Due to the lack of land and space in Duke Qin's mansion, the wedding banquet was placed directly outside the mansion, and the additional seats occupied two streets. It was said that it would not disturb the people, but when it was actually held, how could it not infringe on public resources?
Kaifeng Prefecture sent some officers to coordinate matters and maintain order.
The people participating in the wedding cannot be described as either rich or noble at all, because they are all powerful people, either holding titles or holding official positions. The crowds of people gathered almost outside Lepingfang. Many people arrived, but they could only walk.
After a while, I went to the palace, waited for arrangements, and then presented gifts and congratulations.
As night fell, there was a lively scene inside and outside the Duke of Qin's palace with bright lights and gatherings of guests. The place where Emperor Liu's family stayed was naturally among them. It was not the liveliest, but it was the most noble.
The emperor's large family had four banquets before they were settled down. The princes and princesses crowded two big tables. In the past few years, the rate of childbirth has slowed down significantly, but there are still a few daughters.
Now Emperor Liu has thirteen sons and seven daughters, no more, no less, a total of twenty princes and princesses.
This is not only an affirmation of Emperor Liu's fertility, the Tian family is flourishing and growing vigorously, but also symbolizes the prosperity of the Han Empire and its successors.
The person sitting in the main seat is the Queen Mother. She is already over sixty years old and is getting older day by day. Even with the most luxurious life and the most thoughtful recuperation, she still can't withstand the invasion of time. The Queen Mother's body is getting further and further downhill.
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However, the marriage of her eldest grandson obviously made the Queen Mother feel extremely happy and gratified, and she always had a kind smile on her face. Liu Chengyou was naturally happy in his heart, and he couldn't help but said to Mrs. Li: "Mother, Liu Xu is getting married. It's your long-cherished wish."
It’s worth it…”
Hearing this, Mrs. Li immediately glared at him: "What you said means you don't care about your eldest son's marriage?"
"Of course I care, otherwise I wouldn't have allowed them to cause such a big scene!" Liu Chengyou said immediately.
In fact, although guests gathered, civil and military ministers and even the people of Tokyo congratulated each other, the established pomp and circumstance still made Liu Chengyou wary. It was too ostentatious, how much money it would cost, and how much manpower it would take up...
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His one son is like this, and there will be twelve or more, and a prince. Qin Gong is like this. The prince's standard must be higher.
Of course, Emperor Liu's thoughts are not common to outsiders. It is a happy event, and happiness is the most important thing. Any ideas and measures must be implemented afterwards.
With his mind spinning, Liu Chengyou said to Li: "I'm just feeling a little emotional. Time flies by. Before you know it, Liu Xu has grown up. Maybe in a year and a half, mother, you can hold your great-grandson!"
Emperor Liu's words obviously touched the heart of the Queen Mother. Mrs. Li smiled and said, "You are going to have a grandson too!"
Liu Chengyou was also shy. He subconsciously touched his beautifully trimmed beard and said, "It seems that my son is getting old too!"
You know, Emperor Liu is planning to be thirty-four years old now. If he can have a grandson at the age of thirty-five or sixteen, then it is really early enough...
"Dad, you are not old at all!" At this time, a slightly frivolous voice sounded in his ears, but it was the fifth son Liu Yun who walked up to Emperor Liu, a little dazed, and said with a smile: "I will definitely give you more. Let’s add some younger brothers and sisters…”
"Liu Yun, shut up!" Hearing what he said, before Emperor Liu opened his mouth, Concubine Xianzhe scolded her, then she got up and walked to Emperor Liu, pulled Liu Yun to bow down, and said to Emperor Liu: " As an official, Liu Yun spoke rudely and I failed to discipline him properly. Please punish him!"
"Hey, it's a big day, don't get into such a big fight..." Seeing that someone had noticed the situation here, Liu Chengyou quickly helped the lady up.
Then he glanced at Liu Yun, noticed the wine bottle in his hand, and said: "I don't have the ability to drink, so I took a few sips of yellow soup and came to your father and said nonsense!"
Hearing this, Liu Yun looked at his mother who was glaring at him with phoenix eyebrows, and then met Liu Chengyou's eyes. Only then did he react a little, subconsciously put the wine bottle behind his back, stared in confusion, and said: "Eldest brother is getting married, as brothers. , my heart is filled with joy, so I should congratulate myself with wine..."
"Yantuo!" But Liu Chengyou called the waiting chamberlain, pointed to the table where the princes gathered, and ordered: "Keep an eye on me, don't let them drink, especially the little prince and princess!"
"yes!"
Because the princes and princesses are so young, the drinks prepared for them are mostly juice and tea. However, the older princes can still drink some wine, especially the two brothers Liu Xi and Liu Fang. Now, even Liu Yun also started to experience it.
Of course, judging from Liu Yun's usual style, it was not surprising. Seeing his blurred eyes, Emperor Liu couldn't help but get a little angry and glared at him: "Why did you come to see me?"
With a smile, Liu Yun said to Liu Chengyou: "I'm thinking, my eldest brother is already married, when will you reward me with a wife..."
Liu Yun is also a very brave boy. When the concubines present heard this, they couldn't help but look sideways. Madam Zhe even wanted to screw her son's ears out.
Emperor Liu, facing Liu Yun's expectant gaze, immediately laughed and cursed: "You kid, your hair has not even grown yet, and you already want a woman!"
After saying that, she ordered Madam Zhe: "Take him down to sober up, and don't let this bastard cause any trouble at the banquet again!"
"Yes!" Seeing that Emperor Liu was not angry, Lady Zhe felt a little relieved, and then led Liu Yun down. She suddenly felt that she had been too lax in her discipline of her own heir.
Mrs. Zhe has now given birth to four sons and one daughter, namely the fourth son of the emperor Liu Fang, the fifth son of the emperor Liu Yun, the eighth son of the emperor Liu Ai, the eleventh son of the emperor Liu Xiao and the sixth daughter of the emperor Liu Lei.
The fourth child, Liu Fang, appears more frequently, so there is no need to mention it; the fifth child, Liu Yun, has always been smart, but has an out-of-the-box personality and is more active than the third child. He likes to try everything, but only scratches the surface. He is not good at reading books and is not good at martial arts. Practice hard, but you are smart and look like a bastard;
Compared with the two outstanding brothers, Liu Ai, the eighth, who was born in the ninth year of Qianyou, is a good boy, but he also represents mediocrity; Liu Xiao, the eleventh son, is not yet six years old, but is frail and sick, which once made Liu The emperor was worried that he would be like the princes and princesses who had died in infancy. Fortunately, he survived, but his body was still weak. As for the sixth daughter Liu Lei, she was only a little over three years old and could not tell much.
"Guan family, I'm not talking behind anyone's back. You just love this kid Liu Yun too much, so you should discipline him more. If you let him go, I'm afraid he will get into trouble in the future!"
Concubine Gao was the only one who could say this and dared to say this. She also reacted in the same way when talking about Liu Xi's education. Therefore, Emperor Liu didn't mind what he said and just smiled: "
I am more lively, and my discipline has never been relaxed. It is just my nature. When I get older, I will pay attention to my sense of proportion..."
"Today is Liu Xu's happy day. We have watched him grow up. Now that he is able to start a family and build a house, we should be happy for him. As for other things, we should not discuss it..." At this time
, Queen Dafu also spoke, with a smile on her face, and raised her glass to invite: "Let's have a drink together to congratulate him."
When the Queen spoke, everyone naturally had to give her face. Although all of the women present here, except the Queen Mother, had had deep discussions with the Emperor, the gap in status was still obvious. Even Concubine Gao did not say anything more.
Although the night is getting darker, it is very bright inside and out. The night sky is also decorated with gorgeous fireworks. Under the fireworks, there is singing and dancing, and there is harmony.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Naturally, the ministers came to congratulate him with smiles on their faces. Hearing the congratulatory words repeated over and over again, Emperor Liu almost couldn't help but say "same joy, same joy".
Not only Emperor Liu, as the protagonist of today, he was also surrounded by everyone, thanking everyone for their congratulations, even if it was just a meaning. After a round, he was still dizzy because of his poor drinking ability. If it hadn't been for the big talisman to stop, just
I'm afraid it will be difficult to even have a wedding tonight.
"Congratulations to your majesty on your beautiful daughter-in-law!" This time, two people came together, well, Wang Yansheng and Guo Jin, who had just returned to the court.
These two tall and powerful generals, who had silenced Hexi, looked down upon Emperor Liu when they came to see him. After returning to the court, Emperor Liu had not formally received the two of them, which made them quite worried.
Of course, I wanted to take advantage of the festive day to test and confess my sins.
Paying attention to the expressions of the two of them, Guo Jin tensed up, but could not hide his nervousness. Wang Yansheng showed a more well-behaved look. The contrast in their images was huge. Seeing this, Emperor Liu couldn't help but feel happy. He touched the cup with the two of them and said, "Thank you two."
Thank you! You have worked hard fighting in the northwest. It is rare to come back to Beijing, so I will enjoy it and have a great time tonight!"
"Yes!" Seeing Emperor Liu's attitude, the two of them were immediately overjoyed and drank the wine in the glass at the same time.
There were still some episodes at the banquet. For example, the seventh prince Liu Hui wrote a congratulatory poem for his eldest brother, which attracted a lot of praise. As for Liu Fang, he drank a lot of wine and went to the guards to borrow a sword and asked for a sword dance to cheer him up.
Then he was restrained. On the wedding scene, this kid wanted to dance with a sword. How could he be allowed to do so?
In addition, Anding Hou Zhang Yanwei drank too much and went crazy at the banquet...