Chapter 381 Wedding!
After the Shangguan Qian brothers left, Jun Liluo came to Song Yunchu and took her hand.
Everything that needed to be dealt with has been dealt with.
Now, we are just waiting for the wedding the day after tomorrow.
"Yun Chu." He called her softly.
Song Yunchu looked up at him.
"The day after tomorrow is our big wedding day."
Jun Liluo leaned over and gave her a light kiss on the forehead, "I'm already looking forward to seeing you in your wedding dress."
Song Yunchu raised his eyebrows and replied, "Me too."
In the past, when the emperor and empress got married, the Palace Affairs Office would prepare dragon and phoenix wedding dresses according to ancestral rules. However, this was the first time that the emperor was marrying the King of Sides with the Emperor, and the Palace Affairs Office didn't know what to do with the wedding dresses for the King of Sides with the Emperor. This gave Jun Li Luo room to do his part.
Thinking back to the wedding dress designed by Jun Liluo, she couldn't help but frown.
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"The war cannot be delayed. I will set out early tomorrow morning. Since you have agreed to the marriage, you should stay in Tianqi for now."
On the way back to the posthouse, Shangguan Qian said to Shangguan Qi, "After A'an is divorced, you can bring A'an back to the country and discuss your marriage with your father in detail."
Shangguan Qi nodded, "Okay... By the way, His Majesty and Prince Ning will be getting married the day after tomorrow. Although you are in a hurry to leave, you still have to prepare the gift."
"I'll get ready when I get back to the posthouse." Shangguan Qian responded, and then murmured, "Your Majesty Tianqi is really lucky..."
Shangguan Qi was close by, so he naturally heard the latter part clearly. He looked up at Shangguan Qian's absent-minded look and couldn't help but chuckled, "Brother, are you envious of His Majesty?"
Come to think of it, my brother is used to being arrogant. Apart from my father, he rarely loses his dignity in front of others. But when facing Prince Ning...
Not only did he not gain any advantage in words, but his momentum was also slightly inferior.
It is rare for the emperor to meet a woman of higher status than him, and she is so outstanding. It is not surprising that he would admire Prince Ning.
But it is limited to appreciation, and no extra thoughts should be allowed.
"Stop teasing me." Shangguan Qian rolled his eyes at Shangguan Qi, "I was just expressing my feelings casually."
For a moment he did envy Jun Li Luo, but then he thought, if he were Jun Li Luo, would he allow the existence of the King of Side by Side?
Perhaps every king wants to have arms as brave and wise as Song Yunchu's, but if the price of having it is to give up power and let the other party be on par with himself, I am afraid no one would be willing to do so.
It is always safer to have power alone than to share it with others. In his opinion, one can dote on his wife but never indulge her too much.
So he didn't quite understand Jun Li Luo.
Being so careless, I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse.
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Two days passed in a flash.
On this day, when the dawn broke, the imperial city was filled with joy and peace.
The roofs of the palaces glowed brightly under the sunlight. The palace maids passing by carried flower baskets and scattered the freshly picked flower petals along the way, decorating the roads around the Changle Palace.
On both sides of the palace door, the palace servants pasted red double happiness couplets, and red quilts embroidered with lotus flowers were piled in front of the couch. Inside the palace, the boxes, cages, and tables were also pasted with double happiness paper-cuts, and on the mahogany table, a pair of mandarin duck wedding candles were burning.
At this moment, in front of the gold-framed bronze mirror facing the palace door, Jun Li Luo stood tall and slender, staring at the person in the mirror.
The bright red collar of his wedding dress set off his fair face, making him feel that he was more handsome than usual.
"Your Majesty, this wedding dress looks very handsome on you." Li Zongguan, who was standing nearby, smiled and said, "Perhaps you can consider asking the Palace Affairs Office to buy you some bright red brocade clothes."
Jun Li Luo's daily clothes are mostly white and black, and bright colors are rare, simply because he doesn't like too bright colors on weekdays. But now, looking at himself in the mirror wearing wedding clothes, he decided to consider Manager Li's suggestion.
"If Yunchu thinks it looks good, I will buy a few red clothes."
On the other side, in Prince Ning's Mansion, there was also a festive atmosphere.
Red silk fluttered on the plaque in front of the mansion gate, and bright red double happiness paper flowers were posted on both sides of the gate. Servants were busy coming and going, and it was very lively.
In the spacious and elegant house, the Hu sisters gathered in front of the dressing mirror, doing Song Yunchu's makeup.
"Your Highness, please wear these red agate earrings. They will go well with your makeup today."
"Your Highness, these bracelets are all very beautiful. Do you like the bamboo pattern or the Ruyi pattern?"
"The Palace Administration has prepared so many ornaments that it's dizzying to look at."
Listening to the discussions of the people around him, Song Yunchu smiled and said, "These accessories have been carefully selected by the Palace Affairs Office. My makeup skills are not as good as yours, so you can just match them according to your preference."
As she spoke, she looked at herself in the bronze mirror.
Her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, her face is like a peach, the rouge around her eyes is mixed with pearl powder, which makes her already bright eyes even more brilliant, and her lips are smeared with bright red lip balm, which makes her bright and elegant.
Dressed up like this, she is really cool and stunning.
I have to say that Si Niang and the others know how to dress up and are very skillful.
The wedding dress she wore was made of the finest silk in the palace, with red jade embellishments on the collar and cuffs. At first glance, it looked luxurious and exquisite, but the most dazzling part was not its decoration, but the embroidery of two dragons playing with a pearl on the hem of her skirt.
Apart from the festive aspect, it looks very much like a women's dragon robe.
The twin dragon pattern also represents the union of two kings.
"Your Highness, it's time to put on your hair crown."
As Hu Si Niang beside him spoke, she picked up the dragon crown newly made by the Palace Affairs Office on the dressing table and carefully placed it on Song Yunchu's head.
The hair crown held the high bun. After Hu Si Niang arranged it, she let go and stepped back two steps, saying, "Your Highness, it's all dressed up. Please stand up and let everyone see it."
Song Yunchu stood up, causing everyone to admire him.
Your Highness is not usually keen on dressing up, but today's wedding outfit with carefully applied makeup makes her look like a blooming fire lotus, so stunning that one can't take their eyes off.
And the meaning given by this outfit is even more extraordinary.
The dragon robe and dragon crown made everyone unable to hide their excitement.
Although today is His Highness' wedding, wearing this outfit makes people feel more like he is going to ascend the throne.
At this time, outside Prince Ning's Mansion, a gorgeous carriage decorated with red silk was parked.
Gold and jade ornaments were hung from the four corners of the carriage's roof, and the curtains were embroidered with twin lotus flowers in gold and red silk threads, giving it a sense of opulence and extravagance.
Today, the Emperor and King Bingjian are getting married, and the people are allowed to stand on both sides of the street to watch. Naturally, the people will not miss such an opportunity to share in the good fortune, and now the streets are already full of people.
The Yulin Army driving the carriage lifted the curtain, and Jun Liluo calmly leaned out and got off the carriage.
He seemed not to care about the exclamations of the crowd, and walked straight to the gate of Prince Ning's Mansion, his eyes fixed on the red figure in front of him.
Surrounded by a group of female guards, Song Yunchu walked slowly towards Jun Liluo, stepping on the peony petals scattered on the ground.
When their eyes met, she looked at him with a faint smile on her lips.
Seeing Song Yunchu getting closer to her, Jun Liluo stretched out his hand towards her.
Song Yunchu put her hand in his palm, let him hold it tightly, and took her to the carriage.
After sitting down, Jun Liluo slowly inserted his fingers into her fingers and clasped their fingers tightly.
From now on, they will live in harmony and stay together for the rest of their lives.
The long dragon-like team drove all the way from Prince Ning's Mansion to the Imperial Palace under countless gazes.
On the way back to the palace, Jun Liluo asked Song Yunchu, "Do I look good in my wedding dress?"
Song Yunchu looked him over carefully and said with a smile, "You look good. Before today, I rarely saw you wearing red clothes. It's rare that you wear it, and you look so handsome that people can't take their eyes off you."
Jun Liluo smiled when he heard this, "In that case, I will add a few more red uniforms to the closet."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on Song Yunchu's head full of ornaments.
Song Yunchu usually doesn't like too many decorations, but because it is her wedding today, she has to dress up formally. In addition to the most eye-catching dragon crown on her head, there are also agate-inlaid pearl flowers and golden hairpins as a foil.
Jun Liluo asked her, "It must be heavy to carry all this on your head, right?"
"Yes, a little, but it doesn't matter." Song Yunchu said indifferently, "Anyway, I'll only wear it for today. After the ceremony, I'll be able to take it off and feel relaxed."
"You can lean on my shoulder and put the weight off your head." Jun Liluo said, moving closer to Song Yunchu and touching her shoulder.
"Let's not do it. We still have procedures to go through. It would be terrible if our hairdo gets messed up."
"It shouldn't be." Jun Liluo raised his hand and poked the pearl flower in her hair, saying, "I see that your hair is tied up quite tightly, so... I'll hold you, and you can slowly lean down, it will be easier. Anyway, we are in a carriage, so there is no need to maintain dignity."
As Jun Liluo spoke, his hand had already rested on the back of Song Yunchu's head, and Song Yunchu leaned on his shoulder. With this leaning, his head and neck really felt much more relaxed.
Jun Liluo felt the weight on his shoulders and said with a smile, "It's really heavy."
The two of them snuggled together all the way until the carriage entered the palace gate and arrived at Chaohe Palace. Only then did Song Yunchu hold his head and sit up straight again.
When the curtain of the carriage was lifted, one could see a red silk path strewn with flowers stretching from the bottom of the stairs of the Chaohe Hall all the way to the front of the hall. On both sides of the stairs, a group of Yulin soldiers stood upright like sculptures. When Jun Liluo and Song Yunchu appeared, they all knelt on one knee in salute.
Jun Liluo held Song Yunchu's hand and stepped onto the stairs in front of them step by step.
In front of the hall, civil and military officials had already been waiting in line on both sides. After the two men stood in front of the hall and the Minister of Rites finished reciting the words of blessing, all the officials bowed their heads and kowtowed.
"I wish your Majesty and your Highness live together forever and in harmony. Long live, long live, long live—"
Listening to the loud shouts that echoed between heaven and earth, Jun Liluo and Song Yunchu smiled at each other.
Live together forever, and enjoy the harmony of music and harp.
This is also their hope for the future.
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After the state banquet, Jun Liluo and Song Yunchu returned to Changle Palace surrounded by palace servants.
After going through the wedding process for most of the day, Song Yunchu's neck was a little stiff.
Jun Li Luo could naturally see it, and waved his hand to signal all the palace servants to leave. Almost at the same moment the door was closed, Song Yunchu came to the dressing table, sat down, and raised his hand to take off his headdress.
"Let me help you." Jun Liluo walked behind her and took the initiative to take over the task of removing the weight for it.
Song Yunchu put down his hands and leaned back in his chair to rest.
These headdresses are really beautiful, but they are really heavy when worn too many times. Fortunately, I leaned on Jun Liluo's shoulder all the way here, otherwise it would be difficult for me to turn my neck now.
Jun Liluo quickly took off her headdress. Song Yunchu felt relieved and turned her neck back and forth a few times.
Jun Liluo behind her chuckled, then put his hands on her shoulders and neck to massage her.
Song Yunchu raised his eyebrows, "You can do this too?"
"I haven't learned it, but Xiao Li often gives me massages, and it feels pretty good."
Jun Liluo saw Song Yunchu in the mirror showing a satisfied look, and asked her with a smile: "How's the intensity?"
Song Yunchu suggested: "A little more serious?"
Jun Liluo added some force to her suggestion. "Like this?"
"Yes, yes, this strength is just right..."
Song Yunchu felt extremely comfortable and enjoyed it with his eyes half closed.
After a long time, Jun Li Luo saw that she didn't say anything, and he couldn't help but stop moving his hands.
[Is Yunchu asleep? We haven't drunk the wedding wine yet.]
[How about taking her to sleep first, and drinking after she wakes up? ]
Thinking of this, Jun Liluo came to Song Yunchu's side, bent down and was about to hug her, but unexpectedly Song Yunchu suddenly opened her eyes, hugged his neck, and pecked him on the cheek.
Jun Liluo was a little amused, "I thought you fell asleep."
"I felt so comfortable just now that I almost fell asleep, but haven't we had our wedding wine yet?"
Jun Liluo raised his lips and led her to the table.
Because Song Yunchu was pregnant, today's wedding wine was replaced with red dates and wolfberry tea. Jun Liluo picked up the 'wine pot' and filled two cups, and handed one of them to Song Yunchu.
Song Yunchu reached out to take the wine glass, and when she looked into Jun Liluo's eyes, she met his affectionate eyes. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. She raised her arm and wrapped her arm around Jun Liluo's right arm. They both raised the wine glass to their lips at the same time and drank it all in one gulp.
The sweet taste of red date tea spreads in the mouth, as if it can go down the throat and into the heart.
Jun Liluo put down his wine glass and his eyes fell on Song Yunchu's lips. Seeing that her lips became more moist and red after being soaked in the tea, he couldn't help but reach out and hold her cheek.
He lowered his head slightly and covered her lips, rubbing them gently and carefully before withdrawing.
"You're pregnant and tired after working for most of the day, it's time for you to rest." Jun Liluo said as he picked up Song Yunchu and carried her horizontally, walking to the edge of the bed.
But as soon as Song Yunchu sat down, he reached out and grabbed his collar.
"I don't feel tired now."
Song Yunchu smiled and said, "Let me kiss you two more times."
Although I can't take advantage of A Luo completely, I can still take advantage of him a little.
Thinking of this, Song Yunchu grabbed Jun Liluo's shoulders and pressed him on the bed.
The next moment, she heard Jun Li Luo take a breath and then reach out his hand to the back of his neck.
"What's going on?"
When Song Yunchu saw that he seemed to be hit by something, he quickly pulled him up. Only then did he see clearly that the thing hitting his neck was actually a longan.
Only then did she remember that putting longans, lotus seeds and peanuts under the quilt was one of the wedding customs. She lifted up the entire quilt and saw that there were indeed a lot of things pressed under the quilt.
I wasn't paying attention to the bed just now and didn't notice that a longan slipped out from under the quilt and hit Jun Li Luo.
"A Luo, is that serious? Let me take a look."
"It's okay, luckily it wasn't you who got hurt."
Jun Liluo smiled at her and said, "Don't worry, Yunchu, I'll sweep all these things away first, and then you can take advantage of them to your heart's content."
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