Chapter 46: The princess gets married
Today is August 15, the day of the princess's wedding.
The weather was getting colder, and Zhu Qing fished Sisi out of the bed early in the morning.
It is still a well water to clean the face, and Zhuqing plans to dress up Sisi well today.
Today is a festive day, and Sisi is also wearing red, but a peach-colored full-breasted skirt.
Zhu Qing was afraid that she would be cold, so he put a thin cloak on her.
Early in the morning, the princess's mansion was full of joy, and the maids and eunuchs all wore new clothes, and went to Xihe Courtyard early in the morning to receive the reward.
The large and small boxes in the yard slipped away.
Sisi yawned and found Xihe's door.
Princess Xi and Princess are extremely beautiful today, she usually does not apply fat powder, she slightly spread a layer of incense powder today, and painted her cheeks with rouge, her eyebrows are two curved crescent eyebrows, and her eyes are lined with stars.
She was sitting in front of the bronze mirror and applying lipstick, and through the mirror she saw Sisi come in.
"Sisi is here, I'm busy today, so I can't take care of you, you have to take care of yourself."
"I'm so old, how can I take care of myself, but have you ever eaten in the morning?"
Sisi knew that women probably didn't have time to eat when they got married, so she specially instructed the kitchen to make some walnut cakes one by one.
"This walnut crisp was ordered by me yesterday, you eat a few, you won't lose your mouth."
Xihe walked to the table and picked up a piece with his hand and put it in his mouth.
Crispy texture with walnut aroma.
"This walnut crisp tastes so good, my good daughter has a heart."
After so many days, both of them are a little calmer.
It's not like I can't see it anyway.
Sisi thought to herself, isn't it just a second marriage, don't look at anything else, Lin Ziqian is also a talent, and he is a few years younger than Wanwan, so comforting himself, he also thinks about it.
"The colt has arrived!"
Outside, a woman's voice rang out, and as soon as she finished speaking, the man entered the inner room.
This man is chubby, and a big mole on the side of his mouth reminds Sisi that this person is a matchmaker.
It's not a guess.
The main feature is too obvious.
"Yo, this is the county lord of Chang'an, who is really smart at a young age."
The matchmaker wore a festive outfit and a bright voice.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, it's time for us to get on the sedan chair, don't miss the hour!"
She was busy covering her head again, and went out with Xihe in her arms.
Wind and fire, do not wait for others to say a word.
Lin Ziqian was riding a high-headed white horse, wearing a wedding dress, he arched his hands, and was thanking the people around him.
"Rejoice together, rejoice together."
Xi He was carried by the matchmaker, and carefully made it into the sedan chair.
The door was lively, and the courtyard seemed deserted.
Sisi said lightly: "Go pack up and go with Wanwan, you don't have to go back this time." ”
The words were said to Lan Xiang.
Lan Xiang's eyes turned red for a moment, and she hesitated and refused to leave.
"Go ahead and live a good life."
Lan Xiang couldn't hold back any longer and trotted out of the yard.
The matchmaker outside the door shouted: "The auspicious time has arrived!" ”
The sound of blowing and beating followed.
Lin Ziqian rode a horse in front, and the eight-carried sedan chair was in the back, blowing and beating all the way, which was very lively.
Sisi and Mei Zhi followed, hidden in the crowd, and slowly walked towards the Lin Mansion.
The Lin Mansion and the Princess Mansion are only four or five streets apart, but you have to cross Tongtian Street.
There are many pedestrians on Tongtian Street, and there are many people who see the excitement, so the convoy will go slowly.
Sisi slowly lowered his head and walked, and suddenly felt that there was a person side by side with him, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that it was the fourth prince.
"Why didn't Your Highness go directly to the Lin Mansion?"
"No, I want to take a detour to see you."
"What does Your Highness do you see me doing, and today is not my marriage?"
"I see if you cry because you are reluctant to kiss your mother."
The words of the two were drowned out in the shouts of the crowd.
"Anyway, Wanwan is just spending one night in the Lin Mansion, and she will return to the mansion tomorrow."
"Chang'an, do you know why His Royal Highness must let the third prince marry Princess Xi He?"
"Isn't it because I'm afraid of keeping Wanwan as an old girl?"
"No, what strange things are you thinking about all day long, Your Majesty's move is just to tie up the princess, and for so many years, Your Majesty has been afraid that Xi and the princess will run away like they were children."
"You mean, Your Majesty wants to use the fetters of Kyoto City to tie Wanwan, but there has never been such a practice in all these years, why now?"
Sisi is very puzzled, it is said that the second marriage cannot wait until now.
"Before you were young, you were still fettered, but now that you are getting older, if you don't stay in Kyoto in the future, or make peace with your relatives or show you a fief, Princess Xi and Princess will naturally be with you."
"Your Majesty said this?"
"No, I guessed."
Li Yuanche shook the folding fan in his hand.
While speaking, the two came to the gate of the Lin Mansion.
Lin Zheng greeted the politicians and businessmen who came to congratulate him at the gate with a red face.
He saw Li Yuanche from a distance, but when Li Yuanche arrived in front of him, he didn't speak.
"The Fourth Highness is here today, and our mansion is full of splendor."
"Well said."
Li Yuanche didn't even fight, and he was going to pull Sisi into the house.
Lin Zheng hurriedly grabbed Sisi.
"The county lord has to go to the inner court, and many female relatives are in the inner court."
Sisi nodded and left, disgusted when he saw Lin Zheng's sanctimonious face.
Fortunately, Lin Ziqian is not bad in essence, except for being timid and good, or he ruined this family affair no matter what.
Sisi and Li Yuanche said goodbye before entering the inner courtyard.
When Li Yuanche turned around, he heard Lin Zheng's voice at the door: "The old minister respectfully invites the second prince and the third prince!" ”
Li Yuanche sneered and left.
Here, the second prince Li Yuanheng and the third prince Li Yuansheng walked together, and both of them built a mansion outside the palace, and they were not far away, so they came together.
"Please also ask my uncle-in-law to congratulate Ziqian on my behalf, presumably he is extremely busy today, I'm afraid he won't have a chance to speak."
The second prince, Li Yuanheng, took Lin Zheng's hand affectionately.
"The old minister thanked His Royal Highness on behalf of the dog!"
"Eh, why do you and my relatives have to give birth."
"Second Highness, Third Highness, please come in quickly."
The prince didn't come today, he looked down on Xihe, and he didn't look down on the second and third princes, so he said that he was sick and didn't come.
After a while, the sound of blowing and beating arrived at the door of the Lin Mansion, and Lin Ziqian stepped off the horse in a dashing manner, and waited for Xihe by the sedan chair.
Xihe helped her off the sedan chair by the matchmaker, and the sedan chair carried by eight people along the way was also stable.
After burying the brazier and the saddle, the newlyweds entered the hall.
At the top of the main hall sat Lin Zheng and Liu, who were crying with joy and secretly wiping away tears.
The people standing in the hall were all members of the Lin clan, and the highest-ranking patriarch stood up and shouted:
Worship heaven and earth!
Two worship high halls!
Husband and wife worship each other!
Xihe could only look at a small piece of ground from under the hijab, and the matchmaker pulled her to turn left and right.
Tea for my mother-in-law!
Xihe stretched out his hand slightly and took the teacup handed over by the matchmaker on the side, the tentacles were warm, not hot, and he had prepared it before he came.
The matchmaker helped Xihe to move to Liu's step by step, Xihe is a princess, she doesn't need to kneel, she just squats:
"Mother-in-law drinks tea."
Liu took the teacup, took a sip, and stuffed it to Xi and a pair of jade bracelets.
"This jade bracelet was my dowry when I got married, and now it's for you!"
In fact, it can be seen that the Liu family still likes Xi and the princess.
When all the rituals were over, everyone gathered around the bride and entered the cave room.
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