Chapter 34: The Scarlet Veil
The red candle, like congealed blood, burned with a faint crackling sound on it. In this richly decorated room, vermilion has become the main color, and the word "Xi" is posted everywhere, some of which are very neat, but a few of them look crooked. On the festive red dresser, two red candles burned, and under the dresser, a faint incense rose faintly, and precious sandalwood permeated the room.
Sitting in front of the bronze mirror, looking at the pretty face in the mirror that was dressed up unusually beautiful, Li Lizhi did not have the slightest happy feeling, she was going to get married, at this time. She didn't know how she had come over these days, but she felt that this qiē was like a dream, but it was not a dream, but a nightmare. I didn't expect to marry that person in the end, the original struggle only brought two years of cold life, why is fate still playing tricks on people? Two tear streaks slipped down her face, but they were wiped away by her gentle lift. She couldn't cry, she had to finish it with a smile, because this time she was not just herself, but that person's hope.
From the time she was taken to Liangyi Palace ten days ago to see that her uncle and cousin were there, she knew that it was the end of the matter. At the beginning, the second brother won for himself in the Jinluan Palace, but these two years were estranged, and now he should do something for him! When I grew up, I had more thoughts, no longer like in the previous years, I always thought that the second brother was omnipotent, but now when I grew up, I realized that he would also hurt, hurt, and feel tired and hopeless. She was on that night. Under the light of the giant candle, the figure that I saw was crawling on the main hall. Let her heart be grabbed hard at that moment, and then pinched to pieces.
Two years of time. Li Lizhi kept thinking, making her silent and quiet. The change in mood has made the original lively little girl have transformed into a quiet and virtuous woman like now. Picked up the vermilion colored paper in the jewelry box, and gently pursed it on his lips, his lips were like Zhu Dan, his eyebrows were like distant mountains, his hair was like clouds, and his temples were lightly pulled, only the deepest part of his eyes had a faint melancholy: "I hope my father can keep his promise, and I hope my second brother can understand." That's all Lizhi can do! ”
Pick up a small eyebrow pencil and dress up seriously in the mirror, even if there is more unwillingness in your heart, but since you have decided to make this step, then you have to face it calmly, from now on, she is no longer the little girl who can unscrupulously shrink in the arms of the second brother, but as someone else's bride, as someone else's wife, even if that person is now brilliant. Reputation in Chang'an.
Outside the house, there was already a noisy sound of gongs and drums, the procession had arrived, and the auspicious time had arrived, and it was time for her to leave the place where she had lived for six years. The door opened softly. A graceful figure walked in: "How's it going, Liqin?" Okay, okay? ”
Empress Eldest Sun walked into Li Lizhen's boudoir, although she was very strange at this time when she was about to get married. My precious daughter actually came up with a strange reason for being alone for a while, but she still agreed. This time she tied the knot with her brother's two children, and the eldest grandson queen felt very happy. Because in this way, the two families are close to each other, whether it is for Datang or for their own family, it is a thing worth celebrating, so that Datang and the eldest grandson's family will no longer have any major differences and confusions in the next few decades.
"All right, Queen Mother!" Li Lizhi replied softly. Standing up lightly, the red curtain on her body is as gorgeous as the red glow on the horizon, and the gold thread on it is embroidered with a vivid picture of a hundred birds and a phoenix, which is lifelike under her lotus step. There was no cumbersome headdress on his head, just a flying phoenix hairpin, which lifted the cloud-like hair. It's just that in these short steps, Li Lizhi couldn't help but redden, and the misty mist rose in her eyes, as if she was about to burst the embankment at any time.
"Silly girl, what are you crying about? Women have to have such a day! Today is your day of great joy, you should be happy! Empress Changsun said softly, seeing her daughter in front of her dressed like this, she couldn't help but think of what she looked like when she got married, at that time she was two years younger than her current daughter, and the second brother at that time was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, but now her daughter is going to get married. Time flies too fast, and when my brother walked out of his uncle's house with his back on his back, he was also reluctant to give up on the room he once lived in.
"Queen Mother, you can go!" Li Lizhi didn't put on the phoenix crown that was put aside, so she picked up the red hijab and covered the top of her head. At the moment when the hijab was covered, a drop of crystal still fell to the ground.
"The auspicious time has come, and the bride is out!" There are no cumbersome ceremonies, in this imperial royal family with the blood of the Hu people lying in the bones, the south is also a descendant of the Hu people, and all kinds of complicated ceremonies have been completely simplified in this wedding, because the preparation time is too hasty, and many things can be saved, which is also very in line with the thrifty atmosphere implemented by the Tang Dynasty over the years, but no matter how simple it is, this is also the marriage of the princess of the Tang Dynasty, which is a big thing that represents the face of the royal family, so the team of welcoming relatives is still very large and considerable, a team of hundreds of people, Most of them are eunuchs and eunuchs. There are only three or two people with handles, and the groom and the groom have two more concubines.
"The bride went out, and the bride slammed the door!" With the shout of the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, two young men in red robes suddenly crashed towards the closed door in front of them.
'Bump ......' slammed into the door solidly, and the two ministers had uncomfortable expressions on their faces at this time, and they only realized that something was wrong after they collided, and when they wanted to retreat, they actually found that they seemed to be glued to this gorgeous gate.
"Giggle......" A crisp laugh came, only to see a group of little Loli giggling on the side, the oldest of them was only ten years old, the youngest was only three or four years old, all clapping their little hands with smiling faces looking at the two sad faces glued to the door panel. The eldest of them smiled the most, because this qiē was all from her handwriting.
After a lot of hard work, the door was finally slammed open, and the two ministers had already taken off their outermost robes at this time and were fighting in their middle coats. It's just that they are greeted by another group of people, and a group of warblers and warblers are waiting behind the door with a half-sized little Zhengtai, but they are not waiting to see the excitement, and the rolling pins in their hands are held tightly by the delicate little hands. The two maidens who only had red shirts left on their bodies glanced at each other, and suddenly saw a look of despair in each other's eyes, but they still greeted each other as if they were dead.
The rolling pin was smashed mercilessly, these big girls and little daughters-in-law are all children of the clan, as well as female dependents, their purpose today is to teach the groom a lesson, so that he will not dare to be bad to the bride after getting married. Of course, this is a folk custom, as a royal princess, no one dares to treat the princess badly after marrying the princess, as a concubine, after marrying the princess, can only live in the princess's mansion, not marry the princess into the house.
After surviving this fat beating, the eldest grandson Chong, under the cover of the two maids who risked his life, finally came to the door of the bride's room, and it was time for the bride to leave the cabinet. At this time, it is generally the bride's brother who carries the bride out of the room, and then the bride is not allowed to touch the ground along the way, and is directly sent to the sedan chair. It was Li Chengqian who carried Li Liqing out of the cabinet today, the prince of the Tang Dynasty was standing in front of the bride's room at this time, and when he saw the eldest grandson Chong who came to greet him, Li Chengqian nodded to him slightly. Then he was ready to go into the door and carry his sister out.
"The auspicious time has come, and the bride is out of the cabinet!" The master of ceremonies' voice sounded again, and Li Chengqian turned around and squatted down with his back to the door, waiting for Li Liqian's arrival, when the queen mother would support her sister behind her back.
"I didn't expect it to be me carrying Lizhi out of the pavilion, I originally thought it would be the second." Li Chengqian thought so in his heart.
At this moment, outside the palace, a ragged man was rapidly approaching the palace, his steps were so heavy, every step under the tower will leave deep footprints on the ground, whether the ground is paved with bluestone slabs or ordinary soil, all the footprints are the same depth, there will be no more, and there will be no less than a slight. The man had an anxious look on his face, and his steps were getting faster and faster, and the whole person was running like a galloping horse on this street full of people, but it was so agile that it passed so quickly through the crowd without bumping into a person, like a tanuki. As the palace got closer and closer, the anxious look on this man's face became stronger and stronger, and when he came to the city gate, he rushed straight through like this, without slowing down at all.
"Stop him, who dares to trespass on the imperial city?" The captain who defended the city had a long knife in his hand, and he was suffocating and suffocating, and he was secretly suffoc≈ating, and he was secretly smothering and smashing his art, and he was in love with Meng Long
The soldiers had rushed forward long before the captain gave the order, trying to catch this guy, but after they rushed forward, they were inexplicably knocked out directly, and everyone who approached the person's side flew out without exception, but after falling to the ground, they found themselves unharmed, and when they wanted to get up again to stop the man's action, they found that the other party had already moved away from them and rushed out of the distance. (To be continued......)