"Holding a wedding banquet in a restaurant, can the emperor agree?" Lu Qingrong felt that the excitement required by the holy decree should not be what it meant.

"Mr. Chu didn't plan to play the invitation, after all, the holy decree did not indicate where it must be done, as long as it was full of guests, it would not be considered a protest." Jiang Xuan smiled casually, "The time is set, just three days later, Shunde Building." ”

Lu Qingrong had nothing but admiration in his heart.

For such a violation of the holy decree, I am afraid that few people dare to do it all day.

"Why did Mr. Chu insist on this?" Lu Qingrong didn't quite understand.

"The emperor personally decreed marriage, and among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, there must be many people who tend to be inflammatory. Mr. Chu is reluctant to let people go to his house casually, if there is no holy purpose, I guess he is not afraid of offending everyone, but since the emperor said that it will be lively, he has no choice but to set the wedding banquet in the most famous Shunde building in the capital, which is barely the best of both worlds. ”

Lu Qingrong was a little clear, especially remembering that Mr. Chu had promised Yin Qinghua to teach in Yin's mansion, but he refused to stay overnight no matter what, and insisted on going over every morning. And at that time, he was still alone, not yet married. Thinking about it this way, this maverick idea is also in line with Mr. Chu's consistent style.

The wedding banquet was set up three days later, and it was obviously very hurried, I wonder if he was specifically trying to reduce the number of people......

Lu Qingrong and Jiang Xuan are definitely going.

She had already begun to think about what to give as a gift.

However, at the same time, there are many people who have not been invited, and they are also thinking about going to congratulate them.

Among them, there is Hefu.

"Mr. Chu is going to have a wedding banquet?" He Kai didn't know anything about it, "Three days later, it won't be so rushed, right?" ”

"Absolutely." Qiu Muyun was extremely sure, "When I went to see Qingwan today, I happened to meet the second lady of the Chengping Marquis Mansion returning to her house when I went out, and I heard what she said, she has always been the most well-informed, and there will be absolutely no mistake." ”

"Oh." He Kai replied absentmindedly, he didn't have much interest in this matter, and felt that the horizontal and vertical had nothing to do with him.

Qiu Muyun sighed with emotion over there: "Although Mr. Chu has only participated in the imperial examination, but it was many years ago, and the emperor actually let him enter the Hanlin Academy directly, which is the first time in this dynasty!" It is said that this Mr. Chu has some relationship with the emperor, and I don't know if he will rise to prominence in the future and enter the cabinet to pay respects! ”

He Kai finally couldn't listen to it anymore, and couldn't help muttering: "Where is it so easy!" There are so many people in the Hanlin Academy, and there are many people who are more qualified than him, where can it be his turn. ”

When he said this, he inevitably seemed a little sour.

In fact, topics such as Hanlin Academy and entering the cabinet are the last things He Kai wants to hear in recent days.

He has been in the officialdom for more than ten years, and he relied on the relationship of the Qiu family to climb to the position of Wupinlang.

Every time I think of Lu Yiduo, who is only a few years older than himself, and now he is already in the military department, and he is also a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, if he doesn't go on a business trip, it will only be a matter of time before he enters the cabinet in the future...... He couldn't feel good in his heart.

Especially this time, Lu Yiduo's promotion was still stained with the light of Mobei's victory. If it weren't for the great victory of the Marquis of Jingyuan, how could he have made him the secretary of the military department so smoothly!

Unconsciously, He Kai always couldn't help but compare with Lu Yiduo.

Especially thinking that he is the father-in-law of the Marquis of Jingyuan, he can't balance it in his heart, and he always feels that this qiē glory should belong to him.

Qiu Muyun didn't pay attention to He Kai's calm face at all, and said to himself: "What do you know!" I heard that Mr. Chu had entered the palace to teach the second prince a long time ago, which shows that his background is profound, and now he is famous in the Hanlin Academy, and his future must be limitless. How can those Hanlin scholars who have passed the imperial examination, the Jishi, and the editors who have gone up step by step compare with him! ”

He Kai only pursed his lips, too lazy to compare with her.

Qiu Muyun sighed, very regretful: "I didn't find such a person before!" If he had known, he would have let us Qingwan follow him......"

"Okay, okay, people will get married in three days, what do you say these useless things for!" He Kai was very impatient.

"That's just as well." Qiu Muyun retracted his thoughts and continued: "What matters now is to prepare a congratulatory gift!" ”

"To whom?" He Kai didn't know why.

"Mr. Chu! No, he should be called Master Chu now! Qiu Muyun said it as a matter of course.

He Kai couldn't understand it, frowned and asked: "We have no contact with him at all, let alone acquaintance, we haven't met once!" What's more, they didn't invite us this time. ”

Qiu Muyun's enthusiasm did not diminish: "What is this, the Hou Mansion of Chengping was not invited, but I heard that even the Hou Ye has to go over in person!" ”

He Kai was a little swaying in his heart.

Of course, he is also willing to get acquainted with someone like Mr. Chu who can talk in front of the emperor, but thinking that even a person with the status of Chengping Hou can only come uninvited, I am afraid that even if he goes, it will be in vain.

Qiu Muyun didn't think so.

Regarding the woman that Mr. Chu was going to marry, Qiu Muyun got a lot of news from the second lady of the Chengping Houfu, it turned out that she was the daughter of a criminal minister who had not entered the church, and Mr. Chu didn't know what method he used to save her, and she had lived in Mr. Chu's house for many years. In this way, the ladies of those noble families must have stayed away from her, and she just took this opportunity to show her more, and if she could be friendly with her, it was unknown if she might be able to help her a lot in the future.

Qiu Muyun was full of ambition, and when he saw that He Kai didn't speak, he acquiesced, and no longer asked for his opinion, and went to the treasury to pick up a congratulatory gift.

At this time, in the Yuyuan Mansion of the Marquis of Jingyuan, Lu Qingrong and Jiang Xuan had already prepared the gifts.

A colorful melon pendant and a bamboo and plum double happiness pendant not only have the meaning of marriage and beauty, but also contain the blessing of many children and grandchildren.

I just waited for three days to go to Shunde Building for a banquet.

Before that, another thing happened.

On the second day, Cao's mother set off early in the morning according to her instructions, went to Lu Qingrong's wedding Zhuangzi in Daxing, and after a detailed conversation with Aunt Chen and Aunt Wei, she returned to the Hou Mansion that night.

In the hall, Lu Qingrong and Jiang Xuan met her together.

"How?" Lu Qingrong asked anxiously, there was still a glimmer of hope in her heart.

"The two aunts really know the whereabouts of those relics." Cao's mother didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Among the people who transported the relics at the beginning, there was a distant relative of Aunt Wei, who said that those things were not transported to Daxing at all, but all the way to a Zhuangzi in Shandong. ”

"Shandong?" Lu Qingrong glanced at Jiang Xuan in surprise.

"We also have a few fields in Zhangqiu, Shandong." After Jiang Xuan explained to her, he continued to stare at Cao's mother and wait for the next step.

Mother Cao's face became obviously hesitant, especially when she looked at Jiang Xuan, her eyes were quite flustered.

After a long while, she made up her mind: "Before those people left, Mrs. Wu had already returned their deeds, and the order at that time was that once these things arrived in Shandong, they would immediately find an inaccessible place and burn and bury them, while they would be disbanded on the spot and not allowed to return to the capital." ”

It turned out to burn ......

Lu Qingrong and Jiang Xuan could not hide their disappointment.

Only then did I hear Cao's mother say: "Although they have received a lot of silver money before leaving, they will have no errands in the future, and they will inevitably be worried......

Mother Cao said as she observed Jiang Xuan's reaction, and saw that instead of getting angry, his face gradually eased, and she was a little relieved.

After hearing this, Lu Qingrong asked, "Didn't Mrs. Wu not let those people return to Beijing?" How did Aunt Wei's relative send back the news? ”

"Tong guò epistles. Aunt Wei took the letter to me at that time, and originally wanted to bring it back to you directly, but Aunt Chen refused to let it, saying that it was the only thing they could use to save their lives...... Thinking that I would need their help in the future, I took a step back and copied a copy of the letter. Cao's mother said, took out a piece of letter paper from her arms, and handed it over.

Lu Qingrong took it, read it carefully, and handed it to Jiang Xuan.

What I said above is the same as what Cao's mother said just now.

Jiang Xuan looked at it and was silent.

Lu Qingrong thought for a moment, and directly asked Cao's mother to go down and rest first.

"Mother Cao must still go with her, otherwise others will not recognize her mother's relics, but the road is far away, and this thing is not easy to do, there must always be someone familiar with the outside to follow......" Lu Qingrong seemed to be talking to himself.

From beginning to end, she felt that no matter whether the incense could be found or not, and whether there was really something strange in it, it was still a piece of Madame Jiang's relics to be recovered.

Jiang Xuan agreed and said directly: "I'll arrange this." Let Mo Nan accompany Cao's mother to Zhangqiu, and then arrange for them to follow a few clever little guys, and when they get to Zhangqiu, they will find Aunt Wei's relative first. ”

Lu Qingrong also agreed.

And so it was settled.

The next day, Mo Nan and Cao's mother and their entourage had already set off, and according to the address on Aunt Wei's letter, they went directly to Zhangqiu, Shandong.

And a day later, it was the day of Mr. Chu's wedding banquet.

After lunch, Lu Qingrong rested for an hour and began to prepare to change clothes.

Although it was held in a restaurant, Lu Qingrong still attached great importance to Mr. Chu's wedding banquet.

Let the green bamboo help him comb a Lingyun bun, a red gold and ruby tassel hairpin on one side, with a few colorful butterfly beads on both sides, wearing a smoky and hazy flower carved silk gown, hibiscus-colored skirt, Lu Qingrong looked in the mirror, and he was a little uncomfortable with such a festive outfit.

When she walked out of the inner room, Jiang Xuan, who was crooked on the agarwood arhat bed outside, was a little stupid, and the book in his hand slipped and he didn't know it.

I saw that Lu Qingrong's originally fair face was even more crystalline, with red eyebrows and red lips, these colors were particularly stunning on her face, and her apricot eyes were as dazzling as stars, making him unable to take his eyes off for a long time.

Xu is used to seeing Lu Qingrong without powder, Xu is lovesickness that has been parting for months has not yet dispersed, and now this beautiful scenery makes Jiang Xuan suddenly remember the day they got married......

It wasn't until Lu Qingrong burst out laughing out loud that Jiang Xuan was relieved of his memories.

Coughing lightly, as if inadvertently picking up the dropped book, Jiang Xuan was happy in his heart, but he said: "Dressed up like this, aren't you afraid of stealing the limelight from the bride?" ”

Regarding some information about the bride, Jiang Xuan had mentioned it to her before he set out on the expedition, and Lu Qingrong knew that it was also a woman with outstanding appearance, so he ignored his jokes at this time.

"At the beginning of the day written on the invitation, should we go there earlier?" Lu Qingrong thought of the relationship between Jiang Xuan and Mr. Chu, so he asked this question.

"It doesn't have to be too early, it's about half an hour in advance." Jiang Xuan explained: "The bride has long lost her mother's family, and Mr. Chu is also alone, so he will not go through the motions of sending off and welcoming relatives, and will worship directly in the restaurant." Half an hour in advance, you go over and say hello to the bride, and that's it. ”

Lu Qingrong nodded, and became more and more curious about the couple in his heart.

At the third moment of Shen Chu, Jiang Xuan and Lu Qingrong got into the carriage and went straight to Shunde Building.

"If you don't greet your relatives, won't it seem lively enough?" Lu Qingrong asked casually in the carriage.

In her impression, the sound of gongs and drums at the wedding banquet was the most noisy from the moment the bride got off the sedan chair to the time she stepped into the wedding hall.

"The people of the Hanlin Academy have come up with a lively show." Jiang Xuan was quite helpless: "They invited a few famous dancing girls in the capital, and when the time came, they dressed up as brides together, covered their heads, and let Mr. Chu find the real Mrs. Chu through a layer of tulle curtains." ”

Yes?

Lu Qingrong was stunned.

This so-called show is not new, but it is inevitably too vulgar from the handwriting of Hanlin.

"They're really bold." Lu Qingrong said with a smile: "Although Mr. Chu has only just entered the Hanlin Academy, what is his situation in front of the emperor, those Hanlin people will not have heard of it, right?" ”

"It's because I've heard about it that I can't miss this only opportunity to get him! When I went back and talked about it in front of the emperor, it was also a beautiful talk, and I didn't know if I could smile at the emperor. ”

Lu Qingrong remembered the "liveliness" required in the holy decree, and found that Jiang Xuan might have guessed correctly.

After a while, I arrived at Shunde Building, exactly half an hour in advance.

But what they saw was much more than they expected.

I saw that the Shunde building was full of lights, red silk was everywhere, and the red lanterns were surrounded by layer after layer, there were hundreds of them, and the candle flame illuminated the sky that was nearly dusk.

And what surprised Lu Qingrong the most was that the Shunde Building at this time was already overcrowded.

Too many people come uninvited.

Lu Qingrong followed Jiang Xuan into the door, and the first people he saw were Cui Yan and Jiang Yunpei, the princes of Dingyuan.

Cui Yan took the initiative to step forward, greeted Jiang Xuan, and accompanied Jiang Xuan to find Mr. Chu.

Lu Qingrong looked at their backs, and always felt that something was wrong, although Cui Yan had always given her the impression of being very gentle and polite, but just now he looked at Jiang Xuan's eyes, clearly with a trace of indescribable affection, and his demeanor was also extremely respectful. R1152