At noon the next day, it was still Qingfeng Teahouse, and the Xue family proudly handed a letter signed by Ouyang Xiu agreeing to marry a daughter to Fan Ning and said: "He agreed, but he has two small requests, I hope you try to get a decree for his daughter, he will not see his daughter until he gets the decree." ”

This is Ouyang Xiu's compromise, the Song Dynasty's edict titles are generally given to the official's mother and wife, and if the minister has a special contribution, he will also make an exception and add another edict.

If the concubine has a fate, it is not a concubine in the general sense, in the eyes of secular people, she is the second wife or equal wife, only a little lower than the status of the main wife, and it can be regarded as earning a little face for Ouyang Xiu.

Fanning nodded, and then asked, "What's the other requirement?" ”

"You hire a matchmaker, and then give a dowry and marry her into the door!"

This is called marrying a concubine, which is different from taking a concubine, and it is also a kind of Ming media marrying, but the ceremony is much more low-key, generally the woman does not have a dowry, but the man wants to give a dowry.

Fan Ning looked at Ouyang Xiu's letter of agreement to marry a daughter, and then nodded and agreed, "I promise!" ”

"Fan Guanren, I am true to my word and have done it for you, so our deal?"

Fan Ning took out the other half of the jade pendant and handed it to her: "The password is auspicious, and this ten thousand taels of silver belongs to you." ”

Xue's family was overjoyed, and with 15,000 taels of silver, the marriage of her five children could be resolved.

She had a good impression of Fanning in her heart, and stammered: "Don't worry! I won't embarrass your wife, and promise to marry Ah Qian to you with a simple ceremony. ”

Fan Ning wanted to give Ouyang Qian a beautiful wedding, but he had to consider Zhu Pei's feelings, and if both parties were satisfied, he could only rely on Xue's help.

"And what are you going to do?" Fanning asked.

Xue said with a smile: "You seem to have bought her a courtyard, and she will marry from that courtyard, her father is physically inconvenient, and I am fully responsible, you find an elder and a matchmaker to propose marriage, and then give a dowry of three thousand taels of silver, I don't want this silver, I will give A Qian as a dowry, and then discuss a recent day, after dusk, I will send her to your house with a happy boat, and you will arrange it yourself for worship and so on, and we will not participate." ”

The dowry of three thousand taels of silver Xue Shi didn't want, but she had to ease her relationship with Ouyang Qian, Fan Ning was not an ordinary person, maybe she would have to ask him for help in the future.

Besides, she had fifteen thousand taels of silver in her hand, and her eyes were not as red as before for three thousand taels of silver.

Xue introduced the general process of marrying a concubine, a very simplified wedding, but it was indeed a way to have both, not only taking care of Zhu Pei's emotions, but also giving Ouyang Qian a wedding, Fan Ning thought that he could let the second uncle come forward, so he readily agreed, "Then we will make a decision!" ”

........

It is very simple to take a concubine, just serve a bowl of tea to the eldest woman, but it is not so easy to marry a concubine, first of all, the wife must agree, and secondly, the wife's parents must agree.

At night, Fanning worked hard to serve his wife comfortably, and then carefully put forward the other party's conditions.

Zhu Pei has one of the biggest advantages, once she agrees to the matter in principle, she will not care too much about the details, Ouyang Xiu proposed the condition of marrying a concubine, Zhu Pei did not object, after all, Ouyang Qian is also everyone's best girl, she will also be heart-to-heart, she doesn't want to be a villain, and the other party is entering at night, which has little impact, Zhu Pei agreed to this condition.

"But think about it, what kind of friends and relatives do you want to invite?"

This is another big problem that is difficult to solve, and Fanning has a headache again, knowing that he will not agree to marry a concubine.

"I'll give you an idea!"

Fanning hurriedly hugged her and smiled: "You say! ”

Zhu Pei pinched him hard on the arm with hatred, "I'm making a mistake, pushing my man into the arms of other women, and giving him ideas." ”

Fanning smiled and said, "Just this once, I won't dare to do it again." ”

"Do you want to be later?"

Zhu Peiliu raised his eyebrows and said viciously: "Just this time, if you dare to lead a woman into the house in the future, I have to click you underneath, let you be a eunuch for a lifetime, and ......"

Zhu Pei blocked Fanning's mouth again, "You have to swear to me, you are not allowed to keep prostitutes, you are not allowed to **, you are not allowed to touch those disgusting things that literati like to do." ”

"You know I'm not good at this, and I never enter the Qinglou......"

"That was before, maybe you'll be interested in the future, you have to swear."

Fan Ning had no choice but to make a poisonous oath to Zhu Pei, and Zhu Pei was satisfied, and said unhurriedly: "I guess Sister Qian and his father don't want to be too ostentatious, isn't it more embarrassing for the news to get out?" Sister Qian may not like it, you just arrange it a little more luxuriously, a little grander, and then invite the second uncle and my third grandfather to make a marriage certificate, and then spend money to invite the wedding shop to host, and then invite the dancing girl and the singer to help the fun, and set up a green house on the island of Cuiyun Building, and then scatter fruits and copper coins to the surrounding neighbors, which is both grand and low-key, isn't it very good? ”

Fan Ning is overjoyed, this method is good, the wedding is very luxurious, but there are not many people involved, it is really festive and low-key, and it also makes Ouyang Qian get married in a beautiful way.

"And yes! Your sister Qian is also the owner who likes to spend money to buy books, so she simply gave her 5,000 taels of silver as a dowry, if a woman has no dowry in her hand, she is like a phoenix with falling hair, and she has no confidence wherever she goes. ”

Fanning kissed her on the cheek, this is a good wife!

"Tomorrow I will go and tell my father-in-law and mother-in-law about this."

Zhu Pei rolled his eyes, "Forget it, I'll be a good person to the end, I'll go to my mother's house, and I'll tell my parents and the third grandfather, you can go to the second uncle to be a matchmaker!" ”

Fan Ning's heart was moved, and he hugged his wife until midnight, and the two fell asleep exhausted.

........

Early the next morning, Fan Ning went to the Strange Stone Pavilion to find the second uncle, he specially asked for half a day off, and had to rush back to the courtyard in the afternoon.

Since ancient times, in the matter of marrying concubines, the man's family is the best to speak, with multiple wives and children, it is a matter of the succession of the Fan family, how can Fan Tiege not agree.

He agreed, and simply asked his in-law Xie Jiuling to be the matchmaker, and he came to propose marriage, and then gave a dowry gift.

Fan Ning said with a smile: "Second uncle, you don't need to divide it a few times, this is just a ceremony, since the other party has agreed, then being a matchmaker is to make up a matchmaker's words, you will go with Uncle Xie today, and give the dowry directly, and the time for marriage is set in three days, which happens to be an auspicious day." ”

Fan Tiege glared at him, "What are you doing in such a hurry?" At least a month! ”

Fanning smiled bitterly, "Aren't I afraid of long nights and dreams?" ”

"Alright! I will arrange the wedding shop in the afternoon, I have been preparing for the marriage of Mingren these days, and I have prepared two sets of wedding dresses and a full set of gold jewelry, and I will give you the set of Mingli to use first, and ensure that it is properly arranged for you. ”

"Then thank you, second uncle!"

Fan Ning took out half a jade pendant, and Fan Tiege waved his hand, "The silver will be spent from the store!" Calculate your profits, I will prepare five hundred taels of gold and twenty pearls for the woman as a dowry, what do you think? ”

Fan Ning really didn't worry about the Xue family, he whispered to the second uncle about the transaction between himself and the Xue family, Fan Tiege raised his thick eyebrows, and said decisively: "The gold and pearl can't be given to her, she will definitely be greedy, so she will give a gift list, and the property will be handed over directly to the bride, and she can store it in the money shop." ”

"Then it's better to save it for her."

"It's okay, the gold is saved for her, the clothes, jewelry and pearls are given to her, and there must be an elder to accompany her for the past two days, this is the rule."

Fan Ning thought that Aunt Ouyang Qian had died, her stepmother had abused her again, and she really had no female elders, and he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart, "Second uncle, she has no elders anymore, can you let the second aunt accompany her." ”

"I'll go and tell your second aunt, you give me the address!"

Ouyang Qian has moved back to the small courtyard today to get married, so Fan Ning wrote her address to the second uncle.

Coming out of the Strange Stone Pavilion, Fan Ning went to Zhao Zongshi's mansion again, Fan Ning thought about this matter all night, although he used the deal with the Xue family to settle Ouyang Xiu, but he also had to give Ouyang Xiu face, ask Zhao Zongshi to be a witness, and in the future, Zhao Zongshi will ascend the throne, Ouyang Xiu also dares to say to outsiders, my daughter is a marriage seeker made by the official family.

In addition, Ouyang Xiu's wife had to make up her mind from Zhao Zongshi.

Zhao Zongshi has many tall titles, but there is no real position, they are all false officials, and the suicide of the servant girl makes the Son of Heaven not very satisfied with him, so Zhao Zongshi is very low-key during this time, basically staying in the house, the door is not stepping, the second door is not out, studying and farming in the house, and cultivating temperament.

When Fan Ning came to his house, Zhao Zongshi was taking his ten-year-old eldest son Zhao Zhongzhen to water an acre of vegetable land in the backyard, Zhao Zhongzhen was the later Song Shenzong Zhao Ji, his father was not the imperial heir, and he did not change his name, just an ordinary royal boy.

Hearing that Fan Ning was visiting, Zhao Zongshi smiled at his son and said, "Don't you admire this Fan Kunzhou very much?" Go and bring him here for your father. ”

"Father, you should go to the study to be more polite!"

Zhao Zongshi smiled and waved his hand, "No, he's not an outsider, it's okay to order at will!" ”

"The boy went!"

Zhao Zhongzhen washed his hands and walked quickly to the door of the mansion.