General Sun is not an important figure in the court, but this person is not a nameless person, because he was the right-hand man of General Ji in his early years, until he was injured and lost an arm, and then he returned to Beijing to take up the post. "Retirement" in idle work.
But now, General Ji was killed in battle, but General Sun was activated to the northwest, which seemed to convey some unusual message.
Chunfanglou quickly verified this accidental information. Unfortunately, as I said before, General Sun came out of Beijing in secret, and it was not easy to verify. In the end, I got some piecemeal news, but it was just that General Sun was indeed sick at home, and he had not seen outsiders for many days. In addition, they unexpectedly learned another news, that is, the Northwest's military and forage have doubled this year.
The troops and horses have not moved, and the food and grass will go first. This seems to be another sign of a war that is about to start...
This plausible news was finally passed on, and how it will develop next is no longer within the control of Lu Qipei and Qi Yang. But Lu Qipei was very curious: "Where is General Sun now?"
Qi Yang wrote back to her: "I went to the northwest."
It's a lie, you always have to be 90% true and 10% false in order to mix the fake with the real, so it is true that General Sun goes to the northwest. Liang State still had troops stationed in the northwest, and when Rong State was established, it did not conquer all the tribes. Some grassland tribes did not want to surrender, so they migrated to the northwest. The current situation in the northwest is good for Liang Kingdom, but it is a hidden danger for Rong Kingdom.
General Sun's departure from the capital was not the point, but his departure to the northwest was the most important. Whether it is to transfer troops from the northwest to join the war, or to contact those expelled tribes to bite back, it is fatal to the now empty Rongguo in the country.
Of course, this is also a strategy to defeat the enemy. Those tribes that can be expelled to the northwest are not easy to deal with. It is not easy to join forces in a short period of time. What's more, the two sides have no basis for trust at all, and it is the Liang country that is not good for the two sides to fight. Therefore, after the emperor and several important officials have discussed this plan, they feel that this plan is not desirable, and the northwest still seeks stability.
What Qi Yang did, of course, was not to persuade the emperor to change the situation in the northwest. She only suggested that the emperor should lead a strange army to bypass those tribes and go directly into the Rong Kingdom, making the illusion that the northwest had changed.
Now that the news has been passed to Xie Yuan through Chunfang Building, when there is another change in the northwest, I believe that his worries will only worsen.
The only pity is that Qi Yang has not been out of the palace recently, and the two can only communicate briefly through letters. Only now the two of them are getting more and more sticky. Sometimes a letter a day is not enough to communicate at all. It is normal for you to go back and forth with me a few times, which makes the spies who help spread the letter almost doubt their own duties.
In mid-October, the weather turned cooler, and there was snow in the north, but the war was still in full swing.
Xu is because the prince went to the northern border in person, the tension in the capital due to the war gradually eased, and the days returned to the past. Even Lu Qipei's days in Dali Temple became much calmer and more relaxed.
Of course, Lu Qipei's calm and relaxed in Dali Temple may not be just because of the stability in Beijing. It's because the colleagues knew that she was getting married and needed to prepare for the marriage, so they didn't find her to do a lot of things - not to mention, even Lord Shaoqing didn't let her follow her to the place of the dead again, to avoid it. It is one of them, and it is also one of them to save her from running around all day.
Yes, the wedding date that Qi Yang had been looking forward to for half a year was finally approaching, just before the winter solstice at the end of October. Getting married and welcoming relatives in very cold weather is not very friendly to the newlyweds, but this day was chosen by Qi Yang himself.
Shortly after the emperor's decree granted the marriage, Si Tianjian came to ask for the birthdays of Qi Yang and Lu Qipei. The two are very compatible, and they are a perfect match. They have chosen a few good days and auspicious days, but they are all very long. The closest one is the end of October, and the next day is the beginning of spring next year, which is another half a year away. The emperor had no objection, but Qi Yang obviously did not want to delay, so he had to choose this day.
Fortunately, before the marriage was granted, the emperor dragged him unwilling to decree to marry his daughter. When it came time to marry, he would not be in trouble for the young couple. Now everyone knows that the wedding date of Princess Qiyang and the prospective concubine is scheduled for the end of October, which can be regarded as a happy event for the now not very peaceful season.
The wedding date is approaching, and the two will no longer be distracted by other things.
On the twenty-seventh day of October, it is advisable to get married.
By the end of October, there had already been one or two light snowfalls in Beijing, but it was a rare sunny day.
The sky was clear, the blue sky was like washing, sweeping away the haze of many days when the snow fell, and even made people feel lighter.
Lu Mansion was busy early in the morning. When the princess got married, she came out of the palace, but did not go directly to the palace. On the first day of marriage, the wedding still has to be held at the concubine’s house. After the marriage, the couple will go to the princess’ mansion. Of course, if the concubine does not suit the princess’s wishes, it is common for the princess to be rejected after marriage. There will also be a Concubine House next to the mansion.
The matter of the Concubine's Mansion is something to talk about later. Of course, for Qi Yang and Lu Qipei, this place is completely superfluous. Even when the emperor saw his daughter's hatred for marriage, he didn't even think about building the Concubine's Mansion.
On this day, the Lu family made a lot of preparations to marry the princess. The officials from the Ministry of Rites came over from the morning to make the final inspection and adjustment. Not to mention Lu Qipei, the person involved, who was caught by the ceremonial officer and ordered to face him for a long time.
Lu Qipei listened patiently, the smile on his face was always like a spring breeze. Although the ceremony officer had told her more than once about the wedding process, and although she had experienced these past lives in person and still remembered them fresh, the joy in her heart was still unstoppable.
After a long time, the serious ceremony official finally finished recounting the wedding process for the last time. He looked up at Lu Qipei's happy face, and his serious eyebrows couldn't help loosening. He bowed his hands as a salute, and finally said something less annoying with a smile: "Xiaguan congratulates the concubine and His Highness for a hundred years of harmony, and forever united."
This is the first wedding blessing that Lu Qipei has received, and he immediately returned the salute with a smile: "Thank you, Sir Ji Yan."
Some congratulations, each is busy. A little later, guests came to the door, and then there was an endless stream of congratulations.
In the middle of the afternoon, the auspicious time arrived, and Lu Qipei went out together with the welcome team prepared by the Ministry of Rites. Chuichi Da Da went all the way to the palace, and there were many people watching on the side of the road, which was very lively.
When they arrived in front of the palace, there was no accident, only the welcoming team stopped in front of the palace gate, and Lu Qipei dismounted and followed the ceremonial officer to the palace.
It is not Jingchen Palace, nor Xuanshi Palace, the princess will come out of the Queen's Changqiu Palace when she gets married. Even though the Changqiu Palace has been vacant for many years, Qi Yang, who is dressed up today, is still here waiting for his concubine to pick him up.
Of course, it is not so easy for Lu Qipei to pick up people. Although no one in the palace stopped the door and made a noise, there was the emperor, the big Buddha, who sat in person, and it was a good beating to catch Lu Qipei. Finally, until the auspicious time was approaching, the emperor sighed earnestly and said: "Qipei, I will hand over the emperor to you today, you must remember to love her and cherish her, and don't bully her and humiliate her!"
Finally hearing the end of this sentence, Lu Qipei, who bowed his head and listened to the training for a long time, was so moved that he wanted to cry. She hurriedly bowed and saluted, and promised: "Your Majesty, rest assured. The heart of this minister for the princess can be learned from the world."
Hearing the words, the emperor finally let her go, and he looked a little melancholy at the back of the young man leaving.
Lu Qipei came out of the main hall, but he let out a long sigh of relief. In the winter, he only felt that the palms and backs of his hands were sweating - it was a big difference. In her previous life, she married a princess, but the emperor didn't talk like that.
But fortunately, after this pass, there will be no obstacles after that.
As expected, Lu Qipei successfully met Qi Yang in the apse. Her Royal Highness, who was dressed in auspicious attire, was dignified, and the makeup on her face added three points to her originally immature face.
The princess did not have the custom of covering her head when she got married, so when Lu Qipei entered the apse, the two faced each other.
As soon as Qi Yang saw Lu Qipei, his face that was still tense due to tension suddenly loosened, and the corners of his lips curved into a dazzling smile. In the blink of an eye, it was full of tenderness.
Lu Qipei was a little stunned for a while. Although this is the second time the two get married, they have different moods before and after. In her previous life, she married the princess instead of her younger brother. She just felt very flustered. Where is the mood to see the makeup of the little princess? Not to mention the fact that she drank two more cups at the wedding banquet, and the whole bridal chamber was mixed with drunkenness.
Thinking about it now, it's just a pity, but fortunately they still have a chance to come back...
Seeing Lu Qipei staring at the princess for a long time, Zhi Ting finally couldn't help but coughed and reminded, "Consort, the auspicious time is almost here, you should welcome the princess back to the house as a ceremony."
Lu Qipei suddenly came back to his senses, and was a little embarrassed to be reminded. Finally, he pursed his lips and smiled shyly before stepping forward.
After welcoming the princess out of the palace, Lu Qipei rode beside Qiyang's sedan chair. The young man in red is handsome and looks back from time to time, even if he can't see anything through the curtain, his smile is still undiminished.
Just before dusk, the newlyweds returned to the Lu Mansion accompanied by joyful beating and beating.
When the emperor marries a daughter, he can't go there in person, and most of the time, the elders of the clan preside over them. Lu Qipei happened to have no elders, so the officiating of this wedding was not unexpectedly handed over to a highly respected old prince in the royal family.
Shaoqing, the auspicious time will come, the princess and the concubine are surrounded by everyone and step into the wedding hall, and they are married three times under the auspices of the old prince.
After the ceremony, the two got up and looked up, and their eyes naturally fell on each other.
There was a shallow smile on that face, deep affection in those eyes, and only each other knew each other.
But this look at each other was only for a moment, and then the new couple was sent into the new house surrounded by everyone. There were a lot of people who went to join in the fun, until the two of them finished all the wedding process, and Lu Qipei was pulled away in a blink of an eye.
At the wedding banquet, of course, the groom is going to be drunk. Today, the princes and princesses come a lot!
Lu Qipei was very concerned until he took the first sip of the wine cup - um, it was not very tasty, a glass of white water.