Chapter 156 I don’t want a blind marriage and a dumb marriage

Zhang Chao’s marriage finally took place as scheduled.

At that time, Mrs. Wang was already more than five months pregnant, and she was gradually showing signs of pregnancy. The eldest and second bedroom eldest family members had all moved into the large house adjacent to Wu'an Marquis Zheng's mansion. The Gu family, the third family member, Zhang Zhuo, and the Sun family were in Najili.

Then she hurried back. Although Dongfang had Feng to help her and Zhang Qing came back to help with the arrangements, she was still so busy that she couldn't care about what happened to Zhang Chao. And Zhang Qi had always been careless.

He was so heartless that he just thought that his eldest brother's gloomy face all day long was because he was worried that his sister-in-law would control him, so he didn't take it seriously.

However, the young Zhang Jiu felt that something was wrong. Although he and Zhang Chao once had an extremely bad relationship, it was all in the past and he had to mention it to his mother. But Feng was not willing to be meddlesome, so she quickly told him not to come.

He talks nonsense outside, but when he looks back, he blames his daughter for being troublesome in his heart.

The eldest daughter has a bright future and has married an earl's daughter. When she chooses a wife for her son, shouldn't she have to be a head above the earl's family in order to show the nobility of the eldest daughter-in-law?

Although Zhang Chao's father, Zhang You, had made military exploits during the Lili rebellion in Cochin, and had been promoted to the third rank of General Zhaowu, but Xiangcheng Bo was an earl of the highest rank. If we only talk about the family status of the two families, naturally the Zhang family is still considered

Gao Pan. However, when it comes to the relationship between the British Duke and Xiangcheng Uncle, the two families are close friends, so this marriage is normal.

Because of this, even though Li Yun was only the concubine of Uncle Xiangcheng, the dowry was still very important. There were sixty-four loads of furniture alone, and another sixty-four loads of silks, satins, powders, jewelry, etc.

In addition, there were many slaves and maids in the farm shops. When the dowry was delivered, the large group of people stretching for a mile attracted many people to watch. Many young people were envious of Zhang Chao, who had married into a wealthy family, but they did not know that the prospective groom was an official.

I have mixed feelings when faced with such a marriage.

On the day of the wedding, everyone inside and outside the Zhang family came out. Some were responsible for accompanying the sedan to the bride's house, some were receiving relatives and friends from outside, and some were busy collecting gifts. As for the dowry items piled in the warehouse that had not yet been divided, no one took care of them.

That's right. Mrs. Gu, who used to be in charge of the British government, is now in charge of her own house and personally taking care of the housework. Her three daughters-in-law are working together, and more than a dozen housekeepers are busy, while the Zhang Yue brothers have already been sent out to gather around the wedding.

The sedan went to the uncle's house in Xiangcheng to pick up someone.

Seeing that Zhang Chao was like a wooden man, he kowtowed to Uncle Xiangcheng and his wife, who acted as the bride's eldest brother, and then just forced a smile when he came back from the wedding. Zhang Yue couldn't help but sweat for the sister-in-law who came to the door.

The huge procession sent people back to the Zhang Mansion, and Xiniang helped the bride, who was wearing a rich dress and a red hijab, to get out of the sedan chair. When she saw Zhang Chao staring blankly at the bride's back, his eyes gradually softened.

Only then did I let go of my thoughts a little bit.

The wedding banquet had been held early in the morning, and it was time to worship heaven and earth after welcoming the bride. When he saw the newlyweds worshiping heaven and earth in the high hall, and then bowing deeply to each other, he couldn't help but think of his still-unknown marriage.

The marriage was not finalized. When I wanted to sigh, I found that the occasion was not right, so I had to sigh deeply in my heart.

Compared with Zhang Chao's blind marriage, his luck seems to be a little better. At least, he has met and talked with her. The two girls are still close to each other because they know everything about them, and no matter which one is suitable for them,

, the only thing I hope is that no unexpected person will suddenly show up. But looking at the status of the Zhang family's third house, there shouldn't be any chance of anyone interfering.

When Zhang Yue came back to his senses, Zhang Chao and the bride had already entered the bridal chamber. This was just a ceremony of unveiling the headscarf and setting up the tent to drink Hexin wine. Afterwards, the groom's official would come out. Therefore, as the groom's brother, Zhang Yue, himself

Get the wedding tent to entertain the distinguished guests.

The female relatives had already held a separate banquet in the inner courtyard to entertain guests. At this time, the wedding tent was full of male guests. Since he had accompanied Zhang Chao to welcome the bride, and after returning, he was engaged in worshiping heaven and earth and other activities, so he did not care to see if there was anything in the wedding tent.

Are there any other distinguished guests? Then, when I saw that the first table above was already full. In addition to several relatives, friends and elders with titles, including the British Duke Zhang Fu, there was also the Anyang King Zhu Zhanyao. His expression changed slightly.

After Zhang Fu's greeting, Xuanji smiled and stepped forward to say hello one by one.

This city of Beijing has everything but no secrets. Therefore, the princes and princes of various families naturally would not just treat Zhang Yue as an inconspicuous grandson of the third brother of the Zhang family. Zheng Heng, the Marquis of Wu'an, smiled and said that he is young and mature, while Chen Gui, the Marquis of Taining,

It means that young phoenixes are better than old phoenixes. Xing'an Bo Xu Heng, who has a bold nature, nodded directly at Zhang Yue. He said that if someone bullied him in the future, he would directly ask his uncle for support... When he arrived at Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng, he slapped the table.

The voice was so loud it seemed like it could overturn the wedding tent.

"Don't worry, my dear nephew. With us supporting you, you, as a civil servant, will be safe in your custody!"

Zheng Heng, Marquis of Wu'an, stayed in Peiping in the past. Zhu Zhanyao had a close friendship with him. He was also familiar with the other princes and princes. He didn't find it strange to see how protective they were, but he understood that Zhang Fu had recommended these people to Zhang Yue.

His intention was that his coming today was far more than just congratulations and gifts. After Zhang Yue walked around the wedding tent and left, he took a look at the opportunity and left the table.

Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Chao coming out of the bridal chamber. His originally rigid face seemed to soften a little, and even vaguely revealed a trace of unexplainable relief. He knew that Zhang Chao was about to accept his fate when the situation came to a close. So, seeing Zhang Chao,

After entering the wedding tent to deal with the guests, he had the intention to step aside and take a sip of hot tea. Unexpectedly, before he could swallow the water, he heard a cry.

"Yuan Festival."

"King Anyang, but it's too stuffy at the table?"

Knowing that King Anyang had many different ideas and was even more difficult to deal with than King Hengshan, Zhang Yue did not want to say anything more to him, so he quickly had a laugh and was ready to find an excuse to get past him. However, he hadn't thought of it yet.

How to escape, Zhu Zhanyao nodded: "It is indeed sweltering for the wedding at the end of July, but compared to my place, your place is warm in winter and cool in summer. The British father-in-law has indeed chosen a good place for your family. Yes.

Okay, does Yuan Jie know that the official selection for Jinke Jinshi has ended?"

Zhang Fu had not mentioned this news. Zhang Yue really did not expect that Zhu Zhanyao would get straight to the point. However, this was not a surprising thing, so he took advantage of the situation and nodded in realization: "It turns out that the election of officials is over, so

Speaking of which, I’m going to take up my post soon?”

"Not only will I take office, I'm afraid I'll also have a good marriage during the Yuan Festival." Zhu Zhanyao's tone became more and more cordial at this time, not avoiding the servants who were shuttled around to serve the dishes and the few guests who also left the table to enjoy the cool weather. He had a good time.

He said, "I guess your family has already crossed the threshold of people coming to propose marriage these days. If I didn't have a younger sister of the right age, I might have warned my father... That day, Bachelor Yang casually mentioned to Grandpa Huang that the Emperor

Grandpa seems to be interested in you, maybe he will get you a royal marriage before you leave."

He is not afraid of heaven and earth, but he is afraid that the emperor will mess up the mandarin ducks, so Zhang Yue was calm even when he heard that the election of officials was over, but now he is really frightened. After all, he has seen Meng Min and Du Wan.

He had a good appearance and good temperament. What if Zhu Di matched him with an unbearable person on a whim? You know, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not as perverted as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

How could he have time to interfere in his minister's marriage? Did he take the wrong medicine this time? He didn't want to get married blindly and dumbly!

Just when he had a headache, it seemed that Zhu Zhanya still felt that the news was not weighty enough, so he heard something else right after.

"Speaking of it, with your ability in Yuanjie, a six-department chief should have been able to secure your position, but who knew that Yang Shiqi didn't care about his old relationship at all, and Yang Rong also followed suit. But the Ministry of Personnel let you go. If in other places

It's just a place, it's the magistrate of Anqiu County, where Qingzhou Prefecture belongs.

In Yuanjie, Le'an Prefecture is to the north of Qingzhou Prefecture, and Anqiu is to the southeast of Qingzhou Prefecture. It doesn't even take half a day to travel between the two places. You had a conflict with the brother of the King of Hengshan last time, but now he has not gone to seize the vassal, but still remains

You have to be careful in Le'an Prefecture. Besides, as far as I know, the White Lotus Sect in Shandong is extremely rampant, so it's not easy for you to be a county magistrate."

Faced with such a "good intention" reminder, Zhang Yue sneered in his heart and pretended to thank him. Who knew that Zhu Zhanyao didn't mean to let him go after saying this, but instead started gossiping with him with a smile and talked endlessly.

The case of No. 3 of the Kang family that he had taken in previously came up. It was only after listening to this that Zhang Yue knew that the former Kaifeng Jin Prefecture was unlucky precisely because of the connection with the Kang family case.

Needless to say, this world is really too small.

Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui is in charge of Beijing, and Zhu Zhanyao helps take care of many things outside. The attitude of a corporal who is as humble and polite as ever is always unfavorable. So he didn't expect that Zhang Yue didn't have any feelings for him at this moment.

Feeling some kind of gratitude, at the end he nodded cordially to Zhang Yue.

"When we get to Shandong, I won't be able to do anything to help you. But there are several people in the Shandong Commandery Department in Qingzhou who have received some favors from me in the past. If you need any help, you can report my name to them.

I know that the British Guild will ask someone to take care of you, but wouldn’t it be safer not to let the elders know some things? By the way, I won’t give it to you before you leave, but I will ask the butler to prepare it for you then.

It’s a generous offer, and for the sake of our friendship, please don’t refuse it.”

Friendship? Who has ever made friends with you? Zhang Yue kept slandering him in his heart. Seeing that Zhu Zhanyao finally let him go and went back to the banquet, he breathed a sigh of relief. He stood silently for a moment, but he saw that Zhu Zhanyao was drunk.

Zhang Chao was helped out, so he went up to help someone, and ordered a little girl to prepare sobering soup.

Naturally, as the second child, Zhang Qi was kicked out to accompany the guests without hesitation. Just looking at the way he was holding a wine cup, Zhang Yue knew that the second child, who loved what was in the cup, was determined to hold him down. He held Zhang Chao up.

When he got to the side room next to him, he drank a bowl of sobering soup without hesitation, and saw the guy who was still drunk just now vomiting violently into the basin.

As if he had vomited out all his depression and the contents of his stomach, Zhang Chao, who raised his head, no longer looked like a puppet at first, and finally had a bit of a living person. He waved his hand to wave away a few girls.

, stood up unsteadily and gave Zhang Yue a wry smile, then staggered again.

At this moment, Zhang Yue hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but he heard Zhang Chao let out a long sigh.
Chapter completed!