Chapter 198 The joy of life, spring breeze After careful consideration, Qin Zhen finally did not accept Mi Zhu's gift. Even though this was just Mi Zhu's good intention, he still made it clear that the gift money should be given at the time of the wedding. If you give a gift in advance now and then give another one when you get married, isn't it still a private gift? Of course he knew that Mi Zhu had too much money and didn't know where to put it, but as an important official, he shouldn't accept this. Seeing Qin Zhen so determined, Mi Zhu stopped forcing him and simply left with a sneer, taking the gift. Anyway, Qin Zhen’s wedding date is approaching, so he can just add some money and give her the gift! Just like that, after a few meetings, Qin Zhen's wedding date was approaching. Since Old Liu was personally in charge of the banquet, his subordinates also became busy. Invitations were sent out to various places, inviting the noble families and celebrities from all walks of life to attend the banquet. You know, the current Old Liu is no longer the small fry living in Pei County.

Old Liu is a relative of the Han royal family appointed by the emperor. He is the Marquis of Lucheng County and the General of Zhengdong. He is extremely noble. All the invitations he sent out were replied to, and a large number of celebrities gathered there. But leaving aside the relationships with Liu Bei, Qin Zhen and Cai Yan themselves also have extremely extensive networks of relationships. As soon as the news was released, the brothers Guo Jia and Xun Yu both sent someone to deliver a gift. Not to mention Cai Yong's disciples, Wang Can, Ruan Yu, Lu Cui, Su Lin and others, when they heard that Qin Zhen was going to marry Cai Yao again, they also wrote letters to congratulate him. Among them, only Gu Yong was the most special. On the one hand, he was Qin Zhen's senior brother, and on the other hand, he was a descendant of the Gu family of Wu County, so he just asked someone to come and congratulate. In addition, people like Xu Shu and Guan Yu who were stationed outside the capital and difficult to come were also sent to come. As for the Qiao family, they had quite a few connections there, and many scholars even came from Lujiang to give gifts. Among all the people, Mi Zhu's gift was the biggest. It was a pair of jade disks and pearls, plus one million coins! As soon as this gift came out, it overshadowed all the other gifts from the guests. But even so, no one felt that this was intentional. Because since the Mi family started selling salt last year, they have unlocked the code to wealth. In less than half a year, the Mi family made a profit of more than 50 million yuan. At this rate, it is only a matter of time before Mi Zhu becomes the richest man in the Han Dynasty. When such a rich man helps out in congratulating his friend on his wedding, money is naturally indispensable. Qin Zhen did not make any special comment on this, or perhaps he was too busy to make any comment. The so-called wedding is usually held at dusk, so it is also called a wedding ceremony. Before the ceremony, he had to bathe in fragrant water, then change into a black silk robe inlaid with gold thread, with a pure red dress inside, and then ride a horse and lead a ox cart to pick up the bride. That’s right, it was a bullock cart, not a sedan chair. Similarly, brides in this era did not wear red dresses or veils, but only covered their faces with round fans.

As soon as the bride came on stage, she attracted everyone's admiration. Because Qin Zhen's three wives each have their own characteristics, like his sister-in-law Cai Yao, who is similar in height to Cai Yan, about meters in later generations, with a well-proportioned figure and curvy breasts. For example, the sisters Daqiao and Xiaoqiao have slender figures, especially Daqiao, who has a pair of long legs that are over meters long. The small bridge is relatively shorter, but it is still nearly meters high. The clothes of this era don’t show the figure very well, but they can’t hide the beauty of people! Each of them has bright white teeth, and they are so graceful and swaying in the wind, so exquisite and unparalleled in the world. Fortunately, he had many followers, otherwise the mere presence of the people watching would have been enough to cause a riot. But even so, the streets were blocked by people watching the ceremony, and everyone thought to themselves that a noble person is a noble person, and this was a grand ceremony. After picking up the bride, it was the long journey back to the city. I don’t know if it was because there were too many brides, but the old cow couldn’t hold on and it dragged on all the way until sunset when it finally got home. As for the home, it was already filled with distinguished guests and guests. Sometimes reality is so bleak that some weddings may not even be able to fill up their guest seats. However, Qin Zhen's marriage under the name of taking a concubine attracted a large number of people to watch the ceremony. After arriving home, theoretically they should have paid their respects to the parents, but Qin Zhen and his three daughters-in-law were not suitable for paying respects to the elders, so they skipped the ceremony and paid their respects directly to the guests. Then the bride's affairs were over, and Qin Zhen still had to toast at each table. At this point, Qin Zhen finally felt that it was Cai Yan's cleverness that allowed him to marry three women at once instead of marrying them separately. Otherwise, just going through these etiquette three times would be enough to annoy him to death. Fortunately, everyone knew that Qin Zhen would be busy in the evening, so they didn't force him to drink. But even so, he drank half a jar of wine. Suddenly feeling the urge to urinate, Zhang Fei and others started teasing the groom again. The reason why wedding pranks are a bad habit is that they have been going on for thousands of years. The custom of playing teasing on the groom has existed since the Qin and Han Dynasties. Qin Zhen was in a high position and had great power, so others didn't dare to tease him, but Zhang Fei, a rough man, didn't have many scruples. He brought a group of generals to rebel against the Tiangang and beat the military advisor. This was of course not a real fight, but just a joke. Qin Zhen couldn't possibly get angry, so he quickly dodged and pushed Kong Ming out to block the knife. Seeing this, Kong Ming secretly thought how miserable it was. Looking at Zhang Fei approaching, he hurriedly said: "This is an old custom, and it is quite indecent. I heard that you are very talented in poetry, so why don't you write a poem and you will be spared the beating!" The guests were watching the show with great excitement and applauded. Zhang Fei heard this and then grinned and said: "If you can write poetry, you can be spared. Otherwise, the military advisor married three beautiful women, which aroused jealousy. He really deserves to be beaten!" Qin Zhen was so depressed at the moment that he racked his brains and finally found a song to get by. After finishing this, he headed towards the backyard.

The wedding was already halfway through at this point. According to custom, there should have been a group of female soldiers waiting in the backyard. But in order to avoid trouble, Qin Zhen skipped this step and all he needed to do was go to each room to greet the bride. So he first went to Cai Yao's room and drank the wedding wine with Cai Yao. After drinking, the girl turned her head away shyly, not daring to look at him. In the candlelight, her little face was white with a rosy glow, and very delicate. Perhaps because of nervousness, her eyelashes kept trembling. Qin Zhen looked at her like this and felt drunk for a moment, drowsy. At this time, Cai Yao whispered: "What are you looking at!" Qin Zhen listened, and came back to his senses for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why, after watching it for days, you can't watch it anymore after the ceremony?" When Cai Yao heard the word "Li Cheng", she was extremely shy, but then she sneered: "Brother-in-law. No, my husband is so unreasonable!" "Now that the ceremony is over, why don't you go look for your Qiao sisters?" Upon hearing this, Qin Zhen felt something was wrong. He thought that this wedding only asked Cai Yan about her thoughts, but did not ask her sister-in-law. Judging from her appearance, this girl is probably jealous! Thinking of the last time this girl was not easy to deal with, he smiled and walked up to Cai Yao and said: "Why, is Yao'er jealous?" Jealousy is an allusion to Fang Xuanling in the Tang Dynasty, but Cai Yao has been with him for many years and knows what he means. She hurriedly said: "No! Don't think I'm a jealous woman." He turned his head away and didn't dare to look at Qin Zhen. When Qin Zhen saw her expression, he couldn't help but laugh secretly and thought, what else could this be but jealousy. He then moved closer, held Cai Yao's shoulders and said: "Since you are not jealous, why don't you look at your husband?" As soon as his hand touched Cai Yao's shoulder, her delicate body trembled. She was panicked for a moment and didn't know how to respond. But when I thought about having to share my husband with two strange women in the future, I felt a little aggrieved. After thinking about it, his nose suddenly felt sore. He turned around, his eyes misty and said: "Brother-in-law, you are a liar. You only said you would marry me, but not anyone else." "They are sisters who will become my disciples in one day." As she was talking, her lips curled up and she looked like she was crying. Seeing this, Qin Zhen had no choice but to hug her and comfort her. He also told Cai Yao that this was the last time and there would be no other women in the future. After hearing this, Cai Yao raised her head and looked at him with tearful eyes. "Are you serious? Apart from the Qiao sisters, will my brother-in-law really not marry any other women?"

Seeing that her emotions had calmed down, Qin Zhen quickly nodded in agreement. In fact, after taking over Erqiao, he really had no energy left. The four daughters-in-law will have to take turns sleeping in the future. Do I have to marry a few more so that I can work without a break all year round? Now that we have four days a week, we can at least have three days off, which is completely enough. This naturally made Cai Yao feel more at ease, and she pouted and said: "I will trust you for now. If you want me to marry you again in the future, I won't agree unless you ask!" "If my brother-in-law goes back on his word, I will..." She inserted two jade fingers deep into it and pinched it in mid-air like a pair of scissors. When Qin Zhen saw this, he immediately laughed and said: "I don't know where you learned this. I didn't teach you this!" "Does this need to be taught?" Cai Yao raised her head, looking as if it was a matter of course. But the next second, she no longer had that kind of arrogance, because now she no longer had to consider the differences between men and women like before. Seeing her so proud, Qin Zhen grabbed her little face and kissed her hard on the lips. As soon as Cai Yao reacted, she was stunned on the spot. After she came to her senses, she slapped her hands hurriedly and whimpered. But Qin Zhen would not let go, so after a while, the girl stopped resisting and gradually went from being panicked to adapting, and then to taking the initiative. It was not until Qin Zhen let her go that the girl turned her head away with a red face, her eyes full of water, and she did not dare to say another word. Seeing her like this, Qin Zhen felt his mouth dry and was afraid that he could not control himself, so he quickly stood up and said that he would go to see the Qiao sisters, then retreated out of the house in shame. Seeing Qin Zhen running away like this, Cai Yao finally burst into tears and said: "What a wicked man!" As she spoke, she thought of what had just happened and covered her face for a moment, feeling extremely embarrassed. On the other side, Qin Zhen left Cai Yao and came to the house on the small bridge. As usual, he drank another cup of wedding wine and comforted Xiaoqiao. However, Qiao Ke was more sensible than Cai Yao, and was not jealous at all. After hearing that Qin Zhen was leaving, she blushed and said: "My husband, are you going to go find your sister to perform the Zhougong ritual?" In this era, when a woman gets married, her elders will first teach her some basic knowledge. Even daughters from large families would read some picture textbooks. It just so happened that before Xiaoqiao got married, she had seen a similar picture teaching material. Xiaoqiao felt somewhat relieved when she thought that Qin Zhen was going to find her sister to do those shameful things.

After all, she was two years younger, and although she had a good impression of Qin Zhen, she always felt it was too embarrassing. But it was the wedding night after all, and she felt a little disappointed when she saw Qin Zhen was leaving. But she had no idea that these words were simply a crime to Qin Zhen. Can you imagine a scene where an extremely pure girl sits on the couch, blushing and asks you if you want to do that? This is the situation now! Fortunately, Qin Zhen had strong self-control and knew that he could not commit a crime. He nodded and left. At this point, Qin Zhen could finally settle down and experience her wedding night. Under the candlelight, the room was dim. After drinking the wedding wine, only the beautiful woman could be seen, as white as jade, with drooping eyebrows, sitting on the couch, with her fingers intertwined, looking quite embarrassed. When Qin Zhen saw this, he calmed down and chatted with Daqiao. After talking like this for a long time, Daqiao stood up and said to him softly: "I will undress my husband." When Qin Zhen saw that the time was almost right, he blew out the candle, and the surroundings became dark and silent. Then there was a rustling sound, and then a small voice said, "Please have mercy, husband!" This one sentence made the situation even more tense. It was a night of silent rain in Wushan, and the spring breeze was hard to describe. In short, Qin Zhen slept in, which was rare the next day, and did not go to work until noon. As Qin Zhen's wedding ended, news finally came from the court. It is said that the emperor has issued an edict, ordering Liu Biao to send troops to help Liu Bei attack Sun Ce! (End of this chapter)