Chapter 101 Chapter 101 The water in the tub went hot and cold,…
The water in the tub went from hot to cold, and when they came out, both of their hair was wet.
Chen Xuan was wearing a dark red undergarment, lightly covered with gauze, and his fair neck was covered with dark red marks.
The two of them had just been tossing and turning in the bathtub, and although they hadn't reached the last step yet, Shen Xuan was already exhausted and out of breath.
Xue Fenglin had clearly been reviewing his lessons at the Imperial College every day before, and no one knew what he had learned in private. Various methods were used on Shen Xuan, forcing him to quickly surrender his gun.
Xue Fenglin also changed into the same dark red undergarment, sat down at the eight-immortal table, poured two glasses of wine, handed one to Shen Xuan and said, "Come, you and I drink this cup of wedding wine, and we will be together forever."
"Are you still drinking? You seem drunk." Chen Xuan took the wedding wine with a smile and said, "These folk customs are just for good meanings, and they don't have to be followed strictly."
"I want to drink it!" Xue Fenglin frowned upon hearing this and said seriously, "As long as it has a good meaning, even if there is a slight possibility, we can't miss it!"
He said this half drunk and half awake, but his eyes were fixed on Shen Xuan, obviously very serious.
Chen Xuan felt sweet in his heart, and he crossed his arms with Xue Fenglin, put the wine glass to his lips and said: "Okay, let's drink this glass of wine. In this life, no matter whether it is bitter or sweet, we will walk hand in hand together."
The dancing red candles cast silhouettes of two people outside the window. Shen Xuan and Xue Fenglin raised their heads together and drank the two cups of wedding wine.
Jinzhi Jingui and Wuxin Wuwang, who were standing outside the window, looked at each other, with an uncontrollable look of joy on their faces.
With a "whoosh", the red candle was blown out and the room fell into darkness.
Wu Xin said, "Okay, we don't need to guard the door here. Just leave one of you behind and follow me to guard outside the yard."
A few people immediately wisely went out of the yard, leaving only Wuxin and Jinzhi to guard the yard. The rest went to rest and would be replaced tomorrow morning.
The red curtains fluttered, the room was full of spring light, and it was another sleepless night.
Shen Xuan considered himself a very patient person, but tonight he could not bear it any more, and his sweet cries like crying spread from inside the house to outside. Jinzhi, who was guarding outside the yard, heard it and blushed.
He didn't know where Xue Fenglin got so much patience from. His overly considerate and meticulous service made him unbearable. He felt as if his body was not his own, as if he had become a slave to lust.
It was not until noon the next morning when the sun shone through the window onto the bed that Shen Xuan opened his eyes.
He didn't know when he fell asleep last night, and he just felt as if his whole body was torn apart.
Chen Xuan was naked, resting his head on Xue Fenglin's shoulder, and sleeping in his arms. I don’t know how long Xue Fenglin has slept in this position. I wonder if his hands are numb from being pressed down?
Shen Xuan blushed slightly, and quietly moved his body to sit up. Xue Fenglin was probably tired, having drunk too much last night. Hasn't woken up yet.
Shen Xuan only felt a little swelling down there, but also a hint of coolness. It was obvious that someone had treated it and applied ointment last night.
Xue Fenglin actually did this? Chen Xuan felt both ashamed and sweet in his heart. He grabbed the underwear beside him, put it on and got out of bed. Although my feet felt a little sore and weak, it was still within an acceptable range.
He put on the new clothes that had been prepared for him yesterday and looked in the mirror.
It would have been fine if he didn't take a photo, but once he did, Shen Xuan couldn't help feeling embarrassed. I cried so hard last night that my eyes are swollen and look like a pair of peaches. My mouth is also very swollen, it's embarrassing to look at!
"Someone, come and bring me two hot eggs." Shen Xuan walked to the door, opened it and said to the outside.
Jin Gui immediately ran in from outside the yard and was also shocked when she saw Shen Xuan’s face.
After a pause, he said, "Brother Chen, Jinzhi was on guard last night, and I just replaced him and went back to rest. Now I will go to the kitchen to get you some hot eggs. Are you and the prince going to get up for breakfast?"
Xue Fenglin always cooks his meals in the small kitchen. The cook in the small kitchen had prepared several breakfasts early this morning, waiting for the prince and his new husband to wake up and come to inform them.
"The prince hasn't woken up yet, so go get some hot eggs first. We'll serve breakfast after he wakes up." Shen Xuan said after thinking for a while.
"I'm awake. Bring me breakfast." Xue Fenglin's deep voice suddenly came from the bed curtains inside the room.
"Yes!" Jingui quickly agreed and left, her face still a little red.
Shen Xuan then turned back to the bed and watched Xue Fenglin get off the bed in his underwear. Then he hugged Shen Xuan's waist and said, "Why did you wake up so early? It seems that I didn't work hard enough last night!"
"Enough, enough!" Chen Xuan's face flushed, and he said quickly: "Do you know what time it is now? I see that the sun is almost noon! I dare not go out to see people today, how can I work harder?"
"What's the big deal about not seeing anyone in the first few days of your wedding? There's nothing to do during these days anyway, so can't we just stay together?" Now that Xue Fenglin has the legitimate identity of a husband, his words have become even more inappropriate!
"Today I still have to pay my respects to the Marquis' wife, meet the Xue family, and give them gifts! How can I have nothing to do?" Shen Xuan looked at Xue Fenglin speechlessly.
"What's the point of going? If you don't want to go, then don't go. Those rules outside can't control you. You are the rules. You don't need to pay attention to them at all." When Xue Fenglin heard Shen Xuan mention the Marquis and his wife, he said with some sarcasm.
"It doesn't matter whether I go or not, but you are now an official appointed by the court. As your family member, I must consider your words and deeds and set an example for you." Shen Xuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will just go through the motions. The Marquis's wife can't do anything to me."
Xue Fenglin knew that Shen Xuan hated this kind of false socializing the most, but now for his own sake, he did it all in a very strict manner.
Her heart was suddenly filled with flowers, and she couldn't help but hug Shen Xuan around the waist, muttering to herself, "My good husband! My brother Xuan! I really love you to death!"
How could he be so cold and stern as usual with such shameless words? Jinzhi and Wuwang happened to come in with breakfast and saw this scene.
The two men felt a huge shock in their hearts, as if they had swallowed a horse. But he had to pretend that he knew nothing, and only said after putting the breakfast on the eight-immortal table: "Prince, Brother Chen, breakfast has been delivered."
"Okay, you guys go out." Xue Fenglin felt a little uncomfortable as the servants around him saw such an embarrassing scene.
He coughed before putting Shen Xuan down and sending the two out. Then he sat down at the eight-immortal table and said, "Come and have breakfast. This chicken soup with shrimp wontons is very delicious. Come and try it."
Shen Xuan also found it funny in his heart. He sat next to Xue Fenglin and listened to him introduce the food in his kitchen while he ate a full breakfast.
After that, he peeled two hot eggs and rolled them on his still red and swollen eyes for a quarter of an hour. Only then did the swelling and redness go down a little.
After breakfast was taken away, Shen Xuan asked Jingui to simply comb his hair into a bun and insert a plain hairpin. He then took the prepared gift and went to pay his respects to the Marquis and Bai.
It is actually very late at this time, but the necessary procedures for the public must still be followed. When I arrived outside the courtyard of the Marquis and Mrs. Bai, I saw my acquaintance, Mama You, guarding the door.
As soon as he saw Mother You, Shen Xuan smiled and said, "It's been a long time since we last met, Mother You, please let me know. I'm here to pay my respects to the Marquis and his wife.
Mother You was originally waiting to see Shen Xuan make a fool of himself at the wedding, but she didn't expect that he would become the prince's husband in one fell swoop, and his dowry yesterday was in the spotlight, which made Bai and Xue Fengli very angry.
After returning to her room yesterday, Bai grabbed her and scolded her severely. She said she had been with Shen Xuan for so long and yet she knew nothing. Her eyes were meant for venting!
Mother You did not dare to refute. After letting Mrs. Bai vent her anger, she obediently went to work outside the courtyard.
Today, I saw that Chen Xuan didn't come to pay his respects until almost noon, and I was very angry.
But Shen Xuan is now the master of the mansion, and she is just a servant, so she can no longer order Shen Xuan around like before. At this time, I could only say reluctantly, why did the new husband get up so late? Just went in to report.
After a while, he came out and said, "The Marquis and his wife asked you to come in."
After hearing this, Shen Xuan took Jin Gui directly inside, and did not even give Mother You a penny of the customary reward money for newlyweds to pay their respects.
Mother You was angry, but she couldn't go in to ask for the reward, so she had to give up. After Shen Xuan and Jin Gui walked away, he cursed fiercely: "Stingy! You are so stingy even though you are so rich! You don't even give the reward money you deserve!"
Jin Gui approached Shen Xuan with amusement and said, "Brother Shen, if you don't give that old woman You money, she will be very angry."
"I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. She is such a shameless old woman, and now she dares to disrespect me. I will naturally not give her a penny." Shen Xuan said lightly.
"Brother Chen is right! You are always very generous to the people around us!" Jin Gui said immediately.
Jin Gui was also convinced by Shen Xuan's behavior. On the day of the wedding yesterday, Shen Xuan saw that they had worked hard and gave them an extra month's salary as a bonus.
Because of this, they, the servants, were more loyal when doing things for Shen Xuan.
When Shen Xuan entered the main room, he saw Lord Xue and Bai sitting on their seats, one on the left and one on the right. It was obvious that they had been up for a long time.
In addition to them, Xue Fengli and his concubine Shen Congshuang were also there. Xue Fengli sat next to Bai Shi, while Shen Congshuang stood next to Xue Fengli.
"Father, Mother. I'm here to pay my respects to you." Shen Xuan took a few steps forward, stood in the middle of the room and said.
"Okay..." Just as Lord Xue was about to speak, Bai Shi on the side spoke first, "It's past the hour of Si now, it's a little too late. Although you and the prince are newlyweds, the prince is also a government official. You must set an example in everything you say and do, and you can't act arbitrarily."
After Mrs. Bai said this, Lord Xue felt that there was some truth in it and held back the words he had prepared.
Shen Xuan was quite amused to see that Bai couldn't wait to show him how powerful she was so early in the morning.
However, he did not refute her directly, but changed the subject and said, "By the way, I have prepared some small gifts for you two, I hope father and mother will not despise them. It happens that my younger brother is here too, so I can give them to him as well."
After Shen Xuan finished speaking, he gave a look to Jin Gui beside him. Jingui quickly took out the prepared box.
Chen Xuan took out a red box and handed it to Lord Xue, saying, "Father, I don't know what you like, but I found a pair of paperweights by chance. They look quite exquisite, so I thought I could give them to you."
After Lord Xue got the box, he glanced at Shen Xuan and couldn't wait to open it and take a look. Inside the box lay a pair of imperial green jade paperweights, with excellent water content, pure color without a single blemish, and carved into the shape of a Pixiu. It’s worth at least more than one thousand taels!
Lord Xue's eyes lit up as he looked at the pair of paperweights. He was extremely satisfied, and even more satisfied with his son's new husband, Shen Xuan.
Seeing this, Shen Xuan thought to himself: I earned 18,000 taels from the Marquis before, and now I have to pay him back 1,000 taels of silver, which is what I should do.
Lord Xue is Xue Fenglin's father after all. Even if he has a bad relationship with him, it doesn't matter.
The laws of the Great Jin Dynasty place great emphasis on filial piety, otherwise so many things would not have happened because of Xue Fenglin's deceased mother's last wish.
Xue Fenglin and Lord Xue Hou quarreled all the time, and as his husband, he shouldn't do anything too extreme. He should be more respectful to the Lord Xue and help Xue Fenglin to be more diplomatic.
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