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Chapter 568 Wedding ()

According to the custom of welcoming the bride, when the groom arrives at the bride's home, he will be harassed by his uncles and cousins ​​of the same generation.

When it came to Jiang Shaohua, the situation was different. The Cui family didn't block the door at all, and even couldn't wait to welcome the princess to Cui Du's yard.

Jiang Shaohua pushed open the door amid everyone's friendly laughter.

A handsome young man in groom's suit sat beside the bed, smiling foolishly.

Jiang Shaohua didn't need to look in the mirror to know that the corners of his lips and eyebrows were all smiling.

The two looked at each other.

"Princess, you're here." Cui Du murmured softly as if he was daydreaming.

Jiang Shaohua chuckled and hummed: "Yes, I'm here."

Then, he stretched out his hand. Cui Du immediately held Jiang Shaohua's hand and stood up.

The bridesmaid came over with a smile, took out the wedding silk that had been prepared long ago, and stuffed it into the hands of the young man and the young woman respectively: "Princess, please hold the wedding silk, and Lord Changning, please also hold the wedding silk. Now let's go to the main hall to pay our respects to the elders of the Cui family and say goodbye."

Cui Du reluctantly let go, holding one end of the wedding silk, while the other end was in Jiang Shaohua's hand. Jiang Shaohua took a step forward under the guidance of the bridesmaid, and Cui Du followed behind Jiang Shaohua holding the wedding silk.

This is the rule for a son-in-law to marry into the family. The identities of man and woman are swapped, the order of marriage is reversed, and everything is done according to the rules.

Entering the main hall, sitting at the top seat was Cui Youshi, the smiling head of the Cui family.

Cui Du's "parents died early", and now his closest elder in name is Cui Shiyou.

Jiang Shaohua bowed with a smile, and Cui Du naturally saluted as well.

Cui sometimes suppressed the urge to stand up and return the greeting, and calmly accepted it as a son-in-law and elder. Then, in front of all the clan members and guests, he instructed Cui Du: "Since you are the princess's son-in-law, you should put the princess first in everything in the future, treat the princess wholeheartedly, and don't make the princess angry."

Everyone found it interesting and stretched their necks to see how Lord Changning would react.

To be honest, most of the people watching the ceremony were men, and there were very few women. For the men, watching the princess marry her son-in-law was actually quite shocking. It made people sigh with emotion as if the world had turned upside down.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Cui Du did not feel a trace of grievance, but only endless joy and pride, and he responded loudly.

Jiang Shaohua turned around and smiled at Cui Du.

Cui Du was overwhelmed by such dazzling beauty and blurted out: "The princess is so beautiful!"

This caused everyone to burst into laughter.

Jiang Shaohua also laughed: "You look particularly good today."

The wedding dress Cui Du wore was similar to the style of the earl's dress at the imperial court, and was also bright red. The two of them standing side by side looked like a perfect match made in heaven, radiant and dazzling, making people unable to take their eyes away.

After bidding farewell to the elders, the next step is for the son-in-law to get into the sedan chair.

When a woman gets married, her brothers have to carry her to the bridal sedan chair, and her feet cannot touch the ground. After that, there are other customs such as kicking the sedan door and jumping over the fire pot. Today, all these trivial rituals are omitted.

Jiang Shaohua led the wedding silk to the sedan chair and opened the curtain himself. Cui Du sat on it calmly and told the palace guards who were carrying the sedan chair: "Don't shake it too much. If I get dizzy and vomit, it will be difficult to get married later."

Qin Hu and Meng Sanbao each bared their teeth, showing their big white teeth: "Okay!"

"Mr. Changning, please sit tight!"

"Lift the sedan!" With loud shouts, the sedan was lifted steadily.

Jiang Shaohua climbed onto the horse and rode slowly forward amid the sound of enthusiastic firecrackers.

Cui's residence was only three streets away from the palace. If we walked back this way, it would only take two sticks of incense to get there. The princess's wedding was a great event in Nanyang County. The wedding route had been planned long ago. It was to go around the streets of Nanyang County so that all the people in Nanyang County could witness this grand event.

The people who came out to watch the fun gathered on both sides of the street, constantly shouting "Long live the princess", and naughty children shouted "Mr. Changning".

Cui Du was feeling a bit bored sitting in the bridal sedan. He lifted the curtain at some point and started making eyes at the children on the street.

The bridesmaid beside the sedan chair was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and wanted to warn him. But she saw the princess turn around and look at Lord Changning with a smile, her eyes as gentle as water.

As long as the princess likes it.

The bridesmaid thought silently in her heart and shut up at the right time.

The long wedding procession stretched for two miles, with music and drums playing in a lively atmosphere. They traveled along the streets of Nanyang County for half a day and finally arrived at the Nanyang Palace at dusk.

The wedding hall of the Nanyang Palace had already been decorated and all the guests were looking forward to it.

When the princess got married, Lu Xuan, as the princess's father, naturally sat at the head of the table. This was also the most glorious and high-profile moment in Lu Xuan's life.

He sat upright on a large wooden chair, waiting for his newly married daughter and son-in-law to come to the wedding ceremony.

The newlyweds first bowed to heaven and earth, and then to their parents. After receiving this greeting, Lu Xuan wanted to speak, but unfortunately everyone was so excited that they kept shouting "Princess" and no one listened to what he said. Lu Xuan had to shut up.

When the couple were bowing to each other, the groom Cui Du, who had been in ecstasy all day, made a mistake and bowed once more.

Ma Dianshan, who presided over the wedding ceremony, sweated under the good-natured laughter of the crowd and reminded in a low voice: "Changning Earl only needs to bow once."

Cui Du said, "The princess and I are husband and wife, and also monarch and subject. I will perform the husband and wife ceremony first, and then the monarch and subject ceremony, which is correct."

He did not raise his voice on purpose, and only a few people heard these two sentences.

Chen Changshi stroked his beard and smiled, and Feng Changshi thought to himself that the Earl of Changning was indeed the princess's chosen son-in-law.

Jiang Shaohua stared at Cui Du and said softly, "You respect me, and I respect you in the same way. You are my husband, and you are also a capable official of the Nanyang Palace. No one dares to look down on you."

Cui Du grinned.

Lu Xuan, who was sitting at the top, felt an arrow piercing his chest, causing deep pain.

When he married into the Nanyang Palace and got married with Jiang Yan, the Nanyang King and Princess were high and mighty, and the officials of the Nanyang Palace looked at him with disdain or contempt.

Twenty years had passed in the blink of an eye. He thought he had forgotten the shame of marrying into a man's family, but today the scene before his eyes brought back memories of the past. It was like a wound that had been scarred for many years, being harshly opened.

What a great Cui Du! Even more pretentious than he was back then!

He wanted to see if Cui Du would always be willing to be under Jiang Shaohua after the marriage, and whether he would have any other thoughts. With Jiang Shaohua's dominance and pressure, how could Cui Du have a good life?

Lu Xuan thought viciously, as if he saw the scene of the couple turning against each other several years later. Just thinking about it, he felt very happy.

"The wedding ceremony is over. Please invite Princess Changning and Earl to enter the bridal chamber together." No one knows how long Ma Yaozong has been practicing privately, but today his manners are dignified and his voice is loud, which is very decent and dignified.

Jiang Shaohua still held the wedding silk in front, and Cui Du held the other end of the silk, and followed Jiang Shaohua into the bridal chamber like a happy young wife.

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