Chapter 131: The First Marriage Was Better Than the First Marriage
Especially the sons of noble families, most of them go to the battlefield to earn military merits when they reach a certain age. Some even go to the battlefield to gain experience before they are of age in order to compete for the family's title. Therefore, even in the capital, there are not many adult males to be seen. Most of them are people who have saved up enough vacation time to come back to visit their relatives.
Wen Xiangyan toasted the two princes, exchanged a few words with them, and then went to another table.
The emperor had seven sons. Apart from the crown prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, and the seventh prince, the second prince, the fifth prince, and the sixth prince all died on the front lines. The third prince was also crippled.
In Xuan Kingdom, there were no incidents of vying for the throne. The emperor would choose the crown prince, and if the crown prince could enter the army for ten years and return alive, he could smoothly inherit the throne. There were no incidents of tripping up others or killing people on the battlefield. This has been the case for more than two thousand years.
Therefore, if Wen Xiangyan were to be more affectionate towards the princes, he wouldn't be suspected of forming cliques or engaging in favoritism; if he were to be more aloof, he wouldn't be targeted. As long as he didn't show disrespect to the royal family in person, there wouldn't be any problems.
After toasting everyone, Wen Xiangyan was then escorted back to his new home.
Those who know, know. It's the wedding night. If you really get the Duke of Dingguo drunk, you'll offend people, won't you?
Let them go home early; they might still be able to eavesdrop!
These days, eavesdropping is considered a form of wedding night prank, nothing serious.
No sooner had the Duke of Dingguo returned than several young men, led by the Seventh Prince, went to the Duke of Dingguo's courtyard.
Inside the room, he said, "My wife, I'm back."
The servants were quickly dismissed, the door was closed, and Wen Xiangyan picked up the wedding scales on the table and lifted the veil from Ning Yan's head.
Their eyes met, no, they should be wide open and closed.
Wen Xiangyan didn't even have time to admire his wife's stunning beauty. He reached out and touched his wife's nose. Thankfully, she was fine; she was just asleep.
I knew getting married would be tiring, but I didn't expect her to be this tired; she could even fall asleep sitting up.
Wen Xiangyan laughed and personally helped Ning Yan take off her clothes, then carried her to the bathroom to wash. The moment the water touched her, Ning Yan opened her eyes. After seeing the person in front of her, she immediately hugged his neck and lay on his chest to continue sleeping.
Wen Xiangyan: ...
This is his wedding night, he's not going to just fall asleep like this, is he?
Those eavesdropping outside the door waited for over an hour, but instead of any strange noises coming from the room, it grew increasingly quiet. They were all puzzled. The Seventh Prince asked, "What does this mean? It's not that the Duke of Dingguo doesn't know how to..."
The Prince Rui's heir said, "Even if he doesn't know how, the Duchess of Dingguo certainly does."
She got married for the second time, and then divorced after only seven months of marriage. Is that even possible?
"That means the couple was exhausted and went straight to bed to sleep."
"Well, I thought I could cause some trouble on the Duke of Dingguo's wedding night, but that's hopeless now. Let's go, this prince should return to the palace as well."
The young men, who had experienced the first time, all chuckled quietly. It was said that the Duke of Dingguo had never been with a woman before, and men who were experiencing it for the first time understood.
On the wedding night of the Prince Rui's heir, it was already eight o'clock.
He had been ridiculed countless times for this, and he was just waiting to find someone to tease him faster than him, but in the end, he didn't get the chance.
"Let's go, let's go. The second son of the mighty general is getting married on the twelfth of next month. Let's go and eavesdrop on him then."
That guy is a spineless coward, his body is so weak, he gets out of breath after just a little movement, he definitely can't do it, it would be a miracle if he could even consummate the marriage.
A group of twenty or thirty people all left in a flash.
Once she was sure no one was outside, Ning Yan finally turned over and bit the man's cheek.
The original owner was ridiculed by many people on her first marriage, but Fu Qing finished quickly, after all, he had women before marriage and was experienced.
But it's quite embarrassing to have someone overhear a couple's private conversation. That's how the custom is; even if you know someone is eavesdropping, you can't kick them out. So even though Ning Yan was awake, she pretended to be asleep.
Wen Xiangyan wrapped his arms around his wife's slender waist and pulled her onto his lap. "My wife, have you missed your husband? It's been eight days, you must have missed him. Your husband has missed you too..."
Ning Yan was absolutely certain of the man's words; words can lie, but actions don't.
That night, the Duke called for water five times. When he finally calmed down, the servants in the main courtyard all secretly thought: The Duke is brave.
The old lady sent word that the young couple should sleep a little longer and not be disturbed. She also sent a trusted nanny to keep watch over them, and to let her know when they woke up so that she could have food prepared.
Ning Yan woke up around noon, and as she got up, she hissed softly.
"What's wrong? Where does it hurt?" Wen Xiangyan asked anxiously, his hand instinctively pressing lightly on her waist.
Ning Yan bit her lip. This man was too unrestrained last night. It seems he had been holding back the previous times. She was in pain all over now.
"If you continue like this, you'll be sleeping in the study next time."
"What's wrong? Are you hurt? Let me see..."
As he spoke, Wen Xiangyan reached out to pull off Ning Yan's nightgown, intending to examine her. Ning Yan slapped his hand, and even though she was experienced, she blushed with embarrassment in broad daylight.
Wen Xiangyan smiled wickedly, "What are you afraid of? What haven't I seen of you? What's there to be embarrassed about?"
"Do you think everyone is as shameless as you? Go get some medicine to disperse the bruises."
"Alright, alright, I'll do as my wife says. I'll go get it right away."
My wife's skin is too delicate; if I use too much force, it will turn blue, and she might even get injured.
The medicine arrived quickly, and the man eventually helped apply it before the couple washed up and went to serve tea to the old lady.
Difficulties, lectures, or being given the cold shoulder? None of that happened. All that came was a box of treasures from the old lady. "You two should live a good life and give your grandmother a grandson, and our family will be complete."
After saying that, the old lady took Ning Yan's hand and started talking about Wen Xiangyan, "This boy has loved beautiful women since he was a child. I arranged for him to have concubines, but he didn't want any of them."
Later, when they tried to find him a wife, he refused. After joining the army, it became even more impossible for any woman to get close to him. Grandmother can guarantee that before you came along, he had never touched a single woman; he was completely chaste..."
Wen Xiangyan's face flushed red instantly. "No, Grandmother, is it something to brag about not having touched other women?"
But seeing how much his wife was listening, he let his grandmother do as she pleased.
Grandmother: You silly grandson, you really don't understand. A clean man is the best dowry!
Fortunately, the old lady was quite tactful. Apart from the topic of cleanliness, she talked about Wen Xiangyan's hard work in studying and practicing martial arts since childhood, which relieved him.
Ning Yan is the kind of person who can make anyone happy when someone is nice to her. The old lady Wen likes her more and more. At lunchtime, the old lady kept piling vegetables and meat into Ning Yan's bowl, completely forgetting about her own grandson.
(End of this chapter)
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