EBE Chapter 513 Reactions from all parties
Chapter 513 Reactions from all parties
Xu's face turned very pale because she had opposed this marriage before and was afraid of offending Princess Huai'an.
At this moment, Shen Ying truly demonstrated what it means to have an old person in the family is like a treasure.
While everyone was panicking, he was quite calm.
"Why are you doing this? They are here to propose marriage, not to cause trouble in our village. They didn't know the situation before, so they won't care about what you say. Don't scare yourself. Remember to say something nice later."
Lu Tong and Tang nodded at the same time, "Yes! It's really nothing serious! Stay calm..."
Having said that, Lu Tong cursed Shen Yi hundreds of times in his heart. He had kept the fact that Princess Huai'an came to Zhaohua County a secret. Although he could understand Shen Yi's concerns, he still felt uncomfortable.
Matchmaker Chen in the yard walked into the yard with the list of betrothal gifts and began to read the list.
From various jewelry to antique ornaments to silks and satins, there are even shops and mansions.
Everyone listened carefully for a quarter of an hour before it ended.
Xu swallowed hard and murmured, "This princess' son's marriage is different! He even gave the betrothal gift to a merchant! What is that hot spring villa for?"
Tang's expression became more complicated. "Hot springs are hot water that comes out from under the water. It won't be cold even in winter. You can take a bath in the ice and snow. There are not many hot spring villas. There are probably only a few in Langya Kingdom. I didn't expect that Princess Huai'an would use the hot spring villa as a betrothal gift. It seems that she really values this marriage."
There are no hot springs or mountain springs in their area. There is only one in the whole Lizhou, outside the city, which is the villa of a powerful person in the imperial capital. It is open to the public and the business is very good in winter. It is no exaggeration to say that they make a fortune every day.
When Lu Tong was promoted, he took their family on a trip, and Tang still remembers it to this day.
I don’t know where the hot spring villa that was included in Shen Yuezhang’s betrothal gift is?
Han was quite proud and was stunned. "Oh my goodness! It would take an ordinary family hundreds of years to save up this much for the betrothal gift!"
Tang smiled bitterly, "Aunt, this is not a matter of whether or not you can save up. Things like the Hot Spring Villa are not something you can own just by having money. You also need power and influence to intimidate others. Yue Zhang's marriage... is indeed excellent!"
It was so good that she was envious.
While the people outside were talking, Chen the matchmaker in the house had almost finished the betrothal ceremony.
Shen Yi and Su Tai arranged for the servants to prepare a banquet to entertain their future son-in-law.
According to their local customs, this banquet also represents their attitude towards their future son-in-law. The more sumptuous the banquet is, the more they value their son-in-law.
Amber and Matchmaker Chen were both very curious and didn't know what kind of dishes the Shen family had prepared.
Yu Mei received Su Tai's signal and immediately went downstairs to serve the dishes.
The first dish is crispy lamb chops, which are seasoned with cumin. The dish is specially presented, and carrots, radishes and winter melon are carved around the lamb chops to create a rich peony.
The second course was roast suckling pig, a plate so big that it required two people to carry it.
The third course is black pepper beef tenderloin.
Mrs. Chen and Amber watched silently. Except for the first dish which was quite exquisite, the second dish was just so-so, and the third dish looked mediocre.
The two thought about the Shen family's financial situation and realized that it was impossible for them to prepare anything special, so they didn't hold out much hope at all.
Unexpectedly, the fourth dish gave them a surprise.
Matchmaker Chen was here to "talk", so she didn't need to be reserved at all. When she saw someone didn't understand, she just asked, "Mrs. Shen, this is..."
"This is a kind of sea crab that only lives in low-temperature deep seas. It is very delicious."
The sea crabs Su Tai was talking about were king crabs, which she specially went out to catch in a fishing boat. However, she couldn't say the name as it would be taboo, so she could only be vague.
This king crab weighs about ten pounds. Wherever it is placed, it looks domineering and eye-catching, and most importantly, it is very fragrant.
Amber couldn't help but smile and re-evaluated the Shen family's financial situation.
The next dish was lobster. Considering the impact of the king crab, the reactions of the people in the room were relatively normal.
Wait for the big abalone, grouper, bluefin tuna and deep-sea cod to come up.
Amber and Matchmaker Chen were more shocked the more they listened.
As if Su Tai still felt that it was not enough, she served another dish, namely chicken soup with aged ginseng, braised bear paw, and bird's nest and papaya soup.
The staple food is a pot of pancakes, a pot of buns, a pot of seafood porridge, and a pot of green rice.
The wine was the best Yuliang liquor of Langya State, and there was also a red liquid in glass, which looked very gorgeous and exquisite.
Such a big table is enough to entertain not only Murong Jue, but also Princess Huai'an.
Amber smiled from ear to ear.
Matchmaker Chen swallowed hard, respectfully handed Murong Jue a pair of chopsticks, and quickly made up auspicious words in her mind.
She would praise whatever Murong Jue ate, and her words were very rhyming.
Su Tai's eyes widened upon hearing this, and she thought that being a matchmaker was not a job that ordinary people could do.
I don't know what's going on in his brain.
While Su Tai was daydreaming, Murong Jue ate all the dishes.
Seeing his satisfied look, Amber knew how satisfied he was with the meal, so she bowed to Shen Yisutai respectfully and said crisply, "Sir Shen, Madam Shen, my princess was unable to be here today due to misunderstandings. Here are some other things that the eldest princess prepared for Sir Shen."
Shen Yi accepted it with great trepidation.
Murong Jue also smiled and asked Xue Xiang to fetch a small box. "Mother-in-law, here are some small things I picked for Yue Zhang. They are not good things and cannot be put on the gift list, but they are exquisite. Please give them to Yue Zhang on my behalf."
Su Tai opened it in front of everyone and looked at it, her face showing a little more relief, "Thank you for being thoughtful, Yu Mei, take the things to the backyard for the young lady."
Murong Jue left with satisfaction.
As soon as they left, Shen Yi hurriedly invited Su Chunlin and the others to come in for dinner.
It would be a waste not to eat such a large table of delicious food!
He would not be so casual with Lu Tong, "Brother Lu, how about I ask the servants to prepare another table of food?"
Lu Tong sat down without saying a word. "I am also lucky to have a meal with the son of Princess Huai'an. I am not saying anything bad about you! Shen Yi, you managed to conceal such a big thing without any leaks! Fortunately, nothing happened in Zhaohua County, otherwise, my position as county magistrate would be over!"
Shen Yi hurriedly poured wine for Lu Tong to apologize, "No, no, no! To tell you the truth, Brother Lu, the princess was very low-key at first. She visited our house under the identity of the mistress of the Xue family, and we were kept in the dark at that time.
Xiao Tai also asked my sister-in-law about this, but she didn't know at the time. We only found out about it when we were in the third grade of junior high school. At that time, the princess stayed at our house for a few days. She said she didn't want to make it public, and she also mentioned her children's marriage. We haven't officially held the ceremony yet, so I can't tell everyone about it, right?"
Lu Tong felt much better after hearing this. He drank three cups in a row and sighed, "I didn't believe in fate before, but now I believe in you. You said your luck is really amazing! I can't even envy you enough."