Chapter 377: The eldest sister-in-law supports the family (3)

"Who is it?" She opened her eyes wide and searched in the darkness. She felt that all the hairs on her body stood up. But her back straightened even more.

"How pitiful." The voice was between that of a boy and a man. There was no sympathy in the tone, but a hint of playfulness. The warm exhalation sound touched Shi Yi's ears, moistening the fine hairs on her ears.

She did not move. She maintained her posture like a wooden man.

Since there was a living person next to her, there was nothing to be afraid of.

But how did such a person sneak into the Mingtang, which was always guarded by servants? Or was this person deliberately let in by Yang Yonghua?

"You are so young and you have to marry into the Wei Mansion to be a widow. Wei Yang, that sickly guy, I am afraid he can't even give you the joy of love." The voice did not hide the teasing at all, or it was directly said in a mocking tone.

Shi Yi was not flustered, and replied calmly: "It's my business to marry someone, so you don't have to worry about it. Besides, the eldest son of the Wei family is a noble and upright person. It's my blessing to be his wife."

The man was not too far away from her when he spoke to her, but he never touched her clothes. It was definitely not Yang Yonghua who let him in. Yang Yonghua would not be stupid enough to shoot herself in the foot at this juncture. If she really lost her virginity, then it should be Yang Yonghua's own daughter who married into the Wei Mansion.

"It's okay to be a widow, but I'm afraid that the Wei family will be implicated in the reputation of "collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country" and be punished together." The voice became lighter, as if it was a little expectant.

"You don't have to worry about this." She slowly closed her eyes.

She was inexplicably certain in her heart that no matter who the person in the dark was, he would not touch her.

"It is said outside that the eldest daughter of Censor Gu is quiet and taciturn, but today I think she is a bit sharp-tongued." The voice laughed to itself.

Shi Yi's fingers hidden in his sleeves moved, and he didn't continue to speak.

The original owner was afraid of the dark, and Yue'er knew this, so she insisted on accompanying her at the door. But now there is such an "uninvited guest" in the Mingtang, and the fear in her heart has been reduced a lot.

Seeing that she didn't respond, the voice stopped talking. The incense in the corner made a last "crackling" sound, consuming all its life. Yue'er, who was guarding outside the door, was also driven away by the servants, and the Mingtang completely entered the silent darkness.

After kneeling for two days and two nights, it was the day for Shi Yi to get married.

Gu Changchang was a man of good reputation. He didn't want to break off the engagement at this time in the Wei family, and naturally he wouldn't do anything indecent in this marriage. As the first married lady of the Gu family and the first daughter of Gu Yushi's original wife, she got all the dowry of her mother. Gu Changchang also personally selected several maids and allocated several farms and fields for her as dowry. What made Shi Yi happy was that Yue'er was also on the list of maids for the dowry.

Gu Changshi's move won the favor of countless common people, but it really disgusted his colleagues.

The officials in the court knew that Gu Yushi had favored his concubine and killed his wife, which angered his original wife to death, and he disliked the legitimate daughter born to him and his original wife. Therefore, the dowry that Gu Changshi prepared for his daughter was just a gamble for the gossip of the people. If Gu Yushi really loved his eldest daughter, he would not let her marry to the Wei Mansion at this time.

There were also a few officials who felt that a shrewd person like Gu Yushi insisted on marrying his eldest daughter to the Wei Mansion at such a sensitive time. It must not be as simple as the superficial reason - to get a good reputation. After all, the letters suspected of treason seized from Wei Yang were not false, and the emperor's punishment of the Wei Mansion was not false. Even if Gu Changshi didn't like his eldest daughter, it was better to marry an upright official in the court than to marry into the Wei family. But there was no great benefit, and Gu Changshi insisted on marrying his daughter to the Wei family. They couldn't figure it out.

"Get the sedan chair." The matchmaker called out, and the mighty team began to move. Yue'er followed the side of the wedding sedan chair and quietly wiped the tears for her young lady. For ordinary girls, their husbands would personally come to pick them up. If there was no horse, they would have to walk. But the son-in-law of the Wei Mansion did not show up. She felt sorry for her young lady.

What she didn't know was that for such a big event as marriage, Wei Yang, as the groom, also wanted to personally pick up the bride, but everyone in Dongdu knew that Wei Yang, the legitimate son of the Wei family, was a sickly person who would not live to be eighteen. In order to show his understanding, the girl's parent Gu Changchang did not care about such things, and specially sent someone to tell him not to come. Naturally, he "obeyed the order instead of being respectful".

The wedding sedan chair entered the Wei Mansion amid the sound of firecrackers.

The eldest young master of the Wei family was in poor health, so naturally there would be no such steps as shooting the sedan door and carrying the fire basin. Moreover, at the sensitive period of the Wei Mansion, there were not many guests who came to the wedding ceremony, and they were all from their own family. The matchmaker helped Shi Yi into the bridal chamber, while the other guests were having a casual feast, and the lunchbox was considered a ceremony.

Yue Er, who had accompanied Shi Yi all the way, had never seen such a sloppy and casual wedding, and she cried so hard for her young lady.

Shi Yi, who was wearing a red veil, could not lift his own veil to comfort her, and could only listen to her sobbing, some short and some long.

In the bridal chamber, Wei Yang was already waiting.

He had been waiting for the bride for seventeen years, and he could not wait to see her beauty.

The matchmaker understood the anxiety of the young man and girl when they met for the first time, and did not stay for long. She said a few auspicious words and took Yue Er out.

Yue Er was originally aggrieved for her young lady, but she was obsessed with looks, so she secretly glanced at the son-in-law and found that he was really handsome and could match her young lady. She felt that her young lady was not so aggrieved, and she quietly stopped sobbing again.

The candles in the bridal chamber burned with a "peeping" sound, and Shi Yi sat quietly on the edge of the bed, waiting for her new husband to lift her veil. She waited for a long time, but her vision was not freed, so she whispered, "My husband, have you forgotten me?"

Wei Yang just stood facing her without saying anything. After a long time, he whispered, "Go to sleep."

He got on the bed and covered himself with the quilt.

It seemed that he didn't like her anymore. Shi Yi knew very well that the whole upper class of Dongdu might know about her escape from marriage. It's just that others don't need to care.

To be fair, he would not be happy if a woman who had escaped from marriage and whom he had only met a few times became his bride. Thinking of this, Shi Yi felt much clearer. She didn't make any other explanations. She lifted the veil for herself, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep with the quilt pulled on.

A journey of a thousand miles tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's heart. Just take your time. She will prove herself.

(End of this chapter)