Tibet

The New Year has arrived in a blink of an eye. The 29th day of the twelfth lunar month is an auspicious day. According to custom, today is the day when Shen Li enters the family. Many wealthy families take concubines on the last day of the year, but the last day, New Year's Eve, is the day to prepare for ancestor worship, so the day of taking concubines is generally placed on the auspicious day closest to New Year's Eve.

Li Ye treated the Shen family well and made Shen Li a concubine. Of course, the Shen family was not willing to lag behind and took out a dowry worth millions of guan. A farm in Jiangnan alone reached 6,000 acres, and there were ten large sea ships, as well as a large amount of silk, silver, copper coins, and various jewelry.

That year, when Shen Zhenzhu was selected as the Crown Prince's Concubine, the Shen family only gave a dowry of 200,000 guan.

However, Shen Li did not have the glory of Dugu Taiwei's marriage. Under normal circumstances, Dugu Taiwei's concubines, which were married through matchmaking, should not appear. First of all, the wife would not allow it, and the wife's family would not allow it either.

But when it comes to Dugu Taiwei, first of all, the princess and her family are not a problem, they are his own people, and secondly, Li Ye has to give Dugu Ming enough face. Dugu Ming helped him do so many things, but he didn't even give him this little face?

So Dugu Taiwei enjoyed the formal marriage that only the legal wife can have, but it didn't happen to Shen Li.

Generally, women from official families enter the palace through selection. After being selected, they are first selected as palace maids, not as imperial concubines in one step. They will be concentrated for training for several months. For example, Luojinhua was a place where palace maids were specially trained in the past.

Then they are assigned to the palace, the East Palace or the Prince's Mansion. At this time, whether the emperor, the crown prince or the prince will turn over the name of this palace maid depends on the background of the palace maid's family.

So Li Longji has more than 40,000 women in the harem, and he still has to select women every year. Does he lack women? He doesn't lack them, he only lacks money.

For example, if a girl from the Dugu family is designated to enter the palace, the two sides will start to negotiate. What grade will she be after entering the palace, and how much money can the Dugu family give? After the deal is done, she will enter the palace and be named Dugu Guifei. Later, the Dugu family will have to give at least a large sum of money.

To become a relative of the Tang Dynasty, either the daughter is beautiful, like Yang Yuhuan, or the family is wealthy and has sufficient dowry.

These things will not be said on the scene, everyone knows it well, there is no need to say it, and history will naturally not record it, but as common sense, it should be understood that even ordinary people have to keep an eye on the other party's dowry when they get married, so why would the emperor not want a dowry?

So Dugu Taiwei got married with a wealth of 600,000 guan.

Although the Shen family has no power, it has huge wealth, so the Shen family is generous and took out a dowry of one million guan. You can also say that this is the Shen family's pledge of loyalty.

As I said before, if the Shen family wants to keep their wealth, they either keep a low profile or improve their social status. If they invest one million guan, Li Ye will naturally return the favor.

Then you say that Shen Zhenzhu is pregnant with Li Ye's child, why doesn't the Shen family give Shen Zhenzhu and the child a large sum of money?

This is the problem that Shen Wansan did not figure out later. You can give money to the emperor in various names and by various means, but there are some things that cannot be touched, one is the emperor's son, and the other is the emperor's army.

You must give it to the emperor, and then the emperor will reward his son and the army.

What is it for you to reward the emperor's son and army?

Shen Wansan did not understand. He rewarded Zhu Yuanzhang's army and was almost killed. Finally, he was exiled to Yunnan.

Under the testimony of the whole family, Dugu Xinyue drank the tea offered by Shen Li, which was regarded as recognizing this new sister.

Several maids walked in front with lanterns. Shen Li was wearing auspicious clothes. Qingyu led her hand and walked to the third floor of Zhen'an Tower. She used to live on the first floor, but now she moved to the third floor.

Shen Li bit her lips gently to hide her inner nervousness. This was her wedding night. Two days ago, her aunt Shen Zhenzhu explained the sex between men and women to her in detail.

Although she was nervous, she did not resist in her heart. On the contrary, she still had a trace of expectation in her heart. As early as on the big ship, she began to look forward to this day.

Qingyu smiled and said, "The bridal chamber is in Zhen'an Tower. Do you feel a little wronged?"

Shen Li shook her head quickly, "No! I am very happy to be with everyone."

"After tonight, you will be our sister tomorrow. During this period, my elder sister asked me to guide you and adapt to the various rules of the family."

"Thank you, sister Qingyu."

"It's okay, don't worry, your husband is magnanimous and gentle to his relatives. He will definitely like you."

Shen Li nodded gently and walked along the Persian carpet to a door. Qingyu pushed the door open and went in. The room was decorated in a particularly festive atmosphere, and the atmosphere of the newlyweds was everywhere.

Big red candles, big red "囍" characters on the wall, even the carpet was red, and there were wine and food on the table in the middle. This is the outer room, and there is a hibiscus warm tent inside.

"Okay, I'm leaving."

Qingyu turned to leave, Shen Li quickly grabbed her, "Sister Qingyu, sit with me for a while!"

At this time, Li Ye walked in with a smile, "Qingyu, sleep here tonight! I definitely don't object!"

Qingyu stretched out her hand and twisted Li Ye's arm, "You're going to die, you dare to say anything, this is A Li's wedding night."

Shen Li was stunned, Sister Qingyu actually twisted the regent's arm, in her family, the hierarchy is strict, how could such a thing happen?

Li Ye hugged Qingyu's waist, smiled and kissed her on the face, Qingyu then rolled her eyes and left.

The door was closed, and only Li Ye and the bride were left in the room. Shen Li lowered her head shyly.

Li Ye gently embraced her in his arms, kissed her forehead and smiled: "Have a drink with me!"

Li Ye sat down, hugged her waist and sat on his lap.

Shen Li poured two glasses of wine, handed one to Li Ye with both hands, picked up a glass himself, clinked the glasses, and was about to drink it, but Li Ye shook his head and smiled: "According to the oldest custom of the Han people, you should drink like this!"

He put his arm through it, and the two of them intertwined their arms. Li Ye smiled and said, "This is called Jiaobei wine, or Hexin wine."

"ah!"

It turned out to be a combination of wine. Shen Li's pretty face turned red and her eyes looked at her husband lovingly. The two drank the wine in one gulp. Li Ye put out the red candle with a wave of his hand, and the two hugged each other and kissed each other passionately.

Gradually, Shen Li's mood rose and she became completely involved.

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Li Ye picked up her legs and walked towards the back room.

A one-night stand, where you can enjoy the pleasure of fish and water.

The next day was New Year's Eve. Li Ye went to the military camp early in the morning. He had to have dinner with the soldiers at noon and could not come back until the afternoon. This was also the usual practice.

Qing Yu took over the bride's care. When she saw that Shen Li still wanted to put on makeup, she smiled and said, "Let's keep it simple today! Look at me, I'm almost naked."

"Why?" Shen Li asked in confusion.

"Do you want to take a bath on New Year's Eve in your hometown to get rid of old age?"

Shen Li nodded and Qing Yu smiled and said: "That's right! Chang'an also has this custom. The whole family takes a bath together to wash away the stinking smell of the year. In the afternoon, our whole family will soak in the big pool together, and my husband will join us. Together."

"Is this okay?"

"He is your husband, why not? Let me tell you a funny thing. Before Taiwei got married on New Year's Eve last year, she took a bath with her husband. She was so scared that she shrank into a ball."

Shen Li couldn't help but laugh, "Okay! I'll just clean it up."

"There are a few more things. I have to tell you that my husband doesn't have his own bedroom, so he takes turns sleeping in everyone's bedroom every night. This is arranged by the eldest sister."

Shen Li nodded silently, she knew this.

"Then there is Aunt Mu. She raised her husband and he regards her as his grandmother. Don't underestimate the inconspicuousness of the old lady. She is a first-class lady of Shu and everyone's elder. You must respect her absolutely!"

"I know, aunt is very good to me, and I like her too."

"The other thing is the old lady. She is coming in the morning. You have to kneel down and give her a big salute. This is the first time. You won't have to do it in the future."

"I see!"

Qingyu covered her mouth and smiled: "When we first met, she definitely wanted to see how big your butt was, how thin your waist was, and so on. She didn't mean anything else. She just wanted to hold a grandson."

Shen Li blushed, "I'm afraid I will disappoint her!"

"Would you like to get up and let me take a look?"

Shen Li stood up, Qingyu looked at it carefully, touched the mold again, and said with a smile: "It's not bad! It's not bad! It meets her requirements."

"There is also the father-in-law, who is currently the Prime Minister of the country. We have no contact with him for the time being, so there is no need to consider it."

"I understand, sister Qingyu, tell me more!"

After a moment of silence, Qing Yu slowly said: "There is still a big secret in our family, which is about the true identity of the second sister. I am telling you now. I hope you will keep it secret and never tell anyone."