The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 784 The Big Wedding
On the eighth day of October, the weather was fine.

Early in the morning, Ningrong Street was bustling with traffic and guests coming and going.

Although the streets were not deserted, all government offices, big and small, in the capital city, had suspended operations.

In order to prevent traffic jams, the carriages only dropped off passengers in front of the door, and then drove into Ningrong Back Street, or parked on the east and west sides.

Therefore, although there are many guests coming and going, everything is in good order.

In the back hall of the Duke of Wei's mansion, Jia's mother, who was sitting at the top, was chatting and laughing with the Concubine Nan'an, who was doing the job, and her face was covered with wrinkles from laughing.

"I was rude at first. I didn't know that Duke Wei had chosen your granddaughter, and..."

"You are too kind, Madam Concubine. The princess is of noble status and gentle temperament. She is a good match for him. However, Yun Yi is nostalgic..."

Although Lady Jia's first-rank imperial edict was lost during the reign of the retired emperor, she was still superior to the Nan'an Concubine due to the relationship between Zhang Yun逸 and Lin Daiyu.

On the one hand, since Zhang Yun逸 had no living elders, his mother was from Ningguo Mansion after all, and Jia’s mother was Lin Daiyu’s grandmother, so she acted as half an elder.

On the other hand, Zhang Yun逸 strongly advocated the expansion of military equipment, and all the nobles and generals hoped to have this relationship.

Therefore, even though Lady Jia is now just a commoner, Concubine Nan'an still keeps a very humble attitude.

Although Lady Jia had not experienced such a grand occasion for a long time, she had experienced it before. Even if it was not as grand as today's, she was still able to handle it with ease.

However, looking around the scene, the women who came to congratulate her were clearly divided, and Grandmother Jia couldn't help but feel a strong sense of crisis.

This is not the imperial court, so naturally there is no difference between civil and military officials.

However, among the female members of the family, half were older people like her and the Concubine Nan'an, and the other half were all wives of middle age, and all of them were dressed up in makeup and gorgeous clothes.

It’s easy to tell what these people are planning.

Although Zhang Yun逸 did not like to show off, he could not resist the likes of Jia She, Jia Huan, and Mei Pi who showed off everywhere.

When some people learned that Duke Wei was ill, they were worried, and naturally there were also people who wanted to please him and take a shortcut.

Looking at her own wives, both big and small, and glancing at the second wife of the Xue family, thinking of Aunt Xue who moved to the Hot Spring Villa under the pretext of something, Grandmother Jia couldn't help but feel a sense of internal and external troubles.

Just as I was thinking about something else, I suddenly heard Concubine Nan'an say, "It is said that love lasts forever, but heroes are short-tempered. Duke Wei is a rare exception. Today, he has two happy events, which shows that he is particularly attentive to your granddaughter."

Double happiness?

Why don't you know?
Grandmother Jia was stunned when she heard this. She wanted to ask, but she was afraid of being looked down upon. She had to suppress her curiosity and swallowed her words. She then started practicing Tai Chi: "Your Highness is right. Yun Yi's most precious quality is his loyalty and loyalty."

Mrs. Xue Er over there couldn't help but think of Xue Ke's words and her heart moved.

Just as she had this thought, she saw the old lady sitting in Guge Mansion opposite the Nan'an Concubine, she said, "You are right. I heard from my wife a while ago that Duke Wei deliberately chose today as the day to announce the decree, just to double the happiness. It's getting late. Calculating the time, the angel who announces the decree should be here soon, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a lot of discussion in the hall.

"That's right! The red-haired man's peace document arrived a while ago, and it was reported in the newspapers. He said that he wanted to cede such a large piece of land and build a Xiaren Street for us so that we can look up to our Great Xia..."

"Although they are foreign barbarians, they have also made contributions to expanding the territory..."

The original intention was to take the opportunity to flatter, so the lease was naturally said to be ceding land.

This undoubtedly confirmed Mrs. Xue's guess, and her eyes unconsciously looked at Mrs. Wang not far away.

And Jia's mother, who was sitting at the top of the table, silently memorized the name of the newspaper.

Before the discussion here stopped, there was a sudden noise outside the hall, followed by a shout: "Old lady, hurry up, the two Empress Dowagers are here..."

Everyone hurried out to greet them. As soon as they reached the second gate, they saw the two Empress Dowagers in palace attire standing behind a eunuch holding an imperial edict.

He looked at Zhang Yunyi who was kneeling on the ground with a smile.

Mrs. Xue hesitated for a moment, but saw that Lady Jia had already brought Lady Wang and other wives of all ages from the Rongguo Mansion and were kneeling behind Yuanchun and the others, so she hurried to follow.

The imperial edict was originally supposed to be announced in front of the main gate, but the two Empress Dowagers personally led the team there, so the venue was changed to the backyard.

The eunuch's ups and downs voice then sounded. Mrs. Xue Er listened to the previous part of the speech about his achievements, but when she heard about his promotion to King of Wei, she felt her head buzzing.

She looked up slightly in confusion, and saw Mrs. Wang crawling on the ground in front of her, with her butt sticking out like a raised peach, swaying in front of her eyes.

Although she couldn't see Mrs. Wang's expression, it was not difficult for her to guess her emotions just by looking at the scene before her.

I couldn't help but think of my son's words again, and I felt my chest was bloated and it was difficult to breathe.

She was so excited that she could hardly control herself, but Zhang Yunyi, who was at the front, was a little angry.

There have always been two empress dowagers who had the right to kneel before him, kneeling to them... Although it was not the first time, the most he could do was kneel behind them, but this was the first time he knelt face to face.

Just like Xue Baochai getting married and being conferred the title of Duke, on the one hand, they are Chai and Dai, so there is always a difference.

On the other hand, it is also to consider the subordinates and save them some personal relationships.

Originally, he had already greeted the two empress dowagers and instructed Zhou Xiangui to announce the decree, saving him the formalities of receiving the decree.

Unexpectedly, they acted in one way and did another. Not only did they not play according to their own routine, they also came in person and launched a surprise attack.

Seeing Zhang Yunyi taking the imperial edict and looking at the two with ill intentions, Queen Mother Zhou hurriedly said, "Today is the prince of Wei's big day, please get up quickly!"

She didn't want to cause any trouble, but Queen Mother Wu claimed that if she didn't go, she would go alone.

Because he was worried that he would instigate Zhang Yun逸 to rebel, he had no choice but to come along.

The Empress Dowager Wu of the Western Palace, who was standing by, took the opportunity to flirt with Zhang Yunyi and said, "My sister and I have come to congratulate you. Doesn't the Prince of Wei intend to treat me and my sister to a glass of wedding wine?"

Zhang Yunyi bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you are too polite. I will arrange a private room for you two and personally escort you to your seats!"

The two of them had arrived just in time for dinner, and it was just a matter of arranging a single room for them. As soon as Zhang Yunyi finished speaking, the servants went to make arrangements.

By the time Zhang Yunyi led the two to the flower hall, the wine and food had already been served.

Zhang Yun逸 waved at Zhou Xiangui and the accompanying palace maids, who immediately led the palace maids away from the flower hall and spread out around the courtyard, becoming alert.

Before leaving, don't forget to close the door.

Zhang Yun逸 also broke away from the servility he had shown in public just now. He opened his arms, embraced the two empresses dowagers' slender waists, and strode to the table with his head held high.

But he sat down with his back to the table.

Then, he spread his legs, leaned on the edge of the table behind him, patted the two of them on the back, pointed to the ground, and said, "Since the two ladies want to come to my place to eat and drink for free, I have already prepared everything. What are you waiting for?"

The two of them no longer had the empress dowager style just now. They knelt down on the left and right with ease, each occupying one leg and lying in front of Zhang Yunyi.

However, today was different from the past. Both of them were dressed as empress dowagers, with a lot of hairpins and jewelry on their heads, so it was inevitable that they would bump into each other, so that the sound of "ding-dong" could be heard in the hall.

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(End of this chapter)