"Brother-in-law, hurry up!"
When everyone outside the door was still immersed in Wang Erlang's poem urging makeup, Cao Xi took Wang Zhi's arm and pulled him into the gate of Cao Mansion.
The people behind him tried to stop him again, but Wang Fu had already started throwing out red envelopes. Everyone was busy grabbing the red envelopes, but they completely let Wang Erlang go.
"Brother-in-law, you are really my biological uncle. It's better for you."
Wang Erlang hugged Cao Xi and patted his shoulder affectionately.
Cao Xi laughed and said, "That's right, you are the only brother-in-law. If I don't treat you well, who will treat you well?"
The smile on Cao Xi's face suddenly faded as he spoke, and he turned serious, "I only have this one biological sister. If you dare to treat her badly in the future, I...I..."
Cao Xi filtered all the harsh words in his mind, but he didn't utter a single word when he felt the body next to him, as strong as an ox.
Wang Erlang got him off the stage in time, "Hey, what did my uncle say? Congee'er is not only your biological sister, but also my biological daughter-in-law. How can I treat her badly?"
"You're right."
Cao Xi accepted this reason and took him to meet all the elders of the Cao family.
This gift went nowhere at first sight, and it was finally over until Wang Erlang's arms became sore.
Looking up, the bride in a green dress and a phoenix crown was already waiting for him in front of the hall.
Before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the wedding clothes of women in the Central Plains were not red, and there was no custom of wearing red headscarves. In the early days, wedding dresses came in various colors. White was popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Wedding dresses in the Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties were usually green. This is where the term "Guys and Dolls" comes from. At this time, when women get married, they cover their faces with a fan, which is called a fan. The custom of red hijab comes from nomadic groups, mainly to protect against wind and sand. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, wedding dresses gradually became red, and the red hijab gradually replaced the fan ceremony in the Song Dynasty.
At this time, the bride was holding a fan to cover her face, so her face could not be seen clearly.
The groom extended his hand to greet him, and the bride lowered her fan slightly, with a smile on her face.
Just one look made Wang Erlang's whole body tremble. In his daze, the bride had already stepped up the steps. Wang Zhi quickly followed and entered the main hall with the bride.
Father-in-law Cao Ji and mother-in-law Wu were already sitting high, and the left and right sides were also filled with senior members of the Cao family.
The groom took the tea from the maid's hand, took a few steps forward and said, "Father-in-law, please have some tea."
"well……"
Cao Ji smiled and took the tea from his son-in-law and tasted it, as if he was drinking the most delicious and fragrant wine in the world.
A daughter is well-behaved and filial, and a son-in-law is both civil and military, and they respect and love each other and envy others. What could be more beautiful than this?
The power of the Cao family does not mean that the Cao family is powerful. A big family has its advantages, but also its disadvantages. Even his ancestral home of the Cao family has more than one brother who cares about it. But now, with such a strong son-in-law in town, In this situation, who in the entire Zhending Cao family dares to think even a little bit about it?
Everything today was caused by him.
Thinking of this, Cao Ji took two more sips of the fragrant tea provided by his son-in-law's salary. Hmm, it smelled so good.
Cao Ji put down the fragrant tea and said: "From now on, we must respect each other, love each other, understand each other, help each other, work together, and help each other."
Wang Zhi leaned over again and said, "My son-in-law, remember this."
Mrs. Cao also bowed slightly and said, "My daughter knows."
The maid came again with tea. Wang Zhi took it, walked to Mrs. Wu and leaned over to hand it over, "Mother-in-law, please have tea."
Wu took it with a smile, took a sip, and said: "You want to be a virtuous wife, support your husband and raise your children, and live together hand in hand for a hundred years of happiness."
Wu, who had been smiling just now, gradually turned red after saying this.
Seeing the young couple paying their last respects, Wu held back her tears and waved, "Okay, go ahead, go ahead."
Until the two of them walked out of the hall, Wu's tears couldn't stop anymore, and they fell so fast that she couldn't wipe them with her handkerchief.
Cao Ji patted her hand, and before he could even say a word of comfort, he found that he too was choking.
Mrs. Cao stood in front of the hall and looked sideways at her parents, refusing to move.
Wang Erlang didn't dare to urge him when he saw this, so he could only stand and wait.
"Little lady, don't ruin your makeup."
Xiaoru gently pulled the bride's sleeve and handed over the handkerchief.
Cao Ji waved his hand when he saw this, "Go quickly, don't be late."
"Come on, sister, I'll be back in three days."
Cao Xi stood outside the hall and watched as his sister, who he grew up with, was about to marry into another family. He turned away and secretly wiped away his tears.
Mrs. Cao gently wiped away her tears and walked down the steps in front of everyone's urging.
A group of relatives and friends walked out surrounded by the newlyweds. Firecrackers sounded after the bride went out, and the band also started playing and beating.
Amid the roar of gongs and drums, a woman shouted, "Press the sedan!"
After the bride entered the sedan, she shouted: "Get up the sedan!"
Wang Zhi stepped onto Dabai, looked up at the sky, and smiled. The sky was just right and the weather was just right.
In front of the red flower wooden sign leading the way, the wedding procession started. The groom rode in front of the bride's sedan chair, followed by an endless dowry. Coupled with the woman's escorts, the entire Guangji Street was covered with such mighty force. Just like ten miles of red makeup.
All pedestrians on the road, whether officials or civilians, stood aside to give way. The cars and horses were very slow, and there were many blessings. The groom took the trouble to return the greetings one by one, and the smile on his lips never stopped. He is so lucky to marry the girl he loves.
Xiao Ru, who was accompanying the sedan chair, knocked on the sedan chair and asked softly, "My dear lady, are you hungry? I have sweet-scented osmanthus cake here. If you are hungry, just call back."
As soon as Xiao Ru's voice fell, she heard someone inside knocking on the sedan chair. Xiao Ru sneered, opened the wooden box in her hand and took out a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and handed it in from the sedan curtain, "Eat slowly, don't lose all the fat in your mouth." Eat it in."
The bride in the sedan got the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and was about to gulp it down. After hearing this, she started to bite it carefully. She had gotten up early in the morning to wash up and she hadn’t eaten yet. How could she not be hungry? She was still hungry after eating. Cao Cao The little lady started knocking again, and after a while, a little hand came in and handed over the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
The bride who received the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in the sedan was beaming with joy. There was no trace of the reluctance she felt when she was half-separated from home. There was only longing and fantasy for a happy future in her eyes.
The sedan swayed lightly and orderly, and she closed her eyes comfortably after eating, enjoying the double joy of body and soul at this moment.
After an unknown amount of time, she opened her eyes because she felt that the sedan chair was shaking out of order...
Maybe the bearer was tired and changed his shoulders, she thought...
But then the sedan swayed more and more chaotically, and finally even stopped. Could it be that it was time?
She knocked on the sedan and asked softly, "Xiao Ru?"
No one responded outside the sedan. She frowned, turned sideways and asked in a louder voice, "Xiaoru, are you there? Have you arrived?"
There was still no reply from outside the sedan. She had an ominous premonition in her heart. She ignored the etiquette and opened a corner of the sedan curtain. What she saw was some rioting people. They were hugged by the people in front and fled behind the sedan, as if there was some savage beast in front of them. .
Xiaoru finally appeared in Miss Cao's eyes. She was leaning on the sedan chair, breathing heavily, with strong uneasiness in her eyes, "My dear, something happened ahead, and the people are in chaos."
Miss Cao asked anxiously, "What happened?"
Xiaoru shook his head and said, "I don't know yet."
"Where's Wang Zhi?"
"My uncle is riding to the front."
Mrs. Cao's eyes were full of surprise and uncertainty, but in an instant, the surprise in her eyes turned into fright, because the sedan chair had tilted to one side, she tightly grabbed the armrest on one side and screamed: "Xiao Ru, let them put me down quickly. "
Amidst Xiaoru's scolding from outside the sedan, the sedan was finally put down and stopped on the ground.
She gritted her teeth, completely disregarding etiquette, opened the sedan curtain and walked out without even covering her fan.
Not only the common people came into view, but also the pro-level team began to be in chaos, and there were no two bearers.
She began to search, and finally saw the man in red on the white horse in the chaos ahead.
"Say quickly!" Wang Erlang caught a horse soldier who was escaping from the front, "What's going on in the front?"
"Jin... Jin people... are coming... coming... they are calling..." the soldier said tremblingly, with deep fear still remaining in his pupils.
"Nonsense!" Wang Zhi yelled with a ferocious look on his face, "There are millions of troops guarding the north. How could the Jin people appear in Kaifeng?"
When the soldier saw him like this, his face turned pale with fright, "It's... it's true... Tong... Tong Xianggong let the golden man in."
"Where's Taiyuan? How is Taiyuan?" Wang Zhi grabbed his collar with both hands, lifted him up into the air and asked angrily with bloody eyes.
"Taiyuan... has fallen..."
"boom!"
Wang Zhi let go of his hand and the soldier fell to the ground. Regardless of the pain, he got up and ran, as if to him, compared to the golden man, the man in red on the white horse was the real devil.
Wang Zhi looked ahead without anxiety, as if all his strength had been taken away from him in an instant.
"Erlang, I have found out clearly. The Jin army attacked the Song Dynasty in two groups three days ago. Tong Guan abandoned the city with an army of 100,000 and fled, leaving the Lord and Dalang to stay in Taiyuan to stop the Jin army. Now the Jin army has chased Kaifeng. I want to come Taiyuan…”
Wang Fu rode back to Wang Zhi from the front. He went to the front to investigate the situation as soon as the commotion occurred, and naturally brought back detailed news.
"Tong Guan!"
Wang Zhi roared like a beast, "I will pay with your life for harming my father and brother!"
"Erlang!" Wang Fu urged loudly, "Don't be impulsive. There is no definite news that Taiyuan City has been destroyed, and there is no news that the master's family has been killed. Let's calm down and find ways to find out the exact news."
It's a pity that Wang Zhi's head was filled with hatred and he couldn't hear any sound at all. His eyes were bloodshot, his breathing was heavy, and he was looking around for something...
At this moment, a group of relatively orderly cavalry troops dispersed the people, showed their figures on the streets, and headed towards the wedding convoy. A soldier shouted at Wang Zhi with a spear, "Prince Guangyang is coming, you are busy." People should not block the vehicle and disperse quickly."
Prince Guangyang...
it's him! Wang Zhi found it.
