Chapter 440 Yang Chengye’s Wedding

It is now May.

The Marquis's Mansion was decorated with lights and full of joy.

On the fifth day of May, Yang Chengye got married. As the eldest grandson of the Marquis's Mansion, Yang Chengye's wedding was naturally the most important event in the Marquis's Mansion.

In late April, the Yu family's carriages had already arrived at Chongshan Pass, preparing for the upcoming wedding.

On the first day of May, Yu Yuanzan, Marquis of Dongping, arrived at Chongshan Pass with his eldest son Yu Mingzhou and eldest grandson Yu Zicheng.

After Emperor Yanping ascended the throne, he named Princess Yu as empress the next month. At the same time, Yu Yuanzan was granted the title of Marquis of Dongping, with an annual salary of 3,000 dan, which was passed down to three generations. He was also appointed as Doctor Ronglu and Deputy Governor of the Front Army Governor's Office.

What does it mean to soar into the sky? This is what it means to soar into the sky.

From an unknown captain, he jumped to become the deputy governor of the front military governor's office and was granted the title of Marquis of Dongping.

Yang Zhengshan had fought in the battlefield for more than ten years, but he was only the Marquis of Jing'an and the Deputy Governor of the Central Military Governor's Office. However, Yu Yuanzan had the same marquisate and official position as Yang Zhengshan just because he had a good daughter.

Thinking about it, Yang Zhengshan felt wronged.

Of course, Yu Yuanzan and Yang Zhengshan cannot be compared. Yu Yuanzan's official position was just a sinecure, and the court did not expect him to do anything practical, while Yang Zhengshan was the general of Chongshan Town who held real power.

The south gate of Chongshan Pass.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the slowly approaching team with his eyes slightly narrowed.

The team was rather simple, with only twelve carriages, two of which were for passengers and the rest were for transporting goods.

There are more than 300 guards, and they all seem to be elite.

Such a team seemed a bit contradictory. The two extremely ordinary carriages were not worthy of the Dongping Marquis Mansion at all. The three hundred elite soldiers as guards fully completed the Dongping Marquis Mansion's appearance.

In fact, considering the background of the Yu family, it is normal that the team is simple. After all, the Yu family was just a family of a thousand households before, and it has only been more than half a year since they were granted the title of Marquis of Dongping.

Apart from the rewards from Emperor Yanping and the Empress, the Yu family has almost no foundation to speak of.

As for the guards, they should have been specially arranged by the Queen.

When the team came closer, Yang Zhengshan saw Yu Yuanzan with gray hair and simple clothes.

"Brother Yu!" Yang Zhengshan hurried forward and greeted him with a fist.

Yu Yuanzan was in good health. Although he was in his sixties, he looked very agile and jumped directly off the horse.

"Lord Yang!" Yu Yuanzan clasped his fists in return.

Yang Zhengshan laughed, "Brother Yu, you are being distant with me now. We are a family from now on, so we can't be estranged from each other!"

Yu Yuanzan looked at Yang Zhengshan, who had black hair and beard, ruddy face, and a sturdy body, and a smile appeared on his weathered face, "Brother Yang is right, we will be a family from now on!"

The Yu family was absolutely willing to accept this marriage with the Yang family.

Before he got to know the Yang family, Yu Yuanzan actually did not approve of his granddaughter marrying into a marquisate. As the saying goes, once you enter a marquisate, it's like entering a deep sea. He understood his granddaughter.

His granddaughter was not a lady from a wealthy family. She had been running wild in the countryside since she was young and had never learned any rules. Letting her marry into a noble family with strict rules might be harmful to her.

But after getting to know the Yang family, he felt that the Yang family was a good marriage.

The Yang family, like the Yu family, came from a lower class background. In fact, the Yang family was even worse than the Yu family in the past. In the past, the Yang family was just a farming family, while the Yu family was at least a family of a thousand households.

The two families had a lot in common, both coming from the lower class and both being granted titles.

However, Yu Yuanzan felt a little guilty in front of Yang Zhengshan. Yang Zhengshan was awarded the title of Marquis of Jing'an based on his actual military achievements, while he was given the title of marquis because of his daughter.

As a warrior and a military officer, he felt a little ashamed facing a battlefield warrior like Yang Zhengshan.

"Brother Yu, please come in!" Yang Zhengshan laughed and welcomed Yu Yuanzan into the city.

Yang Zhengshan was very welcoming to Yu Yuanzan's arrival, and he specially prepared a banquet to welcome Yu Yuanzan.

At the banquet, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Yuanzan talked a lot about state and family affairs.

Through chatting, Yang Zhengshan had some understanding of the character of the Marquis of Dongping.

What can we say about this Marquis of Dongping?

Very simple!
Very principled too.

He had neither the arrogance of a poor boy who had suddenly become rich nor the idea of ​​using his power to bully others. Instead, he was a little reserved when facing Yang Zhengshan.

The Yu family's education is also good. Although it seems that they have violated the rules a little, it is actually a manifestation of simplicity.

For example, Yu Mingzhou, his personality is similar to Yang Mingcheng's, so stupid that it gives people a headache.

Yu Zicheng, on the other hand, has a straightforward personality, unlike his father who is so simple-minded.

Knowing the personalities of the Yu family members, Yang Zhengshan was even more satisfied with the marriage arrangement.

At the banquet, the in-laws, Yang Mingcheng and Yu Mingzhou, were like-minded. After a short while, the two idiots became close friends and even started drinking with each other.

"Brother Yu, this is Baicao Wine, the best Baicao Wine. My father usually doesn't want to give it to you. You are in for a treat today. Come on, have a few more cups!"

Yang Mingcheng held the jar of wine and poured glass after glass for Yu Mingzhou.

Then, Yu Mingzhou got drunk and crawled under the table.

Yang Mingcheng was a little dumbfounded.

He looked up at Yang Zhengshan, who glared at him fiercely.

"You idiot!"

"Well, I didn't expect Brother Yu to be so drunk!" Yang Mingcheng said naively.

Yang Zhengshan really wanted to strangle this idiot to death.

Although the alcohol content of Herb Wine is not high, this premium Herb Wine is carefully brewed by him, and many special herbs are added to it, which are most likely to make people intoxicated.

However, Yu Mingzhou's cultivation was not high, and he could only drink one pound of this top-quality herbal wine at most.

As for Yang Mingcheng, haha, he can drink it as water.

The two of them were drinking together, and it was obvious that Yang Mingcheng was bullying others.

"Brother Yu, my son does not know etiquette, please don't blame me!" What else could Yang Zhengshan say? He could only apologize to Yu Yuanzan.

Yu Yuanzan smiled and said, "Brother Yang has a good way of educating his children. I am so envious of him!" Compared with the Yang brothers, his son was undoubtedly much inferior.

Although Yang Mingcheng is a simpleton, he has a high level of cultivation.

Not to mention that there was a calm Yang Minghao sitting next to him.

In the past, Yang Minghao's temperament was a little eccentric and he was always unruly, but now Yang Minghao is the father of three children and also a general in the army. His temperament has become much calmer, and he has an aura that cannot be ignored.

Judging from the appearance alone, Yang Minghao's aura is greater than Yang Mingzhi's. The reason for this is that Yang Minghao is relatively strong and has a majestic aura. Yang Mingzhi is a little thin. Although his cultivation is higher than Yang Minghao, he is not as imposing as Yang Minghao.

Among the three brothers of the Yang family, Yang Minghao and Yang Zhengshan are actually the most similar.

Whether in terms of body shape, appearance, or majestic aura, Yang Minghao looks very much like Yang Zhengshan.

This is actually Yang Minghao deliberately imitating Yang Zhengshan.

Laozi was mighty and powerful, so he naturally became a role model for his children.

Yang Mingcheng, a fool, is definitely not someone he can imitate, and Yang Mingzhi's figure and appearance are like his mother's. Only Yang Minghao looks like Yang Zhengshan and has always been by Yang Zhengshan's side. Even if he doesn't deliberately imitate Yang Zhengshan, he will unconsciously learn from him.

Yu Yuanzan was extremely envious of both Yang Mingcheng and Yang Minghao.

The Yu family had a shallow foundation, and his own achievements were limited, which resulted in the Yu family's descendants not having any great achievements either.

Compared with the Yang family, the Yu family is not even a little bit inferior.

"Uncle, let me help Brother Yu go down and rest first!" Yang Minghao stood up and said.

"Then I'll trouble you, Sanlang!" Yu Yuanzan said, "Zicheng, go take care of your father!"

"Yes!" Yu Zicheng responded quickly.

After the banquet, the Yu family did not live in the marquis's mansion, but lived in a courtyard that the Yu family had purchased in the city.

Yang Zhengshan personally sent Yu Yuanzan back to the Yu family's yard.

In the following days, everyone in the Yang family was busy preparing for Yang Chengye's wedding. Even Yang Zhengshan had to put aside his official duties and focus on arranging Yang Chengye's marriage.

Fortunately, the Yang family has held many happy events over the years, including Yang Yunxue's marriage, Wang Yunqiao's marriage, and Lin Zhan's marriage. The servants are already familiar with organizing weddings and are well versed in all the rules and etiquette.

In addition, with Yu Qingyi and Wang taking care of things, all Yang Zhengshan really needed to do was to entertain Yu Yuanzan.

Since both of them are grandfathers, Yang Zhengshan must entertain Yu Yuanzan personally.

Time quickly came to the fifth day of May.

Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi got up early. After breakfast, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi came to the main hall in the front yard and looked at Yang Chengye who was dressed in wedding clothes.

My grandchildren are about to get married, and maybe I will have a great-grandchild next year.

In an instant, Yang Zhengshan suddenly felt that he was old!

In the past, there were many children and grandchildren, but in the future, there will probably be many great-grandchildren!

Yang Zhengshan always felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of a group of little kids surrounding him and calling him grandpa.

Calculating his age, he is only 52 years old now.

If calculated based on the age of the previous life, he is actually only 42.

A forty-year-old man is a flower, but my flower is of a higher generation.

Seeing that Yang Mingcheng and Wang were still talking to Yang Chengye, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Okay, it's time to set off. Don't miss the auspicious time!"

"Grandpa, grandma, I'm going first!" said Yang Chengye.

"Well! Go ahead!" Yang Zhengshan nodded.

Only then did Yang Chengye walk out of the Marquis' Mansion amid the sound of music and dance, and then, surrounded by a group of servants, he rode his horse towards the Yu family's courtyard.

Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi sat in the main hall waiting for Yang Chengye to marry his grandson's wife.

Wang was a little restless and ran out from time to time to look in the direction of the gate.

"Oh, why aren't you here yet?"

"Don't be anxious, sister-in-law. It's not time yet!" Li said with a smile.

Liang also laughed and said, "This is the first time that sister-in-law is a mother-in-law, so she is a little inexperienced!"

"Do you have experience?" Wang glared at Liang unhappily.

Liang chuckled and said, “I have no experience either, but I have been learning from my mother. When Chengyou grows up, I will learn it!”

"Yes, we should learn from mother!" Li chimed in and asked Yu Qingyi in a flattering way, "Mother, aren't you right?"

"What are you saying? You're going to be a mother-in-law soon, can't you be more steady?" Yu Qingyi scolded unceremoniously.

However, Li and Liang were not afraid of his scolding at all. They were the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but there were not too many rules between them on weekdays and they were always talking and laughing.

And Yu Qingyi wasn't really scolding them, she was just pretending to be a mother-in-law.

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Liang discussed how to be a good mother-in-law.

Wang would interject from time to time, and would look anxiously outside the door from time to time.

Yang Zhengshan ignored their gossip and just sat in the main seat, drinking tea leisurely.

This should be the most leisurely time of his days, and it will also be the last day he can take a break for a long time in the future.

Today, Yang Zhengshan put aside all those annoying things and just became a grandfather waiting for his grandson and granddaughter-in-law to come and get married.

An hour and a half after the wedding procession left, they returned with music and dance.

The bride's dowry was not much, only sixty-four loads of dowry, most of which were ordinary things, but there were also many valuable jewelry, land and four shops.

The fields belonged to the counties surrounding Kyoto, while the shops were located within Kyoto city.

Obviously, this should be prepared by the Queen for the bride.

With the help of the Queen, the Yu family's dowry does not seem shabby.

The wedding went smoothly. Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi sat in the main seats, while Yang Mingcheng and Wang sat on both sides of them to witness the wedding.

(End of this chapter)