First Marriage (IV) (Part I)

When Duchess Rongguo saw her like that, she thought that she hadn't listened, so she was annoyed, and said impatiently, "I hope we won't be late." "The Tang family did not invite the Rongguo Mansion, but Mrs. Qiu's sister married to the Dongting Bo Mansion, Anding Hou Mansion and Dongting Bo Mansion are in-laws, although Yu Yanyan is a flat wife, but the Li family is also the main room, so Dong Tingbo is also Xinjie's apparent ancestor. They went today as members of the Qiu family. Although the Rongguo Mansion fought against the Tang Sect in terms of military power, from the heart of the head of the Lu family, he did not want to be an enemy of the Tang family, but was more sympathetic to each other and wanted to make friends. After all, the Tang family army is above board, and its military exploits are all outstanding. Therefore, today's gift Rong Guogong attaches great importance to it, not only has many instructions to his wife, but also takes special care of it and adds two percent more according to the custom. Duchess Rongguo got up early and packed up, but she didn't expect it to be almost noon, and Qiu hurried back.

Even so, she was physically and mentally exhausted, and her physical and mental strength was severely overdrawn. Looking at Qiu's swollen eyes in his leather robe and the dark circles that couldn't be concealed by heavy makeup, Duchess Rongguo didn't know what to say, she just hoped that when she arrived at the Tang family, she wouldn't be laughed at by the guests. It's a pity that you don't come to whatever you want. A group of noblewomen from Beijing in the Tang family had already started a conversation there in groups, of course, the most about today's wedding.

First of all, the Tang family has no housewife in Beijing, Tang Lan and his wife are in Kansai, and this wedding has no parents, but it still goes on. For this reason, the Chen family's aunt specially brought several young grandmothers of the Chen family and Chen Tingwei, a married aunt, to preside over the reception of their relatives here. This is the Queen Mother's family, no one dares to chew their tongues, so they can only talk about today's dowry, the true identity of the bride, and the amazing story of Yixiang's sword out of the palace back then.

Many people seem to have prescient words and said, I'll just say, how could the old lady of the Tang family choose an orphan girl of unknown origin, it turns out that although she is also an orphan girl, but after the old friend of the Queen Mother, she has been adopted by the Queen Mother since she was a child, this kind of glory, except for the royal princess, Outsiders are not allowed to think about it. And today's wedding, even the royal princess and Princess Jing'an came over early to help, which makes people more sure that today is the right time. Another discerning person found out that the prince did not come today. So, everyone began to quietly use their imagination for this again. Make today's wedding more interesting than any wedding in Beijing.

The auspicious time was approaching, and the princess of Rongguo hurriedly walked in with the Qiu family, and the sharp eyes naturally saw the abnormality of the Qiu family, so someone quipped: "The third prince of Lu is very skilled." "Qiu is usually able to speak well, but today he didn't know why he was dumb, which made Duchess Rongguo a little embarrassed. She didn't know that Qiu's heart was dripping blood at the moment. There is indeed someone with profound skills, but it is not her husband, but she was recruited by her husband. She glanced fiercely in the direction of the male guest, although she didn't see Lu Cai, but the hatred in her eyes couldn't be hidden, so that everyone who saw it was stunned, isn't it good to be spoiled by her own man? Qiu was not embarrassed for long, and someone said that the dowry came.

Exquisite dowries were brought in one after another, and the noblewomen were originally sitting still, feeling how much dowry an orphan girl could have, even if it was a little, that is, those things that were common in the capital. Unexpectedly, after the first batch of the first ten came in, everyone couldn't sit still, and many people went to the gate of the outer courtyard to see the dowry. The first thing to bring in was the queen mother's reward, and even Jing'an, who came to cheer, was a little envious, Is this the queen mother giving her own body to the bride? Qiu Shi also followed the crowd, staring blankly, if Lu Cai hadn't calculated her at the beginning, would she also have a chance?

The Queen Mother's rewards ranged from gold, silver, jewelry, food, clothing, and high-quality medicinal herbs, and the most wonderful thing was the last one, a stack of official ingots and silver. Everyone was a little stunned, the Queen Mother rewarded so many treasures, and returned the silver? Compared with the dowry in front, this piece of pure silver, even if it is full, is not as good as half of any of the previous ones, what does this mean? Someone with a heart took a closer look and found that there was a piece of paper in the silver, and the good deeds took a closer look, only to find that it was written on it, according to the order of the Queen Mother, the female official Zhou's late Ning over the years.

Previously, I was still talking about Zhou Wanning's fraudulent death, and then she entered Beijing as an orphan girl of the Bai family, whether there were people who were guilty of bullying the monarch, they were all silent at this time, and as soon as the Empress Dowager Yi's decree came out, it was affirmed that Zhou Wanning was right back then, It was Yixiang's fault, and by the way, she also brought the crime of bullying the monarch.

This is the last dowry given by the Queen Mother, but there is still a long dowry queue ready to come in, but it is stopped. This person is none other than Zuo Qing, the head of the Empress Dowager's Chunhui Palace. Zuo Qing took out the decree with a smile on his face and handed it to Tang Xintian who was standing by the door: "Major General Tang, this is the decree of the Queen Mother, according to the will of the Queen Mother, as a congratulatory gift to the newcomer, please read it out on behalf of the eldest young master." Although Tang Xintian knew the content of Yi's will, but this was the Queen Mother's face for Lian'er, of course he was willing.

The person who was still blushing for the jewelry and jewelry given by the Queen Mother just now was simply jealous after listening to the holy decree at this time. No matter how much gold and silver there is, it is not more valuable than the position of a four-grade female official rewarded by the Queen Mother. This is an unattainable glory, and no amount of money can buy it. After the decree was announced, he continued to carry the dowry.

Ten miles of red makeup, the dowry is carefully selected by the Tang family's Ping'an Warehouse, led by a few friends invited by Xinyang from the forbidden army, and every ten dowries are guarded by someone from the forbidden army. Everyone is a cluster of new clothes made by the Tang family, and these people have been selected by Xinyang, and they are all in good spirits. This is the first time that the juniors of the Tang family have arranged a marriage for their brothers, and the brothers have all done their best. At this time, the guests not only looked at the dowry, but also looked at these Peugeot forbidden army boys, and the ladies were a rare feast for the eyes. After more than a quarter of an hour, the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and everyone thought it was a newcomer, but they didn't expect it to be a person from the palace, and then they heard the whip of the pure way, and everyone was shocked. The emperor's dragon body is not safe, the prince has already left Beijing, and at this time, only the queen mother can use these three whips to purify the Taoist honor guard.

Soon, the queen mother's car appeared in the eyes of everyone. Just when everyone knelt down to receive the salute, Chen mural came down from the phoenix, walking steadily and lightly, without the need for support. Some of the younger generations who have not had the opportunity to meet the Queen Mother are shocked that the Queen Mother still maintains outstanding beauty. Is this an old woman in her seventies? Like a lady in her forties, although the dress of the Queen Mother is wide, Chen Mulu has practiced all year round, and her figure is kept abruptly. The queen smiled and said kindly, "Flat." Today, I mourned the family, not as the queen mother, but as the elder sister of the Chen family to accept the kowtow for my sister. The big guys just think of me as the elder of the male family. ”

All the people said yes in unison and got up as they were told. The Chen family's aunt and Xintian hurried over to accompany her, one left and one right. Several ministers of the DPRK and China, who had already arrived, also came to talk with them. These are either in-laws like Dong Tingbo, or teachers like Lord Qi Feng, who are admired by the younger generations of the Tang family.

Chen Mural hurriedly said to the Chen family's aunt and Xintian: "You all go and get busy, there are many guests today, so you don't have to wait here at the mourning family." When they heard this, they hurriedly went to work on something else. A group of women with good eyesight came over to chat with them. Chen mural did not go to the room to rest, and followed everyone to stand at the door of the hall, smiling and watching the dowry be carried in one after another.

In addition to the Chen mural awards, the people close to each family added makeup, and there are some things here that were handed over to the treasury after the Zhou family and the Yan family were confiscated, because they knew that the Queen Mother and the Zhou family were close. After the Zhou family's case was rehabilitated, Chen Mural took these things to Chunhui Palace, and specially gave them a small warehouse for Wanning to collect by herself. After Chu Wanning left in a hurry, Chen Mulu kept it for her. In addition, there are many additions from Xinjie. All of them are carefully selected products according to the preferences of late setting. Chen mural smiled and nodded with satisfaction and said to Qi Feng who was standing beside him: "Xinjie, this kid is really sensible. Hearing this, people with a heart finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that it was right to add makeup and send good things this time. That's not just to give the Tang family face, that's the face of the Queen Mother.

As he was talking, he saw the messenger hurriedly come in, saying that the newlywed-groomed sedan chair had one more street to the door, and everyone flocked to the door to see the demeanor of the bride and groom, and of course the first-class best man of the Tang family. Each one is notoriously handsome, and they are all listed together at the moment, and even on the stage, you can't find such an outstanding and eye-catching combination. What's more, there is also Chen Tingying, a talented man who came from Jiangnan, this group of four stopped outside, which was too eye-catching, so that the several courtiers who were appointed by the Queen Mother to accompany her relatives felt a lot of pressure, and even Gong Zhiyun, a person who has always been steady and calm, is a little ashamed of himself in this group of super dazzling handsome men. And the groom is even more eye-catching. Xinjie usually has either blue or black embellishments, and never likes any decoration, so bright red red safflower cover, everyone has really never seen it. In the coldness of the past, there seems to be more sunshine. Not to mention that ordinary little girls tremble when they see it, even many adult women feel uncontrollable when they see it.

Qiu Shi looked at the tall and handsome man, her eyes were a little blurred, and she quickly lowered her head to hide her sadness. Jing An, who was standing not far from her, saw the tears inside clearly and flattened her mouth with contempt.

Xinjie broke off the stool and got off the saddle, walked to the door, and was about to salute the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother immediately stopped: "Today you are the groom's official, and the bride and groom are the biggest on the day of marriage. After saying that, he laughed, and the people around him quickly echoed and laughed out loud.