Chapter 2535: Pomp and Circumstance
The people from Longzhou were very enthusiastic. After Manbao came out, he said to Bai Shan, "Since they want to help, we can't hurt the friendship of our elders, so let them help."
Bai Shan glanced at her and nodded slightly.
Mr. Bai originally didn't want them to interfere, but when he saw Mrs. Liu nodding at him, he agreed.
Their family was already short of staff, and many of their capable servants were in Mianzhou. Since there were laborers coming to them, why wouldn't they accept them?
Regardless of the purpose of these people from our family, their abilities and methods are acceptable.
But today is a special day, so it is impossible to expect them to do anything important, but it is no problem for them to do some hard labor to maintain their dignity.
So all the servants in the house were called to identify the person.
The tribesmen who had been forced to take on errands reluctantly led their assigned servants down, inevitably gathering together to talk, "If this isn't arranged properly and we lose face, will it be their responsibility or ours?"
"Whose do you think it belongs to? Of course it belongs to us. After all, it was handed over to us."
"So, isn't Second Uncle asking for trouble? It would have been fine if he'd just come over here for a few days to take charge. It's neither too early nor too late, but we just took over the job after a cursory hearing. If there's anything missing later, he'll have to subsidize us just to save face?"
"Second uncle is just trying to be nice and build good relations with the Mianzhou branch."
"There's no need to rush to build a good relationship. Isn't this just a trap for us?"
"I don't think Second Uncle himself expected that, as they say, they'll refuse after three attempts, and they've only refused twice. If they refused again, Second Uncle would definitely not insist. Who could have predicted that they would accept the third time?"
"The one we're marrying today is the legitimate princess, so everyone should cheer up. No matter what, we have to get through today. Don't think that just because we've split up from the Mianzhou branch, we can stay out of this. If we really make a fool of ourselves, people won't just criticize the Mianzhou Bai family, they'll still criticize the Longzhou Bai family. We in the Longzhou Bai family can't afford to lose face like that."
"How come the Mianzhou group is so lucky that they can get such a good thing as recruiting a prince consort."
Although families like Liu Shangshu disdain the position of imperial concubine, for other small families that have no shortcut to officialdom, becoming an imperial concubine is a very honorable thing.
At least marrying a princess would allow the family to come into contact with the powerful and influential class in the capital, making many things possible.
Therefore, the people in Longzhou and other relatives of Mr. Bai were very envious, and their eyes were almost red with envy.
Especially since both Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang passed the imperial examination and became Jinshi, which aroused even more envy than if Bai Erlang had become a royal consort.
Although they were reluctant to admit it, they still had to say: "The Mianzhou branch has risen, and it will not decline within three generations at least."
Even if Bai Erlang is a little inferior, there is still Bai Dalang. He was a Jinshi who passed the imperial examination himself, and he has a younger brother who is a son-in-law of the emperor. Their family is in contact with the powerful and wealthy.
The emperor doted on his legitimate princess Mingda, and the next emperor was the princess's brother, so within three generations, the Bai family had a direct relationship with the most noble family in the Great Jin Dynasty. As long as their descendants were not particularly unfilial, the Bai family of Mianzhou would be able to become a famous family through this event.
One person sighed, two people sighed, and everyone sighed together.
After leaving the hall, Master Bai called over his confidants and instructed them, "Take them quietly to the garden and tell them what to do and what not to do. Have them keep an eye on these masters. If there's anything missing, go to the storehouse first. If there's anything missing, have the masters and young masters find a way. Today is Erlang's lucky day. If anyone tries to cause trouble for me at this time, I'll make him feel uncomfortable for the rest of his life after the wedding."
When the chief steward heard this, he immediately bowed and agreed, and then immediately ordered someone to quietly find excuses to bring all the deputy stewards to the garden for a lecture.
"...The master has handed over the management to the gentlemen from Longzhou, but that was a last resort, so the actual management is still you," he said. "We have been preparing for this wedding for so long. Although the guests have only been here for one morning before moving to the princess's residence, we can't afford to make any mistakes in such a short time."
"If we're embarrassed, it's Erlang's shame, it's the entire Bai family's shame. If the master is humiliated, the servant will die. So you'd better be careful and keep a close eye on the task at hand today," he said. "Be smart. These masters and gentlemen who have come here are unfamiliar with the work, so you should remind them more. If there is anything missing, go to the warehouse quickly to get it. If there is not enough, listen to the masters and gentlemen's opinions. But no matter what the matter is, you must complete the task for me openly. If you dare to make things difficult for me at this time..."
"Steward, what if those masters don't listen to us?"
The chief steward glanced sideways and said, "They came to me, but since our family dared to take over, as long as they don't want to fall out with our Mianzhou branch, they won't make things difficult at this time. But you also need to be smart, say more nice things, and be respectful in your words."
Everyone understands. To put it bluntly, it is just about coaxing them to work for them.
After hearing this, Fang was amazed. She went back and imitated Zhou Silang, sighing, "When it comes to ginger, Master Bai is the most experienced."
Zhou Silang asked, "What are you doing in the garden so early in the morning?"
"Let's go see if the vegetables in the thatched hut have grown," she said. "They've only had meat, cabbage, and pickles lately, and the kids haven't had much of an appetite, so I'm going to take a look."
Zhou Silang finished dressing and said, "I'll ask my eldest brother later if anyone in the countryside of Yongzhou has grown any fresh vegetables... Hurry up, Manbao is already up, and it's going to be busy today. Even though the Bai family has people from Longzhou helping out, we still have to lend a hand."
Fang agreed.
Manbao and Bai Shan and Bai Dalang stood hand in hand in Bai Erlang's room watching him dress up.
Bai Erlang glanced over, a little nervous, "Don't look at me like that, I'm a little nervous."
Bai Dalang: "Why are you so nervous now? Wait until you go to the palace to pay your respects to His Majesty and His Majesty."
Bai Shan said: "I really have nothing to do, so I can only watch you."
They were part of the wedding procession, and Bai Dalang could still get some work to do, but their job was to follow Bai Erlang throughout the whole process.
Manbao had nothing to do, so he leaned against the screen with his hands clasped together, and said, "You know what, he looks much more handsome after dressing up like this."
Bai Shan and Bai Dalang nodded in agreement, both feeling that their son had grown up.
When it was daybreak, the three of them accompanied Bai Erlang to have breakfast. After breakfast, Yin Huo, Liu Huan and others also came to the door on horseback.
Because he was going to marry a princess, Bai Erlang felt that the ceremony couldn't be low-key, so he called all his good classmates and friends to join him in the wedding procession, including Zhao Liulang and Feng Zongping.
However, Zhao Liulang was unable to attend due to his natural identity. He was supposed to stand behind the prince and escort the princess to her wedding.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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