Chapter 1203 Postscript Fifty-nine My Poor Doorstep Son
Chapter 1203 Postscript Fifty-Nine·My Poor Doorstep Son
South of the city, Li Zhai.
When he heard that Xie Yiqin, Wang Yitong and his wife had arrived, Li Minqiu quickly opened the front door to greet them.
The Xie family paid tribute, and the Li family killed chickens and sheep.
Li Minqiu said: "The virtuous couple has been tired all the way, why not condescend to stay in a humble house tonight. I have asked the servants to clean the guest room and prepare the bath soup."
"I appreciate Mr. Li's kindness. Our stay in Luoyang is not just for one or two days. It would be too abrupt to bother us for a long time. We have already chosen an inn outside the city." Xie Yiqin declined politely.
After another invitation and refusal, Li Minqiu no longer forced him to stay and began to praise their son.
After chatting for a long time, the couple returned to the courtyard where Xie Yan rented to rest.
Xie Yan took two male attendants to the princess's house, where there were still two male attendants and two female maids.
"Are you the female envoys hired by Liulang? Where is your home?" Wang Yitong asked.
Daiyu bowed and saluted, and carefully replied: "Madam, my name is Daiyu, and her name is Baochai, both are local surnames."
Facing Xie Yan's parents, Baochai was as frightened as a quail, and added in a soft voice: "Daiyu's family is in Beigedang Village, and my family lives in Diaoyao Village."
Wang Yitong smiled and nodded, having a better impression of Daiyu because she knew better etiquette and behaved calmly.
Xie Yiqin asked: "Liu Lang often goes to the princess's house?"
The male follower Xie Changshou said: "I've been there five or six times."
"Will you stay at the princess's place?" Wang Yitong asked.
Xie Changshou said: "I stayed... I stayed two or three times."
The couple looked at each other.
Xie Yiqin turned to look at the clock and ordered: "Wang Xing, on your first trip to the princess, you told us that we have arrived in Beijing. It's late, so go and return quickly. If you are late, you may be locked up in the city."
"Yes!" Wang Xing immediately ran out.
Xie Yiqin also asked about his son's various performances in Luoyang, and Xie Changshou, Daiyu, and Baochai all had pleasant things to say.
After listening to the scattered narration, Xie Yiqin's eyes lit up: "Has Liu Lang met the Queen Mother and Your Majesty?"
Xie Changshou said: "It just happened a few days ago."
Wang Yitong smiled broadly.
At dusk, Li Minqiu sent someone to invite him, and the couple went to the banquet.
They are all farm dishes, but the presentation is quite grand.
Li Minqiu even called some young men and women from the village to change into good clothes and temporarily serve as domestic servants, carrying cups and dishes. In this way, he could appear to be a group of servants in the Li family.
Xie Yiqin didn't know the details, but Li Minqiu boasted vigorously. He really felt that the Li family in Luoyang had a profound background.
Li Dunshi buried his head the whole time, feeling extremely embarrassed.
"Even though my house is not big, noble people often come to live there..." Li Minqiu began to talk about the glorious history again.
Xie Yiqin said with emotion: "It is worthy of being the sacred capital of Luoyang and worthy of being a noble family. It cannot be compared with the local gentry!"
Li Minqiu felt proud, stroking his beard and said: "The Li family in Luoyang has always been frugal in running the house. The food and wine prepared today are really too shabby. I hope the virtuous couple can understand."
The couple quickly said that it was already very rich.
After pushing the cup and changing the cup, Xie Yan finally came back.
He took the princess's carriage and sped out of the city. He happened to encounter the city gate being closed and was almost stuck in the city, unable to get out.
Xie Yan first bowed to the Li family, and then visited his parents.
After a banquet, Xie Yan accompanied his parents back to the small courtyard: "Mom, Dad, do you have a place to stay?"
Wang Yitong said: "I selected an inn outside the city in the afternoon."
Xie Yiqin asked: "I heard that you have improved cement and want to set up a factory in partnership with Princess Dachang?"
Xie Yan said: "The land has been bought, and it is sixty miles away from Luoyang City."
The couple asked again for details, and Xie Yan answered seriously.
After explaining the situation roughly, Xie Yan said: "At my hometown, I can also ask my uncle to come forward and open a new cement factory. And my grandpa's family, if they are willing, I can also provide patent authorization for free."
After saying these words, the couple couldn't help but sigh, their son has really grown up. A year ago, he was still confused, but now he is famous all over the world. Not only is he about to become a princess, but he is also very organized in everything he does.
Wang Yitong asked the male and female servants to step back and asked in a low voice: "Did the princess force you? Have you considered an official career?"
Xie Yan smiled and said: "Princess and I are in love, and there is no coercion."
Wang Yitong asked again: "I heard that the princesses have very bad tempers and are really not easy to take care of. Is this princess easy to get along with?"
Xie Yiqin didn't want to hear similar questions: "Why are you asking these questions? Can we parents get involved in the private affairs of Liu Lang and the princess? Do you still want to give the princess a copy of "The Female Ring" to beat her?"
"It concerns my son's life. As a mother, I want to ask what's wrong?" Wang Yitong glanced at her husband.
Xie Yiqin said: "It's useless for you to ask, so don't waste your breath."
Wang Yitong said: "I haven't settled the score with you about your going to the singing house yet!"
In front of his son, Xie Yiqin was grabbed by his pigtails, and he lost all dignity in an instant: "One code means one code, why are you talking about this? This is Luoyang, not Huangzhou Prefecture!"
"Do you still want to visit the singing house in Luoyang?" Wang Yitong asked.
Xie Yiqin felt unable to communicate and said angrily: "That's unreasonable!"
The couple, who were both slightly drunk at the moment and no one else was present, started quarreling after just a few words.
Xie Yan was very embarrassed and sat beside him without saying a word.
After arguing for a while, Wang Yitong asked the business: "What is the plan for this princess's wedding?"
Xie Yan has already inquired:
"I will personally write a letter of appointment and ask the matchmaker to send it to Zongzheng Temple. If Zongzheng Temple accepts the letter of appointment, I will prepare a wild goose gift and go to Zongzheng Temple with my father to express my gratitude. Then a few tables will be set up for both parties to eat together. The woman's main priority is
The royal family will attend, and the Queen Mother and Your Majesty may come."
"Then, Zongzheng Temple sent a clan relative to act as a matchmaker, and the two parties matched their birth dates. If the horoscopes match, His Majesty will officially grant the marriage."
"After the marriage was granted, I was rewarded with tens of thousands of money, a BMW, a silver saddle and other items. We then prepared the auspicious gifts, formally made the engagement, and chose an auspicious day as the wedding date."
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"Before the wedding, the royal family will vacate a large mansion for the father and mother to live temporarily. The wedding will be held in that mansion, which is similar to a private wedding. Afterwards, the two elders will leave Beijing and return to the mansion, and the princess and I will move to the princess's residence."
After hearing this, Xie Yiqin said: "Then I want to come to Luoyang again?"
Xie Yan whispered: "The horoscopes are correct, and the auspicious days are also promising. If you complete the three books and six etiquettes, you can get married next month."
"So anxious?" Wang Yitong asked in surprise.
Xie Yan chuckled: "I'm afraid something will happen."
What surprise could there be?
The princess got pregnant!
If we just follow the normal process, the princess will probably be pregnant by the time of her wedding.
Xie Yan went to the study and got a letter of appointment: "I would also like to ask dad to help polish it up."
The engagement letter is one of the three letters. It is best to be written by the man or his elder, and then ask a matchmaker to send it to the woman's home to propose marriage.
Although Xie Yiqin was a little drunk, his mind was still clear. After reading the appointment letter, he frowned: "What are you writing? It's a mixed bag of words, and it doesn't make sense. So many years of reading are completely in vain. If you don't polish it, it will be
If you send it to Zongzheng Temple, I'm afraid you will be laughed at for the rest of your life. I'll take it back to the inn tonight and rewrite you a brilliant letter!"
Wang Yitong asked: "Have you found a matchmaker? In this capital, we only have some estranged friendship with Chen Shangshu."
Xie Yan smiled and said: "The old president of the Royal Society is willing to be a matchmaker."
"Is that the old president who was born in a clan and has experienced many dynasties and is highly respected?" Xie Yiqin said in shock.
Xie Yan nodded.
Xie Yiqin clapped his hands and laughed: "My son has met a noble man. I heard that this old president has been very smart since he was a child. He was chosen by Emperor Taizong to teach him, and he also served as the late emperor's companion for three years."
Wang Yitong hurriedly said: "Then I must prepare a noble gift to express my gratitude to the old president."
Xie Yan said: "The old president doesn't want any gifts, so it would be a great gift for me and the princess to have a baby as soon as possible. He and the late emperor were close friends, and the princess was the late emperor's favorite daughter, so the old president also treated the princess as his daughter.
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"The etiquette should still be thorough," Xie Yiqin said, "I will go back and change the letter of appointment and prepare some small gifts. We will take advantage of the opportunity to send the letter of appointment and visit the old president together."
After discussing the official matters, the couple took their servants and went to Li Minqiu's place to say goodbye.
They stayed at an inn in Fuguo Street in the south of the city. Li Minqiu thought carefully and sent a carriage to see them off.
After returning to the inn to wash away the dust of the journey, Xie Yiqin began to draft the letter of appointment, and Wang Yitong helped him lay out the paper and grind the ink.
Wang Yitong happily blurted out the ink stick and said with a smile: "Liu Lang is really promising. I never dreamed of it before. I thought his eldest brother was the most successful."
Xie Yiqin sighed: "This is not an ordinary prospect. Although the old president does not have a title that can be passed on to the next generation, nor does he hold any official position with real power, he has disciples and disciples all over the country and abroad. He can act as a matchmaker for Liu Lang, and Liu Lang
As long as you don't commit the ten heinous crimes, you can enjoy glory and wealth in this life."
Wang Yitong was still a little worried: "I'm afraid that the princess is not easy to get along with, and Liulang will be angry sooner or later if he lives in the princess's house. How about we let the clansmen chip in the money and buy another prince-consort's house for Liulang in Luoyang. If he gets angry, he will have a place to live outside."
"Can you afford a house in Luoyang? How much money do the clan members have to chip in!" Xie Yiqin shook his head repeatedly.
Prince Consort's House cannot be an ordinary commercial building, and the area cannot be too small, otherwise it will be too shabby and make a joke.
If you want to build a large compound in Luoyang, even a fifth-rank official like Xie Yiqin, who is the most powerful person in the place, would be blinded. It is impossible for the Xie clan to raise money to do it, because it would require selling off many of the clan's properties.
A large house in Luoyang City is worth the entire family of an ordinary local gentry!
Wang Yitong thought about it carefully and had to face the reality. She sighed and said: "My poor son, I don't know how angry I will be in the future. I just ask the princess to be a little gentler and not to kick her husband out of the house at every turn."
Xie Yiqin said speechlessly: "The more you talk, the more nonsense you get."
"This matter is not without precedent," Wang Yitong said. "Decades ago, Princess Xu of the State of Xu kicked out the consort. Poor consort had no real estate in the capital, but he stayed in an inn for a month. It was only after the late emperor came forward to rebuke his sister that he gave up.
.This joke became known to the whole world, and I heard many rumors even when I was studying in a girls’ school.”
Xie Yiqin said: "Don't worry so much. Your son has only been in Luoyang for half a year, and he has already gained a huge reputation. Before they were married, he stayed at the princess's house. Doesn't he have any means? Don't treat your son like a child."
"He is only seventeen years old, isn't he just a child?" Wang Yitong sighed, always feeling that his son was going to suffer from the princess.
But she could not imagine that the princess was also worrying about what gift she should give to her future parents-in-law.
The princess was afraid that she would be looked down upon by her parents-in-law because she was married for the second time!