It was still dark, the cockcrow had not yet started, and the county government office was already brightly lit.
"Have the gongs and drums arrived? Why haven't the sedan chairs been decorated yet..."
"Place those tables in the owner's courtyard, hurry up..."
"Alang, are you up?"
"Miss Yan has taken people to change clothes for the magistrate..."
"Have Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Tongpan gone to invite you?"
"Mrs. Yang will be here soon. Jiang Tongpan arrived in the county just last night. He must not have gotten up so early..."
Listening to the noise outside, Li Xia yawned and sat there while the maids dressed him up.
In his heart, he didn't really care about customs, but he didn't resist either. He only waved his hand when Yan Yunyun was about to apply makeup on his face.
"No need to wipe it on your face."
"Yes. Is Alang's hair tied too tightly?"
"A bit..."
"I'll give Alencon a break..."
Li Xia looked sideways and saw that a red curtain had been hung in the main room. It had been decorated by the Gao family last night. The bedding and quilts had all been changed. Gao Mingyue's clothes, shoes and socks were locked in the cabinet.
From then on, the two of them slept together... Only thinking of this made him look forward to it.
I also hope that this red tape during the day will pass as soon as possible and that it will be night soon.
Yan Yunyun had just finished tying up Li Xia's hair. When he turned around, he saw Li Zhaocheng running in hurriedly, holding a large box filled with wedding money.
"The county magistrate remembers that before getting up the sedan chair, give out wedding money to the bearer. This is called 'raising the canopy'. When you arrive at the bride's house, someone will block the door. You will give these when you encounter a 'car trouble'. If you are crossing Weiqiao, you will give this money."
A box of money is about to run out, so be sure to tell me..."
Li Zhaocheng kept talking. Yan Yunyun saw that he was beautiful, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on his throat, and he pursed his lips and smiled silently.
Li Zhaocheng felt that he was being watched, so he turned his head and saw the beautiful Caiyu mask and half of his face. He blushed slightly and said, "Aunt Yan, right? Mr. Han is looking for you everywhere."
"Aunt? Okay, I'll go over right away. You put the big red flower on Alang's head. It's going to be dawn..."
Li Zhaocheng glanced outside the room again and whispered to Li Xia: "Congratulations, second brother."
"Thanks, is there anything to eat?"
"Yes, shredded pork cake, dates, and millet seeds. What do you want to eat? I made them all."
Li Xia was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Li Zhaocheng in the bronze mirror and saw that he had taken out several packages of oilcloth-wrapped snacks from his sleeves.
"Pork shredded cake."
"Do you like eating cakes now?"
"No." Li Xia said firmly, "I only like to eat meat."
"Then I'll make some dried meat next time." Li Zhaocheng thought for a while, then whispered: "When you receive the bride later, you can pay your respects to father..."
Gao Mingyue brought a group of female companions and servants to Li's house last night, so that Li Xia could come to pick up the bride and walk around the county.
She started dressing up earlier than Li Xia. She had already put on a green wedding dress, a flower crown on her head, and a Xiapei on her shoulders, which was bright and moving.
Holding a round fan in her hand and turning it gently, she occasionally glanced at the bronze mirror in front of her and couldn't help but feel shy.
Han Qiaoer sat aside with her head propped up, watching the maid adding makeup to Gao Mingyue, and couldn't help but stare straight in the eye.
As soon as Liu Susu came in, her eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "The bride is so beautiful, like a fairy. Magistrate Li is very lucky."
Gao Mingyue opened her mouth, and finally called "Mrs. Li" and said softly: "I am lucky to marry him."
Liu Susu arranged the gold ornaments on the flower crown for her and quietly handed her some food.
"You still have a lot of work to do today, so before you apply the rouge on your lips, you should rest your stomach first so that you don't go hungry."
"Thank you, Mrs. Li."
Gao Mingyue looked up at Liu Susu, with bright eyes, and said: "I am an orphan. Fortunately, Mr. Li and Mrs. Li took the trouble to prepare for my marriage, and they are the same as my parents. I will get married later, and I... and Li Xia
How about a toast to you?"
Liu Susu looked into her eyes, understood what she meant, and was filled with joy.
"Okay, okay...but I just want to propose a cup of tea to my officials."
Although Liu Susu pretended to be the real wife of "Li Xiling", she knew she was a concubine and did not dare to accept tea from Li Xia, but she was happy for Li Yong.
She wiped her eyes, looked at Han Qiaoer again, and said, "Qiaoer, are you hungry? You should eat something quickly."
"Thank you, Mrs. Li, you treat us so well."
Liu Susu smiled, her eyes were somewhat meaningful, and she touched the back of Han Qiaoer's head lovingly, before rushing off to do various things.
After bypassing the corridor filled with red lanterns and entering the lobby, I saw Li Yong sitting there checking the guest list.
Liu Susu stepped forward and whispered: "The family background written in the invitation is still a taboo for officials, but it is a pity that it is not made public... Fortunately, the bride knows the general idea and asked Erlang to offer you a cup of tea... as a gift from her parents.
"
Li Yong stopped moving, but did not raise his head, and said: "Well... don't ask them to kneel down when worshiping, just bow. He is arrogant now, I'm afraid he doesn't like to kneel down."
"Is that sloppy?"
Li Yong gave a rare smile and said, "They are a young couple. I'm afraid they just want to end the wedding banquet early so they can be alone. How can they find it sloppy?"
The two of them were still talking in low voices when a servant quickly ran in from the front yard.
"He's out, he's out! The groom is out..."
The sound of the gongs and drums never stops.
After Gao Mingyue finished dressing up, she heard the commotion outside getting louder and louder, and soon heard Li Xia's voice again, as if she was reciting a makeup poem to someone.
After waiting for a long time, she finally saw Li Xia, dressed in red and as handsome as jade, walking toward the yard surrounded by crowds. She hurriedly covered her face with the fan in her hand.
Turning his head slightly and looking through the fan, he could only vaguely see Li Xia's figure.
This look was completely different from usual. She thought that he would be her husband in the future, and she felt as if she had been stung, and became a little crazy.
…
"Please the bride hold the colored cloth." Xi Po reminded.
Gao Mingyue held a fan in one hand and slowly reached out with the other hand to hold the ribbon.
Cheers arose and congratulations came one after another.
"A century of love ties two hearts together, and a thousand-mile marriage is tied by a thin thread."
"Xian'e lived up to her promise and went down to earth to accompany Yulang..."
Gao Mingyue was supported by the maids and followed Li Xia to the front hall to say goodbye. She then fanned herself, looked sideways at Li Xia again, and blushed when she found that he was looking at her.
Li Xia, however, gave her a look, as if to say, "Let's deal with them first, and we'll talk later."
The two of them smiled knowingly...
When they arrived at the hall, the newlyweds toasted Li Yong and Liu Susu with a cup of tea, thanking them for their kindness to Gao Mingyue these days.
I won’t mention Li Yong’s thoughts... Li Xia has no interest in wedding customs, and all he can see is that Gao Mingyue is so beautiful today.
After toasting with a cup of tea, they finally left for the county government amid shouts of "seeing off the bride"...
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“Lizhi County is so lucky!”
People were shouting happily everywhere, and the subordinate officials were all wearing plain clothes, with red belts tied around their waists, and handing out wedding candies on the road.
The colored cloth was put away, Gao Mingyue was supported by Li Xia's own hands, and she slowly raised her feet to get on the sedan. Looking back, she saw that Li Xia lowered the curtain of the sedan very slowly, allowing her to take another look at him, so she felt inexplicably
Peace of mind.
She was sitting in the sedan chair, listening to the congratulations from the people all over the city. Her heart became more and more happy and nervous, and she forgot to put down the fan in her hand.
After going all the way to the county government office, Li Xia dismounted first and came to pick up Gao Mingyue in person. This was probably his insistence, knowing that the bride was quite shy.
After scattering the beans, Gao Mingyue stepped over and looked up, seeing a rare joy in Li Xia's eyes.
He has always had a dull look in his eyes, but it was obviously different today.
There were many customs after that, but in Gao Mingyue's heart, Li Xia's eyes were the only one left.
The laughter and shouts all around seemed far away.
"The green robe is turned on the felt mattress, and the brocade is slanted..."
"Both men, talented women, and gentlemen are determined by the predestined relationship, and the market will be profitable and the family will be rich..."
"Wealth and glory are endless, the bride sits in wealth and honor, and her family drinks and goes away..."
"The groom sits high..."
Standing among the guests, Liu Jinsuo turned his head and looked out again, murmuring: "Why aren't Brother Nie and Lin Zi here yet?"
Han Qi'an poked him lightly and whispered: "Don't worry, nothing happened, but the Suining Army was transferred to northern Sichuan for reinforcements and can't come."
"Oh, it's okay." Liu Jinsuo felt relieved and simply stopped waiting for Nie Zhongyu and cheered quickly.
"The county magistrate is so lucky! Haha..."
Gao Mingyue has been invited to sit in the room first, while Li Xia has been invited to sit in the lobby.
The so-called high sitting means setting up a bed in the lobby with a chair on top. After Li Xia sat down, Xipo first toasted him with a glass of wine, and Yang Guo's wife, as the eldest woman, toasted him again.
a glass of wine.
After a few glasses of wine, Li Xia was invited down to pick up Gao Mingyue for worship.
"The magpies form a bridge to save the beautiful girls in the world; the luan and the phoenix lead the way, and the gods from the sky suddenly come. The incense burns at the beginning, and the saints come together. I would like to tell the emperor and the empress that the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars, the sky is full of truth, the newlyweds are sincere and respectful.
Bow down..."
Finally, the newlyweds held the colorful satin and worshiped heaven and earth.
Li Xia breathed a long sigh of relief and looked at Gao Mingyue with a deeper look.
He had never thought about getting married in his previous life, but in this life, he and the woman in front of him were destined to be together for three lifetimes, and it was so natural.
Through the round fan, he could see Gao Mingyue's secretly revealed eyes, full of affection.
From then on, they became husband and wife...
"Happy! The red leaves pass the message, the brocade screen shoots the sparrows, and finally the Qin and Jin Dynasties are better than this day. We grow old together, and we look forward to playing the piano and the harp forever."
At this point, the bride and groom enter the bridal chamber.
The guests took their seats one after another, waiting for Li Xia to come out again to bring wine and thank them.
But those congratulatory messages have not been spoken for a long time.
"A match made in heaven, let us grow old together..."
"A happy marriage for a hundred years, many children and many blessings..." Provide you with the fastest update of the final Song Dynasty, Chapter 405 Wedding is free to read.