Chapter 118 I'll take this melon first
System: [Pfft... That's not the case. This story starts with a woman selling herself to bury her father.]
Yuan Ruan: [Hiss, I smell dog blood, and then what. ]
System: [Let me sort it out. The Minister of Works was born in the countryside and was a "filial and honest" person, so he helps people in his hometown. A few days ago, when the Minister of Works was out, a woman who was selling herself on the roadside to bury her father came over with a letter from her hometown, saying that she was the granddaughter of the Minister's third uncle. The Minister of Works took a look and found that the dead person was indeed his cousin who had met him a few times. He saw that the other party had evidence on him, so he took the woman back and placed her in the outer courtyard, and arranged for the servants to go to the hometown to investigate. ]
Yuanruan: [Eh, this is not what I expected. This is quite normal.]
System: [Yes, the previous situation is normal. The only mistake is that the Minister of Industry has been busy with work recently and forgot to tell his wife about this matter. As a result, his wife misunderstood that the Minister had a mistress and was very angry. She slammed the table and questioned him during dinner. The Minister of Industry was so panicked that he dared not sit at the table for several days. He swore to the sky that it was impossible. After explaining the whole story, he proposed to send the woman back to her hometown.]
The melon-eating crowd in Daxia immediately looked at the Minister of Industry with a meaningful expression: ...
You old man, you always say that your husband is amazing, and it turns out he is really this amazing.
The Minister of Works' face turned red.
Yuan Ruan: [Pfft, that's it? Kneeling in a second? How can he have the nerve to teach Cheng Weining seriously about regaining his glory? And the Minister of Finance, how can he have the nerve to help. ]
System: [The Minister of Revenue was misled. He thought the Minister of Works had a high family status.]
Yuan Ruan: [Oh, the family brother. Little brother.]
The crowd at Daxia didn't react at first, but when they heard the three words "little brother", they almost laughed to death.
The Minister of Revenue was also a little embarrassed.
Cheng Weining couldn't help but laugh and said in a low voice: "Sir, my Great Xia language is profound and extensive."
The Minister of Industry blushed and said, "Get lost."
System: [Hahaha, it is indeed the younger brother. And you know the reason why he is afraid of his wife is a bit absurd. ]
Yuanruan: [Why? ]
System: [Because the wife of the Minister of Industry has facial paralysis, and the mother of the Minister of Industry is a tiger mother, the kind who would beat people when she looked stern. The Minister of Industry has been beaten since he was a child, and it has become a conditioned reflex, so whenever his wife looks stern, he raises his hands and slides to his knees.]
Yuan Ruan: [Pfft! My god, luckily Cheng Weining didn't want to learn from me. What can we learn from him? Learn how to raise his hands in surrender to his wife?]
System: [Hahaha, you can’t say that. The Minister of Industry is also very good at appeasing people. He is very good at pretending to be good.]
Yuanruan: [I understand. Instead of learning to raise your hands in surrender, you can learn to "use softness to overcome hardness."]
The spectators almost spit out their tea:...
God damn, raise your hands in surrender!
How can we, the men of Great Xia, who are strong and resolute, overcome the strong with the soft?
The head of the Minister of Works drooped so much that people could hardly see him.
Yuan Ruan: [Well, what happens next? Could it be that this purple melon is the Minister of Industry who kneels down in an instant? ]
System: [Okay, I will continue. The Minister of Industry wanted to send this woman away, but the Minister's wife took pity on her poor status and took the initiative to keep her. It turned out that this woman who sold herself to bury her father was actually a spy for the Chen State.]
The expressions of the people eating melons were stiff: !!!
The emperor narrowed his eyes, raised his hand gently towards the prince, and the prince nodded slightly.
The Minister of Works was choked by the dried fruit and beat his chest desperately to calm down.
When the system started talking about purple melons, he recalled the system's past style of exposing melons, and his mind was filled with speculations such as, "My wife cheated on me? My son is not mine? My daughter is not mine either?" and so on.
But he never expected that there would be such a secret.
The Minister of Industry was completely confused: Why did he have to be beheaded like this when it came to his turn? He would rather be laughed at.
Yuanruan: [What? Xizuo! Is this true or not? ]
System: [Really. And the background of this female stylist is somewhat related to the Second Prince. I am dying of laughter when I see this. How about we first talk about the relationship between the stylist and the Second Prince.]
The onlookers were all shocked:!!!
What?
They must have heard it right.
This female shrew is actually related to the second prince? !
Is the Second Prince a brick? ! Why is he everywhere? !
The emperor frowned. Could it be that this bastard Xiaoer was still restless in Shu and dared to secretly cause trouble against Daxia? !
At this time, the person in charge of arranging the wedding ceremony said with a smile: "The nine-cup banquet is over."
According to the normal process, after the nine-cup banquet is over, the emperor, empress and prince will be the first to stand up and leave. The other elderly guests will also leave one after another. After that, the person in charge of the process will say something like "Congratulations to the groom for entering the bridal chamber" or "Make noise in the bridal chamber".
But because the melon was there, the emperor and his entourage did not move.
None of the Daxia senior officials left the scene. Everyone pretended not to hear anything and waited for Yuan Ruan to reveal the news.
This group of top dignitaries did not leave. The driver in charge of the process froze for a moment, not daring to speak to the others. He was even wondering if he had gone through the process incorrectly.
The celebrant was slow to speak, and Cheng Weining, who wanted to get married, became anxious. However, it was impossible for the groom to take the initiative to ask to enter the bridal chamber.
Cheng Weining had no choice but to secretly hit his friend's arm.
The friend blocked the other's hand with an embarrassed face. He actually wanted to wait for Xiao Guoyun to finish talking about the gossip first, but seeing Cheng Weining's anxious expression, he felt a tingling pain in his arm.
The friend sighed and then lowered his voice and said, "My hands are about to break. Please stop for a moment, or I won't say anything."
Cheng Weining instantly put on a smile.
Cheng Weining's friend rolled his eyes at him, then stood up and said, "Master of Ceremonies, isn't it time to move on to the next step and send her to the bridal chamber?"
The clerk responded and continued the process immediately.
At this time, Yuanruan's inner voice rang out:
[Ah, it’s time for the bridal chamber. Oh, Tonger, let’s talk later. I have to go roll in bed first to complete the beautiful wedding blessing.]
System: [It’s okay, just go to bed and I’ll tell you my gossip.]
Yuan Ruan: [No, I must roll in bed with full blessings and sincerity. How can I concentrate when you are talking beside me? No, no.]
System: [Okay then, I’ll tell you after you finish rolling on the bed.]
Yuanruan: [Okay.]
Yuanruan and the system happily reached an agreement.
Yuan Ruan took the initiative to reach out to the Seventh Princess for a hug, and then happily entered the bridal chamber.
The eldest princess and several other young people who heard the inner voice also walked in with smiles on their faces. They thought that bridal chamber noises were an occasion for the younger generations, and they could participate in and eat melons. The most enjoyable thing was that, hey, the boss couldn't eat it, so they were happier.
The emperor and a group of older officials were stuck.
Damn, they also want to go in and eat the melons.
At this time, the crown prince stood up first and pulled the emperor towards the bridal chamber, saying as he walked: "Father, this is the first legitimate princess of the imperial harem to get married. I know you are reluctant to let her go, so why don't you go ahead and watch the whole process."
The emperor was very pleased and patted the prince on the shoulder: "I am very fortunate to have such a son."
At the same time, he glanced back, as if to say, Everyone, I'll eat this melon first.
Daxia court officials: !!!
Wait, don't try to leave us behind.
You have to find a way to get in.