Tan Qingning has returned to Beijing to report on his duties. All the adults and generals have left. Lantai County has become much cleaner at once. All the local tyrants and evil gentry have appeared in powder, fighting dogs, walking birds and visiting brothels, and strutting through the city in small groups.
Nostrils pointed upward.
afternoon!
"All Poisons Can't Invade" The alley was noisy with gongs and drums, firecrackers were blasting, and there was an endless stream of guests coming to the Zhao Mansion to congratulate them. Everyone in the county knew that Zhao Guanren was going to be a capital official. Although the official title of the fifth grade remained unchanged, his immediate boss was
Prince, even fools understand what it means.
"Sit, sit, sit! Everyone, please sit inside..."
Zhao Guanren stood at the door to greet the guests in person. At first he thought that the eight-in courtyard was really huge, but today it was definitely overcrowded. There were twenty tables placed inside and outside and there was no room for them, so Yu Niang could only ask Yu Niang to arrange fifteen tables of flowing seats at the door.
Invite guests.
"Send all the congratulatory gifts to me. I will be the butler today..."
Song Chizhu set up an official desk at the door and led his master and chief clerk to receive the gifts in person. Before the arrival of the new magistrate, he had to continue doing the work of the magistrate. Now he has become the biggest and most impressive person in Lantai County.
He looks even more arrogant than Zhao Guanren.
"Oh! The little madam is here..."
Everyone suddenly came out and cheered in unison. They saw two big red sedans coming from the alley. Two Xipo women led the way. Two rows of musicians played the suona, and four maids held wooden buckets and sprinkled sugar along the way.
, followed by a lion dance team playing gongs and drums.
"Hmm~"
Zhao Guanren stood straight on the steps. He was also wearing a bright red wedding dress today. He looked at the signboards in front of the sedans with satisfaction. They were all red with gold letters. The words on the first sedan were - Bian, the second.
In front of the sedan chair is a person——Thank you!
The mistress is also called Mrs. Ru. To put it bluntly, she is a side house one level higher than the concubine. Although the official does not recognize this status and only recognizes the only wife in the family, it is a common convention among the people and the neighbors will say that they are husband and wife.
"Sir! You have given their family a great deal of face..."
Song Chizhu stood up and sighed repeatedly. The two families originally planned to enter the palace as concubines, but Zhao Guanren gave them the status of side wives, and even used half of the betrothal gift and a matchmaker to recruit them. The Bian and Xie families were overjoyed, and the marriage of interests also came to an end.
Became upright.
"The young lady alights from the sedan chair, and the groom is led in..."
The two brides shouted at the same time. A red carpet had been laid out in front of the gate. After the sedans landed, the two bridesmaids opened the sedan curtains at the same time and took out big red silk flowers from the hands of the two brides. They were happy.
He looked at Zhao Guanren.
"The evil old society is so damn exciting..."
Zhao Guanren ran down the steps very excitedly, but he could only hold one person at a time. Miss Bian's sixth daughter was naturally the first one. She was gently led by him with a red hijab and walked in. A brazier was already placed at the door.
, Yu Niang threw a glass of alcohol viciously.
"What for?"
Zhao Guanren was startled by the sudden rise of flames. Unexpectedly, Yu Niang pinched her waist and shouted: "Let her know how powerful she is. When she enters the Zhao family, she must serve the master well. If she dares to cause trouble, someone will deal with her!"
"The slave family knows! The slave family will serve the master well and give birth to children for the Zhao family..."
Bian Yulei knelt down very gently. It turned out to be another bad feudal custom. The two vermilion doors of the mansion were only half open, because Zhao Guanren's house did not have a small door. Otherwise, Mrs. Ru could only enter through the small door, and the main door could only be opened for the principal wife.
"Master! Please go in..."
Xipo followed up and shouted loudly: "The fire smoke moved forward after one step, and the lotus flowers entered the hall. The hall is filled with gold and jade, and I am sure to be the number one scholar in the coming year!"
"
Be careful! Don’t burn your skirt..."
Zhao Guanren took Bian Yulei across the brazier and led her into the door of his mansion. The guests were clapping their hands and cheering enthusiastically, but Zhao Guanren ran out again, and there was also the second lady of the Xie family who was patiently waiting in the sedan chair.
Wait.
"Yingying! Come in..."
Zhao Guanren glanced curiously at the sedan chair. In fact, he and Miss Xie Er didn't know each other at all, but Miss Xie Er didn't know what kind of madness she had and forced her father to recommend himself. The Xie family could only bite the bullet and ask him if he wanted to be married.
A three-year-old girl.
"Young Master! A ten-mile flat lake is covered with frost and the sky is covered with frost. Every inch of blue hair is filled with worries about the old age. What is the next sentence..."
The second young lady was sitting in the sedan chair without getting up. She was different from the bad third young lady of the Xie family. She was a yellow-flowered girl who had no experience in love.
"Looking at the moon to protect each other, I only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals..."
Zhao Guanren smiled slightly, and the matchmaker took him to take a sneak peek. The second young lady was an artistic otaku. She was addicted to poetry all day long and was not married. However, she was petite and exquisite at 1.6 meters tall, with a dignified and beautiful face. In modern times, she was a small beauty with small breasts.
.
"It's so good. I knew that the second half of the sentence was the essence..."
The second young lady suddenly got out of the sedan, grabbed his hand and said excitedly: "What a sentence, I only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals. How could the young master write such a wonderful poem? Your literary talent really makes this little girl admire me.
That song with you is so precious..."
"Second Miss! You are getting married, come in quickly..."
The dowry girl pushed her shyly, Zhao Guanren pulled her and smiled and said: "What's the hurry? We have a long way to go, but I'm not marrying a poet friend. I have to take good care of her in the bridal chamber at night. After solving the problem of the lower body, only the upper body can
Motivation!"
"I'm so abrupt. I'm so excited to see the young master..."
Miss Xie Er lowered her head and followed him forward, and said shyly: "Bridal chamber... I don't understand. I will do whatever my husband asks me to do. But my literary talent is mediocre. I will give you a baby in the future. You
Can you compose a poem for me?"
"Haha~ give me two more babies, and my husband will be able to flourish in poetry..."
Zhao Guanren led her across the brazier and took the two brides into the main room together. The etiquette of marrying Mrs. Ru was much less formal. After praying to heaven and earth, the husband and wife bowed to each other and it was over. Zhao Guanren did not have his parents here. Bian thanked the two.
You can't even come to the high hall of your home.
"Everyone has a good time eating and drinking. Don't be polite to me..."
Zhao Guanren walked out of the main room to greet the guests. In the Dashun Dynasty, they usually married wives early and took concubines late. The sky was getting dark, so everyone was eating and drinking happily.
"The two young ladies are entering the bridal chamber..."
The two brides led the brides into the inner house, and the two dowry maids also followed the jade mother, holding their belongings and looking around.
"Jade lady!
Bian Yulei's maid asked: "This house is so small, why don't you buy a bigger one?"
"Silly!"
Yu Niang, who was originally from the Bian family, said with a smile: "I will go to Beijing next month to become a high official, and we all have to go with him, but I didn't expect that it would be a dowry. Where is Miss Six's personal maid?"
"
"The matchmaker said that I don't like fat girls, so it's me..."
The little girl held his arm knowingly and begged: "Yu Niang! We entered the house together, so you have to help me take care of him at night. I didn't expect to be married, and I didn't learn from my aunt. If the master calls me to come,
I don’t even understand how to serve!”
"Do the Xie family understand? Are you innocent..."
Yu Niang looked at the other maid, who nodded quickly and said: "Innocent! I'm a young dowry girl who knows all the tricks in bed.
I want to ask my sister what my master’s taboos and preferences are. My young lady doesn’t know anything, so I have to serve you tonight!”
"Come into the room and talk to us..."
Yu Niang led them into the bedroom. The two brides had already left. The two brides were sitting side by side on the big bed. They could only see the ground under their red headscarves.
I heard Bian Yulei say shyly: "Yu Niang! Do I want to have a bridal chamber with sister Xie?"
"It doesn't matter what I say, you have to listen to our master..."
Yu Niang closed the door and said with a smile: "The third lady's room is the first one in the west wing, the fourth lady's is the second room, and the east wing is Aunt Luo's. I live in the back room of the connecting room. Which lady will sleep in the room and which girl will sleep in it?"
The small couches are all from wealthy families, so I don’t need to say more, right?"
"Who is the second lady? Why haven't you heard about it..."
Xie Yingying asked in surprise, and Yu Niang said again: "The second lady has not come here yet. She is a fourth-rank official in the court, and the position must be reserved for her. Let's keep it secret among our family members and don't let it be spread outside. It's true."
The room is probably from the palace!"
"It has been spread all over the place for a long time, little princess..."
The maid of the Bian family covered her mouth and said with a smile: "The master put his arms around the little princess and kissed her on the boat. People saw it. They were calling me the princess in private, so no one dared to snatch the main house, but our family members
Don’t talk nonsense, we all know the rules!”
"As long as you know, be strict with your words..."
Yu Niang smiled arrogantly and said: "You two madams, don't be nervous. The family rules of our Zhao family are to set rules outside the room. If there are no rules in the room, you can do whatever you want in the bridal chamber. You two girls, go and wash your butts quickly."
Our master’s body and bones are not ordinary!”
"Hehe~ Now that I'm pregnant, let's become a concubine instead of a maid..."
The two dowry girls covered their mouths and snickered. Unexpectedly, just as Yu Niang was about to speak, she suddenly heard the guests applauding and shouting: "Oh! My beautiful concubine is coming in. Mr. Zhao is in pairs tonight, so he is happy! Ha!"
Ha ha……"
"Four happy moments? Why is there one more..."
Both girls looked at Yu Niang, and Yu Niang also said in surprise: "I don't know, Han Ji sent a niece to be his concubine, and the master also specifically told him not to have a wedding with the two ladies tonight. This Han Ji
Do you remember why you gave me an extra one?"
"Click~"
Yuniang suddenly opened the window, and the two brides carried two women in from the back door. One of them was dressed similar to the bride, also covered with a bright red silk hijab, and wore more than a dozen on both wrists.
There are so many gold bracelets that they look like boss Han’s dowry.
"Huh? I bought the one at the back, right..."
The girls were all curious. The second concubine was dressed in simple red cloth, with a red cloth covering her head and a bundle on her back, indicating that she came here on her own, and the cloth in cloth indicated that she was a slave.
.
"Who does good deeds without leaving their name? They gave me a concubine without telling me. Send it in quickly so I can see it. If it doesn't look good, I have to return it..."
Zhao Guanren was shouting loudly in the courtyard and was already a little drunk. Xi Po carried the concubines on her back to show off in front of the guests like she was displaying goods, and then she carried them to the door of the bridal chamber and put them down.
"Who is shopkeeper Han's niece? Why did you give me an extra one..."
Yu Niang opened the door and brought the two concubines in. The bejeweled concubine knelt down and said, "Sister! My sister is Han Baozhu from the Han family. I don't know about the other sister, but she is not a gift from our family!"
"Who sent it to me? I didn't even think about what happened when I said hello..."
Yu Niang grabbed another concubine and suddenly pulled off her red hijab. Unexpectedly, Yu Niang's face changed in shock, and the two dowry girls also covered their mouths and exclaimed.