The next day, Li Xiangjun slept until nine o'clock in the morning before lazily opening his worried eyes. She steadied herself, and a pleasant smile spread across her well-maintained face.

After more than a month of open investigation and covert visits, careful planning and intense operation, the engagement of Long Zaitian was finally successfully completed as he wished. This not only shows her ability to do things, but also shows the prestige and strength of the Long family. The most pleasant thing is that this Miss Qin Keqing is really one in a hundred and rare good girls; Being able to marry such a good daughter-in-law is really the creation of the Long family, and it is also a blessing in heaven. Although we are now engaged, things can only be said to be half of the success, and only when we are married can we be considered real and can we realize our wish to hold a grandson as soon as possible. Therefore, the next step is to plan their wedding!

After a while, Li Xiangjun pretended to have nothing to do, came to Xu Qian's house, and after chatting for a while, he gradually turned to the topic.

"Hey, Qianqian, you made a great contribution to the engagement event in the sky last time, and I haven't thanked you yet." Li Xiangjun went from shallow to deep.

"Thank you, I usually take care of many things, and I should do a little bit of my help this time."

"I can't say that it should be, you have helped a lot, and I should be rewarded. Yesterday I prepared two small gifts, one for you, and I asked Zaitian to send them tonight; The other one was for Mrs. Du, and I sent it over in the evening. ”

"You're too polite! Everyone is an old neighbor, so you don't have to be so polite. ”

"As it should be! As it should be! Well! Two young grandma! Look! This Miss Qin Keqing is really good, she can be described as embroidered with a brocade heart, and she is both talented and beautiful, and I feel very comfortable when I see her. It's a pity that she is someone's daughter, and she can't always be by my side now. Li Xiangjun was both obscure and very explicit in his dumb riddle.

"I want to know what's going on in my belly, but I listen to what is in my mouth. Don't knock on the door with me! You have to look at Shu, you are engaged and want to bring someone, don't you? "Xu Qian is a smart person in Bingxue, and she knows Mrs. Long's thoughts as soon as she hears it.

"Those who know me, Xu Qianye! My second young grandmother, you are really my confidant, and I can't hide anything from you in my heart. Then I'll tell the truth in front of real people, I want to get married to them as soon as possible. ”

"Want to get married? Not now! At least next year, we won't be able to talk about it until next year. ”

"Aren't people often saying, 'If you have money or not, marry a daughter-in-law for the New Year'? I want to marry Miss Keqing home a year ago, and I hope you will help me a lot. ”

"In such a hurry? It's not easy, there's nothing I can do. Xu Qian thought that the woman would not agree to such an urgency.

"I'm not begging you! You have a lot of ideas and can talk, so please help me think of a solution. ”

"Oops! You're in such a hurry, I can't help it! So be it! Let's see when I will communicate with Mrs. Du first, and take an opportunity to ask her to do the ideological work of Mrs. Qin together. If Mrs. Qin's ideological work is done, and then Mrs. Qin convinces Boss Qin and Miss Qin Keqing, things will be done properly, otherwise it will not be possible to achieve it quickly. ”

"I know you have a lot of ideas and can do things, so I'll leave everything to you! Tonight I will be asked to send the gifts in the sky; I personally sent the gift to Mrs. Du in the evening; Blow the wind in front of her first, and then you can find time to talk to her later. With her support, things are a little more certain! ”

"I will do it, and this gift will be waived."

"That's as it should be! Don't be too late, don't be too late, and smile at it. ”

Xu Qian knew Li Xiangjun's temper, she would do it when she did it, and she would accept it when she received it, and it was useless to say more, so she no longer shirked it.

That night, Li Xiangjun's mother and son acted in two ways: Young Master Long gave Xu Qian a thank you gift; Mrs. Long took the thank you gift to the Du Mansion in person.

In the Du Mansion, Mrs. Long and Mrs. Du sat down to drink tea and talk after greeting each other. Because he came to give a thank you gift, Li Xiangjun didn't have much to say, but he revealed in the conversation that he wanted to do a marriage for Long Zaitian as soon as possible.

What a shrewd person is Mrs. Du, how can she not know her extraneous voice? But when she saw Madame Long talking around the mountains and rivers, she didn't respond to it at any point; Everyone tacitly didn't pick things out. After chatting like this for a while, Mrs. Long got up to say goodbye, and Mrs. Du greeted her warmly.

The next day, Su Er's grandmother Xu Qian, entrusted by Mrs. Long, came to the Du Mansion and discussed with Mrs. Du Jiang Nan that "Mrs. Long wants to marry Young Master Long and Miss Qin this year".

Both of them understood Madame Long's urgency, so it didn't take much time for Madame Du to agree to go with Xu Qian to do Madame Qin's work.

Xu Qian and Mrs. Du came to Qin's house and explained to Mrs. Qin that Mrs. Long was going to marry their two children before the year. Lin Xiangyu said that things were too hasty, and she didn't dare to call the shots alone; You can only reply after discussing with Boss Qin.

Three days later, Mrs. Long went to the Du Mansion with Su Ershao's grandmother again, and asked Mrs. Du and Xu Qian to go to the Qin family to see the situation, and she herself was waiting for good news in the Du Mansion.

For more than two hours, Mrs. Du and Grandma Su Er came back with a smile on their faces, and Mrs. Long hurriedly got up to greet them.

"Madame Long, you are really a red luck leader, you want to do it. The Qin family has already discussed, so I will do it according to your opinion, and let you bring people a year ago. Mrs. Du said excitedly.

"Boss Qin didn't agree before, saying that he would have to do things next year. Thanks to Mrs. Du's good words and asking him to appreciate his face, Boss Qin never objected very much; But he didn't agree, so he sat aside and kept silent. Mrs. Qin, in turn, helped us do his ideological work, and Boss Qin reluctantly nodded in agreement. Su Ershao's grandmother interjected.

"The second young grandmother's mouth is enough, the three of us say one, and Boss Qin will have no choice." Mrs. Du said with a smile.

"Thank you two, I'm sorry for the two, such a great grace, I will make up for it after the same day." Mrs. Long said emotionally.

"Here you go again, what kind of grace, you will see the outside world when you say this." Mrs. Du said with a smile.

"Okay, I won't say any words of thanks, then I'll go back and start preparing and take my leave." Mrs. Long and Xu Qian got up and wanted to leave.

"You are busy, I won't leave you, you two go well." Mrs. Du then got up to send her off.

Li Xiangjun sent Xu Qian to his home, and when he came back, he reported the good news to Master Long and Long Zaitian, and everyone in the Long Mansion was happy except for the eldest and youngest grandmother Zhao Shuxian.

Master Long and Mrs. Long, after careful consideration and repeated deliberations, formulated a complete set of careful marriage preparation plans - which inevitably calculated fate, measured and selected auspicious days, comprador dowry, arranged a new house (Qin Keqing's new house was located in the west room of the front building), placed a bride price, and purchased a gift; As well as the scale of the banquet, the procurement of invited personnel and items, etc., red tape, everything.

If you have words, it will be long, and if you have no words, it will be short, and you will enter the wax moon in a blink of an eye. According to Zhang Banxian, the auspicious day for marriage is the tenth day of the first month of the lunar month in the year of Guimao (the twenty-ninth year of Guangxu), and the matter is imminent.

Marriage is no more grand than engagement, this ceremony is more grand, the scale is grander, the guests are more numerous, the atmosphere is more intense, even the bride price, the gifts, the dishes are also richer than the engagement, all of which are unprecedented.

As a rule, the woman has a banquet for the guests the day before.

On the evening of the ninth day of the lunar month, relatives and friends of both sides, and people from all walks of life gathered at the Qin family one after another.

At seven o'clock, the Qin family's wedding banquet kicked off. Everyone exchanged glasses, raised spoons and invited each other, chewed slowly, and talked in a low voice. After three glasses of wine, everyone's Sven degree has decreased, the frequency of eating and drinking has increased, and the atmosphere has become much more active. I saw that the cups were staggered, the dishes danced, and the contents of the cups and the dishes were constantly flowing into the mouths of the guests, but they were constantly being added; It was added and gradually decreased, until it was no longer able to make it reduce, and then it was dispersed.

The next day, the tenth day of the lunar month.

In the early morning, the sky cut Qiong Yao like a feather floating, and God also came to join in the fun - sprinkled with snowflakes of all sizes on the earth. But this does not affect the Longfu to do happy events, nor does it affect the mood of the happy people; On the contrary, there is also the joy of a good year.

At noon, the snow stopped and the clouds faded, revealing a blue sky through the cracks in the clouds, shooting the light of the sun's golden arrows; People's mood also brightened.

In the evening, in the midst of the long-lasting sound of firecrackers, the car sent to greet the relatives slowly drove to the front of Longfu. At the opening of the car door, the dragon is full of spring breeze in the sky, handsome and dignified; Qin Keqing, who is as beautiful as a celestial person, is even more charming.

The bride and groom got out of the car, stepping on the broken jade. Qin Keqing's left and right, on one side, a young lady, is also dressed up brilliantly. When the four of them entered the hall, the hall was already brightly lit with candles and cigarette smoke; The bride and groom and the four moon elders who arrived first had candy and sugar tea together; After a short rest, relatives and friends, colleagues and colleagues, and well-known figures from political, military, industrial, and cultural and educational circles also arrived one after another.

In the sound of congratulations and congratulations, Li Xiangjun and Xu Qian, who were busy greeting each other, arranged the guests according to the elders and daughters of men and women, the noble and the low, and arranged them to their respective seats, and the grand wedding banquet began.

First of all, under the singing and drinking of the master of ceremonies, a couple of newlyweds worshiped heaven and earth, and then worshiped the high hall, and then bowed to each other, and then sent the bride into the cave room.

Unexpectedly, the door of the new house was already guarded, and the bride and groom could not enter at all; Young Master Long hurriedly handed over cigarettes, said good things, and bowed, but to no avail. The two had no choice but to stand outside the door and be at their mercy.

Today's guests, there is no poetry against Yaxing, and there is no regular Swen, the main theme of the banquet is a "trouble" word - wine, people, and caves; It is said that it is "trouble", "trouble", "no trouble, no hair". There are also people who say, "If you don't make trouble, you won't have a son." Therefore, everyone is making trouble, all of them are making trouble, all kinds of trouble, unscrupulous trouble, and the trouble is turned upside down and generous.

Dr. Su, who first crossed to Fusang in the east and came back early for the Spring Festival, used a red thread and hung an apple, asking the bride and groom to eat with their mouths without moving their hands and facing each other (which was very fashionable at that time), and the two could only obey. But Su Ershao's apple, up and down, left and right, the faces of the two followed the apple, as if the two dragons were grabbing pearls.

Finally, Su Ershao fixed the apple, but the apple was too big, the arc was almost flat, slippery, and it was not allowed to be steady with his hands, and as soon as his mouth was forced, the apple slipped off. Young Master Long and Miss Qin, you have a bite, I have a bite, and I can't bite it, which makes everyone laugh. Later, the two agreed to attack at the same time - the bride and groom opened their mouths and bit into the apple together. Who knows, Su Ershao, who heard their discussion, suddenly lifted the apple up, opened his mouth very wide, and the two people who used a lot of force almost bit each other hard, causing everyone to laugh again. After the two begged for mercy repeatedly, the show was over.

The two of them just breathed a sigh of relief, only to see Ding Yaozu, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, who somewhere got two square stools and a wooden board three inches wide and four feet long; The wooden planks resting on two square benches are called "single-plank bridges", also known as "concentric bridges"; Master Long and his daughter-in-law Qin Keqing must pass opposite each other from both ends of the bridge. It is necessary to know that this three-inch-wide "concentric bridge" is difficult for one person to walk, and two people must pass opposite each other, and when they meet in the middle, they have to pick it up and rotate to pass.

As soon as Qin Keqing heard this show, he was already so ashamed that his face was red. Master Long couldn't refuse if he wanted to—because when Ding Yaozu's son got married, he also made strange moves to damage Ding Yaozu; As the saying goes, "plant melons and get melons, plant beans and get beans", and "retribution for injustice" is a matter of course. Besides, this wedding day should be noisy. Therefore, Master Long couldn't push back, so he had to get on the "single-plank bridge" under the push of everyone. Here, Long Zaitian and Qin Keqing's friends also lost no time in holding Qin Keqing onto the square stool. Everyone shouted desperately, forcing the two daughters-in-law to move across the bridge - the two had to move tremblingly and slowly move forward.

Although this "bridge" is narrow, the two of them absolutely can't fall down, why? Because there are people on both sides! They will never be allowed to fall and escape.

The two grinded, moved lightly, and finally met in the "bridge", and the father-in-law and daughter-in-law stopped in embarrassment. However, the play is here, and they can't be allowed to stagnate. I saw those who coaxed, pushed, and drunk, one after another, without mercy. Master Long secretly thought in his heart, this bridge must be crossed, and it is absolutely impossible to cross it with his daughter-in-law.

What to do? Long Qingyun frowned, thinking about it - I saw him pretending to be helpless and looking at everyone with a sincere smile; Everyone thought that he was poor and helpless, and they also smiled at him proudly. Who knew that he was paralyzing the crowd - too late, too soon! Long Qingyun suddenly stretched out his left hand, pressed the head of a tall man beside him, and at the same time stepped out of his left foot, turned his back to Qin Keqing, passed by her left side, and circled ninety degrees to Qin Keqing's back; And quickly ran to the end of the "bridge", jumped off the bench and triumphantly passed this level.

After a moment's pause, someone brought a dustpan and a dustpan (a small square board attached to the top of a wooden stick to remove the ashes from the stove), as well as a ribbon with the words "love your daughter-in-law like a son" and "support your husband like a husband". Everyone wore the ribbon of "loving daughter-in-law like a son" obliquely on the shoulders of Master Long; He also put the ribbon of "supporting the public like a husband" on Qin Keqing's shoulder. and put the ash on the shoulder of the dragon master, let the dragon master hold it; Stuffed the dustpan into Qin Keqing's hand, and let the two daughters-in-law stand face to face. Then he ordered Long Qingyun to take off the ashes from his shoulders, and kept going to the dustpan in Qin Keqing's hand to scratch it, which meant that his father-in-law picked up his daughter-in-law's ashes. If Master Long slacked off or paused, the people around him would shout and coax, and the drink made him keep moving, which made the guests laugh.

Before the "martial arts" ended, the prefect Zhou Fengchi suddenly came out of the crowd and stopped Long Qingyun loudly:

"Master Long, since ancient times, it has always been said that the daughter-in-law is good to call 'picking ashes', I don't know when and where this is said, I hope to teach you."

Master Long knew that Master Zhou was asking knowingly, but he pretended not to know and replied: "Little brother really doesn't know, please forgive me." ”

Master Zhou knew that Master Long knew but did not answer, nor did he reveal it, so he smiled smugly:

"Brother Long may be too humble, or he may be unspeakable, I am not a strong person, so let's speak for Master Long. It is reported that the word "picking ashes" has existed since the Song Dynasty, and originated from the home of the great writer Su Shi - according to legend, Su Dongpo's son was newly married Yan'er, who went to Beijing to take the exam, leaving the young and beautiful ** alone in the empty house.

One afternoon, Su Dongpo got up from a nap, took a walk in the court, and unconsciously walked to his daughter-in-law's residence; When he saw that the door of his daughter-in-law's room was open, he went up and pushed open one of the doors. But there was no one in the room, and then I raised my eyes to look at the bed, and this look was terrible, and I saw a sleeping beauty, wearing translucent pajamas, lying on her back on the bed, as if she was asleep. But see that:

Three thousand green silk like waterfalls,

Two jade breasts like Xiufeng,

The limbs are white as clotted fat,

A pool of clear water is in the middle.

Su Dongpo's wife Wang Fu died young (Wang Fu died in the second year of Zhiping, that is, in 1065, when Su Shi was twenty-nine years old), he has been a woman for a long time, looking at the stunner in the tent, the heart is ape, the heart is galloping, can't help but raise his feet into the room, walk to the bed, carefully look at the daughter-in-law's almost brown naked carcass, a strong possessiveness like fire.

But then he thought about it, this must not happen, she is my daughter-in-law! How can there be a reason for a father-in-law to be a daughter-in-law? Although there are historical events in history where Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Ming Dynasty married his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan as a concubine and left a good story; But he is the emperor, what am I? Besides, I don't know what my daughter-in-law wants; If the daughter-in-law doesn't obey and makes a rumor, won't she be laughed at? But in the face of such a stunner, it is really a pity not to have fun in time. How to be good, in the meantime, it is difficult to do so.

Su Shi scratched his ears and cheeks, and his thoughts were fluttering. At this time, he thought again: The daughter-in-law is in the mood for love, and she is newly married, and it must be difficult to keep the empty house alone, maybe...... After some thought, Su Dongpo finally made up his mind and decided to ask for directions by throwing stones - first write two lines of poetry to test his daughter-in-law.

Su Shi's eyes rolled, and the poem came to his heart. However, firstly, because there are no four treasures of the study room in the embroidery room, and secondly, considering that such crooked poems cannot be left in the world, in order to prevent people from giving them handles, they must think of a foolproof strategy. He raised his eyes and looked around, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a thick layer of incense ashes sprinkled on the incense case in the room, and when he was happy, he raised his finger and wrote two lines of poetry on the incense ashes of the incense case, which said:

A lute in the blue and white tent

I'm going to play her for a bad reason

After writing, he greedily glanced at the sleeping beauty on the bed with a jade body, and then reluctantly withdrew from the room.

Besides, the one on the bed knew it as early as when Su Shi pushed the door into the room, but he just pretended to be asleep and didn't say a word, and watched his father-in-law's dynamics with bated breath, so Su Shi's every move was watched.

When her father-in-law withdrew from the room, she turned over and got up, hurriedly walked to the incense case to take a look, and saw that it was two ** poems, and her face was suddenly full of shame, and her heart was like a deer. The daughter-in-law has also admired her father-in-law's talent for a long time, and it is rare for her father-in-law to be so affectionate to her and so boldly confess his love for herself. I can't help but feel the spring heart rippling, the crisp chest is like a pound, it is difficult to hold on, so I raised my slender jade fingers and continued two poems on the incense case, and his poem said:

If the father-in-law has this intention

Fertilizer and water do not fall into other people's homes

Later, Su Shi entered his daughter-in-law's room and saw his daughter-in-law's poems, and his heart was overjoyed; The two daughters-in-law, you are affectionate, I am righteous, and they got into the mandarin duck quilt together and achieved good things.

"There is no impermeable wall in the world, and after a short time, the news that they wrote poems on the incense case and incense ashes still spread (it is said that it was passed on after being seen when the people were cleaning the room). Seven and eight passes, and later, people said that the daughter-in-law ** was 'picking up ashes'. Later, the 'allusions' and verses of writing poems with this finger picking up ashes are also little known, and only the word "picking ashes" has been handed down and has become synonymous with daughter-in-law**. Brother Long, which man is not affectionate, and which woman is not pregnant with spring. I hope that you and your daughter-in-law will also follow the beauty of the ancients, and when will they also serve the joy of flying. ”

Zhou Fengchi made such a big joke to Long Qingyun in such a crepe and ** naked. He didn't care whether there was any nonsense or not, so there was a shadow and no basis for saying it, and the guests who "hated the same enemy" and "dealt with" the Long family unanimously did not refute him. Zhou Fengchi is not afraid that Su Shi's descendants will come to the door to sue him and sue him for infringing on his right to reputation - Su Shi's hometown is far away in Meishan, Meizhou, Sichuan, and his descendants are not here; It's just that someone came to find him, I don't know how many generations have passed down in the past eight or nine hundred years, what evidence is there that the person who came is the real descendant of Su Shi?

Besides, Su Shi, Sima Guang and others opposed Wang Anshi's change of law, even if the Empress Dowager Gao was able to keep it for a while, but in the hands of Zhezong and Huizong, he would never let go of his old Su family. Even if something that speaks for itself has been stolen, how can there be evidence to get around to the present day? Without evidence, I won't admit that you are from the old Su family, I can completely say that you are an impostor! Your surname is Su, is it a descendant of the Northern Song Dynasty writer Su Dongpo? Then my surname Zhou Fengchi is Zhou, that is, the descendant of the Northern Song Dynasty philosopher Zhou Dunyi? Is!

Master Zhou's ** story is eloquent, Master Long and Qin Keqing listened to it ridiculously, provoking the new prefect Xiao Hanguang to also come to Yaxing, he put down his cup and chopsticks, walked in front of Long Zaitian and said with a smile:

"Young Master Long, just now Master Zhou said in the story of 'Su Shi Picking Ashes' that Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Ming Dynasty married his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan as a concubine, and this story is probably known to women and children. Bai Letian, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, later wrote a long poem for them, called "Song of Long Hatred". The last four lines of the poem say, 'In heaven I wish to be a winged bird, and on earth I wish to be a branch, the sky is long and sometimes it is endless, and this hatred is endless.' 'May I ask you, nephew, what is a winged bird?' What is a Lili Branch? ”

But anyone who is engaged in politics will play tricks, and always like to stand at the height of "seeing all the mountains and small mountains" to look at people and speak; Especially on occasions with a large number of people, these people prefer to chew on words and talk about the past and the present to show that they are good, and people have to respectfully echo them.

"Thanks to the prefect's advice, he had to speak in vain. As far as is known, this winged bird is also known as the Oriole. Legend has it that this bird has only one eye and one wing; When flying, the two birds are together, and they do not fly, so it is called double flying with wings. The so-called Lianli branch, that is, the branches on the two trees grow together, which is a metaphor for the love of husband and wife, the meaning of emotional loyalty, I don't know if the answer in the later life should be not, please advise the prefect. Long replied politely.

"Excellent! The virtuous nephew is really clever and quick, erudite and knowing, and speaks so incisively and thoroughly; You are married like a beautiful flower today, I wish you and Miss Qin like winged birds, like even branches, happy and happy, and grow old together. ”

"TOEFL, TOEFL, the prefect's Hongfu." The dragon is flattered in the sky.

"Virtuous nephews don't have to be like this, today is the big day of your marriage, as the saying goes, this marriage is a 'gift of the Duke of Zhou'; There is a compelling atmosphere hidden in the elegance of Xiao Zhifu.

Long Zaitian smiled slightly:

"The prefect is changing the way to teach the late students. As far as I know, this Duke of Zhou was a politician of the Western Zhou Dynasty in the 11th century BC, surnamed Ji Mingdan; He is the son of King Ji Chang of Zhou Wen and the younger brother of King Ji Fa of Zhou Wu. He once helped King Wu of Zhou to destroy Shang and Xingzhou, and after the death of King Wu of Zhou, King Ji Yu of Zhou Cheng was regent by Ji Dan when he was young. During this period, he formulated a series of rules and rituals for the Zhou Dynasty, known as the 'Zhou Metric Ceremony'. This wedding ceremony should be among them, so it is also called 'the gift of the Zhou Gong'. This Zhou Gong can be regarded as a generation of sages, but it is not among the ten saints that people reveal. ”

"Oh, the Ten Saints, what the Ten Saints? Which generation are they from? What is their name and font size? Please tell me about it. I don't know if Governor Xiao really doesn't understand, or if he pretends not to understand, so he used the topic to play.

The dragon who was burned by the fire pondered for a while, and then said with a smile: "The prefect is so orderly, and he will get an axe in his later life." Among the saints of our country, Confucius has the highest prestige, so people are called the most holy. Confucius is known as Qiu, and the word Zhongni. The second is Mencius during the Warring States Period, who is revered as a sub-sage. Mencius's name is Ke, and the word is Ziyu. The rest are:

Zhang Zhongjing, the medical saint of the late Han Dynasty, was a famous machine.

The book of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi, has few words.

The poetry of the Tang Dynasty, Du Fu, has beautiful words and is called Shaoling.

The painting saint Wu Daozi of the Tang Dynasty, the name Daoxuan.

The tea saint Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty, the word Hongchuan, the number Donggangzi.

Ouyang Xiu, the literary saint of the Northern Song Dynasty, is called Uncle Yong, and he is a drunkard.

The word of the Song Dynasty is Shengsu Shi, the word Zizhan, and the number Dongpo.

Li Shizhen, the medicine saint of the Ming Dynasty, the word Dongbi, the number is near the lake. ”

Young Master Long's tongue is like a spring, and his mouth is like a river, and the guests listen to it with relish and interest.

"What a young talent, indeed young and talented, today let me wait for an eye-opener." Governor Xiao praised with great satisfaction.

"The prefect has an overreputation, and he is ashamed to be late."

"Yes! Pawn! ”

Xiao Zhifu's "test" on Long Zaitian had just ended, and Li Jianwu, the garrison commander of the great warlord Sun Chuanfang stationed in Jiangzhou, stepped forward to entangle Long Qingyun again:

"Master Long, there is no way to verify the 'allusion' of Su Dongpo picking ashes that Master Zhou said just now, but I said that the story of an emperor picking ashes is recorded in the history books, do you want to hear it?"

Long Qingyun was speechless, and Governor Xiao had already replied on his behalf: "I would like to hear it in detail." ”

"Good! Since the prefect has Yaxing, then I will be blunt. Later Liang Taizu Zhu Wen was both respectful and afraid of the beautiful and virtuous Empress Zhang. After Empress Zhang's untimely death, Taizu Zhu Wen had no scruples and no restraint. Although he has seventy-two concubines in three palaces, six courtyards and countless beauties, he is particularly fond of picking ashes; Therefore he sent most of his sons to serve in the field, and called all the princesses of these sons to serve him on the right and left, and openly with them.

"Among the many daughters-in-law, the youngest son Zhu Youwen's concubine Wang is the most beautiful, so Zhu Wen can't leave her for a moment; Then the Wang family was also extremely flattering, and took out all the gentleness of a woman to cater to Zhu Wen. After a long time, the two had a deep relationship, and Zhu Wen, the Taizu of the Later Liang Dynasty, wanted to pass the throne to Zhu Youwen, and handed over the jade seal of the country to the Wang family, and sent someone to quickly summon Zhu Youwen back to Luoyang.

"Prince Zhu Yougui's concubine Zhang also served by the side of Later Liang Taizu day and night, she saw Zhu Wen give the heirloom jade seal to the Wang family, and asked Zhu Youwen to return to Luoyang quickly; Knowing that the big thing was not good, he asked him to go back to the East Palace and tell the prince about it. When the prince Zhu Yougui heard this, he knew that his bad luck was inevitable, and the couple hugged their heads and cried; Those on the left and right advised them not to grieve and to think about coping with it as soon as possible. So Zhu Yougui led people to rush into the palace, killed Lao Tzu Zhu Wen, and blocked the news, so as not to mourn; After sending the third brother Zhu Youzhen to kill Zhu Youwen, he forged an edict, saying that Zhu Youwen was trying to rebel, and thanks to the prince's timely rescue, he passed on the throne to the prince Zhu Yougui......"

Li Jianwu, a big straw bag, disregarded the taboo and told such a bloody story of "picking up ashes" at this wedding banquet; Although it is a historical fact, it also causes the consternation of everyone and the displeasure of the master. But Li Jianwu was the commander of the garrison with heavy troops, and no one dared to do anything to him, so he had to remain silent.

It's still Xu Qian, she saw such a scene, and knew that Li Xiangjun was the master, so it was hard to say anything, so she had to make a big face and stand up to play a round. Thinking of this, she stood up and said loudly with a smile on her face:

"Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen, I made a fuss just now, and I said it. The ancients said that 'the cave room spends candle night, and a moment is worth a thousand gold. Please understand the mood of the bride and groom at this moment, and let them into the room as soon as possible, and we will have more happy drinks! ”

Mrs. Long smiled at Xu Qian gratefully, and then took advantage of the situation to stand up and say hello, please drink more wine, raise your noble hand, and let the bride enter the room.

After the two of them said this, everyone knew the time and was interested, and returned to their seats to drink one after another. But there are still a few people who are in the ascendant, and when they saw Mrs. Long speaking and "touching people's feelings", they encouraged some people to stand up and make trouble:

"Marrying a daughter-in-law, father-in-law, what kind of melon is mother-in-law?"

"Bitter melon."

"What kind of melon is my father-in-law?"

"Burn (Sao) melons."

"What kind of melon is a daughter-in-law?"

"Muskmelon."

"What kind of melon is the son?"

"Papaya."

“……”

The questions and answers were rough and interesting, and they caused everyone to laugh.

Whether it is Master Long, Mrs. Long, Young Master Long, or Miss Qin, in the face of these people, not only can they not be angry, but they also have to force a smile and express their approval, which is the characteristic of marriage.

Xu Qian saw this vacancy, hurriedly ran to the door of the new house, stuffed a few handfuls of joy candy into the pockets of several doorkeepers, and urged them to drink with half push and half begging; And he pushed the bride into the room, and closed the door with his hand.

I like wine and wine, and I eat crookedly. The host and guest were enthusiastic and entertained, and the people drank heartily until their tongues were knotted, their mouths were hiccuped, and their legs were shaking.

As soon as the guests were sent away, Long Zaitian couldn't wait to come to the cave room; Someone has already sent cakes, fruits, sweet tea, wine and delicacies. The groom approached the bed, stretched out his hand to lift the Xipa on the bride's head, and under the candlelight, he took a close look at the long-cherished beauty - Qin Keqing, who was just at the prime of life, was like a blooming cuckoo, very charming and moving; The skin is delicate and delicate; A melon seed face is even more brilliant like a peach blossom; If the eyes can seduce the soul; It's really a powder face with spring for the dew, and Dan's lips are smelled before smiling. I was fascinated by the young master of the dragon, and I was fascinated. He grabbed Qin Keqing's soft and slender jade fingers with trembling hands with both hands, helped her to the table, and asked for chopsticks outside the room according to the rules (fast birth of a noble son), ate dates (early birth of a noble son), drank rich tea together, and drank a glass of wine together. Since the bride did not eat at the banquet, she ate some candy dishes, and put down her cups and chopsticks to wash her hands and remove her makeup.

The bride and groom, untie their clothes, put the tent on the bed. The dragon replaced the pillow with his arms in the sky, hugging Qin Keqing, with a thousand feelings and love; And in the depths of love, the dragon jumped up in the sky. I saw him, like spring rain moistening the soil for a while, and like a dragon entering the sea for a while; It's really indescribably romantic and happy, and endless cozy ecstasy. There is a poem as proof:

Nishiki is shaken by dancing bed,

Spring red dripping painful delicate,

More than 300 fierce battles,

The clouds dispersed and the rain couldn't bear to watch.

After the event, Long Zaitian took Qin Keqing into the crook of his arm, replaced the pillow with his arms, hugged each other and lay down, and fell into a deep sleep after the war together.