The infinite heavens start from the red building

Chapter 279 9.25
Chapter 9

9.25 Trivia in the capital, a marriage gift from Yizhi

Half a month later, on August 15, 23th year of Yongzheng, a luxury passenger ship arrived at Tongzhou Wharf, and then a set of gorgeous earl guards of honor was quickly lined up, so that the surroundings were almost silent.

Fortunately, a convoy was quickly assembled, and then went straight to the capital. It wasn't until the convoy left that the oppressive atmosphere slowly dissipated, and the daily bustle on the pier gradually resumed.

"Husband, Jia Lian from Rongguo Mansion is now the magistrate of Tongzhou. Because we are wearing mourning, it is really not suitable for us to visit, but we should always say hello." In a gorgeous carriage, Qin Keqing said softly.

"You arrange it. I haven't seen him for a while. I'm afraid now." Wei Xu smiled wryly and shook his head, "I didn't expect this group of people to start playing tricks so soon. They are worthy of a family that has been passed down for a hundred years."

"Confirmed?" Even though he had heard Wei Xu's speculation long ago, Qin Keqing was still very surprised, "It stands to reason that we are still allies with these twelve families, and you are also a child of martial arts with a strong root, it shouldn't be like this ?”

"It was the hands of the Niu family. At least a few days before her death, Mrs. Wei still had no signs of bad luck. On the day when our news of victory was reported to the palace, the court meeting in the Royal Study Room of Daming Palace was held until midnight. It's a pity that we The intelligence network is not so deep.

We have no way of knowing the specific content now, but just two days after the court meeting, Mrs. Wei died suddenly. We are closely monitoring Uncle Zhongyong’s mansion. We confirmed that the person who started the attack finally returned to Zhen Guogong’s mansion. It should be to report the situation. But never came out again.

Immediately afterwards, the news came from Dongfang that the Imperial Study Room of the Daming Palace held another long court meeting. The next day, the Niu family sent us information, confirming the news of Duoqing. "Wei Xu said with a sigh.

"There are not so many coincidences in this world." Qin Keqing smiled wryly, "Husband, what are you going to do?"

"Madam Wei and I only have enmity, but no kindness, but this does not mean that others can kill her." Wei Xu sneered, "It's not convenient now, and there will be opportunities in the future to make things happen."

That night, when the convoy returned to the capital, they went straight to Uncle Zhongyong's mansion without going to their original residence. At this time, Mrs. Wei had passed away for many days, and the dead time was approaching the limit!

The earl's full set of guards of honor were displayed in Uncle Zhongyong's mansion. Wei Xu had already put on sackcloth and filial piety to cry before the coffin. The Wei family had long since had few relatives. Fortunately, Wu Xun was still in charge, and more or less sent people to support the scene.

"Little brother has met big brother!" In any case, this procedure is indispensable. He deliberately put on the earl's guard of honor. In fact, the main reason is to reduce trouble, and of course objectively help Madam Wei support the situation and give her "glory after death".

"Second brother has worked hard all the way!" Wei Ruolan also didn't make any fuss, but even talking was just a scene, Wei Xu didn't care, just nodded and let it go.

say what?The main reason why he was not killed was that it was worthless, otherwise, if he came over decisively, the house of Uncle Zhongyong probably collapsed because no one lived in it for a long time!

On the contrary, Qin Keqing took over the job of receptionist in the back house as soon as he came back. Wei Ruolan also didn't say anything, which made Wei Xu feel relieved. If there was a conflict because of this, he really couldn't handle it. The government has nothing to do with him.

Wei Xu didn't bother to guess the reason why Wei Ruolan was so honest, anyway, things would come to him soon, and now, there was only one thing that could be called a "big event".

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: Mrs. Wei, the first-class wife of the Zhongyong uncle's mansion, taught her son well, and was buried with the ceremony of a marquis. The Ministry of Rites will arrange for it; I'm sorry!
However, the mother's mourning is so serious that we still need to be cautious, and the matter of filial piety must not be forgotten. Today, because Aiqing has contributed to the community, a special purpose is to honor filial piety on the 27th, with full filial piety! "It means that one day is worth one month, even if you have kept your filial piety.

"Thank you, Lord Long En!" In any case, this is enough face, Wei Xu is not a fool, and he will definitely not make trouble at this time.

"General Wei, His Majesty has taken the risk of seizing love this time!" Dai Quan, who came to pass the decree in person, said with a smile, "With the merits of a general, it is a due right to be promoted to Marquis, but this matter of importance, only We can talk about it later!"

"Your Majesty's love and care will never be forgotten by me!" Wei Xu couldn't help but bowed his hands towards the palace with a grateful expression, "My father-in-law has worked hard from afar, and a small gesture is no respect!"

After tossing and tossing for several days, the burial was finally completed, followed by the canonization ceremony. By the time everything was done, it was already half a month later.

Since then, in addition to a bunch of royal princes and county kings in the entire Dashun Dynasty, there are only four princes with different surnames left, and his titles under the four princes belong to the first rank. It's the Marquis, but they're never considered by anyone of the slightest class.

In the evening, in the small courtyard of Weifu in the capital city, there are quite a lot of people living in it now, so that all the guards of honor, guards, etc. have been driven to the old Lin family's house, and the Wei family doesn't care anyway. What bodyguards.

"Husband, I have sent people to say hello to every family in the capital. Now we are filial piety, and we have saved a lot of things such as communication." Qin Keqing, who was raised as a royal princess since childhood, is completely impeccable in feudal etiquette.

"Alright!" Wei Xu hugged his lover lightly. Anyway, there were no outsiders in the backyard now, and the only one who was a little further away was Zhen Yinglian. All the servants were in the front yard, and they didn't come in at night.

"Hmph!" Shi Xiangyun curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "It's a pity that I have been living in mourning for so long without any name or status, and no one even cares about me!" "Okay!" He used his mental power and pulled Shi Xiangyun away with one move. Wei Xu came to his side and hugged him, lowered his head and kissed his lover's forehead gently, "I'll come to propose marriage tomorrow, okay?"

"Husband, life is not easy for the historians and marquises, what if they raise conditions." Qin Keqing's worry is not unreasonable, those two living treasures have long been "popular in the capital"
He eats overlord meals so that he won’t serve food unless he pays first when he goes out, he doesn’t give money when he buys food, so he has to send someone to buy it with cash for firewood and rice noodles, and he can’t even find anyone willing to sit with him at other restaurants. .

Speaking of these things, it is completely the matter of the punks on the street, and now it has appeared on the two Dashun Dynasty Marquis, which is a literal meaning of "losing the face of the ancestors".

"It's okay, I didn't plan to negotiate terms with them after I went, but set the terms and asked them to agree." Wei Xu couldn't help laughing bitterly when he thought of these shit, "I really don't dare to deal with them!"

This is also a precedent set by historians, because both Shi Ding of the Zhongjinghou Mansion and Shi Nai of the Bowling Hou Mansion actually have daughters. As a result, when the official media came to talk about their marriage, Shi Nai threw out a famous saying that shocked the capital, "Which house has the most betrothal gifts?"

Generally speaking, no matter whether you are a military officer or a civil servant, you are a person who wants face no matter what. Even when talking about marriage, you cannot avoid the issue of bride price and dowry. They are all relayed by a third party, like this kind of face-to-face inquiry. It's so awesome, historians should be regarded as the beginning of the world.

"This—" Qin Keqing hesitated for a moment, first gave Li Shi Xiangyun an apologetic look, and then said softly, "What if Lord Baoling comes to tell you?"

The translation of these words means that if someone is not satisfied with the conditions and personally chases them to the door to ask for money, what should they do?

"Yun'er!" Wei Xu hurriedly grabbed Shi Xiangyun who was about to run out of the living room when he turned around in shame, and then said with a smile, "So, I'm going to do business at the door with the attitude of 'snatching a kiss'."

"Brother Xu, if this is the case, we must settle the matter as quickly as possible, and then absolutely avoid the possibility of the two masters coming to the door, that is, leave after finishing the business." Lin Daiyu, who has been silent for a long time A reliable method is given.

"It's okay, anyway, we've finished everything now, and we're going back soon. Why don't we pack up all our things and come back the day before we leave. As long as they agree and exchange marriage certificates, we'll go on board." Wei Xu said It doesn't sound like courtship at all, it sounds like robbery.

"Pfft—" Qin Keqing couldn't help laughing after listening to their discussion, "If your method is spread, the reputation will not be much better than the method of those two princes."

"Brother Xu, don't worry, I have a way to keep them from making trouble." Shi Xiangyun, who had buried his head in Wei Xu's arms because of shyness from the beginning of the discussion, finally raised his head and spoke.

"En?" Wei Xu was stunned for a moment, "Yun'er, can you tell me what you are going to do?"

"You don't need to worry about it. Don't forget that when I ran away from home, no one said much." But for some reason, Shi Xiangyun didn't mean to answer. Considering her previous "glorious history", Everyone didn't bother to ask any more.

"Well, we'll do it tomorrow" Since there is no problem, Wei Xu thinks it's better to do it as soon as possible.

"The day after tomorrow!" Unexpectedly, Shi Xiangyun interrupted her immediately, but his face turned redder, "I'll go back tomorrow."

"Pfft—hahahaha!" Now the others couldn't bear it any longer, and their laughter almost overturned the roof, because according to the rules, when the man comes to propose marriage, the woman should wait at home anyway, right?
"Don't laugh!" Shi Xiangyun was so ashamed that he couldn't help it, so he could only keep hitting Wei Xu with his small fists.

Two days later, Bowling Hou Mansion.

"Masters, Yun'er, I'm going to make a decision, you don't need to say more." Wei Xu stretched out his hand, and the soldiers immediately smashed a very heavy suitcase on the table with a sound of "Duang—" "This is a thousand taels of gold, it's my betrothal gift!"

"Your admiral is just joking. No one in the world knows that this land in the south of the Yangtze River belongs to the Wei family. Girl Yun has been in the mansion for many years, so it is." Shi Xiangyun's nominal guardian, Baolinghou Shi Nai, is completely rogue.

"Second Uncle!" Shi Xiangyun, who was hiding behind, couldn't bear it anymore, stepped out and interrupted him, "Are you going to sell me to others?"

"Yun'er, what do you look like, a girl who hasn't left the house, how can she show up when she proposes a marriage again, the face of our historian," Mrs. Bolinghou said with a high face.

"Crack!" A pair of yellow silk slammed directly on her face, "This is the Queen's order, you'd better read it before talking!"

"En?" Regardless of the Shi family's frightened kneeling question, Wei Xu immediately waved and took the yellow silk in his hand with mental strength, glanced at it with a strange expression, "Yun girl, this is your way? No wonder Come back a day early!"

(End of this chapter)