I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 71 The Big Wedding
The specially invited guests were not beaten, no poems were written to urge the bride to get ready, and even the red envelopes prepared were not used. The wedding went unexpectedly smoothly.

The only surprise was that the moment Si Lili stepped into the bridal sedan, Li Xiaoqian couldn't hold back his tears anymore and burst into tears.

"I will treat your sister well."

"I believe!"

Li Xiaoqian nodded heavily. He really believed that just looking at today's specifications, the specifications for marrying a concubine were actually higher than those for marrying a principal wife.

"Then can you please stop crying? Today is your sister and I's big wedding day."

"I couldn't help it, brother-in-law, I'm sorry."

Li Xiaoqian quickly wiped away her tears and revealed a smile that was more embarrassing than crying.

Li Chengzong opened his mouth but said nothing. He turned over, mounted his horse and shouted for the sedan chair to be started. The wedding procession began to return to the palace.

Halfway through the journey, Li Chengzong suddenly felt something in his heart and looked up at the sky.

I saw several flower rivers converging into one place and heading towards Kyoto City.

As the breeze blows on your face, flowers bloom into the city, red silk stretches out, and the whole city is filled with the fragrance of flowers.

Such a strange sight stunned everyone in the city.

This is... a blessing from heaven!
Li Chengzong reached out to catch a petal, and immediately understood why Zhao Huai'en and others said there was no need to prepare petals when preparing for the wedding. It turned out that they had prepared a surprise.

Si Lili listened to the exclamations around her and quietly lifted a corner of the curtain of the bridal sedan. Through the gauze veil, her mouth opened slightly in surprise.

The city is full of flying flowers, it is really beautiful!

……

In the palace of Prince Ding.

The banquet has been set and the guests have arrived at the palace one after another.

After noon, important figures began to appear.

The first to arrive were the President of the Supervisory Yuan Chen Pingping and Prime Minister Lin Ruofu, followed closely by the royal family members.

The second son and Concubine Shu, Li Chengping followed Concubine Yi, and although the Queen did not come in person, she asked the Crown Prince to bring another generous gift.

As for Concubine Ning, she left the palace yesterday and lived in the prince's mansion. She has helped Qin Yu receive several waves of noble ladies from Kyoto.

Just as everyone was paying homage to Crown Prince Li Chengqian, the Queen Mother arrived with a grand procession.

"Brother, the Queen Mother is here, do you think Father will come?"

Hearing the prince's question, Li Chengze rarely had the intention to confront him today, and said with a smile: "Third brother is only marrying a concubine, I don't think His Majesty will come in person."

Just as Li Chengze said, Emperor Qing did not come, but he asked Eunuch Hou to deliver the imperial edict and gifts.

Everyone paid their respects to the Queen Mother, and soon they heard firecrackers blasting amid the sound of gongs and drums outside the palace.

"The master and his wife are here." Li Wenzhu came running in with several little kids and shouted excitedly.

Hearing this, Hong Sixiang, who always had a deadpan face, rarely smiled. He left the old lady nervously and stood somewhere in the auditorium.

Many people noticed him, and when they looked at where he was standing, they couldn't help but be stunned. Isn't that the place where Eunuch Hou, the master of ceremonies, stood? Why did Grandmaster Hong Sixiang stand there?

Is it...

The Grand Master serves as the Master of Ceremonies!

Looking at the whole world, it is definitely a very explosive existence, second only to the emperors of two countries serving as masters of ceremonies.

A long red carpet extended from the main entrance to the auditorium. After getting off the sedan chair and completing the wedding ceremony, Li Chengzong and Si Lili walked into the auditorium hand in hand under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Hong Sixiang, sitting in the emcee position, looked at Li Chengzong who walked into the auditorium with a smile on his face.

Li Chengzong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded to Hong Sixiang to express his gratitude.

The worship ceremony officially began.

Eunuch Hou, who was standing next to Hong Sixiang, took out a red book and said in a loud voice: "Following the will of heaven, inheriting the union of earth, obeying the orders of parents, listening to the words of matchmaker, serving the ancestral temple, continuing the descendants, following the ancient rituals, and completing the contract. From today on, we are one family, carrying on the family destiny, and it will not change no matter life or death."

After hearing him finish reading, Hong Sixiang shouted:

"When a couple performs a ceremony, they bow to heaven and earth, which is the foundation of all ceremonies."

Normally, the first thing a newlywed would worship is heaven, earth and the temple, but Li Chengzong was not willing to worship any temple and simply removed the word "temple", so many people present were stunned.

"Bow twice to your parents to show the etiquette of the clan and to unite as a family." Emperor Qing did not come, but the Queen Mother sat in Emperor Qing's seat. Witnessed by the old lady and Qin Yu, the couple bowed to each other. Then Xingzhi cut a lock of their hair, braided it, put it in a small box, and gave it to Si Lili, foreshadowing the marriage of husband and wife. Then she sent Si Lili to the bridal chamber.

Li Chengzong, who stayed behind to entertain the guests, was quite emotional. In ancient times, one should never choose summer to get married because it was too hot. If he was not strong, he would have gotten heatstroke just from being exposed to the sun for the whole morning.

"Third Prince, congratulations!"

"Third brother, can I drink?"

"Master, I want to drink too, just a little."

"..."

Today is a happy day. Li Chengping and the younger generation in the palace want to drink, and Li Chengzong will naturally not stop them. He lets them drink as much as they want. He can also pull Li Chengping along to join in the fun. Otherwise, with so many people coming today, it would be impossible to accommodate even one glass of wine for each table.

After taking a group of children for a walk, Li Chengzong was about to go to the prince's table when he was stopped by Lai Mingcheng.

In fact, many people were surprised by Lai Mingcheng's arrival. After all, everyone in Kyoto knew that Lai Mingcheng only came to give gifts and never came in person. No one expected that he would come to attend the third prince's wedding banquet in person.

Lai Mingcheng held up the wine glass and said with a smile: "First cup, I, your Highness, congratulate you on your wedding."

Li Chengzong was stunned. "From what Censor Lai said, there is a second cup."

Lai Mingcheng nodded, "Second cup, thank you for your reminder, Your Highness."

If Li Chengzong had not reminded him, he would not have been given the title of "Lai Qingtian". It was only because the palace had not received visitors that it had been delayed until today.

Li Chengzong drank the wine and joked, "Master Lai, there won't be a third cup, will there?"

Lai Mingcheng said calmly: "There is indeed a third cup. This old minister toasts to you on behalf of all the imperial censors."

It was because of Li Chengzong's suggestion that the Censorate gained great influence. As the highest administrative chief of the Censorate, Lai Mingcheng should offer a glass of wine to express his gratitude.

Li Chengzong was too lazy to investigate the reason why Lai Mingcheng wanted the third glass of wine. He was a little thirsty anyway, and the jar of wine with fermented glutinous rice wine smeared with strong liquor was very cool and just right to quench his thirst, so he accepted it all. The worst that could happen was that he would just have to go to the toilet a few more times.

When he came to the prince, he was not fooled by the plain water and fermented glutinous rice.

But none of the crown prince and the second son, the three giants of the court Lin Ruofu, Qin Ye, and Chen Pingping, as well as Fan Jian and Fan Xian father and son, were the kind of people who were worthy of his drunkenness, so after drinking a few glasses of wine and chatting for a while, Li Chengzong went to entertain Prince Jing and other guests.

They were busy until the evening, and Li Chengzong's face was almost stiff from smiling, and the guests left one after another.

After finally seeing off the last prince and the second son, he was about to take a break when Qin Yu called him over and gave him some serious instructions.

By the time he arrived at the backyard, it was already very late at night.

The backyard was very quiet. The red lanterns emitted a soft light, and the whole backyard was filled with a festive atmosphere. Xingzhi and her beautiful maid were guarding the door. They had just chased out Li Chengping and others who were about to eavesdrop.

"Master of the house."

"Well, you guys go down first."

"Yes, master." Xingzhi left with the maid whose face was slightly red.

In the bridal chamber, Si Lili heard the conversation and the sound of the door opening, and she couldn't help but clench her fists nervously.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up. The red veil had been lifted by Li Chengzong's jade ruyi, and their eyes met.

Compared to her usual look, Si Lili, dressed in red and with rosy red lips, has a different kind of charm today.

"Your Highness..."

They had slept together many times before, but today Si Lili felt very nervous. She realized that she had addressed him wrongly, and hurriedly said in a shy voice, "Husband...husband."

Hearing the tender call of "husband", Li Chengzong instantly felt that today's suffering was not in vain and everything was worth it.

The Hehuan wine had to be drunk, but Si Lili was pregnant, so she drank water instead of wine.

After drinking the love wine and taking off the gold hairpins and ornaments on his head, Li Chengzong directly held Si Lili horizontally in his arms and lay on the marriage bed.

Si Lili squinted her eyes with a look of enjoyment, curled up in Li Chengzong's arms, and made a cat-like murmur, as if she wanted to completely merge her body into him. She didn't know how to express herself, so she just hugged Li Chengzong tightly.

Holding Yiju's fragrant body in his arms, with two lumps of soft flesh rubbing against his chest, and the wine he just drank seemed to have made him a little drunk, Li Chengzong felt as if he was about to explode.

Noticing something was wrong, Si Lili blushed and said, "Be careful, it won't hurt the child."

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst."

"Then I'll let the maid come in and serve you." Si Lili said as she was about to sit up.

Li Chengzong pressed her down on the bed and whispered in her ear. Si Lili's face instantly turned red...

(End of this chapter)