peasant girl wedding

Chapter 221 New Year's Eve
Ji Li nodded slightly, turned around and went out, and soon disappeared.

An old nanny walked up to the eldest lady and said: "Madam, please forgive me for talking too much. Although this girl is the emperor's personal lord, her background is not good. Madam really..."

The eldest lady picked up the tea on the table, the tea cover gently swept the teacup back and forth, and did not reply.

After a while, she sighed, and said softly, "So what if I'm not satisfied? A Li obviously likes this child. I, I'm sorry for him, so let's leave this matter to him."

"Can the master agree?"

The old lady said again.

The eldest lady stood up, "I'll go and talk to the master, where is the master now?"

"Inside the study."

"Well, Mammy, you ask the kitchen to prepare a bowl of hot soup."

"Yes, ma'am."

dong dong dong.

The knock on the door made Ji Chang raise his head, looked at the person coming, he smiled, "Madam, come in."

The eldest lady walked in with a smile.

"This is……"

"It's cold, so I asked someone to cook hot soup. It's just right now, master, let's drink it while it's hot."

Ji Chang put down the military book in his hand, and walked out from behind the desk, "Madam has a heart."

Ji Chang sat down at the table.

The eldest lady was opposite him, she personally took out the soup from the food box and handed it to him.

After pondering for a moment, the eldest lady said: "Master, I have something to say to Master."

Ji Chang raised his head and said, "But for Ah Li's marriage?"

The eldest lady nodded, "I told Ah Li today that Ah Li has a girl in his heart, and she is Tong Xiangjun from the Tong family in Qingzhou."

The eldest lady looked at Ji Chang nervously, and her heart was beating violently.

"Tong Xiangjun of the Tong family in Qingzhou? Her father's name is Tong Zhixin?"

"Yes, sir."

Ji Chang nodded, "Although their family is a farmer's family, they may be able to send items to keep out the cold to the frontline soldiers in heavy snow days. Such kindness is rare."

"So the master means that he does not object to this marriage?"

"Ah Li is a man with ideas. The Lord Tongxiang is able to catch his eyes. He must have his own advantages. Ah Li is also a big man. After the new year, Madam will go to Tong's house in Qingzhou."

"Yes, sir."

Ji Chang did not object, and the eldest lady finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When Ji Chang finished drinking a bowl of soup, she took the people away.

Ji Chang only read the book for a while, when the housekeeper came to report that Master Gongsun had come.

"Master Gongsun..."

"My lord."

The two greeted each other in the flower hall.

In the backyard, everyone was also busy.

Especially the second lady's yard is very lively.

"Quick, quick, the second son will enter the palace with the master later, what are you still dawdling about?"

"Oh, you, why do you choose this color? It's Chinese New Year's Eve, it's so plain, it's not festive at all, change it for me quickly..."

"Can't use this accessory..."

The second lady pointed and pointed at everyone, which only made everyone miserable.

"Where is the second son?"

After talking for a long time, the season has never appeared, and the second lady finally remembered the most important person.

"Reporting to Second Madam, Second Young Master is practicing sword in the backyard right now."

A maid reports.

The second lady frowned, "What time is it, does he still have the time to practice swords in the backyard?"

Shaking the handkerchief in her hand viciously, the second lady hurriedly walked towards the backyard.

"A Jie, stop practicing, go and change clothes."

Hearing the sound, Ji Ji stopped his movements and said with a bitter face: "Mother, is it still early?"

"Early?" The second lady raised her eyebrows, "Where is it early? You make your body smelly, you have to wash it well, and then you have to dress up, how can you have enough time?"

Ji Ji was dumbfounded when he heard that, "Mom, I just went to the palace with Dad and the others to watch the New Year's Eve, and I'm not going on a blind date, what's the matter?"

"You also said that you are entering the palace to watch the year. How can you not dress well in front of the emperor, and go quickly."

"Yes, mother, I'm going right now."

The second wife, who was not forgiving, had no choice but appointed by Ji Ji withdrew his sword and strode towards his yard.

At night, when the lanterns come on, it is hazy.

Two carriages set off from Jifu to the imperial city.

At the gate of the imperial city, the imperial guards in armor were waiting in formation, and there were large and small carriages parked on both sides, either gorgeous or simple.

In the palace, carriages are not allowed to enter, and all the ministers, even the royal family and nobles, can only walk on foot.

Ji Chang and others got out of the carriage, and soon someone came over to greet him.

"Master Guo." Everyone said to Ji Chang.

"Master Zhou, Master Wu..."

A young eunuch waiting at the gate of the imperial city walked over with a smile at this time, "Masters, please follow me."

The road to the palace is naturally recognized by the ministers who often enter the palace.

The little eunuchs who lead the way are nothing more than honor given to them by the emperor.

The venue of the banquet was set in the imperial garden, surrounded by tall and thick screens to block the night wind, and there were many braziers in the middle, with hot stoves placed on each position. Everyone was in the imperial garden, and Will not feel cold.

The little eunuch led Ji Chang and others to the entrance of the imperial garden, and sang loudly: "Ji Guogong is here, Mr. Zhou is here, and Mr. Wu is here—"

Immediately, everyone looked over.

Male guests and female guests sit separately, with a long table in the middle, with men on the left and women on the right.

Ji Li and Ji Ji followed Ji Chang to the left, while the eldest lady and the second lady went to the right.

Ji Chang's position was arranged at the top of the list of ministers, behind him were two small tables for Ji Li and Ji Ji.

The other ministers also arranged in the same way, and the son sat behind his father.

As soon as Ji Li and Ji Ji sat down, someone came over to say hello.

Ji Li didn't care much about people, when others greeted him, he just nodded lightly, and then drank his own wine.

Ji Ji was more cheerful and talked more than him, and the people who came to say hello quickly surrounded him.

Everyone was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

On the opposite side, the second lady looked at her son with a proud face.

She glanced at the eldest lady, and said: "Hey, the eldest son has been depressed all the time, how can he be likable?"

The eldest lady just smiled, "My son doesn't need to please others."

"You...you mean, my son is pleasing others?" The second lady glared at her.

"I didn't say that, and now we are in the palace together, no matter how much you hate me at home, in front of people, it's better for us to be harmonious."

The eldest lady smiled at her meaningfully.

The second lady saw the eyes of several ladies looking at this side, and Dang even understood what she meant, so she stopped talking.

The eldest lady glanced at Ji Li who had been drinking in the opposite direction, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.

"The emperor is here, the queen mother is here, the queen is here."

Eunuch Hu's shrill voice came.

Everyone knelt on the ground and greeted the holy driver.

"Everyone loves to be flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Today is New Year's Eve. Together with all my dear friends, I look forward to a good harvest in the coming year, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment."

"Emperor Shengming."

After the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress took their seats, everyone followed suit.

The singing and dancing came on stage, and everyone enjoyed the graceful dance while drinking.

"Marshal Ji, no, the Ai family should call you Duke Ji now."

After the dance, the queen mother spoke, and everyone's eyes were on Ji Chang.

"This is thanks to the emperor for his sympathy for the humble minister."

Ji Chang replied respectfully.

The Queen Mother laughed, looked at Ji Li and Ji Ji, "These are your two sons."

"Exactly."

"The Ai family heard that they are young talents. When I saw them today, they are really handsome and talented."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your appreciation." Ji Chang replied.

The queen mother gave him a blank look, and couldn't help laughing: "It's not you that the Ai family is talking about, why are you thanking the Ai family?"

"This……"

"Father is Empress Dowager Xie's appreciation to us."

Ji raised his head and said with a smile all over his face.

"Haha, good, well said, what's your name?" The queen mother looked at the young man with great interest.

"In the words of the Empress Dowager, the last general is called Ji Ji, and he is the father's second son."

"Season, it's quite a unique name."

After the queen mother finished speaking, she looked at Ji Li next to Ji Ji. Ji Li noticed her expression and said, "This is the brother of the last general, named Ji Li."

"Etiquette, my lord, you know how to choose a name." The queen mother looked at Ji Chang with a smile.

"My minister is a rough man who wields a knife and wields a stick. He has never read any books and has no ink in his stomach. At that time, the first emperor was furious because of his lack of manners. Therefore, this minister thought that there will be more people in the future." After giving birth to a son, it is in the name of etiquette. The humble minister is stubborn, which made the late emperor very annoyed, and the son of the humble minister must not be like the humble minister."

When Ji Chang talked about the first emperor, the smile on the Empress Dowager's face was a bit sad, "You have a heart."

Ji Chang stopped talking, and everyone present was also silent.

"My lord, I don't know if your two sons have ever been engaged?" the queen mother said again.

Ji Chang's heart skipped a beat, here he comes.

"Returning to the Empress Dowager, Ji Li and Ji Ji are not engaged yet."

"The Ai family has two good candidates in their minds. If the Duke does not give up, can the Ai family be a matchmaker for them?"

Ji Chang had a happy face, "It's a great joy to have the Empress Dowager as a matchmaker."

"Okay, Aijia—"

"Empress Dowager," Ji Li, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interrupted her, knelt on the ground, and said, "Thanks to Empress Dowager's wrong love, I already have a wife candidate in my heart, and I am ashamed of Empress Dowager's kindness."

The crowd was in an uproar.

The eldest lady was also very nervous.

What an honor it is for the queen mother to protect the media. If he resists the order and does not obey it, if he offends the queen mother...

The eldest lady raised her head and looked at the tall queen mother without blinking her eyes.

"It's better to demolish ten temples than to destroy people's marriage. In this case, Ai's proposal will be abandoned. I don't know which girl it is?"

"If you go back to the Empress Dowager, it's Tong Xiangjun from the Qingzhou Tong family."

"It turned out to be her? Your vision is not bad."

(End of this chapter)