After seeing off Old Man Wen and Wen Hengyin, Yingbao lay down at home.
Since she and Wei Zhan had missed their wedding date and Wu Du Yue was unable to get married, the Wei and Jiang families agreed to set the wedding date in June.
In June, not only Yingbao was getting married, but Jiang Jie was also scheduled to marry Luo Zhao on the same day.
In this way, others will only give one gift, and both the Jiang family and the Wei family can save face.
A few days later, the emperor appointed his son, who was only a few months old, as the King of Chu, issued a general amnesty, and at the same time appointed the King of Chu's mother, Consort Lü Xian, as the Imperial Concubine.
Now, all the officials in the capital went to the Lu family to congratulate them, and the Jiang family was no exception.
Yingbao didn't care about these things and left them all to her younger brother Jiang Jie.
She packed the large gourd of Wudingzhi that she had given to her father into delicate and small jade boxes at home.
It is called a jade box, but it is just a palm-sized box made of white marble, and it is very cheap.
If you put Wudingzhi in it, it can stay fresh for a long time without drying out.
While Yingbao was dealing with the Wudingzhi, Xuanwu sneaked out, pretending to look around, and then quietly put a handful of Wudingzhi into its turtle shell.
Yingbao didn't care and continued doing her own thing. When she looked up, she saw her second cousin had come in at some point and was talking to Meixiang outside. He was also secretly slipping something into Meixiang's hand.
Meixiang took the things, her little face flushed, and turned back to the house.
Yingbao saw her second cousin staring at Meixiang for a long time before he turned and left.
The next day, Yingbao saw a emerald green hairpin inserted in Meixiang's hair.
Yingbao frowned and called her second cousin the next day. "Second brother, are you planning to marry Meixiang?"
Jiang Quan was stunned by his cousin's question, but then he reacted and nodded quickly: "Yes, I, I do want to marry her."
"Does she like you, too?"
Jiang Quan scratched his head: "It should be."
"In that case, why don't you just ask for my hand in marriage?" Ying Bao looked at her second cousin and said, "You are already an adult, what are you waiting for?"
Jiang Quan hesitated for a moment: "That's because Meixiang is your maid, and I'm a little embarrassed."
If people knew that I was coveting the maid in my cousin's room, I would be ashamed.
Yingbao: "Although Meixiang is a palace maid, she is also a good girl. Her grandfather was also a scholar. It would be a good idea for you to marry her."
Moreover, Meixiang is literate and steady, making her a perfect match for my second cousin.
Jiang Quan grinned and said shyly: "Yingbao, if I marry her, you will be missing someone by your side."
Ying Bao said unhappily: "According to you, all the maids around me should be old maids."
Jiang Quan scratched his head: "Okay, I, I will go ask Meixiang if she is willing to marry me."
The answer is obvious, Meixiang also likes Jiangquan.
So Jiang Quan asked an official matchmaker, picked a good day, and got engaged to Meixiang.
After this incident, several older maids around Yingbao suddenly found someone they loved.
Wei Xiuxiu married her brother Jiang Jie's official slave.
He Xiang and Qiu Xiang also fell in love with two guards from the county lord's mansion.
There are only three of them, Lanxiang, Mudan and Xinghua, and they don't have any crush on anyone.
Yingbao simply asked them all to set a date and prepare for their wedding.
She also gave each of them a sum of money to settle down and let them buy their own wedding items.
May passed in a flash, and Yingbao got married again.
This time it went smoothly and there were no accidents.
First, Jiang Jie carried his sister on his back to the bridal sedan, and then he, together with his younger brother Jiang Wu and Hu Zi, sent Yingbao to the Wei family.
The Wei family's door was wide open, and a red carpet was laid from outside to inside.
Wei Zhan got off the horse, and immediately a servant wearing a red belt came over and took the reins.
He walked up to the eight-man wedding sedan, took the bow and arrow handed to him by the matchmaker, and shot the sedan door with a headless feather arrow.
The door of the sedan chair opened and the accompanying maid came forward to support.
The bride was wearing a green brocade robe embroidered with three golden-winged phoenixes.
She wore a kingfisher pearl crown on her head, and four golden phoenix pearl hairpins were inserted on both sides of her hair. The pearl curtain hanging from her forehead just covered her nose.
Even the gold and jade necklace she wore on her chest was worth a fortune.
Mudan and Lanxiang supported Yingbao, and two little girls were behind them protecting their master's long dress to prevent it from being scratched.
The newlyweds stepped over the fire basin and entered the main hall.
Inside the flower hall, the incense table was brightly lit with candles and curling with sandalwood. Cereals, longans, red dates, etc. were placed on top, and each utensil was labeled with a red double happiness.
Then I heard the MC chanting the auspicious words loudly:
"It is a good day and we are filled with joy. Congratulations to the newlyweds for entering the hall. The Zhougong ceremony is performed in front of the hall. There are songs and dances in front of the steps. The perfect match is photographed together as a pair. The newlyweds are married in pairs. Beautiful flowers bloom on the same tree. Beautiful people grow in the same house. The groom is romantic and suave. The bride is beautiful and virtuous. I don't envy the gods or the immortals, but I envy the mandarin ducks in the world..."
Wei Zhan turned his head to look at Ying Bao beside him, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
Then, the MC began to sing:
"I bow to heaven and earth and hope that my destiny will come to me..."
Led by the matchmaker, the two knelt down and worshiped the god tablet on the incense table.
"Bow to my parents in the hall..."
Wei Zhan and Ying Bao came before the head of the Wei family and Madam Wang and knelt down to pay homage.
"Husband and wife bow to each other and become a couple..."
Wei Zhan and Ying Bao faced each other and bowed to each other.
"The ceremony is over! Congratulations to the newlyweds on entering the bridal chamber..."
As the master of ceremonies announced, the matchmaker brought a red silk cloth, handed one end to Wei Zhan and put the other end in Ying Bao's hand.
Wei Zhan held the red silk and walked towards the bridal chamber, looking back every step of the way.
Arriving at the bridal chamber, the matchmaker asked the couple to sit cross-legged facing each other on the wedding bed.
Then Grandma Quanfu brought a red weighing rod and handed it to Wei Zhan, asking him to remove the red silk on the bride's head.
The matchmaker sang and recited a long blessing:
"The small black scale bar is used to pick the veil for the bride. Once the veil is picked, thousands of threads of yarn will be removed. First, she will be a daughter-in-law and then a head of the family. First, she will be a virtuous daughter-in-law and then a mother-in-law. She will have many children and grandchildren. If the scale bar falls to the ground, she can buy land. If the scale bar is against the wall, she will have many children and grandchildren..."
Next, the newlyweds drink wedding wine and eat dumplings and glutinous rice balls.
After all the rituals were completed, Mrs. Xi and Grandma Quanfu took the maids and left the bridal chamber and closed the door.
"Are you tired? I'll help you take off the crown."
Seeing Ying Bao nod, Wei Zhan reached out and carefully took off the crown on her head, and also took off her long hairpin.
Then he looked at her and grinned.
Yingbao blushed when he looked at her, and suddenly she remembered the fire avoidance map that her mother had given her.
"I'll go get you some water."
Wei Zhan was also embarrassed and quickly got out of bed to pour some water.
Seeing that there were snacks on the table, he took a piece of each and said, "Here, this is what my mother had made. Eat it first and I'll ask someone to bring some noodles later."
"No need." Yingbao took the snack, holding it in one hand and putting it into her mouth with the other.
Wei Zhan was afraid that his wife would choke, so he picked up the teacup and fed her water.
Yingbao ate two pieces of dessert, thought for a while, pinched another piece and stuffed it into Wei Zhan's mouth, and asked: "Are you hungry?"
Wei Zhan blushed, shook his head repeatedly, and then nodded quickly. "I'll just have some snacks too."
"Don't you have to go out and toast?" Yingbao asked curiously.
She remembered that her eldest cousin would first send the bride to the bridal chamber and then toast with wine.
Wei Zhan: "No need, my parents are taking care of you outside, I, I just need to accompany you."
Yingbao glanced out the window and saw that it was not yet completely dark, so she said, "How about we play a game first..."
Wei Zhan almost dropped the teacup in his hand and stammered, "It's still early now, wait a moment... wait until all the guests outside leave..."