bookcurios Chapter 153: Old 3 is still too ordinary
Chapter 153: Old 3 is still too ordinary
The sudden sight in front of the door caused a slight ripple in the hearts of the two.
However, they parted as soon as they met. Zhou Qinghe was still the most dissolute and willful young prince in the capital, and Zhao Fangyu was still preparing for her marriage in her boudoir.
After winter came and the wedding date was set, Zhao Fangyu went out less often.
I haven't seen any letters from Zhou Qinghe since winter.
This winter is as cold as last year.
The situation on the border is bound to be bad. The only good thing is that this year Daliang did not suffer a large-scale disaster like last year, and the granaries were replenished.
With last year's experience as a guide, soldiers on the border took precautions early on, and until the twelfth lunar month, there was no news of any border being breached.
The nineteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Since dawn, tens of thousands of firecrackers have been set off for nine days.
Everything in the Zhao family was golden and red. All the maids wore scarlet silk coats and vests. Those who embroidered double happiness patterns on their own were rewarded. They all wore magpies on plum blossoms and intertwined velvet flowers on their heads. They all had red strings tied around their wrists, and they all had smiles on their faces.
The bright red Huanhua silk was embroidered with twelve scenes of joy. In addition to the four joys of life, there are also a big birthday, a happy family, children around the knees, and chatting in front of the window. These embroidery patterns with beautiful meanings are embroidered on the huge silk flowers, all the way from the two big stone lions at the gate of the Zhao family to the banana hut where Zhao Fangyu lives.
A mandarin duck path was built on the ground, with soft red silk as a guide. Red lacquered lanterns were hung on the beams, and woolen windproof curtains with auspicious round flowers were hung on the left and right. Two small silver incense balls were hung from the ground, which gave off the fragrance of winter plum blossoms.
A red nest is built on the rockery, and lovebirds live in it. In front of the house, there are swallows hanging on the beams with golden branches in their mouths.
The whole journey was filled with pink and joy, even more so than the scene at Zhao Fangjin's wedding.
Song Bai looked at the Zhao family and couldn't help but think of his own wedding scene. He couldn't help but tease Zhao Fangjin: "Are you envious?"
Zhao Fangjin angrily gave Song Bai a crutch. It would be fine on normal days, but he had to spoil the fun on such a good day?
"What's the big deal? My sister is such a good person, what good things can't she deserve?"
"You don't understand. If she were my biological sister, the occasion would probably be twice as grand."
If Zhao Fangyu was born to a legitimate daughter of the Longxi Li family, then even if the second prince was a playboy known throughout the country, he could still compete for the position of crown prince openly.
Unfortunately, Zhao Fangyu is not one of them, and the Li family is not willing to take the safe bet.
Otherwise, her sister would definitely be the most brilliant woman in Daliang.
The arrangements for Zhao Fangyu's wedding were so luxurious that the eldest lady discussed with Zhao Fangjin, Mei Xunyin and others for a long time.
Their family is no longer as powerful as the prime minister's family. They only have some money to support Zhao Fangyu.
Therefore, this huge amount of money was given out specifically for the sisters-in-law who wanted to compete with Zhao Fangyu in the future. Zhao Fangyu couldn't be inferior to others in every aspect.
Following the red silk guide into the Banana House, I discovered that the decoration inside the Banana House was even more exquisite.
As soon as you enter the door, you will see a four-fold black lacquer mother-of-pearl mica pearl eight-treasure carved ruyi embroidered screen. Inside is a large red rosewood carved flower scroll pattern antique shelf, on which many treasures are placed in an orderly manner. On the left and right are two red sandalwood incense tables, on which there is a fine white porcelain peony incense burner, and below is a half-moon corner table carved with twelve immortals by Huanghuali, with a plate of incense, flowers and fruits.
When you come out, there is an octagonal table connected to a rosewood cabinet. When you go in, there is a bright red rosewood and sugar jade round table with four small round stools and embroidered cushions. On the right is the beauty couch where Zhao Fangyu, Zhao Fangjin and others often play and chat. On the right is another pearl curtain door, and inside is the step-out bed that the lady has prepared for Zhao Fangyu for many years.
To the left of the hanging flower gate is the small study where Zhao Fangyu writes and does accounts every day. There are six paintings and calligraphy by famous artists hanging on the walls. In front of the room is a rosewood desk with an armrest, a rose chair in the middle, and the stand, writing brushes, inkstones, etc. on the desk are all works of famous artists.
Every stranger who entered Jiaolu came out speechless.
From now on, anyone who says that the Zhao family doesn’t take good care of their daughter should be dragged out and slapped eighty times!
These are not all, the biggest part is the dowry that was carried out in large loads.
Since dawn, people have been leaving the Zhao family in an endless stream.
It took two people to carry the dowry. Zhao Fangyu's dowry box was a circle larger than others, and the heavy box pressed the burden into an enviable arc. The festive red color was carried all the way from the Zhao family to the Hewang Mansion.
There was also a pretty woman with a festive bun and dressed in red, followed by several servants carrying baskets of copper coins.
Before the bride even leaves the house, wedding money has already been distributed along with her dowry.
There is also a place for celebration at the city gate set up by the Zhao family and the Hewang Mansion, where thick porridge made from various kinds of treasures is cooked. As long as visitors can say a lucky word, they can have a bowl of hot, fragrant and sweet porridge.
When the third prince got married, the prime minister's family presented him with a ten-mile-long red dowry.
Zhao Fangyu's dowry was carried straight into the Hewang Palace. Although it took a short distance, it caused quite a stir.
The Third Prince was also in Zhou Qinghe's wedding procession, watching the dowry being delivered to the Crane Palace, his eyes were as dark as the thick clouds on a rainstorm, piling up layer by layer. If someone looked at him at this moment, they would be able to sense his resentment and greed.
"Second brother is so lucky."
The third prince was wearing a beige wedding robe with gold thread, a right-angled hairpin with flowers on his head, and was riding a horse behind Zhou Qinghe.
Zhou Qinghe smiled happily, and the red wedding dress made his face look even more handsome.
After several months of care, her tan skin, which had been tanned on the battlefield, has returned to its fair color as when she first met Zhao Fangyu.
Sharp eyebrows and star-like eyes, eyes are like cold stars.
"Not as good as my third brother, who has a beautiful wife and concubines and a son."
The Third Prince's wife has not given birth yet. The Third Prince and his wife are hoping day and night for the blessing of their ancestors, hoping that the baby in her belly is a boy.
With a forced smile, he glanced at the bustling wedding procession again. The Third Prince was so jealous that he stopped talking and turned his head away, not knowing what he was thinking.
Zhou Qinghe curled his lips and smiled, disdaining such petty behavior.
The Third Prince was thinking that it was obvious that he had chosen Zhao Fangyu first, but his father was partial to him and gave such a beautiful and wealthy woman to the second prince, totally ignoring the great contributions that the third prince had made in the past two years!
Zhou Qinghe thought that the third brother must have been holding back his fart, and he was looking at the dowry, so he must be thinking about his wife!
For a moment, Zhou Qinghe clenched his back teeth.
"Come to think of it, second brother, why did you drag the fourth brother out as well?"
When the Fourth Prince heard people mention him, he smiled awkwardly and quickly lowered his head.
He didn't want to come either, but because of the previous favor, Zhou Qinghe knew that Cui Zimin was on good terms with him. In order to naturally pull Cui Zimin into the wedding party, he used the previous favor of the clan mansion to dig him out from the mansion.
But he still couldn't adapt to such an atmosphere and hid at the end of the wedding procession.
Zhou Qinghe would definitely not tell the truth to the Third Prince, so he just said perfunctorily: "We are brothers. I have a good relationship with the Fourth Prince. He will come when I call him."
The Third Prince's gaze was fixed on the Fourth Prince at the end of the crowd, but was blocked by Cui Zimin who squeezed out from the side.
Cui Zimin was called Qinghe Jun, so he was naturally good at everything. When he smiled, he was so charming that the girls around him couldn't take their eyes off him.
Cui Zimin came up from behind, and together with Zhou Qinghe, they sandwiched the third prince in the middle, one on each side.
One is Zhou Qinghe, who is the most beautiful woman in the harem and is named Concubine Li as her mother even when she is crazy. The other is Cui Zimin, the sweetheart of countless girls from Qinghe to Longxi.
The third prince, who was caught in the middle, was like a rat caught stealing lamp oil on the altar, and he looked dwarfed in comparison.
I can't say anything unpleasant, I can only say that the third prince is still a little ordinary.