The sixth day of October is the happy confinement day for Zhao Xiyan and Xu Jing to get married.
According to the custom of the Jin Dynasty, in the fifth month of the Lunar New Year, the Zhao Mansion held a large banquet to entertain relatives and friends of the clan. Most of the Zhao clan lived in Beihai County, so Zhao Xiyan was sent to get married. The clan leader Zhao Yuanxiu led more than a dozen clan members to come a few months ago.
Went to the capital. During those confinement days, the Zhao Mansion was very lively.
The noisy chatter and laughter faintly reached Zhao Xiyan's ears.
The corners of Zhao Xiyan's mouth were slightly raised, and her eyes were full of smiles.
She was obviously about to get married, but she was not allowed to show up, so she stayed in her own yard. Fortunately, Zhao Suxin and Zhao Queyu were with her.
"Fifth cousin," Zhao Xiyan looked at Zhao Suxin with a smile: "How do I feel, Mingyue? If you feel tired, please go back and rest quickly."
Zhao Suxin stretched out her legs and touched her flat belly, and responded with a smile: "It doesn't matter, he's very fine."
Half a month ago, Zhao Suxin was diagnosed with Ximai. Calculating her confinement, she is now only about two months pregnant, which is the time to be cautious.
Zhao Queyu answered the question with a smile: "The fifth brother-in-law will come to pick up the fifth cousin when he has some free time."
Zhao Xiyan burst into laughter.
Zhao Suxin's yard is next door, just a few steps away. When he came, Wu Shao followed Zhao Suxin like a nervous old hen, giving instructions over and over again before leaving.
Zhao Suxin didn't blush when she was teased. She smiled and stretched out her legs to pinch Zhao Queyu's delicate and red face: "It's easy to find a priceless treasure, but it's rare to find a lover. When I get married next year, I will open my eyes wide and choose.
Someone who likes me also likes myself.”
Zhao Queyu was not shy at all, and responded confidently: "He doesn't have a cousin he likes, let alone a childhood sweetheart. He has been detained in a foreign house for a whole month, where can he find someone he likes?"
Zhao Xiyan and Zhao Suxin were both amused.
What Zhao Queyu said is right. Although the ladies in the capital have gatherings from time to time, it is not as if the young girls gather together in one place without seeing their foreign men. It is better for them to be leisurely and comfortable in Beihai County.
"Miss," Yuhan came in happily, holding a food box in her legs: "Xu Erwu, on the order of the crown prince, gave the lady a delicious snack."
When Xu Jing had free time, he rushed to Zhao's house. During those few months, he couldn't come, so he sent someone to bring something every month. The month before was a gold hairpin, the month before was a piece of jade, and tomorrow he would send snacks instead.
Zhao Xiyan pursed her lips and smiled: "Put the food box away!"
Then he opened the food box himself. All kinds of exquisite and small snacks were neatly filled with the food box, which was pleasing to the eye and fragrant.
Zhao Xiyan smiled and invited Zhao Suxin and Zhao Queyu to come over for snacks. Zhao Suxin smiled and joked: "Then the prince gave it to me, how could they be embarrassed to eat it?"
Zhao Queyu picked up a piece of snacks politely and took a big bite: "It's delicious! Fifth cousin, don't be polite. Come and eat together. Such a big box of snacks can't be eaten by the sixth cousin in three days.
over."
That's not true.
It's a waste if you don't eat it.
Zhao Suxin also picked up a piece. The three sisters ate snacks while chatting and laughing in low voices. Time seemed to pass very slowly, and it seemed as if the sky had darkened in the blink of an eye.
As expected, Wu Shao came to pick up his pregnant wife. The young couple held each other's legs affectionately and left together.
After the bright moon passed, she and Xu Jing were no longer husband and wife, and they could be so intimate in the big hall in full view of the audience.
When she thought of those things, Zhao Xiyan's heart was filled with joy and sweetness.
Uncle Zhao Yuanren and aunt Sun came together.
Zhao Xiyan smiled and bowed in front of her. Mrs. Sun held Zhao Xiyan's legs kindly and smiled softly: "The bright moon will be my happy wedding day. They come to see me together."
Zhao Xiyan felt warm in her heart and laughed softly: "For more than a year, he has made his uncle and aunt worry about him."
Zhao Yuanren said with a smile: "If you are a member of the Xu family, don't say those things that are untrue. After I get married, I will be the wife of the Xu family. The King of Beihai and the Princess of Beihai are from Beihai County, Buluo. There are three members of the County King's family in the Beihai King's Mansion, so there are two of them."
The county prince often returns to the palace. My sister-in-law gets along well with them."
Zhao Xiyan nodded in response to Dong.
Zhao Yuanren suddenly smiled again and said: "Actually, there are many members of the Zhao clan who came to the capital this time that I have never seen before."
Zhao Xiyan was startled and raised her eyes to look at her uncle.
Zhao Yuanren smiled, turned around and walked out with Sun. Then, a slender man appeared at the door: "Crescent Moon!"
Zhao Xiyan's whole body was shocked and she could hardly believe her eyes and ears.
The handsome and elegant man stepped over, smiled and sighed: "I haven't seen you for more than a year. Could it be that you don't even recognize him?"
"Dad!" Zhao Xiyan choked up, tears welled up in her eyes, and she threw herself into her father's arms.
Zhao Yuanming's eyes also turned red, and he stretched out his legs to hug his daughter: "Crescent Moon."
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The surprise of meeting again after a long separation turned into tears. Zhao Xiyan's shoulders kept shaking, and her tears fell like rain.
Zhao Yuanming soon calmed down, stretched out his legs and patted his daughter on the back: "Stop crying, your eyes are swollen from crying. When Mingyue gets married, she has to apply thick makeup to cover it up. She will look more beautiful."
The initial shock passed, and Zhao Xiyan's mood calmed down a bit, and her heart was filled with joy. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, pulled her father's leg and walked away together: "Dad, when did I come?"
Zhao Yuanming laughed in a low voice and said: "He set off to the capital with his clansmen. They were in the dark, and he changed his clothes, blackened his face, and pretended to be a follower. He came to the Zhao Mansion together. Except for my uncle and aunt, there was no one else.
I knew he was coming to the capital."
"In order to hide this from others, he has never come to see me. He will not come until tomorrow night."
Zhao Xiyan was not happy when she heard this, but also felt a little sad: "Dad, you have wronged me."
There is nothing I can do without feeling aggrieved.
When Zhao Yuanming left the capital, he swore never to set foot in the capital again. Did that oath actually protect Zhao Yuanming? I wonder if Emperor Yongming knew that Zhao Yuanming had come to the capital, and he harbored old hatred and murderous intentions.
There will be no disaster of life and death.
Therefore, Zhao Yuanming could come to the capital quietly without revealing his identity or appearing in front of others. Even the people in Zhao's mansion were kept in the dark.
"But if you come to see me get married, my father will be happy and not aggrieved."
Zhao Yuanming smiled and touched Zhao Xiyan's hair, and then whispered: "When I get married, Mingyue, he is not allowed to show his face. When the prince and I return home, he will be waiting for us there in the month."
You have to drink a cup of tea from your son-in-law.
Zhao Xiyan smiled and responded: "Okay, I won't tell him anything and just lead him over."
Xu Jingtian was so scared that he was afraid of his wife. His wife became his father-in-law, and he didn’t know what Xu Jing would be like.
Zhao Yuanming burst out laughing: "I'm naughty again. It's okay, I'll scare him when he suddenly shows up."
