A big red sedan came from the alley, with a silver top, yellow canopy and red curtains. It was a prince's ceremonial sedan with mahogany doors, and looked very noble and luxurious.
The sedan chair was very large, and it took twelve people to carry it. Everyone looked carefully, and they wondered why the twelve people carrying the sedan chair looked so familiar. After a closer look, they were dumbfounded. Aren't these the twelve generals of the Chen family
This eight-person sedan is already very high-end, but now it takes twelve generals to carry it for her. Who is this bride
Apart from the twelve generals carrying the sedan chair, there was no one following it. There was not even a wedding procession, nor any maids or servants. This was really strange.
Murong Jie stood at the door, his face turning blue with anger. He asked the twelve of them to protect Zi'an, but no one knew where they went, and now they were carrying the bridal sedan.
At this moment, the chief steward of the inner palace realized that he had forgotten one important thing, that is, there was no bridesmaid.
This is really, fuck you.
Apparently the guests also noticed something was wrong. They looked around but did not see the bridesmaid come out to ask the prince to kick the sedan door.
The chief eunuch of the inner palace and the minister of the Ministry of Personnel were extremely anxious; the bridal sedan had almost arrived, but where could they find a bridesmaid
Just as he was getting anxious, he saw Liang come out and said, "Please ask the groom to come forward and kick the door of the sedan chair."
Liang also accompanied her father to attend the wedding today and brought a big gift.
Although she had never been a bridesmaid, she had presided over several weddings in the Duke of Jin's Mansion and knew the general process.
Murong Jie reluctantly stepped forward and kicked the door of the sedan chair. Liang stepped forward and lifted the curtain, only to find that the sedan chair was empty.
Liang was surprised and asked General Chen, "Where is the bride?"
The twelve generals of the Chen family looked at each other, as if they didn't know.
The palace was immediately in an uproar. The bride was missing, so what about the wedding banquet
Everyone thought it was the Empress Dowager's trick, but the Empress Dowager felt very wronged. She was watching from a distance and was furious. "Where is the person?"
Ah She was also surprised, "Where are the people?"
"I'm asking you?"
"You ask me, who should I ask?" Ashe looked like he was not going to take the blame.
The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes and stared at everyone, finally fixing her gaze on Murong Jie's face, "That's not right, this guy doesn't look strange at all, did he do anything?"
"Let's see." Ah She looked over and nodded, "It looks like it's him."
The Empress Dowager was very angry. "I asked you to follow me all the way, but you didn't. You relied on those twelve dolls. Also, you shouldn't have untied Scar's rope after you gave him the sleeping pills. It would have been so beautiful if you had tied him up all the way back."
"How can a bride be tied up? This is so inhumane." Ah She said.
"Now that the bride is gone, how can we hold the wedding ceremony?" The Empress Dowager had originally wanted to make a grand appearance at the wedding ceremony, but now, where could she find someone to hold the wedding ceremony
"How about finding a hen to worship first, and then I'll go find her and bring her back," Ah She suggested.
"… get out!"
Ah She looked at her with gloating eyes, "Who told you to do this? In fact, you could have told Xia Zian and Lao Qi. If others don't tell, then the parties involved can't tell either? You did it on your own to play a prank on them."
"You sound so innocent. This plan was yours." The Empress Dowager said angrily.
The person was indeed taken away by Murong Jie's men. Since early this morning, he ordered the patrols in the capital to be on the lookout for the appearance of the sedan chair, and a number of experts were also deployed outside the capital.
When the bridal sedan was in the outskirts of Beijing, a horse-drawn carriage passed by and almost hit it, causing a commotion. The people were taken away at that time.
This person must be someone important, as he was able to take someone away from the twelve generals of the Chen family without anyone noticing.
Murong Jie couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth into a sneer. "Ancestor, you asked me to get married, and I cooperated fully. Now that we are getting married, you must keep your promise. You have to send Zi'an back. Then, this wedding is the wedding between Zi'an and me."
He looked at the tall building opposite calmly, and suddenly said, "Isn't that the Empress Dowager?" Still want to hide? But he couldn't hide anymore.
Everyone looked over and saw two figures standing opposite them. Was it the Empress Dowager? It was too far to see clearly.
But, no matter whether it was true or not, since Murong Jie said yes, they had to pay their respects.
Just like that, everyone knelt on the ground in the dark, "Greetings to the Grand Empress Dowager, long live the Grand Empress Dowager."
Ah She pushed her and said, "I'm calling you."
The Empress Dowager sneered at Murong Jie and said, "You little brat, you are going against your ancestors. Let's see how high your Taoism is. You will cry one day."
At this moment, the Empress Dowager's carriage had also arrived. She came to receive worship, and it was just the right time for her to come.
Eunuch Sun saw the Grand Empress Dowager coming down from afar, and he quickly said to the Empress Dowager, "The Grand Empress Dowager is here too, please get off the sedan quickly."
The Empress Dowager was startled. "She is here too? Oh, help me down quickly."
The noble concubine was still in her own Qingning Pavilion. She planned to wait until someone came to invite her out to receive worship. When worshipping heaven and earth, she had to come out as a mother.'
She planned to give him this face today.
Ah Fu hurried back, "Noble Concubine."
"What are you rushing for?" The noble concubine frowned, "The bridal sedan has arrived, right? It's here, but it's not time for the wedding ceremony yet."
Ah Fu panted and said, "The bridal sedan has arrived, but the bride is gone, and the Queen Mother has arrived."
The noble concubine stood up suddenly, a little shocked, "She's here?"
"Yes, it's outside." said Ah Fu.
There was a flash of panic in the eyes of the noble concubine. This old woman has always disliked her and always found fault with her in the palace. Will she do the same when she comes back this time
"Noble Concubine, please go out and greet him quickly." Ah Fu said.
The noble concubine stretched out her hand and pressed it down, "No, please let me think about it."
There are so many guests outside now. Given the Empress Dowager's style, she has always been ruthless. If she were to find fault with me in front of so many guests, I would not be able to save my face.
Now that the bride was gone, she couldn't get married anyway, so it wouldn't be a big deal if she didn't go out.
Thinking of this, she said to Ah Fu, "You go out and answer the questions. If anyone asks, just tell them that I had a severe headache when I woke up this morning."
Ah Fu was stunned for a moment, "Isn't the noble concubine going out? But the Empress Dowager is here..."
"Just do as I say." said the noble concubine.
"Yes!" Ah Fu had no choice but to go out.
Everyone welcomed the Grand Empress Dowager in like the moon surrounded by stars. She was covered with a veil as usual, and wore a dark blue satin dress, which made her look very neat. She had her hair tied up in a high bun, without any decoration. Her eyes were so dark that one could not see through them at a glance.
This person is the legendary figure of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Queen Mother Long.
The Empress Dowager led the crowd into the main hall to pay a visit. Although she had knelt once outside the door just now, there was no formal greeting.
The Empress Dowager glanced at everyone and said slowly, "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager!" Everyone stood up and lowered their heads, not daring to look up at her.
Taifu Liang also came today. He didn't want to come, but he was also present at the morning court that day. He didn't want to disobey the Empress Dowager's order, so he reluctantly came.
But the prince and the queen didn't arrive.
(End of this chapter)