0p0 Chapter 572 The King Wants to Marry a Princess
Chapter 572 The King Wants to Marry a Princess
Naturally, Yan Qing would be the one to handle what Xiao Yu agreed to do.
Hearing Xiao Yu say that he wanted to redecorate the mansion according to the standards of a grand wedding, Yan Qing looked at Xiao Yu and Su Lingyue with a puzzled expression, "Princess, are you going to take a concubine for the prince...?"
The word "rushing for happiness" was on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed it back.
Xiao Yu directly denied it, "No."
In Yan Qing's puzzled eyes, Xiao Yu lowered his eyes and explained lightly: "It is this prince who wants to marry a princess."
Although Xiao Yu looked calm, Su Lingyue saw his earlobes slowly turning red, and she couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled.
As if feeling Su Lingyue's burning gaze, she covered her lips and coughed lightly twice.
Yan Qing was even more confused, "But, Your Majesty, don't you already have a princess?"
Su Lingyue took Xiao Yu's hand, waved it towards Yan Qing with a proud look on her face, and smiled brightly, "Yes, it's my princess."
Only then did Yan Qing understand what Xiao Yu had said.
The prince wants to marry the princess.
But they are already married!
Knowing what Yan Qing was thinking, Xiao Yu looked at the small hand in his palm and raised a faint smile on his face, "The etiquette was not complete at the beginning."
When the emperor granted the marriage, Xiao Yu knew he couldn't refuse, but he could decide how to hold the wedding himself.
He wanted to severely humiliate the daughter that Su Heng had forced into his house.
There was nothing else at the wedding except the red silk that Yan Qing strongly requested, and there was not even a ceremony in the hall.
None of them thought that one day they would fall in love with each other.
"That's what I was saying. It's a good thing I wore the red silk!"
After Yan Qing understood everything, his eyebrows and eyes immediately curved with joy, with an expression of understanding. He patted his chest and assured: "Prince and Princess, don't worry, I will definitely do it well this time."
*
The wedding is scheduled for five days later.
Su Lingyue asked Caiyi and Jitang, the newlyweds, to spend three days together before each of them returned to their respective duties.
The day before the wedding, Caidie and Caiyi came from the farm and saw the stone lions at the gate of the palace and the red silk hanging on the plaque. The two sisters looked at each other in surprise.
The two of them hurriedly asked the gatekeeper and learned that their young lady was going to have another wedding with the prince. They immediately smiled at each other and trotted off to find Su Lingyue.
When I saw Caiyi again, she had already combed her black hair into a woman's bun. She had only a jade hairpin pinned on it.
Although the water quality is not the best, the carved flower is very exquisite, it is a crabapple.
Su Lingyue knew without asking that this hairpin must have been bought with the money Ji Tang had saved for a long time.
"Is everything on the farm arranged?" Su Lingyue asked with a smile.
Caiyi blushed and lowered her head shyly, "Miss, everything has been arranged."
Her dowry had been locked up in a private vault, and the farm and fertile land given to her by Su Lingyue were handed over to Ji Ming to manage. Ji Ming had already adapted to everything on the farm and was able to take care of it with ease.
Now, she no longer has any worries. She only needs to serve the prince and her young lady well and make her young lady the most beautiful bride.
Su Lingyue decided to hold the wedding at her residence, with witnesses from within. Since Concubine Zhen was not present, Doctor Lu would serve as a witness, and Yan Qing would officiate the ceremony.
Caidie Caiyi had previously felt regretful for not being able to put makeup on Su Lingyue herself, but this time she was able to do it herself and send her to the wedding hall. The two sisters had been going in and out like a top since morning, with smiles on their faces the whole time.
After drawing eyebrows, applying powder, wearing hairpins and rings, and dressing up, the one sitting in front of the mirror was the most beautiful and charming bride in the whole capital.
Su Lingyue looked at herself in the mirror and raised the corners of her lips with great satisfaction.
I’m sure Xiao Yu will like me today when he sees me!
"Change my clothes!"
Caidie Caiyi was about to answer when she heard a knock on the door. Caidie opened the door and Qin Wanning and her cousin Wang walked in.
Su Lingyue sat there for a while without reacting. When the two approached, she asked, "Wan Ning, cousin-in-law, why are you here?"
Wang said angrily, "You! You didn't even tell your sister-in-law about such a big thing as getting married. I'm really going to be heartbroken!"
Qin Wanning took Su Lingyue's hand and pretended to be angry, "Humph! Come here today and fulfill the friendship we have maintained for so many years. Tomorrow I will break off my friendship with you and never talk to you again!"
The long-lost family love and friendship gradually awakened Su Lingyue's good memories of the past. The days of laughter and joy with Wan Ning and her cousin's wife gradually warmed a corner of her heart that had been cold because of the Queen.
Su Lingyue looked at the two of them, her eyes gradually moist with emotion. "I'm sorry, I was only thinking about holding a wedding with the prince in the mansion. I didn't want to disturb you, but I forgot all these years of friendship. It's my fault."
Seeing Su Lingyue's good attitude in admitting her mistake, Qin Wanning's feigned anger dissipated, and she smiled and scolded her, "I'll forgive you this time. If you treat me as an outsider again in the future, I will ignore you."
Several people looked at each other and smiled.
Su Lingyue remembered something and asked doubtfully, "Did the prince tell you that?"
Wang chuckled, "Yes, I suddenly received an invitation to the prince's wedding a few days ago. I was shocked and thought that the prince was going to take a concubine. Later, when I saw your name on the invitation, I realized what was going on."
"Yue'er, Xiaoyan, who delivered the invitations, said that the prince wrote them himself. It shows that the prince attaches great importance to this wedding!"
Wang said this with a meaningful smile in her eyes.
Su Lingyue didn't have time to blush, her heart suddenly tightened. Xiao Yu was struggling to even walk, so how could he have written the invitations? And from what Wang had said, there must be more than one person coming.
"Are there many people outside?" Su Lingyue asked with red eyes.
Wang said, "Not many, only the people from the Jiang Mansion, Madam He, and the Grand Tutor He and his wife."
It turned out that Xiao Yu knew what she was thinking.
Knowing that she wanted the most sincere blessings and didn't want to deal with false feelings, I only invited people close to her.
Just then, there was another knock on the door. Caidie opened the door and saw the white-haired but energetic Mrs. He standing outside.
Before anyone could react, Madam He came in and questioned her granddaughter-in-law, "Wan Ning, you're quick on your feet. Even if you're in a hurry to see the princess, you can't leave your grandmother behind!"
Qin Wanning thought that her grandmother would go to the hall with Tutor He to meet other people, so she said hello and went to find Su Lingyue, not knowing that her grandmother would also come.
After coaxing her for a while, Qin Wanning finally calmed Madam He down and asked curiously, "Grandma, why don't you stay with Grandpa?"
Madam He turned her head to look at Su Lingyue, her eyes full of kindness, "It was the prince who asked me to comb the princess' hair."
Yes, a wedding requires an elder who has a successful marriage to comb the bride's hair and give her blessings. But Su Lingyue's family no longer has an elder who can comb her hair, so Mrs. Jiang went to Qingshi Temple again.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yu actually invited Madam He to come over.
The bun that Caidie Caiyi had done was loosened, and Old Madam He combed Su Lingyue's hair herself, with Qin Wanning and Wang helping her.
"Comb all the way to the end,"
"The second comb of white hair reaches the eyebrows,"
"Three combs bring forth children and grandchildren,"
……
"The love between the Jiushou couple lasts forever,"
"Ten combs will keep a couple together till old age."
Su Lingyue listened to the words of blessing and looked at herself in the mirror, a happy smile blooming from the heart. She could no longer hold back her tears.
So this is what it feels like to have a loving elder at home.
Seeing that Su Lingyue's makeup was smudged due to crying, Qin Wanning and Wang Shi comforted her while touching up her makeup, with happy smiles on their faces.
*
Xiao Yu's side was not as lively as Su Lingyue's room.
He supported Doctor Lu and managed to stand steadily. Yan Qing helped him change his clothes with a long coat. The exquisite and luxurious red wedding dress was ironed flat and hung on the hanger.
Xiao Yu coughed lightly a few times, steadied his breathing, and said softly, "You don't have to wear a long coat. It doesn't look good."
This is his and Yue'er's wedding, and it must be perfect.
Doctor Lu was anxious when he heard this. "You are very sensitive to cold. If you leave the bedroom without dressing warmly, your whole body will feel like it's being pricked by needles. Haven't you experienced how painful that is?!"
That was the first year that Xiao Yu fell ill. The long-term pain and torture coupled with the bloody nightmare in his heart made him think that he might as well get over it!
He chose to walk out of the bedroom wearing his inner clothes on a snowy day. The moment he stepped out of the door, he felt as if countless needles were pricking him all over. His painful groans attracted Yan Qing and Yun Ting. With their constant protection and companionship, Xiao Yu managed to hold on.
Xiao Yu comforted Doctor Lu in a gentle voice, "It's okay. The weather is warm now, not cold."
After saying that, he covered his lips and coughed lightly.
But Xiao Yu's body now was like a leaky bellows, unable to retain any heat, so how could he not be cold?
Finally, at the insistence of Doctor Lu and Yan Qing, a thin rabbit fur coat was worn under the wedding dress.
Xiao Yu's skin was pale to begin with, and now he was wearing a bright red wedding dress. Doctor Lu and Yan Qing were stunned by the sight.
When the auspicious time arrived, Xiao Yu came out of the bedroom first and was supported by Doctor Lu and Yan Qing to the hall.
Su Lingyue also put on an exquisite red wedding dress and walked out supported by Wang and Qin Wanning, with colorful butterflies and colorful clothes following behind her.
At this moment, Su Lingyue truly felt like a bride waiting to be married. She dressed herself up and walked towards Xiao Yu with the blessings of all her relatives and friends.