What's wrong with you? Four grown men can't even lift a sedan chair properly. It's a disgrace to men.
As she was still muttering to herself, the sedan chair swayed to the right again, even more violently than before. This time, she almost flew off her feet, but luckily she had placed her hands between her face and the sedan chair beforehand, getting her hands covered in makeup.
"Hey, you guys better watch your step."
Su Wan shouted outside as she sat back down and pulled out a handkerchief to wipe her hands.
After those two shakes, my makeup is probably all ruined. I don't have a mirror with me, so I don't know what I look like now.
"The bride has spoken," the two sedan bearers shouted.
The two sedan bearers behind them started singing together: "The bride has spoken. Shake the bride, shake the bride!"
Then the sedan chair began to sway and bounce, like a small boat bobbing up and down in a giant wave.
Su Wan felt that she must have said something wrong.
She couldn't even scream anymore; all she could do was grip the handrails tightly with both hands, her body flying up, sitting down, flying up again...
I don't know how many times I've hit my head. All the hairpins and hair ornaments I've put in have fallen out, my hair is all messed up, and my stomach is churning so badly I feel like vomiting.
Outside the bridal sedan chair, Granny Cui watched with delight as it bounced up and down, inwardly praising: This Miss Su is indeed an extraordinary woman.
In the Jin Dynasty, the custom of tossing the bridal sedan chair is essential. Usually, after being tossed a few times, the bride will immediately kick out the foot warmer (used to suppress bad luck) to warn the sedan chair bearers. Upon seeing this, the bearers will naturally stop tossing the sedan chair.
Miss Su is truly extraordinary; she has managed to persevere all this time. She's really amazing.
Actually, Granny Cui guessed wrong. Su Wan was initially unaware of the ancient custom of being jostled in a bridal sedan chair. Later, she was jostled so hard that she was dizzy and unable to scream.
The sedan chair carriers, in high spirits, continued to jolt along until they reached the foot of a deserted mountain at the entrance of Shigang Village, when it was nearly dusk. Despite the late autumn weather, the four carriers were drenched in sweat from the jolting, and they put the sedan chair down to dry off.
Su Wan finally breathed a long sigh of relief when she felt the sedan chair land.
The journey almost shook her to pieces, but she's finally free from the ordeal.
She regulated her breathing and was about to raise her hand to tidy her messy hair when a gust of wind blew into the sedan chair, lifting the curtain and revealing a pair of neat, dark boots in front of the chair.
Who is it?
She was still in a daze when she heard Granny Cui's delighted voice.
"Master, you...you actually came out to greet the bride? That's wonderful! I knew Miss Su was your lucky star!"
Su Wan was speechless.
Whether she was lucky or not, she didn't know, but she knew that since she transmigrated, her luck hadn't been very good.
It's not that she has to be reincarnated as a princess; even being a county princess would be fine, or at the very least, a young lady from a wealthy family would be acceptable.
But now she has transmigrated into the body of an orphan with no parents, and is also an unlucky girl who is forced into a marriage swap.
She muttered to herself, "Let someone else be the lucky charm; I can't take the job."
A cold, young man's voice rang out from outside the sedan chair: "Granny Cui, send this person away immediately."
Su Wan was stunned. Such a good thing?
She hadn't planned to marry a sickly man, but unexpectedly, he shared her ideals. He's such a good person!
Just as she was about to get up from the sedan chair, she heard panicked shouts outside, from both men and women. This was followed by a cacophony of footsteps, coming from all directions, as if everyone had seen something terrifying and was scattering in all directions.
Only the person at the sedan chair door remained standing firmly in place without moving.
"Master!" Granny Cui's voice rang out in alarm, "They are assassins...they're here for you."
Su Wan was completely confused and was about to get out of the sedan chair to find out what was going on when a rude voice rang out.
"Oh dear, I never expected today to be the day the deposed crown prince is getting married. Well, at least he'll have someone to keep him company on his journey to the underworld, so he won't be too lonely!"
Su Wan's mind went blank for a moment, as if struck by lightning.
Did she mishear, or was she hallucinating? Wasn't she married into the Wei family of Shigang Village? How could she be the deposed crown prince?
In a flash, she suddenly remembered a major event that had occurred in the Great Jin Dynasty.
That was half a year ago, when Crown Prince Wei Jingzhuo was demoted to a commoner and exiled to the northwest frontier for treason.
Crown Prince Wei Jingzhuo possessed both the literary talent to pacify the realm and the martial prowess to conquer the world on horseback. Not only was he accomplished in literature, but he also inherited the military prowess of his ancestors, displaying great bravery in battle.
Who wouldn't like such a talented crown prince?
The current emperor is merely a ruler who maintains the status quo. In his youth, he was diligent in governing and close to virtuous officials, but in his old age, he favors Consort Li, listens to slander, and treacherous people hold power.
If it weren't for His Highness the Crown Prince's heroic efforts, the Great Jin Dynasty would have been in grave danger long ago.
The court officials were all pleased to have such a crown prince. Once the emperor passed away and His Highness the Crown Prince ascended the throne, the Great Jin Dynasty would surely usher in a peaceful and prosperous era.
No one expected that in the thirty-ninth year of the Kangping reign, a major event would occur that would shock the court and the public.
The emperor, accompanied by his ministers and several princes, went hunting at Mount Li.
During the banquet, the princes presented the emperor with the game they had hunted. The emperor invited his ministers to eat with him, but during the meal, Consort Li ordered her servants to taste it, and one after another, the palace servants vomited blood and died.
The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation, which eventually revealed that the poisoned prey was presented by the crown prince.
Everyone was shocked; the Crown Prince was clearly trying to poison the Emperor.
Without investigating further, the emperor immediately issued an imperial edict, deposing the crown prince and exiling him to the northwest as a commoner.
It turns out she married the deposed crown prince, Wei Jingzhuo!
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