The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 586: Dowry

"Madam, perhaps we should start with the dietary intake of Lord Guogong to prevent anything unworthy from being added."

"Moreover, it would be best for Lord Guogong to stop using incense cakes and incense pills for a while, or replace them with new ones."

Lady Wu nodded slowly.

Before long, Lin Qiao came in, bringing Lady Wu’s dowry booklet.

Yun Jiao casually flipped through it; Lady Wu’s dowry was considerable, covering all aspects of diet, clothing, and daily necessities, with an extremely rich variety.

She immediately felt a headache, as she had no one useful under her command. Procuring these things was indeed a hassle.

Lady Wu soon realized this too and tentatively said, "If you trust him, you can entrust Housekeeper Lin with procuring the dowry."

"That old thing is as slippery as an eel, turning a blind eye while Aunt Su messes up the mansion. It’s just perfect to give him some tasks."

Yun Jiao smiled, "I naturally trust him, then could you trouble madam to tell Housekeeper Lin to come to me for silver."

Lady Wu nodded.

Yun Jiao returned to her courtyard, shut the door, and began transferring silver from the medicine storage into a chest.

After she was done, she compared it with Lady Wu’s dowry booklet and roughly drafted a list.

She significantly reduced some items she deemed unnecessary.

In Lady Wu’s dowry list, there were eight new outfits for each season. She decided halving them would be sufficient. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Garments kept too long could become outdated in style, and some silks might fade.

Having new clothes made was always an option.

As for furniture, Lady Wu mentioned that the set currently in Jiang Youzhi’s courtyard was made of zitan wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and just that set alone cost several thousand silver. Buying such fine furniture on short notice was impossible for Yun Jiao. Having new ones made might not yield quality zitan wood, and the intricate inlay takes at least a year or two to complete. Therefore, there’s no need to prepare furniture.

For estates and shops, Yun Jiao thought having one each would suffice—these alone would likely cost tens of thousands of silver.

Then, a bit of silver would be spent on headdresses and jewelry.

The rest were just odds and ends, like dragon and phoenix quilts, progeny buckets, dressing tables, camphor wood chests, hand boxes, spittoons, as well as symbolic trinkets like vases, bowls, and chopsticks.

With the list prepared, Housekeeper Lin came over.

Yun Jiao handed him the list, saying, "Just follow the list for the arrangements, Housekeeper Lin. You can make your own decisions on the small items, only the estates and shops need to be approved by me."

Housekeeper Lin nodded his head in reply, "Yes."

Yun Jiao then pointed out the chest she had the eldermaid carry out earlier, "There’s ten thousand silver in here to start with. Use it to buy silks, ornaments, a golden jade ruyi, antiques, and some small things. If you run short, come back to me for more."

"For purchasing the estates, shops, and jewelry, I’ll provide additional funds separately."

Housekeeper Lin didn’t expect Yun Jiao to effortlessly produce ten thousand silver.

Judging by her tone, she probably had tens of thousands more at her disposal.

For a single young woman, she truly had some means.

Housekeeper Lin accepted the list and respectfully took his leave.

By the afternoon, Lady Wu sent a maidservant with a few incense cakes and incense pills used by Lord Guogong for Yun Jiao to examine, to see if they contained anything inappropriate.

Yun Jiao crushed the incense cakes and incense pills, sniffing them carefully and tasting them with her tongue, then told the maidservant, "Go and tell Madam that these contain only normal spices, nothing else."