Chapter 232
Chapter 232
After Xuanyuan Xingyao entered the room, he ignored Feng Xuanzhou, who had a smirk on his face, and Nangong Mu and the others who were trying to hold back their laughter. At this moment, all he had in his mind and eyes was Nangong Jing.
"I'm here to pick you up."
Xuanyuan Xingyao walked up to Nangong Jing affectionately, bent down slightly and stretched out his hand in front of him.
Xuanyuan Xingyao's action made the royal family members who served as his best men today gasp.
I've always heard that Xuanyuan Xingyao loves Nangong Jing very much, but I didn't expect that she loves him to this extent and would actually bend down for him.
In the eyes of these arrogant royal children, no one is worthy of their bowing down except the emperor and the crown prince.
But now Xuanyuan Xingyao is bending over for Nangong Jing, and is still so willing to do so. They think that Nangong Jing's status should be raised a few more points.
Some smart ones have even thought about asking their family members to try to please Nangong Jing more in the future. If they win Nangong Jing's favor, Xuanyuan Xingyao might promote them.
Although they are all royal descendants, it does not mean that each of them holds power.
Nangong Jing had no idea what these royal children were thinking. Like Xuanyuan Xingyao, he only had each other in his eyes and hearts.
Xuanyuan Xingyao disliked hair crowns as they were too heavy and too fragile, affecting his martial arts practice. Therefore, except for some large banquets, he rarely or almost never wore a hair crown.
But today, when he got married, Xuanyuan Xingyao wore a very grand jade crown, which made his temperament become a little gentler, and Nangong Jing couldn't take his eyes off him.
There is no one who doesn't like to be attractive to their partner. Looking at Nangong Jing's fixed gaze, Xuanyuan Xingyao felt extremely happy.
Naturally, there are no rules between men. Xuanyuan Xingyao took Nangong Jing's hand and walked to the front hall.
Nangong Tao and Zhong Yumei had already sat in the main seats, waiting for them.
Generally, when a couple gets married, they kneel down and say goodbye to their parents.
But Xuanyuan Xingyao has a special identity, and if he is asked to kneel down to Nangong Tao, the people from the Censorate will have to impeach Nangong Tao to death.
Although Nangong Jing is Nangong Tao's biological son, he is now also the princess of a royal family, so it is not in accordance with the rules to ask him to kneel down.
So in the end, Xuanyuan Xingyao and Nangong Jing rushed forward together, while Nangong Tao and Zhong Yumei bowed and saluted as a formality.
Nangong Tao was not a sensitive person. Although he felt complicated when he saw Nangong Jing getting married, his eyes did not turn red or anything.
Nangong Tao and Zhong Yumei gave a few simple instructions, then watched the two of them walk towards the gate.
Because both parties were men, the Duke's Mansion also set up a banquet. Many ministers who did not receive Xuanyuan Xingyao's invitation, or those who were close to Nangong Tao, would dine at the Duke's Mansion.
Therefore, after seeing the newlyweds off, Nangong Tao and Zhong Yumei went to the backyard to entertain the guests.
"My dear, since Jing'er got married, I've realized how grown up the children have become. Mu'er is a few years older than Jing'er, so I think it's time to find him a partner. What do you think?"
On the way to the backyard, Zhong Yumei said to Nangong Tao.
Generally speaking, a child's marriage is decided by the mother, but the candidates that Zhong Yumei has her eyes on are all Nangong Tao's friends. If the marriage is really decided, Nangong Tao will have to come forward to propose.
When Nangong Tao heard Zhong Yumei mention Nangong Mu's marriage, a hint of realization flashed across his eyes. Yes, the children are already grown up.
"It's time to talk about marriage. You came to me today to talk about this. I guess you have a few families in mind, right?"
It has to be said that Nangong Tao knows Zhong Yumei very well.
Zhong Yumei was not surprised that Nangong Tao could guess it, and she briefly mentioned a few families she was interested in.
Nangong Tao did not find it strange that Zhong Yumei was looking for descendants of military generals. After all, Nangong Mu was a military general. Finding a daughter of a military general would be a strong alliance for Nangong Mu.
"After all, this is a matter of life and death for Mu'er, so you should ask Mu'er what he thinks. If he has someone he likes, it's fine as long as their family backgrounds are not too different. He is the heir to the Duke's Mansion, so his future will not be bad even if there is no marriage."
If possible, Nangong Tao sincerely hopes that his children can find someone they truly love, rather than marrying someone who has no feelings for them.
Nangong Tao doesn't want his children to be like him, meeting the person they like after getting married, which would result in a tragedy.
Zhong Yumei heard the sadness in Nangong Tao's words and knew that he was thinking of Qiao Huaner again. Even though she had let it go long ago, she still couldn't help feeling sad and uncomfortable.
When Zhong Yumei first married Nangong Tao, she truly loved him, but unfortunately Nangong Tao's heart was not with her. Gradually, Zhong Yumei let it go and just wanted to be a good mistress of the house.
However, Zhong Yumei also kept Nangong Tao's words in mind.
It can be said that no one wants Nangong Mu to be happy more than Zhong Yumei.
Nangong Mu, who was sending his bride off, had no idea that Nangong Tao and Zhong Yumei were already discussing arranging a blind date for him.
He looked at Xuanyuan Xingyao and Nangong Jing riding on horses in front of him, and he began to have some anticipation in his heart about what kind of partner he would find in the future.
Nangong Mu didn't care whether his future partner was a man or a woman, but he knew that Zhong Yumei hoped he could get married and have children to inherit the Duke's Mansion, so his partner would most likely be a woman.
Xuanyuan Xingyao carefully helped Nangong Jing dismount. After the two of them stood firmly, the official from the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of the wedding process today sent someone to present the red silk.
Xuanyuan Xingyao and Nangong Jing smiled at each other, then one of them picked up one end of the red silk and slowly walked into the gate of the prince's mansion under the officials' singing of greetings.
Xuanyuan Xingyao is getting married, so how could Xuanyuan Hongtai and Ning You not show up?
Therefore, when Xuanyuan Xingyao and Nangong Jing walked into the lobby, they saw Xuanyuan Hongtai and Ning Yougao sitting in the lobby.
In addition to Xuanyuan Hongtai and Ning You, Bing Linxuan, Xuanyuan Xingyao's master, also sat next to Xuanyuan Hongtai, ready to accept the two of them kneeling down together.
Just to show respect for Xuanyuan Hongtai, Bing Linxuan's position is slightly lower and not completely level with Xuanyuan Hongtai.
Since Master Bing Linxuan is here, Master Han Yan naturally cannot be absent. However, Nangong Jing is the married one after all. Even her biological father Nangong Tao cannot sit here and accept kneeling, so Han Yan naturally does not have that qualification.
Han Yan was not without disappointment about this, but he also knew that this was the rule of the royal family, and it was rare that Bing Linxuan did not deliberately anger him in this matter.
Nangong Jing could naturally see Han Yan's disappointment. In fact, he had already discussed it with Xuanyuan Xingyao. They let Han Yan stay in the palace today, and would kneel down and pay homage to Han Yan alone tomorrow morning, and give him a cup of tea to change his mind.
Just to give Han Yan a surprise, Nangong Jing did not tell Han Yan about this before the wedding.
Everything went so smoothly. First they bowed to heaven and earth, then to their parents, and finally the husband and wife bowed to each other. With the last bow, Xuanyuan Xingyao and Nangong Jing officially became husband and wife.
When they stood up, the look in their eyes when they looked at each other was so affectionate and so gentle as water.
If there weren't so many people around, the two of them would really be able to see each other until the end of time.
Right now, if Xuanyuan Leng hadn't coughed to remind them, the two of them would have continued watching.
"I know you're obsessed with each other, but the guests are still here. Be more restrained and take your time to watch them in the wedding night."
Xuanyuan Leng's joke made the thin-skinned Nangong Jingjun blush.
Xuanyuan Xingyao was fine, he just slowly withdrew his gaze from Nangong Jing.
Xuanyuan Leng looked at Xuanyuan Xingyao's face which had not changed at all, smiled and shook his head, thinking that his younger brother had grown up and was no longer fun.
If this happened when I was a child, I would definitely have a blank expression on my face, but shyness in my eyes, and even my cheeks would turn red. It's very interesting.
Xuanyuan Hongtai and Ning You knew that if they were here, the ministers who came to the banquet would definitely not be able to eat in peace.
They had no intention of turning Xuanyuan Xingyao's wedding banquet into a palace banquet, so after accepting the greetings from the new couple and giving them wedding gifts, the two of them set off to return to the palace.
As for Xuanyuan Leng and Lan Qier, they stayed to help entertain the guests.
Xuanyuan Xingyao, Nangong Jing and the ministers first sent Xuanyuan Hongtai and Ning You to the imperial carriage, and then watched them return to the palace before turning back to their residence and taking their seats.
Although Nangong Jing was a princess, he was a man, so he didn't have to wait in the bridal chamber. He went straight to the banquet to drink with Xuanyuan Xingyao.
It’s not that some old-fashioned people are dissatisfied with this, but Xuanyuan Xingyao and Xuanyuan Leng have no objection.
And with Han Yan, the summoner of the gods, standing there, even an old-fashioned person wouldn't dare to make things difficult for Nangong Jing at this time.
Han Yan and Bing Linxuan have special identities and don't like to interact with too many people.
Xuanyuan Xingyao specially set up a banquet in a room in the backyard. The dishes on the banquet were even more luxurious than those outside.
There were not many people in the room, only Han Yan and Bing Linxuan, as well as a few of their close friends, and the rest were Zhang Shumo and a few others.
There were only about ten people at most, but the food at their table was heavier than that of everyone else outside combined.
You should know that in this room, Wu Wei, who has the lowest cultivation level, has the cultivation level of a War King, not to mention Han Yan and the others.
Xuanyuan Xingyao and Nangong Jing actually didn't like to greet the ministers, but they were the protagonists of today and couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
In the end, there was no choice but to bear the pain and toast each table until everyone had toasted enough.
Xuanyuan Xingyao then handed this group of people over to Xuanyuan Leng for their entertainment, and brought Nangong Jing with him to find Bing Linxuan and the others.
"Oh, our newcomer is here. I thought you guys were going to be so drunk that you couldn't even walk today."
As soon as Bing Linxuan saw Xuanyuan Xingyao and Nangong Jing, he started to tease them.
But joking aside, the relief in his eyes could not be hidden.
"I'm worried that if I drink any more, I won't be able to walk, so I came to hide with you, uncle."
Although the two were married, they were worried that they would get confused when calling each other, so they did not change the way they addressed Bing Linxuan and Han Yan.
"Then you've hidden in the wrong place. We can drink much more than those people outside."
Zhang Shumo said to the two of them with a smirk on his face.
"Big Brother, you haven't gotten married yet."
Xuanyuan Xingyao raised his eyebrows at Zhang Shumo.
Xuanyuan Xingyao’s meaning was very simple. If Zhang Shumo dared to force him to drink today, he would return the favor when Zhang Shumo got married.
What could Zhang Shumo do? He could only hold it in. After all, Xuanyuan Xingyao was well-known for reporting any flaws.
He didn't want to get drunk enough to miss his wedding night with his daughter Xiaoqiao.
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