Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2665 The Third Marriage
Fang Jun went out of the palace and went straight back to Fangfu. He was about to go south, so he had to discuss it with Princess Gaoyang as soon as possible. As for whether His Majesty Li Er would allow Princess Jinyang and Princess Changle to go south together, only God knows.

As a result, when he returned to the mansion, he saw his parents, Princess Gao Yang and Wu Meiniang sitting in the main hall.

Fang Jun entered, took his seat, and wondered, "What is this discussion about?"

Mrs. Lu said: "Sanlang and the Lu family have already made a marriage agreement, but they haven't been able to get married for a long time. This time, the Lu family came to Beijing from Fan Yang and came to the mansion to pay a visit in person. When we mentioned the matter of marriage, let's discuss whether it should be held this winter." and get married."

At the beginning, King Jing Li Yuanjing wanted to marry the Fang family, but Fang Jun persuaded Fang Xuanling to refuse him politely. In a hurry, he could only say that he had already had a marriage contract with the Lu family, and used this as an excuse to prevaricate, which made Li Yuanjing very dissatisfied.

Fortunately, I mentioned this matter to the Lu family afterwards, and the Lu family took pride in it, and immediately agreed to the marriage. After all, the Lu family is the legitimate daughter of the Lu family, and if they marry the Fang family now, it will be even more intimate. The relationship between the two is getting closer.Besides, the Fang family was booming at that time, and the Lu family had no reason to refuse because of the situation and reason.

Speaking of this marriage, Fang Jun couldn't help but think of the child prodigy Lu Zhaolin, so he asked Fang Xuanling, "Father, is Lu Zhaolin still studying in the school in Lishan?"

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard, and said with satisfaction: "That child is the youngest, but has the highest understanding. He has an ancient temperament and excellent muscles and bones. If there is no accident, he is the same as me!"

The implication is that he is not only quite satisfied with Lu Zhaolin, but even compared with Sima Xiangru, a great writer in the Western Han Dynasty, which shows that he really has high hopes.

Fang Jun was not surprised.

Later generations named Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, and Luo Binwang as the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty". Du Fu once praised the achievements of these four people and gave him a very high evaluation: "Wang Yang Luluo was in style at that time, and his frivolity was endless. Ercao's body and name will be destroyed, and the rivers and rivers will not be abandoned forever."

Among the four, Yang Jiong, a generation of literary giants and powerful in his hands, once said that he was "ashamed of Lu Zhaolin and ashamed of the queen", which shows that Lu Zhaolin is highly respected.

It's just that this person was frustrated in his official career, suffered from illness in the last period, and finally died by throwing himself into the water, which is really a tragedy...

Fang Jun said: "This son is smart, but his personality is relatively stubborn. If he doesn't know how to be flexible, his father should teach him to know how to make choices. Otherwise, he will be too straightforward and difficult to go on the official career for a long time. You will suffer a lot in the end.”

Fang Xuanling knew the dispositions of Lu Zhaolin, Di Renjie and other students very well. He felt that Lu Zhaolin's talent was far higher than that of Di Renjie, but when it came to dealing with the world, he was far behind. His future achievements would probably be affected by this, and he was not as good as Di Renjie. So I took Fang Jun's words very seriously, but said on the mouth: "This old man teaches students, do you still need your stick to teach? There are no rules!"

Fang Jun smiled embarrassingly, not daring to answer.

Princess Gaoyang and Wu Meiniang looked at each other and smiled, both found it funny, Fang Jun, who was domineering and reckless outside, was only as docile as a lamb in front of his parents, that kind of gap made people laugh.

Mrs. Lu said happily: "You old man, what Erlang said is right, why do you punish him? Since he is the son of Fan Yang Lu and his family has a long history, he must be a child who is educated. Besides, he is from his own family, so naturally he should be more educated. Put some thought into it, teach it to be promising in the future, and our Fang family will be rich too, right?"

It is naturally a great thing that the children of the natal family are promising and can get the approval of their husband and second son.

Besides, in-laws are close relatives, so Lu Zhaolin wants to call his aunt for life in a proper manner. If he has a future and will be able to protect his children more, wouldn't it be a great thing?
Fang Xuanling snorted, picked up the tea and took a sip, but didn't answer.

For old couples, they naturally understand their wife's temper, and the world will be peaceful if they follow her.

The old woman lost her temper, and he obeyed...

Seeing that Fang Xuanling looked unhappy, but bowed his head in agreement, Lu felt even more joyful, and asked Fang Jun, "Erlang, what do you think about getting married?"

Fang Jun said: "It's good for mother to make up her mind about such things, why ask me? Besides, this marriage has already been settled, and there is no room for repentance. We have to try to delay the date as much as possible, preferably in the next year, after all, we will go south with King Wei this time, and we really don’t know when we will be able to return to Beijing, if the time is too short, my son may not be able to catch up.”

As for his brother's marriage, he, as the elder brother, naturally had to make a big deal of it. It would be a pity if he couldn't come back in time.

As for the third son's legacy, does he have any thoughts on the wedding date... How can he have a say in the words of his parents and the matchmaker?

Not to mention that this is the Tang Dynasty, even in later generations, with a strong and domineering mother like Lu, don't even think about making decisions about everything in marriage...

Lu Shi said: "That's fine, this matter is settled like this. Let Meiniang help me with the wedding matters."

Now Mrs. Lu is very proud of Wu Meiniang. Although her son, this concubine, is not a regular wife, she has a good demeanor, is strong and agile, and has great abilities. She is willing to discuss with Wu Meiniang about all matters in the mansion, and even thinks about the future several times. Hand over all the power in the mansion to Wu Meiniang...

Wu Meiniang said obediently: "Daughter-in-law will cooperate with mother to arrange the marriage properly, please rest assured father and Erlang."

Princess Gao Yang didn't care at all. She was impatient with such trivial matters. Instead of worrying about her status, she was lucky to have such a helper as Wu Meiniang. If something goes wrong, she herself will be free and easy...

After the important matter was settled, Lu Shi thought of asking Fang Jun: "You are not staying in the academy at this time, and you are not planning to go south. What are you doing when you come back?"

Fang Jun hesitated for a moment, and then told about Princess Jinyang's intention to go south with her.

This kind of thing is not a secret, and the family will know sooner or later, there is no need to hide it.

As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately felt the eyes of his family stabbing like knives, making him feel like a light on his back...

Lu Shi sneered: "Princess Jinyang wants to go south with you? Hmph, I'm afraid you want to go south with His Highness Chang Le."

Regarding the rumors between Fang Jun and Princess Changle, the Fang family not only heard the rumors, but even discussed the matter several times, although Lu Shi is sneering and sarcastic at the moment, there is no need to hide anything.

Fang Jun smiled bitterly: "Where did the mother think? Even if the son has such thoughts, how can he instruct Princess Jinyang?"

Lu Shi said: "Hehe, you said it wasn't what you thought, did you show your tail? Who doesn't know that His Royal Highness Jinyang is the closest to you, I'm afraid that you will be fooled by you in a few words, and you are willing to be used by you."

Fang Jun was still about to defend himself, but Fang Xuanling had already put down his teacup, stood up and said, "These are matters between these juniors, the two of them can discuss it on their own, why are we messing around?"

Lu Shi was a little annoyed, why can't I, a mother, take care of my son's affairs?

However, seeing that Fang Xuanling had already walked to the door with his hands behind his back, he had no choice but to swallow all his words, gave Fang Jun a hard look, and threatened: "Anyway, you are not allowed to do anything foolish, or I will not spare you!"

He got up and chased Fang Xuanling out.

Only the husband and wife were left in the hall. Feeling the teasing eyes of his wife and concubine, Fang Jun had no choice but to spread his hands and said, "It's really Princess Jinyang who wants to go south, and it has nothing to do with me. Mother wronged me!"

Wu Meiniang just pursed her lips and smiled, apparently not believing it, but Princess Gaoyang snorted, and said lightly: "Why are you so nervous? Even if you have coveted Changle, I don't bother to take care of it. If you really can get her If you marry me into the mansion, I still admire you a little bit."

Fang Jun stroked his forehead with his hands, and said helplessly, "I don't understand why you are a husband together, right?"

After all, Wu Meiniang was so caring, she changed the subject with a smile, looked at Princess Gaoyang and asked, "Let's not care about what your husband is thinking, but you, Your Highness, do you want to take a stroll in the south of the Yangtze River?"

"Of course we have to go!"

Princess Gao Yang raised her neck with a look of reason: "Should I let Ben Gong stay in Chang'an and watch them live happily together? We have to keep an eye on them, lest we have an extra sister inexplicably, but still don't know it. "

Fang Jun had a big headache, the lady said for a while that she didn't care about how he and Princess Changle were doing at all, and for a while she didn't know if she was jealous or not, she couldn't figure it out, so she had to give in and said: "If that's the case, then you will enter the palace once you turn around." Come, meet Princess Jinyang, and then go to His Majesty together to beg to see if you can get a decree to allow you to leave Beijing and go south, and this is also a good opportunity to go out to relax and enjoy the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River."

(End of this chapter)