Chapter 531 Getting Married
Four days after Xia Ziying disappeared, Chu Lin led a large group of men and searched the entire capital, but could not find Xia Ziying, not even a single hair of hers.
Xia Zihan gave an order for her to bring her people back, "There is no need to look for her. If she is still in the capital, she will always show up in the future. If she leaves the capital, it is just a waste of time for you to look for her." .”
Xia Ziying's escape was both within Xia Zihan's expectation and beyond her expectation.
If Xia Ziying is really a fool and Xia Zihan is not worried that she will escape, but she is not a fool and is just pretending, then she will be tortured to death by Cao Huajun. Sooner or later, Xia Ziying will not be able to bear it anymore and will want to escape.
She escaped, and Xia Zihan felt a little regretful.
She felt that Xia Ziying's torture was not enough, but now that she had escaped, who would she seek to avenge in the future when she was beaten to death by Xia Ziying in her previous life?
Xia Zihan felt a little depressed.
However, this emotion was soon replaced by the joy of Chu Jingqi's return to Beijing.
After Chu Jingqi handed over the horses to the emperor and his father, she couldn't wait to come to Chu's house to pay her respects to Mrs. Zeng. Then, she took Xia Zihan with her and went to the room, where they had a nice and gentle time.
After the tenderness, Chu Jingqi hugged her and was reluctant to let go.
"Ayu, you girl is so cruel. I wrote you so many letters, but you only replied three. I haven't seen your reply. I couldn't sleep at night, so you couldn't write more to me. Seal?”
Chu Jingqi hugged her and complained.
Xia Zihan's head arched in his arms and muttered, "You think I'm just an idler. In just the past six months, the Chu family will have three weddings. Including ours, I will have four weddings." I’m so busy that I barely have time to sleep. How can I have time to write to you?”
And during this period of time, not only was there a lot going on at home, there was also a lot going on in the properties under her name. Now, several more manors had been added. She did not need to interfere with the farming matters, but there were some farm heads who could not do the master's work. She has to make the decision.
Chu Kui went to Jiangnan. She had to decide who to take, how many people to take, and how to go. Hey...
For the past six months, she wished that one person was worth ten people.
There is also Zeng Yiran’s marriage. Although Zeng San’s grandma is here and can help her with some things, Zeng San’s grandma is a guest after all. She has to worry about organizing the wedding. Zeng San’s grandma just helps to find someone to renovate it. The guest room where Zeng Yiran stayed was to be used as a new house. The betrothal gift for Zeng Yiran was sorted out by Grandma Zeng San.
As for the preparations in the mansion, she had to prepare them in person with the stewards.
The fourth master Zeng and his grandma Zeng went to Zeng Ning's place in Huaihuaicheng the day after Zeng Jing's wedding, saying that they wanted to spend more time with their daughter. After returning to Zeng's house, it was difficult to even see their daughter.
They wanted to go, and Zeng and Xia Zihan had to let them go.
But as a result, there were few people at home to help, and Zeng had nothing to worry about. The whole burden fell on Xia Zihan alone.
Fortunately, Chu Yuexi's wedding day will be in two days. After these two days, she should relax for a few days.
Chu Jingqi's eyes were full of heartache, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Zeng Yiran has his own official residence, why would he marry a wife here? It is unreasonable to ask my wife to arrange the marriage for him."
"What are you talking about? He is my cousin. He is getting married. If he is not here and goes to the official residence, people outside don't know how to discuss it. People who don't know the situation think it is my grandmother who won't let him get married here. ”
Xia Zihan slapped him, rolled his eyes, and stopped him from talking nonsense.
"Don't I feel sorry for you?" Chu Jingqi's voice was as gentle as water, and she said resentfully, "You are thinner than before I left. You are smaller here, you don't have as much fat as before, and you don't feel as big as before."
An angry Xia Zihan grinned and slapped his claws away, "If you don't like being small, then go find a cow and pet it. That one is big enough for you to pet."
"No, I just like to touch my Ayu's." Chu Jingqi's face was as thick as a city wall, and she stretched out her hand with a smile.
He has been thinking about her for several months. How can he not touch her enough?
The young couple stayed in the house all afternoon, and did not go to pay their respects to Mrs. Zeng until after dinner.
It just so happened that Grandma Zeng San was also there.
When Grandma Zeng San saw Chu Jingqi, her eyes were as bright as the two lamps embedded in them, and she kept clicking her tongue and said, "You are so handsome. I have lived for decades, and this is the first time." Seeing such a handsome young man standing next to our Chu Yu is such a perfect match.”
Chu Jingqi likes to hear this.
Immediately, he gave a half salute to Grandma Zeng and called her third cousin's aunt, which made Grandma Zeng so happy that she even laughed from the corner of her mouth to the back of her ears. Mrs. Zeng said, "When Brother Ran's wedding is completed, it will be between the two of them and the third nephew's daughter-in-law. Otherwise, if you go back after the August Festival, you can also drink the wedding wine of Yu Niang and A Qi." ”
Third Grandma Zeng and Fourth Master Zeng discussed it and planned to leave after Zeng Yiran's wedding. At that time, it was mid-June, the hottest time.
"After the August Festival, the weather is the mildest, so you don't have to suffer when you go on the road at that time," Zeng added.
The smile on Grandma Zeng's face faded a little, and she twitched the corner of her mouth, "I think there will be nothing to do when I go back anyway. I can see Sister Jing here a few more times, and I can also drink Chu Yu's wedding wine." , I am very happy, but the fourth master and his wife are anxious to go back. The fourth master is in charge of some of the household affairs and said that we cannot delay too long, so I can only follow them."
He breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "The Fourth Master originally planned to leave at the end of May, thinking that Brother Xi's marriage would be completed before leaving. Unexpectedly, Brother Ran's marriage had also been decided. Since we elders are here, we There is no reason to ignore his marriage. No matter what, we have to contribute to Brother Ran, drink him a glass of wedding wine before leaving, and go back so that we can give an explanation to our ancestors. "
The ancestor is Zeng's sister-in-law and Zeng Yiran's grandmother.
Mrs. Zeng felt very regretful after hearing this, "Since my fourth nephew has something to do, I can't stay any longer, so you can finish Brother Ran's marriage before setting off."
Grandma Zeng San showed reluctance and agreed with a smile.
Two days later, on the day of Chu Yuexi's wedding, Chu Jingqi came early and brought a large group of Yinlin Guards who had taken leave and came specifically to pick up Chu Yuexi's bride's brothers.
The second young master and the third young master of the Dou family have played well with Chu Jingqi since they were young. They were childhood playmates. They were also brought here by Chu Jingqi, as well as the second young master of the Li family. The Li family is Mrs. Dou's natal family. Because they were close relatives, followed the martial arts path, and had a good relationship with Chu Jingqi, they came to support Chu Yuexi.
This time, these young masters came to support Chu Yuexi. In addition, Liao Jingtang and Zeng Yiran, who had already joined the official ranks, and Chu Xuanyu took the lead, the wedding team instantly grew larger.
Early in the morning, these people came to the Chu family to eat wedding noodles. After eating, they went to the Second Prince's Mansion with drums and gongs playing. Xia Zihan and others were busy welcoming the guests and preparing for the arrival of the bride.
All the male guests were received by Xia Shiming and Fourth Master Zeng, while the female guests were received by Grandma Zeng Third, Grandma Zeng Fourth, and Mrs. Zhuo.
Mrs. Zeng was surrounded by everyone, and she was a perfect Lao An. Xia Zihan was responsible for receiving a group of girls among the guests, as well as the married Dou Er and Zeng Jing. As for Dou Si and Dou Da, They were all found to be pregnant one after another, and their families did not dare to let them join in the fun for fear of being crowded.
At three quarters before noon, the sound of firecrackers came from outside the door. Liao Fangyi jumped up excitedly, "Sister Chu Yu, the bride is here. Come on, let's go and see her."
"Why are you so anxious? The bride has to get off the sedan chair, enter the gate, and go to the lobby to pay her respects. It will take a while." Dou Er, who had already had experience, followed the two of them without any hurry.
Zeng Jing smiled, got up and walked out.
Dou Er noticed that there was a hint of fatigue between her eyebrows and her face was not very pretty, as if she had stayed up all night. However, most of it was covered by makeup. If you didn't look carefully, you really couldn't tell. Dou Er I also discovered it accidentally.
Seeing that everyone was in excitement and no one noticed Zeng Jing's face, she didn't say anything. After all, they were still newlyweds, maybe it was night... too much.
She and Zeng Jing were not very close, so it was difficult to ask about this kind of thing.
When a group of people arrived at the lobby, the bride happened to enter the lobby and was kneeling down to worship in the hall amidst the shouts of the emcee.
Mrs. Zeng and Old Man Bai were both sitting in the high hall, their faces glowing and smiling, especially Mrs. Zeng, whose face was full of happiness and joy.
After the ceremony, Chu Yuexi led the bride to the new house.
Xia Zihan hurriedly told Nuan Yu, "Go and inform the kitchen to prepare a bowl of blood swallows. After the people in the new house come out, bring it in for Qinghui to eat."
Nuanyu pursed her lips and smiled, "Princess, you can't take care of this matter today. You have to give this rare opportunity to perform to the young master."
The eldest young master was so kind to Princess Qinghui, how could he be willing to let her starve? Before the eldest young master went to pick up the bride in the morning, she overheard the eldest young master whispering to the lady in charge in the kitchen to let the people in the kitchen stew. A bowl of ginseng chicken soup was warmed by Princess Qinghui.
Xia Zihan slapped her forehead in frustration, "Look, I need you to remind me about this."
Nuan Yu said, "That's because you are on good terms with Princess Qinghui and always considerate of Princess Qinghui. From now on, Princess Qinghui will have an eldest son, so you can stop worrying about it."
"Well, you're right. From now on, I won't care about her and let my brother take care of her." Xia Zihan smiled jokingly.
In the bridal chamber, with Xi Niang's blessing, Chu Yuexi had already lifted her hijab, revealing Princess Qinghui's beautiful face.
Chu Yuexi stared at her with her eyes in a daze, standing there in a daze.
(End of chapter)