Chapter 093 Something happened suddenly
It took Song Boxian a long time to figure out from Song Bozhao's words that his father knew about Liu Zixi's background. Then he thought about it, no wonder his mother was particularly interested in Liu Zixi. After doing it for a long time, his parents knew the inside story.
Seeing Song Boxian lost in thought, Song Bozhao squeezed his shoulders hard: "Let me ask you again, how far have you two developed?"
Song Boxian turned around and smiled bitterly: "Second brother, you are going too far with your gossip. To be honest, the eldest brother has already been engaged to Liang Guogong's family. I heard that the marriage will be completed on National Day next year. As for you, second brother, you also The boss is not young anymore, where is your significant other?"
Song Bozhao chuckled: "Well, you brat, you have learned how to kick a ball..."
Saying that, Song Bozhao let go of Song Boxian, and then shook his head: "You don't know, your uncle has arranged a marriage for me, but the girl on the other side is not willing to marry a noble man, but he wants to find an ordinary girl." People, after this incident, I finally understand that although there are advantages to getting married in a distinguished family, there are still many disadvantages. In short, the Duke's palace will be the boss in the future, and I am almost going to separate the family, so why not find someone A girl from a common people's family, at least she sincerely likes me."
Song Boxian was shocked: "Second brother, what aroused you?"
Song Bozhao waved his hand and then went to another group of people to chat.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, ancestor worship began. A group of people went to the ancestral hall in the east courtyard. Starting from the spiritual tablet of Song Che, the first Duke of Qin, placed at the highest place, to the spiritual tablet of Song Shunjing, the 13th Duke of Qin, there were lights on each of them. The bright small electric lamps make the atmosphere of the ancestral hall particularly soft.
As the etiquette officer sang, Song Boxian followed the prompts and began an hour-and-a-half-long ancestor worship activity with more than a hundred relatives, during which the kneeling part alone took no less than 30 minutes.
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The circle of nobles is not big, but it often affects the whole body. For example, if a noble invites a guest to dinner, a group of nobles will often come, regardless of the relationship between the two parties.
Song Boxian finally got out of the already slightly crowded Guogong Mansion. Before he could take a breath, the phone rang.
After hanging up the phone, Song Boxian was a little panicked. After thinking for a long time, he turned back to find Lou Jiajia.
"Huh?" After hearing Song Boxian's reply, Lou Jiajia closed her eyes and pondered for a moment, then said, "I'll tell your dad about this and see what he says."
After more than ten minutes, Song's mother replied: "It's up to you."
Song Boxian analyzed it carefully and found that he did not have the final say in his own marriage. He had to let his uncle know who it was. Moreover, he was still the glory of the Duke of Qin (sent to the Imperial Academy), so his uncle must take care of this matter. thing.
And now that I know Liu Zixi's true identity, if I still hide it, I am afraid that I am deliberately deceiving others. Besides, Liu Zixi is a woman from the Yanzhou Mansion, a noble lord's family, does she think highly of herself?
This is Song Boxian's biggest question now. In his previous life, he was a face-loving person. In this life, he did not expect to become a superior person, but instead became the most embarrassing category among superior people. What kind of thing is this?
"Go ahead..."
After thinking about it, Song Boxian was dressed very formally today, wearing a small suit. After all, it was an ancestor worship event. After informing Lou Jiajia, he took a taxi to Qilin District.
Half an hour later, Song Boxian got off the bus at Qilin Gate in Qilin District. After turning left into the northern section of Qilin Nei Street, he saw Liu Zixi who had been waiting for a long time at the bus stop at the intersection.
As soon as she saw Song Boxian, Liu Zixi ran forward as happily as a child, took Song Boxian's arm, and leaned sweetly on his shoulder: "I haven't seen you for several days, Xianxian, you missed me."
It felt numb before, but now Song Boxian heard Liu Zixi say this, let alone say it, it was quite helpful: "I must miss you, you don't know who I met in Taizhou."
"Who?"
Song Boxian was about to say Nangong Xiyue's name when he looked at Liu Zixi's expression and was stunned. Then he remembered that he couldn't talk about this matter, so he laughed awkwardly: "Zhang Zhexi is so stupid, he is actually visiting relatives in Taizhou .”
"He..." Liu Zixi suddenly realized: "Is it such a coincidence? Isn't he from Gaoli Mansion? How come he has relatives in Taizhou, strange..."
Song Boxian's heartbeat quickened, so he said again: "We have such a big world today, and my family has relatives in Xizhou."
"Too..."
Liu Zixi was obviously fooled by Song Boxian's words. He nodded, then came back to his senses, looked Song Boxian up and down, and smiled: "I said Xianxian, as for that? You dress like this, you look like an insurance salesman." of."
"Isn't it good-looking?"
Liu Zixi looked at it carefully and nodded slowly: "It looks good, don't say it, it just means it has some ideas."
"No, I want to ask, when you invite me to dinner at home, are you inviting me alone?"
Facing Song Boxian's inquiry, Liu Zixi smiled mysteriously, then nodded: "Oh, don't be afraid, let's go..."
Liu Zixi enthusiastically took Song Boxian's arm, and the two of them walked towards the inner section of North Street. The number of vehicles inside began to decrease as they walked. After passing the last intersection in the inner section of North Street, there was a stone archway with the words With the three characters "Qingguangfang".
Song Boxian stood in front of the memorial arch and was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Liu Zixi faintly: "Zixi, do you know where this place is?"
Liu Zixi finally recovered from her initial excitement. She planned to explain her true identity to Song Boxian at the station, but she was so happy to see Song Boxian that she forgot about it.
"What about that, Xianxian, let me tell you something first."
"Don't tell me that your family lives in Qingguangfang." Song Boxian pretended to be surprised and said: "As far as I know, the people living in Damingfang are either relatives of the emperor, noble families, or the families of high-ranking officials and wealthy people."
Facing Song Boxian's question, Liu Zixi nodded slowly. Although Song Boxian knew the inside story, he still pretended to take a breath.
When Liu Zixi saw Song Boxian like this, he became anxious, so he hurriedly explained to Song Boxian: "Xianxian, please don't be angry. This is really too complicated. Are you willing to listen to my explanation?"
Seeing Liu Zixi's sincere look, Song Boxian nodded and said, "It's getting late. After all, it's my first time going to your house. Please wait..."
With that, Song Boxian made a phone call. Not long after, his father's secretary drove to Qingguangfang and took out two large packages of gifts from the trunk. The most valuable ones were the two bottles of Dukang wine from 1755.
"Okay, it turns out you were prepared..."
Song Boxian took the gift, then said hello to his secretary, then turned and walked back: "Nonsense, it's the first time I go to your house, is it ridiculous not to bring something with you?
As for the explanation, you can tell me when you have time. I don’t want to hear it now. Having a good meal tonight is the most important thing..."
As he spoke, Song Boxian looked up at the plaque above his head and murmured: "I just hope the banquet tonight is not the Hongmen Banquet..."
Liu Zixi continued to hold Song Boxian's arm, and under her guidance, he entered the innermost part of Qingguangfang, which was a vacant residence for a wealthy family. The beast at the door that symbolized status was domineering. Song Boxian had seen it in front of the Duke's Mansion since he was a child. When he saw the two unicorns, he naturally knew them well.
The Ming Dynasty also has rules for the placement of beasts at the gates of honorable nobles. Speaking of honorable men alone, the calming beast Qilin is placed in front of the Duke's gate, Pixiu is placed in front of the Marquis's gate, Suan Ni is placed in front of the Earl's Mansion, and Suan Ni is placed in front of the Viscount's Mansion. , a white tiger is released in front of the baron's palace.
The two brave statues were made of carefully polished marble, and their reflections were extremely dazzling in the evening sun. When he arrived at the gate, Chen Cao looked up and saw the four gilt characters of "Yanzhou Houfu", and the name of the Ming Dynasty Honorable Lord On the plaque, there are two big gilded characters of "imperial gift". On the plaque, there is also the eight-character seal of the Ming Dynasty's seal "I am ordered by heaven, and I will live forever". Just the two characters of "imperial gift", Those are all great honours.
Liu Zixi felt a little worried when she saw that Song Boxian kept raising his head without responding, so he touched Song Boxian lightly: "Xianxian..."
There are 8 Guards posts at the gate of the Duke's Palace, 4 in the Marquis' Palace, 2 in the Earl's Palace, and one in each of the Viscount and Baron's Palace, all of which are guarded by the local Guards in turn.
"Zixi, this door is heavily guarded. I shouldn't be searched when I go in."
Liu Zixi covered her mouth and smiled: "They all know me, why do they need to search me? Just go in."
According to the etiquette system, the steps in front of the gate of the Duke's Palace are 12, and the door has 12 copper nails horizontally and vertically; the steps of the Marquis' Palace, 8, the door has 8 copper nails horizontally and vertically; the Earl's Palace has 6, the door has 6 copper nails horizontally and vertically;
The number of copper nails at the door of the Viscount's Palace is 4, and the number of copper nails at the door is 4. The steps of the Baron's Palace are 2, and the number of copper nails at the door is 2, to show the rank of the nobles.
After going up the 8-step stone staircase, you will reach the gate of the Yanzhou Marquis' Mansion. However, this gate is the same as the Duke's Mansion. It will not be opened until important events occur. According to the rules, family members enter from the left and exit from the left, while outsiders enter from the right. In and right out.
Entering the private door on the left, at the door is the maid of the Hou Mansion who has been waiting for a long time. Under their guidance, Liu Zixi pulled Song Boxian and walked inside. The maid took the gift at the door and took it inside.
Now that he was about to meet Liu Zixi's marquis father, Song Boxian was somewhat nervous. He stopped and looked at Liu Zixi: "What, I'm nervous now."
Liu Zixi laughed: "You were calm and composed before. What are you afraid of now? Come with me quickly. My father and mother will be waiting in a hurry..."
The lobby in the front yard of the Hou Mansion was a place for receiving guests. There were no less than 10 maids standing inside and outside the door. Song Boxian walked forward nervously and stepped up the stone steps. There were already many people sitting at the round table in the middle of the lobby.
"Oh My God..."
Liu Shengzhou had met Song Boxian before. It was on Jubao Mountain where he met Liu Zixi and the others for the first time. When Liu Shengzhou saw Song Boxian coming in, he immediately stood up and stepped forward to greet him, clasping his fists: "Brother Song, it's a pleasure to meet you..."
Song Boxian smiled awkwardly and returned the greeting: "Brother Liu... No, little Marquis, it's a pleasure to meet you..."
