"The Zeng family, a medicine merchant in Jinling, congratulates Young Master Liu on his great joy. He gives as gifts ten thousand taels of silver, one hundred taels of gold, a box of orbs, ten ginseng plants, and one snow ganoderma."
"The Jinling grain merchant congratulates Young Master Liu on his great joy. He gives as a gift a pair of jade stones, two night-light pearls, a thousand taels of gold, and ten pieces of silk."
"The Geng family, a cloth merchant in Jinling, congratulates Mr. Liu on his great joy, giving him ten thousand taels of gold and two pieces of antique porcelain."
"The Yun Family of the Northwest congratulates Mr. Liu on his great joy, a hundred thousand taels of gold, a bloody horse, and ten boxes of the specialty wild ginseng."
"The Hong family in Yangzhou congratulates Mr. Liu on his great joy, and gives him a set of red sandalwood furniture worth ten thousand taels of silver."
"The Gong family of Yangzhou congratulates Young Master Liu on his great joy, with a jade Buddha, a thousand taels of gold, and a box of jade."
"The Wang family of Suzhou congratulates Mr. Liu on his great joy, and gives him a house in Suzhou and a hundred acres of fertile land."
Liu Yuan kept accounts, servants sang rituals, and a hundred wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen sent congratulatory gifts. Compared with the Qi family's dozens of taels of gold and thousands of taels of silver, Liu Zhi'an's terrifying business power was revealed. Liu Mingzhi
The value of the gifts collected for a wedding banquet is no less than five million taels of silver.
Liu Zhi'an stood in the inner courtyard of the Liu Mansion with a glowing face and saluted one by one. No matter how respected his status was on weekdays, he could not lose etiquette on his son's wedding day today.
"Mr. Gong, welcome outside, please come inside."
"Exceptor Liu, congratulations, I'll go in first!"
"Please take a seat."
Liu Zhi'an, who was inviting people inside one by one, looked even happier when he heard the sound of street music. Now he could feel completely relieved.
But Liu Zhi'an suddenly felt a little melancholy. When his son started a family and started a career, he could no longer treat him as a child. He had to be in the same position when talking in the future.
"Newcomers come and play music!"
The loud music drowned out the bustle of people on the street, and the Liu Mansion became completely noisy.
He casually found a servant, Liu Zhi'an, and gave the order: "Tell Butler Liu that there is a running banquet outside the house. Whether they are the people of Jinling or traveling merchants, traders and soldiers from other places, they can sit down and drink a glass of water and wine. Be sure to make sure that all guests are served."
joyous."
"It's Master."
Then Liu Zhi'an called for a servant again: "Tell the master of the kitchen to have a hard time today and welcome you to good wine and food. All the servants in the house will reward you with ten taels of silver. Also tell the accountant to take out ten thousand taels of silver."
The copper coins were distributed to the people outside."
"Yes, sir."
"Master, my wife asked the young man to go to the main hall with you. The young master and the young lady are about to arrive, and the newlyweds will serve tea to the high hall!"
Liu Zhian's smiling face turned into a chrysanthemum: "Go right now, go right now."
Liu Mingzhi and Qi Yun were led all the way to the main hall by their servants. Liu Zhi'an and Mrs. Liu sat at the top and looked happily at the newlyweds who entered the main hall.
"The auspicious time has come. Let the newlyweds salute and bow to heaven and earth!"
The two of them turned around and saluted outside the house.
"Two thanks to Gaotang!"
The two of them began to salute to their elders.
"Couple greetings!"
The two of them were kneeling facing each other.
"Send it to the bridal chamber."
Qi Yun was sent to the new house that had been prepared by Yu'er and Ying'er. As for Young Master Liu, he must have drunk himself to death here due to the crowd of guests and friends.
Entering the courtyard outside, more than fifty banquet tables were set up. As soon as Liu Mingzhi arrived, everyone stood up and said: "We, the wealthy gentlemen of the south of the Yangtze River, congratulate Mr. Liu on his wedding, and congratulate Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu on their happy marriage and a long life together."
"Dear guests and friends, thank you for coming. It would be disrespectful for Liu Mansion to prepare a small amount of wine. Please eat and drink well. Please take your seats."
"Thank you Mr. Liu."
After about half an hour, Mr. Liu's consciousness became a little blurry. There were more than fifty tables of guests, and each table required dozens of glasses of wine.
Liu Zhi'an smiled and touched his beard: "You bastard, if you can't drink it, don't drink it anymore. If you delay the wedding night, I will strip you."
Liu Mingzhi burped: "Old man, I don't want to drink either, there are too many people, there's nothing I can do!"
"When will you become more mature?" Liu Zhi'an rolled his eyes at his son.
"Dear guests and friends, I can't bear to drink, so please stop drinking. Otherwise, if you delay the wedding night, I will fall out with you!" Liu Zhi'an joked and broke up the drinking.
"Then just listen to Mr. Liu, we can't afford to delay Mr. Liu's wedding night."
"Yes, yes, if you want to drink, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. We only have one wedding night, so we can just drink by ourselves."
"I'm afraid Young Master Liu is in a hurry to see the bride. I'm here to congratulate Young Master Liu on the early birth of his precious son."
"I see, I must be unable to wait. I have long heard that the young lady is as beautiful as a fairy. It is natural that Mr. Liu cannot wait."
Young Master Liu chuckled in confusion, not listening to everyone's teasing.
Liu Song trotted into the courtyard, panting: "Master, there is someone coming from the palace."
Liu Zhian was a little confused after drinking: "What? Someone is coming?"
"Palace, palace."
Liu Zhi'an was so excited that he almost woke up from the wine: "Emperor's Palace?"
"Exactly, waiting outside the house!"
"Please quickly!"
The person who came was an acquaintance, it was Eunuch Fu who had announced the decree in Erlong Town.
"Except Mr. Liu, congratulations to Mr. Liu on your wedding. Our family has sent you a congratulatory gift in accordance with His Majesty's instructions."
The arrival of Eunuch Fu had already silenced the scene, and everyone present was stunned when they heard Eunuch Fu's words.
His Majesty the Emperor sent a congratulatory gift to Mr. Liu. The Liu family is about to rise. The Emperor is a noble person. Although there are precedents for bringing gifts to congratulate others, they are rare.
The Liu family is already very powerful, but with His Majesty's care, it will probably become more powerful.
Liu Zhi'an suddenly knelt on the ground: "How can a dog be so virtuous that it can win His Majesty's favor? The common people thank Your Majesty."
Eunuch Fu planned to hand the rice paper in his hand to Young Master Liu. Young Young Master Liu looked at Eunuch Fu with blurred eyes and burped: "Hey, aren't you that so and so? Why are you here?"
Eunuch Fu did not dare to show off his power to Liu Mingzhi. He knew Liu Mingzhi's status in the emperor's heart: "Liu Bandu, our Fuhai family was specially ordered to send a gift to Liu Bandu and congratulate Liu Bandu on his wedding.
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"Oh, I understand, let's sit down and eat."
Mr. Fu was speechless and his face was rosy. He had this lukewarm tone again. The father-in-law who delivered the order must have been treated the worst.
"Eunuch Fu, don't take it to heart. The dog is happy. He drank too much and is delirious. Don't take it to heart, Eunuch Fu."
"No problem, no problem. This is Liu Bandu's true nature. It doesn't hurt to have a few more drinks on the big day. In this case, it doesn't matter if Liu Yuan goes out to collect the gift. Our family has to go back to reply."
"Eunuch Fu, would you like to sit down and have a drink?"
"Thank you very much, Mr. Liu, for your kindness. Our family understands that the holy will cannot be violated. We say goodbye."
"Congratulations to Eunuch Fu. Liu Song will see Eunuch Fu out soon. Don't forget to give Eunuch Fu a thousand taels of wedding money!"
The happy money could be collected openly and openly, and Eunuch Fu left the Liu Mansion with a smile.
Immediately, the entire Liu Mansion courtyard became lively, with people everywhere congratulating and complimenting him.
"Mr. Liu is a young hero. Your Majesty has sent you congratulatory gifts. He will surely become an important minister in the court one day. I congratulate Mr. Liu on his double happiness."
"Except Mr. Liu, none of us are lucky enough to see His Majesty's gift. Let us open our eyes today."
Liu Zhi'an nodded with a smile on his face and carefully opened the paper.
Sure enough, there were compliments again: "What a match made in heaven. Mr. Liu and the young lady will definitely have a happy life."
The banquet lasted until the evening, and Mr. Liu had sobered up a little. After finishing everything, it was time to do "business".
Mr. Liu, who was walking in the corridor, was so frightened by the old man who suddenly came out that he almost lost his mind.
"Old man, do you know that people are scary and can scare people to death?"
Liu Zhi'an approached his son with a lewd smile, and handed over a small paper bag in his hand: "Son, when you drink the Henu wine in the bridal chamber later, please have some. I guarantee that you will be unforgettable at the spring dawn."
"Old man, what is this?"
Liu Zhi'an looked around and winced and laughed: "Qingtian Powder, after drinking it, you will be guaranteed to stay up all night long. It is a man's gospel and a woman's nightmare. Dad spent a lot of money to get it for you."
, you must know that the disharmony in the wedding night is to affect a man’s prestige, take it quickly!”
"Old man, you talk like this in such a mean-spirited way. I don't need this kind of thing. My son is in great shape. He's so strong that he can kill a cow. Forget it."
"You little bastard, take it as long as you are told. Your father is someone who has been through this before and he can still harm you."
"I don't!"
"Take it!"
"I don't!"
"Hold it like crazy!"
"If you say you won't take it, you won't take it."
"I'll fight."
"Oh! My darling!" Damn it, Young Master Liu was half-kneeling on the ground, his face turned blue and he looked at the old man in front of him with a ferocious look: "Old man, I am your biological son. Monkeys picking peaches, it's all thanks to you.
It can also be brought out."
Liu Zhi'an looked at his powerless son kneeling on the ground with contempt: "There are no fathers and sons today, only men. I'll give you some memory. This time it's monkeys picking peaches, but it won't be the same next time. Take it or not?"
Young Master Liu was dumbfounded and took the small paper bag: "Yes, I'll take it."
"You're such a bitch, you can't say nice things, so you have to force me to do it."
Young Master Liu stood up tremblingly and looked at the loving old father in front of him. His vision was blurred by tears. He really felt that his father's love was overwhelming: "Whatever you say will be whatever you say."
Looking at Young Master Liu walking on the wall, Liu Zhi'an clenched his fists: "Son, you will definitely fall in love with this thing. If it's not enough, dad still has some private goods, come on."
Young Master Liu walked faster with his outwardly splayed figure between his legs.