Chapter 2765 What are you waiting for?
The matchmaker who was walking beside Jiaozi saw this and said hurriedly, "Oh my bride, what are you doing? Be careful not to be seen!"
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said, "I didn't lift my veil, so who could see me?"
“…”
"I just want to ask if they've arrived yet."
"Not yet."
"Why hasn't he arrived yet? It doesn't take me that long to go to his house normally."
The matchmaker smiled and shook her head, saying, "You bride, I, Li Po, have been arranging brides for so many years, but I've never seen anyone like you."
"Me? What kind?"
"Other brides are so shy and timid that they even hug their parents and cry, and then they refuse to get into the sedan chair. But you are so bad! You're urging the sedan chair to arrive before it even arrives."
"What's this?"
The veil on Xie Jiaojiao's head swayed with the swaying of the sedan chair. She said, "I just want to go to his house. Why should I hide it?"
The matchmaker just smiled.
Xie Jiaojiao called out to the servant who was accompanying her, who was also the one she brought from Bailong City.
He asked, "Where's my foster father? I've already left, why hasn't he arrived yet?"
The servant trotted along to catch up with the bride's procession, looked up at the sky, and said, "According to the date, the master should be back and entering the city."
"Then why haven't you seen them yet?"
"Perhaps, the master didn't want to miss the auspicious time, so he went directly to the Li Mansion."
After hearing what he said, Xie Jiaojiao thought about it again and realized that it was true.
Today is the wedding day of Li Bushang, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Almost everyone in the capital knows about it. If my adoptive father goes into the city, he should go directly there. If he goes home, I'm afraid he will miss it.
So he nodded and lowered the curtain again.
The matchmaker walked beside the sedan chair, looked up at the sky, waved the red handkerchief in her hand and said with a smile: "Everyone, you must hurry up and don't miss the auspicious time."
The sedan bearers and the people who were escorting the bride in and out responded hurriedly, then shouted loudly and walked forward.
Soon, they arrived at Li Prefecture.
This place was even busier than Xie's residence. The entrance to Li's residence was packed with people who had come to watch the excitement. It was completely packed. Fortunately, the wedding procession was beating drums and gongs in front of them, and the people heard the noise and moved aside, clearing a path for the procession.
The sedan chair was carried all the way to the gate of the Li Mansion.
And this time, Li Bushang was finally not sitting inside. Wang Sheng and the others calculated the time and urged him to come out to greet them early. When they saw the sedan chair arrive, Wang Sheng and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
But for some reason, the groom, Mr. Li, did not look very happy.
On the contrary, he only glanced at the sedan chair and continued to look into the distance.
It seems like he is still waiting for something.
But, as the groom, isn't it enough for me to just wait for the bride to come today?
Fortunately, the onlookers didn't care much. After all, they were there to watch the fun and get a tip. As soon as they saw the sedan chair stop, a group of children ran up, surrounded Jiaozi and clapped their hands and shouted, "Look at the bride, look at the bride, three copper coins to see it, three copper coins to see it!"
Li Bushang frowned slightly, not quite understanding what they were doing.
Xie Jiaojiao sat in the sedan chair and didn't understand either.
Fortunately, the matchmaker was experienced and immediately stepped forward and said to Li Bushang with a smile, "Master, we are here to congratulate you and ask for a reward."
Li Bushang finally understood.
So he asked someone to bring an envelope of silver, and the matchmaker was shocked when she heard it.
He quickly laughed and said, "Master, just give them some money as a reward to buy them some candy. It won't take that much."
“…”
Li Bushang thought about it, and asked Wang Sheng to get a tray of copper coins and sprinkle it directly to the people outside. Suddenly, all the people cheered and bent down to pick up the money. The matchmaker also smiled from ear to ear. Taking advantage of this time, she walked to the front of the sedan chair and helped the bride down from it.
As soon as they saw the bride in her phoenix coronet and bridal gown, the crowd burst into cheers again.
Li Bushang glanced at her and was also a little dazed.
The marriage had been planned for such a long time, but it seemed that he only realized that he was really going to get married when he saw Xie Jiaojiao in a red dress appear in front of him.
The rest of his life will be tied to this woman.
But--
He couldn't help but look up again. On the crowded street, there were too many unfamiliar faces in front of him, and none of them was the one he had in mind.
Only that face, only her smile, could make him feel at peace.
Didn't she say she would come? Why didn't she come again?
Doesn’t she want to see me get married? Wouldn’t getting married make her happy?
He wanted to see her smile, the kind of smile she showed him when they first met, no concealment, no pretense, and no forcedness. He wanted to see her smile to him sincerely.
But why hasn't she come yet?
Just as Li Bushang was standing on the steps in a daze, the matchmaker said with a smile, "Groom, please bring the bride in quickly."
“…”
He was stunned for a moment before he saw the matchmaker handing him the red ribbon.
He hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it.
The crowd cheered again.
Li Bushang walked inside with Xie Jiaojiao in his hand, but he kept looking back and looking at the crowd behind him.
Although she couldn't see anything because of the veil, she could feel the red silk scarf hanging down in her hand, and she could also feel Li Bushan, who was walking in front of her, looking back every few steps. Xie Jiaojiao couldn't help but whisper, "What are you waiting for?"
“…”
"Are you waiting for my godfather?"
“…”
"Hasn't he come yet?"
At this time, on the other side of the long street, a group of people and horses, surrounded by a golden carriage, walked towards this side in a majestic manner.
The people around had never seen such a scene before, and they were so scared that they all made way.
The procession reached the gate of the Li Mansion before the golden carriage slowly stopped. Xiao Shunzi, who was accompanying the carriage, raised his head and shouted loudly, "The Emperor has arrived, and the Imperial Concubine has arrived!"
When everyone heard this, they knelt down hurriedly.
When Li Bushang and Xie Jiaojiao heard this, they both knelt down on the ground in a hurry.
Zhu Feng and Nan Yan stepped down from the carriage and looked at the people around them. Zhu Feng then led Nan Yan to the gate of the Li residence. They climbed the steps and smiled at Li Bushan, who was dressed in wedding clothes, and Xie Jiaojiao, who was still covered with a veil. He said, "Bride and groom, please stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After the two men bowed, they stood up.
Li Bushan's face was originally pale, but at this time, it was a little red.
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