A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 609: Marriage to the Lord of Yongle County
The emperor gave Wu Huaiyu a special order.

Li Shimin accepted Li Qing as his adopted sister and was granted the title of Lord of Yongle County. He was given the title of eight-tree treasures, eight layers of Zhai clothes, and two false hairbands. Yongle County of Puzhou granted the title of real title to hundreds of households in Tangmu County.
Puzhou was granted [-] acres of land.

Marriage was granted to Prince Shaobao Wu Huaiyu as the Duke of Yiguo.

The nuns' petitions from the Ministry of Rites were sent together with the emperor's decree. Although Li Qing was a nun of Yi State, he was ranked first among the nine nuns, second only to Fan Xuanfu, the wife of Yi Guo.

The county head is a second-grade official, a title of female nobility in the clan. Fan Xuanfu's wife Yi Guo is a foreigner's wife, and her imperial edict is not the same as her husband's rank. However, the county head is obviously more respected than the country's wife.

The lady of the country compared her husband's rank, Fan Xuanfu's wife of Yiguo also regarded her as the second rank, but Li Qing's Yiguo's concubine only compared her husband's rank with the rank of the seventh rank. This is because Fan Xuanfu is much higher than Li Qing, which seems a bit contradiction.

But this was a special reward from the emperor to Wu Huaiyu, who was about to leave the capital. It was a reward for his ability to persuade the prince to accept Su as the crown princess, and even for Wu Huaiyu not to let the prince accept Wu Erniang as Liang Di.

He could not marry two wives at the same time, but he was allowed to take in the excess of the ninth wife, and even specially granted Li Qingshou the title of county lord as his adopted daughter, which raised her status. This was also a favor to Li Jing and Li Dan of Longxi to raise their houses. Glory.

Enter the palace and thank you.

Wu Huaiyu was originally Li Shimin's son and daughter, but now he became Li Shimin's adopted brother-in-law. He felt that the emperor was taking advantage of him.

"Erlang and I are going to pick up my sister and take her back home."

Li Qing came out to thank her, with a happy face. She had already said that she didn't care about her status, and was willing to be a concubine or a concubine. Now that she was granted the title of County Lord, she felt happy, but she was still thinking about the eldest lady Fan.

"I'll pick it up."

"Slave, let's go together."

Wu Huaiyu was worried that Fan Xuanfu would be unhappy, but Li Sanniang said that she could accept it even if the eldest lady was in trouble.

"Ok."

Get on the carriage and go straight to Huaiyuanfang Yingguogong Mansion.

"Please inform Duke Ying that the eldest son-in-law is here to pay his respects."

Normally, he would go directly into the mansion, but today Wu Huaiyu politely waited outside the door.

After a while, brothers Fan Xiuyi and Fan Xiuwu came out first.

"Brother-in-law."

The two young men have now graduated from the Imperial College, but neither of them has the patience to study, and they have not gained any reputation. After leaving the Imperial College, they directly entered Zuowei's family as personal guards, and were on duty. Qualifications, in a few years I will look for an opportunity to work abroad.

The descendant of a noble nobleman has a smooth career and a bright future. It doesn't matter whether he works hard or not. What's important is that he has a good father, not to mention that his brother-in-law is also so great.

"Brother-in-law, I asked you to come back."

"Is Mr. Ying Guo still angry with me? Where is your sister?"

"Sister doesn't want to go back either."

Li Qing stepped forward, bowed and saluted, "I would like to ask the two young masters to inform the eldest lady that Li Qing is here to pay her respects."

The two brothers looked at Li Qing for a few times. Who in Chang'an didn't know the story of Li Sanniang and Wu Huaiyu. Their stories were as popular in the streets of Chang'an as those of Li Yaoshi and Hongfu Nu.

"Okay, wait a moment."

The two brothers went in and came out after a long time. They said that Fan Xing and Fan Xuanfu were missing and asked them to go back.

Huaiyu and Li Qing also refused to leave, so they waited outside.

Wu Huaiyu originally wanted to let Li Qing go back first, but Li Qing insisted on waiting.

Waiting until it was getting dark, Brother Fan Xiuyi went in and out to send messages, and his legs were about to run thin. In the end, he had no choice but to say, "Hey, brother-in-law, I will take you in. If you have anything to say, there is no need to trouble my brother." both,"

"that is,"

Follow the brothers into the house.

There are servants over there who rush to inform.

When they passed the vestibule,
Father and daughter Fan Xing and Fan Xuanfu had already come out to greet them, but they were a little too polite.

They stepped forward to greet him with the courtesy of welcoming the second-grade county lord.

This made Li Qing even more embarrassed,

"Sister, I'm here to pay my respects to my sister. From now on, when I enter the Wu family, I will follow my sister's arrangements."

"Don't dare. Sanniang is the eldest daughter of the famous Fang Dazong of the Li family in Longxi. She is also the favorite apple of Prime Minister Li Linggong. Now she has been adopted as a adopted sister by the saint and given the title of County Lord. She is of the second rank, which is extremely valuable.
The county lord has come to visit us, so we don’t dare to neglect him. "

Fan's face was cold and his voice was cold.

Li Qing came forward and bowed again, "My sister is the wife of Yiguo, and I am just a concubine of Yiguo. My elder sister is the elder, and my younger sister is the younger."

The atmosphere was a little tense.

Fan Xing couldn't help but have a headache when he saw it.

"Well, the county lord is so humble and condescending to come to pay his respects. This is enough respect for you, a great lady. Don't embarrass the county lord anymore."

Fan Xing took Wu Huaiyu's hand and said, "Erlang, we are ministers in the same palace in the court, and your rank is still higher than mine, but when you come to my home, I won't be polite to you. We are worthy of being a son-in-law, so you accept it." It is a good thing that the county lord comes to visit, and it is also a gift from a saint.
I only have one request: to accept new people, don’t forget the old ones. After all, Xuan Fu is still the original wife you are marrying, and she has given birth to two legitimate sons.” Although Fan Manzi’s words were polite, they were also It has always been emphasized that there is a difference between concubines and concubines.

The emperor adopted Li Qing as his adopted daughter and granted him the title of county lord. To be honest, this could indeed be said to be an honor to the two ministers, Wu Huaiyu and Li Jing, but it caused some problems for the Fan family, especially Fan Xuanfu.

But things are already like this, and it’s hard to say anything more.

"We are all about to leave Beijing for the Northern Expedition. This departure may take a long time, and we may not even be able to return to Beijing this year. You can take Xuan Fu back," Fan Xuan Fu also softened.

"I'm very happy that the county master is willing to come to pay his respects and call me sister. In the future, I also hope that the county master can help me manage the affairs of the house. Erlang is not in Beijing, so we have to take care of the family."

This meant that Fan Xuanfu would not allow Li Qing to follow Wu Huaiyu out of Beijing to Hebei.

In fact, in the previous dynasties, the husbands of princesses, princesses, county heads, etc. were appointed as foreign officials. If they took up their posts, the princesses and others were not allowed to leave the capital. In this regard, the wives of officials were not allowed to accompany them.

It’s just that many things were not so strict in the early days of the Republic of China.

Of course, Fan Xuanfu specifically pointed it out now, and he did not want Wu Huaiyu or Li Qing to ask the emperor for another special order to follow their husbands out of the capital.

Li Qing, although you are the second-rank eminent person bestowed upon the county lord, but since you have entered the Wu family as a concubine, you will be compared to the seventh-rank lady, that is, she will not be allowed to follow Wu Huaiyu out of the capital. This is also the power of her eldest wife.

Although she had a special purpose, she could not stop Li Qing from entering, and even Li Qing could directly rank first among the concubines, but she was still an important woman.

She has the final say in housework.

"Sister, I will follow my sister's arrangements. From now on, I will stay in the capital and help my sister manage the housework." Li Qing immediately expressed his position,
Wu Huaiyu said, "Let Sanniang follow me to Youzhou."

"Erlang is the deputy commander of the Northern Expedition and the commander of the Eastern Route. He mounts his horse to fight and dismounts his horse to manage the people. How can he take care of Sanniang? Besides, it has always been a custom that the county head is not allowed to leave the capital with his husband to take up other posts. Haven't I been doing this in the past few years? Are you all happy to stay in Chang'an?"

"Alang, madam, I will stay in Chang'an."

Fan Xuanfu looked at Huaiyu, "Don't you also have two concubines and six concubines in Youzhou, including Yang, Gao, Lu, Li, Xiao, etc., which are not enough to serve you?"

If it's not enough, Erlang can take some more concubines and maidservants in Youzhou. "

Listening to these dissatisfied words, Wu Huaiyu could only laugh twice.

Fan Xing was trying to smooth things over at the side, "If a man is a man, the more capable he is, the more women he will have. It is normal to have more concubines and even more tricks to take in maids. When you are an official outside, you have to have someone around you to take care of you." , but again, don’t let the new people forget the old ones, let alone the direct descendants.”

Xuan Fu said again, "Yes, it's a good thing to add more people to the family. When the weather gets warm after the New Year, all the concubines in Youzhou will also give birth and the children will be older. I will send someone to pick them up." If they and their children return to Chang'an, they should stay at Chang'an's home for better care."

Finally, Fan Xuanfu was brought back from her parents' home.

Li Qing also always had a very low profile. She was like a sister. She respected this lady very much and did not pretend to be the county head. Even the emperor gave her the title of Yongle County head, the official of the Yisi State, the head of the county head's family, and the chief minister. , as well as the officials and attendants such as Yishi, she did not take them with her.

On the way, Fan Xuanfu's attitude changed drastically. He sat in the same car with Li Sanniang, and they were very close to each other, holding hands and chatting.
Instead, the old man Wu Huaiyu was left alone and no one paid attention to him.

Wu Huaiyu was helpless. He originally wanted to take Li Sanniang to Youzhou, but now he had no choice but to go north alone again.

home.

Fan Xuanfu also immediately asked the family's concubines and stewards to come see Sanniang.
"Sanniangzi is the grand-niece of Lord Zhongshu Ling Yongkang, the eldest daughter of Danyangfang of the Li family in Longxi. She was adopted as a adopted sister by the saint and made the head of Yongle County. Now she has given marriage to our Alang, and we will be a family from now on. You guys Everyone should respect the county lord. There are nine sisters in the Wu family, and the county lord is the first..."

Everyone came up to pay their respects one by one.

Fan Xuanfu also introduced to Li Qing on the side. Wu Huaiyu's ninth concubine, Yang Muyun, and Lu Niang were in Youzhou, and the other six were all in Beijing. The three concubines of the Fan family were all cousins ​​of Fan Xuanfu's concubine. Duan Wan, Qiu Twelve Niang, Aunt Yun, and San Niang all came from famous noble families.

And all the concubines were from unusual backgrounds.

Runniang was the first among the concubines to come to see her. She was the happiest to have Sanniang come in. She used to be Sanniang's personal maid. They even grew up together and had a sisterly affection. When Zhang Chuchen accepted Runniang as his After adopting a granddaughter, the two also became adopted sisters.

"I'm so happy," Runniang hugged Li Qing.

Li Qing was also very happy. He never thought that the two could get together again. It had been more than three years since Runniang had given birth to two children. She showed the two children to Li Qing, "This is Sanlang Chengzhi, and this is Shiniang Rose."

"Sanlang, this is your aunt,"

Li Qing hugged the rose and felt envious.

Seeing her like that, Xuan Fu said with a smile, "Erlang can still stay in Beijing for a few more days. No other concubines will be arranged to serve these days. It all belongs to Sanniang. Let Erlang plant one for you."

A group of women laughed.

"Erlang is very good at giving birth. If you have the knack, don't worry, I will definitely give you one."

The atmosphere became more relaxed and harmonious for a while.

Fan Xuanfu arranged a courtyard for Sanniang, and actually asked Huaiyu to accompany Li Sanniang after dinner.

"I'll be with you tonight."

"It's no use."

Fan Xuanfu snorted, still a little angry in private.

"Go, go, don't blame me for not letting you take Sanniang to Hebei. While you are still in Beijing, you two can kiss more and give her a child."

"How about I plant one for you first?" Huaiyu said with a shy smile.

Fan Xuanfu pushed her, "I've given birth to two in more than three years. I'd better rest for two years. I can't bear to keep giving birth. When you return from the Northern Expedition, you can plant another one for me. I want a daughter next time."

"it is good,"

"Then go quickly, don't keep the beauty waiting."

Fan Xuanfu was still very reasonable. After she established her identity as a concubine and a concubine, she accepted Li Sanniang.Huaiyu also believed that if Li Sanniang had not corrected her position today, there would never be the harmonious atmosphere now.

Fan Xuanfu is a tigress.

Fortunately, it's quite harmonious.

(End of this chapter)