Chapter 24: Distant Marriage
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, the days fly by. Xiao Lingji wandered around Liangzhou every day, and had a good taste of the border scenery of Ningguo, and his eyes were wide open, as if even the wounds on his body were getting better faster. As for all the red tape needed to welcome relatives, they were all handed over to the housekeeper Liu Sheng.
In a blink of an eye, it is the second day of the first month of June, and the day has come to marry the bride and return to Dazhou. As soon as they got up in the morning, Xiao Lingji and Nangong Shuo bid farewell to Wu Sutai and the Duchess of Anguo, Qin, who kept secretly wiping her tears, and prepared to lead the team back.
When he took the dowry list handed over by the housekeeper Liu Sheng, he didn't care, and he didn't look carefully, the side generals were bitter, and the Wu family was a world friend with the Jiannan Palace, even if the dowry was thinner, the Jiannan Mansion did not dare to underestimate the future princess.
As soon as he went out and saw the full cart of more than 200 cars, he was slightly stunned for a moment, and gasped, oh my God, the weight of this dowry is obviously much more than the dowry carefully prepared by his mother Hu Qing, which is to marry a daughter, it is obviously to give half of the property of the Anguo Mansion to the Jiannan Mansion for nothing!
The most surprising thing for him was that in addition to the gold, silver and jewelry loaded on the more than 200 carts, there were actually two sweaty horses in the dowry of the Anguo Mansion. Earned, big gain!
After smiling and grinning and Nangong Shuo turned over and got on the horse together, watching Qin's non-stop tears and Wu Xiang, who was covered with a red hijab, Xiao Lingji suddenly felt a little sad, and after going out for many days, he also missed his mother and concubine.
Wu Sutai, the Duke of Anguo, rarely interrupted Qin's words, patiently listened to Qin's nagging, and looked at his daughter with some reluctance. Seeing the sun rising, Wu Jian's wife Pan Jing gently took her mother-in-law Qin's hand and said, "Mother, it's not too early, it's time for my sister to set off, and I can't miss the auspicious time." ”
When Qin heard his daughter-in-law say this, he reluctantly let go of the hand holding his daughter, and said with difficulty: "Go!" ”
After saying goodbye to his parents, Wu Xiang, who was dressed in a wedding dress and covered his head, stepped on the car with the support of the girl Xiao Lingzi.
On the return trip, Wu Jian led the Wu family army to see off his relatives, and the team was much stronger than when Xiao Lingji set off from Jiannan Palace, and Xiao Lingji was staring at the two BMWs all the way, in Nangong Shuo's words: "Laughing like a fool." ”
When passing by Crow Ridge, Wu Jian did not detour, Xiao Lingji stared at the steep peak, he really wanted to lead the troops up the mountain to arrest Gu Qingfeng and tie him up with five flowers, and by the way, he was drugged! But Wu Jian is older and has an official position, and he is still the eldest brother of his new sister-in-law, even if he is angry, he does not dare to make a mistake.
Along the way, Nangong Shuo also quietly paid attention to the movements around him, for fear that Gu Qingfeng would make a black move to sneak attack the team to welcome relatives, but he didn't want to be surprisingly smooth, the team passed through the Crow Ridge smoothly, and he didn't see a small minion from Gu Qingfeng's bandit village.
Wu Jian looked at them, as if he knew what they were thinking, and said with a slight smile: "Second Prince, Brother Nangong, Gu Qingfeng is just an outcast of the rivers and lakes, you don't have to worry about it." ”
Xiao Lingji heard Wu Jian talk about Gu Qingfeng, and said angrily: "Brother Wu doesn't know, if it's a head-to-head battle, I don't care about the ten Crow Ridges, but this Gu Qingfeng is despicable and shameless, and he specializes in using some ninth-rate methods, which is really hateful!" ”
Wu Jian heard this: "The second prince is angry. Gu Qingfeng colluded with Beiyan, robbed business travelers, and sold illicit goods, but Crow Ridge was under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, and the Suzhou prefect was in collusion with Gu Qingfeng, and my Liangzhou military horses were helpless against it. ”
He sighed, pointed at the Crow Ridge with his horsewhip, and said arrogantly: "But one day, I will personally lead the troops to level this Crow Ridge and return peace to the people of Suzhou." ”
Xiao Lingji's face was full of yearning, and he hurriedly said: "I believe in Brother Wu, don't forget to bring me when the time comes, I and Gu Qingfeng have accounts to settle." ”
Wu Jian looked at his childish appearance, smiled and nodded in agreement: "A word is a certainty." ”
Different from the thrilling journey of the welcoming team, the sending team went smoothly, but it has entered the boundary of Dazhou in more than ten days. Xiao Lingji then obeyed his father's instructions and ordered Zhang Fu to return to Jiannan Wangfu to report the news.
Zhang Fu galloped back to the palace, told the king of Jiannan Xiao Dingfeng and the princess Hu Qingti welcomed the smooth return of the team, the king of Jiannan twisted his beard and smiled, the princess Hu Qingti couldn't help but be overjoyed when she heard the words, she has been worried that Xiao Lingji was young and careless, afraid that something would go wrong along the way, so since the departure of the welcoming team, it has been difficult to sleep and eat, day and night worry, and now I heard that the baby son returned safely, and also completed the arrangement of the king of Jiannan, a long-hanging heart finally let go, how can you not be happy?
According to the customs of Ningguo, the bride is not allowed to meet the groom before entering the house, and Wu Xiang cannot live in the Jiannan palace until Xiao Lingting and Wu Xiang officially marry.
For this reason, Xiao Dingfeng ordered the princess Hu Qingti and the side concubine Yuan to prepare a mansion, after the two of them carefully dotted, the lights were colorful, red and green, guards, servants were readily available, only ten miles away from the Jiannan Palace, as the temporary residence of the Wu family before the wedding of Wu Xiang.
After Wu Xiang was settled, Wu Jian accompanied Xiao Lingji and Nangong Shuo to Jiannan Wangfu to meet Xiao Dingfeng, the king of Jiannan.
After Wu Jian saluted Xiao Dingfeng, Xiao Dingfeng nodded with satisfaction while helping Wu Jian up, looking at his old friend Wu Sutai, a young, steady, gentle and polite son, Xiao Dingfeng was very envious in his heart.
"I have been separated from your father for a few years, and now my virtuous nephew has grown from a heroic young man to a pillar of the court, which is really gratifying!" Xiao Dingfeng praised sincerely.
Wu Jian once met Xiao Dingfeng with his father when he was young, but he didn't expect that after more than ten years, time did not leave many traces on King Jiannan, Xiao Dingfeng is still the way he remembers, unlike his father Wu Sutai, who is only a few years older than Xiao Dingfeng, but he was born early, and his face is full of vicissitudes, and he can't help but sigh a little.
Thinking of this, he said sincerely: "I haven't visited the prince for many years, the prince is still the same, and he will be happy to return to Liangzhou to show his father." ”
Xiao Dingfeng smiled and said, "Old and old, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, I have known your father for decades, and now that you and Ting'er have grown up, it is time for us to rest in our old age." ”
On the day of the big day, seeing that Xiao Dingfeng was a little sad, Princess Hu Qingti hurriedly interjected: "Lord, on the day of the big day, look at you, what do you say." ”
After speaking, she turned her head to Wu Jian and said: "Jian'er, you have worked hard all the way, Dazhou is far away from Liangzhou, you go back and tell your father and mother, just say that I, Hu Qingti, promise that Xiang'er will marry into Jiannan Palace, I will treat her like my own daughter, and I will never let her suffer a little grievance." ”
Wu Jian saw that Hu's words were sharp and sincere, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, such a fast-talking mother-in-law would definitely not embarrass her daughter-in-law in the future.
Xiao Lingting, the prince of the world, saw that everyone was almost noisy, and said: "Mother concubine, Ji'er came back from Liangzhou, it is said that she brought a gift to her mother, and she is waiting for her mother in the mother's room, don't let him wait in a hurry." ”
Hu Qingti understood what Xiao Lingting meant, so he greeted Wu Jian and went down with the maid servant, leaving only Xiao Ding's father and son and Wu Jian to talk in the main hall.
"Liangzhou is busy with military affairs, and the eldest brother has an official position, so he can't stay in Dazhou for a long time, and he will return to Liangzhou tomorrow, father, there are some things, we still have to agree as soon as possible."
Xiao Dingfeng stood up and said to Xiao Lingting and Wu Jian: "This king has already said just now, now is the world of you young people, if there is anything, you two can discuss it, as long as it is your decision, I fully support it, I believe that An Guogong is the same as this king." ”
Over the years, his son Xiao Lingting is in Dazhou and Wu Jian is in Liangzhou, he is not ignorant of the actions of the two of them, but he can't help it, not to mention, these are two very safe children, therefore, he has always turned a blind eye to what they do.
patted the shoulders of the two, Xiao Dingfeng raised his feet and went out, since the matter has come to this, let them go.