The next morning, carriers lifted vermilion-red rosewood chests, one by one, into the Jiang Family's residence next door to the mansion of Prince Fenyang.
Though there was a small gate between the two households' walls, the procession of gifts wound around the block with beating drums and clashing gongs, entering through the main gate for all the neighbors in the surrounding alleys to see.
Lady Jiang stood at the door, a look of surprise evident in her eyes. Her maidservant by her side was equally astonished, "A total of one hundred and twenty-eight carriers, what an impressive display, it stretches out for nearly half a li."
In pre-wedding traditions, there are six gifts, first is the engagement, second the questioning of names, third the acceptance of auspicious gifts, fourth the delivery of the betrothal gifts, fifth the arrangement of the wedding date, and sixth the welcoming of the bride.
