A few days before Yan Ru got married, relatives from various families came to add makeup one after another.
The brothers, sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law of the Xue family's family are all here. Although most of the makeup is not precious, but it represents a heart.
Yan Feng also went back to the house and put on makeup with Yan Ru, and then left in a hurry.
In the past few years, Yan Feng has rarely returned to the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion. Except for the two times when the old lady was seriously ill, she never saw her again. Every time I come back, I come and go in a hurry, maybe it's because the Chen family is tight.
Chen shi also brought her two daughters over to add makeup to Yan Ru. She had not seen her for a while, her face was terrifyingly gray, she put down her things and left in a hurry.
The old lady hated the Chen family very much because she lost her grandson. The third master did not see her again. Xue's expected one by one. Now the third master does have a lot of pity for Aunt Cui. Even if he can't rest at Aunt Cui's place, he will visit her every day.
Because of this, the Chen family made trouble several times, but they were all ignored by the third master.
Shen Yiyao and Yan Yan also came to add makeup to Yan Ru, Yan Yan added a set of red gold head and face, while Shen Yiyao directly added 3,000 taels of silver notes. She probably also knows the family background of the big house, and Yan Ling is going to get married later, Yan Ru will definitely not have much money in the bottom of the box.
The Xue family refused to accept it, and asked Shen Yiyao to take back the banknotes, saying that they had already helped them a lot, so how could they still need money. Shen Yiyao ignored her, just said it was for the child, pushed it around, and finally stuffed it to Yan Ru.
Xue Shi was so moved that she wiped her tears and told Yan Ru that she could remember this second aunt and repay her in the future. He also said that this second aunt in the family still remembers Yan Ru.
These words were aimed at Mrs. Chen and the old lady. Mrs. Chen came to add makeup and gave them a golden hairpin, which was pitifully light in her hands. And the old lady, who didn't say a word, just pretended to be confused because she was paralyzed on the couch and couldn't speak.
It's not that I'm greedy for their little things, but from these we can see the affection.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day when Yan Ru got married.
On this day, the Weiyuan Hou Mansion was very lively.
The uncle Yan Zhi married his daughter for the first time, and he put on a grand show. All kinds of firecrackers exploded all day long, and red firecracker paper covered the entire street in front of Weiyuan Hou's mansion.
It wasn't until night fell that peace returned.
Xue Clan cried a bit before sending her daughter to the sedan chair, and cried again after the sedan chair left, so much that Shen Yiyao couldn't persuade him, but Yan Zhi brought her back to the courtyard of the big room after seeing the guests in front of her.
The next day, Mrs Xue put away her sad face and actively started to show up, because tomorrow was the day when Yan Ru returned to the three dynasties.
On the day of returning home, Yan Ru was dressed in a bright red gold dress with flowers scattered all over the place, with a peach heart bun, and a red gold and silky head and face. Yan Ru has always been a sober person and rarely wears bright colors. The dress that a bride should be dressed in makes her whole person suddenly change.
The pink and white hibiscus noodles were slightly ruddy, and there was a hint of shyness between her brows and eyes. It seemed that she had been living well at her husband's house in the past two days. Beside the gentle and handsome Liang Qifan, there is a pair of beautiful people.
The Xue family had long been dressed up and waiting in the hall, and saw a pair of beautiful people coming. Before Yan Ru could bow down, she stood up and supported her, her eyes turned red, and she couldn't get enough of looking at her daughter.
Yan Zhi smiled at Liang Qifan like a haha, "your mother-in-law is thinking about her daughter, but the virtuous son-in-law will laugh. Let their wives talk together for a while, and our men will talk about us."
Liang Qifan answered with his hands and went with his father-in-law.
Yan Yan and Yan Ling avoided the second time, but also came out at this time.
Yan Ling took Yan Ru to look up and down, and always felt that she seemed to be different, but if she was asked to say what was different, she couldn't tell.
Yan Ru couldn't hide her shyness when she looked at her, and said angrily, "What do you think? Look at people in such a scary way!"
Yan Ling smiled playfully and blinked her eyes: "I'm looking at the eldest sister who seems to be a lot more beautiful, but what secret recipe did you use?"
This 'secret recipe' is said to be the fun of Yan Ru's three. Yan Ru envied Yan Yan's fair skin, so Yan Yan copied a few skin care recipes for her. Yan Ru became interested because of this, and took the girls around her to fiddle around with it every day. After a few days, she took Yan Ling to ask how she was doing. After more times, whenever Yan Ling saw Yan Ru looking for her, she would always joke about whether she used some secret recipe today.
When Yan Ru heard this, she immediately blushed.
Yan Yan smiled and said, "Okay, don't make fun of the eldest sister. The eldest sister is back today, and the aunt is still waiting to talk to her!"
This was naturally said in a low voice, but the Xue family was really looking forward to it.
Although I saw that my daughter looked good and didn't look like there was anything wrong, I always had to ask to feel at ease.
After the three said a few more words, Yan Ru and Xue went into the inner room.
Xue took her daughter, went to sit down on the kang, and hurriedly asked, "How is your son-in-law treating you?"
Yan Ru blushed and nodded.
Seeing this, Xue's heart was more than half relieved.
"I asked before, my son-in-law is well-educated, he likes to dance, and he should have something to say to you. You have to remember that the relationship between husband and wife comes from the relationship. Find more topics similar to him, and the two will naturally have feelings for each other. right out."
The life of a married woman for the first two days also made Yan Ru understand how much effort was spent in this marriage that her mother found for her.
Liang Qifan is humane, elegant, knowledgeable, and very considerate to her. The two have the same interests, and they can't finish talking in the past two days. The mother-in-law is kind and does not put on the air of mother-in-law in front of her. My sister-in-law is an introverted little girl. She is submissive and quiet, and she is very respectful to her.
Life after marriage was too good for Yan Ru to imagine. At this time, looking at her mother who was worried about her, she couldn't help but turn red.
"Mother, the daughter is very good, the husband treats me well, the father-in-law doesn't care about the back house, the mother-in-law and the aunt are very good."
Xue clapped her hand with relief, "It's good, you can rest assured."
After a pause, she said again: "Is there a person in the room next to my son-in-law? How is his appearance? He is respectful to you? How does his son-in-law treat her?"
Yan Ru pursed her pink lips: "My husband has a maid, and I grew up serving him. You are very respectful to me. You also know that after this first marriage, it is not easy for a daughter to ask too much about this kind of thing, but it depends on the husband. It looks like she doesn't care about her. My mother-in-law also told me that before I gave birth to my first-born son, the Tongfang always drank Bizi soup."
Mrs Xue nodded, "That's not bad, you must know that there is no one from a big family who has no one in the room before they get married. Your husband is protecting you, and your mother-in-law is not afraid of you. You don't care about her, as long as she doesn't do anything. You don't have to do anything. You have the status of a wife, no matter how she can't surpass you. The Liang family's family style is good, and there will be nothing to spoil your wife and destroy your concubines. You have to remember that your Heaven and earth are your husband, as long as you win over him, you don’t have to be afraid of all the other monsters and ghosts. Serve your husband well, be filial to your in-laws, be kind and considerate to your sister-in-law, everyone has an account in their hearts, and naturally they won’t treat you badly.”
Yan Ru nodded blankly and touched the bracelet on her wrist.
Xue looked at her daughter, thinking in her heart that the little person who was still in the swaddling clothes back then was actually married, and she felt sad again.
"You're married, and you'll have different ideas about how to deal with things at home in the future. Be cautious about acting arrogantly and rashly. If you are undecided about something, you can discuss it with your son-in-law, or go home and ask your mother to discuss it. The brand name of Weiyuan Houfu is not very useful. Your father's official position is low, and he can't stand it. You have to remember in the future, walk more with your second aunt, walk with the third girl more, and walk behind your second aunt. It's the Duke's Mansion, and your third sister will be the prince's concubine in the future. If something really happens in the future, they will support you. People's feelings are all out of it. business."
The mother and daughter talked for a long time, until a maid came to report that the banquet was set, and then went out.
Yan Ru and his wife stayed in Weiyuan Hou's Mansion for a whole day, and they didn't return to Liang Mansion by car until nearly dusk.
***
Yan Yan's wedding date is only a month away from Yan Ru's. After Yan Ru's business is over, the house is busy with Yan Yan's marriage again.
The marriage of a prince and a concubine is naturally unusual.
Because this time is different from the past, Shen Yiyao didn't write ink with others, and paid for himself in advance to repair the Jinse Courtyard, Ningxiang Pavilion, the reception area in the front yard, and even the gate of Weiyuanhou Mansion.
Shen Yiyao didn't know if the steward had reported to Yan Ting, but Yan Ting didn't come out to stop it anyway.
There are lanterns and colorful decorations everywhere, and the flowers, plants, trees and potted plants along the road are all changed. If there is nothing in the house, Shen Yiyao will transfer it from her own village, and if it fails, she will take out the money to buy it.
Marrying a daughter is just this one time, and Shen Yiyao has made a lot of money this time.
Not to mention this, Luo Huaiyuan on the other side has a lot of complicated affairs, and there are many disputes.
According to the system, the prince lived in the palace before he was crowned, and the big wedding was naturally in the palace. But these four princes were not the same as others. They were thrown out of the palace by His Majesty early, so how to do this marriage is another headache.
The people from the Ministry of Rites went to invite Emperor Xi, but Emperor Xi didn't bother to bother, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to carry the phoenix sedan chair directly to the Fourth Prince's Mansion. Anyway, the Fourth Prince has already opened the mansion, so why bother going to the palace again.
The Ministry of Rites ordered to coordinate with the people at the Fourth Prince's Mansion. As soon as the words reached Luo Huaiyuan's ears, he immediately quit. He didn't talk much to the people of the Ministry of Rites, and went directly to the palace to ask to see Emperor Xi.
Emperor Xi didn't want to see him, so he insisted on not leaving, so he had to recruit him.
As soon as he entered, Luo Huaiyuan started to cry.
She was really crying, she cried so much that her tears flowed down her nose. She was so big that she rushed up to him regardless of her image, hugging Emperor Xi's thigh and crying.
I cry that I am stupid, I cry that I have been fat since I was a child, that I am not loved by Emperor Xi, I cry that I am pitiful, that I am a little big (obviously such a big one) and still be taken out of the palace, I cry that I have finally married a beautiful wife, and I am not happy. People are waiting...
While crying, he wiped his nose on Emperor Xi's robe, which made Emperor Xi disgusted.
If you want to earn it, you can't break free, but don't earn it. Where has Emperor Xi ever seen such a sloppy person.
Luo Huaiyuan was indeed pitiful and quite reasonable.
It makes no sense that the crown princess was carried into the palace from the palace gate, and the second prince concubine was also carried into the palace from the palace gate (the second prince is too old and got married two months ago). When it was his turn, He was about to be thrown into a corner with his daughter-in-law, even if they were treated differently, it wasn't like this.
Of course, Luo Huaiyuan couldn't be so straightforward, but it made people laugh more than that.
He just kept staring at how the second prince concubine was brought in in a pretentious manner, and said upside down, how could Emperor Xi not understand what he meant.
Oh, this silly boy also knows how to make a face for his daughter-in-law!
Thinking of the fact that before this son was not engaged, he would go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs every day to watch the bride price, and Emperor Xi had a headache.
I used to think that this kid was a little smart, how could he get fatter and stupider as he grows up!
Emperor Xi said he could not accept it.
But the seed is his own seed, and the prince who is justifiable can't be different in face, especially since this kid is crying like this, Emperor Xi can only compromise.
He gently comforted Luo Huaiyuan, saying that the idiots from the Ministry of Rites made a mistake, and the prince's wedding was naturally arranged in the palace, so let him go back and wait, and he would be able to marry a beautiful daughter-in-law back soon.
In fact, Emperor Xi was so patient because he saw his dragon robe as pitiful and thought about his stomach.
Luo Huaiyuan wiped his fat face, blinked his eyes and asked something stupid: "Really?"
"Of course it's true!"
The blue veins on Emperor Xi's forehead were already throbbing violently.
Fortunately, Luo Huaiyuan did not continue to challenge his patience, so he kowtowed and turned away.
After he left, Emperor Xi jumped up as if being scalded, and a roar sounded in the hall.
As a result, not long after Luo Huaiyuan left, there was a rumor in the palace that 'that foolish and stupid fourth prince angered His Majesty again, it is said that it was because of the fourth prince's concubine'.
For this reason, Empress Xiao specially came to persuade her afterwards. In the evening, when Emperor Xi went to Chunluan Palace, Concubine Xu also gently persuaded Emperor Xi not to be angry. The fourth prince was young and ignorant. Since he was ignorant of the fourth prince and concubine, he did what the child wished.
Concubine Xu, which eye did you look at when the Fourth Prince was still 'small'
***
In a blink of an eye, the wedding day is approaching.
In the first three days of the day, people came to the door to add makeup to Yan Yan. Naturally, this momentum was not comparable to Yan Ru's.
Shen Yiyao has a good temperament and popularity, plus there is such a hot stove as Duke Zhen Guo, as long as Beijing can have nothing to do with the government of Zheng Guo, he will use his relatives to add makeup. . And she was very generous in her actions, no matter whether she was familiar with it or not, they all said congratulations to Shen Yiyao with a smile on her face.
Xue shi was ordered to help Shen Yiyao in the reception. Seeing this battle, she was stunned.
Not to mention these, the makeup dresser from the Duke of Zhenguo also brought over. That's not a small addition of one or two pieces, but a box, not a small wooden box, but a big box.
The Shen family's house is all up and down, and there is only one girl in the whole family, all of them are generous.
The old couple sent five boxes, Shen Er and his wife sent two boxes. The big room also sent the things back at the border gate early, and they brought them together at this time, just like the second room. There were also a few cousins who had more or less sent extra boxes, and Shen Xuan even collected a box of Western rare and exotic treasures and sent them over.
This is good, so many things are enough for Yan Yan to make another dowry.
However, there are three generations of the family of the Duke of Zhenguo, and there is only one girl. Yan Yan's uncles and aunts have saved her dowry early on, as well as the grandmother of Mrs. Zhenguo.
Shen Yiyao had already prepared one hundred and twenty-eight dowries for her daughter, so would it be possible to add another one hundred and twenty-eight? That's so conspicuous! But these are the wishes of the elders, and they are blessings for Yan Yan's happy life in the future. It is not appropriate to stay at home without marrying the past.
Shen Yiyao was so worried that her head became big, but Yan Yan still came up with a solution.
Her solution was to inform Luo Huaiyuan and let him find a way.
I don't know when, Yan Yan has developed the habit of looking for a little fat when something happens.
Luo Huaiyuan was very straightforward, he decided to settle down with a slap on the thigh, and all the extras were transported to the Fourth Prince's Mansion in advance.
Naturally, it was a secret luck. I said that I didn’t want to be eye-catching, so I chose a dark and windy night for a month. Well, it’s a bit exaggerated. All in all, at night, a row of motorcades drove to the Fourth Prince’s Mansion.
He had the badge of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and he said hello to the soldiers and horses of the five cities in advance. The night was surprisingly calm, and such a long convoy did not encounter patrols.
On the eighth day of the October lunar month, the Ningxiang Pavilion opened in the early morning.
After taking a bath, changing clothes, opening her face, and combing her hair, it was already past noon when Yan Yan put on a phoenix crown.
The front yard is even more lively, and there is an endless stream of people coming to the door.
Because the prince and concubine were directly welcomed into the palace, naturally they could not put wine in the palace, so the wedding banquet was placed in the Weiyuan Hou residence. From time to time, VIPs would come to the door, and the couple from the big room and the couple from the third room in the front yard also came out to help welcome the guests.
Even Yan Ting appeared rarely. From his daughter's marriage to the various preparations and arrangements before, he was all transparent, but he had to show his face no matter what.
The street at the entrance of Weiyuan Hou's mansion was already lively, and the firecrackers never stopped, and from time to time, servants carrying Xiguoxi money went out to watch the lively crowd.
In the Ningxiang Pavilion, a house of children and family members are surrounded here.
Mrs. Shen Er, Ma Quanfang, Mrs. Chen, Yan Ru and several girls in the house were all there.
The time was slowly approaching the auspicious time, Shen Yiyao took her daughter's hand, she couldn't say what she wanted to say, she couldn't cry if she wanted to, so she held her hand with red eyes and was reluctant to throw it away.
In a flash, someone in front of the float arrived to report the fourth prince's welcome.
There was chaos in the room, Mei Xiang hurriedly found the red hijab and covered Yan Yan's head.
Shen Yiyao's tears came out just now, and she couldn't stop crying.
It was Yan Yan who simply let go of her hand, knelt down and kowtowed three times to her.
After standing up, he said, "Why are you crying, I'll come back to see you the day after tomorrow!"
This scene made the second Mrs. Shen, who also had tears in her eyes, burst into a smile, walked forward, and took Shen Yiyao's hand: "Okay, there will be a day, even if she is reluctant, her daughter will marry someone else. Daughter-in-law at home."
The hijab on Yan Yan's head has not been covered, she is wearing a red big-sleeved shirt, woven with gold and embroidered phoenixes, which is indescribably expensive. The red all over her body made her look so charming that she couldn't look directly.
She glanced around at everyone in the room, the main objects were actually Chen Shi and Yan Chan, and said to Shen Yiyao: "You stay at home, if someone doesn't have eyes to bully you or Ah Mo, send me a letter and come back to me. Help you dismantle her bones and skin her!"
In fact, Yan Yan said it was serious. Now, in this Weiyuanhou mansion, except for the old lady and the Chen family, who can make some troubles, everyone else is very honest. Aunt Wu had already become an invisible person, and Aunt Lan and an invisible person were no different.
It's just that worry is inevitable. From this sentence, it can be seen that Yan Yan is actually in a mess.
Second Mrs. Shen hurriedly snorted: "You stupid child, how can you say this on a big day? My aunt is still here and will help you to look after your mother and your brother. We Shen family are not easy to let people down. It was bullied like that."
The front is reminding again, and there are many, many words, but it is too late to say.
The big red hijab was finally put down, covering Yan Yan's eyebrows.
The eldest young master of the big room, Yan Xiao, was already waiting outside the door, just waiting to carry Yan Yan out. Yan Mo watched eagerly from the side, but it was Daxi's custom to carry the bride out of the family's elder brother.
A whimper sounded, and with the sound of crackling firecrackers, Yan Yan could no longer hear who was crying. She was helped up by the maid and fell on Yan Xiao's back.
Step by step, feeling like she was moving, Yan Yan finally got wet eyes.
…
Yan Yan can't remember the specific process, everything just follows the guidance.
I don't know how long it took, until a pair of hands that were no strangers held her, and she finally calmed down.
There was a servant singing, Luo Huaiyuan supported her arm and bowed down, Yan Yan could feel that there were many people above the hall. Listening to the words of the chamberlain, she knew that both Emperor Xi and Empress Xiao were there.
It was not until the end of the last prayer that Yan Yan was led down.
He got into the sedan chair again, walked for a long time, stopped at a place, and was helped in.
Sitting down on the happy bed, the female commander said something, Yan Yan only felt a flash in front of her eyes, and suddenly it was bright, and the big fat face with a beaming face came into her eyes.
The next step is to drink wine.
The female commander brought two golden bottles connected by red silk, one cup for each person, all of which need to be drunk.
Yan Yan's face was blushing, and she didn't know whether it was the red reflection of the room or the intoxicating wine.
She looked up and saw that the palace servants and eunuchs in the first room were all standing quietly. From time to time outside the hall, there are officials of etiquette reporting the day, and Yan Yan knows that this is a big rule of the royal family.
The dragon and phoenix candles in the room shone brightly, as if they were in an ocean of fire.
Yan Yan sat on the right, Luo Huaiyuan sat on the left, and they were all well-mannered. Little did he know that the fourth prince had already used the cover of his big sleeves to quietly touch Yan Yan's hand.
Touching, rubbing, scratching her palm with her little finger from time to time.
Yan Yan couldn't hold back at first, but she was teased by him and wanted to beat him.
At such a time, what a commotion!
It wasn't until the last time outside the hall that the female commander who had been standing by the side smiled and saluted: "I wish the Fourth Prince and the Fourth Prince and Concubine a good relationship for a hundred years."
Xiao Anzi stepped forward and gave the female officer a big red envelope and sent the person out.
Yan Yan rolled her eyes at Luo Huaiyuan and stood up.
He smiled, "Yanyan, it's getting late, let's take a break."