"Aunt Baise, please spare me."

Li Pan regretted that she shouldn't have agreed to help Baise because she was soft-hearted.

He should be resting with his mother; why should he get involved in their feud?

"Honey, it'll be over soon. Your stepfather isn't the kind of man who'd draw a woman's eyebrows. He'll definitely admit defeat. You can have all the red envelopes he brought." Baise belittled Jiang Mingzhe while promising Li Pan benefits.

Baise is making it clear that they will make things difficult for Jiang Mingzhe today.

"Jiang Mingzhe conceded defeat and received a red envelope of 10,000 taels of silver."

Jiang Mingzhe prepared a total of 10,000 taels of silver in red envelopes, gave half of it to Li Ping, and he only had 5,000 taels of silver in his hands.

He glanced at Li Ping. "You brat, you're doing this on purpose."

Li Ping raised an eyebrow and smiled, "So you schemed against me."

Now it's time to experience what it's like to be schemed against.

"Second Master Jiang, will Commander Jiang concede defeat or continue?"

Jiang Mingzhe's life has no concept of admitting defeat; he simply keeps going.

"Great, Pan'er, sit down." Baise pressed Li Pan down into a chair, took a step back, and gestured to Jiang Mingzhe that they could begin.

As the eyebrow scissors drew closer and closer, Li Pan became frightened.

"Father, I still want to take the imperial examination."

"It won't hurt your face." Jiang Mingzhe's hand was very steady.

Trim any stray hairs and comb them straight.

Use an eyebrow pencil to draw bold, sword-like eyebrows.

Li Pan was honest and kind, and his sword-like eyebrows added to his heroic air.

"It's finished." Jiang Mingzhe stepped back to make room.

"Brother, you look more composed after getting your eyebrows done." Li Ping was surprised; just one eyebrow had changed Li Pan's demeanor.

"Really?" Li Pan took the bronze mirror.

Is this him? He feels different.

Baise clenched his fists. "This hurdle is cleared. The next one, hmph."

Baise was confident that he could make Jiang Mingzhe beg for mercy.

Baise opened a box, inside which was a fortune-telling container.

There are 100 sticks in the divination box.

One of them is a very auspicious fortune slip; if you draw it, you can enter the house.

All the others are penalty slips. If you draw a penalty slip, you must carry out the penalty specified on the slip.

"Don't worry, these are all harmless punishments."

The more Baise said this, the more Jiang Mingzhe felt there was a problem.

"Stepfather, you wouldn't dare, would you? Don't make me look down on you." Li Ping stirred things up again.

"Little brother, stop talking." Li Pan was afraid that Jiang Mingzhe would beat Li Ping. "Dad, I have money that I can lend you first."

"Big brother, you promised me." Li Ping was unwilling.

Li Pan looked at Jiang Mingzhe with a troubled expression, and said, "I'm sorry, stepfather."

Jiang Mingzhe said gently to Li Pan, "I can handle it."

"Oh my, you really admit defeat!" Baise exclaimed excitedly. "Jiang Mingzhe, hurry up, tell me, tell me you admit defeat and accept punishment."

She, from Baise, is finally about to defeat Jiang Mingzhe.

“Who says I admit defeat?” Jiang Mingzhe picked up the divination sticks and shook them.

A fortune stick was quickly drawn.

Li Ping picked it up immediately, exclaiming, "A very auspicious sign!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Baise shouted in disbelief.

Jiang Mingzhe won the lottery on his first try, with only a one percent chance of winning.

"I've cleared the level." Jiang Mingzhe handed the slip of paper from Li Ping to Baise, then pushed open the door and went inside.

"No, you can't." Baise tried to stop him, but Chen Xiang stopped her.

Tie Yi carried her son to Baise.

"My wife, let's go home."

"I'm not reconciled." Baise decided to hold another wedding night and set up another scene to make things difficult for Jiang Mingzhe.

"Aunt Baise, you can't beat Dad. Just admit defeat," Li Pan advised Baise.

"I, Baise, will not lose." Baise chuckled; the word "admit defeat" did not exist in her life.

Jiang Mingzhe entered the room and came to the bedside.

Ye Yunniang, dressed in a red wedding gown, sat leaning against the bed.

Fearing that makeup might harm the child, Ye Yun didn't wear any. She only drew her eyebrows and applied lip rouge to make herself look a little better.

“My wife, I’m here to take you home.” Jiang Mingzhe extended his hand.

Ye Yunniang placed her hand on Jiang Mingzhe's hand.

Jiang Mingzhe bent down, picked up Ye Yunniang, and steadily walked out of the room, placing her in the bridal sedan chair.

The sedan chair seats and backrests were covered with thick, soft cushions.

Ye Yunniang sat comfortably back.

As the wedding procession arrived at Jiang Mingzhe and Ye Yunniang's new home in Wanxia Lane, everyone followed the procession.

The new residence is located on Shilin Road in Yanqingfang, north of the city. There is a spacious area in front of the gate, with tables and chairs arranged in a row.

In the eastern corner was a row of stoves, where chefs were busily preparing dishes.

Those who arrived early were already seated, eating melon seeds, snacks, and candies.

As soon as one plate was finished, someone immediately put out a new one.

The bridal sedan chair stopped in front of the gate. Jiang Mingzhe dismounted and walked to the sedan chair door, reaching out to help Ye Yunniang out of the sedan chair.

Then he picked her up and carried her into the main hall.

In the main hall, seated in the highest position were Old Master Jiang and Old Madam Jiang.

The two men looked ashen-faced; anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were there for revenge, not to attend their son's wedding.

Jiang Mingzhe carried Ye Yunniang to the center of the main room and carefully put her down.

"Madam, watch your step."

Ye Yunniang steadied herself with Jiang Mingzhe's help and then heard a familiar cold snort.

It was the voice of Old Madam Jiang.

"Ignore her," Jiang Mingzhe reassured Ye Yunniang, signaling the officiant to begin.

The person chanting the rites shouted with great enthusiasm.

"First bow to Heaven and Earth."

Jiang Mingzhe helped Ye Yunniang turn towards the outside of the house to pay respects to heaven and earth.

"Bowing to the parents twice."

Jiang Mingzhe helped Ye Yunniang turn around and go inside to face Grandpa Jiang and his wife.

The two were about to bow.

"Wait, mmm..." Old Madam Jiang called out to stop, about to say something, but no sound came out.

The people around them looked at each other strangely.

What happened?

Chen Xiang retreated behind Li Ping, concealing his merits and fame.

"Continue." Jiang Mingzhe remained calm and instructed Li Yue not to stop.

Jiang Mingzhe and Ye Yunniang finished paying their respects to their parents.

"Husband and wife bow to each other."

The two bowed to each other.

"The ceremony is complete, and they are escorted to the bridal chamber."

Jiang Mingzhe helped Ye Yunniang to the backyard. As for the elderly Mr. and Mrs. Jiang, whose faces were pale, someone else would take care of them.

There were no outsiders at the new house.

Ye Yunniang couldn't suppress it and dry heaved.

Jiang Mingzhe took a basin and placed it at Ye Yunniang's feet.

Ye Yunniang vomited a lot, and felt a little better afterward.

"Rinse your mouth." Jiang Mingzhe brought the tea to Ye Yunniang's lips.

After rinsing my mouth, I drank a glass of water.

Ye Yunniang went to bed, and as soon as she lay down, she felt nauseous again.

"I'll go get the doctor."

"Don't go." It's not good to call a doctor on your wedding day. "The guests outside are waiting for you. Go and do your work. Qiu Shuang will take care of things here."

Qiu Shuang was a female bodyguard specially arranged by Jiang Mingzhe to take care of Ye Yunniang.

Jiang Mingzhe was worried about leaving Ye Yunniang alone in the room. "Pan'er and Pingping are all grown up now. They can entertain the guests for me."