Jiang Zeyun was also reluctant to get married today. He only loved Gu You in his heart, so how could he be willing to marry someone else.
He resisted and even escaped, but he was caught by his parents. They said that the guests had arrived and the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion could not afford to lose this person. They also analyzed the benefits of marrying Marquis of Changning to him.
In short, he had to marry this Gu family girl even if he didn't want to.
But even though he came today, he still had a dark face and no smile at all.
After entering the door, everyone saw the groom being like this and didn't dare to cause trouble, fearing that if he said anything to offend him, he would turn around and leave, which would offend both families.
Seeing that he didn't show any respect to him, the Marquis of Changning and the Zhou family looked a little unhappy, but after all, the Marquis of Changning's house was not responsible for the marriage, so they had no choice but to endure it.
It’s just that the process on this aspect still needs to be followed.
The people next to you asked him to write a poem to encourage you to make up. After all, if you want to marry someone else's girl, you still have to ask the girl to come out. You can't just do nothing and the girl will come out and follow you.
The Marquis of Wu'an Mansion had made preparations and invited two Jinshi to accompany him today. Seeing that Jiang Zeyun was silent, one of them stood up and wrote a beautiful poem to encourage makeup, which won the applause of the whole hall.
In this way, there seems to be some happiness in this marriage.
Under such circumstances, the Changning Marquis Mansion did not dare to mention composing a second song, fearing that Jiang Zeyun would give up the task, so they sent someone to invite Gu Xiang to come out.
When Gu Xiang heard this, he didn't say anything. He bit his lip and nodded, agreeing to leave the cabinet.
Then he took the fan, covered his face with it, and was helped out of the pavilion by Po Xi and the maid.
In this era, women used fans when they got married, and the bride covered her face with the fan. The world called it the fan ceremony. The fan was used to cover the bride's shame and pray for blessings.
When the newlyweds enter the new house, the groom will compose a poem about fanning. When the bride is satisfied, he puts down the fan and the newlyweds meet each other. This is a complete ceremony.
The girls followed the bride and went to the front yard to watch the ceremony.
On the way, there were several maids wearing peach-colored skirts holding baskets in their hands. From time to time they would grab a handful of flower petals and scatter them.
The journey was prosperous and beautiful, but no one spoke and it was quiet.
When the newlyweds arrive at the main courtyard, they must perform a farewell ceremony.
Xie Yixiao followed everyone into the main courtyard. When he saw the Marquis Changning and the Zhou family sitting high upright, he was slightly stunned, thinking that this was indeed the case.
Since Mr. Gu is so uncooperative, it is impossible for the Jiang family to accept his threats. In this case, the only choice is to change people. However, this change, in the eyes of outsiders, is equivalent to Gu Xiang marrying as the daughter of the Marquis of Changning and the Zhou family.
of.
The newlyweds knelt in front of the futon and served tea. Gu Xiang held a fan and Jiang Zeyun took the tea and served it.
Marquis Changning drank tea and nodded: "After today, you two are husband and wife. You need to support each other and live a good life."
The two of them said yes.
Then they served tea to Mrs. Zhou. Mrs. Zhou drank some tea and asked the maid next to her to bring gifts.
"The Marquis and I have the same idea. You just have to live a good life in the future."
Xie Yixiao took a look at Jiang Zeyun. He was indeed born well. He was the son of a military general. He was somewhat heroic but not rough. He was quite masculine. He was a handsome and heroic young man.
However, he had a cold face throughout the whole process, without any good looks on his face, which showed how reluctant he was about this marriage.
Xie Yixiao glanced at Gu Xiang and sighed.
The road to substitute marriage is not that easy, and Gu Xiang's life in the future may not be that easy either.
After the newlyweds said goodbye, Gu Zhixuan came forward to carry Gu Xiang out. After the wedding team from Wu'an Hou Mansion left, the guests in the mansion also quickly said goodbye and left.
Gu Xiang got married like this.
Xie Yixiao stood in the yard at a loss for a while, but she thought about it carefully. Although she pushed for this marriage, it was Gu Xiang who fought for it. She chose the path herself. What happens in the future is also hers.
own affairs.
Jiang Zhaoling asked her: "If you have nothing to do now, how about going to Chang'an Tower for tea?"
Xie Yixiao thought that her family would probably have to deal with Second Master Gu's messy affairs soon, and she didn't want to get involved, so she agreed, and then directly got on the carriage of Marquis Wenxian's Mansion and went to Chang'an Tower.
"Let me tell you, Prince Jiang's expression just now barely had the word "reluctance" written on his face. If Gu Xiang marries her, I'm afraid she won't have a good life."
"You don't care whether she has a good life or not. Although Sun Ting'er hates her, there is a saying that is right. She will be the crown prince's wife in the future. When we meet, we will all have to bow to her first."
There are a total of four girls present. In addition to Jiang Zhaoling and Xie Yixiao, there are also Qin Yinqing and Qin Ruxing. These two have all grown up playing together. Of course, including Gu You, there are five people in total.
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Although Qin Yinqing secretly targeted Xie Yixiao and wanted to compete with her on the harp, but there was no grudge, and her father was the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, working under the Marquis of Changning.
, therefore, she often plays with Gu You.
As for Qin Ruxing, although she and Qin Yinqing have the same surname as Qin, she is the youngest daughter of the Duke of Qin. The Jiang family has a good relationship with the Duke of Qin, so Qin Ruxing is naturally familiar with Gu You and Xie Yixiao.
These girls always play together, just like a small group of sisters.
Qin Ruxing asked: "Speaking of which, what happened to Ayou?"
The other three people all looked at Xie Yixiao.
Xie Yixiao sighed and was silent for a while before saying: "Don't ask me, please, I really don't know."
Xie Yixiao couldn't bear to lie, but he had to lie.
The Changning Marquis Mansion kept this matter a secret, and even the Jiang family didn't know about it, for fear that if some news got out, Gu You's reputation would be ruined, and it would also affect the marriages of the young men and girls in the entire mansion.
Qin Yinqing didn't believe it: "You live in the same mansion as her, and she is too sick to even get married. How could you not know at all?"
Xie Yixiao sighed: "Grandma said that she sent my eldest cousin to Zhuangzi to recuperate. I really don't know the details. If you want to know the details, just ask my grandma."
"But it's useless to ask. Even if I asked, grandma wouldn't say anything."
When the three of them heard this, their faces became even more worried.
At this moment, a loud discussion came from the lobby downstairs:
"Alas! Have you heard? Have you heard? According to the news, early this morning, His Majesty appointed the number one scholar."
"What? The number one pick? Real or fake? But Mr. Xie Huaijin? Or Mr. Gu?"
"No, no, no, neither. It is said that he is a student from a poor family!"