Chapter 792, Getting Married
On November 29th, the Yan family began to send dowry to Prince Ping's mansion.
Rice Flower Pavilion.
The dressing boxes were neatly placed in the yard, each tied with a festive red silk.
"I wonder if our dowry will be half that of my elder sister when we get married?"
Looking at the dazzling array of dowries in the courtyard, Yan Yile couldn't help but mutter.
Hearing this, Han Xinran, Zhou Jingwan and Su Shiyu looked at each other quickly, and then pretended not to hear it.
The eldest sister (Yi Yi) is the eldest daughter of the Yan family. Her dowry, in addition to that provided by her family, also included gifts from the Li family and additions from the old man. Most importantly, she also contributed a part herself.
It really doesn't make sense for the fourth sister to compare herself with her.
Yan Yishuang glanced at Yan Yile with contempt in her eyes. Now she didn't even dare to compare herself with her elder sister. She really didn't know where Yan Yile, who was from the same room as her, got the confidence from?
Zhu Qiyun was extremely embarrassed. She had a headache watching Yan Yile talking carelessly regardless of the occasion. Before she left, she repeatedly told her to mind her mouth, but unfortunately, she didn't listen at all.
Zhu Qiyun pulled Yan Yihan back a bit, then whispered, "Second sister, you have to work hard these two days. Keep an eye on fourth sister and don't let her cause trouble for the family."
Yan Yihan nodded: "Sister-in-law, I will take good care of Yile."
Not long after, Yan Wenxiu brought his people into the yard, checked the dowry list, and asked the servants to carry out the dowries one by one.
In the house, Daohua watched the yard become emptier and emptier, and her heart became empty as well.
In three days, she will leave her first home in this world and start a new life.
Outside the courtyard, Mrs. Li listened to the congratulations from relatives and friends, and the smile on her face seemed forced and stiff.
Marrying a daughter-in-law is really different from marrying a daughter. Marrying a daughter-in-law is a happy thing, but marrying a daughter, she just can't be happy when she thinks that her daughter will belong to someone else's family in the future.
Not only her, but also Old Lady Yan and Yan Zhigao were forcing themselves to smile.
One hundred and twenty sets of dowry were carried by servants wearing green robes and red belts, and arranged in a column. Led by brothers Yan Wenxiu and Yan Wentao, they were sent to Prince Ping's mansion in a grand manner.
Prince Ping's Mansion.
Compared to the forced smiles of the elders of the Yan family, the smile on Prince Ping's face was much more sincere.
The main door of the palace was wide open. Xiao Yeyang stood in front of the door, looking excitedly at the makeup delivery team coming from afar.
When Yan Wenxiu and his brothers arrived, Xiao Yeyang stepped forward and bowed to them with a smile, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers."
Yan Wenkai snorted and laughed, "That's good to know. Let me tell you, if you dare to treat my sister badly in the future, be careful of my fists."
Yan Wentao: "And mine."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "You don't have this chance."
Yan Wenxiu then spoke: "From now on, I'll have to trouble you, Yeyang, to take care of Yiyi."
Xiao Yeyang: "Don't worry." As he said that, he smiled and welcomed everyone into the mansion.
Then, the dowries were carried into the gate of Prince Ping's mansion.
Princess Ma and Luo Qiong stood aside and watched.
Seeing the beaming and cheerful Xiao Yeyang, Princess Ma felt her heart choke. She glanced at her daughter-in-law next to her and snorted coldly, "The Yan family, who came from a humble background, can marry off their daughter with a dowry comparable to that of the Duke's Mansion."
Hearing this, Luo Qiong's eyes flickered rapidly. She knew that her mother-in-law was saying in disguise that her dowry was too little, so she held her anger and ignored it.
Princess Ma just wanted to vent her anger, but seeing Luo Qiong's behavior, the anger in her heart not only did not ease, but became even stronger.
Seeing that Princess Ma's expression was getting uglier and uglier, Luo Qiong sighed and had to change the subject: "Mother, my husband will be back the day after tomorrow. You know best what he likes to eat. Tell your daughter-in-law so she can prepare it in advance."
Speaking of this, Princess Ma was indeed diverted.
On the other side, Daohua's dowry was carried to Pingxi Hall and supervised by Defu, and all of it was sent to the warehouse.
Along with the dowry came the maid sent by the Yan family to prepare the new house.
Xiao Yeyang stood in front of the new house, watching the old woman from the Yan family laying out the curtains, bedding and other household utensils in the new house, his eyes flashing with longing and expectation for the future.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day before Daohua's wedding.
Seeing that Old Lady Yan was reluctant to leave her, Daohua prepared to sleep with her grandmother for the last night. However, just as she was about to leave, Madam Li came over.
Seeing Mrs. Li take out an exquisitely bound picture album with an awkward look on her face, Daohua couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
"This is a fire avoidance map. Take a good look at it tonight."
Before Madam Li could continue, Daohua interrupted: "Mother, I will take care of it. You go back and rest."
Madam Li glared at Daohua angrily and said, "You are so heartless. Now you are disgusted with your mother."
Daohua smiled awkwardly, not because she was disgusted, but because she felt embarrassed just thinking about discussing the fire avoidance map with her mother.
Regardless of whether Daohua was willing or not, Mrs. Li took her aside and carefully talked to her about some ways for couples to get along with each other.
Daohua listened with gritted teeth until the end of the hour of Hai (23:00) before sending Madam Li away.
It was already so late and Mrs. Yan had gone to bed early, so Daohua didn't go over. After lying down on the bed, she looked at the fire avoidance map at hand, and well, she couldn't fall asleep anymore.
After sleeping in a daze for an hour or two, before dawn, Daohua was woken up by Wang Maner and Guyu and started to bathe and dress.
Mrs. Yang came over early in the morning. After Daohua finished bathing, she started to help her with her facial, combing her hair and putting on makeup.
Daohua's eyelids were very heavy, and she was like a puppet, letting others manipulate her.
By the time she finished dressing up, the sun was already high in the sky.
"Today is a good day, it's sunny. After the county lady gets married, she will surely live a happy life." Mrs. Yang said with a smile.
Daohua lowered her head shyly at the right moment: "Thank you for your kind words, madam."
Afterwards, everyone in the family, from Old Mrs. Yan to five or six-year-old Yan Yisan, came to Daohua's room.
Seeing her grandmother and mother's red eyes, Daohua felt very uncomfortable. She had to force a smile and said, "Grandma, Mom, we all live in the capital. It will be very convenient for me to come back to see you in the future."
Old Madam Yan held Daohua's hand and said, "Being married is not as comfortable as being a girl at home. Everything is fine at home, so don't worry about it all the time."
Mrs. Li also gave a few instructions.
This was followed by congratulations and blessings from four sisters-in-law and three younger sisters.
Mrs. Li wanted to entertain the guests, so after sitting for a while, she reluctantly took Han Xinran away.
As guests gradually arrived, more and more women gathered in the Rice Flower House.
Daohua didn't sleep well and had a dizzy head. She felt her whole brain was buzzing. Except for dealing with a few elders, she pretended to be shy and kept silent.
It was not until these people were invited out for dinner that Daohua's ears finally had some peace and quiet.
I don't know how long it took before I heard the sound of firecrackers outside.
Hearing the voice, Wang Man'er said to Daohua with great joy, "Miss, the bridal sedan has arrived."
Daohua sat up straight. At this moment, she didn't think about anything. She just wanted to complete all the procedures quickly so that she could take off the phoenix crown that weighed several kilograms on her head.
The main gate of Yan Mansion.
Xiao Yeyang came riding a tall horse with a happy face, followed by a sedan chair carried by eight people and a huge wedding procession.
As the bridal sedan arrived, the sound of firecrackers suddenly resounded through the roof.
Yan Wenxiu, along with his brothers and relatives, had already blocked the door, ready to give his brother-in-law Xiao Yeyang a good test and let him know that it was not easy to marry the daughter of the Yan family.
Xiao Yeyang didn't ask the people who came with him for help, and took on all the problems by himself.
In order to get in earlier, Xiao Yeyang was generous and kept giving out handfuls of red envelopes.
After a battle of wits and courage, Yan Wenxiu smiled and let Xiao Yeyang in.
"Miss, the uncle is coming in."
Bishi, who was looking around outside, quickly ran into the new house.
Daohua glanced at her and said, "Just go in, why are you in such a hurry?"
At this time, Wang Maner came over with a red pepper.
Daohua looked at her warily: "What are you doing with the chili?"
Wang Man'er: "Miss, a woman should cry when she gets married, so that she can be happy after marriage. I was afraid that you couldn't cry, so I specially prepared this tear-inducing agent."
Daohua was speechless, with a look of resistance on her face: "Do I have to cry?"
Wang Maner nodded: "Miss, there is no time. I will put a little chili juice under your eyelids to stimulate your tears." As she said, she broke the chili into two pieces, dipped her index finger in some chili juice, and reached out to the rice flowers.
Daohua looked at the approaching hand and closed her eyes resignedly. Then, she felt a burning pain under her eyelids and tears filled her eyes uncontrollably.
Looking at the red eyes of the rice flowers, Wang Maner, Guyu and others all looked satisfied.
At this time, Han Xinran walked in: "Yeyang has arrived at the main hall, big sister, let me help you out." Seeing that Daohua's head was still bald, she hurriedly asked: "Where is the veil?"
“Here!”
Guyu quickly handed over the veil embroidered with auspicious dragons and phoenixes.
Han Xinran took it, covered Daohua's head with it personally, and then helped her to the main hall.
In the main hall, the guests had already gathered together, and everyone was talking and laughing.
Xiao Yeyang stood straight in the lobby, allowing everyone to stare at him, looking at the door nervously.
When he saw Daohua, who was wearing a red wedding dress and a veil on her head, being supported out, Xiao Yeyang's mouth corners immediately raised up, and his eyes were full of unconcealable joy.
Daohua was helped into the hall and stood side by side with Xiao Yeyang. After the maid brought the cushion, the two of them bowed to Yan Zhigao and Madam Li together.
Looking at their daughter kneeling on the ground, tears welled up in the eyes of Yan Zhigao and Madam Li, and they each said some words of warning and advice.
Daohua, who was covered with a veil, could not see the expressions of the two people, but she could hear the sobs in their voices. Her eyes, stimulated by the chili peppers, could not help but shed tears.
"My daughter is going out. I hope my father and mother take good care of themselves."
The bridesmaid helped Daohua up, and under the eager gaze of the Yan family and guests, she followed Xiao Yeyang out of the hall.
As soon as Daohua stepped out of the lobby door, Yan Wenxiu came over, squatted down, and personally carried Daohua onto the bridal sedan.
As soon as the bride got into the sedan chair, the sound of drums and music began to play. With a shout of "Lift the sedan chair", Xiao Yeyang rode his horse to lead the way and took the bride on the journey home amid the congratulations of everyone.
The wedding procession was filled with music and drums, and was surrounded by people. It was very grand and festive.
Xiao Yeyang sat on the horse, looking back at the sedan chair from time to time. Thinking that his beloved was in the sedan chair, waiting to be taken home by him, the smile on his face never faded.
After a while, the bridal sedan was brought to Prince Ping's mansion.
With the help of the matchmaker, Daohua got off the sedan chair, and then a piece of red silk was stuffed into her hand.
Knowing that Xiao Yeyang was on the other end of the red silk, Daohua felt much more at ease. Following the singing of the palace's eulogists, she walked step by step to the main hall of the palace.
After that it was the ceremony. The whole process involved three kneelings, nine kowtows, and six prostrations. Daohua felt dizzy from all the worship. When she heard the performer singing "The ceremony is over, send her to the bridal chamber!" at the end, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Yeyang, holding the red silk, led Daohua into the bridal chamber surrounded by relatives and friends.
After entering the bridal chamber, the expected noise and fun did not appear. Daohua sat upright on the wedding bed and wanted to lift the veil to see what was going on outside, but as soon as she stretched out her hand, she was stopped by Xiao Yeyang who walked over and sat down beside her.
"I'll lift the veil."
After whispering this, Xiao Yeyang sat down next to Daohua.
Then, Daohua heard the bridesmaid say, "Please, groom, lift up the veil of the bride, and live happily ever after."
Immediately, a wedding scale appeared in Daohua's sight, and then the light in front of her eyes suddenly lit up.
(End of this chapter)
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