Chen Ahfu sat in the sedan chair. Amidst the music, the sedan chair was lifted up and began to move. She thought she would not cry, after all, she did not consider the courtyard where she had lived for only a dozen days as her home. But the moment the sedan chair was lifted up, she still shed tears, and her eyes were red through the tears.
More than half a month ago, when she left Fuyuan and saw Wang, Chen Ming, Dabao and A Lu left behind by the carriage, she cried very hard.
At that time, you were reluctant to leave your mother's family, but now you are reluctant to leave your mother's home, right?
When they arrived at the Chu family, Mrs. Quanfu of the Chu family helped Chen Afu down and put a red silk in her hand. Then, she stepped on the saddle and entered the main hall. After worshipping heaven and earth, she worshipped her grandfather... not her parents. It seemed that the Chu family had made some efforts to prevent the princess's evil mother-in-law from coming out to disgust people at this time, and her father-in-law, Prince Consort Chu, did not come either.
After entering the bridal chamber, under the gaze of the women in the room, Chen Ahfu sat in the wedding ceremony, lifted the veil, spread the curtains, drank the wedding wine, and ate "descendants' dumplings"... Chen Ahfu was like an actor, following the instructions of the director, Mrs. Quanfu. Fortunately, she was familiar with the male lead, Chu Lingxuan. Although he didn't speak, the tenderness in his eyes and the smile on his lips made her relax a lot.
Chu Lingxuan, dressed in red, was handsome and tall, with warmth all over his body, which was completely different from his previous cold temperament. He now had a gentle and jade-like feeling.
Madam Fu teased, "Oh, it turns out that Lord Chu can smile so sweetly. This is the first time I've seen it."
Everyone laughed at what he said.
A strange lady said jokingly, "The bride is so pretty, even if the groom is a piece of ice, he will be beautified. Besides, Lord Chu is not ice."
Everyone laughed again.
Chu Lingxuan's face turned red due to their teasing. He smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
Madam Quanfu smiled and said, "Master Fu has good vision to bring this couple together. The young man is as beautiful as jade and the beauty is unparalleled. When they stand together, they are a pair of beautiful people."
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The ceremony was finally over, and the room became quiet. The guests went to the flower hall to eat, and Chu Lingxuan said softly to Chen Afu, "You take a rest first and change your clothes. I will go to the front hall to entertain the guests."
Chen Ahfu nodded. She had wanted to change her clothes a long time ago. The phoenix crown on her head was about to break her neck.
In the room were Yuzhu and another unfamiliar maidservant.
Chen Ahfu said to them, "Let Xia Yue come over. She knows my habits."
Yuzhu nodded and went out. A moment later, Xia Yue arrived.
Xia Yue skillfully took off the phoenix crown for Chen Afu, and then helped her to go to the bathroom to bathe. As soon as Chen Afu sat in the bathtub, Xia Yue smiled and took out two small snacks from her arms, stuffed them into Chen Afu's mouth, and whispered, "I know that the young lady can't stand being hungry."
Chen Ahfu finished his snack with his eyes closed and asked, "What should I call you?"
Xia Yue finally reacted, stuck out her tongue and smiled, "Oh, it's time to call her Grandma." Nanny Li reminded her many times, but she called her the wrong name again.
Chen Ahfu listened to Xia Yue's story. They came here with the dowry in the morning. They first put the dowry in the yard to dry for a while. Many people in the mansion came to see it. Then they put it in the wing room in the backyard. Chen Ahfu's clothes and daily necessities were put in the upper room... The five of them had already eaten and lived in the back room. The people here were pretty nice to them...
Chen Ahfu felt relieved and understood some of the situation. When she stood in the bedroom again, she was wearing a red embroidered jacket with a stand-up collar and a pomegranate red pleated skirt with scattered flowers.
She sat down in front of the dressing table and smeared a little balm on her rosy face. Her hair was loose and casually tied into a bun with a jade hairpin inserted. The beauty in the glass mirror, even without makeup, was as gorgeous as peach blossoms in March.
After she felt comfortable, she began to look at the furnishings in the room. This room was quite large, like a bright red ocean. A colorful palace lantern with red tassels hung from the ceiling, a red gauze curtain hung from the bed frame, red sachets hung from the four corners of the gauze curtain, a red quilt was spread on the bed, and two big red wedding candles were placed on the high table...
There is also a jade-inlaid carved dressing table, a carved cabinet, an armchair, a warm room behind the Qiangong bed, and the latticed windows directly in front of the bed...all these places are tied or hung with red silk and colorful flowers.
The bedroom is in the east room.
There is a large kang next to the window in the east room, with a kang table on it, a row of kang cupboards at the end of the kang, a row of cabinets on the south side, and two armchairs on both sides.
Further on is the living room, with a high table, an eight-immortal table, an armchair, a green-glazed three-legged incense burner with two handles, an antique shelf filled with ornaments and antiques, an eight-panel double-sided embroidered screen with four gentlemen, and calligraphy and paintings by celebrities of this era hanging on the walls...
The hall used to be the west wing, and its furnishings were similar to those of the east wing, except that the big kang was replaced with a Luohan bed. The west wing was a study, with bookcases, desks, and a guqin.
All the furniture is made of rosewood, with carved patterns, gold and jade inlays, and is full of splendor and luxury...
She looked out the lattice window. It was already dark, and the red lanterns were illuminating the courtyard. The courtyard was large, and except for the gardenia tree outside the window, the scenery in the distance was not very clear.
Yuzhu and the maid named Hongfei had already brought two unfamiliar maids to set up a table on the kang, with ginger fish, roast goose, pickled duck, jade minced meat, assorted silver soup, bird's nest and shredded chicken soup...
The two small snacks were not a big deal. Chen Ahfu had already had a stomachache from hunger. The aroma made her even hungrier. No matter in her past life or this life, she seemed to have never suffered from hunger. When she was a child in an orphanage, she would go and grab food when there was nothing to eat. Later, when she traveled to the poor Chen family, she would use the only money she earned to buy food. But now, she was hungry from morning to night, and she couldn't eat even though there was a table full of delicious food.
Xia Yue knew that her master always valued her belly more than her face, so she reminded her in a low voice, "Miss - Oh, no, Grandma, please bear with it. The guests outside have already left, and the master will be back soon."
Chen Afu rolled his eyes at her. Was his greed so obvious?
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard footsteps outside the window, followed by the voice of a servant shouting "Master". Chen Afu had noticed that everyone here called Chu Lingxuan "Master", while the people in the General's Mansion and Tang Garden called him "Master". It seemed that he was very unhappy with the title of "Master", and within his sphere of influence, he did not allow servants to call him that.
Chen Afu stood up and went out to greet them, but Chu Lingxuan had already entered the east room.
His face was flushed, and it seemed that he had drunk a lot of wine.
He looked at Chen Ahfu, curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled, with tenderness in his eyes, like honey that could not be melted, and said, "I finally married you home."
Chen Afu's face turned red and he said nothing. There were a few servants beside him.
Chu Lingxuan asked again, "Are you used to it?"
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