Chapter 43 – The Wedding (II)

Fan Xian didn’t remember what was said, only that he drank a lot of wine, and was urged by many officials with good intentions or greed to write a couple of poems to describe the good times and the good people and the good scenes at this moment. But Fan Xian drank too much, but also kept in mind his declaration of quitting the poetry world, and pushed them away with a smile.

In the middle of the banquet, people from King Jing’s residence finally arrived, and all the officials of the whole court rose to greet them. Looking at the flower-farmer-like prince, Fan Xian smiled bitterly, wondering how he hadn’t recognized him when he first met him.

King Jing had always liked Fan Xian as a kid, and seeing how he was dressed so fancy today, he said in a muffled voice, “Something that can’t dress up.”

Fan Xian knew his temperament and smiled back, “I wonder what the king looked like in general when he first got married.”

His son, Li Hongcheng, lowered his voice and said, “I guess it was not as good as you.”

King Jing went berserk and scolded, “When I got married, I wasn’t even as good as you, what do you know.”

The officials next to him watched the king and the son make a scene, how dare they say anything, they all hid to the side and snickered. It was only bitter for the Sinanbo Fan Jian who was the host family, shaking his head and advising with a bitter smile, “I say Your Highness, your words are really redundant.” Although he was an earl, the two families had been friends for more than ten years, so he spoke casually with King Jing.

King Jing waved his hand, no longer caring about these little ones, and followed Fan Jian straight into the inner hall, and when he was halfway there, he stopped again and turned back to Fan Xian and said with a straight face, “You’re not bad.”

Fan Xian was stunned and hurriedly saluted and thanked him. King Jing frowned again and said, “I had thought that after a couple years, I would pledge Roujia to you, but I didn’t expect that my sister would actually snatch my son-in-law from me.” He seemed to truly feel deep regret as he shook his head and walked in.

Who was King Jing’s sister? Naturally, it was Fan Xian’s current mother-in-law, the Elder Princess. Luckily, the words were low enough that they weren’t overheard by the crowd. But Fan Xian couldn’t help but be afraid after hearing that the king was preparing to betroth County Princess Roujia to himself, thinking that it would be a terrible thing to marry Roujia. On second thought, he also thought that his mother-in-law looked much younger than the king, so he couldn’t help but be a little puzzled.

While he was lost in thought, Li Hongcheng tapped his shoulder from the side and said softly, “According to your friendship with me, I should have come earlier, but as you know, on this kind of occasion, it’s not convenient for me to come too early.”

Fan Xian understands that although the other party and his friendship is good, but after all, it is the son of King Jing, there is no reason to rush to the minister’s son to help, that would be too unorthodox, a slight smile is ready to say something, and heard Li Hongcheng said softly, “Roujia didn’t come today. Let me give you a word.”

Fan Xian raised his eyebrows, thinking that Roujia had always been good friends with Ruo Ruo, and also had a good relationship with himself, so how come she didn’t come to his big wedding?

Seeing his expression, Li Hongcheng smiled bitterly and said, “My sister is now wiping her tears in the royal residence, my father’s previous words were true, if not for the fact that this fiancée of yours is a big deal, my father might really ask the empress dowager to intervene and let you marry Roujia instead.”

Fan Xian was first stunned, and then his heart was bitter, realizing that he really didn’t know what to say today, so it was better to shut up.

Finally came to worship heaven and earth, Fan Xian and Lin Wan Er pull the two ends of the red silk, across a side of the red cloth affectionate eyes, style down, soft a worship, that stock of acidic strength to the side of the Fan Ruo Ruo touched tears, so that her side of the Fan Sicheng meat numb want to go crazy.

When worshipping the parents, Sinan Bo Fan Jian lightly strokes his beard and sits, while Liu’s somewhat twistedly sat on the main mother’s seat. The officials and dignitaries watching the ceremony were puzzled, wondering when Liu had been corrected.

They did not know that this was the result of Fan Xian’s secret plotting over the past month. Fan Xian was not a person who repaid grudges with kindness, but he was also not a person who remembered hatred, and although he could not eliminate Liu’s vigilance, he saw that she was indeed sincere to her father, so if he corrected Liu, he could appease Liu’s side of the force, and at the same time, he could make her feel more at peace with herself.

Of course, if Liu made any further moves against himself, Fan Xian now had enough power to protect himself and harm his enemies. He merely didn’t want to do so-after all, according to his own suspicions, Liu was actually just a bitter person, not to mention the fact that there was now an additional Fan Sicheng in the middle of the duo. Sinanbo Fan Jian had not been nodding, but last night, the palace finally came with an accurate letter, the Empress Dowager gave her word, and he had no choice but to acquiesce to this fact.

Liu finally sat down on the right seat after ten years of simmering. She somewhat unaccustomedly touched the smooth armrests of the chair, somewhat uneasily took the tea handed over by her new wife, and took a shallow sip without knowing the flavor, and then looked sideways at Fan Xian’s gaze with some uneasiness.

Fan Xian’s gaze did not look at her, but only smiled slightly, honoring his father with tea.

The corners of Liu’s lips bloomed into a smile with great difficulty.

The officials in the arena could not help but look a little confused because they did not know the inside story. And those officials from Liu’s mother’s family in the side hall, looking at this scene, could not help but sigh a little.

It was at this moment, but a clamor came from outside the mansion, Fan Xian stood up, and Xiba also helped Wan’er up, and the family looked out in unison.

“A decree has arrived, Fan accepts the decree.”

The Hou eunuch in the palace who was familiar with the Fan family pushed the door in with a smile on his face and proclaimed the palace’s decree. Originally, on today’s big day, both Fan Jian and Fan Xian guessed that the palace would definitely have some arrangements, so they were not surprised.

But the courtyard of the six ministers are a little surprised, Hou Gong Gong passes the decree of those rewards is really some irregular, the number of gold and silk far exceeds the standard, some tribute items are also in the list, how to look at it is not like a minister of the son of the marriage of the reward should be, but like the marriage of the county princess or the emperor to marry the feeling of the bride.

Even if it is the marriage between the prime minister and the minister of Sinanbo, the royal family should not attach such importance to it.

Fan Xian listened to the decree on one side, and whispered to his wife under the red head beside him, “Do you understand? I’m in your good graces, my dear husband.”

Lin Wan’er under the red cloth was shy.

When Eunuch Hou retreated, the officials were breathing a sigh of relief, but unexpectedly, they heard another shout from outside: “Fan Lin’s marriage is a perfect match, and Noble Consort Shu is rewarded.”

Fan Xian was stunned, and Wan Er saluted again, and the reward from Consort Shu Gui was the original set of rare books. Shukui Consort was the mother consort of the second prince, and it was unthinkable that she also had an old relationship with the Fan residence, the officials could not help but tsk tsk tsk.

Unexpectedly after a while, and listen to the outside shouted: “Fan Lin marriage, a good match, Ning talent with congratulations.” All the officials were surprised again, although this talented person’s name is not high, but her only biological son is the grand prince, has been leading the army outside, deeply valued by his majesty.

Ning’s gift was a sword, in line with her Eastern barbarian background. Fan Xian and his wife had no choice but to salute again, and received the sword with a bitter smile, Fan Xian whispered to his wife: “See? This is the turn of the ladies to reward, Talent Ning this sword is a reward for you, if anything goes wrong, you can take the sword and chop me.”

Lin Wan Er’s petulant shyness again, at this time in full view of the public, but could not put a bite on this heavenly killing Lang Jun.

Since Shuji Concubine and Ning Cai Ren have sent gifts, the other matrons naturally also have intentions to send, only the ones that are not well known ganged up and sent them over. Only Ning Gui Concubine was originally from the Liu family, so it was extraordinarily different, and she got the news last night that Liu was finally righted, so she moved hard under great joy, and just sent a gift list that was two feet thick, scaring the officials in the courtyard.

After all the ladies, it is the queen’s reward, the queen as a mother of a country, this reward is naturally not ordinary, is a handle of crystal clear jade ruyi, very precious treasure gas, indescribable.

Today’s ministers are finally opened their eyes, since the founding of this Qing country, there is no minister’s child’s marriage, can alarm so many palace dignitaries!

Of course, know Lin Wan’er real identity of high officials naturally understand the inside story, Lin Wan’er is not only the eldest princess’s illegitimate daughter, the most critical is always extremely favored by the emperor and the empress dowager, since childhood in the palace grew up, of course, with these nobles is not ordinary.

Gradually, the courtyard table quieted down, those six ministry officials also finally understand what is going on, at this time the look on the seemingly self-contained and dignified a lot, look at the bride’s eyes have become a little different.

Finally, the heaviest bomb went off. His Majesty’s handwritten royal letter was eunuchs like holding a treasure into the Fan House. A large group of people in the courtyard knelt down.

“By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor’s edict says that the marriage of Fan Lin is a good time, a handwritten piece of writing, as a blessing of remembrance.”

Fan Jian and Fan Xian carefully received, unfolded to show the crowd, only to see that the white paper is written on the four big words: “a hundred years of good luck”.

It was a very simple meaning, but since His Majesty the Emperor, who had always been reluctant to get involved in the family affairs of his subjects, had written it with his own hand, the hidden meaning of the words was very uncomplicated. The people in the courtyard speculated that Fan Xian was lucky to have married Lin Wan’er.

Inside a room in the palace, His Majesty, the Emperor of the Kingdom of Qing, was smiling at a painting of a yellow-shirted woman painted with a brush.

The emperor had married Wan Er, whom he admired the most, to Fan Xian, thinking that the woman in the painting would also like this daughter-in-law. For the marriage of Fan Lin to have such a big show today, the onlookers thought that it was because His Majesty cherished Wan’er, and even the ladies in the palace didn’t think of anything else. But this Nine to Five Emperor knew clearly that he just wanted to make up for Fan Xian’s regret of not being able to use his imperial status for the big wedding.

The emperor looked at the woman in the painting, a smile floating at the corner of his lips, “You used to love this kind of lively row, I hope he does too.”