The rebirth of the son-in-law

It was already dark in Luoyang City, because today was the wedding day of Princess Xianning, and every household hung up red lights for the whole process of celebration.The neat and clean streets are brightly lit with candles, and the lights of the high-rise buildings are like blooming orange flowers. There is no curfew and the shouts spread far and wide, and the crowd is bustling and lively.Because the Song family is a powerful family with four generations and three princes, the disciples and old officials are all over the court, and Princess Xianning favors the family, it is said that the emperor who has been ill for a long time in the evening is actually in good health and can stay and walk around, so Luoyang City immediately peddles Whether it is a pawn or a high-ranking official, everyone is smiling.

The newly seated Xianning Princess Mansion is full of guests and busy traffic. Cars and sedan chairs are lined up from the street to the end of the alley. Civil servants, generals, royal relatives and relatives all come to the door. The order of the Princess Mansion has specially arranged four reception tables and a row of singing officials Yidie sang from the door to the house.The door of the ceremony was wide open, and when the frame of the Princess Mansion came from a distance, the order of the Princess Mansion had already led officials of all sizes to wait in line.When the son-in-law came out, everyone knelt down to welcome him.

Jia Ling looked up at the young son-in-law, Captain Yingchuan, and prefect Yingchuan, secretly marveling, probably because he didn't expect this son-in-law to have red lips and white teeth, and a weak figure, like a girl.He didn't dare to look too much, he lowered his head and waited respectfully.

Song Zhi stepped on the stool and got out of the car, turned his head to look at Princess Xianning who was coming out, the two exchanged a glance, Song Zhi hurriedly looked away, and stretched out his hand to let Princess Xianning get out of the car.

Warm hands were placed on her palm, Song Zhi's heart trembled for no reason, and his face turned reddish.Maybe it was because of the flustering atmosphere, or because she had hypnotized herself in the car just now, persuading her to get married today. In short, when the princess got out of the car and approached her, she became tense.

That was the tension of being married.Princess Xianning seemed to feel her nervousness, and squeezed her hand, trying to comfort her, but Song Zhi became even more nervous, her heart skipped a beat.Pretending to be calm, she took the red silk bouquet held in front of her by the ceremony officer, handed one end to Princess Xianning, and then led Princess Xianning into the princess mansion step by step according to the ceremony sung by the ceremony officer.

Not only was it Song Zhi's first time stepping into the Princess Mansion, but even Princess Xianning's was the first time.This Princess Mansion was built with funds allocated by the Shaofu. I don’t know if it is to compensate Princess Xianning for being wronged and married as a political victim, or because she really loves Princess Xianning. The mansion has surpassed the level of the princes, and it was even built according to the etiquette system of the king's mansion.Fortunately, this is the imperial gift mansion, not built by myself, otherwise the censors would have something to say if they just violated the rules.

The long table was put on from the beginning of the court, and Song Zhi sneaked a glimpse of it from the corner of his eyes. It was filled with wine, meat and fresh fruits, which looked quite delicious.She had been tossing around for a whole day, she was recovering from a serious illness, and she was frightened. Now, when she saw the food on the seats of the people sitting in the court, she couldn't help swallowing secretly, feeling hungry.After finally enduring the torture, I walked through the wine and meat array, and entered the main hall. There were two tables on the top and four rows of seats on the bottom. The powerful and royal relatives.

In particular, the two men headed by the left and right hands are dressed in straight black clothes and wearing turtle buttons with purple ribbons and gold seals, which shows that these two men are of high status.Chen Lizhong, emperors, empresses, and empress dowagers wear red yellow ribbons, emperors wear jade seals and chi tiger buttons, princes and kings wear dark red ribbons and gold seals and camel buttons, Liehou and even prime ministers, Taiwei and Sangong purple ribbons and golden seal turtle buttons, two thousand stones, blue Ribbon silver seal turtle button.Below the thousand stones are copper buttons with black ribbons.One of them was older, but very thin, like a shriveled old man with a smile on his lips, somewhat similar to Song Qian, he must be Song Xu, Marquis of Liangxiang.And the other person has a big belly and his eyes are higher than the top. He must be the great general of his relatives who has power over the court and the queen's brother.

Seeing Song Zhi and Princess Xianning coming hand in hand, the two had different expressions. General Liang Fu frowned and looked at Song Zhi wantonly with strange eyes, while Song Xu's smile grew bigger and bigger, as if he was very proud.Song Zhi was trembling, afraid of revealing any flaws, he bravely stepped forward and saluted, a smile appeared on his pale face: "I have seen the great general, I have seen my uncle."

Song Xu stroked his beard and nodded. The ceremony officer sang the salute, and he got up and returned the salute.General Liang Fu also returned a salute, neither of them had anything extra to say.Song Zhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that neither of them recognized her as a fake son-in-law.

The next thing is much simpler, guided by the etiquette officer, and the newcomers just follow the etiquette system.The son-in-law is different from ordinary marriages. The son-in-law will give a big gift to the princess. The husband worships his wife. The princess accepts the gift calmly, and then returns the gift.Song Zhi completed the etiquette in front of dozens of high-ranking officials and officials, and then the officials and maids led the princess into the new house.The son-in-law announced the opening of the banquet and had fun with all the guests.

After doing this, Song Zhi, who was already weak, almost passed out.She finally sat down, and was about to cheer up and eat something to fill her belly, when the people below started to get angry.

"I heard that the son-in-law accidentally fell into the water today. I wonder if it will be a problem?"

The people below suddenly fell silent, followed by whispers, and some laughter, because this question was asked cleverly, when someone asks you how you are on a big day, you can see the fun in it, and it is clearly asking if you are going to go at night no.

Song Zhi, who thought he could have a good meal, hated this troublemaker so much, he looked up and saw that this man was not to be offended, and the uncle of the country, the General, grinned at her.

Song Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, waited for the battle, and said seriously: "I heard that the princess has arrived, and it would be rude not to greet the palace in person, so I hurried out to greet her, I don't want to be too impatient and fall and drown." She laughed, "Although the minister is weak, but It is better to be young, just to rest for a while, and the princess is very happy, even if it hurts, it is like spring with a dead tree." Standing up, I respected him from afar, "Thank you, General, for your concern, I am very grateful!"

The general got up to pay his respects, drank up his drink, laughed, and let Song Zhi go.

When Song Zhi was about to turn around and go back to his seat, another person stood up and said, "The son-in-law is now the princess, and the official residence is two thousand stones. This is unprecedented. He is really young and promising! So, let's respect Da Chen's young talent!"

Song Zhi looked back, she didn't know that person, his words were hidden, they were obviously a compliment, but in fact they meant that she relied on the princess and her family to break the precedent, and she was a vegetarian official, even a badass.Song Zhi smiled, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty's favor, I can't repay you. I should be broken to pieces, loyal to the country, and considerate of the princess. This cup should be respected to your majesty and the princess. Thank you for your favor."

Covering his face with the drinking glass, Song Zhi's face twitched.Whether it's the intrigues of modern colleagues or the hidden swords in the smiles of ancient officials, she has seen a lot, but anyway, today is her wedding with the princess. ?She observed quietly for a while, and found that most of the people who made things difficult were generals, and most of the civil servants were milder, and it was harmless to make jokes.She thought about it, made some guesses, and realized that the generals were all from the lineage of generals, and the civil servants, led by Song Xu, Marquis of Liangxiang, were close to her.

Da Chen Guofeng valued literature over martial arts, and literati looked down on warriors.In the eyes of the aristocratic family, the general headed by a warrior is also a vulgar warrior. If the queen hadn't become a relative, the general would still be a son of a good family and a savage from Bingzhou.It is easy for officials and civil officials in the court to be promoted, but anyone with a good background can be regarded as a step up to the sky.Just like the Song family, they are the leaders of the aristocratic family, and a quarter of the court officials can be regarded as disciples of the Song family, while the weak Song Fang started as an official with two thousand stones.It may take more than ten years of hard work for a good family to achieve a thousand stones.

Aristocratic families occupy the channels for officials to be promoted, but those who become officials based on their family background often have poor talent and morality. There are nursery rhymes among the folks singing: "If you want to be a scholar, you don't know the book. If you want to be filial and honest, your father lives away. Han Suqing is white and turbid like mud, and Gao Di A good general is as timid as a chicken." He was referring to the aristocratic family.Warriors and literati did not get along. General Liang Fu would not have a good impression of her, who was a high-ranking official who relied on her family background. Someone made a mockery of her just now, and Liang Fu probably agreed with those words.

This is not surprising, what puzzled her was that Song Xu actually allowed the warriors to make things difficult for Song Zhi, and did not come out to stop him all night.Song Zhi didn't dare to stay longer, and after drinking with the guests, he planned to slip away.

It's just that Song Zhi wanted to leave, but the people below didn't let her go so easily, they pulled her to cheer for Ji Li, but made her drink alcohol, as if they wanted to drown her to death with alcohol.She had a terrible headache at the end of the drink, and her staggering steps were almost unsteady.Not to mention whether the wine can be drunk, even if she can drink this taste, she doesn't like it, she almost vomits.

She saluted submissively, waved her hands and panted, blushing and red-eared: "Everyone, today is a day of great joy. It is a great honor for you all to come to congratulate you. I can't drink too much alcohol. After this cup, please forgive me!"

The guests are all dignified figures, listen to her begging for mercy, burst into laughter, and don't embarrass her anymore.After Song Zhi finished drinking, he lit the bottom of the cup to signal, and then turned around to go to the backyard, but he heard a person behind him laughing loudly: "Song Jun, I haven't seen you for a few years, Song Jun's voice has changed!"

Song Zhi shivered, his heart beating in his throat.She drank too much wine, her mind was in chaos, and she couldn't think of an explanation for a while.A person's appearance may change because of age and experience, but a person's voice changes, how can she explain it?She turned her head and squinted her eyes at the speaker.

The man was dressed in black, eight feet long, with a face like a crown of jade, with delicate features, looking at Song Zhi with the light of a candle in his eyes, shining brightly.The pearls and jade in the earlobe are round and round, and the silver hook is sapphire. Compared with Song Min Yingwu, he is more like Song Fang's elegance.The one who can enter the palace has not seen Song Fang for several years, and he still calls Song Fang the Song Lord. Who is it?

Song Zhi's hair stood on end, because everyone's eyes were on her.As long as the answer is wrong, she may die on the spot without a whole body, and may even implicate the entire Song family.

When she was helpless and sweating on her brow, another voice came to her rescue.

"My son-in-law, it's getting late."

The author has something to say: the more respected peers are called the emperor, and the prefect is called the Fujun.There are grade restrictions for such a high-level banquet.

Two thousand stones is roughly equivalent to the mayor of a prefecture-level city.

The ancients would make a bow when they met each other. When meeting a Shangguan, they usually folded their hands and made a long bow.But sometimes this kind of long bow is a bit contemptuous and arrogant.Kneeling is relatively rare, except for important occasions, I will not kneel easily.

To the princess, the son-in-law is both an accessory and a courtier, with unequal status.Some sons-in-law don't have a princess call, and they may not see the princess for several years.Unless the son-in-law's family is prominent and is a family of heroes, the status will not be too low.

The Shaofu is the royal steward who is in charge of the small royal treasury.