Chapter 498 Before the wedding
The second day of February in the fourth year of Jianxing was sunny.
The sunbathing area in Fengzhuang has been noisy since early in the morning. Waves of hot air rose into white mist, which condensed in the sky above Zhuangzi and never dispersed, shrouding the entire Zhuangzi in haze.
Even before noon, people walking on the official road could already smell the aroma of food wafting from the other side of Zhuangzi.
Compared with the bustle in Zhuangzi, the house is much quieter.
After all, getting married is a serious and serious matter. Guests can make noises and congratulations, but the host cannot be too noisy, otherwise it will appear too frivolous.
“Brother, Meng Yan has sent a congratulatory gift.”
Li Yi, dressed in fine clothes, walked in and said to Feng Yong, who was sitting upright in the inner hall.
“Hey, that old boy is quite sensible.”
Feng Yong hasn’t spoken yet, but Zhao Guang on the side answered.
“How can Meng Yan be the person he is today?”
Feng Yong took the gift list and after saying this, he raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "It's a generous move."
“What did he send?”
Zhao Guang craned his neck to look over.
“Two tiger skins, ten tiger skins, ten ivory tusks, and hundreds of Yunnan horses...”
The people in the inner hall were all close to Feng Yong, and they all had quite a lot of money on hand. If they were to send some gold, silver, copper, etc., but it did not reach a certain amount, no one would blink an eye.
But these rare things may not be available even if you have money.
Especially this rhinoceros leather, that is, rhinoceros leather. If someone can make it into leather armor, it will not only be light but also strong and cannot be penetrated by ordinary swords and arrows. It is a rare good thing.
Rhinoceros are still common in the jungles south of the Yangtze River. They are huge in size, have thick skin and rough flesh. Although they are usually gentle in temperament, they are extremely ferocious when injured and are difficult to hunt.
Coupled with so much ivory, I don’t know how many people Meng Yan lost in order to obtain these things.
“Brother, how about giving me a piece of this skin?”
When Zhao Guang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
“You want to steal my brother’s gift too!”
After Li Yi sat down and heard this, he immediately reprimanded loudly.
Although everyone here has been following Feng Yong for a long time, when it comes to the number one younger brother, it has to be Zhao Guang.
The only person who dared to speak to Zhao Guang was Li Yi.
After all, the identity is there.
Others were wearing formal attire, but Zhao Guang was the only one who wore fine iron bra armor. The armor was polished until it shined, and when he stood in the sun, he was like a luminous body.
This armor was a sample made after Feng Yong drew a picture and Nanxiang had enough qualified refined iron.
There was only one pair, and Zhao Guang put it on first.
Also delivered was a pair of chainmail armor, which took a master craftsman from Nanxiang a year to make. Unless struck by gravity, swords and arrows could not break through the armor. This was what Feng Yong was preparing to wear to Yue Jun to take office. .
Today Zhao Guang is the driver of the wedding carriage. After all, he is the one who drove Huang Yueying's carriage. No one can compete with him.
Dressed like this when going to pick up a bride, she was euphemistically called A-Sister. She is the daughter of a general, so naturally she needs a general to drive her. She is really a coquettish person.
He won’t go out until dusk. I don’t know what he’s going to do with his clothes now.
Zhao Guang, the light source body, heard Li Yi's words and said nonchalantly, "What's the point? When I get married, it won't matter even if my brother takes away all the gifts."
“When do you plan to get married?”
When Zhao Guang heard this, his face was very proud, "It's almost here."
"Soon?"
Hearing this, not only Li Yi, but also Feng Yong was shocked.
“How do you say this?”
"A few days ago, your Excellency went to inspect the soldiers from Nanxiang outside the city. At the military station, I told your Excellency that I also wanted to get married."
“Didn’t General Zhao beat you up at that time?”
Feng Yong asked blurtly.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Guang glanced at Feng Yong with a resentful look, "Brother, that's where the master is teaching the younger brother's martial arts."
Feng Yong said perfunctorily, while thinking in his heart, this Zhao family's tutor is really special. To educate the child, it is better to beat him severely. If he agrees with the child's suggestion, he should beat him again...
“But my lord did not agree at that time.”
Unexpectedly, Zhao Guang would come to a turning point.
So he was actually beaten?
It is well known that Zhao Guang likes Huang Wudie. When he said he wanted to get married, he wanted to get married to Huang Wudie.
But Huang Wudie... is most likely a stone girl.
Perhaps this is the self-protection safety mechanism produced by her body when she survived in the wild as a child.
Because if she bleeds every month, it will not only weaken her body functions, but the smell of blood may also attract wild beasts.
So based on Huang Wudie's current physical condition, it is not easy for Zhao Yun to agree to this marriage.
“Then why did you say it’s too soon?”
“Later, when I went back home, my mother told me that I was not young anymore and it was time to get married.”
Zhao Guang said proudly, "My lord was also there at the time, but he didn't say a word."
Okay, you don’t need to point out the last sentence, the amount of information here is a bit large: I didn’t expect that the famous General Zhao, actually, um, haha!
“Mrs. Zhao didn’t say which young lady she fell in love with?”
Li Yi said again.
Zhao Guang was furious when he heard this, "Fart! How could it be another little lady? Of course it's Auntie Huang!"
Huh? This is a bit strange.
Everyone present here looked shocked.
Based on Zhao Guang's current situation, he will definitely be separated into his own house in the future, so the choice of the mistress of the house in the future must be carefully considered.
It's not that Huang Wudie is not good. On the contrary, if Huang Wudie puts aside the physical reasons, he is really suitable for Zhao Guang in all aspects.
At any rate, he is one of the Five Tigers after General Huang. He is not a cursor commander, so Huang Wudie will be of great benefit to Zhao Guang's future development in the army.
If nothing else, the old man Wei Yan, the governor of Hanzhong, who regarded Huang Wudie as his own daughter, although Feng Yong disliked him, was still a general guarding the side.
Coupled with the fact that Huang Wudie, a very wealthy woman, has strong financial resources, once Zhao Guang opens his own house, his waist will be much stronger than that of most other houses.
It's just that the matter of future generations is a top priority and must be considered first. Unfortunately, this is also Huang Wudie's biggest flaw.
Mr. Zhao was born in a princely family, so she had to understand this. So how could she agree to this marriage?
“My mother said that if I want to marry Aunt Huang, I have to ask my elder brother for help.”
When Zhao Guang said this, he smiled at Feng Yong and said, "My mother said that there is a good doctor in my brother's house. If there is a chance, I would like to ask the medical workers in my brother's house to help me."
Of course Fan Ali is a good doctor, but Feng Yong is not able to talk about such matters that are related to women's privacy. Secondly, Zhang Xingcai and Huang Yueying still don't know whether they can conceive a child.
So Feng Yong naturally couldn't take the initiative to ask them to treat Huang Wudie - at least he had to wait until one of them, Zhang Xingcai and Huang Yueying, had news.
How could Mr. Zhao suddenly mention this matter? How did she know that Fan A and Li Dangzhi could cure women's diseases? Even Zhao Guang and Li Yi don't know the specific situation regarding Zhang Xingcai and Huang Yueying.
Feng Yong couldn't understand the reason for this for a while, but when he heard Zhao Guang take the initiative to mention this matter, he immediately nodded and agreed, "It doesn't matter. After today, you can just ask Mrs. Huang to come to the house."
Huang Wudie is considered a female guest today and cannot sit with everyone else. She and Amei help decorate the new house inside.
Zhao Guangda said happily, "As expected, brother still loves me!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Yong let out a "tsk" sound, frowned, closed his eyes, and turned away in disgust.
I'm really afraid of the way the word "love" is used in your day and age.
Zhao Guang regained the game and didn't care about Feng Yong's disgusted look. He said to Li Yi triumphantly, "On the other hand, Wenxuan, you were engaged two years ago, but now your brother has taken the lead. This is What’s the point?”
“Yes, Wenxuan, when do you plan to get married?”
As soon as Feng Yong heard what Zhao Guang said, he immediately remembered what happened between Li Yi and the young lady of the He family, and asked.
Li Yi didn't expect to go around in a circle, but he got himself in. He smiled bitterly and said, "My younger brother also wants to get married as soon as possible. It's just that the adults have said that our Li family has been too popular recently. I'm afraid that my younger brother's marriage will be over. Drag it back."
Li Hui made the greatest contribution in this merit-based reward. Not only did he win the title of General of Anhan, he was also granted the title of lord. In addition, he also had real powers such as the governor of Nanzhong's surrender and the prefect of Jianning County. He also commanded Jiaozhou from afar. The governor was very popular.
It can be said that Li Hui has brought the Nanzhong Li family into a new era of prosperity this time.
If Li Yi got married at this time and formed a marriage alliance with the He family, one of the aristocratic families in central Shu, I'm afraid it would be a bit too much.
“It’s right to take it slow. Governor Li’s vision is indeed far-reaching.”
Feng Yong nodded and agreed.
(End of this chapter)