Chapter 178 Getting Married
On the day when the Marquis's Mansion held the wedding banquet, the weather was fine and the sky was clear.
But the next day, when I woke up in the morning, the sky was gloomy, with dark clouds covering the sky. The air was depressing, as if it would rain heavily at any time.
This day is not chosen very well...
When the Imperial Observatory woke up in the morning and saw the sky, he felt darkness before his eyes.
The Emperor has granted the marriage, so even if the Second Prince is unwilling to give Miss Shen the position of principal wife, he still has to go to the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion to pick up the bride in person. It would be fine if it rains after the bridal sedan enters the mansion, but if it starts raining halfway, wouldn't the Second Prince be soaked like a drowned rat?
This day was chosen by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory based on the horoscopes of the Second Prince and Miss Shen. It is an auspicious date. As the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, their daily job is to observe the celestial phenomena. They can't even be sure when it will rain. What use are they?
The officials of the Imperial Observatory who went to the Second Prince's mansion to attend the wedding banquet kept praying in their hearts, "Don't rain, don't rain..."
The second prince did not like Chen Xian, especially since she had been engaged to Xie Guimo. After her engagement was broken off, she still wanted to marry him again. But at the Queen's palace banquet, he inexplicably fell for her and had to give her a status.
I was already in a bad mood, and then I encountered such bad weather. I suddenly felt extremely unlucky.
Chen Xi was getting married today, so Chen Tang got up two quarters of an hour earlier than usual. After breakfast, he went to Songhe Hall.
She and Shen Xian are twins. On the day of Shen Xian's wedding, her sisters should be by her side. After all, she will not be living in the mansion anymore after she gets married. But Shen Tang really doesn't want to put herself in a difficult position. The wedding banquet was held yesterday, and today the mansion would be bustling with people sending her off, so she won't pretend to be like that.
Chen Luo accompanied Chen Xian when Chen Tang went to Songhe Hall. The old lady did not say anything and waited patiently for the second prince to come and marry Chen Xian.
When Chen Xi got married, almost all the famous ladies in Kyoto came in person to send dowry, but Shen Ran did not come back. She only sent a maid to deliver a jade bracelet. In the past, the granddaughters joked around in front of her, but now Shen Ran was found by Princess Jinde and her husband, Shen Xi got married, Chen Tang was engaged, and Shen Luo was old enough to marry. The old lady didn't even dare to think about it. How deserted the mansion would be if they were all married.
I just hope that Yan'er can return to his ancestral home as soon as possible, marry the Crown Prince's wife, and have two more grandchildren.
Chen Tang sat with the old lady until she was almost out of patience, when a maid came to report, "Old lady, the bridal sedan has arrived at the front street, and it will be there in a quarter of an hour."
Finally we're here.
The old lady was waiting anxiously, but was reluctant to let Shen Ying get married. Even if the Second Prince's status was noble, being a wife was not as comfortable as being a girl in the boudoir. Especially since Concubine Ye and the Second Prince did not want her to be the principal wife, the old lady was afraid that Shen Ying would not be happy if she married the Second Prince.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers could be heard from the front yard. The matchmaker brought Shen Xian over. Shen Xian was wearing a bright red wedding dress and a phoenix crown on her head, and she was crying with tears in her eyes.
She really cried, and her crying was heartfelt. Anyone would be reluctant to leave the place where they grew up, especially since the old lady always loved Shen Xi, so it would be abnormal for her to be reluctant to leave.
The second wife was both reluctant and happy. However, Shen Sui, who was used to seeing life and death on the battlefield, and who had accepted the fact that Shen Ying was most likely not his daughter, was reluctant to let Shen Ying get married and didn't even say a word.
The second prince has arrived, but since it is a marriage of a daughter, he would at least make things difficult for him. The second and third young masters just gave him two questions and then let him go.
The second prince, dressed in a bright red brocade robe, went to Songhe Hall to welcome Shen Xian. Shen Xian knelt down to bid farewell to the old lady and Shen Sui. The old lady covered her with a bright red veil. The second young master then carried Shen Xian out on his back and put her on the bridal sedan.
The second prince mounted his horse and left with the bridal sedan amid music and fanfare.
Just as the sedan chair was lifted up, there was a loud thunder in the sky and the lightning seemed to split the sky in two.
The thunder and lightning made everyone in Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, except Chen Tang, nervous.
It didn't look like the rain would last until the bridal sedan arrived.
For fear of rain, the wedding procession moved very fast. They had originally planned to go around the city, but now they had to return to Prince Qi's Palace as quickly as possible.
As the speed increased, the sedan began to shake. Chen Xian, wearing a heavy phoenix crown, had her eyes turned black from the shaking and her tears of grievance fell like beads that had broken off the string.
But what frightened her even more was the constant rumbling sounds and the increasingly dark sky.
The old lady used all the betrothal gifts sent by the royal family as dowry for Chen Xi, plus the dowry prepared by the Marquis' Mansion and sent by other mansions. It was a grand wedding with ten miles of red wedding ceremonies. Many people should have come out to watch the excitement, but the weather was not good. No one was willing to get wet in the rain and catch a cold just to watch the excitement.
There were people on the street, but not many, and not even as busy as usual.
In addition, it was rumored that Shen Tang was unlucky in marriage. Shen Xian and Shen Tang were twins, born on the same day and at the same time, with the same birth date and time. Getting married in such weather was definitely a sign of unlucky in marriage.
The bridal sedan left, the sound of music and drums faded away, the old lady couldn't stop crying, Chen Tang said, "Grandma, don't cry and hurt yourself..."
Before the old lady could say anything, the maid ran in and said hurriedly, "No, it's bad! It's raining!"
Old lady, “……!!!”
Second wife, "……!!!"
Chen Tang tried hard to prevent the corners of his mouth from curling up.
The wedding procession had only been gone for less than a quarter of an hour when it began to rain. It would have been strange if the Second Prince hadn't returned soaked to the skin.
The Second Prince was a precious person, and he had probably never been caught in the rain since he was a child. The Second Prince didn't like Chen Ying in the first place, and he hated her even more when she had to endure such a torture on the wedding day.
The weather was bad, but Chen Tang was in an unprecedented good mood. The second wife's face was very gloomy. As soon as the maid reported, she went out. Seeing the heavy rain as big as Dadongzhu falling on the ground, her heart sank.
The second prince was riding on a horse, the rain dyed his bright red brocade robe dark red. The guards prepared an umbrella, but the rain was falling at an angle and could not be stopped at all. The wedding procession was also complaining bitterly, and Concubine Ye in the palace was even more furious.
Originally, the Second Prince was going to have a wedding banquet in the palace, but because of the time constraints, the palace had no time to prepare, so it was held outside the palace. Because the Emperor said that other princes would do the same later, Concubine Ye did not force it, but she pestered the Emperor to agree to accompany her to the Prince of Qi's Mansion for the wedding wine. Now it was raining, so the Emperor gave up. It was raining so heavily, and Concubine Ye could not ignore the Emperor's health, so she left the palace with a lot of anger, and some rain fell on her clothes while she was in the carriage.
Very unlucky.
Concubine Ye was even more worried about her son. Although the weather was hot, he was bound to catch a cold. Fortunately, the Imperial Observatory said that this was the best day in recent months.
Could it be that the Imperial Observatory is the eldest prince's man, deliberately making things difficult for her son? !
On such a happy day, Concubine Ye was so angry that she wanted to kill someone.
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