Chapter 436 Welcoming the Bride
Lin Changning was pulled out of bed and dressed before dawn. He was wearing a bright red groom's suit with a white jade belt around his waist. His hair was neatly combed, and a black veil was placed on his head. The emerald green jade inlaid on the veil shone brightly in the morning light.
The Lin family's wedding procession was at the main gate. Lin Changning was seen off by his two sisters-in-law and his second brother. He then strode out the door with a flourish.
The bridal sedan chair in the wedding procession was also made by someone commissioned by Lin Changning. There were many royal rules, and the wedding was rushed, so it took many people more than half a month to finish making this elaborate sedan chair.
The bridal sedan chair was entirely vermilion, with exquisite dragon and phoenix patterns carved on its body, lifelike in appearance.
The sedan curtains were embroidered with intricate patterns, adorned with colorful silk threads and sparkling glass beads, swaying gently in the breeze and making a crisp, melodious sound.
Surrounding the bridal sedan chair was a group of attendants dressed in brightly colored clothes, holding lanterns and colorful flags, their faces also bearing festive smiles.
Today is the day of the marriage alliance between the Lin family and the Prince's Mansion, and these people are the best attendants, carefully selected from among the best.
Most of them came from royal families, had dignified appearances, and were tall.
Wei Shao and a few other centurions joined in the fun, dressing up as sedan chair bearers to help Lin Changning carry the sedan chair.
The wedding procession, accompanied by music and drums, proceeded towards the bride's home. The deafening sounds of drums, suonas, and gongs created a lively and festive atmosphere.
The streets were already lined with onlookers, who couldn't help but praise Lin Changning as he sat on his tall horse, saying, "Look how handsome this groom is."
"Wishing you a long and happy marriage, and many children!"
"Wishing you and your spouse a harmonious relationship!"
"Your Excellency has many children and grandchildren."
Wan Jin and Lu Shan stood beside Lin Changning, their faces beaming with joy. Hearing the auspicious words spoken by the people on both sides of the road, they happily took out candies and melon seeds from their baskets and scattered them to both sides.
Wan Jin said as he sprinkled the powder.
"Today my master is getting married to the princess. Thank you all for coming to witness the ceremony. Please accept this small gift of fruit."
"Thank you all for your kind words, thank you, thank you!"
The wedding procession arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, where the three princes were already waiting.
Eager to make things difficult for Lin Changning, Li Mingxiu stood on the steps in front of the Prince's Mansion. He saw Lin Changning standing there with Qi Rong and Li Mingde, all with smiles on their faces, and Li Mingxiu's smile was full of ill intent.
"The groom is here today to welcome his bride; may I ask how he expresses his sincerity?"
Seeing his brother-in-law's wicked grin, Lin Changning knew that getting through this door wouldn't be so easy.
He flipped off the horse and leaped down, nodding his head at Li Mingxiu.
"Brother-in-law, bring on whatever tricks you have up your sleeve, I'll take them on!"
Li Mingxiu laughed loudly: "With my brother-in-law's words, that's enough. Then let's pass the three tests today."
As he spoke, Li Mingxiu clapped his hands: "First challenge, civil official, please have the groom compose a poem to urge the bride to get ready."
After saying that, he instructed the servant to bring a chair for himself and Qi Rong, and they sat down at the gate to block the way.
They watched with great interest as Lin Changning composed poems.
Changning is quite talented in martial arts, but as for poetry, well...
Li Mingxiu looked at Lin Changning, who was deep in thought, and a wicked smile crept onto his lips.
Lin Changning looked at Li Mingxiu sitting above and couldn't help but chuckle to himself. He may not have been married before, but he'd certainly seen others get married. He should have known that he wouldn't be getting through the Prince's mansion gates so easily today.
She had sought out Mr. Zheng, knowing that the young master and his group were going to make things difficult for her. Although she wasn't very knowledgeable in poetry and literature, she had people around her who were.
Lin Changning lowered his head as if deep in thought. Mr. Zheng, who was wearing an orange robe, coughed softly and whispered something in Lin Changning's ear.
Lin Changning's eyes lit up as he watched the two men with ill intentions suddenly speak out:
"Her morning makeup was just finished, and her hair was lightly styled like clouds."
A phoenix hairpin, worn askew, reflects the light of the candle.
Don't wait until the oriole's song fades to a beautiful time.
Let us journey together through the mortal world, where the sun and moon shine peacefully.
Wan Jin and Lu Shan led the crowd in shouting "Bravo!" and, inspired by the atmosphere, many others joined in.
Li Mingxiu, who was above, had already seen Lin Changning's little tricks. He shook his head slightly and sighed that Lin Changning was a cunning kid who had actually hired a gunman in advance.
He shrugged, stood up, and smiled arrogantly at Lin Changning.
"You've barely passed this round. The next round is the military officer! Second brother, you go!"
Qi Rong sat in the chair with a faint smile on his face and clapped his hands to the sides.
After more than ten people came out, he stood up and smiled at Lin Changning.
"It's simple in some ways, and difficult in others. Little Six, your martial arts are outstanding, so your second brother won't make things difficult for you. One of these ten people has my seal hidden on him. Find this person and defeat him within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and that will be considered passing your second brother's test."
He then waved to the ten people around him and ordered the servants of the affiliated middle school to clear a large open space in front of the Prince's Mansion.
Lin Changning clearly saw his second brother secretly wink at him.
Lin Changning stood in the middle of the ten people, his gaze sweeping over them indifferently. It would be a bit tight to defeat all of them in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, especially since he still needed to find the seal.
Lin Changning charged straight at the group of people in the middle with his bare hands. Unexpectedly, these people had no intention of fighting him from the start. They grabbed one of them, fought back a couple of times, and then slipped away again.
After several attempts, Lin Changning found it increasingly difficult to defend against the 10 people who were working closely together and dressed identically. It would be quite difficult to catch the one hiding the seal directly.
Lin Changning's mind went blank for a moment. Seemingly driven to desperation, he took down four people in succession. One of them, seeing that Lin Changning seemed to have become ruthless, quickly retreated.
This was exactly what Lin Changning wanted. Defeating these people wasn't difficult; the challenge was searching them one by one. Although he didn't know which person had the seal, he was certain that this group knew.
So Lin Changning pretended to be fierce, but actually wanted to see who this group would cover for as they ran away. Sure enough, after Liao Fan had run away with almost half of them, the rest of them were covering a tall, thin man as he ran to the side.
After locking onto his target, Lin Changning quickly chased after the man. Surprisingly, the man's skills were also quite formidable. The two exchanged blows four or five times before Lin Changning seized an opportunity and slammed the man to the ground with a back throw, drawing cheers from the surrounding crowd.
After pinning the person to the ground, Lin Changning quickly reached into the person's arms.
Sure enough, the item was on this person.
Lin Changning took out the seal and quickly tossed it to Qi Rong. He looked up at the man with a bright and somewhat arrogant smile, raising his eyebrows: "Second brother, I guess I've passed this test?"
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