newbobooks Chapter 183 Attending the Banquet
Chapter 183 Attending the Banquet
Today is Xu Zhiqing's wedding day.
Because of his fame in helping the capital with disaster relief, he was promoted by the emperor to the position of editor of books in front of the emperor at the sixth rank, and was also rewarded with a mansion in the capital. Xu Zhiqing had established a firm foothold in the capital.
After establishing his mansion, the first thing he did was to propose marriage to Lin Ying, the only daughter of the general's mansion.
Xu Zhiqing is the new top scholar.
At the same time, he also made contributions in the matter of Lin Junchen in the General's Mansion.
Plus Lin Ying's favor.
Soon he got Lin Yunsong's approval and was able to marry the beauty.
So today’s wedding happened.
Tang Wanru did not go to the general's mansion today, but followed Bai Yanli to Xu's mansion for a banquet.
Xu Zhiqing's wedding banquet today is all organized with the assistance of Bai Fu.
Early in the morning, Shang prepared many gifts and put them in the car for the two to take away. On the one hand, because of the relationship between Lin Ying and Tang Wanru, the gifts were indispensable, and on the other hand, she really admired this young man.
He came to Beijing alone and won the top spot in the imperial examination with his own ability despite having no background.
The group that accompanied Beijing saved so many people.
Now he is marrying the young lady of the general's mansion in the bridal chamber.
It has not been easy along the way.
It's admirable.
Shang is a gentle person, but he is often self-determined about people and things, so I am willing to give him more gifts.
So, Tang Wanru and Bai Yanli brought the gift to Xu's house.
At this time, Lin Ying had been brought to Xu's house in a sedan chair carried by eight people, and was waiting for the ceremony in the bridal chamber in the backyard. Because there were many guests, Xu Zhiqing was welcoming them at the door.
Seeing Tang Wanru coming, Xu Zhiqing's heart tightened and he immediately hurried out to greet her.
"Miss Tang!" Without further ado, he bowed deeply to her in front of many people at the door.
Xu Zhiqing knew it well.
Everything he has today is all because of Tang Wanru!
It was she who saved his life in Yunxiang Tower. It was also she who made him swap with Lin Junchen and go to Peijing to help with the disaster relief.
His family had suffered from floods before, so he had a lot of ideas on how to divert water. Accompanying the emperor to Beijing was exactly what he wanted, and he won the support of the people and the trust of the Emperor of Zhou. That’s how he got his name on the imperial examination and the wedding night!
He was very grateful to Tang Wanru.
Seeing him like this, Tang Wanru hurriedly got out of the car and returned the greeting: "Congratulations, Mr. Xu, double happiness has come to you." One is the establishment of a mansion, and the other is the wedding.
Xu Zhiqing nodded. He didn't say anything more. There were so many people around today, and many things couldn't be said. He just expressed his feelings.
At this moment, a voice came: "Sister Tang, Sister Tang!"
Tang Wanru looked up and saw Yang Lingling standing at the door waving at her.
Yang Lingling's husband Chen Tang was promoted to the position of deputy imperial guard a few days ago. He was a contemporary of Xu Zhiqing, and the two had a very good relationship. Today, Xu Zhiqing was in the new mansion, so Chen Tang brought a few people to help guard the mansion and maintain its safety.
So Yang Lingling also came to the banquet.
Bai Yanli had already entered the mansion, and Tang Wanru came to Yang Lingling. She immediately pulled Tang Wanru and said, "Sister Tang, my husband helped Master Xu patrol the mansion today and discovered something."
She pulled her to a corner and lowered her voice and said, "We found a fake maid sneaking into the mansion." She murmured, "It turned out to be Tang Yue'er!"
Tang Yueer?
"Yes." Yang Lingling nodded, "Although she is the wife of the prince, Master Xu did not invite the prince, so she has no reason to come."
"She still managed to sneak in even in this situation." Thinking of how Tang Yue'er framed Tang Wanru last time at the Tang residence, Yang Lingling still felt a lingering fear. She said, "I think there must be something fishy going on! It's hard to guess what she's going to do, so I asked Chen Tang to keep an eye on her first. If he doesn't arrest her, I'll come and tell you."
In his previous life, Xu Zhiqing did not have this grand wedding.
So Tang Wanru couldn't know exactly what Tang Yue'er was going to do.
But that’s okay.
Today is already lively, and since she is here, let's join in the fun.
So Tang Wanru said a few words in Yang Lingling's ear, and Yang Lingling nodded and left.
Tang Wanru looked towards the backyard.
Lin Ying had been picked up this morning, but she hadn't come out to get married yet. Given her personality, she must be getting bored waiting. She went to take a look.
Thinking of this, she walked towards the backyard.
The Xu Mansion is not big, but it is decorated very cleanly and elegantly.
Soon, Tang Wanru arrived at the bridal chamber. Red silk and lanterns were hung at the entrance of the courtyard, which was extremely festive.
As soon as Tang Wanru arrived at the door, she heard a maid's voice coming from inside: "Madam, please put on the veil quickly. The bride has to wait for the groom to lift the veil. If others see it, it will be troublesome."
Another maid also said: "Madam, even if you don't want to cover your head, you can just wear the phoenix crown and outer garment."
When Tang Wanru walked in, she saw that Lin Ying had taken off her bright red dress and put it aside, and had also taken off her veil and phoenix crown. She was lying on the bed with one leg bent, playing with a small dagger in her hand, looking nonchalant.
“Madam…” Seeing that she didn’t listen, the two maids almost burst into tears.
Lin Ying was playing when she looked up and saw Tang Wanru walking in. She immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Cousin." Then she walked over to her.
"Madam..." The two maids continued to shout with their heads down.
"Alright, alright." Lin Ying was annoyed by what she heard, and waved her hands at the two of them, "You guys are nagging me to death. I said I would wear it when I meet outsiders later. Aren't there no outsiders now?"
She rolled her eyes: "You two should get out first."
The two maids had no choice but to lower their heads and retreat.
Tang Wanru looked at Lin Ying. Oh, what a dashing girl, she was only wearing the red and white gauze dress that she had picked out for her in the shop that day, nothing else.
Seeing that the small dagger in her hand had been spinning for a long time, Tang Wanru asked with a smile: "Why, are you bored?"
She was right!
Lin Ying thought, she was extremely bored.
She was picked up early in the morning, and now she has to wait for an auspicious time to get married. She is so annoyed by the wait, can't they get married at any time?
According to her, there is no need to worship in the hall, it is better to go directly to the bridal chamber.
"They kept telling me to wait, but what was there to wait for? Not only did they not let me lift my veil, they also said that Xu Zhiqing wouldn't come, and they wouldn't let me leave the room. It's really frustrating." She said, turning the dagger in her hand.
Hearing this, Tang Wanru chuckled.
"Fortunately you came and talked to me!" Lin Ying said.
Tang Wanru smiled and said, "Don't worry, cousin. You won't be bored soon."
"What?" Lin Ying raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Not only are there people talking, but there are also people accompanying you in the fight!" After Tang Wanru said this, she turned her head to look out the window.
Lin Ying also looked out, and saw a dozen men in black suddenly appeared outside the window and walked towards them.
Lin Ying: ...