All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 2
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"One watch, the sky is dry and things are dry, be careful with candles."

By the time Niujiao Lane resounded, the wedding banquet in Li's house had already been drunk for three rounds.

Dozens of tables of banquets were placed from the front hall of Li's house to the middle of the courtyard.

During the banquet, there were quite a few respectable dignitaries and gentry in the capital.

Most of them came for Marquis Xuan Ping, which shows how the Li family was promoted by their in-laws.

Of course, there is no lack of Li Anlin's high school prospect, and the reason for the holy family's prosperity.

Tables of banquets are separated by carved screens, with male guests and female relatives seated on both sides.

On the male guest's side, many people gathered around Li Anlin to toast, and their words were full of flattery.

"Brother Zicheng, what a blessing, to be able to marry the prostitute daughter of Xuanpinghou's mansion, and from then on, he will surely rise to the top and have a bright future."

"Yes, yes, it is said that Marquis Xuan Ping loves this youngest daughter the most. From now on, Brother Zicheng will be Master Hou's son-in-law. With Master Hou supporting you, I'm afraid you will be promoted soon."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Li Anlin continued to humbly, the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be concealed, and it was obviously very rewarding, "Li is ashamed, I am ashamed, I am ashamed."

At the female family's table, Li's mother was very displeased when she heard the words next door, and with a "bang", she put the cup in her hand on the table heavily.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, it seemed to be responding to the male guest on the other side of the screen:
"Our family's Zicheng has been very intelligent since he was a child. Even Taifu Zhao praised him as a genius who has been seen in a hundred years. Zicheng is the Tanhua Lang handpicked by the emperor. With his knowledge and appearance, he is even a princess and a princess. More than enough, the lucky one should be Xuan Pinghou.

After Li's mother finished speaking, she asked the other female relatives at the table rather unfairly, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you think this is the case?"

Sitting at this table are the wives of Yiyang Hou and Dongchang Bo's family, as well as the husband's wives who are on duty in Guozijian, Hanlin Academy, Rites Department and Household Department.

Almost without exception, they all came for the sake of the Xuanping Hou Mansion.

Hearing Mother Li's remarks at this moment, everyone's eyes widened in shock, looking at her as if they were looking at a sensational monkey.

After all, all of you are human beings, so they quickly covered up their astonishment and didn't respond, covering their lips and chuckling.

I only secretly despise the behavior of the mother and son of the Li family in my heart.

Especially this mother Li, she looks like a stupid woman with shallow eyes.

With the identity of Xuan Ping Hou's daughter, marrying into this kind of family, I'm afraid it's because of lard.

I am afraid that the days to come will be difficult.

Mother Li couldn't understand the disdain in everyone's eyes, and wanted to take the opportunity to flatter her son again.

At this moment, a very sad and shrill suona sound suddenly sounded outside the wall.

"Oh, this, isn't this 'crying at the fifth watch'?"

"It's a song that's only played during mourning..."

Li's mother was furious, and she slapped the table and stood up, "Who is so wicked to play such an unlucky tune on my son's wedding day!"

Even the decent smile on Li Anlin's face froze at the male guest's table next door.

On the wedding day, anyone who hears such mourning suona sounds will feel extremely unlucky.

Li Anlin was about to call someone to check, when a clear female voice suddenly came from the hall:

"Li Tanhua, the bride has been waiting anxiously in the wedding room, and has come to see you."

Everyone looked in amazement, and saw a maidservant in a pink dress and a green skirt, with her head bowed, supporting the bride who was wearing a scarf and a red hijab, standing at the door.

"Hey... why did the bride come out?"

"Isn't this against the rules... On the wedding night, the bride should sit in the tent in the bridal chamber, why did she come to the banquet?"

"Hey, as expected, as long as you marry high and low, the man will be shorter. The daughter of the Marquis Mansion is coming to the banquet. Li Tanhua is afraid of offending Marquis Xuan Ping, so how dare she stop her?"

Hearing the whispers of the guests, Li Anlin could still hold his breath, but Mother Li's expression had already changed.

"Mr. Shen, the bride must sit in the wedding tent. How decent is it for you to sneak into the front hall! Our Li family is a scholarly family with the most important rules. It is not as good as your martial arts in the Marquis of Xuanping. Go back!" Li's mother yelled sharply, taking the posture of a mother-in-law.

But the bride and the maid supporting the bride didn't seem to hear anything.

Turning a deaf ear to passing over to the side of the female relatives, he went straight to Tanhualang's table by going around the screen.

Mother Li didn't expect that the bride who had just entered the house would dare to embarrass her mother-in-law like this in public.

Thinking about the fact that at the banquet just now, all the guests were talking inside and outside, saying that her son was able to rise to the top because he climbed to the Xuanpinghou's mansion.

Li's mother pulled her old face down, and regardless of the occasion, she immediately called the maid to stop the master and servant and forcefully pull them out.

The surrounding guests had never seen such a scene, and they whispered and pointed at each other instantly.

Seeing this, Li Anlin hurried around the screen and stepped forward to separate his mother and bride.

He turned sideways slightly, and whispered softly next to the bride's bright red hijab, with a gentle demeanor, "Yao Niang, be generous, and don't get angry with your mother. You go back first, wait a moment, for your husband's convenience." Go back to the room with you."

Li Anlin only ran from the new house to the front hall when Shen Yuyao was impatient to wait and the daughter-in-law's temper came up.

Still ridiculing in my heart, this daughter of the military general Hou's family is really arrogant and arrogant, not as good as the previous one. Although she came from a small family, she is more gentle and sensible.

But no matter how arrogant and arrogant, marrying into his Li family today, from now on will be his pawn in Li Anlin's hands.

Just like the previous 'Yao Niang', it's still the same. After five years of painstaking efforts, she is only worthy of blood for his Li family.

Seeing the bride's response for a long time, Li Anlin's face darkened, and he turned to look at the maidservant in the green skirt, and urged, "Hurry up and send your wife back."

Unexpectedly, the maid in the green skirt didn't even raise her head, she just laughed softly, "I'm afraid it won't work, my wife came here today to eat the wedding wine of Tan Hua Lang, how can she leave the banquet so easily before she has eaten the wine?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Li Anlin to react, he actually supported the bride and walked towards the male guest table.

Li Anlin never thought that the other party would be so "unruly and self-willed", and his face could not hide his embarrassment and surprise.

How can a bride come to the front hall to have a wedding banquet on the day of her marriage!
Mother Li was furious.

This prostitute of the Xuanping Hou Mansion is simply deceiving people too much!
Just when the mother and son were shocked and angry, the maid in the green skirt had already helped the bride to sit at the main table.

The few people sitting at this table can be regarded as dignified officials and gentry in the capital.

No matter how well-informed everyone is, they have never seen a bride in a red hijab and a wedding dress eating wine with the guests and sitting at the male guest table.

They couldn't help but all looked at each other in blank dismay.

Li Anlin couldn't care less about his manners, he rushed over, grabbed the bride's hand, and wanted to take her out.

"Yao Niang, follow me."

However, the moment he touched the bride's palm, a stiff and cold touch made Li Anlin's heart skip a beat, and he let go suddenly.

"You, you, how could your hands be so cold..."

He looked down at his palms, and then up at the bride.

Under this tugging, the red hijab covering the bride's head happened to be torn off...

(End of this chapter)