Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 393
The sky is dead and the earth is dead... There is someone who has such a nickname!
Even if he is not keen on socializing, Xue Lang knows that there will be many rumors about him in Chang'an City.Xue Lang didn't dare to say great meritorious service, but in Chang'an City, if he said that the holy family was upright, no one would have any objection.

His father-in-law, a saint, really treated him very well.And Xue Lang came out of nowhere, if he is keen on socializing, then others will always understand him, but he is not keen on socializing at all.

It's not surprising to be curious about a character like him.Xue Lang didn't find it strange that such and such rumors would come out, human nature is like this.Therefore, Xue Lang was not angry at all.

During the one or two years when his parents passed away one after another, and he and Xue Qing were ignorant of the world, he could be said to have seen the warmth and coldness of the world, and seen many kinds of things wrapped in sweet sugar-coated things such as "for your own good", "we are relatives" and so on. I have also seen how ugly people can be for profit.

The sky is gone... Such a nickname, compared with what he has experienced, is too childish!If someone said it in front of him next time, he would definitely go up and express his opinion seriously——

This nickname is too ugly!Not at all appropriate!

I actually forgot to complain in person today, what a mistake!Xue Lang thought with regret.

However, Xue Lang's regret will not stay for too long, because there are always things that will make him forget this trivial matter to him.Yes, I just rode my horse back home, and before I entered the house, I was stopped at the door by officials from the Ministry of Rites——

"Mr. Xue, please stay!"

The one who came was the member of the Ministry of Rites, Wai Lang, whose surname was Zhou: "Your Majesty has met Duke Xue."

"Mr. Zhou, Wailang, is very polite. What's the matter with calling me?"

Zhou Yuanwailang smiled wryly and said: "To tell you the truth, the magistrate has been waiting outside the magistrate's mansion for many days. Today is the first time I have met the magistrate. The magistrate is really precious and busy."

Hearing that others had waited for him for so many days, Xue Lang felt a little embarrassed, cupped his hands and said: "I'm sorry, I'm too busy these days, I go out early and return late, I've been waiting for you for a long time. How about asking my concierge to notify you? I'll wait for you, too."

Zhou Yuanwailang said: "The lower officials know that the Duke is busy with his affairs these days, and it is not easy to ask the porter about this matter. The upper officer has an explanation, so he needs to inform the Duke personally."

"I see. However, since we have arrived at the door of our house, let's go in and sit down first. To tell you the truth, I have been busy outside for a day and I am very tired. Let's go in and sit down."

Welcoming him into the mansion, he was too busy to change into his dusty clothes, so the two sat in the living room.As soon as he was seated, a servant immediately brought the cooked mung bean soup. Xue Lang said with a smile, "It's hot in summer, so drink a bowl of mung bean soup to quench your thirst and relieve the heat. Yuanwailang please!"

"Thank you, Duke."

The two talked while drinking soup.Only then did Zhou Yuanwailang explain the purpose of his visit——

The big wedding between Xue Lang and Princess Pingyang is scheduled to start in the spring of the next year. People from the Ritual Department came to ask Xue Lang when he would have time to practice the etiquette process of the big wedding.

Xue Lang was startled, and said, "It's only July, so it's still early?"

Zhou Yuanwailang said: "The Duke's words are wrong. Although the time seems to be long, the Duke is not the only thing on hand, right? The Duke is in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the autumn harvest must be busy. Deducting these busy days, there are not many days left for the county magistrate, and I ask the magistrate to be sympathetic to the officials, etc., and make sure to take the time to train you, so as to ensure that there will be no mistakes during the wedding."

A bitter tone.Xue Lang counted with his fingers. Although the sweet potatoes were harvested, they still needed to make vermicelli. He wanted to go and have a look; after a while, they would dig potatoes again; and then there was cotton——

These two are not as simple as sweet potatoes.Sweet potatoes can use plants or tubers to save seeds. There is a lot of choice, but potatoes can only use tubers. At that time, the distribution of seeds will be a problem; then there is cotton, which needs to be processed again when it is recovered. Mechanic is another matter... After a rough calculation, there is really not much time, no wonder the people in the Ministry of Rites are in a hurry to get angry.

Xue Lang also didn't want to make mistakes during the wedding, so he agreed: "I see, do you think this is good? Please send an instructor from the Ministry of Rites to stay in my residence. I can take care of the food and lodging. When I am free, Just give me some pointers, okay? Of course, I know it’s a bit embarrassing, but after I’m done with the sweet potatoes, I still have potatoes to deal with, and after that, there’s white stacks. If I can do it, I have no other skills, so I can only have you from the Ministry of Labor and Rites!"

Zhou Yuanwailang was a little embarrassed, and said simply: "The lower officials can't decide on this matter, and wait until you go back and report to the chief officer, and then you can reply to the county magistrate?"

"Okay, then I will trouble Zhou Yuanwailang."

"Don't dare, this is the job of a subordinate official."

After finishing talking, Zhou Yuanwailang said his goodbyes wisely.Xue Lang was able to take a shower and change clothes——

It's not that he likes to be clean, it's that the road conditions in this ancient times are quite bad!There are dirt roads inside and outside the city, dusty on sunny days, muddy on rainy days, dirty clothes or dirty hair, it is impossible to stay without changing clothes after going out for a trip.

Xue Lang managed to go home one day early so that he could have a good rest.In Princess Pingyang's mansion, Princess Pingyang was holding the greeting card that Haruyuki had just handed in, and she remained silent, seemingly in a daze.

The room was so quiet that you could almost hear a needle drop.The maids performed their duties, and no one dared to make a sound, as if afraid of disturbing the master's thoughts.After a long time, Princess Pingyang said: "Please come in, I will be there later."

"Here."

Haruyuki took the order and left. Princess Pingyang sat quietly for a while before she ordered, "Change!"

Chuxue and Muxue immediately stepped forward and helped her to change clothes behind the screen.

Outside the gate of the mansion, two men, one old and one young, were waiting at the gate.The elder looked about in his early forties, and the younger looked about twenty. The facial features of the two were somewhat similar, so they should be father and son.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the person who went in to inform hadn't come out, the son asked in a low voice: "Father, is the princess really going to see us? It's so presumptuous to come to the door..."

The father was the old god, glanced at his son, and said in a low voice: "Shut up, don't worry, the princess will definitely see us. Years ago when she was leading the army at Weize Pass, we never bothered her. Now she Back in Chang'an, we have another marriage partner, and it is the time to enjoy the glory and wealth, so we come here at this time, the timing is just right. The princess is a smart person, we are so knowledgeable, how can we not see us!"

"But……"

The son was still about to say something, when he saw Zhu Hong's door open, and the porter came out to announce: "Please wait for a long time, the princess welcomes you!"

The father glanced at his son meaningfully, nodded towards the porter, and immediately walked towards the gate.The son was taken aback for a moment, and immediately followed, his expression and movements were a little bit apprehensive.

(End of this chapter)