Concubine

Chapter 61
Yang's mother said: "Son, let the magistrate magistrate personally handle our marriage affairs for us. How can this be done? You should go and return to the magistrate magistrate."

Yang Qiuchi nodded and said, "Okay, mother, I'll go right away."

Yang Qiuchi really wanted to do a good job in this marriage. Although he had a daughter-in-law in the Ming Dynasty, he had never experienced a wedding, especially an ancient wedding. It always felt a little regretful, as if he hadn't married a wife .But he didn't dare to disobey Mother Yang's instructions, so he had to leave the room and walk slowly towards the inner office.

Before reaching the door, I saw more than a dozen long-term attendants, house slaves, maidservants and other people coming out of the door, hurrying, and when they saw Yang Qiuchi, they all bowed and saluted: "Congratulations, Master Yang, for the happy marriage!"

Oh, the news is really well-informed.Yang Qiuchi bowed his hand to return the salute, and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Going back to Master Yang, we are here to prepare for your wedding celebration. The master said, Master Yang's wedding must be a lively one, and all the respectable people in Guangde County must send a post to invite them."

ah?Yang Qiuchi was surprised and delighted, is this goatee old man really planning to do something big?After bidding farewell, he entered the inner yamen, only to see a group of servants, entourages, and yamen servants busy in and out.

The door led Yang Qiuchi to the living room of the inner yamen, Song Zhixian saw Yang Qiuchi, laughed and cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations, nephew!"

Yang Qiuchi cupped his hands to return the salute, and asked, "Uncle, is this..."

"Just now, I'm arranging a wedding for you. Since I called you Xian, nephew, then, I can't call you in vain. Uncle, I want to kiss you, and I will personally arrange this for you, nephew. This marriage, although it is just accepting, Taking concubines, we have to treat it as if the Ming media is marrying! You, you can go back and feel at ease, accompany, accompany your bride, uncle, I will arrange everything properly, you, you Go back quickly, don't worry about it!"

"How dare you do that!"

"Nephew He, why did you say that!" Magistrate Song stroked his goatee, "You, you not only helped my uncle and me to solve two cases in a row, but also saved my old, old life, and my Yun My son's life, Yu, has such kindness to me, I, I do this for you, what is it? Well, no need to say, listen to uncle, otherwise, uncle will be angry! "After all, make a look of exasperation.

Yang Qiuchi smiled and said, "In that case, thank you uncle!"

Song Zhixian laughed loudly: "Nephew, you are welcome." Turning around, he shouted, "Master Long!"

"I'm here, what's Dong Weng's order?" A chubby master with a fat face ran over.

Song Zhixian said: "Nephew, this, this is Master Long, the money from the yamen, Master Qiangu, who is in charge of the cash cabinet. I, I will let him take full responsibility for the arrangement of your marriage, nephew."

Master Long smiled and bowed to Yang Qiuchi: "I have seen Master Yang, don't worry, Master Yang, leave it to me, I will definitely make your marriage lively and festive! Let's go now."

Yang Qiuchi and Master Long returned to Yang's house with a large number of servants, and told Yang's mother about it, but Yang's mother didn't want to say anything.

Master Long is really a man of affairs. Under his arrangement and command, some people began to clean the yard, clean the water and pave the floor, some hung lanterns, ribbons, and pasted happy words, some wrote and sent invitations, some People go out to purchase, etc., arranged in an orderly manner.

In the midst of the excitement, seven or eight carriages came from the courtyard gate, with a large pile of new cotton wool and bedding, as well as brand-new antique vanity mirrors, large cabinets, etc., and even red-painted toilets were prepared.The leader came over and asked Yang Qiuchi: "Master Yang, where is Xinfangan?"

Yang Qiuchi asked Master Long, "Who bought this?"

Master Long smiled and said, "Master Yang, these were bought for you by the magistrate. All the expenses will be borne by the magistrate, so you can be your bridegroom with peace of mind."

This goatee is quite thoughtful, Yang Qiuchi was a little moved, looked around the yard, there are three rows of houses in this yard, the living room and the master bedroom are in the middle, where Yang Qiuchi and Feng Xiaoxue live, on the left is Yang's mother, and on the right is a row of houses. Among the five rooms, the first one was used by Yang Qiuchi as a forensic examination room, which was full of his forensic treasures, which were locked with big iron locks and no one was allowed to approach them.There are four remaining rooms, Yang Qiuchi pointed to those four rooms and said, "Let's arrange them here."

These people moved new furniture and bedding into the four new houses.Several old ladies and maidservants went in and began to decorate the new house.

Some other servants came to decorate the living room. Yang Qiuchi, Feng Xiaoxue, Yang Mu, and Qin Zhihui had to stand at the entrance of the living room, watching the crowd busy, but couldn't help them, so they simply took four chairs and sat at the door to watch them busy.

After the yard was tidied up, many carriages came, unloaded a large number of tables, chairs and benches, and began to set up banquets.The little black dog also ran around happily.

There are seven or eight tables in the yard, and there is a large open space outside the yard, which is also full of banquets.

At this time, the guests came one after another with invitations. Master Long stood at the gate of the courtyard to greet them, and arranged the banquet seats according to their status. These people were all invited by the magistrate of Song County in the name of his nephew's marriage. Whether it was a wealthy businessman in Guangde County or a country gentry with a reputation, the congratulatory gifts they sent filled a whole room next to the living room.There was a special person responsible for registering gifts. Mother Yang took a sneak peek and had already written more than ten pages densely.

In the midst of the excitement, a group of people came in. There were three little maids and two old mothers in front, followed by a dozen porters, carrying more than a dozen picks, each of which was tied with a red ribbon at both ends. A big red-painted wooden box, led by an old man who looked like a housekeeper, walked up to Mother Yang, bowed to salute, handed over a big red gold card, and said: "I have seen the old lady, this is a gift from Mr. Yin and Mr. Bai Qian." A congratulatory gift for Master Yang's wedding. Wan Wang accepts it with a smile."

Mother Yang took the golden invitation, opened it, and saw that it was a gift list, which said how much silver, how much silk, how much emerald jewellery, how much ruby ​​candles, how much dresses and gowns, etc., it was full of two pages.

Mother Yang saw so many precious things, and said: "Well, how can this be done." Master Long laughed at the side and said: "Old Madam, this is the kindness of Mr. Bai Qian and Mr. Yin, so you can accept it. "The person responsible for accepting the gift came over and led the porters to carry the gift into the room.

The butler turned around and pointed to the three maids and two old maids behind him, and said, "Old Madam, this is the one that Madam Bai picked out for you from among her servants and gave it to you. Madam Bai said, Yang My master has such a big family, how can I do without few servants." With a wave, the maidservants and servants knelt down and kowtowed: "Greetings to the old lady, the young master, the first young lady and the second young lady."

Mother Yang and Feng Xiaoxue looked at each other, they could never have imagined that Madam Bai also sent a few maids and servants, and Mother Yang didn't know what to do.Master Long smiled and said: "It's rare that Mrs. Bai is thoughtful. This family can't do without a few servants. What do you think, old lady?"

If it was normal, Mother Yang would definitely not agree. She is used to hard work, and she has never enjoyed this blessing. Besides, it doesn't cost money to hire a servant. However, she has already calculated the gift money just now. There is no less than a thousand taels of silver alone, which is enough for anything, but she has never seen so much money in her life, and her head is confused, and she doesn't know what to do.

(End of this chapter)