When Madam Qi saw that Qi Jiating had not returned home all night, and heard that an unidentified corpse had appeared outside, she was terrified and ran to the street to look for her son.
Leaning on her cane, she searched along the road, calling out to her son as she went: "Jia Ting, where are you? My son, I can't live without you!"
After searching half a street, Madam Qi went to the tavern where he often drank.
The tavern owner said, "Madam Qi, your son left here last night at midnight. Haven't you found him yet? Could he have been eaten by a monster?"
Old Madam Qi was on the verge of tears.
She choked back tears as she said, "My son is kind-hearted and has never done anything wrong. He'll be alright! He'll be alright!"
Old Madam Qi kept comforting herself.
A man next to her spat at her feet and said, "Pah! Hasn't he done anything bad yet? Everyone in the capital knows he divorced his first wife and made his mistress his wife!"
"Yes, what goes around comes around! I heard he even abandoned his own children before. Now that they're doing well, he's desperately trying to get close to them. There's no such thing as a free lunch!"
"Exactly! I think he'd be better off being eaten by a monster, then he wouldn't be an eyesore!"
Old Madam Qi was upset by everyone's discussion.
She cried as she leaned on her cane and walked in another direction, searching for her son as she cried.
Someone looked at her, shook their head, sighed, and said, "Oh! If only she had known this would happen, why did she do it in the first place? They were such a good family back then. Now that her son is gone too, she'll really be all alone!"
Madam Qi had never walked such a long distance before.
By this time, blisters had formed on her feet.
With every step she took, she felt excruciating pain.
Old Madam Qi was exhausted and stumbled forward, wiping away her sweat.
Suddenly, a foot stuck out from the roadside and almost tripped her.
Fortunately, she had a cane.
Madam Qi angrily struck the man's foot with her cane.
"Where did this beggar come from? He almost tripped me! Do you even know who I am?"
The man groaned once, then fell asleep again.
When Madam Qi heard the voice, she was startled: Why did that voice sound so familiar? It was the same as her son's voice.
She turned around and saw Qi Jiating, whose face was covered in dog poop, still unconscious from being drunk.
Ignoring the filth covering her son, Old Madam Qi rushed forward and embraced him, weeping, "My son! My son! I've finally found you!"
When Qi Jiating smelled his mother's sweaty body, he immediately felt his stomach churning and began to vomit violently.
Old Madam Qi quickly patted his back: "Son, are you alright?"
Qi Jiating cried, "It hurts! I hurts! My Yun'er is getting married! I don't feel well here! Waaah..."
Qi Jiating pounded his chest with his fist.
Old Madam Qi grabbed his hand and cried, "What a terrible thing to do! Jia Ting, son, please stop hitting yourself! It hurts me to see you like this."
The mother and son hugged each other and wept bitterly.
The princess's residence, however, was bustling with activity.
Although it was Xu Ruyun's engagement, Qiuqiu had the palace maids decorate with lanterns and colorful decorations to create a festive atmosphere.
Her elder brother, Qi Junlin, is about to get engaged, and Xu Ruyun has prepared all the formalities, including the three letters and six gifts.
Grand Tutor Chen handed over all the deeds to his house and land to Xu Ruyun.
Xu Ruyun glanced at them and said, "Why are you giving me these?"
Grand Tutor Chen grasped Xu Ruyun's hand and said, "Yun'er, everything that's mine is yours from now on. This is all my family's wealth, and it will all belong to you! And this is all my savings from so many years, which will also be yours!"
Xu Ruyun recalled that when she married into the Qi family, she bore children for the Qi family, but he was always wary of her.
During her time at the Qi residence, Xu Ruyun never spent a single penny of the Qi family's money.
Qi Jiating never handed over his family property or salary to her.
On the contrary, it was Xu Ruyun who used her dowry to supplement the family's income.
Over the years, she has given away countless amounts of money.
She's not short of money and doesn't want to spend a man's money.
Whether or not you spend money is one thing, whether or not the other party gives it to you is another.
Whatever the motives of a man who is unwilling to spend a single penny on a woman, he is certainly cunning.
Xu Ruyun finally understood that the man was not giving her money so that she would take advantage of others, but rather to test his attitude.
How good will a man who is unwilling to give anything for you be to you in the future?
Seeing Xu Ruyun hesitate, Grand Tutor Chen stuffed all the things into her hands.
Xu Ruyun was so moved that she couldn't say a word, and simply threw herself into Chen Taifu's arms.
Xu Ruyun said, "You've been so good to me, how am I supposed to repay you in the future?"
Grand Tutor Chen gently stroked Xu Ruyun's hair and said, "From now on, we are husband and wife, so what is there to repay or not repay? As long as you are by my side, that is enough!"
Xu Ruyun nodded, silently saying in her heart: I will treat you well in the future.
The joyous day arrived before we knew it.
The palace was filled with a festive atmosphere.
Two Xiang Liu figures, now in human form and dressed in wedding attire, are preparing to complete the ceremony.
Xu Ruyun and Chen Taifu, and Qi Junlin and Han Yingying, the two newlywed couples, were also dressed in wedding attire, waiting for the ceremony to begin.
The emperor invited officials and envoys from various countries to attend the ceremony.
Qi Jiating below was grinding his teeth; he was so jealous he was practically going crazy.
He really wanted to run up and steal the bride.
But the emperor was sitting on top, and all the officials were beside him.
No matter how bold Qi Jiating was, he dared not move an inch.
Chiu Chiu was also dressed in a festive outfit and hopped over.
The Emperor said, "Today, I will preside over the wedding and engagement ceremonies of three couples. May you grow old together in harmony and happiness! I hereby declare the ceremony officially open!"
The festive bells rang.
Xiao Dezi drawled out, "First bow to the parents!"
The Emperor picked up Qiuqiu and sat her down on the dragon throne.
The ministers were somewhat displeased to see Qiuqiu sitting on the dragon throne.
An old, pedantic minister said, "Your Majesty, the Princess of Wan Kingdom cannot sit on your dragon throne!"
The others chimed in, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty, your dragon throne is so precious; it cannot be allowed for outsiders to sit on it!"
The Emperor said with authority, "Why not? Princess Wanguo is also a princess of the Dragon Kingdom, that is, my daughter. What's wrong with me sitting with my daughter!"
Chiu Chiu was internally complaining.
"It's just a dragon throne, what's the big deal if I just sit on one?"
Emperor: Chirp, you're still too young. This dragon throne represents the imperial throne! No one but the Emperor can sit on it, and no one dares to sit on it.
[Don't even mention the dragon throne, I wouldn't want it even if you gave me the imperial throne.]
emperor:……
Seeing that the emperor was somewhat angry, the officials dared not say anything more.
The fact that the Emperor so protective of Princess Wanguo shows just how important she is to him.
Princess Wanguo has made great contributions to the Dragon Kingdom, so it wouldn't be a big deal if she sat on the dragon throne.
A pair of willows knelt in the direction of the chirping bird.
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