On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 448 A letter in delicate calligraphy from the Turks!

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I learned more details from Yan Jiuniang about the struggle for the crown prince position in the capital.
Although Li Shiyue's face showed no expression, she had actually been internally ranting a hundred and eighty words.

After discussing the matter, Li Shiyue and Yan Jiuniang talked for a while longer before returning to the Li family home together.

The next day, Li Shiyue took all the members of the Li family to a private courtyard behind the large inn at the entrance of the village, where she hosted a private banquet for Yan Jiuniang, Yan Xuefei, Li Mingfeng, and Li Qingyun.

Oh, no, I should say five people.

After all, Yan Xuefei is pregnant.

At the dinner table, everyone tacitly refrained from mentioning the matter of Li Shiyue and Yan Jiuniang becoming sworn sisters.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

When Yan Xuefei saw Li Shiyue put down her chopsticks, she also put down hers.

"Madam Li, I heard that your elder sister's wedding day is the eighth day of next month."

Such a joyous occasion! We'll definitely have to come and celebrate with a drink!

Time is like quicksand, slipping swiftly through our fingers.

The eighth day of the tenth lunar month is an auspicious day for weddings.

Because Qin Fen was an orphan with no parents or brothers and sisters, and was a hunter by birth, and he had already moved to Lijiatun to live.

Therefore, the wedding procession was changed to walk around Lijiatun, from one end of the village to the other, and then from the other end to Lijiatun.

And so, the wedding procession begins.

The entrance to the Li family's house was draped with bright red silk and adorned with red lanterns.

Even the stables and dog kennels in the courtyard were decorated with the character "福" (fortune/blessing).

The decorations look even more festive and beautiful than during the Lunar New Year.

Both Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang were very nervous, sitting side by side on two chairs at the head of the main hall, waiting.

They were waiting for Li Qiutian to bring Qin Fen back.

Even though Zheng Meiniang personally handled every aspect of the wedding, from beginning to end;
But at this moment, Zheng Meiniang was fidgeting in her chair, looking restless. She swallowed hard, feeling incredibly thirsty.

Seeing Zheng Meiniang's state, Li's mother quickly poured a cup of tea from a nearby table and handed it to her.

"Sister?"

"Ah? Ah! Okay! I was feeling thirsty just now."

Although she had taken a sip of tea, Zheng Meiniang felt that her throat was still extremely dry.

After picking up her teacup again and drinking the tea in one gulp, Zheng Meiniang suddenly burst out laughing.

"Sister? What's wrong?"

Li's mother looked at Zheng Meiniang, who was sitting to the side, holding a teacup and laughing happily to herself, with great confusion.

After laughing, Zheng Meiniang took a deep breath, then turned her head and explained to Li's mother with a look of mixed amusement and exasperation, "Chunniang, tell me, what's wrong with me?"

Setting down her teacup, Zheng Meiniang raised her hand to smooth the creases on her clothes that she had made from nervously gripping them earlier.

Looking up at Li's mother again, Zheng Meiniang said, "When we got married in the summer, I was quite uneasy."

But with you all by my side helping me, Xia Tian's wedding went smoothly.

Pingping and An'an are almost three years old now.

But today,” Zheng Meiniang raised her hand to her chest, “Chunniang, my heart has been beating faster than usual since this morning, and now I’m so nervous I’m trembling.”

Zheng Meiniang lifted her sleeve and showed her hand to Li's mother.

Thus, Li's mother noticed that Zheng Meiniang's outstretched hand was trembling slightly.

"Chunniang, tell me, what's wrong with me?"
Honestly, I'm already an old lady, and I'm still so useless.

How could Li's mother not understand why Zheng Meiniang was acting this way?
Reaching out to grasp Zheng Meiniang's trembling hand, Li's mother smiled gently and softly said, "Sister, Qiutian is our family's first child, and she is your eldest daughter. Naturally, you'll be nervous about her marriage. Sister, don't be afraid!"
October, stones, and summer are all here today!
Our whole family is here!
"Don't be afraid! Ah! Sister, we're not afraid!"

"Hey, hey, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm not afraid!"
Our family is taking in a son-in-law.

October already told me that although I am Qin Lang's mother-in-law, our family is a marriage where the husband marries into the wife's family. I am not in the position of mother-in-law; I should act like a mother-in-law.

October is a capable person, and what she says is definitely true!
I'm the mother-in-law, what am I afraid of?

I'm not afraid!

Li's mother opened her mouth, wanting to refute Zheng Meiniang's words. She wanted to say to Zheng Meiniang, "No matter how capable Shiyue is, how could she possibly understand matters of marriage?"

However, seeing the expression on Zheng Meiniang's face, Li's mother kept quiet, saying, "Whatever makes you happy."

As dusk fell, the sounds of suona horns and gongs accompanied the music, and Li Qiutian and Qin Fen, riding on horseback, were connected by a knotted red silk ribbon.

Following the matchmaker's directions, the two finally arrived at the Li family's door just in time for the auspicious hour.

After dismounting, Li Qiutian took a step forward, and Qin Fen followed closely beside her, half a step behind.

Li Shiliang personally stepped forward and lit two strings of firecrackers, and the crackling sound echoed loudly at the Li family's door.

Meanwhile, Li Shiyue, dressed in a scarlet round-necked official robe, with a silver hairpin in her hair, ten gold belt buckles around her waist, and a scarlet silver fish pouch and a long knife hanging from them, was looking at the two of them. No, it should be said that she was only looking at Li Qiutian.

However, Qin Fen was standing with Li Qiutian, which made it seem as if Li Shiyue was looking at the two of them.

Looking at Li Qiutian dressed in a red wedding gown, Li Shiyue suddenly felt an urge to cry.

Originally, at this point in the wedding ceremony, there should have been relatives and friends blocking the way to allow Li Qiutian to shoot colorful balls.

However, because Li Shiyue had official duties, she didn't even have time to change out of her official uniform before attending Li Qiutian's wedding.

Therefore, the ceremony of shooting the colored ball was omitted.

Keeping things simple and rushing through the door, it was already dark when Li Qiutian and Qin Fen knelt on the prayer mats and bowed to Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang, who were sitting at the head of the table.

"Good, good, good child!"

Zheng Meiniang's eyes were filled with tears; if she hadn't been holding them back, the tears would have flowed directly from her eyes.

After watching Li Qiutian and Qin Fen eat the same pill and drink the nuptial wine, Li Shiyue withdrew from the side.

It was late, and she still had official business to attend to, so she couldn't have a drink at Li Qiutian's wedding.

After giving instructions to the stone who had come out with her, Li Shiyue led out the little red horse, mounted it, and galloped towards the riverbank.

As for why Li Shiyue was so rushed to attend her own sister's wedding and didn't even attend the whole event?
That story begins with a letter she received more than half a month ago from an old acquaintance.

Xie Mingyue, the eldest granddaughter of the Duke of Yingguo, exchanged benefits with Liu Tan after the death of her betrothed, Liu Shu, the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, and thus followed Li Shiyue and others into the Turkic territory.

Although there were some unexpected events in the Turkic region, everything was still progressing in the direction Xie Mingyue wanted.

In the month or so that Xie Mingyue not only drew most of the city map of the Turkic royal court, but she also made contact with She'er.

Li Shiyue was naturally aware of the relationship between Xie Mingyue and She'er, and she even had Sun Xiaoliu investigate the matter.

But Li Shiyue never expected that Xie Mingyue would be so bold!

The letter, which was delivered more than half a month ago, was personally delivered to Lijiatun by She'er's cousin, He Lu.

The letter was first handed over to Li Qiutian by He Lu, and then Li Qiutian rode a horse to deliver it to the garrison in Sanshan County, where it finally reached Li Shiyue's hands.

But when Li Shiyue opened the envelope, there was another envelope inside, with a handwritten inscription in delicate, elegant calligraphy.

She'er speaks Chinese quite well, but he really can't write calligraphy!
Every letter that came was written by a Han official under She'er's command.

This small, delicate calligraphy style, adorned with flowers, is clearly a woman's handwriting!

Therefore, this letter is not from Socialist.

The letter was written by Xie Mingyue!
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