Because he was marrying a concubine and the other party was a princess, the wedding was still very grand.
From the East Palace to the outside of Shangjing City, there were big red lanterns everywhere, and red silk was hung all over the shops along the way.
Early in the morning, just after daybreak, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard all along the way in Shangjing City.
One carriage after another stopped at the Eastern Palace from the Ministry of Revenue and then set off from the Eastern Palace.
Most of the carriages were loaded with grain, and of course other luxury goods unique to the Great Zhou, such as exquisite porcelain, tea, silk, etc.
By the time of Si, the carriages had already lined up from the East Palace to the outskirts of Shangjing City.
The sight of the horse-drawn carriages made the common people feel particularly lively.
You have to know that it has been more than an hour since the first carriage left, and Shili Hongzhuang is slightly inferior, not to mention that most of the things loaded on this carriage are food and fodder.
At this time, the prince was drinking tea in the post station. Because they had to count the betrothal gifts and dowry in person, no one was in a hurry.
"Prince, the handover is complete. You can take the bride back to the East Palace."
"Then let's go."
For Li Chengze, the wedding was just a formality.
It’s just that this time is quite tiring, not only the time is spent on the journey to pick up the bride, but also the time is spent on handing over the betrothal gifts.
He had set out at noon, and now it was already noon after he had handed over the betrothal gifts. It would take him more than an hour to get back.
Naturally, there were quite a few caravans returning to the city. Not to mention anything else, the furs alone could fill dozens of horse-drawn carriages.
In addition, there are oriental pearls, gold and silver jewelry, old mountain ginseng and so on.
Adding the betrothal gift from Yu Xuanji's family, it was not less than when she came, and was even more.
When the carriage returned to the city, the people along the way were envious when they saw so much dowry.
Especially those girls who are still waiting to be married want to find a good husband and get married.
East Palace.
"Mr. Li, the wealthy and powerful Li from the east of the city, presented a jade cabbage, a jade ruyi, and a hundred taels of gold as a gift."
"The King of the East City Tiger Wang Yuanwai presented a set of three pieces of gold bowls, gold plates, gold chopsticks and gold soup spoons, and five hundred taels of gold."
Wang Lao Hu and Li Fugui entered the mansion at the same time. Li Fugui looked at Wang Lao Hu and couldn't help but sighed: "Mr. Wang, your gift is really real. Compared with yours, mine is a bit inferior."
Wang Lao Hu looked proud and said with a smile: "Ah, they are all vulgar things. Mr. Li's jade is still elegant."
"No, no, but it took me a lot of effort to get this jade cabbage."
The two of them walked in with compliments, but the sound of "hello" continued to ring out all the time.
"The Ministry of Revenue doctor Jia Sidao has arrived, and he offers 500 gold beads as a gift."
Five hundred gold beads is five hundred taels, but this is the normal gift money. Not everyone can receive it from wealthy merchants or officials. This is the standard.
"Sun Jiye, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, has arrived. He offers 500 gold beads as a gift."
"Minister Song Lian of the Ministry of Revenue has arrived, and he has presented 1,000 gold beads as a gift."
"Sun Jingyang, the Minister of Rites, has arrived. He presents 1,000 gold beads as a gift."
There were no Ji Xiaolan and Liu Yong in this era, and the background was not similar to that of the Ming Dynasty, so most people were rich. Although it was abnormal to give a gift of 1,000 gold and pearls, this was the prince's wedding, and everyone had property, so no one would sue you for corruption once or twice.
Li Xiuzhu also arrived at the East Palace at this time.
"Duke Li Xiuzhu of Anyang, Princess Wenhua, and Princess Wenjie have arrived. As a gift, they have a golden toad that brings fortune, a jar of seven-colored glass, and a jadeite Guanyin jar, worth ten thousand gold coins."
The biggest gift money appeared, but as a gift money for two princesses, although it was a lot, it was not so abrupt.
Just as Li Xiuzhu was about to go in with the two princesses, they heard the attendant singing, "Prime Minister Fu Wenhan has arrived, and he presents a gift of two thousand gold coins."
Li Xiuzhu didn't expect such a coincidence. He stopped and looked behind him.
At this time, Fu Wenhan also walked through the main gate of the East Palace.
"Yeah, I didn't expect that we would arrive at the same time."
As he spoke, Fu Wenhan bowed to the two princesses.
"Your servant Fu Wenhan has met the two princesses."
"Please stand up, Prime Minister Fu."
"Please stand up, Prime Minister Fu."
Fu Wenhan stood up and said, "Let's go in first."
Li Xiuzhu nodded, and the four of them entered the East Palace together.
There were already many officials sitting in the main hall of the East Palace where guests were entertained. When they saw the four people coming, they all stood up and saluted.
Li Xiuzhu was assigned a seat at the first table on the right, of course not because of his high official position, but because his wife was a princess.
The first one on the left is the third prince Li Chengyu.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Fu Wenhan was the second from the left, so it was obviously not convenient for him to speak at this time.
But it was just casual chatting, so it didn't matter whether to speak or not. Besides, Fu Wenhan had hundreds of officials to greet him at this time, so he didn't have anything important to ask.
"It's so boring. All these people do is brag and flatter."
"I don't know where the prince is. I'll go home after I finish my meal."
Li Xiuzhu subconsciously glanced at Li Liuli, who was bored and drawing on the table with wine, and asked, "Bored?"
Li Liuli looked up when she heard that, and said listlessly, "Yeah, it feels so fake."
"If possible, I would rather stay at home and play mahjong and games with my sisters."
Li Xiuzhu twitched his lips speechlessly. Children from wealthy families are so simple and unpretentious.
Before getting married, these girls can attend poetry readings and meet more people outside, but after getting married they basically stay at home.
Occasionally, it is a rare and precious thing for three or five good friends to get together to buy clothes and burn incense.
Do you think why Buddhist temples are always full of filth? Do you really think that they are all praying for children? Isn't it because they pray to the gods that they have the time and place to commit crimes?
You have to know that in this day and age, anyone with a little money has several wives. Who can feed them all?
Do you really think that everyone is the protagonist and has a system?
In other words, the women in Li Xiuzhu's family are different. They have harmonious relationships, they are all well fed, and the several games created by Li Xiuzhu make everyone happy, so they all become stay-at-home girls.
The outside world is really boring to them.
It’s so nice to be at home, playing Werewolf, Landlord, Mahjong, taking a bath, and doing beauty and skin care. Basically, these are all the entertainment and relaxation programs he can think of, and he arranges one for everyone every seven days.
There are so many new things waiting for them to experience that they don’t want to go out.
"You definitely can't leave now. You have nothing to do anyway, why don't you go sit with the Crown Princess for a while? You'll be free and you can talk."
Li Liuli's eyes lit up when he heard that.
"Yeah, it's better to go and chat than to sit there and do nothing."
"My husband, you are great. My sister and I will go find the Crown Princess and her sister-in-law."
Sister-in-law? Hearing this title, Li Xiuzhu's mouth twitched slightly.
Okay, as long as you like it.
I don’t know what Xiao Rongyu would think when he hears you call him sister-in-law.
What should I do if I feel a little bit excited? How about I go over and eavesdrop on your thoughts? P.S.: I stayed up all night the night before yesterday and was too sleepy yesterday. Sorry. I will update three chapters today and I will make up for it.
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