White Hedge Dream

Chapter 270 Marriage

Although he had prepared it in advance, the excitement of today's wedding was still beyond Li Yu's expectation.

It was dark, crowded, and there was no wind at all on the street. Li Yu was sweating profusely while riding the horse.

It must be even hotter in the wedding car.

He couldn't help but rein in his horse and approach the car window, calling in a low voice: "Ali, Ali, are you okay?"

There was no response from inside the car.

You might be fainting from the heat, right?

The bride started dressing up at noon and could not eat yet.

He suddenly regretted that he shouldn't have gone through those complicated steps.

Li Yu stretched out his hand to lift the car curtain. When the people next to him saw it, they shouted, "Your Highness, don't worry." "You can't see the bride yet."

Does it seem like the bride is out of line now? Would it be unlucky? Will it affect their ability to grow old 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 car curtain and hesitated to open it again.

Suddenly there was a gentle knock on the car window: "Li Yu, I'm okay." The car curtain also lifted slightly.

In his dim vision, he could see the red dress and the shining light of the jewelry on the flower crown.

Li Yusong sighed and smiled: "It's okay." He added, "It's going to be there soon. Use a fan to fan yourself when you're hot."

The people around him laughed again. "The groom is impatient." "The groom is so considerate." The roaring voice did not affect Li Yu at all. In the commotion, he only heard a female voice coming from the car, "I know."

The smile on his face grew wider, he urged his horse forward, and shouted loudly: "My fair lady, a gentleman likes to be brave. Tonight is an auspicious time, and the man of the Li family and the daughter of the Bai family will be married for a long time!"

There was the sound of drums and thunderous shouts all around.

Bai Li sat by the window, overlooking the streets with ink lines gradually outlining the human-shaped carriages and horses.

"I wasn't sleepy last night, and I couldn't sleep well while you were studying." She said, then turned to look at Zhou Jingyun holding the tea cup in his hand, as if he was hesitating, "Hey, you don't want to wake me up by splashing it, do you?"

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

But if both of them were dreaming, he didn't know whether to blame himself or the white fence.

"Don't worry, I'll just take a nap." Bai Li said, "The road from our home to King Chu is long and slow."

In our family, Zhou Jingyun pursed his lips, put the tea cup in his hand to his mouth and took a sip: "That's how it is when you welcome a bride. If you are close, you have to take a detour." He paused here and said, "At that time, our academy was actually It’s also very big, and it would take a long time to walk around the forest.”

Bai Li smiled: "How can we have that time? Zhang Ze is eyeing it, and he finally arranges a time for him to arrive, not early and not late, so that he can see it with his own eyes without having to look more."

Zhou Jingyun's memory of that time was blurry. Was it because he was in a dream? At that time, I didn’t take it seriously and didn’t remember anything. It’s such a pity.

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

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

Bai Li glared at him, why was he still being naughty?

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

Bai Li groaned. She was clearly in a hazy dream state, but she felt that Zhou Jingyun's sight was particularly bright. She couldn't help but turn away and look towards the street.

Someone stood next to me. This window was not big. They stood side by side, their clothes touching.

"Is that a procession to welcome the bride?" Zhou Jingyun said, watching as his vision unfolded like a painting scroll, with small people, carriages and horses constantly emerging, outlining the noisy street.

Bai Li hummed and turned to look at him: "Are you here specifically to see the excitement?"

Zhou Jingyun smiled: "Yes, I have never seen you get married."

Bai Li smiled, yes, he was also present when she got married last time.

She looked at the expanding picture.

"The scene where I got married was indeed very beautiful."

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

"We've arrived at Prince Chu's Mansion." Zhou Jingyun said softly.

With these words, an ink painting scroll flashed before his eyes, and he suddenly fell in through the window where he was originally standing.

Zhou Jingyun subconsciously looked towards the window, and the sight of Bai Li wearing a wedding dress instantly disappeared.

He sat up with a low cry, looking at the flickering lights and the summer wind carrying the noise from the street swirling indoors.

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

Zhou Jingyun said, slowly stood up and walked to the window to look into the distance. The capital city at night was like a river of stars, and the Prince of Chu's Mansion was the brightest star at this time.

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There were countless candles burning in the room. When Bai Li nodded, he opened his eyes and saw that his feet were as bright as day.

The room was quiet, and laughter could be heard from outside.

"That's making trouble with the groom."

A voice came to my ears.

Bai Li turned his head slightly, his gorgeous hijab swaying, casting a shadow, which stretched into a figure sitting on his legs.

"First, after entering the door, we worshiped the stove, worshiped the heaven and earth, worshiped the parents' tablets, the husband and wife bowed to each other, and then the bride..."

The figure rubbed his shoulders and complained in his voice.

"This is all over. You've woken up. You really have some time to hide!"

Bai Li pursed his lips and smiled: "Who can blame you? You promised to get married, so of course you came to worship."

The figure suddenly stood up from his feet: "I promised? You agreed too!"

Bai Li looked at the swaying tassel and said, "Yes, I also agreed, so I will marry you."

The figure flickered again and appeared in front of her, and a face in the shadow became clear. She yelled: "Bai Li, you are finished, we are inseparable!"

Bai Li looked at this face: "No, I can tell the difference clearly. I know what I want to 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, the tassel swayed, the surrounding lights came in, the figure disappeared, and the door was pushed open at the same time.

A group of women walked in surrounded by Li Yu.

"The bride and groom are enthroned."

They laughed happily and pushed Li Yu to sit down next to the bride. While reciting auspicious words, they took off their dress crowns, tied their hair and clothes together with colorful silk threads, and then exited.

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

"Your Highness, King Chu, and Your Highness, Your Royal Highness, have a good rest."

They bowed respectfully, retreated, and closed the door.

The noise in the courtyard gradually dissipated, the guests all left, and soon the courtyard fell into silence.

"It's over here." Bai Li said, laughing again.

This step also happened when she and Zhou Jingyun faked their marriage.

Li Yu, who was sitting next to him and straightened his body, exhaled and looked at her: "Is it really over? Can you do whatever you want?"

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

Bai Li held 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 does my pulling hurt you?"

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

Li Yu raised his hand to untie the colorful rope that tied his hair, but he didn't know whether it was because the rope was too thin or because his hair was thick.

"I'm so stupid," he said.

Bai Li looked at him with sweat on his face and said, "Bring the scissors."

Li Yu flatly refused: "No, no, you can't use scissors when you just got married. It's unlucky."

There's something unlucky about this, and it's not a real marriage, Bai Li thought to himself, but looking at the serious look on Li Yu's fair face and the focused eyes under the dim light, he swallowed his words.

"Take your time." She smiled and fanned him gently with her sleeves. "We have nothing to do tonight, so there is no rush."

Li Yu looked at her smiling face and smiled too. He focused on untying the hair rope, while Bai Li stayed still to make it easier for him. After a while, his hair was smoothly untied, and Li Yu tied him to Bai Li's legs and feet. After untying the colorful rope, he let out a heavy breath as he looked at the colorful threads scattered in his hands and feet.

"You must be exhausted." Bai Li said with a smile, stood up and stretched his arms.

Li Yu nodded, and immediately apologized: "Actually, there are many steps that can be omitted, so you don't have to be so tired..."

"That's not possible." Bai Li said.

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

"...You are the King of Chu, and it is His Majesty who has given the order. How can you act perfunctorily?" Bai Li continued, "How many people are staring at us. We are perfunctory. His Majesty has no face and will blame you."

That's it, Li Yu thought, and the smile in her eyes soon disappeared, but she was still worried about him, for his sake.

"We will have to work hard tomorrow." He said, "We are going to meet Princess Jinyu and the emperor. The emperor is fine, but Princess Jinyu will only make things difficult for us."

Bai Li said: "It doesn't matter. The soldiers will come and cover up the water and earth. Don't be afraid."

What Li Yu was about to say, the sound of soft footsteps sounded outside the door.

"Madam, Your Highness, do you want to have something to eat?" 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 carried a food box and brought some porridge and side dishes.

Bai Li invited Li Yu to eat together. The two of them ate briefly, then went to wash up and change into homely clothes. Then Bai Li exhaled heavily: "I think this is the end."

Li Yu looked at the made bed: "Go to bed and rest quickly." He hesitated and said, "I might also be here, after all..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Li smiled: "Of course, there is no way to drive the groom out to sleep."

She stood up and looked at the bed that had been made, with the bright red curtain and red quilt, which was festive and dazzling.

"When Zhou Jingyun and I faked our marriage, we also slept in the same bed."

Li Yu looked at her, smiled softly, and seemed curious: "What was it like when you and the prince faked their marriage?"

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

"Just tell me."

Bai Li also sat over with a smile: "We really had nothing to talk about at that time, it wasn't as lively as this time."

Maybe there was really nothing to say, or maybe they were too tired. Just as they were about to enter the bridal chamber and had not had time to tie their hair, Zhuang Feizi fell seriously ill. When they hurried to attend to his illness, Bai Li fell asleep.

The night light was dim, and Li Yu watched the person beside the pillow close his eyes. His face, which had taken off heavy makeup, was clean and as soft as a pearl.

"Ali." He called softly.

Bai Li grunted in response, but he didn't wake up and fell into a deep sleep.

Li Yu looked at this face quietly.

He married Bai Li.

He married her back from the Dongyang Marquis' Mansion and took her into the Prince of Chu's Mansion under the attention of the people in the city.

He and she visited his parents, he and she were married, and he and she lay together in a red bed tent, in a quilt embroidered with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks playing in the water.

Li Yu raised his hand and gently touched Bai Li's right face, touching the delicate and soft skin.

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