Chapter 306 The Top Scholar 13 (Bonus Chapter for Donations)
Looking at the princess, who was as beautiful as the moon in the sky, and then at his own mangled and wretched state, Pei Chengyuan broke down and howled.
Wan Zi angrily rebuked, "What are you shouting about? What are you yelling about? Young Master Pei doesn't have to do anything to have food to eat, and he can be with his sweetheart day and night. What more could Young Master Pei possibly want?!"
Jiahe looked at the crazed Pei Chengyuan leaning against the wall and chuckled.
Sweetheart? Hahaha~ That's hilarious!
He used to say nice things, like he was willing to die for her, but now he wishes she were dead!
This is the man who keeps saying he loves her!
Ning Yan didn't care whether the two were truly insane or faking it, or whether they were happy or not, and continued, "Originally, I planned to spend my life tormenting the two of you."
However, someone disagrees. He wants to be my husband, so I plan to go to the palace tomorrow and ask my father to bestow a marriage upon me. As for the marriage with you, I will cancel it directly, saving you the trouble of divorcing him.
"I must thank you for not touching me."
Her father is the emperor, and if he says the previous marriage doesn't exist, then it doesn't exist. Hehe, it's good to have power and influence!
Pei Chengyuan was stunned. He sat on the dirty ground, staring straight at Ning Yan. They were husband and wife, how could they cancel the marriage?
They were married by imperial decree, had a grand wedding ceremony, and had lived together for so long.
Ning Yan left. She had truly changed her mind. She might be quite happy living without remarrying, but she was afraid that others would misunderstand and think she still couldn't let go of Pei Chengyuan.
Besides, that guy seemed somewhat sincere towards her, so she decided to give it another try.
She left decisively, but Pei Chengyuan went berserk in the room, and Jiahe was severely beaten by him.
For the next two, three, four, and seven days, a full half month, Wu Meng reported to the princess's residence on time every day. Even on the sixteenth day, Wu Meng still had a box in his hand.
He even bowed to her formally, and Ning Yan smiled at him.
He saw it.
His eyes suddenly lit up and he smiled; it was a beautiful smile.
"What did you bring me this time? Do you have enough money to buy me a few more gifts?"
"I'll spend whatever I have, and I'll figure out what to do with the rest. My old man at home has been coming to see me a lot lately. As long as I see him and ask him for money, he'll definitely give me some to spend."
Ning Yan raised an eyebrow. Good heavens, he's already planning to live off his parents.
"Come with me to the palace. I can't go alone to request the imperial decree for marriage."
Wu Meng's face immediately lit up with a smile. He knew it; the princess had smiled at him earlier. Sure enough, his wish had come true.
That very day, the Emperor's decree of marriage was issued. To be honest, ever since he learned of Pei Chengyuan's outrageous deeds, the Emperor had considered bestowing several handsome male concubines upon his daughter, but she refused.
He figured that his daughter was probably still reeling from Pei Chengyuan's words and couldn't quite process what had happened. He figured that once her daughter had forgotten about Pei Chengyuan, they could talk about it again.
Unexpectedly, she arrived with the son of the Duke of Liguo not long after. Good, good timing!
He thought that Wu Meng was much better than Pei Chengyuan!
And so their marriage was arranged.
The wedding is set for a month from now. Actually, Wu Meng wanted it to be sooner, but he also knew that preparing for the wedding would take time, and he didn't want to make things difficult for the princess. So, he has been extremely busy for the past month.
The Duke of Liguo happily took all the things from his private treasury to make his son's face, which made the Duchess of Liguo furious and her face dark with anger all day long.
In the past, when his wife was angry, the Duke of Li would try to coax her. But now, they are an old married couple, and he is too busy to take care of his several new concubines in the backyard. They are all gentle, kind, beautiful and charming. He has no time to coax his wife.
Wu Meng carefully selected and chose from the betrothal gifts sent by his father, finally compiling a list that was ten feet long, and sent it to the princess's residence.
In fact, Ning Yan is very wealthy.
Putting aside the gifts from the Emperor and Empress, she also swallowed the gifts from Princess Jiahe, plus the output of her fiefdom, she couldn't spend it all, she simply couldn't spend it all.
But seeing the betrothal gifts prepared by Wu Meng, she still felt very comfortable.
The wedding took place quickly.
This wedding was even larger than the first one, which exhausted the officials in the Ministry of Rites.
The Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince were present, along with all the other princes and princesses. After the couple completed their wedding ceremony, the Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince returned to the palace, and Wu Meng breathed a great sigh of relief.
No one tried to force Wu Meng to drink at the start of the banquet, so when he returned to the bridal chamber after dealing with the guests, Wu Meng was perfectly sober, with only a faint smell of alcohol on him.
As soon as he entered, the maids all bowed.
Wu Meng hummed in agreement and walked to the bedside. He gently lifted the princess's veil, revealing a face of unparalleled beauty. The princess was already stunningly beautiful on ordinary days, but today she was even more charming. Wu Meng was completely mesmerized!
Beautiful! So beautiful! This beautiful princess will be his wife, and she will be even more beautiful!
Ning Yan looked at the man staring at her intently, and a smile appeared on her face.
"Wu Meng".
Wu Meng immediately came to his senses.
"Princess."
"Help me take off the phoenix crown, it's so heavy."
"yes."
Ning Yan felt a little awkward listening to this, but since the two weren't very familiar with each other yet, she decided to bear with it for now.
Wu Meng carefully helped the princess remove her phoenix crown, but his mind was filled with the memory of when the princess summoned him to the main courtyard and said she would send him to the military camp.
It might have been that day, or that moment, that the princess took up residence in his heart, and he could never forget her.
He had originally suppressed his feelings for the princess, but what could he do when Pei Chengyuan was so useless?
Instead of having a perfectly good princess, he took a fancy to that hypocritical Princess Jiahe, which conveniently gave him the opportunity to win the heart of the beauty.
"alright."
Ning Yan looked at the man standing in front of her and said, "Go wash up."
Wu Meng didn't move, and Ning Yan looked at him in confusion.
"I... I wish to assist the princess with her washing up."
Ning Yan: ...Good heavens! She exclaimed, "Good heavens!"
That kid is really bold!
"I want to take a bath, do you want to serve me too?"
Wu Meng blushed instantly, but he was used to having a cold face, so you wouldn't really notice unless you looked closely.
"Um."
Ning Yan: ……
Finally, Wu Meng was pulled by Ning Yan to her hot spring pool.
Since we're married now, it's okay for us to go for a soak in a hot spring together, right?
Unfortunately, Wu Meng escaped from the hot spring pool in less than fifteen minutes.
My nose was bleeding profusely, and I couldn't stop it.
Ning Yan: ……
I thought he was so great, but it turns out, this is all?
After she finished washing up, Qianhong said that the prince consort had gone to take a cold shower.
Ning Yan was amused and let the maid dry her hair, while a hand warmer was nearby to warm her hands.
When his hair was dried, Wu Meng finally returned.
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