The wedding went smoothly.
Chen Peng's husband was also a smart man. He knew that although he had become related to the Zhang family in this way, his status was far inferior to that of the Zhang family. So he did not shout in front of others that he was related to the Zhang family. Instead, he explained to others that he was a servant in the Zhang family's villa and it was his first time to help the master's family.
They even said that the food from the buffet outside was not enough, so they had to go to Zhang's kitchen to get it, and they had to go through the back door.
Zhang Fu was very satisfied with this.
He even specifically greeted the guards guarding the back door and told them that this man was the eldest wife's cousin and came to help. If they wanted to go in and out, they could do so as long as they did not disturb the guests in front.
For a while, people were coming and going inside and outside Zhang's house, making it very lively.
Inside the mansion, the main hall.
The guests have arrived and the ceremony is about to begin.
The only guest who did not enter the main hall was probably Wei Mingyuan.
It’s not that he didn’t want to go in, but given Wei Mingyuan’s size, standing and watching the entire wedding process was no different from torturing him to death.
But etiquette was there, and even if Zhang Yuan was willing, he didn't want to move his own couch in and lie on it to watch others get married.
So when Wei Mingyuan personally found Zhang Yuan to apologize and presented him with a generous gift, Zhang Yuan also expressed his understanding, and asked someone to carry a soft couch and place it in the small garden outside the front hall, and served a banquet alone, allowing him to entertain himself here alone.
Although this could be considered as special treatment for Wei Mingyuan, everyone including the prince didn't care, and even found it a little funny. After all, no one wanted to argue with a cube.
Besides, this person did not bring back any results during his mission to Qinghe and was supposed to be punished. However, the king was seriously ill, so Wei Mingyuan took this opportunity to avoid reporting to the king and delayed the punishment for a long time.
"Hmph, let's see how long you can drag this out." The prince thought as he watched Wei Mingyuan being helped out. "Once I take that position, I'll have just the right excuse to punish you. You might as well go and beg my father to punish you now. At least he won't kill you. Since you want to give me this excuse, then I won't be polite."
"But you're still a relative after all. Killing you directly would be detrimental to my reputation. So... I'll just punish you by not allowing you to eat for a month. I'm sure you won't die with that fat on your back. I'll torment you enough before I decide how to kill you."
After being helped out of the main hall, Wei Mingyuan, with the help of his guards, managed to turn his head back. Looking at the brightly lit and crowded hall, the fat on his face and the corners of his mouth worked hard to force a smile. He said, "This little garden is too small. I feel stuffy. Help me to go to the garden outside."
The standard of the wedding was quite high.
When the crown prince got married, the master of ceremonies was personally served by the Minister of Rites. But this time when Zhang Yuan got married, the master of ceremonies was Mi Shi, the Deputy Minister of Rites. This alone reflects the status of the Zhang family.
Of course, since the wedding is presided over by people from the Ministry of Rites, there cannot be any mistakes in etiquette.
Mi Shi was considered a neutral official in the court. Of course, due to his rank, he was unable to participate in the most core struggle.
But Mi Shi has one advantage, which is his age.
Fifty years ago, Mi Shi, who had just passed the imperial examination, was a newly minted Jinshi with great ambitions. Of course, he was lucky, as he was the last of the 110 Jinshi admitted that year.
So he had no choice. After serving as an official for a year, he started as a small craftsman in the Ministry of Works. During the fifty years, he suffered many twists and turns and his career was quite bumpy. He worked as a middle and lower-level official in all six ministries, but ultimately failed to be promoted to a high-powered position. At the age of seventy, he became the oldest member of the Ministry of Rites in the Xia Kingdom.
But because of this, Mi Shi has many friends in the court.
Many of those who regarded him as brothers back then now hold important positions, and many young people whom he has helped are now developing rapidly.
So it is not an exaggeration to say that Mi Shi is a good guy.
However, Mi Shi also knew that the reason why he could not be promoted was because he had a stubborn temper and insisted on principles in everything. If something was wrong, even if a knife was held to his neck, Mi Shi would not think it was right.
The greatest submission he could possibly make was to walk away, out of sight, out of mind.
Such a stubborn person is naturally not liked by his superiors. Even if there are always people speaking well of him, at most they can only protect him from getting into trouble. If he wants to get promoted, considering his age, it would be more realistic to wait until his next life.
But such people are very popular among middle and lower-level officials. After all, no one wants to have a colleague who is too cunning.
Therefore, Mi Shi has no shortage of friends, and his position is even very important among middle and lower-level officials. After all, if a person has rarely told lies in his life, everyone will naturally trust him.
This is also the reason why Zhang Yuan invited him to be the master of ceremonies.
Although Zhang Yuan did not like this stubborn old man, if he could make friends with him, it would be beneficial for him to command the entire six ministries after he became the Minister of the Central Secretariat.
And this time, Mi Shi did not disappoint him at the wedding.
Although the process is a bit complicated and involves more etiquette, each step is in accordance with the rules. More knowledgeable guests can even tell which classic books those etiquettes come from.
Zhang Yuan had heard guests talking to each other more than once, saying that the Zhang family's wedding was impeccable in terms of etiquette, and that it could even be used as a standard for future weddings of dignitaries.
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