Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 140

"Brother-in-law, is July and August also this hot in the capital?" Xiao Wencong cheered up and asked.He didn't need to take the scientific examination, so he begged his mother to allow him to marry him off, and went to the capital to have a look.After thinking about it, the mother agreed, and when the brother-in-law came to talk, the brother-in-law immediately agreed: When he wants to go back to his hometown, he will definitely send guards to escort him to ensure his safety.

"Wen Cong, the location of Yong'an in Beijing is slightly northerly, and the temperature in summer is slightly lower than that in the south. July is very hot, but in August, the morning and evening are very cool." Ling Yuxuan said.

"Oh, that's good." Xiao Wencong said weakly.Traveling in summer is really hard.

The wedding warship sailed quickly on the Xiangcao River, and arrived at Qianbo Water City four days later.In Qianbo Shuicheng, there is a small steward who Ling Yuxuan arranged here before the wedding.The little steward saw the wedding boats in red and green coming, and immediately dispatched the scheduled horse-drawn convoy to Shuicheng Wharf.When the wedding boat docked, the groom took people off the boat, and led the bride covered with a red cap to stay in the best inn near the pier.The maids took turns to open the big umbrellas so that the bride, who was wearing several layers of thin silk clothes, would not be exposed to the sun.

After the bride and groom left, the pier began to get busy. The porters boarded the boat and carefully loaded the bride's dowry and other people's salutes into the carriage one by one.Because there was a lot of gold and silver in the dowry, the magistrate of Shuicheng helped to send a team of soldiers to help take care of it.

On the second day, after the bride and groom finished washing, they began to take a carriage along the official road to a market town in the northeast.After several times by boat and car, the welcoming team finally arrived in the capital safely.The team was exhausted, and although everyone looked energetic, they still looked tired. Fortunately, Liu Hanlin of the Prime Minister's Mansion had already sent someone to meet him on the road, took the bride to Liu Hanlin's mansion to rest, and then let Ling Yuxuan take With the dowry brought by the bride from her natal family, as well as the large pieces of furniture that were "stored" in Liu Hanlin's mansion, they returned to the prime minister's mansion with drums and gongs.

In Liu Hanlin's mansion, Madam Liu still arranged Xiao Wenqing in Guixiangyuan.

"Wenqing, you've worked hard this journey, eat some watermelon, and then go soak in the bathtub at the back," Madam Liu said.Beijing in August is cool in the morning and at night.

"Mrs. Liu, Wen Qing has caused you trouble again." Xiao Wenqing said shyly.

"I'm going to be called Sixth Sister." Mrs. Liu said with a smile, "Why is this troublesome? I'm too happy to marry you from my side." The prime minister's son, Ling Tongzhi, a third-rank official, picked up his bride from Liu Hanlin's mansion and returned to the prime minister's mansion to get married , This lets outsiders know that the relationship between the Liu family and the Ling family is very close.

"Fourth aunt, you are so beautiful." Liu Ziling praised with her head up.She hasn't seen Aunt Xiao for four or five months, and she feels that Aunt Xiao is more beautiful.

Xiao Wenqing was very ashamed when Liu Ziling called her fourth aunt, and two blushes appeared on her face.

"Hahahaha..." Mrs. Liu rubbed her little daughter's head with a smile, and said, "You're so good, the day after tomorrow you will be a sedan chair girl, and your mouth should be sweeter."

"Well, I see, mother." Liu Ziling nodded emphatically.

Speaking of virgins, Mrs. Liu laughed again. "Wenqing, if your younger brother is not the brother-in-law who is being married off, it would be nice to be a virgin."

Wenqing's younger brother is a handsome young man, and he wears a scholar's turban.He came out of the carriage in front of Liu Hanlin's mansion, and when he was standing in front of the mansion and talking with Ling Yuxuan and the staff of Liu's mansion, the people watching the excitement in front of Liu Hanlin's mansion were surprised.Whose little man wears a scholar's headscarf that only scholars can wear?Oh, the bride's genius brother who became a scholar at the age of 11 is amazing, amazing.She thought, Mrs. Xiao sent her youngest son to marry, more or less she had the idea of ​​letting her youngest son support her elder sister.There are brothers in the natal family, and the brothers have a bright future, how can the husband's family despise the bride?

"Madam, my younger brother will trouble Madam these two days." Xiao Wenqing said, bowing to Madam Liu.On the day she gets married, the bride's family will arrange accommodation by the groom's family.

"My house has a lot of space, so what does it matter how many people live in? It's better to stay here forever. The prime minister's house has many rules, which is inconvenient. There are two sons in my house, and they just accompany your younger brother." The eldest son has already worked as an official. Only 14 years old, Xiao Wencong, who should be 11 years old, is very easy to talk to.

"Well, thank you Ma'am, let Yuxuan arrange this matter." Xiao Wenqing said, the aristocrats have many rules, she has to be careful in every step, and can't make promises to others casually.

"Yes." Mrs. Liu knew Xiao Wenqing's cautiousness, so she didn't say anything more, but mentioned Xiao Wenqing's godmother, Aunt Zhao.She told Xiao Wenqing that she had sent someone to notify Aunt Zhao, and Aunt Zhao would come to visit Xiao Wenqing.It's just that Aunt Zhao's status is too humble, and it's unrealistic for her to go to the prime minister's mansion where VIPs gather to watch the ceremony and drink.

Xiao Wenqing knew the gap between nobles and commoners. Although it was a pity that the godmother could not watch her wedding, but because she had guessed it a long time ago, she didn't seem too sad.As long as Yuxuan agrees and helps, they can still go to Zhao's house to visit their godmother and eldest brother and sister-in-law in person.

(End of this chapter)