Chapter 175: The Big Wedding (Part II)
It wasn't a problem just now, but now it's called a real trouble.
Fang Zheng was holding the big white goose that had already disappeared in his hand, and he was at a loss in his heart.
I don't know which old-timer set the rules, you must use geese to get married, and you must be live geese, the current situation is that the killer brother destroyed the bird with his hot hands, and killed one on the spot, and the consequences are ...... It's not ordinary.
Xiao Wu cried very sadly, because he was in charge of the cage where the wild geese were kept, and now something happened, it was estimated that Mrs. Fang would not be able to spare him.
"Young master, what should I do with the little one?" Xiao Wu sobbed and said, he didn't dare to find a killer brother to theorize, so he had to ask Fang Zheng for help.
Fang Zheng scratched his head, it happened so suddenly, he couldn't think of a good way for a while.
Looking at Xiao Wu's pitiful appearance, he couldn't bear it in his heart, and only after scratching his scalp did he think of a helpless solution.
They found a duck, rolled it in flour twice, and put it in a cage, which at first glance looked like a white goose.
"Okay?" Xiao Wu looked at the unconvincing impostor in the cage worriedly, and was very worried.
"Yes, of course." Fang Zheng patted his chest and reassured.
When Xiao Wu heard the young master's assurance, he finally let go.
Then he thought of a very serious problem.
"Young master, what happened, will it affect the villain's future?" Xiao Wu asked very seriously.
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Fang Zheng really didn't know how to answer Xiao Wu, and he didn't even think of the answer when he thought about it, the future of a companion reading boy...... Or a reading boy, right?
Since the morning, the proprietors of the major businesses in the capital who came to congratulate have come to the door one after another, Steward Sun arranged them one by one, Master Fang invited two opera troupes with a lot of money, as well as Mr. Storyteller, juggling team, all of them appeared on the stage in the house, for a time Fangfu was lively like a bustling bazaar, adults laughed, children ran, and the maids and maids shuttled around in the crowd with various fruit plates and snacks, busy and orderly.
The busyness of the whole day made Fang Zheng's body and bones seem to fall apart, and if he continued to toss like this, most of the cave rooms tonight would be powerless, unless Changping's girl could continue to maintain her enthusiastic and unrestrained side in bed, and adopt the male and female style, otherwise after drinking the acacia wine, everyone should wash and sleep......
There were more and more guests in the house, and when it was almost dusk, the officials of the court and the central government also came to the door one after another, and after each official, there were several family members carrying heavy gifts, listening, "carrying". Fang Zheng looked at the load of gifts with golden light in his eyes, and under the command of Steward Sun, he moved into the warehouse, and sent it, and sent it again! As we all know, Fang Zheng is the emperor's confidant and confidant, and he is deeply favored, and today he has become the emperor's son-in-law, and he has stepped into the ranks of the emperor's relatives and relatives.
After greeting the officials from all walks of life, it was already dusk, and the last step of the wedding had been carried out at this time - to welcome in person.
Accompanied by Yang Duqing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the subordinates of the Fang family, and with the blessings of his father and mother, Fang Zheng rode a high-headed horse with a snow-white body, and went to the palace to marry Changping. followed out the six rites of recruitment, and a lot of dowry gifts that even Fang Zheng couldn't say.
Gong and drummer suona hand kept blowing and beating with the team, watching the lively people along the street, Fang Zheng's marriage eased the recent downturn and depressive atmosphere in the capital, and the people temporarily forgot the thick shadow shrouded in their hearts, and took to the streets, curiously looking at Fang Zheng who was sitting on horseback and waving to them frequently.
"Whose kid is that? It's just a kiss, do you need to be so proud? ”
"Shhhh Be quiet! Don't kill you? You don't know this Fang Tai Sui? He is married to the emperor's second daughter, Princess Changping, weigh it yourself, can you afford to mess with these two? ”
"Fang Tai Sui? The name is familiar......"
"How ungrateful! If it weren't for this Lord Fang, your whole family, including you, might have been slaves for them on the steppe of the Turks! ”
"Ahh It turned out to be him! ”
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Fang Zheng didn't care about the people watching him at all, he even felt very proud now, so he behaved very affinity, and kept waving and greeting the people along the way, as if he was inspecting the grassroots under the leadership of the national level.
At noon, Yang Duqing came to Fang's mansion and told the second elder of the Fang family that Qin Tianjian had calculated the birthdays of Fang Zheng and Changping, and got an eight-character comment: "Both rich and expensive, a match made in heaven." ”
Fang Zheng thought to himself, my family is rich, and your family has the power, isn't it "rich and expensive", and the officials of this Qin Tianjian will also be tricky.
Looking up at the sky, it was still gray, except for this unfortunate weather, everything was going well today.
Fang Zheng glanced back at the long line of greetings, and the duck in the cage who followed the team. If there is anything to worry about, it is only this duck pretending to be a wild goose, and I hope that it will not be seen through by then.
The team soon came to the west gate of the palace, and it was actually a fat man who came out to greet Fang Zheng and his party, followed by a large group of palace maids and eunuchs, looking at Fang Zheng with a smile one by one.
Today's fat man is obviously dressed up carefully, wearing a festive red prince python robe, and his white and chubby face on weekdays is actually red today, looking from a distance, like a king-size deformed red apple, which makes the fat man who already looks honest feel a little more funny.
Fang Zheng got off the horse and looked behind the fat man suspiciously: "Why are you alone?" ”
The fat man smiled: "Isn't it enough for me alone?" Do you still want my father to come out in person? ”
Fang Zheng shook his head, glanced at the fat man carefully, and said with a smile: "Fat man, you are dressed very handsome today, more showy than me, the groom official, walk around the street, tsk, hook the soul......"
The fat man raised his eyebrows proudly and said with a smile: "My sister is married, of course I can't be lazy as a brother, how about it?" I'm okay with this look, right? I've been dressed up for more than an hour. ”
"Did you have powder on your face?" Fang Zheng frowned and asked, only to find that the fat man's face was a little abnormal.
The fat man smiled even more proudly: "Yes, rubbing some powder looks energetic, hey, your rouge is really good, look, wiping your face doesn't fall down, it's much better than ordinary rouge." ”
Fang Zheng felt a chill in his heart, what happened to this ancient man? A big man rubbed powder on his face, making it look like the East was undefeated, and he was not ashamed, but proud, and embarrassed?
"What kind of rouge do you use?" Fang Zheng felt that the fat man was dressed a little nondescriptly.
"What's wrong with your new rouge called 'Jade Renjiao'? Sister Feng personally sent it to my house. The fat man was stunned.
"Jade Renjiao"? Who got this name? How does it sound like some kind of aphrodisiac......
Fang Zheng shook his head solemnly: "Jade is not good, too soft, in strong light, it is easy to show traces, the highest state of rubbing powder is-'Can you see, I rubbed powder?'" Obviously, the marks on your face are too heavy. ”
The fat man subconsciously touched his face, and asked very humbly: "Then what kind of powder should I use?" ”
Fang Zheng showed an authoritative smile and said proudly: "Of course, you have to use another new product of my Ruyu Zhai, called 'Daughter Shame', which has a relatively high proportion of pearl powder, which is most suitable for people like you who are born with fair skin......"
"...... daughter ashamed? I remember that I used an aphrodisiac, and my name was also Daughter Shy, what a coincidence......" The fat man recalled.
"Oh? There is such an aphrodisiac? Do you still have it? ”
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The two stood at the gate of the palace and had a warm and cordial discussion on the two topics of beauty and aphrodisiac......
The eunuch and palace maid behind the fat man, and the welcoming team behind Fang Zheng yawned one after another.
"His Royal Highness King Fu, Lord Fang, it's almost auspicious, shouldn't we enter the palace?" Yang Duqing had to stand up and interrupt the casual chatter between the two.
"Huh?" The two looked sideways at the sky at the same time, and then glanced at each other with tacit understanding, and laughed in unison: "Yes, yes, yes, enter the palace, enter the palace......"
On the way to the palace, Fang Zheng realized that the fat man came out to greet the groom on behalf of the woman's parents, and among the many princes and princesses, only the fat man and Changping were the same father and mother, so the task of representing the woman's parents naturally fell on him.
Visiting the emperor with a happy face, he sent six gifts and a variety of dowry gifts, lined up in the spacious hall,—— including the duck pretending to be a wild goose.
The emperor was wearing a brand-new dragon robe, brushing his beard, and he was already smiling so much that he couldn't see his eyebrows. The people of the royal family all gathered together, the crown prince, the king of Thailand, the fat man, and even the little princess of Changle, as well as many officials of the Ministry of Rites, the eunuchs in charge of ceremonies, etc., whether they liked Fang Zheng or not, in front of the emperor, they all showed smiling faces, looking at this young man who had just joined the royal family.
Next to the emperor sat a graceful and luxurious middle-aged woman, looking at Fang Zheng with a smile, her eyes revealing love and appreciation for her juniors.
Wow Kaka, mother-in-law!
Fang Zheng was shocked, he came from his previous life, although he had never been married, but he knew that there was a terrible creature called his mother-in-law in this world, this creature made waves between his son-in-law and daughter, turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands into rain, from falling in love to talking about marriage, the man's family, work, origin, until the bride price, dowry, gold and silver jewelry, and even including the intercourse between the daughter and son-in-law after marriage, income, etc., etc., behind all this, the shadow of the mother-in-law looms in it, looking ahead, and suddenly behind, the supernatural powers are very vast......
This mother-in-law must be well-knotted! After Fang Zheng confirmed Li Guifei's identity, he quickly made this decision in his mind. In his heart, he doesn't have much reverence for the emperor, and sometimes he is not even afraid of offending the emperor, but he has a deep fear of this smiling mother-in-law. If he doesn't have a good relationship with her, he will not have a good time with Changping in the future.
In fact, Fang Zheng's worries are completely superfluous, he was poisoned by the social environment in his previous life, and now it is ancient times, the ancients paid attention to the daughter who married out, the water that was spilled, the woman married and obeyed the husband, and then she was a member of the husband's family, even if it was in the royal family, if the husband and wife did not get along with each other in a particularly discordant manner, the mother's family would generally not ask.
Immediately afterwards, Fang Zheng piled up the highest level of flattery and smiling in his life, hunched his waist, and smiled at Li Guifei: "The little son-in-law meets his mother-in-law, may his mother-in-law be in good health and live a long life, eight years Chinese New Year's Eve today, eighteen next year, the emperor laughed haha, the six palaces have no color, everyone praises you, if you ask who is the most beautiful in the deep palace, you are a flower ...... the top."
A temporary number of treasures made Concubine Li Guifei tremble, fell softly on the emperor's shoulder, kept wiping the tears from laughter, and gasped: "Your Majesty...... Our son-in-law's mouth is so sweet, you handed Mi'er to him, it's really wise......"
Fang Zheng was still smiling flatteringly, his eyes calmly met the disdainful gazes of the emperor and the fat man, Yang Duqing, and the many eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, and the pride in his heart was indescribable. Hmph, despise me as much as you want, you know the power of your mother-in-law! If I don't coax her well, can I worry about it in the future?
Although it was a happy day, the emperor couldn't help but snort heavily, did this kid take the wrong medicine? I've never been so flattering to me before, why are you so stammering with my mother-in-law?
Pressing the sour feeling in his heart, the emperor said with a calm face: "Fang Zheng, my Mi'er will be handed over to you from today, you have to treat her well, she has not suffered any grievances since she was a child, if you let me know that you treat her badly, hum!" Be careful with your ......"
"Your Majesty! Today is a day of great joy, don't always say kill, kill, how unlucky! Concubine Li Guifei interrupted the emperor's words with disgust. Fang Zheng's hard work soon received the effect of reciprocating the peach.
"Ahem...... Father-in-law Cao. ”
"The old slave is here." Gonggong Cao stood up respectfully.
"Get the marriage letter." The emperor commanded.
After clearing his throat, the emperor slowly unfolded the woman's marriage answer, and read with a slightly serious expression: "...... The prestige of the clan is not high, the voice is conscientious, the humility is humble, the diligence and sincerity are repeated, and the text of the surname will be the celebration of Bu IKEA ......"
"Quack, quack......" The abrupt cry interrupted the emperor's subdued voice.
Fang Zheng was startled, and a cold sweat broke out. Isn't it, Boss? Don't play with me at this time!
"What sound?" The emperor frowned and said, everyone's eyes roamed around, and nothing was found.
“…… Uh, it's nothing, it may be that Weichen's stomach is not very comfortable, so he made this noise,...... Your Majesty, continue. Fang Zheng hurriedly explained with a smile.
The emperor glared at him and continued: "...... Zhou Mi, the second daughter of Yiyi, is already in her prime, and her righteousness should be appropriate, and she is especially vain, and she is happy with Qin and Jin, and she is sincere and dares to speak out......"
"Karma, Karma......"
This time, everyone finally discovered the source of the noise.
Placing the marriage letter in the tray, the emperor stepped forward and carefully examined the strange creature in the cage.
"This is ......" The emperor frowned, as if he was lost in thought.
Fang Zheng wiped the cold sweat that went forward and followed, and hurriedly said with a smile: "...... Big geese, big white geese. ”
The emperor was still not relieved, and frowned: "This white goose ......"
"New breed, the latest breed, goose and duck hybrid......" Fang Zheng felt wet behind him.
As if to prove what Fang Zheng said, the duck in the cage flapped its wings twice and happily echoed twice: "Karma, Karma......"
In order to pretend to be a white goose, Fang Zheng rolled the duck twice in the flour pile, and now it shows sequelae. The duck's wings flapped, and within three feet of the cage, it was suddenly shrouded in a white flour mist.
Finished! Fang Zheng closed his eyes with a miserable expression. Piracy is always piracy, no matter how realistic it is, it can't be compared with the genuine version, just like the truth that "evil cannot prevail over good".
Pretending not to see everyone's face full of flour, Fang Zheng still laughed with him, and said stiffly: "...... The new breed of wild goose has the problem of shedding, but its essence is still a big white goose......"
The emperor's thick eyebrows were raised, and he was about to get angry, glanced around at the inexplicable crowd, and finally held back, glanced at Fang Zheng with a smile, took the marriage letter on the tray, and after snorting, he continued to read, but the speed was much faster.
This was followed by a series of court etiquette.
The royal family marries a daughter, naturally there are many more rules than the people, Fang Zheng was confused and let the eunuch in charge of the ceremonies fiddle, and finally he didn't remember how many kowtows he had, how much nonsense he listened, how many relatives of the royal family he met, and when he finally felt that he was about to hang up, the cumbersome court etiquette was finally over.
Led by the fat man and the king of Thailand, a group of people surrounded Fang Zheng and came to the palace where Changping lived, outside the door, a team of heroic women's soldiers were fully armed at the door, seeing Fang Zheng and a group of people coming in a noisy manner, the female guard commander led by the head raised her right hand and shouted delicately: "The groom stops!" ”
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I thought I could finish the big wedding in two chapters, but I found out that I was deeply wrong!
The process of the wedding in this book is slightly different from the real wedding in ancient times, strictly speaking, the six steps of the wedding cannot be completed in one day, and the emperor cannot marry a daughter, and the emperor cannot appear in person. I'm writing this way for the convenience of writing, so don't delve into it if you're good at it, just laugh it off.