Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Love is undoubted...

The last heavy snow before the New Year fell in the twelfth lunar month. After the New Year, spring came in the blink of an eye.

Inside and outside the palace, inside and outside the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, everyone began to get busy preparing for the Emperor and Empress' wedding.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the auspicious day chosen by the Ministry of Rites was the same day when the two of them got married.

When I got married for the second time, although I married the same person, my mood was completely different.

Before dawn, Yun Wu was awakened by her maids, who arranged her make-up. The phoenix gown, meticulously crafted by several skilled embroiderers over several days, was extraordinarily magnificent, with swirling golden phoenixes and embellished with pearls and jade. Accompanied by the roar of gongs and drums, the colorful sedan chair that had departed from the imperial palace stopped in front of the Duke's Mansion.

The wedding process had been confirmed countless times before and was already familiar to her, but when Yun Wu went out, her eyelashes were still trembling nervously.

The phoenix crown was complex and heavy, and the tassels covering her face blurred her vision. Unable to see clearly, her ears became more sensitive. The sound of gongs, drums, and firecrackers resounded throughout the heavens and earth, so loud that it seemed to reach beyond the capital. The sounds suddenly exploded beside her ears, then suddenly vanished in a trance. All that remained was the thumping of her heart, threatening to burst from her chest.

This was not Yun Wu's first marriage.

But she married the same person.

She sat on the colorful sedan chair leading to the palace, and saw familiar and unfamiliar faces flashing before her eyes. In a trance, she still had enough energy to distinguish the difference between the two marriages.

The last time, Xie Yi came on horseback to marry her, she was filled with panic.

On the wedding day, the two did not exchange a single word. Their faces did not touch because of the veil between them. When Yun Wu saw her new husband for the first time, he was carried in sideways.

There is no joy at all, only deadness.

Now, the auspicious day was calculated by Master Huizhen, and people from all over the capital flocked to the place, looking out from both sides of the main street, and auspicious words surrounded her. Even the people from the Xie family who saw her off had smiles in their eyes, full of blessings.

Yun Wu's heart was turned upside down.

Apart from being filled with joy, there is nothing else. If I look for it again, I will only find hope.

Those lost memories are gradually covered with new colors.

While she was lost in thought, someone held her hand.

Yun Wu lowered her eyes.

The cuffs of the bright red wedding gown were embroidered with intricate dragon patterns, and a small dark mole on the wrist was particularly vivid.

The pair of slender hands held her tightly, and warm strength came from the other side.

Xie Yi held her hand, and under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, the two of them walked up the long jade steps step by step, respectfully informing heaven and earth, and reaching the gods, that the new emperor had welcomed his bride.

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The red candles flickered, illuminating the spacious inner hall as bright as day.

Yun Wu sat on the dragon bed, looking around curiously. The Duke's Mansion was the most magnificent and opulent place she had ever seen, but compared to the Imperial Palace, it was still a world of difference.

Fortunately, the familiar female officials were standing by, which made her feel less nervous.

Yun Wu muttered in her heart: It’s the emperor’s wedding, there won’t be anyone who can get the emperor drunk?

After the late emperor's death, several princes failed in their bid for the throne and were stripped of their real power. They were originally scheduled to leave the capital last year, but the Emperor and Empress' wedding delayed their departure until now. Xie Yi, having seized the throne, would undoubtedly become a thorn in their side. I wonder if those princes would take advantage of today to make things difficult for Xie Yi.

Yun Wu hurriedly called a palace maid over: "You go..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard a creaky sound and someone pushed the door open.

The palace maids stopped at the door with lanterns, and the other protagonist of today's wedding walked into the hall.

Yun Wu looked over.

Xie Yi was handsome, his figure already tall and slender, and today he looked even more energetic. His bright red wedding gown highlighted his unparalleled beauty, making him look like a celestial being. In the blink of an eye, he was before her, his bright eyes reflecting her face.

Xie Yi had a smile on his lips, which he hadn't let go of all day. Now, seeing the queen staring at him intently, as if stunned, the smile on his lips deepened.

He raised his hand to lift the tassels on the phoenix crown, and moved his handsome face closer, almost nose to nose, even their breaths entwined.

"What are you thinking about?" Xie Yi said with a smile, "My queen, are you staring at me like a fool?"

Yun Wu blinked: "I was thinking..."

Xie Yi: "Hmm?"

Yun Wu: "I was wondering if you would also have someone carry you in today."

Xie Yi: “…”

All the palace maids in the hall lowered their heads, looked at their noses and their hearts, pretending that they heard nothing.

Those who stayed in the palace to serve were all confidants. They all knew that their emperor had disguised himself as the frail and sickly Third Master Xie in the Duke's Mansion, and his illness was known to everyone in the capital.

Xie Yi loosened his grip and the tassels fell down again.

He touched his nose, then looked up at the texture of the bed curtains. He felt guilty when he saw those dark and watery almond eyes. Finally, he turned around, picked up the wedding wine on the table, and handed a glass to Yun Wu.

"I'm sorry for wronging you before." Xie Yi whispered, "I owe you a wedding night, and today I'll make it up to you."

Yun Wu pursed her lips and exchanged the wedding wine with him.

Yes, their last wedding, they didn’t even drink the wedding wine, and it ended in tears.

They were just getting by, living a lonely life, and became husband and wife by chance. At that time, they never thought that the other person was the perfect match made in heaven, and in the end, their whole hearts were concerned about each other.

"Master Huizhen has read our fortunes." Yun Wu suddenly said, "It's a marriage fortune, very auspicious."

Xie Yi's brows relaxed: "The old monk has done a good thing."

"Master Huizhen is a highly accomplished monk, very spiritual."

"Today is also an auspicious day he calculated."

Xie Yi reached out and embraced her, pushing the tassels on the phoenix coronet behind her ears and placing a drunken kiss on her lips. His scorching body heat reached through the wedding gown, and their breaths mingled.

"God said we were made for each other. The auspicious time has arrived. Don't let it go to waste..."

The sound was lost between the lips and teeth.

The bright red veil fell, and the warm yellow candlelight reflected two blurry figures, which gradually overlapped.

In the arms of a lover, identity, status... everything is thrown away, and the heart is filled with joy and flourishing love, leaving only pure and simple wishes.

It doesn't matter whether you are an emperor or an empress, or just a mortal.

I wish you long life, and our love will never doubt.

-over-

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The author has something to say: I'm sorry, this was supposed to be a work of rehabilitation, but I stumbled a lot while writing it. Some family issues forced me to stop writing in the middle, and when I picked it up again, I just couldn't find the feeling. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting...

But...it's finally over! It's over!

Our little couple will be happy forever!