Chapter 391 Unspeakable

The matchmaker was afraid that Su Leyan's behavior would displease Prince Zhong, and that she would be punished.

Only after she said that did Su Leyan realize that she hadn't laughed in a long time.

She used to be so bright, outgoing, and lively; I never imagined she would become so boring one day.

This marriage was something she had been looking forward to for a long time, but her heart felt like it was being pricked by many small thorns, both itchy and painful.

Wen Kehao gave her absolute freedom. Even now, if she doesn't want to get married, she can still choose not to.

She knew that as soon as she spoke, Wen Kehao would agree to let her go.

But she just couldn't bear to part with it.

Looking up, she saw the matchmaker still expectantly waiting for her to smile. Su Leyan pursed her lips tightly, but failed. She then stretched out her hands, pinched the corners of her mouth, and pulled them upwards forcefully.

Unfortunately, she overdid it, and instead of looking happy, she gave off an extremely sad feeling.

Coupled with her dim eyes and red corners of her eyes, she looked even uglier than if she were crying.

The matchmaker paused, her hand holding the comb still, and forced a bitter smile.

“You look beautiful even without smiling. A quiet and composed bride is also very lovely.”

She felt inexplicably afraid.

I always felt there was something strange about this bride.

When she's not smiling, she looks like someone you don't want to approach, but when she smiles, she's even more intimidating than when she's not smiling.

It's strange enough that she didn't get married from her parents' home, but to make matters worse, not a single friend came to offer their congratulations.

She must be an extremely difficult person to get along with.

But this person will be the Princess Consort of Zhong after today, and is far from someone she can offend or gossip about.

The matchmaker's face was grim, her hands trembled slightly, and she tried her best not to look at Su Leyan anymore, focusing intently on her work.

Su Leyan sighed inwardly upon seeing this; she hadn't realized how frightening she was now.

Footsteps approached from outside the door, and the little girl Lingxiu ran in, excitedly exclaiming.

"Miss, the Empress has come to see you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Meng Lingge entered from outside the door with Chunhong and Xiazi. Su Leyan and Lingxiu quickly stood up and bowed.

The matchmaker was startled and quickly imitated Lingxiu's manner of greeting.

When her eyes caught sight of the makeup box in Chunhong's hands out of the corner of her eye, her gaze flickered. She had thought the bride would have no one to congratulate her, but it turned out that the Empress herself was personally applying her makeup.

Thinking of the abruptness in her words, the matchmaker became increasingly uneasy, worried that the bride would complain to the Empress.

Meng Lingge looked at Su Leyan's forced smile, her brows furrowed as if the moon were obscured by clouds.

I knew she must have been preoccupied with something these days.

Taking the makeup box from Chunhong, Meng Lingge said to the others, "You may all step back. I need to say a few words to the bride."

Everyone else complied and left, closing the door behind them.

Su Leyan helped Meng Lingge sit down and then casually checked Meng Lingge's pulse.

"Your pulse is floating and scattered, almost like that of someone about to give birth. You should be giving birth in the next day or two. Why are you leaving the palace at this time?"

She had originally intended to send a message so that Meng Lingge wouldn't have to go through all that trouble for her, but the wedding date was chosen so coincidentally that sending a message would seem like a strategic retreat.

Wen Zhiming was very considerate to Meng Lingge, so she thought that Wen Zhiming would be able to persuade Meng Lingge. But to her surprise, Meng Lingge still came.

"The imperial physician examined my pulse before I left the palace and said it would take several more days."

Meng Lingge took her hand and said with concern, "But you, you're married now, why do you look so troubled? And I see you only have one maid in your courtyard, has Wen Kehao mistreated you?"

The Prince of Anshun's mansion was not short of servants. She had been there several times before, and Su Leyan's courtyard had five or six people to take care of her. Now that she was about to get married, she only had one maid left.

Looking at Su Leyan's expression, the only possibility Meng Lingge could think of was that Wen Kehao had mistreated her.

If that's the case, then Wen Kehao is a terrible person.

Su Leyan's affection for Wen Kehao was profound and unwavering; if it weren't for Su Leyan, Wen Kehao's grave would be overgrown with weeds by now.

This time, when the two got married, Meng Lingge thought that Su Leyan had finally overcome her hardships and seen the light at the end of the tunnel. However, Wen Kehao changed the wedding date again and removed the people from Su Leyan's room.

If he really doesn't like Su Leyan, then he shouldn't marry her. He spoke so sincerely to Wen Zhiming, and now he's doing this. Isn't this just bullying her?

Could it be that Wen Kehao still has feelings for Wen Zhiming?

Let bygones be bygones, but if he dares to do it again now, he must be taught a harsh lesson.

In that instant, a thousand thoughts flashed through Meng Lingge's mind, and she was all preparing to find a way to deal with Wen Kehao, but then she heard Su Leyan shake her head.

"No. The prince treats me very well. I asked him to postpone the wedding, and I also sent those maids to the other courtyard."

Her thoughts were interrupted, and she stopped worrying about Meng Lingge. The imperial physician had already examined her pulse and should be fine. Perhaps she was just preoccupied with her emotions and made a mistake in her diagnosis.

Su Leyan looked at Meng Lingge, hesitant to speak.

She only had one good friend in the capital, Meng Lingge, and she really wanted to confide in someone about her recent troubles, but it was something she found difficult to talk about.

She wanted to postpone Wen Kehao's wedding because she wanted to think it over again.

The maids were removed because she was feeling down. The maids were constantly worrying and anxious around her, so getting rid of them gave her some peace and quiet.

Wen Kehao has always treated her very well.

However, there was one thing between them that wasn't quite pleasant.

And this whole thing started because of her.

The words were on the tip of her tongue, and despite opening her mouth several times, Su Leyan still couldn't utter a single word.

It wasn't that she didn't consider Meng Lingge a friend; it was just that she couldn't bring herself to say it. Even if they were sisters or mother and daughter, she couldn't say it directly.

Meng Lingge knew that Su Leyan was the most free-spirited and straightforward person, and the things that made her so secretive were probably unspeakable secrets between husband and wife.

Could it be that Wen Kehao has some hidden problem in that area?

Su Leyan seemed to have mentioned to her before that they had been intimate.

That means the poison has taken effect and it's no longer effective?

Although there are couples in the world who can stay together in the end simply because of their soulmates, Meng Lingge and Wen Zhiming are so in love in that aspect that they understand that if a couple does not have physical comfort for a long time, not only will they lose a lot of fun, but it will definitely affect their relationship.

I wanted to offer some advice, but after thinking it over, I decided against it.

Firstly, this was all her guess, and if the truth was not so, it would be too embarrassing for her to offer advice.

Secondly, Su Leyan postponed her wedding twice, but ultimately chose to marry Wen Kehao, which shows that she couldn't let go of this relationship. Her advice might only add more worries to Su Leyan's wedding day.

After thinking for a moment, she handed the makeup box to Su Leyan and said seriously.

“I know you don’t usually pay attention to these things, but since you’ve chosen to marry Prince Zhong and become his consort, you can’t be without something to protect yourself. This is my token of my appreciation. You can keep it for yourself or use it as a reward. With these, you can better handle your role as the consort of Prince Zhong.”