In the second year of Guangxi, the eighth day of August.

Early morning.

A round of morning sun rises from the horizon, crosses the horizon, and emits a scorching light, pouring every corner of the earth, dispelling the shroud of darkness, and letting the heaven and earth enter a world of light.

Luoyang City, Taifu Mansion.

Early in the morning, before the mansion, it was already full of traffic, overcrowded, and there were countless guests coming and going, which had blocked the long street, and the Zhengyang Street in front and the Suzaku Street on the side had begun to close the street, and the guests who passed by were congratulated with gifts.

"What's the street blocking here?"

"And the guards who are holding the Jin Wuti cavalry and the soldiers of Luoyang County?"

"Today is the wedding day of the prince of Minghou, isn't it clear, several streets around are closed, let's take a walk!"

"It's so lively!"

"Isn't that Lord Si Nong Chengye, he just got off the sedan chair and walked when he got to the street!"

"You don't want to think about it, the prince of Minghou is the only son of Taifu today, Taifu is leaning towards the government and the opposition, how dare a big Si Nong Cheng be presumptuous!"

"That should be Zongzheng's long history, with a gift, he also came to congratulate!"

"I heard that even the emperor and the queen mother in the palace sent a messenger to send gifts to congratulate Mu Shizi on his wedding!"

“……”

It is the nature of the descendants of Yan and Huang to see the liveliness, and the pastoral mansion is such a big event, which alarms the four fields, and the people within a radius of dozens of miles are gathered in groups outside the street, looking at the lively pastoral mansion, pointing and whispering.

In the Taifu Mansion, there is also a dense sound of footsteps, housekeepers, subordinates, and guards, all of whom are wearing festive clothes at this moment, and they are busy going in and out.

"You must be careful when you serve tea later, all the dignitaries and nobles who come are here, don't slack off!"

"The courtyards of the things are cleaned, and when the guests are welcomed, they must be fully courteous!"

"Today is a great joy for the pastoral house, and the salary is three times that of the salary, but if anyone makes my pastoral mansion lose face, he will be punished!"

“……”

Today is the day of great joy in the pastoral house, the population of the Mufu family is withering, only the father and son of Mushan, the natural operation does not talk about such a big scene, Zhang Gu Zhao Pingcheng Luo These old brothers are considered uncles, as the identity of the Mufu people, operating the wedding banquet.

The loudest voice is Zhao Ping, the marching general, full of anger, one will call this, one will call that, and he will be busy.

In the mansion, the courtyards, courtyards and corridors are hung with red lanterns, and the lanterns are densely packed with happy words, which is to tell the world that today is the great day of the Mu family.

"Zideng, the guests have already started, you have to arrange it properly!"

Mu Shan walked out of the hall, he was wearing a dark red robe today, with a jade crown and bun, full of energy, he could be regarded as a person who was in good spirits at happy events, and he spoke with confidence: "These are the ministers of the court, the children of Confucianism, they are quite picky, and they must not let others underestimate the etiquette of my Mu family!" ”

"Lord, please rest assured, I will never let the lord lose his courtesy today!"

Cheng Luo walked up and said with a smile.

"Today is my son's big day, family affairs are not related to government affairs, you and I are brothers, there is no lord here, you can call me a big brother!" Mu Shan straightened his robe and corrected Cheng Luo's statement.

Now the pastoral party faction has leaned towards the government and the opposition, and its command is not only soldiers and horses, but also countless officials of all sizes, naturally they are rules, and Mushan has become more powerful in recent years, even if Chengluo Zhang Gu and others dare not be presumptuous in front of him, they can only be honored as the lord.

However, today is a happy day for Mujing, and in Mushan's heart, it is a family matter, a good thing that can be shared with his brothers, so he can correct the title of Cheng Luo, and this time it seems that the family affection is a little stronger

"Yes, big brother!"

Cheng Luo still remained respectful, but his title was changed.

"It's a pity, Lei Gong is no longer there, otherwise he should be happy for Jing'er when he sees today's situation, he has loved Jing'er more than me since he was a child, and Jing'er is half of the Lei family, but he is not blessed to see Jing'er start a family!"

Mushan suddenly felt a little nostalgic for the past and said regretfully.

At the beginning of the mushroom mountain outside Wuyin County, he, Lei Gong, Cheng Luo, Zhang Gu, and Zhao Ping brothers have always carried the identity of a yellow turban remnant, hiding in Tibet, and such a difficult day was finally carried down.

But he never thought that during the battle of Runan, he lost Lei Gong's life.

Five brothers, go to one of them.

He has always been a little unable to get over this hurdle.

"Big brother, life and death are fateful, we can have today, we are all earned, otherwise we would have died as early as the defeat of the Yellow Turbans, who would have thought that we would one day be able to step into this Luoyang City and become a human being, if Lei Gong is in the spirit of the sky, he will definitely be able to see it!" Cheng Luo said in a low voice.

The pastoral party has come to this point, the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, the glory is incomparable, and the people of the world see the power of the Mu family, but who has ever thought that how many people have paved this road with blood and bones.

Walking down from the mushroom mountain, the battle of Wuyin, the suppression of bandits in Nanyang, the secret battle of Wancheng, the expedition to Runan, was besieged, and the defeat turned into victory...... After one battle after another, even thirty percent of the sons on Mushroom Mountain were gone, and most of them were already halfway there.

"Wish he could see it!"

Mu Shan cleaned up his somewhat depressed mood, today is the day of his son's marriage, he can't let the emotion make the scene a little ugly, he began to change the topic, said: "Zideng, there is one more thing, today is Jing'er's big day, I don't want anyone to make trouble, although there are Jin Wuti cavalry and county soldiers on the periphery to maintain order, but there are no own soldiers and horses, after all, don't worry, you let Huang Shao arrange five hundred elite soldiers to guard the Quartet, today's wedding is related to the future of my Mu family, no one wants to destroy!" ”

"Yes!"

When Cheng Luo heard this, he nodded in agreement, then turned around and left, and began to arrange one or two.

"Big brother, the gift from the palace is here!"

Zhang Gu hurriedly walked over and said, "Your Majesty sent one, and the Queen Mother sent another!" ”

Today, he is responsible for receiving gifts, don't think this is a simple job, today's Mu clan is powerful, the entire court obeys, even the scholars have to be afraid of three points, and now it is still married to the world's great Confucian Cai Yong, it must be broken by someone, and the gift can pile up the entire mansion of the gift.

And the gift in return involves a matter of etiquette, the whole era, the Confucianism and Taoism, re-enter Mount Tai, a little careless, will be reduced to the handle, was talked about.

"Since it was sent from the palace, it is a wish of the royal family, you don't have to deal with it, you can put it in the treasury first!" Makiyama said indifferently.

"Got it!"

Zhang Gu nodded: "In addition, I feel that there may be more guests today, and there is not enough space in the house!" ”

The Taifu Mansion is big enough, but today's situation, before it has begun, it is already like a cloud, and it is impossible to say how far it will go.

"Then start from Zhengyang Street and put up flowing water seats!" Mushan said magnificently: "My son's wedding, should be celebrated with Luoyang, but anyone who comes, regardless of the enemy, class, official position, or place, can be seated!" ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it!"

When Zhang Gu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he nodded suddenly.

……

In the mansion, everyone's pace is very nervous, after all, on such a happy day, the guests are also noble, and everyone's hearts are tense, and naturally they are nervous even walking.

Especially in the Jingping courtyard, these little girls in spring, summer, autumn and winter, as housekeepers, constantly commanded some of the Jingping personal guard battalions to begin to deploy around, especially the layout of the new house, and not a single mistake was allowed.

"Your Highness, in fact, you don't need to do these things!" In the new house, Chuncha is a little distressed and looks at your master.

Mu Jing and Cai Yan's new house was indeed decorated by Zhang Ning, which is a bit ironic, but Zhang Ning really did it, and it was done very well.

"I have already said that the Holy Maiden of Taiping is dead, and there is only the Great Commander of the Taiping Divine Guard Army in the world, and there is no His Royal Highness, call me the Great Commander!"

Zhang Ning squinted at the spring tea.

"Yes, Grand Commander!" Chuncha nodded humbly, as a descendant of Taiping, she followed Zhang Ning for a long time, and then Zhang Ning fled, she also went all the way south to the worst, and was dying when Zhang Ning was found, in her heart, Zhang Ning is the lord and a relative.

"What about the son?"

"He looks like he's still sleeping!"

"The auspicious time is coming, you all go and call him up, don't delay the auspicious time!"

"No!"

Chuncha nodded and bowed away.

Zhang Ning stood alone in this festive new house, his delicate and beautiful face sometimes laughing and sometimes crying, his eyes were resentful, and he swept everything here: "This is all I have arranged for you, and it is the only thing I can do for you!" ”

She had such a dream, dreaming that she and Mu Jing were in the new house, but after waking up from the dream, the reality was still so cruel, Zhang Ning, the saint of peace, the Han Dynasty would not be extinguished for a day, and she would never see the light.

……

In the wings.

"Shizi, the auspicious time is coming, please get up and bathe and change clothes!"

Spring tea and summer sword, autumn moon and winter water, four pretty little girls stood at the door of the wing, facing the bed, and said respectfully.

Mu Jing got up from the bed, lifted the thin cold quilt, reached out to stroke his messy hair, and said, "When is this?" ”

He didn't sleep very well this night, but he just wanted to lie in bed and didn't want to get up.

"Back to the world, it's already a moment of time!"

Chuncha replied.

"That's still early!" When Mu Jing heard this, he lay down directly, then hugged the thin quilt, turned over, and fell asleep again.

"Shizi, now there is only one hour before the auspicious time for us to set off to welcome our relatives, if you don't have to get up to bathe and change clothes, then you will miss the hour, once you miss the hour, the Cai family will be dissatisfied, and it will also make the world laugh at our pastoral house for not knowing etiquette!"

Chuncha walked up, said in a deep voice, and said in a low voice.

Sometimes she just can't understand the two masters, Mu Jing and Zhang Ning, why do they have to torture themselves to make an unwilling choice, when they can have a second choice.

"Dead girl, just like your master, you won't let me sleep in peace!" Mu Jing was a little unhappy, and got up from the bed with a chatter.

It's not that he doesn't want to marry Cai Yan, Cai Yan is not only a beauty, but also a talented woman, but as a modern soul, what he values more is affection, and between him and Cai Yan, he always feels that there is less communication.

The engagement was a political deal, and he resented it.

It's just that this marriage contract has been completed, and the general trend is like this, his small arms and legs are irrefutable, so he will have some petty temperament, but he can't escape after all, so he obeys the destiny of heaven.

"Xiaoqiu, Xiaodong, bathe the prince!" Chuncha waved his hand, and the majesty of the big butler burst out.

"No!"

The two younger girls stepped forward and pulled Mu Jing directly into the bathtub behind the screen on the left, and hot water was already ready in the bathtub.

Mu Jing is too lazy to do it, the enjoyment of the children who are too full of gentlemen, at their mercy, from bathing, to changing clothes, just like a puppet, let these four girls be fully responsible, about half an hour, the one who appeared at the door of Jingping Courtyard was a groom with outstanding demeanor.

"Daddy!"

Mu Jing was wearing a bright red splendid costume, and a dragon python was embroidered on the front and back of the costume, which was already an over-specification costume, and only the prince had a costume.

"Jing'er, now the time is almost up, you should be ready to set off to Cai Mansion to welcome your relatives, your father has already arranged it, but Cai Mansion is a scholarly family after all, and there must be many rules and etiquette, so you must be cautious when greeting your relatives, and you must not lose the face of our Mu family!"

Mu Shan was laughing all morning, he smiled very happily, not the kind of hypocritical smile of a politician, but laughing from the heart, he greeted the guests in and out, and said to Mu Jing.

Although he is not a scholar, but the Confucianism of this era is innumerable, and it has already influenced generations, even if people who have not read books, they will be influenced by some Confucianism around them, so they will think that their attitude towards readers will be superior.

Although he is not a Confucian disciple, he also admired Cai Yong, a great Confucian of Shilin, and he never thought that his son could become the son-in-law of Cai Yong, a famous Confucian of Shilin, which was even happier than when he led his troops into Luoyang and sat in the position of Taifu.

"Jing knows!"

Mu Jing heard the words and responded calmly.

It has already been a boat, and he will not play tricks at this time, after all, the tree wants a skin, and a person lives with a face, and what he loses is Mushan's face and the face of Taifu Mu's family.

When Mu Jing walked to the door, the team to greet the relatives was ready.

The procession to welcome the relatives is very large, an open carriage, four strong horses pulled by horses, the carriage is tall, the decoration is beautiful, the left and right bead curtains are hanging, and the tables and chairs inside are placed in a very stylish manner.

In addition, there is a queue of ninety-nine horses, which directly surrounds the carriage.

The big red horses at the front were Mujing's mounts.

The accompanying relatives are all the descendants of the pastoral family, headed by the elder Zhao Ping, and the generals of the pioneer battalion Lei Hu, Zhang Shi, and Tan Zong...... Wait, everyone is a person who came out of Mushroom Mountain at the beginning, and they are close relatives of the pastoral family.

The horses in the back also pulled out several carriages to welcome their relatives.

The dowry has already been issued, but there is also a wedding gift when welcoming relatives, and this wedding ceremony is not compulsory, but the current power of the Mu family naturally does a good job of facade with rich and generous faces.

"It's auspicious!" A middle-aged man shouted at the door.

That's a thumbs.

The so-called praise, in this era is the person who presides over the wedding, and there are at least a dozen praises who preside over the wedding today, from going out to greet relatives to welcoming relatives back, they are very well prepared.

"Let's go!"

Mu Jing turned over his horse, rode a big red horse, and set off towards Caifu.