Now that she knew that Li Hao had no objection to the marriage, Liang had to start preparing for the marriage after returning to the capital with Li Hao.
As for Li Hao's official position and what he was doing in the capital these days, Liang didn't care at all, but this was also Liang's temperament.
Even the preparation for this wedding is not easy. After all, Yuan and Qu are both from a century-old family, so the three books and six etiquettes are naturally indispensable. Among them, one needs to be careful about the proportion and must not be rude in the slightest.
Fortunately, Li Hao didn't need to worry about these complicated matters. The only thing he needed to do was to go to Qu's house and take Qu Lengjun to Yuan's house to meet Liang.
The rest of the things are all done by Liang, otherwise Li Hao's head will be blown up.
After that, Li Hao went to Shang Fanling to do things, and followed Liang's instructions to go through the process of showing up in person. His life was quite fulfilling.
In two months, the two families completed the six rites of Nacai, Wenming, and Naji, and delivered the letter of appointment to the Qu family. At this point, the marriage process came to an end, and the remaining etiquette and welcome letters were completed. Among the six rites, acceptance, appointment, and personal greeting are all completed before getting married.
As for the specific time for the two to get married, it is scheduled for next year. When Li Hao turns fifteen, he can get married in advance and then get married.
This matter is roughly settled, and Li Hao can prepare to return to Jiaodong. Grandpa Qu is also preparing to return to Yanzhou, and will not come to the capital when he gets married.
Before leaving, Shang Fanling's affairs needed to be explained clearly. However, according to Li Hao's idea, Wang Ping and Shang Fanling's craftsmen were allowed to fully adapt to the new requirements, and the report would be reported when the results were more significant.
In this way, the comparison of successive data can give Emperor Wen a deeper impression, which can also make Emperor Wen pay more attention to it.
Although Li Hao's role in this will definitely be reduced, it is impossible for Li Hao to be promoted anyway, so as long as his name is in the credit book, there is no need to compare everything else. .
On the contrary, I took this opportunity to put more credit on Wang Ping, leaving this incense feeling that I might need to use it in the future.
Wang Ping was naturally quite happy about this, and he looked at Li Hao for a while. After all, he had been in this position of Shang Fanling for many years. If he had this credit, he might have a chance to advance. .
After unifying the answer path, Li Hao delivered the message to the palace to bid farewell to Emperor Wen.
Emperor Wen was naturally not surprised by this, and soon arranged for his chamberlain to go out of the palace to announce that Li Hao had come to the palace to pay an audience. Liang was also accompanied, but she was going to Changqiu Palace to see Empress Xuan.
So at the palace gate, the two of them walked separately. When Li Hao arrived at Xuanming Hall, he saw that the prince, whom he had not seen for a long time, also appeared here.
After seeing the two of them, Emperor Wen said, "You will be returning to Jiaodong soon. The marriage proposal went smoothly. When is the wedding date set?"
Li Hao replied: "Thanks to His Majesty, everything is going smoothly. My mother and the Qu family have discussed the wedding and decided to hold it in Jiaodong in mid-spring next year. Then I can be crowned first." "
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Emperor Wen smiled when he heard this and said: "Yes, you are getting married soon, so you really should be crowned an adult.
By the way, did your father and mother tell you what name they would give you? "
Li Hao replied: "I have never heard them talk about this matter, and I haven't thought about it yet. After all, I have never thought of being crowned in advance."
Speaking of this, Li Hao couldn't help complaining. In the final analysis, this matter was not Emperor Wen's fault. If he hadn't caused this scene, he wouldn't have brought the matter forward.
In fact, after Emperor Wen asked this question, he knew that he had asked the wrong question, but he believed that Li Hao was not in trouble, so his mentality was still very stable.
But he still said: "If that's the case, how about I give you a message? I just have no idea at the moment, but before spring, I will think of someone to send it to Jiaodong."
Although this matter was not a big deal, the emperor's gift of words was still a reward, so Li Hao naturally had to stand up and thank him.
Then when Li Hao went back and sat down, Emperor Wen changed the subject and asked: "In addition, you have been working in Shang Fanling for more than two months. How did you do this job? I didn't hear you or Wang Ping come to report."
Li Hao replied: "Regarding the matter of Shang Fanling, I did find some problems and discussed the regulations with Wang Shang Fanling. However, the results are not obvious now, so there is no report."
Emperor Wen didn't think anything after hearing this. In the past two months, he didn't think Li Hao could make any big splash.
The original reason why I arranged for Li Hao to go there was because I couldn't see that he was too idle and wanted to find something for him to do.
Then Emperor Wen encouraged Li Hao a few more words and signaled that he could leave. The prince, who had been sitting there without moving, stood up and resigned to Emperor Wen when he saw Li Hao leaving.
Emperor Wen frowned at this situation. He could obviously guess what he was going to do, but thinking that nothing would happen, he gave him a chance to make a decision and let the prince go.
So on the way, Li Hao was chased by the prince and said, "You and I, let's go for a walk together. I have something to say to you." Then he sent away all the guards who were following him.
Li Hao could naturally guess what the prince wanted to say. After all, there were not many topics to talk about between the two.
It's just that Li Hao doesn't quite understand. It is said that in the play, the prince didn't bother with Qu Lengjun when he got married. How could it be different when it was him? It was because he was easy to bully.
He couldn't help but said: "If Your Highness wants to talk about Leng Jun, then I think it's better for Your Highness not to open your mouth. Since I want to marry her, I won't be wronged by her.
As for the prince, you should cut him off, otherwise it will not be good for anyone, what do you think? "
Li Hao's words blocked all the words the prince wanted to say, and finally he just said: "That's good. I wish you can grow old together and be united forever."
"Thank you, Prince." After saying that, Li Hao hurriedly left. Although Li Hao believed that he didn't really want to do anything, he seemed a little uncomfortable, so he should just let him take his time.
At the palace gate, after Li Hao met Liang, he sent her back to Yuan Mansion first, while he ran to Qu's house to discuss the departure time.
Because the two families had decided to leave the capital together, and the Qu family was in Linyi County, East County, Yanzhou, it was a convenient way.
Therefore, Li Hao and others sent Qu Taigong and others home first, and then headed to Jiaodong from Linyi.
Neither party had any special time requirements, and they quickly agreed to set off in three days, leaving time to pack their luggage.
After that, Li Hao didn't stay in Qu Mansion for long. Anyway, if he wanted to talk to Qu Lengjun, he would have plenty of time on the way.
There was no trouble in the follow-up preparations. The two families met outside the city at the agreed time and officially embarked on their return journey.
Li Hao didn't go too far to get close to Qu Lengjun because of Taigong Qu's presence, but he didn't expect that Taigong Qu was very reasonable.
The people behind him took the initiative to retreat and create space for Li Hao, so Li Hao naturally walked down the slope and ran to accompany Qu Lengjun to watch the stars and the moon, talking about poetry and philosophy of life.
Anyway, along the way, at least in Li Hao's opinion, the relationship has been cultivated quite well.
It was later that Ms. Liang gradually looked at Li Hao with something wrong. It was not until she separated from the Qu family that Ms. Liang asked Li Hao: "Where did you learn this method of interacting with girls? I have never seen you with anyone before." My daughter is familiar with it."
Li Hao laughed when he heard this and said, "This still requires learning. My mother is looking down on me too much."
Mrs. Liang shook her head and said nothing. Anyway, this was her son, so he would not be at a disadvantage if he knew more.
The journey after that seemed much cleaner. After all, Liang was not someone who would play around with Li Hao, and it was not easy for Li Hao to play games to pass the time in front of her.
In addition, the journey was smooth and there was not even a small thief. When he returned to Jiaodong, Li Hao felt that he was lazy and a little sluggish.
As soon as Mrs. Liang came back, she went directly to her yard, and Li Hao also went back to rest in his yard, not even bothering to eat dinner.
When he woke up, it was already dawn the next day. At this time, Li Hao's energy had recovered a lot.
So Li Hao began to summarize the harvest of these days, saying that it had taken nearly ten months since Qiu Hou led the troops to Xuzhou, and now returned to Jiaodong.
He successfully joined the officialdom. Although he was only a casual official with 600 shi, at least the first step was very smooth and he was much better than ordinary people.
You must know that not to mention the unlucky people like Lou Niu who are suppressed by the elders of the family, but other people are recommended by their families. If they don't have a very high reputation or merit, they should be lucky to have 300 shi for the first time.
And more importantly, taking this opportunity, Li Hao deepened his impression in Emperor Wen's heart, which was extremely beneficial to his future career advancement. After all, in an era when imperial power was strong, Jane was of great significance to the emperor.
In addition, another gain is the marriage to Qu Lengjun, a beautiful wife, and the help of the Qu family.
Of course, more of the Qu family's heritage will definitely be placed on its men, but with the relationship between son-in-law and son-in-law, it is okay to borrow some as trump cards.
If you add in the time spent in the capital and the interactions with Xiao Yuehou and others, you will still gain a lot.
After resting for two more days, Li Hao began to summon the leaders of the tribe and caravan stewards to learn more about their specific situation during his absence.
However, if things are done step by step, there will usually be no trouble, so after hearing this, Li Hao asked them all to go down, leaving only the people in the papermaking workshop.
It turns out that this new papermaking workshop manager was not the person originally appointed by Li Hao, but the person Yuan Pei later hired to take over. Li Hao didn't know much about him.
Li Hao had no doubts about his loyalty. Yuan Pei still had a good eye for judging people, but as for his other abilities, Li Hao just took this opportunity to find out.
"How many craftsmen are there in the papermaking workshop now? What is the output? How much does it cost? If we want to increase output quickly, can we do it? How much can we increase?"
Facing a series of questions from Li Hao, this person answered them one by one without pausing. He had obviously thought about them in advance and kept them in mind.
Li Hao was still very satisfied with this performance and said: "You have worked hard. You will still be in charge of this papermaking workshop. In addition, I have already discussed with people in the capital this time how to do this." Blank paper business.
I will explain the details to you later, and when they send someone to discuss the details, they will leave it to you to handle. "
The steward nodded in agreement, and then listened to all the details Li Hao told him. After confirming that he understood, Li Hao let him go.
After these tedious matters were dealt with, Li Hao began to think again whether he should continue to take the troops to Xuzhou for actual combat this year.
It's not long before the autumn harvest, so if you want to go, you have to make arrangements in advance.
Li Hao actually still wanted to go, but he just considered the reality. He would get married next spring, and there were still many things to take care of in the meantime.
If he left with Bu Qu, would Liang be willing to take care of these chores?
