White Fence Dream

Chapter 270 Marriage
Although he had prepared in advance, the liveliness of today's wedding reception still exceeded Li Yu's expectations.

It was dusk, the streets were crowded, there was no wind at all, and Li Yu was sweating profusely as he rode his horse.

It must be even more stuffy in the wedding car.

He couldn't help but pull his horse closer to the car window and whispered, "Ali, Ali, are you okay?"

There was no response from inside the car.

I guess he's fainted from the heat.

The bride starts to dress up at noon and cannot eat yet.

He suddenly felt a little regretful that there shouldn't be those complicated steps.

Li Yu reached out to lift the curtain, and the people around him saw it and shouted, "Your Highness, don't be impatient." "You can't see the bride yet."

Is it against the rules to look at the bride now? Is it unlucky? Will it affect their long life together?

Although he had read and asked about many wedding rules, Li Yu could not remember any of them at this moment.

He grabbed the curtain and hesitated before opening it again.

Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the car window: "Li Yu, I'm fine." A corner of the car curtain was also slightly lifted.

In the dim vision, one can see the red dress and the sparkling light of the jewels on the flower crown.

Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "I'm glad you're alright." He added, "We'll be there soon. If you feel hot, use a fan to cool yourself down."

The people around laughed again, "The groom is so impatient." "The groom is so considerate." The voices roared, but Li Yu was not affected at all. In the midst of the noise, he only heard a female voice coming from inside the car, "I know."

His smile grew wider, and he urged his horse forward, shouting, "A beautiful lady is a good match for a gentleman. Tonight is the auspicious time for the man from the Li family and the woman from the Bai family to be married forever!"

There were sounds of drums and music all around, and cheers deafening.

Bai Li sat by the window, overlooking the streets where human figures, carriages, and houses were gradually outlined by ink lines.

"I wasn't sleepy last night. I couldn't sleep well when you were reading." She turned to look at Zhou Jingyun holding the teacup in his hand, as if hesitating about something, "Hey, you don't want to splash it on me to wake me up, do you?"

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "I do have this plan."

But if both of them were dreaming, he didn't know whether to splash himself or Bai Li.

"Don't worry, I'll just sleep for a while." Bai Li said, "The road from our home to the King of Chu is long and the walk is slow."

In our family, Zhou Jingyun pursed his lips, raised the teacup in his hand to his mouth and took a sip: "This is how the wedding is, if the distance is close, you have to take a detour." He paused here, "At that time, our academy was actually very large, and it would take a long time to walk around the mountains and forests."

Bai Li smiled: "How can we have the time? Zhang Ze is eyeing us covetously. It's so hard to arrange a time for him to arrive, neither too early nor too late, so that he can see it with his own eyes without having to watch too much."

Zhou Jingyun recalled that time vaguely. Was it because he was dreaming? Or was it because he didn't take it to heart at that time and didn't remember anything? What a pity.

"Why did you come out? Didn't you tell me not to walk around too much?" Bai Li said.

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "I didn't leave. I came here by car."

Bai Li glared at him. Why was he trying to be so cunning?

"Don't worry." Zhou Jingyun looked at her and said with a smile.

Bai Li said "oh". Although she was in a dream, she felt that Zhou Jingyun's vision was particularly bright. She couldn't help but turn her eyes away and look towards the street.

Someone stood next to me. The window was not big, and two people stood side by side, their dresses touching each other.

"Is that the wedding procession?" Zhou Jingyun said, watching the scene unfold like a scroll in his sight. Tiny people, carriages and horses kept appearing, outlining the bustling streets.

Bai Li hummed and turned to look at him: "Did you come here specially to watch the fun?"

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "Yes, I haven't seen your wedding."

Bai Li smiled. Yes, he was also there when she got married last time.

She looked at the picture that continued to expand.

"My wedding was indeed a very pretty sight."

Zhou Jingyun stopped talking and watched the slowly unfolding scroll with her until a mansion in the distance became clearer from being blurry.

"We've arrived at the Prince of Chu's Palace." Zhou Jingyun said softly.

As he said these words, his eyes flashed, the ink painting scroll rippled, and he who was originally standing at the window suddenly fell in.

Zhou Jingyun subconsciously looked towards the window, and Bai Li in her wedding dress instantly disappeared from his sight.

He sat up with a low cry, and saw the flickering lights and the summer breeze carrying the noise from the street swirling around the room.

Jiang Yun knelt beside him and put his hand on his shoulder: "Sir, it's time to go back. Madam will be worried, and there will be a curfew."

Zhou Jingyun said "oh" and slowly stood up and walked to the window to look into the distance. The capital city in the night was like a galaxy, and the Prince Chu's Palace was the brightest star at this moment.

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……

There were countless candles lit in the room. Bai Li nodded, opened his eyes, and saw that it was as bright as day under his feet.

The room was quiet, but laughter could be heard outside.

"That's teasing the groom."

A voice came to my ears.

Bai Li turned her head slightly, and the gorgeous veil swayed, casting a shadow, which stretched into a figure sitting beside her legs.

"After entering the house, they worshipped the stove, the heaven and earth, and the tablets of their parents. The couple bowed to each other, and then they made trouble for the bride..."

The figure kneaded his shoulders, his voice complaining.

"All this is over, you're awake, you're really hiding away!"

Bai Li smiled and said, "Who can I blame? You agreed to get married, so naturally you should come to the wedding ceremony."

The figure suddenly stood up from his feet: "I agree? You also agreed!"

Bai Li looked at the swaying tassels and said, "Yes, I agree, so I will marry you."

The figure flashed again, and appeared in front of her. A face in the shadow became clear. She sighed: "Bai Li, you are done. There is no difference between you and me!"

Bai Li looked at the face and said: "No, I can tell the difference. I know what I should do."

She raised her eyebrows: "You want to be the queen!"

Bai Li smiled slightly: "Yes, you want to be the queen."

The figure was about to say something, but the tassels swayed, the surrounding lights cast light in, the figure disappeared, and the door was pushed open at the same time.

A group of women surrounded Li Yu and walked in.

"The bride and groom are sitting on the bed."

With laughter and joy, they pushed Li Yu to sit next to the bride, recited auspicious words, took off their dress crowns, tied their hair and clothes together with colorful silk threads, and then left.

Several palace ladies extinguished the bright candles one by one, leaving only a night lamp.

"Your Highness the Prince of Chu and Your Highness the Princess, please have a good rest."

They bowed respectfully, left and closed the door.

The noise in the courtyard gradually faded away, the guests all said goodbye, and soon the courtyard inside and outside fell silent.

"It ends here." Bai Li said, laughing.

This step also took place when she and Zhou Jingyun had their fake marriage.

Li Yu, who was sitting next to her and stretched himself straight, let out a breath and looked at her: "Is it really over? Can we move freely now?"

Bai Li smiled and said yes, and Li Yu stood up. The next moment, Bai Li let out a slight cry of pain, and Li Yu staggered and almost fell.

Bai Li held him with his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't worry, we are still tied together."

Li Yu had already gone to look at her anxiously: "Where did I hurt you?"

Bai Li pulled him to sit down and tilted his head slightly: "Hair."

Li Yu raised his hand to untie the colorful string that tied his hair, but he couldn't untie it, perhaps because the string was too thin or his hair was too thick.

"I'm so stupid," he said.

Bai Li looked at him, his face full of sweat, and said, "Bring me the scissors."

Li Yu flatly refused: "No, no, we can't touch scissors right after getting married, it's unlucky."

What's so unlucky about this? It's not like they're really getting married, Bai Li thought. But looking at the serious expression and focused eyes on Li Yu's fair face under the dim light, he swallowed his words back.

"Take your time." She smiled and fanned him gently with her sleeve. "We have nothing to do tonight. There's no rush."

Li Yu looked at her smiling face and smiled too, concentrating on untying her hair rope. Bai Li remained still to make it easier for him. After a while, her hair was successfully untied. Li Yu then untied the colorful ropes tied around his and Bai Li's legs and feet. Looking at the colorful silk threads scattered in his hands and under his feet, he let out a long breath.

"You must be tired." Bai Li said with a smile, standing up and stretching his arms.

Li Yu nodded, and then apologized: "In fact, many steps can be omitted, so you don't have to be so tired..."

"That won't do." Bai Li said.

Hearing this, Li Yu's eyes lit up, so she also wanted to...

"...You are the King of Chu, and it is His Majesty who has issued an order. How can you just do things half-heartedly?" Bai Li continued, "There are so many people watching us. If we do things half-heartedly, His Majesty will lose face and blame you."

So that's it, Li Yu thought, and then the smile in her eyes faded, but she was still worried about him, for him.

"We will have to work harder tomorrow," he said. "We have to go and see Princess Jinyu and the Emperor. The Emperor is fine, but I'm afraid Princess Jinyu will make things difficult for us."

Bai Li said: "It's okay. If an enemy comes, we will stop him. If a flood comes, we will block it with earth. I'm not afraid."

Li Yu was about to say something when footsteps were heard outside the door.

"My lady, Your Highness, would you like to eat something?" Chunyue's voice came.

Li Yu hurriedly said: "Yes, you haven't eaten for almost a day." After that, he hurriedly let Chunyue in.

Chunyue brought a food box and some porridge and side dishes.

Bai Li invited Li Yu to eat together. After they had a simple meal, they washed up and changed into casual clothes. Bai Li let out a long sigh: "I think it's finally over now."

Li Yu looked at the made bed: "Go to bed and have a rest." Hesitated, "I may have to stay here too, after all..."

Before he could finish, Bai Li laughed: "Of course, who would kick the groom out to sleep?"

She stood over and looked at the made bed. The bright red curtains and red bedding were festive and eye-catching.

"When Zhou Jingyun and I pretended to be married, we also slept in the same bed."

Li Yu looked at her and smiled gently, seeming to be curious: "What was it like when you and the prince got married in a fake marriage?"

Without waiting for Bai Li to answer, he sat on the bed, stretched and then lay down.

"Tell me about it."

Bai Li smiled and sat over: "We didn't have much to talk about back then, it wasn't as lively as it is now."

Perhaps there was really nothing to say, or perhaps they were too tired. Just as they talked about entering the bridal chamber and had not yet had the chance to tie the knot, Zhuang Feizi fell seriously ill. When they hurried to take care of him, Bai Li fell asleep.

The night light was dim. Li Yu watched the person beside him close his eyes. His face, without any heavy makeup, was clean and as soft as a pearl.

"Ali." He called softly.

Bai Li grumbled in response, but did not wake up and fell into a deeper sleep.

Li Yu looked at the face quietly.

He married Bai Li.

He married her from the Dongyang Marquis's Mansion and brought her into the Prince of Chu's Mansion in front of the whole city.

He and she visited his parents, they got married, and they lay side by side in the bright red bed curtains, on the quilt embroidered with twin lotus flowers and mandarin ducks playing in the water.

Li Yu raised his hand and gently stroked Bai Li's right cheek, feeling the delicate and soft skin.

I adapted the wedding ceremony based on the information I looked up.