The prince is more stable

Chapter 190 There are so many guests
Zhao Xiaoqian couldn't utter sweet words or vows.

He comes from a thousand years later. In that era, men and women talked about love all the time, but many people talked about it, but too few could do it. As a result, the word "love" seemed to have lost its original holiness.

Thousands of years later, love is linked to too many insignificant things: savings, assets, betrothal gifts, cars...

Look, has the so-called love become a real exchange of body and material things?

It is such a simple thing for a man and a woman to be attracted to each other, fall in love, get married, have children, and grow old together. But once material things are involved, everything becomes completely distorted.

Men hold gold to choose beauties, and women wait for the price to sell themselves. The man is rich and the woman is beautiful. They can get married and get a marriage certificate on the day they meet. At the wedding, they look at each other affectionately and say "I love you" without blinking.

The biggest lesson that people who have experienced hypocrisy learn is caution. Don't make vows lightly. Otherwise, a few days later, when you wake up in the middle of the night, you won't be able to help but slap yourself in the face, blaming yourself for making such a light promise and being unworthy.

Zhao Xiaoqian never made any vows to Di Ying, as he thought it was pretentious.

Even though he knew that in the Song Dynasty, love was still love and it had not lost its original color, his experiences in his past life eventually became a demon in his heart that bound him in this life.

Fortunately, Di Ying didn't care and didn't force it.

The love she wanted was simple and pure, perhaps it was the hazelnut cake that was just handed in from outside the sedan chair.

Translate, translate, this is called love.

On the way back to the palace, the wedding procession played music and drums, and the noise of music filled the entire city, attracting countless passers-by in Bianjing City to watch.

This time, the rhythm of the drums and music of the wedding procession was finally normal, and the walking speed was also normal.

The Di family had a lot of dowry, including carts of silk, pearls, jade, ready-made clothes, bronzeware, etc. In order to form a marriage alliance with the Prince of Chu, the Di family had obviously emptied out most of their assets.

The team returned to the palace, and Di Ying walked out of the sedan chair with the help of Yuan'er and the matchmaker.

The gates of the palace were opened wide, and the imperial guards and servants lined up to welcome him.

Zhao Xiaoqian and Di Ying walked side by side into the courtyard and arrived at the Yin'an Hall.

In the Yin'an Hall, Zhao Hao and Feng, who were also dressed in auspicious attire, sat in the hall, smiling as they watched the newlyweds walk in.

Feng's eyes were slightly red with joy, and she turned her head away from time to time to secretly wipe away her tears.

Zhao Hao sat chubby on the chair, smiling like the Maitreya Buddha carved in the Dunhuang Grottoes.

The eulogist stood sideways beside the elders and spoke a long speech in ancient Chinese that was completely incomprehensible. It was probably about the couple getting married today, and both parties were getting married in a formal way, which was legitimate, reasonable and in accordance with the rules, so they would be an official couple from now on.

Then we will worship in the hall, worship heaven and earth and our parents.

Under the watchful eyes of the guests, all the tedious procedures were completed. Yuan'er and the bridesmaid sent Di Ying into the bridal chamber, but Zhao Xiaoqian could not leave.

Because... the banquet has begun.

Under the night sky, the Prince of Chu's Palace was decorated with lights everywhere. Under the countless high-hanging lanterns, in the palace's courtyard, side rooms, front and back yards, in short, as long as there was free space, there were tables, chairs, wine and food.

There were countless guests who came to congratulate Zhao Xiaoqian, and he greeted them with a smile on his face. But in the end, his expression became numb, and he still smiled mechanically and responded to the guests, saying various things like "I've heard a lot about you", "You're welcome", and "No, no".

Yin'an Hall was the chairman, but the person sitting in the main seat was not Zhao Hao and Feng, but Zhao Xu.

Zhao Hao was flattered that the current emperor would come to watch the ceremony in person, and all the guests tonight were shocked.

It is said that the Crown Prince of Chu is highly favored by the government. Today, it seems that the rumor is indeed true.

Not to mention the emperor, even if we count back a few generations, which of the previous emperors of the Song Dynasty had ever personally attended the wedding ceremony of his subjects?
It is simply unique. It is obvious how much the emperor values ​​Zhao Xiaoqian. The future of this already legendary prince of Chu may not be as simple as being the chief judge of the Imperial City Administration.

At the chairman's table in Yin'an Hall, Zhao Xu naturally sat in the main seat, accompanied by Zhao Hao. Next to him was Zhao Zongsheng, an elder of the royal family. This was also natural, after all, he was the most senior elder in the royal family, and he was also Zhao Xiaoqian's matchmaker.

Beside him were Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu, Cai Bian, Cai Jing and other important officials.

When Zhao Xiaoqian got married, almost the entire court of the Song Dynasty came.

Of course, there was also Su Zhe who was out of place. With his status, Su Zhe could naturally sit at the main table in Yin'an Hall, but Su Zhe was unwilling to sit at the same table with Zhang Dun and ran to a side hall to sit.

The old man is so stubborn that he won't give face even when the government is present.

In the Yin'an Hall, Zhao Hao frequently toasted the important guests present, from Zhao Xu to Zhao Zongsheng, and then to prime ministers Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu.

There was no way, Zhao Hao couldn't afford to offend anyone present.

The father is not like his son. The son is more stubborn and even dares to confront Zhang Dun. After that, Zhang Dun had to force a smile to say it was a misunderstanding.

Zhao Hao accompanied the guests, while Zhao Xiaoqian was outside the hall welcoming guests and toasting them. The father and son were busy with their own things.

Finally, Zhao Xiaoqian staggered back to Yin'an Hall and continued to toast Zhao Xu and others without saying a word.

Just as he was about to fill the cup with a drink, Zhao Xu held his arm.

"Zi'an is very happy today, and it's the proudest moment of his life. But don't get drunk. Not only will you make a fool of yourself, but you will also waste your night. When you wake up tomorrow, I'm afraid you will blame us for ruining your good thing. I don't want to be the bad guy." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

After he finished speaking, the whole room burst into laughter, and even Zhang Dun, who was always serious and stern, curled his lips.

Well, when the leader makes a joke, no matter whether it is funny or not, the people below must laugh.

After Zhao Xu expressed his opinion, the other guests present naturally felt embarrassed to force Zhao Xiaoqian to drink more, so they all advised him to just have a taste and not force himself.

Is Zhao Xiaoqian a errand boy?

So, he really just tried it briefly and stopped.

Zhao Xu was joking, but what he said was actually not wrong. Tonight was a big event in his life, and he didn't want to get drunk like a puddle of mud and then spend the whole night doing nothing.

It was late at night, but the guests were still drinking in the palace. Many of them were drunk and were immediately carried to the side rooms by the servants to sleep. Some people were still drunk and felt that drinking in the palace was not enough, so they called their friends to gather together and planned to go to the next bad place to continue drinking.

After Zhao Xu finally drank enough, the other distinguished guests in Yin'an Hall also stood up to say goodbye. Zhao Hao and his son saw everyone out the door and watched Zhao Xu and the guests drive away.

After the prosperity, only silence remains.

Zhao Hao turned around and smiled at Zhao Xiaoqian: "Fortunately, no major mistakes were made today, which can be considered a complete success. After my son gets married, he will have established a family and a career."

"Thinking back many years ago, you were just a young child, just learning to speak. I will never forget you. But I never thought that in the blink of an eye, you have already started a family..."

"Haha, I'll just chat a little while longer so I won't delay your wedding night. Go check on your daughter-in-law. She must be tired after waiting for you for most of the night."

Zhao Xiaoqian nodded, then looked at Feng: "Mother, it's late today, why don't you stay in the palace for a while?"

Feng gave Zhao Hao a cold glance and said, "I can't stay here. My carriage is waiting for me outside the door. Qian'er, remember to bring your daughter-in-law to Fanglin Garden tomorrow. I'll cook you some soup."

After saying that, Feng raised her hand and stroked Zhao Xiaoqian's head, her face full of kindness.

"You're married now, grown up, and sensible now. Be a good person in the future, don't bully or betray your wife, and treat her like your own family. Don't be like your father. Not only is he inhuman, he doesn't even act like a human being. He's a complete failure all his life, like a dog."

Zhao Hao, who was standing aside, had a dark face. Because Zhao Xiaoqian was present, he had to take a deep breath and try to suppress his anger.

Zhao Xiaoqian hurriedly looked up at the sky, pointed at it and exclaimed in surprise: "What a dark night! It's so dark!"

If they don't change the subject, they're going to fight.

Feng's eyes inadvertently glanced at Zhao Hao, her face quickly turned cold, and the disgust and hatred in her eyes burst out.

After smiling at Zhao Xiaoqian, Feng turned around and walked out the door and got on the carriage that had been waiting for a long time.

Only after Feng had left did Zhao Hao jump up and down and curse, "What a proud woman! If it weren't for my son's wedding, and she dared to enter my palace, I would have had her beaten out with sticks! After years of practicing Taoism, she's become a spirit!"

(End of this chapter)