Some people always say that the people in the Imperial City have the loudest mouths and like to gossip the most. But in fact, they really can’t be blamed for this. The main reason is that there is no shortage of lively things in the Imperial City, from the beginning to the end of the year, every year, and there is something happening every day. It’s fun to watch and there’s gossip to be said.
Wasn’t it true that the home of a high-ranking official in the Ministry of War was confiscated not long ago? The Yi clan, this high-ranking family has been emptied out overnight. Now it's as if they never appeared. No one knows where they went or where they died... It's secret in Xuanqing Guard. Execution? I don't dare to say this, and I don't dare to ask...
Then there was the excitement at the house of the Right Minister of Tobe. She was a good young girl, but she went to Fengri City to play and was suddenly taken into the Xuanqing Guard. It took several days to release her. Several of her followers died, and everyone was frightened. Now I cry all day at home.
What? Don't you want to break up with Xuanqingwei? forget it! Isn't the Right Minister of Tobe very impressive? Can he be greater than the left minister of the Ministry of War? The three tribes have been barbarized, and you, the right minister of household affairs, are nothing more than a hammer.
In addition, it seems that the daughter of the Qin family has heard that she is engaged to the fifth prince. Is she afraid that she will become an adulterer now?
People with high status and red walls like the Qin family don't have any empathy, and they don't even have time to see the joke. Of course, kind-hearted people will not gossip about the rights and wrongs of a frivolous girl.
It seems that one after another these excitements are not enough to watch. No, there is a new excitement coming today. And not only can you watch it, but you can also do it.
At the beginning of the morning, the city was bustling with gongs and drums. A long and festive procession bypassed Junhou Street and went from the west side of Changhong Street to the east gate. They showed off their power in a grand manner, and finally got on the stage. The official road outside the east gate goes all the way away.
Anyone with a discerning eye can guess that this is a team rushing to the Tea Villa on the outskirts of the city in the east.
elsewhere? Except for those dignitaries in the tea villa, how can ordinary people have such a big battle to get married? Have you seen that big golden pig carried by six people? The goldsmith next door said that it was definitely a solid real pig, unlike some fake pigs that were hollowed out just to show off. A solid golden pig just this foot long is rare in the imperial city!
Look at the wedding gifts carried on the burden at the back. Which one is not eye-catching? Everything in the water is full of good stuff!
The best silks, the best fruits, the best ready-made clothes...and dazzling silver ingots...
While swallowing, no one dared to think wrong. There were more than a dozen guards from the Yamen, and there were dozens of people wearing garrison robes but with red silk tied around their arms to guard the area. Who dared to cause trouble?
Follow him obediently and go all the way to the Tea Villa. There will definitely be money thrown around when you are waiting for the wedding. Looking at the pride of this family, they will definitely not give away a small amount of copper coins. It will probably be broken silver wrapped in red paper! Saying a few words of congratulations can earn you a few rewards. How can you miss such a cheap good thing?
So the crowd of hundreds of people followed at the back of the wedding procession, and the host didn't mind it. Instead, he smiled and spread some dried fruits out, saying that the reward would not be available until he got to the bride's house.
This is the face of the card. The more people there are, the greater the face of the card. Such is the custom here in the Imperial City. It looks desolate when it's deserted.
We didn't walk very fast, and we arrived at Chashan Villa only after the wedding party arrived at Sichu. In front of us was a large house with "Xu Mansion" hanging on the door.
"Uncle, here we come!"
With a shout, this extravagant wedding ceremony officially began.
Both parties involved in the marriage have a good background.
The girl was married to the Xu family, a wealthy family with ancestral home in Jingxi and located in Haocheng, a subsidiary of Fengri City. The two young ladies in the family, Xu Zhiyuan and Xu Zhidi, are getting married this time.
The groom's background is even greater, he is the dignified Minister of Household Affairs Bai Changqing!
Bai Changqing is now seventy-six years old, but he has a first-level cultivation base in the God Converging Realm, and his body and bones are stronger than ordinary young people. Now his wife has died of illness, and his concubines are old, but he is not old-hearted. Now he marries two sisters at a time. With her white hair and beautiful face, she was a sensation in the upper class circles of the imperial city and was admired by many.
Welcoming the bride, going home, visiting the church, getting married, banquet, bridal chamber, worshiping ancestors, and entering the family tree. This set of rules is indispensable. If Bai Changqing was not really old and no elders in the family are still alive, there would be many more rules. As for worshiping the "elders" of the Xu family, this aspect was naturally ignored by both parties. The Xu family couldn't bear it, but Bai Changqing was so happy that he didn't have to break any knot. However, the wedding was arranged with great grandeur. It is said that the emperor was specially invited to give golden flowers, and the queen also gave the Xu sisters a third-grade imperial edict to increase their status.
Not to mention this grand occasion, at least except when the prince gets married and the first concubine gets married, it is rare for other people to get married in such a grand ceremony.
There are even rumors that on the day of the wedding, Bai Changqing booked a banquet in the two best restaurants in the imperial city, and even held a banquet in his own residence to treat those close to him to drinks.
There is also a saying that "90% of the officials in the imperial city are drunk". I don't know whether it is true or not.
Such a sensational wedding certainly succeeded in stealing the limelight of many people. Even the popular gossip about "Miss Qin's family" was suppressed today.
Especially when the "congratulations and reward" people who had been following him around for most of the day came back early in the morning and completely overshadowed the wedding. Each person received a reward of twenty taels of silver! The Bai family gave ten taels, and the Xu family gave another ten taels, plus two big meat rice bowls! People who didn't go were filled with regret after hearing this.
Twenty taels of silver! Just follow along for a walk! Make a lot of money! Not to mention that after two delicious meals, my thighs were almost broken.
The two restaurants that were booked were already very busy, showing the wealth of the wealthy families. And what kind of luxury and intoxication is inside that red wall? The common people don't know. Today, the White Mansion only receives important officials of the court, and those with official positions lower than the fourth rank are not eligible to enter.
However, the excitement was so great that it was not just people in the imperial city who were talking about it. It spread along the teleportation circle all over the Jingji Dynasty as if it had wings. Almost that night, well-informed people everywhere knew that the current Minister of Household Affairs Bai Changqing got married and married a pair of sisters at once, playing the game of "white hair with beauty".
From the beginning of preparations to the wedding being held as scheduled, there was a pair of eyes watching from the beginning to the end, and these eyes even knew as much as the two parties involved. And this "white hair with red face" good show was created by the dark hands accompanying these eyes from beginning to end.
Shortly after the wedding team set off in the morning, a piece of news sent by Qianli Yin was placed in front of Wang Jian's desk. When the wedding banquet was held as scheduled at noon, and the three newlyweds came to the wedding hall to get married, Wang Jian compiled the continuous news into a written document. The report was personally delivered to Shen Hao of Qianhu Office.
"So it's really a grand event?" Shen Hao had just returned from lunch when he got the news. He was sitting on a chair with a smile on his face. He was in a good mood. Firstly, he was making rapid progress in his cultivation. Secondly, the two important seeds planted in the Imperial City were about to sprout.
"Yes, sir, apart from the weddings of important members of the royal family, this is the biggest event in recent years."
