Tiantang

Chapter 174 The Final Marriage (Part [-])
Chapter 182

In the evening, Zhang Xuan was so tormented that he took off a layer of skin and was terribly exhausted. Finally, he welcomed the bride back to the door on time.

There was a brand new saddle tied with a red rope in front of the mansion gate. Cui Ying, who was wearing a red hijab, sat on the saddle with the support of Ruyan Ruyu, and then stepped into the mansion gate. The session finally came to an end.

Zhang Xuan let out a long breath.

The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was overcrowded, and there were countless guests and friends who came to congratulate him.The dignitaries of Chang'an, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, members of the royal family, and even the famous merchants in the city all came to the banquet with congratulatory gifts.

The bride has temporarily entered the bridal chamber to rest, and there are still many procedures that need to be tossed, so she must recharge her batteries.

Zhang Xuan greeted and thanked the congratulatory guests one by one in the flower hall. At this moment, he suddenly heard a high-pitched eunuch call sign from outside the hall——

"The imperial concubine is here—"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Jian Guo has arrived—"

Yang Yuhuan and Li Heng are here.For Zhang Xuan's big wedding, both Yang Yuhuan and Li Heng must show some face.Li Heng, in particular, wanted to be the officiant of Zhang Xuan's wedding today.

Everyone's envious eyes immediately focused on Zhang Xuan.

The rich and powerful families in the city are holding a wedding, who can have the honor to attract the current prince and imperial concubine to congratulate him?This is a big face!

Without hesitation, Zhang Xuan immediately walked out of the hall with the crowd.

Li Heng and Yang Yuhuan walked side by side, smiling all over their faces.

It's just that only a caring person like Zhang Xuan can find out that Yang Yuhuan's smile is slightly forced.At this moment, if she came to personally attend the wedding of the man she planned to entrust the rest of her life to, it would be impossible for her to say that she didn't feel any jealousy and strange emotions.

"Minister Zhang Xuan, thanks to the imperial concubine, His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of Jian Guo!"

Zhang Xuan bowed down and paid homage.

Li Heng smiled loudly, took a step forward to help Zhang Xuan, and said with a smile, "Zizhan, today is your big day, how can I not come to congratulate you? I came here with the empress. I didn't bring many gifts, just to please You drink a glass of wedding wine!"

"The imperial concubine and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Jianguo congratulated Zhang Xuan on the auspicious wedding ceremony of Fuguo Zhongyong Duke of Lingwu and Governor of Longshuo..." Li Fuguo finished singing the gift list loudly, but saw Zhang Xuan looking at him with a cold and stern look Passing away, his heart trembled, but he took half a step back slightly, not daring to meet Zhang Xuan's eyes again.

Zhang Xuan did not fall as he imagined, but rose to power.This made Li Fuguo terrified and anxious all day long, not knowing when Zhang Xuan would settle the score with him.Fortunately, he felt better knowing that Zhang Xuan was about to leave Beijing to take up the feudal clan.

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It is also a wonderful part of the Tang people's wedding that the groom and the bride drink a cup of wine, that is, "Hehe". "He 卺" is not the kind of "cross-arm wine" that is drunk arm in arm, but the gourd is broken from the middle, divided into two, and combined to form a complete gourd.

Cut open the gourd and hold the wine separately.Because gourds are bitter, it must be bitter wine to hold wine.Therefore, the husband and wife drink the wine together, which not only symbolizes that the husband and wife will become one from the wedding, and they will be together forever, but also has the deep meaning of letting the bride and groom share the joys and sorrows.

In the ceremony of "joining the door", a total of three drinks are required.

"First sacrifice wine! Same clothes as Zi!" The master of ceremonies shouted loudly.

Zhang Xuan and Cui Ying faced each other tenderly, and together they lifted the gourd and drank it down in one gulp.

"Second sacrificial wine! Eat with the son!"

"Final wine! Grow old together!" the master of ceremonies continued to shout loudly. After Zhang Xuan and Cui Ying finished their drinks, the master of ceremonies put the two halves of gourds together, and this ceremony was considered complete.

By this time, Zhang Xuan was too tired to speak, his legs were numb, his arms were sluggish, and the smile on his face became extremely stiff.And Cui Ying's appearance is not much better than him.She was originally weak, how could she not be tired after tossing and tossing for a long time?It's just that this is a major event in her life, even if she is exhausted, she is willing to have her heart sweeter than honey.

Zhang Xuan did not expect that there was a custom of making bridal chambers in Tang Dynasty.

After some close relatives and friends had finished their torment, Zhang Xuan closed the door tightly, fell down on the bed, closed his eyes, and almost fell asleep.

Cui Ying sat on the bed shyly, and quietly reached out to tug Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan sat up slowly and said with a wry smile, "Ying Er, this wedding matter is really tormenting the dead, it's like going to a battlefield!"

"Lang Jun, let me untie this concubine." Cui Ying said softly and shyly.

The last ceremony of the wedding is to untie the tassel, and the groom unties the bride's bun by himself.Because in the newly-married bridal chamber, the wife cannot untie the bun on her head by herself, and can only be untied by the husband himself.At the same time, untie the bride's belt, which means that good things come in pairs.

Zhang Xuan's heart trembled.He immediately remembered the scene of Cui Ying marrying into Zhang's mansion wearing sackcloth and filial piety. On that day, he "resurrected from the dead". Your tassel, please untie it!"

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and grabbed Cui Ying's weak little hand, and said softly, "Ying'er, that day Zhang Xuan said that he would give you back a grand wedding, today, Zhang Xuan is very happy."

"Thinking of you is like a bright pearl, burning your heart and holding your tears..." Zhang Xuan touched Cui Ying's picturesque and exquisite face with his hands, and gently untied her bun, "If Zhang Xuan got a wife like this, wouldn't it be heaven?" A blessing from repairing? Yinger cried out her tears for Zhang Xuan, from now on, Zhang Xuan will not let Yinger be sad for a moment!"

Cui Ying was so affectionate that she snuggled her whole body into Zhang Xuan's embrace.

Even though Zhang Xuan's hands were groping and searching on her body, the dress on her body gradually fell off, revealing only the pink, white and snow-like crystal skin.

"Please take pity on me..." Cui Ying lay down shyly and softly.

Zhang Xuan's fiery body rushed forward when he heard Zhang Xuan's rapid panting and the messy sound of undressing.Cui Ying endured her embarrassment and overflowing affection, and murmured, "Mr. Lang, wait for my concubine to blow out the candle."

"I'll do it." Zhang Xuan snorted, rolled over and jumped off the bed in a hurry, ran barefoot to the wedding ceremony and blew out the two candles, and then hurriedly went to bed again.

The night of wedding candles in the bridal chamber, when the spring breeze is proud.

Outside the door of the bridal chamber, two little girls who listened to the room squatted under the window, whispering.

"Ruyan, there seems to be some movement inside again...Ah, have you been up all night, Mr. and Mrs. Do you want to remind me?"

"Bah! Ruyu, you are not ashamed!"

"What's wrong?" Ruyu frowned and said softly, "Didn't the old lady tell us to knock on the door in the middle of the night, saying that the lady is weak...to rest earlier."

"Let me see..." Ru Yu just got up and peeked in through the window sill, and Ru Yan was startled, she quickly pulled Ru Yu back, and said in a low voice, "My little ancestor, you really don't understand Ah. The old lady asked us to come to listen to the house, so that we can wait on you at any time, in case the young master and madam have something to do, you are not asking you to spoil the young master's bridal chamber festive night!"

Ruyu muttered, "Oh, if that's the case, then I'll be confused for a while, you just watch over."

After finishing speaking, the pure-hearted Ruyu slipped down the wall, and soon fell asleep leaning against the wall with her head in her arms, even snoring slightly.

Ruyan sighed lightly.

At this moment, how much she wanted to be as pure and flawless as Ruyu, if that would save her suffering now.

Listening to the bridal chamber between the young master and his wife, she knew that she shouldn't have any emotions that she shouldn't have, but there was still a trace of jealousy in her heart, although it was only a trace, it was enough to make her uneasy.

Ruyan sighed faintly, Mrs. Xindao passed the door, wondering if the young master would still love Nu and Ruyu like before...

Ruyan was thinking about her own thoughts, and fell asleep after thinking about it.

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In the early morning of the second day, although she was extremely happy and exhausted last night, Cui Ying, who was extremely polite, kept her heartstrings tense, and she woke up just after dawn.

She forced herself to support her newly broken body, endured the inconvenient pain, got up and put on her dress, then tidied up Zhang Xuan's clothes, gently tugged and fell asleep Zhang Xuan said softly, "Your Majesty, get up, this morning, I have to serve tea to my mother-in-law!"

Zhang Xuan couldn't open his eyes at all, he squinted his eyes and said hastily, "Ying'er, let's sleep a little longer, mother doesn't care about serving tea or not—uh, let's sleep a little longer, I'm so sleepy! "

Cui Ying frowned, and said softly, "Your Majesty, don't be rude. How can I not offer tea to my mother-in-law when I enter the house for the first time? This is the duty of a daughter-in-law. If the mother-in-law is unhappy, you let the concubine How to gain a foothold in the Zhang family?"

Zhang Xuan sat up helplessly, rubbed his eyes, and was slowly dressed by Cui Ying.

Ordinarily, this is what the girls do.Although it was the night of the wedding, Cui Ying knew in her heart that there must be a girl waiting outside the door, as long as she called, there would be a girl who would come in to help take care of everything.

But Cui Ying enjoyed the feeling of serving her husband very much, and she didn't want to let the servant girl do it for her.

The two of them opened the door fully dressed.When Zhang Xuan went out, he planned to call two girls over to help Cui Ying dress up, but when he opened the door, he saw the two little girls, Ruyan Ruyu, sleeping in the corner.

Zhang Xuan was taken aback, but couldn't help feeling his scalp tingle: Could it be that these two little girls listened to the bridal chamber all night last night?My goodness!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Zhang Xuan coughed a few times, Ruyan Ruyu woke up immediately, saw Zhang Xuan standing in front of him with a gloomy face, couldn't help being frightened and fell to his knees with a thud, "Damn it, slave, I fell asleep!"

Zhang Xuan leaned down and pinched Ruyan's little nose, and lowered his voice "viciously", "little girl, who told you to listen to the room here? Go back to the room later, and let the young master spank your ass!"

(End of this chapter)