Zhao Yu finally dispelled the idea of going to 'watch the ceremony', but he felt some regrets for not being able to visit his father-in-law's house after a personal experience, after all, it is not easy for him to go to the courtier's house as the emperor, especially this kind of provincial relatives, Jia Guifei in his memory of "Dream of Red Mansions" just went home for half a day and tossed the chickens and dogs up and down the Jia Mansion, and it took a year to prepare for the trip, and it cost countless money, even if the Wu family has a thick foundation, it has to be tossed and bankrupt.

The interrogation here came to an end for the time being, but Zhao Yu was unwilling to return to the palace, so he asked Zheng Huchen to rest by himself, and he looked through the interrogation transcript last night, and lasted for a long time, and had lunch in the Dutong Mansion before driving back. At this moment, the invitation ceremony has ended, the envoy has returned to the queen mother and left the palace, and the palace ban that has been noisy for a long time has returned to calm.

"Wang De, what are you doing?" Zhao Yu entered the palace from the Xihua Gate, turned the Wende Palace, and when he arrived at the Zaixin Hall, he found that there were many cages parked here, and a group of small yellow doors were being carried under the command of Wang De, which seemed a little chaotic, and he called him to ask.

"The official family, these are all dowries sent by the Wu family, and the small ones are being arranged in the palace!" Wang De bowed and saluted.

"Oh, and dowry?" Zhao Hao was a little puzzled. Because the dormitory of the original North Palace was changed to the Wende Palace, and the emperor's cave room was gone, so the original Zaixin Hall used by Emperor Gaozong for banquets and drinks was changed into a dormitory, as a wedding, and it became his new house. However, unlike the custom that the new house is a cave house, the cave room where the emperor got married was not in his bedroom, and there was no fixed cave room, and he would generally find a room for temporary use in the place where the ceremony was held.

"The official family, the small family in the countryside still has the things to dowry, and if they marry into the royal family, they naturally have to back up the dowry." Wang De saw that the little emperor looked ignorant, and explained with a smile.

"In that case, I'll be able to recoup some of my costs!" Zhao Yu always thought that his marriage was a deal of politics and money, but he didn't expect that there would be surprises, and he immediately turned cloudy.

"Official, alas, ......" Wang De listened but didn't know how to answer, but secretly said in his heart that the little emperor was still worried about this marriage, and the queen would suffer in the future, and his future life would be 'extremely exciting'.

"What did the Wu family deliver?" Zhao Yu didn't hear Wang De's sigh, but asked with interest.

"Oh, the official family, this is a gift list!" Wang De hurriedly took out a booklet from his sleeve and handed it to both hands.

"Look at what it's doing, go, go in and see!" Zhao Yu put aside Wang De and walked towards the dormitory with his legs raised.

"The official family is slow, the palace has not been arranged yet?" Wang De sighed again, the little emperor really regarded the marriage as a deal, but when he was stunned, he had already walked towards the hall. He could only call Liu Ling to star, and he trotted after him.

"Alas, I didn't expect that the royal wedding event is not exempt from vulgarity!" Zhao Yu came to his new house for the first time, only to see a big red and gold-inlaid wooden shadow wall set up at the door, the hall is also mainly red, the ground is covered with red carpet, the walls are also painted with red paint, and the red curtains are hung, and the lampstands are placed on both sides, thinking that this is the place where the ceremony is held, but after he saw it, it was a little different from what he imagined, and sighed with a little disappointment.

"What's the official family not satisfied with? The small ones immediately let them rearrange. Seeing that the little emperor was not very satisfied, Wang De hurriedly inquired.

"Forget it, you don't have to toss it!" Zhao Yu waved his hand.

"Official, this place has not been fully arranged, the door has not been pasted, and the wedding couplet has not been hung, and the palace lamp will be hung in the hall at that time, and then some ornaments will be displayed, it will be different." Wang De carefully introduced.

"This is the cave house?" Zhao Yuxin Ma walked and looked in the hall, and walked to the warm pavilion in the east of the hall, but saw a big palace lamp hanging in front of the door, and the gilded golden red door had the double happiness word of sticky gold and powder, and a red inlaid gold wooden shadow wall was erected in the corridor on the east side of the cave room, which was a bit like the meaning of the avoidance card, and he pointed to it.

"What the official said is right!" Wang De said as he led the way.

"Hmm!" Zhao Hao hummed and then entered the house, which was a large house with two rooms, with a throne arranged against the wall on the east side, separated by mahogany screens on both sides. On the left hand side, a soft couch is arranged, on which a tea set is placed, and some gold and jade ornaments are placed on the table, which should be regarded as a place of leisure; On the right-hand side, there is a desk with a vertical book partition, and on the table are the four treasures of the study and the lampstand, which should be his office and reading place.

The northwest corner is placed is the wedding bed of carving dragon and painting phoenix, the bed is covered with red satin dragon and phoenix mattress cushion, and the happy quilt and pillow of bright yellow satin and vermilion colored satin are placed, the pattern is beautiful, and the embroidery is fine. In front of the bed, there are more than 100 children of different shapes embroidered with the 'Hundred Sons Tent', and the bed curtain with red satin embroidered dragon and phoenix double happiness is hung at the head of the bed. In other places, there are furniture, nothing more than dressers, treasure cabinets, shelves, pots and plants such as flowers and plants, etc.

Zhao Hao's mind is not in whether it is magnificent, but in secrecy. He knew that the emperor never slept alone in one room, that was served by someone, accompanied by maids in front of the bed, palace maids on duty waiting by the door, and a small yellow door waiting outside the door. Presumably, it will be the same if you marry a daughter-in-law, and there will be no fewer people to serve, only more. Think about how embarrassing it is to be happy in bed, with people watching and waiting to buy tickets and gifts. I don't know how the other emperors reacted, but he felt that he couldn't do it anyway.

"Official, how is this bed, are you still satisfied?" Seeing that the little emperor jumped onto the bed and lay down on his back, Wang De asked with a smile.

"The bed is big enough, but it's too soft!" Zhao Yu twisted a few times on the bed and said. He looked at it and relaxed a little, there are not only barriers around the perimeter, but also heavy curtains around the bed, the privacy is still good, it is impossible to peep, but the sound insulation effect is definitely not good, so he is not very satisfied.

"Official, the rules are like this, and you can only endure it!" Wang De could only smile bitterly when he heard this, the little emperor had always slept on a hardboard bed, covered with a thin woolen felt, covered with a military quilt, the same as the bedding of soldiers in the army. But who is married into the palace is not a thousand catties of young lady, the family is like a baby, not to mention their delicate bodies, even if they sleep all night, they feel that their bones hurt.

"No, if I sleep in this kind of bed, I have to sleep soft on my bones, and what if I go out to eat and sleep in the open in the future, I must replace it!" Zhao Yu rolled over and got out of bed and shook his head.

"Official, how can this be done, after all, as long as you stay here for a month, the patience will pass!" Wang De hurriedly persuaded.

"Hmph, this rule has to be changed. Back then, we fled everywhere, and then we fought more than once, not where to go and where to sleep, but also to take care of what comfort, to be able to lie down and sleep well is to feel enjoyable, in the future, when you go out, do you still carry the bed around? Zhao Hao snorted coldly.

"Yes, the little one has been noted!" Wang De knew that he couldn't persuade him at this time, otherwise he would have to let people move these things out at the moment with the temper of the little emperor, so he could only agree first.

"Let's go, let's take a look at the queen's dowry!" Zhao Hao finished turning and remembered what had just happened.

"Official, the items have just been transported to the palace, and they have not yet been inspected, so it's not too late to look at them after they are placed." Wang De's face changed, thinking to himself why this kid hadn't forgotten this thing.

"It's empty today, or maybe one day." Zhao Yu felt that Wang De was a little strange, but he didn't think much about it, and said with a smile.

"Yes!" Wang De could only obey the order and lead him out, but he was nervous in his heart.

"Frightened, the Wu family is rich enough, and the dowry is a lot!" At this time, the items were all moved into the main hall, and they were full, Zhao Yu glanced at it, and it was estimated that there were hundreds of them, Liu Lingzheng was directing the little yellow door to be classified or placed, or temporarily put away, he was a little excited.

"yes, yes!" Wang De replied vaguely.

"What is here?" Zhao Yu walked closer and opened a box casually, and found that there were a few jade artifacts inside, he reached out and took out a jade bottle to play with, but the smile on his face quickly disappeared, full of doubts.

"Jade bottle!" Wang De replied.

", don't I know this is a jade bottle?" Zhao Hao scolded, "I'm asking where this bottle comes from?" ”

"The official family, how do you know the little one, let's wait for the queen to enter the palace and ask the official family in person!" Wang De said with a smile.

"Bastard, this jade bottle is clearly from the palace general as a prisoner, how did it come to the Wu family?" Zhao Yu didn't mean to joke, and said sharply.

"This ......," Wang De opened his mouth and stammered twice, but he didn't answer.

"What the hell is going on, how did the Wu family get the imperial things from the palace?" Seeing this, Zhao Yu knew that there must be a secret in it, and opened several boxes in a row, and found that the items in it, whether it was gold and silverware, lacquer boxes, or accessories, all had the marks of the imperial system in the palace, and he said angrily.

"The official family is angry, wait for the little one!" Seeing this, Wang De knew that he couldn't hide it, the little emperor was the best at clever utensils, and he knew at a glance what the level of the craftsman was, even if it was not under the imperial mark, he could see it.

"Speak quickly!" Zhao Hao said sharply.

"Go down first!" Wang De turned around and waved at the chamberlain and palace maid in the palace to let them retreat, and only said after there was no one in the palace, "Official, in fact, the queen's dowry is all from the palace, and it is also from the wealth of the inner house......"

It turned out that the queen's dowry was not like ordinary people marrying daughters, and the woman's family purchased the dowry, and the queen's dowry was prepared by the imperial court. After deciding on the list of dowries, it is time to start procuring the queen's dowry. There are two ways to procure the queen's makeup: "internal office" and "external office". Among them, the crowns, hats, shoes, socks, and jewelry were organized by the introspection and handed over to the embroidery workshops, weaving workshops and craftsmen affiliated to the palace in Beijing; Other textiles such as clothing, wood, skins, jade, pearls, etc., are organized by the "foreign affairs office", which is assigned to the local agencies of the state capitals to prepare for the organization.

And Zhao Yu also understood why the imperial court wanted to let the city department allocate money, they were rich in oil and water, and they were set up in a prosperous place of commerce and trade, which was convenient for purchase and manufacturing. But not all places are as rich as they are, and the additional burden can only be digested by increasing taxes, which is invisibly equivalent to increasing the burden on the people, so the queen's dowry is all prepared with the hard-earned money of the people, but it is not owned by the Wu family.

"Official, what's wrong, don't be scared!" After Wang De told the truth, he saw that the little emperor's face was pale, his forehead was full of beads of sweat, and the corners of his mouth trembled, but he was frightened, and hurriedly helped him to sit down and said urgently.

"This ...... I feel distressed! Zhao Yu trembled for a long time before he covered his heart and said a few words.

"Do you want to pass on the Imperial Doctor?" Wang De touched the little emperor's hand in cold sweat, cold and cold, and asked in a trembling voice. He knew that the little emperor had been worried about this because of the shortage of money, and if he knew that not only would it cost money to marry, but also that the dowry would cost him, he would have to be angry. Fortunately, after he handed over the money raised to the inner treasury, he didn't bother to ask, and let the Queen Mother worry about it. Now it happened to catch up with the defamation case, he went to try the case every day, and the matter of the lawsuit did not bother him, so as not to cause another incident, who would have thought that the dowry would enter the palace today, and the little emperor came back early to catch up.

"No need, you go and tell the Queen Mother that I can't get married, and this money is enough for me to recover the military expenses of Lianghuai!" Zhao Hao sat on the boxes and took a few breaths, pointing to the boxes.

Although he did not inquire in detail, but the approximate cost is still known, from the beginning of the name to the current period of the announcement is a continuous reward, only the bride price of the levy is 2,000 taels of gold, 200,000 taels of silver, 3,000 silk silk, in addition to 200 horses, gold and silver wine sets, jade wine sets, tea sets, jewelry accessories, etc.; In addition, he also gave a rich reward to the old man and mother-in-law, a thousand taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, a thousand horses of silk, a gold basin, a silver basin, etc., not counting those small objects.

These things alone add up to more than a million yuan, what kind of concept is this? This money can buy 1.5 million stone of grain, and 300,000 troops will be rich for a year. Thinking about it, this dowry will only be more, not less, and it will be used to make bullets and gunpowder, which is enough to fight a big battle. If the cost of the entire wedding is calculated, it is enough to recover the lost land for a war, but it is delayed by one of his own marriages, what is the difference between him and the old witch of Cixi who has been scolded for a hundred years!

What made Zhao Hao even more angry was that he thought that with these dowries, he would be able to recover some of his capital, and he would not lose too much. But when he learned that even the dowry was made by himself, he didn't say anything about the joy of the dog's bite and urine bubbles, and the wool was still out of the sheep for a long time, and he lost his own pocket but gave face to the parents. No matter how much he calculates the loss, the wedding fee is exchanged for gold, which is enough to build a woman made of a row of gold, which is worth a pound of meat.

"Official, don't do it!" Wang De knelt down when he heard this, he expected that the little emperor would lose his temper after learning the truth, but he didn't expect that he would cancel the wedding because of this, and the matter would be too big......