Chapter 488 Marrying (Part 1)
Seven years have passed, and it has been seven years since my father and the man discussed this matter. From the initial despair, to numbness, to appointment, and then to a little curiosity, and as he gained more and more knowledge of Huo Gang, he gradually changed from curiosity to some admiration and some shyness.
In seven years, although the two people have never met, they can receive a letter from the beginning one or two months to almost half a month later, and they have become more and more familiar with each other.
As she grew older, she understood more about these things, especially the things he gave her, which were what many ladies dreamed of, and more importantly, the thoughts he revealed.
When she was young, she didn't understand, because at that time, both her mother and her father, and even other brothers and sisters were very nice to her, so she couldn't understand much. As she got older and when she saw more and more, she realized that the thoughts in him were the most precious thing.
Because he never thought that a woman was just an accessory to a man, he never thought that, but in the Tang Dynasty, this may not be said explicitly, but everyone expressed this way, and even people bluntly said this phenomenon.
And such people have not been condemned by anyone, because this is the norm for the Tang Dynasty. Even if the status of women in the Tang Dynasty is higher than that of women in all surrounding countries, it cannot be exempted from the reason for the low status of women in the Tang Dynasty.
Men are still dominated by the entire society. To be precise, almost all jobs are men.
But Huo Gang didn't. He didn't think women were good at many jobs. It was this attraction between the lines that made Huo Gang enter her heart more and more, because even though she had never seen him and had never talked to him in person, she could feel his excellence.
Especially as she contacted more and more men around her, she became more and more aware of how outstanding Huo Gang was. Perhaps it was because he was born in the Western Regions. If he were in the Tang Dynasty, there would definitely be no shortage of women around him.
She will get married tomorrow. Although he cannot come to greet the bride in person, all this is still far beyond her imagination, because a few years ago, he once told her to reassure her that if she is unhappy in the Western Regions, she will have time at any time and have the opportunity to return to Chang'an, and the round trip will only take a few days.
She can visit her relatives anytime.
But at that time she felt that he was bragging because she had many aunts and sisters who had already got married. Even if they were in other Daozhou near Chang'an, it would still take at least half a month to go back to Chang'an to visit relatives, and this was still one way.
What's more, the Western Regions thousands of miles away? It's only a few days back and forth? She didn't forget that when her father went to the Western Regions for the first time, he returned to Chang'an in a total of nearly four months. How could it be possible for a few days?
But she never expected that he actually did it. Although she still doesn't understand the principles of trains very well, she knew that just a few days would be enough for her to return to Chang'an.
The night gradually began to quiet. The mother next to her was already asleep, but Changle couldn't fall asleep at all. This was the last night she asked to sleep with her mother. Tomorrow she would marry far away and she had grown up.
She had prepared all the things she had to prepare. She packed up some of the things she had with her and took them away with the maid who was dowry, while she did not take them away, but kept them all.
Because he gave those things to Princess Changle, the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty, but from tomorrow, Princess Changle will no longer be the Changle princess of the past. From tomorrow, she will be the Queen of the Han Dynasty Li Lizhi.
This is what he said in the letter.
I heard that the Yumen Pass was filled with yellow sand in the sky, and I could hardly see anyone when I looked up. Today, Yumen Pass is a prosperous city dotted on a green grassland. The population is more than 200,000, and it is still increasing.
Such a Yumen Pass should be very beautiful, right?
Li Lizhi fell asleep for some reason. When she woke up again, the maid outside was already busy, and even the mother next to her had already gotten up. She watched her sit up and Queen Changsun sitting next to her dressing and said with a smile: "My daughter, it's time to get up. In a few more hours, you're going to get married."
"Yeah." Li Lizhi showed a light smile on her quiet face. She quickly put on her clothes, then walked out of the bed, and several maids quickly came over to serve Li Lizhi in dressing.
"Your Highness, you have to work harder today. Because the ceremony is time-consuming, I guess you can't eat or drink too much." The maid who was washing Li Lizhi's hair said in a personal voice.
"I know this, but why are Wanshuang still you today? You will have to change your clothes later." Li Lizhi smiled at Wanshuang, who was also pretty and lovely in the mirror.
"Your Highness, you like to wash you. Let me come on. It's easy for me. It will be fine in a while. Qingyu and the others have already prepared it." Wanshuang said softly.
She is Li Lizhi's personal maid. In addition to her, there are three people, Qingyu, Baixue, and Ninglu, and a total of four personal maids. They are Li Lizhi's dowry maids and personal maids. No matter where Li Lizhi goes, they will follow them.
If Huo Gang is willing, they may become concubines or girls. If Huo Gang is unwilling, they will also be destined to be with Li Lizhi and Huo Gang for life. In addition, Li Lizhi will not bring anyone else to marry into a big man.
Therefore, as dowry maids, although they are not the protagonists and will never be the protagonists, today they also have to wear relatively gorgeous clothes, of course, just relative.
Queen Changsun finished washing up quickly, but she did not stay here for a long time. Instead, she greeted Li Lizhi and went to Li Shimin's side first, because there were many wedding ceremony today. As the queen, she could not stay here forever.
When Queen Changsun left, only Li Lizhi and Wanshuang were left in the room. Looking at the night frost that was decorating herself in the mirror, Li Lizhi suddenly asked with a smile: "Wanshuang, have your wedding dress been embroidered?"
"Ah..." Li Lizhi's sudden question made Wanshuang stunned for a moment, and then a hint of blush appeared on her face. She didn't know how to respond for a while, and even the movements on her hands couldn't help but slow down.
"Embroidery...it's done." Wanshuang said stammeringly, and she didn't dare to look up at Li Lizhi.
"Where are they? They are all finished?" Li Lizhi asked with a smile. Many women in this era embroidered their wedding dresses by themselves, and wealthy families also embroidered their wedding dresses by themselves. However, as a princess, Li Lizhi naturally could not do a job, mainly because she was still young at that time and was not too late.
However, Li Lizhi still showed off some things. Of course, they were personal items and could not be shown to others.
However, strictly speaking, they do not have the chance to wear the wedding dresses of maids such as Wanshuang and others, but almost every maid who can earn a little income will embroider a wedding dress themselves. Even if they can never use it, they can only secretly press under their cabinets.
“Yes, it’s finished.”
"It's done, remember to bring it with you." Li Lizhi said with a smile. She didn't say much, but said softly.
"Yes, Your Highness." Wanshuang was a little nervous, but she could only barely restrain herself and began to dress up for Li Lizhi. Although dowry girls are almost equivalent to women without status, it depends on whether Li Lizhi is willing or not. If Li Lizhi doesn't want to, they will never be able to do so.
Even if Huo Gang gets into their bed, Li Lizhi can execute them at any time unless Huo Gang is very strong. However, they can't think of this kind of thing. How could Huo Gang not know as a personal maid? They all know such things.
Even Huo Gang's letters to Li Lizhi, Li Lizhi has shown them a small part of them.
So they can be said to have a very good understanding of Huo Gang. Although they never say it, how could they have never fantasized as dowry maids? Because they will be with Huo Gang and Li Lizhi in their lives.
"Don't be nervous, I'm just asking. You grow up with me. If you have the chance, I can't let you be my maids all the time." Li Lizhi said with a smile.
"I have no other requests, I am willing to serve Your Highness for the rest of my life." Wanshuang said in a personal voice.
"Yeah." Li Lizhi nodded gently. She knew that Wanshuang was serious. Although they were a few years older than Li Lizhi, they were all selected and adopted by the people and grew up with Li Lizhi since childhood.
Time passed little by little, and finally, after the decoration on Li Lizhi's head was finished, the other maids had also walked over quickly, and a gorgeous wedding dress was neatly placed on the bed beside them.
The main fabric is blue, and the gold thread drawn from gold embroidered with brilliant colors, while the inner lining is mainly red, which is also very gorgeous. There is no bad saying in this era that red and green are not bad. In the Tang Dynasty, blue is the main color.
When the phoenix crown and shiny velvet were worn on Li Lizhi, a green round fan made of silk was placed next to it, and the round fan was used to cover the surface. There was no veil in this era.
"Your Highness, you are so beautiful today." Ninglu next to him couldn't help but praise.
"Yes, Your Highness, you are the most beautiful woman in the Tang Dynasty today." Bai Xue also said with a smile.
Chapter completed!