Early the next morning, the team set off south, and Erhei and his newlywed wife were also among them... Yesterday, Long Yao was gagged and her hands were tied before worshiping. They were untied after being sent to the bridal chamber. But it wasn't until
At dawn, there was no movement in the bridal chamber, which disappointed Wang Xian and others who braved the cold outside to listen to the wall.
However, when the newlyweds left the high hall in the morning, Long Yao had already calmed down a lot. She hugged her mother and cried, then held her father's hand and cried silently for a while... When she saw Zhu Meigui again, she had an expressionless face.
Call out: "Brother, take good care of your parents."
"Don't worry, sister." Zhu Meigui said with a smile: "The money left by my brother-in-law is enough to pay for several old ladies. My brother-in-law will wait until Master Tian calms down a little, and then he will send a car to pick up my parents and bring them to Beijing for recuperation."
Long Yao said nothing more, kowtowed to his parents, and got on the horse brought by Erhei. Zhu Meigui took them all the way to the outside of the city before saying goodbye. After Wang Xian and others had gone far, Zhu Meigui
His legs were weak and he knelt on the ground, beating his chest hard, and hitting the ground with his head, and howling like a wounded beast came out of his throat...
"Wang Xian, Wang Xian, what a Wang Xian hates his wife and kills him. You really think that I, a fallen phoenix, am worse than a chicken." Zhu Meigui growled with bloodshot eyes: "A gentleman takes revenge, and it is never too late in ten years.
One day, I will pay you back tenfold.”
Although his status as prince and son was abolished, he was still the great-grandson of Emperor Taizu. How could he not hate Wang Xian to the marrow of his heart to suffer such a shame and humiliation? However, he assessed the situation and knew that he must not fall out with this guy...
...His father and son are now fugitives. If they offend Wang Xian, they will only die. Moreover, in the future, the restoration of Zhongzuo will have to rely on the crown prince. A villain like Wang Xian cannot be offended.
Even if Wang Xian can't help, he can easily mess them up. In three or four years, anything can happen, and the right thing to do is to endure the humiliation and bear the burden...
Zhu Meigui finished venting his anger and did not return to the city. Firstly, he had no face to see Long Changshi. Secondly, because of Wang Xian's troubles, he was afraid that his identity would be exposed, so he went straight east. His father Zhu Jixi was currently hiding in Kaifeng.
Prince Zhou's Mansion
After Zhu Meigui left, several people emerged from the bushes beside the road. They were Wang Xian, Xianyun and others who had left earlier.
Xianyun asked Wang Xiandao unhappily: "Why don't you let me kill him?"
"You think I don't want to kill him?" Wang Xian rolled his eyes and said, "But I killed the substitute last time, and Xiao Heizi was already not very happy. If I touch the real thing again this time... Oh, the Zhu family is...
Dragon species, no matter where they are, we ordinary people cannot touch them."
"What are you afraid of? I guarantee that I will do it for Yu Jing." Xianyun held the sword in his arms and said, "Let him die without any evidence.
"But as soon as we walked away, his back legs died. How can my grandson not doubt me? This is more terrifying than me killing him with open fire." Wang Xian shook his head and said: "Okay, just treat him as a piece of shit.
Let him go."
"This is always a hidden danger." Wu Wei said worriedly.
"Afraid of a ball." Wang Xian rolled his eyes and said: "As the saying goes, a phoenix that has lost its feathers is not as good as a chicken. There is also a saying that you can't kill a chicken with a butcher's knife..."
"..." Wu Wei understood immediately and nodded: "I know what to do. What do you think of the Dongting water bandits?"
"Forget it, let's talk about it in two years," Wang Xian shook his head and sighed: "My grandson asked me to protect their safety. I really found the right person."
"Sir, you really don't need to offend him..." Erhei and Long Yao were not present, so Wu Wei had nothing to worry about: "There are so many women. It's not like Erhei would become a monk without Miss Long."
, there is no need to offend Zhu Meigui for him, and there will be no benefit in the future if it spreads to the ears of the prince and grandson."
"It's nothing to pass on to the prince and grandson. The old monk told me to keep my true colors... I thought about it and found that my true colors are nothing more than that gangster on the streets of Fuyang, that little official in the county government, ruthless and evil, except for loyalty.
There is nothing more than that." Wang Xian said slowly: "I think what the old monk meant was to let me do what I wanted to do. Erhei is closer than my own brother. I see him ruining himself for a woman, and I feel all over him.
I felt so uncomfortable that I had no choice but to help him out."
"But, isn't this method too simple and crude?" Wu Wei said with a bitter smile.
"Hey, I'm in a hurry." Wang Xian got on his horse and said, "I'm in a hurry to go back to Beijing to watch the lanterns with my wife, so I have to cut the knot quickly."
"You're such a mess." Wu Wei sighed helplessly, and a smile gradually appeared on his face: "It's really wonderful. It made Long Yao completely disappointed with Zhu Meigui, and saved her face. I guess she will, after a while,
I will make peace with Erhei."
"Of course, if she really doesn't want to marry Er Hei, she can just bite her tongue and commit suicide." Wang Xian smiled coldly and said: "It's fine so far, but there will be nothing wrong with it in the future." He muttered in his heart that he is a bitch.
Pretentious...,
"But, is this Miss Long a good match for Er Hei?" Wu Wei asked worriedly.
"Who knows whether the grapes are sour or sweet before you taste them?" Wang Xian spread his hands irresponsibly and said: "He wanted to eat them, so I picked them for him. As for whether they are sour or sweet, I can't control them. It's that simple.
. But don’t worry too much. No matter how scheming this woman is, getting married to her husband will be both a blessing and a loss. She is not the kind of woman who doesn’t know what’s good or bad.” Then he rode away and said, “Okay, don’t be salty.
Eat carrots, worry about nothing, and leave
"That's right, what are you worrying about?" Xianyun glanced at Wu Wei, then rode away and said, "You are still a bachelor yourself."
"I, I" Wu Wei chased Wang Xianda depressedly and said, "Aren't you a bachelor?"
"My grandfather has already found a woman for me," Xianyun glanced at him and said proudly: "We will hold a wedding for me when the Xuanwu Palace is completed."
"I've never heard you say this..." Wu Weidao.
"You never asked." Xianyun said.
"Okay..." Wu Wei shut his mouth. He forgot an iron rule...if he spoke to Xianyun for more than three sentences, he would be suppressed to the point of internal injury.
Then the team quickly headed south, sleeping at dawn and overnight, changing horses for eighty miles, and finally rushed back to the capital on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month. At this time, the capital was still in a jubilant festive atmosphere. In other dynasties, it might have been ten
The New Year is celebrated on the fifth day of the lunar month, but in the Ming Dynasty, from the eighth day of the first lunar month to the seventeenth night of the first lunar month, there was the Shangyuan Lantern Appreciation Carnival that lasted for ten days.
It is said that in ancient times, officials had statutory holidays. In the Han Dynasty, it was a five-day holiday. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was changed to a ten-day holiday. Every New Year, the winter solstice would have an extra seven days of rest. In addition, there were Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, and the emperor's birthday.
, Tathagata Buddha’s birthday, Lao Tzu’s birthday, and Confucius’ birthday are also holidays. In the Song Dynasty, there were still dozens of days of holidays a year, and in the Yuan Dynasty, there were only ten days left. In this dynasty, Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang, a model worker through the ages,
, believes that people should devote their limited lives to unlimited careers... What career? Of course it is the eternal emperor career of his old Zhu family. Therefore, rest is a waste of life, which in turn affects his achievement of the emperor career, so Zhu Yuanzhang will
Legal holidays have been reduced to an unprecedented level - three days
These three days are the Chinese New Year, the winter solstice, and the emperor's birthday respectively. In addition, everyone must go to work and are not allowed to be absent from work. Officials are also human beings. They work all day long without taking a break, and no one can bear it. When Zhu Di became emperor, he finally
In an act of compassion, officials were given additional holidays. The Lantern Festival started on the 11th day of the first lunar month, and all officials were given ten days off to celebrate the festival. In order to show the prosperity and health, and the peaceful singing and dancing, the eighth to the seventeenth day of the first lunar month were designated as the Lantern Festival.
The people rejoiced together.
When Wang Xian and others returned to Beijing, it was the last day of the Shangyuan Carnival, and also the craziest day... Although it was still daytime, they felt a strong festive atmosphere, and saw that both sides of the avenue were filled with various kinds of decorations.
There are all kinds of dragon lanterns, deer lanterns, moon lanterns, grape lanterns, gardenia lanterns... Although they are not lit, they are already dazzling. Under the lamps are people reveling during the day, walking on stilts, dancing lions, rowing land boats, and playing tricks.
Set off firecrackers...the gongs and drums are noisy, and the city is full of joy
Infected by the festive atmosphere, everyone was very excited even though they had traveled long distances for many days. Wang Xian waved his hand and said with a smile: "Let's all disperse. I will report again after the first month." Everyone cheered, and those who live in the capital city
They dispersed in a hurry, and those who were not in the capital also took over to play. Only Zhou Yong, Xianyun and Wu Wei were left, escorting Wang Xian back to his house.
Originally, it was supposed that the imperial envoy had to deliver the order when he returned to Beijing, but now it was a legal holiday. Not only the yamen were not working, but also the emperor was on rest, so he had to wait a few days before entering the palace... If it weren't for these few days off, he would have
I won't rush to the capital like a wolf...don't I just want to spend time with my wife...
When the guard saw Wang Xian and others riding back, he rubbed his eyes vigorously. After confirming that he was not dazzled, he hurriedly opened the main door, ran in and shouted: "Second Young Mistress, Second Young Mistress, the high official is back!"
The master above is Wang Xingye, so naturally he should be called Young Master Wang Xian. However, Wang Xian is the backbone of the family, so it is not appropriate for the servants to call him Young Master, so they call him "a senior official".
When Wang Xian heard this title, he felt a little weird. Damn it, I am a pure and honest person, so why do I have the same title as Ximen Qing? He really has no self-awareness, except that he is not as lustful as Ximen Qing. He cheats and abducts.
No worse than the senior officials from Ximen...
Wang Xian entered the sedan hall, and had just thrown the big cloak to the servant and asked the maid to dust the dust on his body, when he saw a green figure hurriedly came, who was it if it wasn't Lin Qing'er? The second young lady, who had always been dignified, never expected that her husband would show up.
When I came back at this time, I was extremely pleasantly surprised. Ignoring the young mistress's reserve, she ran out like a little girl. When she saw that it was the person she had been longing for, she couldn't help but burst into tears and threw herself into his arms like a tired bird in the forest.
Here, thousands of lovesickness turned into a murmur: