April 15th.
Mrs. Tao and Queen Jiang specially looked for a good day for Qin Tianjian to watch, but it happened to be cloudy early in the morning, and it started to drizzle in the afternoon.
This somewhat dampened the festive atmosphere.
Especially in the Duke of Qin's mansion, Mrs. Dou said with regret: "Everything is good today, except for the rain..."
How could Mrs. Tao and Mrs. Ou, who were above, not hear the gloating in her tone? His face immediately darkened!
Qi De and Shui Jin were also there, so they quickly smoothed things over: "Auntie, have you forgotten? The word "江" in our Jiang family, and the word "LAN" in the names of the nineteen younger siblings, both come from water. Today they are getting married. God is so kind that he also makes this light rain to add to the fun. When the rain falls, isn’t it just water? Moreover, as the saying goes, “Spring rain is as precious as oil”—this is a sign that the two of them are a match made in heaven, and their blessings will continue. no?"
"What Jin'er said is that when my daughter-in-law looks at the rain outside, it really means it's long and moist!" The third wife of the Jiang family, He Shuijin's aunt and mother-in-law, He Shi, immediately echoed her daughter-in-law - Jiang Tianqi He hates Jiang Tian'ao the most, and of course the two wives are not on good terms with each other. The Dou family chose a bad day when they wanted to step on Jiang Yashuang to get married. How could the He family allow her to do so
Naturally, Mrs. Dou was not so easy to dismiss. She wanted to say something else, but Mrs. Tao suddenly turned her head and said leisurely to Mrs. Ou: "If you want to talk about such an important day, you have to let someone who is expert pick it. You see, today's wedding day is not good in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is very good for this couple! If I had known, the previous children would have settled with the person they were looking for this time, otherwise it wouldn't have been so bad. There’s still no news about Five and Seventeen!”
"...the two children only came out of the cabinet in the second half of last year, and it's less than a year until now!" Mrs. Dou ignored Mrs. Tao's ridicule of being a "common person" and quickly defended her daughter, "Second aunt, you are too impatient! "
Mrs. Tao said lukewarmly: "I just thought of it and mentioned it casually... Why are you so anxious? Is there something wrong with the fact that there is no news about these two children? Let me tell you, this matter I am a person who has been here, so if there is anything wrong, it is better not to hide your illness and avoid medical treatment - today is a good day, I will not say anything else, after all, face is not as important as health, I will say this! "
Then he threw Mrs. Dou away and continued talking to Mrs. Ou - Mrs. Dou was stunned for a moment and gritted her teeth angrily: "This old guy! He just turned the topic around to whether Jun'er is healthy... This is a threat. me?!"
It's just that she didn't dare to say these words - Queen Jiang often took out her anger on Jiang Qiyun these days!
"Bear this breath for now! Don't be afraid that you won't have the chance to pay it back in the future!" Mrs. Dou secretly felt cruel!
After she stopped, chatting and laughing resumed in the flower hall. Everyone tacitly said auspicious words and waited for the bride to enter. At this moment, in the Xihe Palace, Qiu Yilan put on her makeup.
As usual, Ruan Ciyi decided to dress up in advance—
For makeup, use Feixia makeup.
From one month before birth, I have used rose water mixed with goat milk to cleanse and nourish my skin, making it as delicate and smooth as a baby's. The two faint blushes on her cheeks, which were as fresh as snow, were like the dawn of sunlight, making her peach blossom eyes even more affectionate. Between the eyebrows is a gold-foiled flower that symbolizes the beauty of a winged bird. Even though it is drizzling indoors, it still reflects light from time to time, twinkling and attracting attention.
Her long black hair was tied into a simple yet solemn bun, and a pair of emerald Ruyi pendants beside her ears were so clear that they almost dyed her entire neck green.
After putting on the flower crown hired by famous craftsmen from the Jiang family and costing countless gold and jade jewelry, which weighed dozens of kilograms and had layers of flowers and birds embroidered with gold and silver threads, Qiu Yilan looked back in the mirror and saw a sixteen-year-old girl. There is still childishness between the eyebrows, but under the rich clothes and strict make-up, the majesty of the alluring posture has begun to take shape, and the aura of a noble lady is revealed.
"You look exactly like the princess you were!" Zhou's mother looked at it for a moment and couldn't help but burst into tears. "It's a pity that the princess can't see you leave the cabinet with her own eyes!"
"Mom, why are you crying? Today is a good day for my cousin-" Zhuang Man, who ran over early in the morning, turned the silk fan in her hand and said with a smile, "If Princess Ruan was still here, she would see my nineteenth cousin saying... My cousin is so good, so I should be happy to send her out, right?"
"What Miss Zhuang said is that Mother Zhou is probably too happy for Yilan." Out of respect for the Jiang family, not only the three sisters Qiu Baozhu, Qiu Mingzhu and Qiu Jinzhu came over early today to accompany Qiu Yilan , Princess Yang also came to sit in person as soon as noon, and now she took over the conversation, "But looking at such a flower-like niece, I can't bear to let her go out!"
As she spoke, Princess Yang lowered her head and pressed the corners of her eyes.
Xin Fubing was also here at this moment - in fact, the main reason why these two cousins from the Jiang family came to Xihe Palace was that Xin Fubing was not happy to be with Mi Yinyin. He used the excuse that he had a good relationship with Qiu Yilan and was more willing to be a The woman's relatives came to have this wedding wine. Seeing that Zhuang Man didn't pay attention to Princess Yang's words, he took over the task of setting up the ladder and said with a smile: "Princess Yang, it's too late for you to bear it. My cousin must go out today. You are Even if you send someone to build a wall behind the door, it won't stop the Jiang family from picking up the bride!"
"This makes the Jiang family look like bandits!" Zhuang Man turned around and said after hearing this.
"Who can rob my cousin's sister-in-law of such talent and beauty?" Xin Fubing asked immediately.
Everyone laughed: "If there are more people like this, there will be more robbers in the country."
Qiu Yilan maintained the shyness and reticence that a bride should have, and lowered her head slightly, letting the pearls covering her face fall down from the corolla, blocking the thoughts in her eyes - she had no nostalgia for the Xihe Palace, and could not listen to Princess Yang's sweet words. Forget it, it's just a pity that the wedding date was set so early that Qiu Jinglan and Ruan Ciyi didn't pay homage and couldn't even watch the ceremony.
Originally, she did not agree with getting married so early, either because of her physical growth or because she wanted to wait for Qiu Jinglan and Ruan Ciyi to be married. Helpless, Jiang Yashuang always obeyed her in everything, but this time she refused to let go of anything. Without him to stop Mrs. Tao, Qiu Yilan couldn't go and tell the elders of the Jiang family that I don't want to get married now, you two should wait. Can you arrange a wedding for us next year? !
"I must take care of him when I get back!" Thinking about how painful Qiu Jinglan was to him, he couldn't even look at such a major life event as leaving the cabinet... Qiu Yilan couldn't help but grit her teeth secretly.
It was almost evening, although Princess Yang still wanted to increase her goodwill with Qiu Yilan, but there was an endless stream of guests, and Ding Qinghong couldn't cope with it. She frequently sent people over for help, and Princess Yang had to call her two daughters Qiu who had already left the court. Baozhu and Qiu Mingzhu went out to entertain guests together.
"Mother, I'll stay here. I'm not familiar with those people either." It was Qiu Baozhu who said this. This second princess was the daughter of Qiu Meng Minyuan's wife. Because her biological mother was forced to die, she had always been with her natal family. Not close to her - of course the Xihe Palace did not treat her well. Before Qiu Hongzhi got married, Princess Yang just found a reason to let her marry an ordinary official's son instead of Qiu Hongzhi.
When Qiu Hongzhi and Qiu Mingzhu got married, she didn't even come back.
So Qiu Yilan saw this second sister for the first time today. Qiu Baozhu's appearance was ordinary. Although the clothes she wore were new, the color and texture were not the best at first glance, which showed that her husband's family was not very wealthy. .
However, there was no look of inferiority or timidity on her face, and she even had a look of boredom when she rejected Princess Yang.
As the stepmother, Princess Yang had an almost natural dislike for the first wife's daughter, but in front of Qiu Yilan, Zhuang Man, and Xin Fuling, she couldn't directly reprimand Qiu Baozhu, so she could only give a fake smile and said, "Then you stay here." Come on, spend some time with your sister!" As he left, he winked at Qiu Jinzhu, telling her to be smart and not let Qiu Baozhu take this opportunity to get attached to Qiu Yilan.
But Qiu Baozhu didn't mean it at all. No one took the initiative to talk to her, so she remained silent. It seemed that he simply didn't want to go out to socialize, so he was just hiding here at Qiu Yilan's place.
"I remember that I have no friendship with her. If she hadn't come to see me for something, why would she have come all the way to attend this wedding?" Qiu Yilan was a little surprised when she saw this, "It's not easy for her to return to her parents' home, and she can't even make sarcastic remarks. Well, basically every time she comes back she will be used as a punching bag by Princess Yang... So she came back at first after leaving the cabinet, but then she never came back again!"
But Qiu Baozhu didn't speak, so Qiu Yilan couldn't go up to her directly and ask her if she was here to attend the wedding this time. She didn't observe Qiu Baozhu for a long time, but the people from the Jiang family to pick up the bride had already arrived.
It's difficult for the groom to make things happen at this time, especially since Jiang Yashuanggui is the nephew of the queen and is a newly discovered beauty. If you miss today and try to make things difficult for him openly, you will probably never have this chance in your life!
Therefore, there were many people joining in the fun, and the sound of playing was like a wave. Even the rolling spring thunder on a rainy day could not suppress it. It came from the direction of the gate like a rushing tide. Qiu Jinzhu could hear Qiu Jinzhu leisurely yearning: "I don't know when I got married. Without the flower crown wedding dress of the fifth sister, would there be such excitement as today? "
Suddenly I thought of someone, and my heart felt sour and sweet... The corner of my mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly, but then I glanced around in fear. I was relieved when I saw that no one was paying attention to me.
In fact, she was really worrying too much. Today, the person who received the most attention was of course Qiu Yilan. Who would care about her little anomaly
Although there were many people embarrassing the groom, they did not dare to miss the auspicious moment. After a while, Jiang Yashuang finally entered the court. After the ceremony, a group of maids in the inner room were busy giving Qiu Yilan a final inspection and sorting. Then he put a hijab on her head and gathered her out.
... After bidding farewell to the prince's relatives, going out to get on the sedan chair, and entering the Duke of Qin's mansion, even though Qiu Yilan prided herself on being calm, she was stunned for a moment: "Is this the Jiang family?"
At this time, the Duke of Qin's palace was already full of guests. Since Jiang Tianchi and his wife were not here, just like when Jiang Yadan and Jiang Yazhu got married, the Duke of Qin and his wife accepted the gifts from their grandchildren and grandsons-in-law on their behalf.
After paying homage to heaven and earth and entering the bridal chamber, the Duke of Qin and his wife stood up to greet the guests. The wedding banquet was officially opened, with silk and bamboo singing and dancing among hundreds of banquet tables. The lively sound of the entire Duke's mansion could be heard throughout the capital!
In the midst of such noise, Jiang Yashuang lifted Qiu Yilan's hijab with Yu Ruyi in hand. The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly, affectionately, which immediately aroused joking laughter in the bridal chamber.
After the wedding ceremony was completed, the eldest young lady and Xiao Dou rushed to the crowd with a smile: "Nineteenth, you should go to the banquet to greet me. Nineteenth brother and sister, leave this place to us!"
"Remember to ask Jiang Tan to change the wine into water or tea for you. Don't take it seriously!" The Fourteenth Young Madam and Shui Jin added, "Remember this!"
The sisters-in-law, who knew how tragic Jiang Yashuang's drunkenness was, burst out laughing!
After Jiang Yashuang was sent away with embarrassment, Little Dou and her sisters-in-law looked at each other, then looked at Qiu Yilan, with a meaningful smile on her lips: "I have long heard that you are a beauty, sister-in-law. Today It’s only when you meet that you know what it means to be a worthy person under a great reputation. No wonder Nineteen has been thinking about being named on the talent list and can’t wait to marry you!”
That's not a big deal.
But, then, "Speaking of it, it rained this morning. The fourteenth brother and sister said it was because you and the nineteenth brother both have water in their names. This is a sign of your long blessings in the future... Brothers and sisters like this What a blessing. Even God is so considerate of you. It seems that within a few years, we will be able to give birth to a son soon and make our Jiang family more prosperous!"
He Shuijin's face suddenly froze!