The Fourth Prince looked at Li Xue, sighed, and said:
"Xue'er, you haven't been happy since you returned to the capital at the end of last year. So go to Narcissus Village. After a while, I will also go to Narcissus Village to take a look."
"Then it's settled. Xue'er will wait for Father in Narcissus Village."
After Li Xue finished speaking, she got into the carriage, and the guards drove the carriage away from the Prince's mansion.
Watching the carriages depart one after the other, the Fourth Prince sighed again.
Once outside the capital, Li Xue became lively and quickly forgot all the unpleasant things that had happened in the past few days.
During this time, Zhao Xian was busy with the wedding arrangements for Zhao Xiaoshan and Liu Xuan.
The couple's wedding was originally scheduled for after the Lunar New Year, but the heavy snow disrupted all their plans, and the wedding has been postponed until now.
Zhao Xian renovated one of the rooms in the old house to serve as their bridal chamber.
Considering that the two would be living in Qing'an Prefecture in the future, Zhao Xian had no intention of building a house for them in Shuixian Village.
At this time, Liu Xuan had already returned to her home. On the wedding day, Zhao Xian would arrange for someone to go to Liu Xuan's home to pick up the bride and take her back to Shuixian Village in a bridal sedan chair so that she could marry Zhao Xiaoshan.
The wedding banquet has been arranged, and we are just waiting for the joyous day to arrive.
To make the wedding more lively, Zhao Xian asked the workshop to make some wedding candies so that everyone in the village could enjoy them.
On the wedding day, the village was very lively. People heard that the bride was very beautiful and praised Zhao Xiaoshan for being lucky. They were eager to see the bride's beauty.
Zhao Xiaosan was the most excited today. Everyone was busy for him. Early in the morning, Zhao Xiaosan put on his groom's clothes, and his pockets were filled with wedding candies. He handed them out to everyone he met.
As a result, wherever he went, he was followed by a bunch of little kids.
As everyone eagerly awaited, the bride's sedan chair entered the village, and all the villagers flocked to the village entrance, hoping to be the first to see the bride.
When the wedding party saw that so many people had suddenly arrived and completely blocked the road, they were not worried, as they had already thought of a solution beforehand.
Seeing that the bridal sedan chair had been brought over, the wedding party immediately scattered the wedding candies they were carrying around.
Without any hesitation, the villagers rushed around to grab the wedding candies scattered on the ground.
When the wedding party saw so many people rushing to grab the wedding candy, they also became interested and vigorously threw the candy they had carried in several bags, as if it were free.
The ground was covered in candy, and people were so excited that they rushed to grab it, no longer paying attention to the bride.
Soon a path was cleared at the village entrance, and the bridal sedan chair entered the village smoothly.
Liu Xuan was welcomed into the Zhao family and began the four traditional wedding procedures: bowing to heaven and earth, bowing to the parents, bowing to each other, and finally being led to the bridal chamber.
After the bride is led to the bridal chamber, the wedding banquet begins. At this time, relatives and friends start to enter, and once everyone has arrived, they can drink and celebrate.
Just as Zhao Xian was busy taking care of the guests, someone came to report that Princess Li Xue had arrived.
Zhao Xian did not expect Princess Li Xue to arrive at this time. The wedding banquet had just begun and not all the guests had arrived yet, so Li Xue's arrival was perfectly timed.
Zhao Xian pulled Li Guang along and went out to greet them.
Li Xue was getting off the carriage when she entered the village and found it very lively. She knew that a wealthy family in the village was holding a wedding, because it was quite a grand affair.
When the carriage arrived at Zhao Xian's house, they learned that Zhao Xian's family was holding a wedding. Who in his family was getting married? Could it be that Zhao Xian had taken a concubine?
Just as she was wondering, Zhao Xian and Li Guang came out to greet her. Seeing Zhao Xian's attire, they knew that he was not the groom, and Li Xue seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Greetings, Princess. Today is the joyous occasion of my third brother, Zhao Xiaoshan. The wedding banquet has just begun. Your arrival is timely. Please come in and take a seat."
"Sister, I didn't expect you to come too. What a coincidence! Please come in." Li Guang said.
"I've come at just the right time today, stumbling upon such a joyous occasion. I wonder who Zhao Xiaoshan's bride is?"
"The bride is his cousin, Liu Xuan."
Li Xue knew that Zhao Xian had a cousin named Liu Xuan, but she had never met her. She had heard that Liu Xuan was very beautiful and talented.
"Congratulations to Zhao Xiaosan and Liu Xuan on their marriage," Li Xue said.
Li Xue was attending Zhao Xiaoshan and Liu Xuan's wedding, so she felt obligated to give a gift. After thinking for a moment, she went to the carriage and took out a small box from it.
The small box was exquisite, containing a jade bracelet. Li Xue planned to give this bracelet to Liu Xuan as a wedding gift.
This is an extremely precious bracelet, crafted from the finest jade. It would cost several hundred taels of silver to buy.
Li Xue, holding the bracelet, approached Zhao Xian and said:
"I never imagined that today would be Zhao Xiaoshan and Liu Xuan's wedding day, so I didn't bring any gifts. This is a bracelet, so please accept it as a gift for Liu Xuan."
Zhao Xian knew that Li Xue always carried extremely valuable items, and this bracelet was definitely not an ordinary bracelet, but he couldn't refuse to accept it.
Zhao Xian had no choice but to take the bracelet and say:
"Then I thank the princess on behalf of Zhao Xiaoshan and Liu Xuan."
Now that most of the guests have arrived, we can begin the meal.
Li Xue followed Zhao Xue and Li Guang into the house. Most of the people attending the wedding banquet today were villagers. The villagers all knew Princess Li Xue and came over to greet her.
Li Xue was very excited. She already considered herself a member of Narcissus Village and temporarily forgot her troubles, immersing herself in the strong local atmosphere.
Because there were too many people attending the wedding banquet, the villagers had to eat in batches because they couldn't accommodate all the guests at once.
The first group of people to attend the banquet were all important figures and relatives, and they received the highest level of courtesy.
After one group of people has eaten and drunk their fill and left, the next group of people who are going to eat will quickly take their place, and so on. This is the traditional "flowing banquet" in the countryside.
This kind of continuous banquet exhausted the chefs. They were constantly cooking and preparing food, busy from morning till night, seeing off one group of guests after another.
They ate like this until dusk before finally sending all the guests away.
Li Xue was among the first to attend the banquet, which took place around lunchtime. After the banquet, she went to the inn.
When Zhao Xian was renovating this inn, he decorated a guest room for Li Xue. This guest room was not used to receive any guests. When Li Hui came to Shuixian Village, this guest room was not brought out.
Even though Li Xue only stayed in the guest room a few times a year, Zhao Xian still had it cleaned and tidied every day.
Every time Li Xue entered the guest room, it was spotless.
This guest room gave her a sense of home. For more than ten days, Li Xue had been traveling non-stop and had worked very hard. Now she needed to rest well.
Li Xue slept soundly for a long time before being woken up by the guards.
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