When Mrs. Huang went out today, she specially wore her most gorgeous clothes and the most expensive jewelry in order to make a good impression.
With a heavy heart, she took off the jade bracelet from her wrist, handed it to Yuanbao, and said with a smile, "Please give this to Yan'er for us, Father-in-law."
Yuanbao's face darkened, and he lowered his outstretched hand, scoffing, "This is all you have to offer as a dowry for the Lady of the Head Seal? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"
"Father-in-law, please calm down! There's more! There's more!"
Huang took off the hairpin from her hair again. Seeing Yuanbao looking at her expressionlessly, waiting for her to continue, she gritted her teeth and took off the jade bracelet on her other hand.
Not enough? She continued to pull out her jewelry until she had taken it all off, at which point Yuanbao reluctantly reached out to take it.
Then he looked at Li Shuang with a half-smile.
Li Shuang was taken aback. Her mother's jewelry wasn't enough; did she want hers too?
That won't do!
She protected her wrist, looking at Madam Huang with displeasure, "Mother!"
When Huang saw the cold glint in Yuanbao's eyes, she immediately shuddered, grabbed Li Shuang, and began to pull out her hairpins and then remove the jewelry she was wearing around her neck.
"Shuang'er, pick them quickly! Pick them quickly!"
Li Shuang was on the verge of tears. She had dressed up especially for today, wearing all her best jewelry, and giving any of it away would break her heart!
"Mother! I don't want them! These are all mine!" Li Shuang clutched her coral prayer beads tightly; she had saved up her money for a long time to buy them!
Madam Huang urged in a low voice, "Don't talk! If you don't want to die, hurry up and pick them! I'll buy you more of these things later!"
Li Shuang's expression twisted with anger. She had come today to see what good things Li Yunyan had! As her sister, how could she not give her a small gift as a token of her appreciation?
I never expected that I would have my jewelry stripped bare without even seeing him!
She felt both heartache and anger, but looking at the eunuch in front of her with a sinister smile, Li Shuang couldn't utter a word of resistance. She could only let Madam Huang remove her jewelry piece by piece, silently shedding tears.
Seeing that Li Shuang had also been stripped clean, Yuanbao reached out and took the things from her, leaving without saying a word.
He thought to himself that when he showed these things to his wife tomorrow and told her about the expressions on the two men's faces today, she would be very happy!
The expressions on Huang Shi and Li Shuang's faces at this moment were indescribable.
Li Shuang was still a young lady confined to her quarters. Having her jewelry stripped off in public felt as humiliating as being naked. She simply ran back to her carriage and refused to come out again.
Huang tried her best to manage her expression, putting on the appearance of a loving mother, with a smile that looked worse than crying.
When the wedding banquet finally ended, the three of them, deeply affected, returned to the Li residence listlessly, like wilted eggplants.
Only Li Chong was still fantasizing that everything in the Yun mansion would be his in the future, and he smiled smugly.
Li Yunyan waited for Yunyi to come over in the luxurious new house.
She finally got a maid, who was an acquaintance—the one who had patted her on the shoulder and kindly reminded her when she first arrived.
"May I have your name?"
"This servant, Meiye, greets Madam."
Li Yunyan scrutinized her closely. "Meiye? Could it be that you've been Yunyi's spy planted in the Yeting Bureau all along?"
Meiye nodded slightly, silently agreeing.
She never expected that her momentary kindness would lead to a connection with the future mistress, which is why the head of the household sent her to serve the lady.
Seeing the rose leaves, Li Yunyan remembered that the weasel-faced rat spirit in the Yeting Bureau was also one of her enemies. The original owner of this body had suffered a fate worse than death under his control, and she was determined to avenge him.
"Meiye, do you remember that eunuch from back then? Is he still in the Imperial Household Department?"
Mei Ye thought for a moment, and realized that the only person who was present and speaking with the lady at the time was Eunuch Tian.
"Are you referring to Eunuch Tian, the one who asked you to come forward and speak to me?"
"It must be him!"
"Replying to Madam, a few days after you left, Eunuch Tian suddenly fell ill and died."
Li Yunyan was surprised; the rat spirit had died so early?
With this ability, she knew in her heart that the death of the rat spirit was not an accident, but must have been done by Yun Yi!
She felt a sweet warmth in her heart; she hadn't expected Yun Yi to have such thoughts of protecting her so early on!
Thinking of his aloof demeanor back then, but the fact that he had secretly avenged her, made her eyes crinkle with joy.
When Yunyi returned to his room, he lifted the veil and saw her charming appearance with a smile in her eyes.
He smiled warmly and hugged her tightly, asking in a low voice, "What makes you so happy?"
Li Yunyan looked up, her large, bright eyes full of mischievousness. She hooked her arm around his neck, tilted her head, and smiled, "Just thinking about how wonderful you are makes me so happy!"
This straightforward expression pleased Yun Yi, and he immediately picked her up and placed her on the bed.
His voice was languid and deep, "Then let your husband, Yanyan, be even happier!"
The bright red bed curtains hung down, a moment of spring night worth a thousand pieces of gold.
Previously, the bed curtains in the Ziyun Palace were black, but now they have been changed to bright red. The candlelight outside shines in faintly, and Li Yunyan feels that both of their skin has been stained red.
Yun Yi's face was so close to hers that Li Yunyan could see her own blushing cheeks through his deep pupils.
"Yunyi!" she called softly, "My husband!"
Yun Yi's voice was gentle and tender, "Madam!"
*
Bright light streamed through the window into the bedroom, casting dappled shadows of two bodies embracing tightly behind the bed curtains.
Li Yunyan opened her eyes and found that it was already broad daylight, but Yunyi was still beside her.
She shifted slightly and realized her legs were still wrapped around his waist, her most comfortable sleeping position. She blushed and pulled back a little, her fingers instinctively darting around on his body.
Seeing him open his eyes, which were as clear as ink, Li Yunyan asked in confusion, "Husband, why didn't you go to the palace today?"
His hand moved to her waist, pulling her back into his arms as he spoke in a hoarse voice, "If I have to attend court during my wedding these next few days, what use are those useless subordinates I have?"
He spoke with a calm expression, without a trace of arrogance or pride, as if he were simply stating a fact.
Li Yunyan, however, felt a strange attraction to it.
From her current angle, he is backlit, revealing the strong, muscular outline of his broad shoulders, without an ounce of excess fat.
Li Yunyan bit her lower lip tightly, marveling at how well she had eaten!
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