Lu Gong, who had just moved to Pei County, not only knew how to read palms, but also had a talent for business, so when he sponsored the magistrate with a lot of money, the magistrate welcomed Lu Gong's family very much. So the magistrate held a special welcome party for Lu Gong. The most important thing was: the magistrate had taken a fancy to Duke Lu's daughter and wanted to take advantage of the wine to propose a marriage to Duke Lu. When Duke Lu and the magistrate sat down to drink a few glasses together, the magistrate opened his mouth to propose marriage, saying to Duke Lu: "Your daughter Lu Pheon is dignified and generous, how about being betrothed to me?"
"According to her face, she will be very rich and prosperous in the future, and you already have a wife, so I may have to find someone else for my daughter." Lu Gong and the magistrate were close friends now, and he was not afraid of the magistrate because he had financed him with a lot of money, so he told him the truth.
"I have specially thrown this welcome banquet for you, you have to give me face anyway, how about you choose a son-in-law from among the guests who come to the banquet today, just in time for the double wedding, so that the welcome banquet becomes a betrothal reception?" The magistrate proposed, for the magistrate was confident that, among those who came to the banquet today, there was no one more worthy of Lu Phenchen, the daughter of the Duke of Lu, than he.
"I thank the magistrate for his kindness, but there is no hurry for my daughter Lü Pheasant's marriage today, and I would like to find a suitable candidate for him." Duke Lu, who was good at reading faces, had already had his daughter's face read, and Lu Phe had a graceful and elegant face.
"If after today's banquet, Lord Lu has not found a suitable son-in-law, then please betroth Lu Phe to me! "The magistrate once again proposed marriage to Duke Lu in no uncertain terms.
"..." Duke Lu didn't know how to refuse the magistrate, he was after all a close friend of the magistrate and knew his character, if the magistrate had his eye on Lu Pheasant, even if he couldn't get his hands on her today, one day he would definitely find a way to get her! Unless the Magistrate really does find a husband of his choice for his daughter, Lu Phennan, today. How easy could that be? The Duke had seen the faces of all the guests at the banquet and none of them were worthy of his daughter, Lu Phe. At that moment, an unexpected guest arrived at the door of the welcome reception, saying noisily that he wanted to come in for a drink. He got up and looked outside to see who had the audacity to come to the welcome party that the magistrate had prepared for his family.
It turned out that Liu Bang, a landlord and pavilion chief who liked to drink, had learned that the magistrate of Pei had organized a banquet to welcome his rich merchant friends, and that such an opportunity must be accompanied by good wine and good food, so Liu Bang came to join in the fun. Xiao He, a magistrate who helped the magistrate to collect money and keep accounts, saw an unexpected guest at the entrance of the banquet, Liu Bang, a very famous local landlord and pavilion chief, so he gave Liu Bang the rules for sitting at the banquet: "If you do not enter with a thousand dollars, you will sit under the hall." Liu Bang was only a small court chief at the time and was so poor that he certainly did not have the money to give a generous gift, but Liu Bang did not want to miss out on the good wine and food at the banquet, so he handed over his name card and casually said, "Congratulation money of 10,000!" After saying that, without paying, he wanted to go inside and prepare to drink beautifully! Xiao He saw that Liu Bang wanted to sit at the table without paying a single penny, so he stopped him from entering and the two of them argued outside the door. When the rich merchant Lu Gong heard the noise outside the door, he came out to see what was going on. The first time he saw Liu Bang, the wealthy merchant Lu Gong, who could read faces, he was amazed and marvelled in his heart: not only was this man handsome, with a very flowing beard, but he also had a kingly look between his eyebrows. He had never seen such a noble face before! Lu Gong was very good at face reading and often claimed that he could divine a person's future by reading his face. After meeting Liu Bang, Duke Lu knew that according to Liu Bang's face, his face would not only make him rich and powerful, but also reveal an imposing kingly demeanour, so Duke Lu naturally took a liking to Liu Bang and wanted him to marry his daughter. I hope you will cherish your face. I hope that you will come in and have a drink with me." The Duke of Lu took the opportunity to invite Liu Bang to sit down beside him and poured a glass of wine for him personally. Seeing that Liu Bang had finished his glass of wine in one gulp, the Duke of Lu marvelled in his heart: "I am honoured to meet such a handsome and elegant man today, and I must take this opportunity to finalise my daughter Lu Phe's life at the wine table. What do you think?"
"Thank you, Duke Lu, for your love, I accept this marriage with great joy!" Liu Bang, who had only come to drink, thought that he was almost forty and had not yet married a wife. After a glass of wine, he actually heard that the rich merchant wanted to marry his own daughter to him, so he naturally agreed to the marriage with joy.
The welcome banquet became a matchmaking banquet.
However, Duke Lu's wife objected to the marriage and asked him privately and quietly afterwards, "At first you always wanted to make our daughter a success and betroth her to a nobleman. The magistrate of Pei County was close to you and wanted to marry this daughter but you did not agree, so why today did you casually promise her to Liu Bang?" In the opinion of Lady Lu, Liu Bang was 15 years older than Lu Pang, and it would have been better to give her to the magistrate rather than to do so.
But the Duke of Lu unexpectedly replied, "The mystery of this is not for a woman to understand. Liu Bang has a noble face, he will be a great man in the future! How can a magistrate compare with Liu Bang, whose future is boundless?" With that, Duke Lu finally married his daughter to Liu Bang.
The next day, Pei County was a sensation! The new rich merchant, Duke Lu, who was good at face reading, had actually married his daughter to Liu Bang, the ruffian pavilion chief!
Duke Lu then struck while the iron was hot and got the marriage done. On the day of the wedding, dignitaries from Pei County came to the wedding to celebrate, with seating arranged according to the amount of gifts received. Liu Bang and Lu Phe's wedding became the news of Pei County again.
On the day of the wedding, she wore a luxurious bridal gown, which naturally made her even more beautiful, and Liu Bang was naturally very happy to have his beauty back.
Liu Bang could not help but take Lu Pang's hand at her every smile. The moment their hands were joined together, Liu Bang and Lu Pang seemed to feel a sense of déjà vu, which was like a spark generated by telepathy. Their marriage originated from the pact between Qinglong and Ziwei in their previous lives, and they made a pact to be married in this life, to love each other well and treat each other well, and despite the fact that they were separated by thousands of miles in this life, they came together Even though their families and economic conditions were vastly different, they didn't care at all, because the reincarnation and meeting again in their previous lives was only for the promise of once being devoted to each other, when hearts and minds are connected, when love is in the air, when true lovers hold hands again, and love's destiny continues until the end of time and the end of days! Liu Bang and Lü Phenchen began a happy married life as husband and wife from then on. Lu Pang also gave birth to two children for Liu Bang, a boy and a girl.