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Seeing that Wei Chen had arrived, Wei Xicun took Wei Chen to the ancestral tablets to perform the ceremony of announcing to the ancestors.

Wei Chen took a glass of wine from Wei Xicun's hand as a sacrifice, and after paying homage to his ancestors' tablets, he stood up slowly.

Wei Xicun lectured in a deep voice: "Go and greet your prime minister, take over my sect, and show your respect to me. If you are the heir of your first heir, there will be peace!"

Translated, the general meaning is: Go and greet your wife, inherit the affairs of my family's ancestral temple, and try your best to guide her to respect women's ways and inherit the aspirations of the ancestors. This is always the case, and you can't slack off!

These words should have been spoken by Wei Chen's biological father, Wei Mingzhao, but Wei Mingzhao had died long ago, so Wei Cunxi could only act on his behalf.

After Wei Cunxi finished speaking, Wei Chen immediately bowed and said: "Here, I don't dare to forget my life for fear of being embarrassed!"

Wei Cunxi nodded solemnly, waved his hand and said: "Go, go early and come back early to strengthen my family!"

"Here!" Wei Chen saluted again, then turned around and walked out of the ancestral hall.

In the courtyard outside the ancestral hall, the household items and personnel for welcoming the bride have already been prepared.

Although Wei Chen didn't stay in Bianjing for a long time, he still had many relatives and friends.

Not to mention anything else, in the same year of Tianyou’s sixth year alone, more than twenty people came.

This is only for those who are officials in Beijing.

More of them were working in local places in the same year and could not get away, but they all sent congratulatory cards and gifts early.

There are also some colleagues from the Hanlin Academy, including Wang Yaochen, Li Zuochang, Cai Xuan and others, who also took leave to come here today.

As for Gu Tingye, Qi Heng and others, they have a closer relationship with Wei Chen, so naturally they will not be absent.

Brothers Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng did not come. They were the woman's brothers, so they naturally had to wait at the Sheng family.

In addition to these people, Wei Chen's favorite disciples Chen Shao, Liao Shiyu and others also arrived.

It's funny to say that Chen Shao just became a groom a few days ago, and Wei Chen, a teacher, lags behind his students in this regard.

By the way, more than half a month ago, in the palace examination held on March [-]th, Chen Shao won the first prize in one fell swoop and was selected as the number one scholar by Zhao Zhen.

Before he got the first prize, Chen Shao was already Jieyuan and Huiyuan, so he got the third place!

Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, there were only two people who could achieve such an achievement. The other one was Chen Shao's teacher, Wei Chen.

The two masters and apprentices, one passed six yuan and the other passed three yuan, can be said to be a rare story that attracted the attention of the government and the public.

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If Chen Shao's grandfather had not arranged a marriage for Chen Shao before his death, and the marriage had been consummated after the palace examination, all the wealthy families in Bianjing City would have been vying for him to be his son-in-law.

Another student of Wei Chen, Liao Shiyu, was only slightly inferior to Chen Shao, and was selected as the third most popular student in the imperial examination.

In other words, Wei Chen's disciples accounted for two of the top three in Jinke.

As for Gu Tingye, Sheng Changfeng, and Qi Heng, they were all Jinshi, ranked No. 19 in the Second Class, No. [-] in the Second Class, and No. [-] in the Second Class respectively.

Around April, it is the peak period for new scholars to get engaged and marry. Except for Chen Shao, the marriages of several others have also been settled one after another. However, they are still under discussion and planning, and the best time is not far away.

After Wei Chen returned to Bianjing, he was invited to attend the wedding of Chen Shao and several other new scholars, but today it was finally Wei Chen's turn.

At this moment, in Wei's house, the groom Wei Chen came out of the ancestral hall. Gu Tingye came up to him quickly in the yard, smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Congratulations, congratulations!"

Wei Chen smiled and joked with Gu Tingye for a while, then pulled him and asked, "Zhong Huai, have you decided on a place to live?"

Gu Tingye shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It hasn't been finalized yet, but judging from the old man's intention, he probably wants to put me into the Ministry of War to observe politics."

"The general family..."

Wei Chen patted Gu Tingye's shoulder comfortingly and said, "The old Marquis also hopes that you can inherit the Gu family's legacy in the military."

Gu Tingye also sighed helplessly.

He really didn't want to be a pure civil servant, but he was also resistant to his father's all-encompassing arrangements.

Fortunately, after Gu Tingye became a Jinshi, he was already a confirmed pillar of the Gu family, and his reputation in Bianjing City was greatly improved.

The so-called labels of naughty, lazy, romantic, and playboy can no longer be attached to Gu Tingye.

Instead, there was a man with a bright future as a Jinshi, a prodigal son who could never change his fortune, and a role model among the children of Bianjing's lords.

Gu Yankai was so harsh to Gu Tingye before, just because he hated his son.

Now that iron has finally become steel, although Gu Yankai's mentality is difficult to completely adjust for a while, he will not beat and scold Gu Tingye as often as before.

The relationship between father and son has softened, and they can finally sit down and communicate calmly.

In fact, in the half month after Gu Tingye became a Jinshi, Gu Tingye and Gu Yankai had more heart-to-heart conversations than they had in the previous ten or twenty years combined.

Allowing Gu Tingye to join the Ministry of War to observe politics was already the result of mutual compromise between Gu Tingye and Gu Yankai after several discussions.

As the legitimate son of a marquis, Gu Tingye's official career was naturally smoother than that of ordinary people, but he could not control his own future.

Regardless of the fact that Gu Tingye has now become a civil servant from the son of a lord, if Gu Tingyu dies in the future, Gu Tingwei cannot support his family, and the Gu family has no successors, Gu Tingye may have to re-join the army.

After all, civil servants generally only have a prominent generation. It is really difficult to accumulate the heritage of a Qingliu family. However, if you maintain the inheritance of the general marquis, you can easily maintain the family's wealth for generations as long as you don't commit suicide.

Gu Tingye took the imperial examination route, and even if he succeeded, it would at best be the icing on the cake for the Gu family. The title of Marquis Ningyuan and his military career were the foundation of the Gu family.

Although Gu Tingye has been fighting with Gu Yan for so many years, their views on this point are actually quite consistent.

"Stop talking about that."

Gu Tingye suddenly smiled freely: "Today is your happy day, Xingyun, why are you talking about this?"

After saying that, Gu Tingye cupped his hands towards Wei Chen and went to greet other friends he knew.

Wei Chen is the groom, so even if he is welcoming guests, he only needs to meet a few important guests of honor. As for the casual guests, Gu Tingye and Qi Heng, who act as guest acquaintances, are in charge.

At noon, the guests gradually arrived and had their meal in the courtyard.Watching the sun set in the west, the time for the welcome was approaching, Qi Heng came over to urge: "Little sir, it's almost time."

Wei Chen nodded. The so-called wedding should be held at dusk, and today it was already sunset, so it was time to welcome the bride.

Chapter 268

Outside the hall, the groomsmen with red flowers in their hair and red silk draped sideways have been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Wei Chen come out, Qi Heng immediately stepped forward and put a red hydrangea on Wei Chen's chest.

Gu Tingye led a "jade lion" that was all white and covered in red, and said with a smile: "Groom, please mount your horse quickly, don't make the bride wait impatiently!"

"Okay, get on the horse!"

Wei Chen nodded with a smile, took the reins, and quickly climbed onto the horse.

"Let's go to the bride's house!"

The salute officer sang loudly, and the groomsmen led their horses and danced with dragons and lions to clear the way.

Behind him were a group of relatives and friends who went with Wei Chen to welcome his bride, each carrying vases, candles, incense balls, makeup sets, photo stands and other items.

There were also officials from the Kaifeng Prefecture on the left and right. Since the emperor granted the marriage, the Kaifeng Prefecture was also very considerate and sent soldiers to sweep the roadside to prevent dust from flying by.

Afterwards, the music officials played drums and played music, and the crowd gathered around the groom and the two sedan chairs, and headed towards Jiying Lane in a mighty manner.

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The Sheng family was also busy before dawn. Sheng Hualan returned to her parents' home early in the morning to help her mother Wang Ruofu and her younger sister Hai Chaoyun.

Rulan and Minglan got up before the fourth watch, took a careful bath, and then went to the ancestral hall to pay respects to their ancestors like Wei Chen.

Rulan and Minglan both knelt down and worshiped in the ancestral hall and prayed devoutly: "I don't dare to be independent when I get married today. I smoke cigarettes at all times of the year. I tell the gods that they will have mercy on me. When a man marries a woman, it is natural... …The harmonious relationship between the sisters-in-law means that the uncles are friendly; the respect from the slaves means that the sister-in-law is destined to have a good relationship."

After paying homage to their ancestors, Rulan and Minglan returned to their room, where two Quanfu women came to greet them.

The two women first applied fragrant powder to Ru Lan and Minglan, then held colorful yarn, rubbed it left and right, and used the twists of the yarn to roll back and forth on Ru Lan and Minglan's faces, rubbing their faces All the hair on his body was cut off.

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Then the forehead hair and sideburns are cut, and the eyebrows are trimmed and the lips are decorated. This is called open-face plastic surgery.

A woman only meets once in her life, on her wedding day.

After the two sisters finished dressing up, the seven aunts and eight aunts of the Sheng family brought their wedding clothes.

Different from ordinary people's wedding clothes, Rulan's wedding clothes are the fifth-grade Yiren crown clothes, while Minglan's wedding clothes are the sixth-grade Anren crown clothes.

The seven aunts and eight aunts looked at these two noble clothes that could only be worn by the imperial concubines, with eyes full of obsession and envy.

This is not difficult to understand. After all, for women, a marriage is a symbol of status and the highest pursuit in life.

There are dozens of various embellishments on the crown, including pearls, peonies, green clouds, green peony leaves, and gold and silver flowers. Just looking at them makes people feel dazzled.

The long-sleeved dress was made of red silk silk, with clouds and mandarin duck patterns embroidered on it, showing magnificence and nobility everywhere.

The seven aunts and eight aunts swallowed their saliva, hid their feelings of envy, jealousy, and hatred, and dressed them up for the two young wives.

But in my heart, I secretly vowed that my children and grandchildren would work hard, become a Jinshi, and become a high official in the future, so as to earn a career for my mother.

Not long after, after finishing dressing up, Sheng Hualan and Hai Chaoyun came over to see the bride.

When they looked at the two carefully dressed brides in front of them, their eyes lit up and they couldn't help but admire them.

One has a light body and is pink and jade; the other is tall and graceful with graceful grace.

A black bun on the temples, which can be judged by light; a white tooth and red lips, starry eyes and hazy eyebrows.

One is delicate and lovely, the other is bright and generous, and the beauty is spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums. Each is good at winning, and they are both first-class beauties.

Sheng Hualan smiled and said: "It seems that Liuyuan Lang not only has a prosperous official career, but also has a lot of sexual fortune!"

Hai Chaoyun nodded with a smile, looked at the two sisters-in-law, and said warmly: "Be your bride well. If the husband of the Wei family treats you badly, just tell your sister-in-law that your second brother and I will never marry him." Take a break!"

When Rulan heard Hai Chaoyun's words, she raised her head and said seriously: "Before getting married, it is no better than after getting married. The family can be angry for us sisters, but our happiness in this life still lies with our husband. If he is not willing to treat us well, that is It’s useless for the officials to help us.”

Hai Chaoyun couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this. These words were very reasonable, but they didn't seem to come from Ru Lan's mouth at all.

However, Yisheng Hualan knew the nature of his sister, who was a compatriot from the same mother. He poked Rulan's head with his finger and said angrily: "You also have such a brain? The sixth sister must have taught you this, right?"

After being exposed by her sister, Ru Lan couldn't help but blush slightly, and turned her head away in shame and annoyance.

Seeing Minglan purse her lips and snickering, Rulan glared at her angrily, then grabbed a handful of red dates as if to throw them away.

Minglan quickly begged for mercy, and quickly took out a red date from Rulan's hand with her delicate hands and stuffed it into her mouth.

Rulan chewed it subconsciously, and then suddenly her eyes lit up and she said in surprise: "Whose dates are these, so sweet?"

After saying that, he handed one to Minglan. Minglan ate one and nodded repeatedly to express that it was delicious.

Then the two sisters fed each other one piece at a time, and they ate the red dates with relish.