The north wind was blowing loudly, snowflakes were falling, and suddenly there was a burst of drum music, and the procession of welcoming the bride entered Xiangyang.
The city was full of joy. From the east gate to the government office, red lanterns were hung. Some shops and people also hung lanterns at the door of their homes to express their sincere blessings to Liu Qi.
The gongs and drums were loud, the procession was walking on the street, and the onlookers cheered and shouted, filling the street.
Liu Qi, dressed in rich clothes, greeted the newlyweds at the gate of the mansion. After they got off the carriage, they entered the gate holding a red silk rope.
The gongs and drums were singing happily, amidst the noise of children and the cheers of adults, as we stepped over the brazier and stepped on the tiles, we arrived at the lobby.
At dusk, everything was just right. Liu Biao and Xi Wen were sitting in front of the hall, and the large imperial chair looked very majestic.
"Worship the heaven and the earth——"
"Two bows to the high hall——"
Liu Biao's face was glowing today, he was stroking his beard and watching the newlyweds salute him, his eyes were moist. Once upon a time, he was unable to do what he wanted and was worried about his two sons. Today he finally completed a task on his mind.
"Husband and wife worship——"
Liu Qi was actually so nervous that his palms were sweating. Regardless of past and present life, this was the first time in his life.
Holding the pretty lady at the other end of the red rope, her heart was beating wildly. The wedding night was completely different from the treatment of Du Ling'er and Mrs. Fan.
From then on, he will settle down in this world, take root, make achievements in the future, and have descendants everywhere, so that his life will be worthy of it.
Walking slowly on the way to the bridal chamber, Liu Qi had a lot of thoughts in his mind. From the time travel to the present, it seemed like he had a dream. Now this is his real world.
Replacing the body with the soul was recognized by Liu Biao and the Xi family for his efforts to change his destiny, but it was the long-dead Liu Qi who completed the task.
For a moment, I didn’t know if I had cheated on Liu Qi or if Liu Qi had cheated on me.
In a trance, I had already entered the bridal chamber. Everything was very festive, with red candles, yellow brocade, and dark purple tasseled bed curtains. Two maids helped Xixuan sit on the edge of the bed, bowed their heads, and exited.
Standing quietly in front of the beauty, Liu Qi took a deep breath. The faint scent of rosemary came to his nostrils, and he knew it was Fengxiang's highest-grade perfume.
The candle shadow flickered red, and Xi Xuan sat a little awkwardly, with her hands on her knees, motionless, and her red hijab head lowered.
He turned around and took out the wedding scale specially designed for picking hijabs from the table, walked over lightly, lifted the hijab lightly, revealing a pretty face as white as jade with pink eyebrows, and the lights in the room dimmed.
On the red sandalwood dressing table in front of the window, between two red candles, there is a scale on a brass stand. It is all red and is specially used for picking heads. It is called a happy scale.
In ancient times, sixteen taels were equal to one catty. The stars marked with the jin taels on the scale rod were actually formed by the combination of the heavenly stems and the earth. The six stars of the South Dipper, the seven stars of the Big Dipper, plus the three stars of fortune, wealth, and longevity, were exactly the number of sixteen.
The Book of Songs says, "Prepare firewood, and the three stars are in the sky" which means a new marriage. This steel scale means a good wedding.
Liu Qi took a deep breath, gently lifted her hijab, and a beautiful face slowly appeared under the lamp, with jade-like skin, pink eyebrows, and full red lips. The carefully dressed Xi Xuan was even more bright and attractive.
Liu Qi's breath was stagnant. Even though the two had met several times, the newlywed beauty had an indescribable classical beauty.
Although the protagonist Liu Qi is very knowledgeable, he also learned countless vocabulary words after traveling through time, but now he is running out of words.
"General..." Xi Xuan's face was like a peach blossom, with bright eyes and white teeth. She shyly glanced at the dazed Liu Qi and lowered her head like a frightened little white rabbit.
"Ahem, madam, don't be nervous," Liu Qi removed his hijab, held up his flawless face, and his voice became deeper and deeper: "I'm not... married!"
"Hmm!"
Liu Qi took him into his arms, took a long breath, and sighed: "How can these two be the same? You and I worship today, and heaven and earth are the witness, and we are married. From now on, I, Liu Qi, am the one with a family. .”
Xi Xuan was greatly moved, she got into Liu Qi's arms, hugged him tightly, and murmured: "The slave family will definitely help you complete your great cause!"
"No business matters today!" Liu Qi hugged her delicate body, and her other hand was already familiar with walking on the graceful curves, and said softly: "At the end of the spring night..."
"Hey!"
As he spoke and winked outside, Liu Qi turned around and saw overlapping figures in front of the bed, with many people running towards and lying on the wall.
Now that he is a cavalry general and Jingzhou shepherd, no one dares to come to the wedding room, but there are still some who are bold enough to hide outside and eavesdrop.
"Eat more and wait until I come back to fight for three hundred rounds!" Liu Qi rubbed his smooth cheek and stood up regretfully.
When the door was opened, the people outside dispersed with a roar, and a fat figure in the crowd was obviously a child with a bud.
Liu Qi smiled and scolded: "Zhang Bao, if you don't learn from this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, why don't you come and follow me?"
The last time this guy dared to lie against his father Zhang Fei's wall with others, he was severely beaten. This time, he is also familiar with the routine.
The front hall was noisy. Not only was Liu Qi's wedding a sensation in the city today, but the wine on every table was even more praiseworthy.
Distilled liquor made its official debut for the first time. On the black pottery wine jar was engraved the word "Dukang", and there was a portrait of Huang Chengyan, making a cup gesture, and softly chanting: How can you relieve your worries, only Du Kang!
Most of the people at each table were already drunk. In fact, they only drank one or two taels. How can people who drink dirty wine all year round tolerate this alcohol that is 40 or 50 degrees?
Xi Guan came up to us with a happy face: "Brother-in-law, you are still smarter. Most of the guests are already drunk, so there is no need to serve food."
"Am I here to save some food money?" Liu Qi was speechless for a while and then ordered: "There will be many people asking about the origin of this wine tomorrow. Feihong Tower and Shuiyunjian must be fully prepared."
Xi Guan smiled brightly: "If you don't worry about my brother-in-law, prepare a hundred jars of wine for each place, wait until the next day when all is sold, and you will be able to make back all the costs within one month!"
"You..." Liu Qi pointed at Xi Guanzhi and shook his head. This kid has more ideas than himself in making money.
The atmosphere in the hall is quite stable. After all, they are all dignitaries. In addition, most of the people here have already tasted Dukang, so they can still hold their own. However, they are already tipsy when changing cups.
At the VIP table, Lu Su and Zhuge Jin were accompanied by celebrities such as Liu Xian, Kuai Yue, Liu Ba, etc. The two of them waited until Liu Qi's wedding was over before returning, and by the way, they also made arrangements for the wedding of the two families.
Liu Qi raised his glass and said with a smile: "You two gentlemen have been in Xiangyang for a few days and have not taken good care of you. I wonder if you can get used to it?"
"Okay, everything is fine!" Zhuge Jin nodded and smiled, but sighed in his heart.
He originally wanted to persuade Zhuge Liang to go to Jiangdong, but he didn't expect that at the family banquet, the whole family advised him to stay in Jingzhou, where he could reunite the family and serve the Han Dynasty. Now he was in a dilemma.
"The wine is beautiful and the people are beautiful. Xiangyang's braised fish and spicy and sour fish are even more outstanding!" Lu Su gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that the young master has great literary talents. If I can see it with my own eyes today, Su's trip will be worthwhile. .”
Liu Qi smiled slightly. If he was not very good at talking about the past and the present and governing the country, but when it came to writing poetry, wasn't that an opportunity for him to show off?
