Chapter 176 Identity
Yu Zheng today is very different from the past.
He wears a golden crown and a pearl in his hair, and his handsome face is like a snowy mountain peak. His sword-like eyebrows are flying and his dark eyes are shining. He is dressed in a red wedding dress and looks outstanding and handsome
like a snow-capped pine. However, his face is full of joy and his eyes are filled with a warm smile, just like the sunshine reflecting the snow and the cedar melting the ice. Jiang Shu's heart skipped a few beats at first sight, and then it started beating violently again.
"Tsk, what a perfect couple." Yu Lan praised.
Sun Yijun and others also came back to their senses, and gave blessings and praises, and were envious.
"The dumplings are here." The bride brought a bowl of dumplings and picked up one to feed Jiang Shu.
Under the gaze of many eyes, Jiang Shu opened his mouth and took a bite.
The bridesmaid asked hurriedly, "Are you going to have a baby?"
Jiang Shu's face turned red and he said shyly, "Yes."
"The bride said yes, and she will have hundreds of sons and thousands of grandsons, and she will be blessed with many sons." Following the bridesmaid's words, the maid sprinkled a few handfuls of red dates, peanuts, longans and lotus seeds on the bed.
"Hahaha, yes, yes, yes, three years of having two, and one pregnancy of twins."
Yu Yuan and others started to make a noise and made a scene in the bridal chamber.
However, Yu Zheng's temper was there, so they didn't dare to make a big noise. They just made a symbolic noise and took Yu Zheng to drink.
Yu Lan and Sun Yijun stayed in the bridal chamber and talked with Jiang Shu.
The bridesmaid and the maids received the wedding money and left as instructed, and the bridal chamber became quiet.
Jiang Shu breathed a sigh of relief and looked around.
When he saw the new bed she was sitting on, his eyes widened in shock and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
"How is it? Are you surprised? Do you like it?" Yu Lan came over with a proud look on his face.
When Jiang Shu heard this, he knew it was Yu Lan's masterpiece. He looked back at Yu Lan and said speechlessly: "Where did you get such a big bed?"
How big is this bed? From Jiang Shu's perspective, it is more than ten feet wide, more than enough for five or six people to lie on it.
What is this for? Let her and Yu Zheng roll from the head of the bed to the foot of the bed every day?
"I specially asked someone to make it for me. How about it? This gift is big enough." Yu Lan looked like he was asking for compliments.
"Hahaha, it's really big, it can't be bigger." Sun Yijun couldn't help it and laughed out loud, holding her belly. When
she laughed, Jiang Shu's originally nervous and uneasy heart suddenly relaxed.
"Sister, this gift is really unique." Jiang Shu changed his words and followed Yu Zheng to call Yu Lan "sister".
Yu Lan was very pleased and smiled.
The three of them talked in the new room, chatting about this and that, easing Jiang Shu's panic in the unfamiliar environment.
From Yu Lan, Jiang Shu also learned some matters about the palace.
For example, how big the palace is and how many people there are. There are two first-class maids in the main courtyard, who were assigned by Concubine Yu Gui from the palace and have served Yu Zheng for many years.
They chatted until sunset, and the maids came to invite Yu Lan and Sun Yijun to the wedding banquet, and the three of them ended the conversation.
Not long after the two were sent away, the servants of the palace also brought a meal to Jiang Shu.
Chu Yu and Tan Yu served Jiang Shu with meals, and helped her rinse her mouth to prepare for the bridal chamber in the evening.
Shuanghua and Ruixue stood aside, serving Jiang Shu together.
Jiang Shu did not notice them because there were many people before, but now there were only a few of them in the room, so her eyes naturally fell on them.
"What are your names?" Jiang Shu asked slowly.
"I am Shuanghua, and I am Ruixue, nice to meet the princess." The two saluted in unison.
Both of them were wearing apricot-pink maid clothes, with red brocade belts tied around their waists. They were slender and graceful with pretty faces.
But Shuanghua was half a head taller, with a slightly round face and delicate eyebrows. She lowered her eyebrows and eyes when facing Jiang Shu, very respectful.
Ruixue had an oval face, charming eyebrows and eyes, and a full chest. Although she also lowered her eyes, she secretly looked at Jiang Shu from time to time.
"Are you the ones assigned by your mother to serve the prince?" Jiang Shu asked with a smile.
Shuanghua Ruixue was startled after hearing this, then nodded: "Yes."
They didn't expect that Jiang Shu had already known their identities and origins as soon as he entered the palace.
Unlike other maids in the palace, the two of them were personally selected by Concubine Yu Guifei and assigned to the palace when Yu Zheng came of age and opened his
own house. They were said to be serving, but in fact they were Yu Zheng's concubines, but Yu Zheng was very polite and never touched them.
Everyone in the palace knew their identities, so they were usually respectful to them.
But as long as Yu Zheng didn't accept them, they were still maids. Now that Jiang Shu entered the palace, their situation was a bit awkward.
Jiang Shu didn't ask any more questions, and said slowly: "I don't need to serve here, you can go down to the banquet."
Today is the wedding banquet in the palace, and the servants can also have a table of banquet.
Jiang Shu had eaten and drunk enough, and did not need anyone to wait on him for the time being, so he asked Chu Yu and Tan Yu to go with him.
As the dusk fell, Jiang Shu did not sleep well last night, and now he felt very sleepy and dozed off against the bedpost.
After an unknown amount of time, the door of the room was pushed open. Jiang Shu opened his eyes immediately after hearing the noise and looked up.
With a slender jade hand, he gently lifted the pearl curtain in the inner room, and Yu Zheng, dressed in a wedding dress, walked in slowly.
Seeing Jiang Shu staring at him and waiting for him, Yu Zheng's heart choked, his throat rolled slightly, and he called out in a hoarse voice: "Shu'er."
Jiang Shu replied shyly: "Prince."
Hearing the soft voice like a cat's moan, Yu Zheng felt an itching in his ears, and walked quickly to the bed and sat down next to Jiang Shu.
The two were very close, and Jiang Shu could smell a faint smell of alcohol on him.
"But did you drink a lot? Does your head hurt?" Jiang Shu asked with concern, thinking about asking someone to make him a bowl of sobering soup.
It seemed that today was a godsend, and many people would want to force Yu Zheng to drink, and he didn't know how much he drank.
Yu Zheng took a long breath and said, "I didn't drink much. Most of it was drunk by Yu Yuan and Zhou Boxu for me."
He didn't dare to drink too much today because he was very happy, for fear of missing out on important matters.
Under the warm yellow candlelight, Jiang Shu's face was covered with a layer of warm light, beautiful and gentle like water, which made people feel excited.
Jiang Shu adjusted the phoenix crown on her head. Her slender neck was very sore after being pressed all day.
Seeing this, Yu Zheng reached out and took it off for her.
The moment the phoenix crown fell into his hands, Yu Zheng was also surprised by its weight, and then he realized how hard it was for Jiang Shu to wear it for a whole day.
He put down the phoenix crown and took a closer look. Jiang Shu's smooth forehead was pressed with red marks.
"Why didn't you take it off earlier?" Yu Zheng touched the mark on her forehead with his fingertips distressed.
Jiang Shu pursed her lips and said, "I asked you to take it off."
The groom takes the bride's phoenix crown, this is the rule.
Hearing this, Yu Zheng blamed himself and said, "It's my fault that I came back too late and made you tired."
"No... It's okay."
Yu Zheng's eyes were burning, as if they were glued to Jiang Shu's face, and Jiang Shu couldn't speak clearly.
"Did you miss me this month?" Yu Zheng sat closer, took Jiang Shu's hand and rubbed it carefully.
Jiang Shu nodded and said frankly, "I do."
Yu Zheng raised the corners of his lips after hearing this, and smiled gently, "I do too, I miss you very much."
"Shu'er, you are finally my wife. I have waited for this day for a long time."
Yu Zheng said, stretching out his long arms to hold Jiang Shu in his arms, and gently kissed her on the forehead to comfort her longing.
The unique soft touch of the lips made Jiang Shu's heart tremble, and a strange feeling spread throughout her body.
Thinking of what was going to happen next, Jiang Shu swallowed her saliva, and didn't know where to put her nervous hands.