Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Seven: What is it that bothers me?
The wedding banquet lasted until Xu.
Before he left, Guo Yingxian was still shouting: "Today is to see you get married. If I spare you, I will definitely fight you for 300 rounds in the future."
After seeing off all the guests, Zhang Cheng also felt exhausted all over. A wave of alcohol came to his head and he couldn't help but feel dizzy. Fortunately, Lin Fangping, who had been accompanying him all the time, supported him and prevented him from falling.
He said slightly vaguely: "Go, you can go and have a rest too."
He staggered and ran to the house in the back hall. Lin Fangping followed Zhang Cheng and escorted him into the west side door. When he saw two healthy women escorting Zhang Cheng to the bridal house, he left with confidence.
The inner house was filled with bright red lanterns. Sister-in-law Jia was already waiting in front of the new house. When she saw Zhang Cheng coming, she hurriedly said to the room: "Miss, the new uncle is back!"
Zhang Cheng approached with a drunken look and said: "Lao Jia's sister-in-law."
Sister-in-law Jia gently opened the door. Xiuyue and Yurui were already waiting in the room. The two of them saluted and said, "I have met my uncle."
With that said, he stepped forward to help Zhang Cheng take off his outer clothes, and entered the inner room. He saw a square table with several plates of fruits and pastries, a few side dishes, and a jug of wine.
The bride, Ji Xuanzhu, sat quietly on the edge of the bed, still covering her head with red gauze. Zhang Cheng came closer and had not spoken yet. Yu Rui, who followed behind, reminded: "Miss, uncle, here you go."
La!"
"Miss, Zhang Cheng is polite."
"General, why don't you take off your hijab?"
Zhang Cheng reached out and grabbed the two corners of the hijab's red gauze and lifted it up slightly. He saw a graceful beauty under the red gauze. She was wearing a light make-up and looked elegant and refined.
"Does it look good?"
"nice!"
Zhang Cheng's eyes were fixed on Ji Xuanzhu with emotion, and he seemed to have forgotten that Yu Rui and Xiu Yue were still there. At this time, Sister-in-law Jia came to the door and reminded her softly.
"Miss, uncle, please have a drink!"
Zhang Cheng suddenly remembered something at this moment and asked softly: "Xuanzhu hasn't eaten yet, has he?"
"Yes, uncle, my lady hasn't eaten anything since noon," Yu Rui said.
Zhang Cheng stretched out his hand to hold Ji Xuanzhu's catkins. He felt the softness of his hand, and his skin was whiter than snow, like condensed fat. However, he didn't have time to play with it carefully. He said softly: "Let's go, eat some food and wine first. It's all Zhang Cheng's fault. I only care about the front."
The guests forgot Xuanzhu here."
He pulled Ji Xuanzhu up and sat down at the table. Yu Rui and Xiu Yue hurriedly stepped forward, poured wine for them, and then stood behind Ji Xuanzhu, looking at Zhang Cheng with their beautiful eyes from time to time.
Zhang Cheng picked up a piece of square cake with chopsticks and fed it to Ji Xuanzhu. She opened her mouth lightly, bit off a small corner, and chewed it carefully.
After a while, Zhang Cheng ate something with Ji Xuanzhu and drank a glass of wine. Ji Xuanzhu also poured Zhang Cheng a cup of sobering tea. Zhang Cheng said to Sister-in-law Jia and the maids:
"Sister-in-law Jia, please step aside. Oh, by the way, just leave the herbal tea on the table. You can take the rest back and eat some. It's been a hard day today!"
Everyone retreated, and only Zhang Cheng and Ji Xuanzhu were left in the new house. They whispered quietly, undressed and took off their belts. The red candle was shaking, the curtains on the bed were slowly lowered, and the newlyweds embraced each other in the graceful candlelight!
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The next day, at Mao hour, at the urging of Sister-in-law Jia, Zhang Cheng reluctantly got up. Yu Rui and Xiu Yue helped him and Ji Xuanzhu change clothes.
For some reason, the two little maids were chuckling from time to time while serving them. Ji Xuuzhu looked a little haggard, as if she didn't get enough sleep last night.
Zhang Cheng was also a little distressed. He knew that he had gone too far, but the graceful and delicate details made him unable to stop.
They packed up and went to Jiaoxiang Villa in the back house to pay their respects to the two old ladies.
The Wu family's aunt also lived in this other courtyard. When Zhang Cheng and Ji Xuanzhu arrived, the three old people were sitting together chatting, and the two little girls Wu Tingyue and Zhang Lifang were already accompanying them.
Seeing Ji Xuanzhu come in, Wu Tingyue and Zhang Lifang just looked at her and kept snickering secretly.
Zhang Cheng and Ji Xuanzhu gave it to their mother. After seeing the ceremony, their aunt saluted the Wu family's aunt. She bowed slightly and only received half of the ceremony.
Mother Zhang Yang hurriedly called Ji Xuanzhu to come to her, took her hand and asked her to sit next to her. Her eyes were full of love, and so was her aunt sitting next to her.
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After breakfast, Ji Xuanzhu was left in the Jiaoxiang Villa chatting with a few elderly people. Zhang Cheng felt bored and left the Jiaoxiang Villa. At this time, Chi Jinxia, the general manager of Team B of the Jianfu Battalion, came to report
, Wang Yuanjing and others are waiting for each other in the front hall.
Zhang Cheng himself went to the front hall of the back hall to see what was going on.
Jin Xinpeng, Chen Zhong, Wang Yuanjing, Lin Fangping, Lu Dachun and others were already waiting here. The three of them were drinking tea and chatting. When Zhang Cheng came in, they hurriedly stood up and saluted, so they couldn't help but congratulate them again.
After Zhang Cheng sat down, he asked: "Aren't you all given a holiday? Why don't you come and bother me if you don't want to rest at home?"
Everyone couldn't help laughing, and Jin Xinpeng even said: "We also know that the governor is newly married. Although he has a lovely wife, he should not work too hard. I can't live without the governor in the north."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone laughed again.
"Hahaha……"
Zhang Cheng also smiled and said, "Have all the guests been settled?"
Jin Xinpeng then said: "Back to the commander-in-chief, everything has been settled properly. Governor Liu has returned to the town this morning. Several generals and generals have not returned yet. I guess they will stay for a few days."
"My new friend, could you please invite Commander Yang, Commander Hu, Commander Wang and several deputy generals to meet at the mansion in the afternoon? We haven't seen each other for some time since King Qin returned last year."
"Your Majesty understands."
At this time, Chen Zhong said: "General, some merchants from the town and security guards came, presented many congratulations, and asked to see the general."
"oh!"
Zhang Cheng was a little confused and asked: "Yuan Jing, do you have statistics on how many congratulatory gifts have been collected?"
Wang Yuanjing replied: "I report to the commander-in-chief that the total amount of silver received from the wedding ceremony is about fifty thousand taels."
"Huh?"
Zhang Cheng was also slightly surprised and said: "There are so many! If so, I would really like to have more weddings for him."
"Hahaha……"
Everyone burst into laughter again.
Wang Yuanjing also smiled and said: "This time for the Governor-General's wedding, guests from all walks of life gathered, especially military generals and merchants. Most of the guests presented more than a hundred taels of congratulations, and some even presented a thousand taels of congratulations.
Some merchants even presented gifts ranging from two thousand to three thousand taels in congratulations."
Now it was Zhang Cheng's turn to be surprised. While drinking tea, he was thinking in his mind. These people either wanted something from him or wanted to cling to him. But sending a thousand taels of congratulations was already a great gift, so why would they give it to him?
Congratulations on two or three thousand taels.
He asked in a deep voice: "Do you remember those people who sent congratulatory gifts exceeding two thousand taels?"