Harem Daily Life

Chapter 467 Attending the Wedding Banquet

The three children were very well-behaved and made an appointment to play in the yard. Tao Yanyan came to the bookshelf and picked up a few books to read.

The original owner liked to make annotations on the book, and the handwriting was completely different from the handwriting Tao Yanyan was using now. Tao Yanyan took a look, then closed the book and put it in an inconspicuous corner.

Qingfeng picked up a round fan, looked at it, and said with a smile: "The patterns on this fan are embroidered very beautifully, and the needlework is also good. Was it bought by the queen before?" Qingfeng didn't even think that "this was embroidered by the queen", because her queen had clumsy hands and didn't know how to sew at all.

Tao Yanyan took it, shook it a few times, and lowered his eyebrows: "I don't remember."

Fortunately, a little maid soon came to the front yard and said that the bride was about to arrive, and Madam asked the imperial concubine, the prince, and the princess to come over.

Tao Yanyan looked around the room and then led his men to the front yard.

Everyone protected Tao Yanyan and found the best position to watch her and the fun.

Tao Zhixing held one end of the red silk, while the other end was in Gu Ning's hand. The two of them came to the front hall in the presence of the guests.

In the front hall, the master of ceremonies chanted the wedding blessings according to ancient rituals.

"Bow to Heaven and Earth!" The two newlyweds faced the vast sky and the vast earth, bowed deeply, and expressed their gratitude for the creation of Heaven and Earth and the gifts of nature.

Then, the master of ceremonies shouted again: "Bow to your parents again!" The two newlyweds turned around to face their parents who were sitting in front of them, and bowed respectfully to thank them for their hard work in raising them.

Afterwards, the master of ceremonies said loudly: "Husband and wife bow to each other!" The two newlyweds stood facing each other, bowed gently to each other, and made a vow to stay together for the rest of their lives.

"The newlyweds serve tea," said the master of ceremonies, and Tao Zhixing and Gu Ning knelt down and offered tea to the elders in turn to show their respect and filial piety, which also represented the family heritage and the continuation of kinship.

"After drinking the bridal tea, I wish you two a happy life together." After saying this, Mrs. Tao gave Gu Ning a big red envelope for festive occasion.

With the shout of "The ceremony is over", warm cheers broke out all around.

Gu Yi, who was standing aside and watching his sister get married as she wished, was very relieved. His eyes moved involuntarily and looked at Tao Yanyan, who was smiling like a flower, and silently said in his heart: "You must be happy too!"

Tao Yanyan seemed to have sensed something and looked at Gu Yi, smiling brightly at him.

Gu Yi was a little flustered. He nodded awkwardly and looked away.

But just as everyone was about to move on to the next stage, there was a sudden noise.

"The Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion and the Tao's Mansion are getting married. It's such a happy event, why don't they send an invitation to us, the future in-laws?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and saw Lord Cai arriving with his family. Recently, it was rumored that the young lady of the Cai family had become somewhat idiotic after being injured on the head by Marquis Gu's wife who frightened her horse. Therefore, in order to be responsible, the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion decided to marry into the Cai family.

Mrs. Gu's face turned pale and she was at a loss.

Ning Yuanhou's eyes were slightly cold: "Lord Cai, if you come here today to drink a glass of wedding wine, then this marquis and Lord Tao will naturally welcome you, but if you come here to cause trouble, Lord Cai, please think twice, the imperial concubine and the princes and princesses are here, please do not offend them."

Lord Cai was startled, and hurriedly looked to the side, and indeed saw Concubine Tao and several young masters in the palace. He hurriedly took Mrs. Cai and his daughter to pay their respects to the masters.

Tao Yanyan looked at the three people and said, "Today is the wedding banquet of my brother and the daughter of Ningyuan Marquis. Now that the ceremony for the newlyweds is over, let's go through the formalities and send them to the bridal chamber."

The interrupted process continued. Tao Zhixing glanced at Tao Yanyan, who gave him a reassuring look. He had no choice but to send Gu Ning to the backyard first.

"Lord Cai, Madam Cai, and Miss Cai, stop kneeling and stand up." Tao Yanyan said in a faint voice. Although the Cai family members were very dissatisfied, they did not get angry.

After getting up, Miss Cai shook Madam Cai's hand and said, "Marriage, marriage." It was just two words. Madam Cai had no choice but to say, "Madam Imperial Concubine, you have seen that my daughter has hurt her head. Now I am thinking about my marriage with Master Gu. It happens that both families are here today, and there are so many witnesses. Why not settle it for the two children!"

As Mrs. Cai spoke, she looked at the Ningyuan Marquis and his wife, which made everyone in the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion very angry.

Gu Yi's eyes darkened, and the look he gave his stepmother seemed to contain a knife, making people tremble with fear.

The guests who came to the wedding were all watching with great interest. No one clamored to make trouble in the bridal chamber. They all wanted to see how the Ningyuan Marquisate would resolve the issue with the Cai family.

Tao Yanyan looked at Miss Cai for a few times and said with a smile: "Miss Cai, since you have injured your head, the most important thing is to get proper treatment. Have you seen a doctor?"

Madam Cai nodded: "We even invited the imperial physician from the palace, but there was no effect."

As soon as she finished speaking, Doctor Liu walked out from behind Tao Yanyan and said, "I just happened to come here today to ask for a glass of wedding wine. If Lord Cai and Madam Cai trust me, why don't I check Miss Cai's pulse again?"

Miss Cai pinched Madam Cai's hand. Madam Cai, who was about to speak, objected, "After so many consultations, the result is the same. Let's not waste time. It's better for Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion to take a stand, acknowledge the marriage, and invite a matchmaker to come and propose marriage as soon as possible."

Tao Yanyan sneered: "You refuse to see the imperial physician, is there something wrong? Otherwise, why don't you dare to see him?"

Miss Cai tightened her grip, but her face remained dazed and stupid, and she only said two more words: "Marriage, marriage."

Ning Yuanhou glanced at Tao Yanyan and narrowed his eyes. His niece was obviously trying to provoke him. Could it be that there was something wrong with the Cai family?

Ningyuan Hou decided to take a gamble. He said sternly: "Oh, the prince of my Ningyuan Hou Mansion will never arrange a marriage casually. Besides, your daughter is already in this state. Can she still be the wife of my prince? My Hou Mansion is willing to hire the best doctor in the world to treat Miss Cai, but marriage is absolutely impossible!"

Miss Cai was so angry that she pinched her hands hard to hide her anger.

Tao Yanyan gave Ningyuan Hou an encouraging look, and Ningyuan Hou understood and continued: "Lord Cai came here today just to ask for an explanation, so I will make it clear in front of everyone - Ningyuan Hou's Mansion will not shirk responsibility, but will never use the prince's marriage to settle the matter. If you, the Cai family, are dissatisfied, we can go before His Majesty to judge the matter."

When Lord Cai saw Ningyuan Hou bringing up His Majesty, he panicked. But he thought that his own daughter's fate was caused by Ningyuan Hou's wife, so it was reasonable to let Ningyuan Hou's mansion be responsible for his daughter's second half of life, right?

"Well, since you, the Ningyuan Marquisate, refuse to acknowledge the marriage and are irresponsible, then we will go before His Majesty and ask His Majesty to judge!"

Tao Yanyan looked at Lord Cai who was filled with indignation, sighed, and said a few words to Mingyue beside him.