Bai Dalang was the first to come to his senses, quickly supported his father, and then asked his servants to prepare the things to receive the order.
When Mrs. Liu saw the mess they made, she couldn't help but shook her head and took over the arrangements. "This is not the first time that my family has received an order. Why are you so anxious?"
He also asked Bai Shan and Man Bao to pull Bai Erlang down to change his clothes.
Bai Erlang had recovered from the shock, and was still a little in disbelief when he was pushed back to his room, "Is it settled like this?"
Bai Shan said: "It's been a month, and it's still short. Go change your clothes quickly."
Bai Erlang changed his clothes and came out, and Mrs. Bai finally came to her senses. She didn't care to look at Mr. Bai who was still dizzy. She quickly ran to find Bai Erlang and put all the beautiful accessories she could find on him, "But
Can't be embarrassed."
Bai Erlang felt that hanging so many things on his body would be more embarrassing. Bai Shan and Man Bao also felt the same way, so Mrs. Bai hung one item on him and they took it apart. Finally, Bai Shan chose a piece of jade for Bai Erlang to wear.
On the way, Manbao picked a hook for him, and then reassured Mrs. Bai, "This is enough. If there are any more, people in the palace will think that our family is a nouveau riche."
Mrs. Bai thought so, but she still felt regretful looking at the things on the table, "It's a pity that you are the only one, otherwise I would bring them all, so that the emperor can know that our family is not poor, and the princess will not be wronged when she marries into our family."
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Just as he was talking, Liu Gui walked in quickly from outside and said: "Mrs. Hall, Young Master, Miss Man, Young Master Hall, and the people from the palace have entered the street and will be at the door in a moment."
Mrs. Bai immediately stopped delaying and asked her son to go out to greet him.
When Gu Zhong and others stopped in front of Zhou's house, the middle door of Zhou's house was already wide open. Mr. Bai led his two sons and Bai Shan and Zhou Man to the front, followed by Lao Zhoutou and others who came to join in the fun.
There was no way, Lao Zhoutou had never seen such a large-scale battle, so he was very curious.
He thought that receiving the imperial edict to redress Zhou Yin's grievances two years ago was already exciting enough, but he did not expect that granting the princess a marriage would be even more exciting.
The angel actually came to announce it in advance, beating gongs and drums all the way. Even before the edict arrived, all the nearby neighbors knew about it.
Gu Zhong dismounted with the imperial edict in hand, and after entering the gate, he waited for them to kneel down according to the rules before announcing the edict loudly. There were servants from other families outside who came to join in the fun. After hearing the edict, he went back to learn the edict from his master, and he could get some reward.
This marriage edict is not much different from other edicts. As usual, it lists the Bai family's family background, then praises the Bai family's ancestors, and then points out that Bai Erlang has both literary talent and character, so he was
The emperor recruited Princess Mingda as his consort.
Bai Erlang listened with great interest. When Gu Zhong finished reading the imperial edict, he thanked his father before him and stretched out his hand to receive the edict.
Gu Zhong only looked at him condescendingly, and then looked at Mr. Bai with a smile.
Mr. Bai still understood the rules and reached out to knock off his son's hand. While expressing his apology, he extended his hand to take the imperial edict in thanks.
Gu Zhong then smiled and said: "This is a happy event. It is understandable that the second young master is happy."
Master Bai said yes again and again, and looked at his eldest son. Bai Dalang immediately brought up a money bag. Master Bai took it and gave it to Gu Zhong, counting it as his drink money.
Gu Zhong did not refuse and said with a smile: "Our family will ask Da to take the second young master's wedding money first, and we will also ask for a wedding drink later."
Mr. Bai said with a smile: "It should, it should."
He turned around and asked Gu Zhong and others to come in and have something to eat before leaving.
If it were another imperial edict, he would naturally have to leave after the announcement, but this was an imperial edict granting marriage. In addition to him coming, people from the Ministry of Rites also came, and they came to come and get married.
Therefore, Gu Zhong and officials from the Ministry of Rites were invited to the main hall.
So everyone began to discuss the engagement between Bai Erlang and Princess Mingda.
Yes, although the emperor granted the marriage, the engagement process also had to be followed.
Officials from the Ministry of Rites and Gu Zhong had lunch at Zhou's house, and then took Bai Erlang's birthday and horoscope from the Bai family. They also communicated with Mr. Bai about the future building address of the princess mansion, as well as their requirements for some weddings, etc.
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Of course, Bai Erlang and the three younger ones couldn't say anything about these matters, and they retreated in defeat after a while.
When Yin You came over with Changshou, the three of them were squatting by the flower bed and paying close attention to the movements in the main hall. Because their backs were to the door, they did not see Yin or the master and servant.
Yin You glanced into the main hall and asked, "Are you from the palace?"
The three of them were startled by the sudden voice and looked up one after another. Seeing that he was facing the light and looking a little incorrectly, the three of them stood up from the ground and asked, "Why are you here?"
Yin You pointed at the beef in Changshou's hand and said: "Didn't we agree to deliver beef to you? As soon as my car entered this street, I heard someone said that the emperor had granted me a marriage, and it was you who came from the palace.
Home?"
Only then did Bai Shan and the other two people remember this. They responded and led him back. They also explained what they had done while squatting there just now. "My uncle was a little excited today, so we don't worry. We'll just do it there."
Take a look."
Man Bao continued: "I am a doctor. If you get too excited, I can give you acupuncture."
Bai Erlang: "My father might be happy to see me, so we waited outside."
Yin You couldn't help but laugh out loud, nodded and said, "I know you didn't squat there on purpose to eavesdrop and peek."
The three of them were a little embarrassed and wanted to change the subject, so they looked at the beef in Changshou's hand. Bai Shan praised: "This beef looks good at first glance, so you killed it?"
Man Bao and Bai Erlang also looked over, their eyes sparkling, "The beef bone soup is also quite delicious."
Changshou proudly said: "This is a cow that accidentally died in the village of Su Guo Gong's family. My young master came back and said he wanted to eat beef, so Su Guo Gong's family specially set aside the best piece."
Yin Yue said: "It's not the best piece. The best piece has already been kept by the Duke of Su."
Man Bao said: "This is good enough. Let's go, I will take you to find my sister-in-law."
Lao Zhoutou was also in the hall, but Qian and others did not join in the fun. Seeing Manbao and the others carrying such a large piece of beef, Qian couldn't help but said: "You guys are greedy, it's not easy to kill cattle indiscriminately.
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Yin You responded with a smile and explained that he would not kill the cow again next time.
Bai Shan and the others were very doubtful, "Can you still take charge of Duke Su's house?"
"No," Yin Yu said, "but it's always right to respond."
This was the trick he used to deal with his grandmother and sisters at home, and it never worked.
Bai Shandao: "I heard that Duke Su's government slaughters a cow every month. Where do they get so many cows?"
"It's not raised in the customs," Yin He said, "it's brought from the grasslands. Businessmen from outside the customs gave it to them. Duke Su loves beef. This is well known. Even his majesty was greedy for beef and couldn't find it for a while.
, I also need to ask for some from Su Guogong’s Mansion.”