The next few days in Beijing were really lively, and the largest number of them were people wearing new Far Eastern military uniforms. Because Li Ningyu did not agree on whether to cut off his braids, but in order not to affect the battle, most of the soldiers wore their braids.
It was cut off, but the patrol yamen of Beijing City had received the imperial edict to let these people go. However, they still sealed off the main area with musket battalions. After all, they were still afraid.
However, there is another type of people that is more common in the city, and that is foreigners. Foreigners who were originally only found in major coastal ports are now traveling through Beijing, and most of them are people who come to send gifts.
At noon on New Year's Eve in 1894, Duan Tong appeared outside Li Ningyu's new courtyard wearing a bright red palace dress. However, Duan Tong did not wear a hijab today, and the large palace dress simply covered her proud body at this time.
On the contrary, it is vividly reflected, giving people a feeling of clarity, transparency and joy. At the same time, the eyes are bright, the teeth are white, the lips are red, and a gust of wind blows, giving people an elegant feeling, like a fairy descending to earth, with no flaws on the fair skin.
, as if transparent, the big eyes twinkled from time to time, as if they could speak, making people love her from the heart. A pair of small dimples were evenly distributed on both sides of the cheeks, and a shallow smile always hung on the lips.
, the dimples are looming on the cheeks, cute yet dignified, as if a fairy descended to earth, and Chang'e came like a fairy in the middle of the moon.
Then, of course, Li Ningyu personally carried his wife into the house. Then, with everyone's comments, they first bowed to heaven and earth, second bowed to the high hall, and finally worshiped as husband and wife.
After some pros and cons, the sound of firecrackers was heard outside the door. But at this time, various territories in the Far East were also celebrating at the same time. Why did Li Ningyu choose today? Because he could kill three birds with one stone. First: to get married
The event was even more lively. Secondly, it gave the main executives of the Far East a holiday and also added a happy event to the common people's New Year. Thirdly, it was because today is the last day of the Sino-Japanese War.
However, the climax of the banquet did not appear immediately. At this time, one after another congratulatory gifts had begun to appear. Generally, the banquet started immediately after saluting the newlyweds. Li Ningyu's wedding was naturally no exception. However, because there were so many people here today,
There were too many, so we divided several areas separately. For example, 50 tables were prepared for Prince Gong. It was already full at this time, and some people with children could only sit on their laps.
There are also quite a few on Li Ningyu's side, with a total of 36 tables, all of which are major high-level executives in various fields in the Far East. However, in order to protect the safety of everyone and Li Ningyu, Zhang Dahu specially mobilized 5 special teams, and the rest are
There are some friends and distant relatives of Li's father and mother, and the last two tables are more special because they are reserved for foreign envoys. There are 88 banquet tables in total.
The banquet officially started at one o'clock in the afternoon, and just as Li Ningyu and Duan Tong were toasting to everyone, the steward outside the door began to shout loudly: "King Leopold II of the Kingdom of Belgium sent a special envoy, the Minister of Saxony, to send congratulatory gifts!
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"Please take a seat!" As the steward outside the door shouted, the internal steward of the wedding banquet immediately stood at the designated location and guided everyone to sit down in English.
At this time, the people who were whispering among each other also began to discuss. The high-level officials in the Far East basically knew some things, and the powerful forces in the Qing Dynasty did not know the real situation in the Far East very well. When they heard that powerful countries like Belgium
They all personally sent people to congratulate him, and a group of flatterers immediately appeared around Prince Gong, which made Prince Gong feel concerned.
Then Li Ningyu and Duan Tong politely shook hands with the Belgian Minister Saxon, and then prepared to toast again, but it seemed that the wave was rising again.
The Congress of Vienna in 1815 decided to annex Belgium to the Netherlands. In 1830, Belgium became independent as a constitutional monarchy. However, after the defeat of Italy, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Portugal in their invasion of Somalia, King Leopold II sent representatives to contact the Far East many times.
, the only purpose is to make good friends with Li Ningyu, because Belgium also has very little territory in Africa, only one Congo.
At this time, the steward outside the door seemed to have started again, and then everyone at the banquet heard: "Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland sent her special envoy, Minister Williams, to send a set of colored diamond jewelry as a congratulatory gift! And best wishes to the newlyweds.
Join forces!"
What happened next was a big deal, because at the wedding of Emperor Guangxu many years ago, the British only sent a minister assistant. Unexpectedly, at Li Ningyu’s wedding today, not only did the Queen of England send a gift, but also the resident ambassador
Minister Hua sent it directly. Before everyone had time to digest it, the steward outside the door continued to shout: "The Russian Empire, King Alexander II, sent a special envoy to send congratulatory gifts, a colorful white jade mandarin duck, a box of thousand-year-old ginseng! And blessings!
The new couple will grow old together for a hundred years!".
"In the Kingdom of Hawaii, the Queen sent a special envoy to send congratulatory gifts, including 6 boxes of gold and 6 boxes of jewelry! She also wished the newlyweds a happy marriage!"
"King Wilhelm II of the German Empire sent a special envoy to send congratulatory gifts, a piece of colored jadeite and a box of jewelry! He also wished the newlyweds a happy marriage!".
"The French Empire, Prime Minister Pétain, sent a special envoy to send congratulatory gifts, a pair of sapphire rings and a box of jewelry! And I wish the newlyweds a happy marriage!".
"King Sangjun of the Ryukyu Kingdom sent a special envoy to send a congratulatory gift, including 6 boxes of jewelry! He also wished the couple a lifelong alliance!"
"The United States of America, the President sent a special envoy to send congratulatory gifts!..."
"His Majesty Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty..."
"Austro-Hungarian Empire..."
"Portugal……"
"Netherlands……"
"Spain……"
"Japan……"
"..."
After a period of time, Li Ningyu simply put down the cup in his hand, chatted with each of the ministers from various countries, and then asked them to sit down. However, the last thing Li Ningyu did not expect was that Japan also sent people over, but today is
At his wedding, he shook hands with the little devil in a relatively polite manner.
The appearance of representatives from various countries lasted for almost an hour. Li Ningyu and Duan Tong finally started to toast one by one. However, Li Ningyu did not cheat today because he was happy, so he used real wine, but the toast was not high.
, because he will have a bridal chamber later?
Tonight is destined to belong to a newlywed couple, but there are many people drinking heavily today, including Prince Gong and Li Wei. These two masters and servants did not expect that they would become in-laws today. At first, Prince Gong
He was still a little unhappy, but when he saw that the powers from more than a dozen countries came to congratulate him, his face really shone brightly.
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