Su Ci's eyes widened. "What? You weren't prepared?"
She looked incredulous and asked, "Then what did my mother tell me to prepare when I was so young?"
In ancient times, women made their own wedding dresses and the clothes they gave to their parents-in-law. If they wanted the workmanship to be exquisite and praised by others, they had to prepare well in advance.
Liu Huan coughed awkwardly, "I'm different from you. We didn't have red cloth back then, and I didn't have the money to learn, so naturally I didn't know how."
Su Ci seemed to understand but not quite, "Then, Aunt, what are we going to do about you now that you're like this?"
After thinking it over carefully, Liu Huan realized that she still had a rose-red dress that she could wear. Anyway, it didn't matter what she wore in the village.
"It's alright, I have clothes to wear, I'm not afraid."
Even so, I still felt a little disappointed. After all, this is a major life event, and it's normal that I can't go out or buy things according to the rules, but Su Yi is capable of doing so, yet he didn't prepare anything for me.
He wants to marry me and says he'll treat me well—who would believe that?
The more I thought about it, the angrier I got, so I went to bed early.
In the last few days, the village girls all came to keep her company and talk to her. Aunt Su found a fire avoidance chart from somewhere and showed it to her, saying, "This is about some things that happen after a man and woman get married. Take a look at it yourself."
He didn't linger after saying that and left quickly.
When Liu Huan opened it, the paintings were truly beyond words.
He glanced at it casually and tossed it into the box next to him.
That was a symbolic dowry, several items in total, to be carried to the Su family. Liu Huan didn't know what was inside, and she didn't care.
The night before her wedding, Liu Huan couldn't sleep. It was either because of the hot weather or because of nervousness. She was nervous for no reason, so nervous that she felt like something bad was going to happen.
Just like those times back then, whenever something happened to the Su family, she would inexplicably become nervous.
I was in a daze and didn't get a good night's sleep before being dragged out of bed in the early hours of the morning.
"What time is it now?"
Qiu Rong looked outside and said, "Miss, it's the hour of Yin (3-5 AM)."
Yin Shi, which is equivalent to three or four o'clock, made Liu Huan click her tongue in amazement. "Why are you up so early?"
Aunt came in and said with a smile, "It's getting late, come and wash up."
Liu Huan thought that since she didn't have a wedding dress, it didn't matter what she wore, and she was about to say something when the maid outside brought the wedding dress into the room.
"Go take a bath quickly, there's still a lot to do."
Liu Huan stared blankly at the red wedding dress outlined in gold thread, "This..."
"Oh, stop here, go on your way!"
In a daze, she was taken to take a bath, and then, still in a daze, she was dressed in a red undergarment and sat in front of the dressing table, letting them do whatever they wanted to her.
"Is there anything to eat? I'm a little hungry."
I've been eating very little these past few days because of worry, and now I'm feeling a bit hungry.
Qiuju brought the glutinous rice balls into the room. "Master, please have some glutinous rice balls. You can't eat anything else. I probably won't be able to eat anything for the rest of the day."
Liu Huan nodded. She knew these rules; it was the same when she married her sister-in-law. She couldn't eat anything all day, though she didn't know why.
After finishing the whole bowl of glutinous rice balls, the person with the "blessed face" is the eldest aunt, because her two sons are already married, her grandsons are all grown up, and the whole family is free from illness and disaster.
The procedure was really painful. Liu Huan felt her face burning, and when she looked in the mirror, her whole face was red.
"this……"
My aunt smiled and said, "Everyone is like this. Once your face is opened and you're made up, you'll be the most beautiful bride."
Liu Huan was somewhat skeptical. She knew what those people looked like after they put on makeup: bright red blush, gaping mouths, and others saying how beautiful they were.
My aunt brought over a bowl of flour, which was indeed flour, but with a fine texture.
He grabbed it and smeared it on her face without any method.
Then, using the charcoal from the side, he outlined her eyebrows and handed her a piece of red lip rouge, asking her to smear it on.
Then, after examining it closely, he finally remarked, "It's really beautiful."
Liu Huan was somewhat skeptical about the possibility of her saying "beautiful".
They were about to change her into the wedding dress when Liu Huan declined, saying, "Aunt, let's not wear it for now. I'm still wearing it anyway, so it won't get dirty later."
Auntie thought about it and realized it was true; it was barely dawn, and there were still several hours until the wedding.
"Okay, you guys stay with her, I'll go out and get busy."
Her family still held a banquet like they were marrying off a daughter, so she went to see if there was anything that hadn't been taken care of.
As soon as she left, Liu Huan immediately went to the bronze mirror and was startled by her reflection. She had expected it to look bad, but she hadn't expected it to be this bad.
If you put a red dot on her forehead, she'd be the happiest child on Children's Day.
Turning to Qiu Rong and the other woman, he asked, "Do you think it looks good?"
The two suppressed a laugh, "Uh..."
"Go and fetch some water quickly."
She really didn't dare to go out and see people looking like this.
Qiu Rong brought hot water, and after she washed her face, the entire basin of water became murky.
She wiped it clean little by little, then applied some moisturizing lotion. Su Ci watched curiously from the side, "Auntie, what is this?"
As Liu Huan applied her makeup, she explained, "These are makeup supplies."
Seeing that she was very serious, Su Ci didn't ask any more questions and just watched quietly.
Watching her change little by little, until she was like a completely different person, I stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"Auntie, why is your drawing different from Grandma's?"
Liu Huan said proudly, "Who is your aunt? My makeup skills are top-notch."
Su Ci was extremely excited, "Auntie, I want you to do my makeup for my wedding too."
What kind of makeup?
Su Wan, who came in from outside, only heard half of it. Su Ci, facing this aunt, dared not say such things and was inexplicably a little scared.
Su Wan didn't mind. Her eyes lit up when she saw Liu Huan's appearance, and she sincerely praised, "So beautiful, my sister is so pretty."
Looking at the wedding dress on the plate beside her, she asked, "Why aren't you wearing your wedding dress? I made it according to the clothes you usually wear, so it should fit you perfectly."
Liu Huan felt a warmth in her heart and was so moved that she shed tears. "Sister, you are so good to me."
Su Wan said gently, "I'm your sister. If I'm not good to you, who else would I be good to? Come and try it."
Liu Huan was pulled by her to put on the wedding dress embroidered with mandarin ducks, and a shawl, which was also embroidered with gold thread stitch by stitch, with sparkling stars on it.
Is it pretty?
Su Wan nodded with tears in her eyes, "You look beautiful. You are the most beautiful bride today."
After putting on her wedding dress, she began to have her hair done, choosing the gold-trimmed and jewel-encrusted headdress bestowed upon her by the Emperor.
Wearing it instantly exudes an air of luxury.
The village women came to watch the spectacle out of curiosity, and they were all incredibly envious when they saw her extraordinary wedding dress and headdress.
Especially the young girls who had not yet reached marriageable age, carefully reached out to touch her wedding dress, and were amazed by the silky smoothness of the fabric.
"There is such a silky smooth material in this world."
"Sister Liu Huan's headdress looks really nice."
A slightly younger student was about to touch it when his aunt pulled him away, saying, "You can't touch this. It was a gift from the Emperor."
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