The autumn wind blows, and the autumn sunshine is very warm, but it still makes people feel the slightest chill.
Except for the Supervisory Yuan, which has a very special status in the Qing Dynasty, the yamen of the six imperial departments are scattered along Tianhe Avenue. This is the cleanest and most beautiful street in Kyoto, novel and tidy.
Normally, Tianhe Avenue is extremely lively.
The household department discussed it carefully and calculated every detail.
Officials of the Ministry of Etiquette pay the most attention to propriety and propriety, and all of them have good manners.
And those senior military officials undoubtedly have the loudest voices.
It's just that the entire Tianhe Avenue is very quiet today. Although today is the day of rest at the beginning of the month, there are usually officials here in twos and threes. Emperor Qing has been known for his diligence since he ascended the throne, so that the following ministers, regardless of their ability, The attitude is still very correct.
Tianhe Avenue was quiet today with no one in sight.
Even ordinary people in Kyoto know what a festive day today is. Officials inside and outside the imperial court are going to give gifts to the East Palace. Most of the officials in Kyoto during the Qing Dynasty will attend, and they will secretly increase the number of gifts they send. point.
Because many people have heard that the Prime Minister's Mansion has gone ruthless this time. The dowry Lin Ruofu, the father-in-law, prepared for Wan'er was extremely luxurious, and even the huge Prime Minister's Mansion was half empty, which surprised the people in Beijing. , the female minister, this iron cock, actually cut off his two legs as a dowry for his daughter?
Lu Ze knew what his father-in-law meant.
This large amount of money was largely given to Lu Ze to fill the big hole left by the previous internal treasury.
Although Emperor Qing did not mention the issue of bad debts in the inner treasury after talking to Lu Ze in the Imperial Study Room, the matter still spread around Kyoto. Without even thinking about it, it was obvious that the people over at Li Chengze had done it deliberately. They are fanning the fire.
The second prince seemed to be vaguely aware that something was wrong, and was scrambling to express himself during this period.
Naturally, the issue of internal treasury was one of the topics on which he fiercely criticized.
Lu Ze had many ways to solve this problem, but his father-in-law gave him the simplest solution, just use money.
According to Lin Ruofu, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.
This female minister dares to talk about money, but she also has the courage to spend a lot of money.
Of course, such a generous dowry is also for Wan'er to have a little say in the Prince's Mansion in the future. Although Lu Ze is easy to talk to, there is still a queen behind the East Palace.
To a certain extent, Wan'er's marriage to Lu Ze is undoubtedly more troublesome than marrying into the Fan family.
But unfortunately, neither of the two sons of the Lin family seems to be the kind of person who can carry the family business. The eldest son Lin Dabao is a stupid boy, and the second son Lin Gong also has some fatal flaws in his character. Prime Minister Lin can only pin his hopes on On the new uncle’s body.
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On the day of the wedding, Lu Ze got up early and was dressed up by three senior ladies and four beautiful maids from the palace. The groom's appearance was still extremely important on a day like today.
Lu Ze had a little understanding of the various processes of weddings before.
But he still didn't expect it to be so cumbersome that it took nearly an hour to put him on makeup and clothes in the morning.
Moreover, there are professionals sent by the Ministry of Rites to scrutinize various processes from beginning to end. Guo You, the Minister of Rites, is originally from Lu Ze, but there is no room for mistakes on such an important day. Lu Ze is wearing a bright red ceremonial robe mixed with Several layers of underwear are lined, a golden hair crown on top of her head tightly ties up her long black hair, and a python-shaped white jade belt around her waist, with earrings, jade pendants and various other items hanging on it.
Lu Ze felt a little headache.
Getting married, no matter what era it was in, was a complicated process, not to mention his status was extremely special.
"Your Highness, please go to the front hall to rest for a while."
"In one and a half hours, it's time to go to the Lin Mansion to welcome the bride."
When he went to the front hall, Lu Ze's two best men had already arrived.
The second prince Li Chengze.
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Prince Li Chengping.
The two princes, the older one and the younger one, were Lu Ze's best men at today's wedding. Lu Ze looked at Li Chengping, who had just celebrated his tenth birthday, and saluted him. Lu Ze had a smile on his face. : "Tingping came really early today."
Then Lu Ze nodded slightly to the second prince.
The latter also knew what kind of day it was today. Although the fight in the court was very fierce, everyone was still very polite after seeing them in private.
"I've met the prince brother."
"My father ordered me to be the best man for today's wedding, so I should arrive earlier."
Li Chengze bowed respectfully to Lu Ze. His eyes were very bright, with clear black and white. He was dressed in gorgeous clothes and already had the temperament of a handsome man. It seemed that all the heirs of the royal family had inherited good looks. In appearance.
Emperor Qing and the Queen arrived at a time jam.
Sitting on a luxurious sedan specially made by the Ministry of Industry for two and a half months, Lu Ze and his party set off towards the Lin Mansion.
Wan'er's identity as princess only played a role in the palace. Naturally, she could not go to the Royal Villa to pick up the bride. Wan'er finally fell into the Lin family's side. His Majesty allowed Lin Ruofu to recognize this daughter. , so Wan'er's marriage this time was not based on princess etiquette.
Both sides of the street were already surrounded by people from Kyoto.
The emperor wanted to have fun with the people when marrying his wife. At this time, the people were vying to discuss this sensational marriage. Little did they know that the crowd was mixed with many spies from the Supervisory Council and the Tiger Guards set up by the emperor. This wedding was naturally No room for error is allowed.
It took a long time for a large group of people to finally arrive in front of Lin's house. The team slowly waited at the door of Lin's house.
What followed was a series of complicated and cumbersome procedures. Even though it was the prince who came to pick up the bride, the Prime Minister's Office still blocked the door very seriously. This was mainly because the customs of the Qing Dynasty had always been like this, and there was no guarantee that the groom would be able to snatch the bride smoothly. Go to the bride’s natal family.
Lu Ze did not take action.
The two best men, Li Chengze and Li Chengping, showed extremely high entry level, especially the third prince Li Chengping, who had already shown his extremely intelligent side, which attracted applause from those watching from the outside.
After the tedious ceremony was over, Lu Ze finally entered the gate of Lin Mansion smoothly.
Wan'er walked out slowly with the support of two ladies-in-law. Today, Wan'er was dressed in bright red, her eyebrows were spread out, and her beautifully dressed cheeks were hidden under the red hijab.
After Lu Ze saw Wan'er, a very understanding smile appeared on his face.
At this time, he felt that such complicated foreplay was not a trouble.
After another set process, Lin Wan'er slowly moved on the lotus steps and climbed onto the sedan. Lu Ze didn't say a word to Wan'er during the whole process, but the deep affection between the two seemed to tightly connect them. Got a piece.
...
When the wedding sedan returned to the East Palace, all the guests had arrived. The huge crowd stood together, with the newlyweds' wedding path paved with a long red carpet in the middle.
No one dares to be late at this time.
Because at this time, sitting on the parents’ chair were His Majesty and Queen of Qingguo.
These two people were simply dressed up but had an indescribable sense of nobility. The Queen saw Lu Ze and Wan'er walking slowly towards the house, with overflowing happiness and excitement on their faces, and even tears in their eyes. Flashing.
During the bloody night in Kyoto, her mother's family was massacred.
Today, she was finally able to see her child blossom. The queen's entire life's expectations were placed on her only son.
Lu Ze took Wan'er's hand and began to worship.
Originally, the various processes here in the East Palace were even more cumbersome, but Emperor Qing always didn't like to waste too much time on such things, so the Ministry of Rites gritted their teeth and cut off a considerable part of it, and could only say sorry to the ancestors. .
After a process, Wan'er was helped by the old nanny to the wedding room to wait for the wedding, while Lu Ze stayed at the banquet to accompany the guests.
Emperor Qing came over during the ceremony and had a drink
Cup then left with the queen.
On a day like today, Emperor Qing didn't drink too much, he just said something to the two newcomers and then left.
After Emperor Qing left, the atmosphere at the banquet in the East Palace suddenly became heated. When Emperor Qing was there, everyone did not even dare to speak loudly and drink.
Now it looks like they are coming to the wedding banquet, but no one dares to drink too much and cause trouble. Those who can attend the royal wedding banquet are all the princes and nobles in the capital who can be named, and everyone is a decent person.
Naturally, people from the Fan family also came.
Although there were rumors of an engagement between Wan'er and the Fan family before, they were not confirmed. Today, Si Nanbo Fan Jian came with his wife and children, but Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo did not show up.
Fan Jian looked indifferent and went to the banquet like an ordinary guest.
He only occasionally cast his gaze into the inner hall, thinking that this wedding should have fallen on the Fan family. The brat in the family didn't want to come to the wedding banquet. He was vaguely aware that Fan Xian seemed to be planning something during this period. What.
"Chen Pingping..."
"Is it really a good thing that you let Fan Xian take over the Overwatch Council?"
At this moment, the guests in the house were clinking glasses as they came and went.
Only an old man who looked like a flower farmer sitting at the main table in the inner hall ate the food without caring about his appearance. He didn't care about other people's eyes. His mouth was full of oil stains, as if he had never eaten banquet noodles.
But no one dared to say a word, because the second prince Li Chengze was accompanying him.
Because this old man is Prince Jing, the younger brother of Emperor Qing.
The crown prince Li Hongcheng followed his father to the wedding banquet. Emperor Qing drank a total of three glasses of wine at the banquet, one of which was with his younger brother Prince Jing. This scene made many people in the capital pay attention to Xian Fu again. The old prince at home still has full influence.
Especially in the palace.
"uncle."
"Are you so interested today? My nephew, let me drink more with you."
Li Chengze accompanied Prince Jing with a smile on his face. The uncle and nephew seemed to have a very close relationship.
Everyone in the capital knew that Prince Jing's eldest son, Li Hongcheng, was very close to the second prince, and at this moment, it seemed that the second prince was not only on good terms with the eldest son, but also with Prince Jing, who had no intention of courting the court.
Lu Ze soon came to the main table to toast.
The people sitting at this table are naturally the immediate family members of Lu Ze and Wan'er.
Lin Ruofu arrived late on purpose because he didn't want to sit at the same table as Emperor Qing. Although the two were related by in-laws, he, the Prime Minister, had no reason to sit side by side with His Majesty. The old fox knew that Qing The emperor would not stay long and came a moment late on purpose.
But I didn't expect that Prince Jing didn't go with him.
Lu Ze followed the two elders and saluted, and Lin Ruofu nodded slightly. From today on, the Lin family and Lu Ze will both prosper and suffer.
Everyone at the banquet felt that the Lin family had taken a huge advantage. Lin Ruofu had been the prime minister for thirty years, but in the end he even boarded the East Palace ship. Only Lin Ruofu himself knew what kind of person he was. Condition.
He was not as happy as everyone imagined.
Because Lin Ruofu...the best will eventually fall!
Looking at Prince Jing, Lin Ruofu felt that this old prince was a truly smart man.
Lu Ze followed Prince Jing in saluting and toasting: "Cheng Qian has met my uncle."
Prince Jing silently drank the wine in his glass, glanced at Li Chengze next to him, and said to Lu Ze, "Treat Wan'er well from now on, and you can have more contact with that brat of mine when you have nothing to do."
The second prince's face did not change.
But there was a storm in my heart, and I had no idea what this uncle meant.
...
Waves of joyful music and rituals were accompanied by everyone's cheers. The wedding banquet came to an end quickly. The dust of the prince's wedding was settled. Lu Ze was sent to the bridal chamber smelling of alcohol. Naturally, no one dared to make trouble with him at this time. The bridal chamber.
At night, the East Palace is brightly lit.
and
The most festive courtyard was filled with red candles and happy words were posted everywhere, making it extremely eye-catching and festive.
Lu Ze began to take the initiative to dispel the alcohol in his body, and his consciousness became clearer. After arriving in this house, Lu Ze finally relaxed physically and mentally. This will be his real home from now on.
There are many maids and maids in the house, all of them beautiful.
Originally from the Prince's Mansion, she came with Wan'er as a dowry, or she was rewarded by the palace.
Lu Ze waved his hand: "You guys can go out. You don't have to wait on us today. Everyone will go to the manager of Nanyuan to receive their rewards."
Soon, only Lu Ze and Wan'er were left in the room.
He noticed that Wan'er's hands holding red handkerchiefs were tightly clasped on her knees. Lu Ze smiled and walked forward, taking the initiative to hold Wan'er's cold little hands and said, "Madam."
Lu Ze gently moved forward and opened the red hijab hanging on Wan'er's head.
The red cloth was gently lifted by him, revealing the bride's white cheeks which were bowed and shy. The red candles were flowing silently in the room, reflecting Wan'er's somewhat nervous eyes which were blinking non-stop. Lu Ze raised his hand and crossed it. Wan'er's face was as smooth as white jade, and the latter's body began to tremble.
Excited, excited, shy, scared...
Various emotions intertwined in the girl, and soon she noticed that the room went dark, and then the two soft red lips were quickly blocked. All the emotions in the room were covered up by a certain emotion, lingering and pathos.
Buzzing.
In the deep autumn, there are bursts of spring scenery.
