The sun shone in from the window. The red candles on the table had burned out, leaving only a little red candle oil, like a blooming flower.

A hand stretched out from behind the veil.

He Yan rubbed his eyes and sat up, holding his waist.

This was a confusing night... and also... the night of the Battle of Red Cliff. If I want to recall it... forget it, it's better not to recall it.

She only thought that the phrase "do whatever you want" she said at the beginning was unexpectedly used on herself in the end. Did she get any reward? No, at the moment, it seems that the biggest winner is Xiao Jue.

He Yan turned her head to look around her, but there was no one beside her. She was stunned for a moment, then looked outside. She was afraid that it was already late. After taking a shower last night, she was very tired and fell asleep immediately. Looking at the sun now, she estimated that it was not early.

Just as he was thinking, the door opened and someone walked in from outside. He Yan looked up and saw Xiao Jue walking in. Bai Guo followed behind with a food basket in his hand. He entered the room and placed the dishes in the basket on the table one by one.

"Awake?" Xiao Jue saw that she had sat up and walked over to ask.

He Yan coughed lightly and nodded.

"After you wash up, you can have dinner." He paused and asked hesitantly, "Are you okay?"

He Yan blushed and subconsciously looked at Bai Guo. The little girl had already put the food away and ran away in a flash. She looked at the person in front of her. This person seemed to have been through a night of Yin and Yang. He looked refreshed and had no discomfort. She gritted her teeth and said, "Very good. Commander Xiao has achieved great success in martial arts and rarely has an opponent. I have learned a lot from him."

Xiao Jue curled his lips and said slowly: "General He is not bad either. He threatened last night that we would fight for another 800 rounds tomorrow..."

He Yan: “?”

What kind of lewd words are these? When did she ever say that?

He Yan hurriedly covered his mouth: "Wait! Don't talk nonsense."

"General He," he leaned closer, his dark eyes hiding a smile, "it's only been one night since you said that, and you don't acknowledge it?"

The distance was too close, making people panic. He Yan threw off the quilt, put on his shoes and ran, mumbling: "...I'm going to wash up! Where's Qingmei? Qingmei——"

Qingmei was called in. After He Yan rinsed her mouth and washed her face, Qingmei came to tie her hair. As she did so, she said, "Miss... Oh, now you should call me Madam. Madam, the young master is so kind to you."

He Yan said "Oh" absentmindedly.

"I got up early this morning," Qingmei said, "and went to the kitchen to have someone cook for you. I wanted to call you, but the young master wouldn't let me, saying that you should sleep a little longer."

He Yan nodded, and when he looked up, he saw Qingmei smiling so hard that her teeth were showing, and wondered, "Why are you so happy?"

"Of course I'm happy that the Second Young Master treats the Young Madam well." Qingmei said as if she had picked up money. "I'll tell the old master and the young master later, so they can rest assured!"

He Yan: “…”

After she washed and combed her hair, she changed into a crabapple red long dress with narrow sleeves. Her hair was combed well, and the woman's bun did not look old-fashioned, but rather clean and fresh.

He Yan tied the black jade with snake pattern that Xiao Jue gave her back around her waist and walked to the small living room.

The table was already filled with food brought by Bai Guo. When they were eating, neither of them liked to be served, so Qing Mei left. He Yan sat at the table, handed a pair of chopsticks to Xiao Jue, and sighed, "Xiao Jue, your breakfast is a bit too rich."

And they are all her favorite foods, although she is not a picky eater.

Xiao Jue curled his lips and said, "You were bribed by just a meal?"

"Then you don't understand," He Yan said confidently, "We ordinary people don't care about empty things. The wedding dress is for the man, and what you wear and eat is of course very important."

He laughed and said, "You are easy to take care of."

He Yan grabbed a plum blossom bun and smiled at him while eating. Suddenly he thought of something and his face changed slightly. He said, "Oh no, weren't we supposed to have tea with my eldest brother and his wife this morning?"

Originally, this was for the bride to offer tea to her parents-in-law, but now that Xiao Zhongwu and his wife are no longer alive, she should also offer tea to Xiao Jing and Bai Rongwei.

"No problem, I've already told them, let's go after we finish eating."

"Hey?" He Yan looked at her, "Isn't this against the rules?"

"What rules?" the man said calmly, "There are no rules in the Xiao family. You can do whatever you want."

He Yan was startled. Not to mention the past in the "He family", she later married into the Xu family. Before she became blind, she had to visit her father every morning and evening. Because she had been a woman for a short time and had been in the army for many years, she was not very clear about many rules and regulations and often made jokes. At that time, whenever she thought of the word "rules", she felt a headache and annoyance.

Now someone tells her "Do whatever you want".

She secretly glanced at the person opposite her. Xiao Jue noticed her gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Xiao Jue," He Yan said seriously, "You are probably the first husband like this in Shuojing City. You are really considerate and attentive to everything."

Xiao Jue's lips curled up, and she spoke calmly, "Of course. After all, your husband fell in love with you at first sight at the Lantern Festival, and came to propose marriage the next day. He would not marry anyone but you, and if you did not agree to marry him, he would jump into the river and commit suicide."

He Yan: "...Hmm?"

He continued casually, "Our General He's skills in controlling soldiers are at the highest level, and his skills in controlling men have also reached the pinnacle."

He Yan felt that the words sounded familiar, and then she remembered that this was what she had said to Ling Xiu and the other girls in Jiyang. She didn't expect that Xiao Jue still remembered it.

She was talking nonsense at that time, but she never thought that Xiao Jue would really become her husband now. But these words sound a bit shameless now.

He Yan picked up the sweet syrup and pretended to take a sip before changing the subject: "Um...does the Xiao family really have no rules? They can do whatever they want?"

Xiao Jue glanced at her and said, "It's not okay to have an affair, and it's not okay to have a night out with a man."

He Yan: “…”

She asked fearlessly: "What if these two are broken?"

Xiao Jue narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly: "Break his legs and lock him up."

He Yan: “…”

After a while, she said, "Xiao Jue, you are so fierce."

The man looked at her with a warning look in his eyes. "Not bad."

…

After breakfast, He Yan and Xiao Jue went to serve tea.

Having lived in the Xiao Mansion for some time before, He Yan was not unfamiliar with Xiao Jing and his wife. After drinking tea, Bai Rongwei took out a small box and handed it to He Yan, saying with a smile: "This was prepared by his eldest brother and I when Huai Jin was not married yet. Today we can finally send it out."

He Yan smiled and thanked him.

Bai Rongwei looked at the two of them again, and the more she looked, the happier she felt. You know, after Xiao Jue was arranged to marry by Emperor Wenxuan, whenever there were gatherings of female relatives, Bai Rongwei could hear many people talking behind her back, asking why the second young master Xiao had found a vulgar martial arts girl. After hearing so much, Bai Rongwei felt unhappy, and when she received invitations again, she said she was not feeling well and would not go. Now the two of them were walking together, like a perfect couple, and who said that women should be gentle and polite? She saw that He Yan was lively, and Xiao Jue's expression had become much more lively these days.

She talked to He Yan for a long time until Xiao Jing told her that it was time to rest. After Bai Rongwei became pregnant, Xiao Jing was always cautious.

He Yan held the box and walked out with Xiao Jue to their own yard. Halfway there, he couldn't help but open the box a little. Looking inside, he saw three white jade combs, from large to small, each exquisitely carved.

"Have a wedding..." She was stunned.

Xiao Jue looked at her sideways: "Don't like it?"

"No." He Yan closed the box and held it in his arms, "I like it very much."

This is more valuable than gold, jade, or other precious stones.

Because of the wedding, Emperor Wenxuan granted Xiao Jue a leave of absence for the next two days, so Xiao Jue could stay in the mansion for one more day. Today, he had nothing to do. As soon as He Yan and he walked back to the gate of the courtyard, they saw Qingmei and Baiguo squatting on the ground, with a pile of gifts tied with red ribbons in front of them.

"Young Madam is here?" Bai Guo stood up with a smile, "The servants are taking out the gift tray we received yesterday. Would you like to take a look, Madam?"

He Yan was shocked to see that the gifts almost filled up half of the yard. He couldn't help but ask Xiao Jue, "Isn't it said that you are unkind and unpopular in Shuojing City? How come there are so many gifts? How many people came yesterday?"

Xiao Jue said nothing, but raised the corners of his lips slightly, looking pleased.

"I'll go see what good stuff there is." He Yan said, and walked to Qingmei's side. When she was "He Rufei", the emperor gave her a lot of gifts, but they were carried to the He family's warehouse before they could even warm up. Later, she became "Miss He", and her family was very poor. It had been a long time since she had felt such a rich harvest.

Qingmei was also very excited. It was probably the first time she saw so many good things. She kept sharing her discoveries with He Yan.

"Young Madam, look at this, this flowerpot is made of colored glaze!"

“This ginseng looks very expensive!”

"And this vase. This is the first time I've seen a vase like this. Is this gem real?"

The little girl chattered non-stop, and He Yan followed her to flip through the books a few times. She unexpectedly found something that was given to her by an acquaintance.

It was sent by Mu Hongjin and Cui Yuezhi from Jiyang City. It was a set of pearl head ornaments. Jiyang is close to water and is rich in pearls. The pearls were full and plump, dazzling and eye-catching. As soon as the box was opened, it almost dazzled people's eyes. Cui Yuezhi was rich and generous, and Mu Hongjin was overbearing and generous. It was indeed in line with their style to send such a valuable gift. However, He Yan thought that she would never wear this head ornament when she was alive. If she wore it outside, it would be like putting a banknote on her head. Wouldn't it invite people to snatch it? It was really ostentatious.

She flipped through the wine bottles again and found a small pot of wine, which was a gift from Hua Youxian and Cai Lian from Jinling City. It was the Bifang wine they had tasted before. However, this pot of Bifang wine was a fine aged wine that had been stored for seven years. If it weren't for Xiao Jue and He Yan's great joy, Hua Youxian would have been reluctant to take it out.

He Yan placed the small pot of Bifang wine beside him and heard Qingmei say, "Young Madam, look at this!"

He Yan looked over and was stunned for a moment.

This is an extremely long embroidery, half a person's height, with a pair of lotus flowers on top and a pair of gooses below. The embroidery is extremely neat and the colors are gorgeous and bright. It is not an easy task to embroider such an embroidery. I am afraid that even if many embroiderers work day and night together, it will take more than a month to finish it.

There was a letter beside the embroidery scroll. He Yan opened the letter and saw that the embroidery was sent from Rundu. The women who embroidered the picture of the twins were the captive women who were rescued by He Yan from Li Kuang. Rundu had just been in battle and the city was in desolation. Zhao Shiming, the county magistrate of Rundu, found some silk thread and asked the women to sew it as a wedding gift for Xiao Jue and He Yan.

It seems that those women are living well.

He Yan was also happy for them. She put away the letter and told Qingmei to move the things she had specially picked out to her room. Then she stood up and walked to Xiao Jue's side.

Xiao Jue waited for her to come closer and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you satisfied?"

He Yan shook his head.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Commander Xiao, everyone is sending gifts, why don't you send me one?" He Yan said deliberately.

She was just joking at first, but she didn't expect Xiao Jue to speak slowly after she said this: "How do you know? I don't have any gifts."

He Yan was stunned for a moment, and asked tentatively, "You didn't really prepare a gift?"

Xiao Jue folded his arms and looked at him.

He Yan was stunned. "Didn't you give me a betrothal gift? You also gave me your heirloom black jade. This isn't enough. What else do you want to give me?"

She was a little panicked. Was she really going to be labeled as a beauty who brings disaster for the rest of her life? She had done nothing wrong!

Seeing her like this, Xiao Jue curled his lips and walked to the other side. He Yan hurriedly followed, "Xiao Jue, what exactly are you going to give me?"

As she was walking, something suddenly stopped her feet. He Yan looked down and saw a yellow dog biting the flower beads on her shoe.

"Two hairs?"

After visiting the He Mansion at night, He Yan entrusted the escaped Ermao to Xiao Jue. Unexpectedly, Ermao had only been in the Xiao family for a short time, but he had become rounder, and someone had tied a tuft of hair on his head with a red string, which made him look particularly festive. He Yan almost didn't recognize him, as if he was a completely different dog.

Ermao saw He Yan looking down at him, and excitedly called out to her twice, but unfortunately no sound came out. He then jumped into the yard, rolled around, and began spinning around with his tail in his mouth.

He Yan was speechless for a moment. This dog really didn't treat him as an outsider. He got used to it so quickly. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with his life here. He thought that in a short time, he would be able to compete with the pig named "Tang Yuan".

"The new house where your father and brother live has been found." Xiao Jue's voice came from the side.

He Yan turned around: "Didn't Lin Shuanghe say that it would take a few more days?"

"He's very busy, so he has no time to help you." Xiao Jue said calmly, "I've already asked someone to help with the move, and you should be able to move in within the next two days."

"Huh? So fast? Where is it?"

"It's one street away from the Xiao family."

He Yan grabbed his sleeve and said, "Wait a minute, you said, one street away from Xiao's house?"

Xiao Jue lowered his eyes and looked at her, "Don't like it?"

"It's not that I don't like it, it's just that..." He Yan's mind was a little confused for a moment.

"It's close to the Xiao family, so you can go back anytime in the future. It's also convenient for Dad and Yunsheng to come visit you." Xiao Jue frowned: "You don't seem satisfied."

He Yan looked at him and said nothing for a while.

Married girls who go back to their parents' home every now and then will be gossiped about if it gets out. In her previous life, when she married into the Xu family, from the time she got married to the time she drowned, she only went back once, when she was going to visit her parents' home. However, she didn't have any reason to go back in her previous life.

However, He Yan did not expect that Xiao Jue would buy a house opposite the Xiao family. If this move were to be spread out, who knows what people would say about him. For example, those idle gossipers might put all the blame on He Yan. The reputation of being an unruly bride would probably fall on her. However, He Yan was not angry at all.

Even happy.

"If you don't like it..."

"I like it very much!" she said crisply.

"You don't seem to think so." Xiao Jue looked at her suspiciously.

He Yan grabbed his sleeve and took his arm: "Xiao Jue, I'm so touched."

"You take such good care of my father, my brother, and even my dog. God must have seen that I had such a miserable life in my last life, so he sent you to me in this life."

Xiao Jue was speechless for a while, then said, "So taking care of your dog can move you?"

"You can't say that," He Yan looked at Ermao having fun in the yard, feeling a mixture of emotion in his heart, "But I never dreamed that you would be such an easy person to talk to."

Most rumors in the world are unbelievable. The so-called inhumanity and cruelty are all rumors. In her previous life, she was a careful wife. Others told her that she should be filial to her husband, a virtuous wife, and a good mother. She should be pure, chaste, and neat, have a sense of shame in her conduct, and have rules for her actions and stillness. She should be respectful and gentle, not jealous and tolerant, respect herself and value righteousness, be virtuous, wise, and gentle... She didn't know who was the first person to put these shackles on women, but the appearance and virtue of women seemed to have been passed down for thousands of years, so that everyone took it for granted.

Everyone is like this.

But Xiao Jue had broken free from the shackles from the beginning. She had never known that being a wife could be like this, free and happy.

Xiao Jue stood tall and straight. Upon hearing this, he took He Yan's hand with his other hand and covered it with his own.

The moment our fingers were intertwined, it was like a small snowflake landed on our hearts, quickly passing by, leaving a slight itch like a dragonfly touching the water.

"Don't be moved," he said calmly, "after all, when you are unhappy, your husband will still use his skills to please you."

He Yan: “…”

"I can't tolerate anyone else in my eyes, I only love you."

He Yan: “….”

This time she was sure that Xiao Jue was indeed the best in Xianchang Hall. However, he had only said it once in Jiyang, and she herself had forgotten it, but Xiao Jue could still remember it word for word.

She held Xiao Jue's hand, as if she wanted to hold his hand forever, and replied with a smile: "There's nothing I can do about it. A strong woman is afraid of being entangled with a man."