C67 (1/2)
”Dong Dong …” Eh, what was that sound? He Yuan listened attentively, and suddenly realized that this was his heartbeat. Today's marriage was just too fake, the groom was about to enter the room, and as his footsteps drew closer, he felt that it was real and not fake. He could not help but panic as he clenched his fists and chanted, ”Take a deep breath, take a deep breath!”
Seeing Jiang Huanan enter, the ladies went up to greet him. With a smile, they handed the weighing rod to him. ”Young General, please lift your head!”
Jiang Hua An nodded and took the weighing rod. He looked at the tiny red figure sitting on the bed and smiled. He paused for a moment, then gently lifted the corner of the red cap and slowly lifted it up. The He Yuan under the hood was slightly different from usual. Its lively big eyes were lowered, not daring to look at anyone. The crystal crown covered half of her face, making her appear even more childish. Due to the hot weather, perspiration formed on her nose, while her rosy lips were tightly pursed. She was trying her best to appear solemn and dignified. Upon seeing He Yuan like this, Jiang Hua An suddenly laughed for some reason.
He Yuan could feel the warm breath of Jiang Huashan's breath on his face. He even seemed to be smiling. When he raised his head and saw Jiang Huashan's face full of smiles, he couldn't help but blurt out, ”What's so good about it?” In his heart, he added, ”Haven't you seen the bride at the age of eleven?”
When the matchmaker and the rest heard He Yuan's words, they all laughed. Jiang Huashan, however, said with a smile, ”It's very pretty!”
What was he saying? Was he praising me? He Yuan was a little confused. He lowered his head to tug at his bridal clothing. Although it was a little too small, it was still too rushed. His waist was wide and he did not seem to have any chest. Although he didn't have a chest at first, but if his waist was a bit tighter, he could still have some looks. However, the person who changed his wedding dress clearly didn't want to think about it, he actually changed his chest and pasted it on his waist. He Yuan steadied himself and decided to ignore the ugly matters of the wedding dress. He had to turn his attention to the groom. Well, the bridegroom just complimented me, and I have to treat you with respect.
”Brother An, you look good today too!” He Yuan gathered up his courage and looked at Jiang Hua An. Jiang Hua An was dressed quite nicely, with a pair of eyes as bright as the stars under his sword-like brows. It made one's heart palpitate. Phew, such a living person, the wise Divine General Wu, will belong to me from now on. Ugh, why am I only eleven years old? Otherwise, humph... He Yuan Zheng sighed to himself, only to see the wedding lady set down the wine cup on the table and said, ”Let the bride and groom have some wine!”
”She's still young, so I'm afraid she won't be able to drink this spicy wine. If that's the case, she will drink tea while I drink! ” Jiang Hua An looked at He Yuan with a smile. Under everyone's gazes, he leaned close to her and placed his hand on the crystal cap on her head. ”Such a heavy object. It didn't crush you, did it?”
”It's already broken, I can't move my neck!” He Yuan tilted his head as he looked at Jiang Hua An and said coquettishly, ”Hurry and help me remove it!”
When the empress and others saw He Yuanhong's face reddening as she took out the crown, they covered their mouths and laughed secretly. They poured a cup of wine for her and shook the teapot as they prepared to pour the tea for He Yuan. ”Why didn't anyone bring tea into the bridal chamber?”
One of the women laughed and said, ”I heard that the people outside have all finished drinking the water. There are more and more people coming, so we can't care less. I still need to go to the kitchen and have a look. It's more proper to pour water for my tea. ”
They didn't have any tea to drink here, and the female servants at the tables were also clamoring over how no one had brought tea here. They were discussing the matters of the day.
”The general's wife is really blessed to be married off to two wives. One is the daughter of the He family, the other is the daughter of the Chen family. They are both good weddings that are envied by everyone. By now, they should wake up in the middle of the night with a smile.” When the other wives heard about the wedding ceremony, they rushed over and discussed, ”The general's mansion is indeed a good position. With this marriage, they married two young ladies who participated in the North and South Embroidery Meet. ”After hearing that they only disembarked today, and that they just returned to the residence not long ago, this bridal sedan is already at their doorstep. What a sensation.”
”This is indeed a great sensation, but amongst these two bride, one is only eleven years old while the other is only twelve. If the Madam General wishes to carry her grandson, how long will she have to wait?”
”We don't have to wait long. We just need to wait another three to four years. The young general would look like he was twenty-five or twenty-six, so it wasn't too late. This is much earlier than when his father got married at the age of thirty and got his grandmother to carry his grandson at the age of thirty-one. ”
”In the morning, I heard a few wives from the Residence of He go to the Residence of He to propose marriage. Later on, the little prince of Beicheng also personally went to the Residence of He to propose marriage. For some reason, the little prince failed while the wives from the three families all chose a girl from the Residence of He. After asking who the ladies were, and hearing that the bridal sedan from the general's estate had gone to the He estate to receive the bride, we came back to our senses and said that we were welcoming He Nian's daughter, Miss He Yuan. In a moment of desperation, he went to the street to buy a congratulatory gift, but who would have thought that he would run into several wives who wanted to buy a congratulatory gift from the General's Estate? Everyone laughed and said that since the young general was not going to get married, he would not get married. When we bought the wedding gift and were about to get on the palanquin, we received news that not only did the young general of the General's Estate get married, but also that the Second Young Master was going to get married. Everyone was still in a daze, so they went to get another congratulatory gift before rushing over. Along the way, he had laughed and said that he had arranged two gifts, but he had only had one gift in his mouth, and couldn't eat any of his wedding wine. He had lost. Who knew that by the time we arrived at the general's manor, we would have drunk almost all the water, let alone the wedding wine. I really wonder where all these people came from? ”
”The general's residence welcomed the bride in a hurry. They were too late to send out any messages, so they only sent people to spread the news. As a result, those who were near the side all arrived. Even those who had nothing to do with the general's estate and only wanted to watch the show had snuck in. It's alright for all of you to come at a later time. It's about time for the water to boil as well. After a while, a cup of tea was brewed and served. We were in a hurry to get here, not to mention tea, we didn't even have water, so we gave it all to the idle people outside. Anything that could be found in the kitchen of the general's mansion was served. Even the radishes hidden by the chef were found and eaten dry, which is an exaggeration. ”
”There were some people who said that the General's House is so extravagant, they actually took out the ginseng and gave it to someone to drink. Could it be that it is actually a dried radish?” Madam Zhen Nan had just gone out to converse with He Zixin when she gasped and came over to say, ”The hall is full of people. Every table is full. Many people were shouting that he had married two new wives right after marrying into the General's Estate. No matter what, he had to join in on such a grand matter. The people from the general's estate all fainted. ”Since the general's wife and the rest have no time to greet us, we have to call the granny to the kitchen to find us some food. Otherwise, we'll have to go back with empty stomachs.”