Chapter 18: Harmony
The gongs and drums were noisy, the firecrackers were ringing in unison, the dazzling red covered the entire Xiangguo Mansion, and the procession of sending relatives outside the house stood densely on the entire street, all of them were beaming.
The people on the street only regarded the emperor as being very good to the newly sealed county lord, and the pomp and circumstance of the marriage were not comparable to ordinary people, and they all poked their heads and tiptoed, wanting to see the demeanor of the bride.
"Fu'er, my mother asked you one last time, do you really want to get married? Do you know that if you step out of this door today, there is no room for regret? ”
Mrs. Shen held her daughter's hand, and her delicately dressed face was full of sadness.
The laughter of the people outside the house was deafening, but the two people in the room were not half happy, which was incompatible with the happy atmosphere.
"If you don't want to, you will definitely ...... for your mother"
"Oh, mother, are you still worried?"
Hearing Mrs. Shen's words, Shen Fu burst out laughing.
"Didn't my daughter say it all? The daughter is married to the King of Qi, and ordinary people may not be able to marry so well, what do you have to worry about? ”
"......"
"Oh, mother." Shen Fu took Mrs. Shen's hand and pouted, pretending to be dissatisfied, "Today is the day of your daughter's big day, how can you rest assured that your daughter will marry like this?" Could it be that you want your daughter to get married and still worry about you? ”
"Mother, laugh, laugh!"
"You girl!"
Mrs. Shen had no choice but to force out a smile and wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Also, my mother should be happy for you!"
Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Fu, who was dressed in red makeup, and felt that she looked particularly charming and moving today, and those gorgeous reds were worn on her, not only did not show vulgarity, but added a little charm to her somewhat pale face.
If it wasn't a kiss today, but she really got married, how nice would it be?
"Fu'er, if you marry over there, you must take good care!"
Mrs. Shen watched it for a long time, thinking of saying goodbye to her only daughter today, and not knowing when she would be able to see each other, so she couldn't help but shed tears again.
"Mother, you too, Fu'er is not around to take care of you, you must take care of your body."
Mrs. Shen's tears fell on Shen Fu's wedding dress one by one, perhaps because of the sorrow, Shen Fu's voice became a little choked, "The emperor gave his daughter a lot of dowry rings. Ruyi has been clever since she was a child, mother, you will leave her by your side to serve, and let her do her filial piety for her daughter! ”
"Whisk." Mrs. Shen hugged Shen Fu tightly and couldn't say a word anymore......
The auspicious time has arrived, Shen Fu looked at himself in the bronze mirror who was wearing red makeup, but his eyes were red and swollen, and smiled.
The white fingers gently rubbed the hairpin, and the two beads at the end of the hairpin were still wrapped in those pearls, but she couldn't wait for Bai Yi to come back.
"If I had known that you and I were fated, even if I was teased by you, I would play a seven-string song for you."
Shen Fu laughed at himself, feeling a throbbing pain in his heart.
"It's not worth your affection."
Shen Fu said to himself, as soon as the words fell, he heard the sound of someone entering the house, Shen Fu immediately turned his face away, hid the hairpin in his arms, and didn't look at himself in the bronze mirror.
"County Lord, the time has come."
A deep female voice whispered in her ear.
"Hmm!"
Shen Fu nodded, sat upright, and let the fiery red hijab cover her head.
After everything was cleaned up, Shen Fu was carried to the door of the house, there were already people waiting at the door, and when they saw Shen Fu coming, they immediately leaned over and picked her up.
On the way out of the house, many people stood up, and all the way through, their ears were full of laughter and endless congratulations.
It's just that the more he listens to those joyful voices, the more sad Shen Fu feels in his heart.
When I got in the car, it was really the last goodbye.
Shen Xiangguo, who had been holding back not to talk to Shen Fu, couldn't help it after all, stood under the car and grabbed Shen Fu's hand, shedding two lines of tears.
"Fu'er, Daddy has always been strict with you, don't hold a grudge against Daddy."
Shen Xiangguo's voice trembled a little, which was very different from his usual majestic appearance.
"This time, my father also knows that you suffered this grievance for the sake of the Shen family. However, since the matter is a foregone conclusion, you can remember that no matter what, you must live well in the country of Qi. ”
"That King Qi's temperament is fickle, so you should be careful not to provoke him." Shen Xiangguo paused, a little unable to continue.
"Remember, even if you are wronged, you must live well, remember?"
"Yes, my daughter knows!" Shen Fu bit his lip, and his eyes were also blurred.
She naturally knew in her heart that her father was worried about her.
What kind of temperament does King Qi have? In his eyes, human life is nothing more than an ant, and it can be crushed to death at any time, so his father said that it is nothing to be wronged, and he can't make King Qi unhappy!
Their wish now is just to hope that she can live well.
After Shen Xiangguo finished speaking, Shen Meier and the second lady also came, and it seemed that the two of them were also crying and red-eyed, and the whole person looked like he was in a state of despair.
"Sister."
After saying goodbye to Shen Fu, before leaving, Shen Meier wiped her tears and stopped talking.
"Sister, if that white boy comes, what do you want me to bring to him?"
The body under the fiery red wedding dress trembled, and let go of Shen Mei'er's hand.
Bring a word?
Do you want to tell him that you have failed him?
Shen Fu laughed to himself.
I don't know who lit the firecrackers, the deafening sound covered Shen Mei'er's questioning, and the neat convoy began to move.
"Let him find another lover!"
After the last firecracker was extinguished, Shen Fu lightly spit out these words.
"Huh?" Shen Mei'er didn't seem to hear clearly.
The convoy began to move slowly, Shen Fu sat down, and soon faded out of everyone's sight.
And Shen Mei'er, who was still sad just now, couldn't contain a smile on her lips.
Qi and Yunlai are next to each other, and the capitals of the two countries are not far away, but the convoy still walked for five days and five nights before finally arriving at the main city of Qi - Liuyue City.
After entering the city, Shen Fu secretly lifted his hijab and looked at the scene outside the car, and couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart.
Although everyone said that the monarch of Qi was cruel and war-loving, and guessed that the people living under him must be miserable, but when I saw it today, it was really surprising!
Shen Fu looked at the scene outside the car curiously.
I saw that the people in Liuyue City were all radiant, and their gestures were quite self-contained, the streets were neat, things were placed in an orderly manner, and even those vendors who were doing small business occupied their own positions and did not compete with others.
The children were happily playing games, and the adults were doing their own business, and everyone had a smile on their faces, and none of them were sad.
And the most amazing thing is that after walking for so long, Shen Fu has never even seen a beggar.
Could it be that the people here are so rich?
Shen Fu arrived at the palace of Qi with a stomach full of doubts, but the neat convoy was stopped as soon as he entered the palace gate.
"The king has an order, from here on, only Lord Jinde and her personal palace maid can walk in!" The soldier guarding the palace gate said with an iron face.
"What?" Hearing this, some palace maids became anxious.
"It's still so far from the main hall here, how can the county lord's daughter go?"
"What's more, before the bride meets her husband, her toes can't touch the ground!"
"The king said, please go in with the lord of the county, do you want to disobey the king's will?" The soldier looked at everyone coldly and was unmoved.
"You!" Those palace maids were unclear, but they didn't dare to make a mistake on other people's territory, so they could only look at Shen Fu with a blank eye, hoping that she could say something.
"It doesn't matter." Shen Fu took off the hijab on his head and jumped out of the car.
"Since the king is not taboo, what are you and I afraid of?"
"Let's go!"
Shen Fu glanced at the long road leading to the palace, and smiled instead of being angry.
"I'm afraid this is the first big gift that the king gave to his concubines."