Chapter 55: Marriage

I don't know how much time has passed, Pei Minzhong only feels more and more comfortable, shooting arrows with a bow, in one go, and he didn't even hear the sound of knocking cymbals in the distance. The person next to the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info reminded: "Shizi, there is already gold over there, I think the time has come." ”

Pei Minzhong raised his arm to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and waved his arm to the people under him. When everyone had gathered, he rode his horse and walked towards the point of the platform with the team and the booty.

Here, the concubine looked at the prey behind her son and nephew, and she was very happy. Seeing Zhang Maode's pale face and cold sweat on his face, the concubine only felt happy. What is the current authority of the Cheng'en Mansion? Without outstanding juniors to support the court, the defeat is only a matter of a few years.

At this time, the voices of the hundreds of officials in the audience gradually became noisy. Everyone on the stage looked out, but found that it was Pei Minzhong who came back with someone, and several guards at the end of the team worked together to carry a black man-bear.

"This is the man-bear who injured Xipinghou, right? That's a lot of money! It looks like there are always four or five hundred pounds. ”

"The prince of Chengguo is really a young hero, and he is good at martial arts! There are successors to the Chengguo Mansion, but I am afraid that there will be thirty or fifty years of Xuanhe! ”

When Concubine Xian saw Pei Minzhong's prey, she was overjoyed, and felt that today's events were nine out of ten. She clutched the handkerchief in her hand, for fear that someone would see her strangeness.

Emperor Yuan He called people over and weighed the prey one by one.

Zhang Maode gritted his teeth and said to Pei Minzhong, who was standing beside him: "The surname is Pei, you and Xue Yuanhan dare to calculate Lao Tzu!" We'll settle the account later! At that time, there were many people around, but you couldn't rely on it! ”

Pei Minzhong's eyes looked straight ahead, and he didn't look at Zhang Maode, and said: "Your surname Zhang also knows that there were many people around at that time, since they saw us smoking your horse, they must have heard your words to humiliate the princess." Since you want to make it clear, then let's tear it up in front of the Queen Mother, the Holy Lord, and the hundred officials later. ”

Zhang Maode said angrily: "You! looks sanctimonious, but acts like a villain! I don't know much like you! ”

Pei Minzhong smiled and said, "It's good that you have self-knowledge." ”

After weighing here, the great eunuch Gao Quande reported: "Empress Dowager Qi, Shengshang, this autumn hunting will exceed 10,000 catties, of which the prince of Chengguo will get the most, about 2,000 catties." ”

Emperor Yuan He smiled very happily and asked Xuan Pei Minzhong to step forward.

Pei Minzhong calmly walked up to the point of the general's platform, bowed and knelt in it. Emperor Yuanhe smiled: "Your father is a fierce general, you are young, quite a father!" Last time, you handled a very good murder case for the family in the matter, and I said that I would reward you at that time. Let me ask you, do you have a table? ”

Pei Minzhong replied respectfully: "The minister has not yet reached the crown, and there is no expression." ”

Emperor Yuanhe smiled: "Then I will help you get one." There is a word 'Min' in your name, and the sage said, 'A gentleman wants to be sensitive to words and quick to act'. I hope you will be a gentleman who is cautious in your words and deeds, and then follows it, so I will give you the word 'cautious', how about it? ”

Pei Minzhong kowtowed to thank him, but he was unsure in his heart, could it be that the reward of the first name of the autumn hunt is just a table word?

Concubine Xian was also anxious at this time, and frequently glanced at Emperor Yuanhe. Emperor Yuan He nodded slightly, and then continued: "But one yard is one yard, and for the work of handling the case, I will reward you with a table." Today's autumn hunt won the championship, and let's talk about it, what do you want to ask me for? ”

Pei Minzhong kowtowed again, straightened up and said, "The minister is bold, I want to ask the saint to marry Princess Xuanhui!" ”

As soon as the words came out, the four were shocked.

Xuanhui's face turned red in an instant, and the joy in his heart fluctuated like a stormy wave. She lowered her head deeply and sat upright with her hands on her knees, her palms sweating slightly.

The concubine looked at Pei Minzhong in surprise, she didn't expect this kid to have such guts. But all this ruined her wishful thinking, and she couldn't help but ask Pei Minzhong: "It's not appropriate for the prince to do this." People say that the life of parents is the words of matchmakers. You have no matchmaker and no employment, just say it with one mouth? ”

Pei Minzhong said: "Thank you for asking." Here is a letter from my father, and I ask the saint to look at it. With that, he took out a letter from his bosom and held it above his head.

Gao Quande trotted all the way over and took the letter and handed it to Emperor Yuan He.

Emperor Yuanhe looked at it, his face was happy, and he said with a smile: "The Duke of Chengguo is loyal to the country in Yanjiang to fight the Japanese invaders, and the Duchess of Chengguo is far away in Jinling. It is also expedient for the prince to ask for a marriage himself......"

The Queen Mother sneered, only feeling that these people knew each other, but it was really naΓ―ve and ridiculous to have to perform such a play in public.

When the queen saw the queen showing a mocking look, she thought she had an idea, so she sneered and said, "Holy Lord, the concubine thinks this matter is inappropriate. Even if Cheng Guogong and his wife can't come to Beijing to marry in person, it's always okay to ask a respected person to be a matchmaker, right? Besides, if you ask to marry a princess, where is there any reason to name and marry whom? According to me, Princess Hejing is the same age as the prince, and she is more compatible than Xuanhui! ”

When Concubine Xian heard this, she couldn't help but get anxious, but she was Xuanhui's biological mother, and at this time, she would inevitably be criticized for interjecting that Xuanhui was sticking to Pei Minzhong to marry.

He Jing and Xue Yuanhan in the audience listened, and their hearts were like drums, waiting for the next step with bated breath.

Pei Minzhong said unhurriedly: "What the queen mother said is very true. It's just that when his father was young, he begged Zhang Zhenren of Longhu Mountain to be the minister's divination, and Zhang Zhenren told the minister that it was not appropriate to marry early, and it was better to be three years older than the woman. As for asking the matchmaker, it was reckless. The minister thought that on an occasion like the Autumn Hunting Ceremony, there were the Queen Mother, the Holy Lord, the nobles of the harem, and hundreds of officials present, which was really much more solemn than the matchmaker. ”

Emperor Yuanhe has always not taken the queen seriously, he saw that the queen mother did not say anything to stop him, and knew that the matter was done, so he smiled and said: "Be cautious about asking for marriage today, although it is not in accordance with the rules, but it is even more sincere." I'm ready! The Ministry of Rites chose an auspicious day to issue an edict, and I gave marriage to the prince of Chengguo and Princess Xuanhui! ”

Pei Minzhong kowtowed and thanked her, his heart beating vigorously, and he just wanted to run to Xuanhui and ask her if she was as happy as herself. After he got up, he looked at Xuanhui. I saw her hiding behind Concubine Xian shyly, surrounded by palace people who surrounded Hexi.

Pei Minzhong walked off the stage refreshed, and some people from the hundred officials stepped forward to congratulate him, and he returned the salute one by one. When he walked to Liang Zhan's side and sat down, Liang Zhan smiled and said, "It turns out that the big thing you said is this matter." But you're too reckless, if this doesn't work out, won't there be no room for turning around in the future? ”

Pei Minzhong took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Although I can't calculate the scheming, I still have a few calculations in my chest." A few days ago, the county lord of Wenjin complained to the queen mother that I had an affair with the princess, and I thought the queen mother was a person, how could I still ask me, a disciple with a 'loss of virtue', to be my grandson-in-law? ”

Xue Yuanhan said with envy on his face: "You made dangerous moves, but you won a big victory. Will you help me plan for the future? ”

"I count you as inevitable after the Mid-Autumn Festival! If so, what do you want to reward me? Pei Minzhong asked with a smile.

"You're already my cousin-in-law, and it's a grace not to let you call your brother, and you still want a reward?!"

The three of them laughed and drank each other.