Chapter 221: Wedding Ceremony, Fairy-like Appearance
These days, the Queen Mother has been busy with the princess's wedding and has no time to spare.
Since he didn't have time to summon her for the time being, Ji Qingwu was happy to have a few days of leisure.
Princess Qingyun wrote the invitation herself and asked someone to deliver it to Ji's residence, and she also mentioned the matter of dressing up for him.
The maid who delivered the letter said, "Fifth Miss, the invitations of other families are all written by the Honglu Temple, but yours is written by the princess herself."
Princess Qingyun was not someone who wrote often, so she spent more than ten sheets of paper before she finished writing. She then quickly asked her maid to bring it to her.
After reading it, Ji Qingwu thought about it and finally refused.
This dressing etiquette is just for show and does not really require her to put on makeup and dress up. However, it should be done by the bride's sister-in-law, but it would be more appropriate for the empress in the palace or the Princess of Yong to do it.
If she does it, it will definitely cause a lot of criticism, so why bother herself with trouble?
But Qingyun spoke sincerely, so Ji Qingwu reached a compromise.
"Go back and tell the princess that I will go to watch the wedding ceremony. As for the makeup, please ask Her Highness to find someone more suitable."
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Princess Qingyun's wedding was a matter of great importance not only to the Ji family, but also to the entire Lin'an.
Early in the morning.
Ji Qingwu was woken up by Lanzhi and put on makeup.
Looking at the gray sky outside, Ji Qingwu sat on the round stool beside the dressing table like a ghost.
"Lanzhi, it's not like I'm getting married, there's no need to get up and dress up so early."
"Fifth Miss, you have to get up earlier when you get married. The brides have to get up at three in the morning, and now it's already five in the morning."
Lanzhi had placed all the rouge and powder that she was going to receive on the table.
Ji Qingwu's eyes widened slightly and he said, "It's the fifth watch, and it's still the hour of the tiger! It's still early, I'll go back and take a nap."
Lanzhi quickly grabbed her and dragged her back to the stool.
"Fifth Miss, the Madam has told me to dress you up beautifully."
Ji Qingwu understood what Qiao was thinking.
After all, she and Li Chengxun were close to discussing marriage, and now he was the empress dowager's son-in-law, and as members of the Ji family, they had to show up at the wedding banquet.
When meeting an "acquaintance", Qiao wanted her not to lose the battle.
However, to her, Li Chengxun had long been a cloud in Wushan, a dark cloud at that.
When she went to the wedding banquet, what she was actually more afraid of was... meeting Wei Ting.
Because it was a happy day, Ji Qingwu picked out a navy blue dress with a pattern of crabapple branches and ruyi flowers. It did not steal the spotlight but also had a fresh touch.
This color is as deep as sapphire, and because of the floating light, it has a cold light, bright and pure.
As soon as Mrs. Qiao saw Xiaowu, her eyes lit up and she couldn't stop praising him.
When they arrived at the princess's mansion by carriage, Princess Qingyun and Li Chengxun were still in the palace.
According to etiquette, the princess and her husband had to first pay their respects to the emperor and the empress dowager, and then, accompanied by ladies of honor, they would leave the palace and return to the princess's residence to perform the ceremony of exchanging greetings and drinking the wedding wine.
There were ninety tables at the banquet in the princess's mansion, and all the prominent families in Lin'an City came.
The people from the Ji family were seated at the chair. As soon as Ji Qingwu sat down at the female guests' table, she felt that many people were staring at her.
There was a look in there that made her feel like a thorn in her back.
Ji Qingwu immediately turned around and looked around, but there were so many guests today that she couldn't tell whose gaze it was.
The eldest princess and Princess Yong also had to go to the palace first and were not present at the moment.
Ji Qingwu was not familiar with the noble ladies from other families. She sat quietly at the table and listened to the conversation between Qiao and the other ladies.
Occasionally, when I heard them mention me, I would smile in response.
After all, these noble ladies might become patients of her clinic in the future, so she still had to save her reputation.
After sitting for a while, someone from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion came.
Ji Qingrong got married and became the wife of the prince of the marquis's mansion. She had to sit with the dowager Cui.
As soon as Lu Juan entered the room, he was surrounded by his colleagues. After Cui and Ji Qingrong took their seats, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law turned their heads away and remained silent.
Sister-in-law Feng Shuang would say something from time to time, and Cui would respond.
On this side, Ji Qingwu's face was almost frozen with laughter, and she kept looking in the direction of her elder sister.
I couldn't help but say, "Mom, my elder sister is here, I want to go over there."
Mrs. Qiao was happy to see that the two sisters were getting along well, and said with a smile: "You haven't seen Qingrong for a long time, go ahead."
Ji Qingwu stood up and walked to his eldest sister. Along the way, many people's eyes fell on this dark green figure.
Ji Qingrong rubbed his eyes and asked, "Who are you?"
Seeing that she pretended not to know him, Ji Qingwu's eyes turned and he said angrily, "It is said that pregnancy makes women stupid for three years. Big sister, are you starting to get confused now?"
"This voice sounds so familiar."
Ji Qingrong covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed, "It turns out that the fairy concubine in front of me is actually my fifth sister. I haven't seen her for more than a month. My fifth sister has developed some kind of elixir. I dare not look directly at her fairy-like beauty."
Cui also looked sideways.
At a glance, one can tell that Ji Wu's appearance is even more handsome than the last time he saw him in Ninghua Hall.
Feng Shuang also followed suit with a compliment, but was immediately glared at by Cui and dared not say anything more.
Cui also heard about what happened in the court. The daughter of the Ji family was sought after by hundreds of families.
What's so good about Ji Qingwu, Cui thought to herself, she is just a natural coquettish person. Then she turned her head away with disdain and started chatting with the woman next door.
The two sisters pretended not to see Cui's unhappiness.
Ji Qingwu smiled brightly and said, "In my opinion, the eldest sister is the most beautiful one."
Ji Qingrong touched her face with her hand, her eyes smiling.
"Fifth sister, are you praising your medical skills? I used the prescription you prescribed and I didn't feel tired after getting pregnant. Instead, my energy and blood were more abundant."
Ji Qingwu sat down next to his eldest sister and told her about the opening of his own clinic. The more Ji Qingrong listened, the brighter her eyes became, and she kept saying that she wanted to come to her place to give birth.
Cui had her back to them, but she heard everything the two sisters were talking about.
She turned around and said with a stern face, "As the wife of the prince, you are not at home during childbirth, but are going out. How can this be justified!"
In front of so many guests, Ji Qingrong didn't want to argue with her mother-in-law and make Lu Juan feel embarrassed.
She continued to play deaf and dumb, pretending she didn't hear anything.
Cui pointed at Feng Shuang beside her and said, "When your second sister-in-law gave birth, she hired a midwife to help with the birth at home. Now, Song Ge has grown up to be plump and strong."
Feng Shuang nodded in agreement: "Qingrong, giving birth at home, surrounded by familiar surroundings and servants, will be more comfortable."
Cui said, "Your sister-in-law had a hemorrhage during childbirth. If it weren't for the experienced midwife, she might have died."
Before Ji Qingrong could speak, Ji Qingwu nodded and said, "Giving birth has been like going through the gates of hell since ancient times. It's like putting your life on the line. Nothing is more important than the safe birth of mother and child."
It was rare that she said something she liked to hear, so Cui frowned and scolded her, "Since you know this, don't persuade your sister to do anything reckless."
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