You are my golden finger

Winter passed, spring came, and summer arrived again. As expected, Pavilion Master Qi and several elders came to Kyoto to keep the appointment at the end of May a year later at An An's invitation.

"Greetings to the Emperor and the Empress." The old Pavilion Master Qi did not perform the kneeling ceremony, but instead performed the martial arts etiquette.

"Master Qi, you are welcome. I have heard of your great name for a long time and have admired you for a long time." Lin Xijin and Murong Xu said sincerely.

Lin Xijin and Murong Xu hosted a grand banquet in the Princess's Mansion to entertain the old Pavilion Master Qi. The old Pavilion Master Qi thanked Lin Xijin again for saving Qi Jinghao's life and presented him with generous gifts.

"Master Qi, you are too polite. I am really sorry to ask you to spend money to invite you here." Lin Xijin said, "The reason why I asked you to come here this time is because it involves the lifelong event of Qi Jinghao and Ming Ruri, so I have to ask you to come."

"I have long wanted to come and pay a visit to the Emperor and the Empress, but I have been tied up in worldly affairs and have been unable to make the trip." Pavilion Master Qi said with a smile.

"We have tentatively planned to hold a collective wedding for Qi Jinghao, Ming Ruyue, our younger brothers and sisters, and other twelve couples in Hangzhou on August 12. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory has calculated that that day is extremely suitable for these twelve young couples. Now I would like to hear the old Pavilion Master's opinion." Murong Xu added.

"I'm sorry to trouble the Emperor and the Empress. I have no objection. It's because I don't know when Hao'er and Ruyue, the two happy enemies, will be willing to get married. Your Majesty and the Empress can just give us orders for whatever you need from the Qixing Pavilion!" Pavilion Master Qi said cheerfully.

"Old Pavilion Master, you don't have to worry about anything. Just wait for the wedding and the hug of your great-grandson!" Lin Xijin said jokingly.

"Thank you for the Queen's good wishes!" Pavilion Master Qi laughed happily.

Apart from preparing formal dresses for the twelve couples, Xijia, Xinlan and others had to worry about everything else as Lin Xijin and the family took care of it.

Lin Xijin is a bit wasteful this time.

To marry the brother's wife (Xihui and Xinfeng get married), to marry the younger sister-in-law (Yuehe and Xinlan get married), to marry the younger sister (Xijia and Mujin get married).

Xingcheng and Xiaowen have been studying with me since they were young, so naturally I cannot treat them badly.

Xingyuan, Nanxing and the other four couples are all his subordinates. They are dedicated to the business and cannot be treated badly.

Wu Beijing, Cheng Zheng, Shangguan Qing and Luo Xiaorui were also people he was on good terms with, so they all prepared generous gifts.

Not to mention Qi Jinghao and Ming Ruyue, who received countless gifts from them when they got married and had their third child. Even if he couldn't return the gifts in equal value, he should at least return them similarly.

Fortunately, there are a lot of various supplies, jewelry, gold and silver in Lin Xijin's space. It's not difficult to prepare, but it just requires a little more effort.

Xihui, Xinfeng and the other two did not want to live separately and planned to live together in the Princess Mansion. Murong Xu simply gave the Princess Mansion to Xinfeng and Xijia, and also gave a Princess Mansion next to it, which was renovated after being connected. The two mansions were connected, making it very convenient to travel.

In order to ensure the smooth conduct of the wedding, people from all walks of life began to gather in Hangzhou from the end of July. Lin Xijin, Xihui and others also arrived in Hangzhou in early August. However, Murong Xu had to stay in Kyoto, so Lin Xijin did not return to Kyoto to pick him up until the tenth night of August.

For this wedding banquet and the future development of Hangzhou, Lin Xijin, Shangguan Rui and Qi Minghao established the "Hangzhou Wedding Company" in Hangzhou. The company integrates high-end guest rooms, banquet halls and wedding squares, with complete facilities and functions.

Lin Xijin wanted this group wedding to be a big hit, so she had already rushed the construction of Qingxi Reservoir and Qingxi Power Station. Qingxi Power Station was completed and put into use half a month earlier than Jiuchang Power Station. Most public places in Hangzhou have been connected to the power grid, and Hangzhou is already brightly lit at night.

August 12th arrived as expected, and the sunshine poured into every corner of Hangzhou, adding a touch of warmth to this ancient city.

The streets became lively early in the morning with people bustling around, all looking forward to the start of this special wedding.

The wedding procession was the vanguard of this grand event. The grooms, led by Qi Jinghao, Xinfeng and Xihui, were dressed in solemn and gorgeous wedding suits, each of them looked dignified and imposing.

Surrounded by bridesmaids, drum bands and best men, they set out from the wedding company on tall horses, passed by Quyuan Fenghe Square, stepped onto Baidi Bridge and headed towards the lake view villa to the sound of gongs and drums.

The drum band and dragon and lion dance team from Shiziwo also came to join the bride-welcoming ceremony. The sound of gongs and drums shook the earth, as if announcing their joy and excitement to the whole city of Hangzhou.

Along the way, the trumpeters and drummers played with all their might, playing cheerful and festive music. The cheerful rhythm flew in the air, sweeping the weeping willows by the lake and startling the silver gulls in the lake.

There was also a festive scene in front of the lake view villa, with lanterns, flowers, ribbons and hydrogen balloons decorating the festive atmosphere to a particularly warm level.

The twelve brides also wore bright red wedding dresses and red veils on their heads. After bidding farewell to the Empress Dowager, Lin Xijin and others, they slowly walked out of the house hand in hand with the grooms during the makeup ceremony, with their longing and expectations for their future life.

The wedding procession boarded the boat from the small dock of the lake view villa, took the bride and groom on a cruise, and toured along the West Lake. Finally, they arrived at the wedding company square where the wedding was held, which had already been beautifully decorated.

In the center of the venue, a red carpet was laid, symbolizing the couple's prosperous future. Lights and decorations were hung all around, balloons were flying, and festive red silk fluttered in the wind, as if dancing for the couple.

As the twelve newlyweds got off the boat and gathered in the square, firecrackers blasted! The drum and lion dance team began to play music and dance with all their might, and the joyous drums and music could be heard for miles.

The wedding ceremony officially began, and the newlyweds followed the wedding etiquette and participated in the symbolic rituals such as crossing the saddle and crossing the fire basin. The bride and groom crossing the saddle meant that their future life would be safe and sound; crossing the fire basin meant that their future life would be prosperous.

Today's emcees are Minister of Culture Xie Yanbing and Hangzhou Prefect Li Yuze. Seeing the newlyweds take their seats, the two began to perform their duties.

Xie Yanbing sang: "Please invite the bride and groom to come in."

The sixty-six students of Hangzhou Charity School, wearing the same festive clothes, sang in unison: "Please invite the bride and groom to enter."

Twelve handsome grooms walked towards twelve brides covered with red veils.

Twenty-four carefully selected classmates from the Imperial College of the same height, including An An and Duan Jingyun, served as flower girls.

The twelve boys all wore white shirts, red bow ties, red vests, and black trousers; the twelve girls wore white princess dresses with red bows and red ribbons.

Twenty-four delicate and graceful flower girls stood beside them, each holding a flower basket, scattering flower petals as they walked into the venue that was decorated with various colorful balloons and flowers.