Li Xian never expected that things between him and Zhao Yinyue would progress so quickly. Not even half a month after they discussed the engagement with him, he was informed that he would go there to marry him in seven days.
This is already the last step of the six rites of marriage! The five previous steps of accepting, asking for names, accepting, accepting, and asking for a date have been quietly carried out without his knowledge. This kind of behavior is really unbearable.
But no matter how hard it is to endure, you have to endure it. This is obviously a test for yourself by your mother. If you dare to resist, you will probably suffer immeasurable consequences immediately. This is what Li Xian, who does not want to cause trouble at all, does not want to see.
"Arranged marriage, this is an arranged marriage. Unfortunately, I have never seen whether Zhao Yinyue is beautiful or ugly. Well, it seems that no matter how beautiful she is, it has nothing to do with me, right? This is my aunt's generation, no matter how ugly she is, Beauty, what else can I do to her?" Li Xian felt extremely ridiculous in his heart, but even so, he could only hold his nose and admit it.
After the personal greeting, Li Xian did meet Zhao Yinyue's parents. The eldest princess seemed to be a decent person, but who knew whether her heart was as different as her appearance showed?
But what surprised Li Xian was that his father-in-law, Zhao Gui, was a rough and arrogant man. It was obvious at a glance that he had no scheming intentions and was extremely sincere to his son-in-law.
However, although he seemed to know etiquette very well on the surface, Li Xian knew that this marriage was destined to be a tragedy. I believe that in the future, Zhao Gui, a rough man, would no longer be so sincere.
After a day of red tape, Li Xian was so tired that he almost collapsed, but he knew that this was just the beginning.
Under the light, Li Xian used the weighing pole to lift the bride's hijab according to the custom. His eyes suddenly lit up, because the bride in front of him had almond-shaped eyes, rosy cheeks, willow eyebrows like black daisy, long hair like a waterfall, and skin as white as snow. She was simply beautiful. A top-notch beauty, even a beauty like Dou Xiantong, is inferior to her.
"Alas, I can't see the virtues of this woman for the time being, but her appearance is indeed otherworldly. I feel pity for her, but so what? It's better that she doesn't look good. If she doesn't look good, I feel sorry for her. I don't feel it's a pity. The current situation makes me even more distressed. Such a beautiful woman is actually my aunt. Although people's concept of etiquette at this time is not like that of the Song and Ming Dynasties in later generations, they are not very fond of such marriages. I'm used to it, and the emperors of the Tang Dynasty are ridiculous, so my marriage is actually nothing. However, I still can't accept this, and the most speechless thing is that this man is She was ordered by my mother to come to monitor me and create a estrangement between me and the Crown Prince Li Xian. Although Li Xian and I were originally very close in appearance and our estrangement did not matter, I still could not accept the fact that she was ordered by my mother. "
Li Xian looked straight at the beauty in front of him, but he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. With such a peerless beauty in front of him, and she was also his legal woman, he really couldn't arouse the slightest interest, or in other words, couldn't arouse any interest at all. , this kind of suffering is extremely painful.
But the Jia Ren in front of her didn't know what Li Xian was thinking. She saw Li Xian lift her hijab, and then she was stunned and did not take any further action for a long time.
At the beginning, Zhao Yinyue thought that the other party was stunned by her appearance, and she felt a little proud in her heart. After all, for such a famous figure as King Li Xian of Zhou Dynasty, even in a boudoir, she was already very familiar with it, and she was filled with excitement in her heart.
That heroic complex made her admire Li Xian very much. They said that beauties love heroes. If a beauty like herself could get the admiration of such a hero, then her life would be considered worthwhile.
But after a long period of time, at least in her opinion, this period of time was long enough, but Li Xian was very reluctant to take the next step, such as drinking the Hexin wine, which he had to drink at the urging of everyone.
At first, Zhao Yinyue thought that Li Xian was being reserved, but later she gradually realized that what kind of reserve was this? It was obvious that he was not satisfied with his marriage to her.
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Zhao Yinyue broke her head and couldn't think of why Li Xian was dissatisfied, but now was not the time for her to get to the bottom of it, and she didn't care to get to the bottom of it, because now she could only suppress the sadness in her heart and pretend to be
He looked very happy and cooperated with everyone to finish the play.
After all the guests finally dispersed, the new house that seemed too small now turned out to be empty. No one said a word to the two of them, they just sat on the couch with a distance between them.
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Zhao Yinyue longed in her heart to shorten the distance, but she was disappointed to see that her heroic "husband" did not move at all.
"We have worshiped the heaven and the earth, drank the Henu wine, and held the hair-tying ceremony. This means that you have become my husband, and I exist like heaven in this world. But now, you treat me like this
, How can I be embarrassed? How should I live my life in the future?" Zhao Yinyue lamented deeply in her heart, but when she saw that Li Xian was still so motionless, she had to grit her teeth and make a decision. Even if she left an unvirtuous impression in the other person's eyes, she would still
We need to get through this first hurdle first.
So Zhao Yinyue took the initiative to lean over and said softly: "Your Majesty, you have been tired for the whole day. It's time to rest. I'll undress you here..."
Zhao Yinyue was about to take action while talking, but she saw that Li Xian jumped up immediately as if he had been stung by a bee, and then said: "You can just rest by yourself. By the way, this big bed belongs to you, and this couch belongs to you."
Me, I move the couch to the other side of the room every night and move it back the next morning. By the way, if you still care about some affection, I hope you won’t talk about it in front of your mother. And in front of outsiders.
, I will definitely treat you as a real princess."
After finishing speaking, Li Xian lifted the couch without seeing any effort, and then gently placed it on the other side of the room. Then Li Xian gave the burning red candle a faint slap with his palm, and lifted the couch.
The red candle was extinguished, and then he said: "You should also go to bed early. You have to go to see your father, the emperor and the empress tomorrow morning."
After that, Li Xian lay down on the couch, and soon he started snoring...
However, Zhao Yinyue couldn't sleep, because she never thought that her appearance would be treated like this by the other party. The most heartbreaking thing is that this guy actually extinguished the red candle!
Before he got married, his mother, Princess Changle, had personally confessed that the red candle would stay on all night, which represented the long-lasting love between the two. However, he actually extinguished the red candle himself. Doesn't this mean that he will
To bury the love between two people with your own hands?
Also, which couple doesn't do those shameful things on the night of entering the bridal chamber, which means that the couple has truly become one from now on? But this guy actually slept in separate beds, which means it's obvious
, you don’t really regard me as your wife at all, but what on earth did I do to you? To make you so disgusted? If you hate me so much, why did you agree to this marriage in the first place?
Thinking of this, Zhao Yinyue couldn't help but feel full of grievances, and her tears flowed out unsatisfactorily, wetting the pillow, the quilt, and her miserable heart.
Zhao Yinyue stayed up almost all night, shedding tears until dawn. Then she immediately hid the sorrow in her heart, dressed herself meticulously, and then went with Li Xian to visit her aunt (who would later become her in-laws).
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Unexpectedly, even though she tried to cover up a lot, Empress Wu discovered the problem. After all, after shedding tears all night, her eyes would naturally become red and swollen.
But I heard Empress Wu ask in a deep voice: "Could it be that Xian'er bullied you last night? It seems as if you have suffered a lot of grievances. Tell your mother if you have any grievances. I will support you in everything."
When hearing what Empress Wu said, even though Li Xian was not afraid, he was a little nervous in his heart. If the other party told Empress Wu exactly what happened last night, I am afraid that he would definitely be suspicious of Empress Wu this time.
, in fact, he also knew that the best way to deal with last night was to follow the normal procedure and let Zhao Yinyue truly become his wife, but Li Xian couldn't convince himself in his heart anyway, so he acted willfully.
However, in exchange for it, Zhao Yinyue was sad for a night and the nervousness in his heart when facing Empress Wu.
Fortunately, what Zhao Yinyue said next finally made him feel relieved: "To the Queen of Heaven, I am not wronged, but I miss my parents and am overwhelmed with grief. Your Majesty also tried hard to persuade me. However, the more my Majesty persuaded me, I became more and more upset."
But it was so uncomfortable that I shed tears all night long, which resulted in me looking like this. I know I am guilty and hope that the Queen of Heaven will punish me."
"It turns out that it's normal for a woman to miss her parents after leaving the palace. Although her husband's family will really be your home from now on, after all, you have just arrived in a strange environment. How can you not miss your parents? This can better show that I
This daughter-in-law is pure and filial, do you think this is true, Your Majesty?"
Empress Wu smiled and said to Gaozong, who was in relatively good spirits.
After hearing this, Gaozong immediately nodded and said: "Yes, haha, Mei Niang, you have chosen a good daughter-in-law for me, and a good princess for Xian'er. Xian'er was originally a horse without a bridle, running around like crazy.
, now that I have such a good daughter-in-law, it’s time to put her back together."
The two talked some more. Gaozong and Empress Wu left Li Xian and Xiao to have a meal. After that, they were about to leave, but they heard Empress Wu say: "Xian'er, my wife is staying here. Xian'er, you go first."
Go back."
"Yes." Although he was still a little uneasy about Empress Wu's sudden decision, Li Xian had no choice but to leave silently. (To be continued.)