Planning a wedding is indeed very busy, especially this kind of aristocratic wedding.
Mrs. Terrier was worried that their hasty marriage would cause people to laugh at them, but Karenin didn't know what method he used, and they could only hear blessings.
Anna never thought about what she would look like when she got married. If it is said that when she was a child, the little girl's yearning for Prince Charming was true, but it is unrealistic to compare it now.
First of all, she is not a princess, and Karenin is not a prince.
The strange thing is, maybe in the eyes of others, this is an aristocratic and luxurious wedding, but in Anna's eyes, it is just that she is about to marry the person she likes.
Although it was her wedding, she was not allowed to express too many opinions.
Since she has obtained such a status of having no worries about food and clothing, she must make some sacrifices. Confrontation is not cost-effective, and she has never experienced such a wedding herself. In such a good mood they at last got almost everything ready, and boarded the train for Petersburg.
Anna's personal maid, Annushka, seemed even more nervous than Anna herself. She had come to ask Anna for a drink of water already for the third time.
"Sit down and rest for a while, Anushka," said Anna with a smile.
Anushka took a deep breath, and then said, "Miss, I really can't sit down properly."
"Oh, then just stand there for a while." Anna said intentionally, and Anushka gave her a reproachful look. As she gets along with Anna, she has let go a lot now, but she still retains her duties as a maid and will not overstep.
During the period, Tao Li always came to entertain her, and they talked about many things. Tao Li's original intention was to comfort Anna and keep her in a good mood about the marriage, but in the end she found that no matter what she said, Anna always looked happy.
Although she had a lot of curiosity, Tao Li was not Skiva, and her good upbringing prevented her from directly asking Anna why.
Skiva would come here from time to time, and he was always in a happy mood, as if he hadn't objected to the marriage before.
Ana liked Skiva, his big smile and the little jokes he told.
Although Anna's cousin Dunya is the eldest daughter of a big family, she is not very generous, especially after marrying a weak and ineffective husband, she really doesn't like Anna who still has countless choices. But now, looking at their ending, even though her husband was timid and cowardly, he was still young, and the man who was about to become Anna's husband was very old and looked serious.
Because of this comparison, Dunya always looked at Anna with a kind of superiority and sympathy.
Anna didn't take these things to heart. She had no reason to be angry with Dunia, she just had to think about her wedding, about the man who was going to be her husband.
The train rattled past Moscow and took them to Petersburg after a tiring journey.
They got off the train in a mighty way, and soon saw Karenin and his servants.
Karenin didn't dress up very eye-catchingly. He was wearing a civil servant's uniform that he had just left work and didn't have time to change. He wore a dark woolen overcoat. The uniform trousers properly covered the socks. He didn't wear a hat, maybe To make it easier for Anna and the others to see him.
The cold wind blew Karenin's hair a little. When Anna saw him, he was still looking around, but it didn't take long before his eyes locked on her. So she showed a sweet smile in the crowd. Even though it was covered under the grid hat, that smile was still like a ray of sunshine, instantly lighting up the whole space.
Karenin suppressed the throbbing thoughts in his heart, and he walked up quickly.
According to the reception procedure, he greeted Mrs. Terrier first, then his brother-in-law, and finally his little wife.
Anna could not talk too much to Karenin, she knew it was some sort of rule. Even if they are going to be a couple in the next hour, as long as they haven't, they are not allowed to be too intimate.
Perhaps in the eyes of people of this era, this is the modesty and elegance of the nobility, but Anna couldn't help complaining in her heart. After all, this was her wedding with him, wasn't it
But no matter how dissatisfied she was, she had to accept the reality.
They went to the best hotel in Petersburg in the carriage arranged by Karenin, and their wedding was less than three days away.
After sending them back to their respective rooms, Annushka told Anna that Karenin had left.
Anna made an ugly expression, she sighed, and it didn't take long before someone knocked on the door. Anushka answered the door.
"Who is it?" Anna asked.
"It's to make you stop moaning." Annushka smiled while covering her mouth.
Anna's eyes lit up when she saw the letter.
She opened the letter and took out a piece of paper from it. The familiar font came into her eyes, which finally caused her to chuckle.
Annushka didn't ask what the gentleman had written to his lady, who was a quiet maid, and she sat on a chair and continued knitting.
During those three days, they were not allowed to meet according to tradition, but no one stipulated that they could not exchange letters!
Anna traced Karenin's face in her heart, and finally noted the word "cunning" on the man's nose, giggling amusedly.
The day before the wedding, Russian men have their final bachelor's night celebration.
Karenin's dictionary did not intend to hold these, but who made his brother-in-law most willing to follow these traditions? In short, Schwartz had arranged for Karenin what should have been a celebration of the last bachelor's night for a young man in his twenties.
Karenin knew all the people who came, but he was not very familiar with them. After all, a big man like Karenin knows a lot of people, but in terms of friends, there are only a few who can participate in this kind of celebration.
So in the end, the party, which was initiated for Karenin in the name of knowing, ended with several drunkards at the wine table crying and laughing.
Karenin drank three glasses of vodka, and his capacity for alcohol was neither too good nor too bad. After watching the group of people headed by Skiva start to stagger, Karenin still looked calm and calm.
"Let me tell you, Alexei, you must take good care of Anna, she is my dearest sister!" Scieva yelled, and finally sobbed twice.
Karenin took a slow sip of his drink and promised, "I will."
Of course he would, and in the midst of the tumult, Karenin half-closed his eyes and seemed to see the figure of his little betrothed, slender, lively and beautiful. She was at the train station that day, obviously only wearing a long black velvet dress and a grid hat, but she looked like a sparkling pearl.
He continued to drink slowly, maybe he was drunk, otherwise how could he miss her so much at this moment
"Drink, keep drinking!" Skiva said loudly suddenly, and stood up abruptly, but fell down quickly.
Karenin glanced at his brother-in-law, and then there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. He began to believe what she said, and this was indeed a good start.
The next day, Schava and the others struggled with headaches and forced themselves to cheer up to attend the wedding. At first, Schiava was a little worried about whether Karenin would still have the strength to participate in his first marriage, but he thought too much, that man There was almost no trace of a hangover at all.
"I'm beginning to understand why I can't be promoted." Scheva muttered.
Karenin arranged his clothes in the full-length mirror, shirt, yes, vest, yes, tuxedo, yes. He took a hard look at himself to make sure everything was in order.
The wedding was held in a church, a very famous local church in Petersburg.
Karenin arranged everything in an orderly manner, and even dealt with the chaotic farewell night of the single in an orderly manner.
There was nothing wrong with Anna. Her gown was designed by a famous Parisian tailor at the request of Aunt Terrier, and it was very gorgeous.
"Today you must tighten your waist to the thinnest, Anna." Tao Li said seriously, although she was usually easy to talk, but today she seemed to be possessed by some serious god.
Anna hugged the bedpost with some anxiety, and breathed in under Taoli's command, and then she felt that she couldn't breathe.
"No, I can't breathe!" Anna almost yelled, but she couldn't make a sound.
"You have to be patient, Anna, this is your wedding." Although Tao Li felt sorry for her, she still insisted.
A thin cry appeared on her forehead, Anna's face turned pale, she waved her hand: "No, I still have to keep this life, relax a bit, please, Tao Li, I can't take it."
Seeing that Anna really couldn't bear it, Tao Li could only let Anushka relax a little regretfully.
Anna wanted to loosen up a little more, but Dolly disagreed.
"Okay, okay." She said, each took a step back, and regretted letting herself toss them casually. You know, this body is already considered slender, but they are still not satisfied with her waist!
No matter what she thought, the next thing she knew she couldn't drink a sip of water or eat something, otherwise the wedding dress would end without fulfilling its mission, and Anna would become the first woman in Russian history to wear a wedding dress. Exploding bride.
She couldn't let this happen, so she had no choice but to go hungry and thirsty to complete her wedding.
Women in this era are in too much pain, Anna cried in her heart, she felt that the agent who kept her in supermodel figure was an angel.
"Show me how beautiful you are, Anna."
Anna noticed a woman approaching her, said to be her cousin, called Betsy.
Betsy was not tall, but she was charming. She wore a bright dress, but she would not steal the limelight from the bride. She came in with a smile, and looked Anna up and down with her amorous eyes, and finally kissed her on the cheek.
Anna accepted the cheek kiss from the same sex almost stiffly, she doubted that her face would be swollen from the kiss today. Hygiene was out of the question now, and she almost wanted to wish the wedding ceremony would be over and she would get rid of the long dress.
While waiting, the wedding ceremony began.
Even though Anna lived in a foreign country early in her previous life, she never attended such an ancient wedding.
The Petersburg church is so grand, with high vaults, resplendent and resplendent, the children in the choir are wearing white skirts holding their hands, and the priests are wearing purple robes. It was as happy as she remembered the wedding should be.
This is an aristocratic wedding, gorgeous but empty and dull.
If Anna didn't know that she was going to marry Karenin, maybe her courage would be exhausted here.
She didn't know if her make-up was worn off, or if the skirt was in place, it wasn't her concern, her gray eyes were only focused on the person who was waiting for her in front of her.