Chapter 559: This King Comes to Adorn You
Accompanied by the sounds of drums and suona horn, Zhu Hongyun continued to throw packets of maltose candy along the journey from the Qiao Family to the Tong Family.
People all along the route were scrambling for the candies, making the atmosphere very lively.
However, beneath the excitement, the thoughts of the crowd were quite diverse.
Given Qiao Xiaomai’s current financial situation, she only brought two wooden boxes as dowry.
Looking at those two boxes on the cart, could it be that Qiao Xiaomai brought deeds to land, hence the dowry seemed small?
Qiao Xiaomai didn’t care what people thought. Seated on the horse, with Tong Sanlang’s sturdy arms wrapped around her, her smiling face stayed beaming throughout the journey. Had her head not been covered with a red veil, her giddy smile would certainly have been exposed to the public gaze.
She was getting married!
Finally, she could ride a horse with Tong Sanlang openly!
Feeling Tong Sanlang’s right arm around her waist, she lifted her right hand, casually put it over his right hand, and gently scratched his hand. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novelꜰire.net
Here in the open, she couldn’t make any overly intimate gestures, so she just scratched him once and quickly withdrew her hand.
Tong Sanlang stiffened momentarily. Amid the congratulations and other noises surrounding them, he took a deep breath and tightened his arm.
Very well, he would return the favor tonight!
Feeling Tong Sanlang’s response, Qiao Xiaomai giggled; getting married was indeed wonderful!
The horse walked slowly for a quarter of an hour, arriving at the entrance of the Tong Family home. Tong Dalang promptly set off firecrackers, drowning out the sound of the drums with their crackling.
Tong Sanlang helped Qiao Xiaomai down from the horse, then he untied the big red flower tied to him, held one end of it and gave the other to Qiao Xiaomai. He was about to walk towards the hall amidst the congratulations of the crowd.
Suddenly, there came a robust voice from a distance, “Hold on!”
The two words, infused with inner strength, suppressed all conversation at the entrance and attracted everyone’s attention.
A fine horse appeared at the end of the street, galloping towards the Tong Family, followed by a shout, “Prince Wei has arrived!”
As this sentence was spoken, a luxurious carriage appeared around the corner, followed by a long train of vehicles.
Indeed, it was a convoy, all pulled by fine horses, the carts behind them loaded with all sorts of items.
From a closer look, there were large items like beds, smaller ones like tables and washbasins, and also many boxes. It was unclear what was inside.
Soon, the luxurious carriage arrived. Yang Ye lifted the curtain with his fan, revealing a handsome face.
By this time, the sounds of the drums and the suona horn had stopped, leaving silence all around.
Seeing Yang Ye, Tong Sanlang hurriedly bowed, saying, “My respects to Your Highness.”
As he bowed, the surrounding villagers also hurriedly shouted their respects, “Our respects to Your Highness!”
Qiao Xiaomai lifted her veil and also expressed her respect to the prince.
Only after everyone had paid their respects did Yang Ye fully open the curtain and step out of the carriage.
He stood there, surveying the scene before his eyes, his gaze finally resting on the cart carrying Qiao Xiaomai’s dowry.
He made a tutting sound and pointed at the two humble wooden boxes, “Miss Qiao, is that your dowry?”
Qiao Xiaomai looked over and nodded.
Yang Ye briskly opened his fan, shaking it nonchalantly. He said, “I knew it would be !”
“After all, you are a good friend of mine. I have come to add to your dowry.”