Chapter 188

Half a month passed quickly in a busy schedule.

One day, before dawn, Su Ma pulled Qiao Nian out of bed, "My eldest lady, it's almost the morning, it will be too late if you don't get up now!"

So, after washing and dressing, Qiao Nian was already dressed up and sitting in front of the bronze mirror when it was just dawn.

The makeup was done by the makeup girl sent by Xiao He. The flower ornaments on the eyebrows were like a stroke of genius, adding a bit of beauty and festivity to Qiao Nian's delicate makeup.

The hair was tied by the old lady Xi who Xiao He had found. She was 68 years old this year, but she was still sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. With a harmonious family, a loving father and filial son, she was recognized as the most blessed old lady Xi in the capital.

Madam Su was very satisfied. Standing behind Qiao Nian, she looked at the flawless face in the bronze mirror and couldn't help but praise her repeatedly, "Young Master Xiao really cares about the young lady! In this way, the old lady can finally rest assured."

Hearing Madam Su's voice with a crying tone, Qiao Nian turned around and took Madam Su's hand, her eyes slightly hot, "Madam, why are you crying? Today is my big day, I should be happy!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Madam Su wiped away her tears, "Look at me, my eye sockets are shallow when I get old! I should be happy today!"

Seeing that she had made Qiao Nian almost cry, she hurriedly said, "I'll go see if the sugar dumplings are ready. The young lady can go out after eating the sugar dumplings!"

"Hey!" Qiao Nian responded softly, and Madam Su wiped her tears and went out.

Ningshuang also went outside early to wait for the wedding procession.

The huge house suddenly became quiet.

A touch of coolness that belongs to the morning drifted in from the window, making the already quiet house a little more lonely.

Today is her wedding day, how can she be lonely?

Qiao Nian looked at herself in the bronze mirror, thought about it, and finally got up and walked out of the house.

The various flowers in the garden are still blooming vigorously today.

A golden morning sun spreads down from the horizon, like a golden gauze, decorating this small courtyard particularly gorgeously.

Qiao Nian walked to the bare plum tree, reached out and touched the trunk, with a gentle smile on the corner of her mouth, "Am I beautiful today?"

The gentle voice fell, and there was silence all around.

There was only a breeze blowing on her face, as if he was caressing her cheek.

Qiao Nian didn't say anything else, she just stood quietly under the tree, looking up at the branches, but the scene of the branches full of red flowers had already emerged in her mind.

It was like he was wearing a wedding gown.

Qiao Nian thought that if he could see her dressed like this today, he would be stunned.

I don’t know how long it took, but I heard the sound of gongs and drums.

The quiet morning suddenly became lively.

Qiao Nian came back to her senses and stroked the tree trunk again, "I'm leaving."

After saying this softly, she turned around and strode away.

Xiao He would not show up today, so there was no wedding reception in the mansion.

The gate of the small house slowly opened, and a wedding procession was outside the door, but there was no sedan chair.

Many people gathered on the street, perhaps because they had never seen a wedding procession without a sedan chair, and they pointed and talked for a while.

Seeing Qiao Nian walk out like this, everyone was even more surprised.

"Why doesn't the bride wear a veil?"

"Hey, don't tell me, this bride is so beautiful!"

"Yes, look at the pearls on her wedding dress, each one is round and bright, and it's worth a lot of money!"

"No matter how expensive it is, it's hard to believe that Xiao He is a useless man. It's not easy for the bride to marry him like this!"

The discussion reached Qiao Nian's ears, but Qiao Nian didn't care.

He just nodded to Ji Yue in the wedding procession.

Ji Yue led a horse and strode forward, bowing to Qiao Nian, "Your servant Ji Yue, respectfully welcomes the eldest young lady back home!"

The voice was loud and impressive.

Even the gossip on the street was suppressed for a while.

Qiao Nian smiled and then got on the horse.

The people were all shocked, "Is the bride going to the Xiao family on horseback?"

"Look, is that General Xiao He's warhorse?"

Xiao He's warhorse was all black, with only a white spot between its eyebrows, so even after five years, some people still recognized it.

Seeing the warhorse, everyone seemed to remember Xiao He's former bravery, and fewer people gossiped. Instead, some people exclaimed, "General Xiao He asked his brother who had been through life and death to come and welcome the bride for him!"

"The bride is also very heroic on horseback, much more beautiful than the stereotyped sedan chair."

Someone in the crowd even shouted, "The bride is so beautiful!"

"Happy wedding!"

Congratulations began to come one after another.

Ningshuang took the copper coins that had been prepared long ago and threw them into the crowd.

For a moment, everyone cheered.

Amid the cheers and praises, Qiao Nian rode his horse and slowly walked towards the Xiao family.

The wedding procession was in front, Qiao Nian followed behind, and behind Qiao Nian was the procession of brides that kept coming out of the small courtyard.

The common people who were just busy picking up copper coins were soon stunned by the procession of brides.

"My God, so much dowry?"

"I thought this Miss Qiao was just an orphan after leaving the Marquis' Mansion, but I didn't expect that she could afford such a dowry!"

"Look, it's not over yet! The procession is almost on the street!"

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To be honest, Qiao Nian didn't know how much Nanny Su had bought for her, but the exclamations from time to time in her ears made her know that Nanny Su had earned enough face for her.

"Miss." Ning Shuang followed Qiao Nian's horse, looking forward at this moment, and lowered her voice, "We are almost at the Marquis' Mansion."

Going from Qiao Nian's small house to the Xiao family, you must pass by the Marquis' Mansion.

Today is her wedding day, and it is also the day when Lin Yuan marries Xiao Heng.

At this moment, Xiao Heng is welcoming the bride.

The bright red wedding gown can't cover up his general style at all.

Even if he still holds the red silk in his hand, the aura around him is still cold and strong.

Maybe the gongs and drums on Qiao Nian's side are a little louder, Xiao Heng just came out of the Marquis' Mansion and looked at Qiao Nian.

He saw her at a glance.

She was wearing a wedding dress, gorgeous and eye-catching.

Sitting on the horse, she was delicate but heroic.

At this moment, Xiao Heng was stunned.

He had never thought that she would look so beautiful in a wedding dress.

It was a pity that she was not marrying him...

The hand holding the red silk suddenly clenched, as if she wanted to break the red silk in her hand.

The Lin family members who came out to escort the bride also saw Qiao Nian.

Mrs. Lin's eyes were still full of tears, and she was reluctant to let her biological daughter get married. When she saw Qiao Nian, her tearful eyes were slightly startled, and then she remembered what happened in the small courtyard half a month ago, and her face couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.

Lord Lin was also stunned. Seeing that Qiao Nian was as beautiful as a flower, he inexplicably felt a little bitter in his heart.

Lin Ye was happy. Today, his two sisters got married together and each had a good life. How could he not be happy?

However, the faces of several people sank after seeing the endless escort team behind Qiao Nian.

The Marquis risked his reputation this time and borrowed a lot of money to buy Lin Yuan's dowry.

I thought today would be okay, but who would have thought that Qiao Nian's dowry would be so much!

Isn't this a slap in the face of the Marquis's Mansion?

Lin Yuan also saw the countless dowries through the red gauze veil.

She held the red silk tightly with both hands, and her body trembled slightly with hatred.

She knew that Qiao Nian must have embarrassed her on purpose!

She deliberately made her unable to raise her head in front of Brother Heng!

Through the red gauze, Lin Yuan showed a hateful look to Qiao Nian for the first time.

Qiao Nian couldn't help but be a little surprised. She naturally didn't expect Lin Yuan to show her true face in public.

Then she thought, could it be that Lin Yuan didn't know that her red gauze veil was semi-transparent?

The corners of her mouth could not help but curl up with a hint of sarcasm, thinking that if Xiao Heng saw Lin Yuan's hideous appearance, she didn't know what Xiao Heng would think.

Thinking of this, Qiao Nian couldn't help but look at Xiao Heng again.

But he saw that his eyes were still on her, as hot as fire.

Did he forget that he was marrying Lin Yuan today?

This couple is really more ridiculous than the other.

The sarcasm in her eyes became stronger, Qiao Nian snorted coldly, and then retracted his gaze and continued to move forward.