All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chu Yan seemed to have expected Shen Lingxi to ask this question, and his expression remained unchanged, "Since it is our ceremony, it is best to have a beginning and an end. What's more...Although there is no one in this room, they are just guarding outside. If they find out that the ceremony is fake..."

"Okay, I'll drink, I'll just drink."

Shen Lingxi didn't want to work hard for a day and fall short on this kind of thing.

She readily took half a scorpion from Chu Yan's hand, and was about to drink it with her face up——

But he stopped it with his hand.

Chu Yan sat down on the side of the couch beside her, and faced her face to face, "Drink this wine, and from now on, we husband and wife will share joys and sorrows together."

Shen Lingxi paused for breath, raised her eyes to look at him, and saw that he had already drank the wine in one gulp with her face up, so she suppressed her doubts and imitated him and drank the wine.

The cool beer wine enters the throat, and the sweetness has a slightly bitter taste of melon, which really corresponds to the words "share joys and sorrows".

There was a faint smile in Chu Yan's eyes.

He took half of the scorpion in Shen Lingxi's hand, and combined it with the one in his hand.

Shen Lingxi lowered her eyes and looked at his bony hands, twisting up the connected red thread, tightly intertwining the two halves of the red swastika round and round. I have to say, it really feels pleasing to the eye.

"All right."

Chu Yan looked at the red swastika in his hand with satisfaction, stood up and placed it in front of the dragon and phoenix candle.

Shen Lingxi looked at him, at this moment, for some reason, it reminded her of what Mu Huai'an said last night——

"You don't know, the embroiderer was looking for you all night, right?"

Shen Lingxi's almond eyes are full of doubts, could it be that Chu Yan treats her...

"What are you thinking?" Chu Yan turned around, and saw Shen Lingxi looking at him suspiciously.

His phoenix eyes flickered slightly, "Aren't you sleepy?"

"Sleepy." Shen Lingxi replied subconsciously.

She hurriedly shook off those absurd thoughts that came to her mind, just like she did in the imperial mausoleum, she took off her embroidered shoes and got on the couch very naturally, quickly got under the quilt, and closed her eyes.

A complete set of actions is flowing.

If it weren't for Chu Yan seeing her tightly closed eyelashes, she was still trembling slightly.

He might really think that she was unaware of all this tonight.

Chu Yan's thin lips curled up slightly, and she silently put down the hi-scissors she had just picked up with her fingertips.

There is still a knot and hair ceremony, which has not been completed.

However, there is no rush for now, he can wait slowly.

Until the day when she is truly willing to "be married as husband and wife with him, and never leave each other forever"...

*
Shen Lingxi had no dreams all night, and when she woke up, she found that she was warm all over, and she was in a warm embrace.

Her pale white hands were tightly clutching a crimson skirt.

The warm touch of her fingertips and the clear scent of soap lingering on the tip of her nose all reminded her that all this was not a dream.

!!!

This time she didn't dream of the coffin board, but she stuck to him again unknowingly.

Shen Lingxi was so embarrassed that she wished she could find a crack in the ground immediately, she quickly withdrew her hand, not daring to raise her head, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, forgive me, I, I didn't intend to offend you..."

I thought it would be like last time, in exchange for his chuckle.

Unexpectedly, apart from the sound of long and even breathing, the entire bed curtain was unbelievably quiet.

She quietly raised her eyelids, and saw that Chu Yan's eyes were slightly closed, his deep and handsome features were shrouded in deep sleepiness, and he seemed unaware of all this.

Shen Lingxi caressed her heart, and slowly withdrew from him until she had a safe distance from him, then she breathed a sigh of relief.

so close.

It's really dangerous.

In order to avoid the embarrassment of meeting in the early morning, she passed Chu Yan lightly, raised the bed curtain and got out of bed, and quietly went to change clothes behind the embroidered screen.

Chu Yan slowly opened his eyes until he heard her footsteps going away.

His pitch-black phoenix eyes were so clear that he never felt half sleepy.

"Your Highness, it's time to get up and go to the palace." The servant's voice called softly from outside the palace.

Chu Yan sat up, smoothed the creases of the neckline of her pajamas with her slender fingertips, and the corners of her lips curled into a very faint curve...

*
On the second day of the crown prince's wedding, although the ceremonial schedule has been reduced a lot compared to the day of the wedding, the etiquette that should be carried out is not easy.

It is worth mentioning that Chu Yan's biological mother, Xie Zhanghua, committed suicide, and her spiritual throne was never taken to the Taimiao, so she could only be sacrificed privately in the East Palace.

But now Xie Zhanghua's dead soul is still in the world, and Shen Lingxi, as a bride, gave her a gift of washing and feeding directly in front of the spiritual throne before entering the palace, which can be regarded as making up for this regret.

Xie Zhanghua didn't expect that after his death, he would be able to attend his son's wedding in person, drink tea with his daughter-in-law, and wept with joy.

And her younger sister Xie Zhangting, since seeing the Yunjiang king Yun Hongshan who came to congratulate and watch the ceremony at the canonization ceremony, she hurriedly stayed to inquire about the news and disappeared.

After paying homage to Xie Zhanghua, the two of them went into the palace to meet the emperor and empress, Concubine Li, washing gifts, paying homage to the temple, accepting congratulations from ministers and wives. After completing a whole set of ceremonies, Shen Lingxi was too tired to speak when it was approaching noon.

At the same time, in Shoukang Palace.

In order to welcome the arrival of the prince and princess, the Shoukang Palace is already a busy scene.

Empress Dowager Dou was sitting in front of the window, tending to the pot of hibiscus on the table, turning her head to Mama Gui and said, "Just tidy up the west hall for them. They must be tired after busying all morning. After lunch, let them rest in the west hall for a while before leaving."

Mother Gui smiled and responded, and the maid behind her quickly exited the hall and made arrangements.

Empress Dowager Dou casually asked again: "You went to the East Palace in the morning, but you have inquired, how was their bridal chamber last night?"

"The female officer on duty said that they were sent out by His Highness after entering the bridal chamber last night."

The smile on Gui's mother's face froze slightly, and she hesitated: "I heard from them that the bedroom was very quiet all night, the two masters didn't ask for water, and the bed was clean in the morning, not red... When the servants went, they were worried about how to report to the emperor and queen."

She said, quietly looking at the Queen Mother's face.

It's not a day or two since the queen mother wants to hug her great-great-grandson.

Now that His Royal Highness is finally looking forward to getting married, but the house is not consummated... then there is no need to be anxious.

However, to Gui's mother's surprise——

Queen Mother Dou was not in a hurry, but chuckled lightly.

"How to report it, let them report it to the emperor and empress according to the truth."

Empress Dowager Dou smiled and looked at her: "Girl Lingxi is really filial. This girl must be thinking that her grandmother passed away only a hundred days ago, so she wants to keep her filial piety for her grandmother. Just rely on her, and there is no rush for this moment. Liulang also knows how to love others. The Ai family is relieved to see them so loving."

Mother Gui did not expect that the Empress Dowager was able to see the subtleties, and she could taste the "deep affection" between the two of them, and she was really admirable.

Not only that, but she respected Shen Lingxi, the new princess, from the bottom of her heart.

The two were talking, when the little eunuch suddenly came to report: "Empress Dowager, Prince Rui is here to greet you."

Empress Dowager Dou's eyes flashed with surprise, "Prince Rui seldom enters the palace, but the Ai family hasn't seen him for several months, let him in."

After the words were finished, a young eunuch, leading a master and a servant, came in from the palace gate.

Yun Chong, dressed in disguise, pushed Prince Rui into the Shoukang Palace, not long after he heard the eunuch outside singing: "The prince and princess are here..."