Chapter 302 Pre-wedding farce
The Zhao family in the capital was decorated with red silk inside and out. Cut red flowers were hung on the eaves and corners of the corridors, and even red wedding characters were hung on the trees in the yard.
"Miss Zhao is getting married—"
Many people gathered in front of the mansion gate. Four or five servants stood on the steps, throwing wedding silver to the people below. "Today is the day when the eldest daughter is getting married. The master of the family is very happy and has prepared plenty of wedding silver!"
The common people spared no effort in saying auspicious words, fearing that they would not get a share of the wedding money given by the Zhao family for free.
"The groom is here to pick us up!"
"My God, the groom is so handsome!"
"Indeed, I have never seen such a handsome husband."
Someone started the noise, but the people all got excited. The Zhao family servant looked in the direction of the noise and said in surprise, "Strange...it's not even the auspicious time we agreed on yet..."
The sound of music came from the corner of the street. In the distance, a man in a red brocade robe, with a red shawl on his shoulders, a black gauze hat with flowers on both sides, was riding a tall horse and slowly coming towards the Zhao family. The corners of his mouth were raised in a beautiful arc, almost enchanting, and he smiled at everyone he saw. His phoenix eyes moved slightly and looked towards the Zhao family mansion.
The young man walking beside him had a childish look on his face, and a red brocade draped over his shoulders. He whispered, "Master, can we really snatch the bride in public?"
"Don't say too much." Xie Jinyu kept the smile on her lips and squeezed out two words from between her teeth, "If I don't steal the bride, I, your master, will become your concubine. Will you be satisfied with that?"
The young man choked and dared not say anything more.
I had finally been admitted to the Imperial Medical Service, and was very lucky to have the most outstanding man in the hospital as my master. This hard-won opportunity must not be lost.
Master is your heaven!
I have to do whatever my master tells me to do. Isn't it just about snatching a bride?
Rob!
"Master's Wife, we're here to pick you up!" The young man's confidence, which had been so hard to muster, vanished in an instant when he saw the wedding procession coming from the other side. He couldn't even speak straight. "Master... Master! Someone is coming from the other side too. Are we going to run into Master Xie?"
Xie Jinyu frowned slightly and looked in the direction of the little apprentice's finger. Seeing the man on horseback smiling ostentatiously, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch twice, "It's my fourth brother."
The young man paused, slowly lowered his arms, and murmured, "Master's family... is really harmonious."
There were many people on the opposite side, all of them were strong and tough men. The groom walking in front was dressed the same as Xie Jinyu. Even the horse under his crotch had a braided hair with a small Ding-Dong tied to the end, which made a sound with every step.
"General, you're truly foresighted. Doctor Xie has indeed arrived." Huang Yuan couldn't even stop laughing. These two brothers were so in tune with each other that they even came up with the same crooked ideas. "This is going to be a lively scene. The three teams are colliding, and a fight is inevitable."
"Deputy General Huang, you're still young and inexperienced." Dou Mingwei chuckled twice, his face beaming. "Ah Ming must understand his brother, so he called us all over. Even if a fight breaks out over the bride, we're a bunch of rough guys. Are we afraid we can't handle those weak scholars?"
Xie Ming slowly raised his eyes and looked at the man on horseback opposite him, the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise.
Third brother is really mean.
No wonder he suddenly came to me for a drink last night and talked about his innermost feelings for half an hour. It turned out that he wanted to get me drunk so that he would have fewer obstacles and could take Ah Cheng away before his second brother.
If I hadn't accidentally picked up the wrong wine glass, I would never have noticed that the jar in Third Brother's hand contained not rice wine but water.
The two armies met, and neither side was willing to give in.
The people around were dumbfounded, and even the servant of the Zhao family didn't know what was going on.
Xie Jinyu half-closed his eyes, his thin lips curled into a wanton smile, and he spoke as if nothing had happened, "What a coincidence! I didn't expect Fourth Brother to get up so early. It seems he didn't drink enough last night."
"Third brother, do you have any shame?" Xie Ming sneered, his lips curved in a cold, hard curve. "Your abacus beads are falling on my face. Today is Second Brother's big day. What are you doing dressed up like this?"
Hearing this, Xie Jinyu curled her lips coldly, "You speak as if you are wearing less red clothes."
The two sides were arguing and neither was willing to give up even a small piece of land.
The auspicious time was almost over, but there was still no sign of Xie Suzhou.
"Ah Ming, I advise you to get out of the way." Xie Jinyu raised her phoenix eyes and looked at her brother across from her, her thin lips tightly pursed. "Don't refuse a toast and then drink a penalty."
"I should be the one saying this to Third Brother." Xie Ming curled his lips and spoke lazily, "If this stalemate continues, it won't benefit anyone. Once Second Brother comes, we're all doomed."
"Since you know this truth, you should obediently withdraw."
"Why didn't Third Brother leave first? Do I have to teach Third Brother the principles of respecting the elderly and loving the young?"
“Stop, stop, stop.”
A familiar voice sounded, and the two Xie brothers paused and looked towards the door of the Zhao family.
Du Heng nibbled on freshly roasted sunflower seeds, his gaze casually shifting. "Two lovers, what are you arguing about here? Suzhou picked up his bride before dawn, and the auspicious time they mentioned was just a lie!"
The smile on Xie Jinyu's face froze. He dismounted from his horse and rushed into the Zhao family's house.
Xie Ming followed closely behind, and even the red brocade on his shoulders fell down, but he didn't bother to pick it up.
Looking at the two figures rushing towards Li Xiangyuan one after another, Du Heng chuckled and shook his head helplessly, "Two idiots, they were raised in Suzhou, and they are still considering playing tricks on Suzhou."
The door of Lixiangyuan was pushed open, and the two brothers huddled together, trying to look inside.
Empty.
Even the two maids who served Su Cheng personally were missing.
"I just said the wrong thing. Second brother is the one who has no shame!" Xie Ming pulled off the hairpin on his black gauze hat, his face showing annoyance. "If I had known... if I had known, I would have come here last night!"
Xie Jinyu rubbed his brows gently. He thought his plan was flawless, but he didn't expect that every step he took was calculated by his second brother.
When it comes to being cheap, Xie Er is the first to be blamed!
"It's all in vain. It's all nonsense." Xie Ming's face turned ugly after failing to win the beauty. He left angrily, "Even if I have to dig three feet underground, I will find Ah Cheng."
"Master..." The young man approached cautiously. Seeing that there was no sign of the bride in the courtyard, he asked in a low voice, "Has Master's wife really been taken away?"
Xie Jinyu pressed her thin lips into a straight line, raised her eyes slightly, and met the young man's gaze. "Yuanshan, take this purse and go buy a few sets of the best four treasures of the study."
Li Yuanshan was confused and asked in a low voice, "Master, we are not going to fight for the master's wife anymore? What are we going to buy the four treasures of the study for?"
Xie Jinyu looked at him with a half-smile, a cold light flashing in her eyes, "Send it to my second brother."
Since the matter has been settled, it is better to please the wife. Maybe you can get more opportunities to serve Ah Cheng.
If I can’t compete with my second brother, how can I compete with that young and foolish Ah Ming?
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