Chapter 582 The Big Wedding
The sun sets in the west.

Su Chen took Kodo to the palace for the banquet.

This was a celebration banquet specially prepared for him by Li Chengqian. Not only that, Su Chen also learned from Xu Qizhuang and others that Li Xueyan and Xu Hui had already been invited into the palace.

As for what exactly they do, they don’t know.

In addition, Su Chen also learned from them that the emperor was traveling to Shangzhou with the princess, the prince and the eldest grandson.

Su Chen could roughly understand Li Chengqian’s ideas about the arrangement.

Firstly, he held great power, and secondly, the three regions of Goryeo had been pacified. Li Chengqian was at the peak of his power, and he did not think that Li Shimin would have the idea of ​​regaining the throne. Even if Li Shimin had such an idea, he could deal with it.

Otherwise, he would not have allowed the emperor to leave the palace and arranged for Li Xiang to go there.

When we arrived at the palace, many ministers had already arrived.

Su Chen walked towards Li Daozon and his companions with a smile on his face.

“The great hero is here.”

“The princes are joking.”

Facing Li Xiaogong’s ridicule, Su Chen laughed, “It’s just using force to suppress others, it’s not a great achievement.”

Li Dao Zong smiled and said, “What are you doing here?”

Li Xiaogong pointed at Li Daozong and said with a smile, “You are asking questions even though you already know the answer.”

“Xueyan was invited into the palace by His Majesty. This kid can’t see the lover, so he has to come to find you.”

Li Daozong glared at Li Xiaogong and said, “I want you to keep talking!”

Su Chen smiled and bowed, “When I entered the city, Prime Minister Fang said that His Majesty wanted to prepare a surprise for me. Could this be related to Xueyan?”

“That’s natural.”

Gao Shilian stroked his beard and smiled, “But don’t worry, you will know soon.”

Su Chen looked at Gao Shilian curiously, then at Li Daozon and others. It seemed that they all knew about this and he was the only one who was kept in the dark.

Su Chen pondered, “Could it be that His Majesty wants to grant us a marriage?”

“Hey, you’re quite clever.”

Li Xiaogong said cheerfully, “It’s not a granted marriage, it’s a wedding ceremony.”

“I heard that His Majesty specially invited the Emperor to preside over your wedding.”

Su Chen was stunned.

The emperor will preside over his wedding?

this……

It’s a bit unexpected.

Li Dao Zong smiled and said, “Your Majesty mentioned the marriage between you two. Four of the six ceremonies have been completed. All that remains is to set a date for the wedding.”

“Because you followed the army to attack Goryeo, the deadline has not been met. A few days ago, you sent someone to deliver the victory report, and His Majesty invited me and Duke Gao to the palace to discuss this matter.”

“The wedding of the two of you will be scheduled for the eighth day of next month. If you can make it in time, you can follow the normal process. If you cannot return from Goryeo before the eighth day, then it will be postponed to the twenty-sixth day.”

No?

Su Chen widened his eyes.

While he was still in Goryeo, Li Chengqian had already contacted people and prepared for his marriage?

“What if I’m not back on the 26th of next month?”

“It’s been postponed further.”

Li Xiaogong said cheerfully, “Anyway, your majesty means that as long as you come back, we will arrange your marriage on an auspicious day of the month.”

Su Chen: “…”

Okay.

Why does it feel like that guy is more anxious than me?
“Your Majesty.”

At this time, Tiancai came to Su Chen with a smile on his face and said softly: “Your Majesty invites you.”

Su Chen glanced at Tiancai, smiled and bowed, “Everyone, I will take my leave first.”

“Go.”

Following Tiancai to the imperial study, Su Chen met Li Chengqian, as well as Li Xueyan and Xu Hui, who were invited into the palace by him.

Seeing Su Chen walk in, Li Xueyan and the other girl couldn’t help but show joy on their faces.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, “Come quickly, they have been missing you for a long time.”

Without outsiders, the communication between the two sides was much easier. “You can arrange the marriage for me quietly.”

“Hey, then I have to tie you tightly to my side, right?”

Li Chengqian smiled and said, “I have already discussed the wedding arrangements with Xueyan and the others. Now it all depends on your attitude.”

Su Chen looked at Li Xueyan and the other girl. Their faces turned slightly red and they didn’t dare to look at him.

“What did you say?”

“Xueyan is a princess, so she will naturally be your principal wife. However, I also know that you have a very good relationship with Xu Hui, so I will arrange for you to be a co-wife. When the time comes, you can marry both of them and have a grand ceremony.”

“what?”

Su Chen was stunned.

One wife, one concubine, and marrying two daughters at the same time?

“Marrying both of them on the same day?”

“Correct.”

“Can I run here?”

Su Chen was speechless.

Li Chengqian laughed, “I have asked Uncle Wang to adopt Xu Hui as his adopted daughter. When the time comes, you can go directly to the Jiangxia Palace to propose marriage.”

“I see.”

Su Chen nodded in understanding.

“Isn’t that nice?”

“You did a good thing.”

“Ha ha……”

Li Chengqian shook his head, “I think you are taking advantage of me.”

“If you agree, I will announce it to the public later. Your marriage will be on the eighth day of next month.”

“it is good.”

Su Chen nodded.

When it comes to marriage, just let it take its course.

“Let’s go to the banquet!”

Li Chengqian stood up first, and the two girls followed Su Chen and went to the main hall for the banquet.

At the banquet, Li Chengqian rewarded Li Jingheng and Li Chen, announced Su Chen’s wedding date in public, and arranged for the Ministry of Rites to take charge of the wedding.

Amid the laughter and toasts of the crowd, Su Chen was finally carried back to the palace.

There are many things to prepare for the wedding. Even with the guidance of people from the Ministry of Rites and the help of Gao Shilian and others, Su Chen still feels overwhelmed.

Even facing a huge army, it seemed easier than getting married.

Time quickly came to the eighth day of the New Year.

Early in the morning, Su Chen walked out in wedding dress, surrounded by the crowd.

“Your Majesty.”

“Follow me to welcome the bride!”

Su Chen waved his hand, mounted his horse, and everyone followed him with laughter.

In order to prevent the horse from making mistakes during its journey, Xue Rengui acted as a groom and guided the horse towards the Jiangxia Palace.

along the way.

Many people gathered around to watch. Sun Qiang and others were well prepared. They took out wedding candies and money and scattered them around.

Congratulations and greetings continued to be heard on the streets.

The Jiangxia Palace is extremely bustling.

One by one, the maids were busy surrounding Li Xueyan and the other girl, making a joke or two from time to time, which made Li Xueyan and the other girl blush and pout.

At this time, a maid ran in from outside in a hurry, and said with a happy face, “Princess, two princesses, the prince is here!”

The two girls looked at each other, and Li Xueyan asked nervously, “Did Big Brother make things difficult for the prince?”

The maid chuckled, “Princess, how could the eldest son dare to make things difficult for the prince? It was the second son who stopped the prince.”

Li Xueyan: “…”

The maid continued, “But don’t worry, Princess. The second young master has been captured by the prince.” “Okay, it’s almost time.”

The old nanny at the side smiled and said, “My two princesses, it’s time for us to leave.”

Li Xueyan and the other girl covered their heads with red veils and, led by several maids, stood up and walked out.

Main hall.

“Father-in-law, please accept my greetings.”

“Um……”

Li Dao Zong took the tea from Su Chen with a smile, took a sip and said, “Treat them well in the future.”

“Please rest assured, father-in-law.”

Su Chen smiled and nodded, and then he heard bursts of cheers coming from his ears.

“The bride is coming out.”

Su Chen looked back and saw two girls with their faces covered by red veils, walking towards him led by maids.

Su Chen quickly stepped forward, took the red silk ribbon for guiding the way from the maid’s hand, and came in front of Li Daozon to pay his respects.

“Go, and remember your father’s instructions, to support your husband and raise your children, and not to be jealous.”

“A daughter should remember her father’s teachings.”

After bidding farewell to Li Daozon, Li Xueyan and her two daughters got on the wedding sedan chair respectively.

When they happily returned to the palace, most of the civil and military officials had arrived.

What surprised Su Chen was that Li Shimin, Gao Shilian, Sun Simiao and Li Chengqian were sitting in the main hall, all standing obediently by the side.

“You didn’t expect that I would be the one to officiate your wedding, did you?”

“It’s really a surprise.”

Su Chen said calmly, “Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness.”

Li Shimin laughed, looked at Gao Shilian and the other man standing by and said, “Well, your adopted son is getting married today, shouldn’t you give him something as a gift?”

Sun Simiao stroked his beard and smiled, “Your Majesty, this is really difficult for me.”

Gao Shilian: “As long as the intention is there.”

The two of them smiled and took out gifts one after another and gave them to Su Chen and the other two. Then Li Shimin also took out a big gift.

Then they started to worship heaven and earth. Under the arrangement of the officials from the Ministry of Rites, Su Chen and the other two first worshipped heaven and earth, their parents, and after the couple worshipped each other, the two girls were sent to the bridal chamber.

“All right.”

Li Shimin stood up and said, “The wedding is over, and it’s time for me to return to the palace.”

“Why don’t you have a drink before you leave, Your Majesty?”

“never mind.”

Li Shimin shook his head, “Everyone feels uncomfortable when I am here.”

Su Chen smiled and didn’t say much.

Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian and said, “I will return to the palace first. Please do as you please.”

Li Chengqian: “Father, please take care.”

After watching Li Shimin leave, the atmosphere became noticeably more lively.

Everyone took their seats, drinking and chatting.

Even Li Chengqian was forced to drink a few cups and finally left with the help of the Queen.

“Hey, what do you think? The prince is marrying two princesses today. When they go to the bridal chamber later, should he go to Princess Xueyan’s place first?”

“Hey, don’t say it. You really don’t want to say it.”

“This is a difficult problem. If we don’t know which princess’s room the prince is going to, how can we have a happy wedding?”

Many people began to discuss in low voices with great interest.

Getting married is one of the great happy events in life, but most people only marry one person. Like Su Chen, who directly and openly married two princesses, I dare not say that there will be no one like him in the future, but at least there has never been anyone like him before.

If this is the wedding night, do I still have to make a choice?
As it was getting darker, the officials who came to congratulate left one after another, and most of the remaining ones were Su Chen’s friends.

However, these people stayed with the intention of making trouble in the bridal chamber.

By the way, I also want to see whose room Su Chen chooses to sleep in tonight.

Not only these people were curious, Su Chen himself felt a little melancholy.

Logically speaking, if he followed the rules and order, he should go to Li Xueyan’s room first, and then to Xu Hui’s room.

But if that happened, he would have to stay at Li Xueyan’s place in the first half of the night, and run to Xu Hui’s room with his clothes and bedding in the second half.

If the servants see it again…

emmmmm.

That would be quite embarrassing.

Standing outside the backyard door, Su Chen looked at Li Xueyan’s room, then at Xu Hui’s room, and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, Su Chen came up with a plan.

Why do we have to divide it into the first half of the night and the second half of the night? Can’t we just do it together?

As Su Chen walked into the backyard, a number of sneaky figures appeared outside the backyard.

then.

“Sorry guys.”

Xue Rengui, Sun Qiang and others stopped everyone’s way with smiles on their faces.

“No, what are you doing?”

“How can you stop others from making trouble in the bridal chamber like this?”

“Get out of the way quickly.”

Facing the accusations from everyone, Sun Qiang smiled and bowed, “I’m sorry, everyone. The prince just explained it.”

“My Lord knows that you all want to make trouble in the bridal chamber, but I don’t like others making trouble in the bridal chamber, which will affect my normal performance, so we are here.”

“You guys should go back and have a drink.”

“Hey……”

Hearing this, everyone shook their heads helplessly.

I originally wanted to watch the excitement, but was stopped outside the door by Sun Qiang and others.

What a fuss!

“Let’s go, let’s go back and have a drink.”

……

According to the instructions of the officials from the Ministry of Rites, Su Chen didn’t have to attend court for ten days.

In order to show His Majesty’s love for Su Chen, Li Chengqian specially promised him a month’s vacation, so that he could have a good rest and enjoy a good life.

Su Chen naturally accepted Li Chengqian’s kindness.

Every day, taking Li Xueyan and the other person with me to see the changes in Chang’an City and listen to some music, life is really quite interesting.

Time flies and a month passes.

Early that morning, Sun Qiang came to Su Chen in a hurry.

“Your Majesty, there has been a change in Tibet.”

“Oh?”

Su Chen scratched his head.

The wind and the flow were so brisk this month that he almost forgot about the deployment in Tubo.

“What happened?”

“Grand Chancellor Lu Dongzan has issued an order to arrest Bianji and his men in Tubo. With the Lamaism and Bon religion hunting them down, their situation is very difficult now.”

“However, they have spread Buddhism in Tibet and have a large number of supporters. If they want to take action against Tibet, they can definitely cause a big commotion!”

“Does His Majesty know?”

“The news was sent by His Majesty, who wants to invite His Majesty to the palace for a chat.”

“understood.”

Su Chen nodded.

I think Li Chengqian knew that the actions of Bian Ji and others had achieved some results, so he came up with new ideas.

I guess they are going to use military force against Tubo!

Thinking of this, Su Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

He still remembered that when Lu Dongzan left Chang’an City, he told him that he was willing to open the door for Su Chen at any time and wait for him in Lhasa City.

If he led the troops there, would it be considered as fulfilling Lu Dongzan’s wish?
(End of this chapter)