Volume 1: Painting Hall Spring Chapter 25: Greetings
The ninth day of April is the wedding ceremony.
The prince's wedding ceremony was already grand, and coupled with the emperor's preference, Prince Heng's wedding ceremony was especially grand. People all over the capital city seemed to have come out to celebrate, watching Xiao Yizheng dressed in a complicated dress and walking into the gate of Ling Mansion in high spirits.
, watching the daughter of the Ling family dressed in red getting into the sedan chair gracefully, watching the wedding procession winding for miles, playing and playing happily, in short, this wedding has been the talk of Shangdu people after dinner for a long time.
Qingxi was led into the bridal chamber after a complicated worship ceremony. Her sight was blocked by a red hijab all the way, and she could only peek at the surrounding environment through the gaps. Yueying, as her personal maid, naturally followed her into the palace. This girl
Accompanying her, she took the opportunity to praise the prince for how handsome he looked today. The scene in the palace was extremely lively. When she sat on the wedding bed, her ears were finally clear.
She shook her head first. The headdress pressed against her neck and it hurt. But after a few shakes, Xiniang spoke up: "The princess cannot shake off the red hijab. She has to wait for the prince to take it off."
She frowned, waiting for him to come before the wedding banquet in the front hall was over. "Is there a banquet in the front hall?" she asked softly.
"Not yet, I said I'll wait for the Holy One." Xi Niang said happily.
"Is your Majesty coming too?" The emperor would come to Prince Heng's Mansion to attend the wedding banquet in person, which was beyond her expectation.
"Yes! Your Majesty, the Holy Spirit favors you."
It seems that the emperor really doted on his son. How would he feel if he knew that this marriage was just a show where everyone got what they wanted.
It seems that everyone gets what he wants. She has never understood what Xiao Yizheng wants to get from this marriage. He is not like herself who can be manipulated by others without any way out. Even relying on the emperor's preference, he only
If she said she didn't want to, what could the emperor do? Just as she was thinking about it, she suddenly felt someone stuffing two pieces of white rice cake into her hand, and Yueying's clear voice sounded in her ears: "Girl, you are hungry, eat something first."
"Oh, I said to this girl, you can't do this, it's against the rules!" Xi Niang pretended to take back the two pieces of rice cakes.
"Xiniang, just two slices, it's okay. Our girl is greedy. What can we do if she's starving?"
Qingxi's face turned red and her ears flushed. This Yue Ying was so greedy that she wanted to immediately raise her hand and cover Yue Ying's mouth tightly.
The door was suddenly opened, and she felt that everyone in the room was kneeling down in unison, and then she heard a familiar voice: "Everyone, get up."
It's Xiao Yizheng! Why is he here? Shouldn't he be waiting in the front hall to greet the emperor at this time?
After a while, she felt that the light in front of her was blocked. Apparently he had walked in front of her, and she didn't know what he had done. Xi Niang was so anxious that she shouted: "You must, your lord."
"There's nothing wrong with it. My happy marriage does not depend on these false gifts."
Her red hijab was suddenly lifted, and her eyes suddenly became brighter. She raised her head suddenly without any preparation, and the hairpin on her head made a crisp sound. She blinked her eyes twice, and met Xiao Yizheng's smiling face with surprise.
A profound look.
Today, he is indeed dressed more handsomely as Yueying said, but the complicated dress hides a little bit of his free and elegant temperament, and is more luxurious, especially at this moment, the eyes that are looking straight at him seem to have thousands of bouquets in them.
of brilliance.
She felt embarrassed for a moment and lowered her head slightly, avoiding eye contact.
"Oh, Your Majesty..." Seeing that Xi Niang couldn't stop her at all, she could only sigh unwillingly. The other attendants in the room all covered their mouths and smiled, probably thinking that the Prince was so patient. Can't control my temper.
"It's been such a long time and there are so many rules. I think you're tired, or maybe you're also hungry..." Xiao Yizheng's voice was very gentle, and he paused at this point.
Qingxi immediately thought of the two pieces of white rice cake in her hand. She subconsciously shrank her hands and hid them in her sleeves. Thinking that it was embarrassing to act like this, she immediately took them out calmly. She seemed to hear Xiao Yizheng's silent words. Smiling, his face turned red again.
"Don't worry about those rules, just eat and drink whatever you want, just get started." After saying that, Xiao Yizheng said to everyone: "You also listen carefully, I will not lack the etiquette that should be done, but you are not allowed to use it. Those false etiquette restrain the princess."
Everyone saluted and said yes.
Qingxi looked up at him again, feeling warm in her heart: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your consideration."
Xiao Yizheng saw that she was dressed up today, which was completely different from her usual elegant and light appearance. However, even though she was dressed in such a different way, she still showed the same sense of beauty. It could be said that light makeup and heavy makeup were always suitable. Even though he had traveled thousands of miles, he saw Having passed thousands of people, he had to admit that Ling Qingxi's appearance and temperament were special. The moment he took off the red hijab, he was a little focused. Her beauty was not so shocking, but it still captured his heart and soul at that moment. A word came out of his heart: This is my wife, Xiao Yizheng. This thought made him doubt his determination, which he had always been very confident about. He coughed twice and said: "I will go back to the front hall first. If When you feel tired, you can lie down for a while without restraint."
Qingxi nodded gratefully.
Although he said there was no need to be restrained, Qingxi did not want everyone to think that she was unruly and unreasonable on the first day she entered the palace. Some things should not be too outrageous. Therefore, although she was indeed very tired, she still changed into something comfortable. He sat in a sitting position and waited for Xiao Yizheng.
He took off the red hijab, which really made her feel a lot more comfortable. She first looked around the room with her big eyes. The room was quite large and fully equipped with all the utensils. The decoration was simple and simple, and there was no trace of anything. What kind of rare antiques, perhaps noticed her curiosity, and the female official standing beside her said: "Princess, this is the residence of Your Highness. Your Highness does not like luxury, and he is not particular about the food. But because he wants to marry the princess, His Highness likes this This time, the palace was decorated with great care."
Particularly attentive? Qingxi looked around the room again, but really didn't see any special attentiveness. However, thinking that this female official was a talkative, she turned around and looked at her: "Who is this girl?"
"My wife, Mrs. Su, pays her respects to the princess." As she said this, she knelt down. As soon as she knelt down, everyone also knelt down and knelt down.
Qingxi stood up, walked to her, stretched out his hand to help her up, and said: "People from Sunei, please get up, everyone should also get up."
Everyone stood up as ordered.
Qingxi smiled and said, "Can you tell me the name of Sunei people?"
The woman who lowered her head slightly raised her head, as if she was surprised that she would care about her name. She paused and said respectfully: "Listen to the dream."
"Listen to dreams?"
"Listen to the wind and rain through the west window, and the green mountains in the dream are speechless. Listen to the word dream."
"It's a very elegant name."
Tingmeng lowered his head and said, "This is the name given by the prince. Tingmeng has no father or mother. Thanks to the prince, he will not give up and takes him into the palace."
When Ting Meng spoke again, Yueying turned sideways and tilted her head several times to look at her. Ting Meng, this name was actually more special than her own, which made her a little bit disappointed.
Qingxi nodded, guessing that Tingmeng was about the same size as himself, with a dignified appearance, and he also had a certain level of advance and retreat when answering this question. Thinking that his status in the palace must not be comparable to that of ordinary servants, he said: " Ting Meng, could you please introduce me to the people in this room?"
Everyone and Tingmeng were slightly startled when they heard this, naturally because of Qingxi's so close and cordial attitude.
Ting Meng smiled slightly and introduced him without any pretense.
As soon as he finished speaking, the attendant at the door announced that the Crown Princess was here. Qingxi felt happy and took two steps forward, when Shen Tong walked in with a smile on his face.
Everyone knelt down and worshiped again.
Shen Tong stepped forward and took Qing Xi's hand, and said with a smile: "The red hijab is taken off? It suits the sixth brother's temper. I'm here to congratulate you and please Princess Heng."
"Sister Tong is used to making fun of me." Qingxi led her to sit down.
"I came with the prince. My father and mother are also there. There is already a banquet in the front hall. I found a reason to come to see you. I can't stay long. I don't think my sixth brother will mind if I come." Shen Tong was full of affection. Looking at Qingxi, Qingxi felt that she really had the look of a sister who was reluctant to let her sister get married.
She suddenly realized that she and her brother were going to be on the same occasion at tonight's banquet. But of course she couldn't ask about such a thing, and Shen Tong would also mention it.
"In the future, we can see each other more often!" Shen Tong was full of expectations.
Qingxi nodded: "You still need to pay more attention."
Shen Tong's smile faded a little, and he said leisurely: "I didn't expect that all my words came true."
Qingxi felt that there seemed to be some emotion behind her smile and words, but she couldn't figure it out for the moment.
The two joked for a few more words, and Shen Tong left.
After that, Qingxi listened to the song and dance music in the front hall getting louder and louder, and listened to the busy footsteps of the waiters outside the house. She calmly took the food and drink offered by Yueying and ate them carefully. From time to time, I asked about the various situations in Prince Meng's Mansion, until all the hustle and bustle outside the house had faded away, and the sound of steady footsteps came from outside the house.
