THE REVENGE OF FOX CONSORT

CHAPTER 77. Weddings

***House of General Li Jin***

In the morning the atmosphere in the Residence of General Li Jin was very lively. In front of the main door and some corners of the wall are affixed with the letter 'shuangxi' in red, which means double happiness.

This double happiness is a symbol of good luck, especially in marriage. In front of the door of Ying Ying and Chang Ru's room was also plastered with red and large 'shuangxi' letters.

While in the second room the happy bride today was full of waiters who were pacing back and forth helping with self-preparation from the early hours.

Chang Ru and Ying Ying had already finished bathing with fragrant herbs and flowers. They wear traditional red-light wedding dresses.

Currently Madame Ou Yang, wife of General Liu Bei was in Chang Ru's room to do a hair combing procession.

One of the important traditions in the Kingdom of Wei for brides is the procession of combing hair to purify and protect the bride from bad influences.

In addition, not all women can do the procession of combing hair. Women who are elected and entitled to do so are women from prominent families, are official wives and have been blessed with sons and daughters. Thus, the bride is expected to get the same benefits.

Madame Ou Yang was chosen by Queen Wen and Consort Ming Lan together, while Yang Zi's mother did a procession of combing hair for Yang Zi.

Madam Ou Yang will do a hair combing procession against Chang Ru first because the status of the crown princess is higher than the prince's empress.

Madam Ou Yang combed Chang Ru's long hair three times with a comb that had been prepared by the maid.

"The crown prince is so beautiful!" praise Madam Ou Yang.

"Of course!" chang Ru replied in an arrogant tone while looking at the mirror before her.

"A Ling! A May! Quickly tie my hair and makeup!"

A Ling and A Mei hurriedly approached Chang Ru and did her orders. Chang Ru did not care about Madam Ou Yang at all.

Madam Ou Yang also walked out of the room without saying goodbye. Chang Ru's arrogant nature made Madame Ou Yang feel annoyed.

Tan Xiang was already waiting in front of Chang Ru's room and brought Madame Ou Yang to Ying Ying's room.

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"Mrs Ou Yang!" greet Ying Ying while smiling kindly and sincerely.

Madam Ou Yang's heartbreak became lost instantly.

"Wang Fei! I'll start the hair combing procession!"

Ying Ying nodded his head in agreement.

Tan Xiang walked over to Madame Ou Yang while holding a tray. Madam Ou Yang took the comb from the top of the tray and started combing Ying Ying's long hair three times.

"Thank you Mrs Ou Yang!"

"Just like Wang Fei! May the marriage of Wang Fei and Prince Wei Bu Yi last forever!"

Ying Ying's cheeks hinted red at Madam Ou Yang's words. The spirit Li Chang Le who was standing beside Ying Ying smiled broadly at Ying Ying Ying's happiness.

"Can Madam Ou Yang help me?" ask Ying Ying.

"What should I do?" Madam Ou Yang asked Ying Ying back because she did not understand Ying Ying's wishes.

Ying Ying opened Queen Xu's jewelry box on the dresser.

"I want Madame Ou Yang to provide her with the appropriate type of hair and makeup for the jewelry of the late Queen Xu. I want to look as elegant and charming as Madam Ou Yang!"

Madam Ou Yang's heart flowered over Ying Ying's praise thus granting Ying Ying's wish quickly.

"I've met the late Queen Xu several times. Queen Xu's hair and makeup are perfect for Wang Fei!"

Ying Ying nodded his head omens in agreement with Madam Ou Yang's proposal. Ying Ying was confident that Wei Bu Yi would like her appearance even more today.

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An hour later, Chang Ru and Ying Ying had already finished dressing up. They sat in their rooms waiting for the bride's tent to come and pick them up.

A red cloth covered the head to the face of both Chang Ru and Ying Ying. The cloth will be opened by the groom later.

Chang Ru will be picked up first by a stretcher from the Eastern Palace, then thirty minutes later the stretcher from the Residence of Prince Wei Bu Yi will pick up Ying Ying.

The difference in pick-up time for thirty minutes to avoid the stretcher accompaniment of the two brides clashed on the streets.

Chang Ru waited for the bride's palanquin with a joyful and confident heart. The jewelry from Queen Wen made Chang Ru's appearance very dazzling to the eyes of anyone who looked at her.

Two hairpicks, two rings on different fingers, two phoenix gold bracelets on the right and left wrist, two gold necklaces as well as a pair of gold earrings. If only Chang Ru had two pairs of earrings, then it was certain that Chang Ru would wear both pairs of earrings together.

Chang Ru had already started to imagine Yang Zi's annoyed face when she found out she was wearing a jewelry gift from Queen Wen.

"A Ling! Wait for the palanquin of the East Palace. If you're here, let me know!"

"Okay, crown princess!" a Ling replied as she ran hastily to the main door of the Residence of General Li Jin.

A Ling and A Mei were among the maids who were accompanying Chang Ru living in the Eastern Palace. Their main task was to serve Chang Ru. Other than the two of them, there were about ten other servants following Chang Ru. They were all the best and preferred servants of Bai Lu a few days ago.

30 Minutes passed quickly. Chang Ru waited impatiently. The sound of the accompaniment of the festive music that sounded clear from a distance made Chang Ru breathe a sigh of relief.

"I'll be the crown princess soon!" inner Chang Ru.

Chang Ru asked A Mei to the front door of the room to wait for the arrival of A Ling, who gave good news. But the long-awaited A Ling did not appear at all so A Mei took the initiative forward to find out what exactly was going on in the front room.

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The sound of musical accompaniment stopped right in front of General Li Jin's Residence. A Mei walked over to A Ling who was still standing there.

"A Ling! Why haven't you told the crown princess that the bride's palanquin has arrived? You want to be punished?" ask A Mei.

"A May! The palanquin of the bride of the crown prince has not yet arrived!" a Ling replied with a panicked face.

A Mei asked as she spread her gaze towards the red palanquin and also the entourage that came along with the red stretcher.

A Mei's eyes rounded largely looking at a horse in front of a red stretcher. Wei Bu Yi sat on the horse in red bridal attire, while Eunuch Da Duo and Eunuch Xiao Duo stood on the left and right sides of the red palanquin.

Although Wei Bu Yi's face was expressionless and cold, everyone who was there could feel Wei Bu Yi's mood very well.

A Ling and A Mei could only stand there. They did not dare to meet Chang Ru right now as they did not want to be the target of the tempering of Chang Ru's anger.

A Niu immediately ran inside the residence to inform General Li Jin of the arrival of Prince Wei Bu Yi's entourage.

General Li Jin was shocked to hear A Niu's report. General Li Jin did not expect Wei Bu Yi would come alone to pick up Cbang Le aka Ying Ying.

Though the 6 previous empress Wei Bu Yi, did not get preferential treatment like Ying Ying now. They were only picked up by the accompaniment of the red palanquin and the bodyguard of Prince Wei Bu Yi's residence. Even Eunuch Da Duo and Eunuch Xiao Duo did not come along to pick up.

"May Chang Le be happy with Prince Wei Bu Yi!" inner General Li Jin.

"Dad! The palanquin of the crown prince had not yet come, while Prince Wei Bu Yi had already arrived with the palanquin of the bride. What do we do?" ask Li Ming.

"Prince Wei Bu Yi arrived on time, as promised. Chang Le can't pass the good time on her wedding day!" replied General Li Jin.

Li Ming understood what General Li Jin had said. They were unlikely to delay Ying Ying's marriage because the crown prince's entourage was late in coming to pick up Chang Ru.

"I'll pick Chang Le out!"

Feng Xi who had been silent earlier, volunteered to pick Ying Ying up from the room.

"Go, Feng Xi!" general Li Jin.

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The sound of knocking on the door of the room from outside made Ying Ying's heart thump even more. The conversation between General Li Jin, Feng Xi, and Li Ming in the vestibule was already known to Ying Ying through the magic power of long-range hearing.

Tan Xiang opened the room door and greeted Feng Xi.

"Young master Feng Xi!"

"Chang Le's! The bride's palanquin has arrived! I'll take you to the front room!"

Feng Xi walked over to Ying Ying. His pair of sharp eyes were trying to stare at Ying Ying's face behind the red cloth cover.

Of course Feng Xi did not manage to see Ying Ying's face, but Feng Xi was sure Ying Ying must be very beautiful today.

"Let's go to the front room!" said Feng Xi as he extended a hand.

Ying Ying felt hesitant to hold hands with Feng Xi because she already knew the contents of Feng Xi's heart.

Ying Ying knew Feng Xi thought of him as Li Chang Le, but Ying Ying did not want Li Chang Le's spirit to feel sad.

"It's okay, Ying Ying! I won't be jealous!"

The voice of Li Chang Le's spirit entrenched Ying Ying breathed a sigh of relief and held hands with Feng Xi. The two of them headed for the vestibule followed Tan Xiang and a few servants, who followed Ying Ying to the Prince Wei Bu Yi's Residence.

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Li Ming immediately walked over to Ying Ying when he saw Ying Ying arrive in the front room.

"Wang Fei! I'll take Wang Fei to the palanquin!" li Ming said.

"Thank you, Brother Li Ming!"

Li Ming bowed so that he could carry Ying Ying with his back.

In the tradition of marriage in the Kingdom of Wei, an older brother would carry his married sister to the front of a stretcher.

The crowd of the people of the Kingdom of Wei outside the Residence of General Li Jim cheered happily as he saw Li Ming lowering Ying Ying in front of the red palanquin.

Wei Bu Yi got off the horse carriage quickly, then carried Ying Ying Ying and placed him in the stretcher gently.

"Ying Ying!"

"Yes! Defending you is not swapped!" said Ying Ying while chuckling.

Wei Bu Yi patted the back of Ying Ying's hand gently before climbing back onto his horse.

Eunuch Da Duo closed the red stretcher curtain and gave a cue with a hand gesture. A red stretcher was lifted up with a long firecracker to accompany the departure of the bridegroom.

Wei Bu Yi nodded his head to General Li Jin and Li Ming, then his gaze paused for a moment looking at one small white light spot beside Feng Xi.

Wei Bu Yi suspected that Li Chang Le's spirit wanted to settle in General Li Jin's residence and that Ying Ying must have known about it.

Rousing music echoed along the road passed by the accompaniment of Wei Bu Yi's entourage. They were on their way to the House of Prince Wei Bu Yi.

A thin smile adorned the corner of Wei Bu Yi's lips upon hearing the sound of a jade flute being blown by Ying Ying from inside the bride's palanquin.

Although the sound of the accompaniment music was very loud, Wei Bu Yi could clearly hear the sound of the flute cue from Ying Ying, who called out his name.

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