Marriage celebrations

She said in a gentle tone, " Yuxuan, can you take me out? I am bored by laying down from morning onwards. My brother gave me strict orders not to go out until I recover." Yuxuan said with a worried expression on his face, " you are still weak. Take rest."

She twitched her lips, and she turned her head to the other side. Yuxuan understood her feelings, " ok..I will take you out. However, we need to get back quickly. Is it ok with you? Where do you want to go?"

Yizhen smiled and said, " yep deal..to the cliff." He said, "come, let's go" He was about to open the door. Yizhen said in a hurried tone, " stop" He has a puzzled expression on his face, and he asked,      " what?"

He saw yizhen opened a wardrobe and searching for something. He moved forward and stood back of her and he placed his hand and took out a token. He bent down and mumbled near her ears, " Is this the thing you are searching for"

Yizhen felt nervous she can feel yuxuan breath on her shoulder. She covered her nervousness. She took her moon token from his hands and said, " Yes…" He moved back. She said, "we will sneak out from the window. If I open the door my brother may wake up."

Yuxuan helped her and they came out of the window. He said, " don't use your martial arts. I will help you to jump on this wall." He placed his hand behind her waist and jumped on the wall of her courtyard.

Yizhen showed him," take me near that room." When they reached the ancestral room he puts her down. They went inside, and she said, " don't get shocked. This is my secret door."

He is amused by her mechanisms, and he thought, " My wife is beautiful, strong, intelligent and what all surprises she will give me." she walked on the cliff and saw the city with lanterns as if they are fire flies flying through the air.

They returned to her room, and she said in an anxious tone, " you sleep over on that bed. I am fine you need not take care of me. You have lots of work in the palace. If you don't get rest you will get sick."

He said, " good night, sleep well. If you want anything call me." She said, " Ok" Yuxuan woke up when it's morning, he saw her. He is mesmerized by her beautiful face.

He bent down held his breath and placed a kiss on her lips, then his ears turned red. He thought I need to leave and If I see her again, I can't control myself. He left the room quietly.

Next day when she woke up, she saw he has already left. Yichang received an imperial edict stated that he is bestowed with "Two shops, and  one residence in the capital city and 10,000 silvers and 10,000 gold tickets."

The eunuch gave one more imperial edict to him. He opened it and saw, " His marriage is fixed with Li family daughter Li Xian."

Yan informs yizhen about yichang and xian's marriage. Yizhen was elated and asks, " Big brother, when is the wedding ceremony held?" Yan replied " after 12 days."

She said, " Big brother, can you send brother to my courtyard." Yichang came to her courtyard and asked her, " little zhen, do you need anything?" She said in an anxious tone, " I heard that your marriage is fixed by the emperor. Are you ok with it ?"

Yichang said with his lips curved up, " yes.. I am ok with it." Yizhen felt relieved and she smiled, "brother, I have met Xian at the banquet. She is a nice girl. She will be a good match for you."

She said, " Brother, though you act as you don't care about anyone and you keep away from others getting close to you with your cold face. But I know you are really warm and kind person to the person's whom you trust." He said in astonished tone, " oh ...you know me quite well."

Yizhen grinned and said, "Congrats Brother we need to send betrothal gifts( guo da li) to Li family." Yichang said, " You don't need to worry. I will take care of everything." Yichang sent to the Li family, " wine, tea, fruits, double happiness stickers, a red banner, candles etc"  He sent gold necklaces, bracelets, and rings for the bride.

Yichang also received gifts (Hui li) from the Li family. Yizhen took Yan and went to shopping. She purchased wedding dress for her brother. Both Yan and she bought a few dresses. She bought hair accessories and rogue powder and few female clothes.

She said in thrilled tone, " Big brother, we will give them to Xian after their wedding.These clothes will suit her." She also bought things required in her brother's courtyard.For the next couple of days Yan and yizhen are busy with their works.

In the Li mansion:

Li Xian wore a red dress with her tied up as a bun. She wore a floral tiara and few side hair pins with long beads. She was carried by her elder brother to the sedan. The wedding procession from the Li mansion to the Yi mansion consisted of a traditional band, the bride's sedan, and bride's dowry.

The wedding procession of the bride's family stopped at the door of the Yi mansion. Then they fired firecrackers and played music. Then yichang received her and led her along the red carpet in a festive atmosphere.

Yizhen saw her brother in a red dress and thought he is so handsome today. Then the bride and bridegroom kowtow three times to worship the heaven, parents and spouse.

Yizhen and Yan are busy receiving guests and taking care of them. Yizhen wore a simple purple colored female attire. As she doesn't want attract others attention. At late night all the guests left. Then yan, jingyi, and jingtian had food with yizhen.

Yizhen has a weary expression on her face and he said, " Big brother, take care of remaining things." She changed her robes to men's attire and thought how difficult it is to carry all this traditional jewelry and heavy dress. She took her moon token, flute, and sword and left to the cliff. She climbed on the peach tree and stared at the moon. She placed her hand behind her head and fell asleep.

Jinping informed to yuxuan, that yizhen sneak out of her house. Yuxuan went to the cliff and he waved his hand and jinping left. Yuxuan has worried expression on his face  and he thought inwardly how bold she is? Why she is sleeping outside? She doesn't fear that something bad may happen to her. After our marriage I will tie her to a chair if she sneaks out like this. He called out " Yizhen."

She moved her body quickly and she tripped. Yuxuan moved forward and holds her in his hands and she wrapped her hand around his neck. Both of them were in a trance. Yuxuan can sense a sweet floral smell from her body. Due to the heavy breeze flower petals are falling on them. Yizhen got down.

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