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Chapter 150: The old man takes his concubine (2) There are still three hundred

At this time, there were already fire trees and silver flowers all over the sky, red silk all over the ground, and lanterns hung high.

When Zhu Youxiao came, he saw that the carriages, horses, and sedan chairs on Qianyuan Street were parked six or seven miles away. The civilians on the nearby streets were also driven away, and the curtains had been set up by the officers and soldiers of the Five City Military Command.

And because the cabinet master wanted to take concubines and hold weddings, almost the entire capital was busy because of this matter.

In a while, there will be either a Shangshu or a minister. There will be even a few honorary relatives such as Dukes, Marquis, Bozinan and others.

However, the groom Wei Guangwei had no sense of joy at this time. He had handed over the reception of the guests to his son.

In order to greet His Majesty himself, he hurriedly changed into a red robe, put on a soapy straight-clothed shirt, and left the mansion in a carriage.

"My minister Wei Guangwei pays homage to Your Majesty!"

Wei Guangwei saw that Sili Supervisor was standing next to the carriage, but the one who was driving the carriage was Wu Dazhao from the East Factory, so he guessed that it was His Holiness, so he immediately got out of the car and ran over and bowed.

"No need to be polite, take us to the backyard, so I won't come in through the front door of your house. Let these people know that I'm here. I guess you won't be able to hold a peace of mind at this wedding banquet."

Zhu Youxiao didn't lift the curtain. After saying a few words, he squinted his eyes and started taking a nap. He suddenly heard a bang. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xu Fo baring his teeth and covering his head. It seemed that he was dozing off and accidentally hitting the wall of the car.

Zhu Youxiao smiled and pretended not to see it. Not long after, the carriage stopped and Wei Guangwei ran over again: "Your Majesty, you are here!"

Zhu Youxiao got off the bus and saw a patio of Hui-style buildings in front of him. In front of the patio was a screen wall, with strange flowers and plants on both sides of the screen wall. Following Wei Guangwei around the screen wall, he saw a garden pattern ahead, surrounded by rockery, curved water and flowing wine, pavilions, towers, strange rocks and strange woods.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but think that Wei Guangwei is worthy of being the first class of the dynasty, and his living environment is different. This is a territory within the Third Ring Road of the Imperial Capital. Such a large garden is built here, which is simply extremely wealthy.

What is rare is that it is surprisingly quiet. Although you can hear the bustling noise opposite the rockery, it feels like it is several miles apart.

Zhu Youxiao was led by Wei Guangwei to an attic. The attic was built on a rockery with only two floors. It was covered with black lacquered windows and surrounded by shrubs and pine trees, so the view was very broad.

Zhu Youxiao followed Wei Guangwei in and sat down by the window, while Xu Fo and Wang Chengen were standing on both sides. Wu Jin, the head of the East Factory, had long disappeared.

When Zhu Youxiao looked out, he could see the place where the Wei Mansion gathered guests to hold a banquet. It was different from the exquisite and unique thing that Zhu Youxiao had just entered. The place where the wedding ceremony was a very open square. At most, some potted plants were placed everywhere, and some flowerbeds such as roses and peony were also pruned very regularly.

Behind a large screen wall on the right side of the square is the main entrance of the Wei Ge Lao Mansion. After Zhu Youxiao looked over, he heard a servant from the Wei Mansion shouting: "The Ministry of Personnel Cui Shangshu has arrived!"

Suddenly, Zhu Youxiao saw a large group of officials greeting him under the leadership of Wei Guangwei's eldest son and his son-in-law Gong Yonggu. Cui Chengxiu and other ministers came, so naturally this was the case. As soon as they arrived, they were invited to sit in Guangsha.

But some small officials with low ranks of 5 and 6th grades did not receive such treatment when they came, so they could only find a place to sit down, and sometimes they could only stand, without even giving tea to them, but you still have to pay a smile and give gifts.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao saw that his son-in-law Gong Yonggu was chatting with Duke Ding and several officials in blush robes, but Chen Laitou had not come yet, so he turned his gaze back into the house.

This time, Zhu Youxiao discovered that this place was actually a one-bedroom, and the bedroom was very fancy, with pink tents and green gauze, and the fragrance was amazing.

"Master Wei Ge, is there anyone living in this room?" Zhu Youxiao asked curiously.

Wei Guangwei hurried over and bowed and replied, "Report to Your Majesty, this is the little girl's boudoir. Because Your Majesty wants to find a quiet place to attend my happy event, I asked my little girl to accompany her mother and free it up for Your Majesty to rest."

Zhu Youxiao was surprised after hearing this. He actually went into the other person's daughter's boudoir in a daze. However, Zhu Youxiao didn't think much about it. Seeing Xu Fo kept burying his head, he said, "Come here."

Xu Fo tiptoed over, not knowing where to put his hands, so he had to put them in front of him: "What are your instructions?"

"Can you see clearly the faces of these people outside?"

Zhu Youxiao asked, and saw Xu Fo nodding, then said, "The person sitting by the pavilion watching the fish is Luo Zhenduo, the minister of Dali Temple, who is a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli, from Yixing, Nanzhili. This person is jealous of evil and selfless, but he refuses to flatter the powerful and powerful. Therefore, he has only become the minister of Dali Temple. The person who has just touched the butt of a maid is Liu Ming, the chief of Shangbao Si. His father is the minister of the previous dynasty, so he has obtained the position of Shangbao Si. He is a playboy. He is knocking melon seeds and grabs a servant's hand and is the Marquis of Jinning. This person is particularly fond of Longyang. He has never taken concubines so far, but he has recognized a lot of godsons..."

Zhu Youxiao told Xu Fo all the dignitaries and nobles, and then asked: "Did you remember them all?"

Xu Fo was slightly stunned. She didn't understand why His Majesty wanted to remember these people by herself, but she nodded as smart since childhood.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said nothing. Seeing that Wei Guangwei was still standing here, he said, "You are the groom tonight, so don't worry about me. Just go your own."

Seeing this, Wei Guangwei bowed and said, "Then the minister will lose his companion."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and was holding up the tea to quench his thirst, but Wang Chengen stopped him: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious first, please let me taste it first."

Zhu Youxiao knew that he was going to test the drug, so he said, "Pour a drink first, I don't want to drink what others have drunk."

When Zhu Youxiao was speaking, he heard the shouts of a servant from the Wei Mansion from outside: "Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Chen Jian of the Hanlin Academy has reviewed!"

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but smile and said, "The show is about to begin, I want to see what tricks these Prince Gong and Lai Tou are going to do."

However, at this time, the prince-in-law Gong Yonggu completely pretended that he had not heard the news that Chen Laitou had arrived, and was still joking with several wealthy nobles.

Chen Lai Tou stood blankly on the screen wall with a brocade box and a silver mirror wrapped in silk cloth. He looked around and didn't know what to do. He looked like Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden and looked here and there. It was not until he saw the prince-consort Gong Yonggu that he walked over happily: "Mr. Prince-consort, Prince-consort!"
Chapter completed!
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