Chapter 275 Let us bless the newlyweds

"Shuyan, I'm sorry, I'm back late."

Yuwen Mu approached slowly and took the brush from Lu Shuyan's hand. Lu Shuyan turned her head to look to her right side. The fallen ink drops had already stained half of the paper. Yuwen Mu gently placed the brush on the pen holder.

"How...how did you know I was here?"

"I went to your house and it was your aunt who told me that you had been in the shop all these days."

Lu Shuyan looked up at the dusty man in front of her. He seemed to have not washed properly for a long time. There was blue stubble on his chin, dark circles under his eyes, and even his lips were dry and flaky.

"You went to my house as soon as you returned to Beijing? Don't you need to go to the palace to meet the emperor?" Lu Shuyan said, pouring a cup of tea for Yuwen Mu.

Yuwen Mu held the teacup in his hand without drinking it, and replied: "I came back at full speed. I am not in a hurry to see the emperor today. I can go to the palace tomorrow."

"Drink your tea and follow me."

Yuwen Mu said nothing and drank the warm tea in his hand obediently.

Lu Shuyan stepped forward, grabbed his wrist, and pulled him out. During this time, neither of them spoke. It was not until they went downstairs and got on the carriage that Lu Shuyan asked Yuwen Mu: "Don't you want to ask me where I'm taking you?"

Even though Yuwen Mu was sitting, he kept his back straight and put his hands on his knees. When he heard Lu Shuyan's question, he replied, "You can take me anywhere you want."

The serious tone of voice sounded quite pleasant, at least that's how it sounded to Lu Shuyan. She tilted her head and pursed her lips, "Aren't you tired? There's no one else in the carriage, you can relax a little."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Mu changed his hands, which were originally placed on his knees, into a clasped position, and then glanced at Lu Shuyan, as if to say: I'm relaxed.

Lu Shuyan couldn't help laughing. She reached out and grabbed Yuwen Mu's arm, pulling him towards her, and with her other hand pressed his head on her shoulder.

"Take a good rest."

Lu Shuyan lowered her head and saw a pair of big black eyes staring at him. This was the first time she looked at Yu Wenmu's eyes so closely. He had double eyelids, very long eyelashes, and particularly black pupils.

"Close your eyes. I told you to open your eyes again."

"Um."

Yuwen Mu did not dare to put all his weight on Lu Shuyan. Instead, he exerted his strength and just leaned his head lightly on Lu Shuyan's shoulder. But it was strange that just by leaning like this, the fatigue from the rapid journey seemed to disappear.

[She seems a little thin, is she too tired? I'll go to the Imperial Hospital someday to ask if there's any way to make her fatter.] Yuwen Mu thought.

"Yuwen Mu, are you a fool?"

Lu Shuyan spread out his palm, which was neither white nor pretty. It was covered with old reins, so it should be very strong. However, there were still broken skin and blisters on his hands at the base of his fingers. Lu Shuyan quickly figured out how this was caused. She also learned to ride a horse. When she first learned, her hands were tender, and soon blisters were formed from the rubbing of the reins.

After an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped.

"You can open your eyes now. Come down, I'll treat you to dinner."

Yuwen Mu opened his eyes and sat up straight. The girl in front of him was smiling at him, so his hands seemed to move faster than his brain, and he reached out and held the girl in his arms.

"thank you."

"It's just a dinner. I've made a lot of money lately. You're welcome."

"Thank you for more than just dinner."

When Yuwen Mu returned to the capital this time, he left behind the other people from the Imperial City Bureau who came back with him. After resting at home for a night, Yuwen Mu went to the palace to meet the emperor early the next morning.

"Your Majesty, the trafficker that Uncle De confessed to has been arrested, and the criminal will be escorted back to the capital soon."

"Well, Lord Yuwen, you have worked hard. You can leave the rest to Prince Ning. I heard that you are getting married? When is the wedding date?"

"March 16th."

"Sixteen, there's not much time left. Getting married is not an easy thing. There's a lot to be done. Go back to the Imperial City Office today to make arrangements. Starting tomorrow, I'll give you half a month. You don't have to work at the government office. Just prepare for the wedding."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

"Get up."

Yuwen Mu went straight home after leaving the palace. Shuyan said that he must sleep at home after returning from the palace today and was not allowed to come to see her.

As soon as he got home, the emperor's reward arrived in the palace, delivered personally by Eunuch Deqing.

"Sir Yuwen, the emperor said that you have worked hard on this mission, and also to congratulate you on your wedding."

There were a lot of rewards, including gold, silver, jewelry, cloth and jewelry. After Deqing left, Yuwen Mu had people put all the things into the warehouse.

"Master, Miss Lu sent something here early this morning."

"What? Where is it?"

"I dare not dispose of the things casually, so I asked someone to put them in your courtyard. Miss Lu asked someone to send a lot of supplements and food, as well as wedding clothes. The person who sent the things said that you can try them on to see if they fit you. If they don't fit, let someone pass on a message."

"I see."

Yuwen Mu walked straight to his own courtyard without stopping.

The housekeeper followed him, wanting to say something but stopping himself. When they reached the gate of the courtyard, he finally couldn't help but speak: "Master, when you move to the Lu family in the future, will you take me with you?"

Yuwen Mu stopped and said nothing for a while.

"Master, when you go to the Lu family, don't forget me, the old slave!"

"I don't bring people who talk too much."

"Ah? Yes."

…

On March 16th, the wind was light and the sun was warm.

Yuwen Mu's residence was very quiet. If one did not see the red ribbons hanging everywhere in the house and the happy couplets posted on the walls, no one would have guessed that there was a happy event in this family today.

Yuwen Mu changed into his wedding dress and combed his hair by himself. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the housekeeper looking at him with tears in his eyes.

"Master, you are getting married now. I really can't bear to let you go!"

"I don't bring along people who cry a lot."

"Boss! Boss, we are here!"

"Master Yuwen, congratulations."

"Hey! Master Xie is here too. Long time no see. Long time no see."

Yuwen Mu was not surprised that people from his Imperial City Bureau came, but he did not expect to see Lord Xie and the officials from the Dali Temple in his home.

Lord Bai even stepped forward and patted Yuwen Mu on the shoulder in a serious manner, "Lord Yuwen looks so handsome in his wedding dress! It's great to be young. I was like this when I was young."

"Come on, you're acting like no one has ever seen you when you were young."

"Congratulations, Lord Yuwen. When you asked me how to please my mother-in-law, I told you a lot. So, I think I also contributed a lot to your marriage, haha."

"Master Wei is talking nonsense. We already said that Master Yuwen was asking for his friend, not for himself."

"I heard the sound of firecrackers. Is it the bride's reception?"

"Master Yuwen, don't just stand there like an idiot."

The marriage of Yuwen Mu and Lu Shuyan was different from that of others. They rode back to Lu's house from Yuwen's house together and the ceremony was completed after they had bowed in the hall.

The people of the capital had never seen such a marriage. Even if it was a dowry, it would not be done like this. So Lu Shuyan rode all the way over on horseback, and the people who were watching on the road followed her all the way to the door of the Yuwen family.

Jiang Yunyi let out a long sigh when he got off the horse, and whispered to Shen Yuan and Yan Siyu: "I feel embarrassed with so many people watching."

Yan Siyu said, "Really? I think it's quite impressive and interesting. I'm going to tell my mother that I want to get married like this in the future."

Yuwen Mu's parents died young, so today when he got married, he could only bring Lu Shuyan to burn incense at his father and mother's tablets.

"Hello, father and mother. My name is Lu Shuyan, and I am your daughter-in-law."