"Second, kneel in front of your parents. W-W-W … C-O-M. "
Ban Han subconsciously turned around, but the thick veil blocked her view. All she could see was a patch of dark red.
There was a medium length of red silk between her and Rong Xia. She could hear the laughter around her, but she could not see anything. This made her a little uncomfortable. Suddenly, a hand held her hand. This hand was warm and dry, like firewood in winter. It warmed Ban Han's heart.
She pursed her lips and slowly knelt down.
When she got up, this hand held her waist.
"Husband and wife, bow to each other."
The hand on her waist slowly loosened. Ban Han turned around and slowly bowed in front of her.
Her movements were very slow. The noise around her also quieted down. She even heard the sound of her hairpins knocking against each other.
"Send her to the bridal chamber!"
According to the rules, at this time, Mrs. Fulbright should accompany the bride into the bridal chamber. The groom should stay outside to entertain the guests. He could only return to the room when night fell to take the veil off the bride's head and drink the wine.
However, Rong Xia bowed to the guests present. Before the guests could react, he reached out and held Ban Han's wrist. Together with Mrs. Fulbright, he helped the bride into the chamber. The guests were stunned at first, then burst into laughter.
Some said that Rong Xia felt sorry for the bride, and some joked that the groom was impatient. However, no matter what the joke was, it was a fact that no one stopped the groom.
"What do you mean by feeling sorry for the bride? This is what it means to feel sorry for the bride. Marquis Rong is so considerate."
"Maybe he is worried that the bride will be afraid to go alone?"
When the women saw this, they were envious and jealous. When they thought about their men, they felt that they were full of problems. There were not many things that they liked about them.
"Be careful of the steps." Rong Xia helped Ban Han into the chamber. This palace was very luxurious. The chamber was inlaid with a piece of suet white jade. This piece of jade was carved with lifelike peonies. It was rich and beautiful.
However, Rong Xia wasn't in the mood to care about this piece of jade. All his attention was on Ban Han.
"Marquis, you …" The two Mrs. Fulbright looked at Rong Xia and felt a little awkward. If they chased the groom out, it would seem like they were meddling in other people's business. However, if they did not chase him out, it would be against the rules.
"I'll go out later." Rong Xia helped Ban Han to the bedside. She was worried that the peanuts, longan, candies and other things under the quilt would annoy her, so she shook the things and swept them aside. "Sit."
As soon as Ban Han sat down, Rong Xia took off her shoes and carried her to the bed. She put a soft pillow behind her back and covered Ban Han with the red quilt. "It's cold at night. Sit here for a while. I'll come back after I toast you."
"Marquis …" Mrs. Fulbright looked at Rong Xia who covered the bride's lower body tightly. Both of them were dumbfounded. What kind of rule was this? How could the bride take off her shoes and go to bed before the groom?
There were many unwritten customs in the wedding ceremony. For example, the bride could not step on the groom's shoes. If she did, it meant that she was a shrew. In addition, the groom could not let the bride lie on the bed first. Otherwise, the bride would be on top of the groom for the rest of his life. The groom could only be submissive in front of the bride for the rest of his life.
"It's okay to lie on the bed for a while. It's winter. How can you stand sitting?" Rong Xia made sure that she covered the quilt tightly to prevent the cold from entering the quilt. Then, she took a hand warmer from the servant girl and put it in Ban Han's hand. "The people guarding the door are all servants you brought. If it's inconvenient, ask them to come in and serve you. Don't make yourself suffer."
Ban Han reached out and grabbed his wrist. "Don't drink too much later."
"Okay." Rong Xia smiled. "I won't keep you waiting."
Ban Han's bright red lips curved upwards. She did not say anything.
Rong Xia looked at her hand that was stained with red powder. He gently squeezed it before getting up and walking out.
Ban Han listened until the sound of footsteps disappeared. Then, she leaned against the soft pillow and closed her eyes and fell asleep. She was woken up early in the morning. Now, she was very sleepy. She could only rest like this.
When the two Mrs. Fulbright saw this, they could only quietly leave. The two of them looked at the servant girls guarding outside and turned to go to the side hall.
In order to match the occasion, the two Mrs. Fulbright wore purple dresses. One of them had the word 'Fu' embroidered on her dress, and the other had the word 'Shou' embroidered on her dress. They had been Mrs. Fulbright for other newlyweds before, but they had never seen anyone get married like this.
"Marquis Cheng'an doesn't have any elders in the family. It's normal that you don't know some rules." Mrs. Fulbright in purple said. "These old rules are true if you believe them. If you don't believe them, then they are nothing. Don't take it to heart."
Mrs. Fulbright in purple smiled and said, "We are just Mrs. Fulbright. As for the matters between husband and wife, it has nothing to do with us."
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. They actually decided to forget about this matter.
When the guests saw Rong Xia come out, they all surrounded her. Some of them toasted her, some of them congratulated her. They looked like they would not stop until they got Rong Xia drunk. It was a pity that the guests beside Rong Xia were too strong. Many of the toasts were blocked by them. In the end, Rong Xia did not get drunk, but the guests and guests were all drunk.
After some of the scholars got drunk, they recited a few sentences of poetry. It was unknown whether they were congratulating the newlyweds or reminiscing about their own emotions. In any case, these guests ate to their heart's content in this palace where the Emperor once lived.
"Marquis Rong, to have married such a beautiful woman, this official wishes you and the bride to be in love until you grow old and have many children." Liu Banshan raised his wine glass and walked to Rong Xia. He smiled and said, "This official will drink first as a toast. Marquis, please."
"Thank you." Rong Xia's cheeks were a little red. He drank the wine in one gulp. "Lord Liu, please sit down."
Liu Banshan poured Rong Xia a full cup of wine before returning to his seat.
"Lord Liu," a colleague next to him looked at Liu Banshan with some envy. "You actually have a friendship with Marquis Rong." These people already felt honored to be able to attend this banquet. How could they let the bridegroom drink with them?
"Because of the assassination case of the Duke Of Jingting, this Liu had a relationship with Marquis Rong." Liu Banshan smiled modestly. "This Liu didn't expect that Marquis Rong would give this Liu face."
"Oh …" The people at the same table suddenly understood. How could they forget this matter? This case dragged Marquis Shi down, causing his status in the Imperial Court to plummet. He was no longer as glorious as he used to be. How could they forget this matter?
"It's a pity that the girl from the Shi Family, who could be considered a beauty, committed such a serious crime because of jealousy," a young-looking official said regretfully. "She's a beauty, but her heart isn't calm."
Liu Banshan raised his eyebrows and turned to look at the young official. "Today is the big day of Princess Fule and Marquis Rong. Let's not talk about this unlucky thing."
"Yes, yes." Everyone agreed and hurriedly changed the topic.
Who didn't know that the girl from the Shi Family was interested in Marquis Rong? Unfortunately, Marquis Rong was one of the main judges of the assassination case. In the end, the girl from the Shi Family was sentenced to be sent to Xi Zhou. Xi Zhou was one or two thousand kilometers away from the capital. How could a delicate girl live in such a place?
If Marquis Rong had some feelings for the girl from the Shi Family, the girl from the Shi Family wouldn't have been sent to Xi Zhou even if she was convicted.
Unfortunately, the goddess had a heart, but the prince had no dreams. Marquis Rong didn't care about the girl from the Shi Family, who was both talented and beautiful, but the beautiful Princess Fule. Everyone present was a man. In the past, they loved to praise Miss Shi, but whenever Princess Fule was present, their eyes would always wander to Princess Fule.
They didn't dare to let others know about this kind of ridiculous idea. They had to put on a serious face to let others know that they didn't like beautiful girls.
"Everyone, please enjoy your meal. I'll leave first." Rong Xia raised his wine cup and said to everyone, "I'll drink this cup of wine first."
Rong Xia drank the wine in his cup in one gulp. After repeatedly apologizing to the guests, he hurriedly left for the inner hall.
Some guests were clamoring to go to the bridal chamber, but they were stopped by a few young masters and were not allowed to go.
The servants carried lanterns to illuminate the road ahead. Rong Xia walked on the white marble bridge in a hurry. The servants behind him had to jog all the way to catch up with him.
"It's snowing?" Rong Xia suddenly stopped and looked up at the dark sky. At this time, snowflakes were falling. Some fell on the bridge, and some fell into the pond under the bridge, making a rustling sound.
Thinking that Ban Han was still waiting for him in the room, he quickened his steps.
At the door of the hall, Rong Xia ignored the servant girls who bowed to him. He hurriedly pushed the door open and saw Ban Han lying on the bed. He strode forward and gently called out to Ban Han: "Huahua, are you asleep? Huahua? "
In her sleep, Ban Han heard someone call her. She wanted to sit up but found that her neck was so sore that it didn't feel like it was hers. She sucked in a cold breath: "Quick, someone come."
"What's wrong?" Rong Xia's expression changed. He reached out to help her.
"Don't touch me!" Ban Han grabbed his hand. Her voice started to tremble, "My neck hurts."
Wearing such a heavy phoenix coronet and sleeping on her back, it would be strange if her neck didn't hurt. This phoenix coronet was very gorgeous. It was inlaid with gems, gold thread, and pearls. Any one of these pearls would be enough to feed an ordinary family for several years. It could be seen how precious this phoenix coronet was.
The Ban Family didn't ask for the best, but the most expensive, so they prepared the best accessories for Ban Han. If it wasn't for the fact that it didn't conform to the rules, they would have even inlaid the phoenix coronet with gold thread, jade, and pearls. But this was a custom that only the Empress could wear, so they changed it and replaced it with pearls in some places.
Rong Xia didn't think that he would receive such an answer. He helped Ban Han to sit up and reached out to take off the veil on Ban Han's head. He took off the hairpin that held the phoenix coronet in place and carefully took off the phoenix coronet.
When he held the phoenix coronet in his hands, he realized how heavy it was.
"I'll help you rub it." Rong Xia reached out to massage Ban Han's shoulders and neck. He couldn't help but laugh, "Do you feel better?"
"If you want to laugh, then laugh." Ban Han turned her face, "Anyway, this is the only time I can wear the phoenix coronet. I won't suffer like this again."
"I won't laugh at you." Rong Xia smiled softly, "You've worked hard."
Ban Han smelled the faint smell of alcohol on his body. She frowned and sniffed.
Seeing that she didn't seem to like the smell on his body, Rong Xia took off his outer robe and rinsed his mouth with tea. The tea was a bit cold, but he didn't care.
"It's better now." Rong Xia sat back down beside Ban Han. He massaged her neck with one hand and held Ban Han's hand with the other, "Can you still smell the alcohol?"
His tone was very gentle, and there was a faint fragrance of tea in his breath. Ban Han smiled and shook her head, "It's fine now."
The two Madams Fulbright hurried over from the side hall. They saw that the bride's veil had been taken off, the phoenix coronet had been taken off, and the groom had even taken off his outer robe. They froze for a moment, then walked over and said, "Marquis, Princess, it's time for you to drink the wedding wine."
The two personally poured the wine and handed it to the two people. They smiled and said, "I wish that the two of you will live together until your hair turns white. Gold fills your bed, jade fills your hall, and grandchildren surround your knees. I wish you both happiness and longevity."
"Thank you." Rong Xia took the wine cup, intertwined his wrist with Ban Han's, and drank the somewhat cold wine.
The wine was very light. Perhaps it was to cater to the bride's taste, and there was a faint sweet fragrance.
Ban Han swallowed the wine. She saw that Rong Xia's cheeks were red, as if he had put on rouge. Her heart skipped a beat. She suddenly felt that the candlelight around her was hazy, and the wine had gone to her head. She actually had a dry mouth and an impulse to touch his face.
But there were other people around her, so Ban Han resisted.
She turned her head and looked at the two Mrs. Fulbright. She thought that if there were no outsiders around, she would definitely reach out and touch Rong Xia's cheeks, collarbones, Adam's apple, and lower abdomen. Such a beautiful face, it would definitely feel good to touch.
"Thank you, Madams. I hope that you two will have good wishes." Rong Xia sent the two Mrs. Fulbright to the door, and let the servant girls take them out to eat wine.
The room suddenly quieted down.
Ban Han's fine black hair was tied into a complicated and gorgeous bun. After removing the gorgeous phoenix coronet, there were only a few gold hairpins and red jade hairpins on her head. Under the candlelight, she was so beautiful that Rong Xia couldn't take his eyes off her.
"Huahua …" Rong Xia's voice was a little dry. He picked up the wine cup on the table and wanted to take a sip. He thought that Ban Han might not like the taste, so he poured a cup of herbal tea and drank it. Only then did he feel the heat in his heart disappear a little.
As he swallowed, his Adam's apple also trembled. Ban Han's gaze fell on his Adam's apple. She suddenly stood up and reached out to touch his throat.
It was a little smooth, a little tender, like touching tender tofu. Ban Han's gaze swept over Rong Xia's neatly dressed inner robe. She wanted to imitate the bullies in the novels, push Rong Xia down on the bed, pull open his clothes, and then touch his chest, back, and collarbones.
Various images of her pushing Rong Xia down on the bed appeared in her mind, but she was still standing properly. Her gaze penetrated his robe and fell on every part of his body.
"Huahua," Rong Xia's body trembled even more. He reached out to hold her hand, "Don't look at me with those eyes."
Ban Han smiled innocently, "What kind of eyes did I look at you with?"
"You want to eat me." Rong Xia leaned closer to Ban Han. His hot breath was like the most magical medicine, making Ban Han's ears and neck numb. "You … want to eat me from there?"
"Here?" Rong Xia pointed to his lips.
"Here?" He pointed to his neck.
"Or …" He took off his inner robe, revealing his red underwear. He pulled open the lapel, revealing his sexy collarbones, "Or here?"
Ban Han threw herself on the bed and sat on Rong Xia's waist. She reached out to take the red jade hairpin in her hair, letting her hair fall down. Her red lips were like fire, and she said, "I want to eat all of them. Beauty, just do it."
Devil, devil!
Rong Xia felt that at this moment, even if he were to die in the hands of this woman, he would gladly endure it and would not resist at all.
"Marquis!" Du Jiu's anxious voice came from outside the door, "Marquis, something happened."
Ban Han looked regretfully at Rong Xia's half-exposed chest. She helped him tidy up his underwear, turned to the door, and opened it slightly, "What's the matter?"
The bride's makeup was very heavy. Ordinary people would look stiff and rigid with this kind of makeup, but Ban Han was different. The brighter and heavier the makeup, the brighter and brighter she was. When Du Jiu saw Ban Han, he was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly bowed and said, "I just received news that Prince Ning and the Xie Dalang had a quarrel. Prince Ning was so angry that he stabbed the Xie Dalang. The Xie Family went to the Jingting Gongfu for medical treatment, but it was said that the two doctors followed the princess … Madam to the temporary imperial residence as her dowry. Now the Xie Family is begging for medical treatment. "
The strange thing was, why did the Princess Fule open the door? Where was their Marquis?
"Can't Prince Ning have a moment of peace?" Ban Han said angrily, "If he's so capable, why didn't he stab himself to death?!"
Du Jiu thought that it was probably because Prince Ning wasn't stupid enough to stab himself.
"Huahua, don't be angry," Rong Xia put on a robe and walked to Ban Han's side. When he saw Du Jiu bowing, he said, "Doesn't the Xie Family know that today is Huahua's and my big day? Are there no other doctors in the capital who insist on coming to Baishou Garden to ask for medical treatment? "
Du Jiu could hear the displeasure in Marquis's voice, and hurriedly said, "Marquis, this subordinate also thought so. Who knew that the Count Of Zhongping would come crying and begging for medical treatment. Other people can't make this decision. Now there are many guests in the garden. If we don't do anything, this subordinate is worried that other people will gossip."
"No, if they like to gossip, then let them," Ban Han snorted, "If they disturb other people's happy day, then they'll be struck by lightning."
"Have someone bring the two doctors over," Ban Han's tone was cold, but he didn't refuse the Xie Family's request, "But these two doctors are respected by the Ban Family. No matter if they can be saved or not, we can't let these two doctors suffer. Guard Du, arrange for a few more people to go with them, so that the Xie Family won't go crazy and let our own people suffer. "
"Yes." Du Jiu accepted the order and left. After walking a few steps, he remembered that he hadn't listened to Marquis. When he turned around, he only saw Marquis talking to the Princess with his head lowered. He instantly felt that he was overthinking things.
Marquis didn't even look at him.
He walked out of the main hall and saw the haggard Count Of Zhongping. He cupped his hands and said, "Count Of Zhongping, please wait for a moment. I'll go get the two doctors."
"Thank you, Senior Du," the Count Of Zhongping's heart trembled. In his panic, he actually bowed to Du Jiu.
The Count Of Zhongping was the superior, and Du Jiu was the subordinate. Du Jiu didn't dare to accept this bow. He hurriedly moved away and said, "Count Of Zhongping, you don't have to thank me. This is what my family's Madam wants. I'm just following orders."
Du Jiu said the words "My family's Madam" loudly and forcefully, with a bit of pride.
The Count Of Zhongping's old face was a bit red. The Madam Du Jiu spoke of was almost his daughter-in-law.
It's a pity … a pity …
"It's a pity that my husband's heart is like iron, and he missed the beauty," Ban Han washed off the makeup on his face and said to Rong Xia, "This Prince Ning has liked to make things difficult for me since childhood. I don't know how much hatred I had with him in my previous life."
Rong Xia asked the servant girls to leave and pulled Ban Han to sit down on the bed, "He used to bully you?"
"He wanted to bully me, but do I have the temper to let him bully me?" Ban Han stuffed his feet into the quilt and yawned while hugging the quilt, "Although he wasn't likable when he was a child, he wasn't as annoying as he is now."
Rong Xia saw Ban Han's sleepy appearance and lowered her head, "People always change."
"Oh …" Ban Han lay down on the quilt, "Some people become better and better, while some people become more and more annoying."
"Are you sleepy?" Rong Xia's eyes swept over Ban Han's neck and reached out to gently touch Ban Han's earlobe.
Ban Han struggled to open her eyes, "Is there something else?"
Rong Xia also lay down, "Yes, there is something."
With another person squeezing under the quilt, Ban Han's sleepiness suddenly flew away. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Rong Xia, like a proud cat examining a human who had invaded its territory. However, perhaps because this human was too good-looking, the proud cat finally relaxed. "What's the matter?"
"Today is our wedding night …"
Before Rong Xia finished speaking, Ban Han suddenly sat up, full of energy, "Is the injury on your back healed?"
"Do you want to see it?"
"Yes!" Ban Han nodded, and her hand had already reached out to Rong Xia's chest.
Rong Xia took her hand and pressed it against his chest. His voice was hoarse as he said, "There's no hurry. We have a whole night to slowly look at it, slowly touch it, and slowly … taste it."
Ban Han's fingertips trembled, and suddenly felt that the palm under her hand was frighteningly hot, like a cluster of flames that was stained with oil, burning more and more vigorously.
"It's snowing outside, it's very cold."
His warm lips kissed the tender tip of her ear, and the tip of her ear instantly turned into a blooming red flower, so bright that it seemed as if water would drip out.
Snowflakes fluttered in the air and fell into the open-air hot spring in the side palace. The hazy mist rose and blended with the snowflakes, seeming both cold and hot. In the end, the snowflakes turned into water, but the temperature of the hot spring did not decrease.
"Huahua, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, do you want to do it again?"
The snowflakes lingered, boiled, and melted in the hot spring. The rising mist was like a paradise on earth, making it impossible to tell what day it was and what year it would be tomorrow.
The big red wedding candles carved with dragons and phoenixes burned all night. When the sky was bright, the pair of red candles burned out, leaving behind fiery oil on the candlesticks, proving the passage of the night.
Ruyi pushed open the window and saw the snowy world outside, and couldn't help but put on a lined jacket for herself.
"Miss Ruyi," A servant girl wearing a lotus skirt walked to the window and bowed to Ruyi, "Marquis and Madame are about to wake up, we should go serve them."
Ruyi looked at the time, and smiled at the servant girl, "Thank you."
"No need to be so polite."
The group of servants came to the door, and seeing that there was no movement in the room, they all turned to look at Ruyi. Ruyi was the Commandery Princess's servant, so she must know the Commandery Princess's habits and taboos.
Ruyi ignored the gazes of these people, and just stood quietly outside the door, waiting for her master's summons.
When Rong Xia woke up, the sky was already bright. He rarely woke up so late, and rarely slept so deeply.
He turned to look at the woman beside him, and a smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his mouth.
It was too warm in the bed, so warm that he didn't want to go out, and just wanted to lie there until the end of time.
"You're awake?" Ban Han opened his eyes, and saw Rong Xia's handsome face, and a bright smile appeared on his face.
Chirp.
She kissed him on the corner of his mouth, and her rosy face looked somewhat satisfied.
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