Chapter 58 Extra 2: The Wedding Chamber
The days of love passed by like a flash, and in the blink of an eye it was autumn, when all things were ripe and people were celebrating the harvest. The marriage of Yu Fei and Jing Cang also began at this time.
The date was set for the first day of September, and Qin Tianjian predicted that it was an auspicious day for marriage.
Yu Fei was awakened from her deep sleep early in the morning. The maid from the palace washed her face, put on makeup, combed her hair, and dressed her...
According to the custom of this dynasty, before the Crown Princess enters the palace, the royal family will send a nanny to teach her etiquette, but Jing Cang had previously reminded the nanny to turn a blind eye to her, so Yu Fei has always had an easy life.
However, she still cried in pain when the nanny was threading her face. The thin silk thread pulled the hair on her face, as if a thin and sharp blade was cutting her skin. Yet the nanny said that she had shown mercy.
When Yu Fei saw her gorgeous and exquisite self in the bronze mirror, the drizzle suddenly turned into clear weather.
She wore a hibiscus as big as a bowl and a pearl and ruby gold crown with two phoenixes standing sideways. Her forehead and temples were decorated with tiny pearl tassels, and a matching necklace. She also wore a floor-length wedding dress with a crimson skirt and an indigo shawl. She looked like a thousand-year-old court noble statue in a modern museum's display cabinet, or like a goddess from heaven descending on the earth covered in clouds and mist.
"The Queen is extremely beautiful. His Highness will surely like her very much." The nanny said with a smile.
Yu Fei knew that Jing Cang liked her very much. In ancient times, men and women had to avoid suspicion before marriage, let alone the royal family, but he would come to her house every one or two days, and from time to time he would dress her up as a palace maid and take her to the East Palace to stay for a while. Although they were unmarried, they were better than husband and wife.
She was so inseparable that she thought she would be accustomed to it and calm down after the wedding. However, she was so nervous that she couldn't sleep all night last night. It felt like she woke up again just after she closed her eyes.
The wedding procession came over, Yu Fei bid farewell to her father Yu, and through the thin veil, she could vaguely see Jing Cang's figure.
Under the scorching sun, riding on a splendid horse, he was wearing a golden crown and wedding clothes, like the son of God looking down on everyone.
Seeing her, he smiled with joy, causing sighs from those around him.
Yu Fei sat in the wedding carriage with an ivory-shaped roof, listening to the loud drums and music and the bustling noises outside.
She had always been vain and fond of display. She had thought in the past that her wedding must be known to everyone, but unexpectedly, in ancient times, it became famous throughout the country, and even some prisoners in the prison were pardoned because of the prince's wedding.
The wedding car drove into the palace, and Yu Fei and Jing Cang worshipped heaven and earth, their ancestors, the emperor and empress together, and then the couple bowed to each other.
Jing Cang took the red silk from the two people's hands, took her hand, and led her to the East Palace in front of all the officials.
As usual, the bride had to step over the fire basin and the saddle when entering the house, which meant seeking good luck and avoiding evil, as well as peace and good fortune. But when he arrived at the gate of the East Palace, he picked her up horizontally.
"Your Highness, the bride has to cross herself. You are going against ancestral rules..." the nanny shouted.
Jing Cang glanced at her, and the nanny stepped back and kept silent.
"Don't flatter me on the first day of our marriage." Yu Fei gently tugged at his sleeve.
Jing Cang smiled, lowered his head, and whispered: "In the East Palace, you are my ancestor, and ancestors do not need to follow rules."
Yu Fei suddenly felt as if someone had broken the bars of the golden cage of the imperial palace, allowing her to enter and exit and fly freely.
While waiting for Jing Cang to return to the palace, Yu Fei ate a bowl of dumplings. She thought that this would give her the strength to confess some things to him.
Jing Cang was slightly tipsy at the banquet, and when he approached, she could smell a faint scent of alcohol.
Under the guidance of the nanny, they drank the wine together in the same cell, and when everyone left, he carried her into the tent.
"Don't do that yet. I have something to tell you." Yu Fei held down his restless hands.
"Is it urgent? If not, let's talk about it tomorrow." Jing Cang said anxiously, "Qi Fei, a night of spring is worth a thousand gold..."
"No rush, but we have to tell you tonight." Yu Fei considered his words carefully, "You must want to know where the person you have loved for so long came from."
Jing Cang was stunned.
He felt that he was very close to Yu Fei's secret at this moment, so he tidied her clothes and asked someone to bring her a bowl of sobering soup.
Yu Fei sat on the bed and he sat on the chair opposite her. The hall was brightly lit with bright lights and the air was filled with the burning incense. She was like a prisoner in court, having to accept the judge's verification of her oral statement.
She clenched her palms and said slowly: "Actually, I am not the Yu Fei who robbed you and forced you to break your legs. I am the Yu Fei who came from this ancient world thousands of years later."
"I was on vacation from school and went out to play. I accidentally fell into the sea and died. When I opened my eyes again, I saw you, who was covered in wounds. The Yu Fei you saw after you lost your memory was me."
Jing Cang's expression was calm, as if he had already guessed that she was a transmigrated soul.
He frowned and tapped the table. "How did you do it... to know the future?"
Yu Fei recalled that she sent people to find her fellow snake, accurately stole his marriage proposal, and happened to escape from Jing Yi's secret passage when she was in trouble. All these actions were indeed so coincidental that it was unbelievable, and Jing Cang could not figure out the reason.
She said slowly, "The world we live in is a book. You are the protagonist and I am the supporting character who died young. I came to this body because I knew the plot. In order to escape the fate of early death, I lied to you at first. I was your savior and even tricked you."
At this point, Jing Cang seemed to remember something, "What's the solution to the dragon?"
Yu Fei was startled and shook his head, "There is no way to get rid of the insect. It will automatically become invalid when it expires."
A hint of surprise flashed across Jing Cang's face, and then he became calm, as if he accepted her ridiculous words.
Yu Fei held the bed sheet and said, "The marriage certificate and secret passage are all because I knew about their past relationship."
Jing Cang said "hmm".
His reaction was cold, and Yu Fei couldn't help but have wild thoughts.
Did he know that she was an alien and was holding a grudge against her? Fortunately, today was the wedding day. If she was divorced by the prince, she could just end her love at its most perfect moment.
Yu Fei began to wonder whether she should take off her phoenix crown and wedding dress and go out on her own.
"How old are you? Have you reached the age of marriage? Are your parents still alive? Do you have any brothers or sisters?" Jing Cang pondered, "Is your name also Yu Fei? Have you ever... played with a man in school?"
After listening to his questions like pouring beans, Yu Fei's heart, which had been gradually sinking to the bottom of the valley, suddenly jumped back into her chest.
She said quickly, "I'm eighteen. My mother died young, my father is still alive, and my brothers and sisters have nothing to do with me. My name is Yu Fei, and I've told you about the men I've played with before."
Jing Cang tried hard to decipher the meaning of Yu Fei's words.
She said she was eighteen years old, her mother died early, and her father and brothers and sisters treated her badly. Before coming here, her name was Yu Fei, and she had slept with more than ten men.
He felt uncomfortable with her romantic history and asked harshly, "Were you also in a relationship with someone else?"
Seeing his expression as if a green cloud was floating on his head, Yu Fei thought of her own uneasiness after she had just confessed, and deliberately said, "Yes, otherwise how could I have seduced you so much that you couldn't stop."
Jing Cang recalled her charming and graceful manner in bed, which seemed to be skillful and experienced.
Looking at the happy expressions in the hall, he just felt angry and embarrassed, and stood up and walked out.
Yu Fei saw Jing Cang leave in embarrassment, and then felt that she had had enough fun.
She hurriedly stood up, ran to grab his sleeve, and took the initiative: "If you care so much about women's bodies, why did you agree to hang yourself on a tree like me? In the future, you can have three thousand beauties in your harem and be a bridegroom every night."
Jing Cang sighed and didn't look back, "I just can't accept it all of a sudden. I need to calm down. I'm afraid that I will do something to hurt you if I'm still drunk."
After a pause, he said, "This is the prince's bedroom. Even if I am dissatisfied with you, you should leave, not me. No one in the East Palace dares to laugh at you."
After hearing Jing Cang's self-reflective and thoughtful words, Yu Fei lost all interest in joking. She took his hand, stood in front of him, and sniffed him deliberately, "How much vinegar have you drunk?"
Jing Cang sighed and said with a smile: "It will take a pregnancy of eight treasures for you to relieve the acid."
Yu Fei looked up and saw a flash of water in Jing Cang's eyes, which looked like tears.
She felt a little ashamed. She didn't expect him to take it so seriously.
She smiled and said, "I just lied to you. In my past and present lives, Feifei has only had you in my body and heart."
After Jing Cang was furious, he also thought that Yu Fei would rather die than be with Jing Yi, so how could such a loyal person be a promiscuous person? He was also afraid that she was still young and beautiful, and would be deceived by a scoundrel with ulterior motives.
He grabbed her waist and asked, "Is it fun to bully me?"
Yu Fei retorted: "After I confessed just now, you didn't say anything for a long time. Aren't you ignoring me?"
She covered her chest and said, "My heart was broken. I thought I would have to pack up and leave the East Palace tonight."
"I was just thinking..."
"Um?"
"If I'm worried that you won't make it to marriage, then I'm really a beast."
Yu Fei hadn't thought of this, but in ancient times, girls could only go to school before they reached the age of 15. When she just said she was going to school, he misunderstood that she was still a little girl.
Jing Cang added: "I'm also worried that you'll miss home. This place is so big, but you don't have any relatives here."
"You and my father will be my relatives from now on."
Yu Fei put her hands together with his, "Husband, this is our first marriage, please give me your guidance in the future."
"husband?"
Jing Cang repeated it, as if he had never heard of these two words before and was quite surprised.
"In our dialect, it means husband," Yu Fei explained.
"What about the madam?" Jing Cangju asked in a roundabout way.
"you guess."
"Husband, corresponds to mother-in-law, wife?"
"Your Highness Banban, you are so smart." Yu Fei gave him a kiss on the face.
She pulled him towards the closet, "I want to give you a modern gift, which should remind you of 'a white wedding dress, holding flowers, beautiful like a fairy tale...'"
Jing Cang had never heard such a brisk and melodious song before, which was mixed with words he didn't understand, such as "wedding dress" and "fairy tale". But listening to Yu Fei singing joyfully, it seemed as if he were at the wedding ceremony, and the joy and satisfaction in his heart were so strong that they almost overflowed from his chest.
Yu Fei opened the closet and took out two sets of clothes.
She had previously used her weak painting skills to sketch out the models of modern suits and wedding dresses. The knowledgeable and skilled ladies and masters in the palace's clothing room actually made the two sets based on her description.
The white shirt has a wide collar, the black suit is stylishly tailored, the pure white wedding dress is tight on the top and loose on the bottom, and the fluffy skirt is like a blooming flower. At first glance, it is almost 80% similar to modern products.
"What is this?" Jing Cang stared at the two strange clothes.
"In our place, we wear romantic wedding dresses for weddings," Yu Fei explained.
She discussed with Jing Cang how to wear a shirt and suit, and then went to change her clothes with her wedding dress.
Yu Fei wore a floor-length strapless dress with a small V-neck in the front and a large V-neck in the back. She untied her hair and fixed her white veil with a sapphire crown. She also simply changed her makeup to a modern and sensual one and sprayed some perfume made of a mixture of tuberose and white lily on her body.
She walked out of the dressing room and Jing Cang was already in the hall.
He was dressed in a neat suit that showed off his broad shoulders and long legs. His handsome and upright features seemed like a sculpture by God. His long black hair was tied into a small bun at the back of his head. Standing in the magnificent palace, he looked like a 21st century Taoist boss who was forced to leave the monastery and return to inherit his family business.
"Doesn't it look good?" Seeing her in a daze, Jing Cang tugged at the hem of his suit.
Yu Fei walked over, touched his waist and abdomen, and said in a coquettish voice: "If you were born in modern times, I wouldn't have to harm others. I would eat you up from head to toe." She made a movement like a monster swallowing a person.
Jing Cang looked her up and down, his eyes becoming increasingly darker, "I'm afraid you'll have to open your legs before you open your mouth."
Yu Fei: “…”
She thought for a moment, "You mean, if you were in the same school with me, you would also want to play with me?"
There is no one who would not want to pick the beautiful and charming Jinjiang lotus and hang it in a pavilion.
Jing Cang held her slender waist and gently stroked the smooth skin on her back, "Isn't this just fulfilling your wish of eating me dry?"
Yu Fei rolled his eyes at him and said, "You are a hypocritical gentleman who uses public power for personal gain."
Jing Cang touched his nose bridge and suddenly remembered that the son of the prefect wanted to drug Yu Fei in order to take advantage of her, while he stood by and watched, intending to wait and see and peck Yu Fei, the cicada. Unexpectedly, Yu Fei was more skilled in the end. However, he was indeed coveting her beauty at that time, which led him to act like a villain.
Even if they were not of the same origin, he would not be able to resist her for long.
Jing Cang slid his fingers down and patted her buttocks a few times, "For a cunning and aggressive woman like you, a gentleman cannot control her and will not obey her."
Yu Fei was startled and grabbed his tie, "Brother, you know me very well."
Jing Cang tightened his arms and held her tightly in his arms, glancing at the whiteness in front of her, "After all, we are a couple, so we must know more than others."
He lowered his head and sucked her earlobe, "Fei Fei is so beautiful."
"My brother seems to be feeling a little uncomfortable."
Modern western trousers are not as loose as ancient dandy trousers, and Yu Fei easily sensed that he was ready to strike.
Jing Cang panted: "Give Feifei a kiss, and then I'll go in and talk, okay?"
Before Yu Fei could say anything, Jing Cang picked her up and put her on the small couch.
Like a traveler who had been thirsty in the desert for three days and three nights, he loosened his tie, unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt, and dived into the hem of her wedding dress, as if looking for a source of clear, sweet water.
Red candles were burning high, with sweet fragrance filling the air. Inside the big red wedding tent, Jing Cang was looking down at Yu Fei from above.
The delicate woman had black hair and a snow-white face. Her delicate facial features looked younger than usual. Her cat-like eyes were slightly upturned, giving her an inexplicable allure. Her snow-white and slender body was wrapped in fine layers of white gauze. Her snow-capped peaks seemed to be about to burst out. She looked like a newly blooming white hibiscus with its delicate and fragrant pistil swaying, making people want to ravage her mercilessly.
Jing Cang laughed and said, "In your place, the brides dress like this. Aren't you afraid that the groom won't be able to wait until the evening and will have the wedding night early?"
Yu Fei groaned, "Our people are open-minded. Many of them are like us, having sex before getting married."
Suddenly I thought of something, "Men there are used to women wearing scanty clothes. You think they are just like you who are ignorant and impatient."
Jing Cang smiled and said, "It may not be that I am uninformed, but I must be impatient with you. I don't care what others do, but if you do this, you will definitely be punished."
"husband……"
Yu Fei was like a puppet, being manipulated at will by the craftsman.
At the critical moment, Jing Cang whispered: "After taking the medicine today, I can use real guns and live bullets on my wife..."
Yu Fei was stunned.
After resting for a while, she asked, "Are you taking contraceptive pills?" He had promised her that he would wait for her consent before having another child.
Jing Cang nodded and blew gently on the red mark on her wrist caused by the tie.
"How do you know that my name was Yu Fei before?" Yu Fei's mind gradually returned to clarity, and he filled in the blanks.
"Sometimes when you are asleep, I call you like this and you respond."
Yu Fei suddenly realized that it was her unconscious action that exposed the secret.
"How come you accepted so easily that I was in a book?" She continued to explore.
Jing Cang pondered for a while: "Life is only a hundred years. Our present is just a boring history book for future generations. It may not even be as interesting as the story you are reading."
He pecked her lips. "But because of you, I'm afraid my name will go down in history."
"He is obsessed with women and marries a merchant?"
"No, I wish to win the heart of one person and stay with him till we grow old together."
Yu Fei was surprised, "Did the Queen tell you?" She had only said this to the Queen, and it was also the wish of all women in the world to be with their husbands.
Jing Cang rubbed her nose and said helplessly, "In any case, don't leave easily. You must tell me the truth if there is anything."
He then smiled and said, "This whole world belongs to the king. You can't escape."
Yu Fei put her arms around his neck, "Hubby, I love you."
Jing Cang was stunned and looked at her in confusion.
"I love you." Yu Fei translated.
Jing Cang kissed her lips tenderly and lovingly: "Fei Fei, I love you more."
With red candles burning high and bodies blending together, they explored each other's souls in each other's bodies.
Yu Fei thought happily that she hoped all the girls in the world could be as lucky as she was and meet their true love and get what they wanted.