Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 347 The Big Day (Part [-])

The reason why most women resist their husbands taking concubines is because they are afraid of harming the interests of their children, but Zhang Sanniang does not have this problem.

She cares more about her own dignity. If her husband thinks he has too few sons and insists on marrying a concubine to raise an heir, Zhang Sanniang can also agree, but she must choose and decide everything.

It's not that the husband has an affair with the tenant behind his back, even has a child, and finally imposes this result on himself.

This undoubtedly hurt Zhang Sanniang's self-esteem greatly, especially the daughter-in-law of the third eldest family was still secretly laughing at herself, but she knew nothing about it.

Fan Tiezhou knelt down to admit his mistakes and begged for mercy for two consecutive nights, and Zhang Sanniang was indeed not as determined to divorce her husband as the previous two days.

Divorcing her husband means giving up her man to another woman. This is not Zhang Sanniang's style. She will resolutely defend her marriage and will never allow other vixen to snatch her husband, so she firmly refuses to agree The husband took a concubine, she succeeded for a time, and the husband was forced to agree to break up with the woman.

Although Zhang Sanniang lost [-] yuan and [-] acres of land, and cheapened that vixen for nothing, Zhang Sanniang was really reluctant to give up, but she still agreed to this condition, but the plan could not be changed, and the woman was pregnant and defeated Zhang Sanniang's defense line.

In extreme despair, Zhang Sanniang resolutely decided to divorce her husband to defend her dignity.

But as she gradually calmed down, she gradually regained her senses. Zhang Sanniang also realized that divorce is not realistic. It would hurt her young daughter and affect her son's future. More importantly, divorce means If she loses, she will become the laughing stock of the entire Pingjiang Mansion.

Just now she twisted her husband's waist, which is not only a habit, but it is also a sign that the anger in her heart has subsided. She is going to wait for her son to get married before raising conditions for her husband.

Now that she can no longer refuse that woman's entry, she has to establish family rules. The main house is the main house, and the concubine is the concubine. If she violates the family rules and does not respect herself, she has the right to drive this woman out of the house, with her son backing her up. She was not afraid of falling out with her husband at all.

As soon as Fan Tiezhou and his wife arrived at the gate, they heard their second brother Fan Tiege yelling, "Brother, third uncle is here, come out quickly."

Fan Tiezhou hurriedly said to his wife: "The third uncle is here, I'll pick him up."

"Just go, you don't need to report this kind of thing to me."

Fan Tiezhou hurriedly went up to her, looking at her husband's back, Zhang Sanniang was faintly proud that her husband had actually asked for instructions and reported to her, and the tradition many years ago was about to resume, I hope it wasn't just a whim on his mind, and he had to keep it up.

Fan Zhongyan was attending the wedding today as a grandparent, so he came early. He was in poor health and couldn't help much. He could only attend the wedding and help a few nephews clean up the place.

The second son, Fan Chunren, came with him today. When the ox cart stopped, Fan Chunren carefully helped his father get out of the car. Fan Tiezhou and Fan Tiege stepped forward to salute, "Third Uncle came early!"

Fan Zhongyan smiled, "I want to come later, but I'm afraid you won't be able to receive distinguished guests. Although my legs and feet are handicapped, I still have energy. Let me receive important guests!"

The Fan Tiezhou brothers were also overjoyed, and they were also worried that they would not be able to receive senior officials such as Xiangguo. Although Zhu Yuanfeng also came to help them receive them, he could not compare to his cousin.

"Then it's hard work, third uncle!"

At this time, Fan Dazhi, the patriarch of the hall, also greeted him. He knew Fan Zhongyan very well. Fan Dazhi supported Fan Zhongyan and told him about the situation in the family. Nodding in relief, learning is very important, even if the children cannot read in the future, they can still read and write, and the children of the Fan family will not be illiterate.

Time gradually arrived at noon, and the guests finally arrived one after another. Zhu Yuanfeng and Zhu Xiaolin welcomed the guests in front of the gate on behalf of the woman. Although Zhu Yuanfeng was not a high-ranking official, he was a rich man in the capital and had extensive contacts. He knew almost all the dignitaries and famous officials in the capital. It was also very smooth.

"Welcome Li Shilang!"

Zhu Yuanfeng warmly greeted Li Zhen, the servant of the Ministry of War. He is Zhu Xiaoyun's colleague, and the two have a very close relationship.

"This is a little congratulations, let's talk about it!"

Li Zhen handed Zhu Yuanfeng a red envelope tied with colored silk, and Zhu Yuanfeng took the red envelope with a smile and handed it to the registered clansman.

"He Yi fifty guan! '

Fifty pennies is not a small number. Among non-immediate relatives and friends, this congratulatory gift is already considered a lot.

Zhu Yuanfeng quickly thanked Li Zhen for his generosity.

Li Zhen came with his wife, and he said with a smile: "The most dazzling pearl of the Zhu family is finally married. We have been guessing who will pick this pearl, but we didn't expect it to be Fan Ning. The Zhu family has good eyesight. Congratulations." The Zhu family has a good son-in-law!"

"Thank you Hexi!"

Zhu Yuanfeng laughed happily, and asked again: "Should Li Shilang sit down for a while, or go directly to lunch?"

Li Zhen was taken aback, "Aren't we together for lunch?"

"The house is full of gardens, so we can't hold a banquet. We have booked the Qingfeng Restaurant, which is right in front, and there will be a carriage to pick you up!"

Li Zhen looked at the gorgeous carriage behind him, he thought for a while and said with a smile: "Let me admire Cuiyun Peak first, and then go to eat."

Cuiyun Peak is very famous. Officials who are slightly fond of strange stones know that Cuiyun Peak is in Fanning's mansion. Many officials are eager to see the beauty of Cuiyun Peak, and Li Zhen is no exception.

After registering his name, Li Zhen took his wife directly into the mansion. He first admired the screen wall for a moment, and when he turned around, both he and his wife exclaimed. The unique garden-style layout of Fanning's mansion opened their eyes.

There are top-quality medium-sized Taihu stones everywhere in the yard, some were moved from the strange stone hall, and some were sent by the Zhu family. There are more than [-] stones in the whole garden, but the core is Cuiyun Peak, which is the most famous in the capital.

"Officer, let's decorate our other house like this!" Li Zhen's wife whispered, her eyes were full of love and longing.

There was a wry smile on Li Zhen's face. He knew that this was a typical royal garden layout. The key is not how the layout is?It's the tall building, which can't be built if you want to, it needs the emperor's special approval to build it.

He patted his wife's hand lightly, "I will try my best to apply for a building, as long as it is approved, we will also build a garden like this."

After a few words of comfort to his wife, Li Zhen took his wife to Cuiyun Peak.

Except for a few officials who entered the mansion to appreciate the strange stones, most of the officials went directly to Qingfeng Restaurant in a carriage.

Officials who are familiar with the environment don't need to take a carriage, they walk directly to the restaurant, the restaurant is just across the bridge, and it is only fifty steps away from Fanning's mansion, so many guests have just sat down and looked at the carriage before arriving at the restaurant.

Zhu Yuanfu and Zhu Xiaoyun greeted the guests in front of the restaurant. It is not to blame for the Zhu family’s noisy guests. It is really that the Fan family’s background is not enough, and it cannot be on the stage for the time being. Fan Ning is the bridegroom, so he cannot welcome guests. Officials, Zhu Yuanfu and his son can only take care of the restaurant.

In addition, more than a dozen third-generation juniors from the Zhu family and the Fan family will also stand at the door of the restaurant to greet them. They are responsible for leading people to the corresponding rooms. The grades are the same, and the officials are similar, so it depends on the qualifications, and even the results of the imperial examination, to determine the rank of the seat. If the seat is wrong, the offender will not know.

Of course, Zhu Xiaoyun was in charge of this drudgery. He had been in the Ministry of Officials for nearly ten years, and he knew the details of every official.

Generally speaking, those with high official positions sit in the backyard, and those with lower official positions sit in boxes on the third floor of the main building. As for the lobby on the first and second floors, they are basically the children of the Zhu family and the Fan family, as well as relatives and friends. In fact, both Zhu and Fan have the same opinion. It doesn't matter if the host is wronged, but the guest can't neglect it.

But like Zhu Yuanfu, Zhu Xiaoyun, Fan Zhongyan, and Fan Tiezhou, these four people must go to accompany important guests, while Wang Shi and Zhang Sanniang go to accompany the female relatives.

As soon as everyone sat down, the banquet began. Various dishes and fine wines were brought up like flowing water. Since the banquet did not end until dusk, the dishes were usually served two or three times, so there was no need to worry about eating first and then eating later.

The restaurant suddenly became lively. At this time, everyone put down their official airs, pushed glasses for a change, and made them drink as fines. The restaurant was full of laughter and chatter.

Ming Ren is the best man today, he has to hurry up and eat something, and then go to accompany Fan Ning, the wine can't be drunk, he can only eat large pieces of meat, at this time Zhu Yuanfu walked over with an official, patted Ming Ren on the shoulder and said with a smile : "It's too ugly to eat, shut up quickly, I have something to do with you!"

Mingren was the fan family's most favored child besides Fan Ning, and he had been considering betrotting Zhu Yuanfeng's second-granddaughter to Mingren, but before the final decision on this matter, Zhu Yuanfu and Mingren lost their friendship.

Seeing that it was Zhu Yuanfu, Ming Ren hurriedly swallowed a piece of braised hoof meat in his mouth with difficulty, then jumped up and said with a smile: "Is the old man going to buy me a drink?"

"Go! What kind of bridesmaid are you after drinking? If there is an alcoholic best man, I won't let my granddaughter go out."

"Then what does the old man want from me?"

Zhu Yuanfu pointed to the middle-aged official behind him, and whispered to Mingren, "The official behind is Zhao Zongshi's father-in-law Gao Zunfu, the number two member of the Gao family in the capital, and he wants to talk to you about the Kunzhou gold mine. introduce."

Mingren's heart skipped a beat, someone was planning to mine the Kunzhou Gold Mine, but the other party was Zhao Zongshi's father-in-law, so Mingren didn't dare to neglect, he cupped his hands and said, "Fan Mingren, please give me your advice."

The person who came was Gao Zunfu, Zhao Zongshi's father-in-law. He got in touch with Zhao Zongshi and Zhu Yuanfu, and learned about the Kunzhou gold mine from Zhu Yuanfu.

Although Zhu Yuanfu won the first gold field in Kunzhou in name, he didn't know the situation in Kunzhou. He introduced Mingren to Gao Zunfu for Zhao Zongshi's sake.

Gao Zunfu smiled and said: "You don't have to be polite, brother, just call me brother, come on! I'll toast to you."

Zhu Yuanfu told Gao Zunfu that Fan Mingren was the one who knew the gold and silver deposits in Kunzhou the most in Song Dynasty, even Fan Ning might not have known him, so Gao Zunfu was also very polite to Mingren.

Mingren asked Gao Zunfu to sit down, and said with an apologetic smile, "I'm going to be the best man later, I can't drink, so I will replace the bar with tea!"

"Okay! I drink, my brother can do whatever he wants."

The two had a drink, Gao Zunfu pondered and asked: "To tell the truth, my brother, the Gao family is also planning to open a mine in Kunzhou, and has already applied for permission from the mine supervision department, but we don't know anything about Kunzhou. May I introduce the gold and silver deposits in Kunzhou?"

(End of this chapter)