Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 132, Marrying Tanchun

It was early morning and the sky was already bright.

Fang Yong hugged Daiyu greedily.

Touching her hands, waist, legs... I really don’t want to leave.

Daiyu looked at Fang Yong with affection in her eyes, leaning against his chest, and gently advised:
"Brother, don't stay here with Yu'er for too long. The officials appointed by the court are still waiting."

Fang Yong nodded and said, "I know, but..."

He rubbed his palms gently and said, "I really can't bear to leave my sister, so let them wait a little longer."

Daiyu blushed and said:

"Brother, don't do that. If that happens, people will say I'm a disaster to the country and the people.

Fang Yong rubbed Daiyu's ear and said:
"My sister followed me in front, and I took the mountains and rivers behind. Who dares to say anything?"

Daiyu heard this, her eyes were filled with love, and she said:
"A man's ambition should be like the Yangtze River, running eastward to the sea. How can he linger in the land of gentleness..."

Fang Yong smiled evilly after hearing this:
"Then let me test the waters first..."

At noon, the enthronement ceremony and the marriage were held simultaneously.

The envoy from the court was an old acquaintance, Gao Jing.

Compared to the nervousness last time, Gao Jing is much more familiar this time.

Yin Li and Fang Yong, who returned together, said that Lord Gao played an indispensable role in making the peace talks with the court so smooth, so Fang Yong was very respectful and polite to Gao Jing.

The enthronement ceremony was held with great ceremony. Fang Yong specially sent people to set up an altar and various ritual vessels, and invited many common people and officials to watch the ceremony.

Gao Jing read the imperial edict in public.

The emperor was sent to heaven to carry the order, and the edict said:
I believe that the mandate of heaven is in our hands, and the importance of the country must rely on the wise and capable to assist in its completion. Now we have the Marquis of Huaiyin, who is both wise and brave, virtuous and talented, who has suppressed the rebellion in the two Huai regions, and brought peace to the people and the country. His achievements are unparalleled, and he is truly the pillar of the country.

I commend his loyalty and bravery, and remember his meritorious service, so I specially promote him to the title of Yonghuai Duke, grant him a red-lettered iron certificate, and make him hereditary and unchangeable, to keep the two Huai regions forever. I hope you can follow my orders, assist the court, protect the territory and the people, and contribute to the prosperity of peace.

Admire this!

Fang Yong stretched out his hand to receive the order, and then offered sacrifices to heaven and earth in the presence of all the officials.

According to the procedure, this should have been the emperor's job.

But it was impossible for Emperor Longqing to come to Huaizhou in person, so Fang Yong was happy to help and did it for him.

With everyone's witness, Fang Yong prayed to heaven and earth for the well-being of his fiefdom and a good harvest.

The people below cheered wildly.

Such a scene surprised Gao Jing very much. Looking at the cheering people, it didn't seem like an act. Gao Jing thought in his heart that the means used by the Huaiyin bandits to win over people's hearts were truly terrible.

After the enthronement ceremony, the marriage ceremony followed.

In order to reduce the process, Fang Yong held both events on the same day, which reduced many steps, but some necessary steps were still necessary.

In order to show his importance to this marriage, Fang Yong personally led people to welcome the bride.

Tanchun's boat had already arrived in Huaizhou last night, but she did not disembark. Instead, she stayed on the boat and waited.

After all, it is impossible to get married in the middle of the night.

After Fang Yong and his men arrived, the wedding ceremony began.

The venue had already been decorated, with lights and decorations, tall colorful tents, red carpets on the ground, and flags fluttering in the wind.

A group of musicians played ancient ritual music according to ancient rituals.

Emperor Longqing specially dispatched a team of court musicians to play ritual music to demonstrate the profound heritage of Daxi.

Of course Fang Yong also has musicians, but to be honest, their performance is not as good as the other party's.

The Daxi ceremonial officer, dressed in formal attire, walked out solemnly.

Fang Yong did not have a suitable ceremonial officer, so he used Yin Li instead.

The Daxi ceremonial officer presented the letter of credence, on which was written the congratulatory message from the Emperor Longqing himself, expressing his importance to the marriage and the hope that the two places could always have peace, etc. Yin Li accepted the letter of credence and exchanged the marriage certificate with the other party, symbolizing the completion of the marriage.

Afterwards, the officials of Daxi sent people to present the dowry, which included a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, and rare and exotic objects, all of which were palace treasures and rarely seen in the world.

Fang Yong watched this scene and could not help but marvel at the wealth of Daxi. He thought to himself that after the autumn harvest this year, he would accumulate strength and then attack Zhejiang...

Fang Yong sent someone to deliver the betrothal gifts and hand over the dowry.

Fang Yong's betrothal gift was equally valuable, giving Daxi enough face. In terms of value alone, it was even higher than Tanchun's dowry.

There are many precious antique ritual objects, ancient paintings, pearls, jade and so on.

At this time, Tanchun was wearing gorgeous clothes and a phoenix crown on her head, and she walked over little by little under the escort of the guard of honor.

Fang Yong looked over, but his features were hidden by the veil, so he couldn't see clearly. He only felt that she was still young, and about the same height as Daiyu, probably only reaching up to his chest.

Fang Yongsui went to meet him.

At this time, Tanchun should have presented the greetings to the official who came to greet Fang Yong, but Fang Yong chose to come in person, so Tanchun didn't know what to do.

Is it a greeting or a greeting?

After all, it was the little girl's first time, and she felt confused and lost her composure for a moment.

Fang Yong was getting closer and closer. Tanchun couldn't see Fang Yong's appearance clearly through the veil, but she felt that he was very tall. In her mind, she couldn't help but imagine an image of a man who was eight feet tall, with a green face and fangs.

Tanchun's mind was in a mess, and she had long forgotten what etiquette to follow and what to say. She just bowed and said in a trembling voice:
"I am honored to meet you, my husband."

The Da Xi official standing nearby frowned upon seeing this and thought to himself that this was impolite. What should he do?
Unexpectedly, Fang Yong stepped forward, gently held Tanchun's arm, and said:

"No need to be polite, please get in the car."

The Daxi official felt relieved when he saw this, thinking, "The other party was also rude, so this is a draw."

At this moment, Tanchun was stunned when she heard Fang Yong's voice. She felt that the other party's voice was as gentle as the sun, soft and warm, which made her feel at ease.

At this time, Fang Yong came over to help her, his movements were gentle, careful and considerate.

This was suddenly very different from the image of a man with a green face and fangs in her mind.

The secretary beside Tanchun widened his eyes at this moment.

She was a little bit unbelieving when Fang Yong came over just now.

Is this the young lady’s husband?
It was not until Fang Yong responded that she dared to confirm it.

Fang Yongsheng was indeed much more handsome than she had expected.

He has a handsome appearance, fair skin like jade, a nose like a hanging gall bladder, lips like painted vermilion, an upright posture, and a majestic presence without being angry. His face has the demeanor of a dragon and phoenix, and his body has the appearance of mountains and rivers.

Judging from appearance alone, the maid felt that the son-in-law was better looking than Master Lian of the Jia family. Master Lian's appearance was already the best, but compared with the son-in-law, he was still a little worse.

Mr. Lian is more feminine, while the son-in-law is more majestic!
My uncle is still more handsome.

He looked at Cui Mo on the side again, but found that Cui Mo was staring at her son-in-law without blinking, and was more fascinated than himself.

This little hoof!
Fang Yong personally helped Tanchun onto the carriage.

Tanchun was very nervous, her heart was beating so fast, and she almost fell down when getting on the car.

"Be careful."

Fang Yong held Tanchun's phoenix crown. The style of the phoenix crown was a little too high for Tanchun, and it was a little inconvenient for Tanchun to wear.

Tanchun got on the car and the marriage team went to the next location.

Tanchun was very nervous in the car.

Shishu and Cuimo accompanied Tanchun as maids.

Tanchun couldn't help asking:

"Shishu, did you see what he looked like?"

(End of this chapter)