when!
In front of the Tang family's house, there was a sea of people and loud gongs and drums. The team welcoming the bride finally arrived at the destination, and the luxurious eight-carriage sedan had stopped at the door of the Tang family's house.
A long red carpet extended from the entrance of the Tang family, passed through the threshold, and was laid directly in front of the sedan chair.
The groom, Su Xian, and the best men, Lin Chuan and Yan Dashan, stood beside the sedan, waiting for the bride's arrival.
"The bride has come out!"
Suddenly, someone in the crowd of onlookers shouted, and everyone turned their heads to look.
Su Xian actually discovered something a long time ago——
Deep inside the gate of the Tang family, several figures suddenly appeared on the red carpet.
Among them was a woman wearing a large green robe, who was naturally the bride Liu Huixiang.
She had a hijab on her head, so her face could not be seen clearly. She did not walk by herself, but a man carried her slowly.
etc!
Su Xian saw clearly the man carrying Liu Huixiang.
It was actually Tang Shujing disguised as a man...
Tang Shuwan followed Liu Huixiang, holding a red paper umbrella in one hand and a handful of rice in the other hand, which meant "spreading branches and spreading leaves".
Behind Liu Huixiang are Tang Ju, Mrs. Chen, and some housekeepers and servants of the Tang family. As the bride's natal family, they will personally watch their daughter get married.
Finally, Tang Shujing stepped on the red carpet and carried Liu Huixiang to the gate.
The crowds of onlookers cheered enthusiastically, and the festive music produced by gongs, drums and suonas also happened to reach the cadenza, making the scene very lively.
It would be nice if I could set off a few strings of firecrackers.
Su Xian thought to himself.
However, it is universally acknowledged that gunpowder is only found in Nanchen. If you rashly create a few strings of firecrackers, you may not be able to end it...
Tang Shujing finally came over carrying the bride on her back.
Su Xian and the groomsmen greeted him.
Tang Shuwan and Tang Shujing, as sisters from their natal families, symbolically stopped the bride for a moment, then put the bride down on the ground, and Su Xian helped her enter the sedan chair.
After putting down the red silk curtain of the sedan chair, Su Xian turned around to meet Tang Ju and Mrs. Chen, exchanged a few words briefly, then turned over and climbed onto the tall horse to prepare for the return journey.
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"rise!"
The eight strong men carrying the sedan shouted and exerted their strength together, and the luxurious sedan lifted off the ground.
The bearers deliberately carried the sedan chair swaying, ups and downs, and bumped up and down, which symbolized the hardships along the way and the joys that followed.
In the sedan chair.
Liu Huixiang had a hijab on her head and could not see clearly what was going on in the sedan. Because the sedan was shaking too much, she needed to hold on to the seat with both hands to maintain her balance.
This kind of shaking is indeed uncomfortable and even dizzy.
But Liu Huixiang was very excited and happy in her heart. Her watery eyes could no longer hold back, bursting like a flood, wiping away her tears as she read:
"Eight-carrying sedan chair...Young master finally married me with eight-carrying sedan chair..."
"..."
The procession of the bride-receiving team also continued to play and throw money all the way back. Because the bride was in the sedan chair, the journey was even more lively than when they came.
There were also long dowries in the procession, carried by porters, including the dowry bought by Tang Ju, a total of sixty-four carries, and Liu Huixiang's savings over the years, which were also moved into Su Xian's home in the form of dowry.
In addition, Princess Lanling, Lin Youcai, Yan Dashan and others also bought some dowry...the total amount was more than one hundred and twenty!
Although the long queue was not as exaggerated as the "Ten Miles of Red Makeup", it was still several miles long and really made the women watching on the street envious.
You must know that Liu Huixiang did not marry as a head wife.
The scale is truly astonishing.
The crowd of onlookers discussed animatedly and competed for wedding money. Some people just followed the wedding procession all the way, causing unprecedented congestion on the way back.
If it weren't for the strong and strong personal guards of the Princess Mansion who were clearing the way, it would have been difficult to move forward.
In the sedan chair.
Liu Huixiang wore a hijab, so although she couldn't see the bustling scene outside the sedan, she could probably imagine the bustle on the street through the noisy shouts and heated discussions.
She felt like she was in a dream.
She couldn't help but cry softly. The handkerchief in her hand was already wet from wiping away her tears...
Finally, the sedan chair stopped in front of the mansion on Dongcheng Street.
Su Xiancai was so generous that he laid a long piece of red silk on the ground, extending from the entrance of the mansion to the flower hall of the worship hall and then to the bridal chamber in the main courtyard.
Su Xian helped the bride get off the sedan and climb the stone steps in front of the mansion. There was a brazier on the threshold, and the flames were burning brightly. The bride needed to step over it.
After stepping over the brazier, the matchmaker helped the bride to the flower hall of the worship hall.
Su Xian, Tang Ju, Mrs. Chen, Wang Sima, Qianmianhu, Lin Youcai, Yan Dashan, and other distinguished guests from various prefectures and counties also came to the flower hall of the worship hall.
The distinguished guests will witness a couple entering the marriage hall.
Outside the flower hall, it was also crowded with guests who came to watch the ceremony. It was a sea of people.
"The auspicious time has come!" the matchmaker shouted in a loud voice.
"Bow down to heaven and earth!" In the middle of the flower hall, Su Xian and Liu Huixiang turned to face the main entrance of the flower hall and bowed to heaven and earth.
"Second bow to the high hall!" The two of them turned around, facing Tang Ju and Mrs. Chen who were sitting at the top of the flower hall, and bowed again.
"..."
That seat originally belonged to Su Xian's parents.
But they are gone.
Tang Ju and Mrs. Chen were Liu Huixiang's nominal parents, so they sat there and accepted the worship of the newlywed couple.
"Couple greetings!"
"The ceremony is completed and sent to the bridal chamber!"
"..."
After the bride was helped out of the flower hall, the flower hall suddenly became lively.
Wang Sima, Qian Mianhu, Lin Youcai, Yan Dashan and other distinguished guests took turns to come up to congratulate Su Xian, saying beautiful words, such as "a happy marriage for a hundred years", "give birth to a precious son soon" and so on.
Su Xian responded with a smile on his face, tired but happy...
The sumptuous wedding banquet has begun!
There were so many visitors from all over the place that more than two hundred tables were filled.
Fortunately, the new mansion Su Xian bought was big enough, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate so many people.
Several tables were also placed in the flower hall of the worship hall. Wang Sima, Qianmianhu, Tang Ju, Yan Dashan, as well as officials from various prefectures and counties were all seated here.
The distinguished guests were very enthusiastic and took turns to come up to toast.
Fortunately, Su Xian caught the three "wine barrels" Lin Chuan, Thousand-faced Fox and Yan Dashan in advance, and blocked 90% of the toasts for him.
But even so, as the VIPs took turns "bombing" him, Su Xian was still drunk and his head began to feel dizzy.
Suddenly, with his drunken eyes, he saw a very familiar maid pouring wine.
He blinked hard and looked again.
Oops!
It turned out that the maid was actually Chen Keyan. She was dressed as a maid and was hanging out with a group of real maids.
Starting yesterday, Su Xian moved from the dilapidated wooden building on Jiaolou Street to the new house on Dongcheng Street.
Various belongings, as well as Chen Keyan and her subordinates also followed.
After all, Chen Keyan had a special status. Su Xian designated a small hidden courtyard for her and ordered her not to take a step out. However, Liu Huixiang married into the family after all, and sooner or later she would suspect that this "maid" was not a maid.
Su Xian fabricated an identity for Chen Keyan - Yang Zhilan's relative and distant cousin.
But who would have thought that Chen Keyan couldn't wait and came here disguised as a maid to pour wine for the distinguished guests... This was too dangerous, wasn't she afraid of being discovered?
Thinking of this, Su Xian was so frightened that he woke up from his drink. He found an opportunity to glare at Chen Keyan, then said he needed to go to the toilet and took the opportunity to sneak out of the flower hall.
Sure enough, Chen Keyan followed...
In a deserted corner, Su Xian glared at Chen Keyan who was dressed as a maid and yelled angrily: "What are you doing? There are so many guests today, are you not afraid of revealing your secrets?"
Chen Keyan looked calm and said with a smile: "Master, don't worry, the slave family has actually put on a disguise. Master, let's take a closer look. Is the slave family very different from the past?"
Su Xian was startled and looked carefully. Chen Keyan's appearance was indeed very different from before. The reason why he could spot it at a glance was because the two were so familiar.
"I'll deal with you later!"
Su Xian said nothing and returned to the flower hall to continue drinking with the guests.
"Oh? How will the young master clean up the slave family?" Chen Keyan looked at Su Xian's retreating figure, smiled and whispered in a low voice: "Young master is having a wedding tonight, how about cleaning up the slave family as well..."
