Chapter 90: Granted Marriage
The next day, Yuanbao flew over without bringing anything. Jiang Lan felt a little strange, and then heard Yuanbao shout "I'm injured".
Jiang Lan was startled, and then she heard Yuanbao shout that he was injured. She asked who was injured, and Yuanbao called him "Marquis" twice. Jiang Lan then asked Guier to find the black-armored guard and ask him to go back to the Marquis' Mansion to check.
The black-armored guard came back and reported to Jiang Lan that the Marquis had been punished by the Emperor and had been given fifty military sticks.
Jiang Lan hurriedly asked about Qi Wuhan's condition and how serious his injuries were. The black-armored guard replied that he was still unable to get out of bed.
Afterwards, the black-armored guard drove the carriage to the marquis' mansion.
In the carriage, Jiang Lan kept thinking about the fifty military sticks. They must be very heavy and would have beaten people to pieces... The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became. She frequently opened the curtains to look forward to see if they were almost there.
After the carriage stopped at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, Jiang Lan hurriedly got off the carriage. Ling Feng was already waiting at the door.
On the way, Ling Feng told Jiang Lan the general course of events. She was deeply shocked to learn that Qi Wuhan had broken Pei Qian's arm to vent his anger on her. She had never expected him to go this far for her. She was both moved and uneasy, worried that the emperor would punish him again, that he would make more enemies, and that everyone would turn against him in the future...
"He...he..." Jiang Lan didn't know what to say to him. She couldn't say he was amazing, as it would make him look stupid. Finally, she asked, "Is he okay?"
Ling Feng replied, "Second Miss, don't worry. The Marquis is just unable to get out of bed. He will be fine after resting for ten days or half a month."
"....." Jiang Lan murmured, "It's so serious..."
"It's not serious, I just can't get out of bed." Ling Feng explained.
“.…..” Jiang Lan quickened her pace, wanting to see the person as soon as possible.
On this side, Qi Wuhan was walking around the room stretching his limbs, and he was still limping a little. The black-armored guard came to report that the second young lady had arrived. He immediately lay back on the couch. Seeing a figure coming in from the door, he clenched his fist and coughed twice.
Hearing the cough, Jiang Lan quickened her pace and walked in. Seeing him lying on the couch, he looked seriously injured. Her eyes were a little red. Qi Wuhan raised his hand and stroked her face gently, gently comforting her that it was okay. He glanced at Ling Feng who was standing beside him without looking away, coughed lightly, and Ling Feng bowed and took his leave.
"Does it still hurt?" Jiang Lan glanced at his buttocks below the waist, then looked away a little embarrassedly.
Qi Wuhan comforted her and said that it didn't hurt anymore and told her not to worry.
At this time, Ling Feng came back with a bowl of medicine in his hand.
"My Lord, it's time to take your medicine."
Ling Feng came over, put down the medicine bowl, and then took his leave.
"Xiao Lan'er," Qi Wu Han smiled gently. Before he could finish the rest of the words, Jiang Lan understood his thoughts. She took the initiative to pick up the medicine bowl, scooped up a spoonful of medicine, blew on it gently, and then fed it to him. He was happy to drink it.
"Don't look at me, drink the medicine quickly." Jiang Lan blushed and her heart beat faster when she saw those gentle peach blossom eyes.
"There's a phrase called 'beauty is a feast for the eyes'. Xiaolan, do you know what it means?" Qi Wuhan teased, his voice lengthening a bit, creating an ambiguous atmosphere.
"If you say these inappropriate things again, I will leave..." Jiang Lan said with a blushing face, pretending to be angry.
Qi Wuhan acted very serious, almost to an exaggerated degree, and tilted his head to look at her. His clear eyes and tilted head movement were exactly the same as Yuanbao's, which made Jiang Lan smile.
The next moment, he reached out and hugged her for a kiss. She handed him the bowl and asked him to drink the rest of the medicine himself. He picked up the bowl and drank it in one gulp. Then he put the bowl aside, hugged her in his arms again, and told her that he had prepared the betrothal gifts and would send them to her as soon as the imperial edict came.
Jiang Lan liked to snuggle in his arms and be wrapped in his scent. She felt very safe, but she really couldn't bear to see him struggling to support himself on the edge of the bed with one hand to hold her in his arms, so she let him lie down and rest so as not to affect his wound.
"Xiao Lan'er, are you looking down on me?"
“.…..”
Jiang Lan didn't know how her good intentions were misinterpreted like this, as if she was saying that he was not good enough...
The next moment, Qi Wuhan turned over and pressed her under him. Jiang Lan raised her hands to his shoulders to avoid his scorching gaze. Her face was redder than a cooked crab and her heart was beating louder than a drum. He slowly lowered his head. Her head buzzed and she clutched the clothes in front of his shoulders tightly with both hands. She didn't dare turn her head to look at him. She heard him hum and laugh, as if he was teasing her.
When Jiang Lan turned her head, she saw Qi Wuhan lying down beside her. She moved inwards to get further away from him and pulled the quilt inwards. He reached out and pulled her into his arms, hugging her from behind. He buried his head in her fair and beautiful shoulders and neck, rubbing his chin gently against hers. "I really want to marry you home soon. Let's get married tomorrow, okay?"
His gentle and low voice suppressed a surge of possessive desire, wanting to completely monopolize her...
"Your injury hasn't healed yet, how can you ride a horse?" Jiang Lan asked a very relevant and practical question. When the time comes to pick up the bride, the groom will ride a horse, so he can't come in a sedan chair...
"....." Qi Wuhan chuckled softly, his warm breath caressing her neck, causing the temperature on Jiang Lan's face to rise again. He said helplessly yet lovingly, "Xiao Lan'er, what you said makes sense. I'll take good care of my injuries, and we'll get married after I recover."
Jiang Lan turned over in his arms and asked him if he had really made the emperor angry this time. She was worried that this incident was just a prelude and that the emperor would really punish him in the future.
Qi Wuhan analyzed the pros and cons of his actions with her, and instead of simply comforting her that everything was fine and she didn't need to worry, he didn't reveal a single thing he was thinking.
"Before, His Majesty thought I was ridiculous, and he felt more at ease. Now that I have suddenly decided to get married, His Majesty may suspect that I was just pretending."
At this point, Qi Wuhan sighed, "Your Majesty is getting older, and his mind is becoming more and more suspicious." He looked down at Jiang Lan, afraid that such words would scare her. Seeing that she was waiting to hear what he was going to say, he knew that he would not scare her, so he continued, "Now that I have done something so absurd, Your Majesty does not have to worry. The imperial decree granting the marriage will come down in two days." He looked down at Jiang Lan again and smiled gently, "Xiao Lan'er, do you think I am quite calculating?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Lan raised her head and kissed him on the lips, then buried her head in his chest, hugged him with both hands, and reassured him with practical actions.
Qi Wuhan felt uneasy when he said these words, worried that she would think he was scheming and a terrible person, but she could keenly feel his vulnerable side and gave him the greatest trust and sense of security.
"Xiao Lan'er, please don't leave me in the future, otherwise I don't know what I will do." He held her tightly in his arms, and his low voice revealed a dark possessiveness, like the devil's low whisper, gentle and persistent.
"Hmm..." She hummed softly in his arms, like a well-behaved little white rabbit, and then suddenly thought of a question. She raised her head and stared at him and asked, "Do you know the third daughter of the Gu family?"
The day before yesterday at the Changxing Marquis Mansion, Gu Xuan'er's attitude was a bit ambiguous when she mentioned Qi Wuhan, so Jiang Lan became suspicious and thought about finding an opportunity to ask him clearly later.
Now is the opportunity.
Qi Wuhan thought about it for a moment, but didn't seem to have any impression of it. He smiled and asked, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"
"Don't change the subject," Jiang Lan said seriously, "Did you flirt with young girls everywhere before, flirting with them under the moonlight, and forget about the old ones when you found someone new?"
Qi Wuhan swore to the heavens that he really did not flirt with young girls everywhere, nor did he spend time with them under the moonlight. If he had to say that he flirted with anyone, it was only her, both the new and old ones.
Jiang Lan keenly grasped the loophole in his words and asked, "What about the casual play?"
"Uh..." Qi Wuhan's eyes wandered for a moment. Seeing Jiang Lan staring at him with suspicion, as if he had really done something, he looked at her with affectionate eyes and said, "Xiao Lan'er, I really didn't do anything. I have always been a virgin for you." Jiang Lan was so embarrassed to hear these four words that she covered his mouth and told him to stop. She believed him.
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Two days later, just as Qi Wuhan had said, the imperial decree granting the marriage came down.
Eunuch Liu, who was beside the emperor, first went to the Jin'an Marquis' Mansion to announce the decree, and then came to the Shangshu Mansion to announce the decree.
Jiang Cheng brought Jiang Shen, Jiang Lan and Jiang Rui to receive the imperial edict and express his gratitude, and asked Eunuch Liu to stay for a cup of tea before leaving. Eunuch Liu said that he had to return to the palace to report to the emperor, so Jiang Cheng did not want to force him to stay, so he personally saw Eunuch Liu off.
For the whole day that followed, Jiang Lan felt dazed, as if she was floating in the clouds, light and unreal.
It was not until she sat at the dressing table at night to remove her makeup and looked at herself in the bronze mirror that she gradually returned to reality.
"Young lady and the marquis are a match made in heaven. This is what they call lovers finally getting married~" Gui'er said happily while combing Jiang Lan's hair.
"I see that the Marquis has always cared about our young lady. After she gets married, she will enjoy a good life. The Marquis will definitely not let her suffer any grievances." Qing'er came over after making the bed and said, feeling happy for Jiang Lan.
Jiang Lan was also happy, with a sweet smile between her eyebrows.
In this life, the two finally achieved their goal~
However, at night, she had an ominous dream.
In the dream, there was a raging fire. A cold arrow shot towards her, piercing her heart. She fell to the ground, her dress stained red with blood...
When Jiang Lan woke up the next day, there were still traces of tears in the corners of her eyes, as if she had cried in her dream. Yesterday's joy was swallowed up by the fire in her dream, and her heart was filled with depression.
When Qing'er and Gui'er helped her get up, they saw that she looked listless and asked her if she was feeling unwell. Jiang Lan shook her head and said that she was too happy yesterday and fell asleep very late.
The two of them also understood each other very well. Anyone would be so happy that they couldn't sleep.
During breakfast, Jiang Lan had no appetite. After eating a few bites reluctantly, she asked someone to take away the breakfast and prepared to go out for a walk. As soon as she left the house, she saw the housekeeper coming hurriedly with a flushed face.
"The Marquis has sent the betrothal gifts over. Miss, please go and take a look~"
Jiang Lan was cheered up by the news and felt less upset.
When she brought Qing'er and Gui'er with her housekeeper, she was surprised and touched to see the betrothal gifts covering the entire courtyard. She had no idea he had prepared so many things, and she didn't know how long it had taken him to prepare them...
Qing'er and Gui'er were also surprised. They had never seen so many betrothal gifts.
At this time, Ling Feng personally walked up to Jiang Lan holding a betrothal gift and said, "This is the wedding dress that the Marquis ordered for the Second Miss at Yunxiu Tower. Please take a look and see if you like it."
Jiang Lan was surprised. She was originally worried that she would not have enough time, so she planned to invite a few more embroiderers to the house to help her embroider the wedding dress, but she didn't expect that he had already prepared everything.
She opened the red silk covering it and was attracted by the pair of colorful butterflies embroidered on it at first sight. She looked at it carefully and felt that it was very similar to the pair of butterfly hairpins she usually wore. She didn't expect that he would notice such details. She was surprised and told Ling Feng that she liked it very much.
Ling Feng said that if there was anything that didn't fit, just send it to Yunxiulou and it would be fixed within three days.
The yard was filled with boxes of betrothal gifts, and the black-armored guards were still carrying the boxes into the mansion.
Boxes of betrothal gifts filled dozens of carriages. As they were transported all the way from the Marquis' Mansion, people on the street stopped to watch. It looked like the betrothal gifts were large enough to marry a princess.
In the private room on the second floor of Yipin Pavilion, Prince Rui stood behind the window, watching the carriages loaded with betrothal gifts pass by, and sneered, "He's really showing off, afraid that others won't know that he's getting married."
"After all, it was our father who arranged the marriage, so the ceremony should be grand." Prince An walked over and said.
A green figure flashed through King Rui's mind. Feeling a little annoyed, he turned and walked away.
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