Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 1203 Postscript 59·My poor son who is bullied

South of the city, Li's house.

Upon hearing that Xie Yiqin and Wang Yitong had arrived, Li Minqiu hurriedly opened the main gate to welcome them.

The Xie family sent a greeting, and the Li family slaughtered chickens and sheep.

Li Minqiu said: "You are tired from the journey, why don't you stay in my humble home tonight? I have asked the servants to clean up the guest room and cook the bath soup."

"I appreciate Mr. Li's kindness. We have been staying in Luoyang for more than one or two days. It is too abrupt to disturb you for a long time. I have already selected an inn outside the city." Xie Yiqin declined.

After another round of invitations and refusals, Li Minqiu no longer forced to stay and began to praise their son.

After chatting for a long time, the couple returned to the courtyard rented by Xie Yan to rest.

Xie Yan took two male followers to the princess's house, and there were still two male followers and two female servants here.

"Are you the female servants hired by Liu Lang? Where is your home?" Wang Yitong asked.

Daiyu bowed and saluted, and answered carefully: "My lady, my name is Daiyu, her name is Baochai, both of us are locals."

Facing Xie Yan's parents, Baochai was as scared as a quail, and added in a soft voice: "Daiyu's family is in Bei'erzhao Village, and my family lives in Diaoyao Village."

Wang Yitong smiled and nodded, and had a better impression of Daiyu because she was more polite and calm.

Xie Yiqin asked: "Does Liulang often go to the princess's house?"

The male follower Xie Changshou said: "I have been there five or six times."

"Have you stayed at the princess's place?" Wang Yitong asked.

Xie Changshou said: "I have stayed... two or three times."

The couple looked at each other.

Xie Yiqin turned his head to look at the clock and ordered: "Wang Xing, the first time you go to the princess, tell her that we have arrived in Beijing. It's getting late, go and come back quickly, or you may be locked up in the city."

"Yes!" Wang Xing immediately ran out.

Xie Yiqin asked about his son's performance in Luoyang, and Xie Changshou, Daiyu, and Baochai picked out the good things to say.

After listening to the scattered narration, Xie Yiqin's eyes lit up: "Has Liu Lang met the Queen Mother and His Majesty?"

Xie Changshou said: "It happened a few days ago."

Wang Yitong was all smiles.

At dusk, Li Minqiu sent someone to invite the couple to the banquet.

They were all farm dishes, but the show was quite grand.

Li Minqiu even called some young men and women in the village, changed into good clothes and temporarily played the role of servants, carrying cups and plates to and fro. In this way, it can appear that the Li family has a group of servants.

Xie Yiqin didn't know the details, and Li Minqiu boasted as much as he could. He really thought that the Luoyang Li family had a deep foundation.

Li Dunshi buried his head throughout the whole process, embarrassed to death.

"Don't look at my house. It's not big, but nobles often come to live here..." Li Minqiu began to tell the glorious history again.

Xie Yiqin said with emotion: "It is worthy of being the capital of Luoyang, worthy of being a noble family, not comparable to local gentry!"

Li Minqiu was proud, stroked his beard and said: "The Li family of Luoyang has always been frugal. The wine and food prepared today are really too shabby, I hope you will forgive me."

The couple hurriedly said that it was already very rich.

While toasting, Xie Yan finally came back.

He took the carriage of the princess's family and sped out of the city. He happened to encounter the closing of the city gate and was almost stuck in the city.

Xie Yan first saluted the Li family, and then greeted his parents.

After a banquet, Xie Yan accompanied his parents back to the courtyard: "Dad, Mom, do you have a place to live?"

Wang Yitong said: "I have chosen an inn outside the city this afternoon."

Xie Yiqin asked: "I heard that you have improved cement and want to open a factory with the eldest princess?"

Xie Yan said: "The land has been bought, and it is 60 miles away from Luoyang City."

The couple asked about the details again, and Xie Yan answered seriously.

After explaining the situation roughly, Xie Yan said: "In my hometown, you can also let my uncle come forward to open a new cement factory. As for my grandfather's family, if they are willing, I can also provide patent authorization free of charge."

After saying this, the couple couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that their son has really grown up. He was still confused a year ago, but now he is famous all over the world. Not only is he about to marry a princess, but he also does things in an orderly manner.

Wang Yitong asked the male and female servants to leave and asked in a low voice: "Did the princess force you? Have you ever considered a career in politics?"

Xie Yan smiled and said: "The princess and I are in love, and there is no pressure."

Wang Yitong asked again: "I heard that princesses have bad tempers and are really difficult to serve. Is this princess easy to get along with?"

Xie Yiqin didn't want to hear such questions: "Why are you asking these questions? Can we, as parents, interfere in the private affairs of Liu Lang and the princess? Are you going to give the princess a copy of "Female Rings" to warn her?"

"It concerns my son's life, what's wrong with me as a mother asking?" Wang Yitong glanced at her husband.

Xie Yiqin said, "It's useless to ask, so don't waste your breath."

Wang Yitong said, "I haven't settled the score with you for going to the singing house!"

In front of his son, Xie Yiqin was caught by the pigtail, and instantly lost face: "Let's put it aside, why are you bringing this up? This is Luoyang, not Huangzhou Prefecture!"

"You still want to visit the singing house in Luoyang?" Wang Yitong asked.

Xie Yiqin felt that he couldn't communicate, and said angrily, "It's unreasonable!"

The couple, who were both slightly drunk at the moment, and there were no outsiders present, quarreled in a few words.

Xie Yan was very embarrassed and sat next to him without saying a word.

After arguing for a while, Wang Yitong asked the main business: "What is the rules for the princess's wedding?"

Xie Yan had already inquired:

"I will personally write a letter of appointment and ask the matchmaker to send it to Zongzheng Temple. If Zongzheng Temple accepts the letter of appointment, I will prepare a wild goose gift and go to Zongzheng Temple with my father to express my gratitude. Then a few tables will be set up for both parties to eat together. The woman is mainly interested in The royal family will attend, and the Queen Mother and Your Majesty may come.”

"Then, Zongzheng Temple sent a clan relative to act as a matchmaker, and the two parties matched their birth dates. If the horoscopes match, His Majesty will officially grant the marriage."

"After the marriage is granted, I will be rewarded with thousands of dollars, a BMW, a silver saddle and other items. We will prepare the gifts again, formally make the engagement, and choose an auspicious day as the wedding date."

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"Before the wedding, the royal family will vacate a large mansion for the father and mother to live temporarily. The wedding will be held in that mansion, which is similar to a private wedding. Afterwards, the two elders will leave Beijing and return to the mansion, and the princess and I will move to the princess residence."

After hearing this, Xie Yiqin said: "Then I want to come to Luoyang again?"

Xie Yan whispered: "The horoscopes are already matched, and the auspicious days are also promising. If you complete the three books and six etiquettes, you can get married next month."

"So anxious?" Wang Yitong asked in surprise.

Xie Yan chuckled: "I'm afraid something will happen."

What surprise could there be?

The princess got pregnant!

If we just follow the normal process, the princess will probably be pregnant by the time of her wedding.

Xie Yan went to the study and got a letter of appointment: "I also ask dad to help polish it up."

The engagement letter is one of the three letters. It is best to be written by the man or his elder, and then ask a matchmaker to send it to the woman's home to propose marriage.

Although Xie Yiqin was a little drunk, his mind was still clear. After reading the appointment letter, he frowned: "What are you writing? It's a mixed bag of words, and it doesn't make sense. So many years of reading are completely in vain. If you don't polish it, it will be If you send it to Zongzheng Temple, you will be laughed at for the rest of your life. I will take it back to the inn tonight and write a brilliant letter for you!"

Wang Yitong asked: "Have you found a matchmaker? In this capital, we only have some friendship with Chen Shangshu."

Xie Yan smiled and said: "The old president of the Royal Society is willing to be a matchmaker."

"Is that the respected old president who was born in a clan and has been through several dynasties?" Xie Yiqin said in shock.

Xie Yan nodded.

Xie Yiqin clapped his hands and laughed: "My son has met a noble man. I heard that this old president has been very smart since he was a child. He was chosen by Emperor Taizong to teach him, and he also served as the late emperor's companion for three years."

Wang Yitong said hurriedly: "Then I must prepare a noble gift to express my gratitude to the old president."

Xie Yan said: "The old president doesn't want gifts, so it would be a great gift for me and the princess to have a baby as soon as possible. He and the late emperor were close friends, and the princess was the late emperor's favorite daughter, so the old president also treated the princess as his daughter. "

"The etiquette should still be thorough," Xie Yiqin said, "I will go back and revise the letter of appointment and prepare some small gifts. We will take advantage of the opportunity of sending the letter of appointment to visit the old president together."

After the official discussion was over, the couple took their servants and went to Li Minqiu's place to say goodbye.

They stayed at an inn in Fuguo District in the south of the city. Li Minqiu thought carefully and sent a carriage to see them off.

After returning to the inn to wash away the dust of the journey, Xie Yiqin began to draft the letter of appointment, and Wang Yitong helped him lay out the paper and grind the ink.

Wang Yitong fainted with joy and said with a smile: "Liu Lang is really promising. I never dreamed of it before. I thought his eldest brother was the most successful."

Xie Yiqin sighed: "This is not an ordinary prospect. Although the old president does not have a title that can be passed on to the next generation, nor does he hold any official position with real power, he has disciples and disciples all over the country and abroad. He can act as a matchmaker for Liu Lang, and Liu Lang As long as you don't commit the ten heinous crimes, you can enjoy glory and wealth in this life."

Wang Yitong is still a little worried: "I'm afraid that the princess is not easy to get along with. Liulang will be angry sooner or later if he lives in the princess's house. Why don't we let the clansmen chip in and buy another prince consort's house in Luoyang for Liulang. If he gets angry, he will have a place to live outside."

"Can you afford a house in Luoyang? How much money do the clan members have to raise?" Xie Yiqin shook his head repeatedly.

Prince Consort's House cannot be an ordinary commercial building, and the floor space cannot be too small, otherwise it will be too shabby and make a joke.

If you want to build a deep residence in Luoyang, even a fifth-ranking official like Xie Yiqin would be blinded. It was impossible for the Xie clan to raise money, because that would require selling off many of the clan's properties.

A large house in Luoyang City is worth the entire family of an ordinary local gentry!

Wang Yitong thought about it carefully and had to face the reality. She sighed and said, "My poor son, I don't know how angry he will be in the future. I just ask the princess to be a little gentler and not to kick her husband out of the house at every turn."

Xie Yiqin said speechlessly: "The more you talk, the more nonsense you get."

"This matter is not without precedent," Wang Yitong said. "Decades ago, Princess Xu kicked out the consort. Poor consort had no real estate in the capital, but he stayed in an inn for a month. It was only after the late emperor came forward to rebuke his sister that he gave up. . This joke is known all over the world, and I heard many rumors when I was studying in a girls’ school.”

Xie Yiqin said: "Don't worry about it. Your son has only been in Luoyang for half a year, and he has already made a big name. Before he got married, he stayed at the princess's house. Doesn't he have any means? Don't treat your son like a child."

"He is only seventeen years old, isn't he just a child?" Wang Yitong sighed, always feeling that his son was going to suffer from the princess.

But she could not imagine that the princess was also worrying about what gift she should give to her future parents-in-law.

The princess was afraid that she would be looked down upon by her parents-in-law because she was married for the second time!