Prince Zheng's eyes were always on Zhao Shanshan. Even when Li Qinghan made such an astonishing move in the main hall just now, his eyes never moved an inch away.
Zhao Shanshan naturally saw all this.
In fact, Zhao Shanshan has never been in love, and she doesn't know what it means to like him. But when she saw this political prince, she didn't find him annoying. Instead, she had an indescribable affection for him.
Ma Xiaoquan happened to see the scene where the two people's eyes were facing each other. He came close to the King of Heiqing and whispered a few words in a low voice. The King of Heiqing was stunned, looked at Prince Zheng, and then burst into laughter.
"I originally thought that my housekeeper might not be welcomed by Miss Shanshan, but now it seems that I was too worried~~" Lord Heiqing looked at Li Qinghan, then at Zhao Wenyi, and said: "This time you are sending off your bride.
, I am very satisfied. In order to express my gratitude and the bet I just lost to the Vulcan Empress, starting from tomorrow, the entire Blackwater Kingdom will have a carnival for three days. All the officials and even the people will come to celebrate the two newcomers.
Let’s go~”
As soon as the King of Heiqing finished speaking, all the officials (including Ma Xiaoquan) knelt down and shouted, "Long live, long live, long live my king."
...
The wedding of Prince Zheng and Zhao Shanshan was held at the Banquet Palace in the southwest of Heishui Palace the next day. On this day, all the people in Heishui City wore festival clothes, every household put up lanterns, and all the officials also wore
After putting on the court clothes for the ceremony, we went to the banquet palace to congratulate each other.
Since it is a congratulation, it is natural to prepare gifts. There are five major families in the Heiqing Kingdom. In addition to the royal family with the surname Yang, there are also four noble families with the surnames Wan, Jin, Qian and Sun. Due to the regulations of the Heiqing State, if the children of the nobles become officials,
They are not allowed to participate in the management of the family, so the four major nobles are actually just a family with status and no rights. Even so, the status of the four major families is still very high, for the same reason. They each operate a very large family industry.
And it has penetrated into the top and bottom of Heiqing Kingdom, but...in every industry, there are people from the royal family in the decision-making level, and more importantly, so in fact, the Yang family is still the royal family.
He firmly holds the power.
...
Early in the morning, the four nobles sent the congratulatory gifts they had prepared into the banquet palace.
The four nobles each have their own businesses that they are good at, and each family has countless assets, but compared to the Yang family, they are still a drop in the bucket.
No matter what kind of banquet it is, every banquet is actually the biggest headache for the four nobles, because not only do they have to give the best gifts, but they also have to be different from previous years.
In fact, the royal family did not make too many demands on the gifts, but in order to compete with each other, the four nobles were unwilling to fall behind. Over time, the comparison of gifts at the banquet became the first tactic for the four nobles to compete with each other.
...
"Shanhe, all the gifts from our Wan family have arrived, do you have any questions?" the head of the Wan family asked Ma Xiaoquan with a smile.
Ma Xiaoquan held a pamphlet in his hand, opened it and read it carefully, then raised his head and said politely: "Master, there is no problem~"
The head of the Wan family breathed a sigh of relief, walked closer to Ma Xiaoquan, and whispered: "You are one of the officials responsible for counting the gifts this time. Let me ask you, what gifts have the other nobles prepared?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "Master, I can't open this door for you~ I'm only one of the people in charge, but the eyes of other nobles are staring at me?" Ma Xiaoquan said, while using his mouth.
In a corner not far from Nu, I saw a person who seemed to be counting the gifts. In fact, his eyes were looking towards Ma Xiaoquan almost every few breaths.
"Haha, okay~" The head of the Wan family nodded, "Then I won't embarrass you~ Well, but when the time comes to announce the list of congratulatory gifts, I have to leave it to you~"
"This is natural, the owner of the house can rest assured~"
The head of the Wan family nodded and turned to leave. At this time, Ma Xiaoquan looked at the person who was counting the gifts, and he was no longer at his original place.
"Haha..." Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, put away the gift book in his hand, and was about to leave. At this moment, a familiar voice stopped him.
When I looked back, I saw that it was Wan Tianyang.
"Wan Tianyang? Why are you interested in coming today?"
Wan Tianyang shook his head with a wry smile, and stepped forward and said: "I no longer have any opponents. I have to find another opponent. Well, Shanhe, you became an official, but you suppressed me. Usually, because you are here
, I haven’t shown up all the time. From now on, I’m afraid I’ll show up more~”
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Why, you don't like Shi Tao and Yong Shan?"
"Haha... It's not that I don't like it~" Wan Tianyang smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "It's just that I haven't looked at it at all~"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "That's true, but the person who delivered the congratulatory gifts was Shi Tao. He is very stable in his work. As for you, you don't seem to have anything worthy of praise~"
Wan Tianyang smiled, pointed at the noble children not far away, and said: "Don't you see it? The four nobles are all talented this time. It is said to be the wedding banquet of Prince Zheng and Miss Shanshan, but once the newcomers enter
After entering the bridal chamber, will the wedding banquet venue become a competition venue?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "You are really smart, and I am not afraid to tell you that the king does have this intention. After all, I, the pillar ministers of the Heiqing Kingdom, have to choose some from among the noble children like us."
Wan Tianyang nodded: "It's a pity that you are no longer here. For the entire Wan family, I have to find a few more opponents to play with."
Ma Xiaoquan was a little confused about Wan Tianyang's thoughts and asked: "What is your purpose? You say you care about the position of the head of the family, but your various behaviors don't seem to be the same. Could it be that you want to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger?"
"Haha... I guess~~" Wan Tianyang made a splash and put away the folding fan in his hand, "Okay, let's not talk anymore, I'll go over there and have a look~ Let's go, Prince Shanhe~" said
After that, Wan Tianyang turned and left.
Ma Xiaoquan gave a wry smile and shook his head: "Just leave, and you gave me a squeeze before leaving~ It's really~~"
Fang Qiaoer came over, handed Ma Xiaoquan a cup of tea, and said: "This time, all the particularly powerful disciples of the four nobles are here~"
Ma Xiaoquan took a sip of tea and nodded: "Yes, there is something good to watch today~"
Fang Qiaoer took Wan Shanhe's arm and said with a smile: "If it weren't for you, how would a person like me, who ranks over 100 disciples, have the opportunity to see such a big scene~"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and touched Fang Qiaoer's head, and said: "Okay, let's get to work. It's less than an hour before the wedding banquet starts. We have to hurry up~"
"Hmm~~"
...
By the time Ma Xiaoquan finished counting the gifts on hand, it was almost an hour away.
At this time, the children of each of the four noble families have begun to line up. On the Wan family's side, it is Wan Tianyang, followed by Wan Shitao, and behind them are two rows of children standing respectfully in the order of the Wan family's children.
Ma Xiaoquan squinted his eyes and counted. Except for a few of these disciples that he knew, he was not familiar with any of the others.
The children of the Wan family in the queue also had their own plans. Before going out, the head of the family had already told him that everything today must be based on the honor of the family. However, when the head of the family said it at the end, he left a little one behind.
Tail.
Some of the more enlightened disciples understood the meaning of the family leader's words, humming, today in this banquet palace, they not only have to protect the family's honor, but more importantly, they take the opportunity to suppress those who compete with them in the family.
Wan Tianyang is thinking like this, Wan Shitao is thinking like this, and some smart Wan family members are also thinking like this.
...
Ma Xiaoquan stood in the queue of courtiers, quietly observing the children of the four major families.
Although he belongs to the Wan family, to be honest, he doesn't know the children of the Wan family at all. What's more, there are children of several other nobles standing in the banquet palace at this time. Facing so many unfamiliar faces, Ma Xiaoquan
Suddenly I felt an indescribable feeling of disgust.
"Bang, bang, bang..." At this moment, the sound of gongs and drums rang outside the front door of the banquet palace. Ma Xiaoquan looked up and looked at the stone carvings hanging on the large beams in the palace. Well, noon has arrived, and the wedding banquet should begin.
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An eunuch walked up to the banquet palace's announcement platform and loudly said: "The King of the Black and Blue Empire is blessed by heaven, and the edict says: Prince Wang Guozheng, today is getting married to Miss Zhao Shanshan of the United Kingdom. All officials and nobles, according to past practice, are divided into two groups.
Side, admire this~~"
As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, the officials and aristocratic children walked to both sides in an orderly manner. Those with official positions lined up from front to back according to the ranking of official positions and stood on the left side. The aristocratic children without official positions or specially invited guests
The "guests" lined up in an orderly manner and stood on the right side.
The next moment, the main back door of the Banquet Palace slowly opened, and the Black and Green King Yang Jie, leading his concubines, walked up to the main seat with a smile on his face.
Looking at the crowd of officials and aristocratic children under the seat, Lord Heiqing nodded with great satisfaction. After he sat down, among the concubines, except Concubine Hong, sat down next to him, the rest of the concubines quickly
He walked to the side seat and sat down in order according to the rank of the concubines.
After the king and concubines were all seated, the preaching eunuch shouted: "Sit down~"
After giving the order, the officials and aristocratic disciples sitting down sat down in the seats they had arranged in advance.
The preaching eunuch wanted to continue shouting. Lord Heiqing stood up impatiently, grabbed the declaration from the eunuch's hand, read the declaration once, frowned, threw it away, and said: "These
It’s too troublesome to read Xuan Wen, so I think I’ll just forget it and pass on the order. Prince Xuan Zheng and Miss Shanshan will enter the palace together, and the wedding banquet will begin!”