nycdaug Chapter 243 Gong Liangzhao's Wedding
Chapter 243 Gong Liangzhao's Wedding
The first month of the year is the beginning of the hibernation period. All things emerge from the Zhen phase, which represents thunder, so it is called the Waking of Insects phase.
Three days after the Waking of Insects, the Sixth Prince Gong Liangzhao got married. He married the youngest daughter of the Wang family in the capital, who was also the granddaughter of the current Crown Prince's tutor, and whose father was an inspector of the fifth rank.
The marriage of the two was arranged by the Crown Prince Gong Liangming himself, and was arranged by the Crown Princess Xu. When the marriage was reported to the emperor, the Emperor Gong Liangying thought about it for a long time, which son was the sixth son? Who was his mother? Finally, it was only after the eunuch reminded him that he vaguely remembered, but he was not surprised. Hearing that the marriage was arranged by the Crown Prince, he only praised the Crown Prince for his consideration for the brotherhood, and said to the sixth son Gong Liangzhao: It's time to get married at this age.
Gong Liangying made a light comment before letting the eunuch pick out some gifts to send. Then he remembered that this inconspicuous son had not yet been given a title, so for the sake of the crown prince he casually gave him a title, and there was no further discussion.
At this point, the imperial edict came down, and the Sixth Prince Gong Liangzhao also got a title, Zhao Wang. Although he was just an idle prince with no power or fiefdom, Gong Liangzhao was very happy in his heart. Zhao Wang sounded better than the Sixth Prince, and his shabby mansion could also be hung with a plaque as Zhao Wang Mansion.
When Crown Prince Gong Liangming heard that his sixth brother had been given a title, he was happy for him. Plus, his wedding was imminent, so it was a double happiness.
Gong Liangming became more and more dependent on his sixth brother's unique insights into government affairs. Therefore, even if his father did not grant him a title today, Gong Liangming planned to ask his father to grant him a title after his sixth brother got married and gave birth to a grandson.
Although the Sixth Prince Gong Liangzhao was not favored by the Emperor, he was favored by the Crown Prince. In addition, the Crown Princess personally supervised the wedding, which was quite decent. The royal family members had to consider the water conditions, even if they looked down on the Sixth Prince who was not valued from the bottom of their hearts, they came to congratulate him for the Crown Prince's sake.
As the Sixth Prince's teacher, Imperial Academy Scholar Liu Jingxing had previously been somewhat worried about his student being too close to the Crown Prince. Now that he had married the granddaughter of the Crown Prince's tutor and the daughter of Surveillance Commissioner Wang, he was even more dissatisfied.
This inspector Wang had always been good at flattery, which made Liu Jingxing very unhappy. However, since it was the prince who brought them together, he also understood his student's difficulties, so he still took the wedding invitation to Zhao Wang's palace.
In March, the willows are green and the flowers are red. In Liangdu City, music and drums are playing, and the sky is filled with joy. Two long rows of wedding processions are slowly walking down the street. Gong Liangzhao, dressed in wedding clothes, sits on a tall horse, solemn and respectful like the wind under a pine tree, high and slow, gentle and respectful, making people follow him involuntarily.
"This Prince Zhao is indeed a handsome man, but it's a pity that he is an unfavored prince. I heard that he was only given the title of Prince Zhao a few days ago." Among the onlookers, there was no lack of whispers.
"No matter how poor he is, he is now a prince. As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse!"
"That makes sense. Born in a royal family, even if you have no power or influence, won't you still be able to suppress us common people?"
"Don't underestimate this Prince Zhao. I heard that he is now a popular figure around the Crown Prince. He may appear to be powerless, but he has the support of the current Crown Prince!"
"In that case, the Wang family is marrying up..."
Although Gong Liangzhao was a powerless prince who was not favored by the emperor, he had the support of the crown prince after all. The Wang family did not dare to neglect the new son-in-law, so they did not make it too difficult when they stopped at the door. After a few perfunctory gestures, they happily invited the wedding party into the mansion.
A carriage was waiting outside the Zhuo Mansion. Old Zhou leaned lazily against the door and chatted with a servant of the Zhuo family.
"You arrived just today? I heard from the housekeeper that you hadn't returned to Liangdu after the Lantern Festival, and I was wondering if you were delayed because of Yunye's wedding?" In the living room of the Zhuo Mansion, Old Madam Zhuo was surprised and happy to see Mu Liang coming to visit, and she was also curious about why he returned to Liangdu so late and asked.
Mu Liang felt reluctant to see the old lady's happy expression, but he thought he could not hide it anyway, so he told her about the Li family's encounter with bandits in Jicheng.
"What? Such a thing happened? Why didn't you send a letter earlier?" Sure enough, when Mrs. Zhuo heard this, the joy on her face was immediately replaced by sadness.
When she heard that the Li family father and son were besieged by bandits in Jicheng, Mrs. Zhuo's heart ached. She could imagine how desperate her nephew and grandson must have been at that time. Although she had never liked Li Xingyuan, he was still the father of her nephew and grandson, and the husband of her niece. His accident left them with a poor orphan and a widow to bear the huge family business, so she couldn't help but worry about them.
"My stepmother and brother were afraid that the old lady would get anxious and angry. Besides, it was the New Year period, so they didn't want this sad event to affect the Zhuo family, so they didn't send a letter to inform her. They also planned to wait until Mu Liang arrived in Beijing before telling her in person." Mu Liang lowered his eyes, and sadness appeared on his face again.
"Oh, it's hard for them to still care about an old woman like me at this time..." After listening to Mu Liang's words, Mrs. Zhuo couldn't help wiping her tears and crying.
"How is your stepmother? Has she gotten sick from being too sad? And Yunye, is he okay?" After crying for a while, Old Lady Zhuo finally calmed down and asked quickly.
"Don't worry, old lady. Although my stepmother collapsed due to excessive grief when my stepfather just passed away, she is much better after recuperation during this period of time. My stepbrother is now very skilled in taking over the Jiangnan Mingli business, so I feel at ease to come to Liangdu." Mu Liang replied one by one. Fortunately, he did not tell Madam Zhuo that his stepbrother had suffered from the cold, otherwise Madam Zhuo would probably be even more distressed.
"Okay, okay, things in this world are unpredictable. I'm relieved that they can make it through." Madam Zhuo finally breathed a sigh of relief and murmured to herself with tears in her eyes. Then she turned to Mu Liang and said, "You are steady and mature in your work. This time it must be thanks to you that the Li family didn't get into trouble. Yun Ye is still young and has been spoiled. As his brother, you have to help him more in the future."
"We are family and should keep our differences. Mu Liang is also a member of the Li family and will naturally help brother Yunye to support the Li family. There is no need to worry about this, old lady." Mu Liang nodded slightly and soothed in a gentle voice.
"Of course I am relieved." Mrs. Zhuo's eyebrows relaxed, and with a little appreciation in her eyes, she continued to say to Mu Liang: "When I first met you, I knew that you were a reliable child. It is a blessing for Mr. Li to have you as his adopted son, and it is also a blessing for the Li family."
"You're too kind, old ma'am. Mu Liang has been displaced and bullied since he was a child. It was all thanks to my adoptive father who brought me back to the Li family that I now have a home again. My adoptive father is Mu Liang's blessing." Mu Liang said with tears in his eyes.
"They are all blessed, they are all blessed!" Old Madam Zhuo couldn't help being moved, and she wiped her tears and said with relief.
Mu Liang chatted with Old Madam Zhuo for half an incense stick of time before taking his leave. After leaving Zhuo's house, he went back to the courtyard with Old Zhou.