Chapter 923 The Grand Wedding (Part 2) - Two chapters combined
Yes, today is her wedding day with Xiao Heng.
"Hmm, I've never been married before, it's quite novel." Her sleepiness vanished instantly, and her eyes sparkled.
When Yu Ya'er and Yao Shi heard her say this, they assumed she was referring to the fact that she had never held a wedding when she was living among the common people.
The two felt quite sorry for him.
"Young Miss, your suffering is finally over. You won't have to suffer anymore," Yu Ya'er sincerely comforted her.
Yao felt a pang of sadness, and her nose stung with tears. She couldn't hold back her tears after hearing Yu Ya'er's words, "Wedding."
She didn't know whether she felt more sorry for her daughter's situation or more reluctant to see her daughter get married.
We haven't raised enough yet, really not enough.
The daughter, whom he reunited with after a fourteen-year separation, got married less than four years later.
"Madam, please don't cry," Yu Ya'er advised, her voice suddenly choking up. "If you cry, I'll cry too."
It's strange. She wasn't sad at all, but seeing the lady shed tears made her very sad too.
Gu Jiao stared blankly at Yao Shi, not quite understanding why Yao Shi was crying.
Having seen many such scenes, the perfect woman smiled at Madam Yao and said, "Madam, Miss is marrying into the capital, not far away. If you want to see Miss, isn't that easy?"
"That's right." Madam Yao wiped away her tears, feeling somewhat embarrassed that she had lost her composure in front of her daughter. Fortunately, it didn't affect her daughter's mood.
Madam Yao patted Gu Jiao's hand and said, "I've had hot water prepared. Let's go take a bath and change."
"Do I need to take a shower again?" Gu Jiao hummed in response and got out of bed to go to the washroom.
The bathtub was newly made, exuding the original fragrance of wood, and flower petals gently swayed and floated on the full tub of warm water.
The room was filled with a gentle fragrance.
Yu Ya'er served Gu Jiao as she bathed.
Gu Jiao wasn't used to having someone serve her personally at home, and this was the first time Yu Ya'er had seen her mistress's body up close.
She didn't know until she saw it, and tears welled up in her eyes on the spot.
The young lady has too many scars on her body.
Although she has fully recovered, and most of the scars have faded to just a faint mark, the thought of how she got them still causes her indescribable pain.
The young lady always says she's fine, that everything is alright.
It turns out they only report good news and not bad.
"Why are you crying?" Gu Jiao heard Yu Ya'er sobbing behind her and turned to look at her. "Why are you sad? Do you miss your parents?"
Yu Ya'er choked back tears and shook her head: "No, this servant doesn't miss my parents."
"Oh, why is that?" Gu Jiao asked.
"Miss, does it hurt?" Yu Ya'er's fingertips landed on a shallow mark on her right shoulder.
Gu Jiao shook her head and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore."
Yu Ya'er held back her tears and didn't ask any more questions.
For some reason, she suddenly thought of Gu Jinyu.
What makes Gu Jinyu comparable to the young lady? Has she risked her life for the country or taken the fall for the people? She hasn't done a single decent thing, but she's caused a lot of trouble!
"You're unhappy." Gu Jiao sensed Yu Ya'er's emotions.
Yu Ya'er said, "I'm not unhappy because of Miss. I was thinking about someone who always compares herself to Miss... Never mind, let's not talk about her. Today is Miss's wedding, Yu Ya'er should think about things that are happy!"
Gu Jiao nodded: "Mm."
After bathing, Yu Ya'er helped Gu Jiao change into her wedding dress.
Today is my wedding day, and everything I wear is red, inside and out.
The wedding dress was the one Xiao Jingkong bought for her by selling his gold abacus. The original size was a bit too big, but now it fits perfectly.
Since arriving in ancient times, she has always dressed very simply for the sake of convenience in working and fighting, and has never worn such bright colors.
When she emerged from behind the screen, everyone in the room was immediately struck by her beauty.
Of all the brides I've seen, I can honestly say that in terms of figure and features, I can't find anyone more pleasing to the eye than the one before me. It's just a pity that she has a red birthmark on her left cheek.
Looking at her daughter, who was as beautiful as a peach blossom, and who was only wearing a wedding dress and hadn't even put on her veil yet, Madam Yao almost couldn't hold back her emotions.
She turned around, took a deep breath to calm herself, and then smiled at her daughter, "Jiaojiao, come and sit down. Let Madam Cen comb your hair."
The woman named Shiquan was surnamed Cen.
Gu Jiao sat down in front of the dressing table.
She was also stunned by her own appearance.
Dressed like this... not bad.
The perfect woman was amused by Gu Jiao's expression, thinking to herself that this girl was truly unique, not at all coy or hesitant, and as straightforward as a child.
The perfect woman approached Gu Jiao, opened the small makeup box she had brought, and said gently to Gu Jiao, "I will also call you Jiao Jiao, just like your mother."
"Okay," Gu Jiao said.
The perfect woman smiled and said, "Before I comb your hair, I'll first give you a facial."
"What is 'grinding noodles'?" She had only heard of bandit suppression.
"This is it. You might feel a little uncomfortable the first time." The woman's voice was gentle, which inexplicably made people feel good towards her.
She took out a long, white thread, twisted it with her left hand, and then twirled it a few times with her right hand to open the coil. She then began to open and close the thread on Gu Jiao's face.
Gu Jiao was in excruciating pain!
The little tuft of hair on her head stood up straight!
So all you did was pluck my fur...
Originally heartbroken, Yao couldn't help but burst into laughter when she saw Gu Jiao's stunned expression.
Gu Jiao let the perfect woman twist and turn her small face without any soul.
The ruthless commander of the Black Wind Cavalry, who never blinked an eye when killing enemies, was one day forced to sit on a chair and had his feathers plucked.
Who would believe that if I told them?
Because the perfect woman liked her, she twisted the cloth twice more.
Just after the dough was finished being kneaded, Granny Fang came over from the kitchen carrying a steaming food box.
"Madam, Miss." She smiled and bowed.
Yao asked, "So soon? Didn't you just go?"
Granny Fang smiled and said, "Duke Anguo instructed the servants to prepare it long ago." After a pause, she whispered to Madam Yao, "I heard from the servants that Duke Anguo didn't sleep all night."
Ms. Yao remarked with emotion, "He truly loves Jiaojiao."
Granny Fang said, "The young lady deserves it."
At first, she was worried that the young lady's heart was too cold and that the madam couldn't warm it up. Later, she discovered that although the young lady's personality was cold, her feelings were also very genuine and pure. When she was good to someone, she was good to them without considering the cost.
"Mother, mother."
Gu Xiaobao woke up and was carried in by Yuanyang.
He was originally looking for his mother, but he immediately saw Gu Jiao reflected in the bronze mirror.
He opened his big, dark eyes wide and stared for a long time, seemingly in disbelief.
He wriggled his little body, got down from Yuanyang's arms, walked around to Gu Jiao's front, and raised his little head to carefully examine Gu Jiao.
"Oh?" He spread out his little hands and waved them. "It's gone."
Gu Jiao smiled and said, "My sister didn't disappear."
He was startled by the familiar voice and looked at Gu Jiao again.
Gu Jiao smiled and said, "Call me sister."
Gu Xiaobao didn't call out.
He walked unsteadily to Yao Shi's side, took her hand and led her towards Gu Jiao, pointing at Gu Jiao's wedding dress with his other little finger and waving his hand while saying, "No, no."
Madam Yao smiled sadly: "My sister is getting married, and she needs to wear clothes."
Gu Xiaobao was stunned.
The child doesn't quite understand the meaning of marriage, but subconsciously seems to understand that it will lead to separation.
"I won't wear it." He waved his little hand earnestly, then pointed to Granny Fang, "Granny, wear it."
Gu Xiaobao's least favorite person is Granny Fang, who is always following him around and won't let him touch this or play with that.
Tell the nanny to hurry up and leave.
My sister won't leave.
He left everyone in the room both amused and exasperated.
Gu Xiaobao wasn't the type of child to throw tantrums. When his objections failed, he didn't cry or make a scene. Instead, he stood beside his sister and clung to her clothes.
It seemed that as long as he held on tight enough, his sister wouldn't be able to leave.
After finishing twisting Gu Jiao's dough, the perfect woman began to comb Gu Jiao's hair and apply makeup.
Gu Jiao returned from the border and stayed at home for more than a month. She had long since regained her fair complexion, with her cheeks looking plump, fair, and translucent.
Coupled with her jet-black hair as black as satin, even the most perfect woman was stunned.
The perfect woman had never seen such delicate skin and such smooth, black hair.
She gently held Gu Jiao's long hair in her palm, picked up a new comb, and began to comb it tenderly.
"One comb to the end, two combs and your hair will grow old together, three combs and your children and grandchildren will fill the house, four combs and you'll meet a benefactor..."
...
The Marquis of Ding'an's residence.
Gu Jinyu also got up and began preparing for her wedding today.
She changed into a bright red wedding dress, sat in front of a bronze mirror, and had her face shaved and her hair combed by the perfect lady, Madam Sun.
She originally wanted to invite Madam Cen, but Madam Cen had already been invited away.
Zhang, the old lady's maid, arrived before dawn and busied herself in the room, taking over the tasks that should have belonged to her mother.
Her mother went to attend her best friend's wedding.
It sounds nice to say that you treat everyone equally, but in the end, aren't you still more biased towards your own children?
The quiet outside the mansion was filled with lively laughter. This wasn't the first time; there had been several such incidents earlier.
"Who's making such a racket? Grandfather and Grandmother are still resting." Gu Jinyu asked Chunliu while Madam Sun was applying makeup to her.
Chunliu muttered in dissatisfaction, "They're not from our household, they're from the Duke's mansion."
Gu Jinyu bit her lip: "Why is it so noisy on her end?"
"Exactly! What's so great about getting married! Making such a big fuss the second time, as if nobody doesn't know she's been married before!"
Madam Sun silently applied her makeup without saying a word.
The news about these two young ladies had already spread throughout the capital.
A true heiress, living among commoners, married the same man twice, regardless of poverty or wealth. How could that be shameful? It's fate! It's destiny!
As for why their mansion was so lively, well, that young lady has a high status!
She woke up, and the entire household woke up!
Unlike this second young lady, who has to be mindful of the old lady and the old marquis's moods.
"Where is Father?" Gu Jinyu asked.
Her grandfather wouldn't come to see her, and her grandmother was in poor health, so it would be difficult for her to come either.
Only my father is left.
If her father wasn't present when she got married, her husband's family would laugh at her.
"I wonder if the Marquis's injuries have healed yet..." Chunliu whispered.
Since receiving a doubles defeat across borders, Lord Gu has been bedridden for a month. When Chunliu went to pay her respects yesterday, he still needed someone to help him walk.
"Go and take a look," Gu Jinyu said.
"yes!"
Chunliu hurried off.
As soon as she arrived at the gate of Lord Gu's courtyard, she saw the radiant and vigorous old lord, and her heart was filled with joy.
Judging from the way the old marquis is acting, he's clearly here to send his daughter off to her wedding!
She excitedly stepped forward, about to bow to the old marquis, but he had already turned and entered his son's courtyard without looking back.
A moment later, the old Marquis dragged out the limping Marquis Gu by the ear.
She asked blankly, "Are we going to have the Marquis escort the young lady to her wedding?"
Chunliu guessed half of it correctly.
The old Marquis was indeed going to escort the bride, but not to escort Gu Jinyu.
...
On the other side, Gu Changqing and Gu Chengfeng also got up from their respective courtyards.
After washing up and changing into new clothes, the two made themselves look handsome and dashing. Gu Chengfeng, in particular, secretly used perfume to style his hair to ensure that he was the most handsome man today.
It's still early before dawn.
Gu Chengfeng had no intention of waking Gu Chenglin, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw Gu Chenglin dressed neatly.
"Huh? You're up so early?" he asked, puzzled.
Gu Chenglin stammered, "I...I...I want to go with you."
Gu Chengfeng said seriously, "Where are you going? I'm going to the Duke's mansion across the street."
Gu Chenglin responded with a simple "...Yes, I know."
Gu Chengfeng crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes: "You knew that, yet you still went? Don't you dislike associating with them?" He was referring to Yao Shi, Gu Jiao, and Gu Yan.
"It's been so long, why are you still bringing it up..." Gu Chenglin muttered in frustration. He raised his hand and scratched his... bald head, and stammered, "But if I stay here, I have to agree to Grandmother's request... to carry Gu Jinyu... I don't want to carry her!"
Gu Chengfeng glanced at his younger brother suspiciously, and just as he was wondering, Zhang Mama's voice came from outside the courtyard.
"Has the Third Young Master woken up? The Second Young Master's situation is almost settled; it's time for the Third Young Master to go over there."
Gu Chenglin quickly leaned closer to his older brother and whispered, "Did you hear me? Did you hear me?"
Gu Chengfeng's eardrums were almost punctured by his breath, and he quickly waved his hand, "Okay, okay, I heard you."
He disliked Gu Jinyu and naturally didn't want his younger brother to carry her to the bridal sedan chair. He grabbed Gu Chenglin's wrist and used his lightness skill to take him away.
"Ha, we'll definitely be the first."
After leaving the mansion and landing, Gu Chengfeng released Gu Chenglin's hand and clapped his hands triumphantly.
Gu Chenglin counted on his fingers: "The first one? Then aren't we both human?"
Gu Chengfeng: "..."
...
In the new courtyard of the Marquis of Xuanping's residence, Princess Xinyang tied the ribbons and red flowers of her wedding dress around Xiao Jingkong's neck and put a small groom's hat on his head.
A miniature groom was born.
Xiao Jingkong came to the Marquis's residence a few days before the wedding, along with the new bed. His original task was to "press down" the bed, but after that, in order to ensure that no one else had slept on the bed before the wedding, he simply stayed at the Marquis's residence.
He stayed by Jiaojiao's bedside every day.
This unexpected turn of events gave him the opportunity to go and pick up his bride.
Xiao Heng changed his clothes himself. As soon as he entered the room, he saw a young groom dressed exactly like himself, and his lips twitched.
"What are you going to do?" he asked.
"I want to marry Jiaojiao!" Xiao Jingkong said confidently, hands on his hips.
Xiao Heng chuckled and said, "The groom has to ride a horse. You don't have a horse, so you can't go."
"Who said I don't have a horse?" Xiao Jingkong looked at the gate and shouted loudly, "Little Eleven!"
With his hair in pigtails, a big red flower in his hair, and bright red lipstick, Horse King dashed into the yard!
Xiao Heng shuddered when he saw that incredibly awful horse!
Wasn't this horse not brought to Zhao Kingdom?
How did it even appear?!
—The three-year-old Stallion, whose tracking skills are maxed out, says this is no problem at all!
Actually, the Horse King only appeared recently. Gu Jiao had previously chosen a gentle Black Wind Rider for Xiao Jingkong, but last night when Xiao Jingkong went to find the Black Wind Rider, he unexpectedly discovered the Horse King, who was secretly forcing the Black Wind Rider to lead him to Gu Jiao.
"Little Eleven!"
Upon hearing that devilish little voice, Horse King was so frightened that he did the splits on the spot!
However, it was of no use.
Xiao Jingkong decisively captured it and took it to the Xuanping Marquis's residence.
At this moment, on the back of the horse king is a children's saddle, which Gu Jiao drew and gave to Gu Xiaoshun to make by hand.
Little Jingkong strode out proudly and politely said to the guards in the courtyard, "Please give me a hug, thank you."
The guards picked him up and placed him on the horse's back.
He skillfully fastened the buckle and said with immense pride, "I'm going to pick up Jiaojiao now!"
Everyone in the courtyard couldn't help but chuckle.
How could Xiao Heng possibly lose to a mere monk?
He let out a shout, left the courtyard, and mounted his tall, fine horse.
Xiao Jingkong is an adorable little groom.
Xiao Heng was a dashing young man from the Xiao family, renowned for his dashing appearance, unparalleled beauty, and extraordinary talent.
Everything in the world paled in comparison to him in an instant.
His handsome face still retained a touch of youthful innocence, but his eyes held a greater sense of calm and charm befitting a mature man.
Looking at him like this, Princess Xinyang suddenly felt a deep sense of melancholy and reluctance.
My son has grown up... He's really grown up...
...
At dawn, Gu Jiao pursed her bright red lips one last time.
The perfect woman gazed intently at the beautiful bride, nodded in satisfaction, and placed the veil on Gu Jiao's head.
Almost at the same time, the sound of gongs and drums came from outside the mansion.
Yu Ya'er's eyes lit up: "It's the young master!"
(End of this chapter)
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