be even worse. Mrs. Dong E said that the dowry was 64 pieces, and apart from the furniture in the house, the rest was mostly clothing materials, but the color was a bit dark..."

"The lady was surprised and asked about the head ornaments and dowry. She said that the farm and the shop didn't prepare them, so there shouldn't be a shortage of them. Mrs. Dong E said there were two sets of gilded head ornaments, but nothing else. The lady said that the marriage was a loss, as the 8,800 taels of betrothal silver might not even get 800 taels of dowry. When our princess heard this, her face turned pale, she got up from the kang and went to look at the furniture..."

"That lady said that the second princess really had no manners. When the bride sat down to the ground, our princess turned pale and said nothing. She took off her banner. When that lady wanted to say something else, Madam Dong E pushed her out. As a result, our princess... bumped her head against the wall..."

By the end of the conversation, the wet nurse had broken down into tears.

The matter was simple. Someone went to the bridal chamber and bullied the bride.

It's just that I'm not sure whether this guest is rude or the host arranged this to show his power.

Prince Kang looked at Zengshou and asked, "Whose wife is that? Has she been detained?"

Zengshou stood up, with a troubled look on his face, and replied: "That person is from the Hesheli family, the wife of Duke Chengen. There was a mess just now, and when I remembered it, she had already left."

Prince Kang and Prince An looked at each other and understood the thorny situation.

If it were an ordinary woman, even if she left, she would be detained and brought back directly, but she was the prince's aunt, a member of the Hesheli family.

The Hesheli family is a royal family, so if you want to arrest someone from their family, you need to ask for permission.

At this moment, Prince Shuncheng arrived late.

He originally wanted to pretend to be dead in the palace, but was pushed out by his uncle when he returned.

What happened today was originally the business of Prince Shuncheng’s Mansion. Others could hide from it, but Prince Shuncheng could not hide from it, and there was no way to escape it.

When the emperor inquires about this matter and finds out that he is hiding, he will only double the punishment.

Seeing his timid look, Prince An became furious and asked, "What's the matter with the Second Princess's dowry? You have been a noble for several years and you are the elder brother of the family. You can't even prepare a dowry for your sister?"

Prince Shuncheng said with a bitter face: "Uncle An, this grandson cannot make the decision. The account books and keys of the palace's treasury are not in my hands."

Prince Kang knew that his wife had gone to buy dowry the day before yesterday and had also brought dowry gifts from his mother, all of which were gold and jade objects, so he asked, "It's ok that the preparations are not complete, but where is the dowry from the day before yesterday? Why isn't it included in the dowry?"

Prince Shuncheng nodded and whispered, "They took it to Haidian that night."

Qi Xi, who was sitting nearby, was also speechless.

Because of Lady Bo, Jueluo from their family also brought Zhang to the palace to add to the dowry.

I didn't expect Le Erjin to be so cruel that he wouldn't even give his daughter this little dignity.

Zengshou saw that Prince Kang and Prince An's faces were becoming increasingly ugly, so he glanced at Qi Xi secretly.

Prince Kang is Qi Xi's nephew. Should Qi Xi plead for the Dong E family at this time?
This marriage was indeed a mismatch, but the Dong'e family also paid the betrothal gift, so the crime of forcing the clan daughter to death should not be pinned on the Dong'e family.

Qi Xi looked away, ignoring Zengshou's gesture.

This is not a matter between the Dong'e family and the Shuncheng Palace.

As for how to deal with the matter, the ones who can really decide are not Prince Kang and Prince An.

Prince Kang ignored Prince Shuncheng and asked the wet nurse to sign a confession. He also took the trouble to question the wet nurses and maids who were inside and outside the bridal chamber at the time and obtained several confessions.

By comparing the data accordingly, it was verified that what the wet nurse said was the actual situation in the bridal chamber at that time.

After these slaves and servants were taken out, Selechi was brought up. His eyes were black, the corners of his mouth were broken, and he looked panic-stricken.

Prince Kang asked again about the betrothal gift and dowry, and then asked Selechi to sign and seal the agreement.

Selqi held the brush and looked at Zengshou and Qi Xi, struggling: "Master, Second Uncle Qi..."

Zengshou has already understood what is going on. The Dong'e family is not the sinners, but the victims.

He urged, "Sign it. We can't let the Second Princess die in vain."

The two of them were married and the Second Princess was already a member of the Dong'e family, and she would be buried in the Dong'e family's blessed land.

Selechi signed his name and put his fingerprints on it with his body stiff.

The statement of one more person has not been obtained.

No matter what others think, Mrs. Galin is not innocent.

She is a female member, and a second-rank lady at that. However, given the status of Prince Kang and Prince An, there is nothing to worry about.

Prince Kang ordered Serqi: "Go and ask Madam Dong E to come over..."

Selqi responded, got up and went out to call for help...

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