"How could I remember so many things? If it weren't related to you, I wouldn't care."
He spoke so sincerely that I was stunned, and Xie Yuancheng caught me red-handed.
"Gotcha! Let's see how you run now."
No wonder my mother always said to stay away from people with bad tempers and who are always scheming, but she married me off to Xie Yuancheng, who was the most scheming and had a typical little man's temper.
"Be gentle."
"Ying'er, don't move. It's so dark I can't see anything."
As I listened to his rambling, I realized that the moonlight outside was still very bright, shining right in.
I spent a few days at the Ninth Prince's residence. If the Ninth Prince were still alive, the whole family chatting and laughing in the courtyard would have been a very interesting experience.
But after everything was arranged for the wedding, I felt something was off. Although it was Xie Yuancheng marrying Caiwei, many items on the gift list were dowries, not betrothal gifts.
After I told him my doubts, Xie Yuancheng's face darkened again. Could it be that he wanted me to become Chequ's live-in son-in-law?
“Yuancheng, don’t worry. If they want to marry you as their son-in-law, I’ll marry Cailu to blackmail them.”
She had meant to make him happy, but he glared at her instead: "Ying'er, if you keep thinking about those girls, I'll lock you up in Linyang and never let you leave the Marquis's mansion for the rest of your life."
"Waaah, I was trying to help you think more positively, but instead you're threatening me again."
"This is not a threat. Tell me, how many green hats have you given me? Oh, no, red hats, all of them are young women."
"My identity is special, so I often have to wear men's clothes, which is why I attract girls. If I attracted a bunch of young men, you'd be furious."
Xie Yuancheng's face was gloomy, and his tone was also unfriendly: "No, I will make them all disappear, and make their families pay with their lives."
"You're a bad boy." I stopped talking to him.
Just as I was about to leave, he hugged my waist from behind: "Ying'er, if you have any other ideas, I won't be lenient. I'd rather we stay locked up together and torture each other than see you with someone else."
He was worried, and rightly so. From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever given him a sense of security, and I was also prone to attracting unwanted romantic attention: "Don't worry, Yu'er is already here. Even if I run to the ends of the earth, I'll still be yours."
"What if Yu'er wasn't there?"
"Then you're all I have left."
Hmph, you're still too green to talk sweet nothings. Back when I transmigrated to 2020, I spent my free time reading romance novels.
"Then why don't you integrate with me? All you do is dress up as a man and flirt with girls. You have no idea how sad I am inside."
"I, I am." With no reason to refute, she conceded defeat.
"You're such a bad girl, always attracting unwanted attention from men."
"All right."
Seeing that I had compromised, Xie Yuancheng stopped arguing. I should agree with him more often in the future, so that I won't lose again when he starts to settle scores later.
Finally, the wedding day arrived. I was nervous, afraid that I would lose control of my jealousy and rush up to Caiwei, pulling her down and publicly declaring that I was his lawfully wedded wife, and that she was just a concubine even if she married into the family.
But I really don't want to admit that she married Xie Yuancheng. He belongs to me alone. We never made any vows of eternal love, but he always protected me. We've been inseparable for a long time.
Life is about two people being together, understanding each other. He loves me, and I love him too. We also have a child together. Now that my mother is at home, I wonder what she thinks.
"Ying'er, you're nervous."
Xie Yuancheng asked with a worried look. I nodded. Of course, my own man married a princess from another country. I said I understood him, but I hated him in my heart.
"Don't be nervous, I'm standing right next to you."
"What's the use of you being there? You're still going to leave me to go to the wedding ceremony." I cried again. These past few days, looking at all the dazzling array of lists, I've been so jealous that I've completely forgotten what I said about always understanding him.
"Ying'er, don't cry. It's all because I didn't think things through."
He shouldn't have said it, because once he did, I cried even harder. I remember seeing him come back from the battlefield covered in wounds and crying once before. This time, it's because he wants to remarry.
"Alright, I'll definitely stay right next to you later, acting as your servant and follower."
Xie Yuancheng wiped my tears, but I immediately stepped aside to avoid him. He's going to pick up his bride later; nobody would believe he'd be with me. I have absolutely no memory of our wedding ceremony in Linyang; this is destined to be a lifelong regret. And today, I have to watch him have his wedding ceremony with someone else. The more I think about it, the sadder I become.
"Then let's not go out and let them do whatever they want."
"What are you saying? How can a newlywed couple not have the groom present during their wedding ceremony?"
I pouted as I watched him worry. Hmph, he'll be hugging another woman soon enough. I bit his lips and kissed him, hoping to leave a mark so he'd be laughed at.
But thinking of how sickly he used to be, my heart softened again. Just as I was about to leave, Xie Yuancheng shamelessly came closer: "Ying'er, the kiss was too shallow just now. Let me teach you how to kiss properly."
"Go away, stay away from me. I'll go back to the manor as soon as I see the bride. I can't be bothered with you."
"Okay, if you want to go back, I'll lock you in the house first."
That's how domineering he is. He even made his wife watch his wedding: "You're too cruel. You marry a foreign mistress and make me, the wife, watch."
I stomped on his foot hard, pushed open the door and stormed out. Bastard, you son of a bitch, a newly upgraded pervert.
I was in such a hurry that I bumped into someone.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I was in a hurry."
I apologized first, but after seeing who it was, my face turned into a smile.
"Brother Ji is still as lively as ever. I came early today for the Marquis's wedding, and I'm so glad to see you."
Lu Fengjun's words were truly heartwarming; it had been several days since they last met at the Ministry of Personnel.
"Brother Lu is joking."
"Looks like I've come at the wrong time. Hope I haven't disturbed you two." Xie Yuancheng's sarcastic voice rang out. Instead of changing his clothes, he came to meddle in our business.
"My lord, why haven't you changed your clothes yet? The auspicious time is almost here."
Lu Fengjun also looked surprised. Only then did I notice that he had shed his childishness and become more composed. As an official in the imperial court, this was normal for him. Unlike me, who, despite having Xie Yuancheng and others protecting me, hadn't changed much.
“Men change clothes very quickly.” He then turned his gaze to me: “Prince Consort, we were just discussing the wedding, how did you run out like that, making me come out to look for you too.”
Lu Fengjun volunteered immediately: "My lord, is there anything I can do to help?"
"No, not at all. The Prince Consort has been here these past few days, so she knows best. Brother Lu, please take a seat in the front first, otherwise it would be impolite of me."
Lu Fengjun nodded. He was a man who valued etiquette and followed the rules the most, but he really couldn't understand why he would go back to that kind of place.
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