idle mistress

Chapter 57 The Big Red Wedding Dress
Xu Weiqiu shrugged his shoulders very calmly: "There was a snake just now, and you scared it away when you yelled."

"Do you think I'll believe you?"

"Believe it or not."

The two sisters bickered without giving in, until there was a shout from outside: "Wei Qiu... Qiu'er..."

When the two turned around, they saw Mrs. Zhang running in unsteadily, and said to the two of them, "Qiu'er...an official came to the house, and said...it was an imperial decree, and I asked you to go back to receive the decree... ..."

Holy decree?

The two sisters looked at each other, and Xu Xiaoke was even more confused: "Second mother, what imperial decree? Did our father commit something?"

Zhang shook her head: "I don't know, go back quickly, don't make her officials wait."

The two sisters didn't bother to quarrel, and rushed to Xu's house together with Erniang; when they entered the village, they saw officers and soldiers standing guard on both sides, and the villagers along the way fell on the ground and dared not get up.

Looking at this battle, Xu Weiqiu always had an ominous premonition in his heart for some reason; Xu Xiaoke, who had never seen anything big in the world, was obviously too frightened by the battle in front of him, and walked timidly. Shrunken, the arrogance that confronted Xu Weiqiu just now had long since disappeared.

There were two rows of officers and soldiers standing outside Xu's house. When the three of them entered the house, they saw Xu Lian and Rong Shi standing tremblingly in the hall. A man dressed as a courtier stepped forward and sized up the three of them. , eyes fell on Xu Xiaoke and Xu Weiqiu.

"May I ask who is Xu Weiqiu?"

Xu Weiqiu took a step forward, the palace servant looked at her and nodded, took out a golden document, unfolded it, and shouted in that sharp and unique voice: "Xu Lian accepts the order..."

Hearing this, Xu Lian panicked and led his family to kowtow to accept the order.

Seeing this, the palace official who announced the decree nodded slightly, and began to read the decree:
"By God's blessing, the emperor's decree said, I have heard that Xu Weiqiu, the eldest daughter of the Xu clan, is virtuous and virtuous, with outstanding appearance, and hereby marry you to Prince Cheng's son as a good match. All the etiquette will be handled by the Ministry of Rites, and the marriage will be completed on a chosen date. Yours sincerely!"

Liao Liao's few words shocked all the Xu family present.

Xu Lian froze in place, and after the palace man's suggestion, he came back to his senses and shouted: "Thank you, Lord Long En!"

After the palace servants finished announcing the decree, they rolled up the imperial decree and carefully handed it over to Xu Lian.

Xu Lian tremblingly stretched out his hand to take it, and asked the person who announced the decree with a puzzled face: "My lord, why... why is this? How did the little girl get such a great blessing, and how did she become the wife of the prince? Should... ...Could it be a mistake somewhere?"

The palace man only said lightly: "You can't go wrong, this is the order of the superior, just act according to the order."

After all, Xu Lian was also a errand in the yamen. He had seen a little bit of the world, so he immediately agreed and sent him out respectfully.

As soon as the waiter left, the Xu family exploded.

"Master, what's going on here?" Rong stepped forward to ask nervously, and Xu Xiaoke beside him was even more incredulous.

Xu Lian also couldn't make up his mind, so he could only say to his wife and daughter: "I don't know either, you just stay at home and don't go anywhere, wait until I go back to the yamen and find out the reason of the matter."

After finishing speaking, he hurried out and walked to the door. When he remembered something, he turned around and told Xu Weiqiu:

"Wei Qiu, don't go out these few days, stay at home, just..." He glanced at Xu Xiaoke who was not far away, and changed his words: "Just live in your second mother's room."

Xu Weiqiu was confused and could only nod his head.

When Xu Lian returned to the yamen, the county magistrate and all the bureaucrats had received the news, and they congratulated him one after another. The county magistrate, who has always had high-spirited eyes, was even more flattering, saying that he would be the son-in-law of the prince in the future, and his official career would be prosperous. Don't forget to bring your former colleagues.

When Xu Lian asked why, everyone didn't know what to do. Xu Lian had no choice but to hurry home and read and read the imperial decree. Come.

The great grace of the emperor was originally a great joy, but for such a small family like theirs, they didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

Xu Lian held the imperial decree with a sad face and sighed again and again.

The incident happened suddenly, and Xu Weiqiu had no way to deal with it for a while. The emperor will definitely not point the finger at an unknown girl of the people by marrying him for no reason.

The only thing she could think of was the old woman who left without saying goodbye, maybe she could give herself the answer, but at this moment, where should she find this person?
Zhang Shi is the most excited person in the entire Xu family. She is not a little woman who cares about the stakes in this imperial decree that descended from the sky. Wish... Qiu'er is about to get married.

That night, Mrs. Zhang turned on the light in the house, rummaged under the dilapidated wardrobe, and found a bundle and handed it to Xu Weiqiu.

Xu Weiqiu looked at her inexplicably: "Er Niang, what is this?"

"Open it and take a look." After that, Zhang Shishen untied the knot for her.

Seeing her mysterious appearance, Xu Weiqiu opened the bundle with doubts. There was still a layer of white paper wrapped inside, like something valuable. She unfolded it carefully, and there was actually a wedding dress inside.

She didn't expect that Erniang secretly prepared a wedding dress for herself. This dense flower embroidery could not be embroidered in two or three months.

Looking at the bright red wedding dress in front of him, Xu Weiqiu's eyes couldn't help but heat up.

"Er Niang, when did you prepare this?" She touched the embroidery pattern on it, her voice choked with sobs.

Mrs. Zhang replied: "I started to embroider the year before last, and I embroidered a little every day. I just finished it some time ago. Fortunately, I prepared in time."

She reached out to touch the embroidery on it, her eyes were full of pride, she was still very confident in her embroidery skills: "Do you like it?"

"I like it..." Xu Weiqiu nodded.

"As long as you like it." Zhang's face was full of joy, and he picked up the wedding dress and compared it to her: "You have grown a lot taller, and the skirt seems to be a little shorter, but it shouldn't have much effect."

While talking, she brought a mirror and handed it to Xu Weiqiu. Xu Weiqiu looked at himself in the glasses. Against the background of the new wedding dress, the person in the bronze mirror really looked like a newlywed.

However, she couldn't be happy in her heart...

The news that a country girl was married by the Holy Majesty quickly spread, and those who had contacts with the Xu family and those who had no contacts, anyone who had any relatives and anecdotes came to congratulate her.

No matter who came, Xu Lian greeted him with a smile, but his heart was extremely sad.

A few days later, when the Xu family was at a loss, a carriage came outside, and several people who claimed to be from Prince Sheng's Mansion brought phoenix coronets, gold and silver, and silk and satin.

(End of this chapter)