Chapter 199 Celebrations Before the Wedding

To be honest, Liu Fu didn't really want to agree to Xiao Ying'er's request.

Because he knew that this girl had just said that she wanted to punish the Xiao family. No matter what, the Xiao family was his father-in-law's and mother-in-law's family. As a son-in-law and grandson-in-law, he couldn't just slap his father-in-law a few times right away, could he?

However, Liu Fu was clearly aware that Xiao Ying'er's appearance in court this time was reasonable and measured, and she maintained propriety and restraint in both her speech and actions. She was a very clear-headed person, and since she was also thinking about the long-term survival and development of the Xiao family, she should not do anything too outrageous or excessive.

Therefore, if we consider it this way, we can entrust this matter to Xiao Ying'er.

Liu Fu then handed over power to Xiao Ying'er.

"You should restrain yourself a bit and treat your family members well. After all, they are your family, don't you think?"

It's kind of funny, actually. In the past, it was always Xiao Ying'er who advised Liu Fu not to get upset or hurt over anything, but now it's Liu Fu who's comforting Xiao Ying'er and trying to persuade her.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I know what I should do."

After the worship, Xiao Ying'er quietly left the main hall, leaving only Liu Fu, Zhuge Liang, and Xun Yu.

Liu Fu could only manage a wry smile before glancing at the expressions on Xun Yu's and Zhuge Liang's faces.

Xun Yu looked gloating. Judging from his relaxed demeanor, Xiao Ying'er's actions were clearly not malicious, and he didn't see anything wrong with them.

Zhuge Liang's expression told Liu Fu that he also found the matter extremely interesting. Since they both had similar ideas, Liu Fu completely let Xiao Ying'er do it, and didn't even bother to find someone to assist her, thus abandoning the idea altogether.

With Liu Fu's wedding fast approaching, preparations are being made with utmost care in various regions and countries.

Meanwhile, the barbarian tribes in various regions began a great migration.

This migration of the barbarians was all headed towards Liaodong, or more precisely, towards the Dongshan barbarians where Wang Ping and Ma Liang were located. A large number of barbarians from outside the region gathered in the Liaodong Mountains, and they began to accept the Sinicization process of the local barbarians and also began to join this camp.

This time, it really wasn't Liu Fu or Zhuge Liang who did it. Even Liu Fu himself couldn't figure out how these barbarians from elsewhere had all gathered in Liaodong Mountain. Even Ma Liang and Wang Ping, the two leaders who stayed in the area and were in charge of the barbarians in Dongshan, didn't know where these barbarians came from.

Of course, as long as this matter isn't a bad thing, that's fine; there's no need to worry about anything else. Liu Fu simply let it be.

More and more barbarian tribes came to the Liaodong Mountains, began to enjoy food with the locals, and started to come into contact with agricultural culture. The barbarians and Han people were still somewhat different. The Han people mainly spent their time farming and only used a very small amount of time for herding. The barbarians did not herd livestock at all, but were good at hunting various wild animals in the deep mountains and forests and cultivating the fields in the process.

This ongoing localization process will take a long time, but it's already good enough that people are willing to join in once we start.

The barbarian tribe also prepared special gifts for Liu Fu's wedding.

The wedding will take place in three days.

Time passed quickly, and at this moment, a large number of people began to pour into the East City.

People from all directions gathered in Liu Fu's fiefdom. Although everyone had expected that many people would enter the city, they did not expect that the estimated number of people would be so different from the actual number of people who arrived. The actual number of people who arrived was too many, and the entire eastern city was about to explode.

The area was densely packed with people on all sides.

Liu Fu knew that his wedding would be a big commotion, but because his palace was close to the street, there was a lively atmosphere everywhere.

This resulted in no barriers between the royal palace of the fiefdom and ordinary streets, so if you wanted to hold a wedding and a large banquet, there was nowhere to put the tables.

Fortunately, there is a scenic hill outside the royal city called Jingshan, with a large plain below.

Liu Fu had previously entrusted the arrangements for these wedding banquet venues to Zhuge Liang and his team, and had not bothered to inspect them properly. Once he learned that the plain was large enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, and that his wedding, no matter how grand, would certainly be large enough to include everyone, he stopped worrying about it.

A venue that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people is a very large area, a flat area that is at least a kilometer long. If all the areas were to be set up, it would definitely require a lot of financial and material resources.

Xiao Ying'er didn't want to do this from the beginning, as it was a very wasteful and extravagant thing. Liu Fu also disagreed, but he couldn't resist the support of so many people, so it became something they had no choice but to follow the crowd.

Originally, Liu Fu felt ashamed about this matter. He felt that he should not have turned this into a waste of money and resources and become a burden on the people. However, when Xun Yu and Zhuge Liang suggested that he go and see the venue of his wedding in advance, Liu Fu was moved to tears when he arrived at the venue and saw the grand scene from afar.

The mountainside was covered with fluttering red ribbons and colorful silk scarves.

The roadsides at the foot of the mountain were already covered with red decorations, and stages were set up along the roadside. Although the wedding day had not yet arrived, stages from all over the country had already spontaneously started to warm up the atmosphere here in advance.

People from Liaodong came from all over the country and repaired many places to make them very neat and flat, so that the venue was as square as if it had been measured with a ruler, making it look very spacious and beautiful.

The firewood for the banquet was also carried up the mountain bit by bit by everyone, one portion per person. Originally, this was something that officials and servants in the Imperial Household Department would do, but these common people had already taken it all.

In addition, lanterns, bright red lanterns, wedding candles, and all sorts of other items made by the people themselves have been moved here.

From afar, Liu Fu could hear the sounds of gongs and drums, and there were also groups of people dancing lions and dragons in the mountains. They had already started warming up the atmosphere. Although there were still three days until Liu Fu's wedding, the excitement was actually even greater than during the Spring Festival.

"Is this really preparation for my wedding?"

Liu Fu was somewhat shocked. This was definitely more lively than the New Year. More importantly, all of these things were done spontaneously by the people themselves, and they paid for everything out of their own pockets instead of letting the government pay for what should have been paid by the government.

At this moment, Liu Fu was moved to tears.