Chapter 476 My Cousin's Seemingly Cold and Aloof
Especially since the Rong family had lost Sheng Sheng once before, they cherished her even more.
Sheng Sheng was surrounded by people who showered her with concern and questions. After one person finished asking, another asked, and after one person finished speaking, another spoke.
The Rong family knew more or less about what had happened in Beijing in recent years.
The Rong family had been particularly interested in the details about the two children mentioned in the letter. Now that they had finally met, the Rong family naturally wanted to take this opportunity to listen to the two children recount the details.
For example, the first friend Sheng Sheng makes here is actually a hostage sent by the Song Kingdom. Another example is whether Xie Yunchuan and Li Manyan are in love with each other.
Upon hearing Pei Ji's name, Sheng Sheng paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "Brother Pei Ji is a very nice person, someone who would make a great friend!"
Xie Yunchuan raised an eyebrow, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Pei Ji has been gone for more than two months. Before he left, Sheng Sheng celebrated his birthday with him. He said he would write to her whenever he had the chance, but more than two months have passed and Sheng Sheng has not received a single letter.
That makes sense; something that would make Pei Ji risk everything must be a very complex and difficult matter.
Perhaps he was too busy to write to her all day.
Sheng Sheng understood and didn't think anything of it; on the contrary, she was very happy for him.
Sometimes, being busy can also represent a different kind of success.
Sheng Sheng chuckled and subtly steered the conversation toward Xie Yunchuan.
“Grandmother, Grandfather, my brother’s wedding is just around the corner. You should all take a good look at what kind of face he will have on the day!” Sheng Sheng said vividly, hands on her hips. “When Sister Yan Yan is next to my brother, he can’t see anyone else at all. I can’t even imagine how smug he will be on his wedding day.”
General Rong and his wife were amused by her.
"You silly girl, you're always making things up about your brother. He's usually so calm and collected, but I'm really curious to see what he's really like, with all that smugness you're talking about."
“Grandfather, I know!” one of the cousins chimed in. “My cousin seems aloof on the surface, but he’s actually a real wolf in sheep’s clothing. What’s that popular term these days? Oh, ‘closet pervert’! I can already guess, on his wedding day he’ll be bragging to everyone about his Crown Princess!”
The crowd burst into laughter, creating a lively and peaceful atmosphere in the hall.
After many years, the Rong family finally reunited. The word "reunion" is truly wonderful.
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After a series of major events in the Yu Kingdom, apart from the previous victory at Zhennan Pass, the Crown Prince's wedding is a rare and joyous occasion.
Time flies, and less than a month has passed in no time. Fortunately, with the help of the palace, despite the limited time, the wedding was still prepared perfectly, exuding royal wealth and the joy of newlyweds.
Red silk wrapped around the palace, colorful satin hung from the eaves, and even the pine and cypress trees along the palace road were tied with festive red ribbons.
From the Li family residence to the palace, all the buildings along the street were adorned with bright red lanterns, and the ground was covered with red cloth. Imperial guards stood in neat rows, and ordinary people, young and old, crowded the roadside to watch the spectacle. The whole street was filled with joy.
As soon as the auspicious hour arrived, the sound of gongs and drums from the wedding procession shook the heavens. The eight-bearer sedan chair came to a steady stop in front of the Li family mansion. The vermilion sedan chair curtain was embroidered with intertwined branches, and the gilded phoenix on the top of the sedan chair shone brightly in the sunlight.
Forty-eight cartloads of betrothal gifts, including gold and silver jewelry, precious silks, and rare tonics, were already laid out in front of the door, wrapped in red silk, making it a very impressive sight.
Xie Yunchuan, dressed in auspicious attire with a jade belt around his waist, his handsome face beaming with smiles, led his entourage into the Li residence to welcome the bride.
Beside the bridal sedan chair, Sheng Sheng, accompanied by a group of palace maids carrying flower baskets, waited. Before Xie Yunchuan came out to fetch the bride, Sheng Sheng said to the maids one last time, "As soon as His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess appear, we must throw the flower petals upwards as hard as we can! We must throw them as hard as we can so that they float beautifully!"
The palace maids responded in unison, "Yes, Princess!"
Sheng Sheng was finally satisfied.
This was a "flower girl" position that Consort Rong had begged for a long time to obtain.
How could Sheng Sheng possibly miss out on such a great event, where she could be the first to witness it and even personally supervise and create a lively atmosphere?
Zijuan and Huangying were both all smiles. The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, were handing out wedding candy and money to the people who had gathered on both sides of the street, spreading the joy.
The newlyweds are probably going through the formalities inside. Sheng Sheng has made all the preparations and is just waiting for Xie Yunchuan and Li Manyan to come out so she can shower them with flower petals.
Except for Sheng Sheng, who couldn't bear it any longer and insisted on coming here immediately, everyone else waited in the palace according to the rules.
However, Xie Yunqi and the others were also extremely excited, as this was their first sister-in-law!
Xie Yunchuan was probably too impatient. Before half an incense stick's time had passed, he was seen carrying his bride, walking out steadily step by step.
Accompanied by the matchmaker's voice, Xie Yunchuan didn't even put Li Manyan down when crossing the fire pit, carrying her on his back and striding across.
The surrounding crowd cheered and applauded, with children chasing and playing around the procession. The sounds of gongs and drums mingled with laughter, creating a lively atmosphere that reached its peak.
Sheng Sheng hurriedly led the palace maids to stand on both sides of the red cloth. From the steps in front of the Li Mansion to the front of the bridal sedan chair, the area was filled with people scattering flower petals.
The scattered pink petals adorned the scene, falling among the newlyweds, creating an exceptionally romantic atmosphere.
Sheng Sheng watched as Xie Yunchuan carried Li Manyan on his back and walked briskly towards them, throwing flower petals as he laughed and joined in the cheers of the crowd, shouting, "Wow, brother's in such a hurry!"
Xie Yunchuan was so happy that he couldn't hear the teasing remarks at all.
Not only could he not hear any sounds, but he could not hear any of the sounds around him very clearly.
He could only hear his own increasingly rapid heartbeat and the soft laughter beside his ear.
The laughter contained teasing, joy, and a touch of shyness.
Xie Yunchuan didn't care about anything. He had waited for so long, and today he could finally carry the woman he loved on his back, put her in the bridal sedan chair, and marry her.
Upon reaching the bridal sedan chair, Xie Yunchuan gently set her down. Li Manyan placed her hand in Xie Yunchuan's warm palm, and Xie Yunchuan carefully helped her into the sedan chair, even lifting the beaded curtain for her.
Xie Yunchuan watched Li Manyan sitting properly in the bridal sedan chair. Although he couldn't see Li Manyan's expression through the thick headdress, he felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
Xie Yunchuan watched silently, a smile playing on his lips.
Sheng Sheng knew from his expression that her reserved older brother must be reminiscing about the past again, so she quickly asked Thirteen to wake him up.
Reminded by Thirteen, Xie Yunchuan snapped out of his daze, turned to face the people gathered in this area from all directions, and spoke loudly.
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