Chapter 130: The First Marriage Was Better Than the First Marriage

Ning Yan didn't get out of the car until lunchtime. The man was already waiting by the car and reached out to help her out, saying, "Take it easy."

The young woman's cheeks were flushed, there were marks on her cheeks, and her eyes looked a little lost, as if she didn't know where she was. She looked like she had just woken up.

Wen Xiangyan laughed upon hearing this conclusion. Despite his anxious efforts outside, the person he was thinking about was sleeping soundly. It was both infuriating and amusing.

Did you sleep well?

Ning Yan: "Okay."

She slept the whole way after getting on the bus, so how could she not have slept well?

"Let's go. We've already had a meal prepared. Let's have a quick bite. We still need to keep going this afternoon, otherwise we won't be able to get into the city tonight."

To be sure, he's heartless. If he goes to the battlefield, he might forget her in less than two months.

But what could he do? He was hopelessly infatuated with her; he loved her no matter what.

No, it wasn't just liking her; he was completely bewitched by her, so infatuated that he was about to lose his mind.

After setting off again in the afternoon, Wen Xiangyan became less obedient. He threw the reins to his attendant and strode into Ning Yan's carriage.

"You're really bold, aren't you afraid my parents will see?"

Xiangling never expected that her future son-in-law would come to her young lady's carriage. She cleverly lifted the curtain, got out of the carriage, and sat on the carriage shaft.

After she left, Wen Xiangyan hugged Ning Yan tightly and kissed her repeatedly, making Ning Yan miss him terribly.

"Be honest, my carriage isn't soundproof."

"I regret it. I shouldn't have not come to see you last night because we're getting married soon."

As he spoke, his hands became restless, reaching inside his clothes.

Ning Yan pinched his waist. "We're getting married in a few days, is it really necessary?"

Ignoring the pain in his lower back, Wen Xiangyan kneaded it wantonly with his large hands, saying, "As for it, especially as for it, leave the window open for me tonight."

Ning Yan: "Get out!"

That's shameless! After a whole day of riding in a carriage, they still want to torment me at night.

Her carriage was exceptionally large; two people could easily sleep in it. She pushed the man away and lay down on the bed, then yawned, "Leave me alone, I'm so sleepy, I want to sleep."

Wen Xiangyan simply took off her shoes, then took off his own shoes and squeezed in, determined to stick to Ning Yan no matter what!

Ning Yan tried to push him away twice but couldn't. Her eyes were too heavy to open, so she simply ignored him and let him do whatever he wanted.

Ning Yan's breathing soon became steady. Wen Xiangyan, feeling itchy, gave a signal to the outside not to disturb her and then quietly took care of himself.

The carriage swayed and rocked all the way to the capital. Just before entering the city gate, Ning Yan finally woke up and found that her clothes were disheveled and she couldn't even find her trousers.

Behind him, someone was still clinging tightly to him.

"Finally awake." He hadn't dared to make any big movements the whole way; he was suffocating.

After he finished speaking, he became unruly.

Fifteen minutes later, the man helped Ning Yan straighten her clothes before leisurely getting off the carriage, mounting his tall horse, and pretending to be serious, but actually feeling guilty. Ning Yan had pinched him again and warned him that she didn't want to see him again before the wedding.

How could this be? He felt restless and itchy if he didn't see her for a day.

So he needs to think about how to appease her tonight.

Upon entering the city, the carriage team headed straight for the Ning family's mansion in the capital. Wen Xiangyan escorted the people home, then bid farewell to the Ning family and returned to the Duke of Dingguo's residence.

Knowing that her grandson was returning to the city today, the old lady of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion had already sent people to guard the city gate. Upon seeing the Ning family's convoy, they returned to the mansion to report the news.

Therefore, when Wen Xiangyan returned to the mansion, everyone in the Duke of Dingguo's mansion was waiting outside the door. "Grandmother, how could your grandson dare to trouble you to wait? Grandmother, you have gone through a lot."

Grandma Wen grabbed her grandson's arm. "Grandma is happy and not tired at all. Hurry up, the food is ready. You must be hungry after traveling all day. Let's fill our stomachs first, and then we can talk about business."

People are in good spirits when they have a happy event. Because her grandson was willing to get married, Madam Wen seemed to be twenty years younger, and her voice was even two decibels louder than usual.

Wen Xiangyan helped the old lady into the inner courtyard, where the grandmother and granddaughter had a reunion dinner. After the meal, they discussed the betrothal gifts.

"Take a look first. This is the betrothal gift list that Grandmother just compiled today. The Ning family is a merchant family, so they must have a lot of good things. Our family's betrothal gift cannot be lacking. We cannot lose face for the Duke of Dingguo's mansion."

Once her grandson gets married, he will officially become the Duke of Dingguo. If he can give her two more grandchildren in the future, she will have no regrets in this life. So even though the wedding is rushed, she will try her best to make it the best it can be. The list of betrothal gifts she handed to her grandson was several feet long.

Normally, Wen Xiangyan wouldn't need to worry about such things since his family would help prepare them. However, he picked up the list and started looking at each item one by one, his attitude was extremely serious.

Wen Xiangyan spent more than 25 minutes looking at this betrothal gift list. "Let's fill in another box of various kinds of sea pearls, so she can make jewelry for herself."

Sea pearls are pearls formed in the bodies of certain sea creatures. They are similar to pearls, but more precious, beautiful, and larger. These things are hard to come by; the number that can be packed in boxes is no more than three in the entire capital.

Madam Wen nodded, "Okay, add it, add it."

Wen Xiangyan crossed out some ordinary items from the list and added some valuable items to make up the difference. By the time the grandfather and grandson finished discussing the betrothal gifts, it was already 9 PM.

After escorting the old lady back to her room, Wen Xiangyan rushed to the Ning family.

Unfortunately, he couldn't even open the window this time. Ning Yan clearly didn't want to talk to him anymore, so Wen Xiangyan had no choice but to return to the mansion dejectedly.

The next day, the betrothal gifts from the Duke of Dingguo's mansion were delivered to the Ning family. In the following days, Wen Xiangyan was extremely busy. On the eighteenth, Ning Yan was finally welcomed back to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.

No sooner had Ning Yan and Wen Xiangyan completed their wedding ceremony than the emperor's decree arrived.

This is the policy of Xuan Kingdom: a man can only inherit a title after marriage. With the completion of Wen Xiangyan and Ning Yan's wedding ceremony, he has completed his marriage. The palace servants sent by the emperor can then read the imperial edict, which can be considered a good omen of double happiness.

Wen Xiangyan received the imperial decree and a reward, and was soon pulled away to offer toasts.

The third and seventh princes of the royal family both attended the wedding of the Duke of Dingguo. The third prince had been wounded in the arm on the battlefield and was only able to be in the capital now.

The seventh prince is still a minor. Normally, it would be quite an honor for the royal family to have one person attend a wedding banquet. However, the seventh prince will be going to the battlefield next year, and he wants to go out of the palace to play more while he is still healthy. The emperor understands his son's feelings and usually lets him have his way.

Many of the other attendees were female family members.

The male children who came were mostly in the same situation as the Seventh Prince—they were still minors, because it was rare for adult men to stay at home.

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