On the eighth day of July in the twentieth year of Hongwei, two shocking news came from Changxing City.

First, the Liao Wangfu accidentally caught fire, igniting the fire oil stored in the ground for winter, causing a violent explosion, to the palace collapsed several houses, more than 30 people were killed, but fortunately the Liao King himself was safe and sound.

Another piece of news is that Emperor Hongwei issued an edict to marry Princess Qixia to Xu Rui, and the wedding date was set two days later, in order to show Xu Rui's outstanding achievements in the first battle of the grassland.

At this time, Changxing City was like a barrel of oil, and the earth-shattering explosion of the Liao Wangfu was like a spark thrown into the oil, which completely ignited the flames, and Xu Rui's wedding was a cover plate on this barrel of oil, which temporarily pressed the flames down.

As soon as the news of the wedding came out, the entire Changxing City was immediately filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Xu Rui was angry at Princess Qixia and led the army to sweep the grassland, which has become a good story among the people, and there are more than a dozen scenes of legendary plays that have been put on the pear orchard alone.

The story of a talented and beautiful woman has always been the most popular among the common people, not to mention that Xu Rui is not only a talented man, but also the pillar country of the Great Wei Dynasty, an invincible general, and his love story with Princess Qixia has always been talked about.

No matter how many undercurrents there are in the court, at least the people of Changxing City are always fascinated by the combination of the two.

After receiving the holy decree, Xu Rui had to put down everything at hand and concentrate on planning his wedding.

In Dawei, folk marriages have to be troubled for a month or two, let alone a royal wedding?

On the one hand, royal weddings have always been a very important part of the etiquette, and if you neglect it a little, you may be criticized by the court's officials and the well-educated Confucianism in the market.

On the other hand, Xu Rui himself also wants to give Princess Qixia a perfect wedding, for women, getting married has always been a lifelong event, and Xu Rui doesn't want to leave any regrets for Princess Qixia.

In fact, when it comes to preparation, Xu Rui just follows the process set by the Ministry of Rites and the inner court.

It's just that unlike other princesses' weddings, Xu Rui is a national candidate, and his status is far above that of the Captain of the Horse, and the wedding is under the banner of commending meritorious service, so he has become the real protagonist in this wedding.

The other horses said that they were marrying the princess, but in fact they were more like marrying themselves to the royal family.

On the day of the wedding, it is basically a parade around the streets in red, and then come to the palace to meet the emperor's family, and spend a night with the princess in the deep palace after the banquet, and then want to see the princess again You need to get the permission of the female official in the palace.

The Great Wei inherited the Ming system, and the princess's marriage was also similar to that of the Ming Dynasty.

Some princesses were not favored by the emperor in the first place, and the concubines who married did not have much power, and neither they nor their husbands' families could take out extra money to make money up and down.

As a result, there will be a tragic thing that the princess and her husband are obviously married, but they can't see each other twice in a year, and they are widowed for life.

As the emperor's son-in-law, he could not see the princess or take a concubine, and he had to bear various social pressures such as having no family queen and eating soft rice, and his situation was even more miserable.

With Xu Rui's current status, such a tragedy will naturally not happen to him.

Not only that, Emperor Hongwei also issued a special decree to allow Princess Qixia to live in the palace after her wedding, and gave a considerable "princess mansion" as the love nest of Xu Rui and Princess Qixia, which can be regarded as really marrying into the Xu family.

Until this time, Xu Rui finally had his own mansion, and he no longer had to be forced to stay in Liu's mansion to "dislike people".

On the morning of July 10, the twentieth year of Hongwei, Xu Rui was waiting in the new house, and the Ministry of Rites and the inner courtyard had already arranged a guard of honor.

Everyone first put Xu Rui in a red suit, stuffed a batch of high-headed horses with red flowers, and then dragged him from the mansion all the way to the palace.

On the way, gongs and drums were beaten, and the lively people were endless, and the road was crowded with people on both sides.

In order to prevent accidents, Qin Fei's personal guard battalion was all dispatched, and finally came to the palace safely all the way in the honor guard.

Emperor Hongwei met Xu Rui, his son-in-law, in the Jinluan Palace, his complexion was much better than before, and he was able to appear in front of the ministers, but Xu Rui found that his vitality had begun to gradually wither, and such days may not last long.

Maybe it was the festive atmosphere that diluted the worries about Emperor Hongwei's body, or maybe it was the compact process that made Xu Rui unable to think about it, after meeting the emperor, it was a family banquet, and several princes were all present, and they all celebrated Xu Rui happily on the surface.

King Liao naturally attended in person, but he obviously had a lot of grudge against Xu Rui, and he had a cold face throughout the banquet, if it weren't for the presence of Emperor Hongwei, even Xu Rui would not have given him this face if he took the initiative to clink glasses with him.

When the banquet dispersed, everyone drank until they were slightly drunk, and most of the process in the palace was over, and the rest was that Xu Rui went to the Sunu Palace to knock on the door and ask for marriage, and then sixteen carried a sedan chair to welcome Princess Qixia back to the princess's mansion.

It was close to evening after all the processes were completed, Xu Rui was tired enough, and he felt more rushed than fighting, but after returning to the princess's mansion, it was another lively, and Liu Yi and Mrs. Liu, as Xu Rui's elders, also held a banquet.

In view of the current situation, Xu Rui didn't want to make a big deal, but Mrs. Liu didn't want to wronged her "daughter-in-law" by saying anything.

Xu Rui is now in full swing, and there will be no shortage of people who are rushing to tie up, except for the civil official group, almost all the characters with heads and faces are here, and bigwigs like Baoqing Wang and Hong Guangli can't come in person, and they also specially ordered people to come with greetings and gifts to congratulate them.

Even the eldest master, who had not been out for a long time, ordered his apprentice to come to the scene and presented a scroll of ink treasures written by himself, and the four big characters of "Perfect Combination" pushed the atmosphere to a climax.

Xu Rui was also infected by this festive atmosphere, and talked about wine with King Yu, who was seated for the second time, as if he had returned to the youthful righteousness when he first arrived in Changxing City, and unconsciously drank a few more glasses.

By the time the banquet dispersed, it was already three poles of the moon, Xu Rui slowly walked towards the cave room with the smell of wine, and Cao Siyuan, who had been sullen all day, helped Xu Rui to the door of the small courtyard where Princess Qixia lived, and stopped talking several times.

Xu Rui saw his contradiction, sighed and said, "If there is anything between us, you don't have to hold back, just say it if you want to." ”

Cao Siyuan stubbornly said, "My sister wants to see you." ”

Xu Rui said in his heart Sure enough, recalling Cao Wanxi's affection for himself, how could he not know, but there is no gratitude or pity for this kind of thing, if he loses his purity, I am afraid that he can only harm others and himself in the end.

Seeing Xu Rui's hesitation, Cao Siyuan shook his head and said: "Don't be embarrassed, I'm just passing on a word, as far as I'm concerned, if it's destined to be fateful, it's best to be well, so as not to let my sister fall into the mud." ”

Xu Rui was silent when he heard this, and he didn't know how to answer, Cao Siyuan arched his hand at Xu Rui, turned around and walked out.

"You haven't seen her since you came back, have you?"

After a long time, a soft voice suddenly came from behind Xu Rui.

When he looked back, he saw that Princess Qixia had taken off her hijab at some point and came behind Xu Rui.

Xu Rui smiled and said, "It's cold outside, let's go back." ”

Princess Qixia smiled: "Let's go and meet her, people are infatuated with you, don't live up to the truth, I'm not the unreasonable jealous person, as long as she treats you sincerely, you are willing to marry into the door, or if you are willing to be a confidante, I will not be jealous." ”

Xu Rui was stunned when he heard this, scratched her nose angrily and funny, and said with a smile: "Duplicity, pretending to be generous." ”

Princess Qixia leaned on Xu Rui's arms and said shyly: "Jealousy is naturally indispensable, but I am also willing to have one more person who cares about you, even if you are wronged, what is it?" ”

Xu Rui sighed and said: "You are wrong, a man who really stands up to the sky never looks at how many women he has around him, but how many other women he has rejected for a woman who truly loves him."

As for taking a concubine, it's not fair to her, it's not fair to you, since it's a fruitless thing that hurts each other, why bother doing it? ”

Princess Qixia felt sweet in her heart when she heard this, hugged Xu Rui tightly, and said softly: "You gave up this yourself, don't say I'm jealous in the future." ”

Xu Rui smiled slightly and did not speak.

Princess Qixia felt that Xu Rui's mood was a little low, raised her head to look at him and said, "Are you still worried about the court situation?" ”

Xu Rui nodded: "Our wedding is a lid, which temporarily suppresses the situation that is about to erupt, but the deeper the pressure at this moment, the more violent the rebound will be." ”

Princess Qixia held Xu Rui's hand and said, "No matter what happens from now on, I will face it with you." ”

Xu Rui's heart warmed, and he said heroically: "From today on, I really have a home, don't worry, I won't let the sky fall for the sake of this home!" ”