Good morning Mr. Zhongtang

Chapter 8

On the day Tong Wanrou got married, the entire sky was overcast, covered with dark clouds, making it hard to breathe.

The wedding clothes she was wearing and the phoenix crown on her head were all given by the palace. The Tong family really didn't prepare anything for her, only her elder brother Tong Youqing secretly stuffed a 500 tael silver note for her. When the sedan chair went out, Ama Erniang didn't show up. She took a last look at the place where she had lived for 16 years. The surrounding concubine sisters all looked at her as if they were watching a joke. Tong Wanrou didn't mind either. The hijab was completely pulled down, and the nuns sent by the palace to officiate the wedding were sent to the sedan chair.

Tong Wanrou knew that her Ama and Er Niang were really mad this time. She has been well-behaved since she was a child, and she has never done anything out of the ordinary. She will do whatever Er Niang asks her to do, how to walk , how to eat, how to talk, there is nothing that she can decide on her own.

Ama and Erniang wanted her to marry a good family, but she was unwilling to marry a husband who had no reputation but no feelings. It was really meaningless to suffer like this for a lifetime.

Although marrying Fu Heng, she can't guarantee that her life will be satisfactory in the future, but she believes that Fu Heng is definitely a man worth entrusting for life.

Because, she saw in his eyes the kind of heartfelt, sincere liking, and he has enough courage to fight for everything, unlike her, who dared not fight for anything since childhood, blindly obedient, which formed the current kind of love An uninhibited personality.

The sound of festive suona passed through the street, because the marriage was bestowed by the imperial decree, so even though no one from the Tong family had given blessings, the scene was not so desolate and shabby.

Tong's family and Fucha's family are both relatives of the emperor, and they live not far from each other. After passing through two or three streets, the sedan chair stopped and was sung by the ritual mothers in the palace. Afterwards, Tong Wanrou was helped out of the sedan chair by two serving nuns. Tong Wanrou looked down at the masonry texture on the ground, and knew that this would definitely not be the gate of Fucha's house. She had already been mentally prepared for this , So, I didn't feel anything.

After stepping over the brazier, a piece of red silk was stuffed into her hand, and after a while, she felt a gentle pull from the end of the red silk, and a gentle male voice sounded beside her ear:

"Don't be afraid, just follow me." To Tong Wanrou, this voice was like rain after a long drought, nourishing her heart.

No matter what the situation was, as long as she heard his gentle voice as always, Tong Wanrou felt much more at ease in her heart, the haze in her heart was swept away, she relaxed, and with the support of her mother, she walked forward with that strength.

Under the hijab are layers of wedding dresses. I couldn't help turning my eyes around, and I saw a pair of black official boots embroidered with gold silk patterns as I wished. Measuring the size of those feet, I couldn't help blushing. Fortunately, There is a veil covering the head, otherwise it will be a joke.

The newlyweds worshiped the heavens and the earth, and the high hall. After the husband and wife paid their respects, Tong Wanrou was helped into the new house by two nuns.

I thought that like other newlyweds, she would have to wear this heavy phoenix coronet and wait until midnight, after her husband finished entertaining the guests before entering the room to remove the hijab. She took a deep breath to make her already empty stomach feel better, Then, get ready for the long game.

Unexpectedly, not long after she sat down, the door of the room was opened, and without stopping too much, Fu Heng took the scale from the hand of the serving mother regardless of the auspicious or inauspicious times, She lifted Tong Wanrou's hijab all at once, and the two of them looked at each other, their beautiful eyes were full of surprise.

Fu Heng was wearing a red gown, which made his already handsome appearance even more dazzling. This was the first time Tong Wanrou dared to look at him for so long. This time, Fu Heng felt embarrassed.

He handed the scale back to the mother who was also shocked, and said to Tong Wanrou:

"I rushed over to uncover your hijab first, so you don't have to wait too long. You freshen up and eat something. It may not be too early for me to come back, because there are many people outside, and I will be there the whole time. If you go out to accompany guests, you may still get drunk, then... I hope Madam will forgive me."

Tong Wanrou heard what he said was sincere yet humorous and playful, she couldn't help smiling, her heart was as sweet as honey, and she looked at Fu Heng with a picturesque smile, only to see him stunned for a long time before froze his fingers , as if mustering up a lot of courage, scratched Tong Wanrou's cheeks, then smiled back at her, turned and left the room.

The two serving nuns originally murmured about Fu Heng's sudden intrusion and lifting of the hijab, but after hearing what he said, they all smiled heartily and sprinkled Tong Wanrou from all over the place. Help up on the bed with jujube and osmanthus seeds.

"Congratulations, madam, for marrying a lover." One of the nuns couldn't help but said to Tong Wanrou.

They are all teaching nuns in the palace, and they are usually sent to the big families to hold wedding events. Naturally, they have seen many bridegroom officials, but it is rare to see such a person who is wholeheartedly thinking about his wife. Most groom officials care about the auspicious times they do, but ignore the fatigue of the bride who has not eaten for a day.

Tong Wanrou smiled gently at the nanny, unable to conceal her inner happiness.

After changing clothes behind the screen, Tong Wanrou put on a mandarin duck gown that her mother-in-law embroidered for her many years ago. Shen, but can't hide a beauty pouring out.

Only now did Tong Wanrou have the opportunity to take a good look at the furnishings in the room.The layout of the new house is very festive. The room is neither too big nor too small. There are colorful ribbons hanging everywhere, which are red and beautiful. Although it does not have the grandeur and luxury of the main courtyard, it is warm and comfortable. The decorations in the room are all It's very novel, the long case on the shelf is not the traditional antique vases and antiques, but some rare things that Tong Wanrou has never seen before.

A big foreign clock attracted her attention. It is said that this thing can tell the time. She had only seen it in Ama's study before, but she didn't expect it to be here, and this clock is much better than the one in Ama's room. Zun is much bigger.

She was watching intently, but when she heard the door was opened again, she saw that Li Shi was happy and happy, with a smile on her face. When Tong Wanrou saw her, she stood up nervously from her seat, and looked at the familiar Li Shi, only then did she understand what happened. The person I met in front of the palace gate was Fu Heng's mother.

Tong Wanrou didn't expect that her mother-in-law would come to the new house on the wedding night. After Fu Heng took off her hijab, she changed her clothes, but that was Fu Heng's consideration for her. From the mother-in-law's point of view, would she feel that she, a daughter-in-law, didn't understand? The etiquette suddenly became cramped.

How could Mrs. Li fail to see Tong Wanrou's thoughts, so she walked over immediately, held her hand, and said with a gentle smile: "Don't think too much, Heng'er is considerate and loves you, how can I, a mother, not know. I saw him enter the house earlier. room, I guessed it."

Tong Wanrou's cheeks turned red, she lowered her head in embarrassment, and whispered back: "My wife is being reckless."

Seeing her frightened look, Mrs. Li couldn't help laughing, took her hand, and pushed her to sit on the chair.

"What's reckless? We'll be a family from now on. You and Heng'er are going to live together for the rest of your life. Only mutual respect and love can last forever."

Mrs. Li was very happy with this daughter-in-law, talking to her was like talking to her own daughter, and she felt very close.

Bringing the bowl of jujube porridge that was brought in earlier to Tong Wanrou, he said to her, "You have been tired all day too. This is jujube porridge. Although it is not something expensive, it is good for beauty and blood. The guests outside are not here. At least, Heng'er has to deal with everything one by one, I'm afraid he won't come back sooner."

Tong Wanrou looked at Li Shi's sincere eyes, smiled slightly, thanked the mother-in-law for her care, took the porridge bowl, and drank it.

She knew that Fu Heng was a concubine, so the guests who came were concubines from various families. Even so, Fu Heng had to greet every aspect of it, and her father-in-law would only show up among the guests tonight at most, and would not personally Going to the battle to say hello, that's why Fu Heng and her mother-in-law would talk about it, for fear that she would get anxious waiting.

The more Li looks at her, the more she likes her. She just thinks that Tong Wanrou is different from other ladies. She doesn't have that arrogant arrogance on her body. Instead, she has a very friendly and easy-going attitude. , is not that important.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Li couldn't help saying:

"Heng'er has liked you for a long time. However, you also know that there is a disparity in status between you, and you blame me for being useless. Don't blame him for using such drastic means to force you to make a choice, because he If you don't do this, you may not be able to marry the woman you love in your life."

While drinking porridge, Tong Wanrou listened to Li Shi's words. When Li Shi said that Fu Heng had liked her for a long time, Tong Wanrou just lowered her head and didn't say anything. In addition, she was really hungry. After a while, he finished a bowl of jujube porridge, put the bowl down, and then replied to Mrs. Li:
"Mom, porridge is really delicious."

Mrs. Li couldn't laugh or cry, she was saying such provocative words to her daughter-in-law, but she didn't expect her attention to be all on a small bowl of porridge, only to hear Tong Wanrou looking at the bottom of the porridge bowl, and said unsatisfactorily:
"If it's at home, it's so late, my mother-in-law will definitely not allow me to eat anymore." And her mother-in-law even brought it to her to eat, but this thoughtfulness and affection are enough to move Tong Wanrou.

Mrs. Li was amused by her words: "When is the time for eating? Is it possible that you are not allowed to eat because of the time when you are hungry?"

Tong Wanrou nodded seriously: "Yes. My mother-in-law set the rules for me, breakfast at three quarters at Mao, lunch at one quarter at noon, and dinner at one quarter at You. If you miss these three meals, you will not Let's eat again."

After listening to her words, Mrs. Li was a little dazed. She just felt that the rules of the Tong family were too inhumane, so she couldn't help laughing and said: "Perhaps it is the rules in the concubine's house, but we don't have them in the concubine. Eat when you are hungry." , the kitchenette door was left open day and night."

Tong Wanrou recalled the scene where she tossed and turned in the middle of the night clutching her hungry and aching stomach several times because she missed the meal time, and couldn't sleep at all. From this point of view, marrying Fu Heng is more free than her life in Tong's house up.

(End of this chapter)