Chapter 12 Ping An Street Replacement
The wedding ceremonies in ancient times were really complicated and cumbersome. Fortunately, Jiang Xinyu, as the bride, only needed to be a puppet to be manipulated by others, otherwise there would definitely be many mistakes.
It's funny, even though it's her own wedding, the bride doesn't have the right to say no.
Even if Jiang Xinyu hadn't pretended to be weak and said that she would faint if she didn't eat, Xi Po would have wanted her to starve for a day.
Jiang Xinyu couldn't help but feel sad for the women in ancient times.
I was so nervous that I couldn't sleep the night before, I was hungry the next day, and at night I was tormented by a man for the first time. Then I got up before dawn to kowtow and offer tea to my parents-in-law and elders.
If things go wrong, I may even have to stand in line and serve my mother-in-law at meals. Oh my God, this is not a life for a human being.
If you meet a good mother-in-law or a good husband, you can still have hope. But if you are unlucky and fall into a wolf's den, then you will be helpless.
Especially for someone like her whose family is unreliable, there would be no one to seek justice for her even if she was tortured to death.
Damn it, who on earth is thinking about traveling through time every day?
This cramped and miserable ancient life was really hard to endure.
As the procedures were completed, the sky gradually darkened and firecrackers could be heard outside.
The old woman shouted that the auspicious time had arrived, and Jiang Xinyu covered her head with the veil and was helped by Chunhong to get on the sedan chair.
The one supporting her on the other side was Xiao Que, a second-class maid, while Chun Xing, who was supposed to go with her, was replaced because she had an upset stomach.
The wedding ceremony is also called the wedding ceremony. In the Jin Dynasty, weddings were all held in the evening. The sedan chair would go out of the house, make a circle, and arrive at the man’s house in the evening, just in time to pay homage to heaven and earth and enter the bridal chamber.
In fact, this is one of the reasons why Jiang Xinyu dared to plot to replace the original with the fake.
If it was in broad daylight and there were many people watching, not to mention changing the bride, even changing a maid would be noticed.
But it’s different at night. How bright can a few red lanterns illuminate?
If the bride wore heavier makeup, the groom might not even recognize her when he entered the bridal chamber.
The flower sedan was carried out of the house tremblingly, with gongs and firecrackers blaring along the way, making the place very lively.
Jiang Xinyu's heart was beating so fast as she sat in the sedan chair.
Madam Li, ah, Madam Li, success or failure depends on this move.
Jiang Xinyu was nervous, and Madam Li and Li Mingyue were even more nervous than her.
After all, one is a young talent and the other is an old eunuch. It's rare to find a fool willing to marry them. If they can't seize the opportunity, the mother and daughter will be so angry that they will die.
Less than half a minute after the Jiang family's sedan chair left the house, the Li family's sedan chair also left the house.
It’s just that because the circles they have to go around are of different sizes, even if they don’t go out at the same time, they will still walk towards each other on Ping’an Street.
This is also the location that Mrs. Li finalized after sending people to scout the area many times over the past two days.
She even booked a teahouse on Ping'an Street in advance, and there were a few inconspicuous people waiting on the second floor with some bags of incense ashes.
Mrs. Li may not be a good person, but she is definitely a good mother.
In order to help her daughter find a good home, she used all the connections she had.
Mrs. Li was even prepared to be held accountable by Governor Xiao when the truth was revealed. She would drag Jiang Xinyu to death with her, just to ensure that her daughter could have a chance to survive.
At three quarters past the hour of You, the sedan chairs on both sides finally spotted each other's shadows, and the people lying in ambush on the second floor of the teahouse were also ready.
Just when the two sides crossed and reached the bottom of the teahouse, two dishevelled beggars suddenly rushed out of the alley, holding lit firecrackers in their hands and rushed into the crowd.
While rushing forward, he was also shouting "Congratulations, Master, for giving me a reward!", which immediately threw the team into chaos.
Suddenly, the window on the second floor of the teahouse opened, and several large bags of incense ashes poured out, blinding many people who were caught off guard.
In order to avoid the bride falling, the sedan chair drivers had to get off the carriage in a hurry. They rubbed their eyes and coughed, secretly cursing who was so wicked in their hearts.
Jiang Xinyu only felt someone grabbing her wrist, and then she was pulled out of the carriage by the force.
Before he could even notice clearly, he was pulled to the side by another hand. In a flash, he had moved from the Jiang family's sedan chair to the Li family's sedan chair.
Then a slightly hoarse voice whispered through the curtain,
"Don't be afraid, Miss Jiang. I am Mrs. Li's maid, Lu Zhu. If you have anything to say, just tell me."
Jiang Xinyu finally breathed a sigh of relief, it was done.
As long as she and Xiao Yuan don't reveal anything before worshipping heaven and earth, their marriage will be valid.
The Ningguo Mansion has a nice name but is just an empty title, and it relies on its relatives and friends to influence minor officials and common people.
Even if they had the courage, they would not dare to go to Governor Xiao's house to ask for someone.
Now she was only one bow away from completing the ninety-nine bows. She could only rely on her luck.
When Jiang Xinyu and Luzhu got in touch, Li Mingyue had already gotten into the Jiang family's sedan chair.
To be on the safe side, she lifted the veil a little, and didn't feel relieved until she was sure that it was Chunhong who was supporting her.
Thank God, she was finally able to marry Brother Chengye. This idiot Jiang Xinyu finally did a great thing.
Hahahaha, stupid, so stupid!
Jiang Xinyu is really the stupidest woman in the world, as she is eager to marry the old eunuch.
Li Mingyue was happy, and Jiang Xinyu in the Li family's carriage was also happy.
To modern people like Jiang Xinyu, 28-year-old Xiao Yuan is not old at all.
Of course, what Li Mingyue said about old eunuch Xiao Yuan was not wrong.
After all, early marriage was valued in ancient times, and it was common for people to become fathers at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and grandfathers at the age of thirty-one or twenty-two.
Xiao Yuan is already 28 years old, which is indeed old for Li Mingyue who is only 16 years old.
But, if you are not a fish, how can you understand the joy of fish?
For Jiang Xinyu, Xiao Duzhu, who has a car, a house, and both his parents are deceased and has a lot of money, is really too good to be true.
It would be better for Li Mingyue to bear the brunt of the Ningguo Duke's family's extravagance.
I hope she doesn't cry when she has to obey the old hag from the Zhao family every day.
All in all, this exchange was perfect and both parties felt they had gotten a great deal.
Mrs. Li was indeed attentive and had developed a detailed plan in just two days.
The maids and servants at the Li family were well prepared and closed their eyes early when the firecrackers went off.
The moment the incense ash fell, when the Li family replaced the bride, the Jiang family's old woman was still rubbing her eyes, and she didn't realize that her girl had been switched.
The two beggars who threw the firecrackers had already run away in the chaos, and the people on the second floor of the teahouse also slipped away quietly.
Apart from the incense ashes on everyone's body, it looked as if they had just seen a ghost.
The steward cursed inwardly but there was nothing he could do, so he could only ask everyone to pack up and get up quickly.
This is not the time to hold anyone accountable. If we make the mistake, they will not be able to afford it.
Although the operation was bold and meticulous, and the scene was chaotic, it actually only took a few seconds.
By the time the sedan chair was started again, the delay was less than five minutes.
The two sedan chairs separated again, going in different directions, one to the south and the other to the north. The destinies of the two girls also took different paths.
The Li family's wedding ceremony was originally earlier than the Jiang family's, and they deliberately left home late just for this exchange.
Since the bride had been changed, they naturally moved forward at full speed and finally delivered her to the Governor's Mansion before time.
Jiang Xinyu was shaken so hard in the sedan that she almost vomited. Her legs were shaking when she got down with the help of Qingzhu's hand.
Damn it, in modern times people don’t suffer from motion sickness, seasickness or airplane sickness, but in ancient times people suffered from sedan chair sickness.
It’s all because of this broken body. She missed her strong self so much that she wanted to punch each of the little zombies.
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