Chapter 226 Wedding
In the past, Li Nuo always felt that time passed too quickly, as he lived one day less each day.
These days, he felt that time was passing very slowly.
Two and a half months felt to him like it was longer than two and a half years.
Fortunately, they can still meet in Fenghuang's boudoir every few days, and An Ning and I feel like an old couple.
I don’t know what the female officials in the princess’s mansion did in the past, but how come they can teach everything?
An Ning's pair of slender hands gently plucked, rubbed, and picked the music, first playing Nichang and then Liuyao, which always made him intoxicated and unable to stop.
Although he is happy, his health is not as good as before.
After all, the body of a Legalist is not as good as that of a warrior.
I hope that after this martial arts conference, he can gain something else.
The hundreds of thieves at that time could allow him to directly obtain the power of the thieves.
With so many masters and martial arts geniuses, perhaps there is a possibility that some talents for cultivation will be illuminated.
He didn't seek to achieve great success in martial arts, but he needed a strong body to deal with the little goblin An Ning.
There is less than half a month left until the martial arts conference.
And there was less than a day left until their wedding.
In the thirty-fourth year of the Holy Emperor, on the ninth day of the eighth month, it is a good day to get married and everything will be auspicious.
On this day, the whole Chang'an was shrouded in a festive atmosphere.
The royal family had not married off a princess for a long time, and the standard of Princess An Ning's marriage was higher than that of any previous princess.
Perhaps because he felt guilty about letting the princess share a husband with other women, His Majesty gave Princess An Ning twice as much dowry as that of other princesses.
The wedding procession carrying the dowry stretched for miles.
Two hundred musicians from the Imperial Music Bureau played various instruments and sang along the way, and the melodious music echoed over Chang'an.
The streets of Chang'an were deserted, and people came out of their homes to watch this rare event.
The women envied Princess An Ning, who was granted marriage by His Majesty to the top scholar in six subjects.
The men envied the prince consort because after marrying the princess, he would then go on to marry another bride.
One glance and one smile makes her look charming, and all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison.
One glance from her can conquer a city, and another glance can conquer a country.
The two most famous beauties in Chang'an both became his wives.
He was the top scholar in six subjects, his father was powerful in the court, and His Majesty granted him a marriage decree.
When awake, he holds the power of the world; when drunk, he lies on the lap of a beauty.
Before he was twenty years old, he had already realized the dream that every man in the world dreamed of.
Tonight, he was probably the happiest man in the world. Countless men were extremely jealous just thinking about it...
Song Mansion.
Song Muer ran in from outside wearing beautiful clothes and shouted, "Here he comes, Brother Li Nuo is here!"
The last time the beauty got married, everything was kept simple, without even the simplest ceremony.
This time, His Majesty approved the marriage, the Ministry of Rites handled it, and both parents were present, which made up for the regret of the last time.
Except for one person, everyone in the Song Mansion was very happy.
Song Yiren watched Li Nuo carry Song Jiaren, who was wearing her wedding dress, into the bridal sedan. She could only hold the bouquet and follow behind the sedan. The sadness in her heart reached its peak at this moment.
She was just born a little late.
In the future of life, I will always be one step behind others.
At this moment, her heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally died.
…
The princess's wedding was celebrated in Chang'an. Half of the street in front of Li's mansion was sealed off with curtains, and a banquet was set up inside to invite relatives, friends and neighbors.
There was also an even grander banquet for the royal family members and dignitaries in Hibiscus Garden.
The wedding ceremony of Princess An Ning followed the same ceremonies as that of the eldest princess. All government offices were given a day off, and all officials above the fifth rank in Chang'an were allowed to attend the banquet in Furong Garden.
In Furong Garden, there was a lively atmosphere with people toasting each other.
The officials were naturally happy that they didn't have to go to the government office and could take a break from their busy schedule to enjoy a royal wedding banquet.
There was another kind of bustle inside the Li Mansion.
Prince Chun was the witness of this wedding. The emperor was not present at the wedding, so as the eldest brother, he accepted the greetings from Li Nuo and An Ning on their behalf.
When others get married, it’s two people.
There were three people at Li Nuo's wedding ceremony.
His Majesty has granted special permission that An Ning and Jia Ren, both of whom are legal wives, shall be married at the same time, regardless of their rank.
After three bows, Prince Chun put the hands of the three people together and said with a smile: "The wedding ceremony is completed, and the good marriage is concluded. The love is deep and I wish to respect each other like guests. The auspicious leaves and locusts will surely prosper in the future. With the same heart and mind, it is suitable for the family. The couple will be together forever, and this is the proof..."
After offering tea to their father, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and Prince Chun, the two brides were helped to their respective wedding rooms.
Li Nuo will stay to entertain the guests.
There were actually not many guests at home. People from the royal family were all in Furong Garden. The only people at home were people from the Song Mansion, as well as some friends invited by Li Nuo and An Ning.
Such as the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Justice, as well as some officials of the Dali Temple.
There were also Pei Zhe from the Chang'an County Government, Zhang Xiancheng, Wang Xianwei, Zhou Yu, Pei Jun, and several gentlemen from Qingfeng Academy.
"Congratulations, Master Li."
"Congratulations to Brother Li on getting married."
"May Mr. Li have a happy marriage and a son soon."
…
In response to their congratulations and toasts, Li Nuo raised his glass in response to each of them.
Three people came to Yuyin Pavilion. Phoenix and Nightingale were invited by Li Nuo himself, while Yuanyang was brought by Song Yu.
At today's wedding, Fenghuang, as the best friend of the lady and An Ning, first accompanied Li Nuo to the princess's residence to pick up An Ning, helped her get in and out of the sedan chair, and held the hem of her dress for her. Later, she followed Li Nuo to the Song residence to pick up the beauty, running around, and was arranged by Li Nuo to sit with the beauty.
To express his gratitude, Li Nuo toasted Fenghuang three times.
Fortunately, he first took the sobering pill made by the doctor, otherwise he might have collapsed after drinking so much.
When it was Yiren's turn, Li Nuo picked up the wine glass and met a pair of extremely resentful eyes.
Song Yiren looked at Li Nuo who was holding the wine glass with great resentment.
Originally, what they were supposed to drink tonight was a wedding wine.
But she could only wish him and her sister a happy marriage here.
She couldn't bring herself to say any words of blessing, but she also didn't want to cause any unpleasantness on a day like this. She raised her glass, clinked it with Li Nuo's, then tilted her head back and drank the wine in the glass.
After Li Nuo left, she sat down again and drank one cup after another.
Until I was drunk and felt dizzy, a pleasant voice suddenly came from beside me: "Miss Yiren, are you in a bad mood?"
Song Yiren glanced at the woman beside her and said unhappily, "What does it have to do with you?"
Fenghuang was rebuked by her for no reason, but she was not angry. She just smiled and said, "If getting drunk can make you become the bride tonight in your dream, then drink..."
Song Yiren stared at her and asked, "What do you want to say?"
Phoenix asked on his own: "Do you know how he and the princess got together?"
Song Yiren got angry when she heard the word "Princess" and turned her head away and said, "I don't want to know!"
Phoenix asked with a smile: "Don't you want to marry the person you love?"
Song Yiren raised her head and drank another glass of wine, and said, "He has married someone else."
Fenghuang said leisurely: "If Princess An Ning also thinks so, then tonight, she should also sit here and drink alone, instead of sitting in the bridal chamber waiting for her husband..."
Song Yiren asked irritably, "What do you want to say?"
Phoenix smiled and said, "What I want to say is that happiness must be fought for by oneself. Instead of worrying about the facts that cannot be changed, it is better to try to accept them. Sometimes, all you need to do is change your mindset and many troubles will no longer be troubles..."
Song Yiren was confused by what she said, but she felt that there was some truth in what she said.
She stared at Phoenix blankly and asked, "Accept what?"
…
It was completely dark.
Although no one dared to force him to drink, Li Nuo still drank a lot of wine after being toasted at every table.
Even with the hangover pills, he still felt a little dizzy.
Standing in the yard hung with red silk and lanterns, the night wind blew, and the slight feeling of drunkenness quickly disappeared without a trace.
The rooms with the word "囍" pasted on both sides have lights on.
It was naturally impossible for my wife and An Ning to wait for him in the same room.
However, all the wedding ceremonies were planned by the Ministry of Rites, and Li Nuo had already known that he would face such a choice.
He first walked towards the room on the right.
Pushing open the door, Li Nuo was slightly stunned.
There were supposed to be one person sitting by the bed, but there were actually two figures in wedding dresses sitting there.
He and An Ning have already discussed that tonight, he will go to his wife's place first, and then go to her place after the veil is removed and the wedding wine is drunk.
She was very well behaved and had no objection to this arrangement.
But at this moment, An Ning and his wife were sitting side by side on the bed, their hands close together and clasped together.
During these days in the Ministry of Rites, Li Nuo had seen many wives and concubines of officials fighting with each other for favor, making a mess of things and bringing chaos to the entire household.
This kind of thing is obviously impossible to happen in his home.
An Ning is so well-behaved and sensible, it is impossible for her wife to be jealous of her.
After a slight pause, Li Nuo walked to the bed and gently removed the two exquisite veils.
An Ning looked up at him, her eyes filled with affection that could not be concealed.
Song Jiaren also looked at Li Nuo. It was the same room, the same outfit, but after a year, her mood was completely different.
Li Nuo looked at them without blinking.
Today's Niangzi and An Ning are breathtakingly beautiful.
Li Nuo picked up the wine glass on the table, and Li An Ning looked at Song Jiaren and took the initiative to say, "Sister Jiaren, you go first."
Song Jiaren shook her head gently and said, "You go first."
Seeing the two people being so humble, Li Nuo said, "Why don't we go together?"
He picked up two glasses of wine at the same time, intertwined his arms with theirs, and after drinking the wine, all the wedding ceremonies were left except for the last one.
But now, a new problem has arisen.
We can drink the wedding wine together, but can we also enter the bridal chamber together?
For both my wife and An Ning, this is the first real wedding. No matter whose room they stay in tonight, it will be an irreparable regret for the other person.
Li Nuo originally planned to accompany his wife in the first half of the night and make up for An Ning in the second half of the night, but now...
Just when he was distracted, An Ning had already spread out the red wedding quilt.
The beauty slept outside, and she crawled to the innermost part, leaving room for one person in the middle. She raised her head and rolled her eyes at Li Nuo, saying, "What are you still standing there for? Come here..."
(End of this chapter)
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