Chapter 1 I Became the Goddess's Son-in-Law?! (Part 1)
Jiang Yiqing got drunk at her graduation farewell party. It was hot and noisy around her, and she felt terrible, so she left the table and went to the restroom. She only remembered sitting on the toilet...
Jiang Yiqing got drunk at her graduation farewell party. It was hot and noisy around her, and she felt very uncomfortable, so she left the table and went to the restroom alone.
She remembers washing her face, then leaning against the wall, feeling like a million bees were buzzing around her, making a racket. It was a terrible feeling.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but for a moment her ears were quiet and she couldn't hear anything. She didn't feel so uncomfortable anymore, and she seemed to have fallen asleep.
...
She didn't know how long she had slept, but her mind suddenly cleared. Jiang Yiqing heard a lot of noise around her and felt her body was swaying a bit, as if she were on the move.
She opened her eyes, but her vision was blocked by something. She hurriedly took off the thing on her head, and what came into view was an overwhelming red. She rubbed her eyes, but the thing remained unchanged.
She looked closely and saw that she was in a space made of rosewood. The red was vermilion brocade, and the openwork carved windows were decorated with large red "double happiness" characters. In her hand, she held a vermilion veil depicting mandarin ducks playing in the water.
Jiang Yiqing was surprised.
She saw herself dressed in a bright red wedding gown, embroidered with a dark pattern of twin lotus flowers. Her head was heavy, adorned with jingling pearls and jade pendants. The tassels of her shawl swayed slightly with the sedan chair. It seemed to be a true phoenix coronet and embroidered robe. Outside, cheerful and festive ancient music was playing, and there were occasional sounds of gongs and drums. No way, she was now in a bridal sedan chair, transformed into a girl in a wedding dress.
Has she...time-traveled?
Although Jiang Yiqing considered herself to be quite receptive, she was still stunned by the current situation. Her first reaction was that her classmate was playing a trick on her, but who would do something like this, going to such lengths just to scare her?
She longed to pull back the sedan curtain and see what the streets outside looked like. Were they still the familiar streets of her city? But she dared not do so. Perhaps brides were not allowed to do such things, and Jiang Yiqing did not want to be looked at with strange eyes.
Let's wait and see what happens next.
Thinking this, she sat quietly in the sedan chair, covering her head with the veil. When the sedan chair finally stopped, someone pulled up the curtain and reached a hand in from outside. Jiang Yiqing naturally placed her hand on it.
The bride's hands were fair and smooth, as if they had the luster of pearls. Her slender fingers shone like jade amidst the blush, attracting the attention of passersby.
She stepped off the sedan chair and, through the gap in the canopy, saw a white horse in front of her. A nobleman with long, flowing hair, dressed in a wedding robe, nimbly stepped off the horse. His snow-white boots were embroidered with lotus patterns, and his long legs, visible from the hem, were so slender and graceful. Although it was only for a moment, Jiang Yiqing was stunned.
Her gaze involuntarily followed those legs upwards, where she saw a noblewoman with an exquisitely beautiful face, her expression composed. As if sensing Jiang Yiqing's gaze, she looked at her, and the dignified and beautiful face froze Jiang Yiqing in place, her face unconsciously turning red.
She... the man she married was such a beautiful woman.
Were you dreaming? Are you still half asleep?
Jiang Yiqing felt dizzy and thought she could keep this dream going for a while.
She was led forward, with a distinguished person walking beside her. The two entered a grand and solemn mansion. Jiang Yiqing's eyes were immediately drawn to the three large characters "General's Mansion," which shone brightly in her vision. Below them were eight rows of door studs, and a vermilion three-section gate. Countless red lanterns of various sizes hung from the lintel, all signifying the joy and auspiciousness of the occasion.
After passing through countless courtyards and doorways, they finally stopped. Jiang Yiqing was led into a room where the matchmaker chattered on and on, but Jiang Yiqing didn't hear a word. She just respectfully kept repeating, "I understand," and "Okay."
"This is the first time I've had a dream like this." Jiang Yiqing murmured to herself, threw off her hood, and saw a silver kettle and water cup on the cabinet next to her. She then reached out from her crimson long sleeves and poured herself a glass of water.
She was just breaking up her boyfriend's relationship after graduation, and now this has happened. If it hadn't happened to her, she would never have believed it. She felt like she was in a strange state between reality and a dream.
The new environment made her feel uneasy, but Jiang Yiqing suppressed her unease and looked around the room. When her gaze swept across a blue mirror, she saw her own reflection.
The person in the mirror looked exactly like herself. She was born a beautiful woman, with painted eyebrows and lips, and a light touch of rouge, which made her lips and eyes appear even more delicate and her face as beautiful as a painting. The phoenix coronet and wedding gown made her look even more like jade, a peerless beauty.
"I'm really good-looking," Jiang Yiqing thought to herself, but told herself to stay calm.
Just as she was lost in her own thoughts, a very soft sound came from outside the door. Jiang Yiqing was so startled that she quickly pulled the veil back over her head.
Immediately afterwards, a brief conversation drifted in through the beaded curtain.
"Young Master, would you like me to serve you?" It was a woman's voice, probably a maid from the manor.
"No need, you can go now."
The young master's voice is so beautiful, neutral and clear, like the low murmur of a zither, yet it has an undeniable air of authority.
She was still immersed in the ecstasy of voice control when the door was pushed open from the outside. Through the gap, Jiang Yiqing saw once again a stunningly beautiful woman in the same wedding robe.
Her eyebrows were like the autumn moon, her eyes held starlight, her face was elegant and dignified, her figure was graceful and her sleeves fluttered. What it meant to have a jade pot shimmer with light, a thousand trees bloom with flowers, and shooting stars fall like rain—it all seemed to come to life in an instant. Her presence made all the surrounding decorations pale in comparison, yet the beauty's thin lips were slightly pursed, as if she were not very happy.
...
Jiang Yiqing was extremely shocked. She stared at her with her eyes wide open, and the more she looked at her, the more beautiful she seemed.
Si Xuansu brushed aside the beaded curtain and saw a beautiful young woman with a slender waist sitting on the bed. She hesitated for a moment, then walked to the table, sat down, and poured two glasses of wedding wine.
Observing her up close made Jiang Yiqing feel even more that she was stunningly beautiful, and her face couldn't help but blush slightly.
Jiang Yiqing appeared calm, but in reality, she clenched her hands tightly, her mind racing. What was going on?
Did she really time travel? Or is she dreaming?
But do people who dream know they are dreaming?
While she was lost in thought, Si Yuansu picked up a wine glass and came to Jiang Yiqing's side, and Jiang Yiqing felt her heart suddenly start to beat faster.
Si Xuansu sat down next to her, and Jiang Yiqing smelled a very pleasant floral fragrance on her. Moreover, Si Xuansu moved closer to her, her arm touching hers. Jiang Yiqing's mind went blank with nervousness.
Si Xuansu used a jade ruyi from the wedding platter to lift Jiang Yiqing's veil and looked into her eyes. The woman in front of her had skin as white as jade, clear and lovely, and her eyes contained a kind of spirituality. However, she seemed a little ignorant at the moment, which aroused her pity. Si Xuansu sighed in her heart.
Jiang Yiqing was completely dumbfounded. Her marriage partner was such a beautiful woman, and a female general at that, with off-the-charts combat skills. She was both strong and beautiful. It was an ancient time-travel story, and she had a perfect start.
Si Xuansu handed a glass of wine to Jiang Yiqing, who quickly took it.
"please."
Si Xuansu uttered a single word, and Jiang Yiqing felt she had no way to refuse. Seeing Si Xuansu raise her hand to drink the wine with graceful posture, she also drank the wine in her cup in one gulp.
The alcohol was unexpectedly hot, hitting right into her lungs, making Jiang Yiqing feel even more dizzy.
Is this... this the nuptial wine?
Seeing the blush on her face, Si Xuansu looked away.
“Poor girl, but don’t worry, now that you’ve entered our family, I will definitely protect you,” Si Xuansu said in a low voice.
Jiang Yiqing's mind was full of questions, and upon hearing this, she couldn't help but ask, "We're married?"
Si Xuansu's expression wavered slightly, then she nodded and said, "That's right."
But they were both women, so this marriage was anything but ordinary.
"Why is this happening?" Jiang Yiqing asked blankly.
Si Xuansu looked at her with even more pity, and gently said, "You married into the family in place of your brother. Didn't the Jiang family tell you?"
Substitute for her brother in marriage? I've only ever heard of someone marrying in place of their sister, never in place of their brother. Jiang Yiqing felt like a thunderbolt had struck her head, and she almost fainted. What on earth had she... or rather, what had the original owner of this body gone through?!
However, speaking of pitiful people, Si Xuansu is the same. Her husband who married into her family is gone, and she has become a little girl. I wonder if she minds.
Seeing her indifferent expression, Jiang Yiqing couldn't tell what she was thinking, so she tentatively said, "If that's really the case, I'm truly sorry..."
Si Xuansu was taken aback and found the girl in front of her quite amusing. Despite being the one in a more tragic situation, she was worried about her instead, which made Si Xuansu chuckle.
That smile was like the first bloom of moonlight, like the moon goddess descending to earth, and Jiang Yiqing was once again stunned.
"This is better for me, I just hope it doesn't bother you."
Jiang Yiqing was a little stunned when she heard her words, but she understood. Since she wanted to find a husband to marry into the family, it meant that Si Xuansu was probably a female general. To put it bluntly, the husband was just a figurehead, and it didn't matter whether she had him or not.
“I’m not bothered at all,” Jiang Yiqing told her. In fact, it was wonderful that her benefactor thought the same way as her.
Si Xuansu was somewhat surprised to see that she showed no sadness about marrying into the family and appeared optimistic and lively. However, she felt even more sorry for her and thought it was really unacceptable for such a girl to be reduced to marrying into the family in place of her brother.
Si Xuansu smiled and said, "That's good then."
"My name is Si Xuansu, you can just call me Xuansu."
She turned around and took off her outer robe, revealing a crimson silk undergarment. Her figure was graceful and her curves were even more clearly visible in the shimmering light. Jiang Yiqing touched her nose to prevent a nosebleed.
Damn, you can't be that lecherous.
"My name is..."
"Yi Qing, is that right?"
"Yes."
Ah, so she knew. The name is exactly the same. Could this be her past life?
Jiang Yiqing paused for a moment, then took off her wedding robe. Feeling a bit cold, she huddled under the covers.
Si Xuansu sat at the table reading a book. Her profile was beautiful and charming. Her demeanor and posture were the most outstanding among all the people Jiang Yiqing had ever met. How could there be such a perfect person in the world? She couldn't help but stare at her in a daze.
Moreover, not only was she beautiful, but she was also diligent and eager to learn, which deepened Jiang Yiqing's admiration for her.
After an unknown amount of time, the wedding candles on the table were almost burned out, but Si Xuansu was still reading.
"...Aren't you going to rest?" Jiang Yiqing couldn't help but ask.
Si Xuansu rubbed her temples, seemingly feeling a bit tired. She glanced at Jiang Yiqing and said, "Alright, I'll rest too. Can I sleep next to you?"
Jiang Yiqing thought to herself that the bed belonged to her family, so of course she could sleep there. What was there to be afraid of between two girls?
So Si Xuansu nodded, smiled, blew out the candle, and walked towards the bedside.
In the darkness, all that could be felt was the fragrance filling her nostrils. Jiang Yiqing was too nervous to move. A corner of the blanket was lifted, and the pillow beside her sank slightly. No cold air could get in. The soft bedding seemed to tilt to the side, pulling Jiang Yiqing in that direction.
Si Xuansu was lying down next to her, but Jiang Yiqing was so nervous that she didn't move at all, let alone talk to her. Realizing that she was holding her breath, she quickly started breathing.
She felt like a taut string, but at some point, her spirit couldn't hold on any longer, the string snapped, and she drifted off to sleep.
In the darkness, Si Yuansu tucked the blanket around her, his hand pausing slightly as he touched her warm, soft skin before withdrawing it.
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