I Wanna Be An Online Celebrity Chapter 70 Conspiracy

There was the red carpet extending over five thousand meters along with the music of traditional stringed and woodwind instruments and the deafening sound of gongs and drums. And the bride was welcomed by the large sedan chair carried by eight people together with a massive groom's procession.

All of a sudden, the streets were full of people who stopped and watched the joyful event. Some people even got here just for the grand wedding from thousands of meters away.

Crowds swarmed around the guard of honor, which made the broad road tightly packed at once.

As too many people gathered here, it was quite normal for disputes to arise. In the end, the special means was employed for the guard of honor to pass.

The local officers and soldiers were sent to solve the traffic problems in the end as numerous people were watching the wedding. So it could be imagined how grand the wedding was.

People could see from afar that the groom was riding on the horse in red wearing a poker face that would make those unwitting people regard it as a funeral instead of a wedding.

After the local officers and soldiers cleared out the blocked road, the guard of honor moved faster.

The bridal sedan chair was parked in front of the gate of a large courtyard before midday.

As the bridal sedan chair was parked in front of the door of Tang Xia's room, the bride should pay a formal visit to Tang Xia according to the rules. However, Zui Linglong was different from one another.

Although the bridesmaid (woman attendant serving as bride's counsel) pleaded with tactful words for several times, Zui Linglong was loath to get out of the bridal sedan chair. Some people thought, "How dare Zui Linglong give the empress a little taste of humility before she becomes one of the imperial concubines!"

However, others considered Zui Linglong's weird and arrogant character interesting. Before Zui Linglong got out of the bridal sedan chair, the bridesmaid felt anxious. "My bride, please pay your respects to Her Grace!"

"Bride, bride, please! Do not break the rules made by our forefathers!"

"Hurry up! We cannot miss the auspicious hour."

However, although the bridesmaid persuaded the bride for several times in different ways, it seemed that Zui Linglong was against Tang Xia on purpose as she neither got out of the bridal sedan chair nor spoke a single word, which was quite weird.

As the bride did not get out of the bridal sedan chair, people around had no idea what was happening and started to discuss with others as if a big harem drama was on the show. People gathering here desired to see what would happen next, so they halted for a long time, not willing to leave.

Only the bridesmaid got in a dilemma not knowing what to do. As the bridesmaid could do nothing, she got panic in the end with her face full of sweat.

Although Zui Linglong was reluctant to pay her respects to the empress, the auspicious hour could not be missed. Now that His Majesty had said nothing, the servants dared not break the rules at will.

As the bridesmaid became less confident with her face filled with cold sweat, she could only say, "Go across the firing basin! (one traditional custom of Chinese wedding)"

After Zui Linglong had done everything according to the rules, she was determined not to pay her respects of the empress or go across the firing basin. It seemed that she was against the bridesmaid on purpose.

Although the bridesmaid was anxious and angry, she could not lose her temper but to swallow the teeth with blood.

After a set of wedding customs was completed, it was at dusk. Then the bridesmaid ordered the servants to send the bride to the wedding room.

A merry scene could be seen clearly in the hall as dancing and singing could be heard.

Numerous dancing girls showed up, which dazzled people's eyes. However, the emperor in the high platform seemed to be slouching and just stared at the empty wine glass in hand, pondering something.

The eunuch standing aside poured the wine for the emperor immediately.

At this moment, the ministers strived to be the first to propose a toast to the emperor and hoped that they could take a short cut in their way being elevated to a higher position and advanced in the peerage.

However, the emperor just waved his hand, not accepting a single toast. Then the eunuch urged the bridesmaid to take His Majesty to the wedding room in case he missed the auspicious hour.

As the bridesmaid appeared, the emperor knew what she came for. Although he said nothing, his frowning eyebrows betrayed what he was thinking.

After the emperor walked to the door of the wedding room following the bridesmaid, the bridesmaid asked His Majesty to go in but was refused by his waving his hand. The emperor said, "Just leave."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The bridesmaid left. Then the emperor walked into the wedding room with a heavy appearance.

What the emperor saw was Zui Linglong sitting with a large red scarf covering her face. Then Chu Tiankuo sat in front of the table without a single word while the bride also stayed quiet.

Although they sat on opposite sides, neither of them talked.

Finally, Chu Tiankuo said, "I won't touch you tonight."

"..." Zui Linglong unclosed the large red scarf and looked at the emperor's eyes with ridicule in her eyes.

"Zui Linglong, I heard what you've done today, but I will overlook your behavior this time. Don't try to cash in on me, behave yourself."

The relentless behavior of the emperor would break every woman's heart.

However, Zui Linglong was not included. She still wore the weird appearance in the face of the sharp-tongued emperor as if she was mocking him.

The emperor frowned, showing his dislike to Zui Linglong's expression in her eyes which seemed to unclothe him.

"It never occurs to me that you will keep your integrity for your empress."

The sentenced said by Zui Linglong was more like a declarative sentence than a question.

After hearing Zui Linglong's words, the emperor did not lose his temper but said, "I'm glad that you understand."

It was beyond Zui Linglong's expectation that the emperor would be indifferent to her ridicule. Then Zui Linglong snorted and stayed quiet turning her head away.

While Lengmei was walking around the palace, she happened to see the empress standing in front of the wedding room hesitantly. Then she walked forward elegantly and took a close look—it turned out to be the empress.

As Lengmei found that the empress was there alone, she scoffed with a sneer,

"It never occurs to me that Your Grace will eavesdrop on the conversation!"

It was beyond empress's expectation that Lengmei would appear. So Tang Xia was shocked at first and said, "Why don't you pay your respects to me? Don't you remember the rules?"

"You!" Lengmei restrained her anger and bowed to Tang Xia hurriedly, "Greetings, Your Grace." However, Lengmei said the sentence angrily in a loud voice for the fear that those two persons in the wedding room could not know that they were outside the room.

At sight of Lengmei's behavior, Tang Xia covered Lengmei's mouth immediately. "Keep your voice down!"

"Hm..."

Then Tang Xia noticed Lengmei's surprised look.

Hence Tang Xia pulled Lengmei to a pavilion near a pond which was the nearest place where they could talk. Tang Xia loosened her grip on Lengmei's hand immediately as she found there was no one around.

Lengmei gasped for air in the fear that the empress would kill her to vent her resentment.

But it was beyond Lengmei's expectation that the empress would pull her here.

Then Lengmei sneered, "It turns out that you consider it shameful to eavesdrop!"

Tang Xia crumpled her mouth, "Is this how you treat me?"

"Hm, so you would also be upset?"

It seemed that Lengmei had read Tang Xia's thought, so Lengmei touched her sore spot continuously in order to make Tang Xia annoyed.

Before Tang Xia said something, Lengmei said ironically,

"Now His Majesty and Zui Linglong are both in the wedding room. Besides, Zui Linglong is married to His Majesty in an open, correct manner. Your Grace, are you sure that they won't do anything in this long night?"

"Your Grace, His Majesty is spending joyful hours with his bride. But what you can do now is standing alone outside the wedding room. I thought His Majesty favored you so much, maybe I was wrong..."

As Lengmei's words meant more than what was said, Tang Xia was hurt by every single word.

Tang Xia looked at Lengmei coldly and fought back immediately, "At least my situation is better than yours."

"You!"

Tang Xia's words made Lengmei speechless. Although Tang Xia was quite upset, she was not reduced to being bullied by Lengmei at will.

Tang Xia's principle was "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."

As Tang Xia was still so eloquent, Lengmei decided not to have a verbal battle with her. She turned away and said, "I'll wait to see how your situation is better than mine!"

After she finished her sentence, Lengmei snorted and walked away in a huff.

As Tang Xia looked at Lengmei's back, she could not help thinking Chu Tiankuo and Zui Linglong in the wedding room. Although Lengmei's words were not worth listening, Tang Xia considered it sensible.

It sounded nothing even if Chu Tiankuo did something to Zui Linglong in the wedding room in this long night...

But Tang Xia still felt disappointed as if something blocked her heart without an outlet.

Tang Xia shook her head thinking that she would not be deluded by Lengmei's words. What she should do was to believe in Chu Tiankuo.

As Tang Xia thought so, she walked out of the pavilion unwittingly. She raised her head appreciating the moon and found herself a little bit lonely. It never occurred to her that she would be so preoccupied.

Suddenly a shadow appeared behind Tang Xia's back and pushed her into the river.

At the moment when Tang Xia fell into the river, Chu Tiankuo's face flitted through her mind. She could not figure out who pushed her under the emergency. Then she lost consciousness.

At this point, Lyuyou happened to come with Tang Xia's cloak.

Chapter end