Chapter 321

Big You Shi served as the wedding matron today.

A wedding matron is a woman hired by the groom's family during a wedding who is well-versed in etiquette.

She is eloquent and skilled at socializing, with her primary duty being to guide and arrange the wedding rituals.

She left the banquet.

She arrived at the backyard.

At the door of Qin Keqing's boudoir, she smiled and said, "The time is late; the bride should be putting on her makeup and preparing to be wed."

However.

Inside, there was a feigned reluctance to marry, a laziness toward dressing up.

Big You Shi naturally knew this was not a genuine refusal.

Rather, it was the custom of the three-fold urging of the bride.

Much like an emperor declining the throne three times before ascending.

After these three times.

Qin Keqing, graceful and delicate, wearing a phoenix coronet and rosy cape, her true face hidden behind a red veil.

Only then, under the attendance of her two dowry maids, Baozhu and Ruizhu, was her makeup finally finished.

And with the assistance of the two women.

She walked out from within, joyful and excited.

"Greetings, Great Lady!"

Big You Shi, Xiren, and the other women immediately called out respectfully.

"Hmm!"

Qin Keqing responded in a melodious and grand voice!

By rights.

She should still have sat on her mother's lap.

For the mother to feed the daughter the "departure meal," symbolizing not forgetting the grace of being raised.

However, because Qin Ye's wife had passed away long ago.

This step was omitted.

Qin Keqing, surrounded by countless people in front and behind.

Left the main hall in a grand and glorious manner.

But because she wore a red veil, her face could not be seen.

Her figure, however, could be seen to be perfectly flawless!

Jia Hui's mood was also somewhat excited.

"My wife!"

"Hmm!"

Qin Keqing could not see Jia Hui's face either, though she had secretly peeked through the screen earlier.

Her heart was filled with shyness.

She responded softly.

"My husband!"

Immediately after.

Before long.

Qin Keqing was sent out of the house.

She boarded the sedan chair.

Someone from the bride's family acted as a substitute for Qin Keqing's mother to cry and send her off, with the weeping words mostly being blessings and exhortations: "My girl, my girl, you are being carried away, may it be prosperous! You go alone, may you bring back a tide of fortune!"

Such as telling her to respect her husband and ensure there is food to eat.

Qin Ye also gave his own exhortations, full of earnest concern.

Qin Keqing was moved by the emotion and parted in tears.

After a long while.

The bride boarded the eight-bearer bridal sedan chair!

Under the bride's seat was placed a foot warmer burning charcoal and spices, and a mat was placed on the rear pole of the sedan chair, commonly known as the "sedan foot warmer" and "sedan rear mat."

The spectacle was fully maximized!

This is what is called a grand and glorious marriage!

Jia Hui immediately mounted his horse with a beaming smile.

He then led the bridal sedan chair carrying his wife away from the Qin residence.

When the sedan chair was lifted.

The Qin family set off firecrackers and scattered tea leaves and rice grains over the top of the sedan.

Qin Zhong, as her brother, followed the sedan, which is called "escorting the sedan."

They did not return directly to Jia Fu.

Instead, they carried the bridal sedan through the city, setting off guns and firecrackers along the way, with bright red lanterns leading the path, accompanied by music and drumming.

They circled places like Qian Sui Fang to seek the "thousand-year" and "triple-prosperity" omens.

Qin Zhong escorted them halfway before returning, and he had to pack some ashes from the foot warmer to take back.

He would then light incense or cigarettes from the embers and place them in a fire jar at home, commonly known as "pouring the foot warmer ashes," also called "receiving the fire seed."

After all this.

They finally began to head toward Jia Hui's home.

However, right at this moment, an accident occurred!

"Ah!"

The procession reached a crossroads.

The street was crowded with people, packed shoulder to shoulder.

At this time, the guards of the Military Commission could barely maintain order.

Suddenly, murderous intent erupted!

The pirate Jiang Huai, holding a large saber, exuded a chilling aura as he let out a long roar amidst the crowd: "Kill!"

"Seize the bride!"

Over twenty people surged out from the crowd one after another.

They attacked the Military Commission and Jia Hui's men.

Anyone who tried to intervene was killed on sight!

They all charged toward the bridal sedan.

Attempting to abduct the bride.

"Ah!!!"

Seeing the sudden turn of events, countless passersby screamed in terror.

【223】 The bridal sedan shot into a hornet's nest! Is Qin Keqing dead? Jia Hui attacked again.

Facing the sudden street ambush and robbery.

Everyone was caught off guard.

Because it was unimaginable that anyone would dare to commit such a crime in broad daylight on the street.

Crucially, this was the wedding day of the Marquis of Wushuang.

People on the street were terrified and fled.

"Kill!"

The pirate Jiang Huai and his men wore ferocious expressions.

They killed anyone who stood in their way.

On the spot.

Over a dozen caught-off-guard new recruits were slashed and wounded!

Many of the new recruits were like a flock of sheep suddenly seeing a pack of hungry wolves, terrified and at a loss for what to do!

At the critical moment. ===== CHAPTER 322 =====