Although the Xu family didn't know many people in the capital, the Fu family had wide connections and great reputation. All of Xu Changqian's colleagues, no matter how distant the relationship was, as well as those distant relatives of the Xu family in their early years, who got the news, came to give gifts and ask for a glass of wedding wine.
Mrs. Xu had not expected so many people to come, so the prepared space was not enough. She and Mingyu discussed it for a long time and borrowed a few tables from the third room before they could barely accommodate the guests.
After the guests were seated, Mingyu took a breath and followed Madam Xu to the bridal chamber to watch the groom unveil the bride. The bridal chamber was already full of women and children who were watching the fun, eating sunflower seeds and peanuts and making a lot of noise.
Xu Mingye had been forced to drink a lot of wine before, and Bai Jun's face was flushed. He took the wedding scale tied with a red cloth from the tray, carefully lifted Fu Lemei's veil, looked at Fu Lemei, froze for a moment, and then a gentle smile spread across his face.
The noise of booing suddenly broke out, praising the bride for her beauty. Fu Lemei was always bold, but at this moment she only dared to raise her head to look at Xu Mingye, and then she saw so many people around her, and hurriedly lowered her head. The thick powder on her face could not cover her red face.
Mingyu stood aside, laughing teasingly. In fact, she didn't think Fu Lemei looked that good today. Her face was too white and her makeup was too heavy. She didn't look as good as usual. Xu Mingye was probably frightened by the thick powder on Fu Lemei's face. However, Fu Xiaoniu got what she wanted today. A happy woman is always the most beautiful.
When Mingyu thought about the fact that she would also be wearing two kilograms of makeup when she got married, she couldn't help but sweat on her forehead. The first time she got married, she was very sick and couldn't remember what the scene was like. She only vaguely remembered that she was very sick and young, so she didn't put on makeup like this.
In addition to Qi Su, Xu Mingye also had a few good friends in the capital, but these people were all gentle scholars, none of them were very good at making trouble in the bridal chamber, and they just went through the motions and let Xu Mingye go. Mingyu recalled the modern methods of making trouble in the bridal chamber, and felt that Xu Mingye was really lucky.
By the time the last guest left, it was already night, and Mingyu was so tired that her back and waist ached, so Mrs. Xu drove her back to bed. The next morning, Lixiang woke Mingyu up and said that the eldest grandmother had woken up, and the new bride had to kowtow and offer tea to her parents-in-law.
Mingyu was completely stunned by Lixiang's word "big breast". She was Miss Fu the day before, and today she is the big breast of the Xu family. It's really emotional.
Fu Lemei combed her hair into a woman's style and wore a light red long dress. She had washed off her painted face from yesterday and put on light makeup. When she married into the Xu family, she only brought with her the maid Cui'er who had served her since she was a child. This alone made Mrs. Xu very satisfied.
Mingyu brought in a tray with two cups of tea. Fu Lemei looked up at Mingyu, blushed, and lowered her head. Mingyu teased in a low voice, "What's there to be embarrassed about? Weren't you very brave when you testified for my brother in court?"
Fu Lemei's face turned red like a cooked shrimp. She quietly reached out from her wide sleeves and pinched Mingyu's waist, cursing in a low voice: "You little bitch, I'll deal with you later!"
Mingyu hissed when she was pinched and complained to Madam Xu, "Mother, look, look, my sister-in-law bullied me as soon as she came home!"
Xu Mingye, who was standing with his hands behind his back, coughed and rolled his eyes at Mingyu. "As for you, it's good enough that you don't bully others!"
"Hey, you don't want your sister anymore after you just got married?" Mingyu said with a smile.
Xu Mingye glanced at Fu Lemei who was shyly lowering her head, coughed embarrassedly, turned his head away and simply ignored Mingyu. The more he paid attention to this girl, the more arrogant she became.
When serving tea, Mrs. Xu and Xu Changqian couldn't stop smiling. After Fu Lemei finished serving the tea in a low voice, they quickly took out a red envelope and gave it to Fu Lemei.
Mingyu noticed that Madam Xu's eyes had never left Fu Lemei's belly. The expectation and hope in her eyes made her wish that Fu Lemei was pregnant now, just like those mothers-in-law who were looking forward to their grandchildren. Mingyu couldn't help sweating. How could it be so fast
Fortunately, Fu Lemei's shyness was only a matter of the first day. The second day after she got married, she was no different from before. On the third day, Xu Mingye took Fu Lemei back to her parents' home. When Fu Lemei came back, he whispered to Mingyu that at the Fu family's wedding banquet, for some unknown reason, Sima Hong beat Gao Mang, the only son of Minister Gao, so badly that his face was covered in blood and his nose was broken. Now he can't get out of bed and is lying in bed groaning and recovering from his injuries.
Even more bizarre, the ever-loving courtesan has said nothing and dared not trouble Sima Hong. Sima Hong also let out words, if you want to meet him later, you will go around the road, or else you will beat up once, beat to death.
Mingyu was so stifling that she almost hurt herself trying to hold back her laughter. Although Sima Hong was arrogant, he was always a reasonable person. It was not hard to guess why Gao Mang was beaten up by Sima Hong. It was probably because Comrade Gao Mang had taken a fancy to the tall and strong Sima Hong and wanted to "pick" him. How could Sima Hong bear this...
Seeing Mingyu laughing, Fu Lemei knew that Mingyu must know the reason. "You must know why, right? Tell me now!"
Mingyu just shook her head and laughed, refusing to tell her. Fu Lemei was so anxious that she pushed Mingyu down on the bed and tickled her for a long time.
August 23rd was the birthday of Fu Lemei's eldest sister-in-law Yang's grandmother. Because it was her 60th birthday, the celebration was particularly grand. With Fu Lemei's relationship, Mrs. Xu also received an invitation, prepared gifts, and asked Fu Lemei and Mingyu to go to the Yang Mansion to celebrate the birthday of Old Lady Yang.
Mingyu and Fu Lemei arrived at the Yang Mansion, handed in the invitation, and then went to pay a visit to Old Madam Yang. Old Madam Yang was in good spirits. She was already sixty years old, but she had only a few white hairs on her head and was in very good condition.
After meeting Old Lady Yang, the two of them ran into Madam Fu, who was bringing Yang and Sima Lian to Yang's house to celebrate her birthday. Sima Lian stood behind Madam Fu, like a well-behaved young wife, and nodded and smiled at Mingyu. Mingyu saw that she looked ruddy and in good spirits, and thought that Madam Fu and Yang were both kind and open-minded people, so she shouldn't have a hard time in the Fu family.
As soon as Mrs. Fu saw Fu Lemei, she immediately called her daughter her sweetheart. In fact, the two had just met yesterday, but to Mrs. Fu, it seemed like they had not seen each other for decades.
After Madam Fu paid a visit to Old Lady Yang, several people went to the front hall together. When they passed the men's guest area, Sima Lian, who was walking behind Mingyu, gently pulled Mingyu's sleeve. Mingyu turned back in surprise and saw Sima Lian smiling and pointing to the left. Looking in the direction of Sima Lian's finger, Mingyu saw Sima Hong standing not far away, with his hands behind his back, smiling and listening to what the people next to him were saying. When he heard the footsteps here, he looked over here, saluted Madam Fu from a distance, and looked at Mingyu with a smile.
The autumn sunshine was exceptionally bright, but Sima Hong's smile was even more dazzling. Mingyu blushed slightly, lowered her head, and followed Fu Lemei in silence.
When they were about to turn the corner, Mingyu couldn't help but look up, wanting to take another look at him. When she looked up, she saw Sima Hong waving at a young man, looking as if he was trying to suppress his impatience. Mingyu looked at the young man, who was fair-skinned, handsome, tall and thin, as if she had seen him somewhere before. She lowered her head and thought carefully for a long time before she suddenly realized that the man was Guo Mian, who had an affair with her brother-in-law Gao Mang!
After several people arrived at the flower hall, there was still some time before the banquet ended. Madam Fu led her daughter and daughter-in-law to chat and laugh with other ladies. At this time, Yang smiled and glanced at Madam Fu, then quietly walked up to Mingyu, leaned close to Mingyu's ear and whispered, "Come with me."
Mingyu saw Yang's smile with a special meaning, and suddenly understood something in her heart. She blushed and followed Yang out. After passing through several winding corridors, they arrived at a courtyard in the backyard of Yang's mansion. At Yang's smiling gesture, Mingyu pushed the door and entered the courtyard.
Before the door was fully opened, a hand reached out from the door and pulled Mingyu in, hugging her.
"Did you miss me?" Warm breath sprayed on Mingyu's head.
Mingyu blushed and smiled. Her heart suddenly softened. She pursed her lips and shook her head, "No."
Sima Hong first hugged Mingyu tightly, feeling the wonderful feeling of the soft jade in his arms, and then let Mingyu go. The autumn sunlight shone through the leaves in the yard and fell on the two of them. His eyes were full of Mingyu's fair and beautiful face, and her dark eyes reflected his image. Sima Hong kissed Mingyu on the forehead with hatred, "You little heartless man!" He missed his wife so much that he couldn't sleep well, and this little girl actually said she didn't miss him!
"I heard that you beat Minister Gao's son..." Mingyu smiled maliciously, "Why?"
When Sima Hong mentioned Gao Mang, his face was filled with disgust, as if he was a dirty thing, and even talking about it made his mouth dirty. He snorted twice and said, "He has dirty hands, he deserves to be beaten!"
Mingyu covered her mouth and laughed, then asked, "What about Mr. Guo who was talking to you just now? What's wrong with him?"
"Him? He begged me to take him to the northwest to join the army." Sima Hong said, "This young man who has never suffered, does he think fighting is fun? He can't do any work when he goes there, and he has to serve like a master. After two days, he can't stand the hardship and runs back." Sima Hong said arrogantly, as if he despised such a playboy.
Mingyu was a little speechless. It seems that you were also such a playboy a few years ago...
"I heard that he got married last month, but he didn't even go into his wife's room. He kept clamoring to become a monk, and now he insists on joining the army." Sima Hong frowned and said, "Who knows if he has any problem with his brain!"
The speaker may not have meant it, but the listener may have taken it to heart. Mingyu was dumbfounded. Could it be that the blow she made in Minister Gao's house had made Guo Mian impotent