“Crackle… crackle…”
The deafening sound of firecrackers could be heard from the beginning to the end of the street. The common people covered their ears and hid under the eaves, watching excitedly as the red fragments blown up in the air fell down one after another and spread on the ground like a red carpet.
After the sound of firecrackers, there was a burst of sound of blowing and beating. People had festive smiles on their faces and played cheerful notes, announcing that a grand wedding banquet was about to take place.
Pei Che rode a horse with a red silk tied on its head, wearing a red dress, which took the embroiderers in the mansion a long time to embroider. Whether it was the cutting, sewing or embroidery, every part of it showed luxury and wealth.
As the saying goes, people feel refreshed when they are happy. Pei Che, who was already handsome, was set off by the red dress, and his whole body seemed to be radiating brilliance.
Behind him, four horses accompanying the bride galloped side by side. The people on the horses were either elegant, or arrogant, or cold, or friendly. In a word, each of them had its own merits and were equally matched, giving people supreme visual enjoyment.
The people of Liangjing looked at the scene in front of them excitedly, and from time to time they pointed at the long line of people on the street, whispered to each other, and expressed their opinions. It was not until the line of people passed by them that they sighed in disappointment.
Suddenly, a voice came from the crowd: "I didn't seem to see the sedan just now?"
"Yeah, I haven't seen it either!" someone exclaimed. Without a sedan chair, what can we use to pick up the new bride
"Could it be that they came out in such a hurry that they forgot to carry it out?" someone speculated.
"How is it possible! How could the people in the Duke's Mansion be so confused? I'm afraid they deliberately didn't bring the sedan chair. Prince Pei married a man."
Everyone seemed to suddenly realize that, yes, he married a man, and a man who opened a shop on the street. Most of them had taken thirty coins to see the prince's wife. In the west of the city, almost everyone knew him, and it seemed unnecessary for him to sit in a sedan chair.
In fact, Jiang Miao himself didn't mind not showing up, but he didn't want to ride in a sedan chair. The sedan chair was narrow and would be shaken and swayed by several people. It would definitely shake out all his leftover food in a few seconds.
Pei Che made a decision between using a carriage or horses to pick up the bride. He wanted Jiang Miao to ride on the horse and keep pace with him, so that when the people of Liangjing thought of this day, they would think of the scene of them riding horses together.
For this reason, Jiang Miao practiced the postures of getting on and off the horse, trying to make himself look more stylish. As for riding a horse, there was no need, there would be a groom in front of the horse, and people just needed to sit on it steadily.
He was sitting on the bed, wearing the same red clothes as Pei Che, with his hair tied up high, and wearing the same jade crown as Pei Che. When Jiang Miao looked at himself in the mirror before, he couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality. He closed his eyes tightly, and then opened them suddenly. The motionless scene came into Jiang Miao's eyes, and he finally accepted his fate. It seemed that he had to get married today.
To be honest, Jiang Miao had imagined his wedding scene before, but no matter which one, it would not be as outrageous as today. Sometimes, Jiang Miao wanted to sigh that life is impermanent, there is no script in life, no one knows what will happen in the next second.
"Here comes the groom!"
There were excited shouts from outside, the voices of adults and children intertwined, making the scene look lively. Jiang Miao wanted to go out and see the excitement. Since he came to ancient times, he had never seen other people get married up close.
Someone outside was asking questions to embarrass the groom and his companions, and from the waves of cheers that were getting louder and louder, it could be seen that they were handling them with ease.
The sound of the crowd was getting closer and closer, and the last barrier was the little stone guarding the door. Although he was small, he was the closest blood relative to Jiang Miao in the world, and Pei Che's legitimate brother-in-law.
Because they were making so much noise, Jiang Miao couldn't hear what Xiao Shitou and Pei Che were saying. He was just about to quietly walk to the door to eavesdrop, but before he took two steps, he heard a "squeak" and was so scared that he quickly ran back to the bed and sat on it.
The door was pushed open. Even though Jiang Miao was somewhat immune to Pei Che's face, he still couldn't help but be struck by his appearance. He stared at Pei Che in a trance, and Pei Che looked at him and was also in a trance.
"A Che!" He Chen reminded Pei Che softly from behind. After Pei Che came to his senses, he took a few steps forward, stretched out his hand to Jiang Miao, and said, "A Miao, I'm here." His voice was a little trembling, and there seemed to be many complicated emotions hidden in it.
Jiang Miao also came back to his senses. He smiled at Pei Che, then put his hand in Pei Che's hand and used the force to stand up.
Seeing that the newlyweds were about to walk out hand in hand, the matchmaker on the side quickly took the red silk from the tray, stuffed the two ends into the hands of the newlyweds, and asked them to hold it and go out.
The group arrived at the main house, where Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang had already taken the throne. Jiang Miao's parents died early, and Uncle Jiang and his family raised him, so they had the right to take the throne.
The two sat with complicated expressions, watching Pei Che and Jiang Miao kneel down to thank their parents. "From now on... just live a good life!" said Second Uncle Jiang. In his mind, whether it was a marriage between a man and a woman, or a marriage between a man and a woman, living a good life was the most important thing.
The two nodded solemnly. Faced with the advice from their uninformed elders, they didn't know how else to react except to agree.
Second Aunt Jiang wiped her tears. Compared with men, women are more emotional. She told Jiang Miao to be filial to the elders of the Pei family in the future and not to act as recklessly in other people's homes as he did in his own home.
Jiang Miao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What was the matter with the tone of giving instructions to a bride? But he had no choice but to agree.
After bidding farewell to his family, Jiang Miao, led by Pei Che, walked out the door step by step. Little Stone followed them closely, staring at Pei Che with an unpredictable look for a long time. Finally, when they walked out of the yard, Little Stone spoke: "Brother Pei, you should be nicer to my brother in the future."
His tone was low and sounded somewhat mature, as if in the blink of an eye, little Shitou had grown up and become the head of the family.
"I will treat your brother well." Pei Che assured him.
Little Stone carefully observed his expression, as if to see if he was telling the truth. After confirming that he was telling the truth, Little Stone turned to Jiang Miao, waved at him, and motioned him to squat down.
Jiang Miao was a little puzzled. He squatted down, and Xiao Shitou jumped into his arms and whispered in his ear, "Brother, if Brother Pei treats you badly in the future, tell me! I will pick you up! When I grow up, I will teach him a lesson."
Jiang Miao wanted to laugh, but he also felt a warm and bitter feeling in his heart. He had originally only treated this wedding as a task to be completed, but now, listening to Xiao Shitou's childish assurance, he actually felt like he was really leaving home.
In order to hide his emotions, Jiang Miao flicked Little Stone's forehead with his fingers: "What are you talking about? Brother will leave for one day today and will come to pick you up tomorrow."
Little Stone blinked his red eyes, nodded and said "hmm" with a strong nasal tone.
Pei Che took a step forward and pulled Jiang Miao up, then said to Xiao Shitou, "Tomorrow I will bring Mu'er and your brother to pick you up. I promise that we will live like before."
Little Stone nodded vigorously, and when Jiang Miao got on the horse, he finally couldn't help crying.
(End of this chapter)