Chapter 270

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

Just then, Yan Shuang'er walked in with light steps, holding a bowl of steaming hot noodles steadily in her hands, the bowl clinking softly. As it turned out, An Wangfei had considered that everyone would be very hard at work today, so she had specially instructed the kitchen to prepare these delicacies. Moreover, the kitchen had thoughtfully made two bowls of noodles: one was personally delivered by Yan Shuang'er for Yan Si to enjoy; the other was packed by Chunxi into an exquisite food box and sent to Shangguan Xingyu for tasting.

As for the others, after pasting the auspicious Double Happiness characters, they all went off to the dining hall to eat. Qianqian saw that there didn't seem to be any place here where she could help, so she also set off for the dining hall. When she arrived at the dining hall, she spotted Ai Jiao wolfing down food at a glance, eating voraciously. Looking at the others around, each and every one was chewing slowly and swallowing gracefully, with refined manners.

Seeing this, Qianqian didn't say a word and plopped down right next to Ai Jiao. Speaking of it, it had been quite a few days since Qianqian had last seen Ai Jiao and Yan Wang. At this moment, sitting on Ai Jiao's other side was precisely Yan Wang. The three of them gathered together, eating and chatting, the atmosphere exceptionally lively, as if they had endless things to say.

By the time Yan Si had finally finished tidying up everything on his end, the eastern sky had only just begun to show a hint of pale dawn light, the light of dawn faintly visible. At this time, Yan Si was dressed in magnificent, festive wedding attire, full of vigor and ready to go out to fetch the bride. Just as he had just stepped out the room door, An Wangfei hurriedly instructed the servants to meticulously clean the bridal chamber once more, insisting it be spotless, windows bright and tables clean. The servants busily cleaned the room, while An Wangfei came over to inspect from time to time, afraid there might be any oversight.

Before long, Yan Si appeared in the courtyard with a dashing bearing; that festive wedding robe of his looked exceptionally dazzling under the reflection of the morning light. However, in reality, Yan Si had never truly ridden a horse before, but according to custom, on the wedding day the groom must ride a horse to go welcome the bride. Worried that others might not be reliable enough, An Wangfei deliberated deeply and decided to have the highly skilled Yan Wang lead the horse for Yan Si. This way, even if an unexpected situation arose midway, with Yan Wang's skills he could surely handle it with ease. And for this arrangement, Yan Wang naturally agreed readily.

Worth mentioning is that today Yan Wang was also wearing a deep red robe, which An Wangfei had specially sewn for him in advance with great care. At the same time, Qianqian and Yan Shuang'er, who should have stayed home to accompany An Wangfei in receiving guests, now presented a different situation. The ever lively and active Qianqian was unwilling to stay properly at home; she insisted on following Second Brother Yan Si to fetch the bride. Faced with Qianqian's stubborn request, An Wangfei felt somewhat helpless but ultimately nodded in agreement. Just like that, An Wangfei and Yan Shuang'er stood together at the front door of the house, faces wreathed in smiles, hearts full of joy, preparing to welcome the arriving guests.

Yan Si nimbly vaulted onto the horse; his agile posture was like a soaring eagle. Yan Wang steadily held the reins, ensuring the horse would not be startled and bolt. Immediately after, a burst of clamorous gong and drum sounds came from behind, the sound deafening, as if to awaken the whole heaven and earth.

On either side of Yan Si stood Qianqian and Yan Wang respectively. Qianqian wore a pink gauze skirt, like a peach blossom blooming in spring, charming and moving; Yan Wang wore a dark red robe, looking exceptionally handsome. The two of them followed closely beside Yan Si, forming a beautiful scenic line.

This wedding procession advanced slowly, attracting many passersby to stop and watch along the way. People were all infected by this festive, lively atmosphere, faces beaming with joyful smiles. Some even followed along with the procession, wanting to share in the auspiciousness. Unknowingly, the crowd of onlookers joining the excitement grew larger and larger, the roadsides packed with curious gazes.

As the procession continued forward, not far ahead the outline of the relay station could already be faintly seen. At this time, a sharp-eyed servant had already discovered the arrival of the wedding procession, and hurriedly ran all the way to the relay station entrance, quickly lighting the firecrackers that had been prepared long ago. Instantly, crackling firecracker sounds resounded through the clouds, the air filled with thick gunpowder smoke — this was conveying an important message to the bride inside the relay station: the wedding procession is almost here!

Simultaneously, inside the relay station, Shangguan Xingyu had just finished eating the delicious noodles. This bowl of noodles was personally sent by An Wangfei, filled with full blessings for the newlyweds. At this moment, the makeup artist was carefully applying lip rouge for Shangguan Xingyu, every stroke meticulous, striving to present the bride at her most beautiful and moving.

Just as the makeup artist softly said "Done," a sudden burst of deafening firecracker sounds came from outside. Shangguan Xingyu's heart jumped; she hurriedly stood up and walked quickly to the bed to sit down, movements graceful and light. Seeing this, the makeup artist didn't dare delay, swiftly picking up the bright red bridal veil nearby and gently covering it over Shangguan Xingyu's head.

On the other side, hearing the firecrackers, Shangguan Xingyan couldn't suppress his inner curiosity and rushed downstairs in a flurry to see what exactly had happened. When he caught sight of Yan Si riding a tall, majestic steed slowly approaching, he didn't have time to think further, and hastily turned and ran back upstairs, shouting as he ran: "Younger Sister, the people are here! Sit properly quick!"

Incidentally he instructed: "Xiao Huang, hurry and bring that apple over to Younger Sister!" Xiao Huang heard this and hurriedly handed over an apple carefully wrapped in red gauze to Shangguan Xingyu. Shangguan Xingyu extended her jade hand and lightly took the apple, as if holding a rare treasure, extremely carefully.

At this time, Shangguan Xingyan carefully admonished again: "Younger Sister, on this journey you absolutely must not speak casually, you must wait until entering the bridal chamber before you can speak." Shangguan Xingyu obediently nodded, indicating she understood, then sat there properly, not daring to move a muscle.

Just at this moment, Yan Si had already arrived downstairs, and nimbly dismounted. He first reached out and patted Yan Wang's shoulder, his face full of gratitude as he said: "Many thanks for escorting me all the way; you led the horse so steadily I didn't feel the slightest fear." Yan Wang smiled in reply: "Second Brother is being polite; this is just my duty. Second Brother should hurry in and fetch Sister-in-law." Yan Wang was also unusually talkative this once.

Immediately after, Yan Si strode into the relay station, heading straight for the second floor. Since he had come here several times before, he was extremely familiar with the environment here; he went upstairs easily and familiarly. Just as he pushed open the door, the first thing that met his eyes was Shangguan Xingyan standing at the doorway.

Only to see Yan Si this time actually break from his usual shyness, directly tearing open his throat and shouting loudly: "Elder Brother, I've come to fetch the person!" This one shout — the shouter was awkward, the listener was also awkward.