Before dawn the next day, the Qiao family's house was already decorated with lights and filled with people.
Qiao Jiaojiao got up early and put on a festive little red dress. Her hair is now thick enough to be combed into four buns!
Qiao Zhongguo and Mrs. Qiao had been busy since early morning. Qiao Tianjing was the groom and was wearing his wedding gown. Qiao Jiaojiao quickly relied on her idle second brother.
“Brother! Brother!”
[Second brother, second brother, when we go to the Han residence to pick up the bride, you must carry me with you no matter what!]
[I want to join in the fun too! I want to watch the bride welcoming too! ]
"Hey, hey, hey, you're such a good little sister! Stick to your big brother today, and I promise to take you wherever I go!"
Qiao Diyi smiled and rubbed Qiao Jiaojiao's little face.
Qiao Jiaojiao was so happy that she screamed.
Qiao Diyi shook her and said with a smile, "Let's go! Let's go see the groom with my second brother!"
Entering Qingzhu Courtyard, Qiao Tianjing was standing in the hall, fully dressed.
He was dressed in a red brocade robe embroidered with gold cloud patterns, with a jade belt around his waist. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his back was as straight as a pine tree.
Qiao Jiaojiao only took one look and was filled with amazement, and screamed.
"elder brother!"
Hearing the voice, Qiao Tianjing turned his head and looked over with a smile on his lips. He was extremely handsome in his gorgeous attire, like a piece of warm and beautiful jade.
Qiao Diyi walked over quickly, walked around Qiao Tianjing twice, and praised him:
"Brother, you look just like mom, but you are different! There is a saying, the first time I saw you, I thought you were like the moon!"
Qiao Jiaojiao couldn't help laughing out loud.
[My second brother is always very good at praising others. Look how sincere and simple his words are! ]
Qiao Tianjing patted Qiao Diyi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "When the second brother becomes the groom, he will definitely beat the eldest brother."
Qiao Jiaojiao touched her little chin.
[The eldest brother is a gentleman, the second brother is a spirited young man, both are handsome in different ways! But the second brother still has a long way to go, I remember when the second brother got married, he was also 18 years old! ]
Upon hearing this, Qiao Diyi immediately counted on his fingers in his mind.
He is only fifteen now, and he can only marry the second daughter of the Xiao family when he is eighteen. Doesn't he have to wait another three years?
So long! ?
Thinking of the second young lady of the Xiao family, Qiao Diyi felt like scratching a kitten again.
I finally got to talk to Miss Xiao Er at the Duke Dingguo's Mansion two days ago. She said that she would participate in the wedding ceremony at the Han Mansion today!
Thinking of this, Qiao Diyi became even more impatient than Qiao Tianjing.
As is his nature, Qiao Diyi's heart is still full of youthful vigor.
He believes that if you truly like someone, you should be open-hearted to them, so he never hides his feelings and even wishes he could see Miss Xiao Er all the time!
After everything was ready at the Qiao Mansion, the friends invited by Qiao Tianjing came one after another.
In addition to equally young colleagues in the court, there are also old friends from the same class.
Tan Hanchi is here too.
This was a favor given by Emperor Yong, who said that Tan Hanchi was young and asked him to join in the fun.
Qiao Jiaojiao could probably guess a little bit of Emperor Yong's thoughts.
There is no absolutely independent minister in the court. Since Tan Hanchi is going to be a close minister of the emperor, he should keep his eyes and ears open, and be able to handle guests in the capital with ease.
Moreover, given Emperor Yong's suspicious nature, if he wanted to truly make use of Tan Hanchi, he would definitely test him in every way until he had a thorough understanding of all of Tan Hanchi's flaws and preferences.
Maybe Emperor Yong has already planted many spies at my eldest brother's wedding today, waiting to observe the overall situation!
Qiao Jiaojiao secretly complained in her heart, but the appearance of Tan Hanchi still gave her a boost!
Because Miss Han has few close friends, cousin An Ning went to help her early on.
When picking up the bride today, Tan Hanchi might get to meet his cousin An Ning!
The auspicious time for the wedding soon arrived. There were drums and gongs at the Qiao residence. Qiao Tianjing, with a red lotus tied on his chest, rode on a tall horse, followed by a group of brothers who were welcoming the bride. They led a large team to the Han residence in a grand manner.
Qiao Jiaojiao sat in Qiao Diyi's arms, with a small red flower on her head, following the wedding procession, smiling so hard that her teeth were showing.
Many children were running and jumping on the road, and the people from the Qiao family immediately gave them wedding candies and carefully reminded them to avoid trampling them.
After finally arriving at the gate of Han's mansion, it was already crowded with people. Blocking the door were the Han family's relatives, all of them smiling, just waiting to "embarrass" the groom!
Qiao Tianjing dismounted from his horse, but before he even entered the house, Han's relatives had already started to stop him.
"Wait! Wait!"
"Everyone says that Qiao Dalang is a famous scholar in the capital. Can't we see him today?"
"Haha! Hurry up, you have to write ten makeup poems before you can enter!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone started to make a fuss and the emotions were high.
Qiao Jiaojiao was sitting on Qiao Diyi's shoulders, and her face was full of curiosity when she saw this.
[Isn’t this just like the wedding party blocking the door? Haha, interesting! ]
Qiao Tianjing smiled, waved his hand, and said to the young man who was blocking the door:
"It's a bit difficult for one person to write ten songs. I have so many good brothers coming to help me. I will write one song first, and the rest will be shared by my brothers. How do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Tianjing's brothers shouted, "Of course! We must let Brother Qiao get the beauty today!"
"Haha! Dalang, you come first, hurry up, we are waiting to welcome our sister-in-law!"
Qiao Tianjing was indeed a top scholar in the imperial examination, so a poem urging him to get dressed was no problem at all.
The rest of the people were all well-versed in poetry and literature, and the last poem was concluded by Tan Hanchi.
The relatives of the Han family did not expect that these ten poems urging the man to get ready would not be a problem at all. They were about to try another method when Qiao Tianjing winked at his brothers, and the next moment everyone rushed in!
"Meet the bride!"
"Red seal! There's a red seal here!"
Amid the excitement, Qiao Tianjing and others broke in and everyone walked quickly inside.
There was someone waiting in the Han Mansion, leading the future son-in-law to the courtyard where the young lady was going to get married.
At this time, the courtyard gate was closed, and a double happiness character was pasted on the door.
Qiao Tianjing took a deep breath and raised his hand to knock on the gate.
Knock knock knock——
Silver bell-like laughter was immediately heard in the yard.
Then a woman raised her voice and asked, "Sir, where are you from? Why are you here?"
When Qiao Jiaojiao heard this familiar voice, her eyes lit up.
Isn’t this cousin An Ning?
A few days ago, cousin An Ning sent a message saying that because Miss Han had too few girlfriends, she was introduced by Madam Yang to help Miss Han.
She was a little embarrassed at first, but when she met Miss Han, she was overjoyed.
Cousin An Ning said in the letter that she had never seen such a smart girl and she admired her very much. She and Miss Han soon became close friends and could talk about anything!
Qiao Jiaojiao didn't expect that their relationship would heat up so quickly, and cousin An Ning even took on the responsibility of escorting her to the wedding!
Qiao Tianjing naturally recognized Zuo Anning's voice. He smiled, but before he could speak, a good brother beside him answered for him:
"A famous family in the capital, the gentleman of the Qiao family!"