On the eighth day of the first lunar month, everything was ready. The next day was the day for the wedding of Gongsun Yan and Yi Rui. The whole family was happily preparing for it. At this time, the guard informed that Gongsun Zhi was coming to visit with several people.
Hearing this, Gongsun Yan asked Yi Rui and the others to stay away for a while, and he took Gongsun Sheng to greet him. As soon as he walked out of the hanging flower gate, Gongsun Zhi led a group of people into the house. When he saw Gongsun Yan and the others coming out, Gongsun Zhi said quickly:
"Brother Yan, who do you think is coming?"
Gongsun Yan had already seen his second uncle Gongsun Rui present, and immediately said in surprise:
"Second uncle, why are you here?"
"Yan'er, getting married is such a big event, how could I not come? If the journey hadn't been difficult and dangerous, your grandfather and uncle would have come here this time. Yan'er, let me introduce you."
With that said, Gongsun Rui stepped aside and pointed at the two people behind him and said:
"This is the patriarch, Uncle Gongsun Hao, and this is the chief steward, Mr. Gongsun Wei, whom you have met before."
Hearing this, Gongsun Yan was shocked. He did not expect that the clan leader would come in person through the blockade. It is said that he would not hit the smiling person with his hand. Since the family showed kindness to him, he would naturally treat him with courtesy. Gongsun Yan treated him politely.
The patriarch and the chief steward performed the junior ceremony and said:
"Lord Patriarch, Mr. Chief Steward, please come in!"
He immediately walked ahead and led the guests to the living room.
At this time, Feng Yi also came out to meet him. After some polite greetings, everyone walked into the living room. Gongsun Yan gave the second uncle and the clan leader to the top position. He and his mother, younger brothers and sisters stayed at the bottom to accompany him. The chief manager and Gongsun Zhize
Sit opposite them.
The patriarch Gongsun Hao said straight to the point:
"My dear nephew, something unexpected happened this time. The chief manager and I rushed here in a hurry without consulting you in advance. You won't blame us, right?"
"No way. The presence of the patriarch and the general manager is a great honor for me and my mother, brothers and sisters. However, the country is troubled now and the road is not peaceful. My nephew is still worried about the elders of the family.
Gongsun Yan replied politely.
Hearing this, Gongsun Hao was very happy. He felt that Gongsun Yan was not as cold and arrogant as he thought. He felt good in his heart. He gave Gongsun Wei a look. Gongsun Wei immediately stood up and took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to Feng Yi.
on, saying:
"Madam, this is a wedding gift from the clan to Master Yan. I hope Madam will accept it."
Seeing this, Feng Yi quickly refused, but the clan leader persisted, and Gongsun Rui also tried to persuade him. He also presented a gift on behalf of Gongsun Qi's group. It was not until Gongsun Yan sent a message to his mother to accept it that the embarrassing situation ended.
Seeing that the initial task had been completed, the patriarch stood up and left. He knew that it was a critical moment for Gongsun Yan's family to be busy, and it was inconvenient for him and others to stay longer. He said he would see you at the wedding, and left with everyone. His second uncle Gongsun Rui stayed temporarily.
Down.
After walking out of Gongsun Yan's house, Gongsun Hao said to Gongsun Wei beside him:
"I think this guy is reasonable and not a person who doesn't know how to advance and retreat! Did the chief manager have some misunderstanding with him last time?"
Hearing this, Gongsun Zhi and others were secretly surprised. It turned out that the chief manager and the others had made a special trip to see Gongsun Yan before, which shows how "prominent" Gongsun Yan's status is in the family.
Gongsun Wei looked puzzled and said bitterly:
"I also felt strange this time. I was afraid that his lukewarm remarks would make you unable to step down from the stage."
"No, Brother Yan is very reasonable now. He even went to the store to bring us gifts a few days ago. He is indeed much easier to contact now than before," Gongsun Zhi said.
"Well, I also feel that this son is not a stubborn person. Gongsun Zhi, these are all inseparable from your efforts over the years. The family will mark your achievements."
Hearing this, Gongsun Zhi quickly thanked him and said that it was all the fault of the chief manager.
In fact, Gongsun Hao came to attend Gongsun Yan's wedding in person this time for two main purposes. The primary purpose was of course to take the opportunity to further build a good relationship with Gongsun Yan.
The family has never known his true background, and Gongsun Yan did not come forward to make any contribution when the country changed this time.
They knew that Gongsun Yan had been away from home for a long time, and was probably not in the country, and even if he was in the country, Gongsun Yan might not come out to serve. Because of his father, the family could feel that Gongsun Yan seemed to be unhappy with the leader of the country.
But Gongsun Hao and others insist that Gongsun Yan is by no means an ordinary person, and he is likely to determine the future of the family.
Secondly, the purpose of Gongsun Hao's visit to Lishui Town this time is to understand the situation in the southern part of Huachen Kingdom.
The family's business is currently not very good in various places, especially in the northern region. With hundreds of cities occupied by the Rampant Kingdom, the family's business has shrunk sharply. Although the occupying army has also shown favor to the Gongsun family, the family still has concerns.
, deal with it carefully.
Therefore, the family wants to focus its future development on the southern region of Huachen Kingdom, and the family's best business owner in the south is Gongsun Zhi. Gongsun Hao also wants to see his abilities when he comes here, and wants to entrust him with a more important role.
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On the ninth day of the first lunar month of the Renzi year, the sky was beautiful, the sun was shining, and there were no clouds in the sky. A temporary high platform was built in front of the main house of Gongsun Yan's house, and the east wing was the "new house." The house was decorated with lights and colorful flowers, and it was full of joy.
Happy words are posted everywhere.
Different from the local solemn and solemn wedding customs, in order to add a festive atmosphere, Feng Yi broke the convention of "no music at weddings" and asked Xu Jie to specially invite a band. In the house, the sound of piano and silk and bamboo were melodious from early morning.
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In the courtyard, there are a total of six banquet tables, which can be increased or decreased at any time according to the number of guests. Among them, three banquet tables are prepared for the "family members" who live in the courtyard.
There were so few people attending the wedding, which is rare in ordinary mortal homes, and it looked a bit "shabby". Because of this, Feng Yi asked Xu Jie to specially invite a band.
In fact, Yi Rui didn't care about these rituals at all. She just followed her mother-in-law's wishes and went through the motions.
Immortal cultivators have clear ideas and don't like these red tapes at all. If it's really about pomp and ceremony, as a young lady of the Yi family, getting married in Xuanzhou would be an earth-shattering event, and the congratulators would be like crucian carp crossing the river.
After all, Xiangzhu was a maid from a wealthy family who had seen the scene. She had attended countless weddings with the young lady. She found such a "simple" wedding very strange.
Especially the etiquette routines designed by mortals, she finds them very funny, and sometimes she can't help but laugh, giving people an inexplicable feeling.
As soon as noon passed, guests began to come to the door. The first person to come was Gongsun Hao, the patriarch of the Gongsun family. Accompanied by Gongsun Yan's second uncle, Gongsun Rui, he walked in joyfully and congratulated Gongsun Yan.
The next people who walked in were the chief steward, Gongsun Zhi and his wife, etc. They all dressed up very festively.