On June 28, when the sky was still dark, Zhihua was helped up from the bed by Han's mother and Bai Lan. She took a medicated bath before going to bed last night, and she didn't toss and turn like other brides, but fell asleep as soon as she dipped her pillow, and slept too soundly, so she lay in bed a little, until she was in the warm bathtub, and she was completely awake.

Chunxi, who had just been promoted to a big girl last night, brought a small bowl with a few hot hard-boiled eggs in it, and after the young lady sat down in front of the dresser after bathing, she picked up an egg and gently rolled it on her face. This is the first time she has served Miss closely, and it is on this kind of happy day, nervousness is inevitable, but the more nervous she is, the more careful her movements become, and when a few eggs become warm, Zhihua's whole face is soft, and it is red like a big apple.

As the princess of the Guogong Mansion, Zhihua can bring two households to accompany the house, one housekeeper mother, two first-class and four second-class maids. Mama Dou has a special identity and does not occupy a quota, Mother Han and Bai Lan don't need to say that they have to go with her, and among the remaining maids, except for the son Chunkai who stayed in the Lu family, Cui'er and Pan'er were second-class, and Chun Xiaochun Yan were all on the list of marriages.

Mama Dou came forward with a red thread, and she was responsible for putting on Zhihua's face makeup today. Stretched out her finger and tapped it on the edge of the young lady's sideburns a few times, and after nodding with satisfaction, Mama Dou skillfully picked up the red thread and twisted it in a posture. Maybe she did this work in the front palace, she moved quickly and gently, and she didn't hurt Zhihua at all.

Yesterday, when Mrs. Song's eldest daughter-in-law came to add makeup, she volunteered to be Mrs. Quanfu who combed Zhihua's hair today, and after she sang a whole set of combing songs while combing, Mama Dou's bridal makeup was also painted.

Without waiting to take a closer look at the appearance reflected in the mirror, Bai Lan, who had already been prepared on the side, brought the wedding dress, Zhihua had to stand up and let several people work together to put the entire set of red wedding dresses on her body one by one.

On the other side, the mighty welcoming procession also set off from the gate of the Weiguo Mansion early, and the groom official Shen Ze rode a jujube red high-headed horse, his handsome face was full of joyful smiles from the heart, and the red joy and happiness highlighted his skin as white as jade, which made the little girls and daughters-in-law in the crowd stunned.

"Tsk, I have long heard that the prince of Weiguo is a handsome young man of the first class, and when I saw it today, he really deserved his reputation. Miss Lu is really blessed. In the crowd, a teenage civilian girl stared at the groom on the horse, and sighed with a sour sigh of admiration.

The few little girls who came to watch the ceremony with her were also in the same mood, and on the one hand, they echoed one after another, and on the other hand, they shot the hot and direct admiration eyes on the prince of the world without any money, regardless of whether the other party could notice it or not. To say that these girls still had a sense of pride and honor for Miss Lu before, but after seeing the son who was about to become her husband today, there was only jealousy left for her.

Among the people, they didn't know who it was, and said in a weird manner: "I heard that Miss Lu's dowry is not rich, and it is really wronged for such a good person to marry such a daughter-in-law." Some people agree with this, and some people refute it, "Nonsense, the prince is not the kind of person who covets a woman's dowry." The little girls were divided into several factions and chattered and quarreled, disturbing the rest of the audience to frown.

"What is the quarrel, whether the dowry of the eldest lady of the Lu family is rich or not, you will be able to see it in a while. The little girl's family should be more reserved, no matter how loud the noise is, the prince will not notice you, so why waste your words. A shrewd, mean-eyed woman couldn't stand it anymore and raised her voice of accusation.

This group of quarreling girls blushed and quieted down, after all, they were still girls' families, and it was not easy to talk back to this woman who looked very powerful, so they had to stare at her secretly a few times, and followed the greeting team to Lu's house stupidly.

The much-anticipated groom's official Shen Ze was a little nervous at this time. The closer he got to the Lu family, the more this tension deepened, and the palm holding the reins was wet, and beads of sweat kept pouring out of his palm. He didn't seem to see or hear all the noisy discussions around him and all the complicated eyes that shot straight through the crowd, and in addition to nervousness, all that was left in his mind was the excitement of marrying his sweetheart.

The two stone lions tied with red silk in front of the Lu family appeared in front of them, Shen Ze took a deep breath, all the nervousness turned into eagerness, and he kicked the horse's belly twice, speeding up slightly.

On the bride's side, Chun Xiaoxing, who was guarding the gate early in the morning, rushed to report: "The prince has come to greet him, and he has arrived outside the gate, and he is being stopped by several young masters to ask for red envelopes." ”

This announcement made everyone who was busy with their work speed up, and after a while, Zhihua finally got dressed neatly. Mrs. Song took the red hijab and was about to put it on her head, but Mrs. Jiang stopped her by a voice: "Wait, eat some red bean cake mat first." ”

After feeding her niece two pastries and making up her lip makeup, Mrs. Jiang nodded with satisfaction, as if she was marrying her daughter, and reluctantly admonished: "Ah Hua, my aunt knows that you have a good personality, so you don't need to be reminded too much." But there is one thing I hope you should remember that although you are married highly, you don't have to be low-minded and wronged in the future. If someone in the Guogong Mansion really makes you angry, go back and tell your uncle and aunt that if you fight for your uncle's life, he will also support you. Although our family is low, our confidence cannot be low, you know? ”

Catching up with her aunt's sincere gaze, Zhihua nodded with red eyes: "Ah Hua remembers." ”

When she said this, it seemed that Zhihua only had the Jiang family, and the eldest lady couldn't hold her face, so she hurriedly stood up and interrupted: "The auspicious time is coming, hurry up and cover your head." ”

Mrs. Jiang didn't stop Mrs. Song from coming to add the stamp, but she glared at the eldest lady angrily: "What's the hurry, it's just such a wedding in a lifetime, and it should be okay for the man to wait." ”

At this moment, I heard a knock on the door outside the courtyard, and it turned out to be the groom who was welcoming his relatives. Several young ladies of the Lu family, who were drinking tea outside, all greeted them when they heard the voice.

In the customs of Jing'anguo, on the day of marriage, the woman's family must set up a lot of "defense lines" to prevent her aunt from welcoming her relatives. The bride's brothers "blocking the door" at the gate is the first way, and the sisters are the second way to obstruct the bride's boudoir, and the aunt wants to break through these "defense lines", in addition to giving big red envelopes one by one, if there are other requirements, they must also try to do so. In addition, there are subordinates in the family, no matter who they are, they can stand in the way when their uncle comes to greet them and ask for a red envelope. It's just that no one in the Lu family has the courage to stop the world, so after Shen Ze broke through the barrier of his brother-in-law, he passed all the way to the gate of Qiuhua Courtyard without hindrance.

Several daughters blocked behind the courtyard door, did not open the door, and clamored to ask their brother-in-law for red envelopes, among which several concubines were the loudest, and Zhihua could hear their faint laughter in the inner room. Zhiyun Zhirou shouted for a double red envelope, and Zhilan asked her brother-in-law to make a hypnotic poem. Zhihua couldn't hear Shen Ze's voice chanting, but after a while, she heard Zhilan praise happily again: "Not bad, yes, let's do another song!" Perhaps seeing Zhilan's difficulty, Zhiyun was not to be outdone. After the two took turns asking Shen Ze to make five or six songs, Xu got another big red envelope and finally stopped.

Zhihua covered her head, and I don't know who stuffed a big apple into her hand. After a while, I heard my aunt's worried voice: "Yan'er, you have to carry your sister to the gate in one breath, you can't go out of the way, can you carry it back?" If not, ask your cousin to come. She couldn't see the expression on her brother's face, but she could hear his firm voice, "Auntie, don't worry, I can do it." ”

"The auspicious time has come, the bride is out of the cabinet!"

Zhihua took a deep breath and lay on his brother's thin but not thin back, and reluctant tears finally welled up and slid down his face and fell on his shoulder. Feeling the wetness on his shoulders, Lu Yan's eyes were also red, he tried his best to use a relaxed tone, and comforted his sister as he walked: "Sister, my brother has grown up and can protect himself." After you get married, live a good life with your brother-in-law, and don't worry too much about me. ”

"Well, my sister knows. In the future, you should come to see me often, and send me a letter if you have something, and you must not hide anything from me because you don't want to cause me trouble, you know? ”

"Okay."

"Also, in the future, you have to take care of yourself, sharpen your knife and don't cut wood, don't forget a qiē as soon as you read a book, and know how to rest properly."

"Okay."

"The little guy that my sister picked for you is quite clever, and he has a deed of sale in my hands, so you can trust it. In the future, the old lady will go there less than to say goodbye. If she gives you a look, you can put up with her for a while, and when you grow up and get married in the future, my sister will find a way to let our big house be separated. ”

"Okay."

"And the eldest lady, when you come back from the academy, you can go to her more often. Her only hope for the rest of her life is in you, and she will definitely protect you. Except for her and her father, the rest of the Lu family, you have to be careful. ”

chattering all the way, before the advice was finished, the road from Qiuhuayuan to the gate, which seemed very long on weekdays, came to an end unconsciously. (To be continued.) )