A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

When Hai went in, Aunt Zeng was half leaning against the head of the bed, with a wet nurse holding a child beside her.

She seemed not to notice that someone had entered the room, and her gentle gaze remained on the child.

Hai glanced around the room and found that neither the furnishings nor the daily expenses in the room were in the way that a concubine should be.

Shuang'er saw this and reminded, "Aunt, the Third Madam is here."

Aunt Zeng then slowly raised her eyelids with a faint smile on her face, "The Third Madam is here, please sit down."

If you don't know, you would think she is the first wife of the eldest house. After giving birth to a child, she started to act arrogantly.

A servant brought a brocade stool to the bedside and asked the Third Madam to sit down.

Hai sat down and asked, "Aunt Zeng asked me to come, but what's the matter?"

Aunt Zeng waved her hand, signaling the nurse to take the child down first. She then told Shuang'er, "Bring the things here."

After receiving the instructions, Shuang'er turned around and took out a mahogany carved brocade box from the cabinet.

Aunt Zeng said to Hai: "The Third Madam will go to Prince Ning's Mansion tomorrow, right? Unfortunately, I am still in confinement and cannot go."

Hai looked puzzled, thinking that even if you were not in confinement, you were not qualified to go. It was a joke for the Su family to let a concubine attend the wedding ceremony of Prince Ning and Miss Shen.

But Hai was proud and she was too disdainful to say these things to a concubine, so she just listened quietly without saying anything.

Seeing this, Aunt Zeng thought that Hai was also in awe of her. Ever since she gave birth to this son, she felt that the only difference between her and the Marquis' wife was the title. So when facing Hai, she did not feel inferior to her.

Girls who come from small business families don't know many rules, and they don't know that status is the most important thing for aristocratic families.

Aunt Zeng continued, "This is the gift I prepared for Princess Ning. Please help me pass it on, Madam San."

“I can’t go in person, but I can always get the thought.”

When she said this, Aunt Zeng had a hint of pride. The child she gave birth to was Prince Ning's biological brother. From now on, the future of her and her son would not be a problem.

She didn't know that there was no such step of recognizing the relatives and giving the meeting gifts on the wedding day. The meeting gifts were only required on the second day of the wedding when the bride got up early to serve tea.

She was afraid of missing this opportunity, so she asked the third wife, Mrs. Hai, to come over and ask her for help. But even though she was asking for help, she didn't have the attitude of asking for help.

While Aunt Zeng was talking, Shuang'er had already opened the box, and inside was a set of Dongzhu head ornaments. The quality looked average, but the workmanship was quite exquisite. This set could be worth 1,800 taels of silver, which was a big deal for Aunt Zeng.

Finally, Hai couldn't help herself and said to Aunt Zeng, "If you don't know the rules of the Marquis' Mansion, I can ask a nanny to teach you."

"Or in the future, you can ask the Marquis first about such matters."

Hai, who was always polite and gentle, couldn't help but add a hint of sarcasm to her tone.

Although Aunt Zeng didn't understand what Hai meant, she was not stupid and could tell that she was mocking her.

He said unhappily: "What do you mean, Madam San? If you have something to say, please speak directly."

Hai said in a deep voice, "According to the rules of the Su family, when a younger generation gets married, the aunt does not need to give a gift. Not only the Su family, but almost any respectable family in Beijing will not let the aunt give a gift to the new bride."

"Mrs. Zeng has good intentions and wants to bring honor to the Marquis. But she also needs to learn some rules and not act recklessly and bring shame to the Su family."

The Emperor will personally preside over the wedding tomorrow. Those who will attend the ceremony will be either close relatives or important officials in the court, who are either rich or noble.

She eagerly handed something to Princess Ning, saying it was a gift from the aunt of the Su family?

Thinking of that scene, Hai couldn't help but shudder.

In fact, Zeng Yi Niang understood what Hai said. It was just that she thought she was different from other Yi Niangs, and that she could gain status by relying on her son.

Unexpectedly, Hai did not indulge her. Her words made Aunt Zeng's face turn red and white.

After saying this, Hai stood up and walked out.

Aunt Zeng sat on the bed, staring at Hai's back as she left. Isn't it just that her family background is better than hers? What's there to pretend about?

She must find a way to let her son inherit the title. Even if she cannot become the marquis's wife, she can at least become the consort.

Shuang'er still held the mahogany box in her hand and asked in a low voice: "Aunt, what should we do with this thing?"

Aunt Zeng snorted, "Since they don't want it, we don't have to stick to them. I spent a lot of money on this set of jewelry, so I saved a lot of money."

Even so, he still felt unwilling to accept the result. He made up his mind to teach Hai a lesson.

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According to the rules of marriage in the capital, the bride should be picked up after noon. The wedding procession will have a banquet at the Shen family before taking the bride back to the Ning Wang Mansion.

But the Shen family was filial, so they did not invite guests to a banquet. The time for picking up the bride was moved back.

There are not many people in charge of the Ning Wang Mansion, so today in the outer courtyard, Song Hongshen and Zhang Pan also helped Su Yuanzhou entertain the guests.

The inner courtyard was managed by Lin Wanyin alone, and trivial matters were handed over to Bai Sulian. The outer courtyard was managed by Lin Wanli and Lin Wuchen.

Today's morning court was held as usual. After the court, Emperor Xuande came to Prince Ning's Mansion.

Accompanying him were the chief minister of the cabinet Chen Zheng and Marquis of Loyalty Song Zan.

The guests who arrived early were thankful for having arrived early and crowded at the door to welcome the emperor.

Everyone knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor!" Together with the Dragon Guards who were protecting the emperor's carriage, the gate of Prince Ning's mansion was suddenly packed with people.

Emperor Xuande personally helped Su Yuanzhou up from his kneeling position, and looked at him from head to toe in his bright red wedding attire. The look in Su Yuanzhou's eyes showed the satisfaction of seeing his own nephew grow up.

"Hurry up, I've arrived just in time to take you out to meet your bride."

When he looked at Su Yuanzhou, he often thought, if Yongning were still alive, how happy he would be to see this child get married.

The guests nearby looked at Su Yuanzhou with envy. At such a young age, he was so valued by the emperor. His Royal Highness Prince Ning was really lucky.

Several officials from the Ministry of Rites were also at the palace today, helping with the wedding ceremony. Huang Zhong, the Minister of Rites, was very good at observing people's expressions and knew that Emperor Xuande valued His Royal Highness Prince Ning, so he stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, you must take the seat in the hall today. Today we will not bow three times, but four times. First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to the king, third bow to the parents, and husband and wife bow to each other."

Of course, it is also the custom for the emperor to personally attend the wedding ceremony, and the Ning Wang Mansion is not the first to do so.

At this moment, Su Chengye was also in the crowd, and an official who didn't understand what was going on spoke flatteringly on the side.

"So, today, Marquis Su can kneel down with His Royal Highness Prince Ning together with the Emperor. There are not many civil and military officials in the court who have this honor."