Chapter 534: Master Lian proposes a dowry
In late autumn, my father finally sent someone to send a dowry gift, and there was a letter from home. Pen γFun Ξ© Pavilionγ.
The family letter just told him that besides, he and Guo Yu were in a very safe place, so there was no need to worry about it, and the matter of proposing marriage was indeed entrusted to Lian Daning.
The letter is very short and the information is scarce, Zhou Dingcheng explained that this is because he is afraid that something will happen in the middle of the way and be intercepted, so many things cannot be written on paper.
There are a lot of dowry gifts, basically gold and silver jewelry, utensils, clothes and satin, etc., the most brilliant is a pair of jade walls, which looks antique, should be antique.
Looking at these dowries, he was a little confused, although the things were not surprising, but the cost of doing these things was not low, and he was a little suspicious that his father got so much money, which was probably the handiwork of the organization.
Zhou Dingcheng didn't know these things, and if he knew, he wouldn't tell him, so he had to be suspicious.
The next thing went smoothly, as if it came naturally, first entrusted Lian Daning to propose, Lian Daning naturally agreed, and the marquis's mansion also sent a dowry, naturally more things, and more valuable, highlighting the aristocratic atmosphere.
chose an auspicious day, Lian Daning took the servant and pulled two cars of dowry gifts to the Chen family to propose marriage, accompanied by Zhou Dingcheng, the whole thing was like a choreographed drama, smooth and smooth, without any twists and turns.
After the dowry is accepted, it is to write a wedding contract and hold an engagement banquet, which is also in the plan.
The engagement banquet was held a month later, mainly so that students and friends from all over Chen Musa could arrive as scheduled. The Chen family only has this one daughter, and the engagement banquet will naturally be extraordinarily grand.
Besides, these days are so busy that he is dizzy, either to see this adult, or to meet the senior brother, he also knows that this is the teacher wants to take this opportunity to introduce all his relationships to him, and when he can use it in the future, just one sentence.
"Senior brother, he is really a young talent, and the teacher's insight will not be wrong. β
"Well, only the virtuous nephew is worthy of the pearl of the old master's palm. β
After seeing each other again and again, and complimenting him all the way, he tried to cope with it, and in the end, his body didn't feel tired, but he laughed too much, and felt that his face was not as thick as a city wall, but laughed like a walnut skin.
On the day of the engagement banquet, it can be said that the celebrities of Jiangnan have arrived, and even many people from the Yangming School have come to cheer and talk, and there are not many differences between the two factions.
"Besides, your pair of golden boys and girls who can be called made in heaven can be regarded as having complete merits. "Tang Bohu came over to congratulate him.
"Congratulations. Wen Zhengming is now like gold, but he just said two words.
Needless to say, Shen Zhou and the others also came a lot of people from Guozijian, and even Meng Fanjun, the lord of the sacrificial wine, came.
"Boy, I'm not here to congratulate, but to make it clear to you face to face, next year's days can't be delayed anymore, otherwise I can only give up your genius painfully. Meng Fanjun said with a wrenched face.
It was the only discordant voice at the feast.
Besides, he had to nod his head again and again, saying that he didn't even know when he would enter school now, so where could he talk about procrastination or not.
The engagement banquet lasted for three days, and he couldn't count how many tables were set up, and everything was handled by the Chen family's housekeeper. The whole engagement banquet was not so much about him marrying his daughter-in-law, but about Chen Musa's recruitment of his uncle, and he didn't feel that he was inferior, especially since the teacher and Pomegranate were so good to him, what else was there to complain about.
In any case, he is marrying a wife rather than a rich, this is Chen Musa's face to take care of him.
After three days, he felt that his body was about to fall apart, and it was the first time he felt so tired, except for the time when he crossed through the air to Gushan Town, he had hardly felt so tired.
Zuo Ling returned to Fengyang as early as a month ago, saying that it was to go home to sell a few over-the-counter medicines, and he knew that she was deliberately avoiding it, so as not to be stimulated, and lest she show up to stimulate pomegranates.
Thinking of Zuo Ling, he still felt a deep sense of guilt in his heart, but he couldn't express anything.
At the engagement banquet, the only sad person was the little prince, he congratulated the teacher, congratulated the pomegranate, congratulated the besides, but every time he congratulated, his heart flowed with tears, and his face could not be wiped clean.
"Senior brother, if you look like this again, I will ignore you for the rest of my life. Pomegranate angrily took him aside and warned him sternly.
"Pomegranate, I'm really happy for you, I'm crying with joy. "The little prince simply cried silently where there was no one.
He didn't make a fuss for long, first drunk himself, and then the housekeeper and guards put him in the carriage and went directly back to Nanjing.
"When everything is over, we have to leave Suzhou. β
Besides, he was walking around the house and outside the house if he had nothing to do, and he was really reluctant to leave here.
"If you don't go to Nanjing, I'll be here to guard, and you can come back if you want to. Xiao Nier saw his reluctant expression and said.
"No, you get where I go. Besides.
The house in Nanjing had already been bought, and it was bought by the housekeeper of the Zhou family, and he was very close to Wenbin's house, just across the street, which made his original plan to jump over the wall completely fail.
The next step is naturally to decorate the new house in Nanjing, he and Pomegranate will get married in Nanjing, Chen Musa still stays in Suzhou, Meng Fanjun's plan to abduct him to Guozijian to teach has not succeeded, so he will be angry at the engagement banquet.
"I said, besides, do you have my room in the house in Nanjing? "Zhou Dingcheng cares about this.
He has resigned from his official position in the imperial court and is dedicated to serving as his personal bodyguard, which is also arranged by the organization.
"Of course there is, but it's a porter. Besides, he laughed.
"What, concierge, have you ever seen a concierge of such a high grade as me?" Zhou Dingcheng said angrily.
"The Prime Minister's Concierge is a seven-rank official. "And I'm not ashamed to say it.
"Wait until you become prime minister, and then you will boast. Zhou Dingcheng went back.
"That porter is very beautiful, it is the front house of the house. Besides, he laughed.
"Oh, that's pretty much it. By the way, besides, you really have to buy some maid ring servants, don't you see, now the whole city says that the old master recruits the uncle, and no one says that you marry a daughter-in-law, this is a righteous name, and you can't be sloppy. β
Besides, although he didn't care, Zhou Dingcheng was anxious for him, and felt that this kind of face-saving matter must not be compromised, otherwise he would not want to raise his head after marriage, Tang Bohu is an obvious example.
Besides, I'm not afraid of this, but I can't stand Zhou Dingcheng's muttering every day, and said with a smile: "Okay, if you need it then, it's very simple, just transfer those family members in my Marquis Mansion directly." β
"Well, that's grand enough. Then let your marquis's eldest brother send a pair of guards to stand guard. Zhou Dingcheng said happily.
"Then do you need to build a few arrow towers at home, and arrange people to keep vigil on them?"
"Of course that's better. After Zhou Dingcheng finished speaking, he knew that he was laughing at him again, so he had to sigh.
No matter how familiar he is with the old master and pomegranate, he is still on the side after all, and he feels that his status is very high, and he should not be looked like a son-in-law, which makes him feel faceless.
Before he could finally make up his mind, a letter from the Marquis's Mansion had arrived, telling him that the new house would be decorated and decorated by the mansion, and that his family was fully furnished.
"What's the matter, I didn't lie to you, did I?" besides, he took the letter and showed it to Zhou Dingcheng.
Moreover, although she was reluctant, she had no way to refuse this arrangement, and Mrs. Tai was much more difficult to speak than the teacher.
"Well, that's how it should be, the lord must have the demeanor of the lord. Are there any arrow towers you are talking about?" Zhou Dingcheng asked.
"My mother, do you really want to build an arrow tower in Nanjing?"
"What's the matter, there are many liars and thieves in Nanjing, so I have to guard against it. "Zhou Dingcheng is right.
"I haven't heard that the arrow tower is used to protect against scammers and thieves. "Besides, it feels like this person is beyond reason.
"That's what you don't know, if I want to say the usefulness of the arrow tower, it's anti-theft and anti-fraud. Zhou Dingcheng recognized this dead reason.
In the end, he was defeated without any suspense, so he had to flee to Xiao Nier's room for refuge.
Winter goes to spring, and the change of seasons is sometimes very fast, depending on people's mood, time is not absolute, but relative.
On this day, the sun was shining and the snow was melting.
On the official road from Suzhou to Nanjing, nearly 100 horse-drawn carriages lined up in pairs and marched towards Nanjing.
This train fleet has attracted the attention of countless people along the way, even if the governor visits it, it doesn't have such a big momentum, could it be that a certain university scholar in the capital is coming?
After inquiring about each other, many people learned that the train team was going to Nanjing to congratulate Tang Bohu, the first genius in Jiangnan, on his wedding.
"Doesn't Tang Dacai already have a wife?"
"This time it's a concubine, but it's in Nanjing, and it is said that Tang Dacai is also preparing to move to Nanjing. β
"Oh, it's worthy of being the first talent, and taking a concubine can be so beautiful. Someone sighed that he had the idea of being a man.
"Why does it seem that someone said that Tang Dacai is marrying a wife this time?" Some people also heard some rumors, but they were not sure.
"Nonsense, he has a wife at home and dares to marry outside, isn't there a royal law?"
"What if there is a royal law, there are many people who do this, and people don't call it breaking the law, but calling it a talented man. β
"Merry fart, put you in prison, see how you are merry?"
"Of course you and I can't, that's a talented man of Tang, who will put the first genius in Jiangnan in prison?"
"That's not breaking the law, the prince is breaking the law, and he is guilty of the same crime as the people. β
"You're a fart, which prince have you ever seen guilty of the same crime as the people?"
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Along the way, there was a lot of noise, and all kinds of chatter.
Tang Bohu, who was sitting in the carriage, was both excited and frightened, this time he blatantly violated the bigamy law, and even he felt too arrogant. Fortunately, many people have analyzed it for him, and there will be no big problems, after all, he is still a concubine in name, what's wrong with high specifications, is it easy to be the first talent, of course, the specifications are high.
In the end, Lian Lian Daning whispered to him that as long as no one sues him, there will be no problem, and if someone sues him, it will be a big deal. In short, there is not much of a problem in the Jiangnan area, and I am afraid that someone will sue the capital. It's just that although he is usually arrogant, he has never offended anyone, so there is almost no possibility of being accused of going to the capital, and he is not a government official after all.