Chapter 40: The wedding, everyone makes things difficult for Gu Huailing
When Shen Yuan heard the noise, she calmed down and spoke calmly, "Madam, please."
She did not turn around to look at the person who came, but only turned around slowly after seeing no movement for a long time.
When she turned around, Chen Yuan seemed to be frozen. She looked at the person in front of her in disbelief, and her eyes suddenly turned red.
Looking at the middle-aged woman who had walked up to her, she stammered for a while before finding her voice, "Mother."
Mother Shen had already hugged Shen Yuan first, "Yuan'er, mother's Yuan'er."
In her previous life, Shen Yuan never saw her mother again until her death. This was the pain of her life. The two lives were intertwined. The moment Shen Yuan felt her mother's embrace, all her reluctance, all her forbearance, and all her grievances were gone.
All dissipated.
Shen Yuan cried for a while, then withdrew from Shen's mother's arms and looked out expectantly, "Where's father? Mother, is father back too? Did the emperor pardon our family?"
After years of longing, Shen's mother couldn't help but lose her composure.
Her eyes were red as she patted her daughter's shoulder. "We are all here. The Prime Minister sent someone to pick us up and take you back to get married."
Shen Yuan quickly heard something wrong in the words, and before she could speak, Shen's mother had already shaken her head at her.
"Your Excellency is taking a huge risk in this matter, Yuan'er. Your father and I have no regrets in seeing you get married. Promise your mother that you will live a good life and grow old with Your Excellency in love. Don't let yourself down."
Mother Shen picked up a comb beside her and stroked her daughter's hair while singing a blessing.
"Comb your hair all the way to the end, and raise the case to the level of your eyebrows."
"Combing the combs twice till the end, they fly together with wings."
"Comb your hair three times to the end, and your love will never fade."
After combing Shen Yuan's hair, Mother Shen tied her hair into a bun, then took the phoenix crown beside her and put it on Shen Yuan.
"My daughter Yuan'er is so beautiful." Mother Shen looked at her daughter's face under the phoenix crown, and suddenly tears fell. She quickly turned her face away and wiped away her tears.
Shen Yuan stood up and knelt down in front of Shen's mother, "Please rest assured, mother, Yuan'er will definitely take you and father back and reunite our family."
Mother Shen patted her hands, and joy came from outside. She picked up the veil, looked at Shen Yuan one last time, and covered her with the veil.
The auspicious time was approaching, and Gu Yao ran in on time, looked at Mother Shen and whispered: "Auntie, if you go out, someone will take you out."
Although Chen Yuan was reluctant, he knew that he could not leave his mother behind, so he just nodded with tears in his eyes.
The joyful sounds became louder and louder. Taozi ran in excitedly, "Miss, the young master is back and was blocking the door."
"Zhao'er is back?" Chen Yuan's heart skipped a beat.
"Yes, they also brought several students from Xingyun Academy. I heard there's one called Ye Xingzhang, who has produced many classics from ancient books to test the Prime Minister!"
Ye Xingzhang, Chen Yuan suddenly remembered that the tribute student who stopped her that day was quite courageous.
"If you ask me, Big Brother deserves to be stopped. He and Sister-in-law are supposed to get married soon, but if someone doesn't know about it in advance, they'll think she's going to run away!"
The sourness and sadness were diluted a little, and Shen Yuan lifted the veil, her eyes full of curiosity.
Gu Yao took her hand and walked out, "Sister-in-law, come with me. I guarantee you can see it without being discovered by anyone."
Taozi immediately tried to stop him, but Gu Yao glared back, "This is the only time you get married, go and see what's going on?"
This seemed to be the case, so the three of them sneaked out.
Having never seen Gu Huailing in red before, Shen Yuan couldn't take her eyes off him the moment she saw him.
He is full of energy, has a peerless appearance and a lofty character.
He is so handsome.
The entire bluestone alley was paved with red silk, and outside the gate of the Shen Mansion there was even more joy and noise, with gongs and drums deafening the sky.
I have never seen Gu Huailing, who won the top three places in the imperial examinations and was known as a genius, show his talent in public.
At this moment, all the students of Xingyun Academy were looking at the Prime Minister in front of them and were truly impressed from the bottom of their hearts.
"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, please accept my offer. I am convinced." Ye Xingzhang said sincerely.
Shen Zhao had come back during the truce, still wearing his silver armor. He jumped off his horse and said, "Sir Prime Minister, if you want to marry my sister, you have to get past me first."
After saying that, Shen Zhao threw a piece of red silk into the air and said, "Whoever gets the red silk first, the winner."
Gu Huailing raised his eyebrows and looked at Shen Zhao. Before Shen Zhao could move, Gu Huailing had already tapped his shoulder with one hand and took down the red silk in mid-air.
"Well done, Prime Minister!"
"The Prime Minister is really amazing!"
The people around were stunned by the wedding money from the Gu family, and they all laughed and praised.
Chen Yuan looked at the red silk in Gu Huailing's hand, and her heart felt like a sour fruit had grown honey. Before Gu Huailing stepped into the door, she pulled Gu Yao and Taozi and ran back.
Gu Huailing looked at the bright red figure not far away, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
The noise was getting closer.
Gu Huailing was particularly easy to talk to today. Looking at the door that was so close to him, Dean Nanshu, with a ruler on his waist and a solemn expression, suddenly stood in front of the door.
He coughed lightly and said, “Miss Shen is someone whom this old man respects, and the sincerity that the Prime Minister is giving is not enough now.”
"Why don't you write ten poems to urge me to get ready first, so that I can see your sincerity."
"A poem to hurry up the dressing-up, a poem to hurry up the dressing-up!" There were waves of booing from all around.
Gu Huailing smiled and replied, "Okay."
He looked at the door and spoke softly.
"The fragrance of orchid and musk permeates the silk, and the dark eyebrows are painted with the shape of distant mountain snails.
The precious mirror on the jade platform is clearly there, just waiting for a song from my lover."
"Good!" Everyone around cheered as soon as he finished speaking.
Gu Huailing composed ten poems in a row urging him to put on his makeup. At the end, Dean Nanshu glared at him angrily, "I didn't expect you to have so many tricks up your sleeve!"
The door was finally opened.
As soon as Shen Yuan stood up, Shen Zhao walked in front of her and knelt down, "Sister, Zhao'er will carry you."
Shen Yuan lay on his back, her eyes couldn't help but turn red again.
When he was a child, Ah Zhao was naughty and whenever he fell asleep due to exhaustion after playing outside, I would carry him on my back.
Now that I’m grown up, I can carry myself.
Shen Yuan couldn't help but whisper in Shen Zhao's ear: "Zhao'er, you've grown up."
Shen Zhao smiled, and the young man's eyebrows and eyes had already begun to show the hint of iron blood, "Yes, Zhao'er has grown up and will be able to protect my sister in the future."
Shen Zhao took every step steadily.
"The bride goes out——"
Shen Zhao looked at Shen Yuan walking towards the sedan chair, his eyes slightly red.
The wind blew, and a corner of Shen Yuan's veil was lifted. Ye Xingzhang felt a little ashamed under the red veil, and his lips slowly rose.
Miss Shen is so beautiful, Miss Shen deserves the best.
Gu Huailing looked at Chen Yuan's back, his eyes so soft that tears could drip from them.
"The auspicious time has arrived—move up the sedan chair!"
Nanny Shiquan was scattering wedding money, wedding cakes and wedding candies in front, and behind the wedding sedan was a dowry like water, which was so long that it was impossible to see the end even for ten miles.
Gu Yao looked at the grand scene in front of her and couldn't help but sigh, "It's great, it's still ten miles of red makeup that makes people pity."
"Yes." A voice suddenly sounded beside her, and Gu Yao was so scared that her soul almost flew away.
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