On September 16th, a banquet was held at the Yongxian County Prince's Mansion.
Today is the big day for Zeng Nan, the second young master of the royal family, and Mo Yuzhen, the second young lady of the Mo family of Marquis Wu Ting.
Less than four months after his step-son Zeng Li got married, the palace held another wedding.
"This palace is really full of happy events! Not only have the two sons got married, the county head has also been given a marriage, and his leg has healed. This is really a great happy event!"
"Who says it's not? This is really a smooth process. It is wrong to say that misfortunes never come alone and blessings never come in pairs. If a family has good fortune, good things will happen one after another!"
The guests who came to congratulate him all showed envy.
"Who are those two people? Why do they look unfamiliar?" Many people saw a few unfamiliar faces among the guests who came to congratulate them.
"You haven't been in the capital recently, no wonder you don't recognize him." Someone immediately pointed out to him enthusiastically, "The bearded man is the former Sichuan Southern Festival Shi Ke Yutang. He is now transferred back to the capital to serve as the commander of the army and horses of the capital.
He has only been in office for less than two months.
"Oh, this is an important position!" The people listening were immediately in awe, "Didn't you say that this position is going to Prince Dongjiang?"
Prince Dongjiang is the biological brother of the current queen and a serious uncle of the country.
He originally thought that this position belonged to him, but in the end it was awarded to Ke Yutang.
"Hush, be quiet!" the man immediately warned, "there are some things we shouldn't discuss."
"That's it, that's it!" This person also felt that he had made a mistake.
There are a lot of people talking in this place, so you should really be careful about what you say and do.
"The person next to him is Mrs. Ke." The person continued to introduce, "She was famous as the most beautiful woman in Kyoto back then!"
"Hey, don't they say that beauty is bound to grow old? Why doesn't Mrs. Ke age?"
Ke Yutang's wife Dai Mingzhi is particularly eye-catching among the female relatives, and people can't help but take a second look.
"I'm afraid you may have overlooked it, but she is the biological mother of the eldest daughter of the Cen family. Both girls and their mothers are rare beauties!"
"Oh, is that the one who disappeared on the wedding day? This is such a bad fate for a beauty." Hearing that Dai Mingzhi was Cen Yunchu's biological mother, and then thinking of Cen Yunchu's fate, the man couldn't help but sigh.
"Did you see the young man following them?"
"What a handsome young man! The painting is not as good as the real person. Whose young master is this?"
"Who else could it be? He's Master Ke's only son!"
"Oh, that's true! I have never seen such a good-looking man! It can be seen that this child followed his mother, and there is no trace of Mr. Ke on him."
Ke Wangchen has a long body and a face as smooth as powder. Not only does he have exquisite facial features, but he also has an outstanding bearing.
His father, Ke Yutang, was a strong-backed man with a full beard, and he was just a dashing warrior.
There is absolutely no resemblance between father and son.
"It seems that the Ke family and the palace are quite close. I haven't heard of any connection between them before?"
This man couldn't help but feel a little curious when he saw that the prince and princess were talking to the Ke family and his wife. They looked very affectionate and did not look like they were just treating guests.
"Haha, you don't know this, right? Let me tell you, these two families are very likely to become in-laws."
"Really or not? You mean the young master of the Ke family and the young county head?"
"They are almost inseparable. It's just that these two are still young, so they haven't officially decided yet. But, there is only a layer of window paper between them. Anyone with a discerning eye has already seen it. If you don't believe it, just wait and see.
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"Distinguished guests, the sedan chair will be in front of the door soon. Someone's carriage has not been taken away, so please take it aside." There was also a carriage parked in front of the door. I don't know whose carriage it belongs to.
"Butler, there is no one in this car. There is only a big box. It should be a gift from someone." A servant opened the car curtain and looked at it and said.
"Every family's gifts have been registered. Besides, who is going to give the gifts? How can they not deliver them inside?" The housekeeper felt puzzled, "Don't worry about it for now. Let's pull this car aside first!"
There were many guests, many carriages and horses here today, and there were times when I was confused and couldn't remember anything.
So the housekeeper didn't pay too much attention and just asked someone to pull the carriage aside first so that it wouldn't get in the way in front of the door.
However, there are many idle people who come to congratulate and sing opera songs in front of this door. These people usually have no legitimate work to do, or they are disabled, or they are afraid of easy things.
Among them was an idle man in his thirties, nicknamed Hua Ni Loach.
He noticed that there was a gift in the car, but he didn't know who gave it to him. Everyone was busy welcoming the bride and couldn't pay attention to him. So he had a wrong idea.
When no one was prepared, he quietly went around to the back of the carriage. The curtain of the carriage was lowered. He was thin and flat. He opened the curtain from the back and slipped in quietly.
As expected, there was a big box in the car. It was very elegant in red velvet and satin and had a big happy word on it.
But it didn't say who it was for or who sent it. It was probably someone who left the gift while moving.
Even though Hua Niyi is just a local ruffian, he also knows that when a wealthy family in the capital holds a happy event, not only local relatives and friends will come, but also people from other places who know the news will send gifts.
During this period, it is inevitable that mistakes will be made, some will be delivered incorrectly, some will be delivered too little, and some will be forgotten.
He was going to open the box and take a look. If the items inside were too big to be lifted, forget it.
If there was someone he could hide in his arms, he would be free to take advantage of it.
Although he was in the car, he heard the sound of drum music coming from outside. It seemed that the retired soldier who was welcoming his bride had turned around the corner.
The other people who were singing happy songs to ask for luck had already rushed over, and they just stopped the wedding sedan to ask for red envelopes!
But Hua Niyi doesn't care about the small money at this time. Today he wants to make a big profit!
He held the lid of the box with both hands and gently lifted it up. He heard a click inside, as if a thread had been pulled by himself and something had hit it together.
Before he could fully open the box, he heard a bang and a strong force pushed him out.
The fire exploded with a huge sound, and everyone present was terrified!
The carriage had been blown to pieces, and the rear half of the horse pulling the carriage was blown to pieces. There were pieces of meat and body parts scattered around, both horse and human.
"It's a thunderbolt!" People's ears were roaring, and some people recognized what exploded.
"How could this happen?! Who did it?!"
Things just happened, and people were completely confused. But how could such a scene happen in front of the Yongxian County Prince's Mansion, and it was during a wedding.
This was obviously done deliberately, and the purpose was obviously to seek revenge.
Zeng Li and others also heard the noise from inside and ran out. They couldn't help but panic when they saw this scene.
The people attending the wedding banquet today are all high-ranking officials. What will happen if someone is hurt?
