The noise spread from far and near, and eventually spread into the courtyard.

Qi Mingle sat on the Xi bed, her hands folded on her abdomen, although her vision was covered by Xipa, she heard a steady and powerful footsteps, all the way to her and stopped.

It's Zhang Yuanxiu.

Xi Niang said a bunch of blessings, and before Qi Mingle could react, a piece of red silk was stuffed in his palm, and then he was surrounded and went to the front hall.

Today, Qi Changhong also wore a festive dark red brocade robe, and was sitting in the hall looking forward to it.

Hearing the commotion outside, Qi Changhong sat down with his lap in front of him, and quickly smoothed the folds of his cuffs with his hands. Soon, a couple of newcomers came in.

Looking at Qi Mingle in a wedding dress, Qi Changhong, who did not change his color on the battlefield, suddenly turned red.

Under the instructions of the bride, a couple saluted Qi Changhong. After Qi Changhong suffered it, he forcibly suppressed the sourness in his heart and explained to Zhang Yuanxiu: "I handed over my daughter to you, and you have to treat her well in the future." ”

"Son-in-law, please rest assured."

Qi Changhong wanted to explain a few more words to Qi Mingle, but he choked so badly in his throat that he could only turn his head and said in a trembling voice: "Go, don't miss the auspicious time." ”

Xi Niang helped Qi Mingle get up, but after taking two steps, Qi Mingle stopped suddenly, turned his head and 'looked' in the direction of Qi Changhong.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuanxiu stopped with her.

Qi Mingle turned around this time, and Qi Changhong couldn't hold back anymore. He didn't want to lose his temper in front of people, so he got up and turned his back to Qi Mingle and waved at her: "Go." ”

"Bride, let's go." Xi Niang persuaded Qi Mingle to take Qi Mingle away with half support and half push.

After they left the front hall, Qi Changhong turned around, walked to the window in three steps and two steps, and looked at the direction where Qi Mingle left with red eyes.

The greeting team stopped at the gate of the general's mansion, and as soon as Qi Ming Lefu got on the sedan chair, they blew and blew and carried the sedan chair to Zhang's house.

Now it is only half a year since Zhang Yuanxiu's high school, but Zhang Yuanxiu is very talented, and he has made great contributions to King Wen's rebellion, and now he is highly valued by Emperor Xuan. Today, he got married, and many colleagues in the DPRK and China came to congratulate him in person.

When he arrived at Zhang's house, after the firecrackers crackled, Qi Mingle was helped into the house by Xi Niang.

"Bow to the high hall!"

"Two worship heaven and earth!"

"Husband and wife worship each other!"

Qi Mingle followed the instructions of the prime minister and saluted. After three prostrations, the prime minister shouted in a long voice, "Licheng, send it to the cave room." ’

Zhang Yuanxiu took Qi Mingle to the direction of the happy room, and the housekeeper of the Zhang family was beckoning the guests to sit down, but Zhang's mother was still sitting on the chair in the high hall, quietly wiping away her tears with a handkerchief.

"Madam, today is the day of the son's great joy, and you can't shed tears." Zhang's mother's maid hurriedly persuaded.

"I know, I'm just so happy." Mother Zhang snorted, her eyes were still flushed, "Today, Xiu'er is married, if Lang Jun has a spirit in the sky, he must be very happy." ”

Su Mu is soft and gentle, and she is the most sentimental and sad on weekdays. But she was not the kind of woman who couldn't figure it out, so she quickly sorted out her emotions and got up and went to the hall to greet the lady.

After the worship, it was already dark.

After Zhang Yuanxiu sent Qi Mingle into the wedding room, he went back to the front hall to toast. In addition to the silver spike in the wedding room, the maids of the Zhang family are also there.

"Slave and maid Caihe, I have seen the young lady." The maid stepped forward to salute Qi Mingle, and said, "The kitchen has prepared food for the young lady, do you want to use it now, young lady, or will you use it later?" ”

Generally, when the groom goes to toast, the sympathetic husband will prepare food for the bride.

"Now." Qi Mingle lifted his hijab. Although she had only visited the church at dusk, she had been woken up early in the morning, and now her chest was already hungry against her back. If it weren't for the repeated advice of Xi Niang before going out, the apple in his hand could not be eaten, Qi Mingle would have quietly used it to satisfy his hunger.

Soon, Caihe came in with a food box.

"If it's late today, the kitchen will make some good food." Cai He said, taking out a bowl of shredded chicken noodle soup from the food box, and four dishes of refreshing side dishes.

Qi Mingle immediately sat down at the table, his eyes shining and urging: "What about chopsticks!" ”

Cai He hurriedly handed over the chopsticks.

This was the first hot meal Qi Mingle had today, and after eating, Qi Mingle felt that he had finally come back to life. She held up the heavy and heavy phoenix crown on her head with both hands and looked at Caihe: "You just said, your name is Caihe?" ”

"Yes. The slave maid was originally in the lady's courtyard, and the lady saw that the slave and maid were quite clever, and thought that there was no maid in the child's courtyard, and she was afraid that the young lady would not have enough manpower after you passed the door, so she transferred the slave and maid over to take care of the young lady. ”

Caihe had a square face, spoke clearly, and smiled on his cheeks. Without waiting for Qi Mingle to ask, she confessed herself cleanly, and seeing that she was indeed smart, Qi Mingle left her.

Caihe asked people to bring water, and after serving Qi Mingle to rinse his mouth and clean his hands, he covered Qi Mingle with a hijab.

Qi Mingle sat on the happy bed and waited very bored, and after eating, sleepiness slowly came up. When Zhang Yuanxiu came in, he saw his bride sitting on the wedding bed, holding Xipa's head, constantly knocking down, leaning forward with the whole body, and seeing that she was about to be planted in the next moment.

"Miss!" Yinsui was about to remind Qi Mingle, but he saw that Qi Mingle's center of gravity was unstable, and his body was planted straight forward.

Even though Silver Spike was about to rush over, someone was faster than her.

Although Qi Mingle was in a daze, the instinct of a person who practiced martial arts was still there, and she was awakened almost as soon as her body lost her balance, and then when she reflexively went to find a support point, she coldly held a pair of knuckled hands.

Qi Mingle: "......"

The next moment, the hijab suddenly slipped and fell to the ground.

Qi Mingle raised his head, and was pierced by the strong bright light and closed his eyes to dodge.

In the next moment, the soft fabric brushed her cheeks, bringing an elegant bamboo fragrance. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yuanxiu's clear voice sounded: "Put out the lantern some." ”

Yin Sui then remembered that Qi Mingle's eyes couldn't see the strong light, so he and Caihe hurriedly turned out the lanterns in the house, leaving only the two dragon and phoenix candles on the high platform with the thickness of the baby's arm.

When Qi Mingle opened his eyes again, all he saw was a dazzling red and a thin waist.

She looked up and saw a clear face.

Zhang Yuanxiu, who was turning his head to see the maid turn off the lights, his sleeves sank, and he turned his head to look over.

This is the third time they have met, but it is the first time Qi Mingle has seen Zhang Yuanxiu clearly.

Tonight, Zhang Yuanxiu was dressed in a wide-sleeved auspicious suit, standing in the melting lights, with broad shoulders and narrow waist, sideburns like crows, warm and sparse eyebrows, and a handsome posture. At this time, he was holding her arm with one hand, and the other hand was slightly raised, and he was using his sleeve to block the light for her.

They looked at each other, and no one spoke.

Until the lights burst on with beeps, interrupting the silence of the room.

"Get up." Zhang Yuanxiu put down his sleeve hand.

"Oh, good." When Qi Mingle stood up, he picked up the hijab on the ground.

Seeing this, Cai He hurriedly came over with Yinsui and presented them with a combination of wine.

After the two drank together, Caihe and Yinsui were about to retreat, but they were stopped by Qi Mingle: "I won't dismantle this, you can help me dismantle it before leaving." ”

Zhang Yuanxiu originally had something to say to Qi Mingle, but when he heard Qi Mingle say this, he planned to wait for them to remove the phoenix crown for Qi Mingle. And Qi Mingle saw that he was still standing in place from the bronze mirror, so he turned his head and asked, "Aren't you going to bathe?" ”

Zhang Yuanxiu: "......"

In the end, under Qi Mingle's gaze, Zhang Yuan repaired into the clean room in the inner room.

Tonight is the candle night of Qi Mingle and Zhang Yuanxiu's cave room, Yin Sui and Caihe didn't dare to stay longer, and hurriedly took off the phoenix crown makeup for Qi Mingle, and then served Qi Mingle to clean his face and change his bed clothes before retreating.

Almost as soon as they closed the door and left, Zhang Yuanxiu came out of the clean room.

"I ......"

"Are you used to sleeping inside or outside?"

The two spoke at the same time, but it was Qi Mingle who finished speaking first.

When he heard Qi Mingle's words, Zhang Yuanxiu was stunned for a moment. Qi Mingle covered the corners of his lips with the back of his hand and yawned, then raised his sleepy eyes to look at Zhang Yuanxiu, waiting for his answer.

"Outside." Zhang Yuanxiu said.

Qi Mingle nodded, and walked to the side of the bed by himself. But halfway through, she suddenly remembered that Zhang Yuanxiu seemed to have something to say to her, so she turned around and asked, "What did you want to say just now?" ”

"Nothing."

"It's nothing, so go to bed early." Saying that, Qi Mingle yawned again. She was woken up early today, and she didn't stop all day, and now she can't open her sleepy eyes.

Qi Mingle climbed into bed and lay down directly inside. After a while, Zhang Yuanxiu also lay down beside her.

On the eve of the wedding, the second Mrs. Qi made a special trip to see Qi Mingle and talked to her about the wedding night for a while.

But now, Qi Mingle just wants to finish early and go to bed early, she is really sleepy.

But Zhang Yuanxiu, who was beside him, didn't react for a long time. And last night, Second Mrs. Qi repeatedly told her that no matter what Zhang Yuanxiu did tonight, she couldn't urge and refute, just have to bear it.

So Qi Mingle had to lie down and wait, but after waiting for a while, she waited for her to fall asleep.

Hearing the sound of even breathing coming from his side, Zhang Yuanxiu, who had been lying flat, turned his head slightly and looked at the lady he had just married today.

Before today, they had met twice.

Once in the hall of the Qi family, through the plain gauze screen, he noticed that there was someone behind the screen.

The other time was the Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet.

Qi Mingle was drunk that night, and when they walked to the gate of the palace, Qi Changhong was suddenly called back by Emperor Xuan, and finally he sent Qi Mingle back to the Qi family.

On the way to Qi's house, Zhang Yuanxiu unintentionally learned from the drunken Qi Mingle that Qi Mingle didn't want to marry him, but in order to reassure Qi Changhong, she had to marry.

It just so happened that he married Qi Mingle for another reason.

He needs a wife, and Qi Mingle needs a husband. Tonight, Zhang Yuanxiu originally planned to tell Qi Mingle that he went to sleep in the study, but Qi Mingle took the lead.

Then the two of them just lay on the same bed, Qi Mingle slept very sweetly, but Zhang Yuanxiu didn't feel sleepy.

The cold wind was howling outside, and the dragon and phoenix candles outside the curtain were also swayed.

Looking at the sleeping Qi Mingle, Zhang Yuanxiu sighed in his heart: That's it, let's go through it like this first.