strictlysupreme Chapter 468 Did the Emperor Agree?
Chapter 468 Did the Emperor Agree?
After listening to what her cousin said, Shen Ruolan glanced at Jiang Dichen. Seeing him looking at her expectantly, she sighed in her heart and walked towards the boxes.
In fact, Shen Ruolan was not very interested in the betrothal gifts, because in her opinion, although the things sent by Jiang Dichen were valuable, they had no practical use other than looking good.
Because some things belonged to the royal family and could not be converted into cash at will, and she was originally a vulgar person who only liked gold and silver, so the valuable things that could not be converted into cash were no different from dead objects to her.
Quarter of an hour later, Shen Ruolan finished checking all the things and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Jiang Dichen really understood her. In addition to some valuable jade, gold, porcelain, various cloths, animal skins, etc., most of the betrothal gifts he gave were silver and gold.
Shen Ruolan looked at the boxes and made a rough estimate, estimating the total value to be around two million taels of silver, which was really luxurious.
You know, for ordinary people nowadays, their total annual income is only five to ten taels of silver. What does two million taels of silver mean to them?
However, among all the betrothal gifts, her favorite was a set of exquisitely crafted silver needles and a dozen boxes of various precious medicinal materials. She thought about it and told Ye Bing, "Ye Bing, put these silver needles and medicinal materials in there as an extra set. You can handle the rest as you wish."
"Yes, ma'am." Ye Bing responded while sorting the betrothal gifts.
Shen Ruolan looked at Jiang Dichen and smiled, "Thank you for your thoughtfulness. I like all these betrothal gifts."
Seeing that Shen Ruolan didn't seem to be lying, Jiang Dichen was in a good mood and said, "As long as you like it."
He paused and continued, "I know you like medicinal herbs, so I specially picked some for you. There are still a lot in the capital. When you get there, I'll leave them to you to deal with."
When Shen Ruolan heard that he still had a lot of medicinal herbs in the capital, she smiled and refused: "No, these are enough for me. You should keep the rest of the herbs for yourself."
Jiang Dichen is different from others. Others have a large amount of medicinal herbs, which may be of no use, but as the leader of all generals, medicinal herbs, food, clothing, housing, transportation, etc., for him, no matter how much he has, it is never too much.
And she would not ask for the things that belonged to the soldiers.
Jiang Dichen said: "Well, let's talk about this after we get to the capital."
Speaking of the capital, Jiang Dichen paused for a moment and asked Shen Ruolan, "Ruolan, do you have anything else to arrange in Fuzhai?"
After that, he continued, "If there is nothing special, can you come with me to the capital to get married?"
Jiang Dichen was afraid that the night would be long and full of dreams, so he just wanted to quickly marry his beloved home.
Jiang Dichen's words made Shen Ruolan silent. Then she looked at Jiang Dichen with a serious face and asked, "You said you wanted to marry me. Did the emperor agree?"
This is crucial. If the emperor does not agree, then she and Jiang Dichen going to the capital will only bring endless trouble.
In Fuzhai and Cangling City, Shen Ruolan was not afraid of trouble. After all, if she got angry, she would just blow it up and be done with it.
But it’s different in the capital. There is a ruler who holds the power of killing. With her current ability, she can’t afford to offend him.
Jiang Dichen didn't expect Shen Ruolan to ask this question. He was stunned for a moment and said to Shen Ruolan, "Ruolan, just follow me back to the capital. I will take care of the rest."
After Shen Ruolan heard what Jiang Dichen said, she knew that the emperor had not approved it. She said to him in silence, "You should go and take care of everything first. When no one objects, I will take the children to the capital."
Jiang Dichen became nervous when he heard Shen Ruolan was unwilling to go back to the capital with him. He quickly held her hand and promised her solemnly: "Ruolan, please trust me, okay? I will take care of the things in the capital. Also, I will be worried if you don't have me by your side on the way to the capital."
There are just as many people who want to kill Shen Ruolan as there are those who want to kill him, so he is really worried when she is not by his side.
Jiang Dichen's words made Shen Ruolan hesitate. Indeed, because of the explosives incident, which had been widely reported, many people in various countries wanted to capture and kill her.
Shen Ruolan pondered for a moment, then said to Jiang Dichen, "That's fine, but I have to go back to Fuzhai first."
She had to go back and tell Miao Wei how to help her grow corn, otherwise it would be a shame to lose the seeds she had worked so hard to get.
Thinking of the corn seeds, Shen Ruolan suddenly remembered what Ding Xiuwen had told her. She raised her head and asked Jiang Dichen, "Jiang Dichen, can you send someone to the bottom of the cliff to retrieve all the corn seeds that Elder Ding left behind?"
"Corn seeds?" Jiang Dichen was silent for a moment, then asked Shen Ruolan, "Is that the thing that Old Man Ding asked you to make for him?"
Shen Ruolan nodded and said, "Yes, that's it. Before he died, Elder Ding told me to bring back the corn seeds and plant them. But I've been so busy lately that I actually forgot about it."
Jiang Dichen said, "Okay, I'll send someone to get it right away."
"Okay, take it back and have someone deliver it directly to Fuzhai and give it to Miao Wei." Shen Ruolan said.
Jiang Dichen nodded, winked at Yan Mo, and continued to discuss returning to the capital with Shen Ruolan.
On a remote hill outside Cangling City, Ding Xiaofan knelt in front of a simple grave, crying sadly, "Grandpa, why did you leave me?"
"Xiao Fan misses you, Grandpa..."
"Woooooooo..."
Shen Hui squatted down, gently patted the little girl's back, and comforted her: "Xiao Fan, the dead cannot be resurrected, you have to mourn!"
Ding Xiaofan raised his head, looked at Shen Hui with tears in his eyes and said, "Now that grandpa is gone, I really have nothing left."
Shen Hui looked at her with a distressed face and said, "You are silly, you have sister Ruolan, and you also have me."
"But..." Shen Hui interrupted her and said, "Don't say buts. Dry your tears and come with us to Beiming Capital, okay?"
Sure enough, after hearing the special news, Ding Xiaofan had forgotten to cry. She looked at Shen Hui with some confusion and asked, "What are you going to do in Beiming Capital?"
"Of course, I'm going to attend Sister Lan's wedding ceremony!" Shen Hui finished speaking, and he looked at the little girl in front of him and asked, "Xiao Fan, do you want to go to see Ruolan and King Han's wedding ceremony?"
Ding Xiaofan nodded vigorously and said, "Of course I want to, but am I qualified to go?"
Ding Xiaofan dreamed of watching Shen Ruolan and Prince Han get married, but she didn't know if she was qualified to go.
Shen Hui reached out and touched Ding Xiaofan's head, and said to her lovingly, "As long as Xiaofan wants to go, she is eligible."