Zhu Bai also knew the pros and cons and could not be willful.
He wanted to go to Peking to find a way out for himself, but his relationship with Hu Weiyong was too deep. If Hu Weiyong is not solved, he will always feel uneasy.
Then just wait.
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Ouyang Lun no longer dared to make the decision without authorization, and honestly prepared the wedding in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Etiquette.
The female officials in the palace came to the Prince Consort's house to check on Lao Zhu and Queen Ma.
According to the regulations set by Lao Zhu, the Princess Mansion has nine halls and eleven bays, and the main entrance has five bays and seven bays. The door of the palace is a "green oil copper ring".
The number ninety-five was reserved exclusively for the emperor, and ordinary people did not dare to use it like this.
Therefore, the house that Lao Zhu gave to Ouyang Lun was not originally in this pattern.
In order to meet the requirements, Ouyang Luncai specially modified it like this.
Everything was in compliance with the rules. The female officer was very satisfied and nodded frequently.
Just walking to the backyard and seeing Ouyang Lun's mother, the female official asked Ouyang Lun: "Does your father still live in the consort's house now?"
Ouyang Lun felt that this question was a bit confusing and replied: "Of course my mother lives with me."
The female official said: "The prince-in-law must buy a house as soon as possible to accommodate the old lady. When the princess moves in, the old lady will no longer be able to live in this house."
Ouyang Lun was stunned: "What's the truth?"
The female official said calmly: "Master Li's son Li Qi also lives in a separate house with Princess Lin'an, and does not live with his parents-in-law."
Lao Zhu was afraid that his daughter would be angry with her mother-in-law if she lived with her, and he didn't want his daughter to serve her mother-in-law.
His daughter is a golden child and is pampered in the palace. She must not serve tea or water to other people's old ladies.
The female officer was telling Ouyang Lun in a subtle way: Li Shan's family must abide by the rules, let alone you.
Ouyang Lun's heart was racing: Damn it, if I marry a daughter-in-law and don't let her serve my parents-in-law, am I going to be worshiped as a Bodhisattva?
No wonder Lao Zhu, such a picky person, suddenly gave him a generous five hundred taels of silver. It turned out that he was asked to buy a house to house his wife.
The female officer saw from the change in his eyes that he had already figured it out, and said: "The prince-in-law should do it as soon as possible. I also have to rush back to the palace to return to my life. I will come back to check again in a few days."
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Ouyang Lun finally spent a hundred taels of silver to buy a small courtyard with two entrances and two exits nearby for his mother to live in.
Firstly, he wanted to keep the money as capital, and secondly, he thought that after getting married, he could quietly let his mother come over, so there was no need to buy a big house.
Two days before the wedding, Lao Zhu gave Ouyang Lun's consort a court dress and a guard of honor according to etiquette.
The Prince Consort's ceremonial guard includes more than a dozen silver utensils such as silver chairs, footrests, silver horses and so on. They are all clearly registered in the palace's notebook and must be counted every year.
Just in case Ouyang Lun uses it for other purposes.
In other words, Ouyang Lun can only use these things, but they do not belong to him.
On the wedding day, the city was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations.
At noon, Ouyang Lun crossed the entire Yingtian from Xicheng to the Dongcheng Palace to pick up the princess.
The people of Yingtian flocked to the streets. The Ming Dynasty's first civilian prince-in-law, the new champion, was even more lively than the New Year temple fair.
Ouyang Lun was wearing a bright red wedding robe today, his face was full of joy, and he was even more handsome than usual.
He was riding on a tall horse, full of ambition.
It's a night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, and it's time to inscribe names on the gold medal list.
The two great joys in life come together in one year, and all the patience and hard work are worth it.
After arriving at the Meridian Gate, he dismounted and waited. It was not until Shenshi that two eunuchs came out and took him in through the west corner gate. He went to the right gate to pick up the princess's sedan, then went out through the west corner gate, and went to the mounting place to mount his horse and return to the house.
The ones sending off their brides here are Zhu Biao, Zhu Ju and Zhu Bai.
When every sister gets married, Zhu Bai gives two hundred taels of silver as a gift.
Calculating that Lao Zhu still had more than a dozen unmarried daughters, each with a family income of several thousand taels, Zhu Bai felt very distressed.
Among the princes in Beijing, Zhu Xi didn't care about these things at all, and asking him to give him a gift would definitely be a box of pills.
This stupid prince didn't even think about the fact that the pill sounded like "wanting to finish" or "wanting to finish", which was a bad idea.
It was hard for everyone to say anything, so they could only exclude him tacitly.
Zhu Biao's gift money was paid by Lao Zhu.
The other princes are all underage.
So all in all, Zhu Bai's gift is really "a scorpion cake - a single (poisonous) one".
After the newlyweds finished the ceremony, Zhu Biao and Zhu Bai left.
The person who came with the princess was a seventh-grade family official who was responsible for the affairs of the princess's mansion, that is, the housekeeper.
There is also Sicheng, who is in the eighth rank; there is another person who records affairs, who is in the ninth rank.
There are four dowry maids.
If a daughter is married from another family, the accompanying maid is equivalent to a concubine.
But when it came to the princess, the maid and the consort could only look at her but not touch her.
Lao Zhu also sent several guards to the Prince Consort's Mansion.
The salaries and expenses of these people will naturally come from the princess' annual salary.
Ouyang Lun found that with these people watching, his plan to take his mother over would be impossible to realize.
It's been at least ten days since the wedding and he still hasn't succeeded.
According to the rules, ten days after his marriage, he had to go to the Qianqing Palace to meet his father-in-law Zhu Yuanzhang and his mother-in-law Queen Ma, and kowtow eight times to each of them.
Then he kowtowed four times to Prince Zhu Biao and the eleven princes.
The prince's seat is located in front of the Wenlou, facing north and south, while the seats of the eleven princes are located east and west.
Although Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan and Zhu Di were not in the palace, they still wanted to set up empty seats for Ouyang Lun to kowtow.
After calculation, Ouyang Lun had to kowtow more than seventy times in total.
By the end of the session, he felt dizzy and almost unsteady.
Zhu Biao smiled: "My prince-in-law, I need to exercise more and take good care of my body."
Zhu Bai: "You can't do this, you're too weak. You won't be able to stand it until you kowtow a few times. How can you continue the family lineage?"
Zhu Zhu said: "I have pills that strengthen the kidneys and strengthen the body, aphrodisiac and increase strength. Prince Consort, would you like to take a pill?"
Ouyang Lun gritted his teeth in anger and had to kowtow in thanks: "Thank you, Your Highnesses, for your concern."
He felt deeply the contempt from the princes.
Although he worked hard to climb into the circle of royal relatives, he found that there was still a big gap between himself and the real royal family.
Zhu Bai sneered lightly: You will get what you ask for. If you don't seek wealth and dignity, then you have no dignity now.
Ouyang Lun came back from the palace and slumped on a chair.
The wedding maid coughed slightly.
Ouyang Lun knew that this was a reminder to him to stand up and salute the princess.
He is the head of the family.
If he were at someone else's house, it would be Princess Anqing who was saluting him at this moment.
I have no choice, who told me to choose this path?
He gritted his teeth secretly, stood up and saluted Princess Anqing.
The princess waved to the maids.
The maids just went down.
"sit down."
Princess Anqing ordered Ouyang Lun to sit down again.
Princess Anqing pursed her lips and smiled: "Why is the consort so tired?"
Ouyang Lun smiled and said nothing, but he was muttering in his heart: Aren't you asking questions knowingly? I'm not here to kowtow to your brothers.
