The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

The newlyweds were welcomed to the Su Mansion, got out of the sedan chair, stepped on the paved colorful mats and entered the hall, worshiped the sky and the earth, worshiped their ancestors and parents, and finally the husband and wife led Dahong to worship each other in a concentric knot. After entering the bridal chamber, this is the end of the wedding.

Naturally, there were various small customs unique to the Song Dynasty, which Su Jin had never heard or seen before, such as throwing beans at the door, crossing the saddle when entering the hall, and after entering the bridal chamber, a special wife would cut a small strand of hair from the two of them and weave it into a concentric knot. Like this, the name is: He Ji; Su Jin is all resigned, in short, today, I am just a puppet, and I can do what others want you to do, as long as you follow the conditions.

When the sky was bright, congratulators also came one after another. Zhao Zhen seemed to be gracious today, and the court left very early. The officials all knew that today was Su Zhuangyuan's big day, so they rushed to the court one by one. The Su family came to congratulate.

The first person to arrive was Ouyang Xiu, a great matchmaker, followed by Fu Bi Yang Cha and others, followed by officials of all sizes, Wang Anshi, Wei Songhe and other friends of the same age.

Unsurprisingly, just like when Yinzhuang opened last time, although Lu Yijian, Du Yan, Xia Song and others did not arrive, they still sent congratulatory gifts; He is kind and friendly, hello, hello, even if he stabs a knife secretly, he refuses to be gossiped about by others; what's more, not only is Su Jin's marriage so simple, he married Yan Shu's niece. Expressed. [

The Su family's new house is quite big, and the main hall of the flower hall was soon full of guests. Even the wedding shed in the courtyard was filled with low-ranking congratulators. Shuttle back and forth to pour tea and serve snacks, Su Jin also waved his hands back and forth to say hello, busy feet not touching the floor.

When everyone was chatting and laughing happily, there were guests outside the door again, this time it was a few palace servants who came in, the leader was Huang Peisheng, the head servant of the emperor, followed by a few small Huangmen.

Officials who knew Huang Peisheng immediately realized that the emperor sent someone to announce the decree. Sure enough, as soon as Huang Peisheng entered the courtyard, he shouted: "The imperial decree has arrived!"

Except for Yan Biyun who was in the bridal chamber who was not allowed to go out, everyone in the Su family rushed into the courtyard. The officials also hurriedly left their seats and came to the courtyard. Hundreds of people knelt down together.

"I heard that Su Aiqing was very happy for her wedding today, and she congratulated her with a handwritten inscription with the words 'Unity and Forever Knot', and awarded the following awards to all members of the Su family; in view of Su Jin's outstanding achievements for the court, the previous one was delayed because he did not enter the imperial examination. This time, they will be rewarded together; Su Jin Hanlin will be awarded the title of Bachelor, and the post of Weizhou prefect will be awarded in addition to the position of the original history museum; A few people from the Home Nursing Home, because of their meritorious service with Su Aiqing, four people, Wang Dynasty, Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu, were awarded the posts of the heads of the eighth-rank imperial guards; hereby!"

Everyone shouted long live in unison, Su Jin stood up, and hurriedly invited Huang Peisheng into the hall to have tea; It is both precious and appropriate to the occasion. Of course, whether the money was made out of his own pocket, or whether he used the money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a favor under the guise of Gong Ji, is not what Su Jin considers.

Zhao Zhen's inscription with the emperor's big seal was immediately hung on the wall above the main hall, and all the officials present were envious. Now that Su Zhuangyuan is red and purple, if he opens a shop at home, he will even be given a plaque and a banner when he gets married. , this honor is comparable to others.

Everyone was busy congratulating Su Jin on entering the prefect of Weizhou. Everyone heard about the whereabouts of all the new scholars in the morning, but they didn't hear Su Jin's arrangement. The post of prefect of the fourth rank of Su Jin.

However, some people whispered, since Su Zhuangyuan is a celebrity in the eyes of the emperor, why was he released from Beijing?Even if he is released as a magistrate, he is a special family member of the emperor, but why should he be sent to Weizhou to be a magistrate?Everyone knows that there is a war in the northwest, and Su Jin, a scholar, goes to Weizhou to be the magistrate. Isn't he looking for death?Could it be that the emperor simply wanted to make Su Jin look good?

Someone even directly contacted the infighting in the imperial court. After further testing, someone must have stabbed Su Jin in the back. It is a jelly bean for a magistrate, but if you go to the northwest to be a magistrate, you will get a big dung ball immediately after eating the jelly beans. In Su Jin's mouth, this is called sweetness first and bitterness later.

At noon, Su's manor held more than a hundred tables of banquets, showing a luxurious style, and when the banquet was over in the evening, each person gave a return gift of considerable value, which was considered to have sent the guests away.

When the night fell, the guests gradually dispersed, and the Su mansion became quiet. The whole day's tossing up and down the Su family exhausted everyone, except for the nurse who was performing his duties and was still patrolling around energetically. Everyone sat in their chairs and didn't want to move.

Su Jin was drunk with a lot of wine, and his steps were light when he walked. He was belching while sitting in the living room, and let Xiao Sui'er bring hot water to rub his feet.

"Have all the rewards from everyone in the family been distributed?" Su Jin asked with crooked brows and drooping eyes, reeking of alcohol.

"Don't worry about it, my lord; Sister Rou Niang has already sealed a big red envelope for each of you just now, why are you drinking so much wine? The young lady has been in the bridal chamber for a whole day, and you didn't go in to accompany her she."

"Young Madam? What Young Madam?" Su Jin asked in a daze.

"Are you stupid? Isn't Miss Yan the young lady right now?" Rou Niang poked Su Jin's head and said with a smile.

Su Jin suddenly realized, lifted her wet feet before she had time to wipe them, kicked her shoes and walked to the back hall, Xiao Sui'er said anxiously, "Wipe your feet, wipe your feet."

Rou Niang said sourly: "Silly sister, a spring night is worth a thousand dollars. How can I have time to wipe my feet now? I ordered someone to tidy up the hall and yard, and let's eat something and take a good bath. I'm so tired this day; by the way , the old lady hasn't eaten yet, look, I'm so busy that I forgot about the old lady, damn it!" [

Before she finished speaking, she hurried away, leaving Xiao Sui'er rolling her eyes with a wet towel in her hand.

When Su Jin came to the door of the bridal chamber, the maid at the door quickly greeted her in a low voice, and Su Jin asked, "Have you eaten, Young Madam?"

The maid said: "Young Madam seems to have lost her appetite, she brought some food in, and then she added some soup."

Su Jin was startled, and quickly lifted the curtain to enter the room. The red candles in the room were burning with a faint fragrance, and Huanniang and Xiao Xianer were sitting on the edge of the bed chatting with Yan Biyun, who was wearing a hijab. Leaning on a small pillow, Xiao Xianer pinched her arm for her.

As soon as Su Jin entered the door, she hurriedly asked, "Did Sister Yan not eat? How can you not eat for a day?"

Xiaoxian'er and Huanniang were startled, seeing that it was Su Jin coming in, they hurriedly stood up and saluted, Yan Biyun also quickly sat upright.

"Miss drank some soup, just ate some food but vomited it out." Xiao Xianer said.

"Is that okay? Hurry up and ask the doctor to go." Su Jin was mostly awake, and Yan Biyun was already weak, and had suffered serious illness twice in a year, so he must not be taken lightly.

"No, no, no..." Yan Biyun hurriedly said.

"Why don't you use it? It's not okay to avoid illness and avoid medical treatment." Su Jin turned around and went to ask for a doctor.

Xiao Xian'er hurriedly said: "Master, don't go...Miss, this is...It's just because of a reaction."

Su Jin said: "What's the reaction?" Immediately understood, she said with a smile: "It turned out to be...the reaction of being pregnant, which shocked me; but since I can drink soup, it's okay to ask the chef to make some gruel for two bowls , it’s better than an empty stomach, if you don’t eat the baby, you have to eat it.”

Xiao Xianer said angrily: "How can I drink more soup today? Today I can't...I can't go to the toilet. Do you want Miss to go to the toilet with her head covered? Isn't this a dead joke?"

Su Jin rolled her eyes, and forgot that this was in the Song Dynasty, there was no toilet in the room, and she had to go to the latrine when she went out.

Huanniang winked at Xiao Xian'er, Xiao Xian'er understood, got up and said goodbye to go out, closed the door behind her, ordered everyone to leave, and Xiao Xian'er guarded the door by herself.

Su Jin stepped forward slowly, sat beside Yan Biyun, held her hand and said, "Sister Yan, from today onwards, you will be my wife, Su Jin."

Yan Biyun's small hands trembled slightly, and said in a soft voice: "Your Majesty will not abandon you, and you will not dislike the reputation of your servant's pu willow for being dishonest. I will repay you, and I will serve you well in this life."

Su Jin's heart became hot, and he lifted Yan Biyun's hijab with a gold pick, but saw a beautiful and delicate face under the phoenix coronet and the red candles, which was extremely lovable.

"My lady, how about I come and undress you when you are most ecstasy at the wedding night?" Su Jin smiled lightly, and whispered in Yan Biyun's ear.

Yan Biyun's face turned red to the back of her ears, her body became weak for a while, and she leaned into Su Jin's arms: "My family, my family... I'm afraid I won't be able to serve you tonight. In the same room."

Su Jin smiled and said: "If you can't serve, you can't serve. Wouldn't it be good for me to sleep peacefully with my wife in my arms?"

Yan Biyun said in a low voice: "Why don't I go and ask Xian'er to serve my husband on my behalf, the wedding night always has to..."

Su Jin interrupted her and said: "Tonight is your and my wedding night, how can you let others disturb you, don't think too much, after a day of tossing, you must be really tired and panicked, and you have to get up early tomorrow morning to say hello to your mother, hurry up Take some rest."

After finishing speaking, he helped Yan Biyun take off the jewelry and Xi robe, and fell asleep with the lamp in his arms.