Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 651: 497 Chapter Full City Out to Intercept Recruitment_2

He didn’t know what his feelings were for Gu Changsheng, but satisfaction, generally speaking, was among them...

Watching Gu Changsheng coax Borjigin Nian to pursue him, he would get angry...

Watching her with Zhou Mu, he would get jealous, he couldn’t help but cause trouble! Even though he knew they were smitten with each other, he just couldn’t help himself...

Just like now, he felt downcast, he was discontented, but... but after all, Zhou Mu was raised by those two old folks, he was his nephew by marriage...

What could he do? What else could he do?

A chatty shadow followed a person lost in gloom, walking farther and farther away...

...

The streets from Prince Mu’s Mansion to the Gu Residence were already crowded with people, pushing and shoving to get a better view of the exciting scene...

Finally, the gate of the Prince Mu’s Mansion, gilded in liu jin, opened, and His Highness Prince Mu, dressed in a purple gold python robe, walked out first.

”Haha! Two big geese! Look, our His Highness Prince Mu is carrying two big geese!”

”Haha! Those geese aren’t easy to hunt, look, they’re still jumping around!”

”Your Highness Prince Mu, may you fly side by side, blessed in matrimony!”

”Side by side in flight! Side by side in flight!”

Under normal circumstances, who wouldn’t fall to their knees in fear and dare not look directly at His Highness Prince Mu?

But today is different, discussions of marriage are joyous, and what matters is the lively atmosphere!

There’s no taboo whatsoever!

”Thanks for the good wishes! A reward for everyone!” Surprisingly, Zhou Mu even responded continuously.

Yuan Bao, who had been prepared, waved his hand behind him, and a row of men dressed festively and looking strong came out one after another, scattering strings of copper coins tied with red ribbons to the onlookers.

The atmosphere around instantly became more spirited, and the pleasing words were unceasing!

Holding two lively geese in his arms, such a deed by the ordinarily aloof and proud Zhou Mu indeed seemed out of character, but the joy in the corners of his mouth and the arch of his eyebrows couldn’t be concealed.

With a spring breeze on his face, the people had never seen such an approachable Prince Mu, resulting in quite a few of them being stunned.

As the large procession moved out, the watching commoners were astounded to see just two strong guys carrying a single dowry sedan!

Logically, the more significant the bridegroom’s gifts, the doubled the bride’s dowry should be, meaning the heavier the gifts, the more the bride would bring, allowing the groom’s side to profit handsomely.

”My, why is there only one dowry sedan? How can this be? Prince Mu, why are you being so miserly?”

”Right! Is His Highness trying to save Silver for Lady Changsheng? Worried that she won’t be able to gather enough for her dowry? Haha...”

”Prince Mu taking a wife, at the very least there should be thirty-six dowry sedans, forty-eight wouldn’t be too many, one hundred and eight would be just right, but just one, isn’t that a bit too shabby? Come on, let’s block the road and reject this wedding on behalf of Lady Changsheng!”

The spectators immediately burst into laughter and blocked the way!

Nowadays, when the groom’s side sends the dowry, the bride’s side will have someone block the door to inspect it, and if the dowry is lacking, it means they aren’t taking things seriously, and then the bride’s side has the right to stop the dowry procession!

Over time, this has become one of the customary joys.

”Oh no, oh no! Please be kind, everyone! You really can’t block us, you can’t block us!” Even Yuan Bao, who normally had a commanding presence, could only implore with a smile today.

A celebration should be lively, it would be inauspicious if it were not!

”How can we not block? Medicine God Lady Changsheng is a great benefactor to everyone in the Liuzhou Region, and His Highness Prince Mu thinks he can marry her with just this dowry? That won’t do!”

”Exactly, even if His Highness Prince Mu wants to save on Lady Changsheng’s dowry, that won’t work! It ruins our fun of watching the scene!”

”Come on, sing it out: if the dowry doesn’t see the sun, block the procession!”

”Block the procession, block the procession! Quickly show us the dowry, or we won’t let you pass!”

”...”

The laughter around Zhou Mu grew louder, and the corners of his mouth turned up more and more.

But the expressions of the Imperial Clan elders following close behind him were darkening. Blocking the dowry was a folk custom, and with so many spectators blocking the dowry for Gu Changsheng, it meant that Gu Changsheng’s reputation was incredibly good! So influential among the people!

To dare block an imperial dowry procession, this was ...

”Oh dear everyone, please, take this wedding money, take it and let us through! The dowry from our County Prince is certainly not light; it’s about quality, not quantity!” Yuan Bao negotiated while handing out red packets of wedding money from a basket, still wearing a smile.

”No way, no way! We’ll take the wedding money, but we also need to see the dowry! If it’s lacking, we won’t let you through!”

”That’s right! If you want to marry our Lady Changsheng, even if you don’t bring mountains of gold and silver, you should at least offer half of Prince Mu’s Mansion, or else it would tarnish Lady Changsheng’s reputation, wouldn’t it?”

”Lord Yuan Bao, we normally respect you, but today is different. Today, His Highness Prince Mu is seeking a bride, and not just any bride but a commoner, so we must follow our folk customs! In this world, is there any bride or daughter-in-law that’s easy to obtain? Everyone, isn’t that right?”

”Yes, yes, yes! If the wedding money doesn’t fill a sack, you shan’t pass; if the dowry doesn’t show gold and silver, you won’t bend at the waist, display the dowry! If the dowry isn’t enough, we won’t let you through, oh!”

The throng of people blocking the way were all laughing and joking, joining in on the fun, and Yuan Bao’s chubby, rosy cheeks practically froze into a smile!

This was the imperial family giving a dowry!

Have you ever seen a little eunuch accompanying an imperial dowry procession having a harder time than him?

These people, they are subjects of his master, so why are they bending the elbow outwards, so clearly siding with Lady Changsheng?

Block the dowry, block the dowry! If the dowry isn’t substantial, it signifies a disrespect to the bride’s side, and they really wouldn’t let you pass!

Have you ever seen so many people blocking the way? It’s practically the whole town turning out, isn’t it?

”His Highness Prince Mu, are you still marrying this bride? Are you still going to be the son-in-law of the Gu Residence? With just this amount, you really can’t get through...”