Is this an arranged marriage?

Until the wedding date was set and the wedding was held, Zhu Mingzhong felt a little dizzy. After all, all this came too quickly and too suddenly.

At least before coming to Nanjing, Zhu Mingzhong never thought that he would get married, but now, he is getting married!

Is this considered an arranged marriage?

It probably doesn't count, at least I like her very much.

Zhu Mingzhong thought about it so much, at least for a moment, he was a little happy because from the perspective of later generations, although Zheng Ling was not a top beauty like the Xia sisters, he was also an eight-point beauty. Moreover, his beautiful and charming appearance was indeed charming.

Because the man's family has no elders, everything is handled by Zhang Huangyan. Perhaps Zhu Mingzhong is not his favorite general, but as a semi-independent military general, it is a good thing to win over the people's hearts. As for the woman, as the ninth lady of the Zheng family and the younger sister of King Yanping, if she gets married, she naturally doesn't need to consider the man.

The generals of the Zheng army, the Western Expedition Army and the generals of the Zhongyi army in Nanjing would personally rush to Nanjing. As for those who could not arrive or were unable to withdraw due to military affairs, they would send people to send a generous gift. Even the royal families who were raised by Zheng Chenggong in Nanjing had their gifts. However, as the royal princes who had no investment and could only rely on Zheng Chenggong to support, they naturally seemed a little shabby compared to those generals who were leading the army. Just like Prince Ningjing Zhu Shugui could only take out a pair of calligraphy and paintings he wrote himself.

However, even so, this is indeed a great joy for Nanjing City. There seems to be nothing more lively than this when the restoration of Nanjing is restored. However, Zhu Mingzhong, as the person involved, was happy at first, but later he forced himself to smile. The wedding held according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty was very complicated and slowly curious, as if it had become a torture. As he endured, he could only let the guests around him mercy at will.

The Ming-style wedding seemed very cumbersome, because both families were not ordinary families, and Zheng Ling was Zheng Chenggong's younger sister. Although he had no title, the wedding was still in accordance with the rules of the princess, and everyone knew that if the court was there, the specifications might be higher.

After the cumbersome wedding, unlike later generations, Zhu Mingzhong, who was the groom, had to continue to drink happily with the male guests. Because of the crowd, when he was with the guests, he was already 70% drunk. It was not until this time that everyone surrounded him and sent him into the new house, and then left the entire space to a pair of newcomers. No, there was also a close-fitting maid standing by.

When the bridal chamber was completely quiet, Zhu Mingzhong, who was seventy-six-slightly drunk, finally recovered from a little sober when he saw the girl sitting on the bed wearing a big red phoenix crown robe.

I am married!

Looking at Zheng Ling sitting upright on the bed, although he had not lifted the veil, he still had a feeling, which was completely different from the past. It seemed that at this moment, he had a home! This feeling was completely different from when he was in Qinghe. Although there were three of his concubines living in Qinghe's mansion, there was not a home there.

Maybe this is home!

When Zhu Mingzhong was so moved in his heart, he suddenly became a little confused - what should he do next?

It should be lifting the veil!

Even though he already had three concubines, Zhu Mingzhong did not have the experience of getting married. After all, those three concubines were just "snatched up", so naturally he could not experience all this.

Thinking of the steps I saw on TV and the rules I had told me before, Zhu Mingzhong walked straight towards her.

Listening to the footsteps, as the footsteps got closer and closer, Zheng Ling, who was sitting on the bed, was nervous, and her heart was almost jumping into her throat. Looking at the foot that was getting closer and closer, she said anxiously when she thought of the rules taught by her sister-in-law before.

"Husband, I must lift this veil with a joy scale! Otherwise it will be unlucky!"

Although she was nervous, Zheng Ling's tone still seemed very calm. However, the intertwined fingers said that it was her inner tension.

"Happy scale? What is this rule?"

When he was puzzled, the pretty maid who was waiting on the side said, holding a wooden plate in both hands.

"Son-in-law, please lift the veil!"

Looking at the joy scale in the wooden plate, it was actually just a scale rod. Zhu Mingzhong remembered what others told him before. The reason why he used a "happy scale" when lifting the red veil is said to be because the stars marked with kilograms on the scale rod are composed of the control of the heavenly stems and earth. The six stars of the South Dipper, the seven stars of the North Dipper, and the three stars of the blessing, fortune, and longevity are exactly the number of sixteen, and sixteen taels are one kilogram. It is a good fortune to use them to pick the veil.

"Um."

After taking the scale rod, Zhu Mingzhong turned around and saw that Zheng Ling was still sitting there with a straight face. The big red veil was also blocking her head tightly, as if she hadn't spoken at all just now.

After strode back to the bed, Zhu Mingzhong took the scale directly to lift the big red veil on her head.

The moment he opened the big red veil, Zhu Mingzhong's eyes suddenly lit up. What was still reflected in his eyes was the pretty face, and even a little baby fat. This was a typical pretty loli face, with long and upturned eyelashes and big eyes, which looked a bit like a doll, perhaps because of his nervousness and trembling slightly.

If you look at it from Zhu Mingzhong's aesthetic perspective, the girl in front of you who has a light makeup similar to peach blossom makeup like later generations is like a college freshman with outstanding appearance among many college girls.

But now, she is his wife.

When he first entered this time and space, he was almost beheaded. At that time, he was rescued by her. At that time, he was in the bottom cabin and the surprise when he first saw her still remained in his mind. In many cases in the past, he would always appear in his mind from time to time. She was the first woman he saw when he came to this era. At that time, his life was worrying, and he never thought that one day she would become his wife.

"Nine……"

Zhu Mingzhong, who originally wanted to call her "Miss Nine", just as he spoke, he realized that it was no longer suitable to call her "Miss Nine".

"Husband, my name is A Ling."

Zheng Ling, who was smart, said with shame.

Seeing him staring at him before, Zheng Ling only had a sweet feeling in his heart, which was a strange feeling that he had never had before.

"A Ling,"

Looking at Zheng Ling wearing auspicious clothes, Zhu Mingzhong said quickly.

"Do you want tea?"

"Um."

Zheng Ling, who has been sitting like this since worshiping the world, is naturally a little thirsty.

He poured a cup of tea for Zheng Ling, and Zhu Mingzhong handed her the teacup. Although she was thirsty, she was still drinking in small sips. While drinking the tea, she felt that his gaze was always staring at him. The gaze made her heart panic and she lowered her head shyly.

Looking at her shy look, he felt a desire rising in his heart, so he walked to her side and put his hand on her shoulders, and could clearly feel her whole body trembling.

"Husband, don't you want to have a drink of wine?"

Zheng Ling reminded nervously.

"What other wine should I drink at this time?"

Zhu Mingzhong, who was already drunk, had no time to care about anything else, but hugged her.

Zheng Ling, who was stiff all over, murmured with a blushing face.

"You, you have to be gentle...I'm afraid."

The red candles with thick arms in the room were very bright, perhaps because they were made of spices and beeswax in the wax field outside Nanjing. After lighting it, there was a faint sweetness in the air. I don’t know if it had any other effects, so that Zhu Mingzhong felt a flame burning in his heart. Especially when he heard her words, the flame rose from the bottom of his heart, and a flame burned in his eyes.

Zheng Ling, who was placed on the bed, lay softly on the bed, avoiding her head, and her face turned red. When she bent down, she saw her pretty face. In a trance, Zhu Mingzhong couldn't help but stretch out the extremely rough big hand and gently stroked her face. The delicate skin made him dare not use force, as if he was afraid of touching her skin.

He touched this face with some obsession... This face that once brought hope to him in despair had appeared in his dreams many times. At this moment, he was so close that for a moment, Zhu Mingzhong could not hide his inner excitement, like a young man who had just emerged, his heart was tensely jumping to his throat.

Feeling his touch, Zheng Ling, who was blushing, opened her eyes and immediately looked at Zhu Mingzhong. Looking at his eyes, she hurriedly closed her eyes again. Her long eyelashes trembled, her red lips were pursed tightly, and she couldn't speak at all. At this time, she still looked very nervous, her body was tight and motionless, and she was just lying on the bed.

At this time, Zhu Mingzhong first kissed her forehead. Perhaps the smell of rouge was very sweet, fragrant and pleasant. At this time, he could only hear the words like mosquitoes from her voice.

"Husband, blow out the candle first..."

"Don't worry, put down the bed curtain first..."

After saying that, Zheng Ling's face turned redder... At this time, she heard the sound of her clothes taking off, and then felt her hands loosening her clothes. She suddenly stretched out, her eyes were tightly closed, and her body was stiff. She let the hand groping...

In this bedroom full of festive mood, the red candles with thick arms brought warm light, and the festive red candles were red all over, emitting a faint fragrance...
Chapter completed!