Chapter 098 Long time
no see The first lady who came in at the opening was very elegant and well dressed. At that time, Ji Qingyue joked that if she could promote it in her circle, her business might be much better. What he didn't expect was that she really did it.
Princess Lan Yi was the first one who came and said that she was introduced by the lady.
When he first knew the other party's identity, Ji Qingyue was very frightened and didn't know how to deal with this noble family. At the same time, he was worried that he would mess things up and bring trouble to Yuan Ming. Fortunately,
Princess Lan Yi was a very easy-to-get-along person.
She was gentle and polite, and she didn't even boss Cao Ge'er around. Ji Qingyue had a good impression of her.
After listening to this, Yuan Ming said, "Brother Lin is also a gentle and polite gentleman. They are a perfect match."
It has always been an unwritten custom for the princess to marry a man after talking about marriage. Therefore, when the marriage decree came down, no one was surprised. Many people shared the same attitude as Yuan Ming and sincerely sent their blessings.
The princess's mansion had been completed early. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the whole capital was very lively.
The court was on holiday. As Lin Qinghong's half-classmate, Yuan Ming accepted the invitation and came to the Lin mansion early in the morning, carrying Xue Bao and Xue Qiu, and holding Ji Qingyue.
The whole mansion was decorated with red silk, and guests came and went continuously. Lin Qinghong's parents were full of joy and told them that Lin Qinghong was in the east yard.
When Yuan Ming arrived, there were already more than a dozen people sitting in the yard. One of them came with his wife and children. They were about the same age as him and were all classmates and friends of Lin Qinghong.
When they saw Yuan Ming, they all stood up to salute him and said hello to him.
Yuan Ming smiled and waved his hand, and Lin Qinghong walked out of the house.
He was wearing a red dress today, with pearls on his hat, and his face was rosy. He had lost his childishness and looked noble. As
soon as he showed his face, everyone surrounded him.
In front of his friends, Lin Qinghong was not as reserved as he was in front of outsiders. He sat on a stool and talked about his nervousness and helplessness. Some married men came forward with their wives to share their experiences. After
chatting for a while, Lin Qinghong became much calmer.
He looked eagerly at the child in Yuan Ming's arms, and teased him gently with one hand: "Brother Yuan is really enviable. You have a successful family and career, and you have two such lovely children at such a young age."
Yuan Ming smiled and said: "Brother Lin will have one soon after he gets married."
Lin Qinghong's ears blushed slightly when he heard this: "The princess is beautiful and gentle. It would be nice if the child looks like her." "
Yo yo yo! You've only met a few times? You're already in love?"
"Unfortunately, we were worried that you and the princess had no feelings and it would be difficult for you to get along at the beginning."
The scene became lively again. Yuan Ming and Ji Qingyue sat on the chairs, watching them smile, and holding the two children, they stretched out their short arms like lotus roots and waved, as if to join in the fun.
The auspicious time has arrived, and the bride is welcomed.
Lin Qinghong tied a red flower on his chest, rode on a tall horse, bid farewell to his parents and relatives, and led the wedding procession and betrothal gifts to the princess's mansion.
Passers-by on the street followed behind, and the procession became larger and larger. When they arrived at the princess's mansion, they could not see the end at a glance.
The ceremony was over and the wedding was completed.
This grand wedding slowly came to an end, but the joy on people's faces lasted for a long time. For about a month, everyone was still discussing it.
Yuan Ming and Ji Qingyue's life has returned to peace. The business of the perfume shop is stable, Cao Ge'er is already able to be a good shopkeeper, and Ji Qingyue let go and immersed herself in the development of new fragrances.
As for Yuan Ming, he is immersed in various cases every day. After a year, he has really broadened his horizons.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year. As a new celebrity around Li Qinggang, Yuan Ming would follow him into the palace to attend the banquet on New Year's Eve, and return to Shifang Town on the first day of the new year.
Before leaving, Yuan Ming confirmed with Ji Qingyue again: "Qingqing, do you really not want to go to the palace with me?"
Ji Qingyue smiled and shook her head: "I don't like that kind of occasion. It's so restrained and I don't have many friends. I must feel uncomfortable."
Hearing this, Yuan Ming nodded: "I neglected it. Next year, I will take you to more gatherings of ladies and young ladies. We will stay in the capital for a long time in the future, and we can't do without friends."
"Okay."
Wearing official uniform, Yuan Ming got off the carriage at the palace gate and waited for Li Qinggang to go in together.
One after another, carriages stopped at the palace gate, all of them were coming to attend the palace banquet. It was the New Year and the group of people were in a rare state of peace and harmony. Regardless of whether they were enemies who usually played tricks on each other, they all greeted each other happily.
At this time, an extremely luxurious carriage drove over and arrived at the palace gate. The servants helped the people in the carriage out.
Seeing the prime minister, the officials who had gathered around Yuan Ming gathered around him. Yuan Ming withdrew his smile and stood there expressionlessly. Fortunately, the prime minister did not notice him and went straight into the palace.
Li Qinggang walked up to Yuan Ming without knowing when, and said jokingly: "I always feel that you seem to have inexplicable hostility towards the Prime Minister. I don't know if it's my illusion. Looking at your eyes, I don't know if you have some deep hatred."
Yuan Ming laughed and said: "Your Excellency is really good at joking. I just don't like the Prime Minister's style. There is a huge gap between us, how can there be a chance for us to make enemies?"
Li Qinggang glanced at him, not knowing whether he believed it or not. He said nothing more and walked into the palace.
The main part of the banquet was in the Golden Palace, and there was a short rest in the Yu Garden in the middle.
Li Qinggang knew that this was his first time to attend a palace banquet, and he was afraid that he would violate taboos, so he asked him to follow him closely, and introduced him to familiar colleagues when he met them. Everyone knew that Li Qinggang thought highly of him, so no one despised him for being just a small official, and they all spoke to him in a friendly tone.
After the meal, Yuan Ming received invitations from dozens of adults, some for birthday banquets, some for flower viewing banquets, and some for spring climbing activities.
Li Qinggang did not accept any invitations and wondered, "I thought you didn't like socializing before."
Yuan Ming collected the invitations one by one and replied, "Your Excellency is right. I really don't like it. But I just came to the capital and my husband hasn't made any friends yet. I'm often away from home and I'm afraid he'll be bored."
Li Qinggang was impressed by what he said, "I didn't expect you to be so good to my husband."
"Your Excellency is a famous wife-loving man in the capital. I think it's hard not to be good to my husband if I can be around you and be influenced by you." Yuan Ming said.
Li Qinggang smiled and said, "You are still good at flattering."
The two of them were talking and laughing here, and naturally caught the attention of the prime minister sitting in the pavilion next to them.
Seeing him lowering his eyes in thought, an official beside him said, "You don't have to worry, sir. I have already checked. That Yuan Ming is from a humble background. Apart from the fact that your husband's father was a small county official, he has almost no background. He is close to Li Qinggang, which will not have much impact on us."
"With Li Qinggang's personality, and to be so fond of him in such a short time, this Yuan Ming is probably not a person who can be easily dealt with." Yuan Shanxi said in a deep voice.
The official who had just spoken looked up in the direction of Yuan Ming, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "If this is true, this person cannot be kept. We must root out the weeds before he grows up."
Yuan Shanxi did not reply to him, but asked without thinking: "Many people say that Yuan Ming looks a bit like me."
"They are just a group of ignorant people. How can the country folk compare with the Prime Minister?"
Yuan Shanxi touched his chin: "I think they are right."
"This..."
The others didn't know how to respond to him and looked at each other.
Fortunately, Yuan Shanxi did not mean to ask them to respond, and said: "Xiao Lan will be a marriageable girl in half a year, and it is time for her to get married."
The officials around him all had bright eyes, knowing that this was the Prime Minister's signal for them to get married.
For a moment, an invisible undercurrent surged among the crowd. No one present did not want to become the prime minister's in-law.
On the other side, Yuan Ming and Li Qinggang were taken to a side hall by a little eunuch.
Li Qinggang looked around and asked with some caution: "Now that there is no one around, can you tell us who your master is?"
Just now, when they were at the banquet, this little eunuch suddenly ran over and gestured to them with the golden palace card in his hand, saying that the master wanted to invite them.
Before the little eunuch turned around, the tightly closed palace gate of the side hall suddenly opened.
"Lord Li, Master Yuan, long time no see." The man standing at the door was wearing a light yellow brocade robe, and he opened the folding fan that he never let go of and fanned it gently. It was none other than the Yong Wang Zhu Xianzhi!