According to marriage customs, on the third day after the wedding, the couple will return to their parents' home. This is called returning home for three dynasties.
Zhang Yue and Qi Niang had lunch at Wu's house, also known as the Guining Banquet, and then went home before dark.
On this day, several carriages from the Wu Mansion stopped in front of Zhang's house.
Zhang Yue took Qi Niang's hand and got into the carriage, and then the two of them headed to Wu Mansion.
When the carriage was still a few miles away from the Jinliang Bridge, servants from the Wu Mansion rode into the mansion on fast horses to report. When the Seventeenth Mother of Zhang Yue arrived at the Wu Mansion, Wu Anchi was already waiting in front of the door.
When Wu Anchi saw Zhang Yue, he smiled and saluted, and Zhang Yue said, "I've met my second brother-in-law."
Wu Anchi smiled and said: "My seventeenth brother-in-law blocked the door that day by mistake. I really had no choice. My parents have been waiting for you for a long time. Please come in."
Zhang Yue was immediately invited to the door. Wu Chong and Li Taijun were sitting high in the inner hall. On the left and right were relatives of the Wu family, such as Wu Anshi and his wife, Wu Anchi and his wife, Ouyang Fa and his wife, Lu Xiji and his wife, Wen Jifu and his wife, etc.
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As for Wu Yu's relatives in the capital, Wu Yu has ten sons, three of whom are in the capital. As for Wu Fang, Wu Jing's family also has several children in the capital, but they are not in the inner hall, but are placed in the side hall.
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that the Wu family's large array of troops naturally places great importance on this new son-in-law.
Zhang Yue and Qi Niang kowtowed to Wu Chong and Li Taijun.
Wu Chong and Li Taijun both looked at the Seventeenth Mother carefully, but they saw that the Seventeenth Mother was wearing a bright red shirt and a gold-trimmed bra. She had a rosy complexion and was very radiant.
No need to guess too much, we also know that Zhang Yue is really good to Qi Niang.
Wu Chong, who was originally solemn, had a slight smile on his face, but this happened as he expected. When Li Taijun saw that Wu Chong looked good, he quickly said: "Don't kneel down, help them up quickly."
Zhang Yue Qiniang was immediately helped up by others.
Li Taijun smiled at Zhang Yue and said, "My little girl has been pampered since she was a child and has a wild temper. If there is anything wrong with her in the future, I'll take care of her."
Zhang Yue said: "My mother-in-law is here, I really don't dare to accept this as my son-in-law. My wife is gentle and virtuous, and she is really a good match. Being able to marry her is a blessing that my son-in-law has cultivated for three generations."
When Zhang Yue talked about his wife being gentle and virtuous, he originally wanted to add, "Don't worry, my mother-in-law, my wife will never come to prick her because of the lion's roar in Hedong." The seventeenth mother said what she said in the bridal chamber, but she thought that there were many people in the inner hall, so she
The words came to his lips but he still held them back.
But when Zhang Yue thought of this, he couldn't help but glance at Qi Niang beside him.
Seventeen Niang saw the expression on Zhang Yue's face that was half-smiling. Although she couldn't guess what he was thinking in his heart, she definitely didn't have anything nice to say, so she immediately pinched Zhang Yue's lower back quietly.
Zhang Yueleng couldn't help but feel the pain, his brows moved involuntarily, and he acted as if nothing had happened.
Wu Chong and Li Taijun are such delicate people. Although they couldn't see the little moves between Zhang Yue and Qi Niang, they couldn't see the slight differences in their expressions.
In fact, not only Wu Chong and Li Taijun, but several sisters of the Wu family also noticed that their sister had been very proud since she was a child, but she seemed to act like a little daughter in front of Zhang Yue. It was obvious how the two of them felt about each other after their wedding.
Seventeen Niang's sisters were happy for Seventeen Niang, but they also felt a little sour in their hearts.
Li Taijun was in a different state of mind. She had seen all four of her sons-in-law when they returned home. Although whether a marriage can be harmonious depends on the future management of the couple, if everything is twisted from the beginning of the marriage, then it will not be harmonious in the future.
Not much.
Now it seems that the Seventeenth Mother is the best to marry.
Of course the happiest person among the crowd was Wu Chong. Seeing Zhang Yue's seventeenth mother meet Wu Anshi one by one, after Ouyang sent them, he said: "The couple are tired from traveling, don't stand and lecture, sit down first"
Take a break."
When Li Taijun heard this, he smiled and said, "Master is really considerate."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Immediately everyone stood up, and Li Taijun told Zhang Yue's Seventeenth Mother: "You and your wife will follow Andu, Anshi, and Anzhi to meet their relatives first. When the banquet is held, they will call you. Seventeen, you need to help me entertain the number one scholar."
Lang."
Zhang Yue Qi Niang had just met Ouyang Fa, his wife, and others. They had known each other for a long time, but Qi Niang also had a younger brother, Wu Anshi, and this was the first time they met.
Wu Anshi is the youngest son of Wu Chong. He is only eleven or twelve years old now. Compared with his two brothers, Wu Anshi is even more shy and afraid of meeting strangers.
The rest are a few children. They are the third generation of Wu Chong, including Wang Anshi's grandson Wu Dong.
A new phoenix chick grew up in Nanshan, and his features are as sharp as a painting. He loved pears (referring to toys) when he was young, and he had to read five carts of books when he grew up.
When Mrs. Wang took Wu Tong back to her parents' home to meet Wang Anshi, Wang Anshi heard that Wu Tong didn't like studying and loved to play. Wang Anshi persuaded his daughter not to let her control him strictly, saying that he should just play when he was a child and then study when he grows up.
It can be seen that the matter of being favored by another generation cannot help but happen to Wang Anshi.
Later, Wu Anshi and others introduced Zhang Yue to meet relatives from the other three rooms of the Wu residence.
For example, the elders of the Wu family all took Yin as officials. Wu Andu's current official is the Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple, Wu Anchang's original official is the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, and Wu Anhou's original official is Fengli Lang of Taichang Temple.
Wu Andu and the other three were all Yin officials. Apart from receiving their salaries, they had no assignments. They were just waiting for the Ministry of Personnel's annotation. As for Wu Andu, the highest-ranking official in this generation of the Wu family, his own official, Guanglu Si Cheng, was only the 39th-ranking official in the capital.
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Zhang Yue is now the 38th-level Prime Minister of Dali Temple, and his official position is still higher than that of Wu Andu. Moreover, Zhang Yue is a Jinshi, so the future prospects of the two are incomparable.
Although the other disciples of the Wu family's eldest family claimed to be in the imperial court, they had no intention of becoming officials and left the capital early.
As for the second and third bedrooms of the Wu family, the difference was much worse. Wu Jingguan, the second bedroom, went to Taichang Temple Cheng (the 39th rank of Beijing official), and then died of illness.
Wu Fangguan of the third room went to the capital official Wai Lang (the 33rd rank of the capital official), but he was hunted down for committing crimes and was now under the supervision of Shouzhou. Therefore, the children of the second room and third room did not even have Yin officers. Now they rely on the Wu family back then.
He also makes a living from the property he owns in Jingli.
Zhang Yue met so many people, and sighed that he had seen what a big family is. He couldn't help but think of Ning Rong's second house in Dream of Red Mansions. If you do well, you can be an official in the court, and if you don't do well, you can get a shelter. This way
The family continues.
The children in the second and third bedrooms of the Wu family are all very well-educated and very polite. Of course, they also understand that the situation of the Wu family is not as good as it was then. Maybe in ten or twenty years, the whole Wu family will rely on Zhang Yue.
When Wu Chong's father, Wu Daiwen, the Minister of Rites, was in Beijing, every time a countryman came to visit, no matter what the countryman's status was, he would have his nephews and nephews listed on the left and right to serve and teach him (see Neng Gaizhaimanlu).
It can be seen from this that when Wu Daiwen was there, the family education of the Wu family was very strict. No wonder all four sons were awarded Jinshi and a prime minister was appointed.
Now that Wu Daiwen is no longer here, although the family tradition is a bit loose, it is still generally upright.
Seeing that Zhang Yue and everyone in the Wu family were almost finished talking, Wu Chong called Zhang Yue to the side hall.
Zhang Yue understood that his father-in-law had something to tell him.
