It has been updated for 65 days, which means that it has been a year since I wrote the fourth chapter of this book. It is a time worth celebrating. I won’t say anything else, but I will work hard to celebrate with the third update today!
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During the suburban festival, Wei Zifu appeared in front of the world as the replacement of the queen, and many people had new speculations. As a result, the Wei family, which had been ignored before, was visited by an endless stream of guests in the past few days.
And all the gifts were given. Wei Qing was the most representative of the Wei family, and he had the most visitors to his house.
Ruyin Hou Xia Houpo came into Wei Qing's house with two large carts of gifts and laughed: "Oh! Brother Wei Qing's house is really difficult to enter. If it weren't for my brother's good health, I would have been squeezed into a meat pie!
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Wei Qing hurriedly saluted: "I hope you will forgive me for not being able to welcome my great master from afar."
Xia Houpo waved his hand: "Who among us brothers is following whom? It can be said that we don't know each other without fighting. Mrs. Wei is about to be crowned queen. I don't have the ability to congratulate my brother in person. It shouldn't be a problem to come to Brother Wei Qing to ask for a drink, right?"
Wei Qing was stunned for a moment, with a solemn expression on his face: "You Yinhou, be careful what you say!"
"Haha!"
She couldn't come out either, and Mrs. Wei has given birth to a son for Your Majesty, so it's only a matter of time that the mother will be crowned queen based on her son."
Wei Qing was not easy to answer, so he just let Xiahou Po in without saying anything. Xiahou Po didn't care at all, and continued to joke loudly. As the dandy in Chang'an City, Han Yan was the first, Chen Wu was the second, and Xiahou Po
Definitely the third one. Now that the first one is dead, and the second one will soon become useless because of Princess Guantao's problem, Xiahou Po can be said to have cleared the dark clouds and seen the blue sky, and he has ascended to the top of Chang'an's dandy in an upright manner.
Xia Hou Po's ancestor Xia Hou Ying can also be regarded as one of the heroes of the founding of the Han Dynasty. If it were not for Xia Hou Ying, Empress Lu's son Hui Emperor and daughter Princess Lu Yuan would have died in the rebellion. With these merits, Xia Hou Ying was named Ru
Yin Hou, and allowed to have eight hundred private soldiers, which was very rare in the Han Dynasty. Precisely because the Xiahou family had these eight hundred private soldiers, no matter which emperor they were, they would be treated with courtesy and do anything they could.
He wanted to win over Xiahou Po, so Xiahou Po dared to show off in Chang'an City.
Xia Houying was in high spirits today, and it could be seen from the expression on his face that he must be up to something good. Accompanied by Wei Qing, after drinking tea and chatting for a while, Xia Houying took a piece of paper from the servant with a smile.
Beautifully made paper. The paper is very white and has a very hard texture. This kind of paper is rarely seen on the market, and is only used as the cover of memorials in the homes of some officials.
Handing the cardboard to Wei Qing, Xia Houpo said with a smile: "Today, I am here to congratulate Mrs. Wei, and to invite brother Wei to my wedding. The Empress Dowager has agreed to marry Princess Pingyang to me.
, the date will be set on August 20th, and I will ask Brother Wei to honor you then."
Wei Qing was stunned again. This Xia Houpo came into the house and said two things, both of which struck Wei Qing's heart. He suppressed his unhappiness and took the cardboard from Xia Houpo's hand. It was an invitation. I don't know.
Since when did the dignitaries of Chang'an City like to use paper to make various things, such as memorials, books, films, and even invitations like this?
Xiahou Po's invitation had a gold border and a pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water. Both the painting and the workmanship were excellent. According to Wei Qing's knowledge, the production cost of such an invitation was no less than thirty yuan. Look.
The bundle in the hands of Xiahou Po's servant was bulging, and there must be quite a lot in it.
"You, Marquis Yin, want to marry Princess Pingyang? Why haven't you heard of this?"
"Hahaha! Don't make a fuss if you haven't heard of it. This matter is the same as the matter of Mrs. Wei's conferment. The Queen Mother has already agreed. All she needs to do is to issue an order. I will plan the date first to avoid panic later, right? Although Princess Pingyang is a widow
, and for Pingyang Marquis Cao Shou, I have observed mourning for one year. I have calculated that the year of mourning will be completed on August 20th, and I am completely free to marry."
Wei Qing frowned: "I'm afraid you did something wrong by waiting for this matter. What if His Majesty doesn't issue an order by then? Wouldn't it make the world laugh at you?"
Xia Houpo waved his hand: "Brother Wei Qing understands his kindness well. Tell him the truth and there won't be any problems in this matter."
"Oh! In this case, I must ask for a wedding drink!"
"It's a deal, Mrs. Wei and brother Wei Qing are both from Pingyang Houfu, and they can be regarded as the princess's old friends. From now on, you and I will be the same people. Brother Wei Qing will have to show off a lot in front of Queen Wei.
Can you give me a kind word for my brother?"
Wei Qing smiled sadly: "You are a Marquis, but I can only build a chapter supervisor, and I can't enter the palace on weekdays. Besides, there is no news about my sister's conferment. Even if the monarch and ministers are different, there are not many words.
Easy to talk about."
"Brother doesn't need to say anything, just mention my brother's name!" Xia Houpo smiled and patted Wei Qing's shoulder: "Don't worry, the princess and your majesty have a deep love for each other. If anything happens, I will take care of you for you."
, speaking of which, if Mrs. Wei becomes a queen and the princess gets married, we will become relatives! Hahaha..."
Wei Qing laughed dryly along with him: "I am from a pariah background, how dare you marry your Yin Hou?"
"It's not a marriage, it's a fact! It doesn't matter even if I don't admit it!"
Xia Houpo refused to leave, and Wei Qing was an honest man, so he naturally did not have the courage to drive him out. Every time Xia Houpo said another word, Wei Qing was stabbed in the heart. Thinking of what Su Ren said to him at the beginning, things were going as Su Ren expected.
In order to win over Xiahou Po, the emperor really planned to marry Princess Pingyang. Wei Qing didn't like this kind of naked exploitation of the relationship, but as a courtier he couldn't say anything more and could only deal with it without a word.
Basically, Xia Houpo talked the whole morning, and Wei Qing sat aside and answered. Sometimes Wei Qing wanted to go up and beat Xia Houpo, or even kill him. But in the end, he failed to take action. A group of visitors outside the door were envious.
In their eyes, Xiahou Po and Wei Qing saluted and said goodbye. As soon as Xiahou Po left, Wei Qing immediately ordered the door to close and thank guests. His mind was too confused and he wondered if Su Ren was joking when he asked him to propose marriage to his cousin.
Xiahou Po was able to send invitations to Wei Qing, so Su Ren was naturally indispensable. Compared with the first two dudes, Xiahou Po's only advantage was that he could bend and stretch. This is also the reason why Xiahou's family has not been around for more than a century. There were many princes who were granted titles during the reign of Emperor Gaozu, and they can be passed down.
The Xiahou family is the only one that still retains the treatment given to them by their ancestors, because the Xiahou family enjoys both sides and cannot offend anyone.
Looking at the shoddy invitation, Su Ren smiled.
Huo Qubing was a little worried: "Sir, this Xia Houpo dares to slander the princess's reputation and compete with his uncle for the princess. I will bring someone to break his legs right now."
Su Ren smiled: "Okay, go ahead! With your little ability, you can defeat the Xiahou family's 800 private soldiers."
"Then we can't let Xia Houpo act so recklessly. At the beginning, he promised his uncle that he and the princess would be happy!"
Su Ren glanced at Huo Qubing: "I didn't make a mistake, didn't I? Didn't Xiahou Po not marry the princess yet?"
Huo Qubing's eyes lit up: "Sir, do you have any clever ideas?"
"Why don't you believe what your husband says?"
Huo Qubing quickly shook his head: "My aunt said that your husband is the smartest person in the Han Dynasty and the most committed person. His words will naturally count!"
"Stop scaring me with your aunt. Your husband isn't even afraid of the emperor, so why is he afraid of a queen who doesn't have a title?" Su Ren glared at Huo Qubing: "Okay, there's no need to flatter or provoke. If you want your uncle to be successful,
If you marry the princess, go find Mr. Han quickly."
"No!" Huo Qubing agreed, turned around and ran out the door.
Su Ren looked at the invitation in his hand again. Su Ren absolutely admired Xiahou Po for playing such a trick. Without getting the emperor's permission, he started preparing for the wedding with great fanfare. Su Ren felt ashamed for being so shameless.
It's not as good as the invitation. There's nothing pretty about it. It's actually just a reminder notice. But Su Ren didn't think that this invitation was a reminder for his money, but that Xia Houpo was using it to demand his own life.
This time Huo Qubing was very efficient. He didn't have much time and dragged Han Qing to Su Ren's hospital. Han Qing was not as leisurely as Su Ren. He was very busy with the purchase of locusts, but he was dragged away by Huo Qubing.
Come to Su Ren.
He shook off Huo Qubing's hand: "Here we are, you're still trying to break my arm?"
Huo Qubing chuckled: "Sir, you can't be unhappy if you find Mr. Han!"
Han Qing couldn't laugh or cry: "What happened this time has something to do with you, right? Did you get into something again? Did you make your husband unhappy? Or did you bully that college dude?"
Huo Qubing shook his head: "How dare you make your husband angry? If you are locked up in a solitary room once, you will never want to go in again! Those guys in the academy are even worse. They bully them because they think highly of them. How dare you file a complaint?"
Huo Qubing is a good young man. Although he is only fourteen years old, he is tall and handsome. Standing next to Han Qing, he is only a little shorter than Han Qing, but much stronger than Han Qing. Maybe the Huo family has this gene, and people of the same generation as Huo Qubing
Hawking is like this. Although he is not very old, he is strong and powerful. He is very interested in practicing martial arts. Now he is the captain of the Academy Guards. He has more than 300 people under his command in an orderly manner.
After entering Su Ren's room, before Han Qing could say anything, Su Ren threw the invitation from Xiahou Po to Han Qing: "Take a look, our Ru Yinhou can't wait any longer."
Han Qing read ten lines at a glance: "This Xiahou Po is so disrespectful of dignity, isn't he afraid of being punished by your Majesty?"
Su Ren smiled: "The only competitor, Han Yan, is dead. Xiahou Po is so unique that he naturally feels that he can catch her! Think about it, in the entire court, Xiahou Po is the only one who has the capital to marry Princess Pingyang."
"Then, sir, what do you mean? Do you want to..."
Su Ren smiled: "Since he is looking for death, we can't be blamed. I originally thought that if Princess Pingyang observes the mourning for one year, Xiahou will be more contented, but now it seems that we are wrong! Let Jiyu start taking action and find a time and opportunity.
Let's expose the matter and see how Xiahou Po responds." (To be continued)
