Before the formal ceremony, there was a ceremony to show the man's family's connections.
As the Li Family and the Han Family were far apart, it was already afternoon by the time Li Zexuan returned from the wedding. Therefore, some of the guests who were usually busy chose to come in the afternoon. As for those who came in the morning and had already given their gifts, they were left for the ceremony.
"The Du Family of Chang 'an's Chonghua Square is here to congratulate. Gift of eighty thousand coins, a jade Buddha, and a pair of golden cups!"
"Minister Yan of Chang 'an's Eternal Peace Square is here to congratulate. Gift of four hundred thousand coins, a pair of pure gold buckles, a pair of white jade mandarin duck buckles, four sets of pearls, two small knives with jade handles and ivory handles, four gold necklaces, six silver necklaces, a golden phoenix with pearls, and a golden hairpin with a pair of luan holding longevity fruits …"
"Wow! Even Minister Yan sent someone to give gifts! "
"And these gifts aren't light either!"
As the Minister of Works, Yan Lide was a well-known figure in the entire imperial court. His actions instantly caused many people to discuss in private.
"Wei Zuocheng of Chang 'an's Yongxing Square is here to congratulate. Gift of four thousand coins and a piece of calligraphy!"
"Pfft! Even Wei Zuocheng is here! It's just that the gifts are a little too little! "
Everyone was surprised to hear that even Wei Zheng had come to congratulate Li Zexuan on his wedding. However, when they heard about the gift he had brought, everyone's face darkened. A gift of five strings of cash, this was really …
Li Zexuan wanted to vomit blood. Was this old man Wei Zheng here to sincerely congratulate him on his wedding, or was he here to get a free meal?
"How is it just a little too little? This is a hundred times less than what Minister Yan gave just now! "
"That's enough! You guys should be content! In the past, Wei Zuocheng never attended these banquets. Ordinary people couldn't even invite him with money! Last time, when the eldest son of Elder Xiao married the princess of Xiang City, Wei Zuocheng only gave a gift of five strings of coins. At that time, Elder Xiao was so angry that his nose was crooked ~! "
"Haha! In that case, the Li Family's reputation is really big ~! "
"Haha! That's how it works! "
The people of Chang 'an were always the most well-informed. After a while, Wei Zheng's background was immediately exposed, but he did not feel ashamed at all. He was still tasting his wine, as if he did not hear the discussion outside.
"Hmph! "Anyway, everyone in Chang 'an knows that I'm an honest and clean official. I've already given you a lot of face by giving you five strings of cash as a congratulatory gift. Besides, my calligraphy must be worth a lot of money, right?" Little Xuan, you didn't lose out at all! Since this old man has paid 'such a big price' to attend the wedding, I have to eat more later to recoup my losses! "
That was what Wei Zheng thought to himself.
"Duke Wei of Jin Ning Square has come to offer his congratulations. He's gifted eight hundred thousand taels of silver, a pair of white jade and mandarin duck buttons, four pairs of beaded silk, beeswax, and turquoise robes, two small knives with jade handles and ivory handles, four gold necklaces, six silver necklaces …"
San Bao, who was singing at the door, also felt a little awkward. She quickly read out the gift list for the next family.
"Whoa! Duke Wei is really extravagant! He just added so much dowry to the Han Family yesterday, and he's sending so many congratulatory gifts today! "
"Yeah! This congratulatory gift is more than two hundred times more than what Wei Zuocheng gave! "
Li Jing had indeed spent a lot of money this time. He had basically spent a third of the gold, silver, and goods that he had accumulated from his military exploits over the years because of Li Zexuan's wedding this time.
Wei Zheng, who was sitting at the side and tasting his wine, heard some people's discussion and his old face instantly darkened. "Why the f * ck are they comparing me again? Li Jing usually gets a lot of money after winning a battle. Last time, I was just an advisor. Where could I get money from? How can they be compared? "
Thinking of this, Wei Zheng could not help but look at Li Jing and San Bao with hidden bitterness.
San Bao, who was singing at the door, had no idea that Wei Zheng had been 'whipped' again. He continued to read, "Bu Zheng Fang's House of the Duke of E has come to congratulate him. They have sent one million gold coins, a pair of pure gold buttons, a pair of white jade mandarin duck buttons, four pairs of beaded silk, beeswax, and turquoise robes, two small knives with jade handles and ivory handles, four gold necklaces, six silver necklaces …"
"The House of Duke Lu of Huaide Lane has come to congratulate us with 2,400,000 yuan, four gold necklaces, six silver necklaces, one golden phoenix embroidered with pearls, a pair of golden phoenix embroidered with pearls, a pair of golden phoenix embroidered with pearls, a pair of Hetian white jade phoenix embroidered with jade, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with jade, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald, a pair of phoenix embroidered with emerald
The congratulatory gifts sent by Cheng Yaojin were even more explosive. It was not an exaggeration to say that they stunned everyone. The reason why there were so many gifts was firstly because when the Han family sent off the bride yesterday, Qin Qiong could go and add to the dowry because of his foster father's identity, but the Cheng family could not. Old Cheng felt that he was one step behind Second Brother Qin, so he had to make up for it today. Secondly, because of Li Zexuan's Immortal Drunkenness and Gentle Village, the Cheng family had also earned a lot of money behind him. As the saying goes, return the favor. When it was time to support Li Zexuan, he had to not be stingy!
"Hiss! Duke Lu is really generous! 2.4 million, 3,000 strings of cash! "
"Ha! Ordinary people like us will probably never see so much money in our entire lives! "
For the banquet held by the Li residence today, the main guests were sitting in the front courtyard. However, outside the courtyard, there were also 50 tables set up in the open space in front of the Li residence. Ordinary people could come and eat as long as they gave some gifts.
Hearing that the gifts were getting more and more generous, the people outside were really shocked and dumbfounded. When they thought of the eggs, fish, and other things that they had given, some people who were thin-skinned flashed a trace of embarrassment on their faces.
However, these people were thinking too much. Li Zexuan had never expected to make a fortune through the congratulatory gifts. His wedding was mainly for fun. Otherwise, he would not have spent so much money to let thousands of people celebrate. Also, the show had just begun. As the three treasures gradually read out, the congratulatory gifts were more and more explosive. Not only the gifts were explosive, but the identity of the gift-giver was even more explosive.
"Forty-four supervisors of the Imperial College of Mathematics came together to congratulate us. They gave us two million yuan and a book of Teacher Xie's sayings!"
This special congratulatory gift made everyone look at him in a different light. A teacher was greater than the sky. A successful teacher was very respected in ancient times.
"The Prince of Hejian's residence came to congratulate us. They gave us three million yuan, four pairs of top-grade luminous pearls, a golden phoenix with pearls in it, a pair of golden phoenix hairpins with longevity fruits in it, a pair of golden phoenix hairpins with pearls in it, a pair of Hejian's white jade hairpins inlaid with jade, a pair of phoenix hairpins with jade in it, and a pair of phoenix hairpins with jade in it …"
Before Li Xiaogong went out to sea, he had promised that when Li Zexuan got married, the prince's residence would give him a big gift. Now, it had come as promised.
"The Prince of Jiangxia, Li Daozong, came to congratulate us. He gave us two million yuan, two pieces of elephant tusks, two pieces of eye deer bone, two pieces of ox horn …"
"The Crown Prince came to congratulate us. He gave us four million yuan, two pieces of jade, two pieces of elephant tusks, two pieces of eye deer bone, two pieces of ox horn …"
"The Changsun Estate of Chongren Market came to congratulate us. He gave us one million yuan, two pieces of eye deer bone, two pieces of ox horn, one piece of golden phoenix with pearls in it, and a pair of phoenix hairpins with longevity fruits in it …"
"The Prince of Wei came to congratulate us. He gave us four million yuan, a pair of golden phoenix hairpins with pearls in it, a pair of phoenix hairpins inlaid with jade in it, a pair of phoenix hairpins with jade in it, and a pair of phoenix hairpins with jade in it …"
"Princess Changle has come to offer her congratulations. She has gifted three million taels of silver, a pair of phoenix hairpins decorated with jade, a pair of crimson gold hairpins, a pair of crimson gold hairpins, a pair of jade hairpins, and a pair of white jade hairpins …"
"His Imperial Majesty sent an envoy to congratulate us. He gave us ten taels of gold, ten pieces of brocade silk, ten pieces of silk, and a pair of jade ruyi …"
The crown prince, the princes, and the princesses all came to congratulate us. One after another, these gifts caused the commoners who were watching the commotion and freeloading outside to feel their scalps go numb. Normally, they would not be able to see such important figures! Today, they had only come to eat a banquet, yet they had seen all of them.
The most shocking thing was that Li Er had also sent someone to deliver gifts. Everyone present, regardless of whether they were commoners or nobles, were all stupefied …
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