At this time, Zhao Yan took two scoops made from a gourd cut open from the table next to her. The handles were connected with colored silk threads and tied into concentric knots. She filled the gourd with wine, handed one to Gu Xu, and held the other in her hand.
Each of them drank from one cup, and after drinking half of the cup, they exchanged cups with each other.
This is "Hexin wine".
Because the gourd has a bitter taste, and the wine in the gourd is made from grain, it has a low alcohol content and a sweet taste. Drinking this wine means sharing joys and sorrows and becoming one.
After drinking, Zhao Yan threw the two ladles under the bed. When they landed, one was facing the sky and the other was facing the ground. She couldn't help but smile, and her eyes were even brighter when she looked at Gu Xu.
Gu Xu knew that this was a ritual with divination meaning in Dahuang's wedding customs.
If the gourd is tilted up and down, it means that the man is bowing down and the woman is looking up, the yin and yang are harmonious, and the marriage is happy, which is a good omen.
Of course, Gu Xu had noticed that Zhao Yan quietly used her true energy when throwing the ladle to ensure nothing went wrong.
He didn't intend to expose it.
He just stood up and took off the complicated and gorgeous flower crown for her.
Zhao Yan's thick black hair was scattered, like flowing ink, pouring on her shoulders and hanging down to her waist; the faint fragrance of her hair filled the vermilion curtain, which was intoxicating.
Gu Xu's fingertips passed through her soft hair, and he gently held her cheek, looking at her slightly trembling eyelashes and her eyes that were never shy, never dodge, and looked directly at him. Eye.
The lonely and determined girl thousands of years ago and the beautiful and moving bride in front of him quietly overlapped in his mind.
"Yan'er."
He called her softly, lowered his head and kissed her lips.
Zhao Yan kissed him back with more passion.
She also stood up, hugged his waist tightly, and reached out to unbuckle the belt behind his back.
After a few minutes, their clothes were scattered all over the floor.
Zhao Yan was lying in the middle of the bed, with her black hair scattered and only a fiery red bellyband left on her body.
Gu Xu put his hands on her ears and looked down at her.
Their noses were very close, and each other's breaths were intertwined.
"Gu Xu."
"Um?"
"I am... am I dreaming?"
"Why did Yan'er say this?"
"I feel like everything that is happening is so unreal," Zhao Yan murmured, "In the past life, I have been waiting for you, chasing your back... I often feel that the distance between you and me is very far, and I dare not I believe you will truly belong to me one day..."
Gu Xu understood that because he had always rejected her and avoided her feelings in the past, Zhao Yan still did not feel safe enough even after attending church today and drinking Hexin wine.
She was afraid that he would leave her for someone else, and she was even more afraid that he would disappear into the sunlight without a sound, never to return, just like he did thousands of years ago.
"I am yours," Gu Xu kissed her cheek, "I will be yours until death."
"Will you leave again?"
"Never again. We'll always be together."
"real?"
"Um."
Zhao Yan suddenly narrowed her eyes and smiled.
"I feel it now."
"What do you feel?"
"I feel that you are telling the truth,"
Gu Xu felt that his blood was getting hotter and his heart was beating fast.
Although the day they left the North, they had explored every inch of each other's bodies.
But the woman in front of him was still like an unpredictable fairy, tempting him all the time, calling him to the lust that was dormant deep in his soul.
He stopped talking.
First he blew out the candle next to him, then lowered his head and sealed her lips.
Suddenly an idea came into her mind——
I have always been incomplete in the past, and it is not until today that I have truly become complete.
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The next morning, Zhao Yan woke up from the wedding bed early, kissed her sleeping husband, then washed her body, dressed neatly under the service of the servants, and came to the foyer of the Liangzhou magistrate's residence.
According to custom, today the bride and groom should go to the family's mother-in-law and uncles to have tea.
But due to their special status, Gu Xu is an orphan without any relatives.
So today, all the ministers came to congratulate the newlyweds.
The first one to arrive was Shen Qiu.
Not only did he send congratulations, he also brought a bunch of financial matters, ready to be decided by Gu Xu.
However, Gu Xu never showed up.
Only his beautiful newlywed wife, dressed in red and radiant like clouds, came out alone to meet everyone.
"I've met Mrs. Yan..."
Shen Qiu originally wanted to call her "King Yan".
After he said the words, he realized that Zhao Yan had given up the throne and joined Gu Xu. Now he was considered the mistress of his retainer, so he immediately changed his words and called her "Madam".
Zhao Yan seemed to like this new title very much.
"You have something to do with my husband?" She looked at Shen Qiu with a smile.
When she was still the eldest daughter of the Zhao clan, she had heard Shen Qiu's name and knew that although he was short and ugly, he was extremely talented and talented.
He was largely responsible for the prosperity of the Shen family's industry and the prosperity of Gu Xu's "Shuchangfang".
However, she was still a little surprised that Shen Qiu followed Gu Xu even though he was treasonous.
She felt as if she had underestimated Gu Xu's energy again.
"I have some financial matters here that need to be handed over to the emperor for decision-making." Shen Qiu replied.
"My husband has been too tired recently and needs to rest," Zhao Yan said. "If the matter is not urgent, you might as well come see him again in the afternoon."
Shen Qiu nodded, turned and left.
But there was still some confusion in his mind.
He knew that his master was a diligent and self-disciplined person who would almost never delay business due to reasons such as "tiredness" or "needing to rest."
Moreover, at the wedding yesterday, Gu Xu was in high spirits and his face was glowing - why did he become exhausted and bedridden after one night?
Take another look at this bride with red lips and pink face and an excellent complexion...
Shen Qiu felt that he seemed to understand something. (End of chapter)