Wearing the Duke's Mansion, he was scrambling to save his life

Chapter 133: Engagement Gift

This was Qiao Xiaoxi’s first experience with an ancient marriage.

Magistrate Zhang acted as a matchmaker and ran back and forth between the two places.

The Feng Shui master chose the engagement date, which is the ninth day of September this year.

On the ninth day of September, the weather was fine and the sun was shining brightly.

Li Yanming wore a long Tibetan black suit, looking tall and straight.

Li Tianyou is 1.65 meters tall, 0.5 centimeters taller than Qiao Xiaoxi.

Li Tianyou, wearing a royal blue robe, has a face as handsome as jade, eyebrows like distant mountains, and eyes as deep and bright as stars.

Qiao Xiaoxi happily pulled Li Yanming over and pointed at Li Tianyou: "Brother Li, come and see, our Tianyou is so handsome!"

Li Yanming, who was packing his things, was pulled out by Qiao Xiaoxi.

Qiao Xiaoxi walked up to him with a smile and reached out to rub Li Tianyou's tender face.

"My dear son! He is truly 'a man as beautiful as jade, a young man without equal in the world'!"

Li Yanming and Li Tianyou stared at Qiao Xiaoxi together.

Qiao Xiaoxi was also wearing a royal blue dress.

Li Yanming remembered that Qiao Xiaoxi had asked him to wear royal blue as well, saying it was called family wear.

I feel that a man in his thirties cannot resist the royal blue color.

As a result, Qiao Xiaoxi couldn't persuade Li Yanming, so she changed the color to the same color as Tianyou and called it mother-and-child outfit.

Now seeing Qiao Xiaoxi wearing this royal blue dress, she looks as fresh as a flower. She and Li Tianyou don’t look like mother and son at all, but more like a pair of twin brother and sister.

Li Yanming felt that taking this person out was like an old father taking care of two children.

Li Tianyou smiled at Qiao Xiaoxi and said, "I have a mother who never gets old and is always beautiful. At first, Xie Wenchang wanted to be my mother's younger brother, but now, wherever I go, people say Xie Wenchang is my mother's older brother."

Then he looked at Li Yanming and smiled: "Daddy needs to learn how to maintain his youthful appearance. He's almost like mom's dad!"

Qiao Xiaoxi smiled and pinched Li Tianyou's face.

"Nonsense, even if mother lives another hundred years, she will still be Li Tianyou's mother. Even if your father's beard turns white, he will still be mother's husband."

After hearing this, Li Yanming smiled sweetly.

Dean Xie's family sent a carriage to pick up the three of them.

The three of them arrived at Xie's house, where the hall was decorated with lights and red candles.

When Liu Yufeng saw Qiao Xiaoxi, she immediately came out to greet her.

"Sister, we are in-laws now, so we are sisters!" Liu Yufeng said while holding Qiao Xiaoxi's hand, "Sister has a secret to keep her youthful appearance. She always looks like she is 18 years old. You must teach me from now on."

Qiao Xiaoxi looked at Liu Yufeng and said, "Sister, you are not old. Sister insists on practicing yoga. Her figure and demeanor have always maintained the beauty of a mature young woman."

Liu Yufeng said happily: "My sister is right. People of the same age as my sister look older than my sister. However, when my sister and I stand together, my sister is the flower of early spring and my sister is the fruit of autumn."

Qiao Xiaoxi whispered in Liu Yufeng's ear and laughed: "The flowers in early spring are tender and not fragrant, but the fruits in autumn are sweet."

Liu Yufeng blushed and smiled, whispering: "My husband also said so, and he also said that the more he chewed it, the more delicious it was. My old wife is still the best."

The two of them went into the classroom chatting and laughing.

Qiao Xiaoxi bowed to everyone.

Sitting in the main seat with Li Yanming and Liu Yufeng and his wife, their faces were filled with joy.

Magistrate Zhang and his wife sat on the side, constantly saying auspicious words.

It turns out that officials have high emotional intelligence and the atmosphere is never dull when they gather together.

The atmosphere at the scene was always joyous.

It's time to exchange gifts.

In addition to the usual stuff such as silk and cloth, Qiao Xiaoxi took out an exquisite jade hairpin, the head of which was inlaid with a warm pearl that exuded a soft luster.

Qiao Xiaoxi smiled at Xie Yuxin and said, "A hairpin is more important than a wedding. I wish you two will be together forever and live happily together until old age."

A pair for a lifetime, this sentence shocked the women present and made the men a little embarrassed.

In ancient times, when newly married, men promised to love their wives all their lives, but in the end, few of them took concubines.

Liu Yufeng wanted to confirm Qiao Xiaoxi's words because her daughter did not follow her own path.

"Sister, are you saying that Tianyou will never take a concubine in his life?" Liu Yufeng said to Qiao Xiaoxi.

Qiao Xiaoxi looked at Liu Yufeng with a smile and said: "Li Tianyou only has enough time to love Xie Yuxin in his whole life! Isn't taking a concubine cheating her?"

Li Tianyou stood up, bowed to the elders of the Xie family and said: "As my mother said, Tianyou loves only one person in his life. In this life, Xie Yuxin is the only one Li Tianyou will love."

The elders of the Xie family nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Dean Xie stroked his beard and laughed, "Mrs. Li and his wife are very good at educating their children. Tianyou is really a good match for Xinxin!"

Qiao Xiaoxi took out a pair of jade bracelets and a pair of gold bracelets.

I was happy in my heart, and I would not be at a disadvantage if I wore it to the Duke's Mansion. The things I wore were just right for my eldest son's engagement.

Xie Jia was surprised when he saw the jade hairpin, then he took out a pair of gold bracelets, and then a pair of jade bracelets, and he was even more surprised.

Most of the women in the Xie family are from aristocratic families and are very knowledgeable about things. They were extremely surprised to see the things that Qiao Xiaoxi took.

Isn't it said that Xie Yuxin's husband's family are villagers who earn money in the academy. The couple only earn one or two hundred taels a year. Where did they get this high-end stuff?

You may not be able to get these things even if you spend a lot of money.

The family that the old man married at the cost of his reputation is not simple.

Everyone had questions in their minds, but they all looked happy.

The gifts that the Xie family gave in return included many books and four treasures of the study. These things symbolized their expectations for the future son-in-law.

Amidst laughter and joy, Li Yanming, Qiao Xiaoxi, and Xie Yuxin's parents signed the marriage certificate together.

This thin piece of paper carries the blessings and promises of two families.

From then on, the fate of Li Tianyou and Xie Yuxin were closely linked.