novelden Chapter 135 Lively Wedding
Chapter 135 Lively Wedding
Since Awen decided to marry Xu Wanying, Su Ma naturally had to arrange the marriage.
Although I knew that after Awen and Xu Wanying had talked that day, there would basically be no problem with this matter.
But Su Ma still privately invited Madam Ma to have tea and asked her if the Xu family was willing. After all, it would not be wrong to be cautious. She was afraid that if Xu Wanying was willing, the Xu family might dislike Awen's background.
Fortunately, Mrs. Ma said that after that day she had sent someone back to inform her brother and sister-in-law, and the Xu family was very optimistic about this marriage.
Then, Su Ma began to prepare the betrothal gifts in a hurry.
When they came here, the Su family had never held a marriage, and Su Ma didn't know what to prepare. So she pulled Madam Zou, Madam Sun, and Madam Zeng together to discuss and prepare for the betrothal.
Although the two families had already decided on the marriage privately, they still invited an official matchmaker to propose the marriage, and the result was naturally very smooth.
The official media compared the birth dates of both parties and found a perfect result, very auspicious!
After the horoscopes were matched, the marriage was officially finalized and the following procedures had to be expedited, with the wedding date chosen to be in May.
It’s not that the Su family doesn’t value Xu Wanying, but it was the Xu family who proposed it.
Considering that the longer the night goes, the more trouble there is, and he was afraid that the family that Xu Wanying was previously engaged to would come and cause trouble again.
So the betrothal was soon put on the agenda, and the betrothal was not sent to Panyu City, but directly to the county magistrate's mansion. Xu Wanying's relatives also came to Qiongzhou Island by boat early to arrange her wedding.
The list of betrothal gifts prepared by the Su family was prepared according to the standards of the Su family's current legitimate son, and they did not want people to look down on Awen.
The Su family prepared 2,666 taels of betrothal money on the betrothal gift list, which was a big sum. Su Ma originally wanted to directly give 6,666 taels, but was opposed by several maids. Being too prominent is sometimes not a good thing, and in the end Su Ma could only make up for it in other places.
Taking into consideration the many conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in her previous life and the fact that she herself was not a proper mother-in-law, Su Ma bought a house for Awen, which was just across the street from the Su Mansion. After that, Awen and his wife could live at home or move to that house.
Of course, the wedding was still held at the Su Mansion, otherwise outsiders would think that the Su Mansion did not value Awen.
Betrothal cakes and seafood: wedding cakes, abalone, sea cucumbers and some hair algae, which are meant to bring wealth and wish the newlyweds a worry-free life in their future marriage.
There were also three kinds of meat, wine, four kinds of Beijing fruits, fruits, tea, sesame, etc., all of which implied that the couple's life would be smooth and successful. Su Ma asked people to prepare them one by one according to what the maids said.
There were also a lot of gold and silver jewelry, jade head ornaments, clothes, cloth, porcelain, etc., as well as some things Su Weixi took out from the space. In total, there were thirty-six betrothal gifts, and they were all real things, not the kind that were just for show.
Ah Wen looked at the betrothal gift that Su Ma prepared for him, and his eyes were red again. He kowtowed to Su Ma a few more times, and no one could stop him. He secretly swore in his heart that he would be filial to Su Dad and Su Ma, love his brothers and sisters, and never let them get hurt.
On the day of the engagement, the Xu family was dumbfounded by the huge betrothal gifts.
Originally, everyone thought that Chen Wen was just the adopted son of the Su family, and his biological parents had long passed away. Even if the Su family prepared a rich betrothal gift, it was just to be polite. Who would have thought that it was actually compared to the standards of the legitimate son of the general's mansion.
Some people from the neighboring rooms of the Xu family had originally been looking forward to seeing Xu Wanying make a fool of herself, but now they were all slapped in the face.
"Tell me, how come Wanying is so lucky?"
"Yeah, who knew the Su family was so generous? If I had known, I would have told our daughter about it."
"Pah, how could I be interested in your family? Wanying has the grandfather of the clan leader and the father of the prefect."
"Look at the adopted son of the Su family. He is very good-looking and handsome."
"What's the use of being handsome? His official position is just a small lieutenant."
"She has a foster father who is a general, a foster mother who is a lady of the imperial court, and a foster sister who is a county lady. How could she not have a bright future?"
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No matter how harsh or jealous the onlookers were, it did not affect the lively atmosphere on the day of the engagement. After all, they were just talking in private. After all, whether it was Xu Wanying's parents or the Su family, they were all the ones they wanted to curry favor with.
The happiest person on this day was Xu's mother. Looking at the betrothal gifts, she knew that her daughter would not suffer too much in the future. Although she had already inquired about Su's mother from her sister-in-law, she was still not very reassured. Now, looking at the decent betrothal gifts, she was finally relieved.
Half a month after the lively engagement ceremony, the wedding arrived.
Although the interval was short, no one gossiped, after all, everyone knew Xu Wanying's situation.
On the wedding day, Xu Wanying's dowry shocked everyone again.
Xu Wanying's dowry consisted of sixty-eight sets. Not only did the Xu family let Xu Wanying take away all the betrothal gifts that the Su family had previously given, but also the dowry that the Xu family had prepared for Xu Wanying.
After all, Xu's mother had saved a lot of dowry for her daughter over the years, and the betrothal gifts from the Su family were also large. In fact, this was the result of Xu's mother reducing again and again, after all, she couldn't be too prominent. Some of the dowry would be sent over secretly later, and this was also after notifying the Su family.
The Su family naturally had no objection. The dowry was the confidence given by the daughter's parents to her in her husband's family. It was a manifestation of the Xu family's love for their daughter, so the Su family naturally had no objection.
Awen didn't have any literary friends, only some generals he made friends with in the army. So Su Ma found some young men from the city who were on good terms with the lady to come and help pick up the bride.
Every family in the city that didn't want to be on good terms with the Su family naturally agreed.
So, with the help of these military generals and scholars, Awen finally came to Xu Wanying. Of course, Awen still wrote a few poems to urge her to get ready.
When the bridal sedan arrived at the Su family's house, Ah Wen opened the sedan door and helped Xu Wanying out. The two of them stepped over the fire basin, bowed to heaven and earth, and were sent to the bridal chamber.
"Awen, quickly lift the veil, let's see what my sister-in-law looks like that made you so eager to marry her."
"The one who can make Brother Awen pay so much attention to him must have some extraordinary qualities,"
"You bunch of rough people, don't make too much noise, be careful not to scare my sister-in-law. Brother Awen will not be allowed to enter the bridal chamber tonight."
“Hahahahahahaha…”
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The group of generals and young masters who went to pick up the bride had already become familiar with each other before they went to pick her up. At this moment they were all laughing and making a lot of noise, and it was very lively, but no one had any ill intentions.
Awen picked up the wedding scale and slowly lifted Xu Wanying's veil.
"Wow, my sister-in-law is so beautiful! Brother Awen is so lucky!"
"No wonder Brother Awen wanted to marry his sister-in-law so early."
"If you ask me, this is what we call a talented man and a beautiful woman. They are a perfect match."
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After everyone had had their fun, the matchmaker continued with the process. After Ah Wen and Xu Wanying drank some gin, Ah Wen sent away the young men who were watching the fun and asked them to go outside to drink first.
After everyone left, only Awen and Xu Wanying were left in the room.
"Wanying, oh, no, madam, I have to go out to entertain the guests. Let the maid help you take off your hairpin first, it looks like it weighs down your head. Someone will bring you food later, eat more, don't be hungry."
Xu Wanying blushed when Awen called her "wife" and responded softly.
Awen looked back every few steps and finally walked out of the new house.
Just as the maid helped Xu Wanying take off her heavy headdress, there was a knock on the door.
"Please come in."
The door was opened, and it was Su Weixi who came with the maid to bring food to Xu Wanying.
"Hey, Sister Xu, oh, no, sister-in-law, I'm here to bring you food."
"Thank you, sister." Xu Wanying responded shyly.
Xu Wanying got up early in the morning and only ate a few cakes. She was really hungry, so she started eating without hesitation. Su Weixi chatted with Xu Wanying until she felt that Awen was about to come back.
Just kidding, we can’t disturb the newlyweds on their wedding day.
When Awen came in, Xu Wanying had just finished washing up. Even after removing her makeup, Awen felt that the person in front of him was still so beautiful that he almost forgot to breathe.
"Madam, let's rest."
"Ah."
The wedding night should not be wasted, and the witness of this is the dragon and phoenix candles burning all night long!
My dears, I was too busy to update during the National Day holiday. There were too many friends who got married or had full-month banquets during the National Day holiday, and I was giving gifts every day! Almost all of my monthly salary was spent on gifts. Ah, even those who are not married want to get married, otherwise I can only celebrate my 30th birthday in the future! I will try to update two chapters every day this month!