Chapter 228 The night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber

Hearing Lian Qiao's voice, Li Xiaoxiang abruptly stopped the process of transforming into a werewolf.

What's going on?

Lianqiao, why are you calling me in the middle of the night?
Suddenly, Li Xiang's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, could something have happened to my aunt?

Thinking of this, Li Xiang hurriedly said to Pei Xueqing: "Sister Pei, I'm going to go out first. Lian Qiao is my aunt's maid. She must have something important to tell you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a rustling sound from behind the screen.

"I'll go with you." Pei Xueqing walked out from behind the screen.

Lian Qiao arrived in a hurry and her clothes were not taken off yet.

"Okay." Li Xiang nodded and walked out of the bedroom with Pei Xueqing.

Lian Qiao was standing at the door, seeming to be holding something in her hand.

Seeing Li Xiang and Pei Xueqing coming out, Lian Qiao stepped forward and bowed first, saying, "I am Lian Qiao, your servant, meeting the Crown Princess."

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my aunt?" Li Xiang looked anxious and stopped Lian Qiao from saluting him.

Lian Qiao handed a piece of white silk to Li Xiang, covered her mouth and smiled, "No, the Crown Princess forgot to put this in the room, so she asked me to bring it to you."

“Just for this?” Li Xiang suddenly felt dizzy.

Damn, you shouted so urgently that I thought something happened to my aunt.

Pei Xueqing grabbed Li Xiang without leaving any trace, took the silk from Lian Qiao's hand, and thanked him softly: "Thank you for your help."

"Today is His Highness's big day, so I won't bother you any more." Lian Qiao looked at Li Xiang meaningfully, then bowed to the two of them, turned around and left the Wude Hall.

Li Xiang was a little confused and didn't know what Lian Qiao meant by suddenly sending him silk.

He didn't care about Lian Qiao. As the saying goes, a night of love is worth a thousand gold. At this critical moment, of course, he had to do his business!

At an angle that Li Xiang didn't notice, Lian Qiao walked all the way from the Wude Hall to the Daji Hall.

"Has it been delivered?" a voice came from the shadows.

Lian Qiao was startled, and only came to her senses when she saw the person's face clearly: "Yeah."

"What did he say?" the voice asked again.

Lian Qiao recounted everything that happened in the Wude Hall in detail. After listening, the man walked out from the shadows.

"Princess, it's cold at night, let's go back." Lian Qiao said.

"Well, call Luluo," Li Mingda seemed to be in a good mood: "Let's go back and rest first."

Since Li Mingda had already reached the age of marriage, as the saying goes, a girl should avoid her father when she grows up, so Li Mingda left the Lizheng Hall.

But Old Li couldn't bear to part with his daughter, so he let her live in the Daji Hall between the Wude Hall and the Lizheng Hall. He also had a Sanqing Temple built for her so that she could practice asceticism there.

No matter what people say or do, since Li Mingda left, Old Li has become much freer.

At least when visiting concubines, he no longer needed to go to the harem, but could directly call them to the Lizheng Hall.

When Li Xiang returned to the hall, he immediately put the silk in Pei Xueqing's hand aside.

"Take a bath first, Sister Pei." Li Xiang was actually really anxious, but he still maintained his gentlemanly demeanor.

"Okay." Pei Xueqing nodded with a faint smile. She turned around and called the two maids who had accompanied her from home to take off all the ornaments on her head.

The Pei family was also a wealthy and prominent family, so naturally they would not send only two maids, but ten in total.

In fact, the two people who are close to Pei Xueqing on a daily basis are Baoqin and Baoyu.

In fact, they were also palace maids sent into the palace. Their homes would be surveyed several days in advance and they would not be allowed to enter the palace until they passed the test.

Not only the imperial palace was conducting tests, the Pei family was also conducting a thorough investigation, isolating these maids and examining who they had contact with recently, what situations they had, and so on.

Come to think of it, even if the palace trusts the Pei family, the Pei family still has to conduct self-examination.

These palace maids are the dowry of the Pei family. If something happens in the palace, the Pei family will be the ones to suffer.

Li Xiang: …

Frog fun, actually miscalculated.

Although he had become a member of the feudal reactionary and decadent class, Li Xiang's thoughts still made it impossible for him to accept being too much when there were people around.

Theoretically speaking, the number of palace maids who can truly be favored is extremely small, and they are basically sent out of the palace when they reach a certain age.

These older palace maids are very popular and can often marry into good families.

After all, there are people in the palace who have seen the world.

In desperation, Li Xiang had to bathe separately from Pei Xueqing.

Being a man, Li Xiang naturally took a bath very quickly, almost as fast as taking a hot pot. He just dipped his bath twice and slipped out.

While taking a shower, I was still thinking that next time I must kick out all the irrelevant people.

We must realize the freedom of bathing together! The little elephant thought viciously.

The waiting process was torturous. Li Xiang felt like he had been lying in bed for almost a year before Pei Xueqing finished bathing.

Pei Xueqing put on the green wedding dress again, walked over gracefully and sat next to Li Xiang.

As the saying goes, looking at a beauty under the lamp and the moon is ten times more beautiful than in the daytime.

The light shone on Pei Xueqing's exposed skin, reflecting a bright and radiant glow.

"Da Lang..." Pei Xueqing felt a little shy when being looked at, but she met Li Xiang's gaze and looked into his eyes affectionately.

"Still call me Dalang?" Li Xiang reached out and grabbed Pei Xueqing's small hand, and asked with a wicked smile.

This is not the first time I have touched your hand, but there must always be a starting step.

Li Xiang's smile is both badass and manly.

As the saying goes, women don't love bad men. The naughty Li Xiang has taken full advantage of Pei Xueqing, the dignified daughter of a noble family.

Pei Xueqing's face flushed red, and her neck was covered with a layer of fine, shiny powder.

The last time in the carriage, Li Xiang tried his best but failed to make her call him "husband" in advance.

But now, since I'm married, calling my husband "husband" is the most normal thing.

If I don't shout, that would be wrong.

She called out timidly, "Husband."

This call of "husband" seemed to have exhausted all her strength.

"Madam, it's getting late. Shouldn't we take a rest?" Li Xiang looked at his wife with a very manly gaze.

"Hmm." Pei Xueqing made a sound as thin as a mosquito.

"Okay, Baoqin, Baoyu, you two can go out." Li Xiang began to order them to leave.

Again, although Li Xiang is a member of the corrupt class, he is not completely corrupt. After all, he cannot accept that others are watching him the whole time.

Of course, if Feng Yingying joins the battle...it's not impossible.

Thinking of this, Li Xiang became very excited.

Marrying a principal wife is different from marrying a concubine.

The principal wife and the concubine cannot enter the house together. They have to wait for a few days before Feng Yingying and Xiao Yourong can enter the house together.

But Feng Yingying... looks a bit stupid, can she cooperate?
"Yes, Your Highness." The two bowed and left the bedroom. Pei Xueqing sat on the bed, her heart beating like a rabbit.

She actually knew exactly what was going to happen in a moment.

Now she felt very conflicted, with a vague sense of anticipation and a hint of fear.

Transformation is not so easy to accomplish. I remember her aunt said it was very painful.

She felt her face getting hot and she was extremely shy, yet she maintained a dignified and virtuous look with her hands tightly gripping the bed sheet.

"Why are you holding the bed sheet?" Li Xiang quickly saw through her inner nervousness and asked teasingly.

"Hmm..." Pei Xueqing just made a soft nasal sound.

"Shall we start?" Li Xiang noticed Pei Xueqing's nervousness, moved closer to her face and asked with a smile.

"Start, start what?" Pei Xueqing certainly knew what Li Xiang was talking about, but still pretended not to understand and asked.

The day before the wedding, Pei's mother came to the room with her family's unique skills and taught by looking at pictures.

……

After getting up the next day, there were still unfinished wedding ceremonies that needed to be completed by the couple, and Li Xiang also had to take Pei Xueqing to visit his uncle and aunt.

Uncle and aunt do not refer to uncle and aunt, but parents-in-law.

The father-in-law sits facing east, the mother-in-law sits facing south, and the bride holds a round bamboo container called a 笲 filled with dates and chestnuts, which means giving birth to a son soon.

The saying "Red candles were lit in the bridal chamber last night, waiting for the morning visit to the hall to pay respects to uncle and aunt" refers to this part.

Of course, poetry has its own meaning, which I will not explain here.

"Can you still walk?" Li Xiaoxiang looked at Pei Xueqing and asked with concern.

In fact, I was a little blaming myself in my heart. Why didn’t I pay more attention yesterday? I really deserved to be beaten.

"Yeah." Pei Xueqing's face suddenly turned red, as if she had thought of something.

She stood up and took two steps, but groaned.

Li Xiang hurried forward and supported Pei Xueqing.

"If it doesn't work, forget it." As a loving husband, how could Li Xiang let his wife suffer?

"Etiquette cannot be abolished." Pei Xueqing shook his head with a firm tone.

Since Pei Xueqing insisted, there was no need for Li Xiang to persuade her any further.

This... is a ceremony after all. People value filial piety these days. Even if it's raining knives from the sky, you still have to go and pay respects to your uncle and aunt.

Otherwise, Pei Xueqing would be stabbed in the back.

But... he took a shortcut and sent someone to inform Li Chengqian to gather at Lizheng Hall.

If following normal procedures, Pei Xueqing would follow Li Xiang to the Eastern Palace to pay a visit to Li Chengqian and Su Yi, and then go to the Lizheng Palace to pay a visit to Li Shimin.

As for Concubine Wei...her appearance yesterday was just a bonus. Li Xiang's grandmother was Empress Zhangsun.

Normally speaking, when a prince marries, his wife should go to the harem and pay a visit to the concubines one by one.

But Li Shimin waved his hand and said that it was not necessary. When your second uncle and your third uncle got married, there was no such procedure, so you don't have to do the same.

Li Xiang also breathed a sigh of relief, it would be good if there weren't so many tedious things to do.

After the two of them had a simple meal, they arrived at Lizheng Hall early.

Li Xiang was worried about Pei Xueqing's health, so he specially asked someone to prepare a sedan chair for her.

When they arrived at the Lizheng Hall, they saw Li Chengqian and Su Yi coming together.

"Father, mother." Pei Xueqing got down from the sedan chair and bowed to the two of them.

Su Yi walked forward and supported Pei Xueqing.

"Xueqing is not feeling well, so please don't be so polite." Su Yi said in a gentle voice, and then glared at Li Xiang fiercely.

"You little bastard, you really know how to trouble your father!" Li Chengqian said with puffs of his beard and glaring eyes.

"Hey, isn't it that your daughter-in-law is not feeling well?" Li Xiang said, scratching his head.

Li Chengqian reached out and tapped him, took a deep breath, and whispered, "You are really not a human being. You are so cruel the first time?"

Li Xiang: …

"Come into the house first." Li Xiang said with a sigh.

After entering the hall, Old Li was already waiting inside. Sitting next to Li Shimin was Princess Jinyang Li Mingda.

Li Chengqian walked over to sit next to Old Li. Su Yi also let go of Pei Xueqing, and asked Luoluo and Lianqiao to come over to support him, and walked to Li Chengqian's side.

"Why did you come here to join in the fun?" Li Chengqian asked Li Mingda in a low voice.

"Hello, uncle. I am your aunt." Li Mingda said with a smile.

Li Chengqian opened his mouth and suddenly realized that there was nothing wrong with what he said.

Li Shimin also noticed Pei Xueqing's discomfort, so he said, "Since Xueqing is not feeling well, let's skip the ceremony."

"Your Majesty, etiquette cannot be abolished." Pei Xueqing endured the discomfort and walked forward to bow to Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and his wife, and Li Mingda in turn.

"She is truly my granddaughter-in-law..." Li Shimin sighed, and then said, "Since we are a family, there is no need to be so polite. Just call her A-Weng together with Xiang'er."

"Yes, old man." Before Pei Xueqing stood up, Li Xiang walked to her side, carried her to the side and sat down without saying anything.

Su Yi glanced at Li Chengqian inconspicuously, and thought of the sad years when she was bullied by the little boy.

If Li Chengqian had protected me like Xiang'er protected Xueqing, wouldn't it have been so difficult?

But it’s okay. Since the little boy’s mother left, life has been getting better day by day.

Li Shimin naturally noticed his eldest grandson's actions to protect his wife, and thought of himself who had loved his wife in the past.

Alas, he is worthy of being my eldest grandson, he is just like me.

"Look at this elephant, huh?" Li Shimin turned into the best talker and started to attack Li Chengqian: "Look at you again?"

Li Chengqian wanted to refute subconsciously, but his words were blocked when they reached his lips.

After all, he was the one who felt sorry for Su Yi.

But if you want to say whether he protects his wife...

He protected the little boy very well, even better than Henry did.

"If you are not feeling well, Xiang'er, you can take Xueqing back to rest first." Li Shimin said, "I don't have anything to do here anyway, and health is the most important thing."

"Yes, old man." Li Xiang said with a smile.

"Grandson's wife thanks Grandpa." Pei Xueqing wanted to get up but was held down by Li Xiang.

"Don't force yourself if you're not feeling well. Just listen to me, okay." Li Xiang said with a smile.

"If you really want to, you won't torture me like this!" Li Shimin snorted, "Just take a rest today. Your health is the most important thing. Don't make your injuries worse."

"Don't worry, old man. I know what I'm doing." Li Xiang said with a smile.

"Go——" Li Shimin waved his hand.

Li Xiang was not polite. After greeting Li Chengqian and Su Yi, he picked up Pei Xueqing and walked out of Lizheng Hall.

(End of this chapter)