On the third day of the seventh month of the first year of Jiajing, Chen Jiuchou, the head of the military department, left the capital with 500 cavalry in a low-key manner and went to Gansu to supervise military affairs and resist the invasion of the Turbo people.

This incident did not attract much attention from the people of Beijing, after all, Gansu is thousands of miles away from the capital, and it is too far away for the people of Beijing, and their lives have not been affected in any way, so naturally few people will pay attention to it.

Moreover, the Turva people have not made trouble once or twice, since the beginning of the Hongzhi Dynasty, the Turva people have continued to invade Hami, the imperial court sent troops to recruit, the Turbo people immediately patted their butts and left, as soon as the imperial army withdrew, the Turbo people immediately made a comeback, which is really annoying and helpless.

Fortunately, Turva's national strength is not enough to pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty, at best it is just a small fight, so let alone ordinary people, even the imperial court does not take the Turbo people too seriously. It's just that this time Man Su'er made a bit of a fuss, and after occupying Hami City, he even brazenly sent troops to attack Ganzhou and Suzhou, otherwise those courtiers would not have bothered to pay attention to him.

Compared with Chen Jiuchou's low-key departure from Beijing, another thing has attracted the attention of the people of the whole city, that is, the emperor's wedding, which is a major event that the people of the whole country talk about, and it is also a major event related to the country.

It is worth mentioning here that not all emperors can be called big weddings, only emperors who have not married before ascending the throne can be called big weddings. The little emperor Zhu Houxi was only fourteen years old when he ascended the throne, and he had not yet married, so this time he was married to a concubine.

Although the treasury was empty, the emperor's wedding was shabby, so the new head of the household department Shangshu Sun Jiao did his best to squeeze out a budget of 500,000 taels of silver. If it's short, no one can shorten the emperor's use, right? What's more, it is the emperor's wedding, and there are many envoys from small countries who come to congratulate, which is related to the dignity of the country, so the wedding must naturally be grand and huge.

The day of the emperor's wedding was set on the tenth day of August, but from the beginning of July, the Ministry of Rites was busy, Qin Tianjian chose the auspicious day of the zodiac, Taifu Temple prepared carriages and horses, Taichang Temple prepared ceremonial music, Guanglu Temple prepared banquets, Honglu Temple received foreign envoys who arrived in Beijing one after another, and almost the entire state apparatus of the capital was preparing for the emperor's wedding.

The little emperor Zhu Houxi is also very busy, in addition to dealing with national affairs, he also has to participate in various sacrificial activities every three or five days, this kind of day is estimated to last until September, because there are more sacrificial activities after the wedding. Therefore, the more particular it is, the more troublesome it is, and the emperor has to be busy for several months to get married, which is really enough to toss people.

Compared with the little emperor, Xu Jin is naturally much more relaxed, the day of the emperor's wedding, is also the day when Master Xu marries the Fei family, and he marries a pair of sisters who are beautiful and fragrant, and it is also the emperor's decree to marry, which is really envious.

Since the middle of July, the Xu Mansion and the Fei Mansion have also been busy, both of them are official eunuchs, although they are not as particular as the emperor, but there are a lot of red tape, and the "Three Books and Six Rites" can not be missing. Fortunately, Xu Jin didn't need to do this himself, and all of it was handed over to Dabao to deal with, and the Fei family also sent an experienced old woman to Xu Mansion to guide and assist.

In the blink of an eye, the weather is getting cooler, and on the tenth day of the first month, the whole capital is immersed in a festive atmosphere.

Hour Yongfang.

Feifu is full of lights, and the guests are full of doors, which is very lively. After all, it is a scholarly family, and the background is not comparable to ordinary people, not to mention that the two girls are married at the same time, so the wedding banquet is quite grand, and the dowry items are lined up in a long line, all the way from the courtyard of the Fei Mansion to the door of the house, and it extends more than ten meters on the street.

At this time, the group of female porridge porridge in the backyard of Fei Mansion, almost all of the female relatives gathered here, and it was very lively. In the room, Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang were wearing red wedding dresses, wearing phoenix crowns and xia cloaks, sitting side by side shyly, and the two mirrors standing in front of them clearly reflected the pretty faces of the two women, which were beautiful and beautiful.

The mirror is the kind of full-body glass mirror, inlaid with an antique wooden frame, very exquisite, which is sent to the house by the male family when the levy (too big gift), the third girl and the fourth girl each have a pair.

In the end, the glass mirror is currently selling very well in the capital, but the price is too expensive, the glass mirror the size of the ordinary copper mirror costs ten taels of silver, and this kind of full-body glass mirror is sold for a hundred taels of silver, which is extremely expensive.

"Are the girls ready? My uncle has already entered the door! A maid hurriedly walked into the room and asked.

Several maids who were putting on makeup for Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang smiled and said, "It'll be fine right away!" After saying that, he took the red head cover and put it on the two girls.

At this time, Xu Jin had already entered the gate of the Fei family in the sound of festive firecrackers, and the greeting group behind him could be described as a "lineup of heyday", all of them were 500 battalion soldiers with big shoulders and round waists.

Xu Jin first went to the hall to greet Ruyi's stepmother Zhao, as well as Fei Cai and his wife, because Fei Ruyi had no father, so Fei Maozhong's brother-in-law accepted the gift instead. As for Fei Hong, he is a cabinet scholar, and he has to stay in the palace today to help preside over the emperor's wedding.

After Xu Jin saw the salute in the front hall, he led the welcoming team to the back house. Because the two girls were married at the same time, in order to facilitate the man's family to welcome their relatives, the Fei family deliberately arranged it in the same courtyard, and it was the same room out of the pavilion on the sedan chair.

"Hehe, everyone, hurry up, my uncle is here! Uncle's here......! ”

As soon as Xu Jin stepped into the yard with his front feet, the entire courtyard was boiling in an instant, and he saw dozens of family members and maids holding all kinds of things in their hands, and they looked at them one by one with bad intentions.

"Uncle Good Godmaster learned that if he wants to take away our girl, he has to pass us first!" The maidservant girl Hongying held a feather duster in her right hand, and her left hand crossed her waist to block the road, looking like she was blocking the road and robbing her.

Xu Jin smiled and said: "It's easy to say, Erniu will give money!" ”

Erniu immediately unburdened the goods, took out the broken silver and copper coins that had been prepared long ago, and distributed them.

"Thank you, uncle!"

"Congratulations, uncle!"

A group of maids rushed up to get the silver, laughing from ear to ear, but after taking the silver, they continued to block the way very unkindly.

Xu Jin smiled bitterly and arched his hand: "Red tassel girl, please raise your noble hand, I am afraid that you will miss the auspicious time if you are late." ”

Hongying smiled and said: "Xu Gongzi married the two girls in our house in one go, thinking that it would be enough to give a reward of silver, how can there be such a cheap thing." Brothers and sisters, give me a hard beating, and make a break of my uncle's majesty, so as not to bully our girls in the future! ”

Those girls immediately pounced on them with a smile, and the paper rolls, feather dusters, cloth sticks, etc. all greeted Xu Jin, and Master Xu was immediately beaten to the ground.

"Protect your lordship!" Wang Lin'er shouted, and the soldiers of the five hundred battalions rushed forward with laughter, protecting Xu Jin in the middle, and I don't know which obscene big-headed soldier pinched the buttocks of the servant girl Hongying, the latter screamed and ran away with a red face, and the maids and family members were also scattered.

"Haha, pony, good job!" Qi Jingtong patted the shoulder of the "meritorious" soldier and laughed.

Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat, straightened the big red flower on his chest, and stepped into the backyard hall. I saw that the old lady of the Fei family, Yuan, was sitting in the town hall in person, and the female relatives around her were all the three aunts and six wives of the Fei family, and Fei Xiaoyu, the little pepper, was naturally also present.

Xu Jin stepped forward and said, "Xu Jin has seen the master!" ”

Yuan smiled and introduced the ladies around Xu Jin one by one, who saluted vigorously and almost didn't get a herniated lumbar disc, because there were too many people.

Fei Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Xu Jin, if you want to take away the third sister and the fourth sister, chant two hypnotic poems first, otherwise the door of the room will not open." ”

"Yes, yes, I have long heard that my cousin is only eight buckets tall, and his poems are superb, and the poems are written quickly."

"Hehe, uncle, don't think about fooling people, although our daughter's family doesn't read much, but the poetry is still good or bad, if the poetry is not good, then my uncle is ready to stay alone in the empty room tonight."

"Giggle......

A group of young women laughed and coaxed, I have to say that there are many women, and their style is even bolder than that of men.

Xu Jin still did his homework, and said with a calm smile: "Sisters, cousins, nieces, cousins, cousins-in-law, sister-in-law heard it, the hypnotic poem will come soon!" ”

The ladies burst into laughter.

Xu Jin coughed lightly and groaned: "In the past, I would try to travel to Beijing, and Chang'e Xu Xiangtou in the month." Today, I am fortunate to be the Taijin Meeting, and the fairy is taught to make up the building early. ”

As soon as this poem came out, bursts of admiration suddenly sounded all around, and an elderly female dependent beside Yuan's side smiled and said: "It is said that Cao is only eight steps high, and now it seems that our uncle is better than one fight." ”

Fei Xiaoyu's eyes rolled slyly, and said playfully: "Xu Jin, your first hypnotic poem is for the third sister, you praise my third sister as a fairy Chang'e, you can't favor one over the other, and the next one has to praise my fourth sister, if you don't like the fourth sister, you don't have to take this kiss!" ”

As soon as these words came out, a group of young ladies immediately followed suit. Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang in the room are both Xia Fei's cheeks, the difference is that the former is joy, and the latter is shy.

Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat secretly, the most difficult thing to settle was really the sister-in-law, so he had to rack his brains to search for the inventory in his head, Fei Xiaoyu, the little pepper, proudly held his hands behind his back.

"Xu Lang won't be stumped, the fifth sister is really it, it's so difficult!" Fei Ruyi thought a little nervously.

Fei Jixiang was also very apprehensive at this time, and secretly made up his mind that as long as Xu Jin chanted a hypnotic poem, even if it was not as good as the first one, he would admit it.

Fortunately, after a dozen breaths, Xu Jin's voice finally came from outside the room: "Last night, the red candle was mixed with gold powder, don't make spring in front of the mirror." You don't need to put red makeup on your face, and you need to wait for the painting with your eyebrows. ”

As soon as this poem came out, there was a burst of laughter all around, although Xu Jin's hypnotic poem was not as good as the first one, but it was more "flavorful".

Fei Xiaoyu covered her mouth and giggled: "Fourth sister, have you heard, don't draw your eyebrows first, wait until you get up tomorrow and Xu Jin will help you draw them!" ”

Fei Jixiang in the house has long been ashamed of his face like fire, and his heart is beating wildly, as the so-called: red sleeves add fragrance to read at night, and get up in the morning to comb and thrush. The ancients described the lingering love between husband and wife, and they all liked to use thrushes for their wives, so Xu Jin was equivalent to "numbness" in public.

Xu Jin smiled bitterly and arched his hand to Fei Xiaoyu and said, "Miss Xiaoyu, this hypnotic poem has also been written, please raise your hand." ”

Xiao Pepper obviously didn't want to let Xu Jin go like this, and he hadn't had enough of it, so he put his hands to his mouth and shouted to the room: "Third sister and fourth sister, are you still satisfied with your brother-in-law's hypnotic poem?" ”

"Satisfied!" The two girls in the room replied almost in unison, and Fei Ruyi also added: "Fifth sister, don't make trouble!" ”

A group of women laughed and got out of the way, and a mother-in-law was responsible for opening the door, and two brides wearing red hoods and red wedding dresses came out with the support of Yahuan.

Fei Xiaoyu, the little pepper, immediately made trouble again, stopped in front of Xu Jin and said: "Xu Jin, it's too cheap to take away this girl's two sisters so easily, so let's do it, there is one last level, guess which one is the third sister and which one is the fourth sister, you can only leave if you guess right!" ”

Xu Jin couldn't help laughing, is this asking Tang Bohu, who is a copycat star, to order autumn incense?

The two brides in front of them are wearing red wedding dresses, covered with red heads, and their height and body shape are similar, which is really difficult to distinguish. When Xu Jin was in a dilemma, one of the brides coughed lightly, and Xu Jin couldn't help but light up, or our family will hurt people.

Fei Xiaoyu's mouth pouted and said: "Hmph, the third sister cheats, this can't be counted, Xu Jin, you have to make two more poems." ”

The so-called fan poem is a custom left in the Tang Dynasty, the bride will use a fan to cover her face when she passes through the door, when the cave room, the groom official must chant a fan poem, the bride will be satisfied with the fan will be removed, show her face to drink wine with her husband, and then go to bed to become a good thing.

Xu Jinhan said: "Little jade girl, but the fan poem is not made now. ”

"No, we have to do it now, we won't have a chance to listen to it when we enter the cave room." Fei Xiaoyu was domineering, and a group of female relatives also coaxed.

People had to bow their heads under the eaves, Xu Jin had no choice but to admit it, and said: "The boudoir is as red as a flower, and it will come to my house on the tenth day of August." It has its own five-color cloud dress, and there is no need for a hundred heavy fans. ”

Xu Jin's fan poem is just decent, but Fei Xiaoyu finally said it once, and did not continue to make things difficult, but said: "There is still one song missing!" ”

Xu Jin chanted again: "Mo Fan Luo out of the curtain to cover Chunshan and hinder Juncai." If the reunion is like a bright moon, osmanthus flowers must be put in it. ”

Xu Jin arched his hand to his sister-in-law after groaning, and Fei Xiaoyu said with a smile: "This one is not bad, okay, this girl will no longer be difficult for you." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, led his two sisters out of the door and got on the sedan chair, and then went back to the house with a long procession of relatives.