"No!" She opened her eyes wide, afraid that he wouldn't believe her.

He pressed her down on the couch, his big hands already touching her waist: "I'm boring, then who's interesting? Hmm?"

Wanruo saw that she was about to get hurt and quickly shouted, "It hurts!"

He paused: "Where does it hurt?"

She wrinkled her face: "It just hurts."

Then he curled up on the couch and sniffed in grievance.

Xie Xianyu: “…”

His eyebrows twitched, and his intuition told him that she must be pretending.

When he thought about her pale face from the pain during childbirth, he finally couldn't bear to do it.

Moreover, the imperial physician also said that it is best to wait two months before having sex.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to suppress his rising anger, and pinched her chin: "I'll settle the score with you in a few days!"

Wanruo breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she must coax him well in the next few days.

-

Three months later, there was another happy event in Yanjing City. The Ding'an Marquis got married and the Xie family gave away their daughter, which naturally caused a sensation in the capital.

When Xie Xiuzhu got married, even the usually serious master's eyes turned red.

As brother and sister-in-law, Xie Xianyu and Wanruo could naturally send her off to get married and accompanied her to the Marquis' Mansion to watch the ceremony.

After the lively ceremony, Wanruo went to the bridal chamber to accompany Xiuzhu.

"I'm so tired! I didn't know marriage was so tiring! The maids dug me out of bed before I even opened my eyes. This crown is so heavy."

Xiuzhu said this and took off the crown.

Wanruo helped her take it off: "Put it on again when the groom comes back tonight and lifts the veil."

When Xie Xiuzhu heard this at night, her heart suddenly skipped a beat. She remembered a booklet her mother had given her yesterday. She was almost scared to death after reading it.

She couldn't help but pull Wanruo aside and ask, "Do we have to do that kind of thing in the wedding night?"

Wan Ruo was stunned for a moment, and reluctantly responded: "It seems so."

Xie Xiuzhu's face wrinkled. "But it looks scary, and Meng Huaichuan and I are not familiar with each other."

“…”

Wanruo swallowed and whispered, "Why don't you discuss it with him, maybe later."

Xie Xiuzhu's eyes lit up: "That's right! He definitely doesn't want to either!"

Having solved a major worry in her heart, Xie Xiuzhu felt more energetic and happily ate a piece of cake.

"I've already made an agreement with him. After we get married, he won't control me. He'll take me with him wherever he goes!"

Wan Ruo couldn't help laughing: "What if he has to go to the border to fight in the future, will you go too?"

"Of course!" Xie Xiuzhu straightened her back. "I've never been to the border. I've never even left the capital."

Wanruo pinched her face: "You."

When it was getting dark, Wanruo also left. Xie Xiuzhu was tired and sleepy, so she fell asleep on the bed and even forgot to wear the phoenix crown and veil as Wanruo asked her to.

When Meng Huaichuan came back, he saw her curled up in bed, sleeping soundly.

“…”

He was a little nervous at first, but now he felt that he was overthinking it and shouldn't have any expectations of her.

"Xiuzhu, Xiuzhu, wake up." He sat beside the bed and shook her gently.

She opened her eyes blearily: "Well, you're back."

Meng Huaichuan was somewhat helpless: "We haven't given the gift yet."

Xie Xiuzhu rubbed her eyes and asked, "What other gifts are there?"

Meng Huaichuan pulled her up and handed her the wine glass: "Drink the Hecang wine."

Xie Xiuzhu wrinkled her face in dissatisfaction. Such a little kid had to wake her up. No one was watching, so why did he have to drink?

She took the wine glass with an unhappy look on her face and drank the wine with him.