[001] The joy of the wedding
On the tenth day of March in the seventeenth year of Daxing Lijing, every household in Shengjing put up lanterns, and hundreds of people waited in the middle of the road. Countless dowries www.biquge.info the pen & fun & pavilion were carried out from the noon gate of the palace, winding into a long line, and the gorgeous and extravagant wedding sedan chair swept through the official road, and the onlookers were stopped by the guards on both sides of the street, but they did not lose their hearts to watch the excitement.
An unknown foreigner asked with a twinkle in his eyes, "What a big show!" Brother, whose young lady is this married? ”
The people of Shengjing were a little arrogant, turned their heads and glanced at the foreigner, and snorted: "Which young lady can have such a big momentum when she gets married?" This is our Princess Rongchang's wedding! See? Eighteen people carry a sedan chair, except for Princess Rongchang, who dares to be so extravagant? ”
Emperor Jingyuan has many daughters, but not every princess has a title, and this Princess Rongchang is from Queen Situ, although she has a half-sister on her head, but she is a well-deserved imperial concubine, and she was awarded the title "Rongchang" just after the full moon, and she is extremely favored.
Of course, the foreigners also knew the name of Princess Rongchang, and when they patted their thighs, they said happily: "I'll just say, I've never seen so many people carrying a sedan chair, and I've never seen such a big sedan chair." Look at this dowry again and again, I don't know which husband His Majesty has matched for the princess? ”
Hearing this question, the restaurant owner in Shengjing sighed and shook his head helplessly: "Alas, the princess is not married well." ”
"Huh? Why? The stranger was confused, "I looked, the man in blue who was tall in front of the sedan chair and immediately greeted him was very handsome and young, how could he be unsatisfactory?" ”
The restaurant owner sighed again, but he still had to show his well-informed vision, and said sadly and regretfully: "Have you ever seen the bridegroom wearing a blue dress?" Princess Rongchang is married to the eldest son of the Zuo Xiangfu, it is said that the son has been ill for a long time, he can't speak, and he has not been out of the Prime Minister's Mansion for half a step for ten years, and even this marriage can not go to the palace to greet him, and his illness and weakness can be imagined. Alas, what is even more regrettable is that the son is a widower, and he has already married a three-room wife before, and he is ...... Sick and died. ”
The last few words were whispered close to the ears of the strangers, and they were constantly sighing.
The stranger was amazed: "If this eldest prince of the Prime Minister's Mansion is so unbearable, why is Your Majesty willing to marry Princess Rongchang to him?" Isn't it clear that the princess will be widowed or relegated? ”
The restaurant owner hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover his mouth: "You can't talk nonsense, be careful to kill your head!" ”
The foreigner's eyes were wide open, and when he wanted to ask again, he couldn't ask a word.
The greeting team went straight to the official street in the east of the city, stopped in front of the main gate of the Zuo Xiangfu, the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums sounded one after another, and the blue-clothed young man who was riding on the horse to greet the relatives jumped down, and immediately a servant took the reins, he lifted his robe and walked towards the relatives of the Xiangfu who were waiting under the steps, and said to the middle-aged man in a first-class civil official uniform: "Father, Princess Jing has arrived, what about the eldest brother?" ”
Zuo Xiang Mo Song didn't speak, his eyes looked towards the main door, it was empty, no one came out, he frowned and said: "Yu'er, don't miss the auspicious time, you kick the sedan door for your eldest brother and bring the princess into the house." ”
"How can this work?!" The young man in the azure brocade robe was stunned.
"Oh, fourth brother, it's not good to be the eldest brother, if this noble maiden touches his sick and weak body, he will not be able to die immediately. You are the youngest of the brothers, and you have not married a wife, is it difficult to let the second brother and me go? Someone on the side shook a fan and sneered.
Someone immediately chimed in, and his tone was half mocking and half squeezing: "Second brother, it's only to blame you for marrying a wife too early, otherwise maybe this good thing of marriage may fall on your head, Princess Jing's beauty is unparalleled in the world, and it's a pity to follow the eldest brother." ”
"Third brother!" The blue-clothed young man finally couldn't help but stop him, and raised his eyes to look at his father, Zuo Xiang Mo Song's face was extremely ugly. The young man had no choice but to listen to his father's advice, raised his feet and walked towards the big red wedding sedan chair, just took two steps, he heard a slight and hoarse cough, he looked back, only to see a slender man in a bright red wedding dress was crossing the high threshold with the support of the servant.
The young man was happy, jumped up the high steps in three steps and two steps, personally put his arm around the man's right arm, and asked, "Big brother, are you okay?" ”
The man's face was very pale, his eyebrows were light, his lips were habitually pursed, his expression was neither sad nor joyful, and he seemed to have not spoken for a long time, but only nodded slightly.
The young man and the servant took him to the sedan chair, and the bride knew that the eldest son of the left prime minister was sick and weak, so she was very understanding and lifted the veil hanging down in front of the sedan chair, took the hand of the bride in the sedan chair, and helped her step by step out, and when the bride stood up straight, she handed her hand into the hands of the groom.
The bride's hands are very beautiful, the five fingers are slender, and because the hand is held, the sleeves of the wedding dress have faded down, and the sleeves (exposed) are like frost and snow, with the red coral beads on the wrist, the bright color contrast is extraordinarily attractive. The bridegroom didn't seem to pay attention, and the young man on the side turned slightly red and turned his head away unnaturally.
……
The man's palms were cold.
Bai Lijing, who has been in a trance since she sat in the sedan chair, finally sobered up.
Because he was blindfolded, he couldn't see the face of the man in front of him, and when he went up the steps, his hand kept holding hers, and from the gap under Xipa, he could see that his slender fingers were distinct, but they were also unusually pale.
This man, as long as the legend, made her feel like a man for a long time, the chill in her palm made her can't help but want to break free, the difference between people is really big, and the warm palm of his hand will not be Gongzi Mowen, but ...... The man.
Scold.
Thinking of this, Baili Jingwu sneered to herself.
Then he noticed that the palm of the man in front of him was tight, and pulled her distant mind back, just in time to hear Xi Niang say: "Princess, be careful of the threshold." ”
Bai Lijing held the skirt of the wedding dress in her right hand, and crossed the high threshold without borrowing the strength of the man on the left.
The Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion is naturally not as luxurious as the Imperial Palace, but the wedding procedures are so cumbersome that when all the obstacles are passed, it is the ceremony of worship. Daxing respects the etiquette law, even if you are a princess, there is a difference between the monarch and the minister, but you still need to respect your aunt when you worship the church, so the ritual of three bows is no different from that of ordinary people.
"Worship heaven and earth."
"Two worship the high hall."
"Husband and wife worship each other."
Hearing the loud singing of the ceremonial officer, Bailijing slowly leaned over and saluted.
Her eyes were lowered, and there were only large patches of red, splendid mandarin ducks, colorful curtains, and the long legs and feet of the man who really became her husband from now on, but ...... No faces can be seen. Suddenly, it all slowly blurred in the rising water vapor, like an endless nightmare.
How so? She never imagined that there would be a day when she would be married to a bridegroom, but the groom ...... How can it not be Han Ye?
"After the ceremony, send it to the cave room."
Her hand was handed over to the man's palm again, and the strange chill hit again, and her whole body (couldn't help it) began to chill, and the sound of music continued one after another, as if it was going around the huge Shengjing City and extending to the Jinyang Palace in the west of the city. She closed her eyes suddenly, blocking the surging tears, and she couldn't cry anymore......
"Big brother, congratulations, it's really envious of others to get this good match!" There were footsteps on the side coming over to congratulate, but no matter how you listened to it, this voice didn't seem like a sincere blessing, but a little ridicule.
"Yes, Princess Rongchang is a well-known beauty in Daxingguo, and she can look down on you, big brother, so why should I wait for brotherhood." Another male voice laughed unrestrainedly.
The bride couldn't speak, and the groom was indifferent, Bai Lijing remembered that her husband couldn't speak, and she couldn't even answer a word in the face of such ridicule and sarcasm, she couldn't (forbiddenly) clench her left hand, but this grip held her husband's fingers.
"Second brother, third brother, father asked you to help greet guests." A corner of the sky blue clothes stopped beside her, the young man's voice was very clean and crisp, and he turned the angle and said to the bride: "Take my eldest brother and sister-in-law back to the room to rest." ”
The road ahead was blocked, and Xi Niang was stunned in place, but at this moment, seeing the fourth prince come forward to relieve the siege, he was busy holding Bailijing's arm and going to the new house.
After turning all the way and finally arriving at the new house, Bailijing was led to sit down on the wedding couch, and soon, a wave of vague footsteps came closer and closer, stopping in front of her. Then, her eyes suddenly lit up, and the Xipa on her head was picked open, and through the beaded curtain hanging from the phoenix crown, she finally saw the face of the legendary sick seed-
It's not such an outstanding appearance, the facial features are not delicate when you look closely, the thin lips are lightly pursed, and the eyebrows are shallow and indifferent, but the black eyes are unexpectedly gentle, making his whole person look not cold at all. And because of the long-term illness, his face was pale, and there was a sickly weakness all over his body, which made people feel pity for no reason.
It was about him who was wearing a wide wedding dress today, and his figure was not as thin as he imagined, but slightly slender, so that she had to look up while she was sitting.
Xu was she really looked at him for too long, the man lowered his eyes, turned over and put down the wedding scale in his hand, walked towards the round table where many pastries were placed, picked up a plate of Ruyi cakes and walked back, slightly shorter and handed it to her.
Bai Lijing didn't stretch out her hand.
Seeing that she didn't answer, the man didn't care, put the pastry on the high table next to the bed, and then raised his hands and stretched out to her phoenix crown.
Baili Jing didn't move, let him take off the heavy phoenix crown on her head, her head was finally able to move freely, she looked up and smiled at him, the man held the phoenix crown in both hands and smiled faintly at her, smiled and turned back to walk to the dresser, coughed out after only two steps, the red candle was feverish, and the shadow of his distance was particularly thin.
Someone knocked on the door, Bai Lijing stood up, but Mo Wen shook his head at her, handed her the plate of Ruyi cake on the high table back to her, and then walked slowly towards the door.
When she was the only one left in the entire happy room, Bai Lijing looked down at a plate full of pastries and smiled, her sick husband was unexpectedly gentle and considerate - afraid that she would be tired, afraid that she would be hungry, afraid of her, etc., he thought so carefully.
She took a bite of the pastry, it was too sweet, and she put it down. Walked to the round table and sat down, poured himself a glass of wine, and the good daughter Hong, drank it one by one, except for the spicy, there was no taste.
I couldn't help but caress the string of red coral beads on my wrist, and the crimson beads were wrapped around my wrist one by one, so tightly and so tightly......
In the middle of the night, the red candles with high fever were a few points shorter, and Bai Lijing, who was lying on the table and falling asleep, suddenly heard a sound of footsteps, and then there was a "squeak" sound, and someone pushed the door open.
She raised her head vigilantly, and saw that one day the young man in the blue brocade robe stumbled into the new house with her husband on his back, followed by two tall figures, and the two laughed and said, "Big brother, why are you so useless? After only a few glasses of wine, I got drunk like this! ”
"Yes, it's a big day's big day, how faceless it is to lie down directly! If this is spread, not only will I lose the reputation of my Prime Minister's Mansion, but even Princess Jing will have no face to see! Big brother, get up, let's drink again! ”
Only the young man in the azure brocade robe was silent, and when he saw her standing at the table, he hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, come and help, the eldest brother is drunk." ”
Bai Lijing didn't say anything, and stepped forward to pick up her drunk husband, although he was thin, but he was not light, and the two of them finally got him to the bed with a lot of effort.
The young man in the sky blue brocade robe wiped the sweat from his forehead, then withdrew three steps away, and said: "Sister-in-law, the eldest brother will be handed over to you, he is not in good health, he can't drink, maybe he will vomit, the girls are waiting outside, there is something to call them." ”
After the young man finished speaking, he pushed and shoved the two men out of the new room and closed the door.
If it were Baili Jing in the past, she would not hesitate to slap them in front of her father and everyone, but now, she has no idea, how are these people, what does it have to do with her?
All the people here are not relatives, friends or enemies, so she doesn't want to interfere.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"
The man on the couch suddenly coughed, the louder he coughed, as if the whole chest cavity was squeezed by something, and he couldn't breathe, and because he couldn't speak, the coughing voice was very hoarse and ugly, she leaned over to look at him, only to find that his eyebrows were tightly twisted, his face became more and more pale, and his expression was very painful.
Bai Lijing's heart ached slightly, and there was an emotion called guilt that was infinitely amplified-
It was she who had drawn this man she had never met into her marriage, it was she who made him the object of ridicule from his brothers, and it was she who caused him to be so weak by the spirits, adding more melancholy to his already hopeless life.
Maybe everyone is at fault, but this sick man is not at fault, but she implicates him.
After wringing out the handkerchief and carefully wiping his face, forehead, and neck, he leaned over and straightened out his messy hair to the side of the pillow, and after a while, the man finally stopped coughing, and his frowning brows stretched a little, she covered him with a brocade quilt, and whispered in his ear: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault...... I swear in the name of Bailijing that from today onwards, I will protect you, and no one can bully you again. ”
After a long time, she closed her eyes, and her voice lowered again, ethereal as a cloud: "I can give you anything, except ...... My heart. ”
On the wedding couch, the man who had been sleeping soundly opened his eyes suddenly, and his dark eyes burst out, as sharp as ice.
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