At the beginning of August, the triennial rural examination kicked off.
The prefectures and government preside over the examinations of local supervised students, shade students, official students and tribute students. Yanjing also set up an examination room, mainly for the surrounding counties of Yanjing and the two academies of Qianming and Kunming.
In this year's Kunming Academy, there are two students who participated in the provincial examination and have a good relationship with Zhe Yu. They are Shi Youyou, the son of Yousi Cheng of Dali Temple, and Xia Heng, the son of General Wu Lie's concubine.
Xia Heng's father, Xia Ying, is now in Yunzhao, and works with Tie Lanxin. On the one hand, Emperor Yanwu had the intention of monitoring Tie Lanxin, on the other hand, Emperor Yanwu was also worried that the Yuluo Sect had a wide influence in Yunzhao's hometown, and there were still remnants of evil breeding. Decentralize Xia Ying to wipe out the rebel forces in one fell swoop.
When she returns from her achievements, Xia Ying will be made a marquis and a nobleman.
After the two took the provincial examination, they never returned to Kunming Academy. Together with Bai Xiaoshu, they participated in the first golf competition in Wanzhou as representatives of Kunming Academy.
So, they will attend Bai Xiaoshu's big wedding next.
Bai Xiaoshu and Hongqu's wedding date is set on August 18th, a particularly auspicious day.
Originally, Hongqu lived in Xuwang Mansion. Baicao Poetry originally intended for Hongqu to marry from Xuwang Mansion to Nanyuan Wangfu.
But Hongqu thought about her former status as an oiran, and there were too many rich sons and second-generation ancestors in Yanjing who knew her, so she refused to marry from Prince Xu's mansion.
Fortunately, she is not short of money, and she is also a partner of Baicaoshi, renting a house on West Suzaku Avenue.
On the day of the wedding, before dawn, Hongqu began to prepare for dressing up, and Shuangye was the bridesmaid. Baicaoshi, Sanqi, Jiuniang, and Wenxiang were all by her side.
The first thing the bride has to do is twist her face.
In Dayan, twisting face, also known as twisting face, is a traditional ceremony before a woman gets married, and it is also an ancient beauty method to remove hair on a woman's face. The purpose of twisting the face before marriage is to make the bride's face smooth and beautiful, to make the groom's affection more tender, and to increase his sympathy.
It is usually performed by elder women, and those who are engaged in this industry are also called "face twisters".
However, Jiu Niang did the twisting of Hongqu's face.
Hearing the "hissing" sound of the red song, Baicaoshi leaned forward and joked: "Just looking at your current appearance, I feel the pain of the fire. Jiu Niang's hands for dyeing cloth are really a coincidence."
Jiu Niang smiled and said: "This is how brides come here, and you can be a beautiful girl if you bear it."
Baicaoshi couldn't help thinking that when she got married, she really omitted a lot of steps.
Sanqi looked at the extremely beautiful woman in the mirror, and said enviously: "Sister Hongqu, my heart is pounding when I see you. Brother Xiaoshu will surely love you even more after seeing you."
Red yeast is naturally beautiful. After twisting, the oval face becomes more rosy and charming. To be said by Sanqi like this is even more embarrassing.
After breakfast, Du Zhong came back from inquiring about the news and said that Bai Xiaoshu's wedding team had already left the house, so let this one get busy.
Hongqu, as a partner of Baicaoyuan Group, is also the best-looking among these people. The shopkeepers stepped into battle one after another, forming a huge team blocking the door.
Duan Shaoyi and Shan Yao were gearing up, and shopkeeper Feng and shopkeeper Xue were also waiting with a few friends.
When Baicaoshi saw a crowd of people at the door, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her younger brother. She had never seen such a battle before. She helped to prepare the red envelope, but her mother refused to take it, and only asked the prince who is the father to give it.
Accompanied by festive music, everyone said happily: "The groom is here."
Bai Xiaoshu rode a tall horse to the front of the house. People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and Xiaoshu is exceptionally handsome today. Seeing so many people blocking the door, he was also a little shocked.
Zhe Yu and Shinichi flied for Bai Xiaoshu, smiling but not stepping forward.
"Here is a makeup reminder poem." The shopkeeper Xue said this, and it is not too big a deal to watch the excitement. "Come one, come one."
Bai Xiaoshu didn't know how to recite poems, so he simply started giving out red envelopes, each of which was stuffed bulgingly.
The shopkeepers are short-handed, so can they not let them in?
It was Shuang Ye, the bridesmaid, who said, "Brother Xiaoshu, let's get real. Just tell me when you fell in love with Sister Hongqu, and how you will treat Sister Hongqu in the future."
After joking, everyone turned their attention to Bai Xiaoshu. Bai Xiaoshu put away his shame and bowed solemnly. "The first time I saw Hongqu, it was my sister who brought me back."
Bai Xiaoshu, a young boy who was full of vigor, was called by his sister to boil water, and he left holding his nose.
See no evil, he didn't understand it before, but now he understands it all.
"You all know how beautiful red yeast rice is. I want to say to red yeast rice, leave the rest of your life to me, and I will never fail you."
Shuangye and Sanqi ran back to the main room like flying, and conveyed Bai Xiaoshu's words to Hongqu.
Jiu Niang was quite touched, and sighed, "It's not easy to meet someone who is a person in life, all right, cover your head and go out."
With the support of Shuangye and Panax notoginseng, Hongqu got on Bai Xiaoshu's sedan chair.
The trumpet and suona blew, Hongqu lifted a little of her hijab, and her fingers reached for the car curtain. Her palms were sweating at the moment, and she was relieved when she saw Bai Xiaoshu's tall and thin figure.
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The former Taifu Mansion, today's Nanyuan Palace, today can be said to be full of guests and friends.
Students from Kunming Academy alone sat at a table, Bu Zhan, Luo Chen, Ping Sheng, Shi Youyou, Xia Heng...
Baicaoyuan Group also sat at a table.
A table of officials stationed in the Dayan Station of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The guests have not arrived yet.
"Miss Xu Ruoran, the daughter of the King of Zhenbei, has arrived." The master of ceremonies at the wedding sang loudly.
Since Shen Liqing disappeared, Xu Ruoran has become the head of Yanjing's noble daughters. Now, King Zhenbei returns to Beijing, and Ms. Xu is even more popular.
Which wind brought Miss Xu here?
Baicaoshi introduced Xu Ruoran to the guest table, and exchanged a few words. Miss Xu's personal maid stood behind.
A moment later, two more kings came——Wang Li and King Feng. The former is dressed in brocade and loose clothes, with a spring breeze on his face; the latter is gloomy and cold, with a little interest.
The drunken man doesn't care about drinking, he cares about the Xu family's daughter.
Male guests and female guests are separated, and the two brothers are surrounded by other Yanjing families.
"The ninth brother is also interested in this kind of social occasion?" Ying Zhe asked casually, looking straight into the eyes.
Ying Zhefeng sat upright with his chin raised slightly, "Speaking of which, this Bai Xiaoshu beat me by one stroke on the golf course. I always feel sorry for a strong opponent. But the emperor is not at home to accompany the emperor's wife , but what are you doing here?"
Ying Zheli played with the teacup in his hand, enjoying himself, looked at Xu Ruoran from the air, and smiled, "A man's ambition is everywhere, how can he cling to a woman every day? Besides, I and Taichang Siqing once fought side by side. His brother-in-law Marriage, I have to express my heart no matter what."
"Really? You return to court in the first month of the lunar year, and the minister of Taichang Temple will return at the end of April. I thought..." Ying Zhe ended his point, but his tone was full of sarcasm.
"The eldest princess is here."
The master of ceremonies sang harmony, and Ying Zhezhe arrived in blue and white porcelain uniform.
"Princess, long time no see." Baicaoshi, as a landlord, led her to a seat.
Ying Zhezhe went to hold Baicaoshi's hand, "You are such a busy person, I can't see you when I go to the Queen Mother. The mountain is not just me, so I have to go to the mountain. Take this opportunity to catch up with you."
Baicaoshi withdrew her hand lightly, and smiled lightly: "I still have to entertain guests today, so I'm afraid I won't be free."
Ying Zhezhe didn't take it seriously, and greeted the two emperor brothers, and finally congratulated King Nanyuan, with a long-sleeved dancer.
Afterwards, the Empress Dowager and the eunuchs in His Majesty's palace all sent congratulatory gifts.
At that time, the groom's team had already arrived.
Bai Xiaoshu took the red silk, led the red song across the brazier, and walked towards the lobby.
In the west chamber of the palace, Zhe Yu said to Qiu Yaji's team: "Everyone has worked hard today, and we must ensure that the scene is orderly."