Xu Yingjie's villa is located in the north of the city, facing the river, and is divided into three parts. It is originally decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, and is unique and elegant. After careful decoration and decoration, it is full of joy.
After Qin Mu entered the villa, he walked around and saw that the doors and windows were all pasted with big red "囍" characters in advance, and the potted flowers were fragrant everywhere. Compared with the simple county government office in Huichang, he was deeply moved.
It is worth mentioning that although Yun Qiao'er, who was following behind him, looked happy, she definitely did not have the curious expression of Granny Liu when she entered the Grand View Garden. This made Qin Mu further conclude that the little girl must be from a wealthy family.
"Is Lord Qin satisfied? If you find anything unsatisfactory, I will immediately ask someone to rearrange it." Xu Yingjie, who accompanied Qin Mu to view the place, said attentively.
"Mr. Xu is so kind, I'll take note of it. This is already very good, there's no need to trouble Mr. Xu any further."
"It's not a bother, it's not a bother. I just hope Lord Qin is satisfied." Xu Yingjie responded quickly. In his opinion, once Qin Mu and Yang Tinglin became father-in-law and son-in-law, one in charge of the army and the other in charge of government, it would be even more difficult to shake them in southern Jiangxi. So he was naturally more attentive to Qin Mu.
Qin Mu joked, "Luckily, we have the help of Mr. Xu this time, otherwise I would have to be a live-in son-in-law."
"Master Qin, you are joking. Xu is just the icing on the cake. It's not worth mentioning."
"Well, one acre. How much does it cost this time? You need to calculate the amount so that you can settle it with Mr. Xu in the future."
Without waiting for Tian Yimu to answer, Xu Yingjie rushed to say, "Master Qin is too polite. You have cleared me of the charge of collaborating with bandits. It is my duty to do my best for you." He thought for a moment and continued, "This house can be regarded as a gift from me to you. I hope you will not refuse this small token of my appreciation."
"Hahaha!" Qin Mu laughed out loud after hearing this. He neither accepted nor rejected the love. "Come on, I will borrow your flowers to offer to you tonight. I will buy you a drink."
From Qin Mu's clear eyes, Xu Yingjie suddenly understood something, and he really wanted to slap himself. When he was about to offer the house, he hesitated for a moment. After all, the house was spacious and magnificent, and the price was not a small amount.
But from Qin Mu's loud laughter, Xu Yingjie suddenly realized how ridiculous he was. Such a house was probably not worth mentioning in Qin Mu's mind. From what Qin Mu did in Huichang, it was not difficult to guess what he was interested in. For such a person, why would a small house be worth mentioning
If he continued to think about this, Qin Mu would only look down on him. After realizing this, Xu Yingjie straightened his clothes, bowed, and never mentioned the matter of giving him the house again. He just went with Qin Mu to drink to his heart's content.
On the day of the wedding, the whole city of Ganzhou was in an uproar.
Citizens from all over the city gathered early on both sides of the road for the wedding procession. The walls and trees were covered with people, all in high spirits and talking a lot. Little children with pigtails gathered in groups of three or five in the front, all craning their necks, waiting for the wedding procession to appear so that they could catch up to sing blessings and ask for candy.
When Qin Mu, the magistrate of Huichang, married his wife and the prefect married his daughter, who among the officials and wealthy families in the city would not rush to come and congratulate them? The streets were crowded with people in fancy clothes and horses, all of whom were carrying gifts to attend the wedding banquet.
Seeing the house filled with guests and the scene extremely lively, Qin Mu was secretly puzzled. It was okay for ordinary people to come and watch the fun, but the officials, gentry and wealthy people in the city also rushed to come. This was a bit strange. Was his reputation so high
When Ganzhou City was in danger, it was I who came up with the idea of letting Yang Tinglin borrow money and grain from others. It would be good enough if these officials, gentry and wealthy families did not bear a grudge against him, so why would they compete to add to his glory
Well, it seems that they were just giving face to Yang Tinglin. After all, although Yang Tinglin borrowed money and grain from them by force, he was very trustworthy. After transporting the spoils back to Niuxi Town, he returned the money and grain to them.
Qin Mu didn't have time to plan these things. Since he got up early in the morning, he was being tossed around by a group of old maids. First, he had to dress up inside and out, and then he had to listen to their constant nagging, asking him to pay attention to this, pay attention to that, what to say at each stage, and even which foot to step first when entering the door. Qin Mu was overwhelmed.
When he was dressed up in all his splendor, wearing red flowers and riding a big horse, preparing to follow the wedding procession to the government office to pick up the bride, he saw Meng Ke, Ma Yongzhen, Cui Feng, Huo Sheng, Ling Zhan and others rushing over. These guys were dressed up in a festive manner, as if they were the ones marrying the bride. Qin Mu couldn't help but ask in surprise: "You? Why are you all here?"
Huo Sheng squeezed forward, grabbed his reins and said with a chuckle, "Sir, look at what you said. Today is your big day, so of course we have to come to support you. Sir, please think about it. Magistrate Yang is trying to trick you into ignoring her daughter. Let's come together to support you and make the scene lively and grand. Let's see what Magistrate Yang has to say."
"Did you come here on your own initiative?" Qin Mu asked.
"Sir, are you overjoyed? We didn't come here on our own accord. Could it be that someone has kidnapped us?"
"Nonsense, why didn't you tell me beforehand?"
"Sir, we will definitely come on your big day, what else is there to say... Hey, sir, what's wrong?"
"Sir, the auspicious time has come. We can't chat any more. Come on, play the music and set off..." Tian Yimu, the ceremonial officer, shouted hoarsely, and the wedding procession immediately started moving;
Although Qin Mu had some doubts in his heart, he did not bother to think about it. He hurriedly pulled Ma Yongzhen over and asked him to rush back to Huichang immediately and take care of the people in Huichang.
Although Qin Mu couldn't figure out what the problem was for a moment, he always felt something was wrong. Based on the principle of being cautious, he let Ma Yongzhen go back to take charge of the army. This is called having a gun in hand without panicking.
Ma Yongzhen had been a rebel leader and was incompatible with this occasion. Qin Mu's request for him to return to Huichang was exactly what he wanted. After agreeing, he hurried out of the city with several personal soldiers.
"Go!" As soon as they left the crowded Ganzhou City, Ma Yongzhen pulled his horse and rode away with a few personal soldiers. To be honest, it would be unreasonable for him not to attend Qin Mu's wedding, but he was once a bandit leader, and he felt particularly uncomfortable facing the officials and gentry in Ganzhou City.
After leaving the city, he looked at the vast sky and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He spurred his horse to gallop, raising a trail of yellow dust as he galloped eastward. When passing Meilin in the east, the two riders in front suddenly stumbled and fell out with a loud bang. The accident came too suddenly. Ma Yongzhen reined in his horse, but it was too late, and his mount kicked the tripwire.
Good job, Ma Yongzhen! He let out a loud shout, pressed the horse's back with his right hand, and flipped into the air. Although he staggered and couldn't stand steadily when he landed, his long sword was already unsheathed. After rolling twice on the ground, he stood up close to the trunk of a plum tree.
The two guards behind him also adjusted in time and jumped over the trip rope. "General, General, are you okay?"
"Don't worry about me, just charge quickly and return to Huichang. This is a military order, hurry!" Qin Mu suddenly sent him back to Huichang before the wedding banquet, which was very unusual. He encountered an ambush just after leaving Ganzhou. Ma Yongzhen's first reaction was the same as Qin Mu's, sending someone back to Huichang to report the news and take control of the army.
"General!" The two personal soldiers cried out in grief. They could not bear to abandon Ma Yongzhen, but they dared not disobey military orders. They were at a loss as to what to do next.
At this time, hurried footsteps were heard in Merlin, and twenty or thirty Ming soldiers rushed out from each direction, all of them with arrows drawn. As soon as they let go, the cold arrows would whistle towards them.
Ma Yongzhen and his companions came to attend the wedding. They were not wearing armor, so it was a pipe dream for them to rush out in the hail of arrows.
"Who are you? I'm Ma Yongzhen, the captain of Huichang Thousand Households. Let your leader speak." Ma Yongzhen assessed the situation and realized that forceful action would lead to death, so he decided to delay for a while.
"Get off your horses." A man who looked like a centurion stood out from among the ambushing troops and shouted while pointing at the two personal soldiers on horseback.
Ma Yongzhen stopped the two soldiers from drawing their swords in time and said, "Get off your horses."
“General… … … .”
"Get off your horse." Ma Yongzhen shouted. The ambushers were Ming soldiers, not bandits, so they must be cautious in their actions. As long as they did not resist, they would not kill them immediately, otherwise they would not let them surrender. Wouldn't it be better to shoot them with arrows? After thinking this through, Ma Yongzhen decided not to resist in vain. He said to the ambush centurion, "What do you want to do?"
"He who knows the current situation is a hero. Ma Yongzhen, you'd better surrender obediently, otherwise don't blame us for being blind."
"Who sent you here to ambush me?"
"Ma Yongzhen, you'd better surrender first, and then you will know."
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