bayedsolid Chapter 792 [Under the Brocade 88]
Chapter 792 [Under the Brocade 88]
"Father, so what if I am not destined to be with her? She has already passed away. Am I just going to watch someone else take her place as the original wife? No! Absolutely not! I must bring Youyou's tablet into our Lu family's ancestral hall and let her become my wife legitimately!" Lu Yi said with a firm face, his eyes revealing an unshakable determination.
"You...you are going to piss off your father to death!" Lu Ting was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He pointed at Lu Yi and shouted loudly.
However, Lu Yi did not back down and continued, "Now that ignorant Princess Mingzhu wants to seize Youyou's position as the first wife, but since she insists on marrying me, she can only be the second wife. I have decided to marry Youyou before the eighth day of September. Father, I'll have to trouble you to make some preparations for this matter."
Hearing this, Lu Ting's eyes widened and he roared in anger: "You... Aren't you afraid of offending the royal family because of this? Princess Mingzhu is the niece of the current emperor!"
Facing his father's questioning, Lu Yi just smiled coldly and replied: "So what? Now I am alone and have nothing. What else should I be afraid of?"
Seeing his son so stubborn, Lu Ting sighed, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Forget it, go ahead. Just treat it as accompanying you to go crazy for once. Anyway, my sick body can't hold out for much longer."
After hearing this, Lu Yi felt a pang of pain in his heart. He looked at his father's increasingly haggard body tortured by the disease, and his eyes became moist. He said guiltily: "Father, it's all because of my unfilial behavior that you are so worried."
"As long as you are well, everything will be fine." Lu Ting said affectionately, his eyes gentle and firm, as if he could penetrate the soul of the person in front of him.
Time quietly came to the day before the eighth day of September, and the whole capital was filled with a strange atmosphere. For some reason, Lu Yi chose this day to welcome Youyou's tablet into the Lu Mansion. The mansion was decorated with lights and colors, a festive scene, big red lanterns hung high, red ribbons fluttering in the wind, it was so lively. Not only that, he also invited relatives and friends to come to witness the ceremony.
Lin Ling, Jin Xia, Shangguan Xi, Uncle Gai, Yang Yue, Yang Chengwan and others were invited. Everyone stood aside with different expressions. They watched quietly as Lu Yi held Youyou's tablet in his arms, walked solemnly across the red carpet step by step, and completed a series of traditional rituals such as worshiping heaven and earth.
Lin Ling witnessed Lu Yi's actions, her eyes gradually moistened, tears uncontrollably slid down her cheeks. Finally, she could no longer suppress her inner grief and worry, walked to Lu Yi, and choked up and said: "Lu Yi, is this really worth it? I also heard that you are going to marry Princess Mingzhu into the mansion tomorrow, but you made the scene so grand today, aren't you afraid that the emperor will punish you? If the little sister knew about this, I'm sure she wouldn't want to see you act like this!"
Facing Lin Ling's questioning, Lu Yi had a blank expression on his face and simply responded, "So what?" His voice was so calm that it made people feel a little chilly.
Lin Ling was extremely anxious and continued to persuade him, "But you have to think about how to explain to Princess Mingzhu tomorrow! After all, this marriage was granted by His Majesty, and it is a matter of great importance!"
However, Lu Yi remained unmoved and replied coldly: "She was determined to marry into the Lu family. Now that she has made the decision, she should be prepared to bear all the consequences of becoming my wife. I can give her the position of mistress, but other than that, I don't ask for anything else." After that, he turned and left, leaving everyone there sadly.
"I hope that Princess Mingzhu is a sensible person, otherwise if she makes a fuss, we will suffer!" Shangguan Xi said worriedly.
Jin Xia, who was standing by, heard this and immediately responded indignantly, "Humph, I don't think Princess Mingzhu is a good person at all! She actually interfered and disturbed the deep relationship between Youyou and Lu Yi."
At this time, Lin Ling slowly spoke: "In fact, this matter can't be entirely blamed on her. After all, the little sister has left, and the Lu family can't just cut off the incense inheritance."
Jin Xia stared at Lin Ling with eyes wide open, and said in disbelief: "Aunt, whose side are you on? You are Sister You's senior sister, how can you not be biased towards her?"
Facing Jin Xia's questioning, Lin Ling sighed softly and explained: "It's not that I don't want to side with Junior Sister, but because I know her character very well. Before Junior Sister left, she left a letter for Lu Yi, hoping that he could forget about her, find another good man, and start a new chapter in life."
Shangguan Xi couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "However, how easy is it to truly forget someone you once loved deeply? Lord Lu is deeply in love with Junior Sister. How can such deep love be easily abandoned?"
The next morning, the sun shone through the window onto Lu Yi's tightly closed door. Lu Ting was still worried, so he came to visit him in person. He walked to the door lightly, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out and pushed the door gently, but found that the door seemed to be blocked by something and did not move at all.
Lu Ting frowned slightly, increased the strength of his hands, and finally pushed the tightly closed door open a crack after a lot of effort. He looked inside through the crack in the door, and saw that the room was dark, and vaguely saw a figure sitting quietly on the ground. When the crack in the door was opened a little wider, Lu Ting could see clearly that it was Lu Yi! At this time, Lu Yi was holding Youyou's tablet tightly in his arms, and there were several empty wine bottles scattered around him. He was holding a wine glass in one hand and looking up to pour wine into his mouth.
Seeing this, Lu Ting felt a headache coming on, and he quickly waved his hand to signal the servants behind him to come forward to help. Several servants hurried into the room, carefully took the wine glass and wine pot from Lu Yi's hands, and helped him up. Lu Ting looked at Lu Yi who was drunk and unconscious, shook his head helplessly, and ordered: "Help the young master to wash up quickly, and then change him into the groom's clothes, and be gentle, don't hurt the young master."
After a lot of hard work, Lu Yi was finally dressed up. When he appeared in front of everyone again, he was already wearing a bright and festive groom's suit, but his haggard face and empty eyes still could not hide the sadness and pain deep in his heart.
Lu Ting looked Lu Yi up and down, and found that although he still looked distraught, at least his appearance was still acceptable. So he said, "Even if you are unhappy today, just bear it for now. Complete the wedding ceremony first, and don't let Princess Mingzhu feel that our Lu family does not respect or welcome her enough." After that, he looked at Lu Yi deeply and urged Lu Yi to wait outside the door.
Lu Yi had no choice but to move outside the door, thinking to himself: If I disobey the order and refuse to go out, it would be a serious crime! Just as his thoughts were flying, the bride's sedan chair arrived as fast as a gust of wind. I only heard Grandma Xi shouting at the top of her voice: "Please invite the groom to kick the sedan door! From now on, you will have many children and grandchildren, and your family will be prosperous; men will be majestic outside, and women will not be weak at home!"
Seeing this, Lu Ting, who was standing nearby, gently pushed Lu Yi. However, at this moment, Lu Yi was reluctant to move forward. When he arrived in front of the sedan chair, he did not kick the door open according to traditional customs, but casually placed his hands outside, as if he wanted the bride to walk out of the sedan chair by herself.
Grandma Xi was slightly startled when she saw this, but she reacted very quickly and said loudly, "Oh, look at our groom, he really loves his bride so much that he can't bear to kick the sedan door. Then, please ask the beautiful bride to get off the sedan quickly!"
As soon as the voice fell, the maid who had been waiting for a long time immediately took action, walked quickly to the side of the sedan, and carefully led Youyou out of the sedan. Then, the maid handed the other end of the silk ribbon tied with red water lilies to Lu Yi, and she held Youyou steadily. In this way, Youyou and Lu Yi each held one end of the red water lilies tightly, and slowly crossed the blazing brazier side by side.