Chapter 227 Li Xiang’s Wedding (Two in One)

Old Li's gaze was so meaningful that it made Li Xiang feel a little numb.

It was really unbearable, so Li Xiang had no choice but to ask: "Aung, what are you looking at?"

Fortunately, Li Shimin was from Chang'an and would not reply with "What are you looking at me for?"

Old Li cleared his throat and glanced at Li Chengqian again.

Seeing this, the little elephant immediately started to stir up trouble: "Hey, Aung, if you have something to say, just tell me directly. My Aye is not an outsider..."

Hearing what Haodaer said, Li Chengqian immediately became unhappy.

Hey, Aye, do you really treat me as an outsider?

Otherwise, what does the look in my eyes mean?

"If Aye thinks I'm in the way, I can leave." Li Chengqian said with a groan.

Li Shimin's face darkened: "What are you talking about? Don't listen to this elephant's nonsense!"

As he said that, he turned his head, cleared his throat and asked, "Xiang'er, you said you don't usually have a maid by your side..."

Li Xiang immediately understood the real purpose of Li Shimin's visit. What's the matter, old man? Are you here to ask the immortal for directions as well?

"Well, it's my fault that I'm so negligent..." Old Li continued talking to himself.

"That's why I came here just now." Li Chengqian also understood Old Li's intention and interrupted him: "Xiang'er told me that he knows these things..."

He suddenly showed a lewd look on his face: "Don't worry, Xiang'er said he can find the way..."

"Don't recognize random people like you do!" Li Shimin glared at Li Chengqian, thinking of this kid's dark history.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian's face darkened.

Hey, why did the fire get to me?
Okay, okay, Father, you are bringing up old issues, but I, Li Chengqian, am not here to do nothing!

"I'm not like Aye, who feels like Chu Suiliang is just a little bird to me!"

"You rebellious son!" Li Shimin slammed the table.

"Oh my, oh my, such a beautiful day, peace is the most precious thing." Li Xiang quickly began to say stop, no fighting: "You are such a grown-up, and you are still arguing with my grandfather... You are the same, grandfather, can't you be more tolerant of my grandfather?"

It would have been better if he hadn't said this, but once he said it, both of them focused their attention on the little elephant.

"Don't force me to slap you on such a happy day." Li Chengqian glared at Li Xiang.

Li Shimin didn't say anything, but just looked at Li Xiang meaningfully.

"I was originally planning to ask Lian Qiao to help you, but since you don't need it, forget it."

Forsythia?

Li Xiang thought about it and realized it was the maid beside his aunt.

Girls who are the type of beautiful girls next door are not Xiaoxiang's type.

"It's okay. My grandson doesn't really like that type." Li Xiang said with a smile, "Besides, my grandson is a pure love warrior. This first time in my life must be left to your granddaughter-in-law."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "That's true. I thought so at the beginning, but your uncle didn't believe it and insisted on letting me test my quality. As a result, I got your aunt Xiangcheng."

Then he added with emotion: "It's a pity that Hua'er didn't make it, alas..."

"What's wrong? Do you miss her?" Li Chengqian asked with a pout.

Li Shimin didn't say anything, just glanced at Li Xiang and then at Li Chengqian, everything was said without words.

You know what, this look also makes Li Chengqian tease Yu Yu.

Li Xiang's mother was actually Li Chengqian's first woman.

Men, generally speaking, will never forget their first woman, even princes and emperors are like this.

Of course, if this woman were alive, she might not think so much about it.

If this woman died, especially because of giving birth to his children, it would be a bit of a buff.

Li Shimin raised his eyes and glanced at Li Chengqian, feeling a bit like two widowers protecting each other.

Li Xiang certainly didn't know about these twists and turns. Seeing that his father and grandfather were both at Yuyu, he suggested, "How about... drinking some wine?"

"Xiang'er is an adult now, it's time for him to drink some wine." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "But tomorrow is your big day, so don't drink tonight. Be careful not to get up tomorrow morning and miss the auspicious day."

"What you said makes sense." Li Shimin also agreed with Li Chengqian's words: "You should rest early today, because you still have to offer sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple tomorrow."

"Ah? We still have to go to the Taimiao?" Li Xiang looked embarrassed.

"You are the grandson of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. For such a big event as marriage, of course you have to report it to the Imperial Ancestral Temple." Li Shimin snorted and said, "Ordinary people have to report it to the Imperial Ancestral Temple when they get married, let alone the royal family."

"That's right." Li Xiang nodded.

Having said that, Li Shimin stood up and patted Li Chengqian on the shoulder.

"Come on, Gao Ming, don't disturb him from resting. Let's go have a couple of drinks."

"Okay, Aye." Li Chengqian nodded at Li Xiang to show encouragement, and then followed Li Shimin out.

When he reached the door, Li Shimin turned around and asked one last question: "Is it really not necessary to ask Lian Qiao to come over?"

"Really, there's no need, old man." Li Xiang sighed.

The main reason was that Li Xiang was too familiar with Lian Qiao, so he felt it was difficult to start with.

Of course, the main reason is that Forsythia suspensa is not very beautiful, at least not beautiful enough in his aesthetic sense.

As a man, you marry a woman for her virtue and a concubine for her beauty... But it seems that he can't find many women prettier than his wife. Even if Feng Yingying and Xiao Yourong were tied together, they might not be a match for Pei Xueqing.

Silent all night.

Li Xiang has a good psychological quality and slept very well all night.

Early the next morning, he was surrounded by people and got up, wearing a crimson robe.

Fortunately, Li Xiang slept well last night and felt refreshed, without any sign of sleepiness at all.

On the contrary, when Li Shimin and Li Chengqian came together, they both had faint dark circles under their eyes.

It seems that the two of them drank a lot last night.

After putting on his clothes, Li Xiang followed the huge procession to the Taimiao to inform his ancestors of his marriage.

In theory, the Taimiao should enshrine seven emperors among the seven temples of the Son of Heaven. However, since Li Yuan only conferred titles on four generations, only five deities, namely Emperor Xuan Li Xi, Emperor Guang Li Tianci, Emperor Taizu Li Hu, Emperor Shizu Li Bing and Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, are enshrined there. No more titles were conferred on the older generations.

As for the change into nine temples, it was started by Li Longji. At the same time, he posthumously conferred the title of Xianzu on Emperor Xuan Li Xi and the title of Yizu on Emperor Guang Li Tianci, and threw Zhongzong Li Xian into the Taimiao.

It should be noted that the Taimiao is not a place for permanent worship. Only the emperors who have been in power for eternity enjoy the right to permanent worship in this dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, these were Taizu Li Hu, Gaozu Li Yuan and Taizong Li Shimin.

If the ancestral temple is full, for example, if all seven or nine temples are full, the tablets must be thrown out in order. During the reign of Emperor Li Longji, the nine masters of the ancestral temple were Xianzu, Yizu, Taizu, Daizu, Gaozu, Taizong, Gaozong, Zhongzong, and Ruizong.

When Xuanzong and Suzong were enshrined in the temple, the ancestral tablets were moved to Xianzu and Yizu; when Daizong was enshrined in the temple, the ancestral tablets were moved to Daizu; when Dezong was enshrined in the temple, the ancestral tablets were moved to Gaozong, and so on.

As for the Ming Dynasty, it was similar. Many people said that Zhu Houcong threw away Zhu Gaochi's tablet and Dapang got angry. In fact, it was caused by the lack of understanding of the ancestral temple system.

According to the order, after the four farming ancestors posthumously honored by Zhu Yuanzhang have been thrown away, the next ones must be thrown out.

Then Dezu, Taizu and Taizong are one ancestor with two ancestral temples, which will never be moved for all eternity. Zhu Yunwen will not enter the Taimiao, so Zhu Gaochi can only be thrown in according to the order.

If Zhu Houcong had not thrown the fat man for his father, Zhu Gaochi would still have to leave when Zhu Houcong entered the Taimiao.

Old Li stood in front of Li Yuan's tablet, feeling deeply moved.

So Li Xiang was made to kneel on the ground and kowtow to the old man respectfully.

Li Xiang was also very honest. He kowtowed three times, which made Li Shimin feel distressed. He quickly pulled him to stop him from knocking any more.

What if this incident hurts my eldest grandson?

As for Aye? Ha... Anyway, he doesn't mind if I kowtow two less.

Li Yuan:......

You see, I will bring Jiancheng Yuanji to you in your dreams at night. If I don’t, it’s over!

After coming out of the Taimiao, Li Shimin ordered people to fill the mortar with three liters of millet, cover the well with a mat, block the window with three pounds of hemp, and place three arrows on the door to ward off evil spirits.

Afterwards, he asked Li Xiang to get on the prepared carriage and go to Pei's house to pick up the bride.

As the man's father and grandfather, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian certainly did not need to go in person. Moreover, one of them was the emperor and the other was the prince. How could they possibly condescend to do so?

"Go ahead." Li Chengqian patted Li Xiang's armrest, his eyes red.

Li Tai complained to Li Shimin and Li Zhi in a low voice: "If you don't know, you would think Xiang'er got married. Look at my brother, he looks like a woman..."

Hearing Li Tai's words, Li Shimin let out a "te" and then forced himself to hold back his laughter.

Li Zhi took a deep breath, his face turned purple, and he went over all the sad things in his mind. Only then did he manage to hold back his smile.

Li Chengqian certainly noticed the situation here, but he was feeling sad right now and had no time to pay attention to his frivolous father and brothers.

The child has grown up, alas.

After finishing this series of busy work, it was already afternoon.

Li Xiang felt a little hungry, but he could still hold on a little longer.

The so-called "wedding" was originally written as "hunli". As the name suggests, it is a ceremony held at dusk.

"Marriage begins at night, with the desire to be close to each other" is the truth.

When he walked out of the Wude Hall, Li Xiang saw Li Jingren, Cheng Chubi, Li Xin, Wei Daijia, Xiao Shoudao, Xue Rengui, Changsun Quan and others who were fully armed and wearing heavy armor.

"Brothers, what are you doing?" Li Xiang was stunned, especially Cheng Chubi, who was wearing a fine iron mask that only showed his two eyes. He was armed to the teeth.

"Brother, as you are the crown prince, my sister-in-law's family will naturally not make things difficult for you. But we, the bridesmaids, will be in trouble!" Cheng Chubi replied in a muffled voice, his voice sounding extremely deep behind the iron mask.

Everyone laughed when they heard this. No wonder this kid was armed to the teeth.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine." Li Xiang comforted him.

"I don't believe it!" Cheng Chubi cried out, "I heard that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince got married, the best man was Prince Consort Du. That guy got beaten so badly that his head was covered in blood!"

Du He heard these words from a distance and his face darkened.

What do you mean his head is covered in blood... No, that's not right. From now on, even if the king of heaven comes, I have to say that I, Du He, helped His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to get hit with a stick, and my head is covered in blood.

"Yes, Your Highness, Cheng Sanlang is right." Du He responded loudly.

Everyone laughed. They didn't expect the person involved was still here.

Seeing that the auspicious time had arrived, with an order from the Grand Historian Li Chunfeng, a group of people went to the Pei family to welcome the bride.

The Crown Prince's marriage caused the entire Chang'an City to be extremely lively.

Almost half of the people in the city gathered on both sides of Suzaku Street, wanting to catch a glimpse of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Even the leaders of the foreign races were squeezed into the crowd.

Especially Tumidu, with Datushe and Aluhan, they were shouting and cheering in the crowd, as if they were getting married enthusiastically.

Li Xiang sat in the carriage, occasionally lifting the curtain and sticking his head out to interact with the people of Chang'an City.

These are all his people, so of course he has to act friendly to the people.

There is nothing wrong with what he said. The Crown Prince, the Crown Prince and the Emperor are all monarchs, so there is no problem with these people being his subjects.

Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so approachable, the people's enthusiasm was even higher.

Li Xiang had people prepare the gifts long ago. They were wedding candies wrapped in red paper and red cloth, filling up two large carts.

Li Jingren and other bridesmaids sat on tall horses, holding big red bags in their arms, and from time to time they took out candies from them and threw them out.

Every time wedding candies are distributed, there will inevitably be a scramble for them.

This is the good fortune of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we must share in it!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has done so much for the people of Chang'an in Jingzhao Prefecture. This is also a blessing for the people of Chang'an!
A child picked up a wedding candy, immediately opened the candy wrapper and put the rock candy into his mouth.

"So sweet!" the children who ate the candy shouted.

After hearing what the children said, the adults followed suit, opening the candy wrappers and putting the rock sugar into their mouths.

It is sweet, indeed very sweet. What’s more important is that this candy does not have any strange smell. It is so sweet that it touches the heart.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince! Good luck on your wedding!" some people shouted loudly.

Hearing this, other people also responded one after another: "Your Highness, Crown Prince! Good luck on your wedding!"

Soon, the voices of the people gathered together and resounded throughout the city of Chang'an.

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, on your wedding!"

Li Xiang stood in front of the car and kept waving his hands to greet the people around him.

These are the people's sincere blessings, how could he not be happy?
To receive the heartfelt blessings of the people is a manifestation of virtue, a treatment that many people cannot even dream of!
There were cheers all along the way, but the people tried their best to restrain themselves and did not throw fruits or other things onto the cars.

This matter is not big or small.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may not mind, but what if the fruit is thrown and he gets hurt, delaying his wedding?
When they arrived at the door of Pei’s house, Li Xiang and his group stopped.

The first door of the Pei family was nothing for Li Xiang, but for these bridesmaids, it was more uncomfortable than entering the Dali Temple.

There is no other reason. For ordinary people, when grooms enter the bride's house, they will first be teased, teased and even beaten by the bride's aunts and uncles. This behavior is called "xiaxu".

The custom of marrying a new husband appeared in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. At that time, ethnic minorities had the custom of "blocking the door" when getting married, making things difficult for the groom in order to establish the wife's status in the family. In layman's terms, it was to give the son-in-law a warning.

Of course, Li Xiang would definitely not be intimidated by this kind of humiliation, but the bridegrooms would be in trouble.

Someone shouted, but Li Jingren and the others covered their faces and pushed forward to the door.

The one at the forefront was, of course, the tall and strong Xue Rengui. His strength alone was equivalent to that of two men. Next to him was Li Qinling, who was wearing the same silver armor.

This one was beyond everyone's expectations, including the Pei family.

Everyone thought they would knock on the door first, but who would have thought that these guys would not play by the rules and just knock on the door directly.

The Pei family's door was breached in an instant, revealing the aunts and uncles holding sticks and waiting for battle behind the door.

For a moment, Li Xiang felt that the women of the Pei family seemed to have formed an army.

Fortunately, fortunately, I am the crown prince and I don’t have to be beaten!

But Li Jingren and others suffered. Although they were wearing armor, it still hurt when they were hit by the sticks.

Just like beating a drum, the stick made a dull sound when hitting the body. However, these women were more sensible and only hit the thickest parts of the flesh.

As we all know, the armor on the buttocks is not too thick...

Fortunately, everyone dodged well and no one was injured.

Making rapid progress along the way, Li Xiang also brought his men to Pei Xueqing's boudoir.

"Uncle, where is my beloved concubine?" Li Xiang glanced at Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian coughed twice, pointed to the boudoir and said, "You can get dressed inside, but Meng Ze needs to write a poem to urge you to get dressed, so that I can know Meng Ze's intentions."

Li Xiang understood and recited aloud the poem that Lu Zhaolin had prepared for him to urge him to get ready.

"Tonight, the Weaver Girl descends upon the earth, and in front of the mirror, she puts on her makeup and enjoys her leisure. With a face as beautiful as a peach blossom, she needs no rouge or powder to stain her face!"

"Good!" Li Jingren and the others cheered and clapped their hands, saying, "Bridesmaid, hurry up and come out!"

"Bride! Hurry her out!" the crowd also shouted loudly from behind.

Considering Li Xiang's noble status, the Pei family did not make things difficult for him. They only asked him to write this one poem and did not ask him to write any more.

Li Xiang originally prepared five songs, but he only used one now...

It’s okay, the remaining ones can be used later anyway.

Of course it wasn't for himself. How could he wish himself a better wedding? It was for his brothers.

Amid the clamor of the crowd, Pei's mother covered Pei Xueqing's head with a silk handkerchief in her boudoir and told her, "Be careful and respectful, and do not disobey my orders day and night."

After Pei Xueqing stood up, Pei's mother said again: "Be diligent and respectful, and be diligent day and night!"

"My daughter is learning from you." Pei Xueqing bowed slowly, and then walked out of the boudoir under the guidance of her mother.

When Pei Xueqing came out in a turquoise wedding dress, everyone applauded and cheered.

In the Tang Dynasty, the wedding system was for the groom to wear red and the bride to wear green. This is how the phrase "red man and green woman" came about.

Although Pei Xueqing's face could not be seen, her demeanor was enough to make everyone cheer.

With the help of Pei's mother, Pei Xueqing boarded Li Xiang's carriage.

Li Xiang rode a horse and circled the chariot three times, implying that the bride will receive the groom's comprehensive care and protection after marriage.

Just when Li Xiang and others were about to leave, their car was stopped by the Pei family.

This is also a part of the wedding, called "barrier car".

The bride is reluctant to leave home, so her family members try to stop the wedding car from leaving. In order to catch an auspicious time, the groom has to spend money to give out red envelopes.

Li Xiang asked someone to take out the red envelopes that had been prepared in advance and distribute them to everyone.

The Pei family members who received the red envelopes had nothing to say and immediately smiled and made way for them.

This is part of etiquette, and it is not for the red envelope.

At this point, all the programs at the woman's house are completed.

Cheng Chubi took off his mask and breathed a sigh of relief.

Damn, he was suffocated to death.

The rest of the people also felt relieved. After all, they had been on edge in the bride's house for half a day, and it was impossible not to be nervous.

With Du He’s “previous experience” as a lesson, who dares to take it lightly?

Li Xiang's formal wedding was held in Taiji Hall of Taiji Palace.

Not only the elders like Li Shimin, but also all the ministers were present.

When they arrived at Chengtian Gate, the newlyweds were about to get off the carriage.

According to old customs, when the bride enters the man's house, her feet cannot touch the ground. Felt or mats must be laid, otherwise it will offend ghosts and gods.

The felt carpets of the Tang Dynasty were embroidered with brocade and colorful. They were changed alternately to guide the bride to the Qinglu where the bride and groom were to worship. This ceremony was to wish the newlyweds good luck in having children and a bright future.

The description of "a woman in blue passing a felt quilt, with a slanting piece of brocade" by Bai Juyi in his poem "Marrying a Wife in Deep Spring" is specifically about this custom.

From Chengtian Gate to Taiji Hall, it is covered with colorful brocade.

"Sister Pei, it's time to get off the bus." Li Xiang whispered in Pei Xueqing's ear.

"Yeah." Pei Xueqing nodded slightly.

Li Xiang supported Pei Xueqing's arm and helped her out of the carriage.

There is a saddle under Chengtian Gate.

When he walked to the front of the saddle, Li Xiang gave a reminder.

Afterwards, Pei Xueqing crossed the saddle with the help of Li Xiang.

This was originally a custom of the Xianbei people. It was also learned by the Han people in the Central Plains during the process of sinicization by Emperor Xiaowen, the leader of the sinicization group. It was intended to wish the newlyweds a peaceful life after marriage.

It’s a homonym of “saddle”, which is the same as “an”.

Li Xiang took Pei Xueqing and walked all the way to the Taiji Hall.

There is a green gauze tent tied over the Taiji Hall, which serves as the Qinglu.

The so-called Qinglu is a tent.

In fact, this is also a custom of ethnic minorities in the north. It gradually spread to the Central Plains after the Han and Wei dynasties and was at its peak during the Northern Dynasties.

Li Shimin wore a Tongtian crown and a crimson gauze robe, and sat upright in the main seat.

Sitting below him was the current mistress of the six palaces, Concubine Wei.

On the other side sat the Crown Prince Li Chengqian.

As the host of the wedding, Li Tai also has to follow the whole process.

Li Xiang and Pei Xueqing walked into the Taiji Hall together. Under the guidance of Li Chunfeng, they first bowed to Li Shimin and then knelt down to Li Chengqian.

Li Shimin was the first to speak: "You go to the palace, be diligent and careful, and be filial and respectful."

Concubine Wei then said: "Your father has given instructions, you should obey them respectfully!"

"We respectfully listen to your words, old man." Li Xiang and Pei Xueqing bowed their heads to Li Shimin, so straightforward.

When the two stood up, Li Chengqian said, "Be careful, be diligent and work hard day and night, and don't disobey my orders!"

Su Yi also nodded: "Try your best, try your best. Your father has given you the order, so go and obey him!"

"We listen respectfully to our parents' words." Li Xiang and Pei Xueqing bowed respectfully.

Then the husband and wife bowed to each other and performed the wedding ceremony.

After bowing to each other, the couple bowed again to Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.

After this, it is the wedding ceremony.

Li Xiang picked up the braised pork that Fu Bao had prepared long ago on the table, took a bite and put it to Pei Xueqing's mouth.

"Sister Pei, open your mouth." He said softly.

Pei Xueqing obediently opened her mouth and ate the braised pork that Li Xiang brought to her mouth.

"Mmm, delicious." she said happily.

"Of course, this was done by Fubao." Li Xiang said with a smile: "If Sister Pei likes it, let him do more in the future."

"Well, thank you Dalang." Pei Xueqing said with a faint smile.

Old Li sat high up at the table, looking at the young couple who were showing off their love as if no one was around, and he didn't quite know what to say.

Forget it, as long as they like it, why bother with so much?

After putting down his bowl and chopsticks, Li Xiang picked up two wine glasses beside him.

Under Li Xiang's guidance, the two of them intertwined their arms and helped each other drink a glass of wine.

When a husband and wife share a portion of meat and drink happiness wine together, it is called "tonglaoheqin", which means that the husband and wife are one and love each other.

Afterwards, under the auspices of Li Tai, the husband and wife each cut a lock of hair and tied them together, which was called "Heji".

This is what Su Wu meant when he said, "We are married with one heart and love each other without any doubt."

After her hair was put into a bun, Pei Xueqing was taken to the back hall by a maid. She took off her flower hairpin and the brocade scarf on her head, then covered her face with a fan and slowly walked back to the main hall.

Li Tai curled the corner of his mouth, looked at Li Xiang, and raised his head.

I don't mean anything else, just write a poem and fan it.

Li Shimin also sat up straight. He wanted to see what kind of poem his great grandson had asked Lu Zhaolin to write.

Li Xiang took a deep breath and recited the poem about fanning that Lu Zhaolin had written for him.

"Don't let the painted fan come out of the curtain, hiding the spring mountain and hindering the talent. If reunion is like the bright moon, then the sweet osmanthus must be allowed to bloom."

"Niece-in-law, are you satisfied with this poem?" Li Tai rolled his eyes at Li Xiang and asked Pei Xueqing, "If you are satisfied, put down the fan."

This roll of the eyes was somewhat tinged with personal grudge.

You kid, it’s fine that you didn’t ask your second uncle for help when proposing marriage, but now you don’t even ask him for help when you write a poem to urge you to get married or a poem to get fanned?

Pei Xueqing didn't care, she had known for a long time that the poem was not written by Li Xiang.

What she liked was Li Xiang's spirit of taking the world as his own responsibility, especially his heroic spirit of "I will go forward even if there are thousands of people against me", which fascinated her the most.

After hearing Li Tai's words about following the procedure, Pei Xueqing slowly put down her fan, revealing a pretty face that was stunningly beautiful.

Li Xiang actually knew that his wife was beautiful, but at this moment, with the blessing of the wedding dress, he felt that even Chang'e would be three points inferior to Pei Xueqing.

The people in the hall were also slightly shocked. They had all heard the rumors about the beautiful daughter of the Pei family, but this was the first time they saw her. She was truly as famous as the rumors said.

Li Shu was waving his arms not far away, happy for the newlyweds.

Li Mingda held his cheeks and looked at Pei Xueqing in a trance, wondering what she was thinking.

"Since the round fan has been put away, let's take it to the bridal chamber." Li Tai coughed twice and said, "It's already the hour of Xu, Xiang'er must be impatient, so I, as your uncle, won't say much - you are still young, be restrained."

The last sentence was spoken to Li Xiang.

Li Xiang is such a thick-skinned person, he just acted as if he didn't hear anything.

No matter what you said, I'll just pretend I didn't hear it.

He was not required to attend the dinner. He and Pei Xueqing had their own separate meals in the Wude Hall.

According to ordinary people's weddings, there must be a segment of bridal chamber disturbance.

It’s just...no one made a fuss in Li Xiang’s bridal chamber, everyone just went through the motions.

The part about teasing a woman... Who can make things difficult for the Crown Prince's Consort?

Instead, Li Shu pulled together sisters including Li Lizhi and Li Mingda and gave Pei Xueqing some difficult questions.

However, Pei Xueqing was smart and clever, and almost no questions prepared by Li Shu could stump her.

Occasionally, when there were a few questions that Pei Xueqing couldn't answer, she would look at Li Xiang for help.

Li Xiang naturally took the lead and stood up to answer Pei Xueqing's questions one by one.

In desperation, Li Shu had to let the newlyweds return to the Wude Hall.

After Li Xiang and his wife left, Li Su was so angry that he jumped up and down.

"Ha! Why didn't I realize before that Xue Qing is such a woman!"

"What's wrong?" Li Lizhi asked with a chuckle.

"She clearly knows the answers to those questions! But she pretends like she doesn't know the answers, as if I'm making things difficult for her!" Li Shu said angrily.

However, Li Lizhi smiled and said, "You, that's just a little hobby between couples. Xueqing pretends not to know how to do it, which is a chance for Xiang'er to show off. Men all enjoy the feeling of standing tall in front of women. You are the one who should learn this."

Li Su was still stubborn: "Humph, if you love your brother, you love me the most. I don't need to use such seductive tricks to please him!"

"For a couple, alternating between tension and relaxation is the way to a long-term relationship." Li Lizhi smiled and said, "You will understand it later, hehe."

Li Xiang was unaware of the conversation between the aunts. His mind was now fully focused on the next step.

The last step is to watch the flower candles.

A pair of red candles had already been lit in the Wude Hall.

When Li Xiang arrived, Fubao had already prepared a sumptuous meal for him.

"I'm starving." As soon as Li Xiang walked into the Wude Hall, he couldn't wait to tear off the crown on his head and put it aside.

Pei Xueqing covered her mouth and chuckled, placing the fan next to the crown.

"Let's eat first." Li Xiang invited Pei Xueqing to take a seat. The two of them sat at the table. Li Xiang said with emotion: "Just now, I controlled, controlled, and controlled myself, so I didn't eat the whole piece of meat."

"I already know how Dalang loves me." Pei Xueqing spoke softly, looking at Li Xiang with sparkling eyes.

For some reason, Li Xiang suddenly didn't want to eat anymore and wanted to eat something else.

However, man is iron and rice is steel, and if you skip a meal you will still feel hungry.

From morning till now, Li Xiang has only eaten the half mouthful of meat that he had just eaten when they were in the same cell.

The night is long and the road ahead is still long, so I have to eat something to fill my stomach.

How can I drive the car if the oil doesn’t burn?

It must be said that Fubao’s cooking skills are getting better and better.

Considering that he would be exercising soon, Li Xiang did not eat too much, but only ate until he was 70% full.

After dinner, Li Xiang called someone in to prepare for bathing and changing clothes.

The little elephant endured for a long time, but finally couldn't bear it anymore.

However, just as he was about to transform into a moonlit werewolf and pounce on Pei Xueqing's bathtub, he heard Lian Qiao's voice outside.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

(I’ve finally paid off what I owe! Please give me a monthly pass! Don’t save it, there’s no double this month…)
(End of this chapter)