Chapter 429 Tea
Outside the door, Madam Yun and Yuquan were waiting with a large bucket of water. Behind them, two unfamiliar women were carrying a gilded bath tub.
Seeing Zhao Tingduo's loose clothes, they all lowered their heads.
Zhao Tingduo glanced at the tub and said, "No need for a bath. Just prepare some for the young lady to wash her face and comb her hair."
After saying that, he walked back to the bed, rolled up his clothes, and went behind the curtain to get dressed.
So Madam Yun carried the bucket and walked into the tent with Yuquan, and the two maids had no choice but to carry the bath tub and leave.
Song Liyun had already put on her clothes and said to Madam Yun who wanted to pack her bedding, "Aunt Yun, please fix my hair and let Yuquan take away the bedding."
She now wants to style her hair like a woman and needs Madam Yun's help.
Yuquan responded, put the washbasin in place and went to tidy up the bedding.
Unexpectedly, she had just touched the corner of the quilt when it was snatched away.
The old woman who had just been carrying the tub came back and said to Yuquan with a smile, "Young lady, you should help the young lady wash her face! I'll let the maid do the rough work!"
Hearing the unfamiliar voice, Song Liyun turned and glanced at the old woman: "Yuquan, who is this nanny?"
Yuquan said hurriedly, "It was brought by Aunt Xu. She said she couldn't help with the wedding yesterday, so she took a day off. She didn't dare to rest, so she came here to serve the Young Madam and the Young Master."
Among the servants brought by Nanny Xu, there were not only four palace maids, but also maids and old women.
Song Liyun asked Madam Yun to continue combing her hair and said calmly, "What's this nanny's name? Who asked you to come and serve?"
Although she had asked everyone about their skills once on the road, there were so many people that she couldn't remember so many names.
The old woman said respectfully, "My husband's surname is Liao! Young Madam, you can call me old servant Liao Yong. Madam Xu has informed Madam and asked me and the others to serve the Young Master and Madam."
"Oh!" Song Liyun stopped talking.
She knew that Madam Wuya asked these old women to serve her instead of the maids because she didn't want to cause trouble for herself.
Liao Yongjia lifted up the bedding and saw that it was clean and tidy, without the filth he had expected. He was immediately shocked.
"Liao Yong's, what are you looking at?"
The old woman looked up suddenly and saw Yuquan beside her, looking at her curiously. She said hurriedly, "Don't laugh at me, young lady. I have never seen such a soft blanket before. I am stunned at the sight."
Yuquan scoffed, "These are all made from the finest cashmere that Madam asked us to weave. It took us a year to weave this one. Of course, you haven't seen anything like it."
Liao Yongjia saw that Madam Yun and the young lady beside them had no strange expressions on their faces and didn't even look back.
She also put her thoughts aside and quickly made the bed with Yuquan.
Turning back, she saw Madam Yun pulling Song Liyun's hair into a bun at the back of her head and struggling to insert a golden hairpin. She hurried over and said, "Young Madam, this servant knows the most popular hairstyle for the nobles in the capital. This... this style is more suitable for your style."
This time, Song Liyun turned around and looked at her carefully. She saw that the old woman was dressed very neatly and the bun on her head was also very thoughtful.
She wanted to try out the old woman's craftsmanship.
"Well, I'll serve tea to my mother later, so pick up the fastest comb!"
Madam Yun was an ordinary woman living in Suijin Town. She only knew how to comb her hair in the style commonly used by peasant women. Naturally, she was no match for these maids from the capital.
Liao Yong's wife really has some skills. She can play with Song Liyun's long black hair in many different ways. She wears it in a fairy bun, adds golden hairpins and step-shakes, and puts on makeup.
When Song Liyun put on a pomegranate skirt and brocade jacket embroidered with gold thread, she immediately became a luxurious woman from the capital.
At this time, Zhao Tingduo also changed her clothes, and the two of them walked hand in hand to Madam Wuya's tent.
At this time, in Mrs. Uya's tent, the lady was already dressed and ready to drink tea with her daughter-in-law.
This wedding was an intermarriage between the two tribes. In order to take care of Song Liyun, the main banquet was held according to the customs of the Di tribe, but now it has been changed to the Wu Dynasty's tea ceremony.
However, Madam Wu Ya was not very clear about these procedures, so she had to ask Madam Xu in advance.
"Madam, first have someone get the Yuanpa from the young master and young mistress's account to check, then wait for my daughter-in-law to come over, say a few words of advice to her as a wife and mother, and serve tea and reward her with jewelry." Aunt Xu tried her best to repeat these basic rules.
Madam Wu Ya said calmly, "There's no need to test that Yuanpa you mentioned.
Whether a woman is innocent or not is something her husband will know for sure, and there is no need for others to judge her.
Aunt Xu smiled and said, "A woman's innocence is very important to the family!"
Madam Wu Ya turned around and looked at her strangely: "Madam Xu, don't you think this is unreasonable?
Normally, the Wu Dynasty was very particular about etiquette and rules, and women were not allowed to show their faces, but why did such private matters between men and women need to be made public?
Not only is it spread throughout the family, but it is also linked to the family's glory and rise and fall?
"Does it mean that the man in my family can win the battle by wearing that Yuanpa? How ridiculous!"
Aunt Xu had never been married in her life. When she heard Madam Wuya speak so bluntly, her old face suddenly turned red with shame and she was speechless. She could only say awkwardly, "Please forgive me, Madam. I am ignorant and talk too much!"
Let's just put this matter aside.
Madam Wuya sat in the center of the upper seat, with Aunt Qi sitting beside her, and several elders of the clan sitting in the other seats.
Song Dekui and Xiao An sat next to Elder Shan.
As the bride's family, they shouldn't have participated, but the Wuda tribe didn't care. They just said that it was a happy event for both families and they should enjoy it together.
Aunt Xu also had a seat, but she was in the lower back half of the seat, with only half of her butt empty.
Several palace maids brought from the capital were standing at the back, waiting to watch the ceremony.
As soon as Song Liyun and Zhao Tingduo entered the tent, everyone's eyes lit up.
What a beautiful couple!
The woman wore a golden crown and phoenix hairpin, light makeup, eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes full of spring water, and a bright red pomegranate skirt that set off her delicate and pretty figure.
Zhao Tingduo was also dressed like a young master of the Wu Dynasty, wearing a jade crown on his head, dressed in brocade, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and an upright posture. His surging masculine aura was pleasing to the eye.
This appearance is even more outstanding than when I met him on the road.
Seeing how outstanding the two were, Madam Wuya smiled. She said to the others, "The Wuda tribe has finally married Ayun into the family. Madam, please wear more red in the future. It will look festive!"
She is about to be a grandmother now. She changed out of her red dress and put on a stone-blue dress. Although the gorgeousness was suppressed, it added a sense of maturity and calmness.
Aunt Qi nodded and smiled, "Yes, the Wuda tribe is blessed by the gods!"
The elders nearby nodded repeatedly: "Mrs. Beggar is right!"
Everyone laughed with joy and kept looking at the two of them as if they were looking at some treasure, completely forgetting about drinking tea.
It was Nanny Xu who spoke up again: "Madam, it's time for the young lady to serve tea to everyone!"
"Yes, serve tea!" Madam Wu Ya continued to smile.
Yuquan brought over the tea he had prepared earlier, winked at Song Liyun, who blushed at being stared at, and whispered, "Young Madam, you look so beautiful today, just like the most beautiful Gesang flower on the grassland!"
Song Liyun pursed her lips and smiled. She took the tea tray with her heavy headdress on her head, walked to Madam Wuya and knelt down: "Mother, please have some tea!"
Madam Wu Ya ignored Aunt Xu's words that drinking tea was just a gesture, and she picked up the tea bowl and drank it all in one gulp, smiling so much that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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