There is a saying of 'six rituals' when people get married in the future, which are to accept the color, ask the name, accept the Ji, accept the levy, ask for the period, and personally welcome. In fact, these six rituals are carried out according to the secular world, and they are only three stages of marriage discussion, engagement, and big marriage.
Marriage negotiation is to choose an object, which is equivalent to accepting a lottery and asking for names; engagement is to establish a marriage contract between a man and a woman, and the ceremony is divided into texts and gifts; a big wedding is to hold a wedding on a selected auspicious day, which is equivalent to welcoming people in person.
Because the marriage between Yan Yan and the fourth prince was pointed out by Emperor Xi, the items of accepting the color and asking for the name were omitted, and the imperial edict of the marriage was issued at the Mengshan paddock. After returning to the capital, Qin Tianjian selected auspicious dates early, and when the time came, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites would go to the Marquis of Weiyuan to settle the matter.
Therefore, just a few days after Yan Yan arrived, the Cai Yu of the Ministry of Rites brought the imperial concubine's crown dress, various jewelry, gold and silver, satin and even some extra gifts to Weiyuan Houfu.
Only at this moment did Luo Huaiyuan really breathe a sigh of relief.
He has always known the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the efficiency of their work. All of them are prepared by others. As long as there is no one above to speak, they can delay it. This is why he has already returned from Mengshan. He has been relying on the reason why the palace has not returned to the Fourth Prince's Mansion.
After all, the prince's lineage had done well with them before, and the queen also took great care of him in order to do superficial work. In order to make the marriage between the little princess and himself settled earlier, he struck while the iron was hot.
People in the palace regarded him as a young lover, and when he was accused of a beautiful prince concubine, he fell in love with others, laughing at him openly and secretly. Luo Huaiyuan just pretended not to be able to see, and tried his best to brush up on his presence. That's why Qin Tianjian, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites moved so quickly.
To know the final decision of the second prince, it has not yet been on the agenda. Maybe other people are not in a hurry, Luo Huaiyuan just needs to know that he is in a hurry.
When the day was set, Luo Huaiyuan smiled slyly, went to the Empress to thank him, went to Emperor Xi to kowtow, and then happily left the palace and returned to the Fourth Prince's Mansion.
The crown prince laughed and scolded in front of Queen Xiao, "This fourth child is really a philistine, and he is so stupid that a woman will send him away."
Empress Xiao smiled dignifiedly, "Isn't that good? People like this can save a lot of heart."
"That's true!" At the same time as saying this, the prince thought of those people who were worried.
There are regulations for princes to get engaged and married. Except for the prince’s regulations, which are higher than the rules, these princes who have not been crowned kings are all examples. In addition, Emperor Xi has always attached great importance to decency, and the fourth prince is a woman who only sees women. The gift he sent was not discounted at all, and even the usual shoddy charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not happen.
It can be seen that Luo Huaiyuan's presence in the palace is not useless.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs wanted to make a fortune from it, for fear that the second idiot of the fourth prince would make trouble after knowing it. After all, he showed that he was very interested in the future fourth prince and concubine. Even if you have to ask what you have sent in the past, you have to see it with your own eyes. A prince who doesn't even pay attention to this decency, who can take him
Now people in the palace take the fourth prince as a joke, saying that he seems to be obsessed with the future fourth prince and concubine, and he will do anything indecent. The Queen and the Crown Prince were indulgent, Concubine Xu was a rare low-key, and Emperor Xi didn't say anything, so everyone watched it for fun.
No one knew that at the same time that the Ministry of Rites sent the gift to the Weiyuan Hou residence, a batch of betrothal gifts sent by Luo Huaiyuan were also quietly delivered to Yan Yan.
Knowing that these things were secretly sent by the Fourth Prince himself, even Shen Yiyao couldn't help but say, "The child from Yuan'er is attentive."
The things were not unpacked, and they were sent to Ningxiang Pavilion along with the list. Just based on the thick gift list, you can know how much money Luo Huaiyuan has invested.
Luo Huaiyuan has made a lot of money over the years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has made a huge fortune.
In order to make the little princess look decent and happy, or to express his feelings, Luo Huaiyuan really picked up what he wanted. There were some in the palace, but not in the palace, so he collected ten boxes and sent them here. All are rare items such as satin fabrics, spices, various precious stones, pearls, and ivory carvings.
Mei Xue was amazed and sighed that the future uncle is going to do a dowry for our girl!
Luo Huaiyuan really thought so, but he didn't dare to tell it. To know that his mother-in-law is also rich, how can he be so ignorant to deprive people of the rights that should be exercised.
In the eyes of the old lady, the Chen family, and the others, all this big fanfare is just like a prince and a concubine, so there is no need to say jealousy and jealousy.
The old lady listened to the following people to report the dowry that filled the entire Jinseyuan, and the various rewards in it, she was scratching her heart and lungs for several days. He resented that Shen Yiyao had won so much, and had to use words to hold her in order to hold a wedding ceremony a few days ago, all kinds of complicated and tormented thoughts, of course, needless to say.
Even the next people are eye-opening, saying that the royal family is different when marrying a daughter-in-law, and the style is not as good as others. After talking about it for several days, the heat gradually dissipated.
At this moment, Mrs. Pei came to the door.
In fact, the Pei family's background was not very good, dating back a long time ago, he was just a country rich man.
Mei is known as the Home of Gengdu. In fact, it has been three generations and only two scholars have emerged. When it comes to Pei Nan's generation, it seems that smoke has risen from the ancestral grave, and a talented and intelligent Pei Nan has emerged.
Pei Nan was awarded as a scholar along the way, and then he went to Beijing to take the exam and then became a jinshi. Finally, he was admitted to the Hanlin Academy, which is the most noble, and the Pei family suddenly became rich.
When the three-year term of the Hanlin Academy expired, Pei Nan was assigned to the Ministry of Rites as a fifth-rank member of the Ministry of Rites. After establishing a firm foothold in Beijing, Pei Nan sent someone to pick up his parents and sister from the countryside to Beijing.
This sister is now the old lady.
When Pei Miaoling, who was not the old lady, entered the capital, she was already sixteen years old. Pei's father and Pei's mother thought well in the countryside. Now that his son has become a disciple of the emperor and a high-ranking official, he will definitely be able to find a good marriage for his daughter.
It's a pity that a small rank five member of the outsider is really inconspicuous in this area of the capital. Fortunately, Pei Nan is good at sociability and has a good understanding of the way to go to the camp, so he found a good marriage for his sister. In terms of status and status, it is more than enough to get married with their Pei family. The only thing that is not good is that the man is a sick child. But think about it another way, if it weren't for the sick seedlings, they wouldn't be in the Pei family, so the old lady married the old man who died young.
Pei Nan was very satisfied that his sister could marry into the Hou Mansion as a daughter-in-law. If it wasn't for him getting married too early, he would have wished to marry a noble girl from a wealthy family.
Mrs. Pei is the daughter of a talented person. When she married Pei Nan, Pei Nan was still studying hard in the cold window. After Pei Nan made a fortune, she also rose with the tide. Although a man made a fortune, it was inevitable that he would take a few concubines. However, being a Shangguan's wife was something that old Mrs. Pei could not imagine at the time, so she turned a blind eye to her husband's stinky problems with men.
It turned out that she had made the right choice to marry Pei Nan, and she sat all the way to the second-rank servant lady. If it weren't for Pei Nan's crime before, Mrs. Pei's life would have been extremely glamorous, but it was a pity that it was not guaranteed at the last evening.
The well-maintained Mrs. Pei aged ten years overnight because Pei Nan was dismissed from office. After that, various incidents emerged one after another, which made her old. Every time the old lady sees her sister-in-law, she will be amazed at how old she is. She doesn't know that in the eyes of old lady Pei, she will not let it go.
Mrs. Pei came here to ask for help this time. She really didn't expect that the two daughters-in-law would be so stupid, to actually fight with others on that occasion to publicize some things that shouldn't be said.
Because of this, there was a lot of buzz in Beijing.
His Majesty was furious, and Wu Shangshu was taken into custody by Dali Temple. Now all kinds of changes in Beijing have made her tremble and sleepless at night. She couldn't sit still, and she thought of this little girl.
There is a granddaughter who is the prince's concubine. Presumably if something happens to the Pei family, the sister-in-law should help them.
Mrs. Pei didn't beat around the bush, and explained her purpose.
After listening to this, the old lady smiled, "You are a man, you have been raised for decades, and your knowledge is still so short. This is a good thing. Maybe my brother will be able to redress his grievance and restore Xueguan to his post."
There are also many people in the Pei family who think so, including the reason why they are arguing with each other for a while, and it is not that they are not so careful. But Mrs. Pei was different from what they thought, and always felt that things were not so simple. But if you ask her to say something that is not easy, she won't be able to tell, and seeing that Beijing Central has arrested a lot of people for this two days, she will come to Weiyuan Houfu in a panic.
Madam Pei was still worried.
The old lady clapped her hand and said, "Since it's the wives' dispute that has been missed, I'll go back and discipline the two daughters-in-law. As for the rest, let's see what's going on. In short, just put on the appearance of being wronged. , I'm not afraid of anything, now that everyone is watching, the Wu family doesn't dare to do anything to you."
That being said, many things are not as simple as women think.
A few days later, Mrs. Pei came to the door again, crying like a mourning examination, saying that Pei Nan died violently in the exile.
It can be said that the sky has fallen, and Pei Nan has always been a pillar of the Pei family. Even if he was dismissed from office and exiled, he found an amulet for the Pei family.
Now it's better, because of a little thing between the juniors, not to mention the loss of the amulet, and also pull Wu Shangshu off the horse. If he could wash himself off by pulling Wu Shangshu into the water that day, Pei Nan would have done it already, so why wait until today.
Perhaps it was because he knew that it was impossible for him to make a comeback, or because he was afraid of the intricate chain of interests behind Wu Shangshu, Pei Nan spit out his blood, and it was gone within two days. When the news came back, the Pei family suddenly fell apart.
After the old lady heard it, she jumped over on the spot, so frightened that the maids in Rong'an Tang were pouring medicine and asking for a doctor.
When the old lady woke up, she was faced with the result that half of her body was numb and stiff. She didn't even reach the point where she couldn't move, but she was so slow that she couldn't even pick up a spoon.
Yan Ting was furious on the spot and fired at Madam Pei.
The old man said inarticulately: "Your aunt is also panicking, my poor big brother..." After that, she started crying.
Several daughters-in-law all came, standing aside watching the old lady cry heartbroken. Mother Zhao, Yan Ting and Mrs. Pei were surrounded by the bed, and they couldn't get together.
After seeing the diagnosis, the doctor went to prescribe medicine, saying that the old lady's disease can only be taken care of, and she must not be overjoyed, so as not to make it worse.
The old lady propped up her weak body and said vaguely to Yan Ting, asking him to help his uncle's house and see if he could bring Pei Nan's body back. , That's what Mrs. Pei came to mean.
Pei Nan was dismissed from office and exiled, and none of the Pei family could establish a door.
Yan Ting was silent for a while, then responded.
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The mother-in-law was sick in bed, and naturally, her son and daughter-in-law had to take care of the sick.
Men have errands on them, so they can only come by their daughters-in-law. Shen Yiyao only came to see the old lady once, and ordered her servants to send some medicinal materials over, and she never showed up again.
The Chen family has been quite protective of the Xue family these past few days. Although it is a chore to attend to illnesses, the old lady is in charge of the family's income. The old lady saw that it was very difficult to think about it. Those incomes naturally need to be managed by someone, and she is in charge of the house. If she can manage the whole thing, it is naturally a good thing.
How could Xue shi not know what Chen shi was thinking, so she pretended not to know, and even showed her hospitality to the old lady in front of Chen shi, which made Chen shi look at her more and more. This person who always had an honest face in front of Xue and Shen Yiyao couldn't help but argue with Xue several times.
Pressing it down, I don't know what Yan Ting was looking for, and the Pei family was allowed to go and transport Pei Nan's body back to Beijing. After a funeral in Beijing, he helped the coffin back to his hometown.
But things didn't seem to end there.
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Yan Yan's wedding date is set for the eighth day of October next year, which is an auspicious day for the Qin Tian supervisor.
In other words, Yan Yan was about to get married in less than a year. The time seemed a bit rushed, but it was not a big problem. One year was enough for Shen Yiyao to buy a dowry for her daughter.
Most of the daughters of large families start to buy dowry from birth, and they are quite rich when they are engaged. After the engagement, they will prepare other things, so they will not be in a hurry at that time.
Like the furniture in Yan Yan's dowry, Shen Yiyao arranged for someone to start making it two years ago. The wood selected is the best red sandalwood and rosewood, so even if she is married as a prince, it is decent enough.
Shen Yiyao takes care of every detail, from a tumbler to a large one-piece bed. There is still a lot of wood left, and the new house to be prepared in the Fourth Prince's Mansion has been measured and added a little more.
The main courtyard of the Fourth Prince's Mansion has been vacant, and Luo Huaiyuan usually lives in a courtyard behind the main courtyard. This yard is nameless. It was originally built by the Ministry of Engineering. Luo Huaiyuan has slowly added things to it over the past few years, and remodeled it little by little. Now it is not only beautiful, but also brand new.
This is the new house he prepared for himself and the little princess, for which he prepared years in advance.
Shen Yiyao sent someone to measure the size and came back. They said that the new house was very big, and it was estimated that the remaining wood was not enough. Shen Yiyao asked the carpenter to start it first, and the other side ordered people to go out to buy wood.
Since Yan Yan's wedding ceremony that day, Luo Huaiyuan has sent a lot of roses made of satin silk, and after that, people will send more roses every day. Sometimes it is one, according to Luo Huaiyuan, it means that I only have you in my heart; sometimes it is three, which means I like you very much. All in all, the attached small card is full of all kinds of hot words. Confession.
Yan Yan never showed this kind of small card to others, but kept it in the small box where she communicated with Luo Huaiyuan on weekdays. With the increase in the number of letters between the two of them in recent years, the small box could not be put down long ago, and a large box was filled, which was stuffed under Yan Yan's bed.
Mei Xiang and the others expressed their curiosity, because the girl's expression became very strange since the fourth prince sent these strange flowers. How about that weird? Let them scratch their hearts wondering what's written inside.
However, Yan Yan is very strict, the small box and box are locked, even if they are not locked, they will not dare to take it out in private when they see the girl like this.
Cards can be hidden, but flowers cannot be hidden, especially since these flowers are not real flowers, there is no such thing as corruption. Gradually, all kinds of roses were placed everywhere in the Ningxiang Pavilion, red, pink, purple, and yellow, almost becoming a sea of flowers.
At the same time, Yan Yan was embarrassed to tell people that it was sent by Luo Huaiyuan. Yan Ru and Yan Ling would always come to Ningxiang Pavilion. These flowers naturally fell into the eyes of the two of them. The two asked what kind of flowers they were. Yan Yan hesitantly diverted the topic. After seeing more and more of these flowers, Yan Ru really liked them again, so they couldn't help but ask Yan Yan for a few flowers and put them back.
Yan Yan was very embarrassed. In the end, Mei Xue helped him out of the siege. She smiled and said that this can't be given to the girls. It was given to the girls by our future uncle.
It was rare to make Yan Yan blushed, and Yan Ru and Yan Ling teased.
How can a girl of their age understand the relationship between a man and a woman? Seeing that the fourth prince is so devoted to Yan Yan, he can't help but feel a little envious. He even wonders if the other party will do the same after he is engaged
At the same time, the Pei family was even more chaotic.
The uncle of the Pei family's big room took the eldest son to go out to help the spirit back to Beijing. In Beijing, it was first revealed that the third master of the Pei family's third room had borrowed a large amount of imprint money because of gambling. There, because he tore his face with the Pei family, he threatened to divorce Pei Jiayi.
The inside of Pei's house turned into a pot of porridge, not to mention for the time being. During this period, there were several strange robbery incidents.
The thief was very strange, he didn't steal anything, he always rummaged around, as if he was looking for something.
The Pei family knew that it must have something to do with what Pei Nan did before, but Pei Nan never told the family, and they didn't know what the other party was looking for. For the sake of peace of mind, he kept the attitude of opening one eye and closing one eye, and let others toss about in his own house.
After making a fuss a few times, the thief didn't come to the door again, but after a few days, someone brought a box and opened it to see that there was a dead cat with its head cut off.
Now, the Pei family can't hold back any longer!
Now they have become bereaved dogs, and they have nowhere to go, so they can only beg the old lady with shame.
The old lady is now sick in bed, and it is difficult to even get off the ground. When I heard about this, I had no choice but to be in a hurry. I had no choice but to call her capable son to go out and find out who the Pei family had offended.
Given the current situation of the Wu family's equally devastated situation, this is definitely not the case, and there must be other people behind it.
In fact, Yan Ting already had a vague idea of who the force behind him was when he did that thing before, but it was not a big deal to help Pei Nan's coffin back to Beijing, so no one made it difficult for him, and he didn't even reach the person's eyes. .
But in the current situation, it must be that Pei Nan has hidden something that is not good for the other side.
These private matters could not be explained to the women, but since it was his uncle's house after all, and his own mother was in front of him, Yan Ting could only agree on the surface.
Although the old lady was ill, she was not confused. Seeing the expression on her son's face, she knew that it must be difficult to handle.
But after all, the Pei family is her own roots. After her parents go, there is only one elder brother left. Now that the elder brother is dead, there are only a few nephews left in the Pei family who are related to her by blood. How could she say no? It's just that he can't see the embarrassment of his son.
After Yan Ting left, she pondered for a while and ordered Shen Yiyao to be found.
Now that it has reached such a juncture, the old lady has nothing to say about shame or not. She has a daughter-in-law with a deep background, so she doesn't need to be a fool.
She was eager to let her daughter-in-law help, so as not to tire her son.
The news of Mrs. Pei's arrival was naturally not hidden from Yan Yan. Seeing that Rong Andang passed on her mother here, she came with Shen Yiyao.
When the old lady saw Yan Yan, her face was not good, but as if she saw the last straw, the old lady almost kneeled down on the spot for Shen Yiyao and her daughter. It was only when Mother Zhao held her down hard, she stopped.
"It's still my aunt's ability. She raised a capable son and married a good daughter-in-law. Now her granddaughter has become a royal daughter-in-law."
I think that in those days, Mrs. Pei secretly laughed at this spoiled little sister-in-law, laughing at her widowed at a young age after marrying a sick child.
Now, he is sincerely flattering the old lady, but it is a pity that these words are in the old lady's ears. It was only by asking people to do things that he suppressed the attack.