Chapter 167 A very big, luxurious and expensive house...
Zhao Zheng frowned slightly, gently helped Jiang He sit on the thick futon specially prepared for her, put pillows around her lower back, and then stood up and opened the door.
He looked outside and raised his eyebrows: "Isn't this place big, luxurious and expensive enough?"
Jiang He laughed loudly.
She enjoyed his occasional amusement.
"But this is the palace." Jiang He said, "I want to buy it outside."
"Can you use it if you buy it?" Zhao Zheng smiled and spread his arms, making a pun.
Jiang He held the pillow and changed into a more comfortable position, and nodded firmly.
"Your Majesty, just wait."
When Zongjun arrived, Jiang He was eating fish.
"Sit down and eat together."
She showed Zongjun the oven she had set up in the palace, feeling quite proud.
"The slave has eaten."
As long as Zongjun is in the palace, he subconsciously calls himself a slave like other servants.
He smiled and hung his head.
The queen is still like this. Although she has become so noble, she still retains her fun act of setting up a stove to grill fish in the main hall of Zhiyang Palace would have been overturned by the Queen Mother if it had happened in the past.
It seems that now that the queen is in the palace, no one really dares to mess with her.
"How much money do we have now?" Jiang He said.
Zongjun immediately presented the account book, but Jiang He waved his hand and said he didn't need to read it.
"Just tell me, is it enough to buy the biggest and best house in Kyoto?"
Not only the biggest and best one, it is enough to buy half of the real estate in Kyoto.
"Money is not an issue," Zongjun said, "It's just that the best ones have owners, and the other party may not be willing to sell them."
Jiang He nodded, frowned slightly and then opened his eyebrows: "If you go and persuade me, just say that we are eager to get married and are willing to buy it at a high price."
Get married?Who to marry?Who to marry?
Zongjun had been in a coma for too long, and when he woke up he felt confused about many time, I was simply stunned.
Jiang He said with a smile: "Guards, servants, and maids, all go and choose the best preparations. The cook will invite someone from Luoyang. Oh, by the way," she narrowed her eyes and smiled, "and invite someone from Linzi."
Luoyang and Linzi sound like Wei and Qi are getting married.
Thinking of how well the young master Wei Ji had cared for Jiang He when he was in Luoyang, Zongjun couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
No way? The queen is already married, and she is deeply in love with his majesty and his wife.
After thinking about it for a while, he felt that it was impossible. He wiped his sweat and waited for Jiang He's next arrangement.
Who is it? "Don't make a fuss."
Jiang He raised his hand and cut off Jiang Ben's yelling.
"I sneaked out while Zongjun was out of the palace. If His Majesty finds out, he will inevitably be scolded." She said and sat down, then motioned to the dazed Jiang Bi to get her a pillow to cushion her waist.
As expected, my younger brother is not as good at serving others as my husband.
If she didn't like to go out for some fresh air, she should have summoned Jiang Ben to see him.
Jiang Ben brought back three pillows of different sizes for Jiang He to choose from.
He looked at the door of the palace and saw Zong Jun standing there with a look of unspeakable pain on his face.
It seems that my sister is not afraid of being scolded. It is Zongjun who is afraid of being scolded.
Since Jiang Ben took over the position of acting commander of the Weiwei Army, he felt that Zhao Zheng treated him like a slave. He was busy every day, and everything was difficult to do. After he finished, there was something even more difficult to do.
Jiang Ben thought about it and realized that Zhao Zheng was clearly seeking revenge, making him too busy to take Jiang He out of the palace for a walk.
Now it was Zongjun's turn to be unlucky, and Jiang Ben was a little gloating about his misfortune.
"Sister, what's the matter?" He propped up his pillow and asked.
"It's nothing," Jiang He said, "I heard that Princess Wei is getting married. My sister has prepared some gifts. Please give me the details to see if she likes them."
Jiang Ben was stunned.
Was it because he was worried that he wouldn't know, so he went out of the palace to tell the truth?
Jiang Ben's expression was a bit more bitter than Zongjun's as he numbly accepted the gift list handed over by Jiang He.
After briefly reading a line, Jiang Ben's eyes passed over those pearls, colored glazes, and white jade objects, and then he closed the gift list.
"It doesn't matter what my sister gives me," he forced out a smile, "it's all from my heart. It's precious and she will like it."
"That's good." Jiang He nodded, "His Majesty sent the envoy to Wei State as fast as possible to deliver congratulatory gifts. The wedding in two days can't be too late."
She said, raising her hand, holding Jiang Ben's arm and getting up.
"I won't stay too long," Jiang He winked at him and said, "in case your Majesty won't be able to see me when you go back."
Jiang Ben snorted in his heart.
How could the majestic King of Yong be so clingy?
He helped Jiang He onto the carriage, but did not move away. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and asked outside the carriage curtain: "Sister, are people's hearts becoming happy?"
Does it get faster?
Why did she come to visit him all night long a few months ago, and then marry someone else a few months later?
Has she fallen in love with someone else?Can that kind of Sheriff make her happy?
Jiang He lifted the car curtain.
There was a hint of solemnity and a bit of smile in her clear eyes, and she said slowly: "How can you know if you don't ask if it has changed?"
The old Queen Mother of Wei had not been so happy for a long time.
Ever since her son was forced to abdicate, she has always felt uncomfortable.
My youngest daughter is getting married today, so I can finally take advantage of the excitement to get rid of the bad Chinese New Year is approaching, and maybe she will be able to hold her grandson by this time next year.
The old queen mother specially ordered that today's chamberlain should be more diligent, run more errands, and report more news to her.
"Your Highness, Su County Shou's family is already on the way to welcome the bride."
"Your Highness, the eldest princess has finished dressing up."
"I'm reporting to Your Highness that the young master has arrived at the eldest princess's house to deliver the wedding in person."
"Your Highness, Commander Su has arrived at the eldest princess's door."
All of this is good news.
The old queen mother was so happy that she drank several cups of tea.
until--
"Your Highness, there seems to be something wrong at the entrance of the eldest princess's residence."
"What's wrong?" The Queen Mother raised her head. The jujube cake she had just taken a bite was stuck in her throat, and she almost choked. "It seems to be blocked by something." The chamberlain said, "There are so many people there now that I can't squeeze through."
What can block the door of the princess mansion? "Go and check!"
The old queen mother stood up angrily, wishing to go and see for herself.
What blocked the door of the princess mansion was the congratulatory gift.
There are more than a hundred three-foot-wide wooden boxes stacked from the ground to the don’t know if it’s to let people see what’s inside, but there is an open box in front of each stack of wooden boxes.
There are luminous pearls as big as quail eggs, silks and satins intertwined with gold and silver threads, jade ruyi in various shapes, and small bronze tripods carved with complicated people know these are priceless even if they see them for the first time.
In addition, there are some that don’t look expensive enough, but are thoughtful enough.
The sandalwood comb wishes the newlyweds a long life; the silver mirror congratulates the beautiful lady for a lifetime; a pair of pottery bowls symbolizes eating together and living together; the peacock lantern also indicates good luck and peace every year.
In addition to the stacked boxes, there were also carriages.
Nine carriages stopped at the entrance of the princess's mansion, the curtains were drooped, and there was no telling what valuables were inside that could not be taken out.
But even though the gifts were so expensive, the people couldn't help but shake their heads.
Sending congratulatory gifts should be done through the corner door and delivered to the mansion.
What's the point of blocking someone else's door?
Who sent this as a congratulatory gift? "Whose gift?"
"Whose family does it belong to?"
Hearing these comments, the envoys wearing Yong costumes in the crowd wanted to burrow into the ground.
I don’t know if anyone would believe me if I told them that the gift had been robbed.
As for the person who robbed the gift, it was Jiang Bi, the young master of Qi, who was blocking the door of Princess Wei's mansion and slapping the door with his hand.
Because there were so many things prepared, when the Yongguo envoy arrived, they could no longer make it in time for the when he was thinking that he could temporarily store the congratulatory gifts in the embassy, Jiang Ben showed up.
"Your Majesty, with me here, I will be able to send the congratulatory gifts on time."
Jiang Ben had a worried look on his face and moved quickly. Before the sergeant could refuse, he had already ordered the coachman to take away the gift.
Zhengzhi followed all the way, and when he saw these gold, silver, pearls and jade again, they were already spread out at the entrance of the eldest princess's mansion.
It's none of your business, right? Just say it in your heart.
It was the Young Master of Qi who took away the gifts, and it was also the Young Master of Qi who moved here to block the door. As for whose family the gifts belong to, that's all.
I pretended not to know anything and came to see the excitement of Wei and Qi.
Just as I was thinking of this, I heard Jiang Ben's voice loudly say: "If you'd like to trouble me, I'd like to ask the commander of the Yongguo Guard Army to see you."
Yong Guozheng took a step back with a black face, almost turning around and running away on the spot.
It's really...careless.
Hearing Jiang Ben announce his identity, the Wei guards who were about to step forward to drive him away couldn't help but take a step slower.
The Yong Kingdom is still the acting commander of the Weiwei Army, and that is the popular figure in front of the Yong Kingdom King.
Such people still have to save some face.
"If the commander is here to send you a gift, I will guide you through the side door and rest in the main hall."
The steward said respectfully.
Jiang Ben shook his head and said, "Who said this is a wedding gift?" He pointed behind him, straightened his clothes and cuffs, and said seriously, "This is a betrothal gift."
bride price……
Betrothal gift is one of the six wedding gifts. It is a gift sent from the man's family to the woman's family, also known as "nazhi".
The steward's face was a little red.
Is the Yong Kingdom preventing their princess from getting married?This is really unreasonable!
"That's unreasonable!" The steward thought, and sure enough he heard someone speaking.
A young man squeezed through the crowd and stood in front of Jiang Ben.
The steward quickly took a step back.
Great, at this time, the son-in-law should come forward.
Although this son-in-law is slightly shorter, fatter, darker, and uglier than Jiang Ben, he is better than Jiang Ben.
"Are you Sheriff Su Fang?" Jiang Ben spoke first.
This name has been in his mind for several days, it's unmistakable.
"It's me," Su Fang raised his head and said, "I am the princess's newlywed husband today, the son-in-law of the Kingdom of Wei."
Where did you pick this person?
Jiang Ben frowned.
"You can't be the son-in-law of Wei Guo," he confessed, "I'm here to steal the bride."
"Just you? How dare a acting commander of the Yong Kingdom steal a bride?" Su Fang stepped back a few steps, raised his hand and said, "Where are the guards? Kill the ruthless person outside the princess's house on the spot!"
The guards who were standing there not knowing what to do immediately became energetic. They stepped forward and then stepped back half a step, bent their knees, sheathed their swords and raised their bows, aiming at Jiang Ben.
"I didn't know you were so brave, kid!" Jiang Ben drew out his sword, looked at Su Fang who was hiding behind the guard, and smiled.
How could Zipei like this? "Stop!" The sound of the bow string being fully drawn sent chills throughout the body, but someone inside the door shouted to stop the guard.
This voice was very familiar to Jiang Ben.
He straightened up immediately.
The door of the princess mansion opened, and a woman stood inside.
Petite but tall, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her skin was as bright as peach blossoms, her eyes were like stars, and her hair was like floating clouds, but the angry look on her face made everyone forget to take a closer look at her exquisite wedding dress today. Peeping at her face.
"Have you had enough trouble?" Wei Zipei asked.
"Let me ask you a question." Jiang Ben took a step forward, but didn't move as if he was afraid.
He hesitated for so long that today, it was too late.
In front of outsiders, he has always been domineering.
But as long as he was in front of Wei Zipei, he would be nervous and cautious, fearing that he would say the wrong thing.
"Wei Zipei," Jiang Ben said solemnly, "I'm here to ask you, are you willing to marry me?"
Wei Zipei looked slightly stunned and said nothing.
The anger in her eyes faded, and a heavy sadness gradually emerged.
"You once said that I have no use value," Jiang Ben said, "but I think I still have it. Even if I can't bring thousands of troops, I can still fight for you single-handedly."
Wei Zipei had tears in her eyes. She turned her head away and clenched her dress tightly with her fingers. Her voice seemed to come from the netherworld.
Empty, hopeless.
"Don't be stupid," she said.
(End of this chapter)