After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 102 The Wedding (Part 1)

Bai Wanqing immediately got up, and Ruixin brought water for her to wash up quickly. Granny Chen found one or two lucky old women to comb Bai Wanqing's hair, and then she put on makeup for Bai Wanqing.

As soon as Granny Chen finished drawing Bai Wanqing's eyebrows, she couldn't help but praise her in the mirror, "Miss is so beautiful. If we're talking about comparisons, I'm afraid we can't find anyone in Huai'an County who is more beautiful than you."

After Chen Mama said that, the other two ladies who were combing hair also praised Bai Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing glanced at Ruixin, who immediately understood and took out the prepared red envelopes, giving one to each of Chen Mama and the two ladies. The three of them were even happier now, and the words of praise poured out as if they were free.

Bai Furong has also returned from the Du family. She was originally going to stay at the Bai family yesterday, but Du Huan said that everyone had probably been busy for a while yesterday. If they went back so late, it would cause trouble for everyone. Anyway, the Du family and the Bai family are not far apart, so they could come earlier.

So Furong returned to the Bai family early. Chen was very happy to see Furong. "Furong! Why don't you go to your sister's courtyard and keep her company?"

Furong originally wanted to visit her older sister first, but after her mother said that, she obediently agreed and turned to go to Qinglian's courtyard.

Bai Qinglian had finished washing and dressing, and a large group of maids and servants were by her side. The best matchmaker in Huai'an County was also in her room. However, she didn't see any of Bai's other relatives.

When Bai Qinglian saw Furong arrive, she greeted her warmly, "Second Sister, you've come!"

"Chuntao, quickly find a place for your second sister to sit down."

Chuntao immediately had someone make room for Furong, who then sat down next to Qinglian.

At first, she didn't think there was anything wrong, but when she looked more closely, she realized that her third sister was wearing a red wedding dress today.
Although Bai Furong didn't understand these rules before, she is now married. During this time, she has attended many of her relatives' happy events with Madam Du. Although she always attends when the main wife is being married, she has heard the ladies complain about the concubines who have been brought into the family. According to the rules, concubines should not wear bright red.

Seeing Bai Furong staring at her wedding dress, Bai Qinglian frowned slightly and said, "Second sister, what's wrong? Is my wedding dress not pretty?"

Bai Furong immediately shook her head, "No, it's just that, Third Sister, isn't the color of this dress a little off?"

Furong was simple-minded and naturally said whatever came to mind. She was also afraid that Qinglian might not know or make a mistake, and that offending her future husband's family would be a loss.

"How could that be?" Bai Qinglian looked down at her wedding dress. "Second sister, although I am a concubine, Master Huang promised me that everything would be done according to the etiquette of a principal wife, so there is nothing wrong with wearing red, right?"

"Don't you think so?" Bai Qinglian turned around and asked the servants behind her.

The servants naturally all smiled and agreed.

Bai Furong naturally thought it made sense, and then agreed with her.
As the departure time drew closer, Bai Furong grew restless; she still wanted to go and see her older sister's room.
Bai Qinglian didn't want to let her go, but after a while she heard that the young master of the Du family was looking for his wife everywhere, so she reluctantly let Furong leave her place.

Bai Furong was still a little confused when she saw Du Huan. "Husband, you were looking for me?"

Du Huan pulled Bai Furong aside and said, "Madam, I just heard that as soon as you entered the backyard, Mother sent you to Third Sister's room. I guessed that she wouldn't let you out, so I sent someone to call you."

Furong immediately realized what she meant. "Husband, you're amazing! You guessed right!"

Furong showered Du Huan with compliments, making him beam with pride. Then, Furong pushed him away, saying, "Stop praising me. Your husband already knows. You should go see your older sister."

Furong then avoided the crowd and headed towards Bai Wanqing's courtyard.

Bai Wanqing was surrounded by Bai family relatives at the moment. They were all invited by Bai's great-uncle and third uncle, but some of them came on their own initiative.

"Sister Qing, you look so beautiful today." Bai Ru, the daughter of the third uncle, looked at Bai Wanqing with envy.

My third uncle's eldest daughter is already engaged. This is my third uncle's youngest daughter, who is only eleven or twelve years old and looks even younger than Qinglian.

"Thank you, little sister. You'll be very beautiful when you grow up," Bai Wanqing said with a smile.

Just as they were chatting, Bai Furong came in. She was slightly surprised to find that all of Bai's relatives were in her eldest sister's room.

Bai Wanqing was very happy to see Furong come in, "You're here."

Furong immediately squeezed next to Wanqing, "Big sister, it's so lively here."

Bai Wanqing smiled and whispered in Furong's ear, "I didn't expect that even though I'm getting married for the second time, so many people would still come to support me."

After Bai Wanqing finished speaking, she and Furong looked at each other and laughed.

Granny Chen figured it was still early, so she had the kitchen bring over some food. "Young Miss, you should at least have something to eat first. Who knows how long we'll be busy later?"

Bai Furong picked up a piece of pastry and asked Granny Chen, "Isn't the wedding procession coming soon? It sounds like it'll be a long time from now."

Bai Furong still remembered the procedures she followed when she left home, which is why she had questions at this moment.

Chen Mama awkwardly tugged at the corners of her mouth. "Well... Madam said that both young ladies are leaving at the same time today, but since Master Huang's house is closer, he will go to pick up the bride first. Young Master Lin lives a little further away, so he will probably arrive later." After Chen Mama finished speaking, she glanced at Bai Wanqing's expression. Bai Wanqing remained indifferent, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"My lady, it doesn't matter whether you leave first or last. The most important thing is that you live a good life in the future. Don't you agree?" Granny Chen tried to comfort Bai Wanqing.

The Bai family relatives around them all understood what was going on, and now they all looked at Bai Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing smiled and looked at Granny Chen, "Granny is right, Wanqing knows that."

Only then did Granny Chen smile again, but privately she had the young lady she brought go to the front hall to keep an eye on things so that Bai Wanqing wouldn't miss the auspicious time to leave.

At this moment, Chen and Bai Chenming were greeting relatives and friends who had come to support them in the front hall. Everyone was already seated and waiting for the groom to arrive.

Looking at the sky outside, Madam Chen asked Qiuwen, "What's going on? Didn't we agree with Master Huang that he would come early? He's been a quarter of an hour late and we still haven't seen him!"

Qiuwen was also anxious at this moment. "Madam, I just sent someone to urge them, but the person who came back said that they did not see Master Huang at all, and were even sent back by Madam Huang. Now they have no idea what happened."

Upon hearing this, Chen's eyes widened immediately. "Then why don't you hurry up and find someone else to ask?"

Qiuwen stamped her foot and had no choice but to go to the Huang family herself. Chen felt uneasy, so she went to the main hall to find Bai Chenming. At that moment, he was busy greeting Lord Hu, Master Qin and others. Chen had no choice but to go up and greet him and pull him out.

Bai Chenming frowned and glared at Chen Shi. "What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Chen told Bai Chenming about what had just happened at the Huang family's place, and Bai Chenming immediately became much more sober. "What does this Master Huang mean? He had already made arrangements with us before!"

"If they won't back out at the last minute, what will happen to Qinglian?"

Madam Chen was also anxious. "That's why I asked you to think of a solution. If that doesn't work, you should go to the Huang family right now."

Bai Chenming immediately began to think. He looked at the guests in the room, called over his third uncle, and told him about the Huang family.

My third uncle immediately said, "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go!"

Bai Chenming glanced at the guests, and his third uncle patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I'm here. If they ask, I'll just say you're feeling a little dizzy and need to go back and rest for a bit. They won't keep an eye on you."

Bai Chenming nodded and said, "Don't say I was dizzy. Just say I changed my clothes because they got dirty."

"I'll be back soon."

My third uncle waved his hand, "Alright! I understand, you can go now."

Taking advantage of a free moment, Bai Chenming gathered a few servants and secretly headed towards the Huang family's residence.
Fortunately, the route from the Bai family to the Huang family was relatively remote; otherwise, Bai Chenming would have had a hard time explaining it to the people on the street.

Meanwhile, Qiuwen had already arrived at the Huang family's residence. She was taken to a side hall and waited for half an hour without seeing Master Huang, which made her extremely anxious.

Meanwhile, Mr. Huang, dressed in his wedding attire, was dealing with his wife in the backyard. "Madam," Mr. Huang said helplessly, "we're in a real crisis, how can you not let me out?"

Madam Huang, however, said matter-of-factly, "Sir, although she is a young lady of the Bai family, she is a concubine in our Huang family."

"Is she just a mere concubine? Does she really need the master to wear wedding clothes to fetch her?"

Master Huang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Madam! Why didn't you say so earlier? You didn't object when I told you before, so why did you only say so now that she's about to come in? You're making me lose face!"

Madam Huang smiled and said, "Why is it that we can't save face? If the Huang family doesn't go, the Bai family will naturally send their people over anyway. Why are you in such a hurry, sir?"

"Could it be that the Bai family's young lady has some kind of leverage over you?"

Madam Huang stared intently at Master Huang, who choked and couldn't utter a single word.

Just then, the gatekeeper of the Huang family came to report.

"Master, Madam, the Bai family has sent people again."

Master Huang glanced anxiously at Madam Huang, who slowly asked, "Who is this person from the Bai family?"

"It's the patriarch of the Bai family who has come in person! He's waiting at the gate right now, and he's brought quite a few servants with him."

Madam Huang thought for a moment and said, "Since Master Bai has come in person, please come in."

The gatekeeper went out to fetch the men as ordered. Seeing that his wife had relented, Master Huang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He hoped that Master Bai's arrival could help him. He didn't know if Lord Lin would blame him if the auspicious time was missed.

(End of this chapter)