Chapter 579: Zhang Pei's Marriage (II)
Early the next morning, more than 30 Pei family generals with knives escorted Pei Zhizhi's carriage and left Wenxi County, Pei Xuanqi's nephew Pei Jingyuan served as the marriage envoy, Pei Xuanqi sent his daughter out of the county seat for ten miles, the father and daughter said goodbye in tears, and the team drove to the Wangwu Mountain Range hundreds of miles away in the southeast.
Wangwu Mountain is the tail vein of Taihang Mountain, there is a famous strategic passage here, Yiguan Mountain, after passing through Yiguan Mountain, it will arrive at Jiyuan County of Hanoi County, where it is Zhang Xuan's sphere of influence, but there are many bandits in the area of Wangwu Mountain, the road is not very peaceful, Wang Kuang, the general of Hanoi County, has been ordered by Zhang Xuan, he personally led two thousand elite troops across the Wangwu Mountain Range, and met the daughter of the Pei family in Bingzhou.
Two thousand troops escorted the carriage through the Wangwu Mountains and boarded a big ship in Heyang County on the north bank of the Yellow River.
Pei Zhizhi's boat was a 3,000-stone sea boat, and in the cabin, the petite Lixiang saluted Pei Zhizhi, "Little maid Lixiang, on the order of Madame, I am here to take care of the girl!" ”
In addition to Lixiang, there are three female guards and seven maids, Lixiang is their leader, Pei Zhizhi really didn't expect Lu Qing to be so attentive, and actually sent someone to Hanoi County to take care of herself, she was also a little moved in her heart, and hurriedly smiled: "Thank you for your care, and thank you for your hard work." ”
The cabin is clean and bright, and the layout is very elegant, so that Pei Zhizhi likes it very much, especially when you sit and you can see the scenery of the Yellow River outside the window.
The boat walked in the Yellow River for a day, and arrived in Wen County in the evening, by this time Pei Zhizhi's personal maid Xiaomei and Lixiang had already mixed very well, and they were both lively girls. The two chatted for a day.
Lixiang went to arrange dinner, Xiaomei whispered to Pei Zhizhi and smiled: "I heard Lixiang say that Mrs. Lu attaches great importance to the arrival of the girl, and she has specially moved and prepared a separate courtyard for the girl, and there are more than a dozen maids serving the girl. ”
Pei Zhizhi is not surprised at all. Brother Pei Jingyuan was also surprised that Zhang Xuan actually sent an army across Wangwu Mountain to greet him, and the brother was triumphant all the way, and marveled that there was actually a warship to escort him, in fact, this was Zhang Xuan who gave enough face to his grandfather and the Pei family, because he couldn't marry a wife, so he made up for it on the ritual specifications.
But no matter how high the standard of greeting is, it has nothing to do with herself, that is the face of the Pei family, Pei Zhizhi herself doesn't care about this kind of etiquette, she cares more about how Zhang Xuan treats herself. Caring about how Lu Qing treats herself, this is the key to whether she is happy.
At this time, Lixiang walked in with a few maids with wine and food, "Girl, it's time to eat!" ”
Pei Zhizhi already knew that Lixiang was Lu Qing's dowry maid, and her status in Zhang Xuan's mansion was very high, nominally a maid, but in fact she was free. So Pei Zhizhi didn't treat her as a maid, and invited her to sit down and smiled: "Lixiang." We dine together. ”
Rika was so frightened that she waved her hand again and again, "How can I dine with the girl, Madame knows that she will be angry." ”
"It doesn't matter, there is so much attention on the road, don't worry! Your wife won't be angry. ”
Pei Zhizhi insisted on letting Rika sit down to eat, but Rika couldn't help it. had to sit down, and Xiaomei also sat next to her.
After dinner, the three of them had a lot of harmony, and they sat together drinking tea and chatting.
"Rika, how old are you this year?" Pei Zhizhi asked with a smile while holding the teacup.
"Returning to the girl. I'm the same age as Xiaomei, and I'm fifteen years old this year. ”
"Then didn't you marry your wife at the age of thirteen, and you followed your wife before?"
"Actually, I haven't served my wife for a long time, I have been serving the old lady, because of the general's affairs, the old lady and the lady had a very unpleasant quarrel, so I followed the lady."
Pei Zhizhi suddenly became a little interested, did Lu Qing's marriage to Zhang Xuan also encounter twists and turns?
In fact, everyone in the Lu Mansion knew about Lu Qing and Zhang Xuan, and even the Pei family knew about it, but no one told Pei Zhizhi, Pei Zhizhi was curious, so he asked about the story of Lu Qing and Zhang Xuan.
This kind of gossip is the most interesting, and Lixiang told Pei Zhizhi in detail about the twists and turns of Lu Qing and Zhang Xuan.
Pei Zhizhi knew that Lu Qing almost married the Cui family, and even did not hesitate to follow Zhang Xuan to Beihai County in order to resist the marriage, and finally forced his mother to agree to this marriage, Pei Zhizhi couldn't help but think of himself, but he didn't have Lu Qing's courage, obviously he didn't like the Feng family, and he didn't dare to say to his father that he was unwilling.
It was this same experience that made Pei Zhizhi have a good impression of Lu Qing, and she felt that she and Lu Qingneng had a heart-to-heart connection.
"Rika, tell me about your general! What kind of person is he? Xiaomei is simple-hearted, and she cares more about her future uncle.
Pei Zhizhi's heart moved, she immediately listened attentively, of course she wanted to know her husband more.
Speaking of her own general, Rika immediately became energetic, and she couldn't wait to tell all the details of Jang Hyun to prove what a good man the general is
Eight days later, the greeting fleet arrived at the military port of Beihai County, what Pei Zhizhi did not expect was that Zhang Xuan personally came to the port to greet his relatives, of course, Pei Zhizhi's brother Pei Hong also came to the port together, the port was full of lights, and the gongs and drums were beating on the wharf, which was very lively.
Bae Zhizhi really felt shy, but Zhang Xuan personally came to greet her and made her happy, at least it shows that Zhang Xuan still attaches great importance to himself in his heart.
On the side of the ship, Pei Zhizhi secretly looked at Zhang Xuan, who was greeting Pei Jingyuan, I haven't seen him for a few years, Zhang Xuan is much more mature than at the beginning, his dark face has a short black beard, and his eyes are not as sharp as they were at the beginning, but full of wisdom and kindness, every move has an indescribable bearing, revealing a strong self-confidence, no wonder Lixiang praised him all the way to the sky.
Pei Zhizhi couldn't help but compare his eldest brother Pei Hong with Zhang Xuan, since he was a child, Pei Hong has been the most perfect male image in the eyes of their Pei sisters, tall and burly, gentle and elegant temperament, magnanimous and generous personality, with the modesty and stability of a son of a family, and without the arrogance and arrogance of a wealthy son, the Pei sisters all said that they would marry a man like the eldest brother in the future.
The reason why Pei Zhizhi doesn't like Feng Jun is largely because he is too far away from his eldest brother Pei Hong, although his father praised him for his outstanding literary talent, but he has a kind of petty family spirit in his gestures, especially when he sees himself. cringing, the whole person looks very mediocre.
But today Pei Zhizhi saw Zhang Xuan, only to find that even the eldest brother Pei Hong is not as good as Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan is tall and straight, wearing a long sword at his waist and a golden crown on his head. It has a majestic and heroic appearance, and has a powerful power that is unique to men.
In contrast, the eldest brother Pei Hong is much weaker, this is the difference in appearance, and the temperament of the two is completely different, the eldest brother is still stable and elegant, but Zhang Xuan has a heroic spirit that looks down on the world.
At this time, Zhang Xuan also saw Pei Zhizhi, and his eyes couldn't help but light up. Pei Zhizhi's beauty strongly impacted his vision: he was tall and plump, his skin was white and greasy, and his face was as delicate as a flower.
She left a deep impression on him a few years ago, and when I see her again today, she is more mature than a few years ago, she no longer has the youth in her memory, and she exudes a gorgeous demeanor.
At this time, Zhang Xuan also found that Bae Zhizhi was peeking at him shyly. He smiled slightly and bowed to Pei Zhi. Pei Zhizhi only felt that her face was hot for a while, and she hurriedly gave Zhang Xuan Yingying a blessing gift.
The board of the boat has been boarded on the big boat, Pei Zhizhi walked towards the board, but saw that Xiaomei did not move, and looked at her carefully, only to find that this little girl was peeking at Zhang Xuan. was stunned, Pei Zhizhi was angry and funny, and gently pulled Xiaomei's wrist, Xiaomei came to her senses and hurriedly helped the girl ashore.
Pei Hong greeted him. smiled: "Zhizhi has worked hard all the way. ”
Pei Zhizhi saw that his eldest brother, who he had relied on since childhood, his nose was a little sour, and he hurriedly saluted, "Big brother, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”
"Go home and talk slowly, the hour is gone, let's get in the car first!"
Lixiang and Xiaomei helped Pei Zhizhi to board a wide and gorgeous carriage, with hundreds of cavalry guards in front and behind, and Zhang Xuan also turned over and got on the horse, escorted next to the carriage, and went along the giant ocean towards Yidu County.
"Girl, he's really outstanding!"
Inside the carriage, Xiaomei praised in a low voice: "It's really a talent." ”
After speaking, she couldn't help but look at Zhang Xuan through the car curtain, every time she saw Zhang Xuan, she always showed a kind of intoxicated look in her eyes.
Pei Zhizhi slapped her on the forehead and scolded in a low voice: "Don't be like a nymphomaniac, disgrace me in public." ”
Xiaomei lowered her head embarrassedly and glanced at Lixiang, but saw that Lixiang was pursing her lips and smiling at her, scraping her face with her fingers, she couldn't help but secretly reach over and pinch it, and the two laughed together.
Pei Zhizhi's beautiful eyes looked at Zhang Xuan, and silently watched him through the curtain, his eyes calm and gentle
Every household in Yidu County put up lanterns to welcome the arrival of the bride of Qi Guogong, completely in accordance with the specifications of welcoming the wife, which is enough to give the Pei family face, Pei Zhizhi did not go to Zhang's mansion immediately, but first lived in the eldest brother Pei Hong's mansion, and then Wei Yunqi was the matchmaker, and then chose an auspicious day to send his relatives to Zhang's mansion to get married, which was only slightly worse than the wife in terms of etiquette.
Pei Hong's wife was born in the Li family of Zhao County, more than 20 years old, beautiful appearance, is a well-informed lady, she greeted her sister-in-law at the door, led Pei Zhizhi to the back house, and the family talked freely.
As he was talking, a maid came to report in a panic: "Madam, the Duchess is here." ”
Mrs. Guo is Zhang Xuan's wife Lu Qing, Li was startled, and hurriedly asked her husband to go to the study to avoid, she knew that Mrs. Guo must be looking for Zhizhi, so she took Pei Zhizhi out of the door, Pei Zhizhi was quite nervous, she was finally going to see her future eldest sister.
Lu Qing walked into Pei's mansion with more than a dozen maids, she smiled and exchanged a few words with the Li family, her eyes fell on Pei Zhizhi, she sighed in her heart, tall and fair-skinned, sure enough, she stepped forward and took Pei Zhizhi's hand and smiled: "Does my little sister remember me?" ”
When Lu Qing was ten years old, her father Lu Zhuo took her and her brother Lu Qingyuan to Wenxi Pei's family to pay New Year's greetings, Lu Qing saw a lot of Pei family sisters, she knew that she also saw Pei Zhizhi, who was only seven years old at the time, but there were too many Pei family sisters at that time, and she was a little wrong.
Pei Zhizhi saw that Lu Qing was graceful, beautiful and dignified, and had a gentle and amiable smile, she immediately fell in love with Lu Qing, and hurriedly smiled: "Of course I remember, at that time, Sister Qing was wearing a goose yellow skirt, and we all said that the spring flowers were going to bloom." ”
Lu Qing suddenly remembered that she was indeed wearing a yellow skirt at that time, this Zhizhi girl was really a caring person, and she actually remembered that she was happy in her heart, and took Pei Zhizhi's hand and smiled at Li: "I will say a few thoughtful words to Zhizhi, and Mrs. will not blame me for being rude!" ”
"How could it be, go to the back garden! It's quiet there. ”
Lu Qing took Pei Zhizhi's hand and walked towards the back garden, the back garden is small and exquisite, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, it is extremely quiet, the two are pacing slowly in the garden, Lu Qing smiled and said: "I heard the general say that you had a blind date a few years ago, did Zhizhi feel that this was an arrangement of fate?" ”
Pei Zhizhi nodded lightly, "To be honest, I really feel this way. ”
"Fate is so ingenious, everything was arranged in the dark, we walked around, I thought we had gone far, but I found myself back to the starting point, when I married General Zhang, it was the same feeling, the moment he saved me, I felt that God was destined for me to meet him."
Pei Zhizhi didn't know about Lu Qing and Zhang Xuan's past, she nodded silently, the two walked around, Lu Qing smiled slightly: "I actually came to discuss one thing with you, it was originally the best auspicious day in five days, but the general will go out the day after tomorrow, although tomorrow is not the day of marriage, but it is also an auspicious day, can the little sister get started tomorrow?" ”
Pei Zhizhi lowered his head shyly, and said in a low voice for a while: "As long as the eldest brother doesn't object, I have no opinion." ”
"I asked your sister-in-law yesterday, and your eldest brother said to let you make your own decisions, so I came to ask you, but don't worry, there are all the etiquette that should be there, and it won't be omitted because of time constraints."
Pei Zhizhi nodded lightly, "It's up to the eldest sister to decide!" ”
Lu Qing couldn't help laughing, it was really funny, he hadn't drunk the door tea, so he changed his name to call himself eldest sister. (To be continued.) )