novelonline Chapter 1950: Wealthy and Noble
Chapter 1950: Wealthy and Noble
Chapter 1950: Wealthy and Noble
The next day was Zhuliang's wedding day.
After Shushu had breakfast, he went to the Dutong Mansion.
Today, she is not only a guest, but also the host and has to help entertain the guests.
Members of the various branches of the Dong'e family in the Zhenghong Banner and members of the Dong'e clan from other banners all came.
People from the royal family of Zhenghong Banner, Prince Jian's Palace, and Prince Sunu's Palace also came.
Shushu is responsible for entertaining the female members of the royal family.
The royal family wives who came today, except for Prince Kang's wife, Prince Jian's wife, Prince Shuncheng's wife, and Lady Sunu, are the wives of princes from various families.
Needless to say, the Seventh Lady is an old relative of the Dong'e family.
Here, Lady Wu, as Shushu's sister-in-law, came with her husband to drink.
The third lady also came with her husband.
The Fourth Lady is good friends with Shushu, and is also a cousin of Shushu, and has connections with the Dong E family.
Needless to say, the Tenth Lady also came with her husband and wife.
In this way, it does not seem like a wedding banquet of a noble family, but more like a social gathering of clan relatives.
The Third Lady looked at the lively scene in the hall and felt a little jealous.
Even if there was a wedding at the mansion, there wouldn't be so many sisters-in-law coming to support.
She couldn't help but find fault with Shushu, saying, "You are so inconsiderate. All the sisters-in-law who founded the mansion are here, why did you leave out your eldest sister-in-law?"
Shu Shu glanced at the Third Lady and said, "Last year, when my cousin got married, did the Third Lady also send an invitation to invite the First Lady?"
Wedding invitations should be sent out in advance. For families who don't have social connections, it doesn't look good to send invitations rashly, as it seems like they are asking for donations.
Sanfujin: "..."
How can I send a message if I am not from the same banner and have no relationship?
Shushu stopped talking.
The Third Lady snorted and went to talk to Princess Shushen. Several other princesses of similar age also gathered around Princess Shushen to talk.
Seeing this, the Fourth Lady became curious.
She didn't know much about this princess, and she didn't expect her to be so popular.
Seeing this, the Seventh Lady explained to the Fourth Lady, "You entered the palace early. At that time, Nalan's poems were popular outside. The princess was still in the boudoir, so she took the lead in forming a society. Now that everyone is married, it's rare for them to get together. You should get close to each other."
The fourth lady asked, "Is the third sister-in-law also among them?"
The Seventh Lady said, "Of course she is. The Third Sister-in-law was also a talented woman in her time."
When the Fourth Lady heard this, she knew that this was probably not a serious poetry society and that the talented ladies there were not enough.
The Tenth Lady was talking to the Fifth Lady, and said, "Two wedding tents were set up, and a hundred tables were set up. When our master was talking about the famous surnames of the Eight Banners, he also said that the Dong'e family had a small population. Is this still considered small?"
The Fifth Lady was quite enlightened when she saw all the imperial edicts of superb rank in the hall.
Apart from weddings and funerals in the palaces of princes and nobles, and the bustle in the homes of nobles, this is considered top-notch.
She considered and said, "The Dong-E clan has a small population, but they were the first to come. The clan leader, Duke Wenshun, married Princess Wenzhe, and their children and grandchildren are all descendants of Taizu. The side branch also produced Empress Xiaoxian, who was given the title of Duke Cheng'en. Together, they have many noble titles."
The Tenth Lady looked at the sisters-in-law in the mansion and said, "The last time I saw so many daughters of the clan getting married was when Fu Song got married. Among Ninth Lady's cousins and sisters-in-law, there were very few from other families..."
At this point, she saw Lady Nara who was talking to Jueluo, and said, "It's the same with Seventh Sister-in-law's family. Seventh Sister-in-law's sister-in-law and brother's wife are also daughters of the clan."
The Fifth Lady listened with a smile but did not respond.
The Tenth Lady was not from the capital, so she didn't know that the names of the Eight Banners were not ranked according to population size, but according to their status and rank in each banner.
Compared to the Dong'e family, the direct branch of the Tatara family lost the dukedom and was relegated to a second-class family, not to mention the side branches...
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In the front living room, Qi Xi had a smile on his face, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart, as he felt that there were too many distinguished guests today.
You have to know that posting a message and whether or not someone arrives are two different things.
However, he also knew that the princes came here not to give face to the Dong E family, but to give face to the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince values the Yue family and happens not to be in Beijing, so the Fifth Prince and the Tenth Prince come to show their support for this reason.
As for the Third Prince, I really didn't expect...
The Third Prince was talking to Prince Kang: "Khan Ama asked each flag to sort out its affairs. How is the Zhenghong Banner doing? Big brother will have to live in the flag camp for a while..."
Prince Kang said: "Many old and sick bannermen have been retired. After the Wanshou Festival, we will start to recruit them."
This is how the so-called iron-clad crops of the Eight Banners came about.
Bannermen who were sixteen years old or above could be drafted into the army and wear armor.
According to the law, all male adults of the Eight Banners had to be registered as men, put on the register, and drafted into military service.
Before entering the country, it was almost a one in three draw.
With the increasing population today, the number of people who can wear armor for each flag is fixed, which is roughly one in five.
There are many people who are given make-up jobs but do not do their jobs properly, and some even take long vacations to just sit there and wait for the salary to come.
Those who cannot find jobs are called idle population.
Now that each flag is reorganizing its flag affairs, the replacement of armor is inevitable.
The Third Prince was quite interested after hearing this and asked, "What are the current rules for the draft?"
Prince Kang said: "According to the household registration of males, families without armor will be given priority in the selection of males."
The population of the Eight Banners did not engage in production, so every household had to be guaranteed to receive silver. Otherwise, the whole family, young and old, would have nothing to eat and would have to rely on help from their clansmen and the banner.
The third prince was thinking about the population of the captains under his name, who would also have to be conscripted this year, so he had to be careful in the future so as not to suffer any loss.
When the Fifth Prince saw that the Tenth Prince was not close to the royal family of the Zhenghong Banner, he said, "You should be closer to them on the surface, so as to avoid being hurt."
The Tenth Prince said, "I won't recruit them, and they don't have to recruit me either. I don't intend to interfere in the affairs of the flag."
The Fifth Prince was also a carefree person, and had no interest in the affairs of the Bordered White Banner. He said, "That's fine. The Plain Red Banner is different from the other banners. Although they are two families, they are actually one. The other dukes' and generals' houses are also branches of the two houses."
In this case, even if the Tenth Prince really wants to confront them, he won't be able to gain any advantage.
Now it's good that we don't interfere with each other.
Speaking of flag affairs, the Fifth Prince said, "It would be great if your Ninth Brother could also be sent to the Red Banner. With you and your in-laws around, it's not safe for you to be in the Blue Banner."
The Tenth Prince said, "Ninth Brother knows what's going on. He won't confront them because Eighth Brother is above him."
Just like in the Bordered Blue Banner, the eldest prince and the third prince are in the same banner, but the third prince does not interfere in banner affairs, allowing the eldest prince to take the lead.
The same is true for the Bordered White Banner. The Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince are in the same banner, but the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince do not interfere in banner affairs.
In the Zhenglan Banner, the Ninth Prince has been doing the same thing in recent years. Even though he doesn't like the Eighth Prince, he hasn't competed with him on banner affairs...
The Dong E family's grandeur was considered normal by the relatives and friends who came to visit.
After all, Fu Song got married last year, and the wedding banquet was not much different from this one.
However, the people who came to the general's mansion to see the bride got to see the world.
Shushu, the elder sister-in-law, and Zhang, the sister-in-law, will inevitably be responsible for accompanying the bride.
The Dong E family has few people, and neither they nor the Duke's family has any unmarried sisters-in-law.
After Qingru entered the bridal chamber, the groom lifted the red veil from her head and she began to sit and pray.
Zhu Liang left the bridal chamber and went to the wedding banquet to accompany the guests.
It was at this time that Shushu and Zhang took over the groom's place and came to keep the bride company.
Zhu Liang had no title and was only a fourth-rank lieutenant. However, according to current rules, when he got married, he could prepare wedding clothes according to the rank of his father's title.
The same goes for the bride Qingru. If she does not have a title, she can prepare wedding clothes according to her mother's rank.
"Sister, sister-in-law..."
Qingru was about to get up from the kang.
Shushu quickly held him down and said, "Sit still. We'll be the first to go. The relatives will be here soon."
Qingru's eyes were red and her face looked a little shy.
Shushu and Zhang have both experienced this before, and they can only say that they were a little nervous when they officially moved from their parents' home to their husband's home on this day.
Shushu slowed down her voice and said, "The aunts and sisters-in-law in the clan are all daughters of the clan. We can be considered relatives in the future. Don't worry."
Qingru nodded, knowing that most of the female members here were daughters of Guanglue Beile and Lilie Prince.
Shu Shu said, "We don't have any side branches or concubines in this branch. Our cousins are only Prince Kang and Princess Shushen. In the future, apart from our relatives, these two families will not be left out in our interpersonal relations."
Qingru and Princess Shushen were of different ages. They had met each other in their early years but had never spoken much.
She took careful notes.
Shu Shu did not nag any further, and said, "You can slowly ask your sister-in-law about the rest. She came into the family half a year earlier than you, and she had some dealings with the relatives and in-laws."
Qingru nodded, looked at Zhang, and said, "Thank you for your help, sister-in-law."
Zhang shook her head and said, "It's nothing..."
She felt slightly uncomfortable.
Because I was worried that Qingru would feel uncomfortable.
Qingru originally married the eldest son of the Dong'e family, but now he has a sister-in-law like her.
My cousin's wife became my adopted sister-in-law, which is not a proper title.
Fortunately, both Fusong and Jueluo had told her long ago that they would only live here for a year, and would move out together after the third and fourth mistresses got married.
Qingru was no longer worried by half.
Prince Fusong was brought to the Dong'e family since he was born, and was no different from the Dong'e family's biological son.
Qingru felt that it was not a bad thing to have a sister-in-law in front of her.
The general's wife also repeatedly reminded that Zhang should be treated with respect and kindness.
Fukumatsu was already on the imperial list at a young age, so his future was assured.
There is no such thing as too many brothers who will not compete with Zhuliang for the title and can also help Zhuliang...