Chapter 129 A First Marriage is Better Than a Second Marriage
Wen Xiangyan kissed her hard, not wanting to leave, but her room was too spacious, with nowhere to hide.
"I wish it would just get dark all of a sudden. I used to not understand the soldiers in the barracks. Even if they didn't have any missions during the day, they still had to train. They were already exhausted after a whole day, and then they still had to find a woman to mess around with for half the night."
Now he finally understood that the beauty of this kind of thing is something that people who haven't experienced it can't possibly understand.
"Stop talking nonsense, you have to get going no matter what you say."
Wen Xiangyan laughed and lightly bit Ning Yan's earlobe, "You little ingrate."
However, he couldn't delay any longer; it wouldn't be good to be discovered.
Hearing the soft sounds coming from the window, Ning Yan closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep again.
After practicing her self-created technique for more than half a month, she now possesses the strength of twenty-five cauldrons, more than enough to protect herself. She is confident that she can quickly double this achievement, and then she can go to the battlefield for some fun. Fresh beast meat is definitely tastier than the meat brought back from the battlefield.
In the following days, Wen Xiangyan would always appear in Ning Yan's boudoir on time. The two of them were very open and their nightlife was quite harmonious. Until one day, his subordinate reported something to him, "Your Highness, I have been sending people to keep an eye on the Ning family. Just now, our people came back and reported that the General of the Cavalry's mansion has sent a matchmaker to the Ning family to propose marriage."
Wen Xiangyan snapped the brush in his hand.
The General of the Cavalry is a second-rank military officer. It's not about noble titles; other people's official positions are much higher than his.
"General of the Cavalry, are you talking about Zhang Mang? Didn't he marry a long time ago? His wife is dead?"
If he were to remarry after losing his wife, it would be fine if he took a fancy to Ning Yan, who was divorced. However, he is at least twenty years older than Ning Yan. Doesn't he think he's an old cow eating young grass?
No, Ning Yan is already his, and no one else can have her!
The attendant was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this. "He is the son of the General of the Cavalry. The General is fighting on the front lines and I heard he hasn't been home for more than two years."
Wen Xiangyan stood up abruptly. "Let's go to my maternal grandfather's house."
Wen Xiangyan's maternal grandfather had served as an imperial tutor. After retiring early in his life, he returned to his hometown of Qingzhou and was quite famous there.
Upon hearing her grandson's meaning, Madam Li immediately slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "Don't worry, my dear grandson, leave this to your grandmother. I guarantee you'll win the heart of your beauty!"
Her own daughter and son-in-law died in battle four years ago, and now only the old Lady Dingguo and her grandson remain in the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.
In the past, the two old women had tried to find suitable daughters for their grandson, but he didn't like any of them. This worried them greatly, as they were afraid that there was something wrong with his health. They were content as long as he could leave a bloodline for the Duke of Dingguo's family. They didn't care at all about the family background of the girls.
Now that this person has finally appeared, she's determined to marry her grandson's wife no matter what it takes.
"Go, bring out all the top-quality jewelry I've treasured in my private collection. When the matchmaker comes to propose marriage, bring it to the child as a gift. Otherwise, it won't show our family's sincerity."
Wen Xiangyan was a little embarrassed. "I don't need Grandmother's things. I have some silver notes with me, and there are also many good things in the villa. I just need to trouble Grandmother to hurry. The General of the Cavalry has already gone to propose marriage."
The old lady was shocked. She ordered the servants to load the gifts onto the carriage, changed into a more appropriate set of clothes, and after confirming that everything was in order, she immediately led her people out.
After the old lady left, Wen Xiangyan paced anxiously back and forth in the main hall, fearing that the Ning family would agree to the Zhang family's marriage first, and that his grandmother's failure to do so would leave him with lifelong regret.
Half an hour passed, then an hour, and it was already past noon and the person still hadn't returned. Wen Xiangyan was so anxious that he almost choked on his own breath. Old Master Li couldn't bear to watch any longer, so after lunch, he set out his chessboard and forced his grandson to play chess with him.
After the two games of chess were over, there was finally some commotion in the courtyard. Wen Xiangyan could no longer sit still. He threw the chess pieces in his hand into the chess box and immediately went out to greet her: "Grandmother, how is it?"
The old lady smiled so broadly her eyes disappeared. "It's done! Silly boy, I would have come back long ago if we hadn't reached an agreement."
The Ning family has already agreed to the marriage, and the wedding date has been set. You just need to wait to enter the bridal chamber.
Wen Xiangyan: ...Actually, he went to the bridal chamber every night.
But we used to do it secretly, now we can come openly from now on.
"So, what date is the wedding date set?"
The old lady was amused by her grandson's anxious look. "You rascal, you can be anxious too?"
Since your vacation time is limited, my wife decided to pick an auspicious day nearby—the 18th of this month!
After thinking for a moment, Wen Xiangyan was overjoyed. "Then wouldn't that be eight days from now?"
He'll be getting married in eight days; it seems his grandmother really understands him.
However, thinking that he still had eight days before he could marry her, he became somewhat anxious. Why couldn't it be faster? There were still eight days before he could bring her home.
"Yes, that's why you need to inform your grandmother as soon as possible. Fortunately, Qingzhou is only a day's journey from the capital, so whether you get married in Qingzhou or the capital, there's still time."
A day refers to traveling by horse-drawn carriage; if traveling by horse, it would take half a day.
"Then naturally we must return to the capital to get married, but I don't know if Yan'er can endure the hardship of a long journey."
He felt bitter, but in the eyes of the Ning family, it was nothing.
He sent someone to ask the Ning family what they thought. Ning's father said frankly, "Our Ning family also has a house in the capital. Since the young master is going to the capital to get married, our family will take the dowry to the capital tomorrow. We can also go to the Ning family's house in the capital to exchange gifts."
After all, the Ning family is quite wealthy, and they buy real estate in the locations of their main businesses for future use.
The capital city is the least likely place to be left behind.
It just so happens that he's not having a good time in Qingzhou, and his neighbor's second son's family keeps coming out to annoy him, so he might as well move to the capital.
Therefore, as soon as the people sent by Wen Xiangyan left, the couple instructed their servants to start packing their luggage.
Early the next morning, a full fifty carriages were parked in front of the Ning family's house. Just after Chenshi (7-9 AM), the caravan began its journey towards the capital.
Wen Xiangyan had already sent someone back to the capital to inform his grandmother, while he himself rode a horse to accompany his fiancée's family on their journey.
To be honest, he was extremely eager to speak to his fiancée the whole way. Ever since they parted the night before last, he hadn't had a chance to say a single word to her, and he'd only caught a glimpse of her once, a fleeting glance when she boarded the carriage that morning.
He rode his horse to his fiancée's carriage, but the people inside wouldn't make a sound, which really made him anxious.
(End of this chapter)
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