Chapter 127 I’ll let you in if you call me cousin
Qiao Ruoying held her hand and sighed, "This is good."
"The first time I saw you, you were held in your sister's arms. You were so tiny, it made my heart melt."
"I came close to hold you, and you weren't afraid. You held my fingers and babbled. At that time, your cousin was so cute and took you out to play. Whenever he brought you to see you, he would stay by your side and tease you. Even when you fell asleep, he would stay by your bed and watch you without blinking."
"Then your father was sent away. A few years later, when your grandfather saw you again on his birthday, you were already a little girl of seven or eight. Your mother said you were very naughty. She complained to me with a smile that you were always running around, climbing over walls and trees, or going down rivers and mountains."
"But I was thinking about how sweet you were, how you called me aunt so sweetly, and how you smiled with your eyes curved when you hugged me. It's so nice for girls to be lively. It shows that you are living a happy and carefree life."
"Unfortunately, Li'er didn't like to laugh as much later on, and when she did laugh, it was very quiet. Auntie always felt that you were unhappy." Qiao Ruoying touched her head again.
"With a satisfied husband and a kind mother-in-law, Li'er will live a happy life in the future. Smile more, okay? Your mother and father must also want the little girl they raised with love to live a happy life."
Shi Jianli's eyes were red, and she replied in a muffled voice, "Okay."
After chatting with her niece for a while, Qiao Ruoying handed her an uncovered booklet she had brought with her. "Okay, auntie won't say anything more. Take a good look at this book. It'll be useful to you."
After saying that, Qiao Ruoying went out.
With her eyes still slightly red, Shi Jianli turned the page of the book. When she saw the picture on it, her face tensed and the tips of her ears began to turn red.
Lanxing and Xianyue came in and said, "Miss, would you like to take a bath? The hot water is ready."
Her hands were faster than her brain. Shi Jianli had already closed the book and was looking at them nervously.
Lan Xing was stunned. Seeing her blushing face, he asked, "Why is your face so red?"
"Nothing." Shi Jianli put down the book and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
After coming back from the bath, Shi Jianli was wearing a thin spring shirt and lying on a red soft pillow, revealing most of her fair skin on her back. Xianyue was sitting by the bed, wringing her hair dry.
Now the house is all in festive red, and her bedding is no exception.
"Miss, go to bed early tonight, because you have to get up early tomorrow." Xianyue reminded.
"Okay." Shi Jianli responded with her chin propped up, closed her eyes, and after a while she felt a little sleepy.
After wringing her hair dry, Xianyue held her shoulders and turned her over, then covered her with the quilt before leaving.
The next morning, before dawn, Qiao Ruoying came in to wake Shi Jianli up, and all the candles in the room were lit.
"Aunt, aren't you sleepy?" Shi Jianli blinked, and her vision gradually became clear.
"Auntie is so excited about your marriage that she can't sleep." Qiao Ruoying ordered the maids to put everything away and pinched her face. "You seemed to sleep well last night."
Her little face was rosy and she didn't look sleepy at all.
"Yes, I slept well." Shi Jianli nodded, took the toiletries and washed up. After breakfast, Qiao Ruoying pulled her to sit in front of the dressing table.
The makeup artist was about to open her face. When her hand touched her cheek, she smiled and said, "Princess, your face is very smooth. There's no need to open your face. I can just put on your bridal makeup directly."
"Yeah." Shi Jianli nodded.
Soon it was daybreak. After dressing up, Qiao Ruoying personally put on Shi Jianli's wedding dress with a gentle look in her eyes.
"Princess, the second Miss Ming is here." Yuan Yuhe said when Zhiyun, one of the new maids picked by Li, came in.
Shi Jianli was a little surprised, "Please ask her to come in."
After a while, Ming Yuelin walked into the house with a joyful step, "Sister Li~"
"Why are you here?"
"I call you sister after all, why can't I come?" Ming Yuelin sat beside her without any hesitation, holding her face and looking at her, "I'm here to see you off to your wedding. After the sedan chair takes you back to the mansion, I'll take the carriage back. It won't be too late to call you sister-in-law then."
Shi Jianli smiled and touched her head.
"Sister Li, you look so beautiful today." Ming Yuelin moved closer and said in amazement.
There are willows on her eyebrows, peach blossoms in her eyes, lips stained red, and skirts dragging by the Xiang River. There are few people in the world who can match her. The pearl hairpins and bun, the gently swaying step-shaking ornaments, and the shawl make her look even more beautiful.
Shi Jianli held her hand, her eyebrows curved.
"Am I not late?" Princess Kangning strode in, followed by Zheng Lejun and Lin Tingwan.
"Princess." Shi Jianli stood up.
Princess Kangning pressed her down and said, "Today is your big day, so don't be so polite. I'm here to bring you some extra splendor."
Princess Kangning sat on the chair brought by the maid, and looked at her in the same way as Mingyuelin, smiling brightly, "Shi Yaoyao, you look so beautiful today."
"Thank you, Princess."
"You're welcome. My mother knows you're getting married today, so she sent me here to add your dowry. The boxes are already in the yard."
"Please thank the Queen on my behalf."
"good."
At noon, the wedding procession had arrived at the princess's residence. Ming Zhou and his men stood at the gate of the main courtyard, arms clasped together, looking at their large group of brothers, feeling as if they were fighting alone.
He pointed to a red table beside him, where there was a pen and paper. "Five poems to urge you to get ready within one stick of incense, please."
Mingzhao rolled up his sleeves and skillfully wrote five poems urging people to get ready on paper. His pen flew quickly and the incense was only half burned when he finished.
Ming Zhouhe finished reading it and said, "There are two stages in this wedding procession. The first stage has been passed."
"The second level is also easy." He looked at Ming Zhaohuan and a smile appeared on his lips. "Today, I am the bride's brother. Big brother, if you call me cousin, I will let you in."
Ming Zhouqing gave him a look of admiration. This was too bold of a suggestion.
Mingzhao glanced at him and bowed, "Cousin."
You can deal with your younger brother anytime, but you have to marry your wife.
His colleagues laughed and teased: "Sir, you are so straightforward."
Ming Zhou raised an eyebrow and led him to the ancestral hall, "Go in and pay your respects to my uncle and aunt."
Mingzhao also entered the ancestral hall alone and bowed three times to the tablets of Shi Jianan and Qiao Ruowei. "I pay my respects to my father-in-law and mother-in-law. Don't worry, I will never let your daughter down. You are the only one in my life."
After the worship, Mingzhao also burned incense for them.
Today Ming Weishen was acting as Shi Jianli's in-laws' family member, so Ming Zhao went to the front hall to inform him again and followed Shi Jianli's way of calling him uncle.
Ming Zhouhe released the man and went to Shi Jianli's yard, knocking gently on the door three times.
"Come in." Mingyuelin went to open the door.
When Ming Zhou and He went in, they saw that Li had not yet covered her head with the veil.
He supported his knee with one hand, looked her in the eyes, and said with a smile: "Sister, I'm here to carry you out."
"Okay." Shi Jianli smiled and blinked. For some reason, she suddenly felt like crying.
She has no biological brother, but her cousin is better than her biological brother.
Qiao Ruoying's eyes were filled with tears. She covered her head with the veil, patted her shoulder, and said softly, "Go."
Shi Jianli put her arms around Ming Zhouhe's neck.
Mingzhu and Wenwen held her knees and carried her out of the house.
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