79.Chapter 79

The Daxia ceremony is the same as the previous dynasty, and the wedding ceremony is also strictly respected: Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, inviting dates, and welcoming the six rites in person. Cui Xiang went to the Yasukuni Mansion today, just as a matchmaker to ask the meaning of the woman's family, and then to reply to the emperor, but it was not yet time to perform the six salutes.

In today's Daxia daughter's marriage status, even if the two families talk about the family in private, the matchmaker of the male protagonist's family has to run four or five times to show the preciousness of the girl and the sincerity of his family's sincere marriage. After the first kiss, every time the matchmaker comes to the door, he has to bring a lot of gifts to show his sincerity.

After Cui Xiang and the other Duchess of Yasukuni Wang and the young ladies arrived, they straightened their sitting posture, straightened their clothes, and deliberately helped the red peony with a big bowl on their hats, before they cleared their throats and opened their mouths, "Duke Su, the lady of the Ru family, the door attacks the Xuan crown, the family heirloom righteousness, supple appearance, and leisure. Today, the sage ordered a certain person to be a matchmaker, and wanted to hire Shi Niang as his wife for the prince, I don't know what Duke Su and his wife think? ”

According to the idea of the Emperor of Yasukuni, the emperor has sent someone to ask for marriage, and he must agree immediately. The old man was red-faced, and he opened his mouth to agree, but was twisted by his old wife Wang Shi on his waist.

The Duke of Yasukuni was so distressed that he opened his mouth to shout, and when he thought that he was still in front of Cui Xiang now, he gritted his teeth and cried out in pain, and the smile on his face was completely distorted.

Wang solved her husband with two fingers, she coughed lightly, took out the most dignified and elegant posture in her life, and slowly spoke, "The granddaughter is vulgar, and she can't afford to be praised by Cui Xiang." And said very modestly: "Shi Niang has been pampered since she was a child, and I am afraid it will be difficult to match the respect of the prince." ”

The Duke of Yasukuni also reacted at this time, as a woman's family, he must be reserved, even if he is the prince of a country, he must have a correct attitude, and he cannot be allowed to marry his granddaughter away so lightly. This old man relieved the most excited time, his posture was more than that of his wife, and he spared Cui Xiang, and he didn't say anything to death, anyway, he was modest and modest.

The two sides had a friendly meeting for a quarter of an hour, and Cui Xiang felt that it was almost time today, so he got up with a smile, "The meaning of the saint and His Royal Highness, I hope that Duke Su and his wife will think more about it and come back in a few days." ”

With a reserved smile, Yasukuni took his son to send Cui Xiang out of the house, and when he returned to the house, he was scolded by his old wife by the collar, "What do you want to do with a dead old man, whose daughter will be promised as soon as she is mentioned at the door!" ”

Yasukuni was a little embarrassed, "What, isn't that the crown prince?" ”

"It's not even the crown prince!" Wang's eyes widened, his hands crossed his hips, and he pointed to the nose of the Duke of Jingguo and said, "I sue you, dare to be so conspicuous again, see if the old lady doesn't beat you to death!" After speaking, she flicked her sleeves and went back to the back house, leaving Jingguo Gong to touch her nose, glared at her two sons, and shouted with a tiger face: "Don't get out yet!" "Damn, what a son, to see his old man's jokes.

Cui Xiangye came out of the Yasukuni Mansion and went directly to the Taiji Palace to report to the emperor.

The emperor and the crown prince waited in the palace early, and the emperor was fine, sitting still, and taking a book to read. The prince could not sit down at all, as if there were nails on his chair, and after a short time he sat down, he jumped up and drew circles in the room with his hands behind his back.

The painting made the emperor annoy him, and even said it several times to no avail, so he had no choice but to follow him. However, the emperor turned his face and went to the study next to him, out of sight.

Hearing Jia Xi's reply, saying that Cui Xiang had arrived, the prince hurriedly said, "Please come in soon." ”

The emperor coughed heavily twice, and glared at his son with slanted eyes, "What's the hurry, look at what you have become now, unorthodox." ”

Not to be outdone, the prince glared back at his father, "Daddy's book is reversed, are you embarrassed to talk about your son?" ”

The emperor's eyes looked down, and sure enough, the book in his hand was upside down. He blushed and muttered, "Just the sharp eyes of you bastard." ”

The prince kicked Jia Xi at him, "What do you see, why don't you invite Cui Xiang in." ”

Jia Xi went out with a smile, and after a while, Cui Xiangye, who was wearing a big red peony flower on his head, came in with square steps.

The emperor was happy when he saw it, "Aiqingfeng can't flow back then." ”

Cui was also very satisfied with his dress today, and deliberately raised his hand to touch the flower on his hat, and said with a smile: "Isn't this for the sake of the saint." ”

The moment Cui Xiang came in, the prince regained his cold princely demeanor, sat upright on the chair, held a fragrant tea in his hand, and blew lightly with his eyes down.

Cui Xiang's eyes were sharp, and he had already seen that the tea was not even steaming, and he had been on it for a long time. He snickered in his heart, but said very solemnly on his face: "Duke Su and the Wang family are very humble, saying that the girls in the family are vulgar and difficult to match His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The prince was anxious, "Who said that Shi Niang and Gu are the best match." ”

The emperor secretly kicked his son, "I know that Shi Niang is the granddaughter of Duke Su, and her younger brother loves her daughter, so she will not agree to marry lightly." ”

As soon as the emperor said this, the prince also remembered that in line with the unspoken rule of hiring a woman, his ears quietly turned red, and he said calmly: "There is still Lao Cui Xiang to say a lot." ”

, this sentence is what Lao Tzu should say! The emperor hated to be able to kick this stupid son out of the door at once, but in front of the minister, he still had to save face for his son, "I'm tired of Cui Aiqing." "I asked Jia Le to come up again, please give the prepared gift list to Cui Xiangye, "Aiqing will bring this gift next time." ”

The prince squinted his eyes at the side, "Daddy, this gift is a little thin, right?" ”

The emperor finally couldn't help it anymore and yelled at his son: "You go back to the East Palace for me, and don't appear in front of me before tomorrow." ”

The prince didn't care, and argued with reason, "Originally, Daddy, my son only marries the crown princess once in his life, how can you be so simple!" Under the threat of the emperor's angry eyes, the prince changed the word "picking" with difficulty to "simplicity".

In this father-son battle, Cui Xiang was happy on the side, and in the end, the emperor was defeated, and said hatefully: "Okay, I will add more." He stretched out his hand to the old man Cui who was smiling secretly, and said angrily: "Don't laugh, give me the gift." ”

When the emperor finally reached a consensus with the crown prince, the emperor felt that he was tired, he tried to support his face, and spat out to his confidant minister, "You say, what is there to raise a son, and when you see a beautiful little lady, you throw your father away." ”

"He doesn't want to think about it, without his father, can he go to see other little girls every day without worrying about being discounted by Su Xinzhi's legs?"

"If he didn't have his father, would he be able to marry someone else's little girl smoothly?"

Cui Xiang bowed his head silently, and with the emperor's free play, he felt that after watching today's scene, he had no regrets.

The sage invited Cui Xiang as a matchmaker to come to the Yasukuni Mansion to propose marriage, and soon spread throughout the Yasukuni Mansion, and the Su family rejoiced, and the servants who were fortunate to serve in the hall that day all became fragrant and sweet, and they were surrounded by people in their spare time, talking about the events of that day in the main hall over and over again.

"You don't know, Cui Xiang was wearing a new robe that day, and he had such a big peony on his head, and the smile on his face never stopped from beginning to end. Who is Cui Xiang, the world is called Cui Xiang with a cold face, who has seen him laugh for so long. In the back garden of the Guogong Mansion, two maids wearing the same standard dresses were surrounded by their companions, and their eyebrows fluttered and they talked about what they had experienced that day.

Biwu took a few little maids to the garden to pick henna, and when she happened to encounter this scene, she sank her face, "Who allowed you to come here to gossip, and there are no rules!" ”

Several girls hurriedly leaned over to salute, but they didn't dare to raise their heads when they were scolded by Biwu. The more Biwu scolded, the more angry she became, and pointed to a little girl, "Go and invite the lady in charge." ”

A few maids were originally a little afraid, but when they heard that Biwu was going to invite the housekeeper to come, they eased their feelings, and several people looked at each other in private, and they each knew it in their hearts.

Speaking of which, it is also Biwu's bad luck, and the grandmother who is in charge of these maids happens to be the dowry of the third lady Luo. After she came over, she pretended to scold a few words, and then waved her hand, "Okay, don't stand here and obstruct Miss Biwu's eyes, you can't go down yet." ”

Where is Biwu willing to be convinced, "Auntie, forget it?" If it's so unruly, at least you have to play a few boards. ”

Su Niang grinned, "If it was in the past, it would have been beaten." As it is now......" She lengthened her voice, straightened her dress, and helped the flower on her head, and glanced at Biwu.

Bi Wu asked with a cold face: "How is it now?" ”

"Our ten ladies are going to be the crown princess, this is too good thing, the old lady also gave a reward yesterday, saying that she wants the big guy to be happy together." Su Niang glanced at Biwu's even more ugly face, and said more and more, "You young girls don't know, there is a happy event in the family, the most important thing is peace and harmony, and if there is a big event, you have to wait for the happy event to pass." ”

"It's nothing to punish a few of them today, if you collide with Qi Niang and Shi Niang because of this, how can you get it, Biwu girl, you say yes."

Biwu was so angry that she trembled, but Su Niang ignored her at all, turned around and left after speaking. Biwu didn't pick up henna at this time, and returned to Fangyuan angrily.

Cuiliu was doing needlework under the corridor, and when she saw Biwu happily going out, she came back angrily without much effort, afraid that she would not be able to control her shouting, which alarmed Su Rong, and hurriedly put down the things in her hand, pulled her and asked in a low voice: "Who made you angry?" Look at this little face, so angry that the green muscles jumped up. ”

Bi Wu turned around and sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, and said with a gloomy face: "Who else, the third lady's person." She pulled Cuiliu's hand, raised her head and said indignantly: "I don't know what the saint thinks, it's usually a son, why the prince's marriage has to go through six ceremonies, go to His Royal Highness King Wu, and directly issue a decree to give the marriage is over, which is also too unfair." ”

Cuiliu was so frightened that she hurriedly covered her mouth, "My little ancestor, you can be quiet, don't let Qi Niang hear, she is difficult enough." As Su Rong's personal maid, of course she is upset for Su Rong. It's just that Su Rong didn't say it, and they didn't dare to mention it, for fear of making Su Rong sad.

Bi Wu took a deep breath, and her voice was lowered, "Now the people in the house are rushing to flatter Shi Niang, and they have left our Qi Niang aside." She raised her chin in the direction of the Wang family's main courtyard, "Even the old lady always remembers Shi Niang, where do you want to get our Qi Niang." ”

Cuiliu was so angry that she pinched her, "I'm going to kill you, even the old lady dares to say it." ”

Biwu snorted unwillingly, "I see how long they can be proud, and Shi Niang can still marry them together." Even if Shi Niang wanted to, the saint and the prince still refused. ”

"Okay, okay, you go back to the house and lie down, and come out when the breath is gone." Cuiliu drove Biwu back to the room, quietly walked out of the window and looked in, and saw Su Rong sitting on the collapse quietly embroidering clothes as before, only then did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief, sat back in his place, and picked up the needle and thread again and embroidered.

Biwu's unwillingness to Su Rong heard it clearly, but she had long been used to it. From her previous life to this life, she made every plan, but she still let Su Yan suppress her every time. However, Tenth Sister, this time let's see which of us can have the last laugh.

Su Rong looked down at the cyan robe in her hand, and the dark patterns on it took her a lot of thought. She touched her finger and smiled self-deprecatingly. What can't be done well, it's just that she didn't use her heart. In her previous life, her female popularity was not good, and at the beginning of her marriage, when she was in harmony with King Zhou, she was okay. When the two fell out, this became a trick for other concubines and concubines in the palace to secretly ridicule. Even King Zhou, who was disliking her in and out of words.

This life starts anew, she puts away the naΓ―ve thoughts of her previous life, and demands herself according to a real lady, she will never repeat what happened in her previous life, she will definitely be happier than Su Yan in this life.

At this moment, Su Rong finally admitted that she had been jealous of Su Yan at that time, had been unwilling, and had been comparing herself with her. Now, although Su Yan is a small winner, but in the future, it will be me who has the last laugh, Su Rong secretly swears.

Since Cui Xiang came to the house as a matchmaker to propose marriage, Su Zhoucheng used this as an excuse to refuse to let the prince come to the door again, and did not allow his daughter to go out with the prince again.

Compared with Su Rong's daily learning of palace rules and etiquette with the female officials in the palace, Su Yan's life is much more leisurely. Although she is locked up at home like Su Rong, she can always find a way to entertain herself.

She has recently found new ways to entertain and improve her recipes. Yes, Miss Su was born with a mouthful, but she has no talent for cooking. In other words, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Wang and Lu families, for fear that Su Yan would hurt themselves in the kitchen, although they agreed with her to learn to cook, they followed her every day, staring at her with good eyes.

Don't use the fire, don't use the knife, knead the dough for a long time for fear of getting tired, stand close to the stove, afraid of the heat to smoke...... In short, Su Yan has been studying for a month, and he can move his mouth in optics, but he hasn't practiced it at all.

She can also enjoy herself, relying on her five senses, holding the recipe every day, standing in the kitchen with great interest and watching a few cooks do it.

"Hey, the oil is hot."

"Well, there's less sugar."

"This one is steaming for too long."

When Lu came to look for his daughter, he saw the little girl in her family, sitting at the door of the small kitchen with a fan, and seriously turning around the six or seven cooks.

She couldn't help but laugh and said, "Auntie, can you have dinner tonight?" ”

Su Yan said confidently: "Of course." She pushed the Lu family, "Ah Niang, go back quickly, I'll be fine here soon." ”

Yes, Su Yan is two months old, and today she wants to show the results. Therefore, the dinner at home was handed over to her.

Lu shook his head with a smile and went back to Wang's main courtyard, Wang was stretching his neck to look out, and when he saw Lu coming in, he hurriedly asked, "How is it?" How's it going? Auntie didn't get hurt, did she? This sentence has not been broken in Wang's mouth since the day Su Yan entered the kitchen. If she doesn't say it a hundred or ten times a day, she feels that the day is not over.

"Ah Jia, the little girl didn't let me see it and kicked me out." Lu Shi thought of his daughter's small face and serious appearance, covered his lips and snickered, "But Ashu promised me that dinner will be on time." ”

Wang folded his palms and recited "Amitabha", and she was puzzled and said: "But who said anything in front of Ashu, or why did this girl become fascinated and do it with the kitchen." ”

"Ouch, there are knives and fire in that place, what can I do if I hurt her." The old lady's face wrinkled. She is really worried, the girl who has been raised at home is white and immaculate, and her skin and skin are so delicate that she can't even see a sweat pore, if she adds some scars, she will have to make the Yasukuni family cry to death.

It has been two months since Cui Xiangye came to the mansion last time to propose marriage, and Cui Xiangye came to the Yasukuni Mansion six times with various gifts, and the Yasukuni Duke and his wife agreed to the family affair.

The family affairs have been decided, the Ministry of Rites has prepared the wedding ceremony, and the auspicious day of the zodiac has been calculated, and a copy of the timetable has been passed to the Yasukuni Mansion.

At the same time, the emperor held the festival with the Chinese book, and the Ministry of Rites held the decree, and the two of them went to the Yasukuni Mansion to announce the decree.

When the decree arrived, the Yasukuni Mansion had already set up an incense case, led by the Yasukuni Prince, and the whole family knelt on the ground. The surname of the Chinese scholar is Shen, and the Lu family is in general, they are all famous scholars in Daxia, and Shen Shizhong and Lu Taifu have been friends for many years.

Shen Shizhong first announced the decree, and waited for the Duke of Jingguo and others to kowtow three times, and after receiving the holy decree, he handed over his hand to congratulate, "Congratulations to Duke Su." ”

Yasukuni Gong couldn't close his mouth at this time, so he hurriedly returned the salute, "Joy and joy, two, please inside." As he spoke, he leaned sideways and invited him.

Shen Shizhong and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu did not refuse, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu said: "If you don't have to go to the saint for a while, you will definitely ask for a glass of water and wine to drink." ”

Yasukuni laughed, "If you don't succeed today or tomorrow, I have enough wine in my house." However, let's have a good tea for the two of you today. ”

After a cup of tea, he drank it out, and Shen Shizhong and Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites returned to the palace to resume their lives. Yasukuni Gong said with a smile: "Hurry up and put the wine, I am happy today, and I want to drink it happily." ”

Su Yan's identity has been different since the moment the marriage decree was read. She was just helped up from the ground for the first time, and even Shen Shizhong and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu owed her a bow from afar, Su Yan avoided it for the first time, and there was a moment of confusion in her heart.

Lu gently hugged his daughter, stroked her sideburns, and said with emotion: "Time flies so fast, Auntie is going to get married." ”

"Auntie." Su Yan's nose was sour, tears swirled in his eyes, and when he got into Lu's arms, his little hands grabbed his mother's clothes tightly and whimpered. Although she knew that she would get married sooner or later, when she really came, she realized that she didn't want to marry at all and didn't want to leave her father and mother. "I don't want to get married." She said willfully.

Lu poked his daughter's fingers, "Talking nonsense again." ”

Su Yan snorted and said depressedly: "A-Niang, people are sad." ”

"What's sad, don't be coquettish with me." Lu straightened his daughter and carefully wiped her little face with a handkerchief, "The sage's will has been made, and there is no room for change." Ashu, you will be the crown princess from now on. You, think about it......" Lu Shi pondered for a long time, but still asked: "What should I do?" "Life in the palace is not easy, is her daughter really ready? Lu's heart was full of uncertainty.

Su Yan was very calm, "A-Niang, from ancient times to the present, it is not easy for the prince to be a prince, and the same is true for the princess. What the future will be, the daughter can't say that she has predicted everything, but she is prepared for the worst. ”

"What's the worst?" Lu Shi stared at his daughter's phoenix eyes, which were clearer after being washed with tears, and lowered his voice, "What's the worst plan?" ”

Su Yan said in a low voice: "The crown prince has been deposed." She looked at her mother seriously, "Auntie, if there is really that day, you must persuade Daddy and brothers not to think of me and protect yourself." A-Niang, you have to believe that your daughter, no matter when and where, will live well, and I will not treat myself badly. ”

"Ah Shu......" Lu didn't know what to say at all.

Su Yan raised a bright smile, "It's just the worst, isn't it." Her eyebrows stretched, "How did the prince and the saint come to this point." "She won't allow it.

"Ashu, the prince will inevitably have side concubines, concubines, you ......" Lu has another layer of worry, she grew up with her husband's childhood sweetheart, and there are no outsiders between them, and her daughter has grown up in this environment since she was a child, can she accept that her husband has many concubines.

Su Yan didn't take these things seriously at all, "I'm the crown princess, aren't I, even the crown prince Liangdi and Liangyuan are just concubines." Although there is no third person between her parents, it is normal for a man to take a concubine or something in the people around her. As a girl who grew up with an orthodox education, she has long accepted the fact that her future husband cannot have a woman of her own. However, husband and wife get along, and life is all lived, and how to make the husband only look at himself also requires wisdom.

Lu asked calmly: "The prince is very good to you now, and when your complexion withers in the future, and he has another pet, Ashu, can you keep a normal heart?" ”

Su Yan glanced at her mother very unhappily, "A-Niang, even if you are old, you will be the most beautiful one." "It is said that the beauty is twilight, and she doesn't believe it. Your appearance can be reduced, but your temperament and knowledge will increase with time, like a long-brewed wine, the more fragrant it becomes.

Lu reluctantly poked his daughter again, "Give me something serious." ”

Su Yan pouted dissatisfiedly, "It hasn't happened yet, how do I know." However, I always remember the words of my grandfather and my father and mother, no matter when and where, you must have your own persistence. ”

Lu always felt that there were still many things to ask her daughter, but she couldn't say anything at this time, she closed her eyes and hugged her daughter tightly: "Auntie, you have to remember that there are still Daddy and Auntie behind you." "Her daughter, no one can bully.