The red envelopes in Wanyun's hand suddenly scattered all over the floor, and her tears burst out immediately. She held back the tears and did not fall. She slowly knelt down and picked up the red envelopes one by one. Her father was the late emperor.
Miao'er was her uncle and was titled Princess Chong'an before she took him to practice. When she left, Miao'er was only five years old.
Miao'er was born at 2:00 on the 6th day of the fifth lunar month in the 18th year of Taihe. She has never forgotten that it was her flesh and blood.
Cang Fengyu knelt down to pick up red envelopes for his wife, and said warmly: "The child has not had a mother to help him with big things for so long, so it is inevitable that he will feel resentful in his heart. I raised him, but I am a man after all. I am clumsy and not careful enough.
Unlike the mother, the child's desire for the mother is innate. Don't argue with him. After all, he doesn't know your difficulties back then."
Wanyun nodded, "I don't blame the child. I'm sorry for the child. Especially, when he was five years old, he was poisoned and cried to see me. I...my mother locked me in the Zen room and didn't allow me to see Cang.
Family. I...I can't get out, Master. You were soaked in the rain outside the nunnery that night, and I know that."
When Cangmiao came out of the courtyard, he put the vicious woman Su Wanyun out of his mind. He drove his horse and walked at the head of the procession to welcome the bride. Behind him, there were eight sedans, a guard of honor, a escort, and a ten-mile stretch of welcoming procession.
Qiu Mansion could not store these gifts alone, so ten other houses were opened to store them.
There were dozens of unmarried princes as groomsmen joining him in the wedding procession. There were also two people on both sides of him joining the procession. One was the distinguished Prince Rong, and the other was a more ordinary one, not worth mentioning, the Emperor Dongming.
Qian Ao.
Huangmen 2nd Road is very close to Zhengfu Street, about two cups of tea away on foot.
It would not be grand enough to just go there.
The wedding team did not go directly to No. 5 Zhengfu Street.
The huge wedding procession started from Huangmen 2nd Road, passed through Fahua Temple Street, bypassed Flower Market Avenue, passed through Old Xingbu Street, Nanheng Avenue, Jinshifang, and finally circled back to the main palace through the small streets in Dongzhimen.
street.
In two hours, the wedding team walked thirty miles, and the whole city was filled with joy. Finally, at noon and at the auspicious hour, they arrived at Qiu Mansion.
The gate of Qiu Mansion looks like a market place, with neighbors, relatives and friends standing around the gate, making it very lively.
Qiu Yan was sitting in front of the dressing mirror in the house when she suddenly heard the loud sound of gongs and drums outside the door leaping over the courtyard wall, passing through the lilac bushes, and hitting the center of her ears.
-The queen will marry you-
Cang Miao's gentle voice rang in her ears, and her heart began to beat wildly.
The maid Cai'er was checking the 'enemy situation' at the gate of the mansion, but when she saw the groom's official arrived with a lot of gifts, she ran into the young lady's room holding up her skirt and said, "Miss, young lady, my uncle is here.
Hurry up and hide."
Qiu Yan was startled, "Ah? Hide...hide?"
Qiu Yan's little sisters were in a hurry. The one who closed the bedroom door had to close the bedroom door and bolt the door. Two or three of them grabbed Qiu Yan's arm and said, "Quickly, take off your embroidered shoes and sit on the bed.
Your feet cannot touch the ground until they enter the palace gate."
Qiu Yan was a little confused and nervous, her hands were shaking. She took off her embroidered shoes and sat on the bed. The little sister helped her cover her straight legs with the mattress, then took her embroidered shoes and hid them under her dress.
He put it between her legs, "Hiding the embroidered shoes here will make it difficult for my uncle. Let's see where he looks for it. If he can't find the embroidered shoes, he won't be able to take them away. Let's see that he is anxious."
Qiu Yan's face felt hot, but these customary rituals had an inexplicable sense of festive ceremony. She didn't feel it when she was going through it. If not, it would seem like the marriage was not solemn.
The little sister at the door said excitedly: "Here he comes, he has entered the hospital. Sisters, come here quickly. Prepare to ask your uncle questions. Receive the red envelope!"
Cangmiao came to Qiu Yan's bedroom door, but saw that the bedroom door was closed tightly. He leaned his ear against the door and listened. He heard several little girls inside talking about how to make things difficult for him. Their voices were full of laughter.
He smiled, thinking that I had done enough homework to get here, so I wouldn't be defeated so easily.
Cangmiao raised her hand and knocked on the door, asking, "Is there... anyone in the house?"
The bridesmaids at the door didn't say anything, they were so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. They had already entered into the drama and started to make things difficult, waiting for the groom's official question to be asked a second time.
Seeing no one responded, Cangmiao stuffed a dozen red envelopes through the crack of the door and asked, "Is there anyone in the house?"
Qiu Yan saw that her sisters were still silent, so she said bluntly: "There is... someone."
Cangmiao couldn't help but feel moved when she heard Qiu Yan's sweet voice. It was so cute. She spoke up when he asked her. He said to Qiu Yan: "Good sister, come here and open the door."
Several little sisters shot daggers at Qiu Yan, "Stop talking! Teach him to hear your voice, it will be easier for him."
Qiu Yan smiled sheepishly, sat there without saying a word, and stopped opening the door. She blushed and said, "They won't let me open the door for you."
"Listening to this, my sister is willing to open the door." Cangmiao felt itchy in her heart, and looked back at the emperor with a rather proud expression, which probably meant that her daughter-in-law wanted to open the door for him.
The latter two were people who had been there, and they had all gone through the situation of being excited for a long time because of a girl's words, but their faces were expressionless, and Cangmiao looked lonely.
The first little sister was the leader of the group of besties. Her surname was Hua Dan. Hua Nian said, "Who are they outside?"
Cangmiao spoke softly and patiently: "I am the groom."
All the dozens of little girls in the room laughed.
Qiu Yan also smiled sweetly, but her eyes were sour. Today is my wedding day. This feeling is sour and sweet, like honey grapefruit.
Hua Nian asked him, "What is the groom doing here?"
"Come to pick up my bride and come through the door." Cangmiao said seriously.
The best man behind him started cheering, "The door has been knocked down. There are little girls inside. Carefully teach the door to hit the delicate skin and tender meat. Get out of the way quickly."
Hua Nian said: "There is a Protector inside. If you are not afraid of being beaten, just break the door and come in."
But the best man kept quiet, and he didn't really dare to knock on the door. He just said: "Let's think about it again."
Hua Nian saw that her arrogance outside had gone down, "If you want to come in and pick up the bride, you need to answer a few questions for us first. If you pass the test, we will naturally open the door to you. If you don't pass the test, you can't be picked up."
Cangmiao and Ziqin looked at each other and felt confident. He said softly: "Miss, please ask me."
"Please listen to the question." Hua Nian coughed lightly, "What is your mother-in-law's birth date?"
Cangmiao was startled, "Whose birthday is it? My mother-in-law?"
"Yes." Hua Nian said naturally, "Is there any problem? Your Majesty?"
Qiu Yan: "..." He seemed very... surprised.
Ziqin has always been gentle, but now his face turned red and his neck was thick with anxiety, "That's wrong! You should ask the lady's birth date!"
The groomsmen also went crazy, "What a nonsense! This is the first time I heard that someone blocked the door and asked the mother-in-law's birth date!"
Prince Rong and the emperor behind him looked at each other. They both looked at each other and smiled, and they liked to see Cangmiao being rejected.
Prince Rong lay in Cangmiao's ear and said, "Why don't you ask the emperor to issue an edict asking them to open the door?"
Cangmiao waved his hand, and he loosened his collar a little, "No need. What kind of imperial edict is there on this big day?"
After saying that, he said to the door: "I don't know."
Then Ziqin stuffed dozens of red envelopes into the door.
Hua Nian collected the red envelopes and distributed them to the sisters, and then asked the second question, "What is your father-in-law's birth date?"
Cangmiao: "..."
The groomsmen: "Is there any mistake? After asking my mother-in-law's birth date, I asked my father-in-law his birthday? Bully me!"
Haiyin was anxiously spinning on the spot, and said directly to Cangmiao: "You can't answer it again? You should do some homework in advance. You can't answer two questions in a row. I'm... heartbroken."
Cangmiao glanced at Haiyin and said, "I did my homework. I didn't do it in the right direction. Ziqin, stuff the red envelope."
Hua Nian and other little girls tasted the sweetness, and Prince Yuxian was stumped by a single birth date. Then Hua Nian asked again: "What is the birth date of Third Aunt Qiuyan's second aunt?"
Cangmiao: "..." Third aunt's second aunt?! What the hell?!
Ziqin thought that someone would come and marry this evildoer! The question he asked made me want to die. Is my father an honest man?
In this way, after Hua Nian asked Qiuyan's relatives about their birth dates, she collected a lot of red envelopes in her hands.
Cangmiao said warmly: "Miss Hua, I have a big thick red envelope. The door is narrow. Please open the door wider. I will put the red envelope in and you can continue to ask questions. Don't be in a hurry today and ask slowly."
Hua Nian heard that his words were very gentle and polite, and he was the kind of person who followed the rules, so she believed him and quietly opened the door a small crack.
Cangmiao saw that the door was open, so she handed a slightly thick red envelope in and winked at the groomsmen. The groomsmen understood and quickly rushed to the door, pushing the two doors open.
Then the unmarried princes rushed in and crowded the bridesmaids everywhere like butterflies. The little sisters said they were disgusted.
Cangmiao then walked slowly into the house, and as far as he could see, Qiu Yan was dressed in a wedding dress, sitting on the wedding bed, waiting for him like a flower waiting to be picked.
Qiuyan and Cangmiao looked at each other. His eyes were as eager as the scorching sun. She looked away with her heart beating wildly, and her palms were filled with sweat.
Hua Nian escaped from under the arm of a prince, stepped on the prince's foot, and then came to Qiu Yan's side, leaned over to King Yuxian and said: "Your Majesty, the bride's embroidered shoes are missing. I'm sorry.
You look for it. I can't follow you until I put on my shoes."
Cangmiao nodded, and looked for shoes in the cabinet, under the chair, and under the bed, but couldn't find them. Finally, she came to the bedside, pinched a corner of her quilt, and opened it slightly.
Qiu Yan's face suddenly turned red.
The bridesmaids and groomsmen nearby were all laughing and cheering.
Cangmiao's breathing tightened and she asked Qiu Yan softly: "Why are your eyes so red? Are you reluctant to leave home?"
Qiu Yan nodded, "Yes. I talked to my mother all night yesterday."
Cangmiao looked at her carefully and said, "Even if I am reluctant to leave home, I will take you away. Where are the embroidered shoes? Show me with your eyes."
Qiu Yan glanced towards the direction between her legs.
Cangmiao then moved his hands up her knees and found embroidered shoes between her thighs. Qiu Yan's legs were tightened a little. His whole body was dry. Who hid the embroidered shoes? It was really... torture to death.
, he put on the embroidered shoes for Qiu Yan, and then without further delay, he stuffed the candy he took before going out into Qiu Yan's hand, then quickly took his hand out of the brocade quilt, took a few steps away from Qiu Yan, and quietly
Stare at her.
"These children are bullying the prince for his good temper. They blocked the door for two quarters of an hour before letting anyone in. They really deserve a beating." Qiu's mother Qinghui said, and put a red hijab on her daughter with her own hands. "The auspicious time has come, let's go out.
"
The person who presided over the wedding at the palace called out: "Your Majesty, please carry the princess into the sedan chair, and make sure her feet do not fall to the ground. This is auspicious."
Cangmiao lifted the quilt and picked up his bride from the quilt. Like picking flowers in bud, he finally picked the lilac of Qiu Mansion. He held her in his arms and put her into the eight-carriage sedan, and entered the palace.
Then he carried her through the main entrance and entered the wedding hall.
Then he put her on the ground covered with a red carpet. He led her with red silk and came to the hall. He worshiped heaven and earth, worshiped the high hall, and the husband and wife bowed to each other.
Cang Fengyu said in his speech: "Dear relatives, friends, and colleagues, thank you for coming all the way to attend the wedding of my son and daughter-in-law. On behalf of my Cang family, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you. For more than thirty years, my wife and I have been looking forward to our son getting married and starting a family.
It's been a long time coming, but today our wish has come true. Miao'er, Yan'er, you are getting married. In the future of your life, I hope you will understand each other, tolerate each other, work together in the same boat, keep making progress, and win glory for the country."
Su Wanyun was also moved and said: "Thank you to my in-laws for raising such a good child and marrying me as my daughter-in-law. My mother's wish for you is: I hope that you and your husband will love each other, grow old together, and never leave."
Qiu Yan was quite moved when she listened to her parents-in-law's speech. However, after Su Wanyun finished speaking, Qiu Yan seemed to hear a disdainful sneer from Cangmiao, and seemed to sneer at Su Wanyun.
Then, Qiu Yan was sent to the bridal chamber and sat on the wedding bed with her head covered. She didn't sleep last night and had another busy day today. At midnight, she was really tired after getting married.
Cangmiao was dining out and entertaining guests.
Prince Rong joked with him, "Brother, your family's wedding banquet is good. Fresh seafood, deer antlers, loach, and cashew nuts are all great tonic and strong."
Cangmiao patted him on the shoulder, "Speak less and use more vegetables."
Prince Rong handed a book to him and said, "I'm afraid you don't know how to read it. I found it in the Sutra Pavilion of the Imperial Palace. You can look through it."
Cangmiao turned to the first page and saw a line of thick characters: Twenty-Seven Postures. Below it was appended with a wise saying from the Su Nu Jing: nine shallow and one deep, three on the right and three on the left, walking like an eel, walking like a leech.
He closed the book immediately, but he was not angry at all. He said in a good temper: "Brother Rong, please go slowly and don't send me away."
Wait until the banquet is over.
Su Wanyun handed the list of gift money received from the guests to Cangmiao, "We spent 200,000 taels on the wedding ceremony, and received 130,000 taels of gift money. This is the list. The emperor advocates diligence and frugality. After all, it is better not to be too extravagant. You
Just tell Qiu Yan that you have wronged her, and then make up for her in private. We are in the royal family, and we cannot take the lead in extravagance."
The fact that the actual wedding has already taken place is a matter of humility for Wanyun.
Cangmiao ignored it, took the order, and said coldly: "You can go."
Cang Fengyu said in a deep voice: "It's raining again outside, so I'll tolerate your mother and leave tomorrow."
Cangmiao threw a cup of tea to the ground, "Get out now!"
The teacup shattered on the ground. The wedding room was not far from the main hall. Qiuyan was sitting on the wedding bed and heard the sound of the teacup falling to the ground. She also heard Cangmiao's angry voice. She couldn't help but feel palpitated. On the first day after she got married, she saw their mother and son.
On the big day, she was at a loss.
Cang Fengyu raised his voice slightly, "Miao'er! She is your mother!"
Su Wanyun pressed down the sleeves of Canglao Miracle Doctor, "Okay, today is the child's happy day. No more talk. I'm leaving."
With that said, he taught the maid to hold an umbrella and walk out of the house.
Cangmiao drank a lot, ignored his mother, and returned to the bedroom with somewhat unsteady steps. When he opened the door, he saw Qiu Yan sitting quietly on the couch with her hands on her knees and a red hijab on her head.
He casually put the book that Prince Rong had given him on the desk, then took Xi Zhan and walked to the bed. Xi Zhan moved forward and picked up her hijab.
Qiu Yan heard his footsteps approaching, and her heart beat fast. Her eyes lit up. He stood in front of her with half-squinted eyebrows. Then, he slowly sat next to her and placed his hand on her knee.
, held her hand and said softly: "I finally married my sister back home."
Qiu Yan looked at him and smelled that he was full of wine, "I drank so much wine that my neck is red."
"Yeah. There were a lot of people trying to persuade me to drink. I drank as much as I wanted. I don't know how much I drank."
Qiu Yan said sensibly: "I've been busy all day and I'm so drunk again. Let's go to bed early."
Cangmiao stared at her, "I can't sleep then. I want to be with you..."
Qiu Yan was puzzled: "What?"
Cangmiao put his hands on her waist and took her into his arms, "I want to talk to you..."