Chapter 403 Guests Gathered
"I see that the Zhen family's sister is a well-behaved and obedient girl. I think it won't be difficult to get along with her in the future." Yingchun on the side said with a smile.
"It's fine for us, it's just a matter between Lin, Bao, and Xing." Xiangyun laughed and said, "However, with the means of Bao and Lin, they won't be afraid of a girl from the Zhen family."
"Girl Yun, if I don't tear your mouth apart today, I will die!"
Xiangyun had teased her several times today, and now that there were finally no outsiders around, Daiyu immediately stood up, half-covered her round fan and started playing with Xiangyun...
Most of the imperial edicts from various mansions came directly to the West Mansion, but most of the men went to the East Mansion. After all, Jia Cong, the main person, was in the East Mansion.
Moreover, Jia Zheng and Baoyu were also in the East Palace helping Jia Cong to welcome guests.
Baoyu was somewhat unhappy with this joyful scene. He had also gone to see the younger sister of the Zhen family. It was such a waste of talent that such a beautiful girl was going to marry the third brother Cong as a concubine.
According to Baoyu, a girl is a priceless pearl before she gets married, but once she gets married, she will develop many bad problems. Although she is still a pearl, she has lost her previous luster and color. When she gets old, she is no longer a pearl, but directly turns into a fish eye.
Moreover, a good girl will become a bad girl after marrying a man and being influenced by the man's scent.
Therefore, Baoyu feels a bit of pity and disgust towards people like Yuanyang and Zhen Muring who are married or about to marry Jia Cong.
But he also knew that he had no say in this matter, so he was too lazy to say more . After all, Jia Zheng had been keeping him by his side for the past two days. If he said anything careless, he would probably be beaten. Now, without his mother to protect him, even the old ancestor who loved him so much before had turned his attention to the bastard Cong Lao San.
Fortunately, although he liked Zhen Muring's color, he was not familiar with Zhen Muring, so if she wanted to marry Cong Lao San, then she would marry Cong Lao San, and it had nothing to do with him.
As for what happened between Baochai and Daiyu before, he naturally remembered it, but no one had mentioned it for a long time, so he just thought that the third brother Cong had deceived him.
"What are you standing there for?" Jia Zheng looked at Baoyu's dazed look and could not help but scold him, "The old relatives from the various mansions will be here soon, why don't you come with me to greet them?"
Baoyu followed Jia Zheng listlessly towards the front hall. In his opinion, he was the innocent victim today. While the third Cong brother was taking a concubine, he had to help his father. What a stupid thing to do .
Jia Cong is the main host today and is also dressing up in the back house. He will go to welcome the bride when the time comes, so Jia Zheng can only help with the welcoming of guests. After bringing Zhen Muring to the East Palace, he will go to the front to toast the many guests.
When Jia Zheng brought Baoyu and Jia Huan to the front hall, Wang Ziteng and Shi Nai had already arrived. Shi Ding had been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the Shandong camp and had already taken up the post, so he was not in Shenjing City.
Shi Yuan and several other children of the Shi family followed Shi Nai. Xue Pan and Xue Ke from the Xue family and Wang Ziteng's sons Wang You, Wang Pei and Wang Yi also followed Wang Ziteng.
The youngsters of both sides greeted each other. Jia Zheng welcomed Shi Nai and Wang Ziteng directly into the front hall. "Brother Cong has to be busy in the back house today, so I can only neglect you all and let my second uncle help to welcome the guests."
"That's fine!" Shi Nai laughed and said, "When we have dinner, let's ask the Marquis to toast us a few more glasses of wine. Let's all work harder today. In the past, we were no match for the Marquis when it came to drinking, but today we have more people and more power, so we must show the Marquis how powerful we are."
"Second Master, Niu Jizong from the Zhenguo Mansion, Hou Xiaokang from the Xiuguo Mansion and others have all arrived!"
"Haha, they're here too. Let's go and greet them together!" Wang Ziteng stood up with a smile.
Afterwards, the three of them led Baoyu and his party forward, and saw that Niu Jizong, Hou Xiaokang and other people from the eight dukes and twelve marquises had all gathered together, and most of the disciples from each mansion also followed, a total of dozens of people.
"We are all here today, and it's a rare occasion to have such a happy day." Wang Ziteng said with a smile.
"That's right, even these little guys have caught up with us." Niu Jizong said, waving his arms.
"Your Majesty, have you decided when Lao Niu will send out troops?" Shi Ding asked.
"I, Old Niu, have already selected all the soldiers. Now we just need the food and military pay from Ru Hai and the weapons and equipment from Zi Teng. It will take at most half a month for us to send out the troops once everything is ready. "
"Don't worry! I will supervise and transfer the weapons and equipment you need from various armies. They will be ready in ten days at most. Ru Hai can also provide military pay for the time being, but I'm afraid there is still a slight shortage of food. His Majesty has ordered the three officials to urgently transport food from government warehouses in various places."
"You old cow, you are really benefiting from the Marquis this time!" Ma Shang of the Duke of Zhiguo's Mansion said enviously, "If I had known this would happen, I would have fought with you when I went to the Lanzhou camp to guard the border. This time, the Marquis is obviously repaying the old cow's kindness. Otherwise, why would all the good things happen to him?"
The masters of these military families, whether they were capable or not, were not afraid of leading troops. After all, only by leading troops could they gain power, income, and promotion of titles. Therefore, Niu Jizong was envied by many people.
"Isn't it?" Chen Ruiwen of the Duke of Qi's Mansion said to Niu Jizong with a squinting look, "Old Niu is already a marquis. Even if his own title cannot be promoted this time, I'm afraid he can at least pass on his son's title to him. This is really a great advantage for him."
Niu Jizong put his hands on his waist and laughed, "Why? You don't accept it? The general under my command is a first-class champion marquis, who in the whole court can compare to him. Moreover, the marquis personally instructed me on how to use the troops in Fengzhou this time. If there is no war, it's fine. But if there is a war, no one can take away the credit for this time."
"Look at this old fellow!" Liu Fang from the Duke of Liguo's Mansion said, "Brothers, if we let this old fellow walk out today, we will lose face and won't be able to go to the battlefield. We have to deal with him in the wine shop first, and then we have to go back and let him lie down for three days."
"Haha, if you ask me, why should we envy this old man?" Dingcheng Marquis Xie Jing said, "What is the situation of our founding lineage now?"
"And given the Marquis's personality, he will definitely not forget us. In fact, the younger generations in our mansion now either have proper jobs or are studying hard in the Marquis's family school. Do you still worry that there will be no day for them to make a name for themselves?"
