Chapter 773 Wedding
"Your Majesty is welcoming the bride!"
A sharp voice belonging only to the palace eunuchs came from outside. When Xiao Yan came over on horseback with his men, those guarding the door looked at each other in bewilderment. Although it was according to the usual wedding etiquette, the emperor's wedding ceremony was different from that of others. Looking at the team following the emperor, no one dared to step forward to stop them, for fear of offending the emperor and causing disaster.
The atmosphere in front of the door was stagnant for a while, until Gu Helian led a group of people forward to block the young emperor outside the door, shouting loudly.
"If you want to marry Tang Ning, you have to get past us first."
People from all around quickly rushed out of the mansion and blocked all the people brought by Xiao Yan outside. Even the young emperor who had just stepped onto the stairs and wanted to enter was pushed back.
Not only was the area in front of the mansion blocked, but Gu Helian was also the first to stand in front of it.
"If you want to marry my daughter, you must show your sincerity."
Everyone was sweating for Gu Helian and the others, silently looking at Xiao Yan, but who would have thought that the young emperor's face did not show any impatience or anger. Instead, he smiled and raised his lips: "My feelings for Tang Ning are known to all, but please enlighten me."
The atmosphere around them instantly became lively as these words fell, and the guests who were originally hesitant were completely relieved. Looking at the emperor with a rare warm smile in his eyes, everyone was ready to try, thinking that perhaps this was the only day in their lifetime when they could "test" the emperor.
Everyone is eager to try it out.
"Your Majesty will read the poem first."
"What should we discuss? Poetry, but a martial arts competition. Your Majesty is a master of both civil and military skills. If you don't show your resolve, don't even think about marrying your bride so easily."
"Yes, we are the Empress's family today. Your Majesty must work harder, otherwise you won't be able to take the bride away."
"Ha ha ha ha……"""
There was a commotion in front of the door, and everyone was laughing and joking. Xiao Yan was not angry at all. He just pulled a few "military advisors" beside him and accepted all those who came to "make things difficult".
From literature to martial arts, drinking and talking.
From time to time, there were noisy sounds coming from outside, and occasionally the laughter of Qian Qiyue and a group of little girls could be heard. Gu Helian shouted for people to block the door, and from time to time there was laughter in the room.
Tang Ning sat in the room and listened to the sounds outside. His eyes couldn't help but narrow. Even if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he could tell how lively it was outside. He didn't know how long it had passed when suddenly a loud noise came from outside, followed by Gu Helian's angry roar.
"You actually cheated!!"
“Wow—”
"Hurry in, hurry in, Your Majesty, go pick up the bride!"
"Stop them!"
"It's wedding money time, come grab it!"
The noisy noises grew louder and louder. Outside, Jinyun grabbed Gu Helian's waist and dragged her backwards. Several commanders of the Black Armor Guards and palace eunuchs pressed down on the others. Xiao Yan took advantage of the chaotic and laughing crowd to squeeze into the Tang Mansion, while Gu Helian stretched his neck out and jumped in anger.
"My lady, His Majesty has arrived."
Hua Wu smiled and called out softly, and Tang Ning heard the sounds from outside getting closer and closer. She nervously clenched the round fan in her hand, and listened to the door being pushed open. Through the layers of hanging gauze, she saw a tall figure striding in from outside.
It was a rare day that the snow had stopped, and the sun was shining in from outside. Xiao Yan walked against the light, his tall figure looking majestic in the scarlet-gold dragon robe, his hair tied up in a crown revealing his stern facial features, but as he walked step by step through the crowd, his eyes were filled with tenderness.
Xiao Yan came up to her and stretched out his hand.
"Aning, I'm here to pick you up."
Tang Ning looked at him through the fan, and when their eyes met, she slowly smiled.
Tang Ning's slender fingers slipped out from the sleeve, and she firmly placed her hand in Xiao Yan's big hand. He pulled her hard and she stood up from the bed. The people outside looked at the two people standing side by side and laughed loudly.
"Let's pick up the bride!"
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"The newlyweds bid farewell to their parents."
Tang Ning knelt on the mat, Rong Yue sat at the top. After the sharp voice of the eunuch who was chanting the ceremony died down, Xiao Yan, who was supposed to be standing, knelt beside Tang Ning under the shocked or stunned gazes of everyone.
"His Majesty……"
"Your Majesty is not here today."
Upon hearing this, Rong Yue looked at the two people below and stopped trying to stop Xiao Yan, but her voice was more serious than ever.
"Since you say so, I will call you Yuan Sheng."
"Tang Ning is the Rong family's treasure. I'm handing her over to you. I hope you can protect her and love her more than anything else. If one day you grow tired of her or no longer have deep feelings for her, please return her to me and don't let her feel sad or wronged."
It should have been a happy day, and Rong Yue's words were not auspicious, but anyone could hear the love she expressed for Tang Ning in her words.
The man Tang Ning married was the emperor of the dynasty, the supreme being above all others. Rong Yue had no right to teach him a lesson like the rest of her family. She just begged him earnestly, asking him to return his daughter to them if he ever got tired of her.
Xiao Yan knelt straight and said in a deep voice, "That day will never come. I swear on my life that I will protect Tang Ning for the rest of my life."
Rong Yue then looked at Tang Ning, her eyes red. She did not teach Tang Ning to marry and follow her husband, nor did she admonish her to abide by the rules of being a wife and take care of her husband and children. She just said it word by word.
"Tang Ning, please be well."
She only hopes that she is safe and successful, and asks for nothing else.
Tang Ning choked up for a moment, looked at the person in the lead and kowtowed respectfully.
"Tang Ning follows my aunt's instructions."
The fan in his hand was stained with tears. Xiao Yan and Tang Ning kowtowed to Rong Yue. When the two people stood up below, Rong Yue looked at the newlyweds and couldn't help but turned her face away and shed tears. She hurriedly reached out to wipe them away. The tears were hidden under her sleeves, but her eyes were still red.
"The bride is getting married."
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The whole capital was bustling with activity as the new emperor got married. All the people gathered on the streets to watch this grand scene that they had not seen for a long time.
Tang Ning sat in the bridal sedan and vaguely saw a figure riding a horse in front of her through the curtain. Behind the sedan was a dowry box tied with red silk. The boxes were carried out one after another from the Tang Mansion and later filled up Jiyun Lane, leaving almost no end in sight. Everyone was stunned.
"Oh my God, how much dowry did the Queen bring?"
"Perhaps there are two or three hundred?"
"More than that, I just counted, there are more than 400 people carrying the dowry out in front, and did you see that there are more people coming out from the back? I heard that there are more than a thousand people carrying the dowry alone. I'm afraid this is really a ten-mile red wedding."
The people around gasped when they heard this. They often heard people say "ten miles of red makeup", but that was mostly an exaggeration.
This is the first time I have ever seen such a magnificent sight.
The bright red color stretched endlessly like a raging fire, dyeing almost the entire street with its color. Amidst the playing of drums and music, the wedding procession circled the city and headed towards the palace gate.
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