The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

Chapter 406 Wedding Night

"Master, it has been prepared for you and is still warm. Let the servants bring it to you now," the butler replied with a bow.

"You've been drinking a lot, haven't you?" Mrs. Xu said distressedly. "You reek of alcohol, as if you've been soaked in a wine jar!"

"Lin Junhui and Xiao Yifei helped me block the wine. I didn't drink much. The strong smell of alcohol is because I spilled it on my clothes. You don't have to worry," Zhang Pingan replied weakly.

Xu went over and patted her son's back to help him breathe. "Mom will pat you, it will make you feel better!"

Zhang Laoer, who was sitting next to him, also felt very distressed.

After the housekeeper brought the food, Zhang Ping'an couldn't eat anymore after a few bites because he didn't have a good appetite.

Getting married is such a tiring job.

Although there were only four masters of the house, including the bride's dowry, there were nearly a hundred servants in the mansion.

After Zhang Ping'an finished eating, a maid quickly came forward to take away the dishes.

The housekeeper asked, "Master, would you like to take a bath and change your clothes?"

"Yeah," Zhang Pingan nodded.

You reek of alcohol, you need to wash off.

There was a large wooden tub for bathing in the bathroom, and the servants had already filled it with hot water.

Originally, the maid wanted to help Zhang Ping'an take a bath, but Zhang Ping'an firmly refused.

His wife had never seen his body before, but it was seen naked by the maid. He felt a little wronged and was really embarrassed.

Finally, the maid had no choice but to hang the new undergarment on the screen and then left.

When Zhang Ping'an came out after washing, the groom's suit had been re-fumigated with perfume and only a faint smell of alcohol could be smelled.

Knowing that Zhang Ping'an was not used to having a maid, the housekeeper sent a servant to help him wring out his hair with a towel.

It’s cold in winter and you will catch a cold if you don’t dry your hair.

There were also several pots of silver charcoal burning next to it, which was very hot. After more than two quarters of an hour, the hair was dry.

The servant also applied a little bit of hair oil to the hair, so that the hair would look more shiny. This pure natural hair oil can also nourish the hair.

After tidying up, it’s time to go back to the room and rest.

This is the wedding night that every man looks forward to!

Until now, no one knew what Miss Qian looked like. Zhang Pingan walked in the corridor, feeling a little nervous, a little uneasy, and a little expectant.

In short, it's a mixture of various emotions.

I don't know how others got through this.

When they arrived at the door of the bridal chamber, the maids and servants guarding the door immediately bowed and said, "Master!"

"Yeah," Zhang Ping'an said with his hands behind his back, then pushed the door open and went in.

The wedding candles in the bridal chamber had already burned halfway, and the overflowing wax flowed down the candle body and solidified again.

After walking around the screen, I saw the bride, wearing a veil, sitting upright on the bed with her hands clasped together.

She wore six gold bracelets on each wrist and a gold necklace around her neck, which sparkled in the candlelight.

The bed is covered with red dates, peanuts, longans, lotus seeds, etc., which symbolizes the early birth of a son.

The nanny who was guarding the room saw the son-in-law come in, stood up and bowed, then said with a smile: "Hello, son-in-law!"

"Well, does your lady have lunch this afternoon?" Zhang Ping'an asked.

"Thank you for your concern, Master. I've used it," the nurse replied, then asked, "Now is the auspicious time. Master and Miss, are you going to have the hair-tying ceremony and wedding ceremony now?"

Zhang Ping'an had already familiarized himself with these procedures in advance and knew that the hair-tying ceremony was for the two newlyweds to each cut a strand of hair and tie them together, symbolizing their marriage to each other.

The tied hair is usually kept in a red purse. Couples with a good relationship will even bury the purse with them when they die.

The Heqin ceremony is that the newlyweds have to drink the Heqin wine, which symbolizes the unity of husband and wife.

After seeing Zhang Ping'an nod, the nanny quickly took a pair of small scissors and cut a small bunch of hair from the newlyweds' heads, tied a knot and put it into the prepared purse.

Then he picked up the jade ruyi used to open the veil and handed it to Zhang Pingan, "Sir, open the veil. I'll go get you some wine."

Zhang Ping'an picked up the jade ruyi and slowly walked to the bedside and sat down. His heart was pounding so fast that he was afraid that the people next to him could hear his heartbeat.

When the veil was lifted, the bride also tightened the veil with her hands.

As the veil was lifted bit by bit, Zhang Ping'an could slowly see the person under the candlelight.

When their eyes met, he could only think of a line from a poem to describe it: "The clouds resemble clothes, the flowers resemble faces, the spring breeze blows across the threshold, and the dew is gorgeous!"

Or maybe it is the description in the Book of Songs, "The peach tree is young and tender, and its flowers are bright and beautiful", which has become concrete today!

The bride's beauty exceeded Zhang Ping'an's expectations.

His face looks a bit sick, it seems that he is really in poor health.

Is this my wife?

Zhang Pingan was a little dazed.

"Puchi", the bride was originally sitting upright, but when she saw Zhang Ping'an's look, she suddenly picked up a handkerchief to cover her mouth and laughed softly.

The sound is like a silver bell, very pleasant!

Zhang Pingan sobered up a bit after hearing the voice, and smiled awkwardly, "Am I a little stupid?"

"It's not stupid, it's silly! But I like silly people," the bride smiled with pursed lips.

At this time, the nanny poured the wine and brought it in.

The bride stood up and said, "Husband, let's go sit down at the table and drink our wedding wine!"

Zhang Pingan had no objection.

The two walked to the table and sat down.

The nanny handed the wine glasses to the two of them and said, "Master, Miss, please perform the wedding ceremony."

Seeing the bride's graceful demeanor, Zhang Pingan felt more at ease and didn't want to appear too nervous.

"Madam, please!" Zhang Ping'an saluted.

He drank the wedding wine with his wife with a calm expression.

The bride smiled and drank it all in one gulp.

After drinking the wine, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and cough a few times.

"Oh, you drank too quickly. Miss, you are not in good health and cannot drink like this. Rinse your mouth quickly." The nanny immediately stepped forward to help pat her back and help her breathe smoothly, her words full of concern.

"Do you want to see a doctor?" Zhang Ping'an put down his wine glass and asked nervously.

"No need, I'm born with a weak constitution, I'll be fine after I breathe normally," Miss Qian waved her hand.

Then she ordered the nanny, "Nanny Rong, please help me take off all the jewelry. It's making my head hurt!"

"Hey!" Nanny Rong responded and helped her young lady to sit in front of the dressing table. She took off the golden crown, golden hairpins, earrings, bracelets, rings, etc. on her head and put them away one by one.

After taking the jewelry, Miss Qian asked the nanny to fetch water for her to wash up. She was as calm and composed as if she was at home, even more at ease than Zhang Ping'an.

After washing up, Miss Qian went to bed by herself. The dried fruits on the bed had just been cleared away, and the maid also put a piece of white silk cloth in the middle of the bed.

"Aren't you coming over?" Miss Qian asked while sitting on the bed.

Zhang Pingan encouraged himself in his heart, you are a man, you can't let a woman take the initiative more than you!!!