Ah Man didn't know that her mother Hua Rou secretly didn't want her to be a saint. If Huo Jincheng hadn't died young, her voice would always sleep in Ah Man's mind.
However.....
I can only say that everything is destined!
Ah Man clutched the pendant tightly, crying silently, and fell asleep unknowingly.
Before the hour of Mao, there was a noise at the Ding residence. Jian Ning had just opened his eyes and sat up when Ding Youtian turned over and stood up. "No hurry, you should sleep a little longer. It's still early. I'll go see if Feng'er and the others are up."
"Why are you still lying in bed after you wake up? I'll go call Bao'er and the others, and you go do your own thing." Ding Youtian saw two pairs of new cloth shoes, one large and one small, placed beside the bed. He asked Jian Ning, "Did Feng'er make these for us?"
Jian Ning said "hmm", "I brought it a few days ago, and I've been putting it in the box, waiting to give it to her for her wedding today."
Ding Youtian put on the new shoes and walked back and forth a few steps. They were neither too big nor too small. His feet felt like they were stepping on clouds. They were extremely light and comfortable. "Yes, Feng'er is really skillful. If Madam made a pair for me personally and I could wear them as comfortably as this, that would be great."
"As long as I have something to wear, it's enough. Why do you care who made it? My hands are not meant for needlework and thread, and I can't do it. You'd better give up your hope." Jane Ning said, holding her hair up and glancing at him sideways.
"Madam, you can even swing a hammer, so who says you can't lift a mere needle?" Ding Youtian came up to her and put his arm around her waist. "You can make dolls and sew clothes, right? Even if they're crooked, it's fine as long as I don't mind."
"Get lost!" Jane Ning nudged him with her elbow. "You're the one who's crooked."
"Is it crooked?" Ding Youtian lowered his eyes. "It's clearly straight. Madam, would you like to check it?"
"Do you have any shame?" Jian Ning knocked him on the head with the ivory comb in her hand. "Shu'er will be getting married in a few years. Can you behave properly? You are really disrespectful to the elderly. Even if you don't have any shame, I still have it."
Ding Youtian raised his wrist and rubbed the spot where she had hit him with the comb. He frowned and said, "It's true. How come the kids have grown up in the blink of an eye?"
He shook his head, unable to help but think back to the day Xiu Gu's accident. He felt his head spin upon hearing the tragic news. Dabao was less than eight years old and still sick, and Erniu and Sanniu were just over three. Thinking of those children without a mother, and Xiu Gu passing away before she could even enjoy a single day with him, he felt remorse and self-blame, a flood of emotions welling up in his heart, and he fainted from the sudden surge of anger.
If Jian Ning hadn't traveled through time, he would have been able to raise the kids, but it would have been extremely difficult, and he didn't know what the kids would have become.
"Jian Ning..." He called out softly. This was the second time he called her name. The two simple words made Jian Ning's heart tremble. But she said angrily, "What's wrong with you? Why don't you go check if Bao'er and the others are awake? Why are you just dawdling here?"
"I am deeply touched. I indulged you today. If you hadn't come to my side, how could my children and I be where we are today?" He bowed and gave Jian Ning a solemn and deep salute. "Thank you, madam!"
This guy…Jane Ning's heart sweetened as she watched him stride out to the outer room to wash. She quickly fixed her hair in front of the mirror. The maids in the outer hall had already fetched water for washing. Jane Ning wasn't used to being waited on, but then, realizing these people worked outside to help support the family, she slowly learned to adapt.
As soon as Erniu and Sanniu got up, they thought about setting off firecrackers. After washing and dressing, they ran to Jian Ning's room. Jian Ning was still drawing her eyebrows. "Mom!" Sanniu pressed her little hand lightly on the rouge box that Jian Ning used. Then she turned to ask her, "Mom, you're not going to be a bride, why are you wearing rouge?"
"Of course it's for beauty." Erniu said with a smile, "Mom, I want to draw too."
"Go back to your room, Baoxia and the others will draw for you two." Baoxia and Chunxue were following Erniu and Sanniu. The two girls ran away after washing up. Naturally, the young lady had to dress up for her wedding today. They were coming to Jian Ning to look for them.
Da Niu and A Man got up and went to Qiao Feng's room. Xi Po and the soldiers from Prince Pingnan's mansion who came to help carry the dowry had also arrived. The mansion was full of people and it was very lively.
Because the Prince Wu's Mansion was still doing the finishing work, Tian's new house was temporarily arranged in the main house of the Huo Mansion's villa where Jian Ning and Ding Youtian used to live. It was also very lively here. Su Muyun, Shi Youheng and other young generals came to help welcome the bride, as well as people from the Wuyi Camp and Tian's family. The courtyard was full of people and five or six tables were set up in the alley in the backyard.
Yao Bo, the Huo family's housekeeper, kept urging Tian to move the group to the main courtyard, saying that Dajun and Ah Man had instructed them to do so before they left the previous day. Tian refused, fearing the men in the army were so rough and rude, and she worried about bringing dirt to the Huo family's residence. Looking at the beaming Ma Xiaomai, Tian couldn't help but think of Wu Yanxu. How wonderful it would be if he were there on this happy day!
"Brother, you look so cool in this outfit. It makes me want to be the groom, hehe." Ma Xiaodou is still Ma Xiaodou after all. He is still his silly self. He is more excited than anyone else when Ma Xiaomai gets married.
"You want to be the groom, do you have a wife?" Su Muyun asked him with a smile.
"My third brother likes Sister Yaoyao to be his wife, but Sister Yaoyao doesn't like my third brother." Ma Xiaolu said from the side.
Ma Xiaobing shouted, "And Sister Jiajia."
Ma Xiaodou made a couple of random punches and said nonchalantly, "Okay, if Yaoyao doesn't want to, I can marry your sister Jiajia back to be your third sister-in-law. Are you willing?"
He pointed across the path and the soldiers.
"What are you thinking about?" Tian came over and stroked Ma Xiaodou's clothes while saying, "It seems that these two sisters are letting you pick and choose. You're so happy."
"Mom, let's go pick up your daughter-in-law." Ma Xiaomai said with a wave of her hand, "Let's go and pick up the bride!"
The festive gongs and drums sounded, and the suona was blown joyfully. Yan Chao had just won a great victory, and Ma Xiaomai and Qiao Feng's marriage came at an auspicious time. The bride and groom on both sides were welcomed and sent off by soldiers, and their aura when walking on the street was different from that of ordinary people. Ma Xiaomai sat upright on the back of Jifeng, which was also decorated with big red silk flowers, and he was in high spirits, with his mouth wide open since morning.
"Here I come..." When Pei Zitong married Tong Bajin, she followed the Central Plains customs and even walked around Xing'an City. It was quite lively that day, but it was nothing compared to Qiaofeng and Ma Xiaomai. The dowry alone was not as good.
She held onto Tong Bajin, stretched her neck, and stood outside the mansion gate with a group of maids and servants, looking out at the other end of the long street with great interest. After hearing the faint sound of gongs and drums, she saw the wedding procession in the distance. With joy, she hurriedly shook Tong Bajin's arm and pointed ahead, "Look! Our Jifeng is really energetic."
"Haha, this is Jifeng's second kiss, that's really not bad." Tong Bajin wiped his mouth and said happily.
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