Chapter 186: The Great Wedding (Part II)
After the worship ceremony was completed, two pink-carved girls held dragon and phoenix candles to lead Jiang Ruan into the cave room. When Jiang Ruan and Xiao Shao were surrounded and sat on the left and right sides, they quietly retreated.
Jiang Ruan was slightly uneasy in his heart, and it was not easy to take off the hijab on his head, so after thinking about it, he said: "You go out quickly, the wedding banquet outside is still waiting for you to drink Helang." ”
After saying this, he heard a chuckle from the room, as if Xiao Shao laughed, and then Jiang Ruan felt that his palm was being held, and Xiao Shao's voice came from his ears: "Don't be nervous." ”
"I'm not nervous." Jiang Ruan interrupted him, and his tone was slightly hurried, but it seemed like some chagrin that his heart had been exposed: "You get out of the gang quickly." ”
Xiao Shao straightened up and ordered Forsythia to serve Jiang Ruan well, and then walked out of the city unhurriedly. After Xiao Shao left, Jiang Ruan took off the hijab, and Bai Zhi was so shocked that she immediately wanted to cover her again: "Girl, hurry up and cover it, what should I do if someone else bumps into it?" ”
"It's just getting married, why be so cautious." Jiang Ruan was helpless. This red tape of marriage almost tortures people crazy. But I don't know if Lu Dao is the handiwork of Steward Lin, and the princess she has heard about in the palace does not have so many tricks when she marries. Today's wedding is indeed grand and grand, but it is really unbearable.
Forsythia felt sorry for Jiang Ruan, so he chimed in: "Oh, after all, no one sees it at the moment, won't it be enough to put the hijab on when someone comes?" If it weren't for the fact that this hair was not easy to untie and dismantled with the phoenix crown, the phoenix crown would be sinking, and I would feel tired for the girl on my head. ”
"The world is big, and the most important thing is to be comfortable." Dew Drop took out a small snack from the box: "The girl hasn't eaten anything until now, and she has to wait a little longer outside, it's not okay to be hungry, the slave maid went to Fei Cuizhai early this morning to buy it, it is exquisitely made, and it won't make lipstick, and the girl eats some to fill her stomach." ”
Since getting up in the morning, except for eating some happy fruits, it is true that there is not a drop of water, not to mention the dewdrops, it is okay, and Jiang Ruan really feels a little hungry when he says it. The pastries were already small, so Jiang Ruan twisted a few and ate them, and Bai Zhi poured a cup of tea and handed it over: "Moisten your mouth again." ”
After coming and going, after Jiang Ruan ate the bag of dim sum, he felt a little tired. Tianzhu saw her appearance, and said, "If you are sleepy, Miss can rest first, the young master should wait a while before coming in." When they came in, the subordinates woke up the young lady again. ”
Jiang Ruan thought about it, so he did as he said, and found a posture that the phoenix crown would not be broken, and lay down on the bed to rest.
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On the banquet outside, the Zhao family and the people of the Jinying Royal Mansion seemed to be happy and didn't know what to say. Although Jiang Quan is Jiang Ruan's father, only him and Xia Yue are left alone in the Jiang family now, and they look extremely deserted at a glance, as if where he sits, there is a state of decay. In addition, everyone only knew that his relationship with Jiang Ruan's brothers and sisters was not very good, and most of the people who came today were friendly with the Zhao family and the Jinying Palace, so they naturally respected him, so Jiang Quan was isolated.
Jiang Xinzhi has drunk a little too much now, today is Jiang Ruan's day of great joy, as Jiang Ruan's closest relatives, like a brother and a father, he toasted with Xiao Shao's brothers one by one. There is both humility and toughness between the words, which is about the meaning of entrusting someone to take care of Jiang Ruan, and the meaning that he supports Jiang Ruan behind his back. The three brothers of the Zhao family and Zhao Yi also have the same hatred as Jiang Xinzhi, although Jiang Ruan does not have much contact with the Zhao family, but he has also helped Zhao Yi and Zhao Feizhou several times before. Coupled with Zhao Guang's entrustment, the Zhao family is also a backer of Jiang Ruan.
Xiao Shao was dressed in red, standing among the guests to toast, his expression was indifferent and cold, it seemed that he was no different from ordinary days, but in the end, I don't know if it was because of the joy of the day, and his eyes were a lot gentler. It's very eye-catching.
After Jiang Xinzhi saluted for a while, he finally couldn't help but walk in front of Xuan Pei. Xuan Pei is sitting next to Liu Min at the moment, his smile is gentle and respectful, and his appearance is very beautiful, plus every move has a kind of quiet elegance, he is already very eye-catching at a young age, if he grows up, I don't know how glorious he should be.
Seeing Jiang Xinzhi walking to his side, Xuan Pei looked at him and smiled slightly, and said, "General Jiang." When he laughed, he looked harmless and innocent. However, Jiang Xinzhi felt that this young man was not a thing in the pool, and he didn't go around in circles at the moment, and said straight to the point: "His Royal Highness Thirteen came down to attend the wedding banquet of his sister, and Weichen was really scared. ”
"General Chiang doesn't have to be presumptuous." Xuan Pei said with a smile: "The lord of Hong'an is now also a sibling of the palace, and today she marries into the Jinying Palace, and the palace naturally wants to say hello." ”
It sounds like there is really nothing wrong with this, but Xuan Pei is a prince, and he will not come to curry favor with Jiang Ruan to achieve any purpose, but he can do sixty-six shops, which is not like something that a half-way brother can do. Jiang Xinzhi frowned, this young man just pretended to be confused and didn't tell the truth, Jiang Xinzhi couldn't figure out anything, but he was helpless.
Xuan Pei seemed to see what Jiang Xin was thinking, and raised the wine cup in his hand and shook it at him: "No matter what, today is her family business, and you, like this hall, are really happy for her." ”
Jiang Xin was stunned and raised his eyes to look at the young man in front of him. Xuan Pei is not as simple as it seems on the surface in his eyes, but at this moment, the affection in the young man's eyes is sincere, it seems to be a blessing and sincerity from the heart, and there is no trace of acting, so no one can believe it. When he was still stunned, Xuan Pei had already raised the wine cup to drink the wine and smiled at him.
The other party is the prince has already made this gesture, and if he continues to insist on it, it will seem that he is wrong, Jiang Xinzhi had no choice but to raise his glass and drink the wine, and the doubts in his heart have not been solved.
Among the guests present, Liu Min's smile was a little reluctant, from the previous upstart of the court to the direct minister in front of the emperor now, Liu Min is young and delicate, has a bright future, and has not yet been married, and everyone in the guest family who has a daughter of school age looks at him eagerly. A bitter smile overflowed at the corner of Liu Min's lips, shook his head and slowly took a sip of the wine in the glass.
He has never been accustomed to drinking, and it is precisely because of the sorrow in his heart that wine is a good thing to use to relieve his sorrows. I thought of the appearance of the couple standing hand in hand above the Fang Cai Xi Hall, the woman was wearing a wedding dress crimson, glamorous and killing all directions, what kind of good color was hidden under the hijab, and the beauty at that moment was only seen by the newlyweds. At first, I thought that this smart woman treated herself a little differently, but after all, he made a fool of people, and he lost this qualification forever before he even had time to express his intentions.
There is more than one person who has fallen from the end of the world, for example, Qi Feng at this moment, since Xiao Shao came back not long ago, he shaved the beard on his chin. is a handsome young man, who used to look a little uninhibited with a beard to cover up, but once he cleaned it up, he actually had a feeling of refreshment. He was already graceful and wise, and standing here also attracted the attention of many daughters. It's just that Qi Feng didn't have the heart to look at other people, although he had a smile on his face, he looked a little lonely inexplicably.
Jin Er squatted on the ground peeling shrimp to eat, and when he saw Qi Feng's appearance, he shook his head and sighed: "Qi Sishao is really pitiful, he was originally the master of the ten thousand flowers and leaves, but now he is emaciated like this." It's a pity that he met the young master, which is even more pitiful. ”
"He's not the only poor man tonight." Jin Si tied his long hair high, and said with a smile: "This is full of sadness, you see, isn't this another one?" ”
A young man in a light yellow brocade dress walked in front of him, and in the lively wedding banquet, once there was the slightest error in his expression, he could easily be noticed, not to mention that this person was still drooping his head, looking very depressed. Jin San stretched his neck and said, "Isn't that the little prince of the Chief Soldier's Mansion, Young Master Gu?" I used to like the young lady, tsk, I also said that the young master of such a rich and noble family is just greedy for temporary beauty, and now it seems to be really sad, but I didn't expect it to be a lover. ”
Qi Feng favored Jiang Ruan because he was impressed by Jiang Ruan's wisdom in getting along day and night, and Liu Min liked Jiang Ruan because Jiang Ruan had a confidant with him. Only Gu Yi, from beginning to end, seems to have real contact with Jiang Ruan, and it seems that the real contact is on the Linglong Boat when Jiang Ruan has just returned to Beijing. At the beginning, he was just a rich young man who didn't understand anything, but he was moved by the beauty because of her gentleness and beauty.
Jin San pulled his long hair: "This little boy looks very pitiful, sister, I will comfort him." Ignoring the obstruction of Jiner and Jinsi, Wuzi walked over.
Gu Yifang walked to a secluded garden, where there were fewer people, not so impetuous, and the depression in his heart also dissipated a lot. He looked down at the flask in his hand, and was about to pour another sip when the small silver flask slipped out of his hand. A flirtatious voice came from the other side: "Little boy, it's very lonely to drink alone, do you want my sister to accompany you?" ”
Gu Yi raised his eyes and saw that there was a young woman opposite, who was born delicate, but there was an indescribable taste and a mature style. She smiled, raised her head and aimed the wine jug at her mouth, and a small stream of crystal elixir jade liquid was poured into her mouth, her movements were casual and charming, and after wiping her mouth, her lips soaked in wine were ruddy and shiny.
Gu Yi was stunned by this beautiful scenery at first, and then he understood, his face turned red, and said, "Where did the woman come from, I don't know the rules!" ”
Although he loves beauties, the beauties he favors have always been gentle and watery, for example, a few years ago, Jiang Ruan's dazzling glimpse on the exquisite boat, although the love when he was young was not solemn, but it was forever engraved in his heart, and the touching brought by it was not a word of intercession. At the moment, he was depressed in his heart, and suddenly saw such a woman, beautiful and beautiful, acting too presumptuous, and he was dissatisfied in his heart.
"What you said is not kind," Jin San grinned: "I saw that you were depressed in your heart tonight, and I specially talked to you to comfort you, but you treated me like this, it's really a little unreasonable." ”
"What a bitterness, I don't understand what you're talking about." Gu Yi frowned, and was about to bypass her out of the garden. I didn't want to hear the woman's sly voice next: "Don't you know the way?" Don't you like brides? Is it sad to see her get married? ”
She spoke in a crisp and fast voice, as if there was a hint of malice, but she did not suppress her voice at all, and it suddenly seemed very abrupt in the quiet garden. Gu Yi was taken aback, feeling a kind of weakness and anger that was pierced in his heart, and immediately denied it: "Nonsense." ”
Jin San shrugged his shoulders: "It turns out that you don't like the bride, it's okay, I happen to have a little familiarity with the bride, and I can say a word or two, I think in the future, I mention that Gu Gongzi came to the wedding banquet but ran to the garden and drank wine, and the bride will wonder if she is doing something bad." She smiled innocently: "Of course, this has nothing to do with you, little boy." Then he turned around and was about to leave.
"Stand still!" Seeing that the other party was really leaving, Gu Yi finally couldn't help but say angrily. Although he didn't believe that this strangely behaved woman and Jiang Ruan were acquainted, but this matter could never be known by Jiang Ruan, Gu Yi suppressed the annoyance in his heart and said, "What do you want to do?" ”
Jin Sanyi stroked her long hair, turned around and patted Gu Yi's shoulder, she was only up to Gu Yi's shoulder, but this patted her shoulder and patted her with arrogance, as if she was a big sister patting her little brother, she smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, I said it, I'm just here to relieve your boredom." If you are unhappy tonight, you can tell me about it, and when you are done, you are also happy, and I am also happy, isn't everyone happy? ”
Gu Yi: "......"
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The banquet in front of it arrived after three rounds of drinking, and the banquet was almost dispersed, and the hall was a mess of cups and plates. Some of the people who have already left in the carriage have already taken a carriage, and they have a better relationship, and they plan to go home at this moment. Jiang Xinzhi stood in the hall, and wanted to go to the cave room to take a look at Jiang Ruan, but when Steward Lin saw this, he immediately took his hand and said: "Uncle and young master, you see that it is not early in the day, we have eaten today, we still have special arrangements, let's take a walk, Jin Er, I haven't come to help my uncle and young master, I haven't seen anyone drink too much." ”
Although Jiang Xinzhi's amount of wine was not a thousand glasses and he was not drunk, it was not as bad as Steward Lin said, so he said, "I'll go and see Ah Ruan." ”
Steward Lin almost scolded this uncle and young master in his heart, his eyesight is not a little bit worse, how can there be a cave room with a candle and a young master who comes in with him. Although I thought like this in my heart, I didn't dare to show it after all, everyone knew that the young lady of Lu Dao was very short-sighted, and the uncle and young master were treasures that could not be touched in the young lady's heart. Jin Erjin came over and supported Jiang Xinzhi from left to right, and Steward Lin said: "Hey, uncle, young master, Lao Lin understands your feelings." Watching others live and fly from a single figure in a single figure, I only feel uncomfortable, look at how our uncle and young master are not waiting for two people around them. It's not Lao Lin boasting, Lao Lin is indeed rich in experience in this regard, no, for the sake of his uncle and young master, Lao Lin specially went to Baihualou to arrange a hundred flowers to bloom, and today the uncle and young master want to pick which flower, even if he wants to pick it home, it is okay. He patted Jiang Xinzhi on the shoulder and said earnestly: "When the flowers bloom, they can be broken, and Mo Dao has no flowers and empty branches." ”
Jiang Xinzhi: "......"
Jiang Xinzhi was sent away at this end, but the new house at the other end was extraordinarily quiet. Because of Xiao Shao's own temperament, no one dared to come to the cave room. Xiao Shao walked to the door, Tianzhu was about to go to say goodbye, Xiao Shao waved his hand to let her out, Forsythia and Bai Zhi had no reason to stay here anymore, Dew Drop wanted to wake up Jiang Ruan, Xiao Shao glanced at her lightly, Dew Drop retreated without saying anything.
As soon as Xiao Shao entered, what he saw was Jiang Ruan sleeping on the bed. She has a big heart, and her hijab has long been thrown aside, probably afraid that she will have a phoenix crown, and she sleeps a little carefully. The hair is slightly messy. And the face lying on the pillow is beautiful, when the eyes are closed, the long eyelashes hang down like a butterfly about to fly, the small nose, the ruddy lips are like a touch of color cut by the clouds, the skin is as clear and moist as snow, the new house is smoked with silver carbon, and the slight heat is surging, and her face climbs up with two traces of redness, which is a little more gorgeous than not rubbing rouge.
I am used to seeing her eyes that are always detached and indifferent, but when they are closed, they are docile and charming, as if they have strayed into the fairy in someone's room out of nowhere, and they are tired and sleep in the flower bed. Fragrant and beautiful, it makes people can't bear to be alarmed. In fact, Xiao Shao was really not alarmed. He saw that Jiang Ruan was sleeping soundly, and looked at the flower candle on the side before it burned out for some time, so he simply asked people to fetch water and wash his body first.
The maids guarding outside didn't expect Xiao Shao to ask for water so early, and it was a little strange for a while, but the master's order could not be disobeyed, so hot water was quickly called. Xiao Shao walked around the screen, changed his clothes, and sank into the huge wooden barrel, his eyes lowering and not knowing what he was thinking.
I don't know how long it took, until Jiang Ruan felt that the room seemed to be getting colder, and woke up in a daze. When Fang woke up, he saw that all the maids in the room had retreated at some point, and she was still a little confused, subconsciously looking behind the screen that made a noise. The color of the huge glass screen is natural, and the mandarin duck playing in the water is carefully carved, and the steaming heat spreads up, Jiang Ruan looks at it, and suddenly feels that something is wrong, only to find that the pattern on the screen has quietly changed at some point, from the rich and festive mandarin duck playing in the water to men and women, the more the heat rises, the more powerful it looks, the action posture ecstasy, and you can understand it when you think about it. Jiang Ruan is not a little girl who is ignorant of love, and when she entered the palace in her previous life, her nurturing grandmother would also distribute pamphlets to them. It's just that this screen is magnificent, and no one has found anything strange in it, otherwise with Xiao Shao's serious temperament, he would never let this kind of thing come here.
Jiang Ruan didn't know what to say, this screen is the Jinyi guard money from the West to get the imported goods, this piece of glass is natural, there is a group of colors, and there are skilled craftsmen specially carved, once there is hot water on the flood, it will show a special form. Large families can use this to add some spice. For example, Fang Yunyu purified himself after the rain and saw the patterns on this screen, wouldn't he be even more interested. This screen also passed through Steward Lin's hand, and everyone was very satisfied, expressing Jinyiwei's ardent expectations for his master. It's just that these two masters don't know what to do.
Jiang Ruan looked at the screen and was stunned, but she didn't notice that the person behind the screen had gotten up at some point, and with a bang, it appeared in front of her the next moment.
Jiang Ruan was stunned for a moment, Xiao Shao rarely saw her staring straight at things in a daze, and couldn't help but look at her gaze, and her expression was stiff. Jiang Ruan reacted, and his face turned red for some reason. Originally, it was nothing, she had always been easy to hold back her emotions, but because of Xiao Shao's presence, she felt uncomfortable, and there seemed to be a trace of embarrassment. His eyes flickered a few times, and finally he couldn't help but see what Xiao Shao's expression was.
Xiao Shao seemed much calmer than her, but casually put his coat on the screen, covering up the beautiful picture above. He had bathed, and at the moment he was only wearing a snow-white middle coat, his long black jade-like hair was slightly wet, hanging down from his shoulders, and his handsome face was a little soft under the lamp, although he looked cold and indifferent, but he was still slightly red behind his ears.
He walked towards Jiang Ruan, Jiang Ruan couldn't help but feel nervous, although he secretly warned himself that nothing would happen, but subconsciously grabbed the mattress under his hands. Xiao Shao noticed her movements, and stopped a few steps away from her helplessly, and said, "I'm sleeping on the couch." ”
There was a soft couch in front of the window, and Xiao Shao was about to come forward to get the quilt. Jiang Ruan glanced at it, it was next to the window, I was afraid that it would be frightened by the wind at night, and after thinking about it, she simply said with a heart: "What do you sleep on, you have to make a show left and right, you can sleep here." She leaned in a little and gave way of position.
Xiao Shao was stunned, a trace of strangeness flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Jiang Ruan without speaking. Jiang Ruan was secretly annoyed in his heart, how could this sound like an invitation. She coughed lightly, probably trying to hide Fang Cai's embarrassed expression, took off her coat generously, and glanced at Xiao Shao again: "After a tired day, don't you feel tired?" If you are tired, go to bed quickly, and I will enter the palace tomorrow, so I will sleep first. She said quickly and neatly, looking very calm and calm on the surface, Xiao Shao couldn't help laughing. He doesn't smile often on weekdays, and when he smiles, it's like the ice and snow are melting, and the color is like spring dawn, which almost makes people dazzled. Jiang Ruan glared at him: "What are you laughing at?" ”
"Sleep in peace." He couldn't help but laugh, "I'm so sleepy that I don't want to do anything." ”
Jiang Ruan's face felt very hot again, but the culprit was Shi Shiran who went to bed, and the acacia quilt was right in front of him, wide and gorgeous, with a fine incense sprinkled on it, all of which were not as good as the crisp smell of the young man in front of him. Xiao Shao gave her half of the quilt, and her long eyelashes hung down, but she couldn't hide the pleasant gaze at the bottom of her eyes.
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Get married first and then fall in love, Xiao Meiren's concentration is so good that it explodes~