In the Zhongshun Prince's mansion, Ke Qing wanted to say something but hesitated several times. When she saw Ning Jun writing and drawing in the study, she finally sighed and called over Hong 'er and Qingwen to instruct,""Change your clothes and follow Minister Wang to send the 24 betrothal gifts to Rong Mansion.”He also called many servant girls. All the instruments of honor were ready outside.
Therefore, when Yuan Chun returned to Rong Mansion, the betrothal gifts from the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion had arrived.
When the Rongguo Manor received the news, Jia Lian was already waiting outside the door to welcome Wang Changshi and the others into Rongxi Hall. Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, and the other men of the Jia family all met each other and were filled with joy.
When Minister Wang walked up to Jia Zhen, he smiled and said,""Grandpa Zhen, I didn't expect our Prince's mansion to become in-laws with you! Is life so unpredictable that it's like this?"
Jia Zhen put away the solemnity in her eyes and said with a smile,"Lord Chief Historian, you and I are considered old friends. In the future, you have to put in a few good words in front of his highness, okay?”
One of them was faking a smile, while the other was faking it. They held hands and laughed out loud, but when they let go and turned around, their smiles disappeared.
Wang Changshi bowed deeply to Jia Zheng." Old man, congratulations! Your daughter has been appointed by the emperor to be a talented person for my wangye. We couldn't help but be overjoyed.”
Jia Zheng did not have a good impression of Ning Jun. However, the Emperor had already issued an imperial edict. Even if he was extremely reluctant, he could only pretend to smile." My daughter has a simple and unadorned appearance. She has to clean the residence. This is the honor of my family. How would I dare to trouble Your Majesty?" Drinks and wine have been prepared in the hall. Please take a seat!”
Family honor? Did he mean that it was not the honor of Rong Mansion? What guts!
Wang Changshi didn't point it out. He forced a smile and quickly went forward to hold Jia Zheng's hand." How would I dare to trouble the old man? After you, sir!" It was rare for Wang Changshi to lower his stance.
In reality, a prince or talented person was also a concubine. A concubine's parents were not considered in-laws. However, the Jia family was the door of the Public House after all, so it was reasonable for the sedan chair to be lifted.
There's no need to talk about the wine in the front hall in detail.
Hong 'er and Qingwen were led into the inner residence, through the flower gate into the old lady's courtyard, and into Rong Qing Hall.
At this moment, Grandmother Jia was sitting on the couch in the middle with Baoyu in her arms and Yuan Chun in her hands. When she talked about their separation in the past few years, the eyes of the grandfather and grandson were filled with tears. On the left chairs were Madam Xing and Madam Wang, and on the right chairs were the three sisters Ying Tan Xi. Li Wan, Sister Feng, and Madam You only stood at the side. The maids dressed in red and green were like stars surrounding the moon.
Sister Phoenix walked forward and sized up Hong 'er and Qingwen. She smiled and said," The people in the Imperial Residence are indeed different. They're trained like water onions." This is our young miss, your talented master!”
Hong-er and Qingwen hurriedly bowed and said in unison,""This servant Hong-er Qingwen greets talented people.”
Yuan Chun's pretty face was flushed red as she hurriedly lay in Grandmother Jia's arms.
"What's there to be ashamed of?" Grandmother Jia asked with a smile. They were still kneeling! Quickly wake them up! It's so pitiful."
Yuan Chun was so embarrassed that she was bright red as she said softly,""You guys can get up!"
"Thank you, talent!" The two of them had just stood up and bowed to the Jia family. Hong 'er took out a red invitation with gold on it and bowed."Old taitai taitai, this is the betrothal gift prepared by our princess consort. Please accept it.”
Sister Phoenix smiled as she took it and immediately opened it. He raised his eyebrows and looked surprised." How many ingots of gold and silver are there? How many strings of money are there? How many sets of headwear are there? Pearl, agate, silk, satin, glass, brick bed screen? Oh my, I don't even dare to read them out loud." Madam, you should keep it!" She handed it to Madam Wang.
Baoyu curiously looked over and couldn't help but ask,""Sister Feng, it's true! Everything was fine, except for the betrothal fee of twenty thousand taels.”
Mrs. You teased from the side." She's used to reading accounts. Which word is gold, silver, copper, and which word is pearl and silk? She can draw it out. How much gold and silver do you want her to read?”
"Bah!" Sister Phoenix was about to pinch Mrs. You's mouth." Today is a good day for our Young Miss. I won't argue with you."”
"What is your princess doing?" Yuan Chun asked.”
"Replying to the talented person, our princess consort is preparing for a big event in three days!" Qing Wen smiled.”
Yuan Chun was ashamed. Everyone laughed.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" asked Madam Wang.”He thought that he still had a few months to prepare the dowry, but it was too late.
Hong Er smiled." Madam knows that our Prince has received the Emperor's decree. After welcoming the talented person into the family, he will go south to Jinling to congratulate the Zhen family's old lady." The princess consort said that his highness would be gone for half a year and was afraid of delaying talent, so she was a little anxious and begged the old taitai and taitai to understand.”
Grandmother Jia pondered for a long time." That's good. It's still not too late." Little Feng, go upstairs to the storeroom in the backyard and open my old cabinets. Take out a copy of each of them and then add some more according to the old rules in our residence. It's better to be more grand!”
Wasn't it the old rule in the residence that Jia Min got married back then? Should I add more?
Sister Feng understood immediately that this was a request for her to decide. It had to be more generous than the betrothal gifts from the Zhongshun Prince's mansion!
At this time, Madam Wang smiled and said,"You can go to my place later. I'll add a few more dishes too."”
He carried Qin and led Hong-er and Qingwen down. This girl impatiently asked them if the rules of the Prince's mansion meant that one had to cut off their clothes if they made a mistake.
"Up until now, I've only cut one person's clothes."”Qingwen's face instantly turned red.
"Usually, the old lady's cabinet is always locked, so I can't even sneak a peek." Thanks to Young Miss, I'm going to see the world today. Who knew how many antiques and treasures were inside!”
"I brought it over from the Shi Family a few decades ago," the old lady said with a smile.”As she spoke, she touched Yuan Chun's face." This child's life is bitter. We can't treat him unfairly anymore. We would rather be thrifty than let wangye look down on us.”It was a show of love.
"Old Lady!" Yuan Chun consoled her,"There's no need to be like this. The Old Lady Consort has already given my granddaughter many things…"?
"How can that be?" "That's exactly why we can't afford to miss out on anything." Old Mrs. Han shook her head. Otherwise, you won't be able to gain a foothold in the Imperial Residence!”
"Child, if you were the princess consort, we wouldn't be afraid." Now that you're only a talent, you'll probably suffer if your aura is weak.”
Yuan Chun remembered that Ke Qing was so gentle, so she definitely wasn't a vicious person. However, he couldn't go against his grandmother and mother's good intentions, so he listened carefully.
"Old Lady, Lady, you've been busy preparing the dowry. Shouldn't you give the Eldest Miss a few servant girls as dowry?" The two of them look ordinary!”
If she was ugly and stupid, how could she fight for Yuan Chun's favor?
The old lady looked at the servant girls around her and said to the servant girl in front of her, who was wearing a red silk jacket, a green satin vest, and a white crepe silk towel,"Yuanyang, you're the most capable person around me to please me. I've been less worried about you serving me all these years. Now that the young miss has no one by her side, I don't know what kind of personality his highness has. I'll only be at ease if you follow him!”
Hearing this, Yuanyang's tears fell." Old Lady, this servant is willing to serve you.”He was very reluctant to go to the Imperial Residence.
Madam Wang immediately advised," Old Lady, Yuanyang has served you since she was young. She's smart and steady. There's no one in the residence who doesn't like her." The old lady couldn't even eat without her, so how could she let her go?”
"Yuanyang is a good child in every way!" Old Mrs. Han said with a smile. If it weren't for the fact that I care about my granddaughter, I wouldn't give it to anyone!”
Seeing that the old lady had already made up her mind, Yuanyang couldn't hold back even if she was extremely unwilling. She stood at the side silently with tears in her eyes. Xiren, Ping Er, and the others quickly went forward to comfort her.
"We still need a few more," the old lady said.
Madam Wang smiled." Old Lady, you have a pair of mandarin ducks in front of you. You can't take them away anymore. You can't accompany them anymore." Why don't you bring Jin Chuer and Yuchuan 'er from my room with you? With the addition of the original Baoqin, you'll have four big girls.”
The old lady thought for a moment and called out another servant girl."Yingge, you should go too!" He ordered a few more second-class girls, making a total of eight. Only then was he satisfied.
Phoenix came out of Rong Qing Hall and took a detour around the Drooping Flower Gate. The south-facing hall was just across the hall. Sister Phoenix looked outside and saw that there were many servants carrying betrothal gifts. She stopped a servant and asked,"The old master and the others are still accompanying the chief historian of the Zhongshun Prince's mansion?"”
"Replying to Second Grandmother's words, he's still drinking!"”
Sister Phoenix walked to a pole." What's inside?"”
The servant opened it, and on the first floor was a golden ingot.
Sister Phoenix smiled." You guys go ahead! Be careful and keep it in the storeroom. If you break it, I'll settle the score with you!”
Ping 'er came over at this time, her face still covered in tears.
"Are you still sad for Yuanyang?" Isn't it better for a couple to climb a high branch than for you to hang here with me?”
Ping Er supported Sister Feng." Grandma, you know Yuanyang's personality. She's satisfied with serving Old Lady, but she doesn't have that kind of intention. If he suddenly went today, wouldn't the sky collapse?”
"This girl has her own ideas. It's not good for her to be so stubborn in the future."”He looked out of the hall.
Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure.
She suddenly stopped and called a servant over. She shouted,"Other than the loyal and obedient Wang Changshi, who else is there in the front hall today?”
The servant was still thinking.
Sister Phoenix raised her hand and slapped him." Hurry up and say it! Otherwise, I'll skin you alive!"
"Grandma, be careful!" Ping 'er quickly stopped her and said to the servant,"Who else? Don't stutter!"
The servant was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and hurriedly said,"Second Grandmother, there is only the chief historian of the Zhongshun Prince's mansion in the front hall, as well as the porters and attendants. There's no one else."
"Then who was the one wearing the stone green brocade robe?" asked Sister Feng.”
"He's the chief historian of the manor." The servant kowtowed.”
"What?" Sister Feng felt the world spin. He was actually the chief historian of the Prince's mansion, so wasn't his master the loyal and obedient king?
Ping Er held Sister Feng." Grandma, what's wrong?”
Sister Phoenix composed herself and forced a smile."It's nothing. I just looked familiar and got the wrong person. It's windy here. Let's go back."
Phoenix Sister was in a daze the entire way, her body trembling. Ping 'er thought that she had caught a cold and hurriedly sent her back to lie down. She also invited a doctor to take a look.
Sister Phoenix was really sick!
She had imagined the scene of cutting Sun Shaozu into pieces countless times. If he was the loyal and obedient king, how could she vent her anger? Now that he thought about it, it was really laughable.
Moreover, his body was no longer clean. His heart was filled with depression, so he fell ill.
Jia Lian came over every day to take a look, and he was busy with Yuanchun's marriage, so he couldn't care less about Sister Feng.
There were also some rumors that Second Master Lian was hooking up with many girls behind the corridor. Sister Feng was shocked and furious. She broke out in a cold sweat and actually recovered without any medicine.
King Zhongshun!
Sister Feng secretly gritted her teeth in her heart, but in front of her eyes, he was smiling evilly for a long time.
His body could not help but spasm again.
The Jia Residence stepped up their preparations. Three days later, the procession of the Zhongshun Prince's Residence's bridal procession was covered in red and hung with banners. It was a grand procession.
All the streets and intersections along the way were guarded by the Military and Military Department and the yamen that supervised the streets.
Yuan Chun sat in a silver-crowned, yellow-covered, red-draped palanquin, followed by a few green-draped carriages, as well as dozens of dowries. Along the way, there were also armored soldiers from the Imperial Residence accompanying him. A full set of guards of honor was set up, stretching for several miles.
The surrounding commoners who were watching the show clicked their tongues in amazement. Those who didn't know better would think that some family was marrying a princess! When it came to King Zhongshun, everyone had a look of realization.
He should be protected by so many soldiers. If anyone copied him and rushed in to snatch the bride, it would be a joke.
The bridal sedan entered from the corner gate of the Prince's mansion, passing through several ceremonial doors and halls, until it entered the inner ceremonial door, turned around the big screen wall, and stopped at the bedroom hall.
Ning Jun wore a gauze hat and a red dragon robe as he stood on the steps. However, you look even more graceful and luxurious in your court clothes and makeup.
Seeing the bridal sedan enter, Ke Qing held Ning Jun's hand and said,""Husband, why aren't you going to welcome them?"
Ning Jun smiled." But Qing, go and sit in the hall. Later, ask Yuan Chun to pay his respects to you."”
Ke Qing shook her head." I'll go with my husband!”
Ning Jun and Ke Qing went down the steps and walked to the sedan.
At this moment, the few maids from Rong Mansion hurriedly got off the carriage. The one in the lead had a slim waist and a short back. She had an oval face, black hair, a high nose, and a few small scars on her cheeks. She first took a look at Ning Jun and Ke Qing before bowing and inviting Yuan Chun to get off the carriage.
She lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and saw Yuan Chun covered with a veil. It was also a red phoenix crown and cape, exactly the same as what Ke Qing was wearing.
Ning Jun frowned.
But Qing quickly grabbed Ning Jun's hand and explained softly,""Husband, this is a gift from the Old Lady Consort!”
Ning Jun took a deep breath and said gently,""Yuan Chun, we're home!"
Yuan Chun had just reached out his hand when Ning Jun caught him." Be careful!”
Thus, Ning Jun held Yuan Chun's arm and Ke Qing's arm as they slowly walked into the hall.
Inside, Xia Shouzhong was smiling as he held the imperial edict." Madam Jia, accept the imperial edict!”
Ning Jun helped Yuan Chun kneel down.
"The year, the month, and the clouds are all in play! Only Jia Zheng's eldest daughter, who had learned etiquette and discipline since childhood, had always been quiet and idle. She was born in the royal family and was famous among the nobles. You should follow the old rules and appoint you as a loyal and obedient king. Go and worship! How can you not be careful when you have received the imperial edict?"
After he finished reading, Xia Shouzhong placed the imperial edict in Yuan Chun's hands." Jia Cairen, congratulations!”He stood to the side.
Then, Ning Jun used Ruyi to lift the veil of Yuanchun. He saw that her eyebrows were like jade feathers, her muscles were like suet fat, her face was matched with peach blossoms, and there were piles of golden phoenixes. There is a saying that clear water produces hibiscus, natural to remove carving decoration.
"Yuan Chun!" He helped her up again.
Yuan Chun nodded shyly and said in a low voice,"Your Highness!"”
"Your Highness and Princess Consort, please rise to your seats!" Xia Shouzhong said with a smile.”
Ning Jun and Ke Qing sat on the red sandalwood throne in the hall.
"Please kneel down, Jia Cairen!”
Yuan Chun took two steps forward and knelt down in front of Ning Junke Qing, kowtowing again. Even the servant girl from the Jia family knelt behind him.
"Jia Cairen, please offer me some tea!" Xia Shouzhong shouted.”
A red child had already brought tea over on a carved lacquer tray.
Yuan Chun first respects Ning Jun. Ning Jun took it and took a sip." From now on, this will be your home."”
Yuan Chun saluted Ke Qing again and called out," Sister!”
Ke Qing took the tea and smiled sweetly." Sister, from now on, we will serve husband together." Get up!" Beside him, Hong 'er and Zi' er quickly went forward to help Yuan Chun up.
Ning Jun took her hand and teased,"Did I use half a steamed bun to trick you back?”
Yuan Chun secretly took a glance and could not help but spit,""No, I fed it to the parrot that day.”
"Where is that parrot now? It should be mine!" Ning Jun said.”
Yuan Chun blushed.
The girls behind her lowered their heads and laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" asked Ning Jun.”
A girl with delicate features, red lips and white teeth pointed at another demure girl." Your Highness, her name is Yingge!”
Isn't Yingge a purple cuckoo?
"As expected, there's a will of the heavens." Ning Jun smiled. Yingge is not a nice name, from now on you will be called Zijuan!”
Yuan Chun introduced them one by one. The one pointing at the purple cuckoo was Jin Chuer, and then she held the zither and jade bracelet.
Yuanyang was the last to step forward." This servant Yuanyang greets Your Highness."”
Ning Jun couldn't help but look at her twice. The old lady was even willing to marry her?
Wang Delai reported," Your Highness, we've played the first ten rounds. The big plays and small plays have already started. All the princes and lords have already taken their seats. Jia She, Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian from Rong Mansion have also arrived. We're only waiting for you now, Your Highness!"”
Ning Jun went to eat wine. The Imperial Residence was very lively.
Ke Qing held Yuan Chun's arm and walked towards the east room." It was originally a study room. His Highness had someone move the desk out and put it in the second room. After setting up the bed, it's Sister's residence!”He then introduced the inside story of the Imperial Residence in detail.
That night, a moment of spring was worth thousands of gold, not worth mentioning to outsiders.
A few days later, Ning Jun carried Ke Qing to the south, leaving only Yuan Chun to be the steward of the palace.
Because he was out of the capital on official business, the supplies he needed on the way were naturally from various places. The emperor also selected three thousand imperial guards from the imperial palace to follow him. There are only 150 soldiers in the inner circle of the palace. Following Ning Jun was Minister Wang for literature, Commander Ji for martial arts, Wang De for eunuchs, and Mo Ri Gen, who was as black as an iron tower. There were also Hong, Zi, Qing, and Wen to take care of his daily life.
Starting from the Divine Capital, they would first pass through the customs by land and then by water. The scenery along the way was endless, and they would inevitably stay for a while.
The official ship passed Huai 'an and would arrive at Yangzhou in a few days.
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