Chapter Twenty-Six: Big Brother Gets Married!
Seeing Xiao Lingshuang's expression, Nangong Shuo felt that his wind and frost all the way was nothing, and his gentle eyes were full of smiles.
The gift was delivered, and it was not too early to see it, and although Xiao Lingshuang was still young, the two had met in private for too long, after all, Yu etiquette was incompatible, even if he wanted to stay for a while, he didn't dare to go beyond the ceremony. Nangong Shuo excused himself to go to the prince to say goodbye, and said goodbye with a smile in his eyes.
Xiao Lingshuang looked at the woodcarved doll in a gorgeous costume, moved, moved, and moved, and sat in the pavilion for a long time with full of thoughts.
June 22 is coming in a blink of an eye, the prince of Jiannan Wangfu is married, and he is married to the daughter of An Guogong, Xiao Dingfeng has changed his previous low-key and is ready to hold a big wedding for his eldest son. Wu Sutai, the Duke of Anguo, was able to refuse the threat and temptation of King Yi, and married his daughter to the Jiannan Mansion in a hurry, no matter what, he must be worthy of the friendship of his old friend, and he must not wronged Wu Xiang, nor can those who watch the excitement think that the Jiannan Mansion does not attach importance to this princess because the number of wedding ceremonies in a short period of time in the Anguo Mansion is incomplete.
As far as the Dazhou elite circle is concerned, the king of Jiannan has never been a pivotal figure, but now, even if the king of Jiannan is an unambitious prince, even if the Jiannan palace has always been the most low-key existence in the circle, but on the day of Xiao Lingting's wedding, the number of magnates in Dazhou has reached ninety percent.
Xiao Dingfeng, the king of Jiannan, and Hu Qingti, the princess, greeted the male and female guests respectively in the palace, Xiao Lingji and Nangong Shuo and Xiao Lingji's group of fox friends and dog friends helped greet the gentlemen in the circle of the powerful, and the side concubine Yuan commanded the maids and mothers-in-law to bring tea, fruits and snacks to the front yard like flowing water in the inner courtyard, so although there were many guests that day, they were also orderly, lively and festive.
Although Xiao Lingshuang is the county lord and the most noble person among the ladies in the Dazhou elite circle, because Xiao Dingfeng is low-key, Princess Hu Qingti rarely goes out to socialize and has not gone out a few times, let alone met a few good friends.
But today, the palace held a happy event, and some wives who came to congratulate them inevitably brought their daughters, and Princess Hu Qingti arranged for Xiao Lingshuang to receive these ladies in the Linyuan Water Pavilion in the mansion. The weather is hot, Linyuan Water Pavilion is built according to the water, it is the coolest place in the palace, at this time the lotus flowers are in full bloom, and the location is hidden, it is the most ideal place to receive these deep boudoir girls.
Twelve-year-old Xiao Lingshuang rarely had such an opportunity, and she was very happy to see so many peers coming.
Those ladies finally went out of the house, and many of them came to Jiannan Wangfu for the first time, so they couldn't help but be a little unfamiliar, but seeing that the princess Hu Qingti was amiable, the elders were all in the inner hall, and Xiao Lingshuang didn't put the county lord on the shelf, and soon they all relaxed and played together, talking and laughing, which was lively.
Among them, the most lively is the young lady of the Dazhou prefect Cai's family, she is one year older than Xiao Lingshuang, because of Cai's imperial examination, from a county order to today's Dazhou prefect, she has served everywhere for many years, so Miss Cai has lived in many places with her father Cai, and her knowledge is naturally much more than that of ordinary boudoir women.
This Miss Cai is also hearty, and talking about various customs is like telling a story, which quickly attracted Miss Yigan to listen selflessly and became the central figure of the scene.
Some people are anti-customer-oriented, Xiao Lingshuang is happy, drinking tea, and listening to Miss Cai talk about her adventures with her ears sideways.
“…… A few years ago, my family and my father were in Haizhou, where there was the sea on all sides, and everyone there went out to fish, and one day, I saw a fisherman catch a big fish weighing 1,000 catties. Miss Cai talked about the strange things she encountered a few years ago, which caused a group of young ladies to exclaim.
"A thousand pounds of fish? Isn't that bigger than a cow?" A young lady in a yellow shirt couldn't help but ask.
"Well, it's much bigger than the strongest cow, and I cried with fright, thinking it was a fish monster, and the fishermen laughed at me." Miss Cai replied with a smile.
Another young lady, who looked a little younger, didn't believe it and asked, "Is there really such a big fish?" After speaking, he glanced at Xiao Lingshuang, "What do you say, county lord?" ”
Seeing that everyone was staring at him, Xiao Lingshuang smiled and said, "Zhuangzi once said in "Getaway" that there is a fish in the northern underworld, and its name is Kun, and the Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it is. I've always wanted to see such a big fish, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance. ”
After speaking, he looked at Miss Cai again: "Sister Cai is really blessed to have such an opportunity as a sage, which is enviable." ”
did not clearly say whether he believed it or not, but also affirmed Miss Cai's statement, and everyone was satisfied with this answer.
After chatting for a while, the housekeeper's mother came to report that it was time to open the table.
Xiao Lingshuang invited everyone to the banquet as the host, and after the banquet, she led these ladies to enjoy the lotus and the scenery, and finally completed the task of giving her the princess Hu Qingti to entertain the guests with a smile, according to the princess's housekeeper's mother, Xiao Lingshuang can do this, and the princess is quite satisfied.
The first errand was appreciated by the princess, Xiao Lingshuang was a little proud, and the only regret was that she didn't see her new sister-in-law that day. According to the customs of Ningguo, the sister-in-law who has not left the pavilion is not allowed to enter the new house casually.
Therefore, early the next morning, Xiao Lingshuang got up early in the morning, and after freshening up, she went to greet Princess Hu Qingti.
When she went, the princess was still combing her hair, and she was a little surprised to see her, and asked the housekeeper's mother who was waiting on the side, "Is the sun coming out in the west today?" ”
The housekeeper's mother was also an old man in the palace, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker, Xiao Lingshuang was embarrassed: "Mother, I deliberately got up early to ask you for peace." ”
The princess smiled and stopped teasing her: "Since you are here, come with me to the front hall, I'm afraid your father has already arrived." ”
When Xiao Lingshuang heard this, she hurriedly picked up the princess and walked towards the front hall of the palace.
Sure enough, Xiao Dingfeng, the king of Jiannan, was already sitting in the front hall. Xiao Lingshuang saluted Xiao Dingfeng, helped the princess to sit down, and stood beside the princess obediently.
After a while, a maid came to report, and the prince and the princess came to ask for peace, and Xiao Lingshuang's dexterous eyes couldn't help but look at the door.
I saw that Xiao Lingting, the prince of the world, was dressed in a jujube red brocade dress, which appropriately set off his cold temperament and looked extraordinarily spiritual. The princess who walked to his right was dressed in a cherry-red dress, which was not too eye-catching, but also looked joyful.
After approaching, the two of them bent their knees to salute the prince and the princess, according to reason, the bride was going to offer tea to her in-laws at this time, Wu Xiang took the tea cup from the tea tray of the housekeeper's mother, and respectfully gave Xiao Dingfeng and Hu Qingti tea, the princess saw that she was generous and behaved calmly, and nodded to King Jiannan with satisfaction.
Xiao Dingfeng, the king of Jiannan, understood and rewarded his daughter-in-law with a big red envelope, and the princess took off a transparent mutton fat jade bracelet from her wrist and put it on the snow-white and slender wrist of the princess. Later, he said something like "harmony between husband and wife" according to the rules.
Concubine Wu Xiang thanked her and bowed her head in response.
After the ceremony, Princess Hu Qingti said: "Although our house is a palace, Dazhou is far away from Yingcheng, and there are not so many rules, you will know it after a long time." ”
looked at Xiao Lingshuang again and said, "This is your sister, the emperor has personally crowned the county lord of Jincheng." Shuang'er is young, and she has been favored by the prince and me since she was a child, you are the eldest sister-in-law, and you must teach her well in the future. ”
Wu Xiang had already seen a handsome girl standing next to the princess, and guessed that it was the current lord of Jincheng, who was personally enshrined by the saint, and said: "Follow the teachings of the concubine." ”。
He blessed Xiao Lingshuang again: "Sister." ”