Chapter 120: Su Zhenzhen's Wedding
Su Zhenzhen fell asleep lost in thought, and when she woke up, she had completely forgotten what she was thinking about.
Because Jiang Sijin's gloomy face was simply too frightening.
"Who gave you permission to sleep in my bed?"
Su Zhenzhen flipped herself off the bed with a somersault.
"Didn't I say before that I could borrow your bed?"
Jiang Sijin gritted her teeth and forced out a dangerous smile.
"Then may I ask if you comb my hair every day?"
Su Zhenzhen choked, as if, perhaps, maybe, she had forgotten?
"Haha, um, sorry, I went to the capital before, didn't I? I was busy with other things and forgot."
Su Zhenzhen apologized very carefully.
Jiang Sijin was genuinely angry, but considering the important matters she needed to plan, she had to hide her impatience behind a fake smile.
"You've been really busy lately. Now that you've finished dealing with the Huo family's affairs, you're busy with your own wedding. Don't worry, the wedding bed and other things are already being prepared."
Jiang Sijin's implication was that Su Zhenzhen would have her own bed from now on, and shouldn't sleep in her bed anymore.
But to Su Zhenzhen's ears, it was just a marriage, why prepare a wedding bed?
Why does it feel like some kind of love culture from the 906th century?
The two people hadn't been in a relationship for very long before they were about to have physical contact.
This feeling made Su Zhenzhen a little uncomfortable, and she thought about going to talk to Hensheng about it.
Seeing Su Zhenzhen walk out, Jiang Sijin quickly blocked her with her body.
Where are you going?
"Go find Hensheng."
"No way!" Jiang Sijin simply took a few steps back and blocked the door of the coffin shop with her arms outstretched. "We can't meet before the wedding, otherwise it's bad luck."
"If I remember correctly, we shouldn't be able to meet the night before the wedding, right?"
Su Zhenzhen rummaged through the knowledge system in her mind. Was there really such a thing as not being able to see each other during the entire marriage?
"Of course, in our Jiang Dynasty, once a man and woman are engaged, they can only meet on their wedding night."
Jiang Sijin spoke with a straight face, and Su Zhenzhen did not doubt it, but just imagined it.
Imagine a family where the older sister gets engaged to a young man of similar social standing at an age when she is engaged, and then they get married two or three years later.
A person's appearance can change in two or three years, not to mention that women in ancient times were usually engaged during their adolescence.
If I marry my sister off to him, I'm afraid even the groom won't recognize her.
Su Zhenzhen could guess why such a rule was for.
For small families, marriage is one thing, but for large families, it's more about binding together interests.
If something were to happen to the older sister who was engaged, the younger sister could marry in her sister's name, which sounds much better than the idea of a substitute bride.
Some families may only have one daughter, and if they replace her with a collateral branch or a maid, they will inevitably lose face.
Since such a custom really existed, Su Zhenzhen followed the rules and meditated in the coffin shop whenever she had free time.
Last night, the goose was put in a cage. Old Man Bai brought the cage in and put it in the corner.
Su Zhenzhen noticed someone coming in and slowly opened her eyes.
"Old man Bai, do you know where hatred is born?"
"There are many empty houses in the residential area, and Hensheng picked one and decorated it there. Recently, everyone has stopped what they are doing to prepare for your wedding. The wedding day is not far away."
Old Man Bai looked delighted; clearly, he was very happy that his son had married into the family.
Su Zhenzhen then asked, "Here, once a man and woman are engaged, they cannot see each other until the wedding?"
“Yes,” the old man explained, “this is a customary rule of ours, to prevent men and women from looking for something better after getting engaged. Once engaged, they have to stay at home obediently.”
Su Zhenzhen nodded, indicating that she understood.
Time flies, and the six rites were completed in just half a month.
Jiang Sijin really went all out this time, preparing a complete set of betrothal gifts.
Although Su Zhenzhen didn't quite understand the wedding customs of this era, she knew that even numbers of silk and jade items, gold and silver utensils, and precious jewelry were custom-made...
The coffins are almost piled up.
It was only at this moment that Su Zhenzhen belatedly realized why she had to wait to be married in a coffin shop.
He wanted to find Jiang Sijin and ask her to move him to another place, but the little monster never returned to the coffin shop, and he didn't know what she was busy with every day.
Until the day Su Zhenzhen got married, Jiang Sijin dragged her out of bed early in the morning.
Jiang Sijin didn't have time to question Su Zhenzhen about why she was sleeping in her bed again; she took out her wedding dress and started working on it.
"Wait! What are you doing!" Su Zhenzhen exclaimed in shock, clutching her chest. "Let's talk this out. I can dress myself."
Jiang Sijin rolled her eyes. "Fine, then you can wear it yourself."
Then Su Zhenzhen realized that the wedding dress was too complicated and she didn't know where to start.
In the end, having no other choice, they asked Jiang Sijin for help.
Jiang Sijin changed Su Zhenzhen into her wedding dress with a blank expression, not forgetting to give her comments.
"Why do you look like a little blonde girl?"
Su Zhenzhen: "..."
Such personal attacks are difficult to judge.
"Haven't you always considered yourself a princess? Why are you doing this kind of maid's work?"
“You are, after all, the Crown Princess of my Jiang family dynasty. How can you let some uncouth country women see your body?” Jiang Sijin said matter-of-factly.
Su Zhenzhen was speechless. What about the palace maids who served in the palace? They couldn't possibly be serving people with their eyes closed, could they?
As if sensing Su Zhenzhen's confusion, Jiang Sijin continued, "Palace maids are selected through layers of screening before they can serve in the palace. Once they are assigned to serve their masters, they have to learn the rules for several months. How can these country women compare?"
"Alright, alright, hurry up and do my makeup." Su Zhenzhen was really too lazy to argue with her.
However, Jiang Sijin shrugged and said, "I don't know how."
Su Zhenzhen was dumbfounded, "Where are the people from back then?"
"Where am I supposed to find someone to do your hair and makeup?"
"Where's Li Da? Isn't he the eunuch who combs the Empress's hair? He definitely will."
“Oh, he’s the emcee today,” Jiang Sijin said calmly.
Su Zhenzhen knew that this little monster was here to retaliate for sleeping in her bed, but these were all minor matters. Anyway, she was capable of doing it herself, and there was no need to get angry with a little monster on this joyous day.
Su Zhenzhen quickly styled her hair into a bun, then bought some ancient hairpins from the system shop and inserted them into the bun in roughly the right positions.
"Does it look good?" Su Zhenzhen turned around and showed it off generously in front of Jiang Sijin.
Jiang Sijin opened her mouth in surprise. She hadn't expected that Su Zhenzhen would look so much more elegant after changing her ugly Taoist hairstyle.
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