Lu Fan's mission to Jingzhou this time brought two marriages, and they were already finalized by Sun Quan, so it was impossible to change them.
Although Sun Shangxiang was furious at Zhang Xi's house, Lu Fan did not tolerate Sun Shangxiang and asked Sun Shangxiang to prepare and take her back to Jiangdong when he came back from Youjiangkou.
Although Sun Shangxiang was also domineering in Jiangdong, he did not dare to go too far against veterans like Lu Fan and Zhang Zhao.
Moreover, Sun Shangxiang was angry because the second brother still insisted on marrying her off regardless of her personal wishes. He had clearly promised her to choose her husband.
The second brother is not trustworthy, and neither is that bastard Zhang Xi. He actually betrayed himself without hesitation, causing the second brother to come to arrest him and take him back to Chaisang.
As for marrying Zhang Xibei, you don't want to marry a guy who betrayed you.
Sun Shangxiang is very dissatisfied with Zhang Xi, very, very dissatisfied. He even curses Zhang Xi every day in front of Xiaoqi Xiaoba. But this girl has been very honest since Lu Fan came here, not at all. I have no intention of escaping secretly again.
As for Zhang Xi, he is still living in Guan Yu's mansion.
How could you agree? !
Which of Sun Quan's talents was wrong? !
Really, it's not that Zhang Xi doesn't want to marry Sun Shangxiang. Although Zhang Xi also feels this is sudden, but compared to blind marriage and marrying a woman he is completely unfamiliar with, at least Sun Shangxiang and Zhang Xi get along well.
Although his personality is a little impatient and a little out of touch, in general, Zhang Xi does not dislike Sun Shangxiang like this.
What Zhang Xi really suspected was that this was a marriage with a serious mismatch of status and no benefits. How could Sun Quan agree to it? !
Zhang Xi felt that he knew Sun Shiwan very well.
Sun Shiwan was a little stretched in the war, but he was absolutely excellent in domestic affairs, and he was a purely political creature. Most of the time, he always put interests first when considering things.
This point became more obvious in his later years, especially when the two palaces were fighting. On the surface, Sun Quan was confused and allowed his sons to fight for power, but in fact, Sun Shiwan had been pulling the strings behind the scenes. , using the hands of the Jiangdong Family to eradicate the influence of the Huaisi Group.
It's just that Sun Quan's approach was almost ruthless. He only saw interests and the imperial power in his hands. He didn't even care about the lives of his children, so he looked like a cowardly tyrant.
At this time, Sun Quan should not be as cruel as he was in his later years, but he has obvious political tendencies. What benefits can he gain by marrying Sun Shangxiang to Zhang Xi? !
Zhang Xi thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't find a reason for Sun Quan to do this.
Not to mention Sun Quan's love for his sister, he wanted to marry Sun Shangxiang from the beginning. Even if Sun Shangxiang escaped from the marriage, he continued to push forward the matter without caring about Sun Shangxiang's feelings.
Could it be that he wanted to drive a wedge between Zhang Xi and Liu Bei? !
But this doesn't make sense. Sun Qian's mission to Jiangdong was to act as a matchmaker with Sun Quan on behalf of Liu Bei, so there was no possibility of estrangement.
Recruit Zhang Xi? !
This isn’t right either? !
The status of women these days is not that high. Sun Quan and Cao Cao are still related by marriage. When fighting in Chibi, he has no intention of showing any mercy, and Sun Quan did not recruit Cao Zhang to take up a post in Jiangdong.
I really can't think of any reason, so Zhang Xi has been slightly worried these past few days.
Even little Deng Ai couldn't stand it anymore.
"Master, are you worried that the future master will not be virtuous enough?!" Little Deng Ai asked the master worriedly.
Zhang Xi glanced at little Deng Ai and touched this kid's shoulder. Good guy, it's only been three years and he's almost as tall as Zhang Xi.
I can't touch my head anymore, which is a little regretful.
"Master, don't worry about this!" Zhang Xi sighed slightly. He didn't want to tell little Deng Ai what he was thinking, so he had to change the subject and said, "Little Aier, you have to worry about your future master wife. She But that person was the one who guided you in martial arts training back then."
Little Deng Ai was suddenly shocked.
Isn't that a man? !
When did you become a mistress? !
And if that person becomes the master's wife, little Deng Ai doesn't dare to think about it.
He quickly pulled his master and said, "Master, my apprentice has felt that his martial arts skills are not proficient enough in the past few days. I also ask my master to help my apprentice hire a martial arts professor as soon as possible to guide my apprentice in martial arts training."
You have to settle this matter before Master gets married, otherwise you will not have a good life in the future.
Zhang Xi looked at little Deng Ai silently, and finally said nothing. He continued to pat little Deng Ai on the shoulder to express encouragement, and then went to the government office to handle official duties.
Summer is almost over, and we will soon be preparing for the autumn harvest, so we are very busy.
Little Deng Ai looked dumbfounded and hurriedly went to Guan Ping, hoping that Guan Ping could help. If that didn't work, just accept him as his apprentice.
It is better to let Guan Ping teach you than to let your future teacher's wife teach you.
That teacher's wife changed Master's schedule before she got married. Master couldn't do anything to her. If she got married, how could she still have her own way of living? !
But this thing is not that simple.
Guan Ping likes little Deng Ai very much, but Guan Ping's martial arts are inherited from his family. He can help Deng Ai lay the foundation, but if he really wants to teach him seriously, then Guan Yu will nod.
Obviously, let alone little Deng Ai, even Zhang Xi doesn't have this face.
Moreover, Guan Yu didn't have time to care about such trivial matters at the moment.
As soon as summer is over, the autumn harvest will begin soon. After the autumn harvest, it is very likely that Cao Jun in Xiangyang will make changes, so Guan Yu is currently training his soldiers to prepare for emergencies.
Although Xiangyang wants to go south, they should first choose to attack Nanjun. That is a headache for Zhou Yu.
But what if Cao Jun in Xiangyang loses his mind and insists on heading south along the Han River. It is always a good idea to be more prepared.
As for the eldest brother's marriage to Zhang Xi, the people below will naturally take care of it, and Guan Yu doesn't need to worry too much.
In this way, about four or five days later, Lu Fan returned to Xiakou from Youjiangkou and picked up Sun Shangxiang from Zhang Xi's home.
Sun Shangxiang was surprisingly cooperative and boarded the boat with Lu Fan, heading east along the river back to Chaisang.
But Zhang Xi did not send it off.
On the one hand, Zhang Xi and Sun Shangxiang are now engaged, and they need to know how to avoid suspicion between each other.
On the other hand, Zhang Xi felt that he had betrayed Sun Shangxiang after all, and was afraid that if he sent it, Sun Shangxiang would put the sword on his neck again.
Well, Zhang Xi didn't go himself, but he still asked Deng Ai to go on his behalf.
Little Deng Ai is fourteen years old this year. He is still the tail of a child. It would not be appropriate to be older.
Sun Shangxiang left just like that, and asked Xiao Deng Ai to bring a message to Zhang Xi - "We are not done with this matter, we will settle it down when we meet next time!"
Zhang Xi suddenly felt melancholy. The next time we meet, it will probably be the wedding night, right? !
Okay, just do the math slowly, there is plenty of time anyway.
Then, there is preparation for the wedding.
The first person to get married is Zhang Xi.
After all, Zhang Xi is a courtier. Although his wedding is Sun Quan's wedding to his sister, he cannot steal the limelight from his lord.
Therefore, Lu Fan discussed with Liu Bei that the wedding of Zhang Xi and Sun Shangxiang would be held first, and then Liu Bei's wedding would be held one month later.
In this way, Liu Bei could arrive at Xiakou early, host Zhang Xi's wedding first, and then stay in Xiakou to marry his wife a month later.
Weddings these days shouldn't be so hasty, but because behind the wedding itself, Zhou Yu is preparing to march westward to Yizhou, so this matter cannot be delayed for too long, let alone after the autumn harvest.
After the autumn harvest, it was time for Zhou Yu to march into Yizhou. If the wedding was not held before the autumn harvest, the purpose of concealment would not be achieved at all.
Therefore, Lu Fan used the excuse that Sun Shangxiang had stayed in Xiakou for a while, and in order to avoid rumors, he asked to speed up Zhang Xi's wedding.
It is normal for Liu Bei's wedding to be held after the autumn harvest.
After the autumn harvest, there will be enough money and food. Liu Bei also plans to use his wedding to have fun with the people of Jingnan and Jiangxia and win over a wave of hearts.
Therefore, from the day Sun Shangxiang left Xiakou by boat, Xiao Qibao began to prepare for his master's wedding.
After so many years of training, Xiao Qibao has become a very qualified housekeeper.
On the one hand, Xiao Qibao began to prepare things for the wedding according to the rules.
Of course, there is no need for Xiao Qibao to worry about the "six etiquette".
The Six Rites took shape in the Zhou Dynasty and were first seen in "Book of Rites: Hunyi".
It was truly perfected in the Pre-Han Dynasty, when Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty ordered Liu Xin to make a wedding ceremony in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, and determined the six wedding ceremonies, namely: nacai, asking for names, naji, nazheng, asking for date, and personally welcoming.
But at the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and aristocratic families everywhere were in danger. Even great scholars like Guan Ning had to take refuge in Liaodong. Therefore, few people really strictly followed the Six Rites for marriage in this era. As long as this procedure is not lacking, it will be fine. .
Lu Fan had already discussed the first five of the six rites with Liu Bei and kept everything simple.
The preparation that Xiao Qibao needs to make is to "welcome the bride".
Therefore, Xiao Qibao immediately reminded Zhang Xi to write a letter to the head of the Zhang family in Yingchuan and ask him to send someone to attend Zhang Xi's wedding.
Although the family is separated, Zhang Xi's status can now be regarded as established in Jingzhou. It is also time for people from this family to come over and the two parties can re-establish contact.
Moreover, when Zhang Xi gets married, whether someone from my family will come or not depends on my family's decision. If Zhang Xi doesn't invite anyone, it means that Zhang Xi, the head of the branch family, doesn't take our family seriously.
Zhang Xi really didn't think of this for a while. After Xiao Qibao reminded him, he quickly wrote a letter and sent it to the Zhang family in Yingchuan.
Then, Xiao Qibao began to make a list of people attending the wedding at home in accordance with the etiquette of the era, and handed it over to Zhang Xi for screening.
Some people must be invited by Zhang Xi himself.
For example, Liu Bei is the person who presided over the wedding, or Guan Yu, the general of Jiangxia.
Some of them also required Zhang Xi to write invitations in person, such as Kou Feng, Zhao Yun, Xu Shu, Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang and others. Finally, Zhang Xi thought about it and sent a special wedding invitation to Wei Yan.
Although Wei Yan's personality and temperament are not compatible with each other, they have cooperated several times and it is okay. Now Wei Yan has some status and is not just Liu Bei's subordinate, so it seems unreasonable not to invite him.
This guy will come or not, don’t force it, and no matter how low his emotional intelligence is, he can’t show Zhang Xi’s face at Zhang Xi’s wedding banquet, right? !
The last part is the decoration of Zhang Xi's mansion on the wedding day.
As for the flowing banquet, Xiao Qibao said, what is that? !
(End of chapter)
