Seeing that it was getting late, He Qiuwen still had Xi Niang's errands to do.
She washed her hands and hurried back.
The meals cooked by the gang leaders were taken out one by one and sent to the table in the grain drying field.
People from Xiliang gathered in the grain drying field, chatting and laughing in small groups.
As soon as the auspicious time arrives, the wedding officially begins.
Ah Qi deliberately changed into new red clothes.
The clothes were collected from a villager's house, but because the size was not suitable, it was a bit small on Ah Qi's body.
When everyone saw Ah Qi appearing, they whistled one after another, and there were all kinds of laughter during the period.
No one is taking tonight's wedding reception seriously.
In their eyes, Ah Qi in red clothes looks like a monkey, just looking at it makes him feel funny.
Ah Qi himself was actually quite uncomfortable.
He knew that Hua Manman was forced to agree to marry him.
He's just a villain who takes advantage of others' danger.
Ah Qi was surrounded by the crowd and pushed to the door of the house where Hua Manman lived.
Everyone urged him to kick the door open quickly, with the mentality that watching the excitement was no big deal.
Ignoring everyone's urging, Ah Qi straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, raised his trembling right hand, and knocked on the door three times.
Tuk tuk.
Not light or heavy, the rhythm is soothing.
After a while, the door was opened by He Qiuwen.
She said with a beaming smile, "It's the bridegroom officer!"
Everyone stretched their necks and looked into the house, and saw a slender woman sitting on the bed, her head was covered with a red hipa, her face was completely covered, and she couldn't see her real appearance at all.
Another laughing sound.
Ah Qi was pushed into the door.
After entering the door, he froze in place, so nervous that he didn't know what to do.
It wasn't until He Qiuwen stuffed the end of the red silk into his hand that he came back to his senses.
The other end of the red silk was stuffed into the hands of the bride.
Ah Qi walked in front, and he led the bride out with red silk.
The two walked out of the room one after the other.
After leaving the door, the surrounding laughter became more enthusiastic.
Some people wanted to reach out to uncover the red hijab of the bride, but were stopped by He Qiuwen, who was beside him with sharp eyes and quick hands.
She held back her fear and said loudly: "The bride's hijab can only be uncovered by the groom's official, don't break the rules!"
So everyone urged Ah Qi to lift the hijab.
They all wanted to see what it would be like for Princess Zhao to be forced to marry someone else? Will she cry under the hijab
I feel very excited just thinking about it!
He Qiuwen was afraid that Ah Qi would really lift his hijab in public, so she hurriedly said to him.
"The bride's hijab can only be lifted in the bridal chamber."
Ah Qi nodded solemnly: "I see."
He ignored the booing from everyone around him, and led his bride to his residence.
Seeing this, He Qiuwen quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Ah Qi still had his own mind, and was not disturbed by the booing around him.
Next is worship.
Since no parents or elders were present, they could only kowtow in the direction of Xiliang when they worshiped the high hall.
After the worship, the two were sent to the bridal chamber.
Those Xiliang people wanted to have a bridal chamber, but Ah Qi forcibly pushed them out.
bang.
The door was slammed shut.
The booing and shouting were blocked outside the door.
Ah Qi wiped the sweat from his brow.
He turned around and looked at the bride sitting on the bed.
At this time, there were only him, the bride, and He Qiuwen in the room.
The bride should be very nervous, holding the skirt tightly with both hands.
Ah Qi was more nervous than her.
He walked to the bed almost on the same hands and feet.
Even if everyone treats their marriage as a joke, he still has the slightest hope.
Maybe... Maybe their marriage can have a good result.
As he sat on the bed, he visibly felt the bride shrink back.
It was a small gesture of resistance.
The smile on Ah Qi's face faded, and the trace of hope in his heart was also turned into ashes.
It turned out that not only others were not optimistic about their marriage, but even Hua Manman, one of the parties involved, was unwilling to accept this marriage.
He, who was not good at words, became even more silent at this time.
He did not speak, nor did the bride.
The atmosphere in the new house became very dull.
In the end, it was He Qiuwen who broke the silence.
"Tonight is your big day, don't just sit still, come and drink a glass of quilt wine, it will last for a long time after drinking."
She picked up the two glasses of wine that had been poured on the table long ago, and passed the one on the left to the bride, and the one on the right to Ah Qi.
…
A meal was served on the table.
People in Xiliang gather around the bonfire, talking and laughing happily while eating delicious meals.
It's a pity that the major general banned alcohol, otherwise they really wanted to take the opportunity to drink.
They were all young and strong men with big appetites, and they quickly cleaned up all the food on the table.
Some people clamored that they were not full and asked the gang leaders to cook a few more dishes.
There was laughter and joy in the sun-drying field.
No one noticed that a group of Dazhou people had gathered at the foot of the mountain.
The tree shadows swayed. These people were all wearing black leather armor and black windbreaker.
The night wind blew the long cloak, making a rattling sound.
They rode quietly on horseback, holding the reins in one hand and torches in the other.
From a distance, it looks like a huge flame dragon dormant in the dark night.
If Xiao Hong were here, he would be able to recognize it at a glance, the person in charge is indeed King Zhao of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
Li Ji looked up at the tall mountain standing in front of him, and raised his hand as a gesture.
The royal guards who followed behind him immediately extinguished the torches, got off their horses, and quickly got into the forest.
In just a moment, their figures disappeared in the night.
Li Ji gave instructions to Chen Wangbei who was following him.
"You stay here to respond, and this king will go into the mountains to save people."
Chen Wangbei hurriedly said: "Let the subordinates go into the mountains to save people."
The situation in the mountains is unknown, what if King Zhao is in danger in the mountains? !
Li Ji said coldly: "I will do as I say."
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Chen Wangbei was still worried, but he didn't dare to say anything more, so he could only answer honestly.
"The subordinate obeys."
…
Xiao Hong didn't like to join in the fun, so he didn't go to the wedding banquet.
He stayed in his room, looking at the map in front of him, wondering which route he should take to leave Dazhou.
At this moment, there was a light knock on the door.
"Major General, it's time for dinner."
Xiao Hong responded casually: "Come in."
Ah Ming came in with the food.
He caught a glimpse of the map in front of the major general, and knew that it was not something he could see, so he quickly looked away, put down his food, and then quietly retreated out.
The door was closed again.
(end of this chapter)