Chapter 268: Letter from Zhongcheng
The next day of Shen Mo's engagement, Shen He and Master Yin finalized the marriage date of their children, and on the fifteenth day of the next month, Huang Daoji said that it was appropriate to marry.
After making a decision, the two began to prepare intensively, and even Shen Mo was assigned many errands, completely immersed in the pain of the pre-marital preparation period. If it weren't for Tao Yuchen coming over to help, he would have to be like Shen He, with a mouth full of foams.
Shen Mo pinched his fingers every day, looking forward to the fifteenth day of the next month, which is the legendary saying of transcending the sea of suffering...... On September 29, Shen He spoke: "Immortal Zhang of the City God Temple said that it is not a good time to make a bed today, but don't miss it." "The so-called bed is to move the bed where the bride and groom are going to sleep from the place where it is temporarily placed to the designated position.
Who specifies the location? Or that fairy, it is said that it is calculated according to the birth dates of the groom and the bride, and it is said that where it is put away, it must be put away, and it cannot be bad at all.
As for the bed? There is a saying that 'life is a lifetime, half a life in bed', of course, you can't be sloppy, but you don't have to be silent and break the bank, because his father-in-law is too rich, three days ago, he dispatched a lot of manpower, sent a graceful and luxurious, very large volume, spent countless carpentry, carving, painting, lacquer workers of the 'red sandalwood thousand beds' over.
Now he stood in front of this large bed eight feet high, nine feet long, and one foot wide, and marveled, and Shen Mo had never known before that the bed could also be divided into 'two rooms', the inside was a bed for sleeping, and the outside was a small dressing room where clothes could be undressed.
Although I don't know much about the goods, just from the exquisitely carved flower auspicious patterns, and dozens of glass and agate from the West are inlaid on them, I know that this thing is a few hundred taels of silver.
Silence is still like this, those Quanfu sisters-in-law who came to make a bed are even more hungry and saliva is about to stay, rubbing this expensive Qiangong bed over and over again, I really want to lie down and enjoy it.
It wasn't until there was a shout outside: 'The auspicious time has come', that a circle of people used their strength to feed, moved the marriage bed an inch eastward, and arrived at the auspicious seat of the bed...... In fact, at that time, it could be put away directly, but it had to be done twice and again, which was really formalism and killed people.
After the bed is set up, the good wives will make the bed, spread the dragon and phoenix quilt on it, and then sprinkle more than a dozen kinds of happy fruits such as red mung beans, lotus seeds, red dates, longan, walnuts, etc., and then let a little doll go up and roll, and they are not afraid of other children.
This time I went up and rolled, oh, it should be called 'turning the bed', it is the son of Zhu Dashou, in fact, Wu Dui also has a son, but it is not right, so he can only let Xian.
After pressing the bed, Shen Mo invited those good wives out for tea, he was really not used to so many people standing in his bedroom. The sisters-in-law reluctantly looked back at the red sandalwood thousand work bed, and at the same time instructed Shen Mo at length: "Don't forget to sacrifice the 'bed mother' tonight, otherwise her old man will be unhappy." "You can't make a room after you make a bed, and you can't sleep alone."
Shen Mo was overjoyed: "Then who will sleep with me?" "Is the secret passage the legendary bed warmer? But the gentle figure immediately floated in his heart, and he thought that since he sent Rou Niang into the Shen family's platform, he had never seen her again, presumably she was used to her current identity and said goodbye to the past.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart...... Men are like this, even if they have the most beautiful peony in the world, they still fantasize that the whole garden belongs to them. The only difference is that some people take action, and some people only stay at the level of fantasy.
was thinking wildly, when he heard Wu Dui laugh and said, "What do you think?" They're gone. β
Only then did Shen Mo come back to his senses and say, "Who is with me?" β
"I ......" Wu Dui pointed to his nose and said, "Son." β
The two went out to the wedding room, closed the door, and pasted a pair of 'double happiness'. From now until the wedding, any woman who is pregnant, has filial piety, or has menstruation is not allowed to enter, otherwise it will be unlucky.
At this time, the courtyard also began to paste the word "happy", the middle hall and the door should be pasted, and the red lantern with the big red word "Xi" was hung.
Just when the mood had just risen and had not spread all over the body, I heard the sound of horses' hooves outside, accompanied by the neighing of horses, and an officer of a hundred households rushed in and said anxiously: "Where is the patrolman?" β
Shen Mo was coming out of the backyard, and said softly, "I'm here." β
The hundred households immediately knelt down for Shen Mo, and offered a bamboo tube with both hands and said, "Lord Zhongcheng is in a hurry!" β
Shen Mo frowned slightly, immediately picked up the letterhead, unscrewed the lid and poured out a letter, unfolded it and saw that it was indeed Hu Zongxian's handwriting, only a few sentences said: "Brother Xian will be Yan'er, brother should not be bothered, but this matter is urgent, and it is related to the entire southeast situation." Once it is not handled well, it will immediately cause an uncontrollable disaster, and the winged brother will put the people first and come to Hangzhou quickly. β
'Why didn't you even say anything about it?' Shen Mo asked strangely, "What happened?" β
The hundred households shook their heads blankly and said, "I don't know, the little one." β
Nodding, he silently ordered: "Wait for me for half an hour, let me clean up, and inform the family." Of course, the hundred households did everything, so they followed the subordinates to the side hall to eat tea.
Wu Dui leaned over and asked, "You want to go out?" β
Shen Mo nodded and said, "Go back to Hangzhou, I can't make sure that something big is going to happen." β
Wu Dui didn't ask what happened, although he was not as talented as his friends, but his emotional intelligence was the highest except for silence, and he knew what it meant to be 'not in his position, not seeking his own politics', so he asked: "Is there anything you need my help with?" β
"Yes," Shen Mo smiled gratefully, "Help me tell my dad about this, I really can't open my mouth." β
"Are you leaving?"
"Let's go to Yin's house first," Shen Mo said softly: "If you leave quietly, it will be too rude if you delay the wedding date." patted Wu Dui on the shoulder and said irresponsibly: "I hope that when I come back, you have already appeased my father." β
Wu Dui rolled his eyes and said, "I will be worthy of Xie Yuanlang's trust." β
Quickly whipped to Yin's house, and saw Master Yin silently, Master Yin is a person who can pretend to be a person, no matter how much trouble he has in his heart, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's a big deal." As for getting married, that's a trivial matter, and it doesn't matter how many days late. β
Although Shen Mo was a little emotional when he heard this, what Master Yin wanted most was to be relieved, so he pretended to be confused, vaguely said, and said the true purpose of this trip: "Can I see Ruohan?" β
"She's already yours!" Master Yin raised his voice and said, "If you want to see it, I can't control it!" β
Silent said, 'Did you eat explosives?' But he knew that he was at a loss, so he had to pay a few words, and under the leadership of the maid in the front yard, he went to the embroidery building in the backyard. When I went upstairs and saw Miss Yin wearing a red wedding dress, I couldn't help but be a little stunned: "Put it on now?" β
Miss Yin's face was so ashamed that her face was redder than her wedding dress, and the picture screen on the side pushed him and said, "Don't go down quickly!" β
Only then did Shen Mo realize that his fiancΓ©e was trying on the wedding dress, and he couldn't help but say, "I'm waiting for you downstairs." So he staggered downstairs.
After a long while, Miss Yin went downstairs, and wanted to teach him a lesson, but when she saw that Shen Mo's face was full of anxiety, the words turned to "What happened?" β
"Something big happened, Governor Hu asked me to go back to Hangzhou immediately and ......set off today," Shen Mo said with an apologetic face: "I don't know how long I will stay, I'm just afraid that it will ...... So let me tell you. β
Miss Yin was stunned for a moment, and after a while she regained her composure and said, "It's okay, don't be in a hurry, come back when you're done." β
"Thank you," Shen sighed, "I've wronged you." β
Miss Yin shook her head slightly, and said softly: "Actually, the most difficult thing is you, the two fathers have to be appeased, and they have to hurry immediately." He asked the kitchen to quickly prepare snacks for Shen Mo to eat on the way. Shen Mo waved his hand and said, "No need, the people from the governor's yamen are waiting for me, and I can return early if I go early." As he spoke, he took two steps closer to her and lowered his voice, "I will miss you every day." β
Miss Yin's little face, which was originally a little unrefreshed, bloomed as soon as she arrived, and she said softly, "Me too." β
"Then I'm leaving." With so many maids guarding, they couldn't do anything, and Shen Mo could only express his reluctance with his eyes.
Miss Yin also turned around, but she motioned him to look behind her, this kind of secret code between lovers, only silence can be deciphered, he glanced at it according to the instructions, and finally noticed the painting screen standing there earlier, and hurriedly said embarrassedly: "I'm in a hurry here, and I'll miss someone." As he spoke, he smiled at the painting screen and said, "Take good care of your young lady." He hurriedly said goodbye and left.
When he returned home, his father scolded him and Hu Zongxian, and even Wu Dui was no longer human. Silence is a good reassurance and reassurance, which makes Dad angry. In fact, Master Yin didn't want him to disobey, but he was not happy in his heart, and he needed to scold him to vent.
After pacifying his father, Shen Mo followed the personal soldiers of the governor's yamen and rushed to Hangzhou at night.
(To be continued)