newbobooks Chapter 110 Wedding Date
Chapter 110 Wedding Date
Seeing Wang and Lin Heng leave, Lu Tingxu did not stay long. He sat for a while and prepared to go out.
Lin Wan stood up to see him off. She was grateful for the help he had just given her, but she did not show it much. Instead, Lu Tingxu hesitated for a moment, looking at Lin Wan's still gentle face.
"Wan'er, don't let your imagination run wild. The Marquis' Mansion is your home, and there is no way I will divorce you."
Lu Tingxu said seriously, "Besides, both father and mother like you, and the Marquis' Mansion can't do without you now, don't worry, what Lin Heng said will not happen."
Lin Wan smiled slightly and said gratefully: "Thank you, Prince. I understand."
Lu Tingxu looked at the gentle and docile Lin Wan, and thought of all the bad words and bad deeds he had said to her when they first got married, as well as everything that happened later. It was no wonder that the Lin family looked like they were waiting to see a joke on him. In the final analysis, he was wrong.
"I was wrong about what happened before, and my attitude towards you was due to my prejudice. Don't worry, you will be the only and well-deserved young lady in the mansion from now on. If anyone dares to say those nonsense in front of you again, tell me and I will teach them a lesson."
When Lin Wan heard this, she was slightly surprised. She glanced at Lu Tingxu and saw that he looked serious and didn't speak casually. She smiled and said, "Well, I'll tell the prince next time if there's anything."
Looking at Lin Wan's smiling face, Lu Tingxu felt his mood improved.
Lin Wan didn't pay attention to Lin Heng's affairs. To her, the people of the Lin family were more like relatives she didn't know very well. She would visit them during festivals and holidays, and if there were occasional things that required her to use her status to support the occasion, she would consider stepping in.
But in Lin Heng's marriage, apart from the woman's physical condition, all other aspects were Lin Heng's attempt to marry someone above his station. She didn't want to intervene, especially since Lin Zhigao had already agreed, and Wang's family didn't dare to object. They wanted her to be the one who took the lead and put all the responsibility on Lin Wan, which was too much of a wishful thinking.
Within two days, all the official positions of the new Jinshi were arranged.
As the top scholar, Ye Zexian was appointed as the prefect of Suzhou by the emperor himself.
Since ancient times, the top scorer in the imperial examination usually stayed in the capital to serve, or entered the Imperial Academy. So there is an old saying: Only the top scorer can enter the Imperial Academy.
As for people like Ye Zexian who were sent to the local areas by the emperor himself, they were either sent because their family or themselves had offended someone, or they were given high hopes and were familiar with the people's livelihood in the local areas, and they would surely be used in the future.
Suzhou is a wealthy place, and the prefect of Suzhou is a powerful local official. From this, we can see that the emperor attaches great importance to Ye Zexian, the new top scholar.
Ye Zexian came out of the palace, riding a tall horse, with a big red silk flower tied on his chest, wearing the red robe of the top scholar, and rode through the streets in a grand manner. The people of Shangjing gathered on both sides of the road to see the appearance of this top scholar.
But the number one scholar rode a horse, took the emperor's reward, and went straight to the Li family to propose marriage.
Now all the people were excited.
Although General Li's family was not a wealthy family in the capital, and was not as glorious as those marquises and princes, General Li and his wife were kind people and had strict discipline for their servants. They had never oppressed the people.
Now this newly crowned number one scholar, elegant and promising at a young age, brought people to propose marriage on the day of the parade. How could the common people miss such a lively occasion?
For a time, everyone in Kyoto was paying attention. Some people said that although the top scholar was talented, his family was too poor, and Miss Li suffered a loss.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately refuted: It is easy to find a priceless treasure, but it is hard to find a lover. How can the top scholar say that he is at a disadvantage since he has both talent and an official position?
After seeing Ye Zexian's appearance, many young girls began to envy Li Weining.
At this time, Lin Wan was following Li Suining to the Li family to help with arrangements. Normally, her identity was not suitable for doing these, but she had a good relationship with Li Suining's sister, and Xu liked her very much, so when she heard the news, she did not refuse and came here with her people.
Ye Zexian's hometown is in another province, and he has no relatives at home. His only mother can't come here, and he doesn't have a house in Shangjing. So the Li family directly decorated the house in the dowry for Li Weining in advance and used it as a wedding room for the two of them.
Ye Zexian himself also received a lot of rewards from the emperor, and all kinds of gold, silver and treasures were sent to the Li family as betrothal gifts.
Although the number was small, it was less than ten, and the specifications were far less than those of the wealthy families in Shangjing, and were only comparable to those of ordinary people. However, these were all rewards from the emperor to the top scholar, and no one dared to look down on them. Moreover, such a thought was more valuable than gold and silver.
In fact, it was not just him. Many of the successful candidates in the imperial examination this time were chosen as husbands-to-be. Many of them did not even have any betrothal gifts, as they were all prepared by the girl's family.
Compared to this, Ye Zexian is already very sincere.
Li Weining was also envied by a large number of young girls.
Although the betrothal gifts were less than ten sets, the Li family generously prepared sixty sets of dowry. In addition to the two sets of real dowry given by Li Suining, and the additional dowry given by Lin Wan and other relatives and friends, the total dowry was eighty sets.
Among them were various valuable gold, silver and jade articles, as well as shops, farms, and many servants.
And all of these were taken to Suzhou after Li Weining and Ye Zexian got married.
"Sister Lin, you have too many makeup items!" Li Weining felt a little embarrassed when she saw the things Lin Wan brought over.
Li Suining looked at the big box on the ground and laughed, "This almost makes me look better than it is. I don't even have these valuable things."
Li Weining looked at the box full of things, including colorful Shu brocade, fine silk, two sets of headgear, one set of pearls and jade, one set of gold and ruby, and even some ornaments, each of which was extremely valuable.
Lin Wan smiled and said, "Why, Sister Li, do you want to compete with me?"
Then she took Li Weining's hand and said softly, "Although we are not sisters, we have a good relationship, and I treat you as my own sister. I hope you will be happy in the future if you have a good marriage. These things are just for your glory. They will be your confidence in the future."
Li Weining's almond-shaped eyes were slightly red, and she leaned on Lin Wan's shoulder, "I know that Sister Lin is good to me. Ye Zexian also said that he was able to take the exam thanks to Sister Lin's help. We all remember it in our hearts."
"Silly, as long as you are happy, it's fine! But Suzhou is a long way away, and I don't know when we can meet again."
"Then I will write to you often, and I will send back any delicious and fun things there."
"it is good!"
The three sisters laughed and talked about the future.