Summary of the previous chapter: After Ma Xiaoquan forced out Baiwei Cao from King Xin, he planned to sneak back home to take a look. Unexpectedly, there was no one at home...
When the merchant saw Ma Xiaoquan grinning, he thought he was curious about who it was, so he said, "Of course she is the God of Fire in the capital."
"Fire...Vulcan Goddess?" Ma Xiaoquan thought of the scene before he left. He couldn't help but shook his head and muttered to himself, "It turns out it's not me, it's Qinghan..."
The merchant's ears were pretty good, but he didn't hear what Ma Xiaoquan was mumbling in front of him, but he could hear the rest of it clearly.
"Why, little brother, do you actually know the holy name of the Vulcan Empress?"
"Holy name?" Ma Xiaoquan looked at the vendor in surprise.
"Yes." The vendor nodded, "Our Vulcan Queen's holy name is Li Qinghan. Well, yes, she is called Li Qinghan."
Ma Xiaoquan secretly sighed in his heart. In the past few months since he left Beijing, Qinghan had made such achievements. It was really not easy.
"Oh, brother, then why is this Ma family member... not here anymore?"
The merchant smiled and said: "The emperor recently hosted a banquet for hundreds of officials, and specially invited the Vulcan Empress to stay in the palace. Well, the Vulcan Empress also brought the servants from her family, including Mrs. Ma, to the palace."
"Ah? Then isn't the Ma Family Courtyard empty?"
"Empty?" The vendor turned his eyes and looked at Ma Xiaoquan, "Little brother, if you knock again, I guess a few Jin Yiwei will pop out of it."
When Ma Xiaoquan heard what the vendor said, he felt happy. It turned out that Qinghan had temporarily left the Ma family compound and made such an arrangement. Okay, that's great... Qinghan and grandma are not here, and his uncle is managing copper.
Mine, this Ma's house... there really isn't anyone around. Come on, you can't go to the palace. Forget it, let's wait until the salt transportation matter is settled before we come back.
Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, said goodbye to the merchants, and walked straight towards the city gate.
As he approached the city gate, Ma Xiaoquan heard the sound of gongs and drums.
The sound sounded like someone was picking up relatives for a parade. Ma Xiaoquan was curious and thought it was still early anyway, so he might as well go and have a look before talking about it. He touched the bottom of his feet and walked over.
There were a lot of people watching the excitement, and the gongs and drums were played in a big way. Ma Xiaoquan squeezed for a long time but couldn't get to the front row. In desperation, he took out a handful of copper coins, threw them on the ground, and shouted "Who is it?"
The money fell, and while everyone was picking up the money, I finally squeezed into the front row.
The groom, riding a tall horse, was riding at the front with great joy. His appearance was average, but he was still passable.
Ma Xiaoquan rubbed his eyes and took a closer look. There was a servant holding a horse flag next to the groom. On the horse flag, there was a big word "田" written on it.
"Tian?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned. In Beijing, the only person who dared to do so in such a big way was picking up relatives and riding a horse. There seemed to be few people with the Tian surname who dared to do so, unless...
Just as Ma Xiaoquan was thinking, a breeze suddenly blew from behind. By the time everyone reacted, the breeze had disappeared, and instead, there was a man on horseback in front of the groom.
The man had an embroidered spring knife on his waist, a goose-feather hat on his head, and a unicorn suit, with a ferocious look on his face.
"Tian Ergen?" Ma Xiaoquan was secretly shocked. Although he had a rough idea of who it was, he still didn't want to believe it was him.
When the groom saw Tian Ergen, he quickly reined in his horse and prepared to dismount to salute. Tian Ergen stretched out his hand to block it and said, "Tian Yu, today is your special day, so don't dismount."
"Third uncle, but I..."
Tian Ergen raised his eyebrows: "It's whatever the third uncle says. You are the only man in my Tian family, so you must have some courage."
After listening to Tian Ergeng's words, the groom nodded: "I understand, third uncle."
"Okay, let's keep going. The auditorium has been decorated. How is Xiangxiang's nephew-in-law?"
"Reply to Third Uncle, the good one is in the sedan chair."
Tian Ergen chuckled: "Okay, then Third Uncle will go back and wait for your arrival. Don't delay too long."
"Yes, Third Uncle"
Tian Ergen patted the groom's shoulder, then pulled up the horse's reins, turned around and left.
Ma Xiaoquan narrowed his eyes slightly and thought: Xiang Xiang? Why does it sound so familiar?
Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoquan deliberately slowed down his pace and didn't stop until he was near the sedan chair.
Because there were so many people watching the fun, although there were teams clearing the way, it still affected some speed.
The sedan chair walked forward leisurely, and Ma Xiaoquan followed suitably. Unfortunately, the woman in the sedan chair didn't seem to be in the mood to lift the curtain to let everyone get a glimpse of her true face.
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, and just as he was about to leave, a soft female voice suddenly came from the sedan chair: "Chunxiang, are you here?"
Next to the sedan chair, a little girl blinked and said respectfully: "Miss, there is still a long way to go."
"Hey" a sigh came from the sedan chair.
The more Ma Xiaoquan listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Why was this voice so familiar?
At this moment, the curtain of the sedan suddenly opened a crack, but it was enough for the people watching the excitement. Everyone rushed to get a closer look, fearing that they would not be able to see the bride's true appearance.
In fact, a single slit is not enough to see the bride's true face, because the bride's head in the sedan is still covered with red gauze.
Even so, people were still snooping around enthusiastically.
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and was about to leave, but the moment he turned his head, the bride in the sedan suddenly took off her veil.
Through the gap in the curtain of the sedan chair, the two people's eyes met inadvertently, which made Ma Xiaoquan's heart tremble.
"Xiangxiang... is that Liu Xiangxiang?" Ma Xiaoquan said in surprise.
But soon, Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: It can't be Liu Xiangxiang's, she is Liu Yijing's granddaughter, Liu Yijing and Wei Zhongxian Tian Ergeng are not on good terms, no matter how incompetent Liu Yijing is, it is impossible for her to
granddaughter to marry them.
It's just...that being said, what if...what if Liu Yijing encounters something difficult? Or what if the Liu family encounters something difficult and someone takes advantage of it?
?
Ma Xiaoquan frowned and decided to follow quietly to see what happened.
...
The festive procession stayed on the road for a while before arriving at its destination.
When he saw the destination, Ma Xiaoquan couldn't help but shook his head again.
The destination was indeed Tian Ergen's residence. It seemed that the groom was definitely from the Tian family.
The door of Tian Ergeng's house was wide open, welcoming visitors from all directions. Ma Xiaoquan pretended to be calm and crossed the threshold, congratulating him repeatedly.
The gatekeeper saw that Ma Xiaoquan was unfamiliar with him, but he was very impressive and did not dare to neglect him. He returned the invitation and invited him to the hospital.
Ma Xiaoquan thanked him, nodded and entered the Tian family courtyard. The courtyard was full of joy. Wedding banquet tables of the same size were filled with the courtyard, and the same cold food was placed on each table: beef with sauce, roast chicken, fried small fish,
Mixed with three shreds...red, green, and white, they are so beautiful that one's appetite will be greatly increased at the first sight.
Ma Xiaoquan happened to be hungry, so he just found an empty seat and sat down. He didn't care whether the people next to him knew him or not, so he picked it up and ate it.
At this time, the groom led the bride across the threshold and walked towards the main hall.
In the main hall, Tian Ergeng and his wife were sitting in the main seats, waiting for the arrival of the new couple.
The guests in the courtyard stopped eating and stood up one after another to congratulate and cheer. Amid the commotion, a newlywed couple entered the main hall.
The master of ceremonies was a middle-aged man, short but fat. Looking from a distance, he looked like a meat ball.
The newlyweds walked up to Tian Ergen and his wife, stood still, and waited for the master of ceremonies to sing.
The master of ceremonies cleared his throat, first bowed his hands to Tian Ergen and his wife, and then said loudly: "The auspicious time has come, the bride and groom come forward."
The two newcomers stepped forward again.
The master of ceremonies also took a step forward and shouted: "First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to the high hall...the husband and wife bow to each other...and send them to the bridal chamber..."
When he shouted "Send him to the bridal chamber", the scene burst into laughter, and some good-hearted people loudly said: "Mr. Tian, although this bridal chamber is worth a lot of money, but we brothers, you can't help but drink a few drinks with us.
?”
Tian Ergen stood up and laughed loudly: "Of course I have to accompany Tian Yu. Let's accompany the third uncle and the brothers together. Let the nephew and wife wait in the bridal chamber."
The groom nodded: "Yes"
Someone else shouted: "Groom, we can't see the bride's face anymore. You won't marry an ugly person, right? Haha..."
Next to her, the bride, who had been silent all this time, suddenly pulled off her veil and cursed at the person who said she was ugly: "You bastard, show off your tricks. Take a closer look. Is your aunt beautiful or ugly?"
The scene suddenly became quiet, and none of the guests present expected that the bride would take off her veil to show others.
Tian Yu looked at Liu Xiangxiang and yelled: "Insolent"
Tian Ergen stood up and said: "Tian Yu, don't talk about Xiangxiang... Well, who just said that the niece of my Tian family is ugly? Stand up..."
Tian Ergen's voice was not loud, but his voice was very dignified.
The man who just talked nonsense stood up dejectedly, looked at Tian Ergeng in horror, and said solemnly: "Master Tian, the little one deserves to die, the little one is guilty."
Tian Ergen waved his hand, and two Jinyi guards immediately stepped forward to hold the man up.
Just when everyone was waiting to watch the show, Tian Ergen suddenly laughed, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, today is my nephew's happy day. I will forget about your nonsense, but for this little money
, Well, I remember you kid, if you miss something, don’t blame me for being rude."
The man was so frightened that he knelt down quickly: "Don't worry, Mr. Tian, even if the young one loses his family and fortune, he will still give the young master a big gift."
"Well, that's good, okay, let's go and take a seat."