Once all the details had been settled, Meng Yuanli ordered the betrothal gifts to be brought into the courtyard. Box after box was opened—silks, satins, gold and silver utensils, and precious antiques—twenty-six chests in total, large and small.
"This is only a portion of it," Meng Yuanli said. "There is a residence on Xuanwu Street in the Capital—a four-courtyard compound. The property has already been registered in your daughter’s name. Because the journey is long and bringing too much would be too ostentatious, another sixty-two crates have already been delivered to that residence, where staff have been arranged to manage the property. If you are not satisfied, you may change them later. Please review this list for the remaining sixty-two crates, and Ranran, take these title deeds for safekeeping." With that, Meng Yuanli handed two boxes over to Aran, Gu Zhentang, and Huangfu Lin respectively.
"Uncle Gu, King Huangfu, please take a look. If there is anything you are unsatisfied with, feel free to bring it up," Chu Hengyuan said. His gift list already reflected the highest standards for taking a Princess Consort.
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