Winter has turned to spring, and it’s time to hold the spring court meeting again. A thin layer of snow is falling in the sky.
Mu Sheng, as a member of the royal family, also wanted to attend. He Shi Shiran came to the main hall of the Jin Palace and returned to the main hall from all over the world. He looked at the empty throne in the center. Not surprisingly, his father was still hiding in the Tai Chi Palace to practice Taoism. Show up.
The seat of the Crown Prince is at the bottom of the throne room of the main hall. As usual this year, His Highness the Crown Prince presides over the court meeting on behalf of the emperor. Under the leadership of the Crown Prince, all the ministers paid homage to the Emperor in the direction of Taiji Palace and shouted long live the emperor.
After the worship, all the ministers and ministers also came forward one by one to offer New Year's greetings, which were nothing more than patting the emperor's dragon's butt like the water of the Yellow River incessantly. After the congratulations were completed, they were presented to Tai Chi Palace for the emperor to view.
Naturally, Mu Sheng would not be left behind. After delivering his congratulations, he returned to his seat. After a while, a group of singing girls who were good at dancing came to the center of the hall to dance, and the large-scale song and dance banquet officially began.
In the main hall, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was chatting and joking with the ministers. Mu Sheng's heart moved and he also stepped forward to meet the Crown Prince.
When the prince saw him coming, he hurriedly greeted him, "Brother Sheng, come! Come! Sit next to me."
Mu Sheng quickly waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, the monarch and his ministers are different. How dare I go beyond the rules and be on an equal footing with Your Highness?"
The prince pretended to be angry and said, "Brother Sheng, you are out of touch. Today, regardless of the king or his ministers, we are talking about brothers. Everyone must be happy during the Chinese New Year. Doesn't it mean that Brother Sheng has to ask me to issue an order before he is willing to come and sit at the same table?" "
Seeing that he was still unmoved, the prince said directly, "You can relax, even if the father knows about this, he will not blame you."
Mu Sheng heard the words and understood. The prince actually knew in his heart the purpose of the old man lifting him up.
Mu Sheng had no choice but to smile bitterly and salute the prince deeply and sit next to him. When the ministers saw Lord Chang Ping sitting next to the prince, they also whispered to each other.
Until the end of the court meeting, although Mu Sheng didn't know what medicine His Highness the Crown Prince bought in his gourd, the two of them acted like brothers and sisters and were able to win double awards.
After the court meeting, Mu Sheng had just arrived home, and Yun'er hurriedly pulled him to the lobby. As she walked, she said, "The emperor has a decree. Mr. Lu Gonggong, the chief chamberlain supervisor, is waiting in the house."
When Eunuch Lu saw Mu Sheng coming, he said with a smile, "Mr. Changping, Your Majesty has a decree."
Mu Sheng quickly knelt down to listen to the order.
After listening to the edict being read out, Mu Sheng also had mixed feelings in his heart. It turned out to be a decree to grant a marriage. Also, spring this year will turn sixteen, and it is indeed the age for a wedding. It was said that he was married to a girl from the Tian family in Anyang. female.
The Anyang Tian family is a powerful family in the hometown of the Lu State. During the period when other countries were competing for hegemony, their ancestors were once high ministers of the Lu State. Their clan members successively held high-ranking officials in the Lu State, including prime minister, and were well-established wealthy families. After the Jin State unified the world, in order to weaken the local influence of these large families, Most of the influence was moved by the entire clan to Qingyang, the capital.
It turned out to be the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms? Mu Sheng secretly sighed in his heart, this is marriage in this era. Parents order the matchmaker. No one has met each other before marriage. Marrying a wife is like opening a blind box. You have to do it. I didn't expect that it would be my turn today. The blind box is opened.
After Eunuch Lu finished reading the edict, Mu Sheng respectfully stepped forward to accept the order and thanked him, saying, "General Manager Lu is coming from afar. I have prepared some refreshments, and I would like to ask the Manager to taste them."
Lu Liang smiled and refused, "I understand Lord Changping's wishes. Your Majesty is still waiting for my reply. Don't waste a moment. I hope Lord Changping will respect you."
Mu Sheng smiled and said, "Okay! I won't bother you as the manager is busy with official duties."
Mu Sheng waved his hand, and two eunuchs brought the box covered with red cloth and presented it to Eunuch Lu. They said, "The steward has come from far away to bring such good news. I am really sorry that I cannot be disrespectful to the landlord. This is so little." Bo Li also hopes that Mr. Lu will never refuse."
Lu Liang smiled and declined, "Hey! Mr. Changping, this can't be done. I'm just here to do business. It's official business. How can I accept a gift?"
Mu Sheng smiled slightly and said, "What are you talking about, Mr. Lu? I heard that my father has given me a marriage. It is such a happy thing. Of course I am happy and congratulatory. When I think about the wedding day, Mr. Lu is on duty in the palace and cannot come here." It’s a bit regretful to be a guest.”
Mu Sheng opened the lid of the box and said, "Look, Mr. Lu, these are just some cakes specially made by me. There is nothing special about them. They are just to compensate for the regret that you can't come to celebrate the occasion. These are just some ordinary things." Things, manager, please don’t refuse.”
When Lu Liang saw that they were indeed just some pastry boxes, he was a little disappointed, but he happily asked his entourage to accept them. After all, this was Lord Changping's wish, and he could not disgrace this famous person in the royal family.
Lu Liang smiled and said, "Mr. Changping is interested. Since it is a pastry, it does not count as a gift. I will return to the palace to reply."
After hearing this, Mu Sheng personally walked Eunuch Lu to the door and said, "Mr. Lu, this pastry manager has to taste it in person to taste it, so I won't send it far away."
Lu Liang's heart moved when he heard this, and he probably heard something in his words, so he raised his hands to Mu Sheng and said, "Mr. Changping, you are so polite. I must personally taste the things that Mr. Changping has given me."
After sending Eunuch Lu away, Mu Sheng secretly laughed in his heart and returned to his house.
Lu Liang got into the car and took the food boxes sent by Mr. Chang Ping and looked at them carefully. He touched up and down but couldn't find any hidden compartments. When he was wondering, Lu Liang stared at the snacks in the boxes and noticed that there were Feeling strange, he took out a piece and held it in the palm of his hand. It was indeed heavy.
Lu Liang's heart moved, and with a pinch of his thumb, the true face of the pastry was revealed. It turned out that the surface of the pastry was only covered with a thin layer of pastry, but inside was yellow gold. Lu Liang looked at the four food boxes in the car and estimated Looking at the number of snacks in the box, the four boxes add up to at least 50,000 gold.
Lu Liang smiled and murmured to himself, "Mr. Changping is really thoughtful..."
Changping Jun's Mansion
When Yun'er heard that Mu Sheng had proposed a marriage, she was also happy for him and said, "It seems that another sister is coming in."
Mu Sheng scratched her cute nose lovingly and said, "In my heart, you are my real wife."
Yun'er said shyly, "Well! Master, you don't dare to say that. From now on, there will be a mistress in Lord Changping's house. The elder is in order, and I don't dare to overstep it."
Mu Sheng smiled and said, "Huh! I am the one who really calls the shots in this house. It's not my turn for a little girl to ride on my head. Don't worry! It's you who take care of all the big and small affairs in this house."
When Yun'er heard this, her heart was as sweet as honey and she said, "Husband..."
After receiving the order, Mu Sheng came to Wuxie courtyard as usual to ask about the background of the Anyang Tian family.
At this time, Wu Xie was basking in the sun in the courtyard. Seeing him coming here, she said, "I'm glad to say congratulations. Your Majesty's decree must be for Your Majesty's marriage."
Mu Sheng said, "Yes, sir, I have a question, what is the origin of this Anyang Tian family?"
Wu Xie heard this and said, "So it's the Tian family from Anyang? That's great! The Tian family is indeed worthy of the title of young master. This Anyang Tian family belongs to the family of the King of Xue. When the Xue Kingdom was destroyed by the Chen Kingdom, the Tian family fled to The Lu State took refuge and changed the Xue family name to the Tian family name. The Tian family served as high officials in the Lu State and was trusted by the King of Lu. Over the past few hundred years, the tree in Lu has become a big tree with deep roots. Although the Tian family is indeed considered a high-ranking surname. , but as a distinguished nobleman of the Seven Kingdoms, he has little influence in the court. The Tian family’s descendants also serve as officials in our court, but most of them take office in other places..."
Mu Sheng smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Wu, it seems that His Majesty is also afraid that raising me too high will really threaten the status of the crown prince, so he chose Tian to marry me."
Wu Xie nodded slightly and said, "Yes, Young Master is right."
Mu Sheng left the courtyard and prepared to order the people in the house to prepare for the fourth part of the six wedding rituals, which is the betrothal gift sent to the Tian family. The first three gifts include asking for names and combining horoscopes! It has already been dealt with by the imperial court.
Mu Sheng asked the remaining Feng Chang officials. The emperor had already sent someone to send the betrothal gift to the Tian family. He didn't need to worry about it at all. He just washed it, dressed neatly, and prepared for the last gift in two months. To welcome, you just need to go to Tian's house to welcome the bride in person, and then go to the palace to kowtow to thank His Majesty for His grace.
Two months later, on an auspicious day, the wedding day came on time. Yun'er and Xixue served Mu Sheng and put on her wedding clothes together.
He looked at the two beauties in front of him and sighed inwardly! How can we marry with these two beauties at our service? Before leaving, Mu Sheng stretched his mouth forward and kissed Yun'er and Xixue one by one before laughing and going out. Only Ermei was left in the room with a red face, stunned and at a loss.
After leaving the gate, Mu Sheng got on the tall horse and went to Tian's house to pick up the bride.
Mu Sheng's wedding team had just arrived at Tian's house. From a distance, they could see the Tian family's houses and mansions. Mu Sheng secretly sighed in his heart. They were worthy of being a century-old family. This mansion was bigger than the Changping Lord's Mansion.
After the Jin Dynasty unified the world, these annihilated aristocratic families had to be appeased. Although these people lost their previous political status and lost their glory, they had to be compensated accordingly. At least these aristocratic families must be rich and prosperous. This gang In this era, people belong to the intellectual elite, with wide connections and deep family background.
At this time, hundreds of Tian clan members stood in front of the door with red faces to greet Lord Changping.
Mu Sheng got out of the car, took one step and two steps forward and walked towards an old man with white beard and hair in the middle, bowed deeply and said, "Greetings to the old patriarch, are you in good health?"
The old man laughed and said, "Okay! Very good. Thank you very much, Mr. Changping, for caring about me. I don't know how lucky our Tian family was to be able to marry Mr. Changping."
This old man is Tian Ao, the head of the Tian family. I have seen him at the Spring Festival meeting. Although he has no official position, the various celebrations held by the court every year still require the participation of people like them who are descendants of the Seven Kingdoms.
Mu Sheng just didn't expect to marry them. In this era, marriage is not only a blood inheritance, it is also a property inheritance system and a political alliance. Although it is better than nothing to marry such an outdated family, But at any rate, his social status and reputation are still very resounding.
Tian Ao pointed at the Tian clan members and introduced them to Lord Changping one by one. Among them, a middle-aged man from the Tian family caught his attention. This man was Tian Jian, the eldest son of the ancestor, who served as a supervisor in Gaoyang County. The censor was a local middle-level cadre of the imperial court and his father-in-law. It was his daughter Tian Hui who married Lord Changping. Today, his daughter was getting married. Tian Jian came back from Gaoyang County to attend the ceremony.
Mu Sheng looked at the talents of his father-in-law and his family, and thought to himself, it seems that his daughter's appearance is not too bad...
Feeling at ease, Mu Sheng stepped forward to greet Tian Jian. Tian Jian also smiled happily when he saw this situation. He thought to himself that marrying the emperor's favored prince would be of great benefit to his future political future, and maybe even if he was promoted to a higher level. Not yet known.
Surrounded by everyone's laughter and laughter, Chang Pingjun entered the Tian Mansion to pick up the bride.
Throughout the morning, Mu Sheng struggled with various complicated marriage etiquettes before finally receiving his bride. When he left the Tian Mansion, there was also a long and mighty welcoming procession, which attracted passers-by in the capital to stop and watch...
