This was Tang Ning's first time getting married in a chapel. He felt like Ji Lianyun had brought him to a place where a large area of red covered the room. The red carpet, red table, and red shoes filled Tang Ning's vision. He felt a little nervous for no reason.
Especially when Ji Lianyun let go of his hand, Tang Ning was so nervous that he clutched his wedding dress tightly. He always felt a chill on his back, as if something was staring at him.
A rhythmic voice that sounded like a man or a woman sang: "One bow ~ Heaven and Earth -"
Tang Ning caught a glimpse of Ji Lianyun bowing beside him, so he quickly followed suit. Perhaps because he bent too quickly or because a gust of wind blew over, a corner of Tang Ning's veil was slightly lifted, as if someone was blowing air into his veil.
Tangning frantically reached out and pulled at his veil. He had just stood up when he heard the voice announce:
"Two bows, parents—"
Parents refers to parents. Both parents of this body have passed away, so the ones he should be worshipping are Ji Lianyun's parents. Speaking of this, Tang Ning suddenly realized that he had never met Ji Lianyun's parents since he came to this village. The only person who seemed to be an elder and in charge was Uncle Ji.
Tang Ning thought about all sorts of things and didn't bend down immediately. The feeling of having a thorn in his back became stronger and stronger. His scalp tightened and he immediately bent down.
Are the people sitting in front Ji Lianyun’s parents
But from this angle, there are only chair legs, no human feet.
"Husband and wife ~ bow to each other—" The voice rose high, like a swing swinging to its highest point.
Tang Ning turned around and stood face to face with the owner of the red wedding shoes. Although he knew that the marriage in this copy should not be taken seriously, Tang Ning inexplicably developed a sense of ritual. He saw the pair of beautiful hands folded in a bowing position, and Tang Ning quickly imitated the other person's gesture and bent down with the person in front of him.
He had heard a saying before that whoever bends lower during a couple’s greeting will be in charge of the money in the future.
The person in front of him bent very low, so low that Tang Ning could see the back of his head.
Tang Ning had a strange feeling that this humble attitude was definitely not because of who would be in charge of the money in the future, but because the other party didn't want him to be humbled.
Ji Lianyun is really a very gentle person.
"The ceremony is over! Send her to the bridal chamber!" the voice said joyfully, followed by a burst of joyful laughter all around, echoing from the left, right, front, back, top and even bottom, making Tang Ning even more dizzy.
A slender hand grasped Tang Ning, and Tang Ning grasped the hand tightly in confusion.
He saw pairs of feet standing on tiptoe approaching him, saying to today's groom: "Are you going into the bridal chamber already? Then we have to go and make a fuss in the bridal chamber!"
"Yeah, I haven't seen what the bride looks like yet!"
"Is your face as white as snow and your lips as red as blood?"
"What a nice smell! The bride smells so nice"
The voices were almost coming closer as they spoke, as if they wanted to get closer to smell it.
Tang Ning held Ji Lianyun's hand tightly. Looking at the pairs of toes gradually approaching, he snuggled up to Ji Lianyun in fear.
Ji Lianyun put her arms around his waist and said in a cold voice, "What are you making a fuss about in the bridal chamber?"
"Of course I will help you have a prosperous future! If nothing else, I can prepare apples for you!" "I've prepared a wedding wine!" ""
The voices said with a smile, it sounded like they had a very good relationship with Ji Lianyun, so Ji Lianyun did not reject their request, but said calmly: "He doesn't like to meet strangers, don't get too close."
"You're protecting me right away!" "That's really not nice of you." "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you forget your friends when you have a lovely wife."
Although those voices were talking, they really didn't come closer.
Tang Ning was extremely frightened and walked closely to Ji Lianyun the entire time. Ji Lianyun slowed down her pace to take care of him. People were urging him to drink all around, and the wine splashed from the cups onto the red carpet, turning it a blood-red color.
Tang Ning seemed to smell a faint scent of blood, but the smell was masked by the strong aroma of alcohol, making Tang Ning suspect that it was just an illusion.
The groom beside him had been drinking. Many hands held wine glasses to him. Tangning saw Ji Lianyun reach out and take them without hesitation. After he finished drinking, there were cheers all around. Someone asked with a smile, "Why are you so happy today, groom?"
Tangning heard her new husband respond with a faint "hmm".
Tang Ning really wanted to remind him to stop drinking. With Ji Lianyun's health, what would he do if he got drunk halfway through drinking and faced these ghosts alone
Thinking of this, Tangning mustered up the courage to pull Ji Lianyun's sleeve and whispered, "Drink less."
The voices around him suddenly became excited. "Oh, your little wife feels sorry for you!" "No, no, he has a wife who feels sorry for him, he has to drink another glass!" "He deserves to be punished!"
Tang Ning was suddenly called out by these people. He wanted to turn himself into a coward. He moved closer to the husband. The groom beside him laughed softly. The cold voice rang in Tang Ning's ears, like leaves brushing against flowers and flowing water. "When drunk, the world is vast. When in a pot, the sun and moon are long."
The empty glass was refilled, and the groom took the glass and drank it all. He then said to Tangning in a tipsy voice, "A hundred years of drunkenness, thirty-six thousand rounds."
"Good! Have a good drink!"
The man beside him seemed to be really drunk. He walked in a swaying manner. Tangning nervously tried to hold on to him, but he didn't show any mercy and immediately pressed his body against his shoulders. His thin lips touched Tangning's cheek through the red veil, "My lady."
Tangning turned away in panic, and those hot lips brushed against his ear from the side of his face. A low, drunken voice bit his ear and called out, "My wife."
The groom's voice was so beautiful that it almost made Tangning feel weak. The people walking on tiptoes around her started laughing again. Tangning felt both scared and wronged. Her trembling voice was filled with complaints that she didn't even realize were there, "You, you're drunk."
The scent of wine brushed past his ears, coming and going like the wind: "I naturally get drunk when I see my wife."
Why did Ji Lianyun suddenly speak like this
It is said that drinking will reveal a person's true nature. Ji Lianyun usually looks gentle and polite, but when he is drunk,
Tang Ning bit his lower lip, not knowing what to say for a moment. He could only try his best to hold on to Ji Lianyun. The other party hugged his waist. Tang Ning's waist was already painful from being tightened by the belt, and now Ji Lianyun only touched it lightly, and Tang Ning's waist was shaking with pain.
"My lady, be careful. We are about to cross the threshold." Tang Ning saw that the people around him were leaping over lightly. He became even more panicked. He lifted up his skirt and tremblingly stepped over the threshold and entered the bridal chamber.
This wedding room still looks like the same old house, but the decoration seems to have been rearranged. The red carpet covers the bumpy ground, the small and narrow bed is covered with crimson bedding, and even the white candles have been turned into bright red candles.
Tang Ning carefully sat down on the edge of the bed. He saw his newlywed husband standing in front of him, holding a jade ruyi in his handsome hand. Although Tang Ning could not see clearly what was carved on the jade ruyi, he could feel that it was of great value.
Just like the betrothal gift given to him by the other party.
How could Ji Lianyun have such a valuable thing
Tang Ning was thinking blankly as he saw Yu Ruyi slowly lift up the red veil. In fact, Tang Ning didn't want the veil to be lifted so quickly because he didn't want to see those people standing on tiptoes.
But he had no say in this matter. The red cloud-like veil was gently lifted, revealing a face that outshined all other beauties. Tang Ning raised his eyes timidly and saw Ji Lianyun's face first.
Ji Lianyun is very different at this moment.
The whole person exudes an indescribable nobility from the inside out. He doesn't look like a poor villager, but rather like a noble who grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth.
The pair of eyes that seemed to hide the mirror lake of snow-capped mountains stared at Tang Ning. The red candles were swaying, the wedding dress was fluttering, and the worldly world was all reflected in these eyes.
Ji Lianyun raised the corners of his lips and smiled slightly, "My wife."
Tang Ning's heart trembled at the call of "wife". He avoided Ji Lianyun's focused gaze and looked at the other people around him. The small bridal chamber was crowded with people making a fuss, but these people did not have the terrifying appearance of green-faced and fang-toothed people that Tang Ning had imagined. On the contrary, each of them had an extraordinary demeanor and did not seem like someone who would appear in this remote mountain village.
"The bride is so beautiful." "I'm so jealous." "No, no, I want to get you another drink now!" "Hey, don't just get him drunk, do you think we should drink the wedding wine now?"
These people laughed and took out two exquisite wine glasses. "Yes, a toast!"
A cup filled with wine was handed to Tang Ning. Tang Ning held the cup and, amid the noise of the crowd, she and Ji Lianyun posed for a drink.
"Hurry! Take a sip!" "After drinking the wedding wine, we will grow old together in this life!"
The wine glass was pressed against Tangning's lips. The eyes that flickered with the red candlelight gazed at Tangning tenderly. The edge of the glass pried open her tightly closed teeth and reached into her warm mouth.
A liquid filled with the aroma of wind, snow and wine poured into his throat.
The aroma of wine is a lingering wisp mixed in the ice and snow, and just a wisp is enough to intoxicate people. At this moment, day and night are reversed, the world is reversed, cold and heat alternate, the sun rises and the moon sets, as if someone has poured all the starlight and the bright moon in the sky into the cup.
Tang Ning coughed uncomfortably, and the crystal clear wine slid down his neck and sank into his red wedding dress.
A fierce and flamboyant man held an apple tied with string in his hand and said to Tangning and Ji Lianyun, "We've drunk the wedding wine, isn't it time to eat the apple now?"
As he spoke, he placed the bright red apple between Tangning and Ji Lianyun. Tangning was already feeling dizzy, with tears welling in his eyes. He sensed something was wrong. Everything he was experiencing was indescribably strange, but, but
This weirdness seemed peaceful and beautiful. The apple did not suddenly turn into a skull covered with ants, nor did it ooze blood. Everything in front of me was covered with an illusion like a mirage.
He leaned forward gently and opened his mouth to bite the apple together with Ji Lianyun.
The apple was suddenly lifted up, and Tangning and Ji Lianyun's lips touched.
The author has something to say: Ming Shen Jing's "Tao Fu Ji": "When drunk, the universe is vast; in the pot, the sun and the moon are long. A hundred years is a drunkenness, thirty-six thousand rounds."