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Chapter 21 Fiancee

Before the Han Dynasty, the wedding ceremony was not lively. The "Book of Rites" said: "There is no need to be happy in a wedding, and the righteousness of the shadows. If the wedding is not congratulated, the order of people is also."

People adhered to the rituals of Zhou, and did not play music or celebrate until the early Han Dynasty.However, marriage is a happy event of "great auspiciousness, very auspiciousness" after all. With the great Han Chengping for a hundred years, the atmosphere of the world has changed greatly, and people are content with pleasure. extreme case:

"At the beginning of marriage today, there is no difference between men and women, and they are proud of it."

"Today, at the wedding meeting, it's a joke to use the supervisor with a hammer and stick."

The Prefect of Mount Tai Ying Shao's "Customs Pass" recorded a very absurd incident: Runan Zhang Miao attended the wedding of Du Shi, "after drinking, playing with Du Shi, tying Du Shi, beating twenty times, and hanging his feet, the Shi Sui Until death." The bridegroom died tragically on the wedding day, red events turned into white events, and happy events turned into tragedy.

The third son of the Huan family, Huan Zhuan, and the daughter of the Wang family of the Linxiang clan completed their wedding in this warm, happy, auspicious, and even slightly playful atmosphere.

In the afternoon, Liu Jing and Liu Pan came out of the Huan family's mansion. The latter took a rest for six days and had to return to Cao Zhishi tomorrow.

Arrived home smoothly before dark. After Liu Jing got off the car, he found two strangers sitting under the big locust tree in his house. When they saw him, they stood up and bowed long. The middle-aged man who led the way said, "Little man Zheng Dang, meet Liu Langjun. I haven't seen you in the past two years, I wonder if Liu Langjun still remembers the villain?"

Zheng Dang bowed and saluted while secretly looking at Liu Jing. Compared with two years ago, Liu Jing's facial features have not changed much, but he has become more mature, but his temperament has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Now he has completely shed the frivolity of a young man, his back is straight, his eyes are clear, he is calm and confident, and he has a good demeanor, even if he looks at Nanyang County, which is full of talents and full of talents, few people can match it.

Liu Jing identified it carefully and said, "You are... Are you the Deng family's supervisor Zheng?"

"It's the villain, Mr. Lang really has a good memory." Zheng Dang said again: "The villain came this time, one is to go to the funeral of my master on behalf of my master, and the other is to send a letter to Liu Langjun for my girl. .”

Liu Jing's heart beat a few beats faster. The name of Deng's girl was Deng Yuan, the word was Shaojun, and she was Liu Jing's fiancée. The two were married.

Finger-pulp marriage first began with Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu. At that time, Jia Fu, a general under his command, was famous for his bravery in battle. He was seriously injured and was dying. If you have a boy, let me marry a daughter, so that you don't worry about your wife." This is the origin of marriage.

Liu Jing was smart and cute when he was young. When Deng You's wife was pregnant, Deng You joked with Liu Jing's father Liu Shang: "If you have a daughter, you should marry Liu's wife."

Don't want Deng You's words to come true, with the birth of Deng Yuan, the two have entered into a marriage contract.

Liu Jing's father died at the age of seven, and he left Beijing to return to his hometown. His memory is already blurred, and he only vaguely remembers that Deng Yuan was a quiet and intelligent girl.

It has been eight years since the two met again. The predecessor was studying in Xiangyang, and Xiangyang was only two hundred miles away from Xinye. Naturally, the predecessor had to visit.

Deng Yuan was two years younger than her predecessor. At that time, she was thirteen years old, with beautiful hair and a slender physique. Juan looked like a jade person.

Deng Yuan is not only beautiful, but also talented. The two talked about the essence of the Five Classics and historical allusions. The predecessor realized that his knowledge was not as good as the little girl in front of him, and his self-esteem suffered a serious blow. To pretend to be calm, and even hear the taunting and ridicule of Deng's children behind their backs, they left in anger.

The last time we met was at the beginning of this year, and the predecessor only dared to look at Deng Yuan from a distance on the banks of the Ganshui River.

Deng Yuan, who just got married at that time, was already a well-known girl in Nanyang. She had a peerless posture. She stood by the river, listening to the murmur, watching the waves, and the robe was blowing in the wind.

The predecessor couldn't help but feel ashamed in his heart, thinking that he was not worthy of her at all, and even lost the courage to come forward to meet her.

"Your Majesty, please follow me." Liu Jing calmed down and invited Zheng Dang to talk in the room.

After the two were seated, Liu Jing did not read the letter immediately, put the letter aside temporarily, and asked when Zheng Dang arrived in Changsha.

"I only arrived at your mansion before sunset." Zheng Dang replied.Liu Jing didn't read the letter, but chatted with him first, which made him feel better and had a better impression of Liu Jing.

"Have you ever eaten a meal?"

"Thank you, Langjun, for remembering that we have already eaten dinner."

Liu Jing nodded, and then said with emotion, "It has been two years before I knew it—Is Deng Jun's body still in good condition?"

Zheng Dang replied: "Master is now over fifty years old. Although his health is not as good as before, he has not suffered from any serious illness. It's just that he suddenly heard the news of the death of Liu Langjun's brother Liu Boming, and he often feels sad about it. The death of Jun's father in his prime is already extremely regrettable, but I never thought that Brother Jun would also suffer adversity at such a young age."

Liu Jing sighed and said, "I should have come to tell Deng Jun personally about such a big event as my brother's death. When I heard the bad news of my brother at the time, I lost an inch in my heart - please apologize to Deng Jun on my behalf."

"promise."

As the communication between the two deepened, Liu Jingyan's behavior made Zheng Dang feel like a spring breeze.Thinking about the rumors he had heard before, Zheng Dang faintly realized that the purpose of the master Deng You was about to fail.

At least, the balance in Zheng Dang's heart has begun to slowly tilt to Liu Jing's side.

However, it is the master Deng You who makes the final decision. What he has to do is to report what he has heard and seen to Deng You as truthfully as possible after returning to Nanyang. I believe that with the wisdom of the master, he will definitely consider it carefully.

In fact, Liu Jing did not deliberately please Zheng Dang, but his soul came from modern society after all, and he treated people differently from the ancients. Although Zheng Dang was the chief steward of the Deng family, he still did not get rid of his status as a subordinate, and was treated equally by Liu Jing. It will feel extremely useful.

When the conversation was almost over, Liu Jing motioned to Zheng Dang to "wait a moment" and slowly opened Deng Yuan's letter by the light.

The entire letter is composed of eight-point scripts, with graceful fonts and round strokes, light but not buoyant, soft but firm, and has a high level of calligraphy attainment.

The beginning of Deng Yuan's letter said: "On April [-]th, Yuan Dun first."

Liu Jing couldn't help laughing.When women in Han Dynasty wrote letters, they usually called themselves their surnames.Deng Yuan does not stick to vulgar manners and calls herself Yuan. The image of a free, easy and confident lady emerges on the paper.

No wonder the predecessor was beaten to pieces, such a fiancée is absolutely beyond the control of ordinary people.

"The years are easy to come by, but I haven't seen you for two years. Is Jun Shang safe? I heard that my brother passed away recently, and my heart is sad..."

After the simple greeting at the beginning, Deng Yuan's writing seemed to turn into a soft whisper, expressing his regret for the death of Liu Jing's elder brother Liu Yuan, and persuaded Liu Jing to mourn and change, take care of his body, and hope that he can get out of his sorrow as soon as possible, like a gentleman. Like a man, he shoulders the burden of the family.

"My father and my father are ministers in the same palace, with similar interests, and they are friends of Mo Ni, so they are married..."

In the middle part of the letter, Deng Yuan changed his style of writing, without any shyness, and directly mentioned the marriage contract between the two, and beyond Liu Jing's expectations, she was extremely determined to marry into the Liu family.

The two only got together for a short day after they grew up, and he behaved very badly. To say that Deng Yuan fell in love with him at first sight is pure nonsense, even if the other party refused the marriage contract, he would not be surprised.

Moreover, when Zheng Dang came this time, Deng You, "the husband-in-law", didn't say anything. Obviously, he was not very satisfied with him. Compared with the two, Deng Yuan's persistence was particularly precious.

"Xunzi said: 'Study is a must.' Studying is good at diligence, while idleness is in play..."

At the end of the letter, Deng Yuan quoted Xunzi's words, and like a real wife, persuaded Liu Jing earnestly not to be slack because of returning to his hometown. , as long as they are willing to work hard, they will be appreciated by the state and county in the future, and then they can get married.

Liu Jing could see that Deng Yuan's words were extraordinarily careful, not only to achieve the purpose of persuading Liu Jing, but also to take into account the self-esteem of her fiancé, she must have spent a lot of thought.

"What a beautiful woman!" Liu Jing couldn't help sighing after reading the letter.

(End of this chapter)