Two days passed in a flash, and in the blink of an eye, the wedding day had arrived.
Everyone in the Li Mansion was busy, but the most leisurely person was the groom, Li Yaonan. After he changed into the wedding clothes, no one paid any attention to him.
There was still some time before the wedding. Li Yaonan was wearing a bright red wedding gown and a feather crown on his head. He looked quite handsome. At this moment, he was sitting in the bridal chamber feeling very bored. He had an indescribable feeling in his heart. He didn't expect that he would marry a man for the first time in his two lives.
Xuezhan brought a plate of snacks and said, "Master, eat something first. We still have a long way to go to welcome the bride. If we don't work until the afternoon, we will definitely not have a chance to eat."
Li Yaonan felt very comfortable. It turned out that his own people were the best. He ate a few snacks and asked casually, "Have you served at a wedding banquet before?"
Xuezhan smiled and said, "That's right. People say it's hard for a bride to eat before she goes out. In fact, it's not easy for the groom either. If he doesn't eat something to fill his stomach, he'll suffer when he toasts in the afternoon."
Li Yaonan understood it in his heart, but the Li Mansion was different from other families. Thinking of Li Taian's instructions, Li Yaonan sneered, asking him to stay in the room and not go out to toast, saying that he was afraid that his body was weak and could not handle it. In fact, he had ulterior motives. If he really did not go to toast, others would think that he did not know etiquette, but it would not have anything to do with the Li family. If he wanted to get to know someone in the future, he would probably be looked down upon.
Putting aside these distracting thoughts, Li Yaonan thought for a moment and ordered: "Prepare some snacks for the new husband later." No matter what, he wanted to have a good relationship with his new husband.
Xuezhan smiled and said, "The master really loves his new wife."
Li Yaonan's lips twitched, he was too lazy to refute, he had figured it out now, there would always be a way out, instead of figuring it out himself, it would be better to wait until he married his new husband before discussing it. According to the rumors outside, the young master of the Lin family probably didn't want to get married.
Soon, two matchmakers came in and urged that the time for the wedding had arrived.
The Li family gave full face to this marriage and the wedding procession was huge. There were more than a hundred people in the ceremonial guard alone, not to mention the drum and music band leading the way.
Li Yaonan was sitting on a tall horse with a big red flower hanging on his chest. The band in front of him played music and attracted countless eyeballs along the way. This was the first time that the second son of the Li family appeared in front of everyone. What a graceful young man he was. Li Yaonan was very satisfied with himself. Although his flesh had not been restored yet, at least this body was much pleasing to the eye than when he first traveled through time.
Back at the Lin residence, Lin Yixuan was dragged out of bed early in the morning and dressed up in front of the mirror.
Nanny Wang was his wet nurse and the person sent by his mother to marry him off.
"My brother, you must dress well today, so as not to displease your husband. Once you get married, you will be someone else's family. Don't act recklessly in the future." Nanny Wang kept nagging him while cleaning his face.
Lin Yixuan frowned, looked at the rouge in the nurse's hand, and refused: "No need to put on powder, this is fine."
"How can this be possible?" Nanny Wang was unhappy. She knew how good her son was, but others didn't know. How could she not dress up nicely? Her son had a hard life. She only hoped that the new son-in-law would be nicer to him.
"If my husband loves me, he won't care about these things. Although I am Shuang'er, I am also a man. What will I look like if I put on makeup? It might even make my husband unhappy."
Nanny Wang hesitated. She remembered that all the young men in the master's room in the mansion were heavily made up. She hesitated for a moment and said, "No way."
Lin Yixuan frowned. He couldn't keep a straight face in front of his nanny. In his previous life, his nanny died for him. How could he bear to reject her expectations? He could only persuade her: "Look, brother, aren't you tired of those rouge-covered Shuang'er?"
Nanny Wang thought about it and agreed. She put down the rouge in her hand and picked up a headband: "Here, take this with you. This is specially prepared by Madam for you. She wanted to comb your hair herself, but she didn't expect..."
Nanny Wang sighed, and when she saw Lin Yixuan fall silent, she slapped her mouth and said in annoyance, "Look at me, why are you saying these things? Today is my brother's big day, come quickly and let Nanny dress you up."
The bright red headband was shaped like a teardrop, with crystal clear gems sparkling. It hung between Lin Yixuan's eyebrows, adding a bit of weirdness to his cold face.
"My brother is so handsome." Nanny Wang nodded with satisfaction and hurriedly took out the wedding clothes that she had prepared in advance. Unlike the Confucian clothes of the groom, the new husband wore Hanfu when he got married. The wide-sleeved skirt was elegant and graceful. Lin Yixuan sat there upright, so beautiful that it was hard to look directly at him.
Lin Yixuan had a blank expression on his face, and there was no ups and downs in his heart. For him, getting married was just a change of place to live. Without expectations in his heart, there would be no disappointment. He thought it was good this way.
As the sound of music came from outside, Nanny Wang's eyes were red. She suppressed her reluctance and covered Lin Yixuan with a wedding veil: "Go and say goodbye to the fourth young master and the cousin young master."
Lin Yixuan nodded silently and let the maid help him to the main room. Lin Zhiyuan and Yang Yi had been waiting for a long time. When they saw their brother, they stood up at the same time.
"Ninth brother!"
"Ninth Brother!"
Lin Yixuan knelt down slowly, his voice as cold as his person, without any joy of getting married, as if only indifference remained: "Yixuan bids farewell to brother."
Lin Zhiyuan sighed, feeling a little worried about his brother's temper. What should he do after marrying like this? Even though he had thousands of words in his heart, he finally summed them up in one sentence: "Live a good life in the future. I will support you in everything. Even if I am not in the Marquis' Mansion, I will write to you from time to time. If you want to reply, please send it to Yunlai Inn. No matter where I am, I will always receive it."
"Yixuan is unfilial." Lin Yixuan kowtowed and bowed towards the direction of the capital.
"Yixuan kneels down to thank his parents for giving birth to him."
"Kneel twice, mother teaches me carefully."
"Kneel three times before the elders of the Marquis' Mansion, and we will go our separate ways from now on!" What he didn't say next was that he no longer wanted to have any connection with the Marquis' Mansion except for his mother and brother.
"Why are you doing this?" Lin Zhiyuan's face was gloomy and his eyes were unclear.
Lin Yixuan stood up. It was unclear what emotions were on his face under the veil. He only heard him say in a light voice, "Brother, take care of yourself. Remember what Yixuan said. Yixuan is unfilial, so I'll trouble you to take care of your mother."
Lin Zhiyuan was silent. He knew what Yixuan meant, but how could he go to the Yuan family to cancel the engagement without any reason
"The groom is coming!" As the matchmaker shouted, the two brothers didn't have time to say anything more. Lin Zhiyuan smiled casually. Why let these bad things delay his brother's good day? He bent down and squatted in front of Lin Yixuan: "Come, brother will carry you."
Lin Yixuan was in a trance for a moment, and suddenly felt relieved: "Okay!"
Li Yaonan was sweating profusely and felt that being a groom was really not a human thing.
I didn’t understand what people meant by “cut through three gates and defeat six generals” before, but now I finally understand.
Ever since he arrived at the gate of Lin's house, he was constantly being harassed with all kinds of random questions. If he couldn't answer, he had to pay money. If he answered correctly, he also had to pay money. If he didn't answer, he still had to pay money.
The only difference is that if you answer correctly, you can answer the next question, but if you answer incorrectly, you will be made fun of. If you don’t answer, then, you can forget about marrying your new husband.
Li Yaonan is very angry now. He wants to go back home, but the servant behind him disagrees.
There were people from the bride's family in front of him, eyeing them covetously. He felt that he was now surrounded by wolves in front and tigers behind. If he had known it would be so troublesome, he would never have done it even if he was beaten to death.
"What do you think of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues?"
Li Yaonan wanted to complain, so he simply replied, "I don't follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, so how would I know?"
The person who asked the question hesitated for a moment, and felt that what he said made sense, so he asked: "Three wives and four concubines, how many people are there in your room now?"
"No one!" Li Yaonan did not find this question difficult. However, as soon as he answered it, he noticed the strange looks from the people around him. He suddenly wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. For the ancients, it was rare for a seventeen-year-old to still have no one in his room. He wondered if he had some physical problem.
Li Yaonan was so angry that his eyebrows stood up. Damn, whoever asks these tricky questions will be taught a lesson if he catches him.
The person who asked these questions was bidding farewell to his ninth brother at this time. The little cousin's eyes were red and swollen. He had no idea that he had been targeted by someone. A woman's desire for revenge should not be underestimated, but a narrow-minded man should not be underestimated even more. He will know his mistake after he gets married.
Li Yaonan racked his brains and was exhausted both physically and mentally, and finally walked from the outer courtyard to the main room.
Seeing his future brother carrying his new husband out of the house, he felt relieved and swore that he would never get married again.
The sedan chair was parked outside the main courtyard.
After Lin Zhiyuan sent his brother to the bridal sedan, he took a serious look at his brother's husband for the first time. Just as his little cousin had said, he was thinner and not tall, but he had a very good demeanor and didn't look like someone who was taught by the Li family.
"I'll leave my brother to you from now on."
Li Yaonan suddenly felt a lot of pressure. Didn't his brother have someone in his heart? Faced with the earnest expectations of his elder brother, he didn't know how to refuse for a moment, and could only say awkwardly: "I will respect him." This was the truth.
Lin Zhiyuan nodded: "My brother is an obedient child, sometimes a little willful, I hope my brother-in-law can be more tolerant and not hurt him."
Li Yaonan disagreed. The obedient child was still willful, and this man lied without thinking. But no matter what, the new husband was finally welcomed out.
The group returned home, and it was more lively than when they welcomed the bride. Li Yaonan was speechless, and saw what a ten-mile red makeup was. He thought the Lin family would not be so generous, after all, it was not glorious for the young master of the Lin family to get married. In fact, he didn't know that these were all prepared by Lin Yixuan's mother. The third wife of Jingyang Marquis's Mansion only had two children. No matter what Lin Yixuan was like, even if the mother was angry, she would only feel distressed. Knowing that her son was going to get married and was of an unknown family, the third wife had prepared everything for her son early on, hoping that her son would have a good life after getting married and not be looked down upon by her husband's family.
Li Yaonan frowned secretly, fearing that these dowries would make people jealous again. He just hoped that his new husband could be tougher. He was not afraid of god-like opponents, but only of pig-like teammates. If he worked hard in the front but his husband was dragging him down in the back, then... it would be hard to say when he could leave the Li family.
When the new husband came in, both the old lady and Ma Yulian were all smiling happily. Their friendly attitude was as if they were looking at a gold ingot. And that was indeed the fact. The new husband was not just a gold ingot, but a mountain of gold.
After paying homage to heaven and earth, Li Yaonan sent her husband into the bridal chamber and then went to the hall to entertain the guests. Although Mr. Li told him not to go, as a party to this marriage, he still wanted to go and take a look and get to know more people. Mr. Li would surely not dare to find fault in public.
In fact, what he was thinking about most were his clansmen in Suzhou. He heard that many of them had come today, including the clan leader's grandson, who was eighteen years old this year, just one year older than him.
In the past few days, he has looked through the laws of Dajin and checked them carefully. If he wants to completely sever ties with the Li family, splitting up the family is not an option. Splitting up the family still means the family is still connected, and if Li's father and Ma Yulian have any instructions, he will have to obey because of the word "filial piety".
The only way is to be adopted. If he becomes someone else's son, the Li family will be helpless. But who to adopt him to becomes a problem. Not to mention whether Li Taian agrees or not, he does not want to have visited several big Buddhas and invited several big mountains back, so it is imperative to establish good relations with the clan.