Chapter 18 Luo Yunjian is haunted by a ghost
Two days later, villagers began to come to their house to help repair the big stove and buy tables, chairs and benches. The old man in the village who presided over the wedding for the newlyweds also came and was responsible for writing couplets and recording the villagers' contributions.
Their wedding date was set for three days later, which was a good day. It was said that there were several couples getting married on that day in Qingshui Village alone!
Therefore, the villagers who were invited were those who had no relatives to hold weddings.
There are dozens of people in total.
At noon that day, Da Niu and Da Zhu started to slaughter pigs, while Xuan Ji was riding on the big locust tree in the yard, watching a group of country folk preparing such a simple wedding banquet, and she felt disgusted from the bottom of her heart.
The wedding dress was ready for today. Yong Shaolan was going to take Zhao Yan to the town to get it. Before leaving, he told Xuanji, "Come down and help."
Xuanji was given a sidelong look: "Yes!"
Zhao Yan brought his own small backpack and prepared to buy some more wedding candy, "Let's go, I'm ready!"
Xuanji came down to help, and Yong Shaolan went over to hold the boy's hand, "I'm sorry to bother you all today."
Da Niu, Da Zhu and several strong men were carrying a fat pig weighing several hundred kilograms. They looked at the well-matched young couple and joked, "Don't worry, sir. Leave the housework to us. Just take good care of your young wife. Isn't that right, Brother Shen?"
Zhao Yan blushed and put his hands on his hips: "Brother Dazhu just likes to make fun of me!"
After that, the two of them set off for the town, pulling the ox cart amid the laughter of the villagers of Qingshui Village.
After buying the wedding dress and candy, Yong Shaolan took the boy to the pharmacy. Zhao Yan had some idea of what he was going to buy, so he waited outside the door. As a result, he heard the doctor say that he would prepare the medicine on the spot, which made them want to go shopping.
The midday sun was scorching, and Yong Shaolan was sensitive to light. Zhao Yan planned to buy a few more watermelons, so he asked the man to wait in the pharmacy. After persuading him, he followed the path he had taken before and headed towards the watermelon stall.
After walking for half an hour under the scorching sun, Zhao Yan realized that he seemed to have taken the wrong road. Just as he was about to go back to ask someone for directions, he saw a few big men in Yujing costumes appearing at a stall not far away. Each of them was holding a portrait in his hand, and seemed to be looking for someone.
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The few people who were looking for someone here were the Jinling Army that was looking for Zhao Yan.
Half a month passed, and their prince disappeared from Guanyang Prefecture and had no trace. They searched the entire Guanyang and finally found some information here.
A local vendor selling rice noodles said that he often saw his son come here to eat.
"Madam, have you seen the person in the portrait?" The Jinling Army soldier in plain clothes opened the portrait in his hand and said, "I think he stopped here a few days ago."
The old lady took a serious look and said, "Oh, this little baby is so cute. Is he Miss Xu?"
"..." Jinling Jun took the portrait, gave the old lady a few copper coins, and changed to another shop: "Brother, please tell me, have you seen the boy in the portrait in the past few days?"
"Let me take a look?" Just as the middle-aged man picked up the portrait, Jinling Jun's hand was suddenly held by a young man. The young man was wearing a veil hat and had a tall figure. The only exposed hand was shiny white.
Jinling Jun couldn't see the boy's face clearly through the veil, so he could only ask, "Little brother? Have you seen the person in the portrait?"
Zhao Yan's heart was in his throat. He was gambling whether these people were assassins.
However, the previous assassins all acted at night and wore black clothes. These outsiders were dressed similarly to the two he had seen before, and their height and build matched the characteristics of the Jinling Army.
"I think I've seen him before," Zhao Yan pinched his throat, "Why are you looking for the guy up there? Could he be a human trafficker?"
"How could it be?" Jinling Jun's face lit up when he saw the news, and he quickly pulled out a large bag of government silver from his pocket and said, "To tell you the truth, little brother, this is our young master. He got lost here a few days ago. My wife is extremely worried and is spending a lot of money to find him."
Queen Mother...it's Queen Mother.
Zhao Shaonian's eyes suddenly turned red and his nose felt sore. He didn't know how to describe his current feelings.
He knew that his mother would definitely look for him!
Zhao Yan sniffed, dragged a Jinling soldier to the shade of a tree, and lifted his veil: "The person you are looking for is me."
The young man clutched his sleeves, his palm-sized face instantly filled with tears, his voice choked with sobs: "Mother, how is the Queen Mother?"
"!!!" The Jinling Army was divided into several branches, tens of thousands of men escorting the Empress and His Highness to the capital. Not everyone had the privilege of seeing the young man. The man compared the portrait with the young man, and after confirming the issue, he sank to his knees. "Your humble servant... well..."
"Hey! There are so many people here!" Zhao Yan choked and covered the man's mouth. He looked around and fortunately there were not many people here. "You two stand up and talk!"
Jinling Jun obeyed obediently and explained in detail what happened after Zhao Yan disappeared.
Zhao Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that his mother had not yet arrived in Beijing. He asked the Jinling Army to find pen and ink and wrote a letter to his mother, telling her that he would be going to Beijing with a friend in a few days, and that he would go directly to the royal palace outside Yujing to wait for her.
The Jinling Army received an order that after finding the young prince, they must ensure his safety and bring him back.
Jinling Jun glanced at the strange handwriting, but he could still make out the general idea: "Your Highness, why don't you want to go back with me? His Majesty's birthday banquet is at the end of the month. This is absolutely not a joke!"
Zhao Yan was also conflicted. His mother must miss him very much, and he missed his mother too. However, he had already promised Brother Lan to marry him, so at least the wedding had to be completed first!
The Queen Mother loves him the most and will not disagree.
Zhao Yan shook his head: "I can't go back now. Just tell mother that I really have something important to do. If you are worried, you can leave a few people in the town. I will notify you when I leave."
The Jinling Army must absolutely obey the arrangements of the young prince, so they had no choice but to send one person back to deliver the letter, and the rest stayed in Guanyang Town to protect the safety of the young prince at all times.
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On the way back to the pharmacy, Zhao Yan met Yong Shaolan, who was carrying a watermelon. The man was standing under the shade of a tree with a stern face. When he saw him walking towards him with his head down, he called out to him, "Brother Shen, where have you been?"
"Ah... I, I accidentally got lost." Zhao Yan rubbed his red eyes, "No, it's okay, have you bought everything? Let's go back."
"Okay." Yong Shaolan wiped the boy's tears with a handkerchief. "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you go alone."
Zhao Yan looked at the man's slightly furrowed brows, chuckled twice, and his melancholy mood disappeared.
He looks very handsome even when he's worried about others.
If the Queen Mother saw how handsome the husband he found for her was, she would probably be satisfied.
Zhao Yan shook his head and burst into laughter: "I said it's okay!"
"Well, let's go back." Yong Shaolan's peripheral vision shifted from the dark shadow passing by the eaves behind him to the young man: "Let's go back and try on our wedding dresses."
Zhao Yan: "Okay!"
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After seeing off the villagers who came to help in the evening, Zhao Yan and Yong Shaolan tried on the wedding dress they brought back from the town. Although it was made of ordinary coarse silk, the embroidery was very good, the dress was also well tailored and very close-fitting.
Zhao Yan sat on the bed with his clothes on, watching Yong Shaolan change. But when the man was left with only his pajamas, he felt a little shy and turned his head to pretend to look at the moon.
Yong Shaolan put on the bright red wedding dress piece by piece: "Brother Shen, why don't you look at me?"
"What's so interesting about changing clothes?" Zhao Yan whistled while crossing his legs. "I'll see after you change."
Yong Shaolan put on the last of his coat, then knelt on one knee in front of the window and held the boy's ankle. "You know what I'm going to buy today, right?"
"If you're so shy now, what will you do when we get married tomorrow and openly meet each other?"
“………………”
Zhao Yan's face flushed red as she struggled hard, but she couldn't win against the man, so she could only look at him angrily: "Let me go!"
Yong Shaolan looked at the boy's facial features which were gradually becoming clearer, and suddenly felt as if electric currents were passing through his limbs.
So cute.
When his eyes recover and he can see the boy's features clearly, he will definitely be unable to resist eating him.
Zhao Yan's scalp was numb from being stared at by the man, so he had to stop struggling and murmured with his head down: "Brother Lan, let me go... I feel uncomfortable."
"Well," Yong Shaolan smoothed his throat, released the boy's ankles, and sat down beside him: "I'll do as you say."
Zhao Yan leaned on the man's shoulder. Brother Lan was right. After getting married, they would definitely do that kind of thing. But now he was not in a special period. He felt uncomfortable when he thought about it...
He felt that he should make his demands clear.
"Brother Lan, I..." Zhao Yan was indeed a little impulsive in proposing marriage and impulsive in agreeing to sleep with a man, but if Brother Lan wanted to do it, he could also bite the bullet and endure it: "I don't really want to have sex yet."
Zhao Yan felt a little guilty: "Doing this right from the start... I can't accept it..."
He hesitated, "How about we wait until we return to Yujing, at the beginning of next month, when I'm not feeling well, and then we can do it?"
Yong Shaolan put his arm around the boy's waist and rubbed the back of his neck affectionately: "Yeah, okay."
"Ah?" Zhao Yan didn't expect the man to agree so readily. "Really?"
After all, after the man washed his feet last night, he found that his clean underwear hanging outside was dirty.
It’s obvious how “dirty” it is.
"Really," Yong Shaolan let go of the boy and touched his head: "Brother Shen doesn't want to do it for the time being, so let's take it one step at a time. We can hold hands, kiss, or solve it in any way you like."
Yong Shaolan drooped his eyelashes and clamped the young man’s hand: “As long as Brother Shen stays with me forever, that’s fine.”
Zhao Yan: “…”
"Promise me that you will always be with me."
Yong Shaolan clearly asked in a very gentle voice, but it made Zhao Yan feel like he was haunted by a ghost, as if he would be sent to a small dark room if he didn't agree.
"I know!"
Zhao Yan struggled to break free from the man's hand, but found that he couldn't get rid of it no matter what he did. Yong Shaolan held his hand in a handcuff, "Let me hold you for a while longer."
"good."
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