Records of the King of Xin'an County

Because the guests and the host had a good time in the princess mansion, the saint no longer felt too sour for the upcoming princess ceremony.Although the official canonization of the princess means that the eldest daughter's marriage is approaching day by day, and the treasures he and Empress Du raised in their hands will soon be lost to other families-but look back at the slim and handsome daughter and the outstandingly handsome The son-in-law, in addition to the sourness in his heart, is also filled with a touch of joy.

The auspicious day of Princess Ce is approaching in no time, and a grand and solemn ceremony is held outside the Yanxi Gate in the east of Miyagi.The book was read out by Wu Guogong Qin An, and the book was awarded by Jian Guogong Xu Ye.The imperial decree written by the sage himself, canonized the eldest daughter of Empress Du as Princess Changning, with [-] households in the township, followed by a beautiful speech of nearly a hundred words.Both Zhongshusheng and Menxiasheng expressed their understanding of the sage's racking his brains to pile all the beautiful words on his daughter.What idiot in the world is not like this?

Among the crowd, Li Hui watched Princess Changning walking slowly from a distance, and also felt the complicated mood of "marrying a daughter".The younger sister, who is dressed in a first-class flower hairpin and Zhai clothes, is graceful, luxurious and beautiful, and she is only about the same age as Ji, so no matter how you look at it, I feel that she should be placed by my side for good protection.However, the Yan family couldn't wait more than anyone else. If Concubine Yan hadn't repeatedly mentioned the wedding date in front of the sage and Queen Du, Changning would never have gotten married so early.

This Concubine Yan is really an expert at causing trouble, and she is also a living weed.I don't know what she was thinking, but she didn't even hide her intention to continue to win over Yang Jieyu, Pei Meiren and other young concubines who were pregnant with dragon fetuses.Although what they did was not as obvious as last time—the stupid gift of food, they gave them a lot of money in the name of their elders.

Yang Jieyu and Pei Meiren came from aristocratic families, and with the support of the Hongnong Yang family and the Hedong Pei family behind them, there is no shortage of money.After getting the money, it was nothing more than a seemingly cordial thank you.And Hu Cairen is just the daughter of a small official, so this move is naturally tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow.Therefore, Hu Cairen was not only very affectionate to Concubine Yan, but also respected Queen Du's mother and daughter more and more.In this regard, although Empress Du was surprised, she also accepted Hu Cairen's intention of getting close.

However, Concubine Yan's actions made Li Hui feel disgusted, and his impression of the entire Duke Cheng's mansion plummeted.

Although everyone understands that even if Empress Du, who has no legitimate son, is favored now, it will only be for a while.When it was time to establish the prince of the East Palace, she could only choose a concubine to support him with all his strength.Of course, her choice is not important, the choice of the saint is the most critical.Therefore, compared with a childless queen, the mother of the future prince is more likely to be more expensive with her son, to reach the sky in one step, and even to be the latecomer.

However, Concubine Yan seemed to have forgotten that the interests of Duke Cheng's mansion and Empress Du's mother and daughter had been tightly bound together by marriage.One prospers all, one loses all.Her current behavior is not under the acquiescence of Queen Du, but frequently offends the interests of Queen Du's mother and daughter.At the same time, some people may have extra thoughts, thinking that in the name of Empress Du, she is testing which concubine is worthy of support, which further disturbs the muddy water.

But she is an elder, neither Cheng Guogong's mansion nor Empress Du can control her behavior and thoughts.Li Hui, who was dissatisfied, of course didn't feel that Queen Du had done anything wrong, so he put all the "crime" of "persuasion disadvantageous" on Yan Zhan.He felt that if Yan Zhan or Duke Cheng's government hadn't had the tactful mind of being good at dancing and making friends with everyone, they would never have been able to persuade Concubine Yan.

Cheng Guogong's government didn't seem to think clearly about what is an enemy and what is an alliance.Some enemies can only die endlessly, and it is absolutely impossible to turn an enemy into a friend.The Yang family is such an existence, they can only be submissive, and cannot conspire with it to make profits.Moreover, Duke Cheng's government did not put itself in a correct position, putting its own interests first in everything.As for the interests of Empress Du, mother and daughter, they are just a ladder to realize their own interests.

This kind of Duke Cheng's mansion and Yan Zhan made Xin'an County King find it really difficult to make friends with.Even though the sage sent him to Sinong Temple to take up a second job with expectation, the two of them just maintained their superficial affection.Qin Shen, the son-in-law of the eldest princess of Qinghe, Si Nong Siqing, saw everything, and did not persuade the two young men to put aside their prejudices and get along well.Only Princess Qinghe knew that the son-in-law had a much higher opinion of his nephew than his son-in-law.

Princess Changning didn't know that when her brother looked at her back, his mood was so complicated.She took the gold book and bowed down to the two prime ministers who were the envoys of the emperor, then went to the Liangyi Hall to worship the emperor, and then worshiped the ancestors of heaven and earth, completing the book ceremony.Although the book ceremony is different from the Jiji ceremony, it also means that she has truly grown up.In other words, the royal family hinted that their princess should be married.

Immediately afterwards, the sage set the auspicious day for Nacai, Asking Names, Najib, Nazheng, Asking for Dates, and Greeting in person.Of course, these days have already been calculated long ago. All the saint needs to do is to choose six days from various auspicious days.Since the wedding day is set at the end of the year, the other five rituals must be done as soon as possible.

At the end of September, accept and ask for names, in October, accept auspiciousness, in November, accept recruitment and ask for dates, and in December, welcome in person.It seems that the grand wedding will be held in four months, and Princess Changning can still stay in the palace for half a year.However, time is like running water, passing by unexpectedly.The time that the sage, Empress Du and the eldest daughter spend together is getting shorter and shorter.

Just when the sage sighed several times and proposed to Empress Du that he wanted to change his daughter's wedding to next year, and felt that the arrangement of the six ceremonies was too tight, the elders of the clan had already personally sent rich makeup to Princess Changning. .Which one of these long princesses, grand princesses, and princesses under the bottom of the box is not a family heirloom?Even the county lords also took this opportunity to rack their brains to get close to the eldest princess.Even if Princess Changning is not easy to get close to, at least she has to make a good impression on Saint and Empress Du.

Seeing that Changning's dowry list is getting longer and longer, even Princess Anxing, in order to win the tolerance of the saint, ruthlessly gave away head and face jewelry worth tens of thousands of gold, which fully filled ten layers of makeup boxes.The sage's little thought of changing the wedding date gradually dissipated.The imperial decree has already been issued, and Jinkou Yuyan said, is it possible that he can take it back?He was not like Emperor Taizong, who could withstand all kinds of advice from the speech officer, and then had to change it again and again, and finally swallowed what he said.

"She gave it?" After learning about it, Princess Changning glanced at the gift slip with a half-smile, "I don't want to accept it, who knows if it will bring bad luck along with it? A Niang helped me keep it." Forget it, if you dismantle it and change it, it will be cheaper to reward people in the future. Speaking of which, didn’t those manor shops of hers have been confiscated? Most of the warehouses have been filled into Taifu Temple, why can they still be taken out?”

"As the eldest princess, why didn't you collect some beloved head jewelry? Even if you searched the warehouse, you wouldn't touch her personal belongings." Empress Du said helplessly, "However, this is your makeup, if you don't follow It's a bit ominous to leave the palace with your dowry. You take it with you first, and then bring it back to the palace for me to dispose of after you get married. I'll replace it with better jewelry for you then."

Princess Changning pursed her lips and laughed: "Forget it, these things are really unlucky and should not be handed over to A Niang. At that time, I will ask my brother to go to the east and west cities to replace them. Better than these. At least I won’t feel uncomfortable when I think about it.”

"Forget it, it's all up to you." Empress Du smiled dotingly.

Princess Changning's descent was a rare happy event in Chang'an City for decades.Because the wedding is approaching the New Year's Eve, even the common people feel a little more relaxed in their hearts, just treat it as the grand festival of the year before, and give themselves a sense of joy.As a result, various news about the noble lord's wedding quickly spread throughout the entire capital.

For example, in order to add luster to his daughter's marriage, the sage specially promoted his son-in-law Yan Zhan to be the Minister of Agriculture.This is an official position from the fourth rank, and in the entire imperial court, only the Xin'an County King of the same age can match it.Of course, the king of Xin'an County is Zongzheng Shaoqing and Sinonong Shaoqing, which sounds like he is more outstanding than Yan's son-in-law.But who is the king of Xin'an County?He is a serious clan, the sage's nephew, and this son-in-law of Yan has won the attention of Mount Tai in the future before he got married, and his future is simply limitless.

Of course, these ordinary people who only know how to watch the excitement on weekdays do not know that there are always two types of sons-in-law in the country—the former honor the princess because of their meritorious service, and many generals who fought for Emperor Taizong back then were like this.These sons-in-law are naturally important ministers in the court at the same time.The latter is Princess Shang, who is the successor of the hero, and usually seals a seemingly high-ranking but unimportant position, so she can be at ease, such as the son-in-law of the eldest princess of Linchuan and the son-in-law of the eldest princess of Anxing.

And the other son-in-law, Si Nong Siqing Qin Shen is neither the former nor the latter.Relying on his outstanding ability and the trust of the sage, he was able to become the youngest Jiuqing.As for whether the sage intends to promote his son-in-law to inherit his sister-in-law's position as Minister of Sinong Temple—Qin Concubine said that the sacred heart is unpredictable, and he just obeys orders.

After talking about the son-in-law with great relish, the common people began to inquire about the wedding hall and the route for the wedding car to go around the city and so on.As the wedding date approached on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the news that the wedding hall was set up in Xingqingfang, the other courtyard that Princess Qinghe gave up, spread throughout Chang'an.Although it seems that Xingqingfang is still a little far away from Yongxingfang, where the Princess Mansion is located, it is only one square away.Moreover, the key point is that it is located near Dongshi, beside the Chunming Gate, and the roads are wide enough to accommodate many spectators along the way.

Finally, the tenth day of December came.

Princess Changning, who was almost perfectly dressed, slightly curled her red lips, and sat in the bedroom.Princess Linchuan, Princess Qinghe, and Princess Pu Yan came to accompany them.Cousin Qin Yun was tearful, holding her soft hand and refused to let go.But Princess Yong'an and the Lord of Shouyang County don't know what "surrender" means, and they don't know the sorrow of parting.

"Sister is the prettiest!"

"Sister is like a fairy!"

Seeing the two little guys racking their brains to praise the bride, the elders couldn't help but pursed their lips and laughed.There was water in Princess Changning's eyes, her smile became more gentle, and she gently raised her hand to rub their little heads: "Wanniang, Shouniang, these few days, please spend more time with Auntie for me stop?"

The two children nodded half-understanding—they are the most well-behaved and obedient!