freenovelworld Chapter 888 Getting married
Chapter 888 Getting married
Mu Qingxuan was dressed in a bright red groom's suit, and the smile on his face hadn't faded since he woke up that day.
After much fuss, he finally knelt before his parents, then mounted a tall horse and went out to fetch his bride.
When Mu Qingxuan picked up the bride, he clearly noticed that one of the maids beside her looked a little off.
Mu Qingxuan frowned slightly, then took advantage of everyone's inattention to quickly look at the bride, and then whispered to Mu Qingyuan and Mu Qingye, telling the two brothers to go find the Prince of Su's heir immediately.
"what happened?"
Mu Qingxuan lowered his voice, "Something's not right. I have a feeling there's something wrong with the bride under that veil. You know, I've met Qing'er more than once before, and we've even gone out together, but today she feels very unfamiliar to me."
The Crown Prince of Su frowned slightly. "Are you overthinking it? Perhaps she's just too tired today, which is why she gives you a different feeling?"
"No! That feeling, how should I put it? Brother, it's like when you're with your sister-in-law. If it were someone else, wouldn't you feel nothing at all?"
The Crown Prince of Su's expression immediately turned serious.
"Don't worry, I'll go check right away."
Princess Su also came over, asking, "What's going on? Why haven't you left yet?"
“Mother, Qingxuan didn’t quite understand some of the rules just now, so she asked me a few questions. I’ll go in and carry my sister out now.”
The older brother carries his younger sister out and then puts her into the bridal sedan chair; this is the custom.
Princess Su did not suspect anything else and nodded.
After Prince Su entered the wedding hall, he only left behind a few of the head maids who usually served his sister, and even the wedding attendant was sent to the outer room.
At this moment, Prince Su noticed that something seemed off about the bride's wedding dress.
At first glance, it seemed to be the wedding dress that a princess of that rank should wear, but upon closer inspection, the embroidery thread seemed to be incorrect and was not real gold thread.
Upon closer inspection, the embroidered shoes were quite different.
The Crown Prince of Su suddenly moved closer to the bride and hissed, "Speak, who are you?"
The bride's body visibly stiffened, and after a long while, she slowly and somewhat flusteredly shook her head, uttering just one word, "Big Brother," before falling silent.
With just that one word, the Crown Prince of Su understood.
This isn't Duanmu Qing at all! It's clearly Duanmu Ya!
The maids noticed something was off about her voice and quickly moved closer. "This, this sounds like Miss Ya's voice."
The prince remembered that Mu Qingxuan had mentioned a maid who looked strange, so he immediately rushed out, found Mu Qingxuan, asked about the maid's appearance, and then sent his personal guards to find and detain her.
Princess Su asked, puzzled, "Didn't you go to carry your sister on your back?"
"Oh, is that so? My sister cried for a while because she was thinking about leaving Mother, so her makeup got a little messed up. The maids are touching up her makeup now."
Princess Su nodded, seemingly believing but not quite, feeling that her son was acting strangely today.
Soon, the Prince Su's men found Duanmu Qing, dressed in her wedding attire, in Duanmu Ya's courtyard.
However, Duanmu Qing was drugged and is now unconscious.
Mu Qingxuan remembered the medicine that Zhao Zihe often asked him to carry with him, and immediately took it out. "Use this, dissolve it in half a bowl of water, and find a way to get her to take it."
The Crown Prince carefully accepted it and once again avoided the bustling crowd.
The fact that the bride was switched must not be discovered now, otherwise it might implicate the entire Prince Su's mansion! You must know that this marriage was bestowed by the Empress Dowager.
This Duanmu Ya really thinks she has too much time on her hands.
Inside the room, Duanmu Ya had already had her pressure points sealed by the Prince of Su's heir, and then someone secretly told the Prince of Su what she had done.
He only managed to get Duanmu Qing back to her room through the back door after waking her up.
"Little sister, how are you now? Are you more clear-headed?"
Duanmu Qing nodded, "I feel much better now, thank you for your hard work, brother."
"It's good that you're alright. I'll carry you out in a little while. Once you're in the bridal sedan chair, I'll have someone follow around it. Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you again."
Finally, he brought Duanmu Qing back to the wedding hall, and he led her in with a wedding ribbon.
The entire Mu family was filled with joy, and the old master was beaming with happiness. On this day, the old master of the Zhenguo General's Mansion also came over.
Mu Qingxuan is not only the grandson of the Mu family, but also the grandson of the Li family.
When the wedding party arrived, especially some of the bridesmaids' families, they realized that Mu Qingxuan's background was no less impressive than anyone else's.
Not only are they not bad, they are probably even more capable than others.
Mu Qingxuan and Duanmu Qing stood in the wedding hall. The officiant, seeing that everything was ready, shouted, "The auspicious hour has arrived!"
With that shout, the wedding hall fell silent for a moment.
Mu Chang'an and Li Shi had just taken their seats in the main hall when the announcer was about to begin calling out, "The Emperor has arrived! The Empress has arrived!"
This surprised everyone.
Even Lady Li was taken aback, as she had not received any prior decree that the Empress would be leaving the palace.
"Greetings to the Emperor, greetings to the Empress."
"My lords, please rise. Today is Ah Xuan's joyous day; let us not concern ourselves with such formalities."
Everyone stood up, and Duanmu Chuze walked up to Old Master Mu. "Grandfather, I will act as the officiant at this wedding today. What do you think, Grandfather?"
Old Master Mu never expected that the Emperor would call him "Grandfather" several times in front of so many people.
My mind went completely blank at that moment!
"To have the Emperor officiate at our wedding is an immense blessing for the Mu family."
Mu Xin Nuan smiled and glanced at Mu Qing Xuan, then sat down with the Emperor and began the wedding ceremony.
After the ceremony, Mu Xin Nuan smiled and said, "Ah Xuan, I'll forgive you this time tomorrow, but remember to come to the palace to pay your respects to your sister the day after tomorrow."
"Yes, sister, brother has remembered."
This is to remind Duanmu Qing that she needs to go to the palace the day after tomorrow.
This also shows the Emperor and Empress's fondness for the newlyweds.
"Sister, please sit here for a moment with your brother-in-law. I'll be right back."
Mu Xin Nuan nodded with a smile, but Duanmu Chu Ze said, "Go ahead, go ahead. I'm just worried that you might get carried away with lust and not be able to get out."
Those who came to attend the wedding banquet naturally included many nobles and high-ranking officials from the capital.
But to hear the Emperor laughing and joking with his brother-in-law like this was truly a first for him.
The Emperor's attitude can be seen as a special kind of doting on Mu Qingxuan.