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Chapter 85

Chapter 75

According to the current etiquette, when two surnames marry, they must go through the order of marriage proposal, name inquiry, Najib, Najib, and date request, and finally the wedding ceremony.Only Xie Ruan's family, one is in Jinjing, the other is in Jiangnan, the mountains are high and the water is far away, and the marriage was bestowed by the emperor, so Xie Nanjin said: "I went to ask your grandfather's intentions, and this trip to the south will leave the previous one. Those etiquettes have been discussed together, and then the wedding date will be set, and when the time comes, we will meet the relatives in the past, so that we can save unnecessary traveling back and forth, and if we want to come to the Ruan family, we should not worry about it."

Xie Zuiqiao was naturally willing to arrange such an arrangement.Seeing that although his father was still stern, his tone of voice was much more relaxed than when he first returned to Beijing, he felt that the long wait had finally come to fruition, his blood surged, he settled down and thanked him solemnly.

Xie Nanjin came here a few days ago because he was really busy, but also a little angry, knowing that his son wanted to fly to Jiangzhou, he deliberately ignored it, and just wanted to grind his temper.Seeing this son standing in front of him at this moment, although he was also thanking him with a solemn face, the excitement in his eyes was uncontrollable, and he suddenly felt a little moved.In the blink of an eye, 20 years have passed.Not only was his clothes stained with dust, and his temples were covered with frost, but even this son, who he had never had much time to take care of, stood taller than himself.Thinking of the times when he was led by his wife to the door when he was young, and watched him leave home to go to war, this man who had always been stronger than iron couldn't help feeling sad and guilty at this moment, looked at Xie Zuiqiao, and sighed: "Father has been fighting for so many years!" , I have never had a good life to take care of you brothers and sisters, but fortunately you and Jingzhu are so promising now..."

Xie Zuiqiao never expected that his father, who usually felt very alienated, would say such words, suppressed the surprise and excitement in his heart, and said: "Father, you taught me the first arrow I shot when I was young, and you gave it to me. I still hide the wooden bow I owned. My father has been a hero in my heart since I was a child, and he still is now!"

Xie Nanjin felt relieved, patted Xie Zuiqiao on the shoulder, and nodded slightly.

The next day, Xie's father and son entered the palace and bowed to Zhengde before embarking on the road to the south.Because An Zaishan was old, and there were two girls, Xie Jingzhu and Xie Mingrou, traveling with him, he still traveled by water.It's the fireworks in March, all the way south, the more spring scenery on both sides of the strait.Xie Nanjin was used to seeing the bitter cold in the Northwest Frontier, so seeing this land in the south of the Yangtze River with warm mountains and soft water was quite refreshing.Playing chess with my father-in-law, discussing military strategies with my son, and having my delicate daughter by my side talking softly and happily, I feel more relaxed than ever.

Before he left, he sent a letter to Xie Ruchun, and Ruan Hongtian and his wife naturally knew the news that the general's mansion went south to propose a marriage, so their hearts were relieved, and the whole mansion made preparations.Within a few days, news spread in the streets and alleys of Jiangzhou that Rongyintang was going to marry General Zhaowu's mansion in Beijing, and that the current emperor personally bestowed the marriage.The ordinary people have an extra topic of chatting after dinner, and they keep talking about it.When those officials and rich people heard about it, they were inevitably shocked or jealous in private, and they naturally came to congratulate them on the surface.Rongyin Hall has the same scenery in Jiangzhou for a while.

As soon as Ruan Hongtian received the news that Xie's family was going south, he delivered letters with fast horse pigeons and mobilized various shops along the waterway to welcome them.Every time the Xie family's ship docked at a certain place, there would always be shopkeepers from the Ruan family's business waiting on the pier to greet them and bring the supplies needed on the ship one by one.Those shopkeepers had their own way of dealing with people and things. After Ruan Hongtian's words, there was no condescension at all, and the etiquette was sufficient, Xie Nanjin was deeply impressed.The closer he got to the south of the Yangtze River, the news that Rongyintang had been doing good deeds for many years, he gradually became curious about his future in-laws. Like fascinated.

At the end of March, the ship finally approached Jiangzhou Dafutou on this day.Before landing, Xie Nanjin, who was standing on the bow of the boat, saw a group of people waiting on the pier. Among them was his younger brother Xie Ruchun, whom he had not seen for many years. Standing beside him was a middle-aged man in his thirties, with thick eyebrows and broad forehead. It was his in-laws, Ruan Hongtian.After landing, the brothers talked about their divorce, and Xie Ruchun introduced the two of them to get acquainted.Seeing Ruan Hongtian's unrestrained demeanor during the conversation, not only did he not have the air of a philistine, but rather a bit of elegance, and he remembered the hospitality of the Ruan family when he came all the way here, and the last pimple in his heart dissipated.

Although he was a little old-fashioned, he was straightforward, and once his heart disease passed, he treated Ruan Hongtian as his in-laws, exchanged a few words, and then went to the pier.

Ruan Hongtian knew that the marriage was a bit hasty at the beginning, but now that it has come over smoothly, and the emperor personally bestowed the marriage, he was afraid that Father Xie would be dissatisfied, so he entertained him wholeheartedly, not only to show his sincerity, but also not to offend the other party. Feel flattery.Knowing that Xie's family's boat is docking today, he naturally came to welcome Xie Ruchun together.After some meetings, seeing Father Xie's description of majesty, but his speech is very straightforward, and he can't see any prejudice against himself, so he let go of a stone in his heart.

Everyone on the boat went ashore one by one, and got into the car that had been prepared earlier.Xie Zuiqiao was the last to go ashore, and when he looked up, he suddenly saw Xie Yilin jumping out from behind the crowd, he smiled at himself, and said, "Cousin, congratulations on your wish coming true, and you will become the bridegroom officer in the future, don't forget that I used to be a bridegroom." Helped you!"

Xie Zuiqiao was startled, and then remembered what he was referring to.He had always only regarded Xie Yilin as a child, but now that he was proud of himself, he didn't care about the fact that this little cousin had coveted Ming Yu back then, he laughed, and went ashore side by side.That night, the group lived in Xie's Mansion at the South Gate.Xie Ruchun was the host and invited Xie Nanjin and Ruan Hongtian to a banquet. During the dinner, the two of them discussed the matter of marriage between the two families tomorrow.

Ruan Hongtian returned home happily, waiting for Jiang to wipe his face and change his clothes, and inquired about the meeting with Xie Nanjin today. Seeing that everything went well, the husband finally praised the in-laws with a big smile. It's not difficult, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "I was a little worried that my in-laws would be dissatisfied with this marriage. In the future, when Ayu gets married, it will depend on the person's face. Hearing what you said, I feel relieved. As long as When my father arrives tomorrow, everyone will meet and set a date for the wedding."

Xie Mingrou entered the spring election in Beijing this time, and returned home empty-handed in the end, which was exactly what Mrs. Xie wanted, and she herself didn't care.When she was in Beijing, she learned about the marriage between Xie Zuiqiao and Mingyu from Xie Jingzhu. On the second day after returning to Jiangzhou, when the parents of Xie Ruan's family gathered in Rongyin Hall to discuss their marriage, she and Xie Jingzhu were together in the Yilu Building Accompany Mingyu.While talking and laughing, Chunyuan came in, Mingyu saw that she had a strange look on her face, she seemed to have something to say, so she found a free time to get up and went outside, when she asked, she couldn't laugh or cry, it was the old man from the two families who just started arguing at the banquet .

It turned out that Xie Nanjin came to the door today, the parents of the two families negotiated and discussed, and set the wedding date in August this year, which is after Ming Yu's [-]th birthday.After discussing the marriage, the two families were all beaming, so they held a family banquet to celebrate.The two elders worked so hard, they were invited to sit in the upper seat, Xie Nanjin, Ruan Hongtian and Xie Ruchun accompanied them, Xie Zuiqiao and Xie Yilin took the last seat to accompany them.

Jiang Kui'an and Jiang Kui'an had been friends for decades, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they talked a lot when they met this time.It started off fine, but after drinking for three rounds, somehow the lawsuit over the previous chess game came up again.One laughed at the other party's stupidity, and the other blamed the other party for being cunning, and the words were not speculative, so they refuted during the meeting.An Zaishan couldn't say that he couldn't beat Jiang Kui, the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, he slapped the table, blew his beard and said, "Hmph, with my grandson's character and appearance, it's not an exaggeration to say that he has a golden branch and a jade leaf. If you don't look at him this time For the sake of knowing you before, how could I just accept this marriage indiscriminately?"

The older Jiang Kui is, the more competitive he becomes. How can such words be tolerated?He stared and said angrily: "You old ghost, it is clearly your grandson who begged my girl Yu first. My girl Yu is like a little fairy, I can't even hurt you. If it weren't for his sincere begging Come on, do you think I will accept this marriage?"

The two of them are old and disrespectful, you talk to each other, you quarrel, your face is red, only Xie Nanjin, Ruan Hongtian and others who are seated at the same table are stunned, they go forward to persuade, but there is no way to persuade them.Xie Zuiqiao groaned inwardly, and saw his cousin beside him folded his arms, watching with relish, looking gloating, sighed secretly, and was about to step forward to persuade the two of them to leave, but saw that An Zaishan had already committed suicide. He got up and said: "My family's Zuiqiao can't marry your granddaughter! I can't remember when I had a verbal marriage proposal with you, an old ghost! I will go back to Beijing tomorrow to face the saint, and ask the emperor to take back the marriage decree as soon as possible." !"

"It's good to take it back! My family's Ayu is an old lady, and I don't allow her to marry into your Xie family and call you grandpa!" Jiang Kui was not willing to show weakness, and immediately responded.The two stared at each other with wide eyes for a moment, snorted, pushed away Xie Nanjin Ruan Hongtian, who persuaded him to make peace, and walked away.

Since the emperor personally bestowed the marriage on this marriage, how could it really be changed?Everyone knew that it was just the angry words of the two old men, and it was a disappointment for a family banquet to be disturbed like this, and they dispersed soon after.

Ming Yu sighed with a smile, went back to the room and told Xie Jingzhu and Xie Mingrou what she had just heard, they were also very surprised, Xie Jingzhu said: "Sister Ruan, don't worry, I'll go back and persuade my grandfather."

This matter was just a momentary rivalry between the two elders, and Ming Yu didn't take it to heart, and only said that after two days, the anger subsided.It's just that I didn't expect that that night, the Jiang family came over, shook his head and sighed: "Ayu, your grandfather, the older you get, the more eccentric your temper is. Tonight he is clamoring to go back to Meng County, so he can just go back by himself. I will take you there with me, but I persuaded him with great difficulty. He always listens to you, so you go to persuade him tomorrow morning on behalf of your mother. After all, the old man of Xie's family is a guest, and he came all the way. It's so boring to make it like this of."

Ming Yu complied, and in the early morning of the second day, he and Jiang Shi took a carriage to Yiyuan, where Jiang Kui lived temporarily.After entering the garden, Mrs. Jiang went to Manager Chen's office to have something to do, and told Ming Yu to go straight to her grandfather who lived in Sushuang Building.Ming Yu complied, and walked over with Chunyuan Danlan and the others, rounded a corner of the corridor, and suddenly heard a burst of laughter coming from the front, which sounded like it was from her grandfather.Looking up, he was stunned.Xie Zuiqiao was actually coming out with his grandfather, and he didn't know what he was talking about, which made Jiang Kui laugh happily.The spring sun was shining on one side of his face, making his brows brighter and his smile more sassy.

Xie Zuiqiao raised his eyes and saw Ming Yu appearing opposite him.

Since he returned to Beijing years ago, it is not an exaggeration to say that he has been thinking about it day and night.A few days ago, he went south to come here. Although the two families agreed to get married, he still had no chance to see her.He didn't expect to appear in front of him so suddenly at this moment.

I haven't seen her for half a year, but she is still the Ayu in his memory, but she seems to be a little taller.Their eyes met and they stopped each other.

(End of this chapter)