At the end of the month, Prince Qi's son Li Hong resigned. He had stayed in Shangjing for more than half a year, and now he was finally going back home.
Because Zhenping Hou had official duties, the prince of the Xu family sent his son out in person. In the past two days, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment reported illness for some reason and hid at home, so he also came out to see him off.
Master Shang Shu waved his folding fan and pointed out two or three jars of wine to his servants: "I don't have a long life, only these few jars of bad wine. Take them back to honor your parents and elder brothers."
Li Hong hurriedly bowed and said: "Second Cousin, you are too polite, these are such good things, Hong'er... I really don't know how to thank you."
The court master smiled and said: "I wish you could empty all the wine in the library and go back. Don't let your second uncle miss the court and drink at home."
When Mr. Xu heard that Zhengjun wanted to give away the good wine he had privately stored, he stared straight at him, and said anxiously: "Xiaojun, this is absolutely impossible—"
Li Hong looked at the two people in front of him who were bickering with each other. Although he found it interesting, there was a hint of yearning and envy in his heart, but he didn't know if he would find such a person in the future, with whom he would face each other day and night, and raise his eyebrows. When he was thinking about it, he couldn't help but look inside, and when Shen Jingting found out, he said: "Jun'er's status is different now, it's inconvenient to come out to see the prince for a ride, I hope the prince will be happy."
The Holy Majesty has already pointed Xu Yingluo to the crown prince, and not long ago, he sent an aunt in the palace to guide the etiquette rules, not to mention the need to abide by the defense of men and women. After all, Xu Yingluo is the future crown princess, and the two of them must not be like the past child.
Seeing that the time had come, Li Hong restrained himself, bowed to the two of them, and said: "It's not too late, Hong'er will take his leave."
Shi Zifang turned around and took two steps, and suddenly heard a call from behind: "Brother Hong'er!"
As soon as he turned his head, he saw Xu Baozhang running up to him. Huanyuan took out a purse and said, "Sister Jun'er asked me to give it to you. My sister also said, please have a good journey, son, and take care."
Li Hong leaned over and took the purse in his hand, and saw the embroidery on it—a big red peony was embroidered on the side, and there were two koi swimming on the other side. girl. However, Li Hong felt that his eyes were slightly hot, he put away the purse properly, and said to Yuan Yuan: "Please trouble Hong'er brother Hong'er to tell sister... and take care of it."
"Yes!" After Xu Baozhang agreed, he ran back to his father. Second Master Xu picked up the child, and Xu Baozhang giggled, hugging Second Father's neck and refusing to let go. Shen Jingting looked at the father and son helplessly, then bowed to the son and said: "My son, have a good journey, and we will meet later."
Prince Qi's son clutched his purse, rode on a fine horse, and carrying a few boxes of rich gifts, a group of people left the capital in a mighty manner.
When stepping out of the city gate, Li Hong seemed to have noticed something and looked back. Looking across the vast crowd, he looked up at the magnificent city gate, and besides the guards guarding the city, he also saw a different figure. The man was wearing a jade crown and a xuanpao, with chilongs on his sleeves fluttering vividly under the dazzling sun.
Before Li Hong had time to see clearly what that man looked like, the man turned around, and a group of imperial guards left behind him.
"My lord." The servant called out. Li Hong withdrew his gaze, pulled the rein and turned the horse's head: "Let's go."
Yun Rang is thousands of miles away, and I don't know if he will come to this bustling capital again in this life.
In the later Xu Mansion, life was considered peaceful and beautiful. Xu Baozhang practiced martial arts at the big house yesterday, today he will go to his second father to practice calligraphy and painting, and tomorrow he will go to the third master to take him out to have fun. Shen Jingting is still the same, worrying about chores outside the house during the day and going home at night Facing the three masters in the mansion, fortunately, the three of his brothers get along in harmony, only occasionally staying at one end for two days, the other two rooms are not so good, but they have more tricks than usual. At this time, the court lord simply stayed in his own small courtyard, holding Yuanyuan in his arms for a few days, and the inner house became much more stable.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Xu Yingluo got married.
Although she is a side concubine, she is all married according to the standards of the Ming media, and she is the prince's first concubine with a position, and she is marrying a daughter from the Xu family, so the guard of honor should not be underestimated.
On an auspicious time, the main hall of Xu's mansion, the parents of the Xu family sat on both sides, and the ones seated above were the Marquis of Zhenping and the Zhengjun of the Xu family.
Shen Jingting has been bothering a lot for this day, for some reason recently, he has been feeling chest tightness and shortness of breath, and his appetite is not as good as before. Yesterday in the middle of the night, he got up and vomited once.
"What?" Xu Changfeng asked in a low voice, noticing that his complexion was lacking.
Shen Jingting shook his head, and said, "I think it's...too nervous." Xu Changfeng couldn't help smiling, it was a rare happy event, and the smile on his face was more than usual.
Zhenpinghou stretched out his hand and squeezed Zhengjun's palm: "I'm here."
Shen Jingting frowned in his heart, looking at him with a gentle smile.
At this time, the master of ceremonies wished to sing, and then saw the palace people divided into two rows, and saw a young girl dressed in red approaching from a distance. The red wedding dress on her body is embroidered with auspicious clouds, and there are three golden phoenixes on the top of her crown, holding oriental beads and embellished with coral. The girl's face is exquisitely made up, and plum blossoms are dotted on her forehead, graceful and elegant, luxurious and dignified.
She walked over, saluted and bowed to the two fathers, her lips parted slightly: "My daughter is not filial, and will not be able to serve her father in the future, hereby kneel down to thank her father for her kindness in nurturing her."
This is a customary system. Parents should be worshiped by a married daughter. She kowtows three times, which means that the favor has been repaid. Afterwards, the palace servants helped her up, Xu Changfeng looked at his daughter, and said: "After getting married, you should be a husband and a teacher, and you can't act willfully."
"Yingluo saves it." Xu Yingluo looked at the courtier and said, "Please also ask the courtier to take care of father on Yingluo's behalf. Yingluo thank you here."
Shen Jingting hurriedly wanted to get up and helped him up again, but before he thought about it, he became dizzy for a while. Not to mention Xu Changfeng, the other two masters stood up.
"It's okay." At this critical juncture, no mistakes can be made. Shen Jingting resisted the urge to feel nauseous, and ordered someone to fetch a brocade box, which contained gold ornaments and mascots from her natal family to the bride. The palace people accepted the congratulatory gift, at this time the master of ceremonies sang again: "The wedding party has arrived."
Xu Yingluo glanced at her father and the two again, and the palace servants came to put down the bead curtain in front of the phoenix crown.
The sound of firecrackers is lively and lively.
Xu Yingluo stepped out of the threshold and saw a hand stretched out. That hand had distinct joints, was as white as jade, and had thin calluses between its knuckles, which looked much wider than hers. This person is her husband, the current prince Li Zhan, and the future emperor.
She slowly put her hand in that palm.
The welcoming team went far away, Shen Jingting braced himself again and greeted the elders of the Xu family. After staying up for half a day, I really felt exhausted, so I had to apologize to my elders and go down for a rest.
Xu Qihe had sent the doctor over, and Master Zhenpinghou and Shangshu were also coming back from the palace to observe the ceremony. Hearing that his wife was unwell, he rushed to the small courtyard.
Shen Jingting sat on the chair, stretched out his wrist to let the doctor feel the pulse, and said these three masters in his mouth: "It's just a minor illness, it will recover after a short rest."
Xu Qihe ignored him, and only asked the doctor, "How is it? Is there anything wrong?"
Unexpectedly, the doctor stood up, bowed his hands to the three masters with joy on his face, and said: "Congratulations to the three masters, this is the pulse of happiness, your house is really a double blessing today."
As soon as the words fell, there was a "poof". Master Shang Shu shook his body and put down the cup. Zhenpinghou also looked over suddenly, his eyes subconsciously fell on Yuanjun's flat stomach. Mr. Xu was stunned, and did not move for a long time, with a gentle smile still on his face.
Shen Jingting only felt his scalp twitch, coughed and said: "Doctor, this... must be a misdiagnosis?"
Unexpectedly, the doctor still had some temper, stomped his feet and said: "This old man has been a doctor for forty years, how can I tell if this is a happy pulse!"
Shen Jingting suddenly felt another blur in front of his eyes, when he pressed his forehead, the three masters all started to move.
"What are you still doing in a daze, go and lie down!" Xu Yanqing hurried over, as if holding a baby, and wiped her hands before helping someone. Xu Qihe's mind turned very fast, and he had already asked his servants to remove the incense, and take out any unsafe things in the room. Xu Changfeng went to ask the doctor for details, and asked him to prescribe some anti-fetal medicines, and then sent someone to the palace to ask the court judge to come.
The three of them were in a hurry, and Imperial Physician Zhao was hurriedly invited, thinking it was some fatal event, after sitting down and feeling the pulse, he stroked his beard and gave the court gentleman a meaningful look.
Shen Jingting felt a little embarrassed, could it be... food stagnation
But the chief judge of Zhao Court laughed a few times: "It's wonderful, it's wonderful."
"Don't be Miao Miao, what's going on?" Xu Yanqing waved her hands and urged.
The imperial physician Zhao said: "Your Majesty, be calm and don't be impatient. Combine all kinds of symptoms, and then check the pulse. The Lord's pulse is smooth, and it is indeed a happy pulse." Before they were happy, the imperial physician said: "But—"
Xu Qihe hurriedly asked: "But what?"
The imperial doctor smiled, and cupped his hands and said: "This pulse has two pulses, and both of them should be pointed like slippery. This time, the court gentleman thinks he can kill two with one stroke." He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Looking at it this way, It should be three blessings."
The room was filled with joy immediately, Shen Jingting sat in a daze for a long time, suddenly felt dizzy again, turned his head and vomited until dizzy.
In the distance, a child is holding a book, sitting under the window sill, chanting:
The world is full of fragrance in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple begin to bloom.
There is no place to look for the spring return of eternal regret, and I don't know where to turn into it.
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