Fang Jun left the palace and went straight back to Fang Mansion. He was about to go south, so he had to discuss it with Princess Gaoyang as soon as possible. As for whether His Majesty Li Er would allow Princess Jinyang and Princess Changle to go south together, only God knows.
Finally, when I returned to the mansion, I saw my father, mother, Princess Gaoyang, and Wu Meiniang sitting in the main hall.
Fang Jun entered and took his seat, wondering: "What are we discussing?"
Lu said: "Sanlang and the Lu family have already made a marriage arrangement, but they have not been able to get married. This time the Lu family came to Beijing from Fan Yang and came to visit the house in person. When the matter of marriage was mentioned, let's discuss whether it should be held this winter.
Then the marriage will be consummated."
When Li Yuanjing, King of Jing, wanted to marry the Fang family, Fang Jun persuaded Fang Xuanling to refuse. In a hurry, he could only say that he had already been engaged to the Lu family, and used this as an excuse to prevaricate, which made Li Yuanjing very dissatisfied.
Fortunately, when I mentioned the matter to the Lu family afterwards, the Lu family was very considerate and immediately agreed to the marriage. After all, the Lu family is the legitimate daughter of the Lu family. Now that she is marrying the Fang family, it will be an even better marriage.
The relationship between the two families became closer and closer. Moreover, the Fang family was prosperous at that time, and the Lu family had no reason to refuse.
Speaking of this marriage, Fang Jun couldn't help but think of the child prodigy Lu Zhaolin, and asked Fang Xuanling: "Father, is Lu Zhaolin still studying in the school in Lishan?"
Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and said with satisfaction: "That child is the youngest, but has the highest understanding, an ancient temperament, and outstanding muscles and bones. If nothing else, he is just like me!"
The implication is that not only was he quite satisfied with Lu Zhaolin, but he was even compared to Sima Xiangru, a great writer in the Western Han Dynasty, which shows that he was indeed full of great hope.
Fang Jun was not surprised.
Later generations Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin and Luo Bin became the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty". Du Fu once praised the achievements of these four people and gave them a very high evaluation: "Wang, Yang, Lu and Luo were in a frivolous style at that time.
.Your body and name will be destroyed, but the flow of rivers will not be destroyed forever."
Among these four people, Yang Jiong, a literary giant of a generation and a man of great power, once said, "I am ashamed to be in front of Lu, and I am ashamed to be the queen." This shows that he highly respected Lu Zhaolin.
It's just that this man was frustrated in his career, suffered from illness in the previous period, and finally threw himself into Yingshui and died. It's really a tragedy...
Fang Jun then said: "This son is smart, but his personality is relatively stubborn. He doesn't understand how to adapt. My father should teach him to know the roundabout way of making choices. Otherwise, he will be too upright and will not be able to go long in the official career.
You will suffer a big loss in the end."
Fang Xuanling knew the temperaments of Lu Zhaolin, Di Renjie and other students very well. He felt that Lu Zhaolin's talents were far superior to Di Renjie's, but there was a huge difference in his conduct as a person. His future achievements would probably be hindered by this, and he would not be as good as Di Renjie.
So I took Fang Jun's words seriously, but he said: "I teach students, do I need you to teach me with a stick? There are no rules!"
Fang Jun smiled and did not dare to answer.
Princess Gaoyang and Wu Meiniang looked at each other and smiled. They both found it interesting. Fang Jun, who was domineering and domineering outside, was as docile as a lamb only in front of his parents. The difference made people laugh.
Mr. Lu said happily: "You old man, what Erlang said is right, why should you lecture him? Since he is the legitimate son of Mr. Fan Yang and his family is well-educated, he must be a good scholar. Besides, he is his own family, so he should naturally have more
If you put some thought into it and teach it well, you will be promising in the future, and our Fang family can also benefit from it, right?"
It is naturally a good thing for a child from the mother's family to be successful and be recognized by her husband and second son.
Furthermore, in-laws are close relatives, so Lu Zhaolin wants to call her aunt in a proper manner. If she has a future, she can also provide more protection for her children. Wouldn't it be a good thing?
Fang Xuanling snorted, picked up the tea and took a sip without answering.
As an old married couple, they naturally understand their wife's temper, and if they follow her, the world will be peaceful. If they object to her and get rid of her hair, there will be no end in sight.
When the old lady loses her temper, he obeys...
Seeing that Fang Xuanling looked unhappy but lowered her head in agreement, Lu became more and more happy and asked Fang Jun, "Erlang, what do you think about getting married?"
Fang Jun said: "It's okay for mother to make up her mind about this matter, why do you need to ask me? Besides, this marriage has been fixed for a long time, and there is no room for regret. The only difference is sooner or later. But there is one thing. If we get married today in winter, what else can we do?
We have to set the date as far back as possible, preferably after the new year. After all, I am going south with King Wei this time, and I really don’t know when I will be able to return to the capital. If the time is too rushed, my son may not be able to catch up."
As the elder brother, he would naturally have to take care of his brother's marriage. It would be a real pity if he couldn't make it back in time.
As for whether the third wife, Yize, has any ideas about the wedding date... How can he have any room to speak when his parents order a matchmaker?
Not to mention that this is the Tang Dynasty, even in later generations, with a strong and domineering mother like Lu, you can't even think of making the final decision on everything in marriage...
Lu said: "Okay, this matter has been settled. I can just ask Mei Niang to help me with the wedding matters."
Nowadays, Mrs. Lu is extremely proud of Wu Meiniang. Although her son, the concubine, is not the official wife, she is quite elegant, strong, and very capable. Mrs. Lu is willing to discuss all matters in the house with Wu Meiniang, and even thinks about the future several times.
Put all the power in the mansion into the hands of Wu Meiniang...
Wu Meiniang said obediently: "My daughter-in-law will cooperate with her mother to arrange the marriage properly, and she will also invite her father. Erlang can rest assured."
Princess Gaoyang on the side didn't care at all. She was impatient with such trivial matters. Instead of worrying about her status in the slightest, she was grateful to have Wu Meiniang as a helper. She could just leave all matters to Wu Meiniang. She would never do it.
If something goes wrong, she will be fine...
After the important matter was settled, Mrs. Lu remembered to ask Fang Jun: "You are not staying in the academy at this time, and you are not planning to go south. What are you doing here?"
Fang Jun hesitated for a moment and then told Princess Jinyang that she wanted to accompany her to the south.
This kind of thing is not a secret, and the family will know it sooner or later, so there is no need to hide it.
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately felt the gazes of his family piercing him like knives, making him feel like a gleam on his back...
Lu sneered: "Princess Jinyang wants to go south with you? Hum, I'm afraid you want to go to the south of the Yangtze River with His Highness Changle."
Regarding the rumors between Fang Jun and Princess Changle, not only did everyone in the Fang family hear the rumors, they even discussed the matter several times. Although Lu was sarcastic at the moment, there was no need to avoid anything.
Fang Jun smiled bitterly: "Where did my mother go? Even if my son has this intention, how can he instruct Princess Jinyang to do so?"
Lu said: "Haha, you said you didn't think so, you exposed your tail, right? Who doesn't know that His Highness Jinyang is the closest to you, I'm afraid he was deceived by you in just a few words, and he was willing to be used by you."
Fang Jun was still about to defend himself, but Fang Xuanling had already put down his tea cup, stood up and said, "These are matters between juniors like them. They can just discuss it among themselves. Why are we messing around?"
Mrs. Lu was a little angry. How could she, as a mother, have no control over her son's affairs?
But when he saw that Fang Xuanling had already walked to the door with his hands behind his back, he had to swallow all his words, glared at Fang Jun fiercely, and threatened: "Anyway, you are not allowed to act recklessly, otherwise I will not be able to spare you!"
He got up and chased Fang Xuanling out.
There were only three husband and wife left in the hall. Feeling the teasing eyes of his wives and concubines, Fang Jun had no choice but to spread his hands and said: "It's really Princess Jinyang who wants to go south. It has nothing to do with me. Mother has wronged me!"
Wu Meiniang just pursed her lips and smiled, obviously not believing it. Princess Gao Yang snorted and said lightly: "Why are you so nervous? Even if you covet Changle, I don't bother to care about it. If you really can take her, I admire you a bit for marrying into this palace."
Fang Jun put his hand on his forehead and said helplessly: "It's hard to understand if we become husbands together, right?"
After all, Wu Meiniang was sincere and sincere. She changed the topic with a smile, looked at Princess Gao Yang and asked, "Ignoring what your husband is thinking, your Highness, do you want to go to Jiangnan for a stroll?"
"Of course I have to go!"
Princess Gao Yang raised her neck and said with a matter-of-fact expression: "Should I stay in Chang'an and watch them live happily together? We have to keep a close eye on them, lest we have an extra sister inexplicably and still don't know about it. "
Fang Jun had a headache. One moment, the girl said she didn't care at all about what happened to him and Princess Changle. The next moment, she couldn't figure out whether she was jealous or not. It was so unpredictable that she had no choice but to give in and said: "In that case, then you can go back to the palace." Let’s go and meet Princess Jinyang, and then go together to His Majesty to see if we can get a decree to allow you to leave Beijing and go south. It’s also a good opportunity to go out and relax and enjoy the scenery of Jiangnan.”