The next day the general's mansion was very busy the dowry that the young lady was carrying to her in laws family was so vast and exquisite that it can rival wealth of many cities.
It can be seen how much the general put importance to the matter of marrying his daughter although adopted.
Soon the groom and his entourage entered the mansion.
However the marriage here was slightly different.
"Xuer is the only daughter of my friend and also my only daughter hence it was his wish to marry her off as per their tradition and culture."
That means various priest including budhist, were called to recite texts and mantras.
When the bride entered the marriage Pavillion, sudden gasps were heard from the crowd.
Hearing the noise, Dong Shen looked towards the source and found that a girl of slender and soft body was coming towards him however what baffled him was that the grace and elegance in her each steps felt as if a butterfly was dancing.
"So graceful and elegant, I have never seen even the princesses in the palace move like this. " Spoke one of the female guest who was wife of an official.
"True madam zhou, she walks like a flowing river, I wonder where she learned her etiquette from. "
"With just this much etiquette I would really forget that she is ugly, because such aura cannot be rivaled. "
"True."
Even the male guest were amazed, although the bride wore a viel right now she was excluding elegance worth becoming a princess consort.
However they knew behind the veil was an ugly face, the third orince was shocked silly, this women was a beauty with such kind of body she was basically a desire worth courting.
Right now he was thinking even if she is truly ugly he could have just put on a veil on her to hide her face, anyway how much ugly can a person get, and to possess such a dream like body it was truly a loss, he should have put in more efforts to win the challenge.
Some young lady were ablaze with jealousy, 'huh truly a vixen, without any beauty just a body to seduce man here and there. '
Qin Xu was wearing a very beautiful red dress unique as the skirt was very beautiful with pleats and a long veil was trailing behind her made of sheer silk material accentuating her graceful figure and elegant posture, it was truly a spectacular sight.
Dong Shen quirked his eyebrows, 'why does this not look like talentless and ugly to him, this girl was truly a mystery. '
Soon the wedding ceremony started after taking the vows the prist also asked the groom to take the oath to protect the bride and always be at her side in joy and sorrow.
Afterwards the bride and groom were asked to put a ring in each other's ring finger.
An exquisitely carved ring with dragon enagarving on the gold and a blood red precious ruby the size of a quail egg within was soon slipped onto Dong She's finger by Qin Xu.
Dong Shen looked at his finger and frowned, 'this ring was very exquisitely made, he has seen his fair share of treasure and even possesses them but even he was amazed by the fine craftsmanship and a very rare and precious gem inlaid within it.'
After the ring ceremony was commenced as Dong Shen did not arrange a ring beforehand, general Han, graciously handed him an exquisite looking box inlaid with gems and pearls having the ring for the bride.
To not lose face he also accepted it and he found within the box another ring however this time with the carvings of a Phoenix and inlaid with another ruby on silver metal, 'oh so the ring were made in pair, guess the general was already prepared in advance. '
When the young girl put forward her hand he took it to put the ring on her he was amazed at how white creamy and full of luster her hands were as if he was holding pearls in his hand.
Her fingers were long and shapely very small and thin in size as if he was holding hands of a child, after putting on the finger, he found that the hand of the girl were very soft like cotton.
Soon the wedding was concluded at the general's mansion but it cannot be said to be complete until he takes the bride inside the threshold of his home and bows to heaven and earth and hence soon a carriage was prepared and the bride and groom set off towards the Shen mansion.
After going through all the ceremonies at the Shen mansion Qin Xu was exhausted and hence as soon as she went inside the wedding chamber slowly she succumbed to sleep.
Dong Shen was now finally married and hence after entertaining the guests with food and wine he was finally able to call it a day.
He was exhausted not due to the Excessivity of the marriage but he was actually poisoned and his poison was acting up.
"Your highness, the medicine is ready. " His subordinate Shen Ji said
After taking the medicine he felt a little bit better.
"No news about Hua tao? "
"Not at the moment but we heard that he is in Qin Nation. " Reported Shen Ji.
"Find him as soon as possible. "
"Yes, your highness. "
Dong Shen has been away for war since a long time and now finally when he actually returned back he was given such a big reward by his father.
Right now he had his doubts 'can it be that General Han and his father conspired together to marry that ugly and foolish girl to him. '
Dong shen did not look down on ugly people but if se was also a foolish person he will be done for as marrying a foolish girl was actually leading oneself at death door much earlier, that's why the ancient said, marry not for looks but for character.
Anyway now he was married and there was no way he was going to divorce not that his father the emperor would let him hence he also stood up and went towards his sleeping quarter forgetting that now his room had an additional person.