On this day, the emperor changed into casual clothes and took the queen, Concubine Yang, Concubine Yin, several princes and princesses, and the whole family to the Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion to attend the wedding. Although the emperor was also the one marrying a daughter, Xiao Rui wanted to make his wedding unique. Several of the ceremony officials from the Ministry of Etiquette were beaten up by him, and the last wedding was demonized by his so-called "personal planning". Changed beyond recognition.
Although it was a bit ridiculous, the two brothers got married at the same time, and each of them married multiple people at the same time. Such a wedding had never been heard of in the past, so I just let it go.
The emperor's identity is not only the daughter's natal family, but also a guest at the wedding. After all, there is Xue Li's wedding to attend.
"Zhidai, you have been in Chang'an for a few days. I have been busy with official duties and have not been able to take the time to introduce you to the talents of the same age in Chang'an. I will take the opportunity today to introduce you to people. In the future, you will all belong to the Tang Dynasty. Dongliang, if we get to know each other earlier, it will be easier to work with him in the future." The emperor specially asked someone to call Feng Zhidai, which shows his preferential treatment to the Feng family.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Feng Zhidai saluted respectfully.
"There will be no talk of monarchs and ministers today. Everyone is in casual clothes. Your father is my brother, so just call me uncle."
"Yes, junior Meng Lang, thank you uncle for the tip."
Li Er was in a good mood, "Today is the wedding of champion Hou Xiao Rui. Have you heard of Xiao Rui's name? Don't you know him yet?"
Um... Feng Zhidai looked a little embarrassed and nodded quickly, "The name of the champion is as loud as a thunder. It's a pity that we haven't met him yet."
"It doesn't matter, you have a chance to meet anyone you want to meet today."
Xiao Rui is not an ordinary person. His wedding is already complicated, plus marrying a princess, marrying Wei Zheng's daughter, marrying Li Jing's granddaughter, and the Xiao family's relatives and friends... This day is about to catch up with the Tang Dynasty. The entire city of Chang'an was bustling with activity. The east and west markets of Chang'an City, including Zhuque Street and the northeastern part of Chang'an City, were all congested.
As a last resort, all the Wuhous in Chang'an City went out on duty to maintain order.
Under normal circumstances, when the emperor marries his daughter and the princess goes out, there must be a guard of honor to see off the guests. But marrying the daughters of three families at the same time, and picking up people from each family, is simply not enough in one day.
Considering that these three wives held weddings with their children, Xiao Rui simply changed his mind and instead of marrying from their respective natal families, he set up a courtyard in Xiao Mansion with all five newlyweds in it. He and Xue Li Bring your brothers to welcome the bride and have some fun interactions. Marriage from the West Courtyard to the East Courtyard is simple and saves time.
The Tang Dynasty also had the custom of blocking the door when welcoming relatives, and it was more exciting than that of later generations.
"Your Majesty, Madam, are you here? Please come quickly..." At the gate of Song Guogong's mansion, Xiao Rui and his uncles, who were in charge of welcoming the bride, were so busy that they only wore summer single clothes. There were too many people and they couldn't handle it.
This wedding was held, and almost all the powerful officials from Chang'an were present. Just the preparation of ingredients, chefs, etc. for the banquet was a big problem. Xiao Rui had no choice but to borrow the royal chef from the palace, and all the staff of his restaurants were in place. , there are hundreds of tables with seats. All the unused rooms in Song Guogong's Mansion and Xue Mansion were filled.
"Brother, why are you looking at the three children giggling?" Xiao Yue asked Xiao Rui, who was dressed in red, in confusion. In Tang Dynasty weddings, men wore red and women wore green, which was different from later generations.
Xiao Rui smiled and said: "These three little guys are probably the rare children in the world who have attended their parents' wedding in person."
Pfft...what's so funny about this?
"Not only these children, but also the second brother's daughter." Xiao Yue added.
"Brother, you organized the wedding like this, and they are all scolding you for being deviant."
Xiao Rui said disdainfully: "Just scold me. Anyway, I am scolded behind my back every day. They are envious. Who can marry three wives in one day? Who can give birth to children and then marry them?"
Xiao Yue echoed: "That's right, if you ask me, these people should be driven out. We didn't invite them here. Now that they are here, we invited them to a wedding banquet, and they still made irresponsible remarks. It's so shameless. "
"It doesn't matter what others say, as long as what dad says?" Xiao Rui still cares about Xiao Yu's opinion.
Xiao Yue couldn't help laughing, and lowered his voice and said: "On the surface, my father scolded you for being deviant with them, saying that you can't control this unfilial son, but secretly he praised you to my mother. I overheard."
"Sir, your Majesty is here. He also brought a strange young man, who asked to see you by name." A servant came to report.
Strange young man? The Xiao brothers are very puzzled. The ones His Majesty can bring here in person are either noble children or royal children. Is there anyone we don't recognize?
"Xiao Yue, take Yi Ai, Huai Dao and the others over to have a look first. I'll go over after I've made arrangements for the children."
The emperor has been taken to the drawing room. Feng Zhidai was brought to the young man's side. He stood there a little tangled, seeming uneasy and a little withdrawn.
Xiao Yue came over with a group of young people. Feng Zhidai was stunned. He looked at them one by one and wondered which one was Xiao Rui?
Because everyone was wearing formal attire and dressed very gorgeously. They were all children of aristocrats, and their ages were not very different. Feng Zhidai was a little dazzled.
"Which one of you is the champion?" Feng Zhidai spoke first. This time he was not rash. After suffering Xue Li's mistake, he did not dare to act recklessly in Chang'an.
Xiao Yue bowed his hands and said, "My lord, Xiao Yue, my brother is preparing for a wedding and cannot get away for the time being. These are our brothers and friends. May I ask who the young master is?"
"My Excellency, Feng Zhidai, is from Lingnan."
"Feng Zhidai? It turns out that he is the young master of the Feng family from Lingnan who is ranked fifth in the world. I have admired him for a long time." Qin Huaidao came out, cupped his hands and said: "Master Feng, there is no need to be cautious. We are all about the same age, so we can treat each other as brothers. Today it is Brother Xiao and Second Brother Xue It’s our wedding, you came just in time, let’s have a lot of fun together. Let’s go, let’s go... don’t stand here, join our team to welcome the bride, there will be more trouble later.”
"Dare I ask?"
Qin Huaidao grabbed Feng Zhidai: "My name is Qin Huaidao. This is Xiao Yue, this is Fang Yiai, and these are the three brothers of the Cheng family, Cheng Huaimo, Cheng... Yuchi..."
Being dragged into the wedding procession in a daze, Feng Zhidai was a little confused, but he also found it interesting that the second generation of Chang'an dandies in his imagination were not the kind of false infighting, but actually so harmonious.
"Brother, we have received the call. You would never guess that the person who came is actually the second son of the Feng family in Lingnan, ranked fifth in the world." Xiao Yue introduced.
Xiao Rui looked at Feng Zhidai with admiration, "Fifth Feng Zhidai in the world, Mr. Feng? I have long admired your name. Welcome."
Forehead……
Is this the champion himself?
Feng Zhidai had mixed feelings for a while, and finally saw the real person. Being told that I have admired my name for a long time really felt like a slap in the face.
"Brother-in-law, that's him. He came to Xiaojiazhuang a few days ago to challenge you, but he was taught a lesson by Brother Xue." Prince Li Chengqian came over and said.
What?
Everyone looked at Feng Zhidai, who was so embarrassed that he really wanted to find a place to hide.
Just as he was about to apologize and leave, Xiao Rui glared at Li Chengqian and said, "Go, go, go, you are a member of your mother's family today and cannot participate in the wedding. Go into the yard."
"Master Feng, please don't be cautious. Xiao Rui also wants to find an opportunity to discuss with you. Let's wait for another day. Today, help me get through this one. There will be many concerns and problems when we welcome the bride. With a great talent like you, , I feel much more at ease.”
Ahem...I...
Everyone burst into laughter and gave Feng Zhidai a thumbs up, "You are so awesome, so brave, you actually have the courage to challenge Brother Xiao. Man!"
ah? Is this how you see it? Feng Zhidai couldn't help scratching his head and laughing. He thought about Xiao Rui's poems and calligraphy. Isn't he stupid and bold?
