Chapter 51: The Night of Candles 1
June passes, July comes, and it's the hottest time of the year.
The displaced people in Bian'an City have been resettled one after another, some of them have stayed in Bian'an City to make a living, and some have chosen to return to their homeland.
Shangyu also came with good news, the prince really followed the sharp tricks suggested by Murong Chong and Jingping Hou, rectified the Shangyu officials, won the people's left way, and was complacent.
Unexpectedly, Lan Xin of Yingyue Fang abstained in the end, and gave up the position of Oiran to Ming Liu of Tianxiang Pavilion, adding a lot of conversation to the audience after dinner.
The grain lords counted the large number of silver tickets in their hands with great joy, as if they did not know that a great disaster was coming.
The Shangyu flood that had just ended was gradually eliminated. It is not so much a natural disaster as it is more like a test: the prince won a good name and handed in a beautiful answer sheet in front of Emperor Mingzong; The benevolence of the Lin family and the young lady of the Lin family was talked about, and Emperor Mingzong specially issued a decree to commend the Lin family from business tax for one year; Prince Rong and the Ministry of War were responsible for transporting grain and grass for disaster relief, and they were also rewarded; Jingzhao Mansion Yin and the four departments of officials, rites, criminals, and workers also have their own awards. Only the household department, the grain collection was unfavorable and was reprimanded, but he also assisted the Lin family in disaster relief, and the merits and demerits were offset, and there was no reward or punishment.
Among them, there was only one person whose reward was unexpected, and that was Gu Yannian, the second son of the Gu family. Because of his meritorious service in assisting the Ministry of War in transporting disaster relief food, he was promoted to General Wupinlang, given a mansion, and went to the Ministry of War to take up a post on a certain day.
The Gu family is not blessed by the Holy Grace, and it is impossible to take another half step in the court, which is a well-known fact, but it is the first time that a Lang general from the fifth grade can obtain the imperial mansion. The ministers couldn't help but wonder whether the holy will began to favor the Gu family, but the next holy decree of Emperor Mingzong made everyone unaware of the intention: the wedding of the lord of Minhui was held with the specifications of a princess, and a heavy reward was given.
On the fifth day of the seventh month, it is the wedding day of Lord Minhui and Prince Rong.
Time was pressing, so the six departments were busy again, leaving Gu Yannian's affairs out of the clouds.
According to Emperor Mingzong and the Empress Dowager's cherishing of the Lin family, Lin Ruo should have married from the palace like his mother Shude County Lord and eldest sister Minrou County Lord, not to mention that the Son of Heaven has a will, and the big wedding will be handled according to the princess's specifications, and everything is logical.
But it wasn't what everyone expected. The lord of Minhui was married from the Lin Mansion, but the honor was even worse - just because the Queen Mother came to the Lin Mansion in person when she left the palace, and as an elder, she personally handed her over to Murong Chong, who came to greet her, and gave thousands of instructions; Subsequently, Emperor Mingzong went to the palace of King Rong to preside over the wedding ceremony for the two.
This big wedding doesn't seem to have the glory of the wedding of the late Lord Shude and Lord Minrou, but the discerning person has analyzed the clues: the emperor has many children, but Emperor Mingzong personally presided over the wedding, except for the prince, there is no second person. Even when Emperor Mingzong's favorite third princess got married, he just accompanied her out of the palace.
The crown prince is the prince of the country, and the wedding is in the East Palace, and Emperor Mingzong's attendance is also in accordance with the ancestral legal system.
But this marriage is different, although King Rong is fostered in the palace according to the specifications of the prince, he is not the son of Emperor Mingzong; Although the county lord of Minhui is the body of the county lord, she is actually the daughter of a merchant, and in terms of noble status, she cannot be compared with the nobles of the palace and the lady of the family, but she is favored by the royal family, but she is rarely matched.
Emperor Mingzong personally came to King Rong's Mansion, whether it was for Prince Rong or Lord Minhui, most of the spectators were inclined to have both, but in the eyes of King Ye, it was the emperor who looked at the face of the prince - King Rong, Murong Chong, was a staunch supporter of the princelings and held heavy troops; The big money bag of the county lord of Minhui fell into the hands of the prince again, which made the prince even more powerful.
Compared with Lin Ruo, King Ye thought of the Gu family's other daughter who was not successful enough and had more than enough failures, how angry he was in his heart, only he knew.
Rongwang's mansion is full of lights, a festive appearance; The guests are full, and everyone is full of spring. But in comparison, the two protagonists of the wedding, Lin Ruo and Murong Chong, seem much calmer.
But everyone else doesn't realize it, after all, most of the two of them are the same on weekdays, and only Su Muyu, who is familiar with the two of them on weekdays, will feel that the scene in front of them is really incredible.
Ever since Lin Ruo "cunningly" bought him with a set of dissecting knives made of sterling silver, he was so desperate for Lin Ruo that he even approached Murong Chong as she requested. Unexpectedly, Prince Rong, who originally Lin Ruo was just going to be the object of cooperation, became her husband, and the creation of this world is really wonderful.
But who would be better when these two brilliant and cunning guys come together?
Su Muyu couldn't help but smirk, and when Lin Qi saw him like this, he walked away from him a few steps in disgust.
Receiving the bride from the Lin Mansion and riding a high-headed horse back to the palace, Murong Chong has always had his eyebrows like a sword, his eyes sharp, and a terrifying momentum on the battlefield. But he is the god of war in the hearts of the people, and everyone recognizes him as a military face who is still waiting for him even on the day of the wedding.
Enter the house, see the court, worship the church, and enter the cave room.
Everything is in order and in accordance with the law.
This big wedding is far from the romantic and dreamy ceremony that Lin Ruo envisioned in her previous life, but there is no gap in her heart, because in her heart, she just treats it as an alliance ceremony.
The matchmakers and maids were saying a bunch of auspicious words, and the groom Murong Chong beside him followed the brittle words of the bride step by step, lifted the red hijab on Lin Ruo's head, and saw through the helplessness of her eyes against the cumbersome big wedding method at first glance - because his eyes reflected in her dark eyes were the same feeling.
After drinking the Heji wine and wrapping up the knotting ceremony, the tedious ceremony finally came to an end, and Lin Ruo instructed Youcao to distribute the prepared rewards and lead them out of the new house.
As if the shackles pressed on her heart had been taken away, Lin Ruo hurriedly began to dismantle the heavy hairpin on her head, these luxurious flowers made of pure gold had already pressed her neck to break, plus she was wearing layers of dresses on a hot day......
Lin Ruo couldn't help but sigh sincerely: "I knew that these hairpins were so heavy, I should have secretly prepared the next one to cut corners, so as not to suffer ......."
Murong Chong watched with interest as Lin Ruo hurriedly took off the hairpin on his head, casually discarded it aside, rubbed his tense scalp with his ten fingers, and then took out a hairband from his sleeve and tied a ponytail at random, looking very refreshing.
"The young lady of the first Fulin family in Bian'an, the big celebrity in front of the emperor and the queen mother, the county lord of Minhui, actually wants to bring a golden hairpin who cuts corners?"
"Anyway, it's just an ornament, and the most important thing is to be comfortable."
The most important thing is to be comfortable.
Murong Chong was deeply impressed by Lin Ruo's words, thinking that he would have to deal with those princes and ministers in the banquet hall next, he spoke a little more casually: "You are relieved, I still have to deal with a group of smiling tigers!" ”