After hearing the news brought back by the servant,
Mi Fen was so happy she could hardly close her mouth.
"Mother, look what I told you, the Emperor's feelings for Mi Shan are just temporary."
"She hasn't even started vying for favor yet, and she's already fallen out of favor."
She's not even one-tenth as good as she was in her previous life.
“Mi Shan was a good-for-nothing. He was always a doormat in the manor. After going to the palace, that cannibalistic place, he was even more pathetic. It’s a miracle he’s even alive.”
A hint of disdain flashed in Qiao's eyes.
“I never expected her to bring glory to our Mi family. It was only your father who always had unrealistic fantasies about her.”
"Mother, what time is it now?"
Mi Fen's smug smile vanished as she suddenly realized that she had been waiting for a long time.
The auspicious time is almost here.
Zhang Jianyue, who was supposed to come and marry her, hasn't arrived yet.
"Here he comes! The groom is here!"
The servant boy ran in.
Mi Fen quickly put down her red veil and let her mother, Qiao, go out to take a look.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Madam Qiao left, angry curses rang out:
"Zhang Jianyue, are you all alone?"
"Where's the sedan chair carried by eight men that you mentioned?"
"Didn't you say you would give everything to marry Fen'er?"
Upon hearing this, Mi Fen lifted her red veil and ran out.
When they arrived, they saw Zhang Jianyue standing in the lobby, dressed in a dirty red outfit, looking disheveled, carrying a bag on her back, and even her hat was askew.
Upon seeing her, his eyes showed even more guilt.
“I’m sorry, Fen’er, I originally wanted to marry you in a grand and glorious way, but my mother took all the money that had been prepared in advance to help my mentally challenged, deaf and mute brother get married…”
“I knelt and begged from house to house, but I couldn’t borrow any more, so I came to the capital alone.”
"I encountered a landslide on the way and was almost buried alive. I barely escaped with my life."
That's why you look so disheveled.
A surge of anger welled up in Mi Fen's heart, but then she remembered that Zhang Jianyue had almost lost his life in order to marry her.
It is already extremely difficult.
Moreover, Mi Shan was neglected after entering the palace. She chose Zhang Jianyue herself. Although his family was poor, it was still better than her tragic death in the palace in her previous life.
Her expression softened, and she stepped forward to gently take his hand.
"Zhang Lang, it's good that you're alright. Look at you, you're covered in mud and water. It must have been a very tiring journey for you."
"No matter how hard it is, as long as it's for you, it's all worth it!"
A shadowy sense of relief flashed across Zhang Jianyue's eyes.
"but……"
Mi Fen looked behind him, her face full of doubt, "How am I supposed to marry into your family later? Am I supposed to walk there?"
"Young Miss, there's no need to worry. I've already made preparations!"
Zhang Jianyue ran out and brought in a mule.
"This is the only money I have left that I bought especially for you. I promise you won't have to walk a single step; I'll hold your hand and take you there."
"Nonsense!"
Mrs. Qiao was so angry she had a headache. "Aren't you just playing us for a fool?"
"Zhang Jianyue, I'm marrying my daughter to you because I want her to be good to me, not because she'll suffer with you in the past!"
"What did your mother do?"
How could you be so biased towards your brother!
"If Fen'er marries into that family, won't she have to suffer every day?"
Mrs. Qiao wished she could reject the marriage proposal immediately.
But Mi Fen herself was willing to marry him.
And then there's Mi's father, who knows full well that his daughter's innocence has been ruined, and even if she doesn't marry Zhang Jianyue, she'll probably never be wanted by anyone else in this lifetime.
If the Mi family had a daughter who couldn't get married, word would get out and his family would be ridiculed and become the laughingstock of the clan.
He immediately told Mrs. Qiao to mind her own business and stop interfering in the young couple's affairs.
"It's getting late, don't miss the auspicious time, Fen'er, you should set off now!"
"Go out through the side door!"
—So that people won't laugh at us!
That day.
There are many ordinary people in the capital.
Everyone says they witnessed a strange thing.
I wonder whose daughter is getting married.
The young woman was dressed in a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, her head adorned with gold and jade, but she was riding a mule, pulled by a dirty and disheveled groom, as they walked step by step toward the city gate.
Several servants followed behind to ensure her safety and to help carry the dowry.
There wasn't even anyone playing drums or gongs; the scene was indescribably eerie and shabby.
Zhang Jianyue was overjoyed, feeling she had married such a noble lady.
Mi Fen felt terrible; her face, hidden under the red veil, looked extremely ugly.
Only by constantly thinking,
Zhang Jianyue will become the top martial arts champion in the future.
She will become a titled lady.
The suffering you endure now will be compensated for in another form in the future.
Only then did he swallow his anger.
After walking for most of the day, it was already dusk when we arrived at the village.
To Mi Fen's surprise, the Zhang family didn't even arrange a banquet; the place was deserted and quiet.
Only Wang, the matriarch of the Zhang family, an elderly woman with a weathered face, stood at the door waiting for them with a stern expression.
"When the bride enters our house, she must first step over the fire basin! The fire basin has been prepared for you, so step over it!"
Mi Fen's face darkened. She knew perfectly well that stepping over the fire was to ward off bad luck and misfortune.
But Zhang's mother's attitude was far too harsh.
Her face was drawn, as if someone owed her money.
Who gets married without even a smile?
"Hurry up and get down there! What are you standing there for? Do I have to beg you? You little whore who's been climbing into my son's bed before you're even married into the family, who are you trying to impress!"
"Who...who are you calling a whore?"
Mi Fen was so angry that she almost fainted. Her eyes were practically spitting fire as she clenched her fists tightly.
In my past life,
How could Mi Shan possibly tolerate this old hag?!
"Am I wrong? What respectable young lady would do such a thing? You're supposed to be from the Ministry of Rites, but if I hadn't told you, I would have thought you came from some brothel!"
“Mother, today is Fen’er’s first day in our family. I know I haven’t been able to satisfy you, unlike my younger brother…”
"But this has nothing to do with Fen'er. She married me not to suffer with me. If you continue like this, I'll take Fen'er away right now!"
Zhang Jianyue's anger was actually quite convincing.
Mi Fen's resentment and grievances dissipated somewhat, and she gritted her teeth to suppress her unwillingness.
Zhang Jianyue is going to take the imperial examinations in the future, so she can't be remembered as an unfilial son!
She could tolerate anything as long as he treated her well.
“Zhang Lang, don’t get angry with your mother-in-law because of me. She said that because she doesn’t understand me.”
"It's alright, it's just crossing a fire pit, I'll do it."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
