The Red Chamber: Starting from Saving Xue Baochai

Chapter 92 Unexpected Visitors

As soon as the whole family entered the house, Xiangyun saw Qiu'er, and she happily walked forward, held her friend's hand, and called out "Qiu'er".

At this moment, Jia's mother and others turned their eyes to this beautiful and charming girl.

The old lady also liked to see good looks. After taking a look, she smiled and said, "She is so pretty. Is this the daughter of our Jinling governor?"

The Jia family also attaches great importance to the most important official in their hometown.

"Hello, old lady, and hello to all the elders, sisters and younger sisters." Qiu'er greeted with a smile.

The girl wasn't too reserved, her tone was light and she seemed very relaxed and confident.

When Grandmother Jia saw this, she liked the girl even more and said, "Good, good! You can go to the West Mansion more often when you have time. It's lively over there, and there are many girls of the same age."

Wang Xifeng's bright eyes twinkled as she heard this, and she continued, "That's right. The old lady's granddaughters, granddaughters, and nieces in the West Mansion are all interesting people. They find ways to have fun every day, which is really lively."

As he spoke, he turned his eyes to Qiu'er and said with a smile: "Today, there is another granddaughter coming from my hometown. It will be even more lively in the future!"

Feng Ji knew that Lady Jia liked to see good-looking boys and girls, so she tried to bring the old lady and Qiu'er closer. It can be said that she was trying to please her all the time.

Mrs. Wang, who was standing by, was also looking at Qiu'er, with thoughts surging in her mind.

The daughter of the Jinling governor has a good family background and is also pretty. Perhaps she can be a good match for Baoyu.
After a few more simple words, Jia's mother said, "Let's go over there."

Afterwards, Youshi and Qin Keqing led all the female members of the Jia family into the hall.

Today's wedding was held in the hall of the Shen Mansion. The place was very large, and a screen was used to separate an area on the west side for the female members to sit.

Jia Mu and others took their seats. The large table of people made the scene particularly lively.

Soon, maids and servants brought tea and cakes, and everyone began to chat.

On the other side, Shen Yuan sent Baochai into the inner courtyard room.

In the side room, Baochai, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, sat quietly and gracefully, her white jade hands folded in front of her belly, her beautiful face under the fiery red veil was slightly flushed.

Shen Yuan looked at Baochai through the veil, and seemed to feel the beautiful woman's heart beating rapidly.

It was not appropriate for the two to communicate at this time. Shen Yuan instructed Ying'er beside him, "I will go to greet the guests first. Take good care of your daughter. If she is hungry, there are sweet-scented osmanthus cakes on the table. You can eat some to fill your stomach. You don't have to be too picky."

From the time the bride is covered with the red veil until the groom removes the veil, it takes almost a whole day. A normal person would feel hungry. If she does not eat anything, a weak person may faint from hypoglycemia. Therefore, it is not taboo to eat something during this period, as long as you pay attention to your manners when eating.

Ying'er let out a soft "oh". In fact, the little girl had already secretly hidden some cakes in her sleeves in case of emergency. She would not let her girl go hungry.

Shen Yuan smiled at the master and servant, then left the inner courtyard and went to the front hall door.

Although it was said to be a welcoming party, there weren't actually that many people.

His ancestral home was in Jinling, his family was small and his relations with relatives were very cold. As his parents passed away one after another, he also lost contact with the few cousins ​​he had.

Now he has come to the capital alone and has no relatives or friends. If it were not for the military examination and the training of the new army, where he met Feng Ziying and others, I am afraid that the people who came to his wedding today would not even be enough to fill a table.

Fortunately, Grandmother Jia liked lively occasions. Since the Jia, Wang, Shi and Xue families had close relations, she asked all the people in the Jia family to come and support the wedding, so that it would not be too lonely.

As a rule, most of the bride's relatives would not go to the groom's house for the wedding banquet. No matter what Grandmother Jia thought, Shen Yuan would remember it.

After a while, a servant came with a loud announcement.

"The second master of Rongguo Mansion and all the young masters of the mansion are here to congratulate Mr. Shen on his wedding!"

It was a rare occasion to have such a distinguished guest, so the servant sang and shouted extremely hard with a cheerful tone, and his voice penetrated the entire Ningrong Street.

Most people were not surprised. Many people already knew about the relationship between the bride and the Jia family. There was nothing wrong with relatives coming to congratulate them, especially since the two families were so close.

When Shen Yuan saw Jia Zheng, he stepped forward and greeted him with a smile: "Uncle."

"Huaizhong, congratulations! I wish you and Baoyatou a long and happy life together, and may you have a son soon." "Thank you, uncle."

He exchanged a few words with Jia Zheng, and then greeted Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Lan and others who were behind him one by one. Xue Pan was also there.

Almost everyone who could come to the Jia Mansion had arrived, except Jia She, who found an excuse not to come. Shen Yuan didn't care about this.

After saying that, Shen Yuan told the servant to take the guests into the hall to sit down, while he continued to wait.

There is another person coming today, which was confirmed when the invitations were sent out before.

Not long after, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and a burly, dignified middle-aged man rode over on horseback, followed by two other riders.

After a while, they arrived outside the mansion. The man dismounted from his horse with a resolute movement. The followers behind him also dismounted and followed him into the Shen Mansion.

When the servant at the door saw this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted loudly:

"General Shenwu is here to congratulate you!"

The horse was running quite fast just now, and many onlookers did not recognize the person on the horse. It was not until they heard the servant’s shout that they knew who the person was.

"The Divine and Martial General Feng Tang!"

"General Feng is here too?"

"Shen Zhuangyuan got acquainted with General Shenwu?"

"What's so surprising about this? Have you forgotten that Feng Ziying just helped Shen Zhuangyuan to welcome his bride?"

After hearing this, everyone finally reacted and nodded.

There is nothing difficult to understand about General Feng Tang coming to congratulate his son's good friend. Moreover, General Feng should be very appreciative of this younger generation who is better than him.

As soon as Feng Tang entered the mansion, he laughed out loud and said, "Huaizhong, congratulations. It's only been three months and you've both passed the imperial examinations."

The so-called "big success" refers to Shen Yuan's victory in the martial arts championship, and the "small success" is naturally his wedding today.

Shen Yuan smiled and said, "It is a great honor for me to have General Shenwu witness my two successes."

"The new generation replaces the old. You and Ziying are both better than me. The future of the Great Zhou still depends on you."

"Thank you for the compliment, uncle."

Shen Yuan would not underestimate this mainstay of the Great Zhou army just because he was better than Feng Tang in riding and archery.

The art of commanding an army is far more important than personal bravery. Feng Tang has led the army for many years and fought in dozens of battles, both large and small, with few defeats. Such general talent and combat experience are worthy of Shen Yuan's humbly learning.

"Let's not talk about this for now. I will definitely have a few more drinks with Huaizhong later."

"Uncle, please enjoy yourself now. Please come in."

As Shen Yuan said this, he wanted to lead Feng Tang inside.

The guests who were confirmed to come had all arrived, so he didn't have to wait to welcome them.

But before he turned around, he saw a commotion on Ningrong Street, followed by several carriages and horses rushing over, attracting everyone's attention.

When the carriage stopped in front of the mansion gate, an attendant came up and handed over a business card and a gift list.

The waiter who called out the names was a little puzzled. He took the name card and opened it. He was stunned for a moment, and then he shouted loudly:

"Mr. Jiang, the governor of Jinling, has come to congratulate Mr. Shen, the champion!"

"Jinling Commander, Marquis Zhongjing has come to congratulate Mr. Shen on his wedding!"

(End of this chapter)