Chapter 2 Entering the Bridal Chamber

"A family of three is reunited? Is the baby in the belly of the Xu family's legitimate daughter's baby my half-brother's?" Pei Jingchuan's body froze when he heard this. His heart was like a raging storm and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Young Master, it's time to go in." At this time, the servant beside him was afraid of delaying the auspicious time, so he had to urge him.

Pei Jingchuan lowered his eyes, then walked slowly towards the hall with the bride, looking thoughtful.

The hall was filled with joy and excitement. The guests who came to attend the banquet filled the entire Duke's Mansion to the brim. The congratulations and blessings were endless.

The two couples worshipped in the hall one after another. After the master of ceremonies shouted "Enter the bridal chamber", Pei Jingyuan's expression visibly relaxed.

His subtle expression happened to be caught by Pei Jingchuan who had been secretly observing him. He lowered his eyelids, and there was darkness in his eyes.

It seems that he has to investigate this marriage exchange carefully to find out what his half-brother did behind his back and why he did this.

As night fell, all the guests in the Duke's Mansion left. Xu Qingyan was nervous and waited for Pei Jingchuan to come to the bridal chamber.

[How should I let him know that he made a mistake later? Should I confess it myself, or should I pretend not to know and let him find out on his own? But if I confess, will the young master immediately change me back? ]

Pei Jingchuan had just walked to the door and was about to push it open when he heard a voice coming from inside the room. He stopped, put his hands behind his back, and raised the corners of his lips slightly.

[No, if I confess, what if this young master is a straight-forward person and thinks that he can change as long as he hasn't had the wedding night? What should I do? Forget it, I'll have the wedding night first, and then I'll say that I don't know. Anyway, I haven't met the young master before. ]

After Xu Qingyan struggled for a while, she decided to make it a fait accompli first, which would be more secure.

Pei Jingchuan really couldn't help it, and after laughing enough at the door, he pushed the door open and went in.

"Put your things down and leave!" He first dismissed the maids serving in the room, then picked up the jade ruyi from the wedding tray and lifted the red veil embroidered with twin lotus flowers on Xu Qingyan's head.

[Oh my god! This... this short-lived young master is so handsome! His fair and tender skin is so tender that you can squeeze water out of it. He is much more handsome than the male stars on TV! I... I... I really made a fortune! ]

Xu Qingyan stared at Pei Jingchuan with her big black eyes without blinking, and screamed madly in her heart. She didn't know that her infatuated look at this moment was seen clearly by the other party.

Pei Jingchuan pursed his lips tightly, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he thought: "What is TV? What are stars? Am I prettier than a star?"

Although he already knew that he was handsome and many women were mesmerized by his looks when they first saw him, for some reason, he actually felt a different kind of pleasure when he heard her inner voice praising him.

"Cough cough..." Pei Jingchuan deliberately covered his lips with his hands and coughed a few times.

Xu Qingyan finally came back to her senses. She quickly lowered her head and said with a somewhat embarrassed look: "Young Master, I..."

What should I say now? Xu Qingyan stuttered for a long time, not knowing what to say.

"You are not Xu Qingyue." Pei Jingchuan said directly, looking at her calmly.

It was impossible for him to spend the bridal chamber with her without knowing what was going on. Seeing that she had been struggling for a long time, Pei Jingchuan decided to reveal the truth himself.

"I've seen the portrait. This Xu Qingyue looks a little different from you."

Pei Jingchuan's cold voice fell into Xu Qingyan's ears, and her heart suddenly lifted up.

[It's over, he knows everything, he won't want to switch me back now, right? I don't want to be a stumbling block in the love between the hero and heroine! And now, the hero and heroine might have already kissed, no, I absolutely can't be switched back! ]

Pei Jingchuan heard this, but he didn't say he wanted to change it. He had already paid homage to his parents, and the matter was done, so he definitely wouldn't change it.

Seeing her so anxious, Pei Jingchuan spoke again: "What's your name? I'm not..."

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt as if someone was hugging his thigh.

He slowly lowered his head and saw the other person's pitiful little face looking at him, with his watery eyes trying hard to squeeze out tears.

"Young Master, please don't! You have already held my hand, my innocence is gone, you can't leave me! Wuuuuuu..."

"Get up quickly, I didn't say I would change you back." Pei Jingchuan said helplessly, holding his forehead.

"Not changing?" Xu Qingyan said with a look of surprise, thinking that she had just heard wrong.

"Yeah." Pei Jingchuan nodded calmly and said, "I'm asking what your name is. Since we've already gotten married, I can't possibly not know your name."

"My name is Xu Qingyan!" Xu Qingyan excitedly wiped away the tears that had just burst out.

It’s better not to change it, she can finally avoid dying tragically.

With such a big incident, Pei Jingchuan naturally knew that he couldn't just go into the bridal chamber as if nothing had happened. So, after comforting Xu Qingyan, he immediately went to find the Duke and his wife.

When the Duke and his companions heard that the bride was wrong, they were all surprised and quickly sent someone to call Pei Jingyuan, thinking that since no one saw the bride's face during the wedding ceremony, they might be able to pretend that nothing had happened and then replace the bride.

But the news we got was that Pei Jingyuan and his bride were in the bridal chamber!

"It's over! How did this matter turn out like this!" The Duke's wife felt very aggrieved and sighed with a worried brow.

The Duke also had a solemn expression on his face. After pondering for a moment, he looked at Pei Jingchuan who was standing beside him with a complicated look.

He asked, "Jingchuan, what do you think now? This concubine's daughter of a sixth-rank official is naturally not worthy of your status. I think if you are not satisfied, you can demote her to a concubine."

Now that the illegitimate son has consummated his marriage, Pei Jingchuan naturally cannot want Xu Qingyue anymore. However, asking him to marry a illegitimate daughter would be too unfair to his son.

"How could such a good thing go wrong? Is there a problem on our side, or on the Xu family's side? Could it be that this concubine's daughter is scheming and wants to..."

The wife of the Duke couldn't help but start a conspiracy theory, wondering if all this was because the Xu family favored the concubine over the wife and deliberately helped the concubine's daughter to seek wealth and glory.

Pei Jingchuan saw that his mother was about to be surprised, so he quickly interrupted: "Mother, she doesn't know about this either. I will ask someone to investigate this matter when I go back. Since I can find the problem here, why didn't my second brother find anything and went straight to the wedding night with someone? Didn't mother ask someone to show my second brother the bride's portrait?"

"Of course I sent the portrait." As soon as Pei Jingchuan said this, the Duke's wife reacted immediately.

The Duke who was sitting nearby also heard the key point. His expression became complicated and he realized that this matter might not be that simple.

"It's late at night. Since we've made a mistake, let's just leave it at that for now. Anyway, my son doesn't want to drag down other girls anymore. We'll ask my second brother about it when we serve tea tomorrow." Pei Jingchuan said decisively.

"Jingchuan, I'm sorry for wronging you! I will definitely give you justice tomorrow."

The Duke patted Pei Jingchuan on the shoulder and sighed with a hint of guilt.