Chapter 155: The Big Wedding
Princess Wannian was going to listen to some inside news at first and go to her aunt to show off, but as the conversation inside gradually deepened, the whole person was stunned, and when she heard that the minister of the court was going to give her to the Huns, her frightened little face turned white, and she ran towards the Wanshou Palace in a panic.
After listening to Zhang Rang's words, Liu Hong slowly stood up and walked back and forth in the wide Qinzheng Hall a few times before stopping and speaking.
"Let General Anton go to the expedition and merge the state, I'm afraid that the Queen Mother will not agree"
"This matter also requires His Majesty to personally explain the stakes to the Queen Mother, General Anton has a good reputation in Yanmen County, if he really goes, maybe there is a glimmer of life in the state"
"Okay then, follow me to the Longevity Palace"
And in the longevity palace, the queen mother listened to the report of the princess of Wannian in a daze, and she was speechless for a long time, she was unwilling to go out after the king got married, but she was even more reluctant for the emperor to send Wannian to the Huns, although now it is only discussed in the court, but she also knows that the emperor has the right to speak in the court. If the ministers insisted, the emperor could only compromise.
"Min'er doesn't have to worry, the housemother will take care of you"
The news of the Huns' invasion of the state quickly spread throughout the city of Luoyang, making Luoyang, which was originally celebratory, shrouded in a layer of haze, although there is still a long way to go from the state to Luoyang, but the pressure brought by the Huns still makes the whole city a lot quieter.
For three days, the city became surprisingly quiet, and the officials who originally came to congratulate the prefectures and counties also left congratulatory gifts and left Luoyang. brought this bad news to all the states of the world.
Today is the sixth day of the ninth lunar month, which was originally the most festive day in Luoyang, but the pedestrians on the street are in a hurry, and they are not in much mood to pay attention to the wedding of the county lord. Wang Gang rode a tall horse, along the streets of the imperial city, followed by a group of officials who were too common, and slowly walked towards the Hussar General's Mansion.
Yesterday, the Hussar General's Mansion had sent the dowry to General Anton's Mansion, which surprised Wang Gang, but he didn't expect the Hussar General's Mansion to be so rich, including 3,000 gold, 6 million money, hundreds of cloth and silk, hundreds of jade jewelry, as well as 2,000 acres of fertile land outside the city, and several courtyards. As for those gold and jade ornaments, the maid maid was sent to Ziwei Palace.
Arrived at the door of the hussar general, the Taichang envoy presented a gift list, the steward of the general's mansion, holding a long gift list, read for half an hour, all this is Taichang Ya prepared, what two thousand gold, ten thousand taels of silver, sixty horses, one thousand silk, one gold tea tube, two silver tea tubes, four jade Ruyi handles. In the end, there were even 200 chickens and ducks, and 20 cows. If Wang Gang prepares, I'm afraid he won't be able to get it out of bankruptcy.
This time the county lord's wedding, to put it bluntly, the dowry and dowry were all prepared by the palace, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was all the rewards of the emperor and the queen mother.
Fortunately, the etiquette of the Han Dynasty was not very cumbersome, and when the steward finished reading the list, Taichangqing Xun Shuang announced that the auspicious time had arrived, and a carriage drawn by four horses drove out of the hussar general's mansion.
Some processes Xun Shuang told Wang Gang more than once, but fortunately, there were not many things for Wang Gang to do, and an important part of it was to lead the horse for the county lord. Then go to the palace to meet the emperor and the empress dowager.
When they arrived at the Longevity Palace, the ministers had already waited again, and the Queen Mother sat in the first place, with Emperor Liu Hong on the left, Empress He on the right, and the two princes and Princess Wannian were muttering something in the back.
On both sides sat Dong Chong and Zhang Qian, Wang Gang and Dong Wan'er both had their parents dead, Dong Chong naturally became an elder, Zhang Yi is Wang Gang's husband, and also represents Wang Gang's elders.
Under the auspices of the Queen Mother, the ceremony was held in the Longevity Palace, and a palace maid brought two scoops connected together with ribbons, and filled them with wine, Wang Gang and Dong Wan'er stepped forward and drank them together. The scoop is made of a gourd, which is extremely bitter, and even the wine is a little bitter, symbolizing that the two have been together and married since then.
A group of officials came to congratulate, Wang Gang also hurriedly returned the salute one by one, and the officials who had finished congratulating entered the banquet under the guidance of the chamberlain, and Wang Gang wanted to take Dong Wan'er to visit the imperial city and accept the blessings of the people.
This time, Wang Gang didn't need to lead the horse again, but rode a horse, followed by the county lord's carriage, and there were several carriages in front, which were noisy with gongs and drums and firecrackers. Constantly throwing some nuts and snacks to the crowd on the street, there are also some newly minted copper coins, which attracts a scramble among the people on the street, and some children follow behind the carriage, singing some blessing songs, asking for some snacks and desserts before they are willing to leave.
Only at this moment, Luoyang City was a little more festive, Wang Gang walked along the streets of Luoyang, toured for two hours, even his smile was a little stiff, and his stomach was even more growling, before he walked towards Ziwei Palace.
On the stone steps of Ziwei Palace, a long red carpet is laid out, which looks very festive, and the red lanterns are hung on the vertical corners of the palace gate, but the word "happiness" is not posted, and a couplet is written on both sides with gilt mention. Reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun, it shines brightly.
Uplink: Haoyue depicts the double shadow swallow
Downlink: The frost reflects the plum
The carriage stopped, Dong Wan'er lifted the curtain, and Wang Gang stepped forward to help Dong Wan'er out of the carriage. The maid who had been waiting on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help, and the group slowly walked towards the Ziwei Palace.
When he arrived at Ziwei Palace, Wang Gang relaxed, after all, there are no outsiders in Ziwei Palace now, and he was really tossed enough today for a day, if he hadn't been mentally prepared in advance. Fortunately, he didn't have to drink with the guests, which made him relax a lot.
This is actually the difference between the county lord and marriage, ordinary women get married, the bride waits in the marriage room, the groom goes to accompany the guests to drink, and the county lord marry, the bride cannot wait. The groom naturally has to accompany the county lord, so as to show respect for the county lord.
And according to etiquette, Wang Gang stayed here for one night, and tomorrow he would return to his house, if the county lord wanted to have the same room, he would send someone to inform Wang Gang, and if Wang Gang wanted to have the same room, he would send someone to ask for the county lord's consent. This is also the difference between a sealed county lord and an ordinary county lord. Dong Wan'er was crowned as the lord of Huanting, and her etiquette was the same as that of the princess.
Wang Gang quietly looked at Dong Wan'er sitting on the bed, Dong Wan'er was wearing a xia veil and embroidering clouds and phoenix feathers. She wears a long light red dress and a phoenix crown. Exquisite Ruyi is inserted in the hair, and the pendant on the hairpin swings slightly. Against the backdrop of the red candle, Dong Wan'er's face was ruddy, her eyes were lowered, and her heart was pounding.
Wang Gang stretched out his hand and took Dong Wan'er into his arms, and printed Dong Wan'er's red lips,