Song Qiao had heard of the name of Lanyuan a long time ago and was fascinated by it. Now that she had this opportunity, she would not miss it.
From then on, Song Qiao became familiar with Xu Jiang, and the more familiar they became, the more Song Qiao admired her.
She had never seen anyone live such an interesting and colorful life as Xu Jiang. She seemed to have endless energy, and there was always light in her eyes, always looking forward.
This made her admire and envy.
The issue of revising the orchid map was resolved, but drawing the map troubled Wen Hui again. Not knowing whether Xu Jiang did it intentionally or unintentionally, she asked Hu Xu for help.
Hu Xu readily agreed.
The two of them lived close to each other and were now busy with the same thing, so they naturally became familiar with each other again, and even had more tacit understanding than before, and became closer.
Song Qiao was not a confused person. She saw the change in Hu Xu's attitude and his care for her, but since Hu Xu did not express his opinion, she could only restrain herself from overstepping the line.
Because she is not Xu Jiang, she does not have the courage and confidence to face her emotions openly, to enjoy and pursue them generously. Her courage and confidence were completely crushed when she was abandoned by her biological mother.
It's fine for her and Hu Xu just like this.
But things don't always go as planned. Not even this moment of joy is granted to her. Her biological mother, Madam Lu, suddenly comes to her house and turns her peaceful days into a mess.
She finally couldn't help it and revealed her old pain in front of Hu Xu.
Mrs. Lu came very frequently, and Song Qiao guessed her intentions from her words and actions with her servants.
Song Qiao did not expose it, but waited, waiting for Mrs. Lu to say it out loud, waiting for her to extinguish the last trace of delusion in her heart.
But what he waited for was Hu Xu and the withered white rib fragrant mountain tree.
————Marriage dividing line————
Ever since Hu Xu and Song Qiao got engaged in front of their parents and neighbors, Hu Xu has been eager to schedule the wedding ceremony.
Because he was afraid that Mrs. Lu would not give up and would have evil intentions towards Song Qiao again, so it would be better to make the decision as soon as possible.
It so happened that there was a matchmaker among the neighbors in the alley who knew both of them well.
Knowing that the groom was anxious, the matchmaker calculated the date and time, and went through the six rituals from the proposal to the wedding ceremony. It took less than two months to go through all the procedures, which made Lou Yunchun and Xu Jiang envious.
On the day of the wedding, the bridal sedan circled Zhuangyuan Street three times with music and dance, and finally stopped between the doors of the two families' houses.
The alley was even narrower than Huailiu Alley. As soon as the wedding took place, the guests from both sides of the marriage who came to watch the ceremony immediately blocked the alley.
Xu Jiang and Lou Yunchun had just completed the six rituals and were afraid that the wedding would conflict with their wishes, so they did not want to go to the inner hall of the bride and groom's party. Instead, they had to mingle among the guests to watch the fun.
Xu Jiang was a little worried. Was she considered her natal family or her husband's family?
Later, he simply ignored the rules and dragged Lou Yunchun back and forth between the two houses, eating two portions of wedding fruits and getting two portions of wedding money.
Lou Yunchun also indulged her. Amid the hustle and bustle, the two of them hid in the cracks between people, like two little mice, stealing a taste of the joys of the world.
Zeng Zhui was even more frivolous. He finally got a chance to go out for some fresh air, but he just kept trying to squeeze into the crowd. In the end, he was stuck on the pole of the sedan chair and couldn't get down to the ground. Everyone laughed at him.
As the auspicious time approached, Hu Xu had finished his last poem urging the bride to get ready. A scholar he knew joked to Zeng Zhui, "Zeng Er, why don't you be the bride today?"
Zeng Er said shamelessly: "I don't mind, but I'm afraid Brother Zhuchun won't agree."
Hu Xu smiled slightly. "If you want to sit, why not? If you like, I'll have the sedan bearers carry you and circle the street three more times."
When the guests heard this, they burst into laughter.
Someone jokingly asked, "Then the bride doesn't care?"
Hu Xu's face was full of tenderness, "I will use my body as a sedan chair to carry my wife home."
The guests were stunned at first, then half of their bodies went numb, and finally they couldn't help but burst into thunderous laughter.
Zeng Zhui rubbed his arms and started to jeer, "Everyone heard it. This is what the groom said himself! He used himself as a sedan chair to carry our sister-in-law into the house."
Everyone echoed, "Great! This is a first."
The matchmaker watched with joy and did not try to dissuade them.
Anyway, the two families are close to each other, and the bridal sedan has already been paraded through the streets, and it is just a formality for the bride to sit in it. Since the top scholar has already spoken, why bother with the death ceremony?
Besides, there have been precedents of grooms carrying their brides on their backs. As long as everyone is happy, what's wrong with carrying someone on their back?
Xu Jiang also cried out twice, and then saw a hint of mischief on Hu Xu's face, and knew that someone was going to be in trouble.
As expected, the next moment, Hu Xu said to everyone, "Didn't Wen Feng say he wanted to ride in a sedan chair? What are you waiting for?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the guests' roars almost shook the magpie off the tree.
Zeng Zhui saw that the situation was not right and wanted to escape, but was grabbed by a hand. He turned around and saw two smiling faces.
"What are you two doing here?" Zeng Zhui slapped Lou Yunchun's hand. "Ouch, let go! Let go! Hurry!"
Lou Yunchun let go of his hand and immediately pulled Xu Jiang away.
Zeng Zhui was about to run away, but was surrounded by the scholars who rushed over and then stuffed into a sedan chair.
He struggled to stick his head out and shouted, "Hey, hey, hey, you two are serious!"
"Of course it's true."
"Bride, sit tight!" Then the sedan chair was lifted up and walked out of the alley.
When the matchmaker saw that the commotion had almost subsided, he rubbed Zeng Zhui's belly and had someone ring the gong, and only then was Zeng Zhui let go.
He got out of the bridal sedan, glared at Lou Yunchun who was hiding in the crowd, and bared his teeth at him, "Good boy Lou Yunchun, wait until the day you pick up your bride, and see if I'll let you in!"
"The auspicious time has arrived!" Hu Xu, surrounded by the crowd, went in and said goodbye to his parents with Song Qiao.
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