Chapter 624: Grand Wedding (Part 2)
The city wall has already been decorated anew.
The red carpet covered the stairs and tower platforms, and huge red silk wedding characters were hung on the battlements.
The view from the city wall is wide, and the entire Changzhou city can be seen.
The sedan chair stopped steadily at the foot of the city wall.
Xiao Yan stepped forward personally, lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and stretched out his hand into the sedan chair.
Lu Qiniang took his hand and was led out of the sedan chair steadily by him.
"Abandoned mother, follow me." Xiao Yan's voice was filled with barely perceptible excitement.
He was trying to keep his voice steady.
Lu Qiniang thought to herself, can I still run away?
She didn't know where she was now.
It was not until she started to climb the stairs at Xiao Yan's suggestion that she finally felt something was wrong.
"Xiao Yan." Amid the cheers of the crowd, she secretly held Xiao Yan's hand, but Xiao Yan held it back even tighter.
For a moment, Lu Qiniang, who refused to admit defeat, almost subconsciously wanted to use force.
Fortunately, she stopped in time.
This isn't arm wrestling.
She is getting married.
"Xiao Yan, where are we going? Up to the city wall?"
This road is a little too familiar.
She had walked this road countless times during the war.
"Yeah. Abandoned Mother, don't be nervous, I'm here."
Surrounded by his daughter, son-in-law and Yun Ting, Xiao Yan held Lu Qinniang's hand and solemnly and seriously climbed up to the highest point of Changzhou City, step by step - the heart of the place where he had spent half his life in the military and guarded.
Then, he reached out and pulled off Lu Qiniang's veil: "Qi Niang, look——"
You see, we are both children without a home.
But now, we have countless family members blessing us.
When Lu Qiniang saw the city wall in front of her and the crowds of people from the city below, filling the streets and rooftops and looking forward to it, she was shocked again.
An incense table had already been set up on the city wall.
"The auspicious time has arrived! Worship heaven and earth!" The voice of the official in celebration was loud and clear, spreading in all directions.
Xiao Yan and Lu Qiniang faced the vast sky and earth and bowed deeply.
"Bow to the elders of Changzhou!"
There was an uproar below the city wall.
"Husband and wife bow to each other—!"
Xiao Yan and Lu Qinniang turned around, their eyes met, their feelings expressed unspoken.
Under the witness of heaven and earth, the towering Changzhou city wall, and tens of thousands of ordinary people, they solemnly completed the couple's worship ceremony that was ten years late.
"The ceremony is over—!"
As the wedding official loudly announced, thunderous cheers and blessings erupted from below the city wall: "Congratulations, General! Congratulations, Madam! May you have a happy marriage and live forever together!"
At this moment, the process that had been arranged long ago started.
Countless red Kongming lanterns with blessings written on them rose slowly from every corner of the city, like sparks, forming a warm red ocean, slowly floating towards the deep night sky, shrouding the entire Changzhou city in a dreamy red light.
Immediately afterwards, "Swoosh-bang!" The first huge golden firework bloomed brilliantly in the night sky, pouring down like a golden waterfall.
Immediately afterwards, red, green, purple, blue... countless gorgeous fireworks rushed into the sky, interweaving into a dazzling and ever-changing magnificent picture in the night sky of Changzhou City.
The night-long sky was filled with fireworks, which made the newlyweds on the city wall look like a couple of gods, and also brought the atmosphere of the entire wedding to its climax.
Lu Qiniang looked up, deeply shocked by the grand and luxurious fireworks scene she had never seen before, and forgot her words.
"Mom," Erya shouted, "Do you like it?"
"I like it, I like it." Lu Qiniang answered loudly.
How can I not like it?
That's all silver!
I don’t know how much money she spent today. I feel so sorry for her.
Jiang Xuan held Si Ya and Daya in his arms, looking like a happy family of three.
San Ya and her companions were playing and grabbing the wedding fruit, everything was so lively.
The hustle and bustle of the city also caught the eyes of people in a secluded courtyard in the west of the city.
Xiaoman stayed beside Zhang Heyao, standing in the courtyard and looking up at the sky.
Brilliant fireworks bloomed above their heads, illuminating Zhang Heyao's already pale face.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his posture still upright, but his eyes were like a deep pool, and beneath the calmness lay indescribable complex emotions.
"It's not pretty at all." Xiaoman said unwillingly, "Dad, let's go back to the house."
"Look, it's a rare scene." Zhang Heyao said calmly.
"Dad..." Xiaoman looked at his silent profile and spoke softly with some concern, trying to comfort him.
Zhang Heyao raised a hand, indicating that he didn't need to say more.
After a long time, he was still looking at the sky, until the last few fireworks with long tails of light disappeared in the darkness, and the night sky returned to silence, leaving only the faint smell of gunpowder and the lingering festive atmosphere in the city.
"It's okay." He said calmly, no emotion in his voice. "Let's go back to the house."
He withdrew his gaze, turned and walked into the house, his back looking a little lonely in the dim light.
Xiaoman had originally slept separately from him, but tonight she insisted on pestering Zhang Heyao to sleep in his bed.
"Dad," he said with some difficulty, "How about you find me another mother?"
Everyone is busy and lively, except Dad, who is alone.
Although he really didn't want a stepmother, Xiaoman thought he could accept it if it could make his father happier and his life wouldn't be so lonely.
"You only have one mother. You don't need to worry about the adults' affairs." Zhang Heyao said, "Study hard, become a pillar of the court in the future, and become your mother's support. That is your responsibility."
"Dad, I won't forget my responsibility. But..." Xiaoman leaned on Zhang Heyao's shoulder, her voice choked with sobs, "I want Dad to be happy."
"Dad is not unhappy." Zhang Heyao's voice was filled with the vagueness of memories.
In fact, he has already obtained it.
As for the future...
Maybe there is no future for him and Lu Qinniang.
Zhang Heyao didn’t think so before.
He felt that he would have another chance in the future.
But after seeing such a grand wedding today, he began to doubt his determination for the first time.
——If he wanted to win back Lu Qiniang’s heart, what could he give to Lu Qiniang that Xiao Yan couldn’t give?
It seems, not.
Even a grand wedding like today's, which Xiao Yan could give him, he couldn't.
He knew he couldn't do it, holding such a grand wedding at such a critical moment.
For the first time, Zhang Heyao had doubts.
Why did Lu Qiniang follow him?
Apart from Xiaoman, he didn't seem to find any answers.
But Xiaoman is Xiao Yan's son.
From Xiaoman's perspective, Lu Qinniang would be more determined to choose Xiao Yan.
So, what is his reason?
Although he could hear Xiaoman's even breathing, Zhang Heyao tossed and turned in bed.
Lu Qiniang and Xiao Yan did not have such a sweet wedding night.
Because Lu Qiniang was too excited.
She said, "No, Xiao Yan, I still feel like a lot of people are watching us. How about we not work tonight?"
Otherwise, there is always a feeling of being a hooligan in broad daylight.
This incident was so ostentatious that she didn't want to go out or work anymore.
Xiao Yan pulled out a red silk from somewhere and covered her eyes with it. "Just close your eyes."
Lu Qi Niang said disdainfully: "Others try to cover their ears while stealing a bell, but you cover your eyes while working."
Why do I have to do this job?
Xiao Yan: Yes, today has special significance.
One can never be young again.
And he was lucky that even after his youth faded away, she was still by his side.
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