Linglong

Chapter 122

"Happiness has fallen from the sky." People who didn't know the inside story were so amazed, marveling at the Yu family's good luck and Linglong's good luck.

Uncle Yu used to be just a recruiter, but now he is the commander of the Jinwu Guard without any effort. She could be hundreds of times stronger than her in the past, but she became the concubine Zhou who attracted the attention of the world.

Those who know the inside story will understand how ecstatic King Zhou was to get Uncle Yu's permission.

The marriage between King Zhou and Linglong was carried out step by step in an orderly manner, and every link was grand.

Nacai asking for names and accepting collections are all presided over by the emperor sending a principal and a deputy envoy, the principal envoy is an honorable official of the court, and the deputy envoy is a Chinese official of the court—because the first emperor abolished the prime minister during his lifetime and ordered his descendants to never restore the prime minister system Well, the six ministries are directly led by the emperor, but the emperor is only one person, and he is not supercilious. All these matters should be taken care of by him, how could he manage them?Therefore, a cabinet was established, and the cabinet ministers assisted in handling the government affairs.Among the civil servants, an atmosphere gradually formed that the cabinet ministers were the leaders. Therefore, Zheng Guogong was the official envoy to ask for the name, and the deputy envoy was the second assistant of the cabinet. The official envoy was Chu Guogong, and the deputy envoy was the first assistant of the cabinet.

Linglong took Princess Zhou's golden book into her hand, and joy rose from the bottom of her heart bit by bit, like boiling water, at first there were small bubbles, and finally boiled.

"I still like Wang Xiaosan very much, right?" Linglong thought foolishly.

Thinking of his sometimes charming and sometimes pure eyes, thinking of his persistence in asking "what is throwing down and what is eating", Linglong's cheeks became hot.

Uncle Yu was sick in bed, receiving the envoys and deputy envoys, and handling various matters, all of which were Erye Yu's busy work before and after running.After accepting the levy, he gathered the dowry gift from the royal family to Linglong, and couldn't help but smack his tongue, "Little Linglong is rich!"

The royal family's dowry was rich, didn't the King of Zhou just return from the Northern Expedition?Together with the Duke of Chu, he expelled the Hu people far away, and obtained a lot of livestock, war horses, gold, silver and jewels. Of course, these belonged to the treasury, but the emperor rewarded them countless times.

Of course, the dowry gift will be brought back to Prince Zhou's mansion by Linglong in the end, but these belongings belong to Linglong and are Linglong's private property.

"Brother, I didn't want to bother you, but the king of Zhou has too many dowries. What should we do with the dowry for Xiao Linglong?" Second Master Yu knew that his father, Old Master Yu, was not good at money and things, so he didn't tell him. Yes, just ask Uncle Yu directly.

Uncle Yu probably thought about this question a long time ago, and said without hesitation: "In addition to the ancestral property, the Yu family's property is divided into two shares, one for me and one for you; mine is divided into three shares, Ziming, Mian Of course, Long’er, everyone is the same.”

Yu Erye disagreed, "Brother, let's divide it into five shares, five children, each one share."

According to Uncle Yu's division method, Linglong can get one-sixth of the Yu family's property; according to Yu Erye's division method, Linglong can get one-fifth of the property.

Uncle Yu shook his head, "It's not like there are only five children in our family. Don't tell me you won't marry a wife or have children in the future?"

"What kind of wife should I marry?" Second Master Yu said angrily, "I...Brother, I..."

Thinking of Guan's harm to his elder brother's family, Second Master Yu was so sad that he couldn't continue.

"You're still young, don't tell me you can't die alone." Uncle Yu disapproved very much, "If you really feel sorry for elder brother, then marry a wife and have children, and live happily ever after."

Second Master Yu became more and more ashamed, "Brother, I am destined to have no children, why don't you give me Mian Zhi's adoption, I will treat him as my own son!"

Uncle Yu refused, "After this year, you can marry a younger sibling. If you really don't have a son at the age of 40, we can discuss it later."

A maid came out from behind the screen, bent her knees bravely, and replied: "Master, Second Master, Eldest Wife said, Second Young Master, she is definitely not willing to adopt, she also said... also said..." He hesitated Yu, it seems that the next words are difficult to say.

Uncle Yu said gently, "It's okay to be straightforward."

"What else?" Yu Erye asked.

The maid stammered, "Eldest wife... also said that if the second master wants a son, he will give birth to him... Even when he is 40 years old, it's the same..."

Yu Erye looked embarrassed.

"Sister-in-law doesn't give me much affection anymore." He muttered in a low voice.

"You want to snatch her precious son, she didn't beat you out, so it's fine." Uncle Yu smiled.

Second Master Yu was stunned for a while, and suddenly thought of a good way, "Brother, even if we give all of our family's property to Xiao Linglong, there is not much, and Xiao Linglong will lose face if the dowry is less, right? Dad and I Let's discuss it and let him part with those antiques in Jinshizhai, won't that be enough?"

"No." Uncle Yu refused, "Those are my favorite things, Long'er won't want them."

Second Master Yu thought he had finally come up with a good idea, and his face glowed, "Father is willing to give it, why doesn't Xiao Linglong want it?" Regardless of Uncle Yu's objection, he wanted to go out excitedly.

Joe came out from behind the screen.

Erye Yu was about to leave, but when he saw Mrs. Qiao, he stopped and called "Sister-in-law".Qiao smiled, "I don't want those antiques in Jinshizhai, second brother, you don't have to worry about it."

"No." Second Master Yu scratched his head.

"It's too heavy to move." Qiao said politely.

Yu Erye: ...

"Second brother, go get busy first. I'll discuss with your sister-in-law slowly about Long'er's dowry." Uncle Yu laughed.

Second Master Yu also made sense, and hurriedly said: "Okay, brother and sister-in-law discuss it slowly, and I'll go out first."

He still felt that his idea was good, so he went to Jinshizhai.

Linglong was also there, and Old Master Yu was showing her his collection one by one, "Little Linglong, you can choose from your grandfather's collection."

"Sister-in-law said no, she said it was too heavy to move." Second Master Yu came in and said in a daze.

Old Mrs. Yu was disgusted and made a serious face.

"Grandfather, I pick the light ones, the light ones." Linglong said hastily.

Old Master Yu's complexion improved a bit.

He was happy when Linglong picked out the things.

Linglong chose a taotie-shaped copper gui, a copper 簠, a round-footed bowl, a pottery 鬲, a round two-eared receptacle, four-legged two-eared 盨, and a small round tripod.

They are all for cooking, and the ones she picked are small, nothing particularly bulky.

"Little Linglong, are you planning to use these for cooking?" Old Master Yu laughed happily.

Linglong was delighted, "If I use these things to cook, I won't be able to surprise them all."

Mrs. Yu was very proud.

Second Master Yu looked at it again, stretched out his hand to weigh the weight, "Well, it's not too heavy."

"If you have something to eat, you must also have something to drink, Xiao Linglong, and pick out some wine vessels." Old Master Yu ordered.

Sure enough, Linglong chose the round-footed animal-shaped cup, the three-pillared bird-shaped cup with cloud and thunder patterns, the round cover with a single beam and banana leaf pattern, the four-legged deep-bellied round-mouthed cup, the thin waist and high rounded feet decorated with animal-face patterned goblets, etc. Antique wine vessel and ritual vessel.

"Grandfather, tell me, if I entertain guests with these, what kind of expression will they have?" Linglong asked Old Master Yu.

Old Master Yu imagined happily, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Linglong went to Jinshizhai, and gained a lot, and made her grandfather very happy.

"I'm so lovable." Linglong said lightly.

However, in front of her parents, it was a different story.

Uncle Yu called his wife and daughter to him, and told them calmly, "Long'er's dowry should not be too thick."

Qiao was puzzled, and frowned, "Why? We obviously have a lot of property, and it's useless to keep it for nothing. Why don't you give it to Long'er?"

Uncle Yu said warmly: "The granddaughter of the Yu family and the granddaughter of the Qiao family should have some kind of dowry, just give Long'er such kind of dowry, it really can't be too thick." He looked at Linglong intently, with pampering and loving eyes, Even more sympathetic and worried, "Your mother's dowry is extremely rich, even your aunt doesn't have it, understand? Most of it is not from Qiao's family, but Aunt Xuan. And Aunt Xuan, she is in troubled times, accidentally Get a fortune. So, if we give all we can to Long'er, those who are interested will guess the source of the property and chase it all the way to Aunt Xuan. However, we don't know what happened in the troubled times. , right? At that time, the late emperor was still competing with the heroes..."

"That's right." Mrs. Qiao nodded with a half understanding.

She has never been short of money in her life, so she doesn't take money too seriously.Linglong got married, of course she wanted to give Linglong the best, but if she couldn't give it for the time being, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Linglong listened carefully to Uncle Yu's words.She is much more sensitive than Qiao's, but it was only at this time that she suddenly realized that her material enjoyment has always been superior, and the wealth she owns is not what the granddaughters of the Yu family and the granddaughters of the Qiao family should have.

At a young age, she had three thousand acres of land.

Qiao Zhijun is her cousin, do you have [-] mu of land now?No.

"Father is right. The family backgrounds of the Yu family and the Qiao family are clearly shown here. Just give me a copy of the dowry that the granddaughters of the Yu family and the Qiao family should have." Linglong said with a smile: "Actually I am already very rich, and the dowry gift is already quite a lot, and my grandfather just gave me tableware, wine vessels, and ritual vessels, all of which are simple and simple."

"Very good." Uncle Yu smiled, "Your grandfather is a collector, the world knows it, and it's human nature to give you some of his collection."

"Well, then I don't think the old man's antique is too heavy." Qiao said.

"Mother, your words are really interesting!" Linglong laughed like a flower.

The beloved daughter smiled like a flower, and Uncle Yu was full of enthusiasm, took her small hand and confessed, "Long'er, you will be a princess after you get married, and your status is very different. From now on, you will have to be filial in front of the majesty and the queen, and you will also be entertained by court officials." Concubine, princess, there are a lot of troubles. Dad knows you are smart and smart, but dad is still very worried when he thinks about the people and things you will face after you leave the cabinet. Daughter, you have to be careful, and don’t let the king of Zhou and you know your relationship. Then he was negligent, understand?"

"Yes, I know." Linglong obediently agreed.

I will not feel that the whole world is not hostile to me just because Wang Xiaosan loves me, and it is all set up for my convenience. I will be careful when I should be careful, and I will manage when I should manage it. Don't worry.

When Uncle Yu mentioned Princess Wangfei, Mrs. Qiao thought of Princess Zeya, "That Zeya is very bad, Longer, you have to be careful of her in the future."

Uncle Yu's expression darkened, "It's the same harm. Both Song Changqing and the Guan family died badly, but Princess Zeya was safe and sound. Daughter, this is because of the different identities."

"No." Linglong couldn't help telling the truth, "Wang Xiaosan said that he will definitely vent his anger on me and make Princess Zeya pay the price she deserves."

Uncle Yu and Mrs. Qiao looked at Linglong suspiciously at the same time.

They were not surprised by King Zhou's promise, they were obviously suspicious: Daughter, when did you see King Zhou again?

Linglong couldn't sit still anymore, she smiled sheepishly, "Um, uh, I... I'm a little hungry, I'm going out to eat something, something to eat." She spoke incoherently, rubbed the soles of her feet with oil, and slipped away.

"This brat." Uncle Yu gritted his teeth.

"I will welcome you in person in a few days, can't you wait?" Qiao Shi was also very angry.

The husband and wife complained about King Zhou, thinking that their precious daughter would get married soon, and they would not know how many times they would see each other in the next year, they couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Du Laoshangshu from the Ministry of Rites is a highly respected elder. He went to Yu's house in person this day and talked to Mrs. Yu about King Zhou's wedding arrangements. Don't be careless everywhere, if something goes wrong, the old man will be the first to take the responsibility." Old Master Yu agreed with a smile, "All follow the old Shangshu's orders."

The two talked very speculatively.

Old Master Yu carefully watched the process of the wedding day, and couldn't help being surprised, "You want to marry into the palace?"

Didn't King Zhou already have a palace, why did he marry into the palace?
Old Shangshu Du smiled, "That's right, His Majesty ordered you to marry into the palace."

Old Master Yu was stunned, "Except for the prince, other princes should not be married in the palace."

Old Shangshu Du stroked his white beard and smiled, "Indeed, according to the usual practice, apart from the prince, other princes should not marry wives in the palace. But, old man, you also know that His Majesty has always loved the King of Zhou, thinking that the King of Zhou has a bad temper. , the granddaughter is really young, and she is worried that the King of Zhou and the princess will go to the palace alone and wonder if they can handle it, so she is specially ordered to marry in the palace."

The emperor could indeed do this, anyway, he had no concubines, and the Zhou king and his wife lived in the palace without any inconvenience.

Old Master Yu was a little dizzy when he heard that, "Your Majesty really dotes on King Zhou. However, Old Shangshu, it will not be easy for my family to see my granddaughter in the future."

Linglong married into the Prince Zhou's mansion, although the Yu family couldn't just go there if they wanted to, but it was much more convenient after all.Marrying into the palace, hehe, is it easy to enter and return to the palace?

Old Shangshu Du comforted, "If Your Majesty sees that the young couple of King Zhou and Princess Zhou are in harmony, he will feel at ease and let them go out of the palace to build a mansion, right?"

What can Mrs. Yu say?Sighing, said: "I hope so."

(End of this chapter)