I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 404: Married in a formal ceremony, with a phoenix crown and a bridal robe

The next day.

Zhao Pan'er sorted out Zhao Wei's suggestions and sent someone to call her partner Chi Pan to discuss the matter.

After hearing this, Chi Pan raised his hands in agreement on the spot.

"I agree, I definitely agree, Princess Han, you are amazing. Since we are opening a restaurant, it must be different from others, with food, drinks and entertainment, which will definitely attract a lot of people. I think we can not only add brothel services, but also open a casino. Then..."

"Stop, stop!"

Zhao Pan'er hurriedly stopped Chi Pan, who had already started to daydream, and said, "Don't even think about opening a casino."

If Zhao Pan'er was hesitant about adding brothel-like services to the restaurant, then she would be absolutely against opening a casino.

As a former "casino tyrant", Zhao Pan'er knows too well the harmful effects of casinos. Gambling harms not just one person, but an entire family, or even several families.

Gambling will only lead to the destruction of a family.

Even if she wanted to make money desperately, she would not make such money without conscience, not to mention that she didn't want to make money that much at the moment. She opened the restaurant just to provide Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang with a capital to settle down.

Chi Pan advised: "Princess Han, you may not know how much money the casino makes. Let me tell you..."

"Stop, don't say anymore. I don't want to hear it either. Let's not talk about the casino. If you insist on bringing up the casino, then I'm sorry, there's no need for us to cooperate."

Zhao Pan'er's attitude was very firm, so Chi Pan naturally didn't dare to mention the matter of opening a casino again.

You can earn less money, or even no money, but you must not make Zhao Pan'er unhappy. After all, Zhao Pan'er is the woman who will soon become the Princess of Han.

The reason why he begged Zhao Pan'er for cooperation was because he valued Zhao Pan'er's identity as the Princess of Han. As long as he could cooperate with Zhao Pan'er to open a restaurant, then no official would dare to cause trouble for their Chi family in the future.

"Okay, if you don't want to open it, then don't open it. I'm just mentioning it. You can do whatever you want. If you need anything, just tell me directly."

Finally, the construction of the restaurant was naturally carried out according to Zhao Paner's wishes. Overall, it was similar to Half-Mask, with a variety of performances, such as playing the piano and singing, singing and dancing performances, etc., but there was absolutely no project involving selling one's body.

Even if the performing woman is willing, it is not allowed.

The name of the restaurant is still the same as in the plot, both called Yong'an Building.

After Yong'an Building opened, it held a grand banquet and invited famous talents and officials in Tokyo City. It caused quite a stir in Tokyo City right after its opening.

Thanks to the grand Huayue Banquet, Yong'an Tower became an instant hit and gained fame in Tokyo city.

In particular, Yong'an Building is a comprehensive business venue that integrates catering and entertainment, and is more attractive to literati and poets than ordinary restaurants.

In addition, Yong'an Tower has another huge advantage over other restaurants, that is, it is large enough and is located in the center of the lake, with beautiful scenery, night cruises, etc., which immediately raises the status of Yong'an Tower.

Therefore, in a very short period of time, Yong'anlou became the third most popular restaurant in Tokyo City, and was showing a tendency to surpass Fanlou.

However, these are later stories.

After discussing the restaurant's related matters with Chi Pan, Zhao Pan'er did not get involved, but left all matters to Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang.

First of all, Song Yinzhang and Sun Sanniang are the managers of Yong'an Tower. They should do these things, and of course, it is also to train them to become qualified managers.

Furthermore, Zhao Pan'er is the princess of the Prince of Han's Mansion. Even though she has the main interests, it is impossible for her to participate in the construction and operation of Yong'an Building. After all, living in this era, some rules must be adapted to.

The first thing is not to compete with the people for profit.

At least not in name, so in name only, Yong'an Building has nothing to do with Zhao Pan'er.

This was also a common tactic used by the wealthy and powerful in the Song Dynasty, or in other words, by the wealthy and powerful in every dynasty in ancient times. They would hand over the property to servants or trusted people to manage, and nominally have nothing to do with the property themselves.

Using modern thinking, Zhao Paner is equivalent to a behind-the-scenes investor.

Of course, more importantly, she was about to get married to Zhao Wei and had no time to take care of the affairs of Yong'an Tower.

Compared to Zhao Wei, making money from opening a restaurant is not important at all.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. It is the hot summer, the day when Zhao Wei and Zhao Pan'er officially get married.

Zhao Wei kept his word and married Zhao Pan'er in a formal ceremony, wearing a phoenix crown and a red bridal robe. Not only that, Zhao Wei also overturned the case of Zhao Pan'er's father, Zhao Qian, the inspector of Ningbian Army, before the wedding.

Because the matter of Zhao Qian involved Xiao Qinyan, although Zhao Heng did not do anything to Xiao Qinyan for various considerations, he took advantage of the situation and eliminated some pro-peace officials in the court.

When one side becomes weak, the other side will naturally become stronger. The pro-war faction in the court has a tendency to confront the pro-peace faction.

Zhao Pan'er's identity suddenly changed from a merchant girl to an official's daughter, which made Liu Wan slightly more satisfied with her. She even proposed to hold the wedding in the palace. Unfortunately, this decision was jointly rejected by Zhao Heng and Zhao Wei, father and son.

Anyefang, a villa.

Seeing that the time was almost up, the serving maid helped Zhao Pan'er cover her head with the veil and then left. Only Zhao Pan'er, Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang were left in the room.

Looking at Zhao Pan'er, who was wearing a phoenix coronet and bridal robe and was about to marry into the Prince of Han's palace, Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang were very happy for her.

"This phoenix coronet and bridal robe really opens my eyes. I'm afraid I'll only see it once in my lifetime. Pan'er, congratulations. From now on, we have to call you Princess Consort."

Song Yinzhang nodded in agreement, his face filled with an excited smile.

"Well, congratulations, Sister Pan'er."

Under the red veil, Zhao Pan'er's face was full of joy. Just as she was about to speak, she heard a shout from outside the window.

"Pan'er..."

Zhao Pan'er's parents are dead. Cao Dalang, who is from her mother's family and Zhao Pan'er's uncle, came to the window. At this time, he could not enter Zhao Pan'er's room, so he could only stay outside the window.

"Pan'er, your parents passed away early, and your father asked me to tell you a few things on behalf of your mother. As the saying goes: When you go to a woman's house, you must be respectful and cautious, and never disobey the master. I hope that after you marry into your husband's family, you can support your husband and raise your children, follow the patriarchal rules, respect your parents-in-law, and love your husband."

As the saying goes, a mother's uncle is the most important. As Zhao Pan'er's uncle, he naturally hopes that Zhao Pan'er can marry well. Even though he does not have a deep relationship with Zhao Pan'er, he still feels worried about Zhao Pan'er.

It is not a good match for a girl from a poor family to marry into a rich family.

The Han Palace is the home of the top nobles in the Song Dynasty, and the Han Prince is the current prince and the most powerful contender for the throne. It may not be a good thing for Zhao Pan'er to marry him. After all, the fight for the throne has been extremely dangerous since ancient times.

"I hope you will not be wronged, and will not have tears to return home in the future."

Cao Dalang tried his best to make his voice calm and solemn: "I hope you will live in harmony and have many children and grandchildren."

"Thank you for your teaching, uncle."

Zhao Pan'er's voice rang out in the room, with a touch of emotion in her voice that had not been there before: "Please rest assured, uncle. After Pan'er gets married, she will follow the clan law, respect her parents-in-law, and love her husband."

Cao Dalang nodded, looked at the sky, estimated that the wedding procession would be arriving soon, and then left the yard.

The process of getting married in ancient times was quite complicated. Although Zhao Wei had simplified it a bit, it still took many days to officially get married.

The bridal sedan started from Prince Han's palace, walked along the Imperial Street, and finally arrived at Anyefang Villa.

As the prince of the Song Dynasty, the King of Han who inherited the title of Son of Heaven, and the General of the Zhenjun Army, Zhao Wei's wedding was naturally not small, and the guests who came to congratulate him were all rich or noble.

The key point is expensive. Chi Pan is the only one among the guests who is rich but not expensive.

With the help of Zhao Pan'er, he was able to enjoy some glory at Zhao Wei's wedding.

Just because he was able to attend the King of Han's wedding as a businessman, it was estimated that no one would be so blind as to mess with their Chi family in the future.

Although Liu Wan didn't think much of Zhao Pan'er as her daughter-in-law, she still gave Zhao Pan'er enough respect.

After Zhao Pan'er and Zhao Wei got married, not only did she not return to the palace with Zhao Heng, she also took Zhao Heng to live in Prince Han's Mansion.

Based on this point alone, the noble ladies in the capital will no longer look down on Zhao Pan'er in the future.

Of course there will be rumors, but no one would dare to trip up Zhao Pan'er.

The wedding went smoothly. Both Zhao Wei and Zhao Pan'er were busy from early morning till the bridal chamber at night.

Especially Zhao Wei, in addition to welcoming the bride, he also had to deal with the guests coming and going after the wedding ceremony. It was very busy. It was only because of his martial arts skills that he had a solid foundation, otherwise he would have been exhausted long ago.

Zhao Wei also sighed a bit about this. Those who still have the energy to spend the bridal chamber after getting married are truly admirable.

After seeing off the last guest, Zhao Huai'en came over and said, "Master, the servants are almost done packing up, just go and get down to business."

Zhao Wei's face flushed and he coughed dryly: "I will take a rest first, there is no rush."

After a moment, Xiuyin and Xiaocui, who were waiting outside the bridal chamber, bowed together.

"Your Highness."

"Well, you guys go down first."

In the bridal chamber, Zhao Pan'er heard the conversation and the sound of the door opening, and clenched her fists nervously.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up. The red veil had been lifted by Zhao Wei with a jade ruyi, and their eyes met.

Compared to usual days, Zhao Pan'er, now dressed in red and with gorgeous makeup and charming red lips, is truly stunningly beautiful, making the originally dim bridal room seem to become bright in an instant.

Looking at Zhao Pan'er in front of him, Zhao Wei couldn't help but be dazed for a moment, and then he called her softly.

"Pan'er."

"Your Highness."

Zhao Pan'er responded, then suddenly realized that she had called him the wrong name, and hurriedly said in a shy voice, "Master...Master."

Hearing this delicate and graceful man, Zhao Wei felt that all his efforts were worth it.

After the couple drank the wedding wine, Zhao Pan'er began to carefully take off the gold hairpins and ornaments on her head until her jet-black hair was completely loose.

"Master...Master, let me serve you and let you rest..."

After taking off layers of clothes, Zhao Pan'er stood barefoot on the ground, and following the old nanny's instructions, she clumsily pushed Zhao Wei onto the bed.

Zhao Wei was stunned for a moment, huh? So fast?! But this is not right, shouldn't I take the initiative in this matter?!

Before he could speak, Zhao Pan'er had already kissed him on the lips. When their lips touched, Zhao Wei felt his whole body was extremely hot. He no longer thought about anything else, and everything returned to the original state...

For people in Tokyo, this day is also the day when gossip and rumors spread the most.

King Han Zhao Wei was a celebrity in Dongjing City and even in the entire Song Dynasty. Now he married an ordinary merchant girl and actually made her his legal wife, which shocked many people.

There are those who look down on it, those who envy it, and those who just want to watch the fun…

Even though Zhao Pan'er was already the daughter of an official and had Zhao Heng's marriage arrangement, there were still many dignitaries who thought that Zhao Wei was a fool to marry a merchant girl.

As for many scholars and civil officials, they were even more direct. Many of them secretly cursed Zhao Pan'er as a vixen and Zhao Wei for being self-degrading and marrying a prostitute.

Those who were envious were basically all women, especially those daughters of ordinary people. They were full of envy and jealousy for Zhao Pan'er, the Princess of Han who had risen to fame overnight, and they wished they could replace her.

The next day, Zhao Wei woke up at daybreak. According to the rules, he had to go to the palace to pay his respects to Zhao Heng and Liu Wan.

However, Zhao Heng and Liu Wan both stayed in Prince Han's Mansion yesterday, so there was no need to rush and they could sleep a little longer.

Turning his head, there was still a hint of spring on Zhao Paner's face. She lay obediently sideways in his arms, and seemed not to have woken up yet.

Ok?
Something is wrong!
Zhao Wei smiled wickedly and gently stroked an inch of delicate skin with his fingers, causing the beautiful woman's body to tremble slightly.

The identification is complete. Someone has woken up and is just pretending to be asleep.

That’s right, Zhao Pan’er actually woke up earlier than Zhao Wei, but thinking about how she tossed and turned last night and couldn’t fall asleep, she forced herself to pretend to be asleep and suppressed her shame. However, she was instantly awakened by such a slight tease.

In a moment, Zhao Wei felt as if he was holding a constantly heated baby, and asked softly, "Are you awake?"

"Ah."

Zhao Pan'er knew that her pretending to sleep had failed, so she responded shyly and opened her eyes. When she was about to sit up, she felt a throbbing pain and subconsciously pressed her delicate hand on Zhao Wei's chest.

Seeing this, Zhao Wei grabbed her hand and said seriously, "Pan'er, it's still early. Let me help you heal your wound."

As the saying goes: Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor.

After all, he was the one who accidentally hurt the other person and caused him to bleed. The evidence was all there. As a good gentleman of the Song Dynasty, he naturally had to take responsibility to the end.

Zhao Pan'er's pretty face turned red and she felt dizzy. She stupidly agreed to Zhao Wei's serious words.

The healing process went smoothly. Although the two fought again, Zhao Wei did use his internal force to alleviate Zhao Pan'er's symptoms. After everything was fine, the couple opened the door and walked out.

Xiuyin and Xiaocui led several maids forward and bowed, "Your Highness, Princess Consort."

Zhao Wei asked a few questions and found out that Zhao Heng and Liu Wan were still asleep. He then gave them a few more brief instructions before he and Zhao Pan'er bathed and changed clothes separately, preparing to go to the main hall to pay their respects to Zhao Heng and Liu Wan.

Prince Han’s Mansion, main hall.

Zhao Heng sat at the top seat, tapping the armrests rhythmically with his fingers, his eyes closed, looking calm and composed. Beside him sat Liu Wan, who was wearing a phoenix robe and looked elegant and graceful.

Although Liu Wan is over 40 years old, thanks to proper maintenance, one can hardly feel the traces of time on her face and skin.

After waiting for a while, Zhao Wei and Zhao Pan'er arrived together.

"Your son and your new wife come to pay their respects to the Emperor and the Empress!"

Zhao Wei and Zhao Pan'er bowed and knelt on the ground with respectful words.

Xiuyin squatted down and walked forward with the tray containing the red handkerchief, asking Liu Wan to check the blood.

After there were no problems, two young eunuchs brought two cups of tea and asked Zhao Wei and Zhao Pan'er to serve them.

After the tedious ceremony, Liu Wan gave Zhao Pan'er a few more instructions before following Zhao Heng back to the palace...

(End of this chapter)