Chapter 92 [VIP]

Chapter Summary: Drinking.

Yu Jing was also stunned. She had just confessed her feelings to Xie Xuan, and the next second Xie Xuan told Zhe Lan that he wanted to marry her?

Although Xie Xuan had indeed told her earlier that he could now marry her with proper ceremony and a grand wedding procession, wouldn't it be too fast? Yu Jing thought to herself, then stepped forward and tugged at Xie Xuan's sleeve. She whispered to him, "Isn't it... a little too fast?"

"I wish I could marry you right now," Xie Xuan said, turning his head to look at Yu Jing with a smile. Yu Jing blushed and glanced at Mu Qing standing beside her. Xie Xuan's voice was soft, but Mu Qing was standing close enough that he must have heard him.

Mu Qing heard this and quickly lowered his head. Having followed Xie Xuan for so long, Xie Xuan had always given him the impression of being aloof, reserved, and indifferent. Who would have thought he would one day hear such words from Xie Xuan's mouth? This clearly showed that Xie Xuan was truly in love with Yu Jing.

Zhelan was stunned for a while, then frowned as he looked at Xie Xuan, and then glanced at Yu Jing. He really suspected that Yu Jing had been deceived by Xie Xuan.

"Your Majesty, Yu Jing is young and doesn't understand love very well. Your Majesty has just returned from the mortal realm. Is it too hasty to ask for Yu Jing's hand in marriage based solely on your mortal obsessions and hearsay?"

Ze Lan heard about this on his way back from the East Sea, but went straight to Yuqing Palace before he could ask the Old Man of the Moon. Therefore, he was unaware that Xie Xuan had not drunk the immortal water.

Xie Xuan said to Zhe Lan with a sincere expression, "High God, I truly wish to marry Yu Jing. The position of Empress is irreplaceable!"

Seeing Xie Xuan's reaction, Zhe Lan understood. He had practically watched Xie Xuan grow up. Although Xie Xuan's personality was a bit cold, his character and appearance were impeccable. And judging from Yu Jing's expression, she didn't seem unwilling. So he said, "Yu Jing, come here."

Yu Jing glanced at Zhe Lan, then at Xie Xuan, and obediently walked to Zhe Lan's side.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to think about this matter further. As for Yu Jing, I will take her back to Zhelan Palace first."

After speaking, Zhelan led Yu Jing out of Yuqing Palace. As soon as they left, Zhelan flicked Yu Jing's forehead. Yu Jing rubbed her forehead, calling out somewhat aggrievedly, "High God?"

"How can you move into your husband's house before marriage! It seems I've spoiled you too much."

"His Majesty summoned me to attend to him. I thought he was going to settle accounts with me, but who knew... His Majesty did not drink the immortal water of Laozi." Yu Jing replied hesitantly.

"Your Majesty, you have not drunk the elixir!" Ze Lan seemed to have heard something extraordinary.

“Yes, so I…” Yu Jing didn’t need to say anything more; Zhe Lan understood immediately.

“No wonder,” Zelan murmured. “I knew it. The Emperor isn’t a petty person. Why is he acting so strangely after returning from his tribulation? It turns out he has a lingering obsession with you.”

“Next time, you can’t be so easily fooled! How can you be so naive after going to the mortal world?” Zhelan then said to Yu Jing.

"Understood, High God." Yu Jing replied. Zhe Lan's eyes fell on Yu Jing. She hadn't noticed before, but now she saw him clearly.

"The Weaver Girl's gilded light cloud satin?" Zhe Lan said to Yu Jing with a smile. "I brought two boxes of treasures to the Weaver Girl back then, but I couldn't get this satin in exchange."

Yu Jing thought for a moment. She didn't care about these things, so she asked, "Does the High God like them? If the High God doesn't mind..."

Zelan smiled and said, "Fool, I went to beg back then for your sake."

"I?"

“The people of my Zelan Palace are worthy of the best in the world.”

Yu Jingxin felt a warmth in her heart. That's just how Zhelan is. She doesn't talk much and seems cold on the surface, but she does a lot. She never goes to her side to talk to her.

"Let's go back." Zhelan led Yu Jing back to Zhelan Palace. "It's getting late, you should go and rest."

"Oh," Yu Jing responded, then turned around and suddenly remembered what had just happened, tentatively asking, "What about that matter?"

"Don't worry, I have my own plans," Zhelan replied with a smile.

Zhelan took Yu Jing back, and Xie Xuan watched them leave, standing in front of the palace gate for a long time. Seeing that he had been standing there for a long time without moving, Mu Qing called out, "Your Majesty."

"Get ready," Xie Xuan instructed in a low voice, then turned to return to the palace.

"What?" Mu Qing asked, somewhat confused.

"Things for the wedding."

“But Goddess Zelan just said…” Mu Qing stopped mid-sentence when she met Xie Xuan’s gaze, “This humble immortal will go immediately.”

"For now, don't make a fuss about it," Xie Xuan instructed. He himself wished the entire Heavenly Court knew, but if Zhe Lan found out, he was afraid she would be unhappy. Since he hadn't agreed, the matter couldn't be publicized.

"Yu Jing! Yu Jing!" When Li'er arrived, Yu Jing was working in the Marriage Hall. Li'er rushed straight to Yu Jing.

"What's wrong?" Yu Jing put down the matchmaking knot in her hand.

"I heard that the Heavenly Emperor is getting married!" Li'er whispered to Yu Jing in surprise.

"How did you find out?" Yu Jing asked in a low voice.

"The whole Heavenly Court is saying that Immortal Lord Mu Qing has already given orders to make preparations. But who the Heavenly Empress is, no one has heard! They're all guessing if it's the one from the West Sea?" Li'er knew about Yu Jing and Xie Xuan's relationship, but she didn't know about what happened last night, so she told Yu Jing everything she had heard.

Upon hearing Li'er mention it, Yu Jing was reminded of the Third Princess of the Western Sea.

"What's wrong? You look so troubled?" Li'er asked, leaning closer to Yu Jing when she noticed his unusual expression.

"It's nothing," Yu Jing replied, then smiled and leaned closer to Li'er, saying, "Do I know who the Heavenly Empress is?"

"Who is it?" Li'er's eyes widened as she looked at Yu Jing.

"It's me."

"It's you!"

"What's going on, Yu Jing!" Li'er then asked loudly.

"Shh!" Yu Jing gestured and whispered to Li'er the whole story.

"Oh! So His Majesty actually remembered you and liked you from the very beginning. But he was afraid to tell you, right?" Li'er suddenly realized.

Seeing how frankly Li'er spoke, Yu Jing nodded somewhat embarrassedly.

"When will your wedding banquet with the Emperor be? Will it be a grand affair? Could you invite the chefs from the Mao Ri Xing Jun Palace to cook? Last time I went to the Mao Ri Xing Jun Palace with Fairy Chang'e, and the food there was absolutely delicious!" Li'er chattered on and on with Yu Jing.

Yu Jing looked at Li'er with doting eyes and replied with a smile, "Okay, all is well."

While chatting and working with Li'er, the time passed quickly. Li'er returned to the Guanghan Palace, and Yu Jing also prepared to return to the Zelan Palace. When the Old Man of the Moon saw Yu Jing about to leave, he called out to her, "My dear disciple, I will go with you."

"Is Master also going to Zhelan Palace?" Yu Jing asked casually.

"Hmm, don't you know? Zelan invited the Lord over for a drink," the Matchmaker asked in return.

"The gods did not tell me."

"Then let's go and see together. Ze Lan must be afraid you'll plead for the emperor, that's why she didn't tell you," the Old Man of the Moon teased with a smile.

Upon arriving at Zelan Palace, Xie Xuan was indeed seen in front of the palace.

Before they could even greet each other, the palace doors opened, and Zhelan, dressed in plain white clothes with her jet-black hair cascading over her shoulders, leaned against the palace door, looking languid.

Upon seeing Yu Jing, Zhe Lan seemed unsurprised: "Come in, the wine is ready."

In the lakeside pavilion in the backyard, wine and dishes were prepared on the table, and several people took their seats. Actually, there were only four people: Xie Xuan, Zhe Lan, Yue Lao, and Yu Jing. As darkness fell, the luminous pearls hanging from the pavilion's roof and eaves lit up, illuminating the area below as bright as day.

"Your Majesty, please." Zhelan did not allow the fairy maids to serve her, but instead raised her hand to pour wine for Xie Xuan.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xie Xuan raised his wine cup and accepted the wine from Ze Lan.

Ze Lan poured herself a glass, handed it to Xie Xuan, clinked glasses with him, and the two of them began to drink in silence.

The Matchmaker sat down next to Yu Jing, watching the two of them drink back and forth. He leaned closer to Yu Jing and whispered, "Let's just see how things go for now."

Yu Jing nodded vigorously. Judging from the way they were drinking, it seemed they wouldn't leave until they were completely drunk. She and the matchmaker continued eating, waiting to clean up the mess.

In the end, Zhelan was the first to collapse. Both of their faces were bright red. Xie Xuan was probably still in a daze. He looked at Yu Jing with a dazed expression and stammered, "Yu Jing, am I... good or not?"

Upon hearing this, the Old Man of the Moon almost spat out his wine. He quickly stood up and said to Yu Jing, "My good disciple, I've taken Zhe Lan back to her room. Find a guest room and settle the Lord in as well. He's not really fit to go out in his current condition."

"Okay." Yu Jing's face also turned red as she watched the Old Man of the Moon carry Zhe Lan and disappear at the end of the corridor. She then turned to look at the drunk Xie Xuan.

Remembering what Li'er had mentioned to her during the day, she walked up to Xie Xuan and softly called out to him, "Xie Xuan."

Xie Xuan had already sat back down in his seat, head down. Hearing her voice, he smiled and looked up at Yu Jing: "Mm!"

Yu Jing sat down in the spot where Zhe Lan had just been sitting. As soon as she sat down, Xie Xuan fell into her arms.

"Thank you, Xuan."

"Hmm," Xie Xuan murmured in response.

"Let me ask you something," Yu Jing paused for a moment, then asked, "What exactly is your relationship with the Third Princess of the Western Sea?"

Xie Xuan seemed to understand, struggling to pull away from Yu Jing's embrace. Dressed in gilded black satin, his features were as vast as distant mountains, and the blush on his face, like the sunset, dispelled his coldness and added a touch of approachability and loveliness. He seemed to have regained some clarity, staring at Yu Jing, and spoke earnestly, word by word.

"However...it was just that on the King of Hell's birthday, I saw her being bullied by the little devils of the underworld and casually saved her." Xie Xuan seemed a little angry as he said this, "I don't know which gossipy person spread the rumor that I...save a beauty and the two of us fall in love!"

"Those old fogies, Laozi and his ilk, took this matter seriously. When I explained it to them, they still thought I was protecting the Princess of the Western Sea!"

Xie Xuan let out a breath, staring at Yu Jing with a hint of relief: "However... if this hadn't happened, I wouldn't have sought out the person I truly loved."

Just as Yu Jing was about to say something, she felt her nose fill with the smell of alcohol, and Xie Xuan's lips had already sealed hers. As if wanting to take more, Xie Xuan raised his hand and pressed down on the back of Yu Jing's head.