Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1110 - 1115 Wealth Can Fight Against Country (1)

Chapter 1110: Chapter 1115 Wealth Can Fight Against Country (1)

"Imperial Mother!"

Seeing that Empress Dowager Mo was staring blankly, Nangong Yi reminded her, "The Empress is asking you a question!"

The Empress Dowager Mo came back to her senses and forced a smile towards Princess Tuotuo, reluctantly saying, "The thousand-year-old ginseng indeed is a rare treasure; selling four plants for a hundred thousand taels of silver is indeed fair..."

Princess Tuotuo’s face flushed to her ears.

Cai Wei watched Princess Tuotuo’s conflicted expression and said with a chuckle, "Did you hear that, Princess? If the Empress Dowager’s words still do not convince you, why not go outside the palace to the ginseng shops and ask around?"

At that moment, Princess Tuotuo was utterly embarrassed. She bit her lip and hung her head, not saying a word; she wished the ground would swallow her up, especially since she made a fool of herself in front of Nangong Yi, which vexed her greatly.

Cai Wei initially had no interest in bickering with her and ordered someone to bring out the second bridal gift.

The second gift consisted entirely of head decorations and jewelry.

Four boxes full of jewelry, each piece a masterpiece in design, craftsmanship, and materials—pins, rings, pendants, pearl flowers, bracelets, necklaces...

Gold, silver, jade, agate, diamond, tortoiseshell...

Everything one could imagine was there, among which an orange Melo bead necklace captured everyone’s attention.

Melo beads are extremely rare, also known as "Dragon Pearls" or "Flame Pearls," mostly round coming from inside sea snails, in colors ranging from orange-red, orange-yellow, yellow, to yellowish-brown, nearly white. The mature papaya-like orange hue is the most precious, with a ceramic-like shiny appearance, flame structure, and comes in shapes from irregular, oval to egg-shaped; rounder ones usually being more valuable.

As a piece of rare royal jewelry, even the noble Empress Dowager Mo only had one Melo bead.

Cai Wei, on the other hand, had hundreds of them, each plump, round, and vibrant, each one larger and rounder than that of the Empress Dowager!

This single strand of beads alone could be worth several hundred thousand taels of silver!

The high concubines, Eldest Princess, and other princesses present were all dumbfounded, completely awestruck by Cai Wei’s generous dowry.

Especially Empress Dowager Mo and Princess Zhao Yue, whose expressions were so rich they could hardly be described in words; their complex gazes moved from the ginseng shaped like human figures to that dazzling strand of beads and then fell silent...

At this moment, no one dared to mock Cai Wei’s background anymore, and compared to her, the supposed nobility of those other princesses and noblewomen seemed laughable—next to Cai Wei, they were downright poor!

At this point, Cai Wei didn’t need to show anything else; these two dowry gifts alone were enough to surpass the dowries of all the noble ladies in Great Jin Nation!

Yet, Cai Wei did not stop there; she beckoned for Huan Qiu to continue.

Soon, two young eunuchs came forward bearing another bridal gift covered by red silk. When unveiled, it turned out to be a pot of flowers!

The devastated Princess Tuotuo saw the pot of flowers being carried forward and immediately felt revitalized.

She sneered, "Can a pot of flowers even be considered part of a dowry? The Empress’s dowry seems quite carelessly planned, doesn’t it?"

However, the others present didn’t think so; when everyone saw the Empress’s third bridal gift, they were beyond shocked, finding no words to describe it.

Vermilion Pearl Grass!

Everyone had seen it before in the Jade Palace of Empress Dowager Mo; it’s a magical herb that grows on the banks of the Spirit River near the Life Stones in the Quluoruo Kingdom. It resembles a narcissus and grows very slowly, taking up to thirty years to grow an inch, with a full-grown stalk taking a hundred to two hundred years.