Chapter 55: The Bride

On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head.

On the auspicious day of the zodiac, the city was lit up with lights, and the gentry and officials from all over the twelve states of Xiliang arrived at the capital Suzhou City by frame to celebrate the wedding of the prince.

And the crown represents adulthood, no longer a child, as the only heir of the princes and kings, he will gradually take over the military affairs of Xiliang in the future, until the day he inherits the throne. However, when Xu Buling and the crown were on the way down to the south of the Yangtze River, there was no big deal, and this big wedding can be regarded as an official contact with the twelve states of Xiliang as a 'prince'.

It stands to reason that for such a big event, the other six vassal kings have to send people over to celebrate, and the Son of Heaven is writing a congratulatory message or something. It's just that recently, the entire northwest of Shanxi Province has become a pot of porridge, and Jiangnan is full of beacons, which is obviously not a happy event. In order to avoid criticism, King Su did not review the big movements in the border army, but quietly held a wedding in King Su's mansion.

In the early morning, before dawn, the early spring swallows stood side by side on the courtyard wall, curiously looking at the various colors in the huge mansion. Outside the mansion, the family members and guards ran back and forth, and more than 100 chefs in the kitchen prepared overnight, and everywhere was full of joy.

In the back house, in Zhongli Jiujiu's courtyard, the maid held a tray with phoenix crowns and jade jewelry, standing quietly in the house and so on.

The spacious room was neatly tied, and the red candles had been pasted with the word "happy". Even the little sparrow, who was put on a red vest by the intimate nightingale, squatted on the dressing table with blank eyes, looking at his master.

Zhongli Jiujiu had just come out of the bathtub and was restless in front of the bronze mirror, almost being pressed by his apprentice Chu Chu, so he didn't escape.

Zhongli Jiujiu was so panicked, not because he didn't want to have a formal wedding with Xu Buling. Worship is the most important event in a woman's life, the last time I was underground, I just found a piece of cloth to cover my head and worship the lock dragon Gu, and I will never forget it, but after all, something is missing, and it feels the same as giving it in vain. For this official wedding, Zhongli Jiujiu has actually secretly looked forward to it for a long time in his heart.

But in the early hours of this morning, Chu Chu suddenly ran over, saying that he was going to send her master to get married, and he was busy helping to clean up and dress up.

Zhong Li Jiujiu knew Chu Chu very well, and could obviously feel that Chu Chu's emotions were wrong, and he was embarrassed and worried that Chu Chu would not be able to bear it, so he naturally retreated at this time:

"Chu Chu, Xu Buling and I have worshiped heaven and earth, and we even have a marriage certificate, so I really don't need to do it again. There's no family outside, and I don't know any of them, so what are you going out for, don't forget it......"

Zhongli Chuchu rarely did not wear a red long dress, but changed into a common light green Confucian skirt, without a smile on his face, and patted his master on the shoulder very fiercely:

"You be honest, if you marry someone is such a big thing, can you just say it?"

Zhongli Jiujiu's slightly foxy cheeks were full of embarrassment, and he shrunk his neck:

"I ...... I ......"

Zhongli Chuchu stared at the turquoise eyes, straightened his master's head, and continued to coil his hair:

"How smart you are at this time, how can you become stupid? You are married, and you are not selling yourself, and you have to give money to sell yourself, right? Xu Buling didn't give the village a dowry, just hold a wedding for you, you are still grinding, are you going to be the same as the maid and concubine, you don't even have a name, can you live in secretly? ”

Zhongli Jiujiu pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer.

Zhongli Chuchu put the bride's phoenix crown on the master's head, and said flatly:

"I'm your apprentice, like mother and daughter, you don't care about your own affairs, I care. You are not a cheap woman, you are innocent and upright, and it is a blessing for you to marry you. You look down on yourself so much, you won't be able to see anyone call me sister in the future? Maybe I can't even afford to mess with the maid, but now I live in a big yard, and I'll throw away the laundry in a few days......"

"I don't underestimate myself, I'm afraid of your ......"

"You don't have to worry about me. It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, I can't stop it, and I won't stop you. After today, you will be the daughter-in-law of the Xu family, and you and I will become two families. I can tell you a few words now, of course your daughter-in-law will be bullied in the future, and I can't care about it......"

"Alas......"

Zhongli Jiujiu secretly glanced at the apprentice in his glasses, knowing that it was useless to say anything, so he could only sit honestly.

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On the other side, in Song Yufu's courtyard, the atmosphere is much more lively.

In the elegantly decorated boudoir, Song Yufu sat on the marriage bed with a red face, dressed in a wedding dress and red dress, looking like a delicate porcelain doll. Ning Qingye and Zhu Manzhi bent their eyebrows, helping to clean up their hair buns and jewelry in front of them.

After two days of comfort, Song Yufu has relaxed a lot and is no longer worried about the unknown life after marriage. It's just that Song Yufu is naturally shy, and she is about to worship in front of the public, but she is still a little timid in her heart, she sits in a proper manner, and says softly:

"Manzhi, why don't you really enter the door together? I'm alone, I'm embarrassed......"

Zhu Manzhi has already been familiar with Xu Buling, but his father and mother are there, if he can, he naturally wants his father and mother to sit next to him and hold a complete wedding. At this time, he said with a smile:

"I'm still young, next time I'll be with Xiao Ning."

Ning Qingye's expression was slightly annoyed, and he glanced at Zhu Manzhi:

"Xu Buling and I haven't talked about marriage, just friends, don't pull me in."

Zhu Manzhi's small eyebrows furrowed, and he was a little unhappy: "Xiao Ning, you can't say one thing and do another, a few of us a few days ago, I saw you and Xu Gongzi holding hands, that look...... Hey~ made Fu Bao cry angrily......"

Song Yufu's face turned even redder, and she hurriedly said, "I didn't cry angrily, my eyes got into the sand......"

Zhu Manzhi cut lightly: "Don't look for this kind of lame reason, Xiao Ning also said that he was practicing 'Tai Chi Pusher' with Xu Gongzi, do you believe it?" ”

Song Yufu glanced at Ning Qingye, whose face was flushed, and whispered: "I don't know martial arts, maybe......"

Ning Qingye bit her lower lip, her face was visibly red, but she couldn't explain the last time she walked hand in hand. At the moment, he could only turn his head away, pretending not to hear Manzhi's ridicule......

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Because Ning Yuhe's relationship can't be made public, and the other girls are not in place, there are only four people in this big wedding: Xiao Qi, Xiao Xiang'er, Zhong Lijiu, and Song Yufu.

Compared with Jiu Jiu Yufu, the Xiao family sisters are obviously much more relaxed.

In the wedding room, Xiao Qi had already put on a red dress, sat quietly behind the dressing table, and asked Lu Hongluan to help draw her eyebrows.

In the middle of the house, Xiao Xianger also changed into a wedding dress, carrying the skirt and turning in circles, with a rather beautiful posture.

Xiao Qi saw her sister jumping around, and said unhappily: "Xiang'er, can't you be honest?" When you come to the church later, if you remove the hijab and let people see the appearance, it will be a bad thing. I didn't want you to worship together, but if it weren't for Xu Buling's pain, you should have stayed in the back house honestly......"

Xiao Xiang'er has the identity of the queen mother, so naturally she can't see the light, but Xu Buling owes the baby too much, and said that she will use the rest of her life to compensate, and a serious wedding will definitely be given. Anyway, when the palace is married, everyone pays attention to the princess and concubine, and they all cover their heads, even if they don't know their identity, no one dares to ask blindly.

will soon become a legitimate husband and wife with Brother Stink, Xiao Xiang'er is obviously in a good mood, and when she heard her sister's number, she said softly:

"Sister, you have to change your temperament, enter the door of the Xu family, Xu Buling is the biggest, then me, then you and Hongluan, you have to call me sister."

Xiao Qi paused, looked left and right, obviously looking for the ring ruler.

When Lu Hongluan heard this, he was also slightly dissatisfied: "Xiang'er, I am the first, you were your aunt and queen mother before, I really have to listen to you." But from today on, you are a member of my Xu family, in the back house, I am older than you, and you can distinguish between the young and the old. ”

Xiao Xiang'er's eyebrows and eyes curled: "Hongluan, I am the first woman in your family Ling'er, if I really count it, I am a year earlier than you, so I am naturally the boss." You're older than me, where else are you older than me? ”

Lu Hongluan was unconvinced, and subconsciously straightened his chest:

"No matchmaker, are you still reasonable?"

Xiao Xiang'er was not false at all, and raised her hand to hold it: "It's better than some people, holding and feeding themselves, and they don't dare to really eat it......"

"Heyβ€”you'......"

Xiao Qi glanced around twice, picked up the gold pole with the hijab from the platform, got up without saying a word, walked to Xiao Xiang'er, and raised his hand:

"Who's the biggest?"

"Ahh

Xiao Xiang'er hurriedly jumped away and rubbed her buttocks: "Sister is the biggest, I'm kidding." ”

Xiao Qi was satisfied, nodded, and put the weighing rod back: "Hurry up and clean up, if you miss the auspicious time, I will let you worship with your tail." ”

??

Worship with a tail?

Don't don't ......

Xiao Xiang'er was stunned suddenly, sat back in front of the dressing table honestly, nodded her lips and thrush and began to put on makeup.

Lu Hongluan was very relieved, stood behind her to help coil her hair, looked down at Xiang'er's tense skirt, and laughed:

"Xiang'er, don't you like that? Why don't you try ......?"

"Phew, you like ......"

……

It was a little noisy for a while, and when it came to the auspicious time, the yard was noisy, and a bunch of people came.

Qiao'e walked in and said with a happy face:

"Miss, Miss, put your hijab on, you're going out......"

Xiao Xiang'er and Xiao Qi hurriedly put their hijabs on when they heard this, and sat in front of the bed in a proper manner......