Jiamei selected twenty carts from her dowry, adding up to four hundred and fifty.
The concubines and royal relatives contributed another twenty carts, making it four hundred and seventy.
Since this number was considered inauspicious, Qiao Mai rounded it to five hundred carts when no more contributions were received. This didn't even include the living creatures.
Her dowry occupied two courtyards, creating an unprecedented scene.
The list of dowry items alone required several people to carry, and it was so extensive that words like "a bride's dowry for ten miles" couldn't capture its magnitude.
The grand wedding was set for the first day of March next year. The emperor, currently overseeing the construction of the Crown Prince's residence, decided not to hold the ceremony in the palace but at the Crown Prince's residence. Both the emperor and the empress would attend.
