Chapter 42
Today, the pure prince's mansion has always been very quiet, the prince's clan, the ministers of the court and the central government have come to congratulate, the emperor, the emperor, and the queen have all been rewarded, and the first share of glory and dignity among the princes is served. The other princes and brothers have seen it for so many years, but they are also used to it, but the princesses of their respective counties are sour and jealous in their hearts, and they say a few words of yin and yang weird gossip.
The only son got married, and the queen hated to be in person, so she had to send the most relied on Aunt Wenxin to assist her. The emperor also has a lot of feelings about his son-in-law's marriage, that is, he thinks that Lin Qingyun is a blessed person, and he was born in a humble manner, and he was really wronged by Tu Yan, so from the next hire to the marriage, the emperor attaches great importance to it, not for Lin Qingyun, but for Tu Yan. To this day, the emperor in addition to the reward naturally also expressed, after all, everyone knows that the pure prince has no chance to take the throne, and no matter how grace can not hinder anything, the emperor in addition to the Zongren Mansion Zongling personally handled the marriage of the pure prince, and sent Dai Quan.
The emperor was honored to have the most proud person in front of him, and the wedding banquet atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic and smooth.
With a large string of firecrackers, eight colored sedan chairs arrived at the gate of the prince's mansion.
According to the convention, the princes will get married when they are fifteen years old, and they will only leave the palace to open the palace and be knighted after they get married, so most of the princes will get married in the palace. Tu Yan is a special case, originally the emperor had the intention to let him marry in the palace and return to the palace after three days, which is also a kind of long, but Tu Yan politely refused because of non-compliance. Of course, this is a superficial statement, in Tu Yan, a pure prince, there are always many irregularities, although they are all small things, but they are also very eye-catching, Tu Yan didn't care about it in the past, but now he doesn't care about it cautiously, but marrying is a lifelong event, and he wants to complete it in his own prince's mansion.
It can be seen from the fact that the emperor begged the emperor to go to the Lin Mansion to welcome his relatives in person, and it can be seen that he attaches great importance to this family business.
Tu Yan's attention is different from the emperor's attention, Tu Yan has only married because of his health, and he is different from ordinary princes, and he has traveled through mountains and rivers for five years, and has seen many different humanistic customs, and has met Westerners, and his mind is extremely broad-minded. He valued this family business, and the wife he was going to marry to spend his life with. Moreover, although he has never had a male and female affection for Lin Qingyun, the other party's destiny is blessed by his destiny and saves him from death and despair, which is of extraordinary significance. In addition, from the secret attention to the three brief encounters, he was surprised by the difference between Lin Qingyun and the current woman, as if his thoughts resonated and found a confidant.
This is the real reason why he insisted on marrying her as a princess in the first place.
Tortured by illness for many years, once depressed and desperate, but also reinvigorated, although the length of life can not be indifferent, but the longevity is no longer what he cares about the most, the spiritual pursuit is the most satisfying and pleasant for him. He is very fortunate to meet a woman like Lin Qingyun, and if he has this confidant, he can't escape the catastrophe of early death, and his life is enough.
Confidants should be honest with each other, and husbands and wives should be intimate and support each other through thick and thin.
He promised the position of the only princess, just to show his sincerity and sincerity.
Just like the folk custom, Tu Yan held the red silk in his hand and went to the main hall of the palace with Lin Qingyun, which was the place where the ceremony was held. There is no chair on the upper seat, an offering table is horizontally arranged, and there are things given by the emperor, the emperor and the queen in turn, but the most conspicuous thing is a volume of Ming Huang holy decree offered on the red sandalwood shelf, which is the marriage decree given by the emperor to the pure prince. In addition to the royal brothers, the guests in the main hall are loyal to the prince, the king of Jingjun, the clan of the order, the princesses of several horses, and Nan'an, Dongping, Beijing, Xining four county kings, in addition to several national mansions and several Hou Mansions, and the three or four grades of the court, the palace is all the male guests who congratulate the ceremony, and the women are in addition to the maid who serves the tea, that is, the female official who follows to greet the relatives, the identity of the tattooed aunt is unusual, and Dai Quan stands on the left and right of the offering table, and the two of them represent the emperor and queen today.
"The auspicious time has come—" As the Qin Tianjian official shouted, the inside and outside of the hall were quiet.
Lin Qingyun was standing in the hall supported by the female official at this time, and her red hijab blocked her vision, and she could only see the inch under her feet. I can't see but I can hear, there are a lot of people in the hall, even if it is silent for a moment, her sense is more keen, and many eyes are focused on her body, which makes her a little uncomfortable.
"Worship heaven and earth—"
The female officer's hand on her arm was slightly forced, Lin Qingyun turned around, and then bowed down.
"The Second Worship Hall—"
Lin Qingyun turned around, faced the first offering table and bowed.
"Husband and wife worship each other—"
Lin Qingyun paused for a moment and said goodbye.
"Licheng!"
Because Lin Qingyun is just thirteen years old this year, although he has become a relative, he is not a round house, so the original later ceremonies have been deleted, and they will only end after the worship. Lin Qingyun's residence was arranged in the Wisteria Courtyard on East Road, which is the main house in the inner courtyard. Today's wisteria courtyard is a new house, decorated inside and out, and there are many festive lanterns decorated under the wisteria trellis in the middle of the courtyard.
Lin Qingyun was placed in the wedding bed, and the concubines who had been waiting for a long time jokingly congratulated.
Lin Qingyun was very grateful for the red hijab at this time, otherwise she really didn't know what expression to put in the face of these people's jokes, she just pretended to be shy, and her face would stiffen with a smile after a long time.
I don't know how long it took, but I suddenly heard someone laughing outside: "The groom is here!" ”
"The seventh brother is happy to get married today, and he looks at the spirit and spirit are different, and sure enough, people are in good spirits at happy events!"
"The seventh brother quickly removed the hijab, let's see what kind of peerless beauty the seventh brother and sister are."
"The seventh brother has been going out seldom, and today I learned that the seventh brother was so affectionate, and he actually went to greet his relatives in person, which made the girls in the world envious."
As soon as Tu Yan entered the courtyard, the maids gathered around to congratulate him, and there were several brothers' princesses, princesses who were loyal to the prince, and several old princes in the clan, and the princesses of the county princesses. The other brothers are older, and they are all married, so it is inconvenient to enter the inner courtyard, but the eighth son of the emperor has never married and is of the right age, and the relationship is close, and he is curious to bring the ninth son of the emperor who is only five or six years old to follow in.
Tu Yan let everyone make fun, and his face was always gentle and smiling.
"Seventh brother, quickly remove the hijab!" The eldest princess of Dingjun urged with a smile.
Tu Yan walked to Da Hongxi's bed.
Lin Qingyun, who was sitting next to the bed in a big red wedding dress, because the grandmothers had repeatedly taught her before, even if Lin Qingyun was really tired from sitting, she didn't dare to move casually, after all, there were many people in the happy room, if there was a little difference, those people could talk for a lifetime. No matter how indifferent she is, she doesn't want anyone to mention her past troubles all day long.
After taking the wedding scale, Tu Yan gently sent it forward and picked up the hijab on it. As the big red hijab slid down, revealing an elegant and beautiful face, it was not stunning, at least it was a little different from the peerless beauty that everyone speculated, and people with other thoughts gloated and deliberately looked at Tu Yan's expression.
Tu Yan's eyes were slightly bright, and his smile deepened, showing that he was very satisfied with this princess.
Tu Yan marrying the princess was not based on her appearance, but now that she looks at the new princess, she is naturally not judged by her appearance. Moreover, even if the princess is not a peerless beauty, she is also a well-deserved beauty, and she has not fully grown up yet, and it will be a difference if she stays for another two years. In his eyes, the first thing he saw was Lin Qingyun's eyes, which were not shy, but black and white were clear and transparent, like a quiet lake. The other party quickly raised his eyes to look at him, and then drooped down, and the surprise pleased him.
The eighth son of the emperor, Tuhan, was not too close, but it was not difficult to peek at the new sister-in-law with a heart. I have to say that Tu Han, like those princesses of the county, mistakenly thought that the pure princess was a stunning beauty, this was disappointing at first sight, and Tu Yan's expression could be seen, Tu Han felt that he was really not as good as the seventh brother, but so superficial, the new sister-in-law must have benefits that others could not have, otherwise with the grace of the seventh brother, what kind of immortals would she want? Looking at the new sister-in-law, I feel really different, the appearance is just the opposite, but the temperament is special, there is always a bit of indescribable charm, which makes people have a good impression when they see it.
"Ouch, Princess Chun is really a delicate beauty, atmospheric and calm, not timid at all, it's really rare!" Princess Zhongshun was the first to praise loudly, although it was exaggerated, but it was also sincere.
Others also echoed the praise, whether they were sincere or not, the atmosphere was lively again.
Tu Yan had the heart to say a few words to Lin Qingyun, but there were too many people in the happy room, and once he opened his mouth, he would definitely provoke more urgency, which would make her even more uncomfortable, so he just did. The table had already opened in front of him, and Tu Han reminded Tu Yan that it was time to go to the banquet. As today's hypnotic Lang, it can be said that he has a long way to go, and he and the other seven disciples are responsible for stopping the wine for Tu Yan. Although everyone knows that Tu Yan's physical condition is impossible to drink, but the wedding banquet is nothing without wine, and these congratulatory wines will naturally be counted on the eight makeup men.
Tu Yan came out of the room, called Hong Aya to give a few words, and then went to the front yard.
The emperor and queen were afraid that he would be tired, so he had already instructed him to do what he could, so he didn't have to hold out until the end of the banquet, but at the beginning, he always had to be present, and the people in the clan and all the first- and second-class members had to go around the table. Thinking of getting married today, in the future, there will be someone to accompany you in the morning and twilight, and there will be a home of your own, far away from the disturbances, quiet, warm and plain, and I don't feel that my heart is warmer, and my face is softer.
After he left, the ladies of the concubine clan who were happy in the room made a fuss for a while, and then went to the banquet at the reminder of the princess Zhongshun.
The joy room finally fell silent.
"I respectfully ask the princess to change her clothes." The egret acacia lark thrush four held the clothes and reminded them that they had learned the process and rules of the wedding day, and they had also taught the grandmothers who should know the etiquette.
Lin Qingyun took off her complicated and gorgeous wedding dress, took off a heavy and dazzling headdress, and finally felt more relaxed. She wore a round-necked dress woven with gold and silver makeup and satin, a ruyi moire red horse-faced skirt, her hair was also recombed, and she wore a soft-winged golden phoenix in her front hair, and a large, full, round and crystalline Dongzhu in her mouth. This bead is extremely rare, and it is a new bead that was paid tribute last year, and the queen rewarded it to Tu Yan, and Tu Yan made jewelry and sent it to the Lin Mansion.
Lin Qingyun thought about it and put this phoenix on today.
As soon as I finished cleaning up, I saw a delicate-looking maid come over and salute: "The slave and maid Hongya are the maids who serve by the prince's side, congratulations to the princess on her best fortune." ”
Lin Qingyun saw that the other party was twenty-five or sixteen years old, his expression was respectful and generous, and his dress and behavior were different from other maids, so he guessed that it was the big maid who was in charge of everything in the prince's room. Although there are no female elders in the Lin Mansion, and the Jia family is not close, but the eldest wife of the Zhuang family also taught her some things in private, and she knows that the difference between these big girls and the big girls around the girl's family is equivalent to the big girl next to the girl's family, and she is completely a reserve aunt, and she has to deal with it flexibly in what attitude to treat, otherwise she will lose her reputation if she doesn't handle it well.
Lin Qingyun is from modern times, even if he doesn't have a deep understanding of the rules of ancient times, he is immersed in various films and televisions, and he still knows the things on the big side.
When she first chose the maids to marry, she told the four maids in private in advance that as long as they kept their duties and remained faithful, when they reached their age, they would choose someone in the house according to their wishes, or hire them to be the leading husband and wife outside, and she would prepare a rich dowry for each of them. The implication is that they will not cultivate any aunts among them, so that they will all break off such thoughts, otherwise they will not be spared once they are discovered!
As for the people around Tu Yan......
Lin Qingyun thought of Tu Yan's body, but she was afraid that she didn't have much to pay attention to women, otherwise she wouldn't have been around without anyone all these years, which was one of the reasons why she was not so resistant to this marriage. She also thought that since the matter was a foregone conclusion, it was most undesirable to be passive, no matter what the reason, the current emperor and Empress Tu Yan had a good impression of her, and she should try her best to maintain the situation. If she is sincere, willing to live quietly with her, she will return her sincerity, if she has an external heart in three years and two years, she is not an obsessed person, and she can't help the other party, it is better to completely retreat to the side and only care about himself, whatever he loves is as he likes.
For a moment, only she knew what she was thinking.
"No courtesy." With Lin Qingyun's words, the egret had already taken the red envelope that had been prepared a long time ago and handed it over.
Hong Aya calmly took it in her hand and said with a smile: "Today is the princess and princess who are very happy, and the slave and maid are begging for a good fortune." As he spoke, he said: "Before leaving, the prince instructed me to wait for the princess to finish changing her clothes and pass the table meal for the princess." The princess said that it was still early, but I was afraid that the banquet in front of me would not disperse for a while, and the princess got up early in the morning and was afraid that she didn't eat anything. If it's not good, just say it, and change it when you have time to change it later. ”
Lin Qingyun stood and listened, Fang sat down again, although he couldn't be shy, his eyes were full of laughter and his voice was soft: "But the prince is careful, I am indeed hungry, so I will pass the food." ”
"Yes." Hong Aya withdrew from the door to order, but secretly thought in her heart: The strange prince always remembers the new princess, and there are really some differences from today's women, and this calm, generous, decisive and refreshing is rare.
When the rice was delivered, all kinds of exquisite dishes and porridge were extremely rich, Lin Qingyun ate a bowl of red rice porridge, a few vegetarian side dishes, and picked up two spring rolls to eat, just eight points full. She used to eat ten percent full, and then changed it with Daiyu, at the beginning she was very unaccustomed, always thinking about adding another bowl of rice, you must know that the bowl that the girls eat is very exquisite, and small, a bowl of rice is really not much. In the end, she is getting married today, and she has to get along with a strange man, for the sake of prudence, she chooses to follow the advice of the eldest wife of the dealer and only chooses a light diet.
After finishing the meal, he rinsed his mouth, and said in a red voice: "Princess Qiyu, the people of the Wisteria Courtyard want to congratulate the princess, do you want to see the princess?" ”
Lin Qingyun thought that there was nothing to do anyway, it was better to be familiar with the environment, but when he first came, he saw that those people were not very similar, so he said: "See you tomorrow, it's just that the specific situation in the courtyard, how many people there are, and what is assigned to tell me in advance." Then he instructed the egret: "It's hard for them to work hard, and then they will be on an errand in the yard, so let's reward first." ”
The egret and the acacia took out a box that had been prepared earlier, opened it, and it was full of newly made copper coins, a string of hemp rope, a string of exactly 500 wen, and it was very heavy in his hand. He carried the box out, called all the people in the courtyard, and rewarded them one by one, and finally there were a few strings left in the box.
The subordinates knelt in the courtyard and kowtowed to thank them, and then they returned to each of you and performed their duties.
At this time, Hong Aya was taking out this booklet and handed it to Lin Qingyun: "This is the roster of the people in the house, and all parties clearly remember how many people serve, what kind of errand they have, and the names and origins of their hometowns. The subordinates in the princess's courtyard were selected after the marriage, including the chief eunuch, a total of eight chamberlains, and four mothers-in-law who guarded the door at night, four rough maids, eight little maids, and four maids who took things and passed the word in charge of the utensils in the room. Because she thought that the princess had someone else to bring her, the princess did not arrange for anyone to live and serve, and if the princess felt that there were not enough people, she should just order Zhang Bao, the chief eunuch in the courtyard, to find another good addition. ”
Lin Qingyun estimated that not counting the people she brought, there were already twenty people serving in the courtyard, plus the four egrets and Mama Li, it was twenty-five people!
"That's enough, you don't have to add more."
The four-room family she brought has already been planned, her lovesick parents are honest and diligent, and it is appropriate to call the grange where she marries, after all, her nature is loyal and not dull. Bai Ling has inherited from his parents, and his parents are both able to speak well and greet people with a smile, looking at the harmony, and will take care of her travel in the future. Lin Ruhai prepared another room surnamed Jin, and she arranged to manage the shop, as for the parents of the egret following Ye Song in the study building, the children of each of their families chose two to listen to the call at the second gate, as for the others, they will wait for a long time to see.
"If the princess is not tired, she can take a look everywhere." Seeing that she was in good spirits, Hong Aya thought that it was such a day when she first arrived at the palace, she must not want to rest first, so she mentioned it.
"That's exactly what I mean." Lin Qingyun really wants to be familiar with the environment, not to mention that this is where she will live in the future.
This wisteria courtyard has a spacious pattern, five rooms on the front, all covered with green glazed tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, brilliant and rich, there are wing rooms on the left and right, out of the hand verandah, a wisteria flower stand in the courtyard, the flowers are lush every spring like steaming clouds. There is a hall in front of the main house, a cover room in the back, and a verandah on the left and right, which is a huge area and a lot of houses.
Lin Qingyun thought of Jia's mother's yard, the layout of the house was not much different, but the specifications of Jia's mother's yard were not as good as the prince's mansion. Moreover, this yard is planted with flowers and trees, and there are not many potted flowers and plants, but the decoration is just right, so that the wealth is more elegant, and there is no impetuousness in the excitement.
"Princess, please come here." Red Aya suddenly led her towards a corner door on the right side of the main room.
"This is ......" Lin Qingyun hesitated a little, it was not good to get out of this yard.
Hong Aya saw her concerns, and said busily: "The princess doesn't need to worry, this is also what the prince explained, saying that if the princess is idle, she can go to the courtyard next to her to take a look." ”
Seeing Hong Aya say this, Lin Qingyun nodded, also curious about what was in the courtyard on the other side.
saw Hong Aya take out a key from her body, and Lin Qingyun noticed that the corner door was locked. The door opened, there was a small garden in front of me, it was August, the garden was full of osmanthus fragrance, and there were chrysanthemums, okra, begonias, etc., these flowers and plants were not carefully built, only let them grow wantonly in the flower garden, maybe not into everyone's eyes, but there are some wild fun. In addition, there is a pool of green water in the corner of the courtyard, a small pavilion protrudes on the edge of the pool, a few willow trees are planted on the edge of the pool, but there are clusters of green bamboos on the side of the courtyard wall.
Lin Qingyun walked slowly along the verandah, and there was no road ahead, so he turned around and walked into the path by the flower garden, bypassing a few hibiscus trees, and finally saw the building. Three main rooms, the same carved beams and painted buildings, just covered with natural color cylinder tiles, the middle of the door hangs a plaque with green characters on a black background, on the book: Chang Huan Pavilion!
After a pause, Lin Qingyun asked Hong Aya: "Is this a place to hide books?" ”
Lang Huan is the place where the legendary emperor hid books, and the handwriting looks like it is from the hand of Tu Yan, although it is a doubt, but it has been confirmed in my heart. I also saw that this place is quiet, although the place is small, it is rare and elegant, and I can't help but like it.
Hong Aya smiled and said: "The princess is smart, this is indeed a library building, but it is a place specially rebuilt by the prince, originally this is the prince's library, and there is only one." ”
Hong Aya said as she stepped forward to open the door, and there seemed to be the smell of ink in her face.
Lin Qingyun stepped in, and sure enough, there was a neat and tall bookshelf erected inside, which was two-thirds full, and the number was very considerable. She casually took a book from the shelf, a book of poems, and this shelf was full of such books. She changed to the other side, and took out a book that was a travelogue when she read it, and there were annotations on it, and it was in vain handwriting. After reading two pages, her heart moved slightly, and she took this book in her hand.
"Let's go back."
Red Aya came out, closed the gate, and locked it behind the guò corner door.
Lin Qingyun returned indoors, ordered the egret to pour tea, and read it carefully with his travelogue.