The Red Chamber: Starting from Saving Xue Baochai

Chapter 90: The Fifth Day of May

Time is like water, day and night pass by quickly, and time passes easily when you are idle.

Before he knew it, more than ten days had passed. During these days, apart from going to the military camp to prepare for the military parade, Shen Yuan spent the rest of his time at home familiarizing himself with the wedding process.

In the blink of an eye, the day of his wedding with Baochai finally arrived.

In the seventeenth year of Yuanzhen, on the fifth day of the fifth month, it was the Dragon Boat Festival.

It is suitable for moving into a new home, seeking offspring, and getting married.

In ancient times, the custom of welcoming the bride in the morning and going to the church in the evening was to "welcome the bride in the morning and go to the church in the evening".

Due to inconvenient transportation, the man and woman may be far apart from each other. In many cases, most of the day will be spent on the journey to pick up the bride.

The Rongguo Mansion where Baochai lives is only an arrowhead away from the Shen Mansion where Shen Yuan lives, so there is no need to rush.

With Shen Yuan's current fame in Shenjing, almost everyone in the city knows that there will be such a wedding today.

Therefore, the Rong Mansion and the Shen Mansion are attracting special attention today.

Early in the morning, both sides of Ningrong Street were crowded with people who came to watch the ceremony, and the idle people in the capital seemed to especially enjoy joining in the fun.

Rongguo Mansion, Lixiangyuan.

Aunt Xue had her carefully count the dowry items, including brocade clothes, gold and silver jewelry, jewelry accessories, and the deeds to several shops.
The dowry was rich and abundant, and was prepared to the highest standards possible. Its value should be no less than 20,000 taels, which shows how wealthy the Xue family was and how much they valued Shen Yuan.

After checking and confirming that everything was correct, Aunt Xue felt relieved and went to Baochai's boudoir to see how the bride was preparing.

In the side room, Baochai was wearing a festive bright red wedding gown, with a pearl hairpin and jade on her head, shining brightly, setting off her round and plump oval face, making her hair look more smooth and rosy.

She had a plum blossom makeup painted on her beautiful forehead, which, combined with her gentle and graceful temperament, gave her a hint of gorgeous yet unpretentious charm.

"Sister Bao looks so beautiful today!" Xiangyun, Tanchun and others exclaimed in admiration.

"Look at what you two sisters said. Wasn't our Sister Bao beautiful in the past?" Daiyu was still the one who liked to make fun of others.

"Sister Bao was beautiful in the past." Xiangyun looked at Sister Lin and retorted, "It's just that her beauty today is a little different."

"Oh? What's the difference?"

At this time, Daiyu, Tanchun, Yingchun, Xichun and others were all looking at Xiangyun curiously, and Baochai also cast her delicate and beautiful eyes over.

Xiangyun's beautiful eyes swept over the sisters, and she smiled with interest, "Normally, Sister Bao is only beautiful for herself, but today, lovers finally get married, Sister Bao is going to marry a good man, the joy on her brows, this kind of happiness and beauty, how can it be compared with the past?"

When the girls heard this, they turned their heads to look at Baochai's beautiful eyebrows. As Xiangyun said, they were indeed a little different from before, and they all laughed with their hands covering their mouths.

"Today, Miss Yun's lips and tongue are really blossoming." Daiyu said jokingly, "She is not at all like the usual Miss Yun who bites her tongue."

Xiangyun was unhappy when Sister Lin exposed her shortcomings, and said, "Sister Lin, you don't let me off any more, and you only pick on people's faults. Even if you are better than others, you shouldn't make fun of everyone you meet."

The little girl raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "How dare you point out Sister Bao's shortcomings? Even if you are good, even if I am not as good as you, how can she not be as good as you?"

Daiyu was slightly stunned after hearing this and said, "How dare I pick on Sister Bao?"

Seeing that Sister Lin was silent for a rare time, Xiangyun continued, "I will naturally never be as good as you in this life. I can only pray that I will have a brother-in-law Lin who bites his tongue tomorrow. That's what I have in mind now!"

Everyone laughed at what she said, and Xiangyun quickly turned around and retreated to Baochai's side.

Daiyu was just about to tickle Xiangyun, but it was clear that Sister Yun had already found a shield without her knowing.

At this time, Aunt Xue came in, and listening to the laughter, she said happily: "You guys are having a great time."

"Aunt." "Mom."

The six girls greeted each other with smiles.

Aunt Xue nodded and asked with a smile, "How are the preparations going?"

Baochai said, "It's all right."

Aunt Xue walked to the dressing table and took a look at her beautiful daughter, especially her plump and soft oval face, with skin as smooth as cream and as delicate as a baby's.

He nodded and said, "Look at my good girl. She is blessed. She is so beautiful!"

As he spoke, he gave another round of instructions.

"Once you go there, you will be a member of the Shen family. You will take care of the backyard for your husband and not let him have any worries outside."

"Whenever you encounter important matters, please discuss them with Yuan'er. Mom only hopes that you can live in harmony for the rest of your life and that you will have a happy life. When I pass away, I will be able to give your father an explanation with peace of mind." Aunt Xue said, taking out a handkerchief and wiping the corners of her eyes.

"mom"

"It's okay, Mom is just happy." Aunt Xue smiled again and continued, "You have been a sensible person since you were young, so I don't worry about other things. But after you enter the Shen Mansion, you have to give me more grandchildren, that's the big deal."

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Baochai blushed suddenly.

Not only her, but also Daiyu, Xiangyun, Sanchun and other girls in the boudoir all felt a little shy when they heard Aunt Xue talk about having children.

Ningrong Street, Shen Mansion.

Everything is ready and the wedding reception staff have gathered in the front hall.

On both sides of Shen Yuan were Feng Ziying, Jiang Fan, Liu Xianglian and Zhao Huan. In addition, three of the five thousand commanders came, five of the ten deputy thousand commanders came, and they also brought a dozen centurions. The main generals of the new army gathered here, specially coming to welcome the bride for their commander.

Originally, other people were also vying to come over, but the military camp could not be left unattended, so Feng Ziying and his group came.

According to the military regulations of the Great Zhou Dynasty, soldiers do not work without rest all year round. Everyone has a period of rest every year and can apply for rest in turns.

Of course, if there are too many people on leave, they have to report to the higher level, and the New Army Guard is no exception. Shen Yuan also made a special trip to report to Emperor Yuanzhen on this matter. As a result, the emperor gave the decision-making power to Shen Yuan. The emperor's trust is also a favor, and Shen Yuan naturally remembers the emperor's kindness to him.

"It's almost time, let's set off."

After Shen Yuan finished speaking, he led a large wedding procession out of the Shen Mansion.

The onlookers who had been waiting outside the palace for a long time were all excited when they finally saw the movement.

"Here comes the groom!"

"Shen Huaizhong is out!"

"Congratulations, Mr. Shen!"

"I wish Mr. Shen and his wife a long and happy marriage."

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Shen Yuan was outside the mansion gate, seeing the dense crowds of people watching the ceremony and listening to the cheers and blessings one after another. He paused, smiled and nodded to the people.

Then, he instructed a servant next to him, "Ask the kitchen to make more tea to quench the thirst of the people outside the palace."

After saying this, he led the wedding procession along Ningrong Street towards the west.

The people on both sides of the street looked at this festive and spirited wedding procession and began to discuss it.
(End of this chapter)