si-mexico Chapter 526 Welcoming the bride
Chapter 526 Welcoming the bride
The news of the Shen and Jiang families' wedding quickly spread throughout the imperial city.
With the news spread by Lin Ziqing, coupled with some deliberate guidance, the majority of people's discussions accurately focused on their envy and emotion for the deep feelings between the two.
Emperor Xiao and Empress Shi both agreed to Shen Yanxi and Jiang Suining's requests for leave after receiving their requests.
Emperor Xiao knew that there was no way to stop the relationship between Shen Yanxi and Jiang Suining, and as long as Jiang Suining knew the situation, there was no need to stop it. Therefore, in addition to granting leave, he also issued an order to give a lot of rewards.
During these two days, almost everyone in the Jiang family and the Shen family was busy. Not only did they have to arrange and prepare various things, but they also had to send out wedding invitations urgently and invite relatives and friends.
In the midst of this busy schedule, Zheng also specially asked someone to calculate the date. It turned out that although the wedding date was set hastily, it was just the right date for marriage and was an auspicious day.
On the wedding day, the sunlight penetrated the clouds, shining evenly on the earth, and everything was fine.
The entire Jiang family was shrouded in a joyous atmosphere. Many people who came to congratulate them had already arrived early. In addition to business partners, there were also Jiang Zhitong, Zheng, and even Jiang Mushi’s respective friends.
Then came Wei Yao, who was recuperating at the Jiang family, Lin Ziqing, who had come early to help, Lu Yan, He Qingrui, and Chu Jingyue, who was pregnant and was gently supported by Chu Changhe, all came to congratulate Jiang Suining.
The Jiang family was so big that it was almost unable to accommodate so many guests.
In the room, Jiang Suining changed into a bright red wedding dress and sat in front of the mirror, letting the bridesmaid carefully draw her eyebrows and do her makeup.
Xier and Biyun stood aside, constantly saying all kinds of auspicious words.
Jiang Suining looked at herself in the mirror with delicate eyebrows and rosy cheeks, and her heart beat faster.
"What time is it?"
"It's almost time to welcome the bride. I guess the son-in-law and his family should be outside the mansion by now."
"Miss, I heard that the young master and Mr. Lin have prepared many ways to block the door. Do you want to remind the young master not to make too much trouble and end up missing the time?" Biyun asked.
"No need, Mu Shi knows his limits, and... they can't stop Shen Yanxi."
Jiang Suining had just finished speaking with a smile when they heard lively music and firecrackers. The first round of firecrackers meant that Shen Yanxi and his party had successfully entered the mansion.
"It seems that what the young lady said is right. I really couldn't stop them." Xi'er took the round fan from the side and handed it to Jiang Suining with a smile, "Young lady, since the son-in-law and others have come in, you should also leave."
With the help of Biyun and Xier, Jiang Suining walked out of the room.
Red silk was hung high along the way, and all the maids and servants had happy faces.
Shen Yanxi was waiting outside the hall, looking nervously at the end of the corridor.
He was tall and slender, and the bright red wedding dress made him look even more handsome.
But at this moment, his heart was beating fast and his palms were sweating. Although he tried his best to control his expression, his eyes still showed nervousness.
Pei Zhaozhi, who was accompanying him to welcome the bride today and standing behind Shen Yanxi, couldn't help but make a joke when he saw this.
"If the court officials saw you like this, I'm afraid they would laugh at you. Relax a little. You and Miss Jiang love each other, and your wedding today will surely go smoothly. Are you still worried that she will regret it at the last minute?"
Shen Yanxi's attention was focused on the corridor and he didn't hear clearly what Pei Zhaozhi said at all. He only clearly heard the word "breaking off the engagement". His heart skipped a beat and he immediately turned to look at Pei Zhaozhi.
"Broken engagement? Why do you think Ningning would break engagement?"
Pei Zhaozhi: “…”
"What I said is that she will never regret the engagement, so don't worry!" Pei Zhaozhi was helpless. If he had known this, he would not have said anything. But after he said so much, Shen Yanxi heard the word "ruin the engagement".
"No, Ningning will definitely not regret the engagement." Shen Yanxi said firmly, but from the tone he spoke, it was hard to tell whether he was agreeing with Pei Zhaozhi's words or just comforting himself psychologically.
The sounds of music and laughter were heard all around, but to Shen Yanxi, every minute and every second seemed extremely difficult to endure, and the time seemed extremely long.
Finally, he saw the red figure at the end of the corridor.
Just like a person in a cold night finally seeing a ray of bright white coming through the eastern sky, Shen Yanxi almost subconsciously took a step forward.
Pei Zhaozhi, who was standing next to him, quickly grabbed him and reminded him in a low voice.
"Don't move, it's against the rules."
Shen Yanxi stopped and stared at the red figure walking towards him step by step.
It has long been a consensus that Jiang Suining is beautiful, but her usual attire is mostly plain and elegant. But today, for her wedding, her makeup is exquisite and beautiful.
The black hair was piled up, and the hairpins were decorated with gold and green. The eyebrows were like distant black, and the slightly elongated eyebrows were like willow branches in spring, charming and relaxed. The eyes were like autumn water with stars, and the eyes were rolling. The cheeks were powdered and rouge was lightly applied, as warm as mutton-fat jade.
Although the lower half of her face was half hidden behind the round fan, one could still see her cherry-like lips. Her face was delicate and charming, like the most blooming flower among all the flowers in spring.
Shen Yanxi was lost in thought until Jiang Suining came close to him and looked at him. Then he suddenly came to his senses and walked forward to hold Jiang Suining's hand.
Jiang Suining was stunned.
Shen Yanxi then realized that according to the rules, they did not need to hold hands at this moment. They just needed to walk into the hall side by side, then bow and offer tea.
Feeling embarrassed, Shen Yanxi wanted to take his hand back, but he was reluctant to let go. When he was hesitating, Jiang Suining held his hand and said softly, "Let's go in."
The two of them walked into the lobby hand in hand.
Jiang Zhitong and Zheng had already sat in the lobby early, and everything went smoothly when they were serving tea, but Zheng couldn't help but her eyes turned red and she almost cried.
To her, Jiang Suining has long been her biological daughter.
As the tea ceremony ended, the sound of firecrackers rang out again. Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi set off for the Shen family as everyone watched.
Among the guests, Zhou Changchuan and Zhou Changfeng also came to the Shen family today with their mother Yu to express congratulations.
Zhou Changchuan is now engaged, and at the moment, looking at the red figure, he was a little dazed.
Zhou Changfeng, who was standing next to him, had lost the immaturity he had when he fought with Jiang Mushi. He looked at his brother, sighed, and whispered with some guilt.
"Brother, I'm sorry. If I hadn't talked nonsense back then, you and Miss Jiang might have already..."
Zhou Changchuan shook his head and interrupted his brother. "Even if you didn't say those words, Miss Jiang wouldn't have chosen me back then. And it's been so long, don't mention those old things again in the future."
Zhou Changfeng nodded in agreement without saying anything else. Together with his brother and the guests, he watched the newlyweds walk towards the wedding procession.