It felt like she had just fallen asleep when there came a rustling sound beside her. A slight touch landed on her forehead, and then Lin Yuan got up and left. At this moment, there were still stars twinkling outside the window.
As soon as Lin Yuan's blurry figure disappeared, Zhong Qing's voice came, "Princess, it's time to get up. You'll be very busy today."
A bride should have bridesmaids. For Yi Zhici, they were naturally Zhong Qing and Zhong Yi. Since there had never been a custom of having male attendants accompany the bride, but Yi Zhici thought highly of Shi Yi and Shi Er. So she asked Yi Junshi to arrange for Shi Yi and Shi Er to be bodyguards in the Lin Mansion first.
Zhong Qing pulled Yi Zhici up to help her with the bridal embellishment.
It should be noted that the process of bridal embellishment was extremely troublesome. Yi Zhici had already experienced it when she was with Yan Sijin. It would take at least an hour.
Zhong Qing was applying makeup on Yi Zhici. Yi Zhici was sleepy and hungry, and fell asleep soon.
She woke up in a daze and caught a glimpse of herself in the bronze mirror. She was truly a breathtaking beauty, a vision of loveliness. Wearing a fiery red wedding dress, her usually slightly round eyes now exuded an inexplicable charm. She used to be good - looking, but she just looked childish, and people treated her like a little girl.
Today, however, she was both gorgeous and innocent, beautiful beyond compare.
Zhong Yi kept praising her, probably afraid that she would be nervous. But how could she be nervous? Just thinking about becoming Lin Yuan's wife made her extremely excited.
The bridal embellishment and the incense - burning ceremony were all carried out step by step. By the time these steps were completed, it was already broad daylight.
Lin Yuan was already waiting in the main hall.
He Weining tied a decorative scarf on Yi Zhici, put on the dust - proof cape for her, and then covered her with the red veil. Yi Junshi carried Yi Zhici to the sedan chair.
The wedding maid had already illuminated the sedan chair with a candle, which was meant to ward off evil spirits.
Yi Junshi whispered, "Once you're in the Lin Mansion, if you're wronged, come back at any time. Our Aci will always be the proud Princess of Yuyang."
Yi Zhici hugged Yi Junshi through the veil.
She had lived in this Marquis Mansion for so many years without ever suffering any grievance or hardship. Yi Junshi had allowed her to live care - free until it was time for her to get married. Now he gave her the full confidence. Yi Zhici felt like crying.
Lin Yuan said, "Marquis, please rest assured. I will not let Aci be wronged."
Yi Junshi was both annoyed and helpless, "Still calling me Marquis?"
Lin Yuan lowered his head and smiled sheepishly, "Father, I will take good care of Aci."
Only then did Yi Junshi smile in satisfaction.
After Yi Zhici got into the sedan chair, the steward of the Marquis Mansion had prepared a basin of water. He was just waiting for the procession to start so that he could pour it out. This action was meant to cleanse filth and subdue evil spirits. Later, it also symbolized that a married daughter was like spilled water.
Just as the steward was about to pour the water, Yi Junshi reached out to stop him, "Aci will always be my daughter, not spilled water."
The wedding procession walked on the street. The people clearing the way were in the front, followed by the ushers, then the lantern - bearers, and the musicians. Everything was in place. And then came the groom and the sedan chair.
According to the wishes of the elders of both families, the procession deliberately took a detour so that everyone in the capital could see the grandeur of the princess's wedding.
To be honest, it was even more magnificent than the weddings of the Marquis's heir and the Prince of Song.
When Hou Chen got married, he didn't take a detour around the capital. One reason was that he never had high - end requirements, but the main reason was that he was afraid that Yan Sijin would back out or run away midway. Moreover, Yi Junshi always doted on his daughter. If the wedding was not grand enough, he would feel that his daughter was wronged.
Lin Yuan fully agreed with Marquis Jing's thoughts.
The scene of a wedding was just like the saying goes: The maidens moved the felt mats, and the brocade stretched diagonally.
The bride's feet should not touch the ground, so red carpets should be laid in front of the groom's house, from the place where the bride got off the sedan chair all the way to the bridal chamber. As for the material of the carpets, it depended on the groom's family's financial resources and how much they valued the bride. For example, when the Prince of Song, Gu Jing, got married, he laid the most expensive carpets from the best Peony Pavilion in the capital.
That was quite a show of respect, right?
Unexpectedly, this grandeur was still not as great as that of General Lin. Because he didn't use ordinary carpets at all. Instead, he directly used bright red brocade as the carpet.
This brocade was the kind of material that ordinary noble sons used to make clothes.
There were also many flower petals on the brocade. At first glance, it was extremely resplendent.