Updated: 2012-09-06

Chapter 523: Festive Wedding Banquet

When the carriage that Tan Zong and Zhao Yuzhao were riding stopped in front of the Sun family's gate, night had already fallen. The Sun family was decorated with lights and the door was crowded with people. Many people came to attend the dinner. The yard was brightly lit, the people were crowded and lively.

"Two masters, please come here." There was a servant from the Sun family responsible for reception at the gate. Seeing Tan Zong and Zhao Yuzhao getting off the carriage, a servant immediately greeted him and led them to the table of the registration guests at the door with a compliment.

"Where are the two masters from?" The person in charge of registering was the second housekeeper of the Sun family. Seeing Tan Zong and Zhao Yuzhao's eyes full of eyes, he asked with a smile on his face.

"Hangzhou." Tan Zong smiled slightly, then waved his hand, and the guards following him brought up the gift he had prepared and opened it in front of the second housekeeper. It was a necklace made of pure gold, and there were several gems inlaid on the necklace.

The second butler looked at the necklace and his pupils couldn't help but shrink. He could tell that the necklace was valuable and must have exceeded 100 taels of silver.

"What do you call me?" The second housekeeper then came to his senses and said to Tan Zong and Zhao Yuzhao with a bright smile. He must be a rich man who can take such a generous move. He must not neglect it.

"Qian Wanli." Tan Zong said, and gave his name, then pointed to Zhao Yuzhao, and said in a deep voice, "Jia Nanren."

"Hangzhou Qian, Mr. Jia, a gem necklace worth a hundred taels!" After writing the two names reported by Tan Zong in the guest book, the second housekeeper registered the gift behind the name and shouted loudly into the yard.

Hearing this, the guests around who came to congratulate him couldn't help but look over and talked at Tan Zong and Zhao Yuzhao.

In Daming Mansion, fifty taels of silver were enough for the wedding gifts, usually ten to twenty taels of silver. Tan Zong took out one hundred taels at once, thinking that these two people were indeed wealthy Jiangnan merchants, full of confidence.

Then, the servant led Tan Zong and Zhao Yuzhao into the yard and arranged two seats in the VIP seat. The guards brought by the two were taken to a yard dedicated to the guests' entourage for food and drink.

The VIP seat is located in the lobby in the front yard, and those sitting inside are some well-known figures in Daming Mansion. Tan Zong has a lot of dealing with merchants when he was in Yangzhou, so he talks at the dinner table, attracting the attention of his classmates. Several Daming businessmen showed a strong willingness to cooperate.

Since Daming is located in the north, the business of these merchants is also in the north. If Tan Zong can make the business south, it will be a huge profit.

Looking at Tan Zong who was chatting and laughing with the people on the table, Zhao Yuzhao felt funny in her heart. She felt that Tan Zong seemed to have really become a businessman at this time, which made the businessmen believe in him.

The yard outside the hall was full of lanterns, which made the light shine. Since there were many guests, there were many tables in the yard, and the wine and cupping were very lively.

"What are you thinking?" Looking at the festive and lively scene in the yard, Zhao Yuzhao was slightly ecstatic. Seeing that she was in a daze, Tan Zong put down the wine glass in his hand and asked softly in her ear.

"I was wondering if I would be so happy when I got married." Zhao Yuzhao came to his senses, smiled slightly at Tan Zong, and replied in a low voice.

"Then you have to ask, the grand occasion will definitely be unprecedented..." Tan Zong smiled and said with a smile. Zhao Yuzhao was the pearl of Emperor Qingping's hand. Her wedding will definitely be held festively and grandly. At that time, not only the officials in the capital, but also all the officials in Dashun will express their congratulations.

After saying a few words, Tan Zong suddenly realized something. The words behind him stopped abruptly, and his eyes showed a hint of embarrassment. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be Zhao Yuzhao's son-in-law. Zhao Yuzhao's wedding was also his wedding, so how could he praise his wedding?

Zhao Yuzhao really didn't understand the royal wedding. While waiting for Tan Zong to listen to what Tan Zong said later, Tan Zong suddenly stopped. When she noticed Tan Zong's awkward eyes, she was slightly stunned, and then understood what was going on. Her face suddenly turned red and she felt shy. If it weren't for the beard on her face, she would probably have seen the shame of her little daughter.

Just as the banquet in the front yard was in full swing, in a yard in the back yard of Sun Mansion, several maids were busy in a room full of red wedding words. A woman wearing wedding uniform and a red veil on her head sat quietly by the bed. She was the bride of this wedding - Zhou Xuan.

After a while of busyness, the maids closed the door and went out chatteringly, and the room suddenly became quiet.

I don't know how long it took, but with a creaking sound, the door was gently pushed open, and a masked man wearing a black night clothes walked in and closed the door casually.

The masked man slowly walked towards Zhou Xuan who was sitting by the bed, clenched his fists tightly together, and seemed very nervous. Zhou Xuan felt that someone had come in, as if it was not a maid. Could it be that the groom was coming? Her heart couldn't help but become nervous, and her body became a little stiff.

After coming to Zhou Xuan's face, the masked man breathed a deep breath, stretched out his hand, pulled off the red veil from her head, and a beautiful and refined woman appeared in front of him.

"Don't come over!" Zhou Xuan saw that the visitor lifted his red veil and was sure that it was the groom. He stood up from the bed, shouted, then took a few steps to the side, aimed a small dagger hidden in his sleeve at his snow-white neck, and said to the masked man, "If you dare to touch me, I will die here immediately..."

"You... who are you?" After seeing the person standing in front of her, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but be stunned, looking at the masked man in surprise. Then she reacted, her face turned pale, and she quickly shouted outside, "Come on, there's a bad person..."

"Xuan'er, it's me!" Seeing this, the masked man quickly pulled down the black scarf covered with his face and said to Zhou Xuan urgently.

"Brother Xue!" Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't believe what he saw. Then he let go, and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground with a bang. She rushed forward and threw herself into Xue Yi's arms, hugging him tightly, and tears flowed down her cheeks, "I'm not dreaming, I thought I would never see you again."

"Xuan'er, it's okay. I'm here to pick you up this time." Xue Yi gently stroked Zhou Xuan's hair on his head, comforted her softly, and his eyes couldn't help but become rosy.

"The Sun family is very powerful in Daming Mansion. If I just left like this, they would not let my family go." Zhou Xuan cried in Xue Yi's arms for a while, and his emotions gradually stabilized. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at Xue Yi with concern.

"Don't worry, I've planned everything. The Sun family will never cause trouble for your family." Hearing this, Xue Yi had to admire Tan Zong's thoughtfulness. If he took Zhou Xuan away without hesitation, Zhou Xuan would definitely feel guilty for the rest of his life. After a smile at Zhou Xuan, he said confidently.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but look puzzled. She couldn't imagine that Xue Yi had any good way to deal with this matter. She has entered the Sun family's door. How could the Sun family let her leave easily?

Seeing Zhou Xuan's face full of confusion, Xue Yi told her Tan Zong's plan in order to dispel her concerns.

"Brother Xue, the city gate is closed now. How can you get out of the city afterwards? If you are caught by the government, you will be in jail!" After learning about Xue Yi's plan, Zhou Xuan's face showed a look of surprise, and then he looked at Xue Yi worriedly.

Zhou Xuan thought that Xue Yi would pretend to be a robber and rob the Sun family. This plan sounded good and could allow him to successfully escape from the Sun family, but it was extremely thrilling to implement it. There were 50,000 defenders in this Daming City, and the people of Daming Palace, once the whole city was searched, it would be difficult for Xue Yi and others to escape.

"Xuan'er, everything has been arranged, we will leave the city safely." Xue Yi reached out and held Zhou Xuan in his arms and said softly, "From today, no one can separate us. After a few years, we will be able to return to Daming together. At that time, I will hold a glorious wedding for you."

"Brother Xue, can we come back?" Zhou Xuan snuggled in Xue Yi's arms gentlely. When she heard Xue Yi was going back to Daming Mansion, she said quietly. She thought Xue Yi was comforting herself. If she returned to Daming Mansion, even if the Sun family did not cause trouble for her, then if such a big thing happened, would the Daming Mansion Office let her go?

"Don't worry, you can do it." Xue Yi smiled slightly and said firmly. If there were no rules in the imperial village in Jingji who could not reveal his identity privately, he would have told Zhou Xuan about his true identity, rather than fabricating the identity of a candidate who was preparing for the exam in Beijing.

Late at night, the lively Sun family gradually became calmer. The guests who came to congratulate left one after another, and the servants packed the tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks in an orderly manner.

Tan Zong, Zhao Yuzhao and several guests were personally sent to the door by Sun Yuankui, the head of the Sun family, and the groom Sun Biao, and then left in a carriage.

Tan Zong paid special attention to Sun Biao. He looked pretty talented, but he looked a little weak, had a slutty face, and was flirting with the maids. He should be addicted to wine and sex. If Zhou Xuan married such a person, he would probably be ruined in his life.

When the carriage drove to a remote place, Tan Zong and Zhao Yuzhao got out of the car and disappeared into the night with several guards. The two had already received the news from Xue Yi and knew that Zhou Xuan was willing to follow him, so they began to prepare for the next step of action.

Shortly after Tan Zong left Sun's house, Sun Biao, who had drunk a lot of wine, went to the backyard and walked into the wedding room staggeringly.

At this time, several maids in the wedding room saw Sun Biao coming and handed him a stick tied with red flowers.

Sun Biao burped and gently lifted the red veil on Zhou Xuan's head with a stick. Zhou Xuan had already received Xue Yi's instructions to him to stabilize Sun Biao first, so he smiled at Sun Biao.

"My husband, we haven't had a drink of wine yet." Zhou Xuan's smile made Sun Biao's bones sniffle, and the desire in his heart was so angry that he walked up to hug Zhou Xuan and was about to kiss him. Zhou Xuan hurriedly pushed Sun Biao away, walked to the table where the wine pot and wine glasses were placed, poured two glasses of wine, picked it up and smiled and said to Sun Biao.

"From my memory, why did I forget such an important thing?" Sun Biao walked over and touched Zhou Xuan's cheek in a daze. After taking a wine glass from Zhou Xuan's hand, he said proudly, "Madam, do you know why I want to marry you a year in advance?"

Zhou Xuan shook her head when she heard this. This was exactly what she was confused about. The Sun family suddenly advanced the wedding date by a year, which made her confused for a while. If Xue Yi didn't come today, she would be ready to die to protect her innocence. Anyway, she has married into the Sun family now. If she dies, it must be the only Sun family that will be sorry to the Zhou family, and there is no trouble for the Zhou family.

"Tell you, after getting married, my father will hand over my business in the capital. Then I will take you to the capital to see the prosperity of the capital." Sun Biao smiled and stretched out his arm holding a wine glass to Zhou Xuan, with an infinite look of yearning on his face. The girls in the three brothels in the capital must be far from comparable to those vulgar fans from Daming Mansion.

Tan Zong guessed correctly. Although Sun Biao had a good face, he was a slutty young man who ate, drank, gambled, and flirted with flowers and plants. He was stumbling with a group of friends all day long. Sun Yunkui had no choice but to hold a wedding in advance and send Sun Biao to the capital to stay away from his messy friends, and hoped that he could do something for his family. This hit Sun Biao's thoughts, so the wedding was held in advance.

"I wish you a great success in the capital." After understanding the reason, Zhou Xuan smiled slightly, raised the wine glass in his hand to Sun Biao, wrapped it with his arms, and drank a glass of wine.

Then, Sun Biao threw away the wine glass in his hand, hurriedly walked to the bed with Zhou Xuan, threw her on the bed, and then took off his clothes with panting, trying to turn the tide with Zhou Xuan.

"Honey!" Zhou Xuan was very anxious at this time. She suppressed the panic in her heart, looked at the maid standing in the room, and said to Sun Biao as if she was shy.

"You all go out." Seeing this, Sun Biao understood what Zhou Xuan meant, turned his head and waved his hands at the maids in the room, and the maids left with laughter.

"Madam, let my husband feel good to you tonight." Sun Biao quickly took off all his clothes, climbed onto the bed with a lewd smile, and rushed towards Zhou Xuan who was retreating with his eyes closed. Zhou Xuan's weakness and shyness at this time made Sun Biao's desire to be so angry that he could immediately press him under him and ravage him.
Chapter completed!