Chapter 296 Newly Married
Su Qingwan listened to the flute music in the middle of the night, and played with Lu Jing picking roses. The middle of the night passed just like that. Perhaps considering that she had to get up early, Lu Jing did not stay with her until dawn.
The flute sound stopped. Although Su Qingwan felt a little disappointed, she was no longer so nervous or anxious. She returned to the master bedroom and fell asleep with her head on the pillow.
After sleeping for an hour, she was woken up by Qingyun to dress up. Madam Hou and Chen Lanzhu came with several female relatives. Su Qingwan dressed up in a daze and looked listless. Madam Hou seemed to know what happened last night and felt sorry for her, but she didn't say anything. Although she was not in a good mood, her makeup made her look stunning. The female relatives were amazed. After she put on her wedding dress, she was even more beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off her.
Su Qingwan blushed at the praise, and belatedly felt the shyness of a newlywed. The Marquis' wife was wiping her tears beside her. She had already given her all the necessary advice last night. Knowing that Su Qingwan and Lu Jing were in love with each other, the Marquis' wife was not so anxious about her marriage. She even felt that Su Qingwan was so smart and clear-headed that she would definitely manage her marriage well.
Chen Lanzhu asked secretly, "Xiaowu, are you nervous?"
"It's okay, not too nervous." Su Qingwan said, "Why are you more nervous than me?"
"In another month, I will also be getting married. I can't eat or sleep well. I'm so nervous." Chen Lanzhu's eyes sparkled. "I envy your mentality. No wonder you dare to marry Lu Jing."
Su Qingwan thought to herself that it sounded like an insult, it was such a happy occasion, so she shouldn’t bother with her.
"My maid said that the regent came to the mansion last night and played the flute in the middle of the night. He cares about you so much. How dare you meet him? It's unlucky." Chen Lanzhu was a little gossipy. Maybe Lu Jing was too high up, and everyone wanted to pry into his privacy. Chen Lanzhu had never seen him and Su Qingwan get along. She always felt that Lu Jing's temperament could not live with Xiao Wu? They were all ice cubes, without any sparks. What were they talking about together?
"We haven't met." Su Qingwan said, "There's a wall between us."
Chen Lanzhu was greatly disappointed. She thought Su Qingwan was so unconventional that she would not believe in the saying that they would meet once before marriage. She did not expect it to be so formal.
Several female relatives accompanied Su Qingwan to talk, and soon the wedding procession arrived. Madam Hou invited several young men from aristocratic families to block the door, and Chen Lanzhu went out to watch the excitement. On Lu Jing's side, Zhou Jingming brought several brothers from the Jinyiwei to pick up the bride. Madam Hou also guessed that it would be a group of warriors, so she specially gave a topic, such as couplets and poems.
Zhou Jingming had been prepared. One of the brothers in the Jinyiwei had given up literature to pursue military career. He had excellent literary talent and was good at writing poetry and prose. Zhou Jingming was also very generous. He spent a lot of money and tried to please the children of noble families who blocked the door in various ways. They did not want to make things difficult for him and easily let him in.
Su Qingwan got married in the Marquis' Mansion. She did not pay homage to her ancestors. She waited quietly for Lu Jing to pick her up in her phoenix crown and bridal robe. When Lu Jing and Zhou Jingming and others arrived at the door, after the maid in the inner court paid homage to her according to etiquette, Lu Jing finally welcomed Su Qingwan.
Zhou Jingming and his brothers from the Imperial Guard started to make a noise, saying a lot of auspicious words. The younger children were asking for wedding cakes, red envelopes, etc. Zhou Jingming, like the boy who distributed money, distributed a wave of red envelopes. The children also cooperated in saying auspicious words. The children from the wealthy families were very polite, saying auspicious words to wish the newlyweds a long and happy marriage. The atmosphere was very warm.
The marquis's wife was wiping her tears, feeling a little sad but also very relieved, and crying with joy.
Lu Jing looked at Su Qingwan deeply. She was standing tall and graceful in her bright red wedding dress. Her features were hidden under the veil, but he could imagine her beauty. He specially brought a basket of roses as a wedding gift. Although Su Qingwan could not see his features, she could see that he was carrying a basket of roses. They should be the flowers they threw to each other last night. Each flower was very bright and beautiful.
In Dayuan, the groom would always bring a gift when he went to pick up his bride. Most people would consider expensive items for the sake of face, and it was relatively rare to give a basket of roses.
Su Qingwan likes peonies the most, but the peony season is over at this time. If the wedding date was a month earlier, Lu Jing would prepare a basket of peonies to welcome the bride. Unfortunately, the peonies have withered. He was originally thinking about what to use as a wedding gift. Last night, he and Su Qingwan were playing with roses, and suddenly he wanted to bring this basket of flowers to welcome the bride.
He had a hunch that Su Qingwan would like it.
Su Qingwan liked it very much, especially when she recognized that the basket of roses was lost by her, she was even happier. Lu Jing was really a very considerate and sensitive person, and he could always clearly perceive her preferences.
Just like this, step by step, she turned the fake into reality.
When the basket of flowers was handed to her, it actually matched the wedding dress very well and looked extremely beautiful. Others who looked at it found it pleasing to the eye. Chen Lanzhu thought to herself that this would definitely start a trend.
No one has ever used flowers as a wedding gift.
"Do you like it?" Lu Jing couldn't help but ask in a low voice when he sent her to the bridal sedan.
Su Qingwan pinched the petals, Lu Jing curled his lips and smiled, Zhou Jingming couldn't help but laugh and joked, "Your Highness, please stop being so happy and don't delay the auspicious time."
Lu Jing collected his thoughts and sent Su Qingwan to the bridal sedan. He rode beside her, and the dowry that was so long that there was no end in sight was like a red cloud wave rushing towards the palace. The bridal sedan went around the main city street three times. Half of the Jinyiwei put on scarlet official uniforms to help welcome the bride. The momentum was huge, and the ferocious and violent henchmen who were rumored to be tall and handsome, interacted with the onlookers with a smile, and scattered some copper coins from time to time. Each copper coin was tied with a red string, as if to spread the joy all over Kyoto. The children were all excited to pick up the wedding money, and the people were amazed.
There was a grand wedding procession and a magnificent dowry procession. The wedding procession had to walk through the longest cross street. The last dowry was carried before it left the Marquis's mansion. It was extremely gorgeous. People were talking about it. The Regent's wedding was like the emperor and empress's wedding. The last emperor and empress's wedding was almost as grand. Moreover, the national mourning had just ended, and there were many weddings in the capital, full of joy. Getting married at this time of year, everyone could feel the joy.
The sedan chair team went around the main city street three times, and the whole city witnessed this grand wedding. In front of the palace, Lu Shaoqing, Lin and Zhang, the elders of the Lu family were all there. The palace was constantly giving out rewards, and the eldest princess was in person. It was very lively. Lu Shaoqing was visibly happy, and although Lin was unhappy, she didn't dare to show it on such a happy day.
The lively wedding procession finally arrived at the gate of the palace, with the sound of firecrackers and ceremonial music. Lu Jing opened the sedan door and welcomed Su Qingwan into the palace. Su Qingwan was not nervous at all, she knew that there would be no accidents at this wedding, and she was very calm.
Neither Lu Jing nor the princess would allow any accidents to happen at this wedding. If Lu Feng wanted to cause trouble, it would be as if he didn't want to live anymore. In fact, she had thought about whether Lu Feng would learn her tricks and expose the fact that Lu Jing and she were having an affair at the wedding. There were many guests today, and her sister often attended banquets in the capital. Many ladies and girls knew her. If Lu Feng ran out and caused trouble, Lu Jing and she would be disgraced.
Such an important occasion, such a solemn wedding, the whole of Dayuan is the focus of everyone's attention, there can't be any mistakes. Lu Feng dares to expose it, unless he really doesn't want to live.
If he had any idea at all, Lu Jing would nip it in the bud.
Lu Feng is such a person who is only interested in climbing up the social ladder. Even though he was humiliated, due to Lu Jing's power, she didn't think Lu Feng would really dare to do so. For a moment of humiliation, he gambled the future of the family and his life. The clan members all attached great importance to their reputation, and very few of them were as strong and self-centered as Lu Jing.
Lu Jing's father had passed away, and only Zhang was present at the wedding ceremony. Zhang wiped her tears, feeling relieved and sad at the same time. She had finally waited for Lu Jing to get married. Although this marriage would cause many disturbances and was destined to be unstable, she still felt very relieved.
After the wedding ceremony, Su Qingwan was led into the bridal chamber amid blessings.
She had been here several times when the palace was being renovated, and she also often came here when she had nothing to do in the villa. She was familiar with every tree and blade of grass in the palace. The new house was decorated according to her preferences, and her style was reflected everywhere. Even the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls were her favorites. Lu Jing was attentive in every detail, and the wedding was held perfectly.
After the bridesmaid and the women left, the bridal chamber became quiet. Su Qingwan called Qingyun, who sent everyone out and closed the door. Su Qingwan lifted her veil, rubbed her neck and said, "Hurry, help me take it off!"
This phoenix crown is too heavy!
She wore the solid gold on her head. The wedding lasted from morning to night and it was almost dark now. She had been wearing the phoenix crown all day and her neck felt like it was going to break and was in great pain.
"Girl, please bear with it for a while. This is too unlucky!" Qingyun is a person who has no taboos, but she also thinks that the veil and phoenix crown must be taken off by the groom, otherwise it will be too unlucky.
"He will be back to the bridal chamber in another hour, so you can wear it then. My neck is about to break, save me!" Su Qingwan really wanted to cry but had no tears. Lu Jing was really crazy, and this phoenix crown was really too heavy.
When she tried on the phoenix crown, she felt it was very heavy. When she tried it on, she didn't feel anything and could bear it. But after wearing it for a day, she almost couldn't breathe.
Lu Jing wanted a gorgeous wedding where every detail had to be gorgeous. The phoenix crown was more exquisite than ordinary ones, so it was naturally very heavy.
Qingyun felt sorry for his own girl, and silently said to himself that there was nothing to be taboo about. He came over and took off the phoenix crown for her. It was really a bit heavy, and it was hard for the girl to wear it for the whole day.
Su Qingwan rubbed her neck and felt much more comfortable.
Qingyun came over to give her a massage and asked someone to bring a basin of hot water. After applying hot compress for a long time, Su Qingwan felt that her neck, which was about to break, finally came back to life.
Qingyun said, "Girl, are you hungry? You haven't eaten anything all day. I'll give you some fruit to fill your stomach."
"Okay!" Su Qingwan couldn't help but sigh, "Getting married is so tiring. I can't get married a second time."
"Miss, please stop talking like that. It's getting more and more unlucky. If the prince hears it, you'll be in big trouble. Who would say such things on a wedding day?" Qingyun smiled and brought the fruit plate over to feed Su Qingwan some fruit so that she wouldn't really starve.
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