getting married
May you two have a long and happy marriage!
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The streets were bustling with activity. Many people stood on both sides of the street, holding wedding bags in their hands, smiling and bowing to the couple to offer their congratulations. The wedding bags were also embroidered with words.
Zhao Heng's movements were a bit too quick.
Qi Guanlan nodded in satisfaction. Wen Ruo leaned back slightly and whispered, "Where's your candy? Why aren't you spreading it?"
"Don't feel bad about it."
Wen Ruo found it amusing; what was there to feel sorry for? Suddenly, Qi Guanlan flicked his long sleeve, and a hidden arrow shot straight upwards, shouting, "Xiao Shun!"
Following his finger, Wen Ruo watched as several red silk ribbons fell smoothly onto the tall wooden frame, and countless copper coins rained down from the sky, their crisp metallic sounds echoing as they landed on the ground.
The true God of Wealth is giving away money.
"Young Master Qi, Lord Wen, is distributing lucky money!"
The people under the red silk hurriedly picked up the money with their hands, while the clever ones simply stretched out their sleeves to catch it. Even if they were hit on the head, they still counted the money with smiles on their faces.
Xiao Shun stood up from the rooftop, carrying a basket with copper coins hanging smoothly in the middle. With a casual flick of his wrist, he unleashed another shower of coins.
"Brother Qi is truly generous!"
Zhao Heng stood upstairs, dressed in a lake-blue auspicious robe, with a red flower in his hair and a copper coin in his hand. Ignoring his strange and eccentric expression, he actually looked quite pleasing.
These two really don't know what's important when they make a bet.
Wen Ruo glanced to both sides and saw familiar faces everywhere upstairs, good or bad.
Lü Ming even joined in the fun.
The bright moon couldn't sit still and ran off to play somewhere.
What are you staring at?
A golden walnut, as big as a bell, appeared in his hand, adorned with a red tassel. "Do you like it?"
Cen Boxi was still waiting. Wen Ruo's gaze fell on the walnut, and she noticed the words engraved on it: "Of course I like it."
Qi Guanlan turned his head. "Did you see Cao Xi? Should we go see her?"
Wen Ruo looked up in Cao Xi's direction, her smile gentle, the wedding bag in her hand clearly different from the others.
"No, where to go next?"
Qi Guanlan shifted his upper body slightly, resting his chin gently on her shoulder, and said in an ambiguous tone, "I've chosen a few dates, would you like to come with me to see the wedding room?"
A warm breath brushed against her earlobe, and Wen Ruo subconsciously tightened the reins, giving him a light nudge. Qi Guanlan chuckled softly, his deep, gentle voice incredibly alluring, "You'll definitely like it."
"If I don't like it, you can live with me."
"good!"
He readily agreed, which piqued Wen Ruo's curiosity.
As soon as Wen Ruo entered the room, she knew why he said that: "You copied my room?"
As I walked along the corridor, I had a vague premonition in my heart until I saw the crabapple tree in front of the window, which was shyly waiting to bloom. This crabapple tree was a full arm thicker than the one in her yard, with dark green leaves and was of an excellent variety.
Qi Guanlan smiled and said, "Shall we go in and take a look?"
Although it also had three main rooms, it was much larger than her mansion. Wen Ruo paused for a moment, then gently pushed open the door.
Passing the screen on the east side, unlike her canopy bed, the young master's canopy bed was stunningly ornate.
She had been to Qi Guanlan's bedroom before, but none of them were as conspicuous as this one; in fact, it was shocking.
Standing here in the entire room, she felt incredibly small.
How many people do you want to sleep with?
Qi Guanlan walked over and lowered the mandarin duck canopy covering the floor. The top of the red canopy was made of begonia flowers crafted from gold pieces. When she saw it clearly, she gasped. No matter how much she loved money, this bed was still an eyesore.
"It can greatly accumulate wealth."
Wen Ruo looked at his evasive eyes and suddenly understood his little scheme. "Yes, I couldn't find him when I woke up the next day."
"If they quarrel, one of them will sleep on the east side and the other on the west side, so that no outsiders will know."
Qi Guanlan's busy figure suddenly froze. He turned around and said, "You said the bed was too small before."
Wen Ruo blushed. "You believe nonsense? Who said that things said in bed can't be trusted?"
Qi Guanlan lingered on the dressing table on the east side, clearly liking the large bed.
"Why not put it in the east wing room, so I can sleep there occasionally?"
Qi Guanlan's expression seemed to soften, but Wen Ruo pressed on, stepping forward and wrapping her arms around his waist. "If it's smaller, the two of us can hug each other. Don't you like that?"
Qi Guanlan shook his head and then nodded.
"This place is too airtight. What if I oversleep? I don't like to be disturbed when I'm resting."
Qi Guanlan frowned. "I'll get a smaller one."
Wen Ruo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. With this bed as a comparison, the Ru kiln vases, jade artifacts, and antiques in the west room were not worth mentioning.
"I really like the six-poster bed in your bedroom. How about we replace it with this one? You can choose any day you want, okay?"
Qi Guanlan appeared before her in an instant, patting his chest and assuring her, "Don't worry, I'll definitely handle it properly."
After the imperial examinations ended, Cao Xi was about to return to Honghu Academy. As she was seeing her off, Wen Ruo tugged at her sleeve, somewhat reluctant to part, "Don't you want to leave before Mingyue's matter is resolved?"
Mingyue beat Dou Chuan so badly that it was heartbreaking to hear about, and I was unable to witness it myself.
"Once they leave the academy, it's their own life, and I won't interfere."
Wen Ruo nodded, then continued, "Dou Chuan is clearly targeting our academy. Doesn't the dean have anything to say? Aren't you going to vent your anger?"
"You keep an eye on it."
Wen Ruo glanced at her hand; the bracelet seemed new, something she had never seen before. "Why didn't Zhao Heng see you off?"
"You placed a bet too?"
Wen Ruo glanced out the window. Qi Guanlan, dressed in white and riding a white horse, had an unknown wild grass dangling from his mouth, looking smug and triumphant. She glared at him angrily and bit her handkerchief. "I lost!"
Qi Guanlan insisted on betting with her, and even acted spoiled and cheated to snatch the winning one. Everyone knew that Zhao Heng couldn't keep Cao Xi.
No wonder he's invincible.
"I can't learn your kind of daring to take such a desperate gamble."
She hadn't expected Wen Ruo to come to her senses so quickly.
Wen Ruo stopped joking and suddenly became serious, "I don't think so. If you didn't have it, we wouldn't have met."
Cao Xi paused for a moment, her stiff posture relaxing slightly. "Perhaps."
"Actually, starting over isn't that scary. Why don't you take a look outside?"
Cao Xi parted the curtains, and after a moment's thought, she understood what she meant. When she returned, the once gloomy woods were already covered in greenery, and the rolling green hills seemed endless. The withered trees would bloom again every year, and it was only a blink of an eye.
"Most importantly, you now have the initiative, so you need to strike first."
Cao Xi turned her head curiously, "How did you do that?"
“I requested Her Majesty the Empress's decree to grant me a divorce at any time, and she gave me the divorce papers.”
Cao Xi's mouth gaped open, speechless with surprise. Wen Ruo continued, "A woman's greatest fear is marrying the wrong man. She can't leave even if she wants to, and she can't let go even if she wants to. Those who suffer are the ones who are soft-hearted."
"A chastity archway that had stood for hundreds of years was struck by lightning. Perhaps this was a reminder from heaven?"
"I've given myself the freedom to leave at any time, and thinking about it that way, it seems like there's nothing to be afraid of. After all, you guys always say we should enjoy life while we can."
Cao Xi frowned, lost in thought, then suddenly shook her head and chuckled, "Your approach is quite bold."
Wen Ruo spread her hands and said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. My emotions outweigh my reason. I kept thinking about marrying him, but it's easy to divorce a wife, and it's too difficult to stay together. As a lowly civil official, this is all I can do."
Power is in the hands of those in power, just like Princess Rongjing, who simply divorced her husband. Which man would dare to say that to her face?
"Princess Rongjing is a role model for us."
The Dali Temple was very busy, dealing with troubles one by one. Days passed by, and the wedding day arrived in the blink of an eye.
Wen Ruo sat in front of the dressing table, doing her own bridal makeup; no one understood her better than she did.
A half-finished begonia flower decoration between her brows and the corner of her eyes; her slightly raised brows resemble a crescent moon; a line of snail-shell ink is drawn slightly from the outer corner of her eyes; and peach-pink blush is applied around her, giving her a rare touch of softness and charm.
She applied lipstick and smiled sweetly, making it hard for me to look away.
Wen Ruo tapped her chin, looking at the flamboyant and well-dressed man, and sighed with emotion: "It really is a stranger's face."
"Tsk tsk, unfilial disciple, you didn't even tell your master about such an important matter as getting married."
Wen Ruo didn't turn her head. In the mirror, she could vaguely see half of Tao Yan's face with light makeup. "You've come, haven't you?"
"You really married that brat?"
As Wen Ruo put on the phoenix crown, her shoulders suddenly felt heavy, and she couldn't even turn around. "Thanks to you."
"Is he really alright with the Gu poison?"
Tao Yan crossed his arms and snorted, "I told you, if you want to use Gu, you have to cut off his offspring first. I gave him a pill to scare him, but he swallowed it without even thinking."
Wen Ruo's eyes flashed, recalling his words from the past. Was this what she had come to understand? "What did you mean by what you said before?"
"Consider this a great gift from your master. Who told you not to find a husband sooner? I couldn't even give away this mother Gu. Look at your body, when will you learn my lightness skill? If you wait any longer to have yin and yang intercourse, you won't be able to catch up with your husband even if you want to beat him up."
Such a frivolous person even uses Gu (a type of magical artifact). She had only a vague understanding of it before, but now she couldn't tolerate it anymore. "So this Gu is specifically for me? Why?"
"You are my only successor, so naturally I cannot let you die so easily."
Tao Yan's mouth was as hard as a clam's, and her nonchalant attitude was infuriating. Wen Ruo's eyes gradually reddened, and Tao Yan waved her hand, "We're compatible, aren't we? Crying will ruin your makeup."
Wen Ruo's eyes widened immediately, and the pang of sadness and emotion vanished instantly. After a long pause, she suddenly asked, "Would it be bad for him?"
"You're already feeling sorry for me! If your heart were as hard as your mouth, I wouldn't be coming over."
Tao Yanqing's beautiful face revealed a sly smile as she said, "He can't wait to consummate the marriage with you. What harm could there be? Knowing his nature, a year is enough."
Wen Ruo narrowed her eyes. "So it really was you who lost to him?"
"Let me see if your skills have deteriorated!"
Tao Yan walked up to her, examined her carefully, and nodded in praise: "A graceful lady is sought after by gentlemen. It is not a disgrace to our sect."
"Looks like we really lost."
A hint of amusement flashed in Wen Ruo's eyes, a blatant mockery. Tao Yan stretched out his hand, but seeing her head full of jewels, he had nowhere to strike. So he put on a stern face, took out a jade box, and threw it to her.
"If you want the doll, cut your blood to feed it, don't replant it. I've put so much effort into this, can't you say something nice?"
"Thank you, Master!"
Tao Yan was finally satisfied.
Wen Ruo rubbed her neck and took it off again. Just how much gold and silver jewelry did Qi Guanlan use? This phoenix crown looked exquisite and gorgeous, but it made her neck hurt when she wore it.
"Why did you take it off?"
Hong Shiliu and Aunt Juan pushed open the door and entered, their faces flushed, carrying in their hands a wedding robe, a soft satin dress, pearl-embroidered shoes, a round fan, and other items.
When Shiliu Niang saw a strange woman in the house, she wasn't surprised at all, and couldn't help but sneer, "What brings you here?"
Tao Yan put his hands behind his back and said, "A teacher for a day is a father for life!! I'm here to deliver a gift!"
"Go out quickly! See if the wedding procession has arrived. If Mr. Yi is here, please invite him in."
Tao Yan immediately made a delicate gesture with her fingers, "I'll go take a look!"
Shiliu Niang frowned, and Wen Ruo helplessly changed her shoes, advising, "Master just loves to play, don't take it to heart."
"The bridal sedan chair is almost here!"
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