Chapter 040: Father's Wedding Banquet
On this day, on the East Street of the capital, the Shen family's mansion was full of joyful red, the couplets, the door gods, and the eaves were all changed, and the eaves were also full of red lanterns, and the gilded word "Xi" on the lanterns was particularly dazzling.
Seeing Shen Mei coming, she couldn't stop what she was doing, she just bent her knees slightly and saluted, "Miss." ”
Shen Mei shook her head, sighed, and thought: Mother must be uncomfortable at this time, right?! asked Lianxin to take a look, and by the way, Lianxin told her mother not to be too sad, her father was in trouble, and she would arrive later.
Although Bai Ying is married to her father as a concubine, after all, she is the only female official in the court, and she must not be sloppy in major events in life, so the door of the Shen Mansion is wide open, and under the stairs on both sides are pairs of vermilion candles, and the expensive silk red carpet also stretches into the distance.
Everything was ready, Shen Huainan looked at Jiang Ying, who locked himself in the room and cried silently, and finally walked out of the Shen Mansion to pick up Bai Ying.
Dozens of miles of red makeup. The carriages lined up from the street to the end of the street, in an orderly manner, the roadside was sprinkled with countless roses, the cold wind swept the fragrance of the flowers and pierced the always simple Bai Ying's head dizzy, even the trees all over the city were tied with countless red ribbons, the roadside was full of soldiers to maintain order, and the surging crowd was endless, shoulder to shoulder, all of them stretched out their heads to watch this wedding that was rare to see in a hundred years.
On that day, the snow-white osmanthus and the joy of Shen Mansion deeply burned Shen Mei's eyes, the flowers all over the city lost their color, Bai Ying was dressed in a wedding dress like fire, the phoenix crown was beautiful, and there was a sound of music around, not far away his father, Shen Huainan, was dressed in red, his face was calm, and he couldn't see joy, anger and sorrow.
The father looked at Bai Ying, stepped on one foot, turned over and got on the horse, the movements were smooth and beautiful, the musician saw that Shen Huainan had got on the horse, and the bride also took one step at a time, slowly getting on the sedan chair, and immediately released the gun, set off the cannon, the red lantern opened the way, and blew and beat all the way along the way.
Finally got to the Shen Mansion, Bai Ying still had to pour wine for the elders next to each other. In the dimly lit new house, the embroidered satin quilt was actually covered with red dates, peanuts, longan, and lotus seeds, which meant "early birth of a noble son", and was actually paved into a circle of hearts. Bai Ying was dazzled, but Bai Ying had indescribable joy in her heart.
Jiang Ying didn't come after all.
Everyone speculated that Shen Huainan liked the new and hated the old, and they all said that Bai Ying was a fox spirit, and Jiang Ying was pitiful enough. In the last second, he was still fighting for Jiang Ying, and in the next second, he immediately changed his opinion after seeing that although Bai Ying was an official in the court, he was slender, had smooth skin, and had a dignified and elegant demeanor.
Who called Shen Mei's mother to be physically blessed, this is another era of looking at the figure and face?
"Worship heaven and earth."
Shen Huainan turned around, and Bai Ying, also supported by the maids, turned around, faced each other, lowered his head at the same time, and performed the first round of salutes.
"Second worship of the king."
Shen Mei has also heard others say that the king of heaven and earth is the teacher, the heaven and the earth are the greatest, the second is the king, the relatives are the relatives, and the latter is the teacher, and now the officials in the hall are here, and they can be regarded as representing half of the court, so the emperor is also included.
Shen Huainan and Qin Xiang'er knelt on the ground and bowed three times.
"Husband and wife."
At this moment, the audience was silent, and only the sound of Jin Lingyu Pei swaying slightly was heard.
If you get married, you're going to get married. Bai Ying muttered in her heart, as if she had eaten honey. I came here for Shen Huainan! After the ceremony, Bai Ying smiled to herself and smiled happily. Shen Huainan didn't see it, and pulled Bai Ying to sit on the chair.
At this time, it was Shen Mei's turn to bow down, and then to say two words representatively, Shen Mei obviously wanted to congratulate, but when she thought of Jiang Ying's walnut-like eyes, her head twitched, and Shen Mei asked with a smile: "Father, have you forgotten my mother on the shore of Daming Lake, Jiang Ying?" ”
To be honest, this is a tricky question, Shen Huainan obviously didn't expect Shen Mei to say such a thing, he was stunned for a while, and Bai Ying still smiled: "Shen Mei, this kid really likes to joke, but at a glance, he knows that he is very filial, and he is a good boy!" ”
Shen Huainan looked at Bai Ying gratefully, Bai Ying shook his head towards Shen Huainan, and put his right hand on Shen Huainan's left hand.
"Oh...... Shen Mei wished Aunt Bai and her father a happy marriage, not much to say, Shen Mei did it first as a respect. After saying that, after inserting the incense into the incense burner, he picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.
In this way, Bai Ying and Shen Huainan were busy receiving gifts and entertaining relatives and friends, and they were already so busy that it was dark, and before they knew it, at night, Bai Ying sent someone to set off the fireworks.
The fireworks were all tributes from all over the place, although they were not very large, but they were extremely delicate, mixed with all kinds of fireworks, such as "starry sky", "cupola cannon", "falling pearls", etc., were released, and beautiful flowers bloomed in the air and on the ground......
The more lively it is, the more it only increases her mother's loneliness, thinking of these Shen Mei's heart is sour, her heart is crossed, and she runs to Jiang Ying's bedroom, she has to go to see her mother, and she has to comfort her mother.
With a "squeak", Shen Mei pushed open her mother's carved sandalwood door, walked in, and saw her mother with her back to her, her back was sad and lonely, which made people have such an illusion: The world is so big, no one understands me.
Looking around, the eyes are vast. It's like the street lights broke several times on the way home, I couldn't see clearly without the lights, and I had no right to speak but the shadow of loneliness.
Looking at Jiang Ying's back, the corners of Shen Mei's eyes were wet, and she felt like her heart was about to break! Crystal teardrops, like pearls with broken threads, rolled down their cheeks
Jiang Ying heard the sound of pushing the door, turned her head, thinking that it was Shen Huainan, and was a little excited in her heart, but unfortunately it was not, but Shen Mei. Shen Mei also clearly saw that her mother's eyes were swollen and couldn't be opened, and there were a few heavy teardrops hanging on her long eyelashes, blinking a few times, and falling down slowly, her vision was misty, and through the faint water vapor, a face with a trance-like expression was reflected.
Mother is crying all the time! Shen Mei concluded!
"Mom! It's all right! Shen Mei called Jiang Ying bitterly. The thoughts formed a net messily, and the net became tighter and tighter, reaching the heart, and after a dull pain, he stopped.
When Jiang Ying heard this, her heart was even more uncomfortable, sour, tears the size of beans flowed from her eyes, and her heart was like a pearl with a broken thread spilled on the ground, and asked Shen Mei with a crying voice: "Mei'er...... Yes! Is your father particularly handsome in a wedding dress, and is the bride Bai Ying particularly beautiful? I...... Woooooooooooooooo ”
"No, Mom, no, no, don't be sad, we're not sad......" Shen Mei hugged Jiang Ying and said softly.
It's a pity that Shen Mei didn't see the happy clothes flashing outside the window, and the gentle sigh.