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Chapitre 134

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The lawn was already packed with people. From princes and ministers to officials and commoners, everyone had gathered. Upon seeing the Empress Dowager and Yixuan, they all bowed respectfully, their astonished eyes darting around as if they wished they had an extra pair of eyes. Their faces were filled with shock and excitement. Today, anyone could enter the Prince Jin's residence to witness this unprecedented wedding. Normally, let alone a prince or the Empress Dowager, even court officials rarely saw such a spectacle. Today was truly an honor; not only would they witness the Empress Dowager's beauty, but they would also witness such an extraordinary and unprecedented wedding. It was incredibly exciting…

The Empress Dowager smiled warmly, nodding and smiling at everyone, her joy overflowing. Yixuan, like a child, pulled the Empress Dowager around, laughing heartily, treating everyone like a buddy, as excited as if he were the groom today, moving many commoners to tears...

"Mother, look! These things look so fun and delicious! I never knew food could be eaten like this!" Yi Xuan's eyes lit up as he looked at the long table laden with Western food, his mouth watering. The wedding venue was set up with many long tables, overflowing with food and fruit, like a buffet.

"Hehe... It smells so good! But how are we supposed to eat this?" The Empress Dowager's eyes lit up as she stared at the Western food on the table, smiling with feigned difficulty.

"Your Majesty, please let me teach you!" A sweet-looking woman walked over and said politely.

"Yes." The Empress Dowager nodded, and the woman immediately stepped forward to explain.

"Me too, me too..." Yi Xuan saw that it was a great beauty, and carefully looked around. Hehe, she wasn't there... His flirtatious nature came out again, and he immediately put on a smile that he thought could charm thousands of girls, and squeezed over with a smile.

"Your Highness, let me help you!" Another beautiful woman, dressed just like the first, walked over and said to Yixuan with a smile.

Upon seeing yet another beautiful woman, Yi Xuan immediately nodded with a smile and approached her. Only then did the Empress Dowager notice that many beautiful women dressed identically were attentively serving everyone, treating everyone equally and greeting them with smiles. She chuckled, "Hehe...it must have been that mischievous Qing'er's idea."

Just as the Empress Dowager and Yixuan were enjoying their meal, Eunuch Li, who was serving Zhengxuan, ran over with a beaming smile and said, "Empress Dowager, Your Highness, is the Emperor looking for you? The wedding is about to begin!" He then covered his mouth and laughed. The Empress Dowager ate like a child…

"It's about to begin? Hehe... Yi'er, hurry over!" The Empress Dowager, still holding a fork, smiled broadly at Yi Xuan, who had food all over his mouth. It's about to begin! How exciting! I wasn't even that excited when I got married myself. I wonder what surprises await me later.

"It's starting, let's hurry." Yi Xuan casually wiped his mouth, his eyes shining, and he eagerly pulled the Empress Dowager forward. After taking only two steps, he turned around and said to the beautiful woman from before, "Beautiful lady, remember to leave me some!"

"Ding ding..." A beautiful melody slowly rose, and the entire wedding venue fell silent, with only the gentle and beautiful sound of the piano. This piano was a tribute from the Vast Kingdom, and there was only one of its kind in the world.

Ao Xue, dressed in a beautiful white dress, sat in front of the piano and skillfully played the piano with her ten fingers. The melody was beautiful, the rhythm was dynamic, and the music was festive. Her bright smile dazzled everyone present.

Zhengxuan, dressed in a dragon robe, stood on the huge circular platform, his majestic yet joyful voice slowly ringing out: "The bride and groom, enter..."

With a flick of her finger, Ao Xue played the Wedding March, its notes echoing throughout the wedding and reaching everyone's ears. Before anyone could recover from their amazement, the bride in a white wedding dress, arm in arm with the groom in a wedding robe, passed through a flower arch adorned with white crystal gauze, stepped onto the red carpet, and walked happily toward Zhengxuan with smiles on their faces. In front of them, two pairs of handsome men and beautiful women were scattering flowers, covering the red carpet like a shower of blossoms from heaven. These two pairs of handsome men and beautiful women were called best men and bridesmaids. Behind the newlyweds were two other beautiful bridesmaids, also dressed in white gauze dresses, and naturally, two handsome best men as well.

The moment the couple appeared, a collective gasp filled the room. They were as if witnessing a celestial being, breathtakingly beautiful, so beautiful that the world seemed to lose its color, so beautiful that they forgot to breathe, frozen in place as they watched the newlyweds slowly walk down the red carpet. Their smiles, especially, were so radiant and happy. The white wedding dress perfectly accentuated the bride's beauty; she was no longer aloof and indifferent, her magnetic eyes brimming with deep joy and happiness. The groom gazed lovingly at the bride, his deep eyes shining brightly, proclaiming to the world that he was the happiest man in the world.

The Empress Dowager was utterly astonished: "Heavens! Jinxuan's wife is just too... too beautiful!" All the beauties in the world resided in the harem, but in her entire life, she had never seen such a beautiful, breathtaking woman. Apart from Qing'er, her beauty completely surpassed any beauty between men and women. She possessed the wisdom and heroic beauty of a man, and the allure and charm of a woman. Her captivating gaze was mesmerizing, making one willingly fall for her. Her elegant demeanor was like that of a fairy untouched by worldly affairs, filled with the spirit of heaven and earth... It was truly indescribable. She and Jinxuan were a perfect match.

Many people held their breath, their eyes following the two as they moved. They could see nothing else but this handsome man and beautiful woman who moved heaven and earth.

As the Wedding March played, the bride and groom walked to the foot of the platform and gazed deeply into each other's eyes. Their eyes were filled with only each other. The groom's eyes were brimming with happiness and amazement, and his heart was overflowing with gratitude: He had thought that they would be separated by death in this life, but unexpectedly, he could have her in this life and grow old with her. My love... do you know how excited and joyful I am at this moment? I have finally married you, and we can finally be together forever.

The bride's magnetic eyes were fixed on the groom's handsome figure, her heart filled with an indescribable mix of nervousness and excitement: "Am I really going to be Jinxuan's bride?" she thought, concluding she would leave with regrets. But fate had smiled upon her; she had finally walked down the aisle with her beloved, becoming the happiest woman in the world. Like any other woman, she donned a wedding dress and married the one she loved most. "Mom and Dad, are you watching over me from heaven, blessing me?"

The two, gazing deeply into each other's eyes, were filled with emotion, their memories returning to the moment when the groom was heartbroken:

Jinxuan held Aojun, who was gradually losing his breath, and two lines of clear tears flowed down his face onto the Saintess's notebook. The blank notebook gradually revealed words.

"Old Huang, hurry, Old Huang..." Jinxuan seemed to have seen a glimmer of hope and shouted frantically.

Upon hearing the commotion, the crowd that had been waiting outside rushed in. When they saw Ao Jun lying lifeless in Jin Xuan's arms, tears streamed down their faces. They assumed that Jin Xuan was calling them because Jun had passed away.

"Old Huang, quick... the notes..." Jinxuan roared again and threw the notes into Shenghuang's arms.

"Huh? This..." Old Saint Huang, tears streaming down his face, flipped open the notebook, rubbing his eyes in disbelief, thinking it was a hallucination. But no matter how much he rubbed, the once blank notebook was now filled with writing. Upon seeing what was written inside, he immediately roared with wild joy, "The method of detoxification! This contains the method of detoxification! That's wonderful! Haha... The sect leader is saved! The sect leader is saved! Sect leader, hang in there! I'll go prepare the medicine right away! Sect leader, hang in there!" With that, ignoring the surprised and incredulous looks on everyone's faces, he quickly ran out.

"Jun, did you hear that? Hang in there, you'll be alright soon..." Jin Xuan's lifeless eyes suddenly lit up again as he hugged Ao Jun tightly and said excitedly.

Soon, Sheng Huang prepared the medicine, which contained several rare and hard-to-find ingredients. Fortunately, the palace had all kinds of precious medicinal materials. However, the final ingredient was the blood of his beloved, which made things much easier. Jin Xuan drew his dagger, made a cut on his wrist, and immediately served a large bowl of blood. With everything ready, he immediately fed it to Ao Jun.

Amazingly, gradually, Ao Jun's white hair turned back to black...

"The sect leader has a pulse again, and it's gradually stabilizing. The sect leader is alright... Haha... He's alright..." Saint Huang trembled as he took the pulse, then jumped up like a child, laughing heartily. His tear-streaked face showed complete relaxation.

"Really, haha... Xiao Xuanzi, did you hear that? Jun is alright... haha... Jun is alive, haha..." Ao Xue turned around, shaking Zheng Xuan tightly, laughing incoherently, and shouted to the boundless sky: "Heavens, all the gods and Buddhas, God, the Virgin Mary, Jesus... thank you so much, thank you for not taking him away, haha... I love you all so much... haha..." Two lines of clear tears still flowed uncontrollably down her face, but these were tears of joy!

"Qing'er, Qing'er... I heard it, I heard it, hahaha..." Zhengxuan laughed heartily. The heart that had been suppressed for half a year was finally at ease at this moment. Heaven was finally no longer so cruel to Jinxuan. He picked up Aoxue and spun her around. The two of them laughed heartily.

"The sect leader is alright... haha..."

"Yes! The sect leader's poison is finally cured, completely cured, haha..."

"It's over, it's over! The sect leader is finally free from all this torment, hahaha..."

"Ha ha……"

Sheng Cheng and the others hugged each other like madmen, crying and laughing, their laughter echoing through the sky...

Yelü Ying's red eyes were also filled with tears, his fists clenched tightly, and a smile of excitement and joy appeared on his face as he stared unblinkingly at Ao Jun. His beloved Jun was really alive, really... alive...

Dongfang Junhao grinned broadly. Tears still clung to her elegant face as she tilted her head back, trying to stop the tears from falling again. Her face, a mixture of laughter and tears, couldn't hide her overwhelming joy. The Ao Jun she had sworn to protect for eternity had truly returned, truly returned…

Jinxuan held Aojun tightly as Aojun's body temperature gradually returned to normal. The joy of finding him again made him speechless with excitement, unsure of how to express his overwhelming happiness.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the wedding ceremony is now officially beginning..." Zhengxuan's raised voice pulled the two back to their senses. They smiled knowingly and turned around to face the pastor, or rather, Zhengxuan. The romantic and sacred "Wedding March" continued to echo.

Everyone held their breath as they watched their emperor stand on the round platform to preside over the wedding, all wondering what would happen next in such a peculiar ceremony.

Zhengxuan turned his head and looked at Aoxue, who was playing the piano with a smile. He looked melancholy and exchanged glances: Do I really want to say that?

Ao Xue smiled and replied with her eyes: You dare not say it, just try it.

In the eye contact contest, Ao Xue won.

Everyone looked on in bewilderment as their emperor suddenly stopped speaking and began exchanging glances with the empress.

"Ahem, Brother Jin, do you take Jun to be your wife? To be her husband, to love her, respect her, and be faithful to her, whether she is poor, sick, or disabled, to never leave her, until the end? Do you?" Zhengxuan finally compromised under Aoxue's persuasion, cleared his throat, and began to read the proclamation that Aoxue had taught him from the pastor.

Those sitting in their chairs nearly fell off, while those standing collectively collapsed in disbelief. What was their Emperor saying? Weren't they already getting married? Why was he asking this question? Yi Xuan almost swallowed his saliva and coughed violently. The Empress Dowager also nearly fell off her chair, but luckily, the quick-witted eunuch beside her caught her in time.