Prime Minister

Chapter 350 The Big Wedding
February.

A few days before Zhang Wuda got married.

Wu Chong, the Huainan transshipment envoy, has already returned to Beijing.Although Wu Chong returned to the mansion, the dust has not been washed away, but he still asked Li Taijun to talk to him about the details of the Zhang family's preparations for the wedding.

Two female envoys were washing Wu Chong's feet. Wu Chong wiped his face with a towel and said to Li Taijun, "Seventeen, I have always been at ease. She is not weaker than her sisters since she was a child. I asked her about her reading experience. The matter, the matter is solved immediately, the reason is extremely transparent, it really deserves to be disciplined by the lady alone."

Li Taijun was overjoyed when he heard her husband's praise.

Wu Chong continued: "In the future, she will take care of a household of two or three hundred people, even the prime minister's wife. I don't worry that she can't take care of the husband's family and take care of the inside and outside. But I'm afraid that she..."

Li Taijun asked: "Officer, what are you worried about?"

Wu Chong said: "It is said that a high family marries a daughter, and a low family marries a daughter-in-law. The daughters of our official families, who marry poor families, often underestimate their husbands and proud of their brothers and sisters. Mr. Zhang Sanlang's brothers and sisters raised him up. Just like parents are the same, brothers and sisters need to respect and serve them, and live together with wealth.”

Li Taijun frowned slightly when he heard that, it is okay to live together without separating the family, but it is not necessary to have the same wealth.

Li Taijun did not refute but said: "I can save it."

"Besides, women still have to be quiet and quiet as a virtue. Although they are not puppet figures, but women have knowledge, so they are afraid that she will make up their own minds in everything, and will not follow the opinions of brothers and sisters."

"There are also daily servings of three teas and six meals, three soups and two cuts, making beds and stretching quilts like ordinary women. You must not be self-sufficient and contemptuous of your brother and sister-in-law. You need to share with her so that you don't marry her and cause trouble." Brother and sister-in-law are not happy."

After Wu Chong and Li Taijun gave orders, they remembered Shi Qiniang's biological mother, who was also a girl from a good family, and because they liked her, they asked her parents to be a concubine.

The other party's parents did not want their daughter to be a concubine, but seeing the sincerity of the Wu family's intentions and using some tricks, they entered the Wu family's door.But after Shiqi's biological mother entered Wu's family for several years, the two had more and more disputes, and Wu Chong gradually became indifferent to her, and the other party became a monk after a few years.

Before her mother became a monk, she told Wu Chong that she didn't want her daughter to marry into a wealthy family in the future, but she wanted a safe and happy life.

Wu Chong then agreed.

When he first fell in love with Zhang Yue, it was because of Ouyang Xiu's face, and secondly, he thought that Zhang Yue had a good temper and would not treat his daughter badly in the future.

As for whether he will be a Jinshi or not in the future, Wu Chong didn't care too much about it, instead he felt that his family background was not high and he didn't dare to treat his daughter poorly.

now……

Wu Chong was lost in thought.

The next day Li Taijun called Seventeen Niang over and told her carefully. Apart from Wu Chong's words, the other thing is that women consider submissiveness to be beautiful.

Fan shi was listening on the sidelines, and after Madam Li left, she said to Shi Qiniang with a smile: "I also said that parents would only train their daughters-in-law like this, not their daughters."

Seventeen Niang said: "Father and mother are also a bowl of water, they are afraid that I will not marry well."

Fan said: "It's hard for us. Not all daughter-in-laws come here in such a humble way. They must be filial and obedient, and they are not allowed to talk too much. If you talk too much, you will be taboo."

"There is no such thing as teaching a newcomer to teach a baby. After the bride gets started, sooner or later she has to listen to her parents-in-law. After listening to it for at least a year, there are some daughters-in-law who don't know the rules, and there are also two or three years."

"In addition, there are some rules. Get out of the sedan chair to eat cold food, and the daughter-in-law has to go to the stove on the third day."

Fan told Shi Qi Niang all these things one by one, and finally said: "If I talk too much, I'm afraid you don't want to marry."

Seventeen Niang nodded. She remembered that her biological mother married her father as a concubine, and she was very happy at first, but as time passed, the two parents had more and more disputes.

The father felt that the mother was not gentle enough, and finally...

Thinking of this, Shi Qi Niang became a little more worried about her marriage.

Three days before the wedding, the Zhang family sent a make-up gift to Wu's house, such as crowns and pollen, and the daughter's family returned to the mansion with flowers.

There are many marriages between officials and eunuchs, such gifts are exchanged several times, and this is the last time before marriage.

Zhang Yue is also sending out invitations, like Wang Anguo, Wang Anli, Zeng Gong, Sun Jue, Lin Xi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Lu Huiqing, Han Wei are all on the list of invitations, they all promised in person when they received Zhang Yue's invitations arrive.

As for Ouyang Xiu, Zhang Yue worried that he might shirk because of his busy government affairs.But Zhang Yue was determined to invite Ouyang Xiu, so he went to Ouyang's mansion to invite him three times in person, sincerely, if Ouyang Xiu hadn't come forward to protect the matchmaker, he would not have been able to make such a good marriage.

Ouyang Xiu liked that others gave him face so much, and seeing Zhang Yue's kindness, he happily agreed to attend.

Ouyang Xiu, who was a political counselor, was willing to come in person, so Wang Gui, Hu Su, Yang Tian, ​​Sima Guang, Shen Yu, etc. who were hesitant or not, also agreed to come to congratulate one after another.

However, when Ouyang Xiu was present, there were some people who would have arrived, but they didn't.

In addition, Fan Zhen, Wu Kui and other officials refused to come, perhaps because of self-esteem.

As for Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang, Cai Xiang and other bigwigs, and even Wang Anshi himself, Zhang Yueming knew that they would definitely not come, so he politely sent invitations. They all declined saying that they were unwell. Will definitely come.

Sure enough, before the wedding, Han Qi presented Zhang Yue with a pair of agarwood, a pair of Khitan saddles, and a pair of high-quality sandalwood screens.

Zeng Gongliang presented Zhang Yue with a folding fan and congratulated him with two thousand money.

Cai Xiang presented Zhang Yue with a pen and a pair of small silver ingots.

Among them, Han Qi gave the most important gifts, his ability to win people over.Of course, Ouyang Xiu was also among them, and Han Zhongyan's face was in it.

As for other officials, there were also gifts. Among them, Bao Zheng, the Deputy Privy Envoy who had no relationship with Zhang Yue, also gave him an inkstone.

And Wang Anshi, who always didn't like him, unexpectedly gave gifts.Zhang Yue was taken aback. He had thought that Wang Anguo and Wang Anli were here on his behalf, and sending invitations was just a polite act.

But when Zhang Yue saw what Wang Anshi gave him, he was also stunned.

Wang Anshi presented his masterpiece "Huainan Miscellaneous Talks" as a gift. Zhang Yue couldn't laugh or cry when he saw it. There is no reason to give his book as a congratulatory gift.This "Huainan Miscellaneous Talk" also has a sentence from Wang Anshi, "If he had to spy on Mencius when he was young, he would dare to look at Duke Han for the rest of his life." '

Zhang Yue understood that this was the consistent proposition of Wang Anshi's master Meng Zunhan.

In addition to "Huainan Miscellaneous Talk", there is also three thousand congratulatory money.Although the money was not much, this still made Zhang Yue look at Wang Anshi with admiration.

In the end, it was the official himself. Of course, the emperor would not attend his wedding banquet, but this marriage was bestowed by him. Zhang Yue and his father-in-law Wu Chong expressed their gratitude to each other successively.

The official family is also a beauty of a good adult, and immediately lent Zhang Yue the seven ceremonial guards of honor, allowing him to use them on the day of his marriage, and at the same time gave him ten pieces of brocade.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Although Han Qi and others couldn't appreciate face, but if Su Shi hadn't gone to Shaanxi to serve as an official, five of the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties would have attended his wedding banquet.

Who dares to believe in this circle of friends?
Is it very dignified to drive a luxury car as a wedding car on the wedding day?How about comparing it with the seven-nu ceremonial guard used by the emperor?
And Guo Lin, Fan Zuyu, Huang Haoyi and other classmates all accompanied him to the Wu Mansion to greet their relatives that day.As for Huang Lu and Han Zhongyan, the two students who had the best friendship with him from Taixue, they were not in Bianjing, so they had to give up.

Zhang Yue, a classmate of Taixue, didn't invite too many, and He Qizhangyue didn't plan to invite him at all, but this person is his fellow countryman and classmate, and it would be embarrassing not to invite him.But the other party knew how to measure, so he took the initiative to ask someone to tell him that he could not come because of illness.Zhang Yue wished so much.

As for the Jinshi in the same year, except for myself and Wujia who were waiting for the election in Beijing, they all went out to become officials.Zhang Yue remembered that when he had just won the Jinshi, it was the peak period of catching a son-in-law under the list, and he had had several wedding wines.

If I didn't hold the wedding banquet at that time, I really lost a lot of money. Thinking about it, I feel so distressed that I can't sleep.

On the day before the wedding, a huge colorful building was erected in front of Zhang's house, and the bamboo sheds of the colorful building were all tied with colorful silk. People in the alleys knew that the current number one scholar lived here.

And the Zhang family built such a tall colorful building, and the neighbors all came to help, but it was built within a few days.

According to the custom of marriage, the Wu manor went to the man's house to make the bed one day before the wedding.

But seeing that Shi Qiniang's dowry arrived first, one by one, the red boxes and cages filled the west courtyard where Zhang Yue lived, and were then carried into the new house.

The host was Mama Chen from the Wu Mansion, and she handled the affairs very properly.

When Zhang Yue came to Bianjing, there were Tang Jiu and Zhang Gong, two servants. When they borrowed Zhang Yu's house, although some servants served them, they did not take them away.When he arrived at the new house, Zhang Shi went to Yajia to buy some servants.

Although many shabby people settle down in Bianjing every day to sell themselves, good servants are hard to find.

The servants that Zhang Shi had just bought were only concerned with sympathizing with the other party's poor background, and didn't look at the others.

As a result, when they arrived at Zhang's house, they were clumsy and didn't say anything, and there was another person who saw that Zhang Shi was easy to talk, and he was a bit sexual.

Zhang Yuejian didn't say a word after that, and ordered Tang Jiu to send this person away, and the back house was much more peaceful.However, I have no experience in managing people in my last two lives, and I don't know how to teach people to behave.

Now he sees the female envoys of the Wu family, under the command of Chen's mother, to handle affairs swiftly. Along the way, the female envoys bowed to him in a very polite way, and they called him your lord.Zhang Yuexin said that officials and eunuchs know how to train servants.

When Mother Chen saw Zhang Yue, she bowed and saluted. Zhang Yue also smiled and said, "Mother Chen is being polite."

Mother Chen is an envoy who has followed Li Taijun for many years. This time, she was married to the family with Shi Qiniang. Zhang Yue knew that the envoy who had been with the official family for many years and had taken care of several generations of masters was of great status. Dare to say a few words, but such a female envoy is extremely loyal to the master's family, and can be regarded as half of the family.

But I saw that Chen's mother personally arranged people to hang curtains in the new house, lay out the dowry utensils, etc., all of which were newly laid.

Zhang Yue looked at it in a completely different way. This is still his own room in the past, so it may not be too extravagant.

After tidying up, Mother Chen bowed to Zhang Yue again, and then said respectfully, "My lord, the new house is filled with the dowry dowry of seventeen girls. According to the rules, no one is allowed to enter or leave the new house after the bed is made."

At this point, Mother Chen emphasized the words 'no one is allowed to enter or leave the new house', and then lowered her head.

The more Zhang understood, he understood that this was a wedding custom in Bianjing, so he said: "I understand, then I'll just go to the wing room and sleep for a night."

Mother Chen leaned forward and said, "That's right. After I have finished the arrangements, I will order a trustworthy maid to guard the door. I also hope that your husband will not think that the old servant is troublesome."

Zhang Yueyan said: "Mother Chen is someone you can trust, and you still need to give me more advice on the inner house. If you have anything to say to me in the future, you may as well speak frankly without any scruples."

Mother Chen was taken aback for a moment and then said yes.

After Zhang Yue left, Mother Chen heard the dowry envoys on the left and right discussing: "Young Master really thinks highly of Mother Chen."

"I think there is a saying here, what kind of house and what kind of bird do you like."

"Just from buying a house for the girl to live in, I know that the uncle is a person who knows the cold and the hot, and he is reluctant to see the girl marry and suffer. The uncle valued the girl, and in the future he will also value Chen's mother and us. When we meet such a Lang, we are considered Blessed."

Mother Chen was thoughtful after hearing this, but she put on a straight face and said, "What are you talking behind your back, why don't you go to work quickly."

The female envoys did not dare to speak after hearing this, and immediately followed orders.

But Ye Zhangyue didn't have to sleep this night, there were too many things to do, when he lay on the bed and closed his eyes, his mind was full of things.

At the fourth watch, the genius was slightly bright, and he went to the west courtyard for a stroll, but seeing that the Wu family had already refurbished their new house, Zhang Yue was very satisfied.

Zhang Yue walked to the front of the house, but saw that Zhang Shi was climbing up the colorful building by himself with a bamboo ladder.It turned out that one of the colored forgings was hung obliquely, so Zhang Shi climbed up to tidy it up.

Zhang Yue quickly stepped forward to hold the ladder and said, "Brother, what are you doing climbing so high? Be careful not to fall off, and just ask a servant to handle such trivial matters."

Zhang Shi smiled and said: "The servants are still asleep. I'm busy today and I can't bear to disturb you. When I saw it, I came to check it out. Third brother, what are you doing so early? You still don't rest."

"I can't sleep! Brother, I'll go up and get this colored forging." Zhang Yue said.

Zhang Shi chuckled and said: "No, I'll do it, anyway, I didn't sleep all night! Free time is free, just find something to do, do you see if the theater shed is set up?"

Zhang Yue turned his head and looked into the distance, but saw a play shed was being built on the other side of the street.According to Zhang Shi's words, the Zhang family's big wedding has troubled the neighbors, and such a big colorful building also blocks the neighbors' access, which is very inconvenient.

So he invited the famous shadow puppet troupe from Bianjing to come here to sing, which is not only to thank the neighbors, but also to be lively.

After Zhang Yue heard this, he thought the idea was very good.

The two brothers were chatting, Zhang Shi had tied up the colored silk again, climbed down from the bamboo ladder, stood shoulder to shoulder with Zhang Yue, and said with great anticipation: "Look at the colorful building in front of our house. How magnificent, the congratulators who came to congratulate us today will definitely say that our Zhang family's wedding is a splendid one."

Zhang Yue smiled when he heard the words, looked at the Cailou in front of the house and said: "Yeah, it finally looks like some officials and eunuchs."

"Why do you finally have some? Our family is that. In our Zhang family, not only you have become an official, but the second elder brother has also become an official. In the future, Xi'er will also be an official. Our family has three Jinshi, and there will be children and grandchildren in the future." .”

Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile when he heard Zhang Shi's elated words.

(End of this chapter)