Chapter 363: Wedding (3)
"Sister-in-law, Fourth Brother?" Inside the door, Chen Lezhi frowned, "What a mess of names!"
Xiangjun held a thin, gold-painted pipe in her hand, slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, and said with a smile across the courtyard gate, "It's not impossible for you all to open the door and marry Sister Xingluo, but you must give us a red envelope."
"Yes, you have to give a red envelope!" Chen Lezhi echoed loudly, hands on his hips. "Everyone says that Your Majesty likes our Ningning. The amount of the red envelope today represents the depth of your love. Please don't let us down! Let me tell you in advance, we don't care about those copper coins and small silver ingots!"
Xie Guanlan chuckled.
He had already prepared red envelopes and other things.
He said, "I hate you."
Xie Yanchen understood and walked forward carrying a red lacquered bamboo basket.
The bamboo basket was filled with red envelopes, almost piled up into a small hill!
He stuffed a dozen red envelopes into the crack of the door and asked gently, "Little Princess, could you please open the door?"
"Lezhi, there is gold foil in it!" Chen Yushi opened the red envelope and couldn't help but be amazed.
Chen Lezhi quickly opened his own and took out a piece of gold foil from it.
It is called gold foil, but in fact it is much thicker than ordinary gold foil. It is engraved with landscapes, flowers and birds. Judging from its exquisiteness, it is undoubtedly made by court goldsmiths!
Xiangjun didn't even bother to smoke. She supported Chen Yushi and said, "Quick, tell the Second Young Master to stuff more gold foil in! If we don't extort a large sum of money from the Emperor now, we won't have another chance later!"
Chen Lezhi and other young girls from officials' families were extremely excited and started shouting and clamoring for Xie Yanchen to stuff more food into their mouths.
Xie Yanchen stuffed half a basket of red envelopes into the room and said a lot of soft words in a gentle voice before he finally coaxed Chen Lezhi to open the gate.
As soon as the courtyard gate opened, Xie Shian ran straight to the dormitory like a wild horse!
Chen Lezhi was quick-witted and did a backflip, blocking him fiercely.
She hooked her finger at Xie Shian provocatively, "Xie Si, why are you so anxious? You have to beat me first before you can see Ningning!"
Their eyes met and Xie Shian smiled.
The young man raised his chin arrogantly, ready to attack. "Let me tell you in advance, if I beat you up and make you cry, don't blame me!"
As soon as the words fell, the two of them started fighting!
Xiangjun and Chen Yushi ordered people to bring a long table, and placed a variety of wine jars on the long table.
Xiangjun clung to Chen Yushi in a gentle and charming manner, saying in a delicate voice, "Please send two people out to compete with Yushi and me in drinking. If you lose to us, Your Majesty will probably return empty-handed today."
Xie Guanlan glanced at the tightly closed lattice door in the boudoir, then looked at the stained glass window.
Perhaps she noticed his gaze, and behind the stained glass window, the slender and graceful silhouette of the girl flashed by, revealing only a piece of her bright red sleeve. She was too shy to show her whole body, as if she was afraid of being seen.
The man who remained calm and composed even in front of thousands of troops was inexplicably anxious at this moment.
I want to worship heaven and earth with her as soon as possible, I want to complete the ceremony of marriage with her as soon as possible, and I want to have their names closely linked together for the rest of their lives as soon as possible.
Xie Guanlan took a deep breath and took a step forward.
He had a very good alcohol tolerance and wanted to drink it himself, but Xie Yanchen stopped him.
Xie Yanchen smiled and said, "Brother, you can't get drunk today, let me do it."
"I'm with Ah Yan."
A deep voice suddenly sounded.
Xie Xuchi appeared in front of everyone wearing a white monk's robe and twirling Buddhist beads.
Xie Yanchen glanced at him and did not refuse.
Xiangjun said playfully, "Aren't you a monk? Can monks drink alcohol? And you're Xingluo's elder brother. How can an elder brother from her family help her brother-in-law?"
"Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but the Buddha remains in the heart." Xie Xuchi said slowly, "Miss Xiangjun said these words, are you afraid of fighting?"
"Who's afraid of a fight?! Come on, let's see who wins the drinking game!"
Xiangjun was annoyed and rolled up her sleeves to challenge him to a duel.
They were having a great time, but Xie Guanlan was still in a hurry to get married.
Xie Zan said with a half-smile, "Big Brother, you see, these people are truly unreliable. They are being led around by the nose by the women. It seems I have to go out myself to get back to the palace before the auspicious time."
As soon as he finished speaking, he moved and instantly bypassed the many women and appeared under the eaves.
But as soon as she opened the door of the boudoir, a sharp sword suddenly stabbed towards her!
Xie Zan reacted quickly, gripping the blade between his fingers and raising his eyebrows playfully, "Wei Gaoyang, do you want me to get bloodied at your cousin's wedding banquet? Is this marriage still going to happen?"
Wei Ying quickly put away her sword, pondered for a moment, and said, "If you want to marry Ningning, you must first answer a question correctly."
"You ask."
Wei Ying glanced at Xie Zan.
The young man did not expose his chest and waist today. He was wearing a navy blue cross-collared inner robe and a goose yellow crane-patterned wide-sleeved cloak on the outside. His previously messy hair was now neatly combed. When he looked at her, he smiled seductively with his lips curled up, and he looked quite decent.
She asked an extremely tricky question, "If...if Xie Guanlan married Ningning, and you married me, then what would you call Ningning? Sister-in-law? Younger sister? Or cousin?"
Xie Zan remained silent.
The gaze he gave Wei Ying became increasingly dark and deep.
After a moment, the curve of his thin lips became more playful, "What do you mean?"
“Literally.”
"Wei Gaoyang, you saw Wei Ning get married, you saw her being loved and cherished by everyone in the Zhenbei Palace, so you also want to get married, right? You also want to have a family, right?"
The young man leaned on the door frame with one hand and firmly pressed Wei Ying's shoulder with the other.
He stared down at her, unwilling to miss any of her subtle expressions, and pressed her, "Wei Gaoyang, pay attention to me?"
Wei Ying broke free from his hand, "I'm testing you."
Across half the yard, Xie Guanlan was speechless.
Xie Zan had just boasted that everyone else was led by the women and he was the only one they could count on.
Now it seems that among these people, he is clearly the most unreliable one!
He sighed at his group of disappointing brothers and simply went into the boudoir himself.
In the boudoir, Wen Xingluo was holding a crimson round fan embroidered with golden dragons and phoenixes, sitting quietly on the bed, with only a pair of dark, clear, round almond eyes visible from behind the fan.
Their eyes met.
Wen Xingluo couldn't help but curl her round almond eyes.
She waited for him for a long time.
She subconsciously wanted to get up and throw herself into Xie Guanlan's arms, but Cuicui's soft cough reminded her, so she held the fan firmly and tried to maintain a reserved demeanor.
Cuicui said crisply, "Please ask the new son-in-law to find the young lady's embroidered shoes."
Xie Guanlan looked around.
Ningning had no intention of making things difficult for him. He immediately saw a pair of brand new pearl-embroidered shoes in the most conspicuous position on the dressing table.
He picked up the embroidered shoes, walked to Wen Xingluo and knelt on one knee.
Holding the girl's feet with his big hands, he carefully put on the embroidered shoes for her.
The guests in the yard had all crowded in at some point, surrounding the two of them and chattering all sorts of things, making Wen Xingluo feel embarrassed and so she held her fan tightly, covering her face even more tightly.
It's finally time to go out.
According to the rules, the bride's brother should carry her out of the house.
But as soon as Xie Xuchi stepped forward, he was knocked away by Xie Shian's butt.
Xie Shian rolled up his sleeves and volunteered, "I want to carry Ningning to the bridal sedan, and none of you are allowed to snatch it from me!"
Xie Yanchen smiled, "Other matters are fine, but I'll take care of carrying Ningning to the bridal sedan. After all, Fourth Brother is young and simple-minded, so this matter is too complicated for you."
Xie Shian's face twisted, "Second brother, you're going too far! You're indirectly calling me stupid!"
Xie Zan chuckled twice. "Come to think of it, during those years when you were enjoying yourself in Shu County, I suffered a lot alone in the capital. Look, my body is covered with scars from being an undercover agent. So I have to carry Ningning to the bridal sedan. This is your compensation to me!"
Xie Shian bared his teeth and clawed, "Did your injury come from being an undercover agent?! It was clearly caused by you molesting your cousin!"
Xie Xuchi said in a gentle voice: "In terms of blood relationship——"
"In our family, blood is not a factor!"
Xie Yanchen, Xie Zan, and Xie Shi'an spoke in unison.
A few people started arguing, and then they started fighting.
While they were not paying attention, Xie Shian sneaked up to the bed, carried Wen Xingluo on his back and ran out.
Wen Xingluo couldn't help but exclaim.
Xie Zan gritted his teeth, "Xie Xiaosi!"
So a large group of people chased after him again.
Xie Guanlan was forced to catch up and chased him to the outside of the mansion, but he had to watch Xie Shian running all the way with Wen Xingluo on his back, as if he was afraid that he would be snatched away by Xie Zan and others. He didn't even bother to get on the bridal sedan, and disappeared in a cloud of dust as if he had grabbed a treasure!
Xie Guanlan: “…”
Is he going to get married?
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