Chapter 55 Marrying

While Zaili was marrying Niuhulu, the errand of Princess Xiuhui, the errand of the Zeng family, was also underway. Unlike Zaili, who married his wife, the emperor also paid much attention to this matter.

This is not because Zeng Guofan was an important military officer and the chief minister of a country, but because the emperor's favor for his daughter was really out of line. According to the Qing system, children had to live in the houses and go out to live, but the emperor was the most pampered by his daughters, and he got the four princesses Xiuhui, Yinghui, Xiuhui and Juehui until now, and he still stayed in the palace and refused to go out. The queen sometimes said a few words, and the emperor always said perfunctory, "Forget it, since they love to live in the palace, let them live. When they get married in the future, you will never see the mother." He dragged this matter down. This time, Princess Xiuhui surrendered, and the one who was the most reluctant to part with was not his mother, but his father.

I wanted to issue an edict several times, and delayed the day of my daughter's marriage. I swallowed it back when I saw that the situation could not be changed, so I could only give more money to show Ama's heart. Therefore, this time the gift is worth three points compared to the money given to Huiyu's family.

Sushun knew his temper, and there were even more additions on the gift list prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The emperor was not satisfied and personally added 200 taels of gold, 10,000 taels of silver; gold and silver tea barrels, silver cups; one thousand tribute satin; and twenty horses equipped with saddles and bridles. Others include one Dongzhu coral coral collar, three gold hairpins with pearls, three pairs of gold earrings with two Dongzhu, two pairs of gold bracelets, hundreds of gold buttons, two gold collars with East beads, and dozens of marten furs, otter skins, fox furs, one hundred silk and three hundred kilograms of cotton, restaurants, tea rooms, and several silver plates, silver bowls, silver pots, silver saucers for tea rooms.

The twenty horses were also pure white in color, and were the so-called mezzanines driven by the ancient emperor. They were the same size. They were paired with a new saddle, a sharp copper movable, and the yellow string reins set off a huge red tassel under the horse's neck. The color was extremely clear. For these twenty horses, Shangsiyuan reimbursed 80,000 silver. After three months, the horses were trained to be very obedient, not only with a frightened or neighing, but also with calm steps. The steps were not only neatly stepped on, but also with the ideas they advocated. The horse team alone nodded in the sixties and seventies, saying: "It's the first time I have lived for so many years."

In the emperor's opinion, this was not satisfactory, but Sushun said, "The wealth of the Tian family is not calculated in terms of money. The ten thousand taels of silver alone are specially cast in the furnace room of the Ministry of Revenue's silver warehouse. The fifty taels of one big ingot is protruded from the dragon and phoenix pattern, with silver light shining and shining brightly on the sun. All these things can be seen that the emperor treats the princess with a kind heart. Moreover, the days will be long in the future. The master only has a reward, so he just sends the eunuch to the mansion, and there is no need to rush to this moment."

Because of this, the emperor temporarily gave up the ridiculous idea of ​​taking this opportunity to move all the treasury of the Interior Government to the Grand Princess' Mansion.

Zeng Guofan was also worried about the marriage with him. Although Shangzhu was glorious, there were endless troubles with him. Jihong was a little nerdy. Since the marriage was given to the house, he became confused. Others didn't know about it and thought he was so happy that he was stupid. However, Zeng Guofan understood that it was more like a fear and worry about the future than a happy one.

When they marry a princess in the future, they are husband and wife, but they must first discuss the monarch and ministers. Before having sex, they must also perform the rituals of master and servant - what a shame? It is not necessary to mention that the princess always calls her husband and son, and every time the princess is married, she must be recorded in the book. However, this is the ancestral system, and even Zeng Guofan can't help.

He thought about it and had to report to the emperor, so that the young couple could be in a good relationship with each other. However, his position was special and he should not speak, so he turned to Sushun and made a polite comment in front of the emperor. (Sushun also felt very difficult to update this matter. This matter was a ancestral system, and even the emperor was afraid it would be difficult to change it? But Zeng Guofan was in power and he was even more difficult to refuse, so he agreed to find an opportunity in the future.

Fortunately, he has to come to the imperial court every day, and there are many opportunities. The emperor happened to talk about the errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and said, "The eldest prince's marriage is about to be done. Although time is very tight, the Ministry of Internal Affairs finally has a proper cooking. Sushun, as the Minister of Internal Affairs and you are doing it well, how should I reward you?"

"How dare you be greedy for your master's reward?" Sushun knelt down with a smile, touched his head, and said, "But, the king and father have something to give, but the slave dare not refuse. The master wants to reward him, and the slave asks the master to reward him with a word."

"You are such a dog," the emperor cursed with a smile, "Say, what do you want?"

"I want to ask my master to reward me. After the great prince surrenders, there is no need to follow the old rules of the previous dynasty. In the mansion of the prince, you can be good at everything without going through those servants."

"Hmm? How do you say this?" the emperor asked subconsciously and immediately woke up, "Oh, I understand, is it for this?"

Shun said, "I think that the eldest princess surrendered to Zeng's mansion, although it was a great honor for Mr. Zeng's mansion, but if there were many villains in it, it would not only be unfavorable to their young couple, but it would be more likely to be ridiculed by others..."

"Why?"

"For the emperor deliberately indulged his subordinates and used the princess' marriage to be greedy for profit."

The emperor was moved, "Well, this is really a trouble. Let's wait for the future, and I will tell Huier in person in the future. Let her take the position of her master and don't be swayed by those bastards all day long."

"The Emperor's Holy Spirit"

Because of this correct report, the emperor thought a lot again, thinking that even if he had his own will, he was afraid that the bastards below would eventually fall into the empty space. Instead of doing so, it would be better to make up his mind and make rectifications. "The prince's mansion has been redecorated, right?"

Shun was a little strange in his heart. The E-Suang Mansion was built by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Works under the orders of the emperor to marry the emperor last year. The palace was built with pavilions, towers, small bridges and flowing water. Because the eldest princess lived in Shufangzhai, the emperor specially issued an edict. In the mansion, he built a place in the original proportion, and named it Qifeng. For this major work alone, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reimbursed 160,000 taels of silver. Why do you ask again?

"Since it is a new garden, there must be a new atmosphere. After the princess surrenders, she will not have to take any of the nannies, Andas and the likes around her, so as not to find fault if they have anything to do or make trouble." He said, "As for the matter between them, the young couple, they will also decide on their own - this matter is determined as a permanent case. If the princess surrenders in the future, they will handle it as they do."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate? How can the princess not have a servant who is used to it? "

"You are used to using it. Things in the world have always been from raw to mature. Twenty years ago, I had never been an emperor." The emperor waved his hand and stopped Sushun's words. "New servants, let them start from scratch and make it easier to deal with it in the future. Let's settle this matter like this."

After dealing with such external affairs, there is another person who wants to teach you another way, that is, your daughter - even if there are no group of servants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, if the daughter is posing as a princess in the mansion, it will be enough to make Zeng Jihong feel sad. "... When you arrive at the Zeng family, don't use your princess status to suppress others. The husband Ama chose for you is to live a life with you and have a lot of branches and leaves for the Zeng family in the future, not for you to bully him, huh?"

Princess Xiuhui listened indifferently, rolled up her eyelids from time to time, glanced at her father, "Daughter remembers."

Just as he looked at his daughter's expression, the emperor knew that all his words had fallen into the void. She didn't even listen to half of the ten sentences, "Hui'er, although you are a woman under your post, you must abide by the rules of your husband's family. If you are really disobedient, you will not dare to control your little one, but don't forget that I can still control it - if you really get to that point, not only will your husband's family look bad, but your mother's face will not be glorious."

"I remember my daughter." Xiuhui said in a delicate voice, "When my daughter arrives at the Zeng family, she must be virtuous and dare not take the honor of the emperor Ama as her favor, and practices unfilial ways."

"I hope you can remember it." The emperor sighed and said helplessly.

Seeing that the day of his daughter getting married was approaching, the emperor's mind became more and more restless. According to his wish, he had to watch his daughter put on a bright red wedding dress and be a new wife to make a mistake. However, the emperor's status was precious, and even going out of the palace to attend his daughter's wedding was hindered by the ministers and became an unattainable extravagant hope. He had no choice but to be stuck in the palace and stare blankly alone.

"Emperor, Zeng Guofan and his son-in-law Zeng Jihong have come to the palace." Jingyu's words woke him up, "Oh, let them come in."

Zeng Guofan and his son met in front of the emperor. The emperor stared at the father and his son for two moments, "Zeng Jihong?"

"The subordinate is here."

"Don't be so restrained," the emperor said with a reluctant smile, "You are you, your father is your father. He is the minister in front of me, and he is also a person I trust. When I meet me, there must be a rule and constraint on the ministers. You don't need it. In the future, you and me will only discuss the relationship between the father-in-law and the son-in-law."

"The emperor loves to be sincere, and he marrys a princess. In addition to being grateful to the ministers, he also has a sense of admiration." Zeng Jihong said, "The emperor is obeying the emperor's decree."

The emperor did not hide it and said with a smile, "Xiuhui... I have taught her a few words, but this child is so arrogant that it will not work. In the future, you should take care of it."

"The princess is beautiful and wise, and her character is precious. How dare the subordinates say "being ungrateful?"

"I still say the same thing. Since I marry into your family, I will be your wife. I know that the rules of the Han people are very good. I am not very clear about this kind of daughter-in-law who should pay attention to and pay attention to. In short, say what should be said and what should be taken care of. Even if you provoke her, it is nothing great. The biggest thing is that she borrows the opportunity to return to the palace and cry with me. Don't worry, I will never be a bit obedient because she is my daughter."

Zeng Jihong's natural obedience was not enough to tell, but Zeng Guofan was a bystander. The emperor's words were inconsistent with the introductory words, which showed that the turbulent feelings in his heart were hard to control.

When it was the day of marriage on April 16, it was still an errand for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Luanyi Guard carried eight red silk sedan chairs. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs led twenty officials, and the guards led forty guards, responsible for carrying the bride to the gate of Zeng's mansion to get the sedan chair. Zeng Guofan led all the men and women of the mansion to greet them at the gate of the mansion. The female official helped the princess into the main hall and made a husband and wife after three bows.

A hive girl supported the princess and turned to the bridal chamber. The guests in the main hall were filled with joy. The emperor married his daughter, and no one in the court dared not to join in the fun. Just the gifts given by her colleagues were filled with four bright side halls recently opened by the Zeng Mansion.

As usual, the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepared fifty tables of wine and banquets, thirty six sheep, fifty tables of rice cakes, and fifty bottles of rice wine to the Zeng family to celebrate, and set up a band. The Zeng family’s relatives had officials sitting in the east and west, while the rest of the guests sat in the west. The banquet consisted of tea, fruits, wine, and wine. In the middle, the actors played music to cheer them up. After the banquet, all the officials looked at the palace at the steps and performed the three kneeling and nine kowtows.

It was busy until almost midnight that the banquet had just ended. Zeng Jihong, who was drinking red, was supported by his servants and entered the new house. Princess Xiuhui, wearing a bright red wedding dress, sat on the gums, and used a scale rod to pick up the veil on the opening. Under the light, the beauty was as shy as she was looking at herself with a shy look.

Zeng Jihong smiled foolishly, and suddenly remembered that his father had taught etiquette, "My minister Zeng Jihong, I have met the princess."

The princess looked at Zeng Jihong who was kneeling down, and didn't know what it felt like. Is this the person next to her who has been with her for life? For a moment, she forgot to speak, "Oh, you get up first."

"yes."

The princess looked at him. Zeng Jihong might not be very handsome, but he was not ugly. He had a kind face and looked very honest. He felt soft-hearted, "Emperor Ahma told me that the best way for husband and wife to get along in the future is to be equal to the two. Before meeting, I will be spared."

Ji Hong thought about it and added, "The emperor is wise and wise, and he is wise and reasonable. I have the will. I wonder how many people are grateful."

The princess smiled unanimously, "Mr., it's getting late, let's take a break early."

After hearing what she said, Zeng Jihong felt a rare thought in his heart. He didn't know what he said. He helped his newlywed wife stand up. Looking at the servant who came to serve the dowry, the wedding girl put on the bedding and said with a smile, "The princess is weak, please feel pity for her husband." Then she turned around and retreated.

Zeng Jihong's heart was like a deer bumping into his heart. When he looked at it intently, he realized that he had already held the princess in his arms. "Oh..."

Xiuhui knew that he could not let go for a while, so she took his hand to the bed and sighed, "Mr., although I am a princess, I am the wife of your Zeng family when I marry into your family.... After you and I will return to the Magistrate's Mansion to live, you must show a manly demeanor, okay?"

Zeng Jihong nodded with a blushing face, "What the princess teaches is to be husband..." He boldly changed his title, seeing his wife's expression as usual, there was a hint of encouragement in his eyes, and he became even more courageous. He timidly reached out and held his wife's waist, "For husband... he will do as the princess says in the future, and he dare not violate it at all."

The princess made him laugh and added to her bright color under the bright candlelight. Zeng Jihong was so happy that he said, "Princess, the night is worth a thousand gold. Should I serve the princess for my husband and rest?"

It was a word of promise, but to Zeng Jihong, he put down the mosquito net with one hand, hugged his wife with the other, and turned over and fell on the couch. @ws
Chapter completed!