northernbook Chapter 156 Bai Zhaozhao is the unlucky woman
Chapter 156 Bai Zhaozhao is the unlucky woman
Unexpectedly, the old lady of Dingyuan Marquis only glanced at Jiang Yuanmeng and continued to speak to Bai Zhaozhao: "Although the county lady's clothes are plain, you can see that the material is very good. I'm afraid it cost a lot. When the county lady gets married, she must not be so extravagant. She should think more about the reputation of her husband's family."
Tang Yanyan immediately mocked, "What the old lady means is that when a woman gets married, she should dress modestly but not spend too much. It's best to spend all the money on her husband's family so that they can have face, right?"
Bai Zhaozhao understood a little. She probably knew what the old lady wanted to say, so she waved at Tang Yanyan, signaling her not to speak.
Then Bai Zhaozhao smiled at the old lady and turned around: "Old lady, you have good taste. Not only is the material of my dress the finest brocade silk, but it was also tailor-made for me by the Treasure Pavilion in the capital. The pattern on it is even more unique. It is a unique style drawn by more than a dozen embroiderers! The cost is not much, only about 800 taels.
What actually cost the most is the jade hairpin on my head. Although it is only a small one, it is worth five thousand taels of silver. It was specially made for me by the patriarch of my Bai family. There is only one of its kind in the world!
Oh, and this top-quality white jade bracelet on my hand and this pearl tassel bracelet on my waist were both given to me by my mother. I heard they are very valuable!
Besides, my mother also said that she has started preparing my dowry, which is about... half of Sister Rouping's!"
More than half! Incredible, as Tang Yanyan is a princess, her dowry is regulated, and as Bai Zhaozhao is a county princess, according to the system, it is good enough to have half of a princess's dowry. If she wants to exceed half, she has to pay for it herself.
A hint of greed flashed in the old lady's eyes, which was seen by Bai Zhaozhao, making him more certain of his guess.
So Bai Zhaozhao said, "As for what the old lady said about the husband's family's reputation, it's totally unnecessary! I have many more sets of outfits as valuable as mine today!
So, anyone who knows what’s good won’t think that I’ve lost face, and as for those who don’t know what’s good, well, I don’t need to pay any attention to them.
Well, by the way, my mother said that my future husband's family must at least be able to allow me to maintain my current life, otherwise that kind of cowardly man is better off not having him! Old lady, is that right?"
The old lady of Dingyuan Hou suddenly had a heart attack. What did she mean by this? Who said she had no taste? Did she not know the goods?
But her future husband's family has to provide her with the current quality of life, otherwise they would be losers?
"You...how could you...this is outrageous! You are indeed a country girl, so it's fine if you don't have manners, but I taught you with good intentions, and you actually talked back to me! You are really disobedient and unfilial!"
The words of the old lady of Dingyuan Marquis were so powerful that several noble ladies around her turned around to look.
Tang Yanyan couldn't stand it anymore. She stood in front of Bai Zhaozhao and scolded him, "My Zhaozhao is a county lady who is listed in the imperial jade disc! And you are a second-rank marquis, and according to the rules, you should have the etiquette of monarch and subject!
Even if there is no such relationship, you are not even a distant relative, why are you acting as an elder here? How dare you say that you are disobedient and unfilial?
What? Did you get drunk? If you are drunk, go home and act crazy, don't speak nonsense in front of this princess! My sister's etiquette is not for you to interfere with! "
When several noble ladies around heard this, they all walked away. No matter how gossipy it was, they didn't want to see Princess Rouping's fun.
What a joke! Everyone knows that Prince An is now as powerful as ever, and Princess Rouping is now on good terms with Princess Qingyang. In this palace, who except Princess Changxing dares to provoke her?
The old lady of Dingyuan Marquis had a somewhat ferocious look on her face, and there was a hint of panic in her eyes, but when she thought of Princess Changxing's words, she immediately regained her confidence.
"Princess, don't be so harsh on me. Be careful that you will be humiliated in the future! As the elder of Princess Showa, whether I can be regarded as such is not up to you!"
After saying that, the old lady of Dingyuan Marquis turned around and left, going to talk with a few noble ladies, as if she had not had a conflict with Bai Zhaozhao just now.
Tang Yanyan felt alert but was also very confused. She turned around and asked, "What does this old man mean? How can she be an elder?"
Jiang Yuanmeng took a deep breath, looked at Bai Zhaozhao's calm expression, and said to Tang Yanyan, "I'm afraid that the unlucky lady we talked about before is Princess Zhaohe!"
Tang Yanyan looked at Bai Zhaozhao in shock, who looked calm, and then said to Jiang Yuanmeng, "She wants Zhaozhao to marry Chen Tianlin? And she even said that she is not satisfied? She is quite bold! Is she possessed by a monster? She is just dreaming."
Bai Zhaozhao said, "Sister, you think I'm great, but others don't think so.
But you are right about one thing. She must have something to rely on to have the guts to have such a crush on me. Otherwise, how could she dare to provoke me like this in public?"
Jiang Yuanmeng reacted: "Could it be that they have already planned it, and they want you to get married? Now they are just suppressing you in advance, and they are not even afraid of alerting the enemy, afraid that you will be alert in advance?"
Tang Yanyan was still in disbelief: "How is this possible? Did he ignore my father? Isn't our An Wangfu's attitude towards Zhao Zhao obvious enough?"
Bai Zhaozhao sneered: "It's not that it's not obvious, but she is confident in her plan. It is very likely a conspiracy that even His Majesty can't argue with. I am also very curious, under what circumstances can make Prince An's Mansion admit bad luck?"
Jiang Yuanmeng shook his head: "I don't think so. If Prince An can't even protect your marriage, it will damage his reputation. Could it be that the old lady of Dingyuan Marquis is just a gun in the hands of others? Is the marriage just an excuse?"
Bai Zhaozhao had a flash of inspiration and looked at Jiang Yuanmeng with admiration. He was indeed an expert in domestic fighting and could see the problem very clearly!
"I understand. Someone behind this old lady is targeting me and giving her advice. She wants to get involved in my marriage. If it works, she can control me. If it doesn't, she can get me into some kind of trouble and even put Prince An's Mansion in some kind of predicament. This old lady must have been unable to resist coming here to show off a little."
Tang Yanyan was furious: "I see! I'll just cripple Chen Tianlin and see how he can get away with it!"
Jiang Yuanmeng patted Tang Yanyan's hand and said, "Princess, don't be impulsive. It's not worth it to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of your own! In my opinion, we should still outsmart them!"
For example, we can secretly arrange a courtesan for Chen Tianlin, and make up a story about a love that is stronger than gold and spread it out, or for example..."
Jiang Yuanmeng paused and didn't say anything else.
Tang Yanyan was a little anxious. She felt that Jiang Yuanmeng must have many ways to solve the problem: "What else? You said, I just listen, I don't necessarily have to do it!"
Jiang Yuanmeng looked into Tang Yanyan's eyes and said, "For example, people who are in mourning cannot talk about marriage!"
There was a flash of surprise in Bai Zhaozhao's eyes. Jiang Yuanmeng meant that if an elder of Chen Tianlin's family passed away, then no conspiracy could be used regarding the marriage!
Jiang Yuanmeng said this somewhat outrageous statement so directly, which shows her sincerity towards Tang Yanyan and Bai Zhaozhao.
Or maybe, this was her expression of sincerity and temptation, wanting to see whether Bai Zhaozhao and the other person could find common ground with her.
In Bai Zhaozhao's words, it is about whether he can maintain the same values as her in the future.
As the saying goes, people with different ideologies cannot work together. If the two of them disagree with Jiang Yuanmeng's ideas, it means that they are not the same kind of people and there is no need for them to be close friends in the future.