A red wedding robe with gold silk edges and black edges, a black three-color seven-beam crown, a white gold jade belt with gold and jade patterns, and black deerskin boots with jade patterns, all dressed in the groom's official attire, made Li Xuan look heroic and tall.
Ouyang looked at her son's appearance with satisfaction, turned to look to the side, and said to the two embroiderers on one side: "That's it, go to the counting house to receive the reward."
The two embroiderers immediately blessed themselves and said, "Thank you, Princess!"
Li Xuan opened her arms and looked at the huge bronze mirror in front of her. She looked at herself in the bronze mirror, who was so handsome and handsome. She shook her head slightly and said, "Mom, my son is still handsome without applying powder."
"How can a groom not dress himself properly?" Mrs. Ouyang waved her hand and said to the maids on both sides: "Take them all off. Today is only the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and I only wear it on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year."
Li Xuan stood there helplessly, letting the maid next to her take off the groom's robe.
His groom's robe had been custom-made while he was away.
However, although it had only been a month, he had still grown a little taller, so after he came back, he asked the embroiderer to slightly modify it to make it more fitted. .
When Li Xuan put on the moon-white jade-patterned robe again, Ouyang suddenly said with a bit of disgust: "Hurry up, hurry up, there are still a lot of things to arrange here, don't be an eyesore here."
"Son, you obey!" Li Xuan smiled bitterly and left.
After leaving the inner hall, a red wedding tent has begun to be arranged in the courtyard, and red silk and satin are also wrapped in the corners.
As the sun set, people in the mansion were still busy going back and forth. Only Li Xuan could only watch like an irrelevant person.
Many female relatives and maids from nearby palaces also came to help, and one of them shuttled back and forth in the courtyard.
A wedding is a very complicated matter, not to mention that Li Xuan is still the king of the dynasty, so he has even more things to be busy with inside and outside.
On the wedding day, officials from Zongzheng Temple also came to visit.
In addition to adding Liu Jinyu to the clan roster, she will also be given all the clothes and identity tokens owned by the princess.
Li Xuan was the current county prince from the first rank, and Liu Jinyu was the princess of the first rank.
According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, princesses, concubines, princesses, and royal concubines are the first rank - the king, the heir, the mother of a county prince, and his wife are concubines.
However, although the princesses, concubines, princesses and princesses are all of the same rank, the elders go first, the older ones go first, the direct relatives go first, and the ones with the title go first. For example, the eldest princess of Huainan, except Queen Wu, The most important wife of the Tang Dynasty.
Even the Crown Princess, even Princess Taiping, is far worse.
Although Liu Jinyu will be a first-class princess, she is as inconspicuous among the entire clan as Li Xuan, the princess.
If Li Xuan had not gone through a lot of troubles in Luoyang, he would not have the current position and the emperor's trust.
At this time, Li Zhu quickly came to Li Xuan's ear and whispered: "Your Majesty, Dr. Chaosan is at the door."
Li Xuan's expression became solemn, and she immediately walked quickly towards the door.
A black carriage stopped at the gate of the palace. Uncle Zhong stood in front of the carriage. Li Xuan's cousin Zhao Gong reached out to help his aunt Cui out of the carriage. Zhao Qi behind him had just opened the curtain, and Zhao Huan had already jumped out.
"Uncle, aunt!" Li Xuan quickly stood aside and bowed.
"Da Lang!" Zhao Gong reached out and patted Li Xuan on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "You kid, you didn't even go into the city when you arrived in Luoyang, you just went to Chang'an... Come, let me see, how many months will it take?" No, I’ve grown a lot taller, and I’ve become a lot darker.”
"My nephew is fine. Uncle, aunt, please come inside!" Li Xuan directly introduced Zhao Gong and his family into the central hall.
"Where is your mother and concubine?" Zhao Gong asked smoothly.
"My mother is cleaning up behind me." Li Xuan turned to look at Li Zhu and said, "Take my aunt to see my mother!"
"Here!" Li Zhu immediately led his aunt Cui to the backyard.
In the main hall of the central hall, Zhao Gong looked at everything red and festive inside and outside, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Yes, this is just a few days ago."
Years ago, I had already waited for Dalang to get married. "
"Uncle!"
"Okay, let's get down to business." Zhao Gong's expression immediately became serious and he said, "Uncle could have come with us a few days ago, but the Queen of Heaven has ordered Secretary Supervisor Wu Chengsi to go with uncle Wei. It was only delayed for a few days."
"Wu Chengsi?" Li Xuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. This guy is not a good person.
At the funeral of Emperor Xiaojing in Luoyang, Li Xuan and Wu Chengsi met each other.
But it was just a face-to-face meeting, and the two parties had no communication at all, and they didn't even know each other.
Wu Chengsi was the son of Empress Wu's second brother Wu Yuanshuang. Wu Yuanshuang was exiled to Zhenzhou and died in revenge by Empress Wu. Wu Chengsi was also sent to Lingnan.
Since the death of He Lanmin, Wu Chengsi was recalled to the capital from Lingnan by Empress Wu. As a foreign relative, he was appointed as a minister to the imperial court. He was soon promoted to secretary-supervisor and inherited the title of Duke of Zhou Kingdom from his grandfather, the warrior Xun.
This is a guy with a sinister personality, ruthless and desperate in doing things.
But at this time, Wu Chengsi's ambition has not been inspired yet.
The real expansion of his ambition was when Empress Wu abolished Li Xian and took charge of the government.
Now that He Lanmin is in front of him, this guy doesn't dare to act too recklessly.
Seeing Li Zhu return, Li Xuan waved and said, "Place more people outside the gate of the Lecheng County Government House so that no one can take advantage of it."
"Here!" Li Zhu immediately turned around and left without any hesitation.
Seeing the nervous look on Li Xuan's face, Zhao Gong said with a wry smile: "The children of the Wu family were all tricked by He Lan Minzhi. Now when people encounter them, they have to be careful, even you are no exception. .”
"Uncle, no one can guarantee that he will not go crazy, and no one can bear the consequences if something happens. My uncle knows the importance of this matter better than my nephew. There is no chance of anything going wrong. If not, uncle will not I was summoned to accompany Wu Chengsi here."
"This is the Queen's will."
"The Queen of Heaven decreed that Wu Chengsi come to congratulate his nephew on his wedding. He just wanted to use the opportunity of his nephew's wedding to communicate with the nobles of Chang'an and indirectly tie his nephew on board the ship. The nephew couldn't refuse, but It's okay to be careful." A sneer appeared on Li Xuan's lips.
Empress Wu's thoughts were somewhat wishful thinking.
He Lanmin had learned the lesson beforehand, how dare those noble children of Chang'an easily associate with the children of the Wu family.
In recent years, although Empress Wu and the emperor were both called the Second Saint, she had very strict requirements for Wu's relatives. The only one who relaxed was He Lan Minzhi. However, just this relaxation caused big trouble.
Wu Chengsi was transferred back to the central government for only a year or two, but Empress Wu still strictly restrained him and did not even allow him to have more contact with the courtiers.
But now, Empress Wu seems to have changed her attitude.
With Wu Chengsi's status, as long as a little bit of news leaks out, there will immediately be those children from declining aristocratic families who want to give it a try.
Li Xuan, intentionally or unintentionally, played the role of a middle-aged man, and he couldn't refuse.
"You!" Zhao Gong sighed helplessly.
Li Xuan's attitude is not surprising. The impact of He Lan Minzhi's incident was too bad.
"Actually, my uncle should know what kind of person Wu Chengsi is. I'm afraid there are many internal guards around him. He looks gentle and courteous, but when he returns home, he can't hide his cruelty and violence from others." Li Xuan's faint words made Zhao Gong immediately understand Li Xuan's extra attention to Wu Chengsi.
And Li Xuan would only say these words to Zhao Gong.
"Then when he comes the day after tomorrow, I will ask him to stay away from you." Zhao Gong nodded cautiously, his attitude had changed.
"Is he coming the day after tomorrow?" Li Xuan frowned. The day after tomorrow is the eighth day of the lunar month, and the ninth day of the lunar month is the wedding day.
Zhao Gong rolled his eyes at Li Xuan angrily: "You are getting married on the ninth day of the lunar month. How can you have time to talk to others? He will naturally come over on the eighth day of the lunar month."
Li Xuan thought for a moment and whispered: "Uncle, don't be too obvious. After all, everything is the Queen's will. The Queen wants to see
Whatever, I will try my best to do it, and then the rest will be his own business. "
"Da Lang, don't make random calculations in this matter. If you really piss off the Queen, you will be in even greater trouble." Zhao Gong's expression became stern. He knew Li Xuan best. Li Xuan just rolled his eyes. I was already planning something in my mind.
Li Xuan smiled, looked at Zhao Gong, shook his head, and said, "How dare my nephew do anything random? Don't worry, uncle, my nephew won't do anything. Sometimes, just sit back and watch the defeat."
Wu Chengsi was the best weapon for Empress Wu to ascend the throne, and the threat was even greater than that of Wu Sansi.
If Liang Wang Wu Sansi was just a common man, then Wei Wang Wu Chengsi was a jackal.
Li Xuan himself could not attack Wu Chengsi, at least not under the eyes of the emperor and the queen.
However, some people can attack Wu Chengsi, such as the King of the Western Regions and the King of the East China Sea.
Once Empress Wu discovers that Wu Chengsi is connected with those people, Empress Wu will be the first to kill him.
In Luoyang City, Li Xuan was weak on his own, but now, he has the power to kill people.
However, to kill Wu Chengsi, it is best for Empress Wu to do it.
After all, the Wu family still has Wu Sansi.
Leaving aside the topic of Wu Chengsi, Zhao Gong took out a notebook from his sleeve and handed it to Li Xuan, saying, "What's inside is the betrothal gift sent to the Liu family at the time of the wedding a month ago. Those things at the bottom are not the betrothal gift. The list is for your father-in-law alone."
According to the customs of the Tang Dynasty, the Dating Day should be held one to three months before the wedding.
Although Li Xuan was in Wuzhou at the time, he did not need to be personally involved in these matters.
Li Xuan opened the gift list, which read sixty-six pounds of gold, sixty-six pounds of silver, and one handful of pearls.
Ninety-nine pieces of exquisite silk, ninety-nine pieces of exquisite brocade, eight pairs of sandalwood boxes, and two huanghuali vertical cabinets.
Ten sets of white porcelain tea sets, ten sets of celadon tea sets, and ten sets of pan-green tea sets.
Ten white porcelain vases, ten celadon porcelain vases, and ten green porcelain vases.
A pair of sapphire and a pair of oak.
White jade green luan jade pendant, white jade peacock jade pendant, white jade swan jade pendant, white jade mandarin duck jade pendant, one pair each.
Eight white jade bracelets, two emerald jade plaques, and a pair of emerald finger rings.
A pair of gold hairpins with dragons and phoenixes playing, a pair of silver hairpins inlaid with jade, a pair of pearl and jade hairpins, a pair of sandalwood hairpins...
There is a villa on the outskirts of Chengdu with 80 acres of land, a Sanjin house in the west city of Chang'an, and six silk and satin shops in the south of Luoyang city.
All kinds of tea, rare Western spices, ginseng, bezoar, seal skin, fish tooth cotton and other overseas goods eight boxes.
A total of thirty-two loads and sixty-four boxes were delivered to the Lecheng County Government.
There is another row below, including gold, silver, copper coins, pearls, porcelain, and white jade that are not on the gift list. They are worth about 30% of the previous ones. They were all given to Li Xuan's father-in-law Liu Yuanlang in private.
Liu Yuanlang has only had the title of Chaoyilang for many years. Although he is in charge of the Liu family's internal affairs, he has no official position and does not have much savings. Although there is Liu Rengui above him, he is still the one who pays the most.
Moreover, even Liu Rengui did not have much savings except for the land awarded by the emperor.
It is estimated that even with those given by Li Xuan privately, the Liu family's dowry is still a little tight.
After all, apart from gold, silver and copper coins, the dowry given by Li Xuan was not easy to touch.
But being tighter isn't necessarily a bad thing.
