Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 416 Proper solution
At noon the next day, at Qingfeng Teahouse, Xue proudly handed a letter of consent to marry a daughter signed by Ouyang Xiu to Fan Ning and said, "He agreed, but he has two small requests, I hope you will try your best to get one for his daughter." Commandment, he will not see his daughter until the commandment is granted."

This is Ouyang Xiu's compromise. In the Song Dynasty, the titles of edicts were generally given to the mothers and wives of officials. If the ministers made special contributions, they would make an exception and add an edict.

If the concubine has a royal order, she is not a concubine in the ordinary sense. In the eyes of the common people, she is a second wife or a second wife, only a little lower than the first wife, which can be regarded as earning a little face for Ouyang Xiu.

Fan Ning nodded, and asked again: "What's the other request?"

"You invite a matchmaker, then give a dowry, and marry her in!"

This is called marrying a concubine, which is different from taking a concubine. It can also be regarded as a kind of formal marriage, but the ceremony is much more low-key. Generally, the woman does not have a dowry, but the man has to give a dowry.

Fan Ning looked at Ouyang Xiu's agreement to marry a female script, and nodded in agreement, "I agree!"

"Mr. Fan, I keep my word and I did it for you. What about our deal?"

Fan Ning took out the other half of the jade pendant and handed it to her, "The password is Jixiangruyi, and the 1 taels of silver belong to you."

Mrs. Xue was overjoyed. With 5000 taels of silver in hand, the marriages of her five children could be settled.

Her affection for Fan Ning doubled in her heart, and she flattered: "Don't worry! I won't make things difficult for your wife, and promise to marry Aqian to you with a simple ceremony."

Fan Ning wanted to give Ouyang Qian a beautiful wedding, but he had to consider Zhu Pei's feelings. If both parties were satisfied, he could only rely on Xue's help.

"So what are you going to do?" Fanning asked.

Mrs. Xue said with a smile: "You seem to have bought her a yard, and you will marry from that yard. Her father is inconvenient, and I will take full responsibility. You find an elder and a matchmaker to propose marriage together, and then give a dowry of 3000 taels of silver. , I don’t want this money, I will make a dowry for Aqian, and then discuss a recent date, after dusk, I will send her to your house in a happy boat, and you can arrange things like church worship, we won’t participate.”

It's not that Mrs. Xue doesn't want the 3000 taels of dowry, but that she needs to ease her relationship with Ouyang Qian. Fan Ning is not an ordinary person, and maybe she will have to ask him for help in the future.

Besides, she has 5000 taels of silver in her hand, and her eyes are not as red as before for 3000 taels of silver.

Mrs. Xue introduced the general process of marrying a concubine. It was a very simplified wedding, but it was indeed a two-way solution. It not only took care of Zhu Pei's emotions, but also gave Ouyang Qian a wedding. Fan Ning thought that his second uncle could come forward. He readily agreed, "Then we'll make a deal!"

Taking a concubine is very simple, just serve a bowl of tea to the old woman, but it is not so easy to marry a concubine, firstly, the wife must agree, and secondly, the wife's parents must agree.

At night, Fan Ning worked hard to serve his wife comfortably, and then carefully proposed the other party's conditions.

Zhu Pei has the biggest advantage. Once she agrees to the principle, she won't care too much about the details. Zhu Pei doesn't object to Ouyang Xiu's condition for marrying a concubine. After all, Ouyang Qian is also a lady. He also compared his heart with his heart, and didn't want to be a villain. Moreover, the other party entered at night, so the impact was not great. Zhu Pei agreed to this condition.

"But you have to think about it, which relatives and friends do you want to invite?"

This was another big problem that was difficult to solve, and Fan Ning had another headache. If he had known earlier, he would not have agreed to marry a concubine.

"Let me give you an idea!"

Fan Ning quickly put his arms around her and laughed, "Say it!"

Zhu Pei was so angry that he pinched his arm hard, "I'm being mean, pushing my man into another woman's arms and giving him advice."

Fan Ning apologized and said with a smile: "Just this time, I won't dare to do it again in the future."

"Do you still think about the future?"

Zhu Pei raised her brows and said viciously: "Just this time, if you dare to bring a woman into the house in the future, I will definitely cut you down and make you a eunuch for the rest of your life, and there is more."

Zhu Pei stopped Fan Ning again, "You have to swear to me that you are not allowed to keep prostitutes, you are not allowed to moleste children, and you are not allowed to do any of those disgusting things that literati like to do."

"You know I'm not good at this, I never go into brothels."

"That was before, maybe you will be interested in it in the future, you have to swear."

Fan Ning had no choice but to swear a poisonous oath to Zhu Pei, and Zhu Pei was satisfied, and said calmly: "I guess Sister Qian's father doesn't want to be too ostentatious, wouldn't it be more embarrassing if the news spread? Sister Qian might not like it either, You should make the decoration more luxurious and grand, and then invite my second uncle and my third grandfather to make a marriage certificate, then spend money to invite people from the wedding shop to host, and then invite dancers and singers to add to the fun, right in Cuiyun Set up a green cottage on the island of the building, and then distribute fruit and copper coins to the neighbors around, which is both elegant and low-key, isn't it good?"

Fan Ning is overjoyed, this method is good, the wedding is very luxurious, but there are not many people involved, it is really festive and low-key, and it also allows Ouyang Qian to get married once.

"Also! Your sister Qian is also the one who likes to spend money on books, so she simply gave her 5000 taels of silver as a dowry. If a woman doesn't have a dowry, she's like a hairless phoenix. She has no confidence wherever she goes. "

Fan Ning kissed her pretty face hard, this is a good wife!

"Tomorrow I will tell my father-in-law and mother-in-law about this."

Zhu Pei rolled his eyes at him, "Forget it, I'll be a good person to the end, I'll go to my mother's house, and I'll tell my parents and third grandpa, you can go to the second uncle as a matchmaker to propose marriage!"

Fan Ning was moved in his heart, and hugged his wife tenderly until midnight, and the two fell asleep exhausted.

Early the next morning, Fan Ning went to the Kistler Museum to find his second uncle. He took half a day off and had to rush back to the Jianyuan in the afternoon.

Since ancient times, when it comes to marrying a concubine, the man's family has always been the best at talking. Having multiple wives and multiple sons is related to the succession of the Fan family. How could Fan Tiege refuse to agree.

He agreed without hesitation, and simply asked his in-law Xie Jiuling to act as a matchmaker. He came to propose marriage, and then gave the dowry.

Fan Ning said with a smile: "Second Uncle, there is no need to divide the number of times. This is just a ceremony. Since the other party has agreed, then being a matchmaker is to make up for the matchmaker's words. You go with Uncle Xie today, and you will directly send the dowry. The time of marriage is fixed. In three days, it happens to be an auspicious day."

Fan Tiege glared at him, "What are you in such a rush for? It will take at least a month!"

Fan Ning smiled wryly, "Aren't I afraid of long nights and dreams?"

"Okay! I'll go to the wedding shop to make arrangements in the afternoon. I've been preparing Mingren's wedding for the past few days. I just prepared two sets of wedding dresses and a full set of gold jewelry. I'll give you Mingli's set first. You arranged it properly."

"Then thank you, Uncle Second!"

Fan Ning took out half of the jade pendant, and Fan Tiege waved his hand, "Just pay the money from the store! Count your profit, I will prepare 500 taels of gold and [-] pearls for the woman as a dowry, what do you think?"

Fan Ning was really worried about Mrs. Xue, so he told his second uncle about the deal between him and Mrs. Xue in a low voice. Fan Tiege raised his thick eyebrows, and said decisively: "The gold and pearls can't be passed on to her, she will definitely become greedy." , just send a gift list, and the property will be handed over to the bride directly, and she can store it in the money shop."

"Then it's better to save it for her directly."

"It's fine, I saved the gold for her, and gave her the clothes, jewelry and pearls. She must have an elder to accompany her these two days. This is the rule."

Fan Ning thought that Aunt Ouyangqian had passed away, and her stepmother abused her again. She really had no female elders, and he couldn't help feeling pity in his heart, "Second Uncle, she has no elders, can I ask Second Aunt to accompany her?"

"I'll tell your second aunt, give me the address!"

Ouyang Qian has moved back to the small courtyard today to be married, so Fan Ning wrote her address to the second uncle.

After leaving the Strange Stone Pavilion, Fan Ning went to Zhao Zongshi's mansion again. Fan Ning thought about it all night. Although he used the deal with Xue to settle Ouyang Xiu, he still had to give Ouyang Xiu face and asked Zhao Zongshi to be the witness of the marriage. When Zhao Zongshi ascends the throne in the future, Ouyang Xiu dares to tell outsiders that my daughter is a marriage seeker from the government.

In addition, Ouyang Xiu had to make a decision from Zhao Zongshi for the imperial wife he wanted.

Zhao Zongshi has many titles in high positions, but he doesn't have a real position, they are all false officials, and the incident of the maidservant's suicide made the emperor not satisfied with him, so Zhao Zongshi kept a low profile during this time, basically staying in the mansion, not stepping in the door , not going out of the house, studying and farming in the mansion, cultivating temperament.

When Fan Ning came to his mansion, Zhao Zongshi was taking his ten-year-old eldest son Zhao Zhongzhen to water the one-acre vegetable field in the backyard. Zhao Zhongzhen was later Song Shenzong Zhao Xu. An ordinary royal boy.

Hearing that Fan Ning came to visit, Zhao Zongshi smiled at his son: "Don't you admire this Fan Kunzhou very much? You go and invite him here for my father."

"Father, it should be more polite to go to the study!"

Zhao Zongshi smiled and waved his hands, "No, he's not an outsider, so it's okay to be casual!"

"That kid is gone!"

After Zhao Zhongzhen washed his hands, he walked quickly to the gate of the mansion.

(End of this chapter)