261. The turn of the year
The streets of Yuyi are very lively, but in Qian Xiangyi's locker room, Lin Zi's face is not filled with joy.
Zhang Yiyi, who was helping her dress up, inserted a pure gold Xiangfeng hairpin on Lin Zi's head and said, "Lin Zi, today is your wedding day, but you haven't seen Luo Kang yet. Are you not worried at all? There are so many guests outside, if he doesn't come..."
"Luo Kang will definitely come!" Lin Zi said firmly: "We made an appointment, regardless of life or death, we will face it together. Even if his people cannot come, his soul will definitely come!"
Zhang Yiyi has reminded Lin Zi more than once that everything will go smoothly in a wedding held on Yuyi Street. If it really appears in "Love Apartment", the scene of Zhang Wei's marriage will at least become an important part of social news in the newspaper. At that time, rumors will be overwhelming, and Lin Zi, who is at the center of the incident, will inevitably become a laughing stock in the entire Tianjin community and bear unparalleled pressure.
Of course, it was not once or twice that Lin Zi rejected her kindness.
"Okay!" Zhang Yiyi said helplessly: "Since you are so confident in Luo Kang, don't have a stern face. Today, the most beautiful woman in Tianjin should show a gorgeous smile at least!"
Lin Zi forced a smile and said, "Okay, I'm a little thirsty, can you help me get some water?"
After sending Zhang Yiyi away, Lin Zi got up and walked to the dressing mirror, looking at herself who was about to get married in the mirror, smiling and crying.
"Little girl, you are so beautiful. This wedding dress is more suitable for you than I wear it myself!"
Lin Zi was shocked when he heard the sound, looked around the room and hurriedly took out two willow leaves from the drawer, dipped in moisturizer and stuck them onto his eyelids.
Lin Zi, who had opened his eyes with yin and yang, looked closely and saw that in the dressing mirror, apart from her own figure, another beautiful woman was standing next to her.
The woman was as tall and thin as Lin Zi, with a peach blossom face and beautiful eyebrows. Her shoulders were slightly raised and she stood up straight, with her two slender hands crossed in front of her. Just looking at her standing posture, she was definitely not an ordinary civilian woman.
Most importantly, she was wearing a red Qing Dynasty wedding dress that was exactly the same as Lin Zi.
"Are you?" Lin Zi asked, looking at the person in the mirror.
"I can't help but show up rashly when I see you so beautiful. If I scare the girl, please forgive me!" The man in the mirror lowered his delicate head slightly, bent his knees slightly. Apart from that, there was no change in other parts of his body. This is a typical Qing Dynasty women's etiquette.
After the ceremony, the girl continued to say: "I was the daughter of Chen Fuzi, the Minister of Works during the Kangxi period. Later, she married into Prince Gong's mansion and became a concubine. My name is - Chen Yanyan."
Lin Zi was familiar with history and knew that Prince Gong in the late Qing Dynasty was named hereditary. The most famous one was Prince Gong Yi during the Daoguang period. However, Prince Gong during the Kangxi period was obviously not the leader of the Westernization Movement, but the Anbei general who had personally led the command of Galdan to fight against Galdan.
This prince is the fifth son of Shunzhi, the half-brother of Emperor Kangxi. The mansion of Prince Gong is located in Tieshizi Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is now called Chenggong Mansion and is also the former site of Duan Qirui's government.
Thinking of this, Lin Zi bowed and said, "It turns out it's Madam Fojin, you've praised it. I heard from Manager Meng that this dress..."
Lin Zi pointed to the wedding clothes on her.
“Is this dress what you wore when you got married?”
"That's right!" Chen Yanyan said: "It's time to change, things change. This clothes have been obtained by Qian Xiang for many years. Now they are worn on you, a girl. It's better to be so complementary than I did at that time. This is also a matter of getting things done. I, who have an obsession with marriage, should be reincarnated with peace of mind."
After saying that, Chen Yanyan wanted to leave.
"Sister, please stay!" Lin Zi hurriedly called her.
"It's the first time in so many years that someone calls me sister. I'm sorry for being rude. I haven't known my sister's name yet?" Chen Yanyan turned around and smiled at Lin Zi.
"My name is Lin Zi. I want to ask my sister to do me a favor. I don't know if it's OK?"
Chen Yanyan was a little surprised, but soon responded with a standard smile: "I am just an ordinary ghost. If my sister thinks I can help you, it doesn't matter!"
"That's right!"
Afterwards, Lin Zi told Chen Yanyan about his and Luo Kang.
"Oh!" Chen Yanyan sighed and said, "How many lovers in this world can finally get married!" After saying that, tears fell.
"Sister, don't be so sad. I believe Luo Kang will definitely come!"
"No!" Chen Yanyan wiped away her tears and said, "It has nothing to do with my sister. I just remembered some of my sad past."
"But after my sister and Prince Gong got married, she had a son and a daughter, so the relationship between husband and wife should be very good!"
"I don't know much about my sister!" Chen Yanyan continued to look at nothing: "The prince is a royal relative, my father is a Han minister, and his status cannot be compared. My father has made many plans to marry me into the royal palace and climb to a high point.
However, although the royal palace is not as beautiful as the three palaces and six courtyards in the palace, it is considered that the spring scenery in the garden is the best. Moreover, they are all noble and have outstanding identities. Compared with them, I am really inconspicuous.
Fortunately, the prince treats me well and always asks me to serve the bed, so I have a son and a daughter. But the good times don’t last long. In such an environment, when a woman’s years have passed and the flowers are gone, it is the beginning of the tragedy…”
Chen Yanyan said, and she burst into tears for a moment.
Lin Zi has also watched countless palace dramas, so she could naturally imagine what happened later, so she did not continue to ask questions, but just comforted her with kind words: "Sister, don't be too sad. In your era, how many women can start and end well?"
"Sister is right!" Chen Yanyan choked and said, "I understand this truth because the beauty is so poor, but what really makes me sad is my father's broken up."
"Oh!" Lin Zi was shocked and thought that Chen Yanyan, who was in the boudoir, had already had a heart to belong before marriage.
"The young man who can win the hearts of his sister must be a talented and knowledgeable person. Who is this lucky guy?" Lin Zi asked.
Chen Yanyan said: "My father is a servant of the Ministry of Workers. He is mainly responsible for the construction of gardens, water conservancy and other projects in the capital. He is busy with official duties and has to continue working when he goes home from the court. Every time relevant craftsmen come to visit, one of them is a very outstanding person. It is easy for me to fall in love with him by chance. However, he was just a craftsman at that time, and his father would never agree to let me marry him."
"It's really hard to get married for lovers. Who is this young master?" Lin Zi asked.
Chen Yanyan said: "He is the second-generation successor of Style Lei - Lei Jinyu."
Chapter completed!