The Zhao Palace in the night was very quiet, with few pedestrians on the streets, only patrol soldiers passed by from time to time, the moonlight was light, and the pale moonlight spread all over the ground. Pei Wan'er's sedan did not walk through the main entrance, but walked around and entered the palace through the side door.

Pei Wan'er had already finished cleaning up in the sedan chair. She wore a four-color wide dress with lake green, her hair was combed high, and she was coiled into a cloud shape. Various golden pearls and jade were hung all over her hair. At the top of the cloud hair, a green feather hairpin was inserted obliquely. Her face was evenly white, her eyebrows were like daisy mountains, and her eyes were like deep pools, making her look extremely beautiful.

She will be a bride tonight, which will be her new starting point for life, but there is not much joy in her eyes. The heavy political imprints on her marriage cover up her expectations and happiness that should have belonged to her.

Sitting beside her was Zhu'er, a close maid who grew up with her. She held the bride's arm and whispered to her, "Don't worry, girl, actually my son-in-law still likes girls very much. Besides, he is still very young, only over thirty years old. Girl, you are very lucky."

"Oh!" Wan'er sighed softly. She also liked Li Qing'an, but she didn't like this kind of marriage. The interests of the family firmly held her like a shackle, which made her breathless. She had dreamed more than once. She wore six bride dresses and enjoyed the sweetest moment at the grand wedding, with blue sky, white clouds, and blooming flowers.

But now, at night, under the dim moonlight, she was sent into her new home from the small door. Her beautiful wish was destined to be just a dream.

The sedan chair had passed the main entrance. Pei Wan'er couldn't help but lift the curtain and looked out secretly. She saw the towering gate closed, the two big lanterns were dead, and there were tall courtyard walls on both sides, dark and full of depression. Thinking that from now on, she would live here for the rest of her life, Pei Wan'er's nose felt sore and tears almost flowed out.

The sedan chair reached the side door, and the side door was open, with five or six lanterns lit. There were several healthy women standing at the door. Pan Xiaoliang, the butler of the Zhao Prince's Mansion, also stood in front of the door. They were here to pick up the sedan chair. The sedan chair was put down. Pei Yun, who was sending the bride, whispered to Pei Wan'er: "Wan'er, I'm leaving for my brother. I hope you can come back happily in three days."

Pei Wan'er's tears finally flowed down. She choked and agreed, looking at her cousin and the Pei family away.

At this time, Pan Xiaoliang walked forward and said softly: "Miss Wan'er, we are going to enter the door."

Pei Wan'er wiped away her tears, and Zhu'er next to her quickly asked, "Does my girl need to come down?"

"No! No, I will need the girl to get out of the sedan chair later."

Pan Xiaoliang waved his hand, and six healthy women lifted the sedan chair and walked into the palace. The two maids carried big red wedding lanterns leading the way ahead. Pei Wan'er's sadness gradually faded. She began to feel nervous and pounding. Although she had been to the Zhao Palace more than once, the Zhao Palace made her feel very strange tonight. The towering halls, huge buildings, exquisite pavilions, lush trees, and various strange flowers and plants were planted beside a small river. This small river about two meters wide divided the Zhao Palace into two, and the inner palace was inside.

The six healthy women walked quickly and stopped by the river. Pan Xiaoliang said again: "Miss Wan'er, you are going to get off the sedan chair and take a boat."

Pei Wan'er suddenly realized that her marriage tonight was in Penglai Pavilion, which was the most beautiful place in the Zhao Palace. She began to have a little bit of expectation in her heart.

The maid Zhu'er helped her out of the sedan chair. A pleasure boat had already stopped on the shore. The lights on the pleasure boat were bright and shining. I saw Ruhua standing in front of the pleasure boat with a smile waiting for her. When she saw Ruhua, Pei Wan'er seemed to have seen her relatives who had been reunited after a long time.

"Lishua!" She walked a few quick steps, and her excitement sounded a little trembling.

Ruhua held her, looked at her face carefully, and laughed jokingly, "Is the bride crying with grievance?"

"No, my cousin left just now, and I felt a little sad."

"Don't worry! Everyone has been waiting for you for a long time and will not make you feel wronged. Come on, come and get on the boat with me."

Ruhua helped her onto the boat and sat down in the cabin. The two boat ladies began to rock the boat and left the shore. The pleasure boat swayed towards the depths of the river.

The light in the cabin was soft, with silk and satin spreading. A pair of big red candles were lit. Pei Wan'er sat down against the window. At this time, there was a faint sound of silk and bamboo in the sky. Ruhua smiled at her and said, "Actually, we were preparing three days ago. I thought about it. Wuyi invited a group of music girls, boat girls, and palace maids from the palace. The guests were not outsiders, they were all their sisters. Let's have fun together."

Speaking of this, Ruhua saw Yuzhu looking at the scenery outside the boat, and she smiled at Wan'er with her ears, "Did your mother teach you that matter? Rushi will teach you later."

Wan'er's face suddenly turned red. She knew what was going on. Last night, her mother told her carefully that that thing was actually the most feared and nervous thing she was most afraid of. Last night, one night today, that thing wandered in her heart like a ghost. When she thought of it, it made her feel scared. Her hands twisted the hem of the skirt, bit her lip, lowered her head and said nothing.

Seeing that she was shy, Ruhua couldn't help but cover her mouth and smiled secretly.

Li Qing'an's Zhao Palace was renovated on the basis of Princess Taiping's Mansion. Princess Taiping's Mansion can be said to be the most magnificent and magnificent mansion except for several major palaces such as Daming Palace and Xingqing Palace. It covers an area of ​​about 200 acres and has about five or six hundred halls with various rooms and beams and eaves. It is spectacular. The largest Taiping Palace can accommodate thousands of people. In particular, there is a lake covering an area of ​​30 acres, called Yufeng Pond. There is an island of three acres in the lake. The Taiye Pond, which imitates the Daming Palace, also built a Penglai Pavilion. Later, Princess Taiping was executed, and one of the charges was usurpation.

Princess Taiping was executed, but her mansion was preserved. Now it has become Li Qing'an's Zhao Prince's Mansion. Li Qing'an has not moved here for a long time, so Penglai Pavilion has never been opened. However, today, Penglai Pavilion was opened for the first time in order to marry Pei Wan'er.

The pleasure boat left the river, drew a slurry of autumn water, drove into the Yufeng Pool, and headed towards Penglai Pavilion in the center of the lake. At this time, the sound of silk and bamboo was closer, and the music was filled with joy. The lights of Penglai Pavilion were lit up, and the lights were shining, just like the pagoda of the Heavenly Palace came to the earth.

On the pier of Penglai Pavilion, a large group of women had been waiting for a long time, and laughter came. The leader was the eldest wife Dugu Mingyue. She was also wearing six long dresses in palace clothes, with a head full of pearls and jade, and was elegant and elegant. There were no guests tonight, all of them were their own family members, and there was not even a single male guest. The only man on the island was the groom Li Qing'an, and there was also the young master Li who was holding in the arms of the wet nurse and was still learning to speak in the teeth.

Behind Mingyue are her sisters, such as dance clothes, Rushi, Mingzhu, Gao Wu, Xiaolian, Pei Yu, etc., and dozens of palace maids, Le Ji. In addition, there is a special guest, Empress Dowager Shen Zhenzhu. According to the etiquette, it should be tomorrow. Mingyue will take Wan'er into the palace and accept the enthronement of the empress dowager. However, Empress Dowager Shen quietly made this request to Mingyue. She also wanted to attend the internal wedding of the Li Mansion in her private capacity. Although she felt something was wrong, Mingyue finally agreed.

"Here is here! Here!"

Mingzhu had sharp eyes, and first saw the pleasure boat, she shouted excitedly, "Go and notify the groom! The bride is here."

"Go on the side!"

Mingyue glared at her sister, "Don't mix it up, it's our sisters' lively tonight, and nothing is wrong with him."

Mingzhu touched a nail, she pouted her mouth and whispered unhappily: "That's it! The bride is here, how could it be that there is no groom?"

Rushi gently hugged her shoulder and explained to her in a low voice: "Wan'er is not a formal marriage, she doesn't need to be married, and the groom cannot come forward. She can only meet the groom when the eldest wife agrees to her enter. It's lively, but the rules are rules, do you understand?"

"Oh-" Mingzhu nodded, and she understood.

At this time, the pleasure boat approached the dock, two boat ladies tied the ropes, and two pipa girls stepped forward, gathered and twisted them slowly. The sound of the pipa fell on the plate like pearls and jade, which was inviting the bride to go ashore.

Pei Wan'er came out of the boat, and the maid Zhu'er and Ruhua helped Pei Wan'er to the shore. The girls saw that she was dressed in an unusually beautiful manner, which aroused everyone's praise.

Pei Wan'er's face was flushed and she bowed to Mingyueying and said, "Wan'er meets with her eldest sister."

Mingyue smiled and nodded and said, "I really feel sorry for you today. I'll let you get started at night, so don't take it to your heart."

"Wan'er won't!"

Pei Wan'er saluted everyone again and said, "Wan'er has met all the sisters."

Mingyue said again: "Everyone is familiar with each other, so you don't have to be so polite. But there is someone you want to meet, and it should be the first time you meet her."

Mingyue took her hand and came to Gao Wu, and introduced with a smile: "This is Wu Niang, you can call her Sister Wu, who is the daughter of General Gao Xianzhi."

Pei Wan'er heard Xiaolian talk about Gao Wu, a female hero. She quickly saluted and said, "Wan'er meets Sister Wu."

Gao Wu's face turned a little red. She touched her body, took out a pure gold dagger with gems, and handed it to Pei Wan'er and said, "I don't have anything to give you when I meet you for the first time. This dagger is my beloved thing, so I'll give it to you."

The two boat ladies next to them couldn't help but laugh secretly. This woman really doesn't understand human nature, so she doesn't have the principle of giving the bride a knife on a wedding night.

Mingyue knew that Gao Wu was kind-hearted, and without saying it, she took it for Pei Wan'er and put it in the gift box, and smiled at everyone, "It's getting late, everyone, go in!"

The girls surrounded Pei Wan'er and walked into Penglai Pavilion. The Penglai Pavilion was decorated with colorful colors. Eighteen big red lanterns were hung high in the lobby. On the front wall was a big "囍" character, and the long table below was filled with various betrothal gifts. On the front was a couch, a small table was placed in the middle of the couch, and a jade pot and two jade bowls were placed on the table. There was already a person sitting next to him, holding a cup to drink tea slowly. It was the Queen Mother Shen Zhenzhu.

Shen Zhenzhu was less than thirty years old, so she lived alone in the empty and lonely Daming Palace. The indescribable loneliness made her heart grow old day by day. Today she heard that Li Qing'an married Pei Wan'er, and they were all female relatives, and there were no outsiders, so she was moved and quietly begged Mingyue to allow her to participate. Mingyue could feel her loneliness, so she agreed.

Shen Zhenzhu attended the wedding as a private person. Due to her identity, she was not able to go out to greet Pei Wan'er, so she sat in the lobby and waited for her. Shen Zhenzhu sat under the word "囍". The burning candles reflected her face red, and she seemed to have returned to her wedding night.

At this time, Pei Wan'er walked into the lobby surrounded by everyone. Wan'er saw Chen Zhenzhu at a glance. She was stunned and a little at a loss. Mingyue whispered to her: "The Empress Dowager is here as a private person, so there is no need to be too polite."

Pei Wan'er hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Wan'er meets with the Queen Mother."

Chen Zhenzhu said softly: "Miss Wan'er, don't be polite, just treat me as your sister."

In fact, it is still a bit wrong to say that it is a sister. Li Qing'an pretended to be Li Feng, who is the same generation as Li Heng, and Chen Zhenzhu is Li Yu's wife, so it should be a generation later. However, it is not uncommon for the succession in the Tang Dynasty's marriage, and it is not wrong for Chen Zhenzhu to claim her sister.

But at this time, the "sister" had another meaning. Mingyue was the eldest sister. She asked Pei Wan'er to call Gao Wu Sister Wu, which was all intentional. Chen Zhenzhu called herself sister, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Especially Mingyue, she was very sensitive. She knew that her husband had come to the palace alone several times and saw Shen Zhenzhu, so she couldn't help but glance at her.

Rushi is the emcee of the evening. She knew that Li Qing'an was still waiting for the bride upstairs, so she smiled and said, "Chun Xiao is worth a thousand gold overnight, and the groom upstairs is still waiting for him. Let's start!"

Everyone laughed and took their seats one after another. Mingyue also sat on the other side of Shen Zhenzhu. At this time, Pei Wan'er had already put on a phoenix crown. The two wedding ladies put on her a shiny cloak and led her over two small pots. The pots were filled with dates and pears, and plump bean pods. This is what I hope Pei Wan'er can give birth to a child for the Li family as soon as possible.

Finally, she was brought to Mingyue, and Rushi said loudly: "The bride is offering tea!"

Mingyue is the main wife. When she entered the Li family, she wanted to offer tea to Li Qing'an's elders, while Pei Wan'er was a concubine, so she could only offer tea to Mingyue. This was like an ordinary employee who could only report to her immediate boss, but could not directly report to her boss.

Mingzhu plays the tea-pouring boy. She picked up the jade pot on the table, poured a bowl of tea, and handed it to Pei Wan'er. Pei Wan'er knelt down, raised the tea bowl, and whispered: "Wan'er tributes tea to my elder sister!"

This is the most critical step in marrying a concubine. If Mingyue doesn’t accept this bowl, Pei Wan'er will have to go back to her parents’ home. When will Mingyue take the tribute tea and when will she enter the Li family?

However, there are very few older women who don’t accept tea. After all, she also wants to give her husband a face. As the saying goes, “A wife is not as good as a concubine”. It really annoys her husband. If you find a reason, you will divorce her. This will be more than worth the loss.

Mingyue took the tea bowl, took a sip, and smiled at her, "Get up! From now on, you will be my good sister."

The lobby was filled with joy, and everyone applauded and congratulated each other, laughing constantly. Rushi pulled Pei Wan'er into the back room. She wanted to teach Pei Wan'er the art of having children, while Mingzhu and Ruhua rushed upstairs with great enthusiasm and prepared to make a wedding room.

Mingyue smiled at Chen Zhenzhu and said, "It's getting late, so the Queen Mother will stay in the mansion tonight! I will chat with the Queen Mother and send the Queen Mother back to the palace tomorrow morning."

Chen Zhenzhu naturally didn't want to go back to the deserted Daming Palace. Although it was a bit inappropriate, she nodded and smiled: "Then I'll trouble the princess tonight."

At this time, Ruhua and Mingzhu laughed up from the building. They ran down and smiled at Mingyue: "The groom said he was tired and asked the bride to enter the bridal chamber as soon as possible and drove us down."

Mingyue smiled and shook her head, and said to everyone: "Since the groom is anxious, then let's be more tempted. Don't disturb the wedding night, let's go!"

Everyone blew out the lanterns, left Penglai Pavilion, and closed the gate. At this time, there were only Li Qing'an and Pei Wan'er in the entire Penglai Pavilion, and even the entire island. The girls boarded the large painting boat parked on the shore. The painting boat slowly sailed away from the island and headed towards the inner palace. Although there was no one on the island, there were more than a dozen small boats patrolling back and forth in the lake. This was Li Qing'an's personal soldiers and was very cautious.
Chapter completed!