"Wan Lei, if you don't drink the toast, you have to drink the fine wine! It's so disgusting!" Xu Huizu was so angry that he slammed a copy of the Legend of the Flying Pigeon on the table.
"Father, why are you so angry?" Guard Xu Jing was standing by. He picked up the piece of paper and looked at it. There were only a few words: Wan Lei married a prostitute and resisted the marriage.
Marrying a prostitute and resisting marriage?! Xu Jing couldn't believe his eyes. There were actually people like this in the world who would rather marry a prostitute than a noble lady?! This was simply deviant, even among the gentry.
She has a bad habit of keeping prostitutes, but no one really marries them as their official wives. They can only keep them as concubines. Now Wan Lei actually marries a prostitute as his wife. No wonder Father Xu is so angry. This is obviously to make Xu Huizu unable to step down.
In fact, it was Xu Huizu who proposed the "grant" marriage. Since he was undecided about whether the Peking Army should continue to use troops, Xu Huizu simply found another way to seize the fact that Wan Lei was still a bachelor and wrote to the court requesting the "grant" marriage. After the court discussed it,
, I also think this plan is feasible. If I marry a woman, I can achieve peace. This is a good deal.
Of course, in the eyes of the court, it was impossible for a person of Wan Lei's level to marry a real princess. It would be considered worthy to be married to a concubine from a noble family. After an audition, the deceased was selected.
Mei Sijun, the youngest daughter of Prince Consort Mei Yin.
This Miss Mei seems to have a noble birth, but in fact she has a low status. Her biological mother is a singing prostitute, but her aunt is Princess Ningguo, the second daughter of Emperor Taizu Gao. This aunt's wife and mother-in-law have no philanthropic spirit, and they have long disliked those concubines.
, even the "children" who were born from concubines were not in a good mood. Now that she had the opportunity, of course she would "marry" the eyesore "daughter".
Marrying Miss Mei to Wan Lei could not only strive for peace, but also make Princess Ningguo happy. In this mutually beneficial and win-win situation, the court's efficiency increased unprecedentedly. Emperor Jianwen immediately sent an envoy to issue an imperial edict to "grant" the marriage.
Originally, Xu Huizu also thought that his idea was good and things would definitely run according to his own trajectory. But after all calculations, one of the parties to the wedding - Wan Lei, was a fool. It would be fine if he refused to marry despite the decree, but he actually still
Refusing marriage by marrying a prostitute is an insult to the imperial court.
Wan Lei would rather marry a prostitute than a "royal girl." Wan Lei is telling the world that royal girls are worse than prostitutes. Isn't this an insult? No wonder Xu Huizu is so angry.
If this matter reaches the imperial court, I am afraid that the imperial court will become even more angry and corrupt.
What a good thing, it was actually done like this. Xu Huizu was so angry that he had no choice but to lead his troops to chop the "shameless" Wan Lei into a pulp. But this was just a thought. Now the city of Beiping is impregnable.
Even if he brought an army of 20,000 to 300,000 people, he might not be able to break it. It was because he couldn't break it that he did what he did and became so disgraced.
"My lord, the matter has come to this, and the signs of the Peiping army's rebellion have been revealed. There is no use in talking more, only a fight." The counselor who was standing by saw that his lord was still angry, so instead of saying anything to persuade him, he took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire.
"Father, you must not do this. As the ancients said, war is fierce and dangerous, and it is a major event for the country. If we start a war now because of such a small incident, we may make the world laugh." Xu Jing is not old, and he has not yet become confused. Don't do it.
, to raise troops and start a war just because of this stupid thing of refusing to marry, would really make the world laugh, and leave a bad name in history. Even if we really want to start a war, we can't do it at this moment, let alone use this excuse.
"What the young master said is absolutely true. It is not appropriate to start a war at this time." The generals, who have always been opposed to war, agreed one after another.
"It's just that that guy is too arrogant. If you don't give him some color, he will definitely think that the imperial court is weak and can be bullied." Another counselor said.
"Things have not reached an irreversible point yet. As long as we send a good matchmaker and move them with emotion and reason, it is not impossible to make friends between Qin and Jin." Xu Jing said.
"Send a good matchmaker? That kid is apostate and unruly. No matter how many good matchmakers you send, it is useless. On the contrary, you will bring humiliation to yourself." Xu Huizu frowned.
"Father, I heard that Madam Liu, the capital's chief minister, is capable, capable, and good at dealing with people. Why don't you ask her to come forward as a matchmaker so that this matter can be successfully accomplished," Xu Jing said again.
"Mrs. Liu?" The face of a half-hundred-year-old woman immediately appeared in Xu Huizu's mind. This so-called Mrs. Liu, her surname was Liu and her given name was Moye. This woman was capable, capable, talented, and had many friends with dignitaries, scholars, and celebrities in the capital.
She is a "famous woman" who can do a lot of things. If she comes forward, she might actually be able to do it well.
In addition, Mrs. Liu is the best friend of Princess Ningguo, so she should be willing to act as a matchmaker. However, Xu Huizu still said with concern: "That guy has married a prostitute. Even if he agrees to comply with the order, he is still taking a concubine. Giving a wife
If you are classified as a concubine, how can the court retain its dignity?"
"This father doesn't have to worry. Mrs. Liu will surely convince him to divorce his wife and marry another," Xu Jing said again.
"Okay, let Fei Ge send a message to her immediately, asking her to go north overnight." Xu Huizu had no choice but to treat the dead horse as a living doctor. Of course, this matter must be done as soon as possible, otherwise the news will be spread to the court.
There is no way to make a basket.
"Father, don't worry. Mrs. Liu is in Jinan now. If she travels all night, she will be in Peiping tomorrow. I'll just send her a letter and tell her to go north as soon as possible."
"Why did she come to Jinan when she wasn't in the capital to accompany the officials to drink and write poems?" Xu Huizu was a little surprised. He was also afraid of Liu Moye, a "long-tongued woman" because she made friends with the emperor's relatives and befriended literati, saying that she was
famous woman
To be polite, to put it bluntly, she is a social butterfly. Although the flower has failed to bloom, it is still full of energy. Xu Huizu is really afraid that she is an "eyeliner" sent by some people in the court to keep an eye on him, the boss of both sides.
system.
"She went north to Jinan to buy some cosmetics so that she could take them back to the capital to befriend famous ladies. The child also heard that those cosmetics were made by Wan Lei and were now very popular. He also made a lot of money from them, and even got some
Coming here to see people off shows that this ambition is not small." Xu Jing whispered in his father's ear.
"Ignore his big ambitions and small ambitions. Let's stabilize the Peking Army first. After a year and a half, our army's strength has greatly increased, so we don't need to pay attention to the small Peking Army." Xu Huizu waved his hand and said to his son: "This is
It was you who suggested it, so I'll leave it to you to handle it. Leave early and come back early."
Xu Huizu was busy inviting courtesans to go north, but the city of Beiping was immersed in a quiet and peaceful night. At four or five o'clock in the morning, the iron smelting workers entered the iron smelting plant under the supervision of the supervisors to prepare for work. Although Chief Engineer Wan was not present,
However, these workers are already familiar with the process, and with supervisors on hand, nothing will go wrong.
In early summer, the sky dawned early, and a patch of fish belly white appeared in the east early. In the main room of Wan's house, Wei'er woke up early. In fact, she hadn't slept well all night. Under the morning light, she saw the corners of Wan Lei's mouth turned up slightly,
I just don't know what kind of sweet dream he is having.
Seeing that her husband was as quiet as a sleeping baby, Wei'er dared to be brave enough to get closer and stare at her husband's resolute face at close range. There was still a faint masculine scent on the white and rosy face.
The short beard on his chin was straight, just like his nature, upright and strong. She wanted to feel the warm lips, but she was afraid of waking up his sweet dream.
"What a strange guy. He's so strange that he doesn't look like a mortal, but he's full of flesh and blood and knows love and hate. He's more human than anyone else." After staring blankly for a while, Wei'er couldn't help but murmured to himself, and finally leaned over.
He kissed Wan Lei's hair lightly, got out of bed and dressed, and started his busy day.
Although she married into the Wan family, Wei'er did not work as a young mistress who could stretch out her hands for food and open her mouth because she had been with Wan Lei for a long time and knew Wan Lei's temperament best, and the type of people Wan Lei disliked the most were those who were too lazy to eat.
The young mistress. If she wanted to secure her position as wife, Wei'er knew that she couldn't throw away her greatest advantage, hard work.
Wei'er was not the only one who got up early. The three brothers of the Zhao family also got up early. They were very busy fetching water, feeding the horses, and pouring basins for the night. Although they are no longer post workers, they still live with Wan Lei and help run errands.
The handymen were considered Wan Zhai's family members. Wan Lei saw that they were hard-working, capable and faithful to their duties, and they were often given extra bonuses. They were even more happy. Wherever Wan Lei settled down, they would follow him.
"Master Wife, why are you up so early? Go back and get some sleep. Just let us make breakfast." Wiaoyu and others also got up early and were busy in the kitchen. She is really not a good cook. Seeing Wei'er come out, she blushed
road.
"Don't call me Mistress. It's too awkward. Just call me Sister Wei." Wei'er blushed and said, "Your husband is used to the food I cook. The food cooked by others is not to his taste."
"That guy is really lucky to be able to marry such a virtuous lady as Sister Wei." Zhao Xueer poked her head into the kitchen.
"Don't be so loud, he's still asleep." Wei'er patted the daredevil and said, "Just go ahead and do what you have to do. Don't make any noise here. Dinner won't be served until half an hour later."
After sending away these troublemaking brats, Wei'er was about to light a fire to cook when she heard her husband's voice coming from outside the kitchen: "Why didn't you wake me up earlier? I'm going to the ironworks to have a look. You guys eat first. No need."
wait for me."
"I'll go with you too." Zhao Xueer immediately caught up with her. Of course, she didn't really want to go to the ironworks to "cover her sweat", but she wanted to gossip about the married life of the Wan family. No, she got involved with Wan Lei.
Someone next to me asked in a low voice: "A spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Why did you ask Sister Wei'er to get up and work so early? You are so incompetent."
"I'm sorry for your size, you little brat, don't interfere with adults' affairs." Wan Lei waved his hand and left quickly. When Wei'er saw him, he felt angry and funny. He was angry because he didn't do anything last night;
What makes me laugh is that even though my husband has a family and a career, he still has the same evil-faced look and has not changed at all.