XIII. Second marriage
Although it is a second marriage, because it is a marriage given by the queen of heaven, it is still in accordance with the three books and six rites, and has gone through the procedures of Nacai, asking for names, Naji, Nazheng, and asking for the date, everything is in charge of Zongzheng Temple, Shen Mengxi doesn't care about everything, he goes out in men's clothes as usual, and still rides a horse and plays ball.
There is no expectation, and there is no sorrow.
In the heart of the diva, she can overcome obstacles herself, but her daughter is always as fragile as a little girl.
This is the happiness of peace, but also her sorrow.
Xue Shao and Wu Youji are both husbands chosen by the queen of heaven for Taiping, they are both down-to-earth and reliable, not very good, and better than safety. This is similar to Shen Mengxi's consistent concept of marriage, the conditions are equal, the three views are similar, you don't have to stand up to the sky, you don't have to make great achievements. If you are kind-hearted and willing to keep a corner of the world, you are already the best candidate to spend time together.
However, at this time, the general environment is different, and there is a generation gap of more than a thousand years with Wu Youji, and the purpose of her marriage is not pure, and the most important thing is that the queen of heaven killed someone's original partner, and it is not bad if she doesn't make enemies.
Therefore, she plans to sign an agreement with Wu Youji, let him choose a concubine after marriage, and live honestly in Jishanfang, and talk about other things after this while.
Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, the first month of the first month is a hundred official days off for seven days, and the whole world celebrates. Every household sticks Spring Festival couplets, lights candles, sets up door gods, hangs New Year's paintings, and lights are colorful everywhere, colorful.
Everyone is reunited for the New Year, and there are children and grandchildren kowtowing to their elders early.
The Li clan was in a depression, and the old and young all looked like a catastrophe was coming, and hastily worshiped their ancestors.
Indeed, this year, the disaster of the Li family came.
Soon it was March 18.
After dusk, Wu Youji brought two geese to the Daofang to welcome his relatives, and personally drove around half of Luoyang City to marry Shen Mengxi to the Jishanfang Mansion.
The house is lit up with lights, and the guests are like clouds.
One worships heaven and earth, and the other worships the high hall, they only bow three times in the direction of Miyagi, and then the husband and wife worship each other and are sent to the cave room.
The princess's mansion is brightly lit everywhere, there is a feast in the lobby, the banquet is not rich or expensive, the doors and windows of the courtyard in front of the hall are wide open, the peony in the courtyard, I don't know what method the gardener used, all of them are in full bloom, for a while, the dance and music are non-stop, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, so it is not lively.
Most of the guests who came were from the Wu family, but there was no one in the Li family.
At this time, the princes and grandsons of the Li Tang clan were accused of being fabricated by the cool officials, and they were implicated in hundreds of households, and there was not much left of the beheaded and exiled people, and even the two sons of the former prince Li Xian were whipped to death. Dugujing, the county lord of Qixia, was frightened and gave birth to a boy last month, but fortunately, her husband's family tried their best to save her life and survive. So far, there have been many princesses and county lords of the Li family, all of whom have died of illness.
This wedding banquet is the home of the martial arts, and this Datang is also the home of the martial arts.
In the cave room, after finishing the procedures of scattering the tent, knotting the hair, and closing the wine, Wu Youji went to the hall to toast and came back, Shen Mengxi had already removed the heavy gold ornaments on his head, and the turquoise wedding dress, and changed into a light light green skirt.
The feeling of blind marriage is very peculiar, in Taiping's memory, there is almost no impression of him, during this time Shen Mengxi did an investigation on Wu Youji, he has a good relationship with his dead wife, likes poetry and music, writes well, and is not involved in government politics, and is a rare person among the Wu brothers.
Shen Mengxi looked at Wu Youji who walked in, dressed in a crimson wedding dress, medium height, not fat or thin, with a handsome face, slender single eyelids, calm eyes, no resentment, no joy, Yifu is very accustomed to accepting all kinds of arrangements of fate.
Speaking of which, Wu Youji and her are also close relatives. His grandfather was the Takego's own uncle, the warrior Jean.
Alas, the first husband was the son of his aunt's family, and the second was the son of his uncle's family. Is this not worrying about getting married, or can't get married?
"Let's talk." Shen Mengxi sat down behind a table full of food and wine.
Wu Youji came over when he heard the words and sat down opposite Shen Mengxi.
Shen Mengxi looked directly into Wu Youji's eyes, wanting to predict the outcome of the negotiation, but the calm in his eyes suddenly disappeared, his eyes flickered, and he turned his head to look to the side.
At this time, people communicate with each other, rarely look at each other directly, often talking about the same topic, but each looking at their own, when you look at me, I look at the tea cup, when I look at you, you look at the screen again, occasionally look at each other, it is also an instant collision and communication, looking directly for too long is a manifestation of rudeness. Therefore, Shen Mengxi's gaze made Wu Youji a little panicked.
Qingfeng's figure suddenly flashed at the door, and Shen Mengxi let her in.
"Princess, Da Lang Erlang, Da Niang and Erniang have all slept peacefully, and they are not crying, please rest assured, princess." Qingfeng had just come from Shangshanfang and whispered in Shen Mengxi's ear.
Shen Mengxi snorted, and the breeze receded.
Although Qingfeng's voice was small, Wu Youji should have heard it. Shen Mengxi smiled at him, poured two glasses of wine, and handed him one glass, "I won't beat around the bush: this marriage is given by the queen of heaven, and you and I can't help it." Shen Mengxi raised his glass to Wu Youji and took a sip, and Wu Youji also toasted indifferently.
"In this way, early tomorrow morning, we will enter the palace to thank you, come out, I will go back to Shangshanfang, you will continue to live here, and when you need the cooperation of the other party, say hello. Well, after a month, you can take a concubine, one or two. ”
Hearing the end, Wu You raised his head and looked at Shen Mengxi in surprise, looking at Shen Mengxi's pupils left and right with his two eyes, as if he was eager to determine the authenticity of his words.
There was surprise, disbelief, and a hint of sadness in his eyes. Shen Mengxi felt a little sorry for him, he should have regretted that he took the initiative to dismiss the concubines, and some had already given birth to sons.
After Wu Youji and Shen Mengxi looked at each other for a few breaths, they hung their heads and were silent, and nodded again for a while.
I didn't expect the conversation to go so smoothly, Shen Mengxi said happily: "Then we will happily say that it is decided!" Shen Mengxi raised her glass again, and then took a sip, this is the high grade wine of her winery, pure and transparent, delicate and sweet. Wu Youji picked up the glass, found that the cup was empty, grabbed the wine jug and quickly poured a glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
The red candle jumped, Wu Youji grinned, put down the flask, and walked towards the Luohan bed, falling on it with one head on it, not moving.
Shen Mengxi wanted to shout Qingfeng, but after thinking about it, he gave up, and gently put a brocade quilt on Wu Youji's body, looked at the burning red candle, and remembered that this night, Wu Youji didn't say a word.
The next day, Shen Mengxi woke up, Wu Youji was already fully dressed, his face was as usual, and he was sitting on the edge of Luohan's bed waiting. Shen Mengxi put his mind at ease, no matter whether this person is really cowardly or not, it is true that he knows the times.
The two took a car to the imperial city and met the queen of heaven, the saint and the queen, and the queen was very happy and held Shen Mengxi's hand, as if it was a big matter.
Shen Mengxi didn't go to the martial arts house, she didn't go to see her mother-in-law, it was her mother-in-law's family who knelt down to worship her, so she simply didn't go.
At noon, they stayed in Ziwei Palace for lunch, and the husband and wife left the imperial city together.
After crossing the Luohe River and going to Tianjie, the two parted ways, one went back to Shangshanfang to the left, and the other returned to Jishanfang to the right.