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Chapter 91

Chapter 80

Seeing that the blush on her daughter's face was fading, Jiang took out a piece of old paper from her sleeve and handed it over.Ming Yu took it and took a look at it, then raised her head and smiled at Jiang Shi.

What was handed over was Chunyuan's deed of prostitution.

"Ayu, mother chose Chunyuan to serve you in the past, because she thought she was safe, and after so many years, that child is indeed loyal. Mother planned to marry you in the future, so she asked her to follow you to have a house. Now that she knows that she is a good match for Steward Liu's son, she naturally gives up the idea. Liu's family is a good family, but Chunyuan follows her parents and is a member of my Ruan family. Mother thought about making her contract The paper was given to you. When you arrive in Beijing, you can see for yourself when it is cheap, return the paper to her, and arrange her marriage with Liu Xiangyang."

"Mother and I want to go together. I've been thinking of talking to you for the past two days."

Ming Yu took it and folded it.

Jiang shi smiled slightly, as if thinking of something again, a little lost in thought, and didn't speak for a while.Mingyu asked, then patted her hand, and said: "Ayu, mother is thinking about something, that is, the dowry. Mother has already selected two people to accompany you to go there, and the first room is Mother Zhou's family. People, the other house is also safe and reliable. As for the dowry girl, Chunyuan doesn't count, in addition to Yu Qingdanlan and four piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings, Niang will add two more to make a quadruple pair, and the person is almost the same. There are so many people Here, mother has carefully looked at it, although Danlan is not as stable as Chunyuan, she is still loyal and has served you for many years..."

Before Jiang's words were finished, Ming Yu guessed what she meant, and smiled, "Mother, I know what you mean. I'm afraid that if there is no one in my room in the future, instead of bringing in someone who doesn't know the basics, it's better How about lifting the people around you?"

Jiang Shi looked at her and sighed: "Zuiqiao is naturally good, and his father didn't have those miscellaneous things, and he wouldn't even think about it. Mother is just in case..."

Ming Yu shook her head and laughed: "Mother, don't worry. Instead of you bothering to arrange for me to be in the house in the future, it's better to ask Mother to teach me some ways of being a husband. I don't think you are the only one , but you held him firmly?"

Jiang was teased by his daughter and couldn't help laughing.After thinking about it, with my daughter's intelligence and son-in-law's wholehearted admiration for her, I was really overthinking.It would be better to teach her more ways of being a wife before she gets married. Then she put aside her previous thoughts, held Ming Yu's hand, and whispered again.

The Ruan family in Rongyin Hall is busy with tomorrow's married daughter, and the Xie family at the South Gate is even more busy.Although the new house is only for temporary use, the newlyweds will leave for Beijing in three days. The man's family is a general's family, and the woman's family is a wealthy local, so there is no room for sloppiness.Mrs. Xie chose an upper room, and arranged it one by one with the decorations brought by the Ruan family some time ago, ranging from suitcases and cabinets, tables, tables and bedding, to mirrors, bottles and jars for brides to comb their hair, and red candle holders. Tin and copper candles, hanging mirrors and screens are all exquisite and gorgeous, and all are tied with red and green wool for festive and auspicious.Everything is ready, just waiting for the auspicious time for the wedding.

On the 22nd, the wedding day.

In the Hall of Glory.

Ming Yu got up early, and after bathing and cleaning herself, she sat down in front of the mirror and let the old lady's mother Rong and Jiang's mother Zhou put on makeup and dress her together.The two mothers, one on the left and the other on the right, first applied white powder to her face, then applied a layer of light oil and patted it firmly, then applied three coats of white powder without mercy, and then painted eyebrows and rubbed fat. Unceasingly boasting that she looks good, Ming Yu slightly opened her closed eyes just now, and saw a red, white and white face in the mirror, which was still her own. squinted.When the face is done, it's the hair's turn.The hands of the two mothers were heavy, and the roots of the hair were pulled between the kinks. Mingyu hissed a few times in pain, and begged in a low voice: "Mothers, ask Dan Lan to comb it for me."

"No, this bride's head is very particular, it has to be twisted into eighteen knots, the tighter the better, how does the little girl know!"

Mother Rong refused decisively.

Ming Yu had no choice but to close her eyes again, enduring the pain of pulling her scalp and let her comb her hair.She combed her hair with great difficulty, her hair was heavy, and she was already wearing a crown of gold inlaid with pearls and stones, and two golden wishful tassels hung down from the left and right, weighing a few catties, and it was so heavy that Ming Yu couldn't even turn her head.After the head and face were tidied up, he was ordered to stand up again, and changed into a red wedding dress from the inside out, with a golden lock of lotus knot hanging around his neck, and a set of gold inlaid gold and silk chain bracelets in each hand. With a slight movement, the gold and jade collided, and the whole body There was a chaotic sound of ding dong.

"Excellent, excellent!"

The two mothers were extremely satisfied, and after looking up and down, they brought Ming Yu into the main hall by the arm.Mrs. Ruan and Ruan Hongtianjiang had put on their auspicious clothes and sat there waiting, all smiling.

"Here we come, the groom is coming soon!"

The sound of firecrackers and music could be heard in the distance, Liu Shenghe hurried over with a happy expression on his face.

Ming Yu first went to the old lady and kowtowed to her as a farewell ceremony. The old lady said: "When you marry a woman, you must obey the etiquette of a woman. Your mother should have taught you these things. Good boy, grandma knows that you are a blessed person." .”

When she was dressing up early in the morning, Ming Yu was not in any serious distress. Now that the matter was really coming to an end, when she heard her grandmother's parting words, the deep reluctance in her heart came out again, and she suppressed it. Only then respectfully answered yes.When I bid farewell to Ruan Hongtian and saw my father looking at me, I was half relieved and half reluctant, and I heard my father told me not to worry about my family in the future, and to serve my husband's family with peace of mind, thinking that I was loved by him since childhood, This journey is thousands of miles away, and I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other once or twice in the next year. No matter how hard it is to suppress the pain in my heart, tears are already falling down as I bow my head. Jiang is so panicked that she hastily used a handkerchief to lighten her. Gently wipe the pressure off, comforting non-stop.

Ming Yu suppressed the sorrow of parting, and said goodbye to Ming Pei Anmo who was on the side, and then she was covered with a veil, and sat facing the direction of the god of joy, waiting for the groom to come.

Amid the sound of the second round of firecrackers outside the main hall, Xie Zuiqiao, dressed in formal attire, and the welcoming team arrived at the gate of Rongyin Hall on time. , bowed solemnly to the old lady and parents-in-law, and Ming Yu was carried out by her cousin in the uncle's house, and presented to her in the big red satin flat-gold sedan chair.

Amidst the sound of gongs, 32 pairs of ox horns and Double Happiness elevated lamps lead in front, followed by officials blowing gongs and drums, and the groom and his accompanying companions sit in front of the horses, and the welcoming team starts from the gate of the Ruan family.

The bearer got the red envelope early on, so naturally he wouldn't jolt too hard on purpose.Sitting in the sedan chair, Ming Yu heard the voices of onlookers on the side of the road talking about it, either that the bride's family's dowry was rich, or that the bridegroom was about to look outstanding, and suddenly remembered Xie Zuiqiao's smile, just before leaving The trace of fear and reluctance at that time finally disappeared, and my heart gradually settled down.

The sedan chair finally stopped and arrived at the south gate of Xie's Mansion.The housekeeper Liu of the Ruan family handed in the wedding seal and opened the door, and ordered someone to scatter copper coins full of stars, and then the sedan chair entered, passed the brazier, and stopped in the middle of the main courtyard.Ming Yu was helped out of the sedan chair by Quanfu Xi Niang, who was seeing off her relatives, only to see a seemingly endless red carpet under her feet.He was helped to walk through the red felt, step over the saddle, and finally entered the wedding hall.

Ming Yu's head was covered with a veil, and he couldn't tell the north from the south, and his ears were filled with the noise of drums and music. He was like a puppet reminded by the bride beside him to kneel down and kowtow, and so on, until he heard Eunuch Feng's long voice "Husband and wife worship each other" and was led by Xi Niang beside him to turn around. Only then did he realize that the man opposite was Xie Zuiqiao, and his heart skipped a beat.

Finally the ceremony was over, Ming Yu was led into the bridal chamber, and sat on the bed. As usual, there were women and children who were troubled by the house, sprinkled money and colored beans on the bed, and laughed and laughed.After a while, I heard a child cheering: "The groom is here, and he is going to lift the hijab for the bride!"

The surroundings became quiet for a while, and Ming Yu suddenly became nervous, her hands twisted together uneasy, and suddenly her eyes lit up, the piece of red silk that had covered her for a long time had been picked out with a happy scale, and immediately The person in front of her was none other than Xie Zuiqiao.

"What a beautiful bride!"

"The bridegroom's official blessing!"

Ming Yu heard praises from all over the room, remembering the pink face she saw in the mirror before, she didn't dare to raise her head to meet Xie Zuiqiao's eyes.

"The bride's face is so pale, it's like falling into a flour vat!"

The young nephew of Mrs. Dushi's family suddenly yelled, and the room was silent, followed by a roar of laughter. Mingyu couldn't hold it back, so she also laughed, and when she looked up, she met Xie Zuiqiao's eyes.

This is the last time the two met each other after the last farewell in Yuyuan.

Ming Yu was used to seeing Xie Zuiqiao's handsome appearance in blue and blue. It was the first time he saw him in a scarlet wedding gown. He was unexpectedly handsome and dazzling. At this moment, he was looking down at her with a smile, his eyes sparkling.

When Ming Yu thought that she still had a pale face, she felt very uncomfortable, and hurriedly lowered her eyes.

Xi Niang smiled and separated from the onlookers, scooped a half-cooked glutinous rice ball from a bowl of red tangled branch lotus, fed it into her mouth, and asked, "Is it raw?"

"pregnancy."

Ming Yu's face became hot, she answered honestly in a low voice, and then waited for everyone to make fun of her.

Sure enough, there was a burst of laughter.Even though Ming Yu had been prepared for a long time, she was so ashamed that she lowered her head and did not dare to look into Xie Zuiqiao's eyes.

Xi Niang brought another pair of white jade cups tied with red strings, and distributed them to the two of them. Amidst the booing, Ming Yu blushed and drank the wine with Xie Zuiqiao.

"Give birth to a precious child early! Wealth and auspiciousness!"

Amidst the crackling sound, peanuts, chestnuts, dates, and money beans rained down on Mingyu and Xie Zuiqiao again. Mingyu's face was hit by a few dates. Xie Zuiqiao saw her eyelashes trembling slightly, and wanted to hide but didn't dare to hide. He stood up with a smile, and handed out the red envelopes prepared in advance to the women and children in front of him. After everyone got it, they smiled and stopped their hands. After another burst of frolic, they were coaxed out by Xi Niang. Quiet.

"Ayu..."

Xie Zuiqiao looked at the person sitting on the edge of the bed with his head bowed, thinking that she was already his own, he wanted to pick her up and walk around a few times, but there was still a bride standing by the door behind him, he didn't dare to make a fuss, took a breath , took her hand lightly, and called out.

Ming Yu responded in a low voice, but still lowered her head and didn't move, feeling his tall figure pressing down on her, her heart was pounding again, and she couldn't even breathe freely.

"I still have to go out to meet guests, and I don't know when I will return to my room. You must be hungry, so I'll ask your girl to come in and serve you. If you're tired, lie down and rest by yourself first, and don't have to wait for me."

When he leaned over to her ear and whispered, he saw her earlobe with Dongzhu earrings, small and white, and suddenly felt itchy, and couldn't help it. Down.

Ming Yu was startled, and a tingling sensation quickly spread through half of her body. When she looked up, she saw that he had straightened up, and smiled at Xi Niang at the door: "Mom has worked hard, the reward seal has been prepared early, and mother received it." Go and have a rest, just ask the maids to come in and serve." When he was speaking, she saw his sideways face, serious, where was the slightest mischievous look just now?
Ming Yu bit her lower lip lightly, bursts of sweetness overflowed in her heart.Xi Niang laughed and said: "The groom's official can't bear to leave the bridal chamber, if he insists on not leaving, I'm afraid that the outsiders will come here soon."

Xie Zuiqiao turned his head to look at Ming Yu again, and then he left the room, and Xi Niang also backed out immediately.After a while, Chunyuan and Yu Qingdanlan came in with smiles on their faces.

(End of this chapter)