Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 352 The Big Day (Part [-])

The wedding banquet was over long ago, and more than 300 guests gathered in Fanning's mansion. The female guests went to the second and third floors of Cuiyun Building, and gathered in groups to judge the experience of this garden. There is no woman who doesn't like the garden-style layout. Although it is a bit impractical, women with rich sensibility think about it for the time being. Anyway, they don't live in it, so what does it matter if it is not practical?They appreciate the beauty of the garden more.

The male guests stayed in the big tent of Qinglu, leisurely drinking the rare good tea. The Zhu family brought out thirty catties of Fengcha tea to entertain the distinguished guests. The five masters in charge of ordering and cooking tea were also famous tea in the capital. Teacher, if you invite them to come for half a day, each person will have to pay a labor fee of [-] guan.

The tea set used is also the top-quality Jianzhou black cup, which is certainly not an official kiln, but at least it is also a fine product in a folk kiln.

Accompanied by more than [-] guests who love strange stones, Zhu Yuanfu stood at the foot of Cuiyun Peak and chatted. Of course, the topic of chat cannot be separated from strange stones.

"At that time, a fisherman in Taihu Lake went down with a net, but the net was entangled, and he asked several fishing boats to help, and found that it was a rock at the bottom of the lake. Everyone picked up the stone and prepared to ship it back and sell it for a good price. , when I returned to the pier, I happened to meet Zhou Lin who was wandering around. He took a fancy to this stone and bought it for [-] guan. , Zhou Lin just doesn’t do it.”

Zhu Yuanfu introduced the origin of this piece of Cuiyun Peak, everyone sighed after hearing this, and actually bought it for only [-] guan. In fact, they didn't know that it was because the fishermen knew Zhou Lin, a stone idiot, that they killed him severely. If the stone dealer makes a move, at most fifty guan coins will be given to the sky.

When it comes to bidding for strange stones, Zhu Yuanfu is also high-ranking and doesn't understand the underlying market. Fan Ning told him that the Xishan Traveling Stone was bought with five hundred guan, and he always believed it.

"Brother Yuanfu, how about giving me your piece of Wan Linglong?"

The one who spoke was Mr. Fu Bi, who is also a stone idiot who loves strange stones. Fan Zhongyan was chatting with him in the wing room. He was not interested, but came here to meet his stone friends.

The Wan Linglong that Fu Bi mentioned was the top-quality strange stone that Fan Ning sold to Zhou Lin back then. It was shaped like a pen holder and densely covered with small holes. His son packed it up and sold it to Zhu Yuanfu. Last year, Zhu Yuanfu made a sensation in the capital with this Wan Linglong, making countless strange stone lovers envious.

Zhu Yuanfu chuckled, "Old Fu wants my Wan Linglong, so he might as well cut off my head, at least the neck hurts, not the heart."

Everyone burst into laughter, and everyone fully understood Zhu Yuanfu's feelings. These people loved stones like their lives, and it was more uncomfortable for others to take away their beloved stones than to kill them.

Fu Bi was not annoyed, pointing at Zhu Yuanfu and said with a smile: "Look at this old man who is rich and heartless, he has treasures that he hides and doesn't take them out. Fortunately, I just asked him for Wan Linglong. If I asked him to transfer Xishan Travel Shi, why doesn't he eat me alive?"

Zhu Yuanfu chuckled and said, "Don't even mention it, the Xishan Traveling Stone is really not in my hands, I'm making a dowry for my granddaughter."

Everyone's eyes widened suddenly, and Fu Bi excitedly said, "Is that stone in Fan Ning's hands?"

In the hands of Zhu Yuanfu, he didn't miss it, but in the hands of Fan Ning, there might be a glimmer of hope.

"Don't miss it too. The Xishan Traveling Stone is the treasure of the Kistler Museum. If you have nothing to do, you can go and see more, and enjoy it for free."

Fu Bi was exposed, so he smiled awkwardly, turned around and looked at Cuiyun Peak again, "You also gave this piece of Cuiyun Peak as a dowry for your granddaughter?"

Zhu Yuanfu vaguely agreed, although this piece of Cuiyun Peak is his most beloved treasure, but his granddaughter Zhu Pei is right, most of his descendants don't love stones, and they might be like Zhou Lin's son, I will sell all these stones after a hundred years, it is better to leave the strange stones to the descendants of Aishi.

Zhu Yuanfu has decided to leave all his strange stones to his eldest grandson Zhu Zhe, under the supervision of his granddaughter Zhu Pei, and made a formal will. Although the Cuiyun Peak stands in Fan Ning's mansion, the ownership belongs to his eldest grandson Zhu Zhe. This secret Only he and his granddaughter Zhu Pei knew, and even his son Zhu Xiaoyun didn't tell it. Fan Ning would naturally know this secret after marrying Zhu Pei.

At this time, someone shouted outside: "The welcoming team is back!"

Everyone ran to the gate one after another, and Fan Tiege also hurriedly shouted: "Quickly spread the green cloth blanket and bring the saddle!"

'boom!boom! 'The sound of firecrackers outside the door was loud, and the sound of drum music could be faintly heard in the distance.

At dusk, the welcoming team arrived at Fan's mansion amidst the smoke of firecrackers. At this time, the front of the mansion was full of guests. There were several important ceremonies at the gate of the mansion. The master of ceremonies was already waiting at the gate. He shouted: "Get off the sedan chair!"

Of course, the master of ceremonies is also very discerning. What he is facing is the daughter of the Zhu family, not those young wives who can be tossed about by him. He can't go too far, he can only stop.

At this time, the groom had nothing to do, so Fan Ning took this opportunity to bring Zhu Zhe into the mansion through the side door. At this time, Zhu Zhe was very obedient, and followed Fan Ning all the way up to the fourth floor of Cuiyun Building. This is Fan Ning's outer study. In fact, it was very spacious and comfortable. He ordered people to bring dozens of plates of various snacks in advance, as well as tea and fruits.

Zhu Zhe came in as if he had come home, and sat down on the low bed where Fan Ning took his lunch break, took out a carving knife from the box he brought with him, and looked at Fan Ning eagerly.

Fan Ning couldn't help laughing and said, "If you say you're stupid, you really remember!"

He took down two pebble-sized tian huang stones from the bookshelf. These are the two most top-quality tian huang stones, golden in color and delicate in color, without any impurities. They are specimens Ming Ren found from the warehouse.

Fan Ning handed Tian Huangshi to Zhu Zhe. After thinking for a while, he took out two paintings of "Cold Forest" and "Flowing Water and Pines", which were not originals of course, but they were also masterpieces copied by court painters, and handed them to Zhu Zhe. Smiling and said: "To carve these two paintings on the stone, tell the wet nurse what you need."

Zhu Zhe took over Tian Huangshi, and his eyes immediately lit up. He has carved hundreds of Tian Huangshi in the past two years, and he can feel the delicateness and exquisiteness of these two Tianhuang stones.

Without saying a word, Zhu Zhe started fiddling with the two stones over and over again.

Fanning ignored him and gave the nurse a few more instructions, telling her that there was a toilet behind the door and everything was properly arranged, and then he went downstairs.

At the gate, the bride has reached the climax when entering the door, and the saddle has already been crossed. This is a custom left by the Tang Dynasty, called Ping An An, and the matchmaker also eats the meal. But during the meal, a piece of crystal clear and white skin was revealed, which made many guests marvel at the beauty of the bride.

At this time, the official Yin Yang Ke selected from the wedding shop stepped forward, holding a flower bucket in his hand, which contained grains, money, fruits and other things. The method of warding off evil suppresses the three evil spirits of Qingyang, Wuji, and Qingniu. The three evil spirits are at the door, and newcomers are not allowed to enter, otherwise it will be harmful to the elders in the family, and it will also affect the offspring.

After the bean grains are sprinkled, the three evil spirits will automatically avoid it, so that the newcomers can enter the door safely.

Yin Yang Ke chose the official to mutter something, and sprinkled beans, grains, and fruits. The master of ceremonies shouted: "Three evils avoid, newcomers enter the door!"

The green cloth blanket was spread out, and Aya supported Zhu Pei to walk forward slowly. There was a maid in front of her who was holding a mirror and walked backward step by step. When one is finished, the next one is immediately connected and placed in front, and this is repeated until entering the lobby. This means that the family is passed on and the descendants continue, which is also a custom left over from the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Zhu Pei was led to the room on the left, and sat on a bed to rest and wait. This is the time of wealth, and the affairs of the bride came to an end, and the groom came on stage.

In front of the hall, Fan Ning rode on the saddle that Zhu Pei stepped over just now. This is called the high seat, and it is an extremely important part of the wedding, ranking fourth, second only to worship, spreading the tent, and drinking together.

The bride’s family wants to invite the bridegroom down. First, the matchmaker toasts the first glass of wine and invites the groom to come down. The groom refuses to come down after drinking. Then the woman’s aunt or aunt toasts the second glass of wine. The groom still refuses to come down after drinking. Come down, the scene reached its climax, the mother-in-law Wang came forward with a third glass of wine and said with a smile: "Son-in-law, are you satisfied with my daughter?"

"Satisfied!" Fan Ning exclaimed with alcohol.

"Do you like it?"

"like!"

Wang smiled slightly and said: "Since I like it and I am satisfied, why not drink this glass of wine and enter the bridal chamber, so as not to delay the beautiful couple!"

Amid the laughter from the sidelines, Fan Ning drank the wine in one gulp, and finally got off the saddle. Everyone shouted, "Get into the bridal chamber!"

After walking a few steps, Fan Ning suddenly came to his senses and said, "No, I haven't paid homage yet! What kind of bridal chamber are you entering?"

There was a burst of laughter in the lobby.

Fan Tiege rushed in suddenly and whispered something to Zhu Yuanfu. Zhu Yuanfu stood up in astonishment, and the hall suddenly fell silent. Everyone didn't know what happened?

At this time, an eunuch walked into the gate and shouted: "His Majesty's congratulations are here! The empress's congratulations are here!"

There was an uproar in the lobby, the emperor and the empress sent congratulatory gifts at the same time, this is a very rare situation, dozens of eunuchs walked into the gate carrying more than [-] large boxes, all of which were tied with red silk, and the guests talked a lot, This should not be the face of the Zhu family. The grandson of the Zhu family did not even see the emperor's congratulations when they got married. This must be the face of Fan Ning.

Everyone was extremely envious, the emperor and the empress actually sent wedding gifts from the fifth rank official, this level of attention was unprecedented.

In fact, everyone's guess is not completely correct, at least Empress Cao sent a special congratulatory gift to Zhu Pei, and it has nothing to do with Fan Ning.

(End of this chapter)