When Shen Ji heard the news, he also had the same thought. This matter was of great importance and must not alarm the Emperor. It needed to be carried out secretly and flawlessly.
At the end of April, he led two hundred guards and traveled far to Fujian.
Xiqiu was helping Madam Jiang with Tong Xiyu's wedding at the Tong Mansion. Madam Jiang, following the rules of their sisters' marriages, had prepared forty-eight sets of dowry. Madam Mei and the First Master complained, "Those were the old rules; several years have passed. The Eighth Miss is marrying into the Marquis Mansion. If the dowry is too little, how can she hold her head up there?"
The First Master, busy with court affairs, looked coldly at Madam Mei upon hearing this and asked, "Then tell me, how much should we give her?"
