Chapter 200 Welcoming the Bride (I)

"Young Master Hua... Young Master Hua!" The old man watched Hua Kai's armor dissipate from his head, Hua Zichen's head appeared and looked at him, with a hint of ridicule on his lips.

"Young Master Hua, look at what happened today...Mr. Li, are you okay? How could you fight with Young Master Hua? Young Master Hua came here today specifically to marry Princess Ji Le! It's my fault that I was delayed by something at home, otherwise there wouldn't be these misunderstandings." The old man said and helped the Xiantian realm up.

"Today, for the sake of King Lu, I won't kill you! But I will report today's events to King Lu truthfully!" Hua Zichen said coldly.

"Thank you, Young Master Hua, for not killing me!" Mr. Li knew how strong Hua Zichen was, and he knew how stupid his actions were today.

It was the King of Qi who asked Hua Zichen to marry Princess Ji Le. If he attacked Hua Zichen today, it would be disrespectful to the King of Qi. If Hua Zichen killed him, the King of Lu could only say that he killed him well. Even if Hua Zichen didn't kill him today, the King of Lu must give him a severe punishment, otherwise how could he explain to the King of Qi?

Hua Zichen rode towards the inner city gate after he finished speaking. He had to go through the gate to welcome his bride today. When he arrived at the gate, the inner city gate finally opened slowly, and Qing Geertai and several others followed on BMWs.

The old official knew that Hua Zichen was angry, and he shook his head. Some things were not for him to decide. He only asked Hua Zichen not to be too strong in the hall later, otherwise he might be punished this time.

Hua Zichen entered the inner city wall of Qufu City and saw the Palace of the King of Lu not far away. The population of Qufu City was more than 100,000, which was much smaller than that of Linzi City. The area of ​​the inner city was at most the size of Guangxian City. He rode all the way to the gate of the Palace of the King of Lu, and no one dared to stop him.

Although Hua Zichen came to the palace of King Lu for the first time, he had seen the situation of the Lu family in Lu. These Qufu City families dared to take themselves so lightly, so they must not be afraid of the punishment of King Lu.

Now they dared not stop him, who were they afraid of? It was the Qi State behind him.

After entering the palace of King Lu, Hua Zichen did not dismount all the way, and Qing Geertai also rode behind him, all the way to the gate of Jingfu Palace, where a team of palace guards stood neatly on both sides of the gate.

"But Mr. Hua is here? King Lu and the ministers have been waiting for a long time!" An eunuch saw Hua Zichen coming over and said anxiously.

"I encountered a little thing on the road, which delayed the time and made King Lu wait for a long time... Qing Geertai, you wait here!" Hua Zichen dismounted after speaking, reached into the pocket under the saddle of [Tianlongju], took out a package and a bunch of small boxes, and walked towards the main hall alone.

The eunuch brought Hua Zichen to the entrance of Jingfu Hall. Hua Zichen saw more than ten people waiting quietly in the hall. A man about 60 years old with extraordinary demeanor sat on the throne. This was the King of Lu!

"The Hua family of Qi, what a great honor! You made the king and ministers of Lu wait for a whole morning!" Hua Zichen was about to greet the King of Lu when a minister in the hall spoke up.

"Meet the King of Lu! Today, I went to Qufu City. The people of Lu were too enthusiastic. I kept the King of Lu and you waiting for a long time!" Hua Zichen gave the King of Lu the courtesy of an elder, and then he apologized to the officials of Lu around him.

"Mr. Hua entered the hall armed, but did he take the King of Lu seriously? Since the Hua family wants to marry the Lu State, I wonder where the "receiving the betrothal" ceremony is? Mr. Hua will not want to marry our princess empty-handed!" At this time, another minister made trouble.

"As a great family, how could the Hua family not know the 'Six Rites'? Today, we present a piece of [Sirius] monster skin to King Lu!" Hua Zichen said, raising the cloth bag in his hand to his chest.

King Lu raised his hand, and the eunuch beside him hurriedly stepped forward to take the cloth bag. He took out the wolf skin from the cloth bag, and everyone couldn't help but open their eyes wide when they saw it!

This monster can't be killed easily. A piece of monster skin can be made into a leather armor of grade 6 or above, not to mention it is a rare [Sirius] monster skin.

I saw that the monster skin was glowing with a silver light, the whole fur was extremely soft and more than three meters long. Monster skin is generally worth ten thousand gold. This [Sirius] skin is not something you can buy with money. It represents a status.

"In addition, here are ten precious pills. The specific effects are explained in the pill box!" Hua Zichen saw that King Lu had carefully looked at the [Sirius] beast skin, and took out ten pill boxes one after another and said.

At this time, the eunuch hurried forward to take all the pill boxes and handed them to Prince Lu. Prince Lu opened the pill box and just glanced at it and nodded. The "betrothal" ceremony of the Hua family is no less than that of the third-rank and above families.

"It can be seen that the Hua family is also very thoughtful! Go to the harem to see Ji Le later! She has never left the palace since she came back the year before last. If you let her down in the future, I will never forgive you!" Prince Lu said with his eyes showing his doting on Princess Ji Le. Princess Ji Le is his youngest daughter and has always been the most favored by him. Seeing Hua Zichen respond appropriately today, he is also very satisfied.

Hearing Prince Lu say this, Hua Zichen was moved. Ji Le kept her promise and has been waiting for him here. Now she is over 20 years old, which is not a small age for a princess of a country. Hua Zichen wished he could fly to Princess Ji Le with wings.

"The gift of the Hua family's 'betrothal' is heavy, but it seems to be against the rules. The gift of 'betrothal' emphasizes the eight blessings. It seems that it is not enough for the Hua family to marry into our Lu State!"

An annoying voice came. The officials of the Lu State can be regarded as the retainers of the Lu family. They have the responsibility and obligation to maintain the prestige of the master's family. Hua Zichen had to reply.

"In addition, there are 10,000 taels of gold, 10 horses, 100 stones of [Snowflake Salt], 100 pieces of silk and satin, 1,000 catties of [Spiritual Rice], and 100 volumes of books. Because I was anxious, I took my guards into the city alone. The gifts will be delivered later. I hope that the King of Lu will accept them!" Hua Zichen said to the King of Lu.

The King of Lu smiled and nodded. The total value of the Hua family's gifts exceeded 100,000 gold, which was completely worthy of the second-grade family status of the Lu family. In this way, everyone had nothing else to say.

At this time, the Lu official who greeted Hua Zichen walked in from outside the hall in a hurry. When the King of Lu saw it, he couldn't help showing annoyance in his eyes.

"Mr. Hua rode a horse in a hurry, and I am too old to keep up. I didn't have time to notify the city guards today, so Mr. Hua was wronged!" The old man said this when he entered the hall, and the Lu officials who had already let it go became restless again.

"Mr. Hua, you had a conflict with the city guards as soon as you arrived in Qufu City. This is probably not the behavior of the Qi Tianjiao. If the people in the city see it, it will be difficult for them to agree to marry the princess to you!" A Lu official said.

The Lu families did not want the King of Lu to marry Princess Ji Le out of Lu, because it would not benefit them in any way. No matter which family married Princess Ji Le, they would get the relationship of Princess Ji Le's lineage, and the dowry sent by the King of Lu. You know, the dowry of a princess of a country will not be small.

"Conflict? What conflict? I didn't know anything about it?" Hua Zichen stared at the old man beside him with wide eyes!

"Young Master Hua was fighting with the city guards in the outer city. If I hadn't gone, the consequences would have been disastrous! Did you forget about it in such a short while?" The old man looked at Hua Zichen and started to play dumb, and reminded him.

"Oh! You mean the outer city? Isn't that a test from Lu? How can it be considered a conflict... By the way, a famous Xiantian Realm fought with me, and I had to deal with it with all my strength. I was a bit heavy-handed. I wonder how that gentleman is now? Is he seriously injured?" Hua Zichen asked with a puzzled look.

The old official looked at Hua Zichen and didn't know how to answer for a moment. You dare to say that there was no conflict even though you used [Haoran Zhengqi]. If he stood in front of King Lu and insisted that this was a conflict, wouldn't most of the responsibility be his? Hua Zichen was at most a young man who acted impulsively without knowing the limit. King Lu could not punish Hua Zichen in any way.

"I'm glad everyone is fine! But you are too bold to embarrass Ji Le's wedding party. Zhang Qing, this matter must be investigated thoroughly. Those involved will never be forgiven." The King of Lu said to the official who had been embarrassing Hua Zichen.

The official had a bitter face. There must be a scapegoat for this matter. If the matter of obstructing Qi Guo Tianjiao from entering Qufu City spreads to Qi, Lu will have to bear Qi Guo's wrath if it is not handled properly.

Coming out of the hall, Hua Zichen couldn't help but smile. Today's matter is considered to be done. After today's matter, I believe that there will not be too many Lu Guo aristocratic families who dare to attack him. The next step is for the Lu family to prepare a dowry for Princess Ji Le and invite guests to witness the marriage between the Hua family and the Lu family!

As a ninth-rank aristocratic family, it is rare for the Hua family to marry a second-rank Lu family daughter openly. In this world, marriage is the best means of alliance, and it is also the main reason why most aristocratic families can last for a long time.

"Fifth Master, how is it?" Qing Geertai saw Hua Zichen coming out and hurriedly asked.

"Everything is fine! You all go to the official inn to rest first. I'll go see Ji Le and come back in the afternoon. Tell Yu Jun to take good care of the servants and not to cause trouble easily in Qufu City. There are many people who want to see our Hua family laugh! You all pay attention!" Hua Zichen asked [Tianlongju] to follow Qing Geertai to the official inn first. He walked towards the harem under the leadership of a young eunuch.

After passing through more than a dozen courtyards, Hua Zichen came to a separate courtyard in the West Palace. This courtyard is about 2 acres in size. The courtyard is independent and has beautiful scenery. It seems that Ji Le should live well here.

When they entered the courtyard, the palace maids saw the guards coming, and they blushed and happily went to report to Princess Ji Le. If Princess Ji Le married Hua Zichen, they would all be Hua Zichen's concubines in the future.

Princess Ji Le did not marry down. The princess who married down was married to the head of the subordinate family. If Princess Ji Le married into a family in Lu State, she would be the spokesperson of the family, and her husband could not take a concubine without her consent. Even if the two of them did not get along in the end, Princess Ji Le would still be the head of the family.

If it was a marriage alliance, the two families would be completely equal, and the princess would have to be completely dependent on her husband. She only played a role in strengthening the relationship between the two families. The two meanings are completely different.