Chapter 5: The red candles were stopped in the bridal chamber last night
In the passionate embrace, a strand of messy hair accidentally fell beside his red eyebrows and eyes, and then fell on Chen Tang's shoulder.
She couldn't help but stretch out her slender hand, wanting to touch the hair.
Unfortunately, before I could touch him, he held my fingers tightly. My whispers fell into my ears, but gradually I could not form any words...
In the shadow of the lamplight, in the red gauze tent.
A pair of cousins who had known each other for a long time became a newly-acquainted couple.
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The next morning, when Qi Huaijing came back from washing up, Chen Tang was already dressed.
She put on a little makeup and lightly drawn eyebrows, and wore a plain and low-key red silk dress. She had two gold hairpins and a few delicate pearl flowers in her hair, and small hibiscus jade pendants on her ears.
Wealthy but not ostentatious, festive but not dazzling.
Chen Tang looked at himself in the mirror and felt that he could not find any faults, which made him very satisfied.
Qi Huaijing wiped his face, threw the handkerchief away, leaned over to her side, and looked at the beauty in the mirror together.
Chen Tang looked at him in the mirror and suddenly remembered a poem he had read before -
The bridal chamber lit up red candles last night, waiting for dawn to greet my uncle and aunt. After putting on my makeup, I asked my husband in a low voice, "Are my eyebrows painted in the right depth?"
"How is it? Does it look good?"
On the first day of their wedding, almost all women in the world would ask this question.
Qi Huaijing smiled and nodded.
"Very good, very beautiful - is this the dress you prepared in advance?"
Shen Tang nodded.
"My wife said that the most important thing for a bride to do on her first day is to serve her tea. She should be dignified, low-key, respectful and modest, and not let anyone find fault with her."
Qi Huaijing smiled but shook his head.
"Your make-up is very good, but what your aunt said is wrong - it's still early, change into another outfit and I'll choose it."
When Shen Tang heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but turn around to look at him.
The two of them tried for a long time last night before they succeeded. Chen Tang guessed that there was no one in the room before, but as a man, why would he pay attention to a woman's clothes and jewelry?
When he turned his head, the two of them were closer. Qi Huaijing lowered his head to look at her, then kissed her on the cheek.
Chen Tang was caught off guard and was stunned for a moment before he remembered to reach out and push him away.
"Oh, oh, you..."
There were two or three little maids standing nearby, and they all hurried away.
After a while, Qi Huaijing really chose new clothes and jewelry, leaned against the dressing table, and watched her being dressed up by the maids before nodding with satisfaction.
Then, the couple went out together to serve tea to Mrs. Yue.
The Qi family mansion is deep and far-reaching. It takes a long time to walk from the Wutong Garden where the couple lives to the Yujin Hall where Mrs. Yue lives.
As they walked along, the maids and servants passing by in groups of three or four stopped, stepped aside, bowed and greeted the two men.
Qi Huaijing was used to it.
Chen Tang, however, felt uncomfortable all over.
Qi Huaijing chose a bright red dress with gold-woven flowers and butterflies for her, and also picked out a whole set of red gold and red gem headwear - gold hairpins, gold hairpins, and gold step-shakes. In the middle was a red gold hairpin with phoenix beads. The red gems dangled on her forehead, making her look particularly beautiful and charming.
Chen Tang felt like he was shining brightly from head to toe.
It was beautiful, but it was not her usual style.
Not to mention, Qi Huaijing held her hand since they went out and never let go for a moment.
Although the maids and servants of the Qi family did not dare to look at them for too long, they started to whisper to each other with their heads close together after the couple walked away.
Shen Tang naturally noticed it.
She couldn't help but think of the earnest words of advice from her aunt and stepmother before she left for the wedding yesterday. The most common words were -
Low-key, well-behaved, dignified and sensible.
These were originally the things she was best at.
But at this moment he was not low-key, not polite, not dignified, and not sensible at all.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Chen Tang turned his head and spoke to Qi Huaijing.
"Cousin, you...husband! Can you please let go? This is not the first time I come to your house. I already know the way and can walk by myself."
Qi Huaijing spoke decisively.
"cannot."
Shen Tang secretly exerted force, trying to break free from his grasp.
Qi Huaijing is even more powerful.
Shen Tang couldn't break free and lowered his voice again.
"If we do this... it will be so bad if someone sees us! Please let go of your hands first, please let go..."
Seeing that Chen Tang was about to struggle again, Qi Huaijing really let go of his hand.
Shen Tang breathed a sigh of relief.
Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, Qi Huaijing put his arm around her shoulders, pulled her into his arms, and continued walking forward.
"That's it, then."
"Hey, hey, hey, you... you let me go! Let's... let's just hold hands."
Yesterday she was the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and was well-known among the neighbors for being dignified, sensible, and polite.
From childhood to adulthood, I have never let anyone down at home.
Today they are all lost.
Qi Huaijing chuckled and did as she said.
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In the Yujin Hall, Madam Yue woke up before dawn today. While Qi Huaijing was picking clothes and jewelry for Chen Tang, she was also thinking about her outfit for today.
Nanny Sun opened two large cabinets and took out piles of embroidered clothes. She took them out one by one and placed them on Madam Yue to show her.
Nothing satisfied her.
"This one is outdated, that one is too shabby, and this one... this one is too old-fashioned!"
Mrs. Yue had a fair complexion and was well-maintained. She felt that except for her fuller waist, she looked no different from when she was young.
A maid brought in a red and golden embroidered skirt with scattered flowers.
"Ma'am, take a look at this one. The color is festive and it matches your good complexion."
Mrs. Yue tried it on herself and found it bright and eye-catching, indeed the color she liked when she was young.
"Well, this one is pretty good."
Nanny Sun looked at the eye-catching color, frowned, and handed over a Qiuxiang-colored skirt with dark silver patterns.
"Madam, take a look at this one. It's both dignified and elegant, and more suitable for your status!"
Mrs. Yue took a look and frowned.
"Such an old-fashioned color again!"
As usual, Nanny Sun put on a smile and tried her best to coax her.
"Madam, you look so young, so naturally you think the clothes are old-fashioned! But Third Master is almost twenty years old, married, and married. As a mother, you have to wear this kind of clothes to be decent as a mother-in-law!"
Mrs. Yue loved Qi Huaijing the most. After hearing this, for her son's sake, she put the two pieces of clothing together and compared them again and again. She looked left and right and nodded reluctantly.
"Just take this autumn-scented complexion - no matter how young she looks, she's no younger than a new bride of seventeen or eighteen!"
Nanny Sun almost laughed out loud when she heard the jealous words between her wife and daughter-in-law. She once again sighed in her heart that her wife was still like this even in her middle age.
capricious!
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