Xie Mansion, Rose Courtyard, Wuyi Lane, Xie An and Xie Wan stood with their hands clasped beside a few roses with withered flowers and leaves.
Wan saluted, and then said to Xie Daoyun: "Madam, Chen Langjun came back from Lu Mansion. It went well. Chen Langjun said that Madam will go to Hengtang to visit if it is convenient."
Xie Wan raised his eyebrows and asked, "A Yuan, what are you doing in the Lu Mansion right now?"
Xie Daoyun whispered: "Miss Lu has come to visit twice. My niece has been in better spirits these past two days and wants to pay a return visit."
Xie Wandao: "If you want to pay a return visit, don't wait for this day. Empress Dowager Chongde will summon you and Miss Lu tomorrow, and the titles of the two wives will be bestowed upon you by the Queen Mother. Are you not underestimating your status by going to see Miss Lu at this time?"
Xie An smiled and said: "A Yuan, it's almost dusk now. It's really inappropriate for you to rush to the Lu Mansion. Please come back for a visit in two days." Seeing Xie Daoyun lowering his head and lowering his eyebrows, he agreed softly, knowing that his niece had an unsolved problem.
, I will inevitably feel guilty when facing the Lu family girl in the future, so the owner of the Chen family's inner house may have to give up, which is not a good idea. I have to resolve this knot for A Yuan——
Xie An asked: "A Yuan, do you feel that you owe anything to Miss Lu? Think about it carefully - Miss Lu can still marry Chen Caozhi, and if I, Xie, hadn't facilitated it, it wouldn't have been so smooth. Chen Cao
My affection for you comes from the bottom of Chen Caozhi's heart and has nothing to do with Lu's daughter. It was not given to you by Lu's daughter. Ayuan, you are a smart man. Don't stick to the theory of lifelong friends. You need to be flexible. Chen Cao
It is his great blessing to be able to marry you and the Lu family's daughter, and Qian Tang and Chen family will benefit greatly. Isn't this what you want to see? "
If there is anyone in the world who makes Xie Daoyun feel profound and unpredictable, then one is Chen Caozhi, who is a banished immortal with wisdom from his previous life and always has witty words and wit that surprise her; the other is the person who raised and educated her.
The eldest third uncle Xie An, the third uncle is gentle and indifferent, has far-reaching vision, is proficient in Confucianism and has great wisdom in life——
Xie Daoyun looked at the way his third uncle was gently shaking his palm fan, and he almost suspected that his third uncle had anticipated today's situation a few years ago!
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The next morning, a female maid and two eunuchs from the Chongde Palace came to the Xie Mansion in Wuyi Lane to convey the order. The Empress Dowager Chongde summoned Xie Daoyun, the daughter of the former Zhenxi General Xie Yi, to the palace to see her——
On this day, Xie Daoyun got up early to take a bath, and washed his hair with precious sweet-scented lilywood. The long hair that reached his hips was bright and fragrant. He wore a hairpin in a high bun, a skirt with a curved train, and a thin layer of makeup, which made him look beautiful and charming.
Liu Dan, Mrs. Xie An, who came to supervise her niece's dressing up, laughed and said: "A beauty like Yuanzi actually travels as a man to study and serves as an official for several years without being noticed. Are all men in the world blind?"
The maid Liu Xu said: "Chen Langjun has noticed it a long time ago."
Mrs. Xie Liu Dan said narrowly: "It seems that Chen Caozhi has long coveted my Yuanzi. Otherwise, since he knew that my Yuanzi was a daughter, why would he still be on duty and dating!"
Xie Daoyun's cheeks were burning, and he said coquettishly: "Third aunt, how long are you going to make fun of your niece!"
Mrs. Xie Liu Dan smiled and said: "I will rest until death."
Xie Daoyun had nothing to do with her aunt who was as outspoken and joking as a man.
At Chen's time, Xie Daoyun took the catkins and the two maids entered Taicheng in an ox cart because of the wind. They got off at the stop gate. They saw Lu Weirui also arriving in the cart. The two women met each other, each feeling shy. At this time, they were not talking to each other.
While talking, they just smiled and saluted each other, and then followed the female officer and the eunuch to Chongde Palace——
Yesterday, the Empress Dowager Chu received Xie An and Lu Na's watch seals from Emperor Sima Yu personally. After reading them, she was surprised and laughed. Although she lived in the palace, she was not familiar with the rumors in the city about Chen Caozhi and the two girls Lu and Xie.
I had heard about the emotional entanglements between Chen Caozhi and I didn't know how Chen Caozhi should deal with it. Unexpectedly, in a twist of events, Xie An and Lu Na actually agreed to Chen Caozhi's double marriage. Empress Dowager Chu said: "It is indecent to have two wives side by side."
Emperor Sima Yu said: "This is also a story that has been told for thousands of years. Although it is not in line with etiquette, you may as well obey the authority. During the time of Emperor Wu, the previous emperor had special edicts for his wives. It is not unprecedented. I ask the Queen Mother to make this happen."
Since she is the Lu family, Xie family made her own request, the beauty of adulthood, and the blessing of marriage. Why would the Queen Mother Chu not do it, so she sent the female official Xuan Lu early this morning to thank the two daughters for entering the palace——
The Empress Dowager Chu was deeply impressed by Lu Weirui. She had met Lu Weirui in Waguan Temple last year. At that time, Lu Weirui and Chen Caoyi painted eight Tianlong murals for the Main Hall. The Empress Dowager Chu saw Chen Cao's handsomeness and Lu Weirui's beauty, which was truly a fairy.
The couple wanted to promote this absolute marriage, just because they knew that Lu Shi was strongly opposed to this marriage, so the Empress Dowager Chu could not offend the Lu family of Wu County and force the marriage. Later, the deposed emperor Sima Yi wanted to accept Lu Weirui as his concubine, and the Empress Dowager Chu made it clear
After objecting and seeing Lu Weirui's expression of love, she felt even more pity for Lu Weirui. So when they met this time, Empress Dowager Chu came down and took Lu Weirui's hand. She asked her her age and some trivial matters in a friendly manner. Lu Weirui answered them one by one with gentle and gentle words.
, Empress Dowager Chu was very happy and left Xie Daoyun aside for a while——
After a while, the Queen Mother Chu remembered that there was another Xie Daoyun. She looked at Xie Daoyun's appearance and said to herself: "This Xie girl has beautiful features and beautiful eyes. She is also a good woman, but she is too tall. If it weren't for Chen Caozhi's tall
He is tall and tall, and not a good match for an ordinary man." He asked, "Dao Yun, has your lung disease been cured?"
Xie Daoyun said respectfully: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern. My daughter's illness is much better."
Empress Dowager Chu saw Xie Daoyun's slanted eyebrows and narrow eyes, which looked familiar. She suddenly remembered that she had seen this lady from the Xie family in Waguan Temple last year.
Yingtai was still arguing with Chen Caozhi in front of the Empress Dowager Chu and Sima Yu, who was King Langya at the time. The Empress Dowager Chu remembered that she even asked a question at that time - on the similarities and differences between poems, Chen Caozhi and that Zhu Ying
There were wonderful discussions in both Taiwan and the debate. In the end, there was no winner or loser. Empress Dowager Chu gave each of them three hundred pieces of silk——
Empress Dowager Chu smiled and said: "Zhu Langjun, this is not the first time that the widow has met you. Last year, you and Chen Caozhi had a wonderful argument at Waguan Temple. It is said that you threatened to marry Xie Daoyun. Is this true?"
Xie Daoyun's face was flushed and he could not suppress his embarrassment, but he had to answer the Queen Mother's question, so he had to respond: "My servant is ridiculous, please reprimand the Queen Mother."
Empress Dowager Chu said: "Your infatuation is admirable. Although there were twists and turns, good things came together in the end." Zhuang Rong said: "Lu Weirui, Xie Daoyun, I want to ask you a question -"
Lu Weirui and Xie Daoyun both bowed and said, "Please ask the Queen Mother."
Empress Dowager Chu asked: "Are you both willing to marry Chen Cao?"
Lu Weirui responded: "My daughter is willing to marry."
Xie Daoyun then responded: "My daughter is willing to marry." She couldn't help but blush.
Empress Dowager Chu nodded and said: "There is no ancient etiquette for a man to marry two wives. Although there is a precedent for Jiahou in this dynasty, he did not marry two wives at the same time. Moreover, Jiahou's left and right wives could not live in harmony and even spoke harshly to each other. It is hard to follow.
, since your two parents want to ask this palace to grant you a marriage to Chen Caozhi, after you two marry Chen Caozhi together, you should be chaste, think about yourself quietly, love your husband and raise your children, and get along with each other in a friendly manner.
There will be constant quarrels in the house, which will make your husband miserable and make others laugh."
Lu Weirui and Xie Daoyun all responded solemnly: "Yes."
Empress Dowager Chu said: "Since you have left and right ladies, who is left and who is right, this makes it difficult for the widow to decide. So let's leave this matter to God's will. I will choose a sentence from Guan Neihou Zhang Maoxian's "Proverbs for Women",
Write it on the paper. You two will not be able to see it for now. You two will each choose a sentence from "The Proverbs of Women's History". If it is close to the proverb on the paper of this Palace in the original text, it is Mrs. Zuo. If it is far away, it is Mrs. Zuo.
How about the lady on the right?"
Zhang Maoxian is Zhang Hua, the leading erudite and talented scholar in the former Jin Dynasty. His "Proverbs for Women" is a motto to advise court women to observe virtue. It is more than 300 words and is as widely circulated as Cai Yong's "Proverbs for Women"
, Lu Weirui, and Xie Daoyun all found this method fresh and interesting, so they would not agree to it.
Empress Dowager Chu took a piece of paper and pen and wrote the sixteen words in the first paragraph of "The Proverbs of Women's History": "Yuan Shi and his wife, as well as the monarch and his ministers. If the family is upright, Wang You will be in good order." She put the pen aside and said with a smile: "You
Each of them will report a few words."
Lu Weirui glanced at Xie Daoyun, and Xie Daoyun signaled her to report first, so Lu Weirui recited: "A woman's virtue is gentle, and she is chaste." These two sentences are directly followed by "If the family is upright, the king will have a moral code."
What Xie Daoyun wanted to repay was exactly what Lu Weirui said, but Lu Weirui took the lead. He couldn't help shaking his head secretly. It seemed that God's will was like this, so he recited: "People know how to decorate their appearance, but they don't know how to decorate their nature."
." These two sentences are in the middle of the article "Proverbs of Women's History".
The Empress Dowager Chu ordered the female officials to convey the four sentences she had just written in handwriting to Lu Weirui and Xie Daoyun, and the titles of the two wives were decided. Lu Na was naturally very happy, and Xie An was also unhappy.
The news of Empress Dowager Chongde's marriage was spread that day, and the people of Jiankang were very happy. In the past month, first the emperor was deposed, and then Lu Chang rebelled. Huan Da Sima's three thousand sharp armors are still stationed in Jiankang.
People are panicking. Now that there is such a happy event that has shocked the whole city, everyone in the government and the public feels that they can relax. For Chen Cao to marry two girls from the northern and southern clans, although it is not in line with etiquette, it is not harmful. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties,
There are many things that go beyond the rules and regulations. I can only envy Chen Cao's great fortune. Jian Kangcheng's wine shops, teahouses, alleys and Qufang, he really talks about Chen Cao's influence on his wife to everyone he meets -
Sima Daofu, the princess of Xin'an County, burst into tears in Yongfu Province when she learned that Chen Caozhi was going to marry Lu Weirui and Xie Daoyun. She went to Zhongzhai to cry to her father Sima Yu. She cried and said that Li Jingshu taught her to expose to Lu Weirui that Xie Daoyun was disguised as a man and became an official.
The original intention was to inspire Lu Weirui to enter the palace in anger, but unexpectedly, Lu Weirui and Xie's two daughters married Chen Caozhi together. Sima Daofu had no hope at this time and cried so hard that he couldn't help but...
Emperor Sima Yu frowned. He didn't know that Li Jingshu had instigated Daofu to do such a thing. This was obviously due to Huan Wen's instruction. It seemed that Huan Wen didn't want Chen Caozhi to marry the Lu family, but Huan Wen couldn't do it either.
I hope Lu’s daughter will enter the palace. This matter is really puzzling!