Chapter 26 The new house is settled, and everyone comes to congratulate
The patriarch of the Wang family, "Wang Gongming", has a little appreciation for Wang Mang since he met Wang Mang that day and talked about some of the views of the four major families. Thinking about it from the bottom of his stomach, he felt that since his Wang family could sit back and relax this time, there was no problem, so there was no need to throw Wang Mang out to ask the Huo family for guilt.
Then spend some energy, using Wang Mang's decisive, ruthless, and calculating temperament, to cultivate him into a knife and leave it for his son Wang Xiannian to use. In this way, with the help of Wang Mang's power, Wang Xiannian may really be able to sit on that throne in the future.
I secretly thought about it a lot, and suddenly heard that Xue Fengyi said that Wang Mang was going to get married in the near future, and immediately thought about it.
Xue Fengyi is a woman, and it is not good to show up often to handle things. Wang Gongming was willing to help, and specially asked his son Wang Xiannian to lead more than 100 small maids of all sizes to help.
The next morning, Wang Xiannian came to Rongfu and met Xue Fengyi and Wang Yuanhai. He negotiated with Wang Yuanhai on a series of things such as building a new house and entertainment etiquette.
And called a few respected old gentlemen, inspected the Rongfu place, painted the plaque couplets of the cave house, inspected the etiquette of the people, and the entertainment facilities.
Since then, gold, silver, copper, tin, civil engineering, bricks and tiles have been transplanted from other places or purchased from the market.
Xue Fengyi is hindered by identity problems, and has the intention to do some things, but it is not easy to show up. I had to order the housekeeper Wang Da and his henchman Yu Lao to take care of it and report the situation in time.
Yu Lao and Wang Da led many small servants and craftsmen from all walks of life, according to the proposal negotiated by Wang Xiannian and Wang Yuanhai, arranged and built Zhang Luo, where the mountains were dug and ponds, the buildings were erected, the flowers and grass were planted, and everything that should be the scene was complete.
In just three days and three nights, a luxurious new house pavilion was built, equipped with a garden, backyard, bamboo forest, pond, etc., just like a new mansion.
The speed and the set is magical, not only is it extremely fast, but it's also done to an incredible degree.
For this wedding, the patriarch Wang Gongming ordered earlier.
If you want people to come out and money to pay, you must make it within three days, and you must not lose etiquette. must sell face to Xue Fengyi, and it will be good to meet and talk about things in the future.
Three days went by in a flash!
On the fourth day, before the sky dawned and the fog was hazy, the Wang family was already very lively. The lanterns are colorful, the gongs and drums are shaking the sky, the pigs and sheep are slaughtered, the tables are set and the stools are moved, and the families are busy and busy.
Xue Fengyi put on gorgeous new clothes early in the morning and led Shangguan Ningxuan to inspect and inspect everywhere.
When I came to the door, I saw the couplet dragon flying and phoenix dancing by the door, and the plaque was carved with gold and silver, which was luxurious and compelling. Greatly satisfied, he nodded again and again.
Take a look further, the tables, chairs and benches are all new, there are many antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and the furnishings are elegant.
Outside the courtyard, drum halls were erected. The two classes of Caiyi are also in good spirits, shining brightly, practicing joy, harmony and beauty, and laughter.
In the blink of an eye, it was about 8 o'clock in the morning.
Xue Fengyi and Wang Yuanhai sat in the high hall and greeted each other. There are 100 chairs under it, equipped with tea sets, and all the descendants of the Wang family are coming, waiting for the guests and auspicious times.
In the center of the hall, there is a red carpet, two meters wide. It extends straight from the top of the hall to the entrance of the compound, about dozens of meters, and the colors are extremely bright......
When everyone was talking and laughing, they only heard the housekeeper Wang shouting at the door: "Yuzhou Huwei General Wang Xianzhi "sent someone" to congratulate him!" ”
After drinking, the housekeeper ordered someone to take over the gift registration, drank the number of congratulatory gifts, and ordered a small servant to lead the people into the high hall.
The person who came was wearing military armor, but he was a soldier, and it was inconvenient to perform the full salute. He only bowed slightly, and said to Xue Fengyi: "Old lady Qiqi, the general is entangled in things and cannot come, so I specially ordered me to hurry up eight hundred miles to congratulate him." The last general congratulates the old lady, and congratulates the young master on his new marriage, a hundred sons and grandchildren, and a beautiful family..."
After this soldier said a lot of congratulatory words, Xue Fengyi smiled and said: "The younger brother has a heart, a few days ago I ordered someone to send a letter to him to report the news, it is difficult for him to send the general to congratulate him." The general can sit down and drink a cup of tea first, and when the wedding banquet begins, the general must drink a few more cups to cheer up. ”
"Yes, old lady!"
This soldier is the confidant of Huwei General Wang Xianzhi, and he knows that Wang Xianzhi respects Xue Fengyi's sister-in-law very much, and he also knows that Xue Fengyi must have a lot of things to explain to him afterwards, so he also found a place to sit down.
With this person at the beginning, the rest of the visitors also came in an endless stream, and they came to the door one after another.
However, this time, most of them are fourth- and fifth-grade officials, and there are no big families and others.
These officials were not qualified to sit in the hall, so they had to give gifts, congratulate them, and retire.
The royal family is a young master's wedding, and those who are eligible to sit in the hall are either princes or ministers and families. Ordinary officials give a gift and show their faces, and they will definitely not sit for a long time, so as not to be unable to socialize with many people.
These officials all have some brains, and they know that this wedding is done in a hurry, and they must not cause trouble, as long as they deliver the gifts according to the specifications.
After more than 100 officials sent congratulatory gifts, the scene was a little quieter, and no one came for more than half an hour.
It seems that those noble princes have discussed it and are not ready to come.
Xue Fengyi was not in a hurry about this, knowing that those real big people would not come until later. The first ones are just taking the lead.
Sure enough, after about forty minutes passed, the housekeeper shouted again: "The third prince, the fourth prince, the seventh prince, the eighth prince, and the thirteenth prince have arrived!" ”
The five princes' entourage handed over the congratulatory gifts to the housekeeper Wang Da, and Wang Da ordered someone to take it and register the account books. Then he ordered five maids to serve the five princes and guide them.
As for the little servants who came with the prince, they were all led to the side hall to drink tea and rest.
There are a total of seven princes in the imperial family, but the other two are not in Kyoto and cannot come.
At present, although these five princes usually have their own calculations and fights, they are also constantly greeting each other at the moment, like brothers in life and death, very harmonious.
When the five princes arrived in the hall, the Wang family stood up and made a national salute, and then Xue Fengyi said: "The five princes are thousands of years old, the dog is married, and the five princes are coming, how can the old woman be restrained?" ”
The five princes laughed in unison at everyone: "This time the newlywed is happy, you don't have to be polite." ”
After that, the fourth prince said to Xue Fengyi again: "Mrs. Wang, the Wang family is the most meritorious minister of my Han Dynasty, sticking to the frontier, defeating the enemy, why did Madame say this?" ”
Xue Fengyi smiled slightly and invited five princes to take a seat.
After a while, the king shouted again: "The emperor's holy decree is ...."
When Xue Fengyi heard this, her brows furrowed slightly, and she thought to herself: "Then why did Liu Xin order someone to send the holy decree?" Bowing in front of everyone's eyes is also a big trouble. ”
It turns out that although the people of the Wang family can ignore the holy decree at ordinary times, but when the holy decree arrives, it is still necessary to kneel three times and bow nine times in accordance with the national rites, and set up a case to receive the decree, which is very troublesome.
Of course, if this emperor is like Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Wu of Han, it will be a great joy. But at present, Liu Xin, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, has no achievements, no real power, no will, no congratulations, no impact, and the big family doesn't take him seriously.
After thinking for a moment, Xue Fengyi was about to order someone to set up a case to receive the order, when the father-in-law who delivered the decree entered the main hall.
When the people saw this, they hurriedly got up and were about to bow down.
The father-in-law smiled and said: "There is a decree in the saint, today is a great joy, and all the etiquette can be waived." ”
When everyone heard this, they were slightly relieved.
Immediately, the father-in-law opened the holy decree and read: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says, Wang Mang is newly married, congratulate the new year, give a thousand taels of gold, a thousand taels of silver, and a thousand horses of colored satin, and congratulate Wang Mang on the harmony of his husband and wife, and ..... a hundred sons and grandchildren."
The father-in-law of the decree chattered for a long time, and finally smiled at Xue Fengyi: "Congratulations to the old lady, congratulations to the old lady." This old lady's young son's wedding can be said to be a big wish of the old lady! ”
"Thank you, father-in-law, congratulations, father-in-law can have a cup of tea first, later..."
Before he finished speaking, the father-in-law replied: "Old lady, Your Majesty is still waiting for the slave to reply, so the slave will stay soon." ”
Xue Fengyi took a silver tael and handed it to her father-in-law, and said with a smile: "My father-in-law came here to deliver the decree, but he was fortunate. Since there is no time to sit for a long time, the old woman is not forced to stay. This little meaning is not a tribute, and I hope that my father-in-law will accept it. ”
The father-in-law took the money, saluted several princes, and retreated across the door.
After the five princes and the emperor's holy decree came, the major families and powerful princes in the imperial capital also began to come, and the whole scene became lively again.
Among these families, other families and powerful marquis all sent congratulatory gifts according to the normal number of gifts. Only Sun, Zhang, Huo, and Yang went through the motions, and just sent a few colored satins and some antiques.
Many people from the family saw that the attitude of the four families was arrogant and frivolous, and they secretly calculated in their hearts.
Sending colored satin antiques alone means that they are haunted by the previous things, vowing not to give up, and to launch a revenge posture.
Regarding this situation, Xue Fengyi and Wang Xiannian did not care, and they had already made arrangements in their hearts.
This gift giving alone lasted from 8 a.m. to nearly noon. The families that should come are basically all here, and they have shown the prosperity of the Wang family to the fullest.
It is worth mentioning that no one from the Wei family came, which caused the five princes and other powerful families to be a little surprised, and I don't know how the Wang family had a bad relationship with the first family "Wei family".
For such a situation, many people from the family are secretly gloating. It is expected that the Wang family will definitely suffer huge losses this time, and it will definitely be difficult to resist the joint attack of the five major families, and the prestige of the first-class family will no longer be restored.
Regarding the Wei family's non-come, the Huo family and the Wang family naturally knew about it and were too lazy to care.
It was about noon on the day, and the old man who presided over the master of ceremonies of the Wang family shouted: "The auspicious time has come, and the newcomers enter the church to worship heaven and earth!" ”
The old man spoke, and the maidservant below turned around and walked out of the hall, crossed the courtyard, entered the side room, and invited Wang Jingyan and Wang Mang to come out to worship heaven and earth.
In Wang Jingyan's side room, at this moment, she wears a golden silk eight-treasure bead hairpin and phoenix crown, hangs Chaoyang five phoenix colored jade on her waist, wears a red wedding dress with a hundred plates of gold, and ties a green palace silk, and steps on a thousand phoenix auspicious cloud boots.
At first glance, I didn't think that the fairies in the sky descended to the earth, which was unforgettable.
At this moment, she sat upright on the phoenix chair, her hands squared between her knees.
In front of her, there is a bronze mirror with countless jewels on the edges.
She looked at the bronze mirror for a while, looked at her current appearance, couldn't help but be stunned, and muttered: "Today, am I going to marry Wang Mang?" Is he my future father-in-law? ”
At this moment, she only felt that it was all like a dream, and things were moving too fast.
I couldn't help but flash the scene where I and Wang Mang held hands and played an umbrella together, and my pretty face instantly turned red.
When he was young, Shangguan Ningxuan came here from the side, saw Wang Jingyan stunned, walked up to him and said, "Jingyan, what are you thinking?" It's a shame that you're so engrossed. ”