Chapter 112 The Crown Prince's Wedding
After the affairs at the Prince of Changping's Palace were concluded, the day of the Crown Prince's wedding soon arrived.
However, the happiest person on this day was not Xiao Yuanqi and Meng Jiyao who were about to get married, but Xiao Jinyi.
Shen Shixu looked at the smile on his face that had not disappeared since morning and asked in confusion: "Jin Yi, why are you so happy today? If I didn't know, I would have thought you were getting married today!"
Xiao Jinyi held his hand and looked at him with shining eyes, saying, "After my brother gets married, we can arrange our wedding. Of course I'm happy. I'm so happy that I want to beat drums and gongs to tell everyone."
Shen Shixu looked at his happy expression and didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm, but he had to tell him about it.
"Seeing you so happy, I didn't want to tell you, but I'm afraid our wedding will have to be postponed for a while, so I wrote a letter to my parents and told them about the two of us.
They had no objection and were planning to go to the capital. But something happened at home, and my brother went back the day before yesterday because of this. We have to wait until things there are resolved before we can get married.
I can't marry you when my parents and brother are not around, right? ”
Xiao Jinyi was a little unhappy when he heard this, but of course he understood. He wanted his and Shen Shixu's wedding to be perfect more than anyone else.
Both sets of parents are in the hall, family members are on both sides, friends come to congratulate, and all the important people for them bless their union. This is what he wants.
"What happened to uncle and aunt? Are you in a hurry? Why don't we take a leave and go back? We could have gone there last time when we went to Qucheng, but because the Royal Grandmother's birthday was coming up, we didn't have time to let you go back to see her."
Shen Shixu was very happy to see that he was worried about his family, which showed that Xiao Jinyi not only cared about him, but also cared about his family.
"No need to go back. This matter is still about my eldest brother. Aren't you curious about the fact that my eldest brother is the same age as the prince, and the prince is about to get married, but there is no sign of my eldest brother?"
Xiao Jinyi cares a lot about Shen Shixu's family, but he is not very concerned about such private matters. After all, he is still a son-in-law who has not yet married.
Even if they are married, it is not allowed. How can a son-in-law interfere in the affairs of his wife's brother? Wouldn't it be laughed at if it got out?
“To be honest, I was curious about it, but after spending some time with Brother Shen, I felt that Brother Shen just hadn’t found someone he liked yet.
Brother Shen doesn't seem like the kind of person who would compromise. If he didn't like someone, he would definitely not marry her. ”
Shen Shixu nodded, "It has something to do with this aspect, but my eldest brother had arranged a marriage before, and it fell through in the end.
It was quite unpleasant at the time, but this time after the other party heard about my situation, he came to me again, wanting to rekindle the relationship.
That's why my parents called my eldest brother back. After all, the trouble was actually coming for him, and it would be unreasonable for him not to go back to deal with it. ”
Just as Xiao Jinyi was about to listen to more, An Chengyu and Xiao Ruixuan ran in, each holding a red envelope, "Master, why are you hiding here instead of going out to join in the fun?
By the way, look, this is the red envelope I picked up, what do you think? Is it a lot? ”
Seeing An Chengyu's smug little expression, Shen Shixu and Xiao Jinyi were speechless, and at the same time they also praised Xiao Ruixuan beside them.
Xiao Ruixuan didn't expect that he would be involved in the matter. When he heard their praise like coaxing a child, his ears turned red.
With these two little guys interrupting, he couldn't continue what he hadn't finished. Shen Shixu said to Xiao Jinyi, "I'll tell you what happened after the Crown Prince's business is over."
Xiao Jinyi nodded, and the two of them were pulled out by An Chengyu and Xiao Ruixuan respectively. As soon as they went out, they were surrounded by people.
Jiang Bin was almost going crazy. Today was clearly the prince's wedding day, why did everyone have to arrest him?
He really has no plans to get married right now, so could you please not introduce anyone to him? Jiang Bin really wanted to say this to them, but he couldn't say it. It was all his relatives' fault, and it was difficult for his mother to do so.
So when he saw Shen Shixu and Xiao Jinyi coming, he quickly found an excuse to escape and hid in a corner.
Just as they stood firm, they heard someone running in noisily, saying that the emperor and empress had arrived. Upon hearing this, everyone hurried out to welcome them.
Emperor Wu An waved his hand to get them up without waiting for them to kneel down, "My dear ministers, there is no need to be polite. Today is a happy day. Let's eat and have fun together. Don't be polite."
Queen Lin also said to them gently: "Your Majesty is right. Ministers, please don't be restrained. A big day should be lively and festive."
After the two of them had given their instructions, someone came in and said that the bride and groom would be arriving soon.
Emperor Wu'an and Empress Lin hurriedly sat on the high hall and waited. This was the first pair of their children to get married, and they were really excited.
Xiao Yuanqi lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and saw the red veil with a dragon and phoenix embroidered by Meng Jiyao herself. He stretched out a white and slender hand to hold Meng Jiyao's.
Meng Jiyao looked at his outstretched hand through the veil with a little nervousness, and placed her fair, smooth hand on Xiao Yuanqi's hand with some trembling.
Xiao Yuanqi held her hand tightly, as if to say, don't be afraid, I'm here.
The two people walked hand in hand to the wedding hall. When the ceremonial officer saw that the newlyweds had arrived, he began to sing the ceremony.
"Bow to heaven and earth!"
"Bow to your parents!"
"Husband and wife bow to each other!"
The two people, dressed in bright red wedding gowns, followed instructions and performed the ritual of kneeling three times and kowtow nine times to the heaven and earth, their parents, and each other.
For a moment, the atmosphere was so solemn that no one dared to say a word. An Chengyu and Xiao Ruixuan even held their breath, fearing that their breathing would disturb the scene.
After the wedding ceremony, Princess Qingyang and Princess Huimin supported Meng Jiyao to the bridal chamber, one on each side, while Xiao Yuanqi, with the help of his brothers, dealt with the group of difficult guests.
As his brother's younger brother, Xiao Jinyi naturally had to help his brother block the drinking. He couldn't let the groom go to the bridal chamber drunk.
Because today was a happy occasion, everyone was happy, and no one was afraid of his cold face. They all drank one cup after another, and finally used the bowl directly.
Even though Xiao Jinyi had a good alcohol tolerance, he was still drunk and his reaction became slow.
Shen Shixu naturally couldn't bear to watch his man being bullied like this, so he stood in front of Xiao Jinyi and blocked the wine for him. Seeing him step out, everyone was still very respectful and let him drink three cups as a token of respect. After he finished drinking, they let the young couple who were about to get married go and turned to torment other people.
The third prince, the fourth prince and the sixth prince all drank a lot and were supported by the people around them. Jiang Bin also helped to block some of the drinking, otherwise the three of them would have been drunk and fell down.
Emperor Wu'an and Empress Lin have had smiles on their faces since their wedding ceremony. They were not angry at seeing their children get drunk. If they were not concerned about their status, they would have gotten drunk too.
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