Mrs. Miao couldn't help but hug Zhou Shaojin worriedly and asked her in a low voice: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Zhou Shaojin took two deep breaths and said, "Maybe I stayed in the room for too long. I feel a little dizzy now."
Mrs. Miao nodded in agreement.
They came from the south and were not used to the northern winter. After staying indoors for a long time, they felt chest tightness and shortness of breath and had to go outside to get some fresh air.
Thinking that she had said everything she needed to say and that she could understand the rest herself, Mrs. Miao smiled softly and said, "Then you can take a rest first! I'll tell the Spring Festival Gala not to disturb you. You can watch it quietly by yourself for a while, and then put it at the bottom of the box and take it with you."
When you have a daughter in the future, you can give it to her for use.
Zhou Shaojin felt as if he had been pardoned, and stood up to see Mrs. Mian out.
Mrs. Miao asked Zhou Shaojin to rest early: "Don't feel uncomfortable on the wedding day, it will be troublesome."
Zhou Shaojin agreed and sent Madam Mian to the door curtain. He watched Madam Mian lift the curtain and go out, then he returned to the inner room and sat on the bed in a daze.
What should she do
Do you want to tell Uncle Chi
As soon as she thought of it, she remembered the warmth Uncle Chi felt when he held her in his arms, and his gentle face when he held her in his arms...
Maybe she could bear with it
Zhou Shaojin wanted to ask her sister or Cheng Ji how she spent her wedding night, but she was too shy to ask Zhou Chujin. She was busy with Madam Mian and the maids and servants putting her dowry on the wedding pole. She had no time to talk to her and didn't notice her strangeness. Not to mention Cheng Ji, who had already gone to Chaoyang Gate.
Gu Shiqigu noticed her abnormality, but she thought it was because Zhou Shaojin was going to be a bride soon.
Wasn't she also worried for several days before she married Cheng Yi
After getting married, didn’t she continue to feel anxious for a few days, thinking, “I don’t know my aunt’s taste, so I ask my younger aunt to taste it first”
Gu Shiqi smiled and teased Zhou Shaojin: "Don't worry, we won't lose your dowry. Just marry him peacefully. Old Madam Guo has watched you grow up since you were a child, otherwise she wouldn't have chosen you as her daughter-in-law. She must be very satisfied with you, and there will be one more person to love you in the future. Just put your heart at ease. I promise nothing will happen."
Everyone burst into laughter and looked at Zhou Shaojin kindly.
Zhou Shaojin was so ashamed that he couldn't even raise his head. He fled back to the house, not daring to talk about his wedding night.
But she was a little frightened in her heart. Amid the noise of people carrying dowry, dressing, and urging her to get married, she was helped to the main hall in a daze. She kowtowed towards the empty armchair and was carried to the sedan chair by Cheng Yi.
Amid the crackling sound of firecrackers, Zhou Shaojin's tears suddenly fell.
I’m really getting married!
She really married Cheng Chi!
Although it was expected, it felt unreal when it actually happened.
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly took out the handkerchief hidden in her sleeve and gently wiped the corners of her eyes, fearing that her makeup would be ruined and even more afraid of bad luck.
She will definitely be fine!
Zhou Shaojin secretly clenched his fists.
Get off the sedan chair, step over the fire basin, worship heaven and earth, and then be sent to the bridal chamber.
Zhou Shaojin walked steadily.
In her previous life, she had walked once before.
At that time, I was just panic-stricken.
She doesn't know where the future lies
I don’t know whether my choice is right or wrong
She had only one thought in her mind—she couldn't fall into the swamp and rot into mud; she couldn't let her father and sister be ashamed of her forever.
But now, her heart was filled with solid hope.
She knew that she might still be far from being the good daughter-in-law in Madam Guo's mind, but for Cheng Chi, she would try hard to learn from Madam Guo and take over the household management of Chaoyang Gate, just as Cheng Chi had done for her. She would also share the burden with Cheng Chi so that he could deal with the outside affairs with peace of mind.
The bright red brocade veil was lifted up by Xicheng.
She saw Cheng Chi’s handsome face.
Not skinny, not tanned.
There is unmistakable joy in those bright eyes.
Zhou Shaojin suddenly felt that all the pain she had experienced in the past had left her.
What she wanted in both her life and death was not a pair of eyes that could look at her as tenderly, attentively and happily as they did now
Zhou Shaojin's mouth curled up, revealing a gentle smile.
A woman's smiling voice came from the room: "The bride is so beautiful today!"
Zhou Shaojin looked up and saw the blessed Grandma Wu San.
Besides her, there were four maids in the new house.
One of them is Zhenzhu, and the others look unfamiliar, probably new to the mansion.
Seeing her looking at her, Pearl smiled at her.
If it wasn't for the fact that Old Madam Guo was afraid that she would be scared and therefore specially asked Zhenzhu to come and serve, then it must have been arranged by Cheng Chi.
Zhou Shaojin felt relieved and looked towards Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi was wearing a bright red dress.
It was the first time she had seen such bright colors, but Cheng Chi did not look out of place at all. He was as natural and casual as usual, with a kind of unrestrained and graceful manner.
Zhou Shaojin pursed his lips and smiled.
It seems like nothing can stump Uncle Chi...
Grandma Wu San handed the cup of wine tied with colorful silk thread to Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Chi.
Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Chi drank the wedding wine.
Cheng Chi's warm breath hit her cheek, mixed with the slight intoxication of wine. She couldn't help but whispered: "You, you should drink less, be careful not to hurt yourself!"
"Got it!" Cheng Chi smiled slightly, with a hint of mischief in his eyes.
Zhou Shaojin's face suddenly turned red, and he dared not look into Cheng Chi's eyes anymore.
His little girl was so interesting even when she got married!
Cheng Chi didn't hold back, but followed his heart and touched Zhou Shaojin's head, then stood up and said, "You stay in the new room. If you feel bored, let Zhenzhu talk to you or do something else. If you are hungry, you can tell her what you want to eat. I'm going out to entertain the guests. I may be back a little late. If you are tired or sleepy, go to sleep by yourself. Tomorrow morning, you have to go to the ancestral hall to kowtow to the ancestors and recognize your relatives. It will be very busy."
Families with a deep love for literature and etiquette mostly follow ancient rituals and will not make trouble in the bridal chamber. If there are many younger generations in the family, some little girls and boys will sneak in to secretly look at the bride.
Unfortunately, Cheng Chi’s nephews and nieces are all grown up, so naturally no one has the nerve to come and visit her.
Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief and asked Zhenzhu if they had all arrived at the Spring Festival Gala.
The maids and old women who usually surrounded her, including Fan Liu and her son, all became her companions and followed her.
According to etiquette, they will sit in the sedan chair and follow the wedding procession at the end. After entering the mansion, they will be arranged to sit in a separate place to drink the wedding wine. The next day, after the bride has recognized her relatives, she will come to kowtow to the groom and officially start her duties.
Pearl smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam Four, Madam Lu is here with you personally!"
Of course, there are also some requirements for the attendants.
Usually, the higher the status of the person accompanying the banquet, the more it reflects the importance the husband's family attaches to the daughter-in-law.
Nanny Lu is one of the most intimate people around Old Madam Guo.
Doing this can be said to be giving Zhou Shaojin enough face.
But Zhenzhu's words "Fourth Madam" still made Zhou Shaojin blush.
Pearl smiled and said, "Fourth Madam, would you like me to help you take off your hairpins and rings so you can lean on the bed for a while?"
Zhou Shaojin was always polite, hesitantly asked, "Can I take it off?"
Even an experienced person would need half an hour to comb her hair like this. She has to get up before dawn tomorrow, and they can’t come to serve her during the Spring Festival Gala. She still has to comb her hair like this to meet her relatives...
"Of course!" Pearl smiled and called a maid over, saying, "Her name is Yuanyuan. She has very deft hands and can comb fifteen or sixteen different hair styles. Madam Four can ask her to try combing your hair in the future."
Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief.
She didn't have a fixed maid to comb her hair. She would either tie her hair into a bun herself or ask Chunwan to help her do a double spiral bun or a double bun.
Yuanyuan came over to help her take off the hairpins.
His hands were trembling, as if he was afraid of losing even a strand of her hair.
Zhou Shaojin felt inexplicably relieved and said with a smile, "It's okay, take your time."
Yuanyuan's face turned red, and her hands and feet became much lighter.
Someone is knocking on the door.
Everyone looked at each other.
"It's me!" Cheng Ji's deliberately lowered voice came from outside the door, "I came to see you!"
Pearl went to answer the door with some helplessness.
Cheng Ji walked in with a smile on his face, and said from a distance: "Oh, this bridal chamber is so lavishly decorated! Are the dragon and phoenix candlesticks made of pure gold? And the wedding curtains seem to be bright red silk!"
Zhou Shaojin was both amused and annoyed, and said, "Are you used to being a mistress in Luoyang? Everything you see turns into silver!"
"That's right!" Cheng Ji said shamelessly, "I am a merchant's wife now."
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help laughing and said, "If you're not going to drink at the wedding, why are you here?"
Cheng Jia was still a little bit refreshed. She didn’t sit directly on the wedding bed, but sat on the brocade stool beside the wedding bed. She said, “What a pity. Today is your big day. You have to be a bride in the new house, but you can’t see it. The second wife of the Fang family also came to the wedding, but Fang Xuan didn’t come. But I saw that she looked like she had swallowed a fly. Several wives and grandmothers of the Min family also came. One of them looked like Min Jianxing’s first wife. I took a special look at her. She looked very ordinary, but her temperament was not bad. She should also be from a wealthy family. But her sister-in-law was not good. She always asked about you intentionally or unintentionally. The most ridiculous one was Wu Baozhang. In front of the relatives and friends who came to the wedding, she said that she was your best friend, and how you were in the fourth room, and how you were favored by the old lady, and copied scriptures for the old lady in the Hanbi Mountain House, which pleased the old lady, and went to Putuo Mountain with Uncle Chi and the old lady... Mrs. Yuan didn't say a word. Mrs. Wei wanted to stop her, but she was as stubborn as a sticky rice ball. After a few words, she was stopped by Wu Baozhang. I was so anxious that I had to introduce myself and greet the people from the Min family. Then I asked Wu Baozhang a question: Who are you? Why don't I know you
"She was stunned for a moment, then quickly said: I am your sister-in-law Nuo Cong...
"I interrupted her and said: That's not right! My sister-in-law Nuo married the eldest daughter of the Jinling prefectural governor. I see you are nagging so much, it doesn't seem like you! Could it be that you are my brother Nuo's concubine, and you pretended to be her because the real grandmother is not here
"You haven't seen Wu Baozhang's expression. Sometimes it was pale, sometimes it was blue, as if he was smeared with colors. It made me laugh so hard!"
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Sisters, make up for tomorrow's update.
O(∩_∩)O~
PS: Finally, let me say something off topic.
A friend left me a message saying that the female lead was too weak.
I feel very sad.
Everyone likes Shu Ting’s "To the Oak Tree", but there is more than one kind of love in the world.
Life has turned girls into men... We mothers raise our daughters as sons...
Sisters, please be weak appropriately when you can!
※(To be continued)