The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

As we all know, Kyoto has always been a place where nobles gather. Therefore, the grand wedding scene of a wealthy family can hardly arouse the curiosity of the people watching the excitement. After all, ordinary people can't tell the difference between rare treasures.

As for the difference between the dowry of a daughter of a certain country's official family and the dowry of a granddaughter of a certain uncle's family of 108 and 108 yuan, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is only enough to make the difference between five generations and three generations of their families living in poverty.

The reason why everyone follows the wedding sedan in the streets and alleys to watch the excitement is, firstly, just to join in the fun and enjoy the happiness and nobility of others; secondly, it is also because wealthy people usually spend a lot of money on their big day, just to get some good looks. and blessings and throwing a lot of happy money in the street.

It is said that during the Chengyuan period, there were several times when there were a lot of marriages among noble families in Kyoto, and several people even bought two or three acres of fertile land in the suburbs outside Beijing just to pick up wedding money.

Of course, just listen to such rumors, whether they are true or false. After all, there are not always noble people who are willing to be taken advantage of and throw out silver coins like rain.

However, if we really encounter it, we naturally can’t let it go. After all, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, right?

Just like today, it happens to be an auspicious day for the Yongxing Marquis Mansion to send dowry to the Ancheng Marquis Mansion. Before the long and mighty red-gown procession officially set off, the steward of the Marquis Mansion said that as long as everyone follows and cheers along the way, To ensure that the auspicious words will not stop, the wedding team of the Hou Mansion will ask the servants to scatter wedding money every half-quarter of an hour.

As soon as these words came out, the people who were watching the excitement were busy running around, telling their families, relatives, and neighbors about the good news, regardless of cheering and cheering.

Sure enough, as soon as the dowry team set off, sixteen dozen pearls were thrown out.

Pearls rained down on his head and face, and all kinds of auspicious words and blessings came out one after another.

Although the onlookers on the left and right could not stand upright while picking up pearls, the auspicious words they shouted out were still echoing in the hustle and bustle of the city.

According to the statistics of the good people, the delivery of the dowry from the Yongxing Marquis Mansion to the Ancheng Marquis Mansion took a total of two hours because it deliberately detoured through several main roads and deliberately slowed down the speed, and a total of thirty-six wedding coins were thrown around.

During this period, pearls the size of soybeans were thrown six times, silver ingots shaped like ingots were thrown six times, silver picks shaped like plums, bamboos, orchids and chrysanthemums were thrown six times, ordinary copper plates were thrown six times, silver rings were thrown six times, and pearl hairpins as big as thumbs were thrown six times .

This bumper harvest has made the people in Kyoto full of expectations for the official wedding the next day. Especially those who have not caught up this time are gearing up and preparing to give it a try.

Just as the people of Kyoto were talking about the generosity of the Yongxing Hou Mansion, in the palace, the three most distinguished members of the Chu Dynasty were also talking about this matter.

"Dad is too high-profile this time." Queen Sheng Ran sent the nun from the palace to assist early in the morning. After hearing the nun's reply, she couldn't help but shook her head, "After all, it is worth a thousand taels of silver at least."

Emperor Yanping laughed when he heard this: "It's normal for Lao Taishan to be happy on the happy day. Although this move is a bit extravagant, it still benefits the people of Kyoto, which is not too much. What's more, the Yongxing Marquis Mansion is here There are fishing grounds at several seasides, and pearl mussels are specially cultivated to produce pearls. Come to think of it, those pearls scattered before just looked like too many, but in fact they have limited value, and they are just to let the people celebrate."

"If you say this, I'm afraid that someone will impeach me again." Sheng Ran helplessly spread her hands towards Emperor Yanping, "I can't say, Your Majesty, you will also be implicated in this, I heard a lot of advice!"

"..." Thinking of the admonitions coming like snowflakes, Emperor Yanping's smile froze on his face.

After a while, he looked away and waved his hands with a smile: "It's okay. Even if this doesn't happen, they usually give me a lot of advice, and I'm used to it."

"Father!" Hearing this, Yanwa, who had been looking at the happy money brought by her grandma, suddenly raised her head and suggested to Emperor Yanping, "Don't be afraid! If any old man nags you again, you will Let him keep his daughter until he is as old as his aunt and remarry, and let him feel the joy of relief!"

"Zhiwa!" "Ahem!"

As soon as the child finished speaking, Sheng Ran and Emperor Yanping reacted at the same time.

The little princess immediately covered her head and ran behind her father. She raised her head and said to Sheng Ran, who was looking at her seriously: "Mother, please don't be angry. I didn't say this at all. It was my aunt who said that her grandfather and grandmother married her off." Just breathe a sigh of relief when you get out!"

"Okay! Okay! Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about the wedding of Sister Yuan and Brother Yu tomorrow." Emperor Yanping looked at his wife's expression and intuitively thought that if the conversation continued, his daughter's butt would be It was about to be dangerous, so he hurriedly helped change the topic.

"Then...can I go out tomorrow and watch the excitement? I can help them roll out of bed!" Zhuangwa was so forgetful that when she heard this, she immediately raised her arms and shouted to leave the palace.

"Where did you hear about rolling on the bed?" Sheng Ran looked at her with a smile, then turned to Emperor Yanping and said, "Eldest Brother Tao's sister Chun is seven or eight years old, so it's not appropriate to let them roll on the bed. , according to my mother, originally we only settled on Brother Yun, but also wanted to see which family had a suitable little girl. If we really couldn’t find it, we might as well find a five- or six-year-old boy and let the two children go away. roll."

"Then who is more suitable than our daughter?!" Emperor Yanping waved his hand and approved his daughter's departure from the palace, "Once our Princess Zhaode comes out, won't Sister Yuan and Brother Yu be so lucky? It’s coming! Hahaha!”

The more he looked at his fat daughter, the more adorable he felt. Emperor Yanping felt that he was extremely generous. If Sister Yuan and Brother Yu were not so happy, he would not have loaned his daughter out!

Zhiwa didn't think much of it. Thinking that she could go out of the palace to play with her aunt, the little guy was so happy that he covered his mouth.

……

Sheng Yuan didn't know that her sister and niece were going to give her a surprise. At this moment, she was sitting in the room and staring at the grandma who taught the prince and princess the affairs of the boudoir.

Scratching her head, she felt a little embarrassed. If she had known this, she would not have run away when her mother wanted to educate her.

Living with this kind of nun who comes with a mission, it would be better for the mother and daughter to whisper to themselves!

"Ahem, Miss Sheng San, this kind of rude thing is human nature and a natural principle..." Grandma, who had heard of Sheng Yuan's name for a long time, chose a suitable title, Be prepared to start a conversation.

But before she could finish speaking, Miss Sheng San, who was said to be particularly difficult to deal with, asked a question: "Mommy, what do you think of my learning ability?"

"..." Although I don't know why she asked like this, she felt that she was not qualified to give pointers to the number one scholar who got the sixth prize, "Miss Sheng San has been very smart since she was a child, so she is naturally good at learning."

"That's it." Sheng Yuan breathed out, scratched his face, and showed his palms to her in embarrassment, "Look, do you have any drawing books or instructions for this? I can teach myself."

"..." Grandma, who was preparing for face-to-face, one-on-one teaching with her drawing book, fell silent.

Sure enough, she is worthy of being a girl with a passing grade of six yuan!