The wedding procession stopped steadily in front of the general's mansion.
After Wu Hongjing got off the horse, he strode to the sedan chair and personally helped Qin Yalan get out of the sedan chair.
Then the matchmaker brought out a piece of red silk with a big red flower tied in the middle, and handed one end to Wu Hongjing and the other end to Qin Yalan.
Wu Hongjing pulled the red silk and walked slowly in front, leading Qin Yalan into the general's mansion through the main gate.
Seeing that the wedding procession had entered, Tian An and the others hurriedly got off the carriage and followed.
When they arrived at the main hall, they happened to see the bride and groom getting married.
General Wu had to guard the border and could not come back, so only Mrs. Wu was sitting in the hall.
"Greetings to my parents—"
Wu Hongjing and Qin Yalan bowed down and worshipped Madam Wu who was sitting on the high seat.
"Tea—"
The maid brought two cups of tea, one for each of them.
Mrs. Wu first took Wu Hongjing's tea, took a sip and put it down.
Qin Yalan came forward with a teacup and said, "Please have some tea, mother-in-law."
Mrs. Wu took the teacup with a smile, took a sip, and then said, "From today on, you are the daughter-in-law of my Wu family. If this boy dares to bully you in the future, come and tell me, and I will take care of it for you."
Qin Yalan bowed and saluted, feeling less nervous. "Yalan thanks mother-in-law."
Wu Hongjing, who was standing by, said with a silly smile, "Don't worry, Mom! I will only pamper my wife, not bully her."
The guests in the room burst into laughter...
The ceremony continues.
"Bow to Heaven and Earth—"
"Husband and wife bow to each other—"
"The ceremony is over——"
The two newlyweds were surrounded by everyone and entered the bridal chamber.
In the festive new house, bright red double happiness patterns were pasted everywhere on the windows and doors. The wedding bed was covered with bright red mandarin ducks playing in the water quilt and pillows and was sprinkled with various peanuts, walnuts, lotus seeds, longans, etc.
The majestic and exquisite dragon and phoenix candles have been lit, and various cakes and wedding candies are placed on the table.
Qin Yalan was supported by Shaoyao and sat on the wedding bed. A nanny brought a pair of scissors and first cut a strand of hair from Wu Hongjing's hair, then cut a strand from Qin Yalan's bun, and then tied the two strands of hair together with a red thread.
"Good luck and may we all be united," the nanny said auspicious words while tying her hair.
Then another maid brought two cups of wine and said with a smile, "Let's drink the wedding wine together and have a harmonious and beautiful life."
After they drank the wedding wine, the nanny put the tied hair into a small box and handed it to Wu Hongjing.
Wu Hongjing carefully placed the box under his pillow.
Seeing that this was over, the men in the crowd stepped forward and pulled Wu Hongjing away.
"I must get drunk today."
"Yes, yes, yes, I won't stop until I'm drunk."
Listening to everyone's heroic words, Wu Hongjing begged for mercy again and again, "Brothers, please be merciful and show some mercy!"
"Ha ha ha ha......"
In a blink of an eye, everyone in the room had left.
Only Tian An and a few good sisters were left. Seeing that everyone had left, several people surrounded Qin Yalan and asked her,
"How's it going? Are you nervous?"
"What's it like to be a bride?"
"Is the sedan chair comfortable to sit in?"
Qin Yalan blushed and answered everyone's questions one by one in a serious manner.
Only Tian An picked up a few cakes from the table and brought them to Qin Yalan, "Sister Yalan, you must be hungry! Come on, eat something to fill your stomach first."
Qin Yalan took the cakes gratefully and ate them in small bites. She continued chatting and laughing with everyone after finishing two pieces of cakes.
They didn't stay with her for long before a maid came to invite them out for a banquet.
Although Qin Yalan wanted her sisters to stay with her longer, she couldn't bear to see them go hungry, so she urged them to go out.
Soon, she and Shaoyao were the only ones left in the bridal chamber.
Shaoyao went to the door from time to time to look, and saw that her brother-in-law had not come back yet and was standing quietly beside Qin Yalan to accompany her. After a while, she couldn't help but run to the door to look again.
After repeating this for more than ten times, Qin Yalan finally saw her running back in a panic, and lowered her voice anxiously, "Miss, Miss, hurry up, get ready, the son-in-law is back."
Then, he immediately checked Qin Yalan's makeup and hair accessories.
Qin Yalan was nervous for a moment before she forced herself to calm down.
When two servants helped the unconscious Wu Hongjing to the corridor of the bridal chamber, Wu Hongjing, whose eyes were closed and whose legs and feet were weak and needed the servants' support, suddenly opened his eyes.
Although there was a hint of drunkenness in his eyes and his steps were a bit unsteady, his overall condition was much better than before.
The two servants looked at their young master with curiosity, and said in disbelief: "Young master, you, you are pretending to be drunk!"
Wu Hongjing was so frightened that he covered the servant's mouth with his hand, and then looked around like a thief, "Shh! Keep your voice down, everyone will know what you are trying to do!"
Then, with a clever expression on his face, he said, "There are so many people coming to toast me. If I foolishly accept all of them, I'm afraid I'll be the first groom in the capital to be carried into the bridal chamber. If I tell anyone about it, everyone will laugh to death. How will I survive in the social circle in the future?"
The servant gave him a thumbs up and said, "You are worthy of being the young master."
"That's right. It's not that easy to get me drunk."
He pushed the servant aside and walked towards the bridal chamber. "Go, go, don't stop me, young master."
Seeing that although his steps were a little unsteady, he could at least stand on his own, the servant ignored him and turned to leave the yard of the bridal chamber.
The door of the new house was wide open. After Wu Hongjing entered, he walked around the screen and saw Qin Yalan sitting on the big red wedding bed with a round fan covering her face.
Perhaps because he had been drinking, he spoke much bolder than usual, "My lady, I'm back."
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