Chapter 1188 Ding Kui Marries a Concubine (Continued)
The entire Giant City was decorated, mostly spontaneously by the people. They followed the lord's mansion's decoration of the main streets and used the same or similar decorations on their roofs, courtyards, exterior walls and other places.
After all, this is the official territory of Zhongyong Bodingkui. There are a lot of businessmen from other places and foreign countries, and the overall economic situation is better than that of Hengfu City. The people watching the wedding all dressed up in the most gorgeous clothes, put on the most dazzling jewelry, and used their loudest voices.
Cheers and blessings to the lord and his new lady.
With the return of the wedding team, Juyang City plunges into a sea of joy.
Shao Dianluan, the organizer of the wedding ceremony, did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to send delicious food and wine to every household in the city, and hosted a banquet for the people of the city on behalf of Ding Kui. Now the people of Juyang City were all in high spirits, flooding the wedding team with flowers and ribbons
The streets he passed through allowed outsiders to see how much they loved Ding Kui.
For safety reasons, the city defense army and the Public Security Bureau designated several places for people to set off fireworks, and other places were strictly prohibited from setting off. Because there were too many people who wanted to set off, there were long queues at those places. From the time the wedding team returned until midnight, the fireworks were all over the place.
Never stopped.
Yu Gui couldn't help but said jealously: "How can it be so lively when Madam comes in?"
"It was different. At that time, my husband's official position was low. The old house was not as wealthy as here, and the family did not have as many people. It can't be compared with now." Long Yan glared at Yu Gui, "Silly girl, don't say these nonsense.
My husband treats me well, we must be content!"
No one paid attention to the episode in the backyard. The lord's mansion was bustling with excitement. Although Ding Kui was marrying his last concubine legally, it was the first time in Juyang City. It was the first time for the officiant of this wedding, the male's parents and the female's parents.
Witness Ding Kui's wedding.
The officiant in the main hall is Fang Zhen, the external affairs steward from the Magic Association. He was temporarily notified to take up this role. He was notified by a more senior figure in the association.
The groom's parents are not from the Shaodian country, but they have a distinguished status and are the eldest brother of the groom, so he is considered the most qualified one.
The girl's parent is Li Fei's senior brother, Tian Man, the forbidden method of Zhuoshui Town's defense line.
These three have one thing in common. They are all forbidden magicians. They have equal status in the magic world, regardless of their secular status.
However, there are three other people in the Ding family's backyard who represent the officiants, the male's parents and the female's parents. They are more powerful and have more noble status, namely Kuai Lian, Jiang Tong and Gong Lianggu.
The three seventh-level combat power masters organized another wedding banquet under the arrangement of Shaodian Luan. They were accompanied by Ding Kui's wife and children and some special people, such as Ji Chan's princess Hua Juan, and some of Jiang Tong's elders.
Comrades.
"Vice President Kuai, can't you show up?" Gong Lianggu was a little dissatisfied. Li Fei's wedding would be more beautiful if the Vice President of the Magic Association showed up.
"It would be okay if I showed up on weekdays, but the current domestic situation does not allow it, and I cannot attend on my own behalf." Kuai Lian couldn't help himself.
"Haha, Master Gongliang, don't be surprised. The younger generation can't show up because of the family's ancestral training. It's really not what I want."
Jiang Tong could only call himself a junior in front of Gong Lianggu, because there was a big age difference.
Neither the Magic Association nor the big families are allowed to interfere in the fight for the throne. Kuai Lian and Jiang Tong have to face this prohibition. Gongliang is not a magician of the Association, so there are not many restrictions.
"Hypocrisy! If you don't show up, won't you affect the domestic situation?" Only a fair man dares to say it so unceremoniously.
"It's different! The attitude of the general association is indeed neutral. We neither support the eldest princess nor the prince regent. That's why I don't show up when I come." Kuai Lian is an old friend of Gong Lianggu and knows his temper.
Jiang Tong smiled and said nothing. The Jiang family's attitude was already obvious, but they had to leave room for change.
"Then you should inform the National Magic Guild not to intervene in the dispute between the court and the eldest princess." Gong Lianggu only thinks about his own people.
Jiang Tong nodded repeatedly after hearing this, absolutely agreeing with Gong Lianggu's proposal.
"Haha, I'll talk to Ding Kui first. It's a major matter related to the national guild. We need to be cautious."
Kuai Lian didn't find a chance to talk to Ding Kui but he was not in a hurry.
Ding Kui had to receive a lot of people, mainly people from the military, but also representatives of the nobility, and representatives sent by local officials. He didn't need to talk too much about wine, but had a drink, and it was dark after they were all together.
Those who came on stage after nightfall were his followers, and a small number of them were Shaodianluan's followers, making time for their lord to enjoy the night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber.
Today, the Ding family is already a big family. Not to mention compared to the time when I married Long Yan, even compared to the time when I married Shao Dianluan, there are many more people in the family, not counting those who rushed back from the capital and those from the old house.
side.
Ding Kui and Li Fei have known each other for more than ten years. Unlike Long Yan and Shaodian Luan who got married as soon as they met, they had a certain relationship foundation and were fully mentally prepared when they finally entered the bridal chamber.
"Be gentler." These were the two words Li Fei said the most that night.
It's a one-night stand, so I can't say more.
Ding Kui woke up in the morning feeling refreshed, hugged his lover and whispered softly: "It's like a dream."
"A lifelong dream with you." Li Fei retracted her head into the quilt, she was always shy for the first time.
"You are familiar with all the people in the family, and you are the oldest. Try to be more tolerant if something happens, and I will make it up to you." Ding Kui let Li Fei hide.
"Yeah." Li Fei answered with her head covered.
The jubilant Giant City celebrated for three consecutive days, and most of the guests stayed for three days before leaving.
During this period, Kuai Lian and Ding Kui reached a secret agreement, and the Magic Association officially announced that it would not intervene in the dispute between Shao Dianfeng and Shao Diancong, and would accept Shao Diandan's children as the king.
The Nanmo Branch secretly informed Shao Dianxi that the magicians in Nanzhao Prefecture would not participate in the civil war, and the magic guilds in each city would adhere to neutrality. Even if Nanjing City was attacked by domestic forces, there would be no magicians to help defend the city.
The most panicked person now is Shao Dianxi. If Ding Kui comes to assassinate him, he cannot find anyone to protect him. He hastily sent a message to the capital, hoping that the imperial court will send experts to Nanjing.
But Ding Kui was very quiet. He seemed to be at home with his wife and children every day, and took Li Fei out for a walk from time to time. The two even flew into the swamp to enjoy their own world without any external expansion.
The camp in the eastern theater has been recruiting new soldiers. Long Yi, the commander of the Nineteenth Army Corps, paid a visit to Jiang Xi and took away five thousand recruits, marching all the way back to Yangyuan Prefecture. It is said that the headquarters of the Nineteenth Army Corps has been built outside Qingshui County, and the recruitment of new soldiers is mainly in
Yang Yuanzhou is completed.
Ten days after Ding Kui's marriage, the navy of Nanzhao Prefecture launched a probing attack. A large warship led ten medium-sized warships southward, but they were intercepted by Ding Kui's navy at the edge of the waters of Nanqiu County.
This battle established the reputation of the Red Army navy for protecting the country. All Nanzhaozhou navy warships were sunk, and the troops who fell into the water were salvaged by their opponents and politely sent out of Nanqiu County.
"What? The enemy ship was blown up before it even got close to it!" Hua Song was shocked.
He never expected that Ding Kui would have such a strong naval force under his command. He did not doubt that it was Chen Yu's army because the ships at Chunlu Bay Water Village were not that powerful.
An officer who escaped described the battle scene in detail. The warships of the Red Army navy protecting the country could shoot crossbows at long distances. The crossbows would explode as soon as they hit the target. Hitting the sail would ignite a fire that was difficult to extinguish even in the river.
"Another crossbow! A large crossbow!" Hua Song knew very well. "They can attack from a few hundred meters away. How can we fight this battle? They can run while fighting and fly our kites. We can't hurt each other at all."
This news was immediately spread to the city of Nanjing, and the commander of Nanzhao Prefecture's navy gave in. He believed that he could not defeat Ding Kui's navy.
Originally, Hua Song was unwilling to really become an enemy of Ding Kui, but now that Ding Kui has such a magical weapon, he has even more excuses to shirk.
The city of Nanjing remained silent, neither rebuking Hua Song nor urging Hua Song to organize an attack again. The plan to use the navy to block the river in Nanqiu County was shelved.
Is Ding Kui busy on his honeymoon?
The word "honeymoon" came out of Shaodian Luan's mouth, and there was a lot of jealousy when he mentioned it.
"Is this this kind of fruit?" Li Fei asked, pointing to a pile of low plants at his feet.
Ding Kui took a look and said, "That's right, you can accept it."
The newlyweds actually picked wild fruits in the swamp.
Li Fei asked while picking: "Can't we let Huahua grow at home? It would be too troublesome to fly in to pick."
"This kind of rabbit and deer fruit is unique to the great swamp and is only suitable for growing in the swamp. In fact, it is also possible to transplant it to Hengfu City, but the vintage here is better and the sourness is less. The newly planted one is too sour.
Another point is that rabbit and deer fruits are not suitable for large-scale planting. Scarcity makes things more valuable. If there are too many of them, they are worthless. If there are too many fruits, there will be more fruit wine, and the price of the fruit wine will naturally not be high."
It turns out that Ding Kui collected rabbit and deer fruits to make wine.
The main raw materials of fruit wine are rabbit and deer fruits, as well as some flowers and plants cultivated by Dingfen, which can brew a good-tasting wine. After being refined and processed by Li Fei, a high-quality fruit wine can be produced. Ding Kui named it "
Centennial Fruit Brewing".
The refining and processing of Water Magician is nothing more than removing some impurities, increasing the alcohol concentration, and enriching the taste. Although the process is not uncomplicated, the secret recipe is the best.
"Centennial Fruit Brewing" is currently the most expensive wine on the market. After being packaged and promoted by the Propaganda Department, everyone knows that this wine was brewed by the lord's wife, and it has been specially processed to be comparable to the wine that has been stored in the cellar for hundreds of years.
"You are selling it too expensively. A bottle costs less than a pound for one hundred gold coins." As the maker of "Century Fruit Brewing", Li Fei was very critical of Ding Kui's price-gouging practices.
"You don't understand." Ding Kui helped put the rabbit and deer fruits into the ice box. "No matter how expensive it is, there are still people who buy it. The set of wine bottles alone is worth one gold coin. Plus the raw materials for the wine cannot be found elsewhere. How much does it cost?"
You can't buy it either. The most important thing is that you brewed this wine yourself. There is no other Mrs. Ding Kui in the world who can brew wine."
"You are the only one with the most clever ideas." Li Fei was not opposed to helping Ding Kui make money.
She wants to bring wealth to the Ding family with her own hands, instead of relying solely on gifts from teachers.
"Fortunately, I didn't mention the brewing plan to Master Gongliang, otherwise he would have used it to benefit the Teng family." Ding Kui watched with pleasure as Li Fei put the ice box into the space ring.