A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 464 Prince Consort

(Young Princess)

In the spring of the fifth year of Zhenghe (1115 AD), Lu Cheng led a caravan to Bianjing City to marry Princess Jiafu.

On this day, the entire Bianjing city was decorated with lights and was extremely lively.

Mr. Lu, dressed in brocade and gorgeous clothes, rode a horse through the streets, came to the palace gate, and married the princess.

After a series of complicated ceremonies, Lu Cheng finally received the princess, and at dusk, took her to the newly built prince consort's mansion.

It has to be said that the rewards given to the prince consorts in the Song Dynasty were still very generous.

Moreover, since Lu Cheng made a lot of money for Song Huizong, Song Huizong was also very generous. He built a luxurious mansion for Lu Cheng in Bianjing City, and rewarded him with jade belts and brocade robes, silver saddled white horses, 1,000 taels of gold, 5,000 taels of silver, 3,000 pieces of brocade, as well as jewelry, jade, calligraphy and paintings. In particular, the calligraphy and paintings also included the original works of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi and the painter Wu Daozi.

After returning to the Prince Consort's Mansion, there is inevitably another round of cumbersome etiquette formalities.

It was not until late at night, after all the guests had left, that Lu Cheng returned to the bridal chamber.

The candlelight from the dragon and phoenix wedding candles was reflected on the screen with mandarin ducks playing in the water, and also on the lovely person on the bed.

When Lu Cheng lifted the red veil, he saw a pretty face that seemed both angry and happy, and extremely shy.

I have to say, this princess is really good-looking.

There were few ugly concubines in the harems of the Yellow Emperor during the Song Dynasty. After so many generations of genetic improvement, the children born were naturally good-looking enough.

Song Huizong, the artistic emperor, was very handsome. The mother of Princess Jiafu, Empress Zheng, was also a great beauty. Naturally, the child born from this union would not be bad-looking either.

In other words, this girl is still young, her face has not yet grown, and her body has not fully developed. Otherwise, she would definitely be no worse than famous prostitutes like Zhao Yuannu and Li Shishi.

Moreover, as a princess, she received a good education since childhood and developed good etiquette. That temperament alone is a plus.

"Yu Pan, from today on, you and I will be husband and wife, and we should stay together for the rest of our lives, growing old together."

"Hmm~ Jade plate... Please take care of this jade plate..."

At this moment, Lu Cheng suddenly heard a slight "gurgling" sound. He looked up and saw Zhao Yupan's little face blushing with shame.

"You've been busy all day. Are you hungry? Come, have a snack first."

Lu Cheng picked up some snacks from the table, handed them to a plate, and poured a cup of tea.

Zhao Yupan didn't care about being shy, he quickly ate something, drank two sips of tea, and then seemed to remember something: "Sir, the wedding wine..."

"Yes, this is indispensable."

After drinking a cup of wedding wine, the couple will be together until old age.

"Yu Pan, from now on, should I call you Jiafu or Princess?"

"Sir, you can just call me Madam like any other family. I will also fulfill my duties as a wife like any other woman. Sir, you should... take a rest from time to time."

"Yes, it's time to rest."

Afterwards, the maids served and took off the complicated formal clothes for the princess and her husband, leaving only their inner clothes, and then the maids went down.

Zhao Yupan seemed to realize what was going to happen next. He became a little nervous and lay on the bed, not daring to move, with his hands clenched and his calves straight.

Lu Cheng lay beside her and smiled slightly, reaching out to pinch her little face: "Don't be afraid, go to bed early."

Zhao Yupan was stunned when he heard this, then he turned his head to look at Lu Cheng, his face full of confusion: "Sir, mother said...she wanted more..."

"Don't think too much. You are still young. Some things should not happen too early."

"But...but I'm not young anymore. Aren't ordinary girls allowed to get married when they turn thirteen?"

"That's not good for a girl's health. You're still growing. Well, let me tell you a bedtime story. It's said that there was a mountain called Flower-Fruit Mountain..."

Lu Cheng told the story in a gentle voice as if he was coaxing a child. Zhao Yupan, who was originally nervous, was soon attracted by the story and completely relaxed.

The etiquette of the princess' wedding was extremely complicated. Just dressing, putting on makeup, and performing formalities had already consumed most of her energy. In addition, she was already tired after being tense all day.

Lu Cheng had just told the story for less than a quarter of an hour when the little girl fell asleep in his arms.

Lu Cheng hugged the little girl, patted her back gently, and then fell asleep.

The next day, Lu Cheng did not go anywhere. He took his newly married young wife to stay at home, writing and painting, playing the piano and listening to music, or tinkering with some small gadgets.

For Lu Cheng, coaxing a little girl of fifteen or sixteen was a piece of cake.

Three days later, the princess returned to the palace to visit her parents. Song Huizong hosted a banquet to entertain his eldest son-in-law. Empress Zheng also took her daughter aside and asked whether her married life was harmonious.

Before coming, Lu Cheng had already taught his little wife what to say and what not to say.

After only two or three days of marriage, Zhao Yupan was completely under Lu Cheng's control and did everything Lu Cheng taught her.

Seeing that the couple was in love and in harmony, they felt relieved.

After dinner, Song Huizong took Lu Cheng to the imperial study again.

"Recently, a tip-off came from the northern grasslands that the leader of the Jurchen tribe, Wanyan Aguda, founded the Jin Dynasty and named it Shouguo. This is exactly what you expected. I have people training new troops in front of me, but there is still no clue about this new army. Tong Guan, Cai Jing and others are really getting more and more outrageous.

Shouxin, if I ask you to help with military training, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I am already the consort of the emperor..."

"So what if you are my son-in-law? I only asked you to assist in the training of the troops, not to lead them in battle. It is not against the ancestral rules. Moreover, it would be a pity if you don't use your martial arts skills."

"If the government needs it, I will do my best to help."

"I remember you said before that you would recommend some suitable generals to me. Now, do you have any suitable candidates?"

"If the government needs it, of course we have it. I heard that there is a patrol inspector in Pudong named Guan Sheng, who is from Xieliang, Hedong, and is a descendant of Guan Yu, a famous general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. He is proficient in military tactics, good at using a Green Dragon Crescent Blade, and has the courage of ten thousand men. There is a commander-in-chief in Qingzhou, who is known as Qin Ming, the Thunderbolt Fire, and is also a brave general.

There is also Lu Junyi from Hebei, known as the Three Wonders of Hebei, who is very good at spear and stick skills. I even fought with him in my early years..."

Zhao Ji nodded when he heard this and said, "I will have someone transfer the people you mentioned here and test them. If they are really capable, they can be entrusted with important tasks."

Lu Cheng was too lazy to care about military training. The Jin Kingdom in Liaodong had already been established, and Lu Da, Shi Jin and others were almost ready.

Next, Lu Cheng will focus on conquering and managing the Liaodong Peninsula and does not want to stay in the capital all the time.