Yan Yan and Luo Huaiyuan came early with their two children, as well as Shen Yiyao and Qi Ran. Of course, there were a lot of people from the town's palace.
When the wedding date was set, Yan Yan and Yan Mo bought a house next to Yan's mansion after some discussions. The size of the mansion was similar to that of the Yan Mansion. Because the time was short, the wall in the middle was knocked down, and part of it was rested. Now the Yan Mansion is twice as big as before.
Seeing that there were more and more guests, Yan Yan and Shen Yiyao and her aunt, Mrs. Shen Er, went to entertain the female guests, while Luo Huaiyuan and Qi Ran went to the male guests.
It was almost an hour before the auspicious time. Yan Mo, dressed in a bright red wedding dress, and Shen Qi and a few friends rode a high-headed horse with a sedan chair, and went to the Han house.
Shen Yiyao's face was full of red today, and her begonia red dress made her look extraordinarily graceful and luxurious. It was the first time to marry a daughter-in-law, and it would be many years before the next time. She was so happy that she almost burst into laughter.
There were many noble ladies around her and congratulated her, saying that her son had become a device, and she would marry a daughter-in-law immediately. Although it is a scene, but at this time no matter how you listen to it, it makes people feel comfortable.
After almost an hour, it was almost dusk, and there was a deafening sound of firecrackers outside. Everyone knew that this was the bride's sedan chair, and they rushed to the front yard.
In the sound of firecrackers, the bride got off the sedan chair, entered the wedding hall, and then led the newlyweds into the bridal chamber. All the relatives and friends here gathered at the new house, and the guests on the other side were also preparing to have a feast.
After Yan Mo lifted his hijab and drank together with the bride, he had to return to the front yard to entertain guests.
It was noisy until very late, and the Yan Mansion didn't have a feast here. Luo Huaiyuan was a good brother-in-law, and he helped Yan Mo get a lot of wine. One was him and the other was Shen Qi. Otherwise, Yan Mo would have to be forced down today.
The night was quiet, and after the guests were sent away, the servants began to clean the place.
The residence of Shen Yiyao and his wife, as well as the residence of Luo Huaiyuan's family, are ready. They will not leave today, Yan Mo is getting married, and tomorrow Shen Yiyao will have to drink his wife's tea.
The next day, Yan Yan's family of four got up early in the morning.
Now that Yan's mansion is big, Yan Mo specially reserved two yards for her sister and mother, one next to the other, Yan Yan took the man and two children to the next door to greet Shen Yiyao together. Breakfast has been prepared, a large table is extremely rich, and the family sat down and had a rich breakfast.
At the dinner table, Jian'er asked curiously, "Where's my uncle, doesn't he need breakfast?"
Luo Huaiyuan smiled jokingly, "Your uncle just married a daughter-in-law, so you don't need breakfast."
Jian'er was still young and couldn't understand the meaning of his father's words, so he scratched his head and stopped talking. Seeing the confused expression on his face, it is estimated that he is still thinking about marrying a daughter-in-law and not having breakfast.
The adults all laughed when they saw this.
After breakfast, rinsed and washed hands, the servants brought tea, and a few people sat chatting while waiting for the newcomers to come.
Before long, Yan Mo came with his bride.
Han Shu was dressed very festively today, wearing a peach-pink peony embroidered jacket, a rose-sprinkled satin skirt, a peach heart bun, and a full set of red gold headbands. A bit luxurious and charming.
Her face was red, and she followed Yan Mo. Looking at Yan Mo again, there was a small smile on his face, presumably the couple had a smooth wedding night.
After the salute, Luo Huaiyuan teased: "Your kid is finally married, and it's also a matter of your sister's mind. Work hard, my mother is still waiting to hold her grandson."
Yan Mo sighed and smiled, his ears were a little red, and Han Shu also hung her jade neck, and her cheeks were as red as fire.
Then there is the tea ceremony with Shen Yiyao, the name is here, of course, Qi Ran is also indispensable. The two elders smiled, and after receiving the tea, they placed the greeting gift on the tray. When it was Luo Huaiyuan and Yan Yan's turn, they were very generous, and then Niuniu and Jian'er were the two juniors. Now it was Han Shu's turn to give the two nephews a greeting.
After a while, everyone did not intend to disturb the newly-married couple any more, and each prepared to go back to the house.
After sending everyone away, only Yan Mo and Han Shu remained.
Han Shu whispered: "Mother and eldest sister are very kind, and I was a little nervous before."
"As time goes by, you will know that mother and sister are easy to get along with."
Han Shu nodded and glanced at him with a blushing face: "You don't have to go to the Hanlin Academy today? Will it be too late to go now?"
Yan Mo glanced at her in surprise, and said, "Because it's the wedding date, you gave me ten days off."
Han Shu suddenly felt extremely ashamed, and suddenly remembered that he had told her about this when she woke up in the morning, but she forgot! She wanted to cover her face with her hands, but felt it was too obvious to do so, so she had to stand there with her head bowed in shame.
Seeing this, Yan Mo chuckled twice, and his big hand gently took her small hand and led her forward.
As the New Year is approaching, there are many things to be busy with.
Items to be used in the preparation of the New Year, as well as the New Year's gifts in various places, need to be prepared and sent, and each family needs to be arranged.
Because of Luo Huaiyuan's identity and being in Beijing, naturally he couldn't be as leisurely as he used to be in Yunzhou. When the Spring Festival came to the palace, there were many big and small feasts, and Luo Huaiyuan and his wife attended almost every occasion.
The change of King Yun naturally fell into the eyes of many people.
King Yun has lost weight, and is extremely thin, and the prince's crown dress looks a bit empty when he wears it.
Clothes regulated by the imperial court, such as the crowns of the prince and the princess, were all made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there were two sets per year according to the regulations. The Ministry of Internal Affairs had already sent someone to measure this year's size, and it was also made according to Luo Huaiyuan's size, but he had lost a lot of weight in recent months, and the clothes that used to fit were extremely ill-fitting.
Luo Huaiyuan and his wife also forgot to consider this issue. Yan Yan knew that her husband had lost weight. She made winter clothes a few times this year, but she forgot about the crown clothes, which are big clothes that are only worn on formal occasions. There was no other way, Luo Huaiyuan could only attend various feasts held in the Spring Festival Palace in an ill-fitting crown.
Everyone didn't pay attention to King Yun's loss of weight, but Emperor Jing saw it, and said a few words to Luo Huaiyuan in private. But Luo Huaiyuan was happy, and he said to Emperor Jing, "Wait, you are still to be surprised."
After the new year, another major event happened, which caused waves in Beijing.
The King of Qi asked himself to cut his vassals on the table.
This is the second prince who has asked himself to cut down the vassal after King Yun asked to cut the vassal. King Qi's rhetoric is similar to that of King Yun, which makes people wonder, is it really so hard to be a vassal king? Why are they all asking to cut off their vassals!
Due to the example of King Yun, King Qi's request to cut his vassal was very smooth, and he did not encounter any obstacles. Combining the actions of the two princes, everyone almost understood what Emperor Jing meant. It seems that King Yun's request to cut the vassal is just a bait. Now that another big fish has been hooked, will the other small vassal kings be an obstacle
Today is different from the past. After nearly two years of accumulation, Emperor Jing is no longer the new emperor with an unstable foundation.
Emperor Jing's several uncles and vassal kings panicked, some were wise and some were not. But these are not important anymore. At the beginning of the new year, Emperor Jing's actions began, and the censors from all walks of life began to impeach the vassal kings for all kinds of bad behaviors.
These vassal kings are used to doing whatever they want in their fiefs, and there are problems everywhere that can be caught. Emperor Jing decreed to abolish one or two early rafters as commoners, and the rest were honest, and it goes without saying that Daxi's three-generation feudal system ended in the hands of Emperor Jing.
Just when there was a lot of uproar over the cutting of the clan, Luo Huaiyuan, who took the lead in harassing everyone, was still busy in the mansion.
In order to lose weight, Luo Huaiyuan specially asked a craftsman to build a scale.
Daxi's scale at this time is still the most primitive steel scale, with a wooden or metal rod with star points and tapers as the main body, and is equipped with a weight, a weight rope and a weighing pan (or scale hook). This kind of steelyard can weigh light objects as well as heavy objects, but the process of weighing heavy objects is a bit complicated. Gotta have leverage.
Luo Huaiyuan didn't have to try, he was frightened, and let him be tied up and hanged on the scale, it would be better to let him die directly.
In order to know the progress of his weight loss, Luo Huaiyuan specially went to the Ministry of Industry, found a craftsman who was good at this, told the other party the principle of the platform scale, and created such a scale.
Luo Huaiyuan did it for self-interest, so naturally he didn't know how much manpower and material resources were saved by the appearance of the platform scale. But this is a later story, let's not mention it for the time being.
This scale is large and has many iron mounds of different weights. Naturally, it cannot be compared with the craftsmanship and technology of modern times, but as long as it is useful.
On the day it was delivered, it was brought in directly by the Ministry of Industry, and it took more than ten talents to carry this behemoth in.
During this period, it aroused the curiosity of the Yunwang mansion, and everyone was curious about what such a big iron block was used for.
After setting up the scales, Luo Huaiyuan pulled Yan Yan and the two little ones to weigh them.
Yan Yan was the first to stand up to test. Yan Yan's body has been maintained properly, and she weighed 102 pounds. Then there are Niuniu and Jian'er, Niuniu only weighs 52 pounds, while Jian'er, who is younger than her, weighs more than 60 pounds. However, it can be seen from the appearance that Jian'er is now half a head taller than her sister.
Finally, it was Luo Huaiyuan's turn. He estimated his weight and asked Xiao Anzi to bring a few eunuchs to put a weight on it. The result after the scale was 185 jin. Naturally, these weight values were converted into modern units by Luo Huaiyuan using today's measurements. It would be too frustrating to measure the weight with buckets and stones.
Luo Huaiyuan's height is about 1.85 meters, and he estimated his standard weight to be 160 pounds, which means he still needs to lose nearly 25 pounds.
It didn't sound like twenty-five kilograms, but Luo Huaiyuan knew that at the end of the weight loss, the weight loss would be very slow, and he would even put in more effort than before, not to mention that he would have to exercise the excess fat on his body into muscle.
After nearly half a year of hard work, Luo Huaiyuan has indeed lost a lot of weight. If he used to have a big belly, he couldn't see his toes at all when he stood up straight, but now Luo Huaiyuan can already see his toes, and his stomach is only slightly firm. Then the arms, thighs, back and even the face have lost a lot of weight.
Especially on the face, the facial features have been clearly revealed, and the eyes are larger, which are called tiger eyes in today's words. The dimples that disappeared from eating too much fat in the early years also appeared, and now, like Niuniu, there are dimples on each of the left and right cheeks. The smile is particularly sunny and bright. Of course, if he does not smile with squinting eyes, he will look more handsome.
Yan Yan didn't think that she was just a fighter at the beginning, and she could make a man so thin.
To be honest, she wanted Luo Huaiyuan to lose weight just for the sake of his body, not because he was fat. She was very satisfied with being so thin, and even advised Luo Huaiyuan not to go on a diet, as long as she kept exercising in the future, but Luo Huaiyuan did not agree, it seemed that she must be satisfied to the extent that she was.
He still seems to remember his eight-pack promise.