Lu Xiaoyun took Zhu Yu's hand with one hand and lifted his long, trailing red skirt with the other, leading him back to the bridal chamber. She then guided him to sit on the wedding bed and gently lifted the red veil covering Zhu Yu's head with a stick.
Her hand trembled slightly as she lifted the red veil.
The candlelight flickered in the bridal chamber, illuminating the bride's face. Her jade-like skin appeared even more delicate against the backdrop of her red makeup. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her lips like cinnabar, and her eyes revealed a hint of shyness and anticipation.
Her long, black hair was all tied up, and she wore a golden phoenix crown, with long, six-bead golden hairpins on either side, with red gemstones intricately set into the gold. These two hairpins alone were priceless, made by craftsmen in Zhu Yu's own jewelry shop according to his designs. As the red veil was lifted, the tassels swayed gently, shimmering and highlighting her flawless skin, making her breathtakingly beautiful.
Lu Xiaoyun hurriedly tried to remove the heavy headdress from his head, but Zhu Yu grabbed her hand and said, "Am I not pretty?"
Lu Xiaoyun paused, looking at Zhu Yu with puzzlement: "So beautiful! A beauty that could topple kingdoms, an absolute stunner. My wife is more beautiful than any ordinary person."
Zhu Yu chuckled: "Why do I feel like you're praising yourself?"
"Stop fooling around. Let me take these things off your head first. This phoenix crown is very heavy, and you've been wearing it all day."
"That's right," Zhu Yu said, instantly turning into a pitiful little rascal. "It weighs over ten pounds! My neck is about to break. Lu Xiaoyun, can you rub it for me?"
Lu Xiaoyun chuckled, then ripped off his heavy wedding dress and carried him to the hot spring.
The misty air made the person opposite her appear even more beautiful and alluring. As Lu Xiaoyun gazed at her, a blush crept into her eyes, making them sparkle endlessly.
Zhu Yu protectively shielded his increasingly proud little white rabbit: "Lu Xiaoyun, I'm still hungry. You have to wait until I've eaten, otherwise don't blame me if you can't have your fill today."
He straightened his back: "I... I can cry!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoyun couldn't help but laugh out loud. He really had some backbone.
She was just looking at the man opposite her, and it was a normal reaction for some men. It wasn't like she was so eager to devour him even though he was still hungry.
Lu Xiaoyun pulled him out of the hot spring pool, personally dried him off, and helped him put on his bright red undergarment.
Zhu Yu allowed Lu Xiaoyun to serve him like this.
His nose felt a little sore. He hadn't done anything good in the past twenty years, so why was God so kind to him, sending such a wonderful person like Lu Xiaoyun to his side?
As soon as Lu Xiaoyun finished fastening her belt, Zhu Yu grabbed her waist and hugged her tighter and tighter, as if he wanted to embed himself into her body.
"Zhu Yu, what's wrong?" Feeling the dampness on her front, Lu Xiaoyun hurriedly tried to pry his arms off her. She knew very well that no matter how cunning Zhu Yu was, and how he could shed big tears in front of her father and the Empress Dowager, it was all just his acting skills; he hadn't really been sincere.
But this time was different; he held her tightly, soaking her front.
Zhu Yu buried his head in her chest, and his hot tears melted Lu Xiaoyun's heart completely.
"Zhu Yu, don't scare me, what's wrong?" Lu Xiaoyun asked worriedly.
“Lu Xiaoyun, why are you so good to me? I have done so many evil things and killed so many people. They say I am the number one demon king of Shengjing, and that title is not false. I have a thousand ways to torture people and have killed some innocent people, but you never ask me anything. You only know how to be good to me. Why?” His voice was muffled as he spoke, and his nostrils flared.
Lu Xiaoyun encircled him: "Zhu Yu, you are not bad at all. On the contrary, you are better than many people. You have killed many people, or there were truly innocent people, but you protected countless people and safeguarded the Great Zhou. Zhu Yu, this is the last time. You cannot say this about yourself in the future. I will not allow it."
The person in his arms nodded gently.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, the noodles are ready," Li Feng whispered from outside.
Lu Xiaoyun took a handkerchief to wipe his tears, took his hand and led him to the table. She watched him eat a bowl of noodles and two eggs, then pinched his fair and tender little face and whispered in his ear, "Be a good boy and wait for your husband in the house. I'll go to the front yard to check."
Zhu Yu blushed and glared at her.
The wedding ceremony was held in the palace, and even the wedding banquet was held there. However, Qi Shaocheng and a group of soldiers from the Xishan Military Camp insisted that His Highness Prince An treat them to another late-night snack before they would agree to the wedding.
In addition to the servants, guards, and secret guards of the entire mansion, dozens of banquet tables were set up in the front courtyard of the Prince An's mansion.
Lu Xiaoyun didn't return until the moon was high in the sky.
She reeked of alcohol, but it wasn't her own. She knew Zhu Yu's body couldn't handle more than three or five cups of alcohol, so she only drank two cups before Jiang Chuan secretly replaced them with plain water.
Your Highness has important business to attend to later and cannot get drunk.
After seeing off the last guest, Lu Xiaoyun pushed open the door and came in.
The bright red wedding candles illuminated the woman sitting upright by the bed, and the brocade quilt with the image of a hundred sons and a thousand grandsons was sprinkled with longans, lotus seeds, peanuts, and red dates.
When she came in, he raised his eyes and stared at her intently.
The woman's eyes were so gentle they seemed to overflow with tenderness. With each step she took closer to him, Zhu Yu's breathing became erratic, and he suddenly felt a little nervous, his fingers unconsciously clenching the brocade quilt beneath him.
Lu Xiaoyun smiled slightly and leaned over him, but Zhu Yu quickly pushed her away, saying, "You smell of alcohol on you, go wash up first."
Lu Xiaoyun lowered her head and sniffed. The army was full of rough men, and after drinking with them for so long, she did smell a bit unpleasant.
"Please trouble you to tidy up the things on the bed, my wife. I'm afraid they might irritate your delicate skin." Zhu Yu shrank back slightly as the hot breath hit his face and ear.
After saying that, Lu Xiaoyun got off Zhu Yu and quickly got rid of the burden on her body. But before Zhu Yu could pat his chest and breathe a sigh of relief, he heard the sound of someone pouring water on him from inside.
She didn't go to the hot spring pool, but instead went to the clean room behind the screen.
Are you in such a hurry?
Thinking this, Zhu Yu hurriedly got up and tidied up the "early birth of a son" on the bed. Just then, he saw Lu Xiaoyun, soaking wet, wiping the water off her body as she walked towards him. When she reached the bed, she threw the towel down and waved her hand to knock down the bed curtains.
The red curtains shielded the world from the noise, and the bright red wedding candles cast a gentle glow, illuminating the deep affection between the two people inside.
Starting in March, after the two of them intentionally abstained from sex, Zhu Yu stopped taking the contraceptive pills.
The red quilt was turned over and over that night, and the red candles were not extinguished until just before dawn.
...
After a year and a half, they are finally back together.
Zhu Yu, for the rest of my life, I will hold your hand and grow old with you.
Lu Xiaoyun, thank you for marrying me. Please take care of me for the rest of my life.
The next morning, when the two newlywed couples went to the palace to express their gratitude, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that both brides' legs were a little weak.
Five days later, Yuan Xiu led a group of servants from the Prince An's mansion to pack their belongings. A dozen or so ships, fully loaded with the Prince An's possessions, set off first for their fiefdom.
The Prince An's residence was located in Fengmingzhou, a water town in Jiangnan.
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