"The spring night is worth a thousand gold, and the flowers are fragrant and the moon is cloudy. The sound of the song pipe building is thin, and the swing courtyard is heavy at night. This is a popular poem by Su Shi, a great poet of the Northern Song Dynasty. "A moment of Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold", this is true for the ordinary people of Li all over the world, and for those who are "elected to the king's side" queen concubines are no exception. Especially those queens who were selected as the main palace cherished the night of candles in the cave room at this hard-won wedding moment.

Most of the ancient emperors had 72 concubines in three palaces and six courts, but the emperor could only marry once in his life, which was the so-called "big wedding". In addition to the queen, no matter how many concubines there are in the harem, it is difficult to enjoy the pomp and circumstance of the big wedding. It was the emperor's favorite concubine Jing back then, although she favored the harem, but she could only be quietly "greeted" into the palace, not "married" into the palace, and even did not dare to exceed the canonization. Therefore, the concubines in the emperor's harem, except for the queen's wife, are all concubines who do not need to get married.

A beautiful woman who enters the emperor's harem and becomes the queen of the mother's world, and the marriage procedure is basically the same as that of the common people, and she generally has to abide by the "six rites" agreed in the "Book of Rites", that is, Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, announcing the date, and welcoming in person. The difference is that the royal wedding ceremony is more solemn and elaborate. The woman who was selected as the queen could also receive a bride price sent by the emperor, but the emperor would never go to greet her in person, but let the queen's family send it to the door ceremoniously.

The emperor's bride price is a real gift for the queen's mother's family. In order to show the importance of the queen, Feng Jingting alone has to send more than 10,000 catties of gold, and Nacai Lingbi rides horses and silks, just like the old classics, in fact, in each process of completing the "six rites", the emperor's family has to send a dowry. Even if the emperor wants to marry a few more times, it is not so casual. Not only do you have to pay attention to whether it is in line with etiquette, but you also have to spend a lot of money. In Guo Wenying's words, the emperor almost emptied his private treasury in order to marry her.

However, the dowry given by the Guo family is also decent, according to the etiquette system, a total of 160 lifts, and the 10,000 catties of gold sent by the emperor are also pulled back to the palace by a carriage. This is not for the sake of royal decency, but Guo Wenying hinted at it, saying that she was short of money and needed money, and this money went directly into her private treasury and became her own body.

In order to buy a dowry, the Lu family also put a lot of money, and bought a total of 80 lifts, which is also because they are relatives and cannot strengthen the limelight of the Guo family, otherwise according to Lu Junqing's intentions, they have to put another 160 lifts.

In addition, there is also some filial piety in the minister's mansion in Jingzhong and Guo Wenying, especially Lu Huaidong and Chu Tang who came out of the northwest military camp together, and they each gave her ten dowries to add makeup, and even Lu Qifang did twenty dowries for her, saying that she was like her daughter and treated her like her own.

Guo Wenying was noncommittal about this, Lu Qifang was an old fox, she knew it too well. However, it is not necessary to say that he has any selfish motives, it is just that he has done a little too much faithfully for the Lord. But it is impossible for her to forget her previous revenge, you must know that she Guo Wenying has always been kind and revengeful.

Not only these people, but also Xu Hai, Xu Heng, Zhang Xinfang, Deng Jiucheng and others who were under Guo Wenying in the past also sent He Yi, of course, they all had a tacit understanding that they were not sent to Guo's house, but they all used Guo Wenying's dowry for her to bring into the palace. Even Pi Xiaosan and Zhang Qiang also gave one each, more or less regardless of it, but it was a heart.

Pi Xiaosan also quipped: "Others get married and give a gift, but we have to give two copies, and she gave a generous gift when she got married last time, what's the matter with marrying again?"

Of course, Guo Wenying didn't hear this, so it was okay, otherwise he would definitely have to give him a good beating.

In order to give her a gift, Xu Hai also came from Fuzhou and brought the gift list of Jiang Mao and Jiang and his party together, and at the same time there were some congratulatory gifts from officials in the southeast, for which Guo Wenying also sighed with emotion, and laughed at himself: "It seems that I haven't offended all the people, and there are one or two who are worried about me." ”

The affairs of the southeast have come to an end temporarily, Zhang Mingchang and Lu Yiyu were also transferred back to the capital, just in time for her wedding, both of them were very happy, although they couldn't see Guo Wenying herself, but they also went to the Dingguo Mansion and Yongding Marquis to ask for a cup of happy wine.

It's okay for these people, but the one who gives Guo Wenying the most headache is Xu Hai. Because she was inconvenient to meet guests because of her status to be married, Xu Hai simply blocked the door of her house, and refused to leave, saying that if she didn't give him an explanation, she would lay the floor in front of the house.

In this crowded market, Guo Wenying's mansion is already not good, and it is fatal to really spread some gossip. In desperation, she had to call the nurse Xu Shi out to ask what this guy wanted to do?

Xu Hai was also refreshed, and said with a smile: "I don't have anything to ask for, I just want the queen mother to give me her maid." This is since Lai Ning demolished a temple and not broke a marriage, she can't see the two of us, okay?"

Xu Shi came back to talk about the words, and couldn't help but scold the kite for not abiding by women's morals, hooking up with the old men and coming to the door, and the tired young lady was pointed out, which is really hateful.

Guo Wenying said: "The nurse doesn't have to be angry, and Hengzhu can't keep this person, so she gave it to Xu Haide." Don't be too troublesome, after I get married, the nurse will consider buying a dowry and marry my sister-in-law. ”

Xu snorted lightly, "It's really cheap for her, a girl who fishes at sea, and is actually a young lady's sister-in-law?"

Guo Wenying waved her hand, but the kite also saved her life, so it should be regarded as a reward for her. Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to marry Xu Hai as the main room in her identity, and with her relationship, Xu Hai would never dare to treat her slowly.

She called Kite to the front and said in a low voice: "Xu Hai came to ask for a kiss, I agreed, you marry her is the wife of the main house, you don't need to be a concubine, you will live well in the southeast in the future, if you have any grievances, just write a letter to report." ”

Kite was stunned when she heard this, and then hurriedly knelt down, "Thank you, Miss, I will be grateful for my life." ”

Guo Wenying sighed, no wonder everyone said that the birth of a daughter was outward, this kite was still loyal a few days ago, saying that she would follow her for the rest of her life and never mention marriage again. Today, the lover came to the door and immediately changed his hexagram.

In fact, the people around her don't ask for more, they only seek loyalty, and she repeats it over and over again, even if she brings it into the palace, she may not be able to keep her heart. It's better to let it out as soon as possible.