Qi Wuze dismounted and ordered his men to carry all the boxes and crates to the courtyard.
Looking at the yard filled with things, if you didn’t know, you would think that a wedding was taking place today.
Su was speechless and held her ground. Ye Nuan stood behind her and winked at Qi Wuze. Qi Wuze looked calm but was extremely nervous. When he saw Su's face, he wanted to kneel down and say happy new year again.
He prepared his words, bowed, and said to himself: first state the purpose and propose marriage directly, and then swear that he will love and protect An Nuan.
First state your purpose - to propose marriage.
First state your purpose - to propose marriage.
Then he opened his mouth and said, "Mom..."
The proposal team erupted in laughter, and Qi Wuze blushed for the first time. Gao Zangfeng shouted, "Don't laugh, don't laugh. It's natural for the city lord to be nervous when proposing marriage for the first time. You'll have to call me mother anyway, whether it's early or late. Don't make a fuss!"
The voices of the crowd gradually died down, and Su's mouth twitched without saying anything.
Qi Wuze took a deep breath, then bowed to her again and said, "Aunt, I have admired Ah Nuan for a long time and wanted to marry her..."
Su interrupted him impatiently: "Speak human language!"
Qi Wuze, who was feeling awkward, let out a long breath and spoke fluently: "I like Ah Nuan, I want to marry her and take care of her for the rest of my life, please grant my wish, auntie!"
Ye Nuan chuckled, and Su nudged her with her elbow and ordered Xiao Hu, "Take your sister back to the house."
Ye Nuan knew her mother had something to tell him, so she obediently walked into the house with her brother. Qi Wuze tiptoed to look at her back, and only when Su coughed lightly did he look away.
"Have your men withdrawn to the outside of the yard."
Qi Wuze was slightly stunned. Although he didn't understand what she meant, he still did as she said. Gao Zangfeng and the others didn't say anything more and retreated as she asked.
After everyone left and made sure they couldn't hear their conversation, Su asked, "Didn't you say at the beginning that the people of Luomu City wouldn't welcome us? Are you sure you will welcome our marriage proposal now?"
Qi Wuze quickly explained: "They will be welcome. The people of Luomu City have all received favors from An Nuan and regard her as a goddess. Knowing that I came to propose marriage today, they specially waited at the city gate and tied red silk for Taxue." In fact, the people of Luomu City were hoping that their city lord would act faster, because the pretty boy from Chujiazhai was still eyeing them covetously.
Su said again: "What will you do if one day your citizens do not accept A Nuan because of something?" He may like A Nuan very much now, but what if one day he stands against Luomu City?
"Since I've married Ah Nuan, I must trust her and protect her. She doesn't need anyone to accept her, as long as she's my wife, that's enough!"
Su was quite satisfied with this answer. She didn't show it on her face, but with a stern face, she asked a question that most men couldn't accept: "A Nuan is my sweetheart. I can't bear to see her get married. We agreed at the beginning to find a live-in son-in-law. If you want to marry her, you have to marry into the family. How about giving the first child her surname?"
I thought he would hesitate, but unexpectedly he agreed immediately: "Okay!"
Su was suspicious: "Why don't you go back and discuss it?"
If he hesitates, Su will definitely hesitate too.
Qi Wuze said nonchalantly, "No need. My family is in charge. Luomu City is close to the farm, so it doesn't matter where we live. The child was born by A Nuan, so he should have her last name."
At worst, we could expand Luomu City and build another city near the farm. It doesn't matter whose surname the child takes, it's still his. What's the point of fussing about it?
Su was stunned. She never expected him to agree so easily. For a moment, she even forgot what she was going to say.
Qi Wuze asked nervously, "Anything else you want?"
Even marrying into her family was agreed, what else could she ask for? The men in the wilderness were indeed different from those in Kyoto, they were generous and magnanimous!
Su: "Okay, you prepare it. Three letters and six ceremonials, four betrothal gifts and five golds, a sedan chair carried by eight people, and a ten-mile red wedding dress. Nothing can be missing!"
This time it was Qi Wuze's turn to be stunned: Is it that easy? God knows he hadn't slept all night, reciting the script from the moment the rooster crowed. Every muscle in his body was tense, fearing that her mother would disapprove!
Su gave him a look and said, "Why are you standing there? Don't you want to marry me?"
"Yes!" Qi Wuze stood up, took out a brocade box from his arms and handed it to Su, saying happily, "This is for An Nuan. Please, Auntie... No, please, Mother, pass it on... I'll have someone go back and prepare the three letters and six ceremonials, the four betrothal gifts and the five golds, the eight-man sedan chair, and the ten-mile red wedding gown."
Qi Wuze glanced into the house and left excitedly with his men.
After the team was out of sight, Su said to the house, "Come out."
Ye Nuan came out of the house. Su handed her the brocade box and chuckled, "Did you hear what I asked just now?"
"Um."
Su said, "I don't really want him to marry into my family. I just want to test him out. I can see that he truly likes you and is a responsible man. Marry him, and I'll rest assured."
Ye Nuan opened the brocade box in her hand. Inside was a carved silver bracelet. The end of the bracelet was carved into the shape of a snake's head, and a dazzling ruby was set in the snake's eye. She picked up the bracelet and examined it carefully. She exclaimed in surprise, "Mom, this jewel looks like... the one on Aze's knife handle!"
Su came over to take a look and was also surprised, "It is true!" So he took the ruby off the handle of his own knife as a betrothal gift?
Ye Nuan remembered him saying that this ruby was Luomu City's treasure, the only one in the world, and more precious than the emerald on the Queen's phoenix crown.
Suddenly I felt a little sorry for that knife, it was scratched by someone else!
Su put the bracelet on Ye Nuan's hand and looked at it carefully in the sunlight. The bracelet on her hand seemed to be alive, especially the ruby, which was really the finishing touch!
"This son-in-law is generous!" Su became more and more satisfied the more she looked at him.
The city lord's proposal was successful, and the entire Luomu City was cheering. Before the wedding, the man and woman were not allowed to meet each other, and Qi Wuze could only hold his breath and focus on the betrothal ceremony.
The process of accepting marriage proposals, asking for the bride's name, accepting the marriage proposal, accepting the betrothal gifts, and asking for the date of the wedding were all necessary. Originally, they had planned to have an embroiderer embroider the phoenix coronet and bridal robe, but Su said she would prepare them. After comparing the horoscopes, they set a few dates for Su to choose from.
Su thought that her daughter's birthday happened to be in February, so it wouldn't be too late to get her married after her birthday.
The wedding date is set for March 25th.
The first spring had brought several light rains, melting the snow and moistening the dry earth, something the desert had never seen before. People in the desert said it was a blessing from heaven and was celebrating a wedding.
While the people of the wilderness were overjoyed by the rain, those within the Great Wall suffered greatly from the continuous downpours. Furthermore, the melting of winter snows caused rivers to swell rapidly, bursting their banks at estuaries across the country and causing relentless flooding. Houses collapsed, fertile fields were destroyed, and countless civilians were killed or injured.
Urgent reports were pouring in, and the court was busy building flood control embankments and allocating funds for the protection of the city. For the time being, Jiang Ji had no time to worry about her little matter. She had stayed at Yunjian Farm for a full twenty days, and when she heard the news, she smiled with relief.
Chao Ye Nuan said proudly, "The dog emperor has finally come to this day! This time I have to pay a heavy price, and finally I can return to the inner city and enjoy my freedom." She laughed so hard that her body shook wildly, and the golden abacus on her neck echoed back and forth. When she finally stopped laughing, she said seriously, "I can't attend your wedding banquet. This is my gift to you!"
As she spoke, she took off the golden abacus from her neck and put it in Ye Nuan's hand. Ye Nuan was stunned, "Isn't this your most precious thing?"
Jiang Ji's face was filled with pain: "Put it away quickly, don't let me see it!"
Ye Nuan chuckled: "Why give it to me if you are reluctant to do so?"
Jiang Ji: "Just think of it as making friends! I should hate you, but I think I actually like you!"
Ye Nuan: “.”
She suddenly moved closer and whispered in Ye Nuan's ear, "I lied to you when I said City Lord Qi was not capable. He simply ignored me!" The little girl was also a ruthless person. She went ahead even after being told that it was not possible!
Ye Nuan chuckled, and Jiang Ji couldn't help laughing too.
The two couldn't see each other before the wedding, so the falcon became the messenger, delivering letters back and forth every day, while Ye Nuan mostly brought food. Qi Wuze, however, had somehow started writing sour poems, which was definitely not something a rough man like him could produce. Ye Nuan seriously suspected he had someone else writing for him.
But he was willing to coax her, and she didn't expose him, instead praising him a few times. This made Qi Wuze mistakenly believe that she liked him, and he wrote even more diligently. Until one day, Su, who was cleaning the house, saw him and frowned and muttered, "Why are you learning sour poems when you can? Don't imitate that old guy Ye Ling after getting married!"
No, this son-in-law needs closer observation!
If Qi Wuze knew that his attempts to please his future mother-in-law had ruined his favor, he would be so nauseous that he would die!
On February 15th, Ye Nuan celebrated her eighteenth birthday. Many people came to celebrate with her, including Chu Xuesong, who hadn't been seen for a long time. He didn't stay long, but gave Ye Xiaohu a large box of books and wood carvings, and gave Ye Nuan a box of medicinal herbs, and then left.
Su was afraid that Qi Wuze would not be able to help but come to meet her, but fortunately it was dark and no one was in sight, so she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The farm was filled with the sounds of spring in early spring, and the nights were filled with the constant chirping of insects and frogs. Ye Nuan was snuggled in bed, about to unwrap the gift Qi Wuze had given her, when she heard the wooden window bang against a stone. Her eyelashes fluttered, and as she threw on her clothes and ran to the window, she heard a muffled voice outside, anxiously saying, "Nuan, don't open the window."
Ye Nuan paused as she leaned against the window, wondering, "Why?"
"They all say it's unlucky to meet before marriage, so we can just talk like this through the window!" This way it won't be considered a bad rule and it won't be unlucky!
Ye Nuan felt warm in her heart and chuckled, "Why are you here? Didn't you ask Gao Shoucheng to bring a gift during the day?"
He said in a rather aggrieved tone: "I missed you!"
Ye Nuan's defense broke down instantly, and she really wanted to touch his head.
"I miss you too, very much!"
"Is thinking about it a lot?"
Ye Nuan gestured with her hands where he couldn't see: "So much to think about!"
Qi Wuze was as happy as a fool, "A Nuan, I like you so much!" I wish I could keep you by my side all the time.
"I like you too." Ye Nuan felt that she was quite stupid!
Then they chatted about what they had done recently, what they had eaten today, when they woke up, and what dreams they had after falling asleep. Then they started talking about the details of the wedding, who they would invite, and so on. In short, it was all insignificant and boring things that made people fall asleep.
Then Ye Nuan really fell asleep. Qi Wuze leaned against the windowsill, listening to her shallow breathing, and suddenly felt a sweetness he had never felt before.
The moonlight was as bright as frost. He murmured "Happy Birthday" and did not go back until dawn.
The days are really hard, but fortunately, no matter how hard the days are, they will come to an end.
The Su family did not allow Qi Wuze to marry into the family, but only requested that the wedding banquet be held at Yunjian Farm, and they must also be married at Yunjian Farm.
Qi Wuze naturally agreed.
On March 25th, the weather was sunny and windy.
Very auspicious, suitable for getting married!
The bridal sedan, carried by the Sixteenth Red, set out from Luomu City, circling most of the wasteland to the sound of music and music, arriving at Yunjian Farm, where the ground had already been paved with red silk. The procession was so spectacular that nearly half the villagers of Luomu City and Dahuang Village came out to see it.
As soon as they reached the green path in front of the courtyard gate, Jinqiu shouted and asked Ye Xiaohu to set off firecrackers.
The blast of firecrackers was deafening, and festive red confetti fell all over the floor. After Ye Xiaohu finished setting off the firecrackers, he joined Qi Ya and Jin Bao in blocking the door. The crowd, surrounding the groom in his bright red wedding gown, dismounted from his horse and crowded in front of the door, shouting, "Open the door, Ya! Don't say a word to your brother!"
"Open the door quickly, don't you want your sister-in-law anymore?"
Qi Ya was a little shaken. Ye Xiaohu leaned against the door and shouted anxiously, "Brother Ya, don't listen to their nonsense. Have you forgotten what my mother told you? I won't open the door unless you give me the red seal!"
Jinbao shouted, "Yes, I won't open the door unless you give me Hongfeng!"
Qi Ya was just a child after all, and he immediately got excited and blocked the door with the two of them.
Fortunately, Qi Wuze had prepared in advance. He grabbed a dozen red envelopes and threw them into the yard. When several people bent down to pick them up, he pushed the door open.
As soon as he stepped onto the terrace, he saw it filled with wine cups. Jin Qiu said to him with a smile, "The new brother-in-law must be able to drink well and have a good temper, so that he can marry my sister A Nuan!"
These little rascals are really good at making trouble!
Qi Wuze didn't bring so many people with him just for show. He waved his hand, and Gao Zangfeng and his men rushed forward. It's just wine, the men of the wilderness are not afraid of it. Ten more jars will do! The city lord's wedding wine must be drunk!
Jin Qiu was anxious, "You are cheating, no way!"
Gao Zangfeng was quick-witted and stopped Jin Qiu, saying, "You're just a little girl, just show your affection. If you get her really drunk, how can we have a wedding night?"
Jin Qiu's face turned red instantly. She couldn't stop him for the moment and could only watch him walk into the small wooden building.
On the second floor, Su was talking to Ye Nuan, and she started crying. Ye Nuan smiled softly and wiped her mother's tears, "Mom, that's enough. I'm not marrying anywhere else. The new house is still in our house!"
"Maybe one day you'll find me annoying!"
Su wiped away her non-existent tears and glared at her, saying, "It's only right for a mother not to cry when her daughter gets married."
Ye Nuan said, "You can cry again tomorrow when we go to the City Lord's Mansion to introduce ourselves to the family!"
There were noisy footsteps and noisy voices coming from the corridor. Su quickly covered her veil, stood up and waited.
Soon, Qi Wuze was pushed to the door. He saw the bride in her wedding gown, sitting beside the bed. His eyes suddenly brightened, filled with tenderness. This was not the first time he had seen her in a wedding gown, and the bitterness of the previous time was replaced by an unprecedented sweetness.
This time she married him.
They will grow old together and be together forever!
Qi Wuze walked forward a few steps, stopped in front of her, and called out affectionately: "A Nuan..."
Ye Nuan's drooping eyelashes fluttered slightly as she extended her hand toward him. Qi Wuze's throat moved slightly as he looked at the slender white hand, and he naturally grasped it, speaking in a hoarse voice, "I, Qi Wuze, swear as the Lord of Luomu City that I will marry only Ye Nuan in this life. I will pity her, love her, protect her, and never let her shed a single tear!"
The people blocking the door were all a little touched. It seemed that the Qi family was born to produce romantic people. The old city lord was like this, and their city lord was probably even more so.
Su was very pleased.
Originally, the bride was supposed to be carried on her father's or brother's back when she got married, but Ye Nuan didn't want to be carried. Qi Wuze didn't care, so he simply scooped her up in his arms and carried her downstairs. Everyone cheered, and they put her in the bridal sedan, which they then carried around Yunjian Farm several times.
He Xin, standing on a high slope far away, saw this scene and couldn't help asking, "Master, are you really not going to go and take a look?"
Chu Xuesong was riding on his horse with a smile on his lips, but it was hard to tell whether he was happy or not.
She is married!
He tried hard to restrain the urge to snatch the person away. When the sedan chair finally stopped at the gate again and the groom disappeared into the house with the bride in his arms, he withdrew his gaze, whipped his horse and rushed out of the wilderness!
After the wedding ceremony, the bridal chamber was filled with noise. Qi Wuze was afraid that the people he brought would be too noisy, so he didn't dare let them get away with it. He just kissed them in front of them and pushed them all out. When the group went outside to drink, he brought a plate of salt-baked chicken and secretly stuffed it into Ye Nuan's mouth, saying softly, "This is delicious. You eat first, and I'll come back after I get them drunk."
The door was closed, and Ye Nuan stared at the whole chicken and laughed: Lord Qi is indeed a straight man, it's only him who can think of stuffing such a big piece of meat into the bride's mouth!
Fortunately, there was food in the space, so she just had to eat some fruits to fill her stomach.
They drank from the sun high in the sky to the moon rising above the willows. Two hours later, the boastful City Lord Qi was carried back. Gao Zangfeng looked at the unconscious City Lord and apologized repeatedly to Ye Nuan, then turned around and started arguing with the people behind him, each blaming the other for being too ignorant. How could the City Lord not have his wedding night on such a happy day?
Ye Nuan lifted the veil herself, twisted her aching neck, and looked at her husband lying unconscious on the bed. She sighed helplessly, wondering how she could be so stupid as to use water instead of wine and fool around.
How could one person possibly drink more than a bunch of rough guys!
Ye Nuan first took off Qi Wuze's shoes, pulled the quilt over him, then took off her phoenix crown, removed her headdress, and then took off her outer clothes and lay down inside. As soon as she lay down, Qi Wuze, who had been motionless, suddenly rushed over to cover her eyes and pressed down with his warm lips.
Ye Nuan was slightly startled and just as she was about to struggle, her hands were held above her head again.
His kiss was too eager, like rain on a withered lotus leaf, delicate and dense, deep and shallow. Ye Nuan could hardly bear it. He didn't let go until his lungs were empty, and his lips pressed against her neck and rubbed it lightly. His heartbeat was too intense, so intense that Ye Nuan could clearly feel it vibrating. With her eyes covered, every inch of her senses was amplified. Her lips, bitten red, moved slightly, "Are you pretending to be drunk?"
"No, no, I'm so nervous!" I was so nervous that I stuttered, so nervous that I didn't dare to look at her face, so nervous that I could only pretend to be drunk!
I feel it!
Ye Nuan chuckled, struggled, and groped for his smooth belt, untying it bit by bit. Qi Wuze's whole body stiffened, and the places where she touched felt like they were electrocuted.
Then she took the initiative to put the belt over the pair of eyes he loved most and chuckled, "Are you still nervous like this?"
The woman beneath him had a fragrant, porcelain-white skin, half-covered by red silk, a breathtaking beauty. Qi Wuze became even more nervous, and his heart began to swell. He suddenly stood up and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't move, wait a minute!"
Ye Nuan was confused, and then she heard him hurriedly get out of bed, and the next second he was back beside her, with the aroma of wine lingering between his lips and teeth.
He murmured, "Wedding wine!"
Ye Nuan's heart moved slightly, and she took the initiative to hook her arms around his neck. Qi Wuze's face was burning, and the hand holding her shoulder trembled slightly.
The red candles shed tears, the curtains swayed slightly. In the clear night, a pool of spring water melted. Qi Wuze held this pool of water, his eyes surging with emotion, and he felt that no matter how much he loved her, it would never be enough.
How can she be so good!
The red candle burned all night, and the person in his arms closed their eyes tiredly. When the day was about to dawn, Ye Nuan stirred and turned over in a daze. Qi Wuze chased her and pulled her into his arms. He held her fingers and buried them in her hair, sniffing with satisfaction, and whispered soothingly: "It's still early, sleep a little longer..."
Ye Nuan turned over again, pressed herself into his chest, and muttered against his Adam's apple, "Aren't we going to the City Lord's Mansion to get acquainted with our family?"
Qi Wuze stroked her satin hair, put his lips on her forehead, and laughed so hard that his chest trembled: "No hurry, Madam, just go to sleep."
Then Ye Nuan really fell asleep.
The sun was shining brightly, and Su was sweeping the yard with a broom. Gao Zangfeng and his men packed up the tables, chairs, and benches used for the banquet and sat in the yard waiting. After waiting for a long time but seeing no one, they simply stood up and looked upstairs.
He muttered, "Should I go and shout?"
The people behind him looked at him with a leisurely yet disdainful expression, and laughed: "Gao Shoucheng, it's normal for the city lord to wake up late for his wedding night. Why are you in such a hurry?"
"But the City Lord always gets up at the beginning of the morning hour!"
Everyone laughed and said, "Just wait, it will be good if you can get up at the end of the Mao hour in the future!" Most of them were experienced people, so they didn't even think about Wen Xiangnuanyu.
There were footsteps in the corridor. The man who had just spoken quickly pushed the people around him, and everyone stood up at once.
Their city lord, still wearing his wedding dress, appeared at the main entrance with a bright face. Seeing Su cleaning, he immediately said to Gao Zangfeng with a serious face, "How rude! Didn't you see what my mother was doing? Why didn't you help her?"
The subordinates reacted quickly and tried to grab Su's broom. Su had no choice but to let them do as they pleased.
Qi Wuze came close to her, scratched his head and asked embarrassedly: "Mom, do you have anything hot to eat?"
Su looked at him suspiciously: "You want to eat?"
Qi Wuze coughed lightly and said, "No, Ah Nuan is hungry. I'll bring it to her."
Su chuckled: "Wait!" She quickly served porridge and side dishes.
Qi Wuze hurried upstairs with the food in his hand. The sound of his footsteps disappeared in the corridor. The people who had been pretending to be busy stopped their work and sighed, "It's really different after marrying my wife!"
Another half hour passed before Qi Wuze finally arrived with Ye Nuan. The way she was so cautious and careful was unbearable to watch. It was only a short distance from the door to the sedan chair, so he simply lifted her into his arms and carried her into the sedan chair.
Su gave her a few instructions and was about to leave when He Xin came hurriedly.
"Miss Ye, the master asked me to give this to you."
Ye Nuan lifted the carriage curtain and saw that he was holding a brocade box. She asked in confusion, "Where is your master?"
He Xin's face was gloomy as he replied, "It seems the master has entered the pass. I don't know what he did there. Before he left, he only told me to give this to you!"
Ye Nuan took it, and He Xin rode away on his horse again.
She stared at the box for a few seconds, then suddenly handed it to Qi Wuze and said with a smile, "I can't open it, can you help me take a look?"
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