The place has changed. Yesterday, the courtyard was filled with empty tables, but now it is full of guests attending the wedding banquet.
Then music started playing, a cheerful song called "Phoenix Seeking Its Mate," which sounded particularly festive and dispelled the previous gloomy feeling.
The original white lanterns and white cloth strips have all been replaced with bright red ones, making the place very lively and festive.
Mr. He, dressed in a bright red wedding robe, greeted the guests with a smile.
Congratulations rang out.
"Congratulations, Mr. He! Congratulations, Mr. He!"
Looking at the scene before her, Su Ya knew that the plot had returned to normal. Their current situation involved Miss He not being dead; according to calculations, it was the night before her suicide. However, unlike before, Miss He was now seven or eight months pregnant.
In ancient China, weddings were held at the bride's home one day in advance, and then at the groom's home the following day.
Father. Your daughter is unfilial.
Upon hearing his daughter's voice, Mr. He could hardly believe his eyes. His eyes were slightly moist.
However, thinking about his daughter's actions, Master He became somewhat angry again. After returning to the main plot, only Master He and Su Ya remembered what had happened before; those who entered the courtyard had their memories automatically erased.
If this daughter didn't want to marry, she should have told him in the first place. Why did she commit suicide? He almost suffered the loss of his daughter.
Butler He had already sent someone ahead of time to inform Master He of what had happened.
Thinking of this, Master He raised his voice eight octaves. "You wretched daughter, how dare you come back!"
"father."
As soon as Miss He finished speaking, tears began to fall.
Seeing his daughter cry, Mr. He's heart softened.
He only had one daughter in his life, and he never remarried after his wife died in childbirth.
"It's not that I don't want you to be with Young Master Lin, nor am I a snob. I've consulted a fortune teller about his family's decline, and he's simply not a good match for you. He will ruin you."
He'er burst into tears upon hearing this. She had never imagined that the truth was like this, but she was already pregnant with Young Master Lin's child.
“Father. I have been intimate with Young Master Lin, and I am pregnant with his child.”
Master He then carefully examined his daughter. Because she was wearing a young lady's dress, the hem of the clothes in their era was particularly wide, especially around the waist, which was specially made to be much higher. If she was pregnant, the hem would cover it up, and no one would know that she was pregnant. Instead, they would think that she had just gained weight. So at that time, neither Master He nor the maids who served Miss He noticed that He Ling'er was pregnant.
But looking at my daughter now, her belly looks especially big against her coarse clothes, and she looks like she'll be giving birth soon.
But remembering what the fortune teller had said, for his daughter's sake, he made the difficult decision to have Lin Mu driven out. However, the person who went to get Lin Mu misunderstood the instructions and pushed Lin Mu into the river.
He hardened his heart and said it.
"Butler, lock the young lady up. She is not allowed to leave the He residence without my permission from now on."
"father."
Butler He felt a pang of pity and refrained from approaching.
"Butler, do as I say."
"Yes, sir."
Then he said to the guests, "I apologize to everyone today. The wedding banquet is canceled. You can go to the housekeeper to retrieve your gifts."
In an instant, Mr. He seemed to have aged more than ten years.
Suddenly, a fire broke out inexplicably in the courtyard of the wedding hall.
But no one was seen lighting a fire.
"Fire! Fire! Fire!"
The guests in the courtyard panicked; they didn't want to be burned to death.
What's even stranger is that the fire cushion wasn't fierce at all.
It didn't spread to just one place.
When Mr. He saw the sudden burst of fire, his conversation with the fortune-telling monk came to mind.
"Master, I wonder if my daughter has a solution to this?"
After listening, the monk did some more divination.
It was quite a while before he spoke.
"Unless a miraculous fire falls from the sky, it is impossible to defy fate."
Master He saw the fire that had inexplicably started burning in the courtyard.
"Could this be a strange fire falling from the sky?"
At this moment, Su Linxi also brought Young Master Lin to the He residence.
Seeing this, Master He wanted to kick Young Master Lin out.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of synchronized footsteps outside.
Two rows of soldiers entered, and then a eunuch who looked effeminate walked over.
Where are the trees?
Lin Mu stepped forward after hearing this. "This humble subject is here."
"The trees are all connected."
Apart from Su Ya and her group of ten, Lin Mu and everyone else in the He family knelt down.
"By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Merit is for the nation, fault is for the family; the nation's affairs are decided even unto death. Such a person is called a minister of the nation, what shame is there in that? The emperor hereby bestows upon Lin Zi and his descendants a hundred acres of fertile land, fine clothes, and jade. This is the imperial decree."
After the father-in-law finished speaking, he turned to Lin Mu and said...
"Congratulations, Young Master Lin."
The man from the forest was penniless; he didn't even have a copper coin.
It was Steward He, Yan Jian, who invited the father-in-law into the room for a cup of tea.
Then I heard my father-in-law say something.
"Wait a minute. There is another imperial edict."
"He Ping receives the imperial decree."
Upon hearing this, Old He immediately knelt down.
"I have heard that He Ping's daughter, He Ling'er, is skilled, generous, gentle, kind, and outstanding in both character and appearance. I am very pleased to hear this. Therefore, I hereby betroth this girl to Lin Mu as his wife, and the marriage shall take place today. This is my decree."
Master He accepted the imperial edict.
He never expected that the emperor would bestow a marriage upon him.
"I wonder if this old servant may ask for a cup of celebratory wine?"
"Of course, please take a seat, Father-in-law. My two children are still missing a master of ceremonies. I wonder if Father-in-law would be willing?"
"No problem, no problem."
Master He then turned to the guests in the courtyard and said, "Today is the wedding day of my daughter and Young Master Lin. I earnestly request all of you neighbors to stay and attend the wedding banquet of my daughter and Young Master Lin."
The guests in the courtyard then realized what was happening.
"Congratulations, Mr. He, on the acquisition of a fine son-in-law."
"Congratulations, Mr. Lin, on your wonderful marriage."
Then joyful music began.
He Ling'er was also led away. When she reappeared, she was wearing a green wedding robe. At this time of year, people don't wear bright red for weddings. Lin Muyao was also wearing a bright green wedding robe.
The two were led to the wedding hall by servants.
Sitting above them were Master He and the eunuch who had just delivered the imperial decree.
"First bow to Heaven and Earth."
The two turned around and bowed to heaven and earth.
"Bowing to the parents twice."
The two bowed to Master He and the father-in-law.
"Husband and wife bow to each other."
The two turned around and bowed to each other.
The ceremony is complete.
Zi Ling had also been released long ago, and the ten of them were seated at a table to witness the happiness of the newlyweds. The table was already laden with delicious food.
At this moment.
The director's voice came out reluctantly from the loudspeaker, unlike before.
"Congratulations on successfully bringing these two couples together. Now, you can enjoy your meal."
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