Chapter 470: Meeting at Ganlu Temple Part 1
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As the auspicious day approaches, the Ganlu Palace has been decorated with joy and auspiciousness. The palace is decorated with lights and colors, and the characters "四" are posted on the gate. The maids have changed into new clothes, each of them is full of joy and busy, and they are packed with Princess Shangxiang's dowry.
Not only Ganlu Palace, but the entire Jiangdong was talking about Princess Shangxiang's marriage. The shadow of Chaisang's miserable defeat and internal splits were diluted by the joy of marriage. At this time, Liu Jing became the most popular figure in Jiangdong, and every household was talking about this Jiangdong son-in-law.
Most people are kind by nature, and most of their wishes are beautiful. Many people have seen Liu Jing, the lord of Jingzhou, rich family, young and heroic, and tall. These advantages are the best setting for marriage, making Jiangdong people feel that this marriage is a beautiful woman and a beautiful woman, and a beautiful woman.
Moreover, when they thought that Princess Shangxiang was about to leave Jiangdong, many people felt reluctant to leave, and completely forgot that they wanted Princess Shangxiang to get married quickly. The farther they got married, the better. But when they really wanted to leave, people would realize how cute the willful princess in the past was actually.
That morning, a major news came from outside Jingkou City that the Jingzhou wedding fleet had arrived on the river outside Jingkou.
This news completely ignited the enthusiasm of the people of Jingkou. Nearly 100,000 people rushed out of the city to the riverside, all wanting to see this unprecedented wedding ceremony with their own eyes.
On the river, a warship lined up in a row, with a spectacular momentum. No one could have imagined that these military ships contained 6,000 most elite Jingzhou soldiers and even five cavalrymen. However, the masts were covered with red and green, and the joyfulness completely covered the murderous intent on the warships.
At this time, more than a dozen small boats sailed out of the big ship, and the boats were full of soldiers. They were all tall, but were wearing long robes and tall crowns. Each of them held a large lacquer plate in their hands. The plate contained a betrothal gift, including Xuan, Huang, Jade Bi, Bracelet, Sheep, Goose, Wine, Rice, etc., and several soldiers were also leading five horses. The betrothal gifts were pasted with red silk and the silk said six rituals.
This is actually just auspicious gift. Before that, Jingzhou had sent a ship to send a formal betrothal gift, including a thousand taels of gold, five thousand silk and two top horses. This was the betrothal gift of the wife of the princes. Although Sun Shangxiang was not the wife, Jingzhou still treated her with the courtesy of the wife and gave her enough to the east of the Yangtze River.
On the first small boat, Zhao Yun was wearing a silver crown and soft armor, looking vigilantly at the situation on the shore. He was cautious and had to contact Li Qing, the chief guard who had arrived for a few days before he could let Liu Jing dock on the boat.
At the dock on the shore, Qiao Xuan and Lu Fan, the marriage envoy, had been waiting for a long time. When Zhao Yun's boat docked, the two of them came to meet him. Zhao Yun bowed with a smile on his face and said, "Let the two envoys wait for a long time. My countrymen in the state are taking a bath and changing clothes. I am afraid that they will wait on the shore, so I ordered Zhao Yun to come and give him a betrothal gift first."
After saying that, he turned around and waved his hand, "bring it up"
Drums and music sounded, and the two teams of soldiers went up one after another, carrying large lacquer plates, filled with various betrothal gifts. Qiao Xuan stroked his beard and smiled: "On the day of the great joy, the hiring of the peddler shows the sincerity of Jingzhou. But my old lady is anxious to see her new son-in-law. I don't know when Liuzhou Mu will be able to get well."
Zhao Yun smiled slightly and said, "The major events in life must be fully polite. If you are in a hurry and embarrassed to meet the old lady, you will appear to be insincere and rude, which will cause the old lady to be unhappy. So please ask the two envoys to wait."
Lu Fan smiled, "General Zhao said it very well, so let's wait for a moment."
At this time, Li Qing appeared aside. He walked forward quickly and said a few words to Zhao Yun with his ears. There was no abnormality around him. Zhao Yun understood and smiled at Qiao Xuan and Lu Fan, "I'll go and urge the provincial governor."
Qiao Xuan and Lu Fan also knew that Zhao Yun was doing it for safety, but there was no way to do this, so they had to laugh at each other and ordered the drum music to prepare. Zhao Yun returned. Soon, Liu Jing's boat slowly sailed forward and parked on the dock. When Liu Jing's figure appeared on the side of the ship, the drum music of the dock sounded together, and tens of thousands of people in the distance were filled with joy, and cheers resounded throughout the sky.
Liu Jing walked off the ship under the escort of his two-person soldiers. Qiao Xuan and Lu Fan hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. At this moment, a soldier behind him shouted: "The Marquis of Wu is here."
The people around him dodged one by one, and saw Sun Quan walking quickly with dozens of senior officials from Jiangdongwu. Sun Quan had already seen Liu Jing. His eyes were very complicated, with a kind of hatred, but there was also a hint of gratitude, but more of it was helpless. He knew that Liu Jing would be his biggest enemy to unify the south, but he had to reconcile with him and accept him as his sister-in-law.
Liu Jing also smiled and greeted him. The two did not greet each other, but just looked at each other and exchanged their eyes. Both sides knew it clearly. Liu Jing and Sun Quan hugged him tightly. Sun Quan stared at him for a moment and sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that we really became close relatives, you really became my brother."
Liu Jing also smiled faintly and said, "This is the arrangement of fate. I hope that Jingzhou and Jiangdong will become brotherly countries from now on, and jointly protect the great troubles of the north."
Sun Quan laughed. He was worthy of being the lord of Jingzhou. He could see the essence through the surface. This was the most important purpose of the marriage between the two families, to form a brotherly country and jointly resist the troubles of Cao Cao in the north.
"My mother is waiting in the Ganlu Palace on the mountain, please follow me up the mountain."
"I'm tired of brother"
Both of them laughed. The awkward atmosphere when they first met was swept away. A trace of hatred in their hearts also disappeared without a trace with the laughter. Sun Quan patted Liu Jing on the shoulder and said, "Come with me."
The two of them rolled over the horse, urged the horse to walk, and drove along the mountain together.
In the Qifeng Pavilion of Ganlu Palace, Sun Shangxiang was wearing a bright red dress, her black hair was tied into cloudy temples, and she was covered with various precious pearls and jade. Her face was also covered with pink lips, bright red lips, and her skin was crystal white, making her as gorgeous as spring flowers.
Although Mrs. Wu always said that she would decide whether to marry a daughter after meeting Liu Jing, everyone knows that it was just an excuse for her to meet her son-in-law. The marriage letters have been exchanged and the betrothal gifts have been given, so there is no room for a marriage to be ruined.
In the room, she and her sister-in-law Qiao were the only ones in the room. Qiao was Sun Ce’s wife, that is, Da Qiao. She and Sun Shangxiang had the closest relationship. She had no longer cared about foreign affairs, but when her sister-in-law got married, she still came forward to fulfill her sister-in-law’s relationship.
Da Qiao had already opened a date for Sun Shangxiang. She was whispering to Shangxiang about the men and women in the bridal chamber. When Sun Shangxiang heard it, her face was blushing and even her ears were red. She lowered her head. The strong spirit of the past was no longer visible to her at this time, and there was only a beautiful and timid bride.
Da Qiao also sighed a little in her heart. No matter how willful and coquettish the younger sister is, she is as shy and gentle when she gets married. Moreover, she never noticed that the younger sister dressed up so beautifully, no less than her sister Xiao Qiao at all.
"Shang Xiang, my sister-in-law asks you the truth, tell me, do you really like Liu Jing?"
Sun Shangxiang lowered her head and shook her head for a while, "I don't know."
She was also very confused. She used to hate him very much, because Liu Jing had taken her as a hostage back then, and she could never forget it. Even when she saw him later, she thought that if she had avenged a revenge in the past, she never thought that she would marry him without revenge in the past. Is this the way to avenge God arranged?
Sun Shangxiang sighed softly, "Sister-in-law, I really don't know what my fate will be like in the future. I am a little scared."
Da Qiao was filled with pity. She hugged her sister-in-law's shoulder and smiled, "I heard that he is not a fierce and cruel person. From the time he released the soldiers, he knew that he was kind, so he should be a person of temperament. More importantly, he is young and heroic, not much different from your age. This makes it easy for your heart to communicate with each other and create true feelings between men and women. Shang Xiang, I believe that your sister-in-law will definitely like him."
Sun Shangxiang nodded silently. Since she was going to marry Liu Jing, she had to find a way to forget the hatred of the past and try to make herself live happily. When she remembered something, she suddenly burst into laughter.
"Why are you laughing at?" Da Qiao asked in confusion.
Sun Shangxiang smiled sly, "I was thinking, I was still fighting with him in a life-and-death battle on the warship some time ago, but now I want to marry him. Aren't he afraid that I will stab him to death with a sword at night?"
Da Qiao was so scared that she waved her hand quickly, "My little aunt, you can't say this nonsense. He is your husband, how can you?"
Sun Shangxiang's voice smiled like a silver bell, and her mood suddenly improved. Her sorrow swept away. The dimples on the corner of her mouth whirlwind, full of a smug smile. She wanted to try whether that guy had the courage to share the same bed with her.
Chapter completed!