Zhang Fei had taken four wives while away, two pairs of twins, and all of them Princesses. It was just that they were not born of the primary consort, and it seemed they hadn't been much favored back at the Royal Capital. When they arrived, they were mere foils accompanying their elder sisters. It just so happened that this side had a penchant for twins, and they had lucked into this arrangement. They hadn't really been in control of their own fates anyway. Our side’s dowry happened to entice the opposing Kingdom, so they were quickly married off.
The wedding was handled quite casually. Everything was discussed on the first day, and the ceremony took place on the second. This was mainly because the dowry we offered was exactly what the other side required: seeds. Being able to trade two Princesses for such a large quantity of first-generation grain seeds was a very profitable deal. Other Kingdoms that hadn't been selected were quite resentful, wondering why they didn't have any twin Princesses of their own. Otherwise, they could have exchanged them for 100,000 catties of first-generation seeds—a sky-high price.
I simply presented a few medicinal herbs, and that was that. After all, their marriage would have to be celebrated again later, so giving too much didn't feel right. Everyone felt the same way, so the gifts were very perfunctory. Some people just wrote a few characters and called it a day—as dismissive as possible. To outsiders, it looked like these people were just …
Chapter 175