Chapter 726: The Heavy Gift List

Everyone rushed out of their homes and rushed to the village entrance to welcome the imperial carriage.

When they saw Butler Zhou and Prince Mo jump off the carriage one after another, and then an old man with a strong physique and vigorous spirit got off, everyone knew that this was the old King of Dingbei.

"Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

A large group of people were kneeling on the clean stone road.

"Get up! Get up! Everyone, please don't be polite. This king doesn't like these empty formalities."

The old prince hurried forward and gave a helping hand to the old village chief who was leading the group.

When the Qiao family was about to kneel, they were stopped in time by Mo Beihan.

As he helped Old Lady Qiao up, he repeatedly said to the Qiao family:

"No need to be polite, please stand up quickly!"

As soon as the old prince saw his grandson's actions, he knew that they must be his future relatives.

So he stepped forward amiably and said to Old Lady Qiao with a smile:

"I guess this must be the old lady of the Qiao family? She is indeed extraordinary, no wonder she can raise such good children and grandchildren!"

"Your Highness, you are too kind! I am just an ordinary old lady from a farming family, and I don't deserve such praise from you, Your Highness."

"Old Madam, there is no need to be so modest. Your nephew and niece are so outstanding. Doesn't that show that the Qiao family has a very good family tradition? This is a blessing for us, Great Yue!"

"Your Majesty, you are so kind! It's hot outside, please come in and sit down!"

Old Mrs. Qiao welcomed the old prince into the house with some fear and trepidation, and Butler Zhou arranged for people to move the things off the carriage.

In addition to the first carriage carrying the old prince, the crown prince, and steward Zhou, the old King of Dingbei also brought two more carriages, followed by a large group of dozens of people.

Those people were either carrying or lifting gift boxes tied with bright red silk cloth, and together with the gifts on the carriage, the dazzling array of gifts was dazzling.

Under the arrangement of Qiao Erhe and his brothers, the villagers helped the guards and servants of Dingbei Palace to put all the gifts in the second courtyard.

The other villagers also came in to watch the fun. They had lived in poverty for half their lives, and this was the first time they had seen such a grand engagement ceremony.

Steward Zhou stood in the yard and sang the gift list loudly:

"One hundred taels of gold, one hundred thousand silver coins, six hundred rolls of colored silk, two hundred rolls of brocade, satin, gauze, and silk, fifty hu of wine, twenty hu of millet, sorghum, and rice flour. Six jade disks, two tiger skins, ten bear skins and leopard skins, a pair of East Sea night-shining pearls, ten hu of Eastern pearls, ten hu of jadeite, two horses, four sheep, two lambs, two calves, a pair of wild geese, a load of betrothal cakes, fruits, tea leaves, sesame seeds, four kinds of Beijing fruits, four kinds of sugar, etc...."

"His!"

After the gift list was read out, the villagers watching could not help but gasp.

With so many gifts, and many precious gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins, this betrothal gift is indeed very heavy.

However, thinking about Qiao Ran's ability and status, everyone felt relieved.

Only such a precious gift can be worthy of Ranran, who is known as a great doctor!

The old prince waited for Butler Zhou to finish reading the gift list, then took the gift list from him and handed it to Old Lady Qiao, saying apologetically:

"Madam, due to the tight schedule, I can only give you this small gift. I hope you can forgive me!"

When had Old Mrs. Qiao ever seen such a generous betrothal gift?

I had already heard it and was shocked, so I quickly said:

"Your Highness is so polite! How can my Qiao family afford such a generous gift? Didn't you say it's just a formality? There's really no need to spend so much."

"Old lady, please don't be polite. Although it's just a formality, my grandson is deeply in love with your eldest granddaughter and will marry her. I heard that your eldest granddaughter doesn't dislike my Han'er, so this marriage will definitely be successful! According to the current status of our two families, this gift list is very consistent with the regulations."

Without waiting for Old Lady Qiao to refuse again, the old prince called up an old woman brought over by Butler Zhou and said to Old Lady Qiao:

"This is the most famous matchmaker in the capital, Matchmaker Wang. Since we have already discussed and agreed to conduct the marriage proposal, the name asking, the marriage proposal, and the betrothal ceremony at the same time, a matchmaker is indispensable. Please ask the old lady to give Miss Qiao's name and birth date to Matchmaker Wang."

"okay!"

Old Mrs. Qiao was interrupted and didn't bother to be polite. She quickly handed Qiao Ran's birth date on the red cloth to Matchmaker Wang.