Chapter Ninety-Eight: Congratulatory Gifts
Awarded for 14 years. The wedding of King Fengquan is scheduled for the ninth day of the third month, and the wedding of the king of Qinghe is scheduled for the twenty-ninth day of March. The wedding of the two princes was in the same month, and the Ministry of Rites has been busy since the beginning of the year. And after the New Year, the biggest excitement in Huadu City is naturally the marriage of the two princes.
The queen sent the female official of the palace to teach Wei Yangyang the rules, in order to prevent scaring people, Wei Yangyang had to order someone to put away the swords, guns, swords, and halberds in the courtyard. Guiyuan, this is a bit like the courtyard where the official woman lives.
Wen Ru came to Guiyuan to see her again on this day, she was very happy, took Wen Ru's hand and said affectionately: "Wen Ru, on the day I got married, you have to come to see me off." Song Wenru agreed: "Of course I want to send you, and I want to give you a gift." Wei Yangyang was even happier: "I will live in the Earl's Court two days in advance, and I will marry from there when the time comes." Would you come here on March 27 and stay with me for two days, and then send me away on the 29th? ”
Song Wenru thought for a while and said, "Luang, except for the day when we went to Gong County, I have never spent the night outside, I have to go back and discuss with my father and brother." If I may, I will go to the Earl's Court on the twenty-seventh afternoon; If they don't allow it, then I'll be there in the morning of the 29th. Don't worry, you can't miss your auspicious time. ”
In the evening, Song Wenru left Guiyuan and returned home, very worried. She has a good relationship with Wei Yangyang, and her family knows about it; But she and Wei Yangyang once encountered life and death together, and except for Shen Mingyuan, no one else knew about it. If she went to send the future Princess Qinghe to marry, wouldn't she be openly hostile to her family and King Fengquan? Father and eldest brother, will they agree?
Her father Song Fuzhu was the champion of the first emperor, although he was rich and rich, he did not understand party struggle, and he sat honestly in the position of the country's supervisor for more than ten years. And her eldest brother Song Wenzhuo is a powerful character, when everyone else is optimistic about King Baiquan, he is optimistic about King Fengquan, and he began to support Shen Minghuang early. Therefore, Shen Minghuang reciprocated the favor and let him sit in the position of the secretary of the second grade rite department at the age of thirty-four. She is confident that she can convince her father, but what about the eldest brother?
She was going to probe her eldest brother first.
In the study, Song Wenru first said that he was going to send Wei Yangyang out. After listening to this, Song Wenzhuo didn't say anything, and agreed very happily: "Go, don't forget to bring more gifts to show our Song family's intentions." The eldest brother didn't stop him, and Song Wenru was a little surprised.
She made Wei Yangyang's request again: "Miss Wei wants me to stay with her in the Earl's Court for two nights before she gets married." Unexpectedly, this time, Song Wenzhuo agreed more cheerfully: "Okay, Lord Wei's family has just moved to Huadu, and the Earl's Mansion is busy with the wedding, so there must be a lot of things to prepare." You don't have to bring more people, lest they make it difficult to arrange. ”
Hearing that the eldest brother didn't mean to stop at all, Song Wenru was even more surprised. She asked directly: "Big brother, I'll send Miss Wei, if King Fengquan knows, will he be unhappy?" Song Wenzhuo pointed at her: "You are not an official, so you can't be regarded as a party for personal gain." You and Miss Wei are close friends, and you should send her as a gift. And after she gets married, you have to go to see her often. ”
Song Wenru saw that the eldest brother said this, and he understood a little: "Does the eldest brother want me to get closer to the future Princess Qinghe?" Song Wenzhuo didn't answer her question, just looked at her: "My worship post is missing, you took it, didn't you?" ”
Song Wenru Bingxue was smart, and immediately understood what the eldest brother meant. She stole the message to Qinghe Palace, and the eldest brother was afraid that he would find out when he came back that day, but he didn't stop himself. Obviously, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable, and no one knows who the emperor will appoint as the crown prince. The father is the husband of King Qinghe, but the eldest brother supports King Fengquan, and the Song family originally bet separately.
At that time, he did not stop himself from going to the Qinghe Palace, and now that the Qinghe King has married the person he likes, he will naturally remember his achievements that day. And he and the princess are close friends in the boudoir, if he becomes a great treasure in the future, he will continue to reuse the Song family. In this way, no matter who becomes the prince in the future, King Fengquan and King Qinghe, the wealth of the Song family can remain as always.
After figuring out all these joints, Song Wenru didn't ask more, but nodded and admitted: "I took it." Song Wenzhuo knew that his sister was very smart, so he didn't need to mention her more: "You go and prepare a gift for Miss Wei, go back and rest." Song Wenru retreated.
On the ninth day of the first month of March, King Fengquan got married and ushered in his second princess.
On the afternoon of March 27, Song Wenru took her gift and set off from the Song Mansion to the Earl's Court. Two streets were still to be reached at the Earl's Court, when the carriage suddenly shook and stopped.
Song Wenru was so upside down that he almost fell, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" The coachman was afraid that she would blame him, so he was frightened: "Miss Six, if you encounter a big pit, I have to ask you to get out of the car, and I will drive the car over." Song Wenru had to get out of the car after hearing this, but the pit was full of muddy water, and the driver drove it several times, but the car didn't pass.
She was a little displeased: "Is this okay?" If not, I'll walk there. If you count the time before the hour, it will not be good if you miss the auspicious time. The coachman was so anxious that he whipped his horse hard, and the horse was in pain and struggled forward, but the wheels got stuck deeper in the mud puddle.
The muddy water splashed everywhere, almost splashing on a young man passing by. Song Wenru hurriedly said to the maid: "Go quickly, make amends to that son." The young man, though tall and tall, was not very old and did not speak well: "Oh, it is not in the way." ”
He saw the condition of the cart and said to the driver, "I'll come." When the coachman saw that he was tall and a man of martial arts, he gave him the whip. He was about to drive the horse, when Wei Yangyang's voice came from behind: "Hey, can you do it?" No, I'll come. ”
Song Wenru turned around and saw Wei Yangyang sitting in a carriage behind, lifting the sedan curtain and smiling at the young man. And she just spoke Haixi dialect, apparently the two of them knew each other.
The young man was a little afraid of her, and a little unconvinced: "Why can't it, you will underestimate me." So saying, he took hold of the reins and pulled forward, and the horse was forced to go with him, and in a few moments the wheels were out of the pit.
When the car passed, Wei Yangyang saw Song Wenru also standing there, and she deliberately teased the young man: "I said why don't you stay at home, you have to come out and run, it turns out that the hero is here to save the beauty." The young man was not married, and he was a little embarrassed to hear her say this, and hurriedly interrupted her: "What kind of hero saves beauty, I'm just helping." ”
Wei Yangyang laughed and introduced Song Wenru: "Wenru, this is my younger brother Wei Binggong. She said to Wei Bingyan again: "This is my good friend, Miss Song Wenru, the sixth sister of Song Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites." ”
Wei Bingqi hurriedly corrected her, and he explained to Song Wenru seriously: "I am her brother, not her younger brother. I'm the fifteenth lang of the Wei family. Wei Yangyang didn't follow: "Why aren't you a younger brother, you are only one day older than me, if you weren't born prematurely, I would be your sister." ”
Of the brothers in the family, everyone has a brother or sister, but she doesn't. Therefore, she has had to be Wei Bingkai her younger brother since she was a child, and every time the two meet, she must compete to say that she is her sister.
Song Wenru returned the salute to Wei Binggong. Wei Yangyang called her: "Wenru, your carriage is dirty, you come up and take my car." Song Wenru glanced at Wei Bingqi: "Not good, then, what about Wei Gongzi?" Wei Yangyang didn't care: "Of course he walked back by himself." Wei Bingyan was squeezed by her everywhere, but he didn't dare to quarrel with her, he was helpless against her, Wei Yangyang was very happy.
Song Wenru sat in the car and said to her: "You will be the princess of Qinghe the day after tomorrow, why are you still like this?" Wei Yangyang is obviously used to bullying Wei Bingyan: "What's wrong with Princess Qinghe, I went back to my parents' house, and I was my sister in front of him, hum." ”
In the Earl's Palace, the place where Wei Yangyang lived was imitated according to her courtyard in Guiyuan, also known as "Mulan Xiaozhu". The two plaques of "Mulan Xiaozhu" and "Mulan Pavilion" still use Song Wenru's handwriting. Song Wenru looked at the two plaques: "Oh, the courtyard where Princess Qinghe lived before she got married turned out to be a plaque written by me, I really have a light on my face." ”
Wei Yangyang deliberately touted her: "If it is passed out, I will use the plaque you wrote to marry and become a princess." After that, if you have a daughter at home, you have to pay a lot of money to beg you Miss Song to write. I'm afraid I can't get in line, hahaha. ”
On the afternoon of the twenty-seventh, the two settled down and lived together in Mulan Xiaozhu. Mrs. Wei knew that Wen Ru had taken a lot of care of Wei Yangyang in Huadu, and thanked her repeatedly.
On the morning of the 28th, the Ministry of Rites carried boxes of the emperor's rewards into the Earl's Palace, which lasted for two hours. The queen also sent people to send the last modified princess's wedding dress, dress, and phoenix crown, and also sent palace maids who combed her hair, dressed, and put on makeup, so that the princess could marry beautifully.
Song Wenru brought two carts of gifts that Song Wenzhuo told her to prepare, and what she gave to Wei Yangyang was a pair of pillows embroidered by her own hand. Wei Yangyang gently touched the pillow scarf: "Wenru, you write well, and the embroidery is good." Not to mention mandarin ducks, just these two eyeballs, I have to embroider messily. ”
Song Wenru was also very satisfied with her gift: "I started to prepare for it a long time ago, first painted a good picture, fasted and bathed on the first day of the new year, burned incense and prayed for blessings, and then started work and embroidered for three months." Wei Yangyang was a little worried when he heard this: "Thank you, but when you get married, I can't embroider, so what should I give you?" ”
Song Wenru remembered the sword she gave to King Qinghe for five pennies, and deliberately teased her: "That's okay, when the time comes, you will give me two swords, one for the male is written "Mandarin Duck", and the other for the female is written "Mandarin Duck". Wei Yangyang didn't hear that Song Wenru was joking, and even, she thought that this idea was simply wonderful, and she slapped it with both palms: "Good idea!" Don't worry, I'll find you a pair of swords that cut iron like clay when the time comes. Song Wenru laughed so much that she almost rolled off the bed.
As soon as the Ministry of Rites finished moving the rewards of the emperor and the queen, the envoys of the Hays Kingdom came. Wei Shuping knew about Yifan and Wei Yangyang, for fear that he had sent someone to disrupt the wedding. But it was a serious envoy who came, and it seemed rude to the Wei family if he didn't receive it. Wei Shuping had a hard time making a choice, so he sent someone to inform Wei Yangyang and let her decide by herself whether to accept the congratulatory gift from Haisi State.
Wei Yangyang never felt that he had any emotional entanglements with his cheeks, and he didn't need to scruple about this and that. She quickly hurried to the antechamber to meet the envoy to see what had been sent by the Hayes Kingdom. The envoy bowed to her first, and then asked for the gifts to be brought in. The first ten boxes are all Hester products, and there is nothing special about them. In the last small box, there is a scroll painting.
Wei unfolded the scroll, which was two meters high, and the characters and scenery inside were the same size as real people. It looks like a handiwork of a cheeky man, with a newlywed couple depicted on it, with the bride and groom both on their sides, preparing to worship in the church. The bride's face was painted according to Wei Yangyang's appearance at first glance, while the groom's official face was blocked by the official hat, which was not real, so it was naturally because Cheek Bo Yifan had not seen Shen Mingyuan. At the bottom of the painting is a line of small letters: "Miss Fairy He's newlywed." ”
Wei Yangyang thanked the envoy: "Please go back and tell your family that I like this gift very much." She took the painting back to the Mulan Pavilion and hung it in her room. Wen Ru looked at the painting and was full of praise: "This painting is very good, and it has the style of Qin Qi, a master of calligraphy and painting in Houwan County." Wei Yangyang was very surprised: "You can see at a glance that this is the wind of Qin Qi?" ”
Wen Ru didn't look at her, still admiring the painting: "Yes, Master Qin's style is realistic, and this bride can tell that it is you at a glance." This is a realistic painting of the same height as a real person, but it is very difficult to draw, and if you are not careful, you will fail. I don't know how many times I failed to draw so well. With such a big painting and such a good painting style, I am afraid that it is difficult to find a thousand dollars on the market. But Master Qin has passed away, where can I find such a painter in this little Haisi country? ”
Wei Yangyang couldn't help but tell her the answer: "You guessed it, this painter is indeed a disciple of Master Qin. Moreover, he is none other than the Lord of Hayes. ”