Chapter 769 Xiao Haitang, wait for me to marry you
"Brother..."
Tang Ning stared at Xiao Yan, meeting his focused eyes.
His hands seemed to carry boundless warmth, and he held her slightly cold little hands in his arms, as if telling her his feelings.
He knew her anxiety and uneasiness, and he was using his actions to soothe all the uncertainties in her heart, letting her know that he would be by her side no matter when and where.
Tang Ning's brows softened little by little, and she stretched out her fingers and intertwined them with his.
"I'm not afraid."
"I am very happy to marry my brother."
Xiao Yan lowered his head and closed his eyes, his profile half hidden by the light and shadow of the lanterns in the corridor. He said with a smile: "Do you like it so much?"
Tang Ning hummed softly, "I like it."
There were ripples in Xiao Yan's eyes, and when his eyelashes drooped slightly, it was like ice melting from a mountain. A hint of smile softened his face. He suddenly stretched out his hand and forced Tang Ning to lean against the window, while he leaned his head towards the inner room, and when he lowered his head, he almost touched the tip of her delicate nose.
"Brother is very happy too."
I'm glad that he met this little crabapple.
I am so happy to bring these blooming crabapple flowers home.
Xiao Yan lowered his head and kissed Tang Ning on the lips. When their lips and teeth touched, their breaths intertwined, without a trace of lust. He gently stroked her waist with one hand, while his lips licked gently as if he were a pilgrim, absorbing the sweetness from her mouth. The look he cast on her was gentler than the moonlight outside.
The snow stopped falling, and the wind blew through the courtyard. Xiao Yan hugged Tang Ning, who was almost limp.
"Xiao Haitang, wait for me to marry you."
"good."
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Outside the courtyard wall, Gu Helian, standing in the shadows, looked at the two people "entangled" inside and his face turned black. He was filled with anger and gnashed his teeth: "You little bastard, you actually dared to climb over the wall? What do those people guarding the wall do for a living?!"
He was furious and wanted to walk inside: "Mu Feng, what are you still standing there for? Go and bring those hunting dogs over to me. I'll let the dogs bite this unruly guy to death..."
“Mmmmm!”
Someone covered his mouth and forcibly pulled his body back as he rushed in.
Rong Yue tiptoed and pulled the person away from the courtyard wall. After walking a little further and taking a look to make sure that no one inside was disturbed, Rong Yue finally let go of her hand and scolded Gu Helian with a look of reproach:
"What do you want to do? Those hounds are very fierce. They bark non-stop at the sight of people all day long. They finally quiet down at night. Do you want to bring them here and let everyone know?"
Gu Helian was furious when she heard this: "It was that bastard who didn't follow the rules. The folk custom says that you can't see each other three days before the wedding, but he actually sneaked in to see Tang Ning, and..."
Looking back at the two people being intimate by the window in front of the house, Gu Helian cursed:
"He's a dignified emperor, but he actually climbed over the wall in the middle of the night to steal women. Does he have any shame left?!"
It would be better if releasing the dog alarmed others, so that they can see how shameless Xiao Yan is!
"Keep your voice down!"
Seeing his angry look, Rong Yue reached out and twisted his waist.
Gu Helian gasped in pain.
Rong Yue waited until his voice died down before letting go. "If you want to talk about shamelessness, you did it less when you were young. You've climbed all over the Rong family's wall, and a while ago you even sneaked over the wall to get into the mansion. How come you didn't think it was shameless then?"
"I……"
"You what do you mean?"
Rong Yue glared at him. "You said it was a folk custom. How can Your Majesty and Tang Ning follow them? During the day, Tang Ning even went with Your Majesty to the Imperial Mausoleum and the Imperial Ancestral Temple. They've seen everything they should and shouldn't have seen. Those rules have long been gone."
"Tomorrow is their wedding. A girl is already nervous about leaving home, not to mention facing the huge crowd of courtiers and palace servants. Although Tang Ning doesn't say it, she must be feeling uneasy. If His Majesty comes to see her, she'll feel more at ease."
"Besides, if you hadn't had so many people blocking the way inside and outside, and hadn't kept so many hunting dogs in the yard, would he have had to climb the wall in the middle of the night? Your Majesty didn't force his way in out of courtesy. Otherwise, if he really wanted to come in through the main gate, who would have dared to stop him?"
Rong Yue was also concerned about customs before, and it was Xiao Yan who took the initiative to find her and told her that he wanted to meet Tang Ning.
He said that he was afraid that Tang Ning would be uneasy and nervous on the eve of her wedding.
Although he is already an emperor, he is still as humble as before.
Xiao Yan never thought of breaking into the Tang Mansion by force, and he respected everyone around Tang Ning. Even when Gu Helian made things difficult for him, he never wanted to use his power to bully others. Instead, he met her respectfully and asked for her consent before entering the courtyard. This behavior made it impossible for Rong Yue to find any fault with him.
"He is the emperor after all. Don't always go against him. His Majesty always gives in to you because he cares about Tang Ning. Don't go too far."
After Rong Yue finished speaking, she was surprised to see that Gu Helian did not retort, which was rare. She couldn't help but look over and saw Gu Helian holding her waist and looking at her with a puzzled expression.
Rong Yue frowned: "Why are you looking at me?"
Gu Helian was a little jealous: "You are familiar with the mood of a girl getting married. When you got married, weren't you also full of anxiety and anticipation..."
Just as the sour words came out of his mouth, seeing Rong Yue's face suddenly darken, Gu Helian instantly felt annoyed. He quickly said:
"Rong Yue, that's not what I meant."
Rong Yue's eyebrows drooped slightly, and her expression turned a little cold. She didn't respond to Gu Helian's words, but only said, "I know you suffered some losses at the hands of His Majesty before, and you want to take this opportunity to get back at him, but tomorrow is Tang Ning's wedding, and after welcoming the bride, they have to go to the palace to receive the homage of the ministers and attend the coronation ceremony."
"You can have fun if you want, but don't overdo it. Don't let it cause trouble and disrupt Tang Ning's wedding."
After Rong Yue finished speaking, she turned around and left.
Gu Helian panicked and lost his composure. He slapped himself on the mouth and cursed, "You are so mean." Then, without caring about anything else, he quickly chased after Rong Yue and grabbed her hand.
"Don't be angry, I'm not messing around with him. I just want to test your majesty's sincerity towards Tang Ning. I also want everyone to know that although Tang Ning's parents died young, she is not without her family to rely on."
Rong Yue remained silent.
Gu Helian was anxious: "Zhizhi, I was just talking nonsense. I didn't mean to say anything to make you sad. I was just a little jealous of your partiality towards Xiao Yan."
Rong Yue frowned: "I'm not partial to him."
"Of course not! You and Tang Ning are both partial to him! When he proposed marriage, you agreed immediately, but you kept making excuses for me. He is about to get married, but I haven't even had the chance to get married yet."
Gu Helian hooked her finger with Rong Yue's. "I'm just a little jealous. Why is it that he and Tang Ning have already gained status after only knowing each other for a few months, but I have nothing? I've clearly been attracted to you for a long time, but I always lag behind him."
"You don't know, these past few days, I've been looking at the red silks all over the yard and his face full of joy, and my eyes are almost red with jealousy."
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