Chapter 231 Wedding
Jiang Lianzhi also sat in the study for a long time.
Xie Tingzhou will marry his principal wife after the succession ceremony. This news had already reached Shengjing a few days ago. So the auspicious day for the wedding is just a few days away.
There was a portrait on the table. The person in the portrait had gentle eyes and a faint smile on the corners of his lips.
He thought of Chen Yu again, those sharp, oppressive eyes when she looked at people.
This is not the same person at all. What is he obsessed with?
"Someone, bring the brazier."
The weather in Shengjing was cold, and when he asked for a brazier, the servants didn't ask anything, thinking he was cold, and quickly brought him the brazier.
Jiang Lianzhi picked up the painting and walked over, but his hand loosened and the portrait fell onto the brazier.
A burning black spot continued to expand, and his hands clenched tighter and tighter.
Suddenly, he snatched the portrait out of the brazier while it was still on fire. He tried to put out the fire with his hands and in his panic kicked over the brazier.
The dust in the brazier spread out, choking him and causing him to cough, but he still held tightly onto the portrait that was burned in two.
Gao Jin came to check upon hearing the noise, and was immediately frightened out of his wits. He quickly called someone in to clean up the mess on the floor, and asked the maid to bring some burn medicine.
Jiang Lianzhi held his hand and asked the maid to apply medicine, and said to Gao Jin: "Please prepare a gift for me and send it to Beilin."
Gao Jin was shocked, "What gift?"
"Wedding gift." Jiang Lianzhi asked, "What did the young lady like in the past?"
"Young Madam?" Gao Jin was stunned.
Jiang Lianzhi reacted, lowered his head and recalled for a moment, then said: "The jade pillow, the glazed makeup box, and the magnolia gilded vase in the storeroom..."
He talked about a lot of things, all of which were the decorations in their bedroom in their previous life. He almost mentioned everything in the room.
"That's all." Jiang Lianzhi waved his hand, "Go ahead."
Gao Jin hesitated to speak, but still asked, "Didn't the young master ask us to collect these for the wedding?"
"No one will get married." Jiang Lianzhi said dejectedly: "Find someone to send it to Beilin as fast as possible, and don't let it get hurt."
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Preparations for the wedding had already begun long before Xie Tingzhou left Beilin.
Zhongbo returned to Beilin from Shengjing only a few days later than Xie Tingzhou, and came back just in time for the wedding.
As for marrying the princess, the preparations were still a bit hasty.
The palace to the north was decorated with lights and filled with guests; the noise outside could be heard from the inner courtyard.
Chen Yu has finished dressing up.
She was sitting in the room. Her headdress was very heavy and after she put on the veil, she could only see the space below her feet.
There were four maids standing on each side of the room, waiting for Xie Tingzhou to come up.
Welcoming the bride at the door.
The bridal sedan will go around half of the capital and then return to the Beilin Palace.
"I'm still confused. Should I follow the etiquette of Hezhou or the etiquette of Beilin?"
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Should we follow the customs of our Beilin?"
"But according to Beilin etiquette, who will carry the princess to the bridal sedan?"
"Yeah, why didn't I think of that."
Chen Yu hadn't fully adapted to this new name yet, and it took her a while to realize that it was referring to her. She listened to the conversation outside and twirled her fingers nervously.
She could no longer remember how she felt when she got married in her previous life. At least she wasn't as nervous as she is now, nor was she overly happy. Perhaps it was more of an escape, to get out of the situation at that time.
Before I could finish my thought, I heard an excited noise outside.
"The man who is going to carry the princess to the sedan chair is here."
Chen Yu wanted to lift the veil to see who it was, but was stopped by the maid.
"Princess, you have to wait for the prince to lift your veil, otherwise it will be unlucky."
The footsteps and noises came closer and stopped at the door.
Chen Yu saw a pair of muddy boots through the gap in the hanging veil.
The man took her hand and put it on his shoulder. Seeing that no one stopped her, Chen Yu obediently lay on the man's shoulder.
The man had broad shoulders, and he was swaying as he carried her on his back, and he smelled a little bit of sweat.
She immediately dismissed the idea that this was Xie Tingzhou, and it was not in accordance with etiquette for the groom to carry the bride.
After walking for a while, the man carrying her stopped and asked, "I've been carrying you for so long, and you didn't even call out to me, brother?"
When Shen Yu heard the voice, her heart couldn't stop beating wildly.
She wanted to lift the veil, but held herself back.
She doesn't want any imperfection or bad luck, she wants to be with Xie Tingzhou forever.
"Why are you here?" Chen Yu's voice was slightly tearful.
Chen Zhao carried her on his back and started walking again. "Brother said he would carry you on his back when you got married. How could he break his promise? You should blame Xie Tingzhou. He didn't tell me that you would get married when you came back. I ran for days and finally caught up. I didn't even have time to change my boots."
Shen Zhao felt a drop of water dripping on the back of his neck, and then he heard the sound of the girl sniffing.
"Crying again." Chen Zhao originally wanted to say something from his heart, but he felt it was too sentimental and thought the girl would cry even harder, so he gave up.
Chen Zhao pushed her up and said, "Hurry up, brother is in a hurry. If you don't get out now, you will miss the auspicious time."
Shen Zhao's pace suddenly quickened, and Shen Yu hooked her arms around his neck tightly, thinking that although her father was not here, her brother was here, so now everything could be considered complete.
Chen Zhao escorted her to the bridal sedan and looked up at Xie Tingzhou on the horse.
Xie Tingzhou nodded at him, silently making a promise to him.
The eight-man sedan chair was lifted up, and suona and firecrackers sounded simultaneously.
The bridal sedan passed through the royal capital. The streets were crowded with people and the streets were empty. After making a circle, it returned to the Beilin Palace.
The curtain of the sedan chair was kicked open and a red silk cloth was handed over.
She saw the familiar hand with distinct joints. She would walk hand in hand with him until the end of her life.
It was still very lively outside.
Chen Yu sat on the couch, it was rare for her to feel so peaceful.
There were footsteps outside.
"Oh, Your Majesty, there are guests outside."
Xie Tingzhou stepped into the bridal chamber, but then stopped and stood at the door looking at her.
Chen Yu clearly heard familiar footsteps, but she didn't see him lifting the veil for a long time. She couldn't help but pinch a corner of the veil and wanted to lift it up to take a peek.
"Don't move." Xie Tingzhou walked over, "I'll do it."
He took the jade ruyi from the tray held by the maid, took a deep breath, and slowly lifted the veil.
She put on makeup today, which made her face look even more beautiful.
Xie Tingzhou stared at her like this for a long time, so long that Chen Yu began to wonder if her makeup today was too heavy and a little strange.
Just as he was about to reach out to touch his face, Xie Tingzhou grabbed his hand.
"Stop the boat?" Chen Yu looked at him doubtfully.
Xie Tingzhou stared at her without blinking, "What should I call you?"
"Your Majesty?"
Xie Tingzhou smiled and leaned closer to her, "Anyone can call me Prince, but only you can call me husband."
Shen Yu pursed her lips, "Husband."
The two were very close, and Xie Tingzhou's eyes were burning.
The maidservants had already left. Not everyone dared to cause trouble in King Beilin's bridal chamber.
The yard was very quiet, but I could vaguely hear some noise coming from the front yard.
Chen Yu thought about getting married today, and wondered if the two of them should say something.
"I……"
The string that Xie Tingzhou had been pulling for too long broke without warning. It was the rope that bound the beast.
Their lips and teeth pressed together, and he held a handful of hot fire in his hand.
This fire burned more fiercely than any previous one, burning all the clothes and heating the bed curtains.
Xie Tingzhou had imagined the feeling of having her under him countless times in his dreams, but never like at this moment.
She didn't want to miss every expression of hers, the pain, endurance, joy, and satisfaction.
Her hair was stuck to her face by a thin layer of sweat. Xie Tingzhou pushed her hair aside to kiss her and saw the moisture in the corners of her eyes.
Shen Yu's cheek was buried in the quilt, soaked by him in this cold night.
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