Chapter 38: Marriage
"Is there a third highness in the car?" The guard asked in front of the gate.
"Yes, it's the Third Highness. What's the matter with you? Ni Poyu asked strangely. I've been in and out so many times, and I've never been stopped.
"The prince has an order, and when he saw His Highness, he directly asked His Highness to go to the prince's mansion. There are important matters to discuss in the prince's mansion. After the guard finished speaking, he let the car go.
"Brother Po, when I enter the inner city, I will go directly to the Shizi Mansion." Zhu Shaochen said.
When you enter the inner city, you generally don't need to be followed by guards.
"Yes, after the subordinates have settled the carriage and horses, they will wait for you outside the prince's mansion." Ni Poyu said. Now when Li Xi is away, Ni Poyu plays the role of Li Xi.
In fact, this time, seeing that Zhu Shaochen and Murong Shanshan have a good relationship, Ni Poyu doesn't know why, and he always feels a little uncomfortable.
However, Zhu Shaochen is the master, he is just a guard of the Zhou Palace. He just needs to do his job.
Zhu Shaochen entered the inner city, got out of the car and went straight to the Shizi Mansion. This seems to be a matter of urgency. I even had to come to the door guard to pass the word.
Before he entered the door, he saw Zhou Wangye's eight-lift sedan chair, and he was also rushing to Shizi's mansion.
It's weird.
What a big deal that has to be.
alarmed the old prince again, Zhu Shaochen walked briskly, and finally caught up with Zhu Suqin's sedan chair in front of the door of the Shizi's Mansion.
Seeing that the prince got off the sedan chair, he hurriedly saluted the old prince.
The old prince looked at Zhu Shaochen, but he just laughed dryly, but didn't speak.
Directly stretched out a hand and let Zhu Shaochen support him.
Zhu Shaochen had no choice but to support the old prince all the way and enter the main hall of the Shizi Mansion.
When I entered the gate, I saw that the masters of the palace were all there.
Shizi, Shizi Concubine, Zhu Shaoli, Zhu Shaoren...... Concubine Jiang also has her two younger brothers, who are still young.
It turned out that Murong Shangwu and Murong Xiong, even Murong Jun's kid were inside.
Murong Jun also winked at Zhu Shaochen.
When Zhu Shaochen saw Murong's family, he had a little ominous premonition.
Fortunately, he just sent Murong Shanshan back.
This is to ask his own teacher to ask for sin? Not really!
Now that Lord Zhou is here, naturally everyone has to come over to say goodbye.
"Lord Wang, you're here too." Murong Shangwu said.
"How could you not come to participate in this kind of thing."
Zhu Suqin smiled and went over to hold Murong Shangwu's hand. "Brother, it's not easy for us."
"Yes! Lord Wang, my subordinates have been waiting for this day for a long time. Murong Shangwu replied.
Zhu Shaochen was depressed for a while, what's the matter, you are so enthusiastic.
"Not bad, Shao Chen, you come. Today, your father and mother have found a good family affair for you! ”
Zhou Wang Ye turned around at this time and also held Zhu Shaochen's hand.
What the? Good family?
These people ...... Do you want to marry Murong Shanshan to me?
Zhu Shaochen was stunned in his heart, it was simply terrifying!
“…… This? Zhu Shaochen didn't know what to say.
"Third Highness, Shanshan will ask you in the future."
Murong Jun also came over and said to Zhu Shaochen with eyebrows.
"What? Shan? I just sent her back to the dart game......" Zhu Shaochen was speechless.
Zhu Gongqi and the princess came to Zhu Shaochen's side at this time.
Zhu Gongqi said, "Chen'er, since you and Miss Murong are interested. Then your father and your mother will naturally fulfill you. ”
"I ......"
Wang also said: "Yes, Chen'er, I think I'll make a family appointment first." ”
"This ......"
……
Zhu Shaochen was surprised. He can't say no in this day and age.
Because to say no, that's to look down on other people's daughters.
Regarding the relationship between the Murong family and the Zhou Wang family, he can't say no.
Grandpa, Daddy! There is no happiness in a feudal arranged marriage! Zhu Shaochen shouted in his heart.
What to do? What to do? He encountered the first difficult problem in the five years of travel.
And he was powerless to resist.
"Let's settle it. Brother Shangwu, tomorrow my Zhou Wangfu will send someone to the door to ask for the name. "Lord Zhou is the final word.
"Lord Wang, there is no need to ask for a name. The eight characters of Miss Murong's birthday that the concubine asked for last night had already been given to Chen'er and Miss Murong this morning. The two of them are very compatible! Wang said hurriedly.
Co-authored and talked so late last night, just talking these words.
The princess of this world, she doesn't care about telling her about her birthday last night in front of the girl's family. Anyway, she doesn't think that the Murong family is an outsider.
"So good! That's great! ”
Zhou Wangye was so happy that he kept stroking his half-foot-long beard.
"Lord Wang, that subordinate will be at home tomorrow waiting for the Lord to send someone here."
Murong Shangwu was also overjoyed.
The relationship between the two families was originally good, but now they are even more close.
The hall was full of good news, only Zhu Shaochen was obviously very aggrieved, but he still had to pretend to have an expression that I didn't understand anything.
It's a blessing. It happened too suddenly. Zhu Shaochen was not mentally prepared at all.
Fortunately, it's just Nacai, and it can only be regarded as a fixed parent. Zhu Shaochen comforted himself like this.
This absurd blind date ended without the woman being present.
The status of women in this era is so low.
The words of the matchmaker are bigger than the sky.
Although Zhu Shaochen said that he was a man, he was powerless to resist.
At this time, seeing that Zhu Shaochen was restless, Concubine Jiang also came over to join in the fun: "Shaochen, my aunt also congratulates you." ”
To be honest, the people of the Jiang family are all good-looking, and this Concubine Jiang is really beautiful.
In the future, the standard Internet celebrity face will definitely be able to turn red.
Speaking of which, Jiang Yuren is also good-looking, but he is a little bit of a mother.
Zhu Shaochen looked at his two younger brothers, and sure enough, they were a little more like the Jiang family.
To be honest, the old Zhu family is relatively sturdy and not so weak, but it is definitely not good-looking.
“…… Thank you, auntie......"
Zhu Shaochen didn't think that she could also come to congratulate herself.
Zhu Gongqi saw the contact between Jiang and Zhu Shaochen, and he was nervous for a while, and quickly changed the topic.
"Yes, Father, tomorrow is the day when King Fu will go to my Kaifeng. It also coincided with the marriage of our two families. It seems that getting this Hui salt and salt introduction this time will definitely be a matter of course. ”
Zhu Gongqi said, but King Fu's coming tomorrow is also of great significance to Zhou Fan.
"Yes, King Fu is coming tomorrow, you are ready." Zhou Wang Ye asked Zhu Gong.
"Back to my father, all the matters to welcome King Fu into the city have been completed, King Fu will enter the city tomorrow and go to Caomen, and then the child will arrange for a day of rest in the original Yongning Palace, and then set off for Luoyang." Zhu Gongyu replied.
"Yes, you can do whatever you decide. Your Majesty does not have a holy decree, and it will be inconvenient for King Gu to meet King Fu tomorrow. We must handle this matter well, so as not to make King Fu prejudiced against my Zhou Domain. Zhu Suqin said.
"Yes! Father, rest assured. Zhu Gongqi replied respectfully.
Prince Zhou waved his hand, and took Murong Shangwu and the two of them to walk and chat, and went towards the palace garden.
The rest of the people in the hall were headed by Zhu Gongfang.
"Shao Li, Shao Ren, Shao Chen." Zhu Gongyu said in a deep voice.
"Wake up early tomorrow. Someone came to report that King Fu arrived in Chenliu County yesterday, rested for a day today, and will set off early tomorrow morning, which is half a day's journey from Chenliu County to Kaifeng Mansion. I think that King Fu will arrive outside my Kaifeng City after noon tomorrow, and at that time, more than 40 county kings of our Zhou domain will be greeted together with the local officials of Henan. ”
"Dad, in fact, the child has always wanted to ask, why did King Fu pass by my Kaifeng in a chariot and horse? Why didn't King Fu cross the Yellow River at the Fengling Ferry, and then go east after the Fengling Ferry to reach Luoyang directly. Zhu Shaoren asked.
"Originally, I was a little strange about this. Later, Liang Zuling, the political envoy of Henan Zuobu, said that His Royal Highness King Fu was carrying a lot of materials, so he took the Cao Yun to Beijing, and the Cao boat on the return journey went south along the canal. King Fu left Beijing this time, and he used more than 1,000 ships alone. ”
Zhu Gongyu said that he also felt incredible. A thousand ships, the loading capacity is really terrifying. Zhu Gongyu said while imagining the appearance of thousands of ships, and couldn't help but feel that this blessed king was really a big deal.
"Who knew that after the boat arrived in Xuzhou, it was expected to be able to go through the canal, but this year's rain was insufficient. There is no water in the Tongji Canal. I had to go overland again. From Xuzhou to Guide Mansion and then to Qixian County, Chenliu, all the way to the west, this is naturally from our Kaifeng passing. ”
Zhu Gongyu continued.
"Dad, I heard that King Fu only travels fifty miles a day, asking for bribes from officials and harassing the people along the way, and there are even King Fu guards' extortion and murder to commit crimes."
Zhu Shaoli also said, in fact, these are all passed down from people in the palace. It is said that King Fu only travels fifty miles a day, just so that he can earn tens of thousands of taels of silver before he reaches Luoyang.
But Zhu Shaoli behind this is inconvenient to say.
"Shaoli, don't listen to people's nonsense. His Royal Highness King Fu was a vassal domain, but His Majesty gave His Royal Highness King Fu the treasures offered by the salt envoy and the mine supervisor over the years. Your Majesty loves the King of Fu far more than the Crown Prince. King Fu has countless treasures, how can he look at this little thing of the local people? ”
Zhu Gongyu said slowly, he thought, most of these are officials who are familiar with the prince along the way.
"Alright, let's not talk about that."
"Everyone, tomorrow to welcome King Fu, I will rely on you to work together. Done this errand beautifully. This also gives the palace a long face. ”
Zhu Gongqi made the final mobilization for everyone in the palace present.
"Yes, everything is up to His Royal Highness." Everyone said.
Zhu Shaochen was still in a daze, and he didn't care too much about what they said.
Even when the prince disbanded the meeting, he didn't know it.
That's it, TM suddenly got married?
Seeing that Zhu Shaochen was wrong, the Wang family hurriedly called him to his palace and asked, "Shaochen, are you dissatisfied with this Zhuang marriage?" ”
"Oh, no, the child thanked his mother."
Zhu Shaochen understood that he was powerless at this time.
Even Prince Zhou has already made a decision, and it is useless to think about it.
Do you want to make trouble at this time, saying, 'I don't want to, I don't want to marry, I don't want to be killed?' That's all in a novel.
"The boy will go back first." Wang saw that Zhu Shaochen was abnormal, and he didn't even rub his own food.
I also felt like I was doing things too fast for a while.
However, in this era, marriage is the order of the parents, and the words of the matchmaker have nothing to do with the parties to the marriage.
Out of the gate of the Shizi Mansion, I saw Ni Poyu standing outside the door.
Ni Poyu must have heard about this, but he also bowed his head and remained silent.
The two of them were slowly silent all the way and returned to Zhu Shaochen's bedroom.