Chapter 393: Finding a wife is so troublesome
With the imperial edict to give the marriage, Zhou Zheng had nothing to say. Anyway, he had never been able to deal with the proposal, and it all fell on his wife. The wife was very enthusiastic and was a little difficult to accept at first, but when she thought about it, she felt relieved.
Then he said to Chen Ao: "If you get married in the future, I will teach you to clean up the several lofts in the east courtyard of the Houyuan Garden for you to live in, so you don't have to move out. It's time for the whole family to be lively."
Chen Ao originally had the intention of moving out. After all, he was just a relative of the foreigners and lived there all the time, for fear that outsiders would be irrelevant. But after all, he was used to living in this Zhou Mansion, and it would be troublesome to move out. When he heard his wife say this, he agreed and thought to himself, his buddy was thick-skinned, and he would go if he liked anyone.
Chen Ao stayed in the mansion in peace for a few days. The Imperial College started school and took a few days off first. Tang Yan knew Chen Ao’s intentions and naturally agreed.
The Duke's Mansion had just finished the banquet and started preparing the betrothal gift. According to the negotiation, it was just a matter of making a decision first and then get married after the autumn examination. However, the Zhou family is a big family after all, and even if they are engaged, there are many rules. The betrothal gifts are selected by the wife himself, which one should buy silk, which one to buy gift cakes, and which group to invite. This sect affairs made the wife not sleep well for several nights, and Zhou Zheng was pushed by her several nights. When she woke up in the morning, she was already yawning and couldn't even open her eyes.
Zhou Zheng was a little resistant at the beginning. When Yang Jian came to the door in person, although he broke up and talked about getting married, he just reminisced about the past and praised the prince, which reduced his resistance a little.
As for Zhou Heng, he sometimes brought a few friends from the Palace Front Office to help. Most of these are energy-free and have nowhere to vent, so he can help run errands within his ability.
Chen Ao is the most heartless. In the past few days, he would take out Chen Ji's notes, write a few scriptures, and sometimes write some running scripts. He dared not go out or look for his wife. He just felt that if he met Zhou Ruo, his heart would be empty.
I went to the Ministry of Personnel halfway through. The Ministry of Personnel is the leader of the six ministries, and the ranks of officials in charge of the world's officials, the examinations, the selections, and the promotions. Even the titles, the titles, the graces, the difficulties, the matters such as asking for titles and donation are also controlled by the Ministry of Personnel. Therefore, don't look at the fact that this Ministry of Personnel's yamen is extremely inconspicuous among the many yamen. The front door of the government office is deserted, but its authority is enough to make people intimidate.
After entering the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Personnel was divided into four departments. Each department was a single-family building, guarding a court in the shape of a character. In front of the door, stone tablets such as selection of literature, seal verification, merit and examination of merits were respectively erected. In front of the court was the Holy Edict Pavilion, and another inscription was another inscription. This inscription must have been around for a long time, but the signature was the handwriting of Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi. Chen Ao stood in front of the monument, but he smiled. There were thousands of words on the monument, but it was all nonsense, and then he entered the monument.
The official in the hall was an official over 70 years old and was wearing a breeze dress, which seemed to be of a certain grade. Chen Ao went over to salute, reported his identity and the whole story, and submitted the seal issued by the court.
The old official looked at it and confirmed that Chen Ao's seal was correct. He picked up his pen and drew a circle under the seal, called a minor official, handed the seal to him, and then said to Chen Ao: "Sir Chen is young."
Chen Ao sat in the court, thinking that it was so troublesome to register and make a book. He thought that he only needed to remember one name. The little official took the seal and came back after a long time. This time he brought more seals and said to the old official: "Sir, I checked the files from the Wenxuan Qing Lishu Department, and the seal is correct."
The hall official nodded and smiled and said to Chen Ao: "Master Chen, please stay for a while." Then he wrote a few words on the seal and asked the little official to send it there.
This time it took not much time. The little official came with a tray with a robe, winged hat and silver seal on it, and smiled and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Chen."
Chen Ao hurriedly took out money to reward him. This unspoken rule must be followed. When the minor official got the reward, he thanked him happily and personally sent Chen Ao out. When he arrived at the front yard, someone shouted, "Is the person coming here a scholar Chen Ao Chen?"
Chen Ao looked back and saw an official in the green uniform walking out of the yamen hall of the Wenxuan Department and walked over with a smile. Chen Ao had a little impression of this person, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while. Chen Ao smiled and said, "That's right."
The man came over to salute and said with a smile: "Last time I asked for a wedding banquet in the public mansion, I was checking the seal letter just now. As soon as I saw that it was Brother Chen's name, I immediately came to say a few words to Brother Chen."
Chen Ao then realized that the effect of the banquet had come out. He invited that wine, which was considered as Zhou Zheng's official recommendation to his disciples. The major yamen in Bianjing City were afraid that only a few acquaintances could be found. He smiled and greeted the officials of the Ministry of Personnel of the Selection Department to say goodbye, and he did not forget to say, "I will propose marriage in a few days. Hehe, if you don't abandon me, why might as well join in the fun?"
The young official laughed and quickly agreed.
After returning to the Duke Mansion, Chen Ao really thought about the official seal and the official uniform. He tried it on and it was quite fit. As for the official seal, it contained the seven words "School of the Academy of Calligraphy and Painting" and the handwriting was a bit blurry, and it looked a bit old. I don't know how many people have passed.
As for the breeze clothes, it is a new style. The style is a round-necked Confucian robe with a large cuff, which makes it a bit majestic when worn. Needless to say, the winged hat is the prototype of the black hat in later generations. It is a bit big on the head. It feels like a washbasin on the head. It feels a little uncomfortable at first, and I can get used to it slowly.
There are only these things, but the meaning is different.
A few days later, the auspicious day finally arrived. Early in the morning, firecrackers were set off in front of the Duke's mansion, and several large trucks with betrothal gifts were painted with fresh paint, which was very eye-catching. Chen Ao was surrounded by others, and there were too many people coming today. Dozens of classmates from the Imperial College were here. On the surface, they came to meet Chen Ao together to welcome the bride, but in fact, Chen Ao had seen through this little thought.
Chen Ao wanted to marry Miss Tang’s family. Who is Tang Moer’s father? He is the president of Central University. These students skipped classes one by one, and insisted that they would not be punished even if they skipped classes this time. When asked, they would ask for a question and said that they would go with Chen Ao to propose marriage. What can Xuezheng say about such a happy event?
Dozens of military officers came to the Palace Front Office, as well as many old friends, as well as some of the dozen friends they made in the Sui Yashan room. The group of people arrived in front of the mansion with great success. Liu Wen came over with a smile: "Young Master, which one should we go to first?"
This sentence is really weird. When someone asks you, which one should you ask when you go to propose marriage? If the tutor knows, you must turn it off.
Chen Ao was stunned when he heard this. He was really in trouble. Which one should I go to first?
Although they are all flat wives, they are written in black and white on the imperial edict, but to outsiders, whether it is flat wives or not, the wife always has to be divided into higher wives. If they go to the Tang family first, the Tang family will naturally be happy. However, according to Yang Jian's temperament, they will definitely be unhappy. Yang Jian also wants to save face. His goddaughter was hired, but the man went to another girl's house first. What's going on?
But the question is again. If you go to Eunuch Yang's mansion first, what would Tang Yan think? It should be noted that scholars and eunuchs have always been inconsistent with each other. The scholars and officials claim to be noble, especially those who are pedantic people like Tang Yan. When they heard this, oh, you actually went to Eunuch Yang's place first before coming to me. Gengkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkongkong
Although these are just Chen Ao's guesses, they are hard to guarantee that they will not happen. What's more, if Chun'er goes too late, Chun'er will not complain, Chen Ao feels sorry for her. She is a person without parents, and she is neglected when she gets engaged. When she thinks of her pitiful little appearance, Chen Ao feels a little uncomfortable.
He gritted his teeth and said in front of everyone: "Come on, bring three copper coins."
Everyone cheered: "What are you doing with the copper plate? Tell me quickly. Which one to go to? It will delay the auspicious time. It depends on how you end it."
Liu Wen took out the copper plate and handed it to Chen Ao. Chen Ao said in front of everyone: "If you sprinkle one word, go to the Tang family first, two words are the Yang family, and three words are the Wu family." Wu is Chun'er's surname.
Everyone couldn't help laughing. Chen Ao thought of this idea and actually guessed it first. It was interesting, so they said, "Brother Chen, throw it quickly..."
Chen Ao sprinkled the copper coins, but it was a word. He couldn't help but smile and said, "You are optimistic. Remember to give me a testimony to me. Let's go to Lord Tang's mansion first."
Gongs and drums sounded, Chen Ao sat high on the horse, and the team that followed behind him reached the end of the street, which was very lively.
I don’t know how many streets I blocked when I arrived at the Tang family. Someone had already entered the door of the Tang family to report, and the wood door was closed immediately. Many neighbors on the street smiled and blocked the wood door, saying, “Which man is this? If you want to go there, you will pass our level first.”
Chen Ao dismounted, Zhou Heng and some people came over and said, "Get out of the way, get out of the way..."
The Tang family refused to let him go, and one of them stood up and said, "Sir Chen is a talented man. If you want to propose marriage, you should write a poem for us to listen to. We will say it in advance, and this poem is not allowed to be written randomly. You need to brag about it yourself. Let us see why Shi Xueshen asked Tang Caiwo for marriage."
Chen Ao laughed and said, "Okay, just write a poem." He pondered for a while, but this time he stopped copying ancient poems. He chanted with his foundation: "The baby picked up his pen and threw golden gourds, and the young man stepped on the waves and fell, and he looked straight up to the blue clouds and dragons, and then he smiled at the second-hand teaser."
The poem was written, a little ashamed and not very good at it, but this poem was arrogant enough, especially the last sentence that beats the second-hand smile on Tanhua. Although it is very real, it is too arrogant.
If you are arrogant, you are arrogant. Why are you still reserved when you propose marriage? Chen Ao thought with a smile.
"Oh, Zhuangyuan Gong was so angry." Everyone laughed and couldn't care whether Chen Ao's poems were good or bad.
Chen Ao said: "Can you go in now?"
When everyone let him in and opened the wooden door, many classmates and imperial guards in casual clothes rushed over. Although the fence was deeply tied, it was not solid after all. As soon as these people rushed up, they collapsed.
Zhou Hengda shouted: "Who, who crushed Lord Tang's bamboo fence, it's so damn..."
Several people pointed at him and said, "It was the one who was crushed by Master Zhou, and even the thief shouted to catch the thief."
"Is it me?" Zhou Heng was very ashamed and crawled into the crowd in shame and disappeared.
When we arrived at the front yard, the black and humble people said together, "Call Tang Cainu to come out and see everyone. If I don't come out, I won't stop."
When Tang Yan came out, the voices of these people became much weaker. When many prison students saw Lord Tang, they were so scared that their faces tightened and they did not dare to make loud noises anymore.
Tang Yan's eyes fell on Shen Ao. Seeing him wearing a winged hat with a breeze, he was energetic, and deliberately turned over with a stern face and said, "Oh, it turns out it's Chen Ao. I wonder what *** is doing with so many people to the mansion today?"
This is called asking clearly. Women should never be happy at this critical moment. They should be reserved and show disdain for the man. They can only let go when the man prays. Otherwise, it means that his daughter is not worth the money. Therefore, Tang Yan's face turned a blind eye and really scared many people.
Chen Ao quickly bowed and said, "Students have met Lord Tang, Lord Tang, and the students love Miss Mole very much. This time they come to propose marriage. I hope Lord Tang promises."
Tang Yan said, "Please ask for marriage? Okay, I'll test you first. If you have real talents and knowledge, we can discuss it again. If you are ignorant, don't blame me for driving you out with a duster."
"Cheating, cheating!" Someone beat his chest and stamped his feet, "What other exams in the world are difficult to get Bachelor Chen? You have to take the exam, you have to take Bachelor Chen that has never taken the exam."
"Yes, it's better to take the cockfighting exam. Mr. Shen will definitely not."
"What does it mean to fight a cock? It's a man who stands up and asks Mr. Chen to compete with me. If he wins, I will be convinced. But if he loses, I'd better mention this kiss."
"Ha ha……"
Everyone laughed.
Tang Yan ignored them and said to Chen Ao: "I ask you, what is the second couplet of the Rising Zhilan Guangjiadi?"
Many people shouted, "Oh, it's such an easy couplet? Not to mention Master Chen, I can answer it."
So someone said, "Mr. Tang is too unfair. This is obviously favoring Master Chen. No, no, so change the question."
Chen Ao smiled and said, "The spring breeze and Tang Di are raising the family sounds." He laughed in his heart. This question is really easy. No wonder everyone is dissatisfied. Lord Tang let the water go too clearly.
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Khan, someone rewarded me again, and the tiger thanked me here. I can’t repay you, so I can only ensure stable updates.
Chapter completed!