The New Year is just a few days away, and everyone in Prince Yi's Mansion and the Shen Mansion is filled with joy.
Jiang worked on Shen Wangqiu's thoughts for several days, and Shen Wangqiu finally became happier.
In fact, he understood the truth. Which girl could stay at home and never get married? Although there were definitely many rules after marrying into Prince Yi's mansion, fortunately, Prince Yi seemed to be a reliable person. After thinking it through, Shen Wangqiu was also satisfied with this marriage.
The Prince Yi's Mansion was experiencing unprecedented busyness. The two people in the palace had been urging him to do something, and now that the marriage was settled, they were eager to do it for him immediately.
If Lu Xingzhou hadn't insisted on not getting ahead of Wang Wentian, the emperor and empress would have wanted him to propose on the first day, pay the betrothal gift on the second day, and marry Chen Liyue on the third day.
Anyway, there is no shortage of money. All the betrothal gifts will come from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the palace has everything.
Because of Lu Xingzhou's insistence, the emperor and empress suddenly had an idea and wanted Lu Xingzhou and Wang Wentian to hold a wedding banquet on the same day.
Lu Xingzhou was so angry that he was about to smoke.
"If we hold it on the same day, will the guests come to me or him? Even if Wang Wentian has no objection, what about the Shen family? Won't the Shen family have any objections?"
The emperor then shut up.
Since they couldn't get married in the first month of the year, Wang Wentian's wedding was scheduled for the fourth day of the second month. The emperor and empress simply set the sixth day of the second month for Lu Xingzhou and Shen Liyue.
The emperor was very proud of the day he had set for himself.
The emperor asked the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to calculate, and found that the fourth and sixth days of the second lunar month were both auspicious days for marriage, and they were even numbers, which met Lu Xingzhou's requirements.
So at the New Year's Eve palace banquet, the emperor and empress were very happy and even drank a few more glasses of wine.
The emperor and empress were happy, but the Imperial Household Department suffered.
Originally, Wang Wentian's betrothal gift came from the Imperial Household Department, which had been busy preparing for Wang Wentian's wedding years ago. But suddenly, Prince Yi was also getting married. Prince Yi was a prince, and his status was much higher than that of a marquis like Wang Wentian. Moreover, the wedding date was so close, and everyone in the Imperial Household Department, from the commanding eunuch to the various managers, and then to the young eunuchs working below, were so busy that they were spinning like tops.
This also made life difficult for the dignitaries in Wangjing City. They had originally wanted to marry their daughters to Prince Yi's Mansion, but now, their daughters could not be married off, and they even had to prepare two sets of betrothal gifts.
Many officials feel the pain of having to pay two big gifts within a month.
Although the wedding was not scheduled on the same day at Lu Xingzhou's insistence, Lu Xingzhou and Wang Wentian agreed to propose on the same day.
Lu Xingzhou and Wang Wentian were already good friends, and now that their wedding date was so close, the two met and decided to propose on the same day.
They acted immediately, so on the first day of the first lunar month, two groups of people came out from Prince Yi's Mansion and Marquis Zhenbei's Mansion, carrying betrothal gifts, and headed to Duke Wei's Mansion and Shen's Mansion respectively.
The people in the city had never seen such a grand occasion, and they all ran to the streets to watch. The scene was so grand that it was crowded with people, firecrackers blasted, and gongs and drums were loud.
Prince Yi's Mansion and the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion were both residences bestowed by the Emperor, and were not far from each other. Lu Xingzhou and Wang Wentian met on horseback on the main street.
Lu Xingzhou and Wang Wentian clasped their fists together as a greeting to each other.
Today and the next two days can be regarded as "spring breeze and galloping horses", although the weather has not yet warmed up, no one feels cold, and everyone is full of passion.
The onlookers looked at Prince Yi, and then at Marquis Zhenbei.
Prince Yi is high-spirited, handsome and elegant, and although Marquis Zhenbei has a darker complexion, he is also tall, mighty and elegant.
If these two people were put in front of me and I were asked to choose, I really wouldn't be able to decide which one to pick.
But they have no choice, as both of them are about to get married and belong to someone else.
Along the way, I don’t know how many girls’ hearts were broken.
There were already people waiting at the door of the Shen family and the Wei family to welcome the guests. They started setting off firecrackers when they saw people coming from afar. The doors of the two families were crowded with people. The housekeepers of the two families stood happily at the door and gave out wedding money to the people coming and going.
This day was the first time that Wei Rusu saw Wang Wentian in person.
Wei Rushu had asked people to inquire before and heard many rumors about Wang Wentian, but she didn't believe them.
That day, Wei Rusu heard the conversation between Wang Wentian and Xu Qier in the garden, and only saw Wang Wentian's back.
Today I finally saw the real person.
Wei Rushu was too embarrassed to look at her openly, so he could only look at her secretly.
I found that some of the rumors were not groundless.
For example, Wang Wentian does look... quite dark.
But it is understandable. After all, he has been fighting in the bitter cold of the border for many years, exposed to the wind and sun. How could he be a pretty boy?
When Wang Wentian saw Duke Wei and Madam Wei, he bowed deeply.
Duke Wei smiled and helped Wang Wentian up.
Wang Wentian explained, "My father and mother should have been present for the engagement today, but the Marquis' Mansion is now... I hope Your Excellency the Duke will forgive me."
Duke Wei pressed his hand. "When your mother was alive, we were quite close friends. Moreover, you sacrificed your life for your country. It is truly admirable. There is no need for your humble attitude, my dear son-in-law."
When Duke Wei called him a "virtuous son-in-law", Wang Wentian didn't react in any particular way, but it made Wei Rushu blush.
Yes, this dark-skinned but tall man in front of me will be my husband from now on.
Although Wang Wentian is not as handsome as His Royal Highness Prince Yi, he is also very elegant. As his father said, he is a man of integrity.
Wei Rushu was extremely satisfied, but he couldn't show it, so he could only secretly rejoice in his heart.
Wang Wentian looked at Wei Rushu openly, and this glance happened to meet Wei Rushu's gaze, which he didn't have time to look away.
"Ms. Wei." Wang Wentian smiled gently at Wei Rusu.
"Greetings, Lord Marquis." Wei Rushu bowed, then raised his head and bravely met Wang Wentian's gaze.
Wang Wentian was stunned for a moment, then laughed again.
He had also privately fantasized about Wei Rushu's appearance. After years of fighting outside, to be honest, he had never come into contact with any other woman except Xu Qier.
Even his mother did not leave a very deep impression on him.
He was a little worried at first, fearing that Wei Rushu was a delicate young lady who, like Xu Qier, could not endure the hardships of the border.
But seeing Wei Rushu's determined and generous eyes today, Wang Wentian felt that His Majesty was right in choosing this marriage.
Wang Wentian was actually a little hurt by Xu Qi'er. Back then, when they were just beginning to fall in love, everyone was naive and thought that love would last forever, just like the stories in the novels. But he didn't expect Xu Qi'er to give up so easily before they even faced life and death.
If she just refused to go to the border with him, Wang Wentian felt that it was understandable. Although he felt uncomfortable, he couldn't blame Xu Qier.
But what Xu Qier did later severely slapped Wang Wentian in the face. So it is true that Wang Wentian was busy with the war for so many years, but it is also true that he did not dare to approach women.
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