In the tiled house of Zeng Cheng's house, Empress Nangong was sitting with a smile on her face. The old man wore a clean sarong today, and her hair was combed smooth with a comb dipped in water. She even had a small red flower inserted in her temple.
, when she heard that her son-in-law came to the door, she stood up happily and was about to open the door, but was stopped by a group of young girls and young wives, who clamored for the groom to get a red envelope before opening the door.
The groom had already prepared a red envelope, and a bunch of shiny money was stuffed through the crack in the door. The eldest daughter and the younger daughter-in-law burst into laughter and shouted excitedly: "It's not enough."
The groom at the door smiled bitterly. This was not an ordinary coin. They were all pure gold commemorative coins rushed out by the Mint. On the front was Tianqi Tongbao and on the back was Centenary Haohe. A total of 999 coins were minted, except
In addition to what is needed to enter the bride's house, there are also things to give to the guests and friends. Of course, you can't just give it to them. The groomsmen laughed and said, "If you give more, you will have to carry an extra bride to carry."
The bridesmaids spat in unison, and then reluctantly opened the firewood door. The groomsmen crowded in, surrounded by Liu Ziguang. The groom wore a red official uniform, a black gauze hat with gold wings on his head, and a red robe on his chest.
The folk wedding, commonly known as Xiaodengke, can temporarily transcend the official uniforms. What's more, Liu Ziguang is a genuine prince-in-law. The unicorn patches on his chest are embroidered with gold silk, and the wings of his hat are also pure gold.
vague.
A group of people poured into the yard and were stopped again at the door of the room. The bridesmaids only allowed Liu Ziguang to enter the boudoir alone. In the boudoir, Zeng Cheng had already put on a red hijab and sat barefoot on the edge of the bed. Liu Ziguang was surrounded by several
The bridesmaid pushed in, squatted on the edge of the bed and clumsily helped Zeng Cheng put on her red embroidered shoes, and touched Zeng Cheng's delicate and white feet. Liu Ziguang couldn't help but scratch her soles, and the bride suddenly burst into laughter.
When the sound came, the little body was still twisting and turning, and a burst of laughter suddenly broke out outside the window. It turned out that the guests were lying by the window and openly peeking.
After putting on the embroidered shoes, the groom carried the bride out of the house. Surrounded by a large group of people, she walked towards her house, playing and playing. There was no need to use a sedan chair in the same small village. The groom just carried her on his back.
Less than ten feet away from the hospital door is Liu Ziguang and Zeng Cheng’s new house. It is also a tile-roofed house. It is clean inside and out. The yard surrounded by bamboo fences is already full of guests. Children are sitting next to the adults.
They were playing hide-and-seek under their legs, and the village dogs were also running around excitedly. The door of the hall was open, and there was a brazier at the door. Liu Ziguang had to carry the bride over the brazier, which meant that the days to come were prosperous.
, when we entered the courtyard, the guests and friends who were already waiting on both sides scattered confetti wildly.
There are two futons placed on the floor of the main hall, a big double happiness sign is posted on the central hall, with festive couplets on both sides, and there are incense burners and tributes on the table, which are props used when worshiping in the hall.
The auspicious time has come, and a respected old man from the village came to preside over the wedding. Under his command, the newlyweds bowed first to heaven and earth, and secondly to the high hall, and then the husband and wife bowed to each other. Not all of them came to the high hall, and only Empress Nangong sat in the hall to accept the ceremony.
The newlyweds knelt down and other places were replaced by tablets. I didn't attend my son's wedding, but I did catch up with my daughter's wedding. Although there was no grand etiquette and grand ostentation like when a princess got married, the empress was very happy and cheerful.
After drinking a bowl of sugar water presented by the couple, they began to entertain the guests. Today’s wedding was the most ordinary rural ceremony. It could not even match the specifications of the landlord’s house to match the real environment where Zeng Cheng lived. Therefore, even the bride
After the mother-in-law bowed down, she also had to go down to the hall to entertain the guests. Fortunately, Empress Nangong was also used to living a hard life, and she was not unfamiliar with her work at all. However, those guests did not have the courage to accept the empress's service, and everyone also
It was just a show in front of Zeng Cheng. When the bride was led into the bridal chamber by the groom's official with a red belt, the empress was still the empress, the minister was still the minister, and the rules were not messed up at all.
The empress is a very considerate person and knew that her presence here would definitely affect everyone's interest, so she drove back to the palace, leaving a group of young people here to have fun.
It was exactly noon after the wedding. After a busy morning, everyone's stomachs began to growl. In the open space in the center of the village, there were rows of long tables and benches neatly lined up, and chicken, duck, and fish were flowing like water.
It was sent upwards, and jars of fine wine were piled beside it for everyone to take. The table was a flowing table, and the dishes were all hard dishes of big fish and meat. Most of the guests were red-shirted officers from poor backgrounds. This kind of atmosphere was in line with their aesthetics.
point of view, and it was the first time for Zhu Youxiao and Xu Yuanhui to participate in such a rustic wedding banquet. Needless to say, the emperor and the queen also grew up in the Duke's palace. They had never seen such an unrestrained occasion. For them,
This wedding is simply a carnival, a masquerade where identity is forgotten.
On the flowing banquet, the guests drank loudly and gave orders with their fists while drinking. The dogs in the village were so excited that they burrowed under the table, looking for the big meat that fell on the ground. The children were even more happy. Today, the village is simply
It's a sea of candies, with all kinds of candied fruit and medicinal candies flying everywhere. You can have as much as you want.
Since it is a flowing table, you just eat and go in waves, and then new guests come and sit on these seats to continue feasting. The new guests are naturally Liu Ziguang's direct troops, the Red Shirt Regiment, the Nanchang Yamen, and the Wucheng Soldiers.
The young men from Masi took turns taking their wives and children on fishing boats to the island to have a wedding banquet.
The female relatives held a separate party and ate and drank in the yard. Farmers did not follow the traditional wedding rituals. Zeng Cheng picked up a red hijab and accompanied her sisters to eat and drink. She was busy in a red dress and looked very happy with her rosy face.
They ate at the flowing water table until evening, and everyone sat around and listened to the meeting. Suddenly, there were three loud noises without warning, and three fire dragons rose from the lake, rushed straight into the sky, and then exploded in mid-air.
, emitting colorful light, red, orange, red and green, especially enchanting. The fireworks all over the sky reflected the lake surface in a dazzling way. People on the island stood up involuntarily and marveled.
This is a congratulatory gift from the Ministry of Industry to Liu Ziguang, a total of ninety-nine fireworks bombs. These are by-products of rocket production at the arsenal under the Ministry of Industry. Various chemical substances are added to the warheads to emit different brilliance when burning. This
This is the first time that fireworks bombs have been used on wedding occasions, and of course it will bring people unparalleled surprise.
All the major government offices in the capital were notified in advance that they did not need to react to anything that happened in Xuanwu Lake. However, the common people did not know about it. After a short period of panic, everyone understood that this was not an invasion by a foreign enemy or a mutiny, but a kind of rebellion.
It was a novel thing, so everyone began to watch this spectacular scene excitedly.
Ninety-nine fireworks bombs, each in groups of three, were fired by three fishing boats. The effect created on the empty lake was so ideal that the constant sound of explosions overwhelmed the gongs, drums and suonas of the hall, and overwhelmed the people's joyful songs.
Laughter, I don’t know when, Liu Ziguang has quietly disappeared from the wine table, dragging Zeng Cheng to the lake shore to watch the fireworks, the two of them lay flat on the fragrant grass, looking up at the fireworks and stars in the sky,
"Look, that star is so bright."
Zeng Cheng pointed to the sky and said. "Silly girl, that's the light of the fireworks." Liu Ziguang patted Zeng Cheng's little head gently and said.
Sure enough, the so-called star quickly went out. "I don't like fireworks. Although they are brighter than stars, they are not as bright as stars and are as lasting and eternal." Zeng Cheng said.
Liu Ziguang turned over, supported the ground with his elbows, and looked at Zeng Cheng with his chin on his head. The girl's big eyes reflected the light on the lake, which was brighter than fireworks and more eternal than the stars.
"The two of us will live forever like stars." Liu Ziguang said softly.
Marquis Zhenwu had a great wedding, and there were not many congratulations from the ministers in the court. It was not that he had a bad relationship with Liu Ziguang, but that he could not reach high places. He was now the emperor's brother-in-law, the empress's good son-in-law, and a dignified prince-in-law. Some people said
, hasn’t the title of the eldest princess been demoted? People who say this are just out of their minds. Can’t you see that they are retreating in order to make progress? Don’t look at the fact that the title of princess is no longer available. How can the emperor be protected?
When he was happy, he added the title of princess to her. Besides, it doesn't matter if she is a commoner. No matter what her status is, she is still the emperor's biological sister, so some guys with more flexible minds realized that Zhenwu
Hou's status will definitely improve even more in the foreseeable future, even surpassing that of the Donglin Party who are currently in the limelight.
A considerable number of court officials, especially local officials, were not from the Donglin system. They could still live a comfortable life when the eunuchs were in power. However, after the coup, the cohesion of the court was greatly enhanced. In addition,
The pretentious Donglin Party controls the government, and the interests of these officials have been harmed to a certain extent. The local officials near Gyeonggi have been replaced by Donglin Party members. The next step is to target people from Henan, Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou. They are
People who are anxious and angry all day long. They want to rebel but they don’t have the strength. They want to take refuge with Donglin Qingliu but they won’t abandon them. It’s hard for everyone in the court to do things. They have to find a backer no matter what. People who abandon Donglin don’t want to
It is said that the most powerful people in the court are Liu Ziguang and Wei Zhongxian. It has only been three months since they were sentenced to death at the age of 9,000. It would be too ignorant to follow the route of the inner court. Local officials who keep pace with the times have carefully considered
After analysis, we decided to go the route of suppressing the Marquis of Wu. Therefore, in recent times, there have been many people speaking with foreign accents and wearing official boots at the gate of the Marquis's Mansion. These people are generous, leaving their banknotes and name cards and leaving without any extravagant hope of peace.
After the Marquis spoke, Liu Ziguang ordered his subordinates to accept the order in full. He still had the money to bear, and the newly established China Merchants Bureau also urgently needed cash for equity capital, so everyone was happy, and the local officials themselves
Thinking he had found a backer, Liu Ziguang got the much-needed money.