Chapter 37: The Undercurrent (I)
Qiuxiang Building
Wang Yan sat at a table facing the street on the third floor, looking down through the window, and the crowd on the street came and went.
Ordering the dishes, the guy served the wine and food in a moment, Wang Yan poured himself a full glass, the entrance was mellow and fragrant, it was really good, but Wang Yan had no intention of tasting it carefully.
Wang Yan has been staying in Qiuxiang Building for the past few days, and the hospitality is good, but he doesn't eat or drink well, and he is restless every day.
A few days have passed, and in this Chengdu Mansion, the saying of the flat wife is already known in the noisy market.
The news that came in every day made Wang Yan worried.
Whether it was sending someone or he came to the door in person, the Song family used the excuse to be perfunctory.
Several times, Mo said that he saw the head of the Song family, it was the second child of Song Heng Song, and he hadn't seen it a few times.
But he can't go, as long as there is still a slight turn for the better in this matter, as a representative of this subordinate team, he can't give up lightly.
However, things have been dragging on like this, and the anxiety in Wang Yan's heart can be imagined, it is this hot summer season, and within a few days, his mouth is already foaming.
After taking another sip of wine, Wang Yan suddenly became angry, and put down the wine glass with a "bang", which caused people at several tables nearby to look at him in shock.
Wang Yan didn't pay attention to it, ate a few bites, turned to leave, and went back to his room.
When he returned, he saw a guard coming in from outside and reported to him, "My lord, someone from the Song Mansion has come." ”
"Someone from the Song Mansion is coming?" Wang Yan heard this, and his conditioned reflex was to step out, but after a few steps, he finally stopped.
Turning his head, he asked the guard, "Who's coming?"
But there is resentment in his heart, saying that the Song family has already offended him, and the grievances of life often begin like this.
The guard bowed his head and said, "It's the second master of the Song family who came." ”
"Song Heng?" Wang Yan nodded, didn't ask any more, and walked out of the room, even if he was in a bad mood, since the important people of the Song family were present, it would be too much not to greet them.
didn't go far, and saw Song Heng walking towards this side under the leadership of the shopkeeper.
This is the territory of Chengdu Mansion, and the power of the Song family is far more entrenched than the Wang family, so the shopkeeper is much more enthusiastic about Song Heng, and he laughs while welcoming him in.
Song Heng also saw Wang Yan who came out at this time, turned his head, and said to Wen Yan, the shopkeeper who was talking to him: "That's it, you don't have to accompany you." ”
"Yes, Second Master Song. The shopkeeper was very familiar and withdrew.
Standing facing each other, Song Heng smiled and arched his hand towards Wang Yan and said, "Lord Wang!"
Wang Yan smiled faintly and said politely: "Second Master Song." ”
The tone is a little distant.
"Haha, in the past few days, the Song Mansion has some things to deal with, but it has made Lord Wang wait for a long time. ”
"Where is it, the affairs of the Song Mansion are more important. ”
Seeing this Wang Yan's faint expression, Song Heng was a little embarrassed, snorted, and said, "Let's talk about it inside!"
Wang Yan nodded, although he was a little resentful of the previous actions of this Song Mansion, but it was not good to attack in person, so he had to give in: "Please." ”
When the two entered the house, Song Heng didn't play any mystery, so he said: "After consideration, my brother has agreed to be hired and exchanged for eight characters and a marriage contract. ”
Let's talk about some more details.
Hearing that the Song family actually agreed to this marriage, Wang Yan was stunned.
However, of course, Wang Yan could not disagree, so he agreed immediately.
Everything is ready, in fact, as long as the Song Mansion agrees, it can be held, and Song Heng had a conversation at the moment, and after a while, twelve people carried the dowry and carried it into the Song Mansion generously.
In front of everyone's eyes, Song Han greeted him in person, and let people accept the gifts.
The two sides sat down in the spacious hall, and Song Han said with a smile: "Lord Wang, please drink tea...... I've really snubbed you this time, but some people in my family are really difficult, and they have to explain one after another, so they have been delayed until now. ”
Song Han took a bite of tea and said, "Please wait a minute, the marriage contract still has to be combined, and it must be handed over to my mother before I can take it out!"
Wang Yan was also calm at this time, and said, "Of course!"
The marriage book is first combined with eight characters, that is, the boy's Chen eight characters are one line, and the girl's Chen eight characters are one line, and I also want to ask Mr. to "approve the eight characters", of course, now it has already been calculated as good luck, and now it is just a step down the ceremony.
The two drank tea quietly, Wang Yan glanced at it, and saw an object on the left and right of the screen in the hall, which seemed to be porcelain, but it was shiny, giving people a feeling of gem inlay.
And the style of this thing is also a little strange, the people depicted on it are not like Middle Earth, just look at it, Song Han smiled and said: "This is Xiqin porcelain, processed with metal and enamel glaze, the style is very specific, my Song family's branch in the south of the Yangtze River, a few years ago to the sea once, but got this thing." ”
Wang Yan looked at it carefully and said, "It is said that there are also countries overseas, is this really the case?"
"That's the case, the so-called Western Qin is still the ancient saying, it was originally a big country, but now I heard that it has been divided, and the princes have been divided for hundreds of years, but it is still called Western Qin. ”
"The backbone of my Song family has moved to Shuzhong, but there are still a few branches in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, especially in Jiangnan, which are still very prosperous. ”
As soon as he spoke, he saw a maid come out and said crisply: "The old lady and the lady have already seen it and signed it, so they will wait for the master." ”
As he spoke, someone prepared pen and ink.
The marriage book was made of red paper, folded, and after it was unfolded, Song Han no longer hesitated, signed the pen and wrote, and after writing, the ink was dried and handed over to Wang Yan.
At this time, Wang Yan couldn't help but show joy, and this matter was done.
"Mr. Wang, this ceremony has been completed, when will you marry, and who will you send?" Song Han also asked.
"Since I have already in-laws, I won't hide it from you, according to the original eldest brother's meaning, once the marriage letter is successful, it is impossible for the eldest brother and my nephew to come in person, which you should understand. Wang Yan said: "The eldest brother also said that it is best to choose an auspicious day within this year, and it is likely that I will come to welcome the relatives on behalf of the Wang family." ”
How can an envoy or an heir in troubled times go out of the feudal town in person and not be afraid of being killed?
Song Han also understands this, and understands the meaning of it better, according to the ancient rites, parents are dead, and they are not allowed to marry within three years, Wang Zunzhi is thinking about this and asks to choose an auspicious day as soon as possible.
This can also be seen that Wang Zunzhi felt that his days were running out, thinking of this, Song Han turned around and called: "Let Mr. Sun choose an auspicious day according to the eight characters." ”
Mr. Sun is the master of Feng Shui and Bazi and so on in the Song family, and has been using it for decades.
After a while, the maid came back and reported: "Mr. Sun said that the fifteenth day of the next month, or the fifth day of the next month, is an auspicious day, and it is appropriate to get married." ”
"Thank you in-laws, I will go back and tell the truth. The Song family cooperated, which immediately made Wang Yan happy.
After saying a few more words, Wang Yan bowed and retired, and Song Han was sent to the door.
There was a marriage contract in his arms, and when he went out, Wang Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This heart, so far, can be regarded as completely let go, but almost at the same time, I wondered in my heart, why did the Song family suddenly become enthusiastic?
Could it be that what has happened in this town?
Just thinking about it, I got into the carriage and drove straight to Qiuxianglou.
At this time, it was afternoon, and it was the time of prosperity and bustle, with people and cars coming and going, and the carriage was not eye-catching.
Wang Yan was in the car, looking at the street through the curtain, and couldn't help sighing secretly: "This Chengdu is worthy of being the first city of Shu, and the population is prosperous, Wei Cundong became a festival envoy at the age of thirty-six, and there was only one county at that time, even if the government was ruthless, relying on this Chengdu, it still continued to expand, and now it has occupied three counties." ”
"If it weren't for the fact that he is in his fifties now, if it weren't for his old injury, I'm afraid that now I'm afraid that there will be more than that, this is really the center of Shu!"
Sighing here, he suddenly had a whimsical idea: "If my Wang family can enter Chengdu one day...... Ahem, what am I trying to do?"
At this moment, the carriage stopped in front of Qiuxiang Building, and Wang Yan smiled to himself and came down.
There are many small courtyards in Qiuxianglou, which are for this kind of VIPs, at this time Wang Yan was in a good mood, so he went all the way forward, and when he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he saw two personal soldiers greet him: "My lord, you are back, there is news from the town." ”
"Oh, bring it to me. Wang Yan was taken aback and hurriedly said.
It can be seen that the communication of the Wang family is far inferior to that of the Song family, and the news only arrived at this time.
This is a letter, open it and look at it, Wang Yan's eyes shot out a look of disbelief, and he hurriedly read it again, the more he looked at it, the brighter his eyes became, he slapped it on the door, and exclaimed: "No wonder I think that the Song family is condescending and respectful, it turns out that Tian'er has made this great contribution, and it is really wonderful to capture Taisu County at this time, it is really wonderful, wonderful!"
Because of Liu Siming's death, although his son Liu Chaoyi succeeded to the throne, it was difficult to restrain his arrogant generals, so the capital of Sichuan sent troops privately, and the result was that Wang Shoutian was victorious.
And when Liu Chaoyi first ascended the throne, he had a general who sent troops privately and lost the blow of a county, even if it was a hero, it was difficult to control the situation for a while.
The people's hearts are far away, and the people will be centrifuged, even if this Liu Chaoyi has a thousand talents, what about it?
Now there is only one government and two counties left in Liuzhen, which is unbearable, and it is only a matter of time to annex this town in the future, when he thinks that the Wang family and the Liu family have fought for more than ten years, and finally the Wang family wins, he can't help but feel shocked.
"Big brother, you must be very happy, after more than ten years of fighting, we still won...... Now that the Song family has promised to marry, my Wang family will prosper in the future!"
"Zhuang Tian'er, Tian'er is really my family's unicorn!" Wang Yan laughed, but there were tears in the corners of his eyes, this day, I have been waiting for more than ten years.
After a few turns in his heart, he shouted: "Peng Jie!"
"Mark it in!" said one of the people inside, this person was about twenty-five years old, wearing the clothes of a domestic servant, but in fact he was a military commander, this person was good at riding and shooting, good at martial arts, and had a fierce spirit, which was very valued by Wang Yan.
Wang Yan said: "Peng Jie, you go back first and tell the horse, just say that the Song family has agreed to the marriage, go and tell the marshal." ”
Peng Jie said: "No, the mark is ordered, but your safety ......"
"It's okay, there are other pro-soldiers, besides, the Song family will also send people to accompany me, there is no problem with my safety!" Wang Yan waved his hand and said.
Hearing this, Peng Jie responded respectfully: "No!"