As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

According to Huamanlou's age, of course he was planning his marriage.

And with the empress dowager, the empress was stunned—in fact, judging from her desire to marry Huai'an Bofu, she was also very optimistic about Huamanlou, but the difference between her and the empress dowager was that her qualifications Slightly worse, just a little taller.

But she is by no means stupid. If it is true and too stupid, why should she always be the lord of the harem by firmly suppressing the sixth palace?

The living conditions of the harem, that is the proper law of the jungle.

Therefore, Uncle Huai'an really underestimated the weight of his son in the hearts of the elders in the palace, and it is true that he miscalculated how unreliable these elders are to the prince, so that this time his estimation was completely out of line. off...

Once there is a consensus, things will be easier to deal with, the queen immediately said: "There are many daughters from a good family in the capital, so I will send someone to inquire and see whose daughter is still missing."

After a pause, the queen said again: "Speaking of which, I heard that the daughters of Wen Ge's hometown are all famous in the capital, and there are many people asking for marriage. I don't know if a marriage has been arranged."

The Empress Dowager said: "Well, this girl Aijia has met before, she is really very intelligent, she is a prosperous man. But speaking of it, Huaqing's family is not prosperous, is it better to find a good child?"

The queen nodded: "What the queen mother said is that it's a bit embarrassing if the population is not happy. It doesn't make people think that the Hua family has fallen."

The queen mother thought for a while: "Remember, Aijia, Qi Qing's family also has a girl? Aijia has seen that girl too. She looks healthier, so she must be more fertile."

It has to be said that even the mothers of two generations live in the world, and when it comes to the family, it is no different from that of ordinary people, so the two women chatted about this for a whole morning. been thoroughly checked...

329. Start!

Hua Manlou is not clear about the plan of the two-time Gongdou champion, he is currently in a very entangled situation. (I just copied and complained, can't hit me?)

How can I ask for a marriage?

These days, the marriage of children is decided by the parents, the parents order the matchmaker, and the marriage is done according to the three books and six rituals, namely: letter of appointment, letter of ceremony and letter of welcome, as well as acceptance and name asking , Najib, Nazheng, please date, personally welcome.

In other words, there are actually not many things that the groom really needs to do. Generally speaking, it is quite easy to wait for the bride to enter the bridal chamber.

So if Miss Wanqi has family members, then the process should be that Uncle Huai'an first invites a matchmaker to her home, and the man comes to the door with a gift after the woman agrees, and asks the girl's name and date of birth. The birthday horoscope is sent to the ancestral temple for divination. If it is suitable, the next step is to send the betrothal gift and choose the wedding date.

But here in Huamanlou, it's all messed up. People don't see the bride at all before they get married. They only meet for the first time when the hijab is lifted, and then it's sex... Cough, anyway, it's whoever sings, set off your love Skull... Cover the head—anyway, others only saw the bride at this time, but his Uncle Hua had already started to play hooligans, so the matchmaker could save the marriage and name.

Besides, Wan Cheng Yanran doesn't have any family members, so it's inappropriate for Uncle Huai'an to come forward - a single old man who goes to meet a girl doesn't seem serious, no matter what, doesn't he?So Uncle Hua has to come by himself.

As for asking about the birth date, Huamanlou doesn't pay much attention to it, so the first three steps can be omitted, and the step of giving the dowry can be done directly, but...

The two of them just had a little bit of meaning just now, wouldn't it be awkward to give the betrothal gift directly now?

What if Miss Baimao is frightened and refuses?

Hua ManLou was extremely entangled, but time waited for no one, if an imperial decree suddenly came from the palace, then everything would be over.

After thinking about it, he felt that it was better to hint a little first, to give Wan Cheng Yanran time to react, and then move on to the next step.

"Miss, we've known each other for so long, why haven't we heard of your birthday?"

After Hua Manlou returned to Xishan, he immediately ran to see Wan Cheng Yanran.

Wan Chengyan, who was busy, looked up at Huamanlou and said, "Why do you ask this?"

Hua Manlou said solemnly, "I'll celebrate your birthday in the future, what else can I do?"

"I'm not born yet, and you don't know where I grew up, so how do you know your own birthday?"

"Ah this..."

"If you have nothing to do, come and help me." After saying that, Wan Cheng Yanran started to work again, while Hua Manlou stood aside depressedly, neither helping nor leaving.

Huamanlou originally thought that she would ask for her birth date first, and then find a Taoist priest or something to approve a piece of heaven and earth, and use this thing to trick Miss You into marrying her, but in the end...

Outsmarting the birthday card failed.

Hua Manlou rolled his eyes and came up with a plan: "Miss, the weather is so nice today, why don't you go out together? I heard that there is a boy from a craftsman's family in the living area who is getting married, so I just went to congratulate him."

Wan Yanyan said without raising her head: "Everyone will feel uncomfortable when you go, so don't cause trouble."

"It doesn't matter if you look at it, you don't want to sit down and have a meal, right?"

"If you really want to, you can send something, and people don't make trouble."

"..."

Nowadays, there are more and more craftsmen in Xishan, and there are not a few people who have never been in contact with Huamanlou, so it is really not the case for a fifth-rank official like him to go to other people's wedding banquets, even... he just I want to arouse Miss Wanqi's desire to get married.

Didn't there be that kind of girl in the previous life, when she saw the bride's gorgeous dress at the wedding banquet, she suddenly wanted to get married.

Even if this idea is temporary, but if you say a few words at this moment and push it, won't the matter be settled?

But who knows that Miss Baimao doesn't want to join in the fun at all, this...

Huamanlou was even more depressed.

"Miss, look out the window. Here, do you see those two birds?"

"See, how?"

"Just... that's all, the birds in the book are in pairs, the green water and the green mountains are smiling... Cough, you don't have any idea after seeing this scene anyway?"

"...No, compared to this, you don't block the light and are writing textbooks."

"No, I mean, the birds are in pairs, so you really have no idea?"

Wan Chengyan raised her head and looked outside: "That's a sparrow. It can warm the kidneys, nourish qi, and warm the waist and knees. It's the best food in cold March. It's June now, so it's not suitable to take it."

Hua Manlou: "..."

Turn around and just stew a pot of sparrows for nothing else, just to relieve hatred!

In the previous life, Huamanlou had a friend. This buddy once told Huamanlou with a distressed face not to look for girls from the science department, because the things these girls did were really unsightly—for example, giving cosmetics to others What you care about is not your mind, but the ingredients in it, maybe you have to take it to the laboratory to study it...

So why is this girl who studies medicine so virtuous?

Huamanlou felt a sense of frustration from the bottom of his heart.

On the contrary, Wan Cheng Yanran found out that something was wrong with him: "What's wrong with you today? Why are you so... noisy?"

Hua Manlou said dejectedly: "Isn't it... I have been in the capital for several days, and I haven't seen you, are you a little excited? Then what, you are busy first, I am leaving..."

It seems that if the matter is not thoroughly clarified, it is estimated that Wan Cheng Yanran will not be aware of her own thoughts on the whole, so Huamanlou plans to open up.

Isn't that just a proposal?

Get started!

Although this is the first marriage proposal in two lifetimes, Hua Manlou has seen some proposal videos and stories anyway, anyway, it is flowers, candles, rings, and unexpected surprises, so maybe I have to find a group of friends to help me - in Xishan There is no one else, there are a lot of people who help!

What's more, anyway, the six ceremonies have been messed up, so it seems that there is nothing wrong with following the marriage proposal from the previous life.Romantic, which era is not romantic?Which girl doesn't expect to have an unforgettable marriage proposal?And isn't that more memorable than staid adoption of a name?

Anyway, this is still personally involved, much more reliable than the one who just waits for the bridal chamber, right?

Hua Manlou gritted his teeth and went to Xishanwei, and recruited some young soldiers to help with the preparations.

And when Huamanlou was preparing for it, the Palace of Compassion and Peace.

"Queen, why do you always think that this daughter of the Wen family is more suitable for you? And the people below said that a few days ago, it seems that the capital has heard that this girl is going to marry Huamanlou. We might as well Just push the boat along the way and fulfill her, right?"

"The Ai family also thinks that she is more suitable, but they heard that the daughter of the Wen family is afraid of the cold, and the imperial doctor said that it is due to blood deficiency and qi deficiency, so she may not be able to bear children... Well, that kid may marry such a girl, you can arrange it."

"Yes, Erchen will find a reliable matchmaker tomorrow."

(Speaking of titles, in fact, I have worked hard on this aspect. For example, the queen can call herself a son or a concubine in front of the queen mother. The queen mother calls the emperor the emperor, and for example, officials. , Shangshu and Shilang are called department halls, local officials are generally county officials, government officials, and people usually call officials the Grand Master, the second master, even the emperor is called the Emperor Grand Master... How about doing something Let me popularize the free chapters of titles?)

330. Choose a date to get married

Huamanlou's actions can be described as very low-key. Firstly, he didn't want Wan Chengyan to notice what he was doing. After all, a proposal is a surprise, isn't it?

Secondly, he couldn't let the palace notice the movement. After all, they couldn't say they were planning to give a marriage. If someone found out that he made a marriage in a panic because he didn't want to get married, wouldn't there be suspicions?

The actions in the palace were also quite low-key, and they didn't even send anyone to speak to Uncle Huai'an. But, what do you know so much about?

And this is also a surprise, can you still call it a surprise when you say it?

After all, it's not because the old lady in the palace is free to do this, but because it's a high-end way of buying people's hearts. It's not prudent to yell without saying a word.

Besides, after all, the royal family is handling this matter. In order to avoid unnecessary suspicion and trouble, it is better to keep a low profile, so...

Miraculously, the two parties are actually carrying out a very similar thing at the same time, which is outrageous.

In the blink of an eye, July is here, and there is a very important festival in July, which is quite suitable for marriage proposals: Qixi Festival.

There is an essential difference between the current Qixi Festival and the Qixi Festival in Huamanlou's previous life, and even the customs are different in different places.

For example, Fujian and Taiwan are worshiping Qiniangma, while nearby Guangzhou is welcoming immortals, most of the southwestern part has nails dyed, Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas have a lot of hairdressing, Shaanxi area Zhaqiaogu, Henan Kaifeng area plays mills and drinks, all kinds of people are different. It's not like modern times, only business promotions and hot hotels are left, and it's like Christmas, how many girls are taken out to eat bananas in the name of eating apples...

A few days before Qixi Festival, most of the older girls and younger daughter-in-laws in Xishan began to prepare for the festival.

Due to the fact that the building is full of flowers, the life of Xishan craftsmen is much better than in the past, so they will not be so stingy when it comes to festivals.The living area is decorated with lights and festoons everywhere, and most of the girls have also bought new clothes, prepared lanterns to be released that day, and prepared a series of begging activities.

But all of this had nothing to do with Hua Manlou, he just wanted to propose a marriage proposal on Qixi Festival.

The ring must be prepared, but the material makes Huamanlou quite entangled: gold is a bit vulgar, silver is not high in value, platinum is not available at this time, as for diamonds...

Guochao does not produce much diamonds, and there is no such thing as 'diamonds are forever', so this thing does not represent marriage.

Reluctantly, Huamanlou sent people to the capital to search around, and found a very precious ruby ​​that was said to be produced in Toungoo, and then made it into a proposal ring——Ruby, it symbolizes passion and love. Love, and the Celestial Dynasty also regards red as a happy color, which is not bad.

In addition, Huamanlou also prepared a token of love: a suet jade pendant with no trace of variegation throughout.

Everyone said that gold was valuable and jade was priceless, and based on Huamanlou's understanding of Miss Baimao, this thing might please her more than the ring.The relief on the jade pendant was carefully crafted by famous masters in the capital, and the pattern is also very connotative: Kylin giving birth.

In this way, Miss Baimao doesn't know the meaning of the ring, so she should know Qilin's intention to give her a son, right?

Of course, the atmosphere also needs to be exaggerated. If you don't have the atmosphere, ask for a marriage with Mao?

Huamanlou sent people to buy a lot of fireworks, and sealed off the place in the name of cleaning up the hidden dangers in the back garden. Then, he started to decorate the only arch bridge in the garden by himself-use this place as a place for marriage proposal, and come out when the time comes Wouldn't it be nice to meet on a magpie bridge or something, and then propose?

The arrangement is very painstaking and elegant.

The red carpet is a must, and the red candles are also a must, because not only do you need to put a heart, but you also have to consider the issue of lighting—otherwise the lights will be dark, and the young lady’s shy expression will not be visible, so let’s not talk about it. Once I took out a ring, I was nervous and dropped it on the ground, but I couldn't find it, so what should I do?

And then the bridge, of course it has to be a little bit, isn't it?

But even though Huamanlou had a lot of staff, they couldn't let everyone catch live magpies and put them here. I guess it was worse than Zhao Ren.

The magpie is not good, but it is actually okay to have a paper crane, right?Anyway, it was Hua Manlou who created it first, he said it was a magpie, it must be a magpie, and how could a tyrannical Xuanwu Wei not have such courage?

It’s a magpie, look at the wings, look at the tail, what if it’s not a magpie!

As for whether to invite someone to watch the ceremony and yell 'marry him' or something, Hua Manlou gave up after thinking for a while.

There is no other reason, courting is a very personal matter, especially in this day and age.Wanyi ran away shyly with Miss Baimao, where did Huamanlou cry?

Thanks to Huamanlou's words, everyone in the house listened to them, and few of the girls in the house liked to hang out in the back garden, so Huamanlou's preparations went extremely smoothly.

Next, it depends on the weather. If it is windy and rainy on Qixi Festival...

Huamanlou prayed indiscriminately to the gods and Buddhas all over the sky, and asked a few old people to ask—the old people always have experience when there is no weather forecast. There will be wind and rain before you can rest assured.

This is the first marriage proposal in two lifetimes, how could it be possible for him to make a mistake?

……

When Huamanlou was preparing, the palace was not idle.

The queen asked someone to be a matchmaker, so she couldn't find a matchmaker to come to her door unexpectedly, but the one she sent to Wenge's old mansion was her younger sister, the daughter-in-law of Duke Ning.

This person is a relative of the emperor, a relative of the emperor, and close to the empress, both in terms of weight and relationship are enough.She was not ambiguous after receiving the news, so she prepared a gift and went to Wen Ge's old mansion in the name of visiting Mrs. Wen on the same day, and then mentioned the meaning of the palace a little.

I said earlier that Wen Liang was very assertive, Mr. Wen Ge and Mrs. Wen Ge felt that it would be fine for her to make up her own mind, but before seeing whether Wen Liang's posture was right or wrong, she would not marry, and now the royal family has also sent someone to make peace. Wouldn't it be shameless not to agree?

So although the old two were extremely entangled, they agreed.

After the queen heard the news, she immediately prepared a gift and sent it to Mr. Xu Dacheng, the chief housekeeper of the palace, and asked Wen Liang's birthday horoscope, and then took two horoscopes to the White Horse Temple in the suburbs of Beijing, and got it A piece made in heaven-the queen is here, which master do you think dares to talk nonsense?Even looking at the white money, you can't talk nonsense, right?

All in all, after confirming that Huamanlou and Wenliang are very suitable, the queen decided to accept the solicitation period on the seventh day of July based on the principle of sooner rather than later—that is to say, on the day of Qixi Festival, she will personally come to deliver the dowry, and The second eldest member of the Wen family made an engagement and chose an auspicious day to marry Hua Manlou and Wen Liang.

Things seem to be getting chaotic, and what no one expected is that even more chaotic things are yet to come...

331. How can this be done!

On the fifth day of July, Ying Guogong's mansion.

In the flower hall, Duke Ying squinted his eyes and lay on the rocking chair very comfortably. The concubine on the left cut fresh fruits into small pieces and fed them into his mouth. Watching several musicians pluck the strings, the curling sound of the piano echoed in the cool flower hall, making people feel refreshed.