Chapter 559 Extra 7 and the Princess 1

On September 21, the sixth year of Qingguan, the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion in the capital was busy. The eldest daughter Chu Hanyan was going to marry the Prince He's Mansion on October 4, and the betrothal gifts from the Prince He's Mansion had been delivered to the mansion yesterday.

On this day, the Marquis's wife Chen Afu finally finished preparing Chu Hanyan's dowry, and she felt relieved.

In the dowry, the Marquis' Mansion paid 100,000 taels of silver, and the betrothal gifts from the Prince He's Mansion were all given to her without leaving a penny, and there was also the dowry left by Chu Hanyan's biological mother Ma. In addition, Chen Afu took out 50,000 taels of silver from her own dowry. She had always treated Chu Hanyan as her own daughter, so of course she would have a share of her dowry. Fields, shops, houses, hot springs, as well as utensils, headdresses, ancient books, medicinal materials, etc., plus 40,000 taels of silver, Chu Hanyan's dowry was nearly 200,000 taels of silver. In the entire aristocratic circle of the capital, it was among the best.

In fact, Chen Afu did not approve of them getting married at such a young age. They are only fifteen years old this year, still children. Having sex too early is not good for their health, and if they have children too early, it may also affect the health of the next generation.

But Prince He is too lonely in the mansion alone. The former Empress Dowager and the Emperor hope that he will get married earlier.

Queen Mother Shan officially became a nun at the end of last year, and her Buddhist name is Huibei. The address of the nun is in the original Yingxue Temple, which was renamed Fengci Temple after expanding several times. Luo Yun often went to the temple to discuss Zen with Master Huibei when he had nothing to do, and the two women inside and outside the threshold became close friends.

Queen Mother Shan's becoming a nun made the Emperor and Prince He very sad. The Emperor is fine, with so many children and women, and he is already in his thirties. But Prince He is pitiful, his father died when he was nine years old, and his mother became a nun when he was fourteen years old. The only brother is the Emperor, the monarch, and it is impossible to be too close.

Prince He sent Queen Mother Shan to Fengci Temple in tears, and returned to the capital in tears.

Queen Mother Shan also felt sorry for her youngest son. Before leaving the capital, she specially invited Chen Afu to meet and confer her the title of Lady Protector of the Country. She asked her to treat Prince He as her own son after she became a nun, and continue to take care of him and cherish him.

Lady Protector of the Country is a super first-class, on the same level as the Duke of Guo. Chen Afu also became the fourth woman with this title in the more than 200 years of the Dashun Dynasty.

After that, Prince He would come to Yong'an Marquis' Mansion for dinner most of the time in the evening as long as he finished his studies. But because he was engaged to Chu Hanyan, it was not good to live here. Otherwise, he would definitely sleep here every now and then.

This spring, after Prince He turned fifteen, he no longer needed to go to the palace to study. The emperor asked him to enter the six ministries for training, and he could choose which ministry he wanted. He chose the Ministry of Works, and he was also responsible for growing grain and cultivating land, which were the affairs that Chen Shiying used to be in charge of. Chen Shiying was promoted to the Minister of Works three years ago, and he was one of the youngest ministers in the dynasty.

Although he was trained in the Ministry of Works, he was a prince, so he only had to make suggestions, or occasionally inspect the crop planting on behalf of the emperor. He was idle most of the time, so he came to Yong'an Marquis's Mansion more often.

In this way, he was not so sad and lost.

Therefore, in the past year, Chen Afu has been regulating their bodies. Especially with the prince, they have eaten a lot of food to strengthen their bodies and nourish their kidneys. Chen Afu also asked Jin Yanzi for two green bird's nests as big as eye boogers and gave them to eat.

Chen Afu handed the dowry list to Chu Hanyan for review and smiled, "In the future, when Yan'er gets married, she will not only have to manage the household affairs, but also her own dowry. Although there are servants to help, you have to pay attention to it yourself."

Since she was ten years old, Chen Afu has brought Chu Hanyan with him to teach her how to be a housekeeper, learn general affairs, and do business. Although her progress is not very great, with the few capable people trained for her, she will have no problem defending the city.

Chen Afu was relieved by her words. With the shrewd Prince He, their life will be better and better. Unlike some palaces, where the masters are dissolute and do not do household affairs, their life is getting worse and worse.

Chu Hanyan's eyes were full of tears. She took the dowry list without looking at it, but fell into Chen Afu's arms and said, "Mom, I can't bear to leave you."

This was what she thought in her heart, and she had said it many times.

Chen Afu laughed and said, "Silly, girls will always get married when they grow up. What's more, you are marrying Prince He, who has a deep relationship with you. We are close, and if you miss your mother, you can come back for a meal and stay for a day or two. Anyway, there are no elders in the Prince's Mansion, and no one will restrain you. Your Fanglinxuan will always be reserved for you."

Chu Hanyan blushed and smiled again.

She was also reluctant to live alone in the Prince's Mansion with Brother Wang because it was too lonely. After getting married, they would occasionally come back to stay for two days, and they could also come back often for a meal, taking care of both ends.

In the evening, Mrs. Chu San brought her eldest daughter-in-law and granddaughter to the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion, but Prince He did not come. Chu Lingxuan came back and said that the emperor had kept him in the palace. Chu Lingxuan had been promoted to the commander of the Imperial Guard at the end of last year.

Mrs. San now finally has her own granddaughter. The little girl is called Chu Baoxin, one and a half years old, and looks like snow jade and cute, more like Master Chu San. Mrs. San spoiled her to the sky and held her everywhere to show off.

Today, her husband and son were meeting friends outside, and Mrs. San, who was unwilling to be lonely, brought her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.

Mrs. San quietly told Chen Afu that she went to the palace to see Empress Zhang today. Empress Zhang said that Prince Rui asked the emperor again, hoping to grant Li Xuan and Xiao Yu'er a marriage as soon as possible. The emperor said, wait until next year, when Li Xuan will be thirteen years old, and then he can issue an order to grant marriage. Wait until Xiao Yu'er is old, and then get married.

Chen Afu was a little unhappy when he heard this. Li Xuan was only twelve years old, and Xiao Yu'er was only seven years old, but Prince Rui was eager to trap Xiao Yu'er. The Prince Rui was a jerk on the surface, but he was actually smart. He knew that his son was honest and kind, so he wanted to marry the smart and capable Xiao Yu'er into the palace, so that his son would be better in the future.

Chen Afu had a good impression of Li Xuan. The child was honest and kind, and he and Xiao Yu'er had been childhood sweethearts. Although he was not overly smart, he was still sure of major issues. With the future inheritance of the title, the emperor's favor, and the huge family business set up by Prince Rui, this life will definitely be easy. He is not as romantic as his father, and his family is simple. After his half-brother went to serve in the army outside, he was the only son in the palace. Moreover, Princess Rui has a gentle temperament and has a good relationship with Chen Afu. Chen Afu is also relieved that Xiao Yu'er will marry into such a family.

Xiao Yu'er was spoiled by her elders. She was smart, spoiled, willful, unwilling to suffer, and more self-centered. With this personality, if her husband is too strong-willed, it is easy to cause resentment. She is with Li Xuan, and Li Xuan will definitely give in to her in everything...

But Xiao Yu'er is only seven years old. She was still in elementary school in her previous life. Chen Afu always feels uncomfortable that she has to be trapped at such a young age. Moreover, it is too bad that both daughters are engaged at such a young age.

Chen Afu said unhappily, "Prince Rui is so old, how can he think about getting such a young girl into the palace as a daughter-in-law every day."

The third wife smiled and said, "Don't be ungrateful. There are many people thinking about Li Xuan now. A prince's son-in-law and a county prince's son-in-law, who else has this blessing except you?"