On the eve of her wedding, an urgent report arrived from the border, and the Marquis of Pingyang led his army to battle. To show appreciation and importance, the Crown Prince personally officiated ...
The housekeeper looked at the ten taels of silver and listened to Qin Wan's request, unable to smile: "Aren't you making things difficult for me?"
Qin Wan smiled as she looked at Bai Wanyi and Lu Yan standing in the hall, preparing to get married, and said, "Why don't you go ask your new wife? I don't think she would be so stingy as to shortchange me for a glass of wine."
Ten taels of silver for a glass of wine is too expensive. Qin Wan felt a little sorry for the money, but she couldn't lose face. She had to give a gift money to attend the wedding banquet. One tael of silver was too much to bear, but a hundred taels of silver would hurt her, so she had to feel sorry for it.
The housekeeper didn't dare to ask at all. He was about to say something with a bitter face, but Xie Qing said, "Marquis Lu wouldn't be so stingy, would he? After all, he and Miss Qin have been married for eight years. Even if they haven't been together in these eight years, Miss Qin has worked hard for the Marquis's mansion and even attended his mother's funeral and observed mourning. Marquis Lu wouldn't be so stingy as to not even allow him a glass of water or wine, would he?"
Since the prince has spoken, the butler can only ask Lu Yan and Bai Wanyi for their opinions.
Bai Wanyi got angry when he heard this: "Does Qin Wan still have feelings for you?"
Lu Yan was very annoyed with Qin Wan: "She came to collect the debt on my wedding day, which is fine, but she even wants to attend the wedding banquet? That's wishful thinking. Let her go!"
Bai Wanyi turned her head to look outside. Seeing Xie Qing and Qin Wan huddled together, whispering to each other, she hurriedly called out to the housekeeper, "Doesn't she want to see it? Let her come over and see!"
Lu Yan looked at Bai Wanyi in confusion: "Why did you change your mind?"
Bai Wanyi lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the trace of jealousy in his eyes, and replaced it with a jealous look: "She still has feelings for you, so call her to watch us get married and let her give up that idea!"
Lu Yan suddenly understood and laughed: "Yes! She is already a divorced wife, but you are the legal wife."
Bai Wanyi particularly liked Lu Yan's words. She smiled softly and said, "Don't say that. She came here with good intentions."
"Then call him in!" Lu Yan said, taking Bai Wanyi's hand.
The worship ceremony resumed and a group of people were invited in to watch.
Eunuch Zhang looked at the lively scene and stood up reluctantly: "It's time for me to return to the palace and report."
His young disciple cleverly said, "Master, please go back to the palace first. How about I have a drink of wedding wine here?"
Eunuch Zhang's eyes lit up: "Oh, you are a smart child. Here, I will give you some more silver to spend."
The young apprentice took the change, thanked him cheerfully, and disappeared into the crowd.
The two ladies-in-waiting exchanged a glance, then approached Eunuch Zhang with a smile and asked, "Would you like to have a cup of tea with us tonight?"
"How about I ask the imperial kitchen to prepare two delicious dishes?"
It goes without saying what these two people are doing.
Eunuch Zhang agreed with a smile. Who wouldn't trust someone? Perhaps His Majesty is also waiting to hear some gossip about the Marquis's mansion.
In the hall.
Originally, His Majesty issued an edict to punish the officials, and the officials who came to congratulate wanted to leave. However, when they saw that the Crown Prince and several princes did not leave, and even the princes went to have a secret talk with Lu Yan, and then Marquis Lu, who could not pay the silver, got the silver to pay off his debts, they gave up the idea of leaving and stayed to watch the ceremony.
The prince's best men stood in order. Sisters Qin Wan and Qin Yan got the best seats to watch the ceremony. Looking at Bai Wanyi who had put on the red veil again, they whispered to each other.
"Do you think this glass greenhouse will be the same as the one designed after it's built?" Qin Yan was most curious about this.
Qin Wan thought of Yangshi Lei's wages and shook her head. "Yangshi Lei's price for the sample was one, for the blueprints was another, and for supervising the construction was another. Do you think Lu Yan would be willing to pay that?"
Qin Yan shook his head without hesitation: "He's already short of money to pay you back, how could he be willing to do that? It's good enough if you can make it according to the pattern."
"Just wait and see." Qin Wan thought of Qi Jing's letter and was looking forward to Bai Wanyi's expression after seeing the Glazed Flower House.
The wedding ceremony continued, and they paid their respects to their parents. Lu Yan and Bai Wanyi first offered tea to the tablet, and then offered tea to Old Madam Lu and bowed down.
Afterwards, the couple bowed to each other and were sent directly to the bridal chamber.
The housekeeper came over with a wry smile and asked Qin Wan, "Miss Qin, our wife invites you to the bridal chamber to watch the ceremony."
This is not an easy job!
Who doesn't know that when Qin Wan married Lu Yan, it was the Crown Prince who welcomed her? She was the only one who attended the ceremony at the Marquis's residence, was the only one escorted to the bridal chamber, and even lifted her veil herself.
Now asking her to watch their wedding ceremony here, isn't this a slap in Qin Wan's face?
When Qin Wan was the housekeeper, she was very flexible in managing her servants, and she was kind and never made things difficult for them, let alone took her anger out on them. Who in the mansion didn't obey Qin Wan?
Now that she is in this situation, no one wants to be the messenger.
The housekeeper got this job because she lost a draw with someone.
Qin Wan didn't make things difficult for the housekeeper. She smiled and pulled Qin Yan to follow her: "Let's go and take a look at the new house."
For some reason, Qitongju had not been cleaned up yet, so Bai Wanyi and Lu Yan still chose to get married in the main courtyard.
The main courtyard of the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion is still a facade after all. There were not many dilapidated parts in it at the beginning. After Qin Wan got married, she did not carry out major repairs, but simply decorated it according to her own preferences.
There are not many changes in the main courtyard now, the only major change is the windows.
Lu Yan bought ten three-foot square pieces of Wuxiang colored glass, and also purchased some small-area colored glass from other places, and replaced all the windows in the main courtyard.
It’s true that windows made of colorful broken glass are particularly beautiful.
Qin Wan followed the ladies into the bridal chamber, and her eyes fell on the large red coral placed in the middle.
The ladies marveled at the lavish furnishings of the room, but Qin Yan shook her head, "This is too tacky."
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