Chapter 156: King Yu's Wedding
The people of the capital love to watch the excitement, especially the happy events of the royal family and nobles, a grand happy event, just the dowry and dowry are enough for them to talk about it for many days after tea and dinner.
This dynasty has not done any great joy for a long time, so the emperor gave marriage, and the princess of Dayue Kingdom was about to marry General Xiao soon spread from the palace and became the latest topic of discussion in the teahouse tavern.
Just when everyone was looking forward to this big event, another big event was quiet, but it was in full swing to prepare, and then suddenly like a scoop of cold water poured into a pot of boiling oil, a thunder exploded in the calm capital.
It was a day of rest for hundreds of officials, it was rare to get up and go to court before dawn, many people were still immersed in sweet dreams, most of the doors of the dignitaries in the capital were knocked on the door by a burst of rapid knocks, and red invitations flowed from the Yuwang Mansion to the dignitaries and officials like flowing water.
"What, King Yu's wedding, just, just, today?"
It is said that all the treasure shops in the city were suddenly sold out this morning, and it is said that they all came to buy gifts for King Yu's wedding.
When the emperor in the palace heard the news early in the morning, he knew that he did it on purpose, and he kept it hidden until the middle of the day before it was widely publicized, wasn't it just so that they had no chance to stop it?
But he thought about it and scolded, "This stinky boy!" "That's it.
The queen mother covered her chest and shouted that her heart hurt, and the doctors of the entire hospital were all around, and the queen and the concubines were also busy around the queen mother for filial piety, so they didn't care about what King Yu was doing outside.
Jun Qianyu is interested in doing this marriage decently, although the time is too tight, some procedures are not so in line with the rules, but the customs that should be left behind are still not left behind, and he also intends to let everyone know that he is married to the owner of Sungai Building, and the dowry will be sent to Sungai House early in the morning.
In the past, the backyard where Ning Xi and Meng Shuangshuang lived was small and couldn't fit it, so they had to vacate the lobby on the first floor of the entire Shuangxi Building to place the dowry, which was full of stuffed into the entire lobby.
Ning Xi couldn't feel the excitement outside in the house, she only asked Jun Qianyu to send it back last night, and she slept for less than two or three hours, and was pulled up in the early hours of the morning and began to bathe and comb.
Jun Qianyu originally arranged a large number of servants and maids to serve her, but this place is so small that so many people can't squeeze it at all, and in the end, only Ziyun and the two brides who are used to combing the bride's hair and makeup are left.
Jun Qianyu left Ziyun to Ning Xi, one is because when he left Guangzhou, Ning Xi had seen Ziyun, so he was an acquaintance and he was more comfortable getting along, and the other was because Ziyun had kung fu and could protect Ning Xi in case something happened.
Now Ning Xi was soaking in a bucket of water with spices and herbs added to it, leaning her head lazily against the edge of the bathtub with her eyes closed, behind her a bride was rubbing her hair with egg whites, and another was standing aside to rub her fingers and trim her nails by the way.
The temperature of the potion was just right, the taste was fragrant and pleasant, and the kneading force behind him was too comfortable, and Ning Xi almost fell asleep again.
Ziyun and Meng Shuangshuang were outside to help Ning Xi prepare the clothes to be worn later, Meng Shuangshuang sorted out her wedding dress one by one and put it in a convenient position, while still sighing: "The craftsmanship of Yunxiangfang is really good, this material is also good, it is like water in your hand, and it will slide down if you are not careful!" ”
Ziyun's heart was a little sour, what King Yu prepared, could there be anything bad?
She didn't want to look at the wedding dress anymore, turned around to clean up the clothes that Ning Xi had changed, and just bent down to pick up a piece of clothing, a small white porcelain vase suddenly rolled out of it.
Ziyun subconsciously looked back at Meng Shuangshuang, and saw that the latter was still admiring the embroidered patterns of the wedding dress with an obsessive face, gently picked up the small porcelain bottle, pulled out the cork and sniffed it, and suddenly was stunned, how could she have such a thing on her body as an ordinary woman?
In fact, Ziyun has never had a good impression of Ning Xi, for her, all those who approach King Yu have bad intentions, although she never dared to think that King Yu would like her, but the person he likes should never be Ning Xi.
In her imagination, the future Princess Yu should be a noble lady, a great beauty who captivates the country and the city, and a noble daughter who makes everyone ashamed of herself at a glance and will always be high, rather than an ordinary woman in front of her who is nothing and will disappear if she is thrown into the crowd.
Therefore, Ziyun has always been suspicious, Ning Xi can get King Yu, it must have used some unsavory means, and the small porcelain bottle found in Ning Xi's underwear just now has added strong evidence to her suspicions, look, how can an ordinary woman carry any medicine with her?
When she opened it, it was not the medicine or something she suspected, but ......, and even Ziyun couldn't tell what it was.
Ziyun has been following King Yu for a long time, and she can be regarded as well-informed, there are a lot of drugs on the market, whether they are ninth-rate or third-rate, and she can basically tell what it is for at a glance, but she just doesn't know what is in Ningxi's bottle, but she knows that this is not something that can be bought with a little money in the black market.
Maybe it was out of the intuition of many years of ups and downs in the rivers and lakes, as soon as Ziyun opened the bottle and saw the colorless and transparent pill inside, without any taste, a fear suddenly rose in his heart, even if he didn't know what it was, he knew that it was definitely not a good thing.
The ghost made a miracle, and Ziyun stuffed the small porcelain bottle into his sleeve.
Meng Shuangshuang behind him was still unconsciously fiddling with the large pile of bride's jewelry.
Ning Xi finally came out of the potion bath, and when she wiped her body with a soft muslin cloth, she only felt that her whole body was slippery and did not leave her hands, and she still exuded a faint fragrance, she felt that for the first time in her life, she was so like a woman, wearing a soft undershirt on her body, and slid down without hindrance, just like a lover's hands gently brushing her body, thinking of what was about to happen at night, Ning Xi's face was red and her ears were hot, she had been looking forward to it for so long, and she finally had to wait for this day?
In fact, for this formal wedding, to be honest, she doesn't care so much, but since he wants it, then let him be happy, and it is worth it to experience such a grand ancient wedding before leaving!
The complicated and gorgeous wedding dresses were put on one by one, the hair was twisted with a dry cloth and spread out to dry, the bride began to open Ning Xi's face, the long thin line swept over the face, rolled up the fine fluff on the face, there was a fine and dense pain, which spread into dense joy in the heart, if you really want to be a bride, it is like a dream.
Powder, makeup, the powder is a little thick, and the rouge is a little too thick, but it doesn't matter, it's always grand.
The makeup on his face was painted, his hair was almost dry, and he began to comb his hair, and the long black hair was tightly coiled up with shavings, combed into a complicated woman's hairstyle, and all kinds of headdresses were also put on, Ning Xi only felt that his head was getting heavier and heavier, and gradually he had to work hard to even raise his head, and the bride was really not so easy to be.
Meng Shuangshuang brought in a plate of pastries cut into very small pieces: "Ningxi, come and eat something to fill your stomach, I don't know what time I will be hungry at night, come, open your mouth, be careful not to make the makeup on your mouth." ”
Ning Xi took the pastries she sent one by one and ate them, and then carefully drank some water with a reed tube, not daring to drink too much, for fear that she would not be able to bear it when the time came, and the pastries could not be eaten more.
Meng Shuangshuang put the rest of the pastries aside: "If you are hungry, tell me, and I will bring it to you to eat." ”
Ning Xi nodded, and suddenly remembered something important: "What about the clothes I changed?" ”
Meng Shuangshuang's eyes swept around: "I was still here just now, hey, where did I go?" ”
Ziyun said quietly: "I'll put it away." ”
Ning Xi stood up anxiously: "Where did you put it?" Then he saw a basket of dirty clothes behind the screen, and stumbled over to rummage through it, ignoring the cumbersome wedding dress on his body, "Have you seen a porcelain vase inside?" White, less than half the size of a palm? ”
Ziyun didn't speak, Ning Xi was so anxious that her tears were about to come down, the medicine in this porcelain bottle was very important, she had always kept it close to her, except when she was bathing, she had never left her body, she usually bathed by herself, and the clothes she changed were placed beside her, and she took them out and hid them immediately after washing, except for today......
Ning Xi was so annoyed that she wanted to punch herself hard, but it was just a wedding, as for getting carried away like this?
The bride who was dressing up was a little anxious: "Miss Ning, the time is coming, and the makeup hasn't been done yet." ”
Ning Xi turned a deaf ear, turned all the clothes out of the dirty clothes basket, and hurriedly looked for them one by one: "What's the matter, why is it gone, where did it go?" Obviously it was still there just now. There was a trilling voice in his voice, and his hands were trembling slightly.
Meng Shuangshuang walked over for some reason: "What are you looking for?" ”
"A white porcelain vase, I saw it when I took off my clothes just now, and it's right here, why did it suddenly disappear?"
"Why don't you look for it first, it's in this room after all, you won't run away with legs and run somewhere else, or you should go and get your makeup done first, and I'll stay here and help you find it?" Meng Shuangshuang persuaded.
"No way!" Ning Xi said loudly, "This thing is very, very important, I must find it." ”
Ziyun, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "Is it more important than a wedding?" ”