Wealth and glory seek stability

According to the old master, there are five bracelets in total, and only the wives of Duke Lan and Duke Han have them in the capital.

The pearl bracelet symbolizes supreme glory. After all, the jade used in the jewelry and the imperial seal come from the same piece.

In order to show their honor and favor, the Duke Lan's Mansion and the Duke Han's Mansion would only pass the pearl bracelets to the eldest wife in the family, making them like heirlooms.

The other three were given to the aristocratic families who had supported Emperor Xuanyuan Zhaoyi in the uprising, namely the Guangling Tao family, the Qinghe Cui family and the Pengcheng Lu family.

The military governor's office where Gao Yunhuai is about to take office as the Minister of Jiangnan is located in Jiangning.

Guangling is three hundred miles north of Jiangning, and Pengcheng is five hundred miles west of Guangling.

The Tao and Lu families have been relatives by marriage and have supported each other for many years.

The Qinghe Cui family is located 600 miles south of Jiangning. The three families restrain each other. Among them, the Cui family is the strongest, and many of their disciples serve as officials in the court.

Cui Zi'ang, the eldest son of the Cui family, was in charge of the Salt and Iron Bureau of the six states in the south of the Yangtze River. He was mainly responsible for managing tea, salt, mining, industrial and commercial taxes, rivers and canals, and military equipment in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River.

His say was no less than that of the prime minister. Emperor Xuanyuan intended to suppress local powerful families and wanted to promote more scholars from humble backgrounds.

The reason why aristocratic families are called aristocratic families is because they have a strong foundation. Educational resources and internal information gaps are the foundation of the family's existence. As long as they have these two things, and there are a large population in the family, there will always be one or two who can break through the siege.

Jian Xi thought, this is just a matter of probability. Children from poor families only have one chance, while wealthy families have countless outstanding children. They just need one or two to break through the siege to lead the family to prosperity.

It seems that she will have to follow Gao Yunhuai to Jiangning to take up his post this time.

She must find out the original owner's background, even if it means giving the original owner an explanation. Whether or not to acknowledge her as a relative is another matter.

June 8th is an auspicious day.

Not long after Jian Xi fell asleep, she was pulled out of bed by the maids to do her makeup. The makeup ladies were all blessed with good fortune, and Jian Xi couldn't help but cry out in pain when the two white threads tangled her.

"hiss!"

The makeup lady was full of joy. "You are the most beautiful bride I have ever seen. This happens to everyone. Just bear with it. It will be over soon."

After all this, Jian Xi was no longer sleepy. She tossed and turned, and it took her two hours to finish after getting up early in the morning.

She was wearing a bright red dress embroidered with auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes in gold thread, a phoenix coronet and a bridal robe, which was luxurious and elegant. The kingfisher-inlaid gold-thread crown weighed eight kilograms.

Zi Cui put the hair crown on Jian Xi's head stiffly before she breathed a sigh of relief. Even if a bead fell off of it, it would be more valuable than her life.

Jian Xi felt that if she didn't eat something, she might suffer from hypoglycemia.

"I'm so hungry, Tsui, go get me something to eat."

"Girl, please bear with it. Today is a big wedding day and there are many etiquettes to go through. Your wedding dress has eighteen layers inside and outside. If you eat too much, it will be difficult to change."

Jian Xi looked at Mother Gui who was watching the little girl moving things, "Mother Gui, didn't you make my breakfast today?"

Mother Gui's eyes were narrowed with laughter. She also changed into the dark red satin dress that Jian Xi had specially asked the mansion to embroider and make. She wore a gold bracelet as thick as her little finger on her hand, a small comb with a longevity pattern on her head, and a pair of pearl and jade earrings. She looked like a wealthy lady.

"Oh my! Young lady, Sister Xing has already told you not to eat anything today. If you want to eat, you should wait until you get to Gao's house and finish paying respects."

Jian Xi pursed her lips, knowing that she really couldn't eat. She felt a little sleepy, but the hair crown weighing nearly ten pounds on her head prevented her from lowering her head. The makeup artist had put a lot of effort into pinning it on her head, and it felt like she had grown an extra head.

forecourt.

Shen Nanxing's colleagues and subordinates, Wang's close relatives, Jian Xi's shopkeepers, Xu's family, Qian's family, Wu'an Palace...

All those people who had more or less relationship with Jian Xi came, not only for friendship, but mainly because they wanted to become familiar to Gao Yunhuai.

All the previous Jiangnan Pingzhang were the best candidates for the next prime minister. Prime Minister Zhao is already old, but Gao Yunhuai is only in his early twenties. He also has the favor of Emperor Xuanyuan, so he will definitely hold a high position in the future.

It’s a pity that Gao Yunhuai was arrogant and conceited before, and never made friends with court officials in private, so when he offended Emperor Xuanyuan, no one stood up to speak for him.

On the happy day, Gao Yunhuai was in high spirits, with unconcealed pride in his eyes, and he became much gentler in his dealings with others.

Shen Nanxing tried to stop him at the door but failed to stop Gao Yunhuai, who was once the top student in high school at the age of sixteen.

Gao Yunhuai was good at composing poems, making strategic proposals, and deploying troops.

Finally, Shen Nanxing patted Gao Yunhuai on the shoulder and said, "You must be nice to my sister in the future, or I will kill you."

Gao Yunhuai responded gently, "Don't worry, brother-in-law."

Shuangshou saw that the atmosphere was not right and threw out a handful of red cloth-wrapped wedding money from his arms.

“Red envelopes are being distributed!”

Xiaoshuang was originally sent out by Xing's mother to inspect the situation, but she couldn't resist the temptation of red envelopes and joined the army grabbing red envelopes.

When Shuangshou saw that Xiaoshuang was dressed differently from others, he guessed that she might be the trusted maid of the future lady. He took out a handful of red envelopes from his sleeve pocket and stuffed them all into Xiaoshuang's hands.

Xiaoshuang's face turned red, she said thank you, and ran into the inner courtyard.

Shuangshou narrowed his eyes slightly, then smiled, thinking to himself: It is said that the young ladies in this big mansion are the most skillful, but I didn't expect that the maidservant beside the new lady is such a simple one. I just hope that the new mistress is a good one, so that their lives as servants can be better.

Jian Xi was waiting in the bedroom. During this time, several girls from Shen Nanxing's colleagues' families came to see her and gave her some gifts. Everyone who came to her would receive a souvenir.

The souvenirs include various candies and gold and silver ingots. The amount each person gets is randomly determined for good luck.

Even Hua Rong's wife came, wearing a royal blue dress with a little butterfly in it.

As soon as Jian Xi saw the little butterfly, she knew it was the little daughter that Hua Rong often talked about. She grabbed a handful of dried fruits on the table and handed them over with a smile, "Here, I give it to you."

Jin quickly put Huadie on the ground. Huadie looked at her mother, then at the dried fruit in Jianxi's hand, hesitating. Jin gently urged her, "Why don't you take it? Thank you, young lady."

The butterfly took small steps, and the little pearls on the blue flower on its head trembled, looking very cute.

She stretched out her two hands, took it respectfully, and said in a soft voice, "Little Butterfly thanks the girl."

Jian Xi was almost melted by the cuteness, but the layers of clothes on her body made her unable to move.

She could only reach out and touch Huadie's hair. "Be good."

Jin heaved a sigh of relief. She had thought Jian Xi would look down on them. It was her husband who asked her to come and thank the girl. Today was a good day and many people came to see the bride, so it wouldn't be too abrupt for them to come and thank her.

"Miss, you have helped my family a lot, but I have never come to thank you. Please don't blame me."

"You are too polite, sister-in-law. Master Hua Rong taught me martial arts and usually helped train the servants in the mansion. He deserves it. I am very happy that sister-in-law can bring Little Butterfly to see me today."

Jin talked to Jian Xi for a long time. When she came out, she was still dizzy, holding a big bag of things in her arms. Hua Die obediently pulled the hem of Jin's skirt from behind. Jian Xi said that this was a souvenir, and she couldn't go back empty-handed after seeing her.