Listening to the laughter and blessings outside, Hua Zhi also smiled. Who could be as lucky as her to receive so much kindness? Her happiness was foreseeable.
At this time, the wedding procession changed. Most of the Hua family members stopped, leaving only the brothers Hua Bailin and Hua Baiyu and their two uncles Zhu Haocheng and Zhu Haodong. They came up from the back and stood at the four corners of the sedan chair, escorting the bride to the groom's side as the bride's family members. The others turned back.
Amidst laughter and joy along the way, the bridal sedan arrived in front of the Regent's Palace, and the sound of firecrackers rang out like thunder.
According to the rules, the door of the mansion should be closed at this time, implying that this action would curb the bride's temper, but the main door of the palace was wide open. The Zhu Haocheng brothers looked at each other and smiled even more. The prince's mind was really used to the extreme, and he was unwilling to let Zhier suffer even the slightest grievance.
Amid the sounds of joy, the sedan chair was carried directly into the front yard. Gu Yanxi bowed three times towards the sedan door. At the same time, someone came forward and sprinkled a layer of grain, beans and grass in front of the sedan door. Amid auspicious words, Quanfu people lifted the curtain and helped the bride down together with the bridesmaid and walked slowly. Two other people laid the red felt in front and behind so that the bride could walk without touching the ground.
At this time, Gu Yanxi was standing in front of the altar of heaven and earth, holding a bow and arrow and shooting three arrows at the bride to drive away the evil spirits. Then Hua Zhi stepped over the saddle and walked over the brazier. Both of them followed everything meticulously. They were afraid that breaking these rules would damage their happiness. At this time, they were willing to obey even if it was just something empty.
Hua Zhi's hands were wet as she held Yu Ruyi. She had never been so nervous before. Her knuckles were turning white. She held on tightly, fearing that Yu Ruyi would fall and her own happiness would fall as well.
The two people were held at the two ends of the red silk and they entered the main hall. The emperor, who had changed into the imperial robe, sat there with a smile on his face, watching the newlyweds approach. The Grand Empress Dowager sat on the other side, and below her sat Gu Yelin, but not Prince Ling.
Everyone was surprised, but not surprised. Gu Yelin's identity as the leader of the Seven Stars Division was no longer a secret. To the Regent, he was both a teacher and a father. But no one expected that he would be allowed to sit in the hall and receive the ceremony. What was not surprising was the absence of Prince Ling. Everyone in the capital knew that the Regent had no intention of reconciling with Prince Ling.
The best man was the self-recommended Minister of Rites Wei Rongwen. When the two of them reached the right position, he sang loudly, "The wedding ceremony of the newlyweds is to bow to heaven and earth."
The two of them turned around and knelt on the ground facing the door.
"Bow to your parents."
The two men turned around again and knelt down and bowed to the people at the top.
"Husband and wife bow to each other."
The two of them greeted each other face to face. Gu Yanxi regretted that he could not see Ah Zhi's expression at this moment. He could not help but wonder if Ah Zhi was blushing at this moment? Or was she as calm and composed as usual? However, his Ah Zhi should be the latter.
"Send her to the bridal chamber!"
Amid the noise of the crowd, Quanfuren and the bridesmaid helped the bride walk towards the bridal chamber.
The main house of the Regent's Mansion and Hua Zhi's courtyard are of course incomparable, but looking at the scene in the house, Yingchun and several maids who had never been far away looked at each other, and their hearts finally settled.
The people of Quanfu helped the bride to sit on the edge of the bed. No one was afraid of the regent on this happy day, so someone shouted, "Hurry up, we want to see the bride."
"Yes, we want to see the bride."
Gu Yanxi ignored them and took the wedding scale with a tense face. His hands were shaking slightly. He held it tightly and gently lifted it up from under the veil, revealing the delicate and beautiful face underneath.
He was wrong. Ahzhi was not calm and composed. The shyness on her face had not yet faded away. It was obvious that she was as nervous as he was.
The two looked at each other, their happiness was so obvious, and their anticipation was more than a little bit. After going through so many things and experiencing so many hardships, they finally became husband and wife in the most glorious way. From now on, they will become one, sharing honor and disgrace, happiness and misfortune.
The bridesmaid coughed lightly to interrupt the two people's too sticky gaze, and reminded softly, "It's time to sit down and bless."
Gu Yanxi had been carefully taught the process of marriage, and he had even practiced it privately, so he knew what it meant to sit in the blessing.
He walked over and sat next to Azhi, but did not press his left lapel on the bride's right lapel as the nanny had said. Instead, he tied their lapels in a knot. He did not need to be superior to Azhi and was even willing to be superior to her.
The people in the bridal chamber looked at each other in bewilderment. The bridesmaid wanted to say that this was against the rules, but Quanfu gently pulled her sleeve and smiled, motioning to the people who had been prepared to sprinkle dates, chestnuts, peanuts and other things on the two of them. This is called scattering the tent, which means "early birth of a child" and "flowers blooming".
Then they eat the auspicious offspring cakes sent by the woman and the longevity noodles prepared by the man, and then the most important thing, the wedding wine.
Chen Qing brought the wedding wine to the two men on a silver tray. A red rope was tied to each end with a wine glass. The two men picked up one each, looked at each other, drank half of it, then switched glasses and drank up the rest.
The wine glass was a little wet. Gu Yanxi realized at a glance that it was sweat. It turned out that Azhi was as nervous as he was.
No one dared to make any noise in the bridal chamber. After laughing for a while, the others tactfully left, and the several maids also respectfully retreated to the outer room.
Gu Yanxi squatted down in front of Ah Zhi and said softly, "Don't worry about any rules. Don't tire yourself out. Do whatever you want. No one in this palace can control you."
Hua Zhi looked at her groom and smiled, "I know, don't worry, I've never been someone who would put myself in a difficult position."
Gu Yanxi touched her face and said, "I'll be back soon."
"good."
Watching them leave, Hua Zhi let out a long sigh. Perhaps it was because their relationship was really different now. She felt nervous for the first time when facing Yan Xi.
"Miss." Bao Xia walked in quickly, looked at the furnishings in the room and smiled, "Miss, please take a look at this room and see if it is familiar to you."
Yingchun glared at her. The young lady was in bed at the moment, so how could she see what was happening outside? "Help the young lady change her clothes. Nianqiu, go over there and get ready."
Several people were busy with their own things.
Hua Zhi finally took off her red wedding dress, which was still layered with layers even though it was simple. She put the phoenix crown aside and suddenly felt her whole body was light. She walked out of the bed, looked around, and then she understood what Bao Xia meant.
At a glance, she almost thought she was still in her own boudoir. No, it should be said that this was an enlarged version of her boudoir. Everything that her room had was here, and there were many more that were not in her house. Both the room layout and the placement of things were extremely familiar to her.
After walking slowly around the room, Hua Zhi smiled. This was Yan Xi. He would never say what he had done for her, but would only bring the results to her. Such a man would be hers from now on.
PS: This is the most solemn version among the several versions I wrote. I think this version is the most suitable. Well, there is still one chapter in the main text. Girls who are short of books can go and see if these two books suit their tastes, Lemon Purple's "Mysterious Jin Shao, Please Let Me Go!" and Chu Shimei's "Famous Family Beloved: BOSS Please Let Me Go".