Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 463 The Big Wedding
After marrying Jia Baoyu, Lai Shangrong also got married.

Since there were so many wives and concubines, Lai Shangrong simply tried to save trouble and held the ceremony for three days in a row from May [-]th to [-]th.

Naturally, the eldest lady Lin Daiyu came to visit on the first day, and the next day, the two concubines, Xue Baoqin and Tanchun, were married to Yingchun, who was arranged by him on the last day.

The reason for this arrangement was due to etiquette issues. When the daughter-in-law came to the house, the couple had to serve tea to the elders the next morning.

In addition, Qin Zhong returned to Beijing on May [-]th. He had traveled across the ocean for more than two years, and he was doing things for himself, so it was appropriate to welcome him.

If the wedding and spring wedding are postponed to the next day, the time will inevitably not be taken care of.

Taking a concubine is not so particular, and you have a lot of time.

Fortunately, his wife is Yingchun, so she will listen to whatever Lai Shangrong says.

Otherwise, in the past two days, his concubine had blocked him in front of him, and he would inevitably have thoughts in his mind.

Because he wanted to keep everything simple, the wedding route was only arranged to go around the two houses, which saved Lai Shangrong from the pain of running around.

Unlike when he married Xue Baochai, Lai Shangrong got rid of his status as a tool this time.

With his current status, he didn't invite anyone of importance, so he didn't have to do the work of welcoming and sending people there.

However, although no important personnel were invited, Lai Shangrong did not miss any of his subordinates who had a full official position and sent a wedding invitation to them all.

Nowadays, the state-owned department is growing day by day, and the security department has also expanded its scale and added many grassroots personnel.

There is a saying that public is worse than private, and private is worse than secret.

Being invited by a superior officer is also a sign of respect.

Of course, in order to avoid increasing the burden on subordinates, except for a limited number of people such as Yuan Chengtao and Chen Jie.

The rest of the people were all told to come only once.

Therefore, it is better to say that it is an audience than a reception.

When the wedding banquet was ready, Lai Shangrong, who had been talking about chariots all day, turned into the flower hall.

Most of the people who came to the door were subordinates, and few of them dared to persuade him to drink. He had just finished dealing with the guests in the hall and left the hall door, ready to sneak to the wedding room, but he heard the singing of fame from the front yard.

Hearing the names of Tian Guojiu, Chen Yiwen and others, he had no choice but to turn around and go to greet them.

Uncle Tian Guo smiled and said: "Shang Rong! You are not kind! You don't even ask me to wait for you when we get married!"

"Don't blame me! Don't blame me! The Emperor's dragon body is not in good condition. If the wedding date had not been set long ago, it would be difficult to do things at this time, so we can only keep everything simple!"

Lai Shangrong laughed, explaining the reason for not being invited.

Qiu Yiwu, who fell at the end, bowed and said: "Master Lai! My father and brother are unable to escape now, so they asked me to bring a congratulatory gift to express my feelings!"

The emperor was ill. Qiu Duo and Qiu Yijun, one being the Jiedushi of the Beijing camp and the other in charge of the Shenji camp, naturally did not dare to slack off at all.

Lai Shangrong nodded, expressed his gratitude, and was about to lead everyone to the side hall for the banquet.

I saw another carriage coming in front of the gate.

Seeing the carriage in front of the door, Chen Yiwen wondered: "This seems to be Jia Shilang's carriage..."

Then he suddenly realized: "He is from the same clan as Rongfu, and he is a classmate with brother Ruhai, the father-in-law of Shangrong. It is reasonable to come to congratulate him!" Lai Shangrong has always looked at Jia Yucun through colored glasses, so they have little interaction with each other.

Jia Yucun got off the carriage, and before Lai Shangrong could speak, he cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Don't be surprised, Mr. Lai, for coming uninvited!"

Don't hit the smiling person. No matter whether Jia Yucun is adapting to the situation or sincerely congratulates him, he will not be turned away.

Lai Shangrong also said a few polite words and welcomed everyone into the side hall.

Knowing that it was impossible to slip away in advance, Lai Shangrong simply stayed.

Except for Jia Yucun, the others all have a common business, and the conversation during the dinner will inevitably focus on the progress and expectations of the shipyard.

Jia Yucun has been in the officialdom for a long time, and he is also a person with long sleeves and good dancing. Although his business is not as good as his words, he can be regarded as relaxed and relaxed.

Occasionally, relying on his experience as a local magistrate, he put forward some unique opinions, which impressed Lai Shangrong and Tianchang.

After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, we are not here just for the meal.

Tian Chang stood up and said goodbye: "A spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold, so we won't bother Shang Rong anymore!"

As soon as he spoke, everyone couldn't stay any longer and stood up to leave.

After being sent to the door, Jia Yucun was not in a hurry to get in the car. He waited until Tian Chang and others left before taking out a stack of documents from his arms.

He handed it to Lai Shangrong and said: "This is the dowry list of my female disciple. Brother Ruhai entrusted it to me for safekeeping when he was dying! Originally..."

Speaking of this, he paused and said: "The dowry on the list is all stored in Rongguo Mansion. Her parents are both dead. Originally she was just worried about being bullied and stayed with me as a precaution. Now that she is married to Mr. Lai, she There is no need to stay with me anymore, please help Mr. Lai to transfer it!"

Lai Shangrong browsed through it casually. He knew the family background of Rong Mansion better than anyone else. It had been wiped out for a long time. How could there be such a rich dowry?

When the Grand View Garden was first built, Lai Shangrong discussed with his parents the cost of visiting relatives. Without even thinking about it, he knew that it had already been misappropriated by the Rong Mansion and all the money was spent.

Originally, Lai Shangrong thought that Lin Daiyu was pretending to be confused and couldn't bear to fall out with her grandmother and uncle's family over the dowry, so she deliberately didn't mention the dowry.

Now it seems that she may not know it herself. Otherwise, why would she always feel that living in Jia's house is free of charge?
Recalling Lin Daiyu's two visits to Beijing, it seemed that Jia Yucun was both present. It seemed that Lin Ruhai still trusted her quite a bit.

Although Jia Yucun handed over the dowry list to himself at this time, he may not have the intention to adapt to the situation, but he has kept it for so many years and has not given it to the Jia family, so it is not an unreasonable entrustment.

"Thank you, Brother Yucun!" He cupped his hands and said thank you, then he said tentatively: "I heard that when Brother Yucun was in Jinling, he once sentenced the young master of the Xue family to death. That girl is now in my house. She has been raped since she was a child. I have always wanted to help her find her parents. I wonder if Brother Yucun still remembers the case? If there are any clues about her parents, Shang Rong would be grateful!"

Ancient times were no better than modern times. It was difficult to find someone in the vast sea of ​​people. In addition, Zhen Shiyin became a monk, and Xiangling's mother had never left the house. It was indeed difficult to find someone with only the rouge mark between her eyebrows.

He also couldn't explain how he knew Xiang Ling's life experience, and it was impossible to point out the person named Feng.

Therefore, there has been no news.

Jia Yucun seemed to be lost in memories. He pondered for a long time before stroking his beard and saying, "The kidnapper was already executed. During the interrogation, I heard that he was kidnapped near the Hulu Temple in the southeast of Gusu."

After a pause, he continued: "However, as time has passed, he may not still live there. Mr. Lai might as well go there and ask around. Maybe someone still remembers and knows where that family is!"

Xiangling herself couldn't remember how many times she was resold. The kidnapper was no longer the one who kidnapped her back then. However, Lai Shangrong just made an excuse to search for her and didn't reveal it.

“It’s good to have some direction, thank you so much, Brother Amemura!”

(End of this chapter)