Chapter eight hundred and sixty fifth wedding day
Qian Qianyi's mansion is not far from the Qinhuai River, and it is a large courtyard on Chengxian Street.
Chengxian Street was originally a gathering place for the Jiangnan Gongyuan, Imperial College and other places. It is the most prosperous place for literary style. It can be seen from the name that it is only a few steps away from the brothel and culprit ceremonies on the banks of the Qinhuai River.
Today, Chengxian Street is very lively, with gongs and drums, people flowing like weaving, laughter and warm as spring.
Qian Qianyi had a wife and four concubines, but because of Qian Qianyi's past actions, three people "please go" and took the book of divorce, "resolving the grievances and explaining the knots, and not hating each other. After a separation, they were happy, and they never looked back.
Qian Qianyi didn't even see these people's departure because he was crazy about being fascinated by Liu Yin and Liu Rushi, a famous prostitute in Qinhuai River.
Today is the happy day when he married Liu Rushi and celebrated together.
In front of the Qian Mansion gate, lights were decorated with colorful lights, firecrackers were ringing, and people came and went.
"Congratulations..." This is Liu Jiecheng, the former Minister of Personnel of Nanjing, who is over 70 years old this year. He just took a concubine last year. The girl from Jiaofangsi, who is only twelve years old, is holding her hand and revealing her only two remaining teeth. She greets Qian Qianyi happily.
"Mr. Liu, please, please sit down..." Qian Qianyi was overjoyed, bowed his hands, his face flushed.
"Congratulations to Lord Qian for his dear wife, pear blossoms and begonia..." This is the former governor of Zhejiang, in his sixties, with a smile that you know, I know, everyone knows, he has sixteen wives and concubines, who are the groom every day, and two of them are quite talented, which is a legend in Jinling City.
"Mr. Tao, please, I didn't expect it to alarm you..." Qian Qianyi naturally smiled the same way and pulled Lord Tao into it.
"Mr. Qian, his wife is beautiful and beautiful, and his concubine is envious..." This is a famous scholar in Southern Zhili. He has passed down his poetry and books for five generations. He has wise men in all generations. He is almost seventy years old this year. Two beautiful maids of sixteen or seventeen years old, and he slowly came to the door, narrowing his eyes into a line, smiling so hard that he couldn't tell the difference between the east, west, south and north.
"Mr. Jingcheng, Penghu Shenghui, please invite me, come, please come and invite you to the seat..." Qian Qianyi was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him loudly.
These are all things he wants to greet. At the same time, the gifts piled up like hills and moved to the backyard from time to time.
I had been unable to sit in the house for a long time, and there were more than 40 tables in the yard, but it was still crowded. I kept adding tables, which were full of excitement and bustling.
Qian Qianyi's influence was extraordinary, alarmed half of Nanzhili, and almost all the famous officials of the court and the opposition came!
"Master, see what else should I arrange?" Mrs. Qian appeared beside Qian Qianyi and whispered. Qian Qianyi is over forty years old this year, and Mrs. Qian is about to leave the court. She is full of 'rich'.
Qian Qianyi was now proud. He listened to his wife's words and turned around and found that the Governor's Office and the officials of Yingtian Mansion had not arrived. He frowned and said, "Send someone to inform Fang Kongzhang and others, and the banquet would not wait for anyone."
Although Fang Kongxu was a provincial chief official, Qian Qianyi was after all, after all, the former Minister of Rites, with the most talented talent in Jinling. He was the most talented man in the entire Ming Dynasty. If it was re-launched, he would definitely be the Secretary of the Six Ministry of Death. The previous dynasty might even enter the cabinet directly, which was not comparable to a governor!
Mrs. Qian said, "Well, I'll send someone to urge me."
Qian Qian nodded with satisfaction, waited for Mrs. Qian to leave, and attracted a confidant and asked in a low voice: "How is Rushi preparing?"
He was extremely concerned about Liu Rushi and Qian Qianyi. He resigned from the capital and returned to Jinling. He was originally unwilling to accept it, but after staying in Qinxianglou several times, he fell in love with the courtesan Liu Rushi at first sight. This woman is so talented that no one can compare to the Qinhuai River. She couldn't find a second one in the entire Ming Dynasty. This made Qian Qianyi, who was almost over fifty years old, tempted the young man's heart and insisted on marrying her!
However, Liu Rushi's attitude was a bit ambiguous. Qian Qianyi was not sure. Even if he had spent a lot of money, he still didn't get a truth. However, these are not important. As long as they pass the door, they have time to cultivate their feelings.
The servant approached and whispered: "Qin Xianglou's aunt said that the wedding dress and other clothes were sent in. Liu Rushi was already dressing up, so he would not miss the time."
Qian Qianyi's heart fell to the ground and said happily: "That's good, that's good, I'm so happy, no one is allowed to neglect..."
"It's the master..."
The Qian Mansion was busy all over the place, and the lively sound covered the entire Yingtian Mansion.
While they were talking, Qin Xianglou was also full of joy, with big red lanterns hanging high and crowded.
"Hey, Sister Liu is lucky, the former minister and the latter minister..."
"I'm not, and I don't think about how many nobles and nobles have entered her boudoir..."
"Oh, what I'm saying is true, but Lord Qian is the best in Jinling. Our Sister Liu is really lucky..."
At the corner of the stairwell, some women gathered together, in groups of three or three, with strange voices and strange words, and sometimes light and sometimes heavy.
"Shut up, if you have the ability, you can marry a minister and minister, I'll take a look!"
The aunt from the bucket waist walked in with a pungent smell, staring coldly and humming unhappy.
A group of women immediately rolled their eyes unwillingly, and whispered in groups of three or two.
The aunt snorted coldly again, and in an instant, she smiled and twisted the bucket waist to the second floor, and came to Liu Rushi's door.
"So, how are you preparing? I'm in..." The aunt's tone was extremely irritating, and her every move was filled with unsuppressed excitement.
Liu Rushi sat in the inner room, facing the mirror, motionless, just quietly looking at the pretty face in the mirror. She is actually not old, about the same as Zhu Xu, but her life experience is extremely bad. It is also a fate to fall on Zhangtai, and she must be able to do so.
When it comes to destination, Qian Qianyi is indeed a very good choice. Although she is a little older, her talent is indeed the best, which is exactly in line with her thoughts.
But for some reason, she couldn't get interested at all, as if she didn't want to get married now, but who wouldn't want to have a home for those who are in the world?
She was surrounded by her red wedding dress, and everything was treated as a wife's wife. There was also a grand wedding reception team outside.
"Oh, my aunt, why are you not wearing it yet? Where have those dead girls gone..." The aunt was so anxious when she saw it. While picking up her wedding dress, she opened the window and looked down.
Liu Rushi slowly combed her hair, her face still moving.
This aunt knew Liu Rushi very well. When she saw it, she was shocked and looked at her and said in a lost voice: "My aunt, don't do anything randomly. Think about it, which one of them is better than Mr. Qian? He has tried his best to treat you without any harsh treatment or even respect. What else do you want? If you miss this time, you will regret it for life..."
Liu Rushi looked at the aunt's anxious face in the mirror and whispered: "I know."
The aunt looked at Liu Rushi with her brows frowned, her face full of eagerness, and she wished she could use her body to replace her. She could not beat and scold her now, so she had to persuade her, "Girl, stop thinking about Mr. Zhu. If he is really the person around the emperor, he will never marry someone of our status. You will have no intention of marrying someone of our status. You can marry into the Qian Mansion with peace of mind and live the rest of your life comfortably..."
Liu Rushi's mouth moved, obviously a little unwilling to accept it. She still resisted Qian Qianyi, who was about to be fifty years old.
"Auntie, Auntie..." A shout suddenly sounded downstairs.
When the aunt heard this, her face changed drastically and quickly said to Liu Rushi: "The Qian family is here, girl, hurry up, change clothes, come, change clothes for Rushi, girl, don't be fooled again..." She said and hurried downstairs. The Qian family is too powerful in Jinling, and her small brothel cannot afford to offend her.
A few maids walked in and picked up the things and wanted to add them to Liu Rushi, but at this time Gu Hengbo appeared.
Not long after, Liu Rushi left the building and did not wear a wedding dress. Instead, he rode a carriage with Gu Hengbo and rushed to Qian Qianyi's mansion.
"Mr. Li?"
"Mr. Zhao, I'm glad to meet you, my official surname is Gong..."
"Mr. Chen..."
In front of the Qian Mansion gate, Gong Dingzi almost recognized people one by one, and was extremely enthusiastic.
Chapter completed!