The few days from the New Year to the tenth day of the first lunar month seemed to pass very slowly, but also seemed to pass quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was the day when He Yan was going to get married.
Early in the morning, Xia Chengxiu came over in a carriage.
The He family had very few relatives in Shuojing, and because of Mrs. He's death over the years, they have long since lost contact. Afraid that there would be no female relatives to help, Xiao Jue told Yan He and asked Xia Chengxiu to come and help. Of course Yan He was unwilling, but Xia Chengxiu was easy to talk and came over early.
While combing He Yan's hair, she smiled and said, "Miss He, don't worry, I will dress you up as the most beautiful bride in Shuojing today."
He Yan smiled and said, "It doesn't really matter whether you are beautiful or not."
"Yes," Xia Chengxiu put down her comb, "As long as Dudu Xiao feels good."
He Yan couldn't help but feel a pain in his teeth.
Qingmei came over with the box and said, "Girl, put on your wedding dress first."
The clothes were sent by Xiao's family teacher yesterday evening. It was a little late at that time, and He Yan just tried it on hastily and made sure that it fit. Now that the box was opened, Xia Chengxiu exclaimed.
He Yan asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"This embroidery..." Xia Chengxiu gently stroked the pattern on her head, "It looks like the lost Wuzhuang embroidery of the Great Wei Dynasty."
"What is Wuzhuang Embroidery?" Qingmei was also puzzled.
"It used to be a cloth shop that was famous for its embroidery skills, but it has since disappeared. The daughter of the owner of the village, Ruxing Lady, was very skilled in embroidery, and the nobles in the palace also rarely got a piece of clothing." Xia Chengxiu smiled: " Dudu Xiao, who did not know where to find the embroidered lady, made this wedding dress, so it's obvious that he has a heart."
He Yan was slightly startled, and took the wedding gown out of the box. Qingmei helped to dress He Yan.
The blouse and bottom of the wedding dress are colorfully embroidered with dragon and phoenix on the bottom of the red embroidered shirt. The hem of the long skirt is very large. The corners of the skirt are embroidered with fine cloud patterns with golden red silk thread. Hanging a gold jade pendant.
It's not easy to put on these clothes, and it took Xia Chengxiu and Qingmei to help them together, and it took a long time to figure them out. At this moment, He Yan hadn't pulled back her hair, and Qingmei took out the phoenix crown inside with a smile and pretended to put it on He Yan's head: "Girl look at this first!"
He Yan looked at himself in the mirror. The phoenix crown was not like other noble daughters. It was made of gold and jade and inlaid with jade and jade. On the contrary, it looked extremely small. It seemed to be made of silk and silk, as thin as a cicada's wings. . The top of her head is covered with star-dot rubies and pearls, and when she wears it on her head, it is like a layer of red clouds.
"The girl is so pretty..." Qingmei looked a little dazed. She has followed He Yan since she was a child, knowing that He Yan was born beautiful, but now it seems that the dust has been swept away from this gem, which is so stunning that people can't take their eyes off it.
"Dudu Xiao is very good at choosing wedding dresses." Xia Chengxiu was also stunned for a while, before smiling for a while, "Among the brides who have married in Shuojing over the years, in terms of wedding dresses, they are not as good as the one worn by Miss He."
He Yan also thinks this wedding dress is very beautiful, but unfortunately, she has no talent for poetry and can't praise any beautiful words, so she can only say hello in her heart.
When Yu He's family got married back then, the wedding dress was also precious and fit, but He Yan felt a little uncomfortable wearing it on her body. After thinking about it, that wedding dress was extraordinarily charming and graceful, completely different from her own temperament. And the one in the mirror right now, from head to toe, is all suitable for ironing.
"Sit down first," Xia Chengxiu took the phoenix crown away, "I'll comb your hair first. After combing your hair, put on the phoenix crown, it should look better."
He Yan was pressed on the chair by Xia Chengxiu, watching her comb her hair.
Qingmei stood aside holding a small box with jewelry, handing Xia Chengxiu Zhu a hairpin from time to time, and suddenly felt a little disappointed, "From now on, the girl will pull her hair. Time flies by so fast."
After becoming a relative, He Yan naturally wanted to pull the woman's hair into a bun, but when he was in this small yard, He Yan was still a child. Qingmei still remembers the first time she saw her own girl, when He Sui brought Qingmei back to He's house. Qingmei saw a little girl with unkempt hair standing at the door, staring at her aggressively, asking He Sui to drive her away. Qingmei endured the fear in her heart and timidly stepped forward and said, "Girl, don't drive the slaves away, the slaves will comb their hair."
A comb, it is so many years.
The long hair of the woman in the mirror was combed like silk, and then gently rolled up in Xia Chengxiu's hands, and the pearl hairpin was put on a little hairpin, followed by silk flowers, agate, and silver steps...
Xia Chengxiu combed her hair very carefully, as if she was decorating a flower that was about to bloom.
The woman in the mirror went from not applying makeup to beautifying her face, and her face gradually became clearer.
He Yan looked at the person in the bronze mirror in a trance. She didn't know that a woman could be so beautiful when she was married.
At this time, someone knocked on the door outside, the voice was very soft, Qingmei went to open the door, and when she saw the person outside, she said with some doubts: "You..."
"Miss He?" He Yan was stunned, then stood up.
He Xinying came out from behind the door and seemed a little nervous. She first looked at He Yan and was stunned, until Xia Chengxiu asked softly, "Girl?" She didn't react.
"I heard that Miss He is getting married today, and I want to come and have a look," He Xinying bit her lip and took out a small box the size of a slap from her back, "This is my congratulations... After the accident at home, there is nothing left. Now. This is the earring that my mother gave me when I got married. I heard that it was left to her by my grandmother. "
"I don't have anything of value, just this..." He Xinying paused, lowered her head and said, "If Miss He dislikes..."
The next moment, the box was taken over, and He Yan smiled at her: "Great, I'm getting married today, and the earrings that I matched don't look very good." She opened the box, and there lay a pair of pearls I took out the phoenix-shaped amber earrings, "These earrings look just right, and they match my wedding dress."
"Xinying," she called affectionately, "please help me put it on."
He Xinying was stunned for a moment, and asked uncertainly, "Am I...?"
"Yes," He Yan took her hand and put the earring in her palm, "You can help me put it on, and I will be happy."
It was obviously winter, but he held his hand with a warm warmth. For a moment, He Xinying's heart was extremely sour. To come here today, she mustered up 120,000 points of courage. She is now the daughter of a sinner, the wife of a sinner, and she has to be scorned by others wherever she goes. When she came here, she was really afraid that He Yan would dislike her. It took a long time to explain to Mrs. Wei that after she arrived at the door, she hesitated for a long time, and she was too late to come in. Right now, He Yan looked at her as if she was no different from others.
He Xinying calmed down, carefully picked up the earrings, and put them on He Yan's ears. At the end, she took two steps back, looked at the person in front of her, and murmured, "Miss He, you are so beautiful."
Her eyes slowly overflowed with sourness, and she suddenly thought of the day when she was married. In fact, at that time, she was also nervous and apprehensive, with a little expectation and shyness. At that time, Mrs. He was also like herself, wearing this earring on her ear. At that time, He Xinying thought that she was about to start a new life. A happy new life, but the original marriage was so unbearable.
The bride in front of her is so beautiful, He Xinying thought, she really envy He Yan.
He Yan's eyes fell on He Xinying's blank eyes, and after a pause, she suddenly stepped forward, ignoring her complicated dress and the bun on her head, and gently hugged He Xinying.
He Xinying was stunned: "Miss He..."
"You will look so good in the future."
The warmth in front of her was so real that she seemed to have found support for a moment, but she just lowered her head in a panic, and said at a loss: "No... I won't have a better time."
The series of sudden changes in the family and the sudden change of identity were enough to make the formerly proud and willful young lady become inferior and timid in a short period of time. She whispered: "Don't forget, you are General Feihong's sister." After a pause, she continued: "It is also my sister."
He Xinying was shocked.
The bride has let go of her hand and stood there looking at her, her eyes are truly warm and close, "The first time I saw you, it was in Yuhua Temple, Xinying, you may not know, Yuhua Temple is really very beautiful. spirit."
"Buddha will bless the devout people to achieve what they want, so you will definitely get better and better." She said.
He Xinying was stunned for a moment, and after a while, she smiled slowly and looked at He Yan: "Okay."
"Since you're here," He Yan pulled her aside, "let's help too. There are very few female relatives in our family. Chengxiu can't do it alone, Xinying, I'm afraid I will trouble you for a while."
He Xinying waved her hand hurriedly: "No trouble, no trouble."
"By the way," the bride seemed to remember something and smiled at her in the mirror: "You can call me 'sister' in the future."
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"Is it okay?" He Yunsheng was pacing back and forth outside, a little nervous.
"What's the hurry?" He Sui scolded him, "Your sister is dressing up inside, of course you have to take your time." Even so, his eyes were full of anxiety, and the bottoms of the newly made clothes were wrinkled.
He and He Yunsheng also changed into new clothes. He Yunsheng has grown a lot taller now, and when he changed his clothes, he looked like a handsome young man. At that time, thinking about it now, the last time he wore such a grand dress, it seemed that it was when he married his wife. Time flies, and now, it is his own daughter's turn to marry.
Just thinking about it, the door inside opened with a squeak, Xia Chengxiu walked out with He Xinying, followed by Qingmei, Xia Chengxiu smiled and said: "Master He, Miss He is already dressed, you can go in and talk to her. ."
"Hey... Good! Many thanks to Miss Xia." He Sui heard the words and couldn't wait to get up and walk towards the door. He Yunsheng also followed, Qingmei covered her mouth with a smile, and put the door on again.
As soon as He Yan turned around, he saw He Yunsheng and He Sui standing in front of him, speechless.
"What's wrong?" She took a step forward cautiously, afraid of shaking off her head full of pearl hairpins, so she raised her head slightly, "Isn't it good-looking?"
"No no no... It's beautiful!" He Sui came back to her senses, "Yan Yan is so good-looking!" As he spoke, he suddenly choked up, "You and your mother... look really similar..."
Ever since He Yan woke up, he knew that He Sui had a very good relationship with his deceased wife before his death, and because Miss He was born to be like Mrs. He, he had been arrogant to her since childhood. Now that He Sui sees this, he is afraid that he is thinking of people when he sees things. She had to move a small step to He Sui's side, and patted He Sui's shoulder lightly as a sign of comfort.
"Father," He Yunsheng rolled his eyes, "Isn't it bad for you to cry on the big day? Besides, how can He Yan compare to my mother's beauty, you are too exaggerated."
His words actually pulled He Sui back from his sadness, and He Sui scolded him, "Is that what you said?"
"It was."
"Go, go." He Sui drove him aside, and took out a thick stack of paper from his sleeve, "This is a bit of land deed and land, Yan Yan, you take it."
He Yan was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"
"I've seen the betrothal gift from the Xiao family." He Sui said, "Our family can't be compared with the Xiao family, but your dowry, given the circumstances of our family, is not ashamed to say it. This is not written in the In the dowry list, you should hide it secretly, and don't tell Huai Jin. If you are short of money or have no money in the future, just use this..."
"Wait, Dad," He Yan asked, "our family is almost emptied of the bride price. Where did the land deed come from?"
A smug smile appeared on He Sui's face: "I married your mother back then, and I became a door-to-door son-in-law. Well, there is no dowry, but your grandmother and grandfather love your mother and send it as a dowry. Your mother is gone. After these years, I haven't moved a penny in my dowry, just thinking that if you get married in the future, part of it can be taught to others, and our He family is rich, so we won't be looked down upon by my husband's family. The other part... He put the land deed into He Yan's hand, "You take it yourself, you are not the son-in-law you are looking for, you are going to someone else's house. There must be places where money is needed, don't ask Huai Jin for it, Dad will give it to you. Take it. I have money in my hand, and my waist is much harder."
He Yan never thought that He Sui, a rough-looking man who looked careless, had such a meticulous mind. She shoved the land deed back into He Sui's hands, dumbfounded, "Father, I don't want these, I have a salary myself, so I won't have enough money. Yun Sheng is now spending money, so keep these for he."
"I don't want it." Before He Sui could speak, He Yunsheng refused first, and he said, "How can a man just think about the money at home, if I want something, I will earn it myself, and my mother will keep it for you. Come on."
"I… "
He Sui slapped the title deed on the table, and rarely became tough on He Yan: "No, you have to listen to me about this matter, Yan Yan, take it! If you don't take it, I won't let you out of this door. "
He Yan: "..."
She said, "Okay, I'll keep it." She thought to herself, that's all, when we meet next time, I'll think of a way to put it back.
He Sui looked at He Yan and sighed: "When your mother was dying, the last thing you could not let go of was your two siblings. I swear before her collapse that I will never re-marry in the future, and take good care of your two brothers and sisters. People are raised. Yan Yan, you have a good home, and half of the stone in Dad's heart has been put down." He reached out and wanted to touch He Yan's head, but he was afraid of messing up He Yan's hair bun. After touching it lightly, he shrank back: "You are very different from your mother's temperament. Originally, father thought you were arrogant and self-willed, and was afraid that you would suffer. Now it seems that you are strong and determined, even if you are not married to Xiao Huaijin, you are married to Others, you can live a good life too."
"Dad is proud of you."
He Yan looked at the man in front of her. In her previous life, what she said about her father was only being used and disappointed. Now, God seems to want to compensate her by sending the best father in the world to her. Only then did she know that the shadow of a father can be so gentle and strong, loving his children silently, as always.
"Father," she held He Sui's calloused hands and said with a smile, "Thank you, I'm proud of you too."
A green plum's voice came in from outside: "Girl, the wedding team is coming soon, sir, when you're done, come out quickly, don't miss the auspicious time."
He Sui let go of his hand at a loss and glanced at He Yan again, a little reluctant to part, as if he had thousands of words to say, but in the end he could only say one sentence: "Yan Yan, father went out first."
He Yan nodded.
Qingmei walked in and asked He Yunsheng to wait at the door. After tidying up He Yan's dress, he carefully covered He Yan with the towel. He held He Yan's hand and walked towards the door while holding He Yan's hand. He said softly: "Girl, don't be nervous, don't be nervous."
When he spoke, his voice trembled slightly.
He Yan wanted to laugh a little. She was married, and she didn't go to the fire scene. The He family actually created an atmosphere of separation between life and death.
When I got to the door, I heard Qingmei say: "Master, the girl is out."
The married bride is to be carried by the brother on the back of the sedan chair. He Yunsheng squatted down and said nervously, "Come up."
He Yan climbed onto his back.
The boy looked tall and thin, but his back was broad and warm. He Yan wrapped his hands around his neck and asked in a low voice, "Yunsheng, have you eaten in the morning?"
"Shut up," He Yunsheng was still a little nervous at first, but being interrupted by her like this, he didn't feel any sadness, he just said, "I told you not to eat it, the more important thing is to die."
"Am I heavy?" He Yan frowned slightly, "You can't even carry me, what will happen to the girl you love in the future?"
"If that girl was born as heavy as you, she wouldn't be my 'beloved'." He Yunsheng gnashed his teeth.
He Yan: "When I was in Liangzhou Wei, I could lift two stones as heavy as myself. Brother," she reminded her intimately, "You need to exercise more."
"Can you stop talking?"
He Yan said "oh", but she didn't speak anymore.
The road from the door of the house to the sedan chair was not long, but He Yunsheng walked very slowly. After He Yan really stopped talking, he was silent again. After a while, he said, "He Yan."
"what?"
"When you arrive at Xiao's house, you can eat whatever you want."
"Didn't you tell me to eat less?"
"If you really want to eat, just eat," He Yunsheng frowned, "It's like this in your own house, you can't be disciplined in other people's houses. Anyway, treat the Xiao family as your own, don't feel wronged, if someone bullies you You, just tell me, even if I demolish the Xiao family's door, I will vent my anger on you."
He Yan leaned on his back, and no one saw her face under the towel, smiling and twitching, "Thank you, but no one dares to bully your sister. If someone bullies me, I'll find my way back. You," she taught He Yunsheng, "after I'm gone, don't fight against your father. He's getting old. If you keep arguing with him, please let the old man. And yourself, be more generous in the academy. Your sister is also an official of the imperial court, and your brother-in-law is a famous general of the Wei Dynasty.
Seeing that she was getting more and more crooked, He Yunsheng was speechless, and after a while, he said, "It's here."
The sedan chair was in front of him, and He Yan got off He Yunsheng's back and was supported by Qingmei and Xia Chengxiu on the sedan chair.
The team to welcome the relatives had arrived, she could hear the people's discussions everywhere, and someone's voice reached He Yan's ears.
"Hey, that's Dudu Xiao? Dudu Xiao is here!"
"Come on here, ah, she looks so handsome! She is extravagant, what kind of luck did that girl from the He family have taken, why did she meet such a good marriage?"
"If we say that our little peanuts are not bad, do they still accept people? Even if they are sent in to be a concubine, it is not bad, and they will be beautiful when they have a baby in the future."
"Bah, what you think is beautiful. If you really want to accept people, it won't be your turn first. My little Ye Ye is still waiting for her to be in her boudoir!"
He Yan was in the sedan chair, listening to people talking was really heartbreaking. He could not wait to lift the curtain of the sedan chair to see what the groom looked like, who was so quickly missed by the neighbors. Speaking of which, she has never seen Xiao Jue wearing a red dress. She doesn't know if she is as charming as the moon, beautiful and flawless...
She could only faintly hear the sound of Xiao Jue and He Sui bowing to say goodbye. It seemed that they were giving dowry gifts and sending geese. Then, the sedan chair swayed and walked forward.
This is the lift.
With the sound of the sedan chair getting up, the cheers of children suddenly sounded around. General Feng Yun in Shuojing married his wife, not to mention the empty alleys, the streets were crowded with people watching the ceremony. The Xiao family's family team was generous and sprinkled some happy money at will. The children laughed and scrambled to distribute the happy candy to the new partners.
Shen Han and Liang Ping were walking to the bridge when they heard the beating of gongs and drums in the distance. The instructors of Liangzhou Guard, and Wang Ba and the rest of them were rarely granted leave. Today, they can personally attend Xiao Jue and He Yan's wedding banquet. They are going to go to the Xiao residence with the wedding party.
"I really want to see what Brother A He looks like in a wedding dress." Mai stared at the sedan chair from afar without blinking.
"What about Brother Ahe?" Hong Shan asked.
"It can't be changed." Mai scratched his head.
Wang Ba snorted: "I can't think of what she looks like in a wedding dress anyway, that's just a female bandit."
"No," Jiang Jiao said with a smile: "Brother He's beauty should be unique."
"It's almost here," Huang Xiong also smiled: "How about we go grab some happy money? Feel happy?"
"Uncle, how old are you," Mai couldn't help but said: "What's the use of being happy? It's better to let my brother go." He shoved a stone, "Big brother, go grab it."
Stone looked seriously, but did not speak.
Several people were joking and joking, and they ran over with the children of the welcoming team. The Xiao family's happy money is rich, and the poorer children in the Shuojing city followed all the way from beginning to end, and the scramble was extremely lively.
At this time, the man walking in front spilled a handful of happy money again. The copper coins tied with the happy rope jumped to the side of the sedan chair and rolled off the bridge. A thin boy bent down to pick up the happy money from the bottom of people's feet. But he was too thin and he fell backwards when he was pushed gently by someone. At this moment, it was right next to the bridge, and the bridge rail was low. The crowd screamed, and the child slammed into the bridge.
"Ah-" the boy cried out in fear.
The next moment, someone flew out of the sedan chair, his robe was like a red glow like smoke, he pulled the boy who fell down into his arms with one hand, kicked on the bridge rail, and landed gracefully.
The towel fell to the ground as early as the moment it flew out, revealing the face of the bride under the phoenix crown. On the side of the black hair, the decorated amber earrings trembled slightly, the red clothes were embroidered with phoenixes, and the splendid makeup was done. Her eyes are clear, like the clearest stream in the capital city, with a little doubt and a little stunned, completely different from those brides who are charming, shy and timid, but also like the sunrise reflecting the snow, looking forward to the brilliance.
On the bridge and under the bridge, there was silence for a while, I don't know if I was shocked by this sudden change or by the look of the bride under the hood.
"Yeah," someone's voice broke the silence, "the towel has fallen off, how can this be, it's not auspicious!"
He Yan let go of his hand, and the little boy ran away when he saw that he was in trouble. She stood in the same place and was at a loss for a moment. She was in the sedan chair when she heard that someone had an accident. In a hurry, she didn't even think about it, but she forgot that it was in the midst of welcoming a relative.
Is this unlucky
He Yan was apprehensive.
Someone walked towards this end, walked over to the towel that had fallen on the ground, and bent over to pick it up.
He Yan looked up at him.
It was the first time she saw someone wear the color of fire so calmly and so fit. The bright red dress lined the young man like jade and gold, and when he walked step by step, the shadow was sparse.
The beautiful young man with a golden saddle and a white horse in those years, in the water-like years, gradually emerged with a good-looking spirit, dressed in fresh clothes, with a cold demeanor, Qiong Pei Shanshan.
He approached step by step, until he came to Feng Guanxia's woman.
He Yan looked at him and could see a clear self in his long eyes like autumn water.
"Young master..." The old woman on the side stepped forward boldly and said, "This happy towel has already fallen to the ground, it's unlucky..."
"So what?" he said softly.
Immediately afterwards, he gently and gently covered the towel he picked up on the bride's phoenix crown.
He Yan's line of sight was blocked again, but at this moment, even in the dark, he was extremely relieved.
She heard Xiao Jue's voice.
"fine."