Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 143
Guan Ziyang saw it from a distance, and probably guessed what was going on.

Wei Yiqing, as the apple of the eye of the Wei family, is also a big girl.

It has been more than a year since he followed Guan Ziyang from north to south.

How can her parents and old couple be in a hurry.

As for other people, they would never marry the only heir of the Wei family hastily.

But, this is Guan Ziyang!
At that time, he was the governor of the first rank.

The reputation is all over the world.

Although this marriage was once withdrawn by the Wei family.

But in the eyes of the old couple, the two of them are already cooked rice.

If you haven't decided on a title yet, don't say that you are at a disadvantage.

The main reason is that I am afraid that others will take the lead.

Although men can take concubines, there is always only one wife.

No, I heard that Guan Ziyang has returned home.

The two elders delivered the bride price prepared by Zao Zuo ahead of time without stopping.

And the momentum was huge, along the way, it attracted many people to watch the excitement.

The Guan family's betrothal gift has not yet been given, but the betrothal gift has arrived first.

Guan Ziyang shook his head, this matter is really difficult for him to handle.

Hurry up to discuss with Wei Yiqing.

But after searching around Guan's house, there was no one there!
The team of Wei's family had already arrived at the gate, under Guan's mother's endless calls, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the gate, ready to welcome the guests.

But I have made up my mind that this marriage is unacceptable.

Qing Chan followed Guan Ziyang indifferently.

Guan Ziyang secretly touched the back of her hand with his hand, and gave her a reassuring look.

Qing Chan's pretty face flushed slightly, and she turned her back.

Wei Xuan walked ahead with a beaming look, but congratulated Guan Zhenggan first with his hands clasped.

The two entered Guanjiabao talking and laughing.

This Guanjiabao is the newly built one, if it is the former Xiaowubao.

Facing the dozens of people from the Wei family, if one person is carrying a gift, it is estimated that Old Wubao will not be able to hold it.

Guan Zhenggan welcomed them into the ancestral hall.

Most of the relatives and friends of the two families are already very familiar with each other, and the family members of both sides greeted each other happily.

"Hey, Mrs. Wei, your white silk dress is so handsome!"

"Where, Mrs. Guan, your pearl hairpin is the real treasure. How big are these pearls?"

The women each talked about their attire.

"Brother Zhenggan, I heard that the semicolon of your mulberry wine has already been opened in Jiankang? I'm so envious!"

"It's still in preparation. I'm not familiar with Jiankang. It's only a few years old."

"Hey, Zi Yanggui is a first-rank governor, so he just said hello to this trivial matter and soon settled it, hehehe..."

The men talked about the family business.

Only the children, simply discussing this, the two families are preparing for the main topic of marriage.

……

Guan Ziyang left the ancestral hall to look for Wei Yiqing who had not been seen for a long time.

Finally, in Laowubao, Guan Ziyang found Wei Yiqing in his former small bedroom.

This was also due to the fact that he heard her soft sigh.

Seeing Guan Ziyang enter the room, Wei Yiqing casually wiped his face with his sleeves lightly.

"Brother, do you still remember? When the master took me to break into your bedroom."

"Of course I remember, the master accepted me as an apprentice that day and taught me the method of Dao Xin cultivation, how could I forget it."

He pointed out the window and said with a smile: "At that time, you flew in directly from this window. At that time, I didn't have such a good qinggong, so I was really scared by you."

"But even though you were a teacher at that time, why didn't you recognize me as a senior sister?"

Wei Yi pursed his mouth, looking angry.

Guan Ziyang just looked at her and smiled, without answering.

"Are you still angry about our Wei family's divorce five years ago?"

"No, I'm not so narrow-minded. Besides, if it wasn't because I participated in your family's gentry promotion ceremony, how could I have met Xie Yi, and I wouldn't be the me today, the Guan family today."

As soon as Guan Ziyang finished speaking, he felt something was wrong, and remembered what Ge Hong told him about the Zhuge family.

If they hadn't met Xie Yi back then, they probably would have found me at another time and place.

……

After chatting for a few words, the two couldn't continue talking.

Just sat quietly for a while.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Wei Yiqing said gracefully: "I know, you won't marry me. The most important person in your heart is Qing Chan, right?"

Guan Ziyang nodded without hesitation.

"Ah."

"What about Mrs. Dao Yun and Mrs. Shi Qi?" Wei Yiqing asked again.

Guan Ziyang rolled his eyes upwards, and after Wei Yiqing asked this sentence, there seemed to be a barely audible hum from the roof.

I guessed it immediately, it must be Xie Daoyun eavesdropping on the roof.

"Just like you, they are my best friends and best confidants. I am willing to give my life to protect you."

"So, the person you love the most is Qing Chan?"

Guan Ziyang nodded again.

"Okay, I see, but I want to ask you a question."

"You said."

Wei Yiqing turned his head to avoid Guan Ziyang's eyes and said: "If, I mean if, if my parents agree that I will close the house like you and be your concubine, would you be willing?"

Guan Ziyang was taken aback after hearing this.

"How can I do that? You are the eldest lady of the Wei family and my senior sister. How can I let you be my concubine? You are so negligent! Absolutely not."

"That Qingchan is just your maid, aren't you also willing to let him be your wife?" Wei Yiqing was a little sullen.

"That's different. Before I met you, before I met Dao Yun and Shi Qi, I had already made a promise to Qing Chan. A man's promise will not be easily changed."

Wei Yi Qingzhuan happily: "So, you are because of this promise?"

Seeing that Wei Yiqing misunderstood his meaning, Guan Ziyang waved his hands again and again: "It's part of it, but it's more because my favorite woman is Qingchan, no matter what her birth, her status, her identity, all of these are It doesn't matter, what matters is her."

"Since you said that birth, status, and identity are not important, why are you unwilling to let me be a concubine because of mine? Don't tell me you don't like me at all, and I don't even have the qualifications to be a concubine?"

After Wei Yiqing finished speaking in one breath, his voice gradually choked up, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Guan Ziyang originally wanted to comfort her, but he thought it was better to be hard-hearted now than to really delay her in the future.

So he turned his head and looked out the window.

Seeing Guan Ziyang like this, Wei Yiqing couldn't stop crying, buried his head on the table, and began to cry.

Suddenly the tiles above his head slammed, and a figure flew in from outside the window, it was Xie Daoyun.

He gave Guan Ziyang a blank look, walked to Wei Yiqing's side, put his arms around her shoulders and comforted her softly: "Miss Yiqing, don't trust this thief, I can see what he is thinking at a glance."

"It's not like he doesn't like you. For a beautiful and gentle woman like you, no man in the world will be tempted. He just doesn't want you to be a concubine, and he just pretends to show you."

Xie Daoyun was really smart, and she recognized Guan Ziyang's little Jiujiu at a glance.

Guan Ziyang thought something was wrong.

Wei Yiqing raised his head and threw himself into Xie Daoyun's arms: "Really? What do you mean, sister?"

Xie Daoyun smiled and said: "People only have one life, if you don't pursue your dreams, wouldn't it be in vain?"

Seeing that Wei Yiqing nodded half-understood, Xie Daoyun said again: "Don't worry, this little thief can't break the body of a pure Yang boy by practicing this "Baopuzi". I still choose Qing Chan as my wife, but it is absolutely impossible to get rid of us!"

Xie Daoyun never expressed his feelings to anyone, thinking that Xie Daoyun was helping Guan Ziyang on behalf of the Xie family.

Wei Yiqing never expected that the one he was holding was also a rival in love!
"Miss Daoyun, your Xie family is a top gentry family, and you have something to do with the descendants of the Xie family's original clan. Since you are willing to give your wife position to Qing Chan, then I am naturally willing too."

……

It's over, Barbie Q.

Xie Daoyun and Wei Yiqing suddenly comforted and encouraged each other.

Moreover, the goal is to become his wife and concubine!

Guan Ziyang couldn't listen anymore, although there were a million joys and wishes in his heart.

But the appearance still needs to be done.

"Since you are so persistent, I can only be flattered. Now that Yiqing's parents are at Wei's house, the betrothal gift has already been brought. We always have to give the elder one a reply."

After thinking for a while, he said, "We can't make your Wei family lose face in front of so many people in Fuling. Of course, today's marriage can't be done. What should we do?"

Xie Daoyun rolled her eyes and asked, "Are you afraid of beheading?"

Guan Ziyang hurriedly covered his neck: "I can't..."

"What are you afraid of? You are our future husband. If we kill you, where can we find such an excellent husband?"

"What I mean is, don't you have an imperial decree? To let you be the governor of Jiaozhou?" Xie Daoyun raised his eyebrows.

Guan Ziyang suddenly realized.

"Okay, let's die. Anyway, Fuling Mountain is high and the emperor is far away. I guess there are not many people who are well-informed."

……

Guan family ancestral hall.

Xie Daoyun took the imperial decree and read it out in public.

Of course, what she said was completely different from what was written in the imperial decree.

"The Empress Dowager has orders. Guan Ziyang is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. He has made meritorious deeds. Princess Xunyang is at the right age for marriage. She is about the same age as Guan Ziyang. She will marry them both. After Guan Ziyang puts down the rebellion in Linyi, they will marry at a certain date."

Forging the marriage contract with the third princess Sima Jiaonu, if the news got to the ears of the Empress Dowager Chu, Guan Ziyang's life would probably be lost.

However, Xie Daoyun has been persuaded several times.

One is that the third princess is interested in him, even a fool can see it.

The second is that the news in Fuling is blocked, and it may take a long time to spread the news to Jiankang.

The third is that this is not a big deal at all, and it will not damage the reputation of the imperial court. Even if the real incident is exposed, it will only damage Guan Ziyang's face. The imperial court will not pursue Guan Ziyang for this matter.

After thinking about it, Guan Ziyang agreed with Xie Daoyun's method.

Sure enough, as soon as the imperial decree was carried out.

Wei Xuan hurriedly ordered his servants to take off all the red cloths wrapped in the presents.

The dowry has become a real gift.

After the Wei family left.

Guan Ziyang told his father that he must double the gift and go back. This matter was originally something wrong with his family.

Wei Yiqing watched everything Guan Ziyang did, and the disappointment in his heart disappeared in an instant.

She thought silently in her heart: "Mrs. Daoyun can do it, so why can't I do it? If I can't be a wife, can I be a concubine?
Besides, with the character of the younger brother, everyone is equal in his eyes, and he will never be biased, and whether it is Qing Chan, Xie Daoyun, or Shi Qi,

Aren't they all good sisters, it will be nice to be together in the future..."

Of course, although Wei Yiqing didn't tell anyone what was in his heart.

But seeing the look in her eyes, Guan Ziyang already roughly guessed what she meant.

"Hey!"

Sighed.

"I'm so damn handsome!"

into the night.

Guan Ziyang came to his parents' room and rang the door.

There is another purpose of his trip, which is to ask for money.

After several years of operation, Guan Ziyang's family already had quite a lot of savings, and this time he went to Jiaozhou to form the Nanfu Army, and it was time to use the money.

After he expressed his intention to his father.

Guan Zhengqian didn't say anything, he just asked, "How much?"

"how many?"

"It can take out 2 million guan."

"That's 2 million guan."

Concise and concise, although the father and son did not say much, they both knew what the other meant.

To put it bluntly, the Guan family is today because of Guan Ziyang.

Now that Guan Ziyang is holding the money, although it is to form the Nanfu Army, in the final analysis.

He made contributions abroad, and it was the Guan family who benefited.

Guan Zhengqian naturally supports him unconditionally.

Now that he is the patriarch, besides considering their small family in the East Building, the Guan family is more in his mind.

After taking the money, the second person, everyone set off again.

A dozen or so bullock carts were neatly moving forward on the mountain road.

Inflation is serious at this time. The 2 coins may seem like a lot, but their purchasing power is not high.

If it is replaced by food, it is estimated that there are only [-] soldiers, which is a year's food and grass.

Of course not too little.

In fact, Guan Ziyang had thought about borrowing money from the Xie family.

However, the Xie family has just taken over the Beifu army, so it is estimated that they will not be able to afford it.

Moreover, I have already taken too many things from the Xie family, even the one thousand loyal soldiers, they just give it away as soon as they say it.

Guan Ziyang was really embarrassed to say this.

The bullock cart was driving, and it was a mountain road, so the speed was too slow.

It's been a whole month, and I haven't left Ningzhou yet.

But if he asked his subordinates to come slowly, he would feel worried if he went to Jiaozhou to take care of it first.

The 2 guan is the entire net worth of the Guan family.

If I'm not here, if I meet a bandit or something, it will be over.

Although they were anxious, there was really nothing they could do. They were already on their way as fast as they could.

Even Xie Daoyun, who has always been pampered, has no complaints.

Follow the big team and hurry on the road in the dark.

Even so, when they first arrived in Ningzhou.

Still came the news that Jiaozhou Jiuzhen County was occupied by Lin Yiguo.

Therefore, Guan Ziyang bought more than a dozen ox carts in Ningzhou, shared half of the luggage, bought horses, and added them to the front of the ox carts.

Turned into a horse-drawn cart.

It was estimated that the journey would take three months, but it took less than two months to arrive at Longbian.

That is, the state capital of Jiaozhou.

When they arrived in Longbian, they discovered that the so-called Longbian City, as an important place for state governance, was actually about the same size as Zitong County.

(End of this chapter)