Gui Yuan

Chapter 4 Visit

The emperor had been on the throne for 12 years, and the first marriage he bestowed was Double Happiness. The threshold of Zuo Xiangfu was trampled by relatives, friends, and dignitaries from the capital.

Zhao Min originally knew that Wei Yao intended to marry a man, but when he heard that it was the dandy who talked wildly in the gathering room that day, he couldn't help being taken aback, pulled Wei Yao, and asked with a suspicious look on his face, "General, why are you... Marry that dude?"

Because of the wedding, Duke Anguo’s mansion is currently being repaired inside and out, Wei Yao looked at the busy work of the people sent by the household department: “I told you before, don’t look at people superficially, then At least people are not as incompetent as they appear on the surface. I plan to marry a man, it doesn't matter who it is, at least he is not as boring as those nerds, isn't he?"

Wei Yao turned his head and smiled at him, Zhao Min was speechless.

"You can just watch the affairs of the mansion, I'll go out for a while." Wei Yao picked up the cloak he put aside, and tied the cloak on his body with a wave of his hands.

Zhao Min asked, "Where is the general going?"

Wei Yao didn't bother to turn his head back: "Ningfu."

The front hall of the Ning Mansion is lively but has nothing to do with Ning Qing. In the past, most of the people who came and went were wine and meat friends, but now it seems like flies see the meat and swarm them. He is too lazy to deal with them one by one. He just asks Uncle He to be polite, so as not to lose face You can.Right now, he just reads in the room and enjoys leisurely time, but it's rare for him to be so peaceful, which made Ning Kecheng a lot of melancholy, and said a lot of words, "Be cautious before getting married, so as not to make your husband's family look ugly." . " The nonsense, smoked his paternal orifices, and drove him back to the house to forget the matter.

Just now Ning Qing ordered Lin Rong to go to the kitchen to get some fresh fruits and candied melon seeds. Lin Rong took the things and was about to go back. When he passed the corridor, he saw Wei Yao talking to Uncle He in front of the door, so he hurriedly hid behind a tree to eavesdrop.

"Why did the lord come here in person, but he has something important to do?"

Wei Yao said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just want to meet your young master formally, what about others?"

Uncle He said sincerely, "My young master has been in the mansion for the past few days, and now he should read in his room. I will send someone to guide you."

"Thank you."

As soon as Lin Rong heard this, he came to the door directly. It was okay, so he hurried back to inform his young master.

Ning Qing read the book with relish, and just as he was about to turn the pages, Lin Rong rushed into the room, put a plate of melons and fruits on the table, and ran up to him in two steps without caring for his breath.

Ning Qing looked up at him: "Why are you so angry, what treasure did you find?"

Lin Rong hurriedly waved his hands, Ning Qing turned his head and continued to read without paying much attention, only to hear Lin Rong panted and said in a panic: "An Guogong is here, and now he has been brought here!"

"Who?" Ning Qing didn't respond for a while.

"Wei Yao!"

Ning Qing closed the book in an instant, and got off the soft couch: "It's really my enemy Luzai, don't see you! You said that I accidentally caught a cold, and I went out to enjoy the flowers because of my illness, so let him go back and forth."

Ning Qing quickly packed her clothes and went out, not forgetting to take a plate of melon seeds with her.

When Lin Rong saw his young master running away, he wished he could follow, and Wei Yao entered the house before he could walk around a few times.I had no choice but to bite the bullet and go forward and said respectfully: "Why is the Lord here?"

"I have nothing to do, come to meet your son." Wei Yao caught a glimpse of the grapes with water drops on the table from the corner of his eye, and he understood it, but he still didn't let it go: "Where are the others?"

Given Lin Rong's courage, he didn't dare to follow Ning Qing's words. After careful consideration, he said tactfully: "It's just a coincidence that my young master caught a cold yesterday and was bored. He was not in a good mood. He just went out to enjoy the flowers. Thank you, Lord, for your kindness, why don't you go back first, what a coincidence today."

Wei Yao didn't speak, just smiled, and Lin Rong, who was smiling, trembled inexplicably, if he wasn't afraid of being beaten by the young master, he would confess.

While in a stalemate, Xiao Tao happened to pass by the door with a piece of cloth, and happened to hear it, she stopped and said in surprise: "Young master is sick? Then why did I just see that I was still staying in the garden, and now the wind is so strong, you don't have to worry about it anymore." cold!"

Wei Yao looked at Lin Rong with a smile on his face, his back felt chills, and he said with a dry smile, "Go out and enjoy the garden in the mansion, and don't dare to let him go too far."

Lin Rong said that he was ashamed, but fortunately, An Guogong didn't look like he wanted to pursue it.

"Then you will take me to the garden?"

Really unable to resist, Lin Rong had no choice but to take someone to the backyard.

As soon as he entered the garden, Wei Yao saw Ning Qing lying on the recliner in the pavilion in front of him, drinking tea and kneading sunflower seeds. The sound of cracking sunflower seeds seemed to be on the beat of a drum.

Wei Yao looked at Lin Rong, but Lin Rong couldn't bear such scrutiny, and hurriedly said: "The villain will step back first, and the father-in-law and my son have a slow chat."

As soon as Ning Qing reached out to the plate, he heard a familiar voice: "Mr. Ning is very elegant."

Ning Qing closed her eyes and cursed in her heart: It's really a crime.

Turning his head with surprise on his face, as if he didn't know it at all, he hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Why is An Guogong here? I am far away from welcoming you, and I hope you will forgive me."

"It's okay."

The two sat down together, and Wei Yao glanced at the flowers and plants in the yard. Although they were not as expensive and diverse as the Imperial Garden, it could be seen that they were carefully cared for and bloomed very well.He turned his head and said to Ning Qing: "Last time, the Royal Garden was careless, and I haven't had time to have a deep talk with Mr. Ning in the future."

Ning Qing said implicitly: "You want to get married without having a deep friendship?"

Wei Yao smiled and asked himself, "I don't know how to address Mr. Ning?"

"My name is Qing, and my word is Lanyu."

"Zhilan Yushu, has a good reputation, and the characters are so elegant and clear, did you choose it yourself?"

"No, my mother died early, and the word was specially chosen for me before she died."

Xu is too old, Ning Qing looked very indifferent, suddenly remembered: "I only know that the name of Duke An is 'Yao', is there a word?"

"It's exactly the word 'Zhao Zhuo'."

Ning Qing thought about it for a while and said: "There is a sentence in the "Book of Songs" that'Zhuo Bi Yun Han, Zhao Hui to the sky.', but where did the father-in-law choose the characters?"

"Yes." Wei Yao didn't expect him to think of the source so quickly, and he really shouldn't be underestimated. "I used to like these two sentences the most when I was reading, and later I took them as characters."

Ning Qing opened Ning Qing's eyes that Wei Yao, as a general, had such a bookish spirit.

"Grandpa is both civil and military, I admire you."

Wei Yao didn't like to beat around the bush, so he took a sip of tea and put down the teacup, casually said: "I'm being rude about getting married."

Ning Qing thought to himself: So you know it too.

"Lan Yu must be well aware of how Lan Yu is in the imperial capital. It is inevitable for me to get married. As for why I chose you." Wei Yao smiled, "The two meetings left a little impression on me, so I am too lazy to spend more time Choose again, at least Lan Yu's looks are better than others."

Hearing this, Ning Qing snorted coldly in her heart, but her face remained calm: "It's really thanks to Grandpa for your appreciation."

Wei Yao smiled when he saw that he was daring to speak out, got up and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered and turned his head: "Just now I heard that Lan Yu is sick? It's windy here, let's go back to the room early, take care Body."

Ning had forgotten about this early in the morning, and now being reminded, he could only cough twice in a weak manner: "Thank you, Grandpa, for your concern."

The big wedding was scheduled after New Year's Day, the eighth day of the first lunar month. According to the Ministry of Rites, this is a rare good day in a century.The Ministry of Rites originally wanted to have a double happiness and hold the two weddings together, but the preparations for the crown prince's marriage were too complicated, so in the end they had no choice but to ask Wei Yao to do it first, and the prince scheduled it on the third day of February.

Needless to say, the prince will show his official status for the grand prince's wedding, even King Beidi will send the third prince to Beijing to congratulate him with gifts.

Although Wei Yao's status is noble, but after all, he is respectful and orderly, such a comparison will inevitably pale in comparison. Fortunately, Wei Yao does not like general extravagance, so this actually fulfills him.Even so, the betrothal gifts and various rewards sent to the Ning Mansion were not enough to fill the warehouse. In the end, Ning Ke asked Uncle He to open another unused wing room to store these things temporarily, and take them to the country together with Ning Qing "after she gets married". government office.

The crown prince took time out of his busy schedule to meet Ning Qing at Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, and said: "Lan Yu, I know that when you were promised to Wei Yao, your father had already issued an order. I really have no power to do it for you."

Ning Qing laughed: "Why do you all act like you want to send me to Longtan and Tiger's Den?"

"Lonely..." Zhu Yu hesitated to speak.

"In the past, Wei Yao was far away from the customs, so it was difficult to spy on him. Now he is in front of us after all. If he really has something, it will be beneficial to our actions. If he is an enemy, we should deploy early. If he is a friend, we can have one more general." Ning Qing looked at him. Zhu Yu, with clear eyes, did not have the slightest appearance when he was intoxicated, "Prince, don't worry, no matter what, I know it in my heart."

These words reassured Zhu Yu more than anything else, he nodded and said: "I can trust you."

On the night before the big wedding, Ning Ke called Ning Qing to go, and made a list of the dowry counted out by He Bo. He also wrote the land deeds, store deeds and several land deeds of Zhuangzi that he liked quite a lot in the past. A thick stack was sealed in a box and handed to him.

Ning Qing couldn't stand his father treating him so tenderly, it was more uncomfortable than beating him: "Father, what are you doing, do you really want to marry your daughter?"

Ning Kecheng reprimanded him softly, and replied: "Wei Yao's subordinates are all serving in the Duke's mansion. You may not be able to order them here, but you should have some things ready. You keep this box for yourself. One is also an emergency."

Ning Qing lowered her eyes and was speechless for a moment.

Ning Kecheng sat beside him, took his sign language and said earnestly: "When you arrive at the Duke's mansion, you will definitely not be as comfortable and free as you are at home. You can bear it as much as you can, and you can come back if you can't bear it. Even if it is midnight, as long as you knock The door, the mansion will definitely light up the lights to welcome you back. Although you are not up to date, you are the son I have raised for 21 years, and you must not be bullied by others."

Ning Qing nodded and looked at his father.He had a lot of things he wanted to say to his father, but it was not the time, so he said seriously: "My son will not let my father worry about me in the future."

There were lanterns and festoons everywhere in the mansion, and the lights stayed on all night. Ning Qing fell asleep by the candlelight in the screening room until the dawn of the next day. Someone changed into a red wedding gown, tied her hair with a red hair tie, dressed properly, and was brought to the in front of the gate.Wei Yao was wearing a red suit, darker than his, with purple embellishments on it to make him look more elegant and graceful. He smiled at Ning Qing and stretched out his hand.

Firecrackers, gongs and drums sounded one after another, and a group of common people and the subordinates brought by Wei Yao gathered at the gate of Ning Mansion. Ning Qing glanced at it, and slowly handed him his hand.