Chapter 218: The Night of the Bridal Room (1)
The night was already deep, and Chang'an, which was extremely noisy during the day, also quieted down with the curfew, and even more so in the palace. In addition to the guards patrolling the night, the roads in the palace were almost silent, but a carriage quickly broke the tranquility and finally came to Liangyi Hall. Then Pei Ji got off the carriage and then quickly entered Liangyi Hall. Speaking of which, the palace was strictly prohibited from entering the carriage, and even riding horses were prohibited, but Pei Ji had Li Yuan's permission, so his carriage could pass through the palace without any obstacles.
The Liangyi Hall was still brightly lit. Li Yuan was used to reviewing memorials for a while at night. However, when he heard the palace servant's report, he immediately threw down the brush in his hand and stood up. Then Pei Ji walked in hurriedly, which made Li Yuan unable to help but ask: "How, can the matter be done?"
"Report to Your Majesty, when I announced the edict, the princess also happened to go, but some things happened." Pei Ji replied helplessly. If Princess Pingyang had not arrived so by chance, she would probably not have had so many things later.
"What's Pingyang's reaction?" Li Yuan couldn't help but say with some concern when he heard this.
"The princess is very calm. She helped Li Xiu make a decision and chose the imperial edict to grant the marriage to Pei Ju's daughter. However, she put forward a condition, that is, to personally organize Li Xiu's wedding. I also agreed, but I didn't expect that Princess Pingyang would hold a simple wedding for Li Xiu immediately!" Pei Ji briefly told the story, but for some reason, he did not mention that Li Xiu was holding Princess Pingyang for the church.
"Oh? Sanniang is so obedient. Isn't there anything unexpected happening?" Li Yuan said in disbelief when he heard this. He knew that his daughter was a typical soft outside and strong inside, just like her mother. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been unwilling to forgive Chai Shao. Now that she is forcing her beloved to marry someone else, she shouldn't be so calm?
"There is nothing else!" Pei Ji hesitated for a moment and finally decided to help Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang conceal it. It was not that he wanted to help Li Xiu, but that the matter had been successfully completed. He didn't want to make trouble, nor did he want to make a grudge with Princess Pingyang because of this. Anyway, only the three of them knew when they were in the church. Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang should not publicly promote it. In this way, as long as he didn't say it, no one would know.
"This is strange. What did Sanniang think?" Li Yuan couldn't help but stroke his beard. He said, "Because Pei Ji had absolute trust and did not doubt his words, he felt that Princess Pingyang's reaction was very abnormal.
"Maybe it is difficult for Princess Pingyang to get married with Li Xiu openly, so she gave up her original plan. In addition, when she held the wedding for Li Xiu, I could see that she was very sad. Li Xiu did not agree, but was forced to marry Pei Ju's daughter by the princess!" Pei Ji added again at this time, since he decided to help, let's help to the end, so that Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang owed him a favor.
Hearing this, Li Yuan finally nodded and said, "It is normal for Pingyang to be sad. Li Xiu appears to be humble, but in fact he is an extremely arrogant person. I am afraid that only Pingyang can make him change his mind!"
Although Li Yuan's reaction to Princess Pingyang was a little suspicious, since Pei Ji said there was nothing unusual, he did not ask any more questions. Moreover, it was so late, it was already a bit useless to do this as Pei Ji. So after chatting for a few words, Li Yuan asked Pei Ji to go back and rest, which finally made Pei Ji breathe a sigh of relief.
At the same time, Li Xiu was finally driven out of the villa by Princess Pingyang. Because the road was slippery and the weather was not good, Princess Pingyang sent a few maids to escort them with lanterns. However, Li Xiu always felt that they were escorting her back to the bridal chamber and doing this as a groom. I guess she was the first person in history.
When he returned home, Helmet waited for several maids to say goodbye, but at this time Li Xiu suddenly pulled Helmet aside, and then whispered in a serious expression: "Helmet, you are the person you trust the most around the princess. If there is anything unusual about the princess, you must notify me in time!"
"Well, I understand!" Helmet nodded immediately when she heard this. She naturally knew that the princess forced Li Xiu to marry, and she must have felt uncomfortable. She didn't even need Li Xiu's instructions. She would take care of Princess Pingyang carefully tonight.
After instructing the helmet, Li Xiu watched them leave, then knocked on his own door, but it turned out to be Yue Chan who opened the door. She was also worried at this time. When she saw Li Xiu, she was obviously relieved and immediately welcomed him to the living room. As she walked, she asked: "Master, what's going on? Why did Your Majesty suddenly give you a marriage?"
"Oh, this matter is very complicated. I'm very tired now. I'll explain it to you tomorrow." Li Xiu returned to the hall weakly. Seeing the red candle in the hall still there, with the huge word "happiness" posted in the middle, he couldn't help feeling more helpless.
The understanding Yue Chan didn't ask again when she heard this. She thought about it and said again: "Master, why don't you prepare something for you to eat? Have you not even had a bite of rice since noon?"
"No need, I can't eat it now!" Li Xiu shook his head when he heard this, and then thought of something. He asked again, "By the way, how about that lady in the clothes? Did you have any special reaction?"
"I don't know this. After the bride was sent to the bridal chamber, only Master, can enter. Fan'er wanted to go in just now, but he was stopped by me. However, I just looked through the crack in the door and saw that the lady Yi was not right. It should be the lady sitting quietly beside the bed, as if she had never moved." Yuechan hurriedly changed her words when she mentioned the lady Yi, and since the lady Yi married Li Xiu, she was her mistress, so naturally she could not call her name directly.
When Li Xiu heard the title of "Madam", he couldn't help feeling a little sad. This morning he was still a happy bachelor, but he had an extra wife at night. Moreover, the other party had been sent to his house by someone before, but he refused to marry him. Unfortunately, the other party eventually became his legitimate wife.
"Master, it's almost three o'clock now. Should you go to see your wife?" Yuechan said softly at this time. She also saw the entanglement in Li Xiu. In fact, she was a little resistant to the arrival of the new wife, Yi Niang, but this was the imperial edict of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and no one could change it. She was worried that Li Xiu would do something extreme, so she persuaded her, not to mention that Yi Niang was also a pitiful person, and she had no choice either.
Li Xiu hesitated again when he heard this, and finally stood up. No matter what, he had to face this matter, so he should also meet the lady in the clothes to explain the whole story.
At that moment, Li Xiu also asked Yue Chan and the others to rest. Outside the bedroom door, he looked at the candlelight from the window paper. Li Xiu took a long breath again, then pushed the door and walked in. He saw that the red candle tent was warm in the bridal chamber. A woman in wedding dress sat quietly by the bed. The veil on her head blocked her face, adding a bit of mystery, but it also made Li Xiu unable to see the expression on the face of the woman in the clothes, and there was no way to guess what she thought in her heart.
Li Xiu gently closed the door, then came to Yi Niang, picked up the wedding scale that had been prepared on the table, and gently lifted the veil on Yi Niang's head. The veil under the veil was a little pink, which looked even more gorgeous under the candlelight. Moreover, her figure was similar to Princess Pingyang, and the wedding dress was also very suitable for her. Unfortunately, Yi Niang was not as shy as the bride at this time, but instead looked at Li Xiu coldly.
"You are finally here!" The lady in the air looked at Li Xiu for a moment, and finally spoke slowly.
"Why do you say that? Today is your wedding night, so I will come naturally." Li Xiu said strangely when he heard the words of Yi Niang. In fact, he didn't know what to say to Yi Niang. Since the other party spoke first, he would just follow her words.
The lady in the clothes did not answer Li Xiu immediately, but stood up and walked to the table, looked at herself in the mirror wearing wedding clothes, and then said softly: "Last time I was wearing wedding clothes and was sent to your door, but I was left behind by you. Although I understand your difficulties, this is definitely a huge humiliation for a woman."
When he said this, he suddenly pulled something out of his sleeve and placed it gently on the table, but Li Xiu was shocked because what he took out was a pair of sharp scissors, which made him unable to help but ask in surprise: "What are you doing?"
However, the lady in the air suddenly showed a heartbreaking smile and said softly: "In the marriage, you have humiliated me once before, so I will never let you humiliate me again. After entering the bridal chamber, I secretly swear that if you don't come back before the third update, I will use this pair of scissors to kill myself!"
The heartbreaking expression on Yi Niang's face and the tone she spoke made her absolutely not doubt her determination. This also scared Li Xiu in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Princess Pingyang drove him out, otherwise there would be a tragedy in his home tonight. If Yi Niang really died of suicide, he would probably live in guilt for the rest of his life.
"You think too much, we have already paid homage. I will naturally come back, but some things outside have been delayed." Li Xiu said with a forced smile at this time, and at the same time he had a premonition, as if the lady in the clothes had already known about her and Princess Pingyang.
Chapter completed!