Chapter 281 Wedding Day
The tenth day of March was the wedding day of Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao.
Old Madam Shen and Mrs. Hao came to Yuxuan Courtyard early. They pulled Shen Jingxuan out of bed and helped her to take a bath and burn incense.
After breakfast, Chuntao dressed her up, and Lingqiong and Linghuan helped her change into wedding clothes, put on lipstick, and put on the phoenix crown.
Everything was packed up. Chuntao checked it carefully several times. After confirming that everything was correct, she and Ling Huan packed up and waited for Xie Lingxiao to come and pick them up.
Shen Jingxuan sat in front of the bronze mirror, looking at herself in the mirror, and began to smile.
The sound of music was heard outside, and Xie Lingxiao arrived.
Chuntao hurriedly took the veil and covered Shen Jingxuan with it.
"Your Highness." After a while, the sound of salutes came from outside the house.
Xie Lingxiao's status was noble, and ordinary people did not dare to stop him. Only Shen Xinglin asked him to write a poem when he entered the door, and he entered the door in just a cup of tea.
"Your Highness." Seeing Xie Lingxiao enter the room, Chuntao, Ling Qiong and Ling Huan saluted together.
Shen Jingxuan twisted her hands together and pricked up her ears to listen to Xie Lingxiao's footsteps.
Looking at the red figure, Xie Lingxiao's eyes could no longer contain anything else, and he walked towards her with firm steps.
Shen Jingxuan lowered her eyes and stared at the ground, and a pair of cloud boots appeared under the veil.
Immediately afterwards, a large hand stretched out in front of her, with slender fingers as white as jade.
"Xuan'er, I'm here to pick you up." Xie Lingxiao couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Shen Jingxuan curled the corners of her lips, slowly raised her hand and placed it in Xie Lingxiao's palm.
Xie Lingxiao held her tightly, took her hand, and walked out of the house to the living room to offer tea to the elders and bid farewell.
Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen sat in the hall, and Mrs. Hao sat beside Mrs. Shen.
They looked at Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao coming hand in hand with satisfaction.
When he arrived in front of Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen, Xie Lingxiao asked Shen Jingxuan to stand still. He took the hot tea brought by the maid and offered it to Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen who were sitting in front of him.
"Grandfather, please have some new tea."
Mr. Shen took it with a smile on his face, drank a sip happily, and instructed Shen Jingxuan happily and reluctantly.
"You are deeply loved by the prince, so you should respect him. I hope you will grow old together and love each other forever."
"Yes, granddaughter has made note of it." Shen Jingxuan responded.
Xie Lingxiao took the tea brought by the maid and offered it to Old Madam Shen and Mrs. Hao.
"Grandma, mother-in-law, please drink some new tea."
Old Madam Shen took it with a smile, took a sip and put it down, and instructed Shen Jingxuan in a gentle voice.
"Xuan'er, when you marry into the palace, you should discuss everything with the prince, live in harmony and live a happy life."
Hao smiled faintly, took a sip of tea, and simply said, "Take good care of Xuan'er."
Xie Lingxiao smiled and nodded: "I will take good care of Xuan'er."
As the bridesmaid shouted: "The girl is going out!"
Immediately, the sound of music was heard outside the house.
When the people outside the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion heard the music, they knew that the bride was about to come out, and they all stood on tiptoe and stretched their necks to look forward to it.
Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen kept smiling. They knew that Shen Jingxuan didn't want them to feel uncomfortable, nor did they want to make Shen Jingxuan feel embarrassed.
Hao looked at Shen Jingxuan's departing figure and finally couldn't help but shed tears.
Shen Xinglin saw Shen Jingxuan off. When Shen Jingxuan walked out of the house, he hurriedly called out, "Sister."
"Yeah." Shen Jingxuan responded.
Shen Xinglin swallowed the lump in her throat, forced a smile and said, "Sister, please come back home more often in the future. I will also go to the palace to see you."
"Okay." Shen Jingxuan agreed with a smile.
The crowd watching was extremely excited and vied for a glimpse, but Shen Jingxuan was covered with a veil, so everyone could only admire her figure in her wedding dress. Even so, they all scrambled to get a glimpse.
"Lift the sedan!" With a loud shout, the ceremonial procession led the way and the crowd cheered with joy.
Xie Lingxiao rode a horse, with the bridal sedan behind him, and the group returned to the Regent's Palace in a lively manner.
At Xie Lingxiao's wedding, all the civil and military officials in the court came uninvited, and even Xie Zihan came to the palace to watch the ceremony.
Thinking that if they met again, he would have to call her Imperial Aunt and kneel down to pay homage, Xie Zihan felt more and more pain in his heart.
But this is only temporary, he will definitely speed up and achieve his wish.
The noisy crowd was talking about the dowry tied with red silk flowers that stretched for miles.
Only those who follow the end of the dowry will find that, at some point, people carrying dowries from another street join the original dowry team and gradually merge with it.
Yun Qingmo watched everything from afar until all the dowry was carried into the palace. He kept smiling but his eyes gradually turned red.
"Axuan, you must be happy..." No one knew that when he turned around, a tear couldn't help but slide down from the corner of his eye.
Xie Lingxiao was very happy today, and wherever he passed was crowded with people watching the fun. Xie Lingxiao prepared a lot of wedding candies and silver coins and scattered them along the way.
By the time the wedding procession arrived at the Regent's Palace, the auspicious time was approaching.
Xie Lingxiao dismounted and led Shen Jingxuan out of the bridal sedan. The bridesmaid handed the big red scarf to them.
Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao each held one end and entered the Regent's Palace with Chuntao's support.
The royal wedding ceremony had many rules and ceremonies. Shen Jingxuan's mind was buzzing with the noise in her ears. She only knew to follow Xie Lingxiao and do as the bridesmaid instructed.
The two walked into the wedding hall. The empress dowager sat at the top, with Xie Zian and Xie Ziling sitting on either side, followed by Jiang Shaoying and Chen Yi. They were surrounded by civil and military officials who were watching the ceremony.
After paying homage to heaven and earth, she paid homage to her parents. Xie Lingxiao's father, the Emperor, and her mother, the Empress Dowager, were no longer with us. The Empress Dowager had devoted herself to raising her, so this parent could only be the Empress Dowager.
Following the ceremonial officer's call of "Bows to the Queen Mother", Ling Qiong presented the red cushion, and Xie Lingxiao and Shen Jingxuan knelt down and paid obeisance to the Queen Mother.
Seeing that Xie Lingxiao finally got married, the empress dowager smiled with relief. The worry that she had been worrying about for many years was finally resolved, and she finally had an explanation to the late emperor and the late queen.
After paying respects to the Queen Mother, the next step was for the couple to pay respects to each other.
Xie Lingxiao stared at Shen Jingxuan, who was wearing a wedding veil, with his dark eyes, and bowed to her with joy in his heart.
"The ceremony is over, escort her to the bridal chamber!" the ceremonial officer sang loudly.
Xie Lingxiao led Shen Jingxuan with a big red scarf, and with the support of Chuntao, they went all the way to the new house in Lingxu Courtyard.
Jiang Shaoying and Chen Yi followed into the bridal chamber with laughter, watching them drink the wedding wine together, and waiting expectantly for Xie Lingxiao to lift the veil so they could see Shen Jingxuan's appearance.
After finally finishing the wedding wine, Xie Lingxiao took the wedding title and gently lifted the veil.
As the veil was lifted, Shen Jingxuan's face was revealed to everyone.
Her face was as rosy as peach blossoms, her skin was as white as jade, her eyebrows were like distant mountains and her eyes were like stars. Her cherry lips were slightly curved with a faint smile, making her look like a fairy in the clouds.
Shen Jingxuan, against the backdrop of the phoenix crown, was so beautiful that it was breathtaking. For a moment, the bridal chamber was completely silent.
Xie Lingxiao knew that Shen Jingxuan would be very beautiful today, but he didn't expect her to be this beautiful.
She was so beautiful that he wanted to hide her and not let anyone see her.
Without the veil blocking her view, Shen Jingxuan was finally able to see Xie Lingxiao.
She turned her head slightly and looked at Xie Lingxiao beside her.