Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

These days, both the Laiguo Mansion and the wealthy Jingzhao Du family are busy preparing for the wedding banquet.

Moreover, the two families seemed to be working together to decorate the mansion beautifully, and even the streets around the mansion were decorated with lights and colors, making it look extremely festive.

The two families made such a big fuss that people from the surrounding areas came to visit.

It is early winter now and there is not much farm work to do in the fields, so whenever there is any event, big or small, the people will come forward to watch the fun.

"Is the third son of the Duke of Lai's Mansion getting married?"

"Whose girl is this to be favored by the Third Young Master? She is so lucky!"

Hearing the doubtful words of the villagers, a middle-aged businessman in a brocade robe spoke loudly.

"When I went to Anyifang to discuss business these two days, I found lanterns hanging at the gates of the Lu and Huang mansions. They must be planning to marry off their daughters!"

"I just don't know whether the third son of Duke Lai's mansion married a girl from the Lu family or the Huang family?"

After hearing what the middle-aged businessman said, the people around began to talk about it curiously.

The Lu family of Fanyang is one of the super aristocratic families among the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats, while the Huang family of Jingzhao is only a medium-sized family. The two cannot be compared at all.

...

East Palace.

Inside Mingde Hall.

Li Chengqian, Du He, Liu Li and Ma Zhou were now sitting opposite each other around a stove after more than an hour of studying.

What was burning in the middle of the stove was not ordinary wood, but a few pieces of honeycomb coal.

Liu Li said in surprise: "Du Shangshu, this honeycomb coal you made is really good. It is not only durable but also has a strong fire!"

"Now I'm just waiting for the kang you made to see if it works well!"

"I am old now and cannot stand the cold as I used to. I have trouble sleeping in the winter."

"If the kang you innovated is safe and warm, it would be great news for us old guys!"

The warmth retention of beddings these days is average, and I shiver even when I sleep at night.

Although burning firewood in the room can provide warmth, the smoky smell makes it impossible to fall asleep.

Hearing Liu Li's words, Du He denied it while shaking his head while drinking the warm wine.

"Liu Shizhong, the honeycomb coal and the kang were both made by Xiao Kai, the doctor of the Ministry of Works. I, the Minister of Works, dare not take credit for them."

Making a kang and honeycomb coal was not a difficult task. Du He and Xiao Kai only spent two days to make the things.

After experiencing the benefits of both, Li Shimin and the ministers in the court greatly admired Xiao Kai as an innovator.

These days, not only Xiao Kai, but also his father Xiao Yu were in high spirits.

His son has made great progress. Doesn't that just prove that he is a good father?

Liu Li pouted and said, "Minister Du, stop pretending in front of us. How could Xiao Kai, with his wooden head, come up with these two good things?"

"You are the only one in the Ministry of Industry who has this ability. No one else can do it."

The people in the Ministry of Industry are too conservative and have very poor ability to innovate.

Moreover, before Du He became the Minister of Works, they had nothing to show for themselves.

Ma Zhou also echoed: "Not only me, but also His Majesty and all the officials in the court know that it was your idea to use honeycomb coal for the kang."

"I'm afraid only Duke Song Xiao Yu would blindly believe that it was Xiao Kai's work."

It has to be said that Li Shimin and his group of capable ministers all have rather sharp eyes.

This little action of his was completely seen through by this group of people.

Du He smiled and didn't explain further.

Although everyone knew what was going on, good deeds like this that allowed for meritorious service did not violate Tang law.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Du He doesn't care about small achievements now, so it's a good thing to share some of them with the people below."

Just a few days ago, Xiao Kai, Cui Shenji and Wang Jingzhi had secretly delivered the silver to Pei Xingjian.

Now Xiao Kai is also one of his important aides, so it would be a good thing to support him.

Next, the four of them drank and talked about people's livelihood issues.

...

Two days flew by.

The Laiguogong Mansion and the Jingzhao Du family held their brides at the same time, and the women they married both lived in Anyifang. What was even more bizarre was that their mansions were not far from each other.

Both wedding processions were very large, and the number of musicians hired was many times that of ordinary people. The entire Anyifang was filled with a festive atmosphere.

The onlookers watched the excitement and pointed at the people welcoming the bride from time to time.

"Why are the two wedding banners both written with the word 'Du'?"

"Could it be that the Du family has a double blessing today?"

Ordinary people naturally did not know that the lineage of the Duke of Lai had completely distanced themselves from the Jingzhao Du family, so they were so curious when they saw the wedding banner with the word "Du" on it.

Under the curious gaze of the people, the two wedding processions each entered the bride's mansion.

Inside the Lu Mansion.

The groom Du Aitong completed a series of rituals under the guidance of the matchmaker.

Next, you just need to complete the bride's test and let the bride open the door of the room, and then you can take the bride away.

Generally, the content of the test will be communicated in advance in marriages, so that the groom can think of the answer and avoid the embarrassment of not being able to answer when picking up the bride.

A middle-aged female voice came from the room.

"Please recite a poem, groom. If the bride is satisfied, we will open the door."

The person who was speaking was Lu Ziying's bridesmaid, whose main responsibility was to accompany the bride and guide her through the various wedding ceremonies.

Du Aitong, dressed in festive attire, smiled slightly and recited aloud confidently.

"Clouds think about clothes and flowers, and the spring breeze blows on the threshold of Revlon."

"If we hadn't met at the top of Qunyu Mountain, we would have met under the moonlight at Yaotai."

wow~

As Du Aitong finished reading the poem, the people around him suddenly burst into noise.

"What a poem!"

"I didn't expect that my son-in-law would be so talented!"

"My son-in-law is handsome and talented. He and our young lady are a perfect match!"

Hearing the discussions of the people behind him, Du Aitong showed a faint smile on his face.

How bad could the poems written by his second brother be?

In order to prevent the people in the Lu family from going too far, his second brother prepared three poems for him, and each of them was a masterpiece.

Among the crowd of onlookers, the most excited person was Du Aitong's father-in-law Lu Chengqing.

His face was full of excitement and he clapped his hands vigorously in praise.

"This poem written by my son-in-law will not only be famous for thousands of years, but also be selected into the "Three Hundred Tang Poems"!"

After saying that, he quickly walked to the door, knocked on it, and shouted loudly.

"Ziying, open the door quickly!"

"This poem written by my dear son-in-law is a masterpiece!"

Sitting on the luxurious and elegant bed, Lu Ziying suddenly showed a helpless expression on her face after hearing her father's anxious voice.

Her father was so anxious that he wanted to marry her off immediately!