Imperial Capital, West City, Xue’s Residence.
This is a large house with five courtyards. Xue Huan bought it half a year ago for her marriage. She didn't originally want to buy such a big house, and three courtyards would be enough. However, the betrothal gifts sent by Pei Ji were too much, and the house was too small to accommodate them.
There is a one-meter-high white jade screen wall at the entrance, with winding corridors on the east and west sides. At the end of the corridor is a hanging flower gate, and after passing the hanging flower gate is the inner courtyard.
Xue Huan lived in the west courtyard, which was surrounded by galleries on all sides, with carved railings and jade bricks. Koi fish swam gracefully in the pond, their soft and colorful tails like gathered fireworks.
The exotic flowers and plants in the yard are fragrant, beautiful, delicate and exquisite, and the clear fragrance of the flowers makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Entering the house, there are carved windows, embroidered curtains, brocade mattresses and flowery cushions. Everything you see is exquisite.
A girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old entered the yard with her maid and walked towards the main house. Looking closely, one could see that the girl was delicate and charming, with charming eyes and a beautiful appearance. It was Xue Jun, who was two years older than her.
She quietly lifted the sparkling crystal bead curtain and stepped into the inner room, only to see her sister, who was supposed to be embroidering the veil, was slacking off again, leaning on the soft pillow, flipping through a book with a strange smile on her lips.
"Sister, have you finished embroidering your veil? Why are you reading idle books here again? Your wedding day is in a few days."
It really proves the saying that the emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuchs are. Xue Huan, who is about to get married, is leisurely every day, but Xue Jun, her younger sister, has to worry a lot about her.
She walked over, took the book from Xue Huan's hand, glanced at it, and her face turned red. She felt like her eyes were going blind, and quickly closed the book.
"Sister, how can you read this kind of book!" Xue Jun stomped his feet, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.
Xue Huan pinched her blushing face and found it very funny. "I, your sister, am about to get married. Naturally, I need to understand the principles of marital ethics. Otherwise, I won't know what to do on my wedding night and what to do if I embarrass myself."
Xue Jun felt his ears burning from hearing her blunt words. He covered her mouth and said, "Sister, please stop talking. Where's your veil?"
Speaking of the veil, that is Xue Huan's pain.
The wedding dress was embroidered by a special embroiderer and was completed several months ago. It took several embroiderers a full year and a half to embroider the wedding dress. It was so ingenious and beautiful that the moment she put it on, she felt that she was so beautiful.
It’s a pity that such a beautiful wedding dress can only be worn once.
She doesn't have to embroider the wedding dress, but she can do the same for the veil. During the Daqi Festival, it is a tradition for the bride to embroider the veil herself. The more delicate and attentive the embroidery, the better the omen, which means the better life the bride will have after she gets married into her husband's family.
So Xue Huan had no way to escape and could only go ahead with it.
However, she really had no talent in this area. She embroidered five pieces in a row, but all of them were rejected, which made her even less willing to embroider.
Xue Huan took out the sixth veil, which had only been embroidered a few stitches, from the sewing basket. Xue Jun saw it and almost cried, "Sister, the wedding is coming up in a few days, can't you just be more careful?"
She was so mad at her!
Xue Huan was most afraid of seeing her cry, so she quickly hugged her and patted her back, "Okay, okay, I'll put my heart into it. I'll definitely embroider it well this time, and I guarantee it'll dazzle everyone!"
Xue Jun finally smiled and said, "You said it, so start now. I'll be here with you."
Xue Huan wanted to say, no, really no, but seeing the little girl's serious look, she really couldn't refuse, so she had to resign herself to picking up the needle and thread and started embroidering.
Since she was pierced by the formation so many times in the beginning, she has developed the skill of threading the needle with her spiritual sense, and can now use it proficiently.
I saw the embroidery needle that was originally inserted into the frame suddenly moved in the air, shuttling back and forth on it at a very fast speed, which was dazzling.
It was just a fierce operation, but when it was finished, I saw that what was embroidered on the frame was not a phoenix, but a fat golden old hen!
Xue Huan looked at the "chicken" and wanted to say that she had tried her best. Really, she couldn't even embroider a leaf before, but now she can embroider a chicken skillfully. What a big improvement!
But this is clearly not enough.
Xue Jun sighed softly, "Sister, if you go out wearing a veil like this on your wedding day, I'm afraid everyone will laugh to death."
Xue Huan said embarrassedly, "It's okay, there are still several days left, I'll embroider a few more times."
Perhaps it was because she was stuck in the room embroidering phoenixes all day, which led to her dreaming at night. That night, Xue Huan dreamed of a phoenix.
The phoenix flew towards her, its entire body was fiery red, but its tail feathers were pure, brilliant gold, so gorgeous that it shocked her.
When she woke up, the image of the phoenix was still firmly embedded in her mind. Xue Huan seemed to have her Ren and Du meridians opened up, and she suddenly became alert. When she embroidered the veil again, it was as smooth as flowing water.
In a flash, an hour passed, and a beautiful phoenix landed on the bright red cloth. The phoenix was lifelike, and its eyes were extremely smart and arrogant, as if it was really looking at people. It was absolutely amazing!
When Xue Jun saw it, she was so shocked that she was speechless for a long time. She held the veil and looked at it for a long time, "Sister, it's so beautiful! Did you really embroider this?"
She is indeed my sister, look at what she said.
"Who else could it be if not me? How about it, beautiful, right? I, your sister, just wasn't serious before, but now that I'm serious, it scares you, right?"
Xue Huan was quite proud.
She never imagined that one day she would be able to embroider such a beautiful piece. It really shows that human potential is endless.
She decided that this veil would become their family heirloom. She would pass it on to her children and tell them about her great achievements.
Xue Jun nodded continuously: "Beautiful, so beautiful, sister, how did you embroider it?"
Xue Huan told her about her dream about the phoenix last night.
After the veil was embroidered, Xue Huan, the bride-to-be, had completed her only task. In the next few days, she only had to wait for her marriage with peace of mind.
The grass is green and the red rain is fragrant. In this beautiful season of late spring in March, the wedding day of Xue Huan and Pei Ji has arrived.
The room was packed with people. Xue Huan sat in front of the dressing mirror, like a soulless doll, allowing the makeup lady to dress her up.
Originally, she was a little nervous and looking forward to the joy, but these emotions were gradually dissipated during the tedious process of washing and putting on makeup.
Before dawn, she was dug out of bed by the maid, and then a group of people helped her take a bath, wash her hair and face, and make sure to wash her until she was smooth and fragrant.
As a prince, Pei Ji was aware that all the etiquette and procedures for his wedding were regulated and could not be simplified.
Fortunately, as a cultivator who had undergone a cleansing of her essence and marrow, Xue Huan lived the life of a fairy, eating spiritual food and drinking spiritual spring water. Her body was extremely clean and had no dirt at all, which saved her a lot of suffering.
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