Chapter 109 Marriage

Recalling the dream he had last night, Sui Yan felt a little dazed. He sat beside the rockery holding a small hand stove for a long time without moving.

Seeing that his little face was pale with fear, Jun Jingxing tried to comfort him softly. Sui Yan just shook his head and nodded without answering.

Jun Jingxing frowned, turned around and went to find the deputy general, brought back a large plate of honey-fried tangerines, carefully sat next to Sui Yan, and said with a smile: "Would you like to eat this? I spent a lot of effort to get it, it's just out of the pot."

Sui Yan took a look and shook his head.

Jun Jingxing thought to himself that something terrible had happened and he refused to even eat the fried rice with honey.

When Sui Yan fell ill, he ate all the candied fruits, sweet soups, etc. But this time, he had a nightmare and didn't even want to eat the honey fried food.

Jun Jingxing walked away with the honey-fried dumplings thoughtfully - before leaving, he even found a servant to watch over him from a distance, to prevent Sui Yan from jumping into the pond if he became upset.

At this time, some guests who were on good terms with Sui-sun had already arrived, and gifts were being moved to the front yard one after another. The sound of firecrackers could be heard faintly from the front street.

Jun Jingxing searched for Sui Xun in the crowd for a long time but couldn't find her. He thought it was time to prepare for the wedding, so he frowned and grabbed Haitang who happened to be passing by with some things.

"Haitang, wait a moment."

Haitang stood up shakily. His forehead was covered with sweat in such a cold day. It seemed that he was very busy.

"Jun, Jun, Godly Doctor, is there anything important?"

Jun Jingxing asked, "Has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived?"

Haitang said blankly, "Didn't I ask Le'an to tell the young master that the Crown Prince probably won't be here today? I heard that Princess Liushu suddenly fell seriously ill and he is busy taking care of her in the palace."

Jun Jingxing frowned even more tightly: "I know, you go ahead and do your work."

Haitang walked away on tiptoe.

Jun Jingxing returned to the pond thoughtfully and found Sui Yan still sitting motionless in the distance, his hand still touching the Buddhist beads on his wrist, gently fiddling with them.

Jun Jingxing sat down and said, "My Lord, it's very lively outside, don't you want to go and take a look?"

Sui Yan's eyes were scattered, not knowing where they were looking. He murmured, "Has the prince arrived?"

Jun Jingxing was choked for a moment, then he said honestly: "Princess Liushu is sick, he may not come."

Sui Yan's eyes moved slightly and he tilted his head slightly: "Princess Liu Shu is sick? Is it serious?"

Jun Jingxing nodded: "It is said that it is a sudden serious illness, I don't know the details."

Sui Yan nodded and said, "Then he should indeed be looked after in the palace. I will go take a look tomorrow."

He raised his hands to try to get up, and Jun Jingxing quickly reached out to support him.

Sui Yan stood up, jumped down from the stone, patted his slightly cold face gently, and forced himself to smile.

"It's okay, it's just a dream." Sui Yan comforted himself casually, and it was unclear whether he really didn't care or was just pretending.

He walked towards the front yard, and Jun Jingxing did not dare to leave and followed him closely.

Sui Yan tilted his head to look at him: "Why are you following me? Is late autumn coming? Go and take her to eat something delicious. I remember that my brother seemed to have brought a lot of fruits from Rongcheng, which are not available on weekdays."

Jun Jingxing still followed him and said, "There will be someone to take care of her in late autumn, so I don't have to worry."

The most worrying thing now is you.

Sui Yan hadn't been sick for a long time. Jun Jingxing couldn't tell what his current condition was and was a little afraid that he would do something that he couldn't even control.

Sui Yan and Jun Jingxing looked at each other for a moment before they couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, I'm sober now and won't do anything stupid. You're worrying about nothing again."

Jun Jingxing ignored him.

Sui Yan followed him, tilting his head to look at the busy front yard, but he no longer felt the joy he had just felt. The more he looked, the colder he felt.

Seeing the hustle and bustle around me, I realized how terrifying the dream was.

He grasped the Buddhist beads in his hand tightly and kept spinning them unconsciously.

Jun Jingxing said: "My Lord..."

Sui Yan forced a smile and said, "Where did you get the honey fried dumplings just now? I suddenly want to eat them."

Under normal circumstances, Jun Jingxing would have glared at him. He had just asked him whether to eat or not, but now he was taking the initiative to ask for it. However, seeing that his face looked bad, Jun Jingxing did not dare to say anything harsh. He took him to the kitchen in the backyard and stole a dish out.

Sui Yan absentmindedly finished a plate of honey fried dumplings in the small room in the backyard, but his expression did not look much better.

Jun Jingxing poured him a cup of tea and said, "You look a little ugly. Why don't you go back to sleep? It's none of your business anyway."

Sui Yan forced a smile, took a sip of tea, and said, "When other people's brothers get married, do their brothers also do nothing?"

Jun Jingxing said: "I don't know about other people, but you are like this anyway."

Sui Yan: “…”

Sui Yan was too lazy to hit him, so he just took a sip of the tea.

After a while, Sui Xun actually walked in from the door.

He was dressed in wedding clothes, even his headband was red. Sui Yan had never seen his brother so ostentatious before, and was stunned for a moment before sitting up.

"Brother, why are you here?"

Sui Xun came over with a frown on his face, reached out and touched his forehead, and said, "I heard from Haitang that you were feeling a little unwell. What's going on?"

Sui Yan smiled: "It's nothing serious, I just got up too early in the morning."

His face was still a little pale. Sui Xun patted his head and said to Jun Jingxing, "Take him back to the side yard to rest."

Jun Jingxing nodded in agreement.

Sui Yan said hurriedly: "I'm not tired, not at all."

Sui Xun had been scared since Sui Yansheng's serious illness a few years ago. Now whenever Sui Yan has some minor illness, he becomes a little nervous.

Sui Xun touched his hair again, and seeing Sui Yan tilting his head and looking at him obediently, he was stunned for a moment, then he awkwardly pulled Sui Yan into his arms and hugged him - as far as he knew, Sui Yan seemed to like such intimate actions very much.

As expected, Sui Xun just hugged him lightly. Sui Yan was stunned for a moment, then quickly put his hands around her.

Sui Xun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Be good. Everyone in the mansion is busy right now. I'm afraid I don't have time to take care of you. Don't make me worry. Go back and eat something and take a nap. Come out when the auspicious time comes."

Sui Yan whispered, "I don't need my brother to take care of me."

Sui Xun was used to giving orders in the army. He coaxed Sui Yan a few times, but seeing that he didn't listen, he became a little tough: "Go take a look at your complexion before talking to me. If you get sick again, you will be the one who suffers. Go back and rest."

Sui Yan didn't actually feel that bad, he was just frightened by the dream he suddenly recalled.

He was used to the hustle and bustle after his rebirth. There was always someone by his side no matter what time it was. He suddenly had such a lonely and maddening dream, and he just couldn't react for a while.

But seeing Sui Xun was so worried, he didn't say much and nodded slightly: "I understand."

Sui Xun then hugged him again as if to reward him, gave Jun Jingxing a look, and turned away.

With Sui Xun's words, Sui Yan did not refute and was taken back to the side courtyard by Jun Jingxing.

At noon, he had some food and was then urged by Jun Jingxing to take a nap.

Sui Yan was also a little tired, so he took off his outer robe and lay down.

Jun Jingxing lit some calming incense for him, but before the incense had even burned once, Sui Yan fell asleep unconscious. It seemed that he was really too tired.

Jun Jingxing sighed softly and put the carved incense burner lid back.

He was about to turn around and leave the inner room, but he saw Sui Yan, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly shuddered and opened his eyes abruptly.

Jun Jingxing asked: "What's wrong?"

Sui Yan seemed to be awakened by a nightmare. He was breathing slightly, his eyes wide open with fear.

He sat up with his arms propped up, staring blankly at Jun Jingxing for a long while before tilting his head: "Ah? What?"

Jun Jingxing wiped the cold sweat from Sui Yan's forehead and frowned, "Are you having a nightmare again?"

Sui Yan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't remember."

He sat for a while before he realized that his heart was beating like a drum, as if he was frightened by something.

Sui Yan touched his chest in confusion, feeling panic and fear lingering in his heart. Thinking carefully, he didn't know why he felt this way.

Seeing that he really didn't know, Jun Jingxing had no choice but to ask, "Why don't you sleep for a while?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sui Yan suddenly grabbed his hand and shook his head desperately.

"No, no, I'm not sleepy."

Jun Jingxing felt even more uneasy. He nodded cautiously and said, "Then let's not sleep. Let's go out and bask in the sun. I'll ask Haitang to bring you some honey to make fried bread. Okay?"

Sui Yan nodded blankly.

The snow in the side yard had been shoveled away by Haitang's men a long time ago. Now it was about a month after the beginning of spring, and strands of green had already grown on the ground.

The rabbits that Jun Jingxing was testing drugs on were crawling all over the ground, a white mass.

Sui Yan lay on the couch, holding a rabbit in his hands, stroking it absentmindedly.

Jun Jingxing held one of his hands and rolled up the Buddhist beads. Just as he was about to check Sui Yan's pulse, he noticed the red marks on his wrist.

Jun Jingxing: “…”

Jun Jingxing's face turned green.

Knowing how Sui Yan had caught a fever yesterday, and seeing the obvious marks on Sui Yan's wrists from being tied up, Jun Jingxing felt that the red marks were so scorching that they nearly blinded him.

Jun Jingxing thought to himself that the Crown Prince looked like a decent man, but he actually had such a fetish in bed. It was really unexpected.

Bah, you lecher.

Jun Jingxing forced himself to hold back and checked Sui Yan's pulse, but found nothing abnormal.

Sui Yan withdrew his hand, nonchalantly tapped the rabbit's ears, and said, "I'm not sick, you don't have to do this."

Jun Jingxing nodded, sat down, and said, "What do you want to do about Li Zhao's matter?"

Sui Yan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head lightly.

Jun Jingxing said: "He has been involved in everything you have done over the years. If it is true...he is really the Second Prince's man, have you thought about the consequences?"

Sui Yan's hand holding the rabbit suddenly paused, and he thought for a while with a frown, and then he suddenly said, "Nothing."

Wu Shi appeared quietly from the darkness: "Young Master."

Sui Yan said, "Go find Wu Yuan right away and ask him about the matter of the Seventh Prince forging a letter."

Nothing to do, just turn around and leave.

Jun Jingxing asked, "Did you let Li Zhao pass this on?"

Sui Yan nodded: "Recently, this is the only thing he has passed on. I hope nothing will go wrong."

Sui Yan had been reading a book in the side yard with his rabbit in his arms for half a day when suddenly there was a commotion outside, followed by deafening sounds of firecrackers.

Sui Yan almost fell asleep. He was stunned and asked, "What time is it?"

Jun Jingxing looked outside and said, "It should be the auspicious time soon."

Sui Yan sat up quickly: "So fast? I'm not ready yet."

Jun Jingxing said helplessly: "Whatever you need to prepare, just watch from the side."

The sun has already set halfway, dusk is approaching, and the auspicious time has arrived.

When Sui Yan and Jun Jingxing arrived at the front yard, the sedan chair had already been welcomed. Jiang Ning, dressed in a bright red wedding dress, walked into the wedding hall on red felt, supported by the matchmaker.

There were guests all around, most of them were important officials in the court, and some were deputy generals in Sui Xun's army. Anyway, Sui Yan looked around and didn't recognize many of them.

The wedding hall was lined with red silk, with gifts placed on the central table. The red candles had already been lit, with red tears flowing down the candles, and the table was all red.

After the sound of firecrackers, the wedding ceremony finally began.

It was a big day for Rao, and Sui Xun looked serious, but people who knew him well could see that this was probably the happiest moment for him. His eyes, which had always been cold and stern, were like ice and snow just melting, but upon closer inspection, they were filled with tenderness.

Sui Xun and Jiang Ning stood opposite each other holding red silk bouquets, and the people around them were praising them in a low voice for being a perfect match.

Sui Yan didn't know that this was a custom, and he also said seriously that it was a match made in heaven. The guests who were very close to him heard it and looked at him trying not to laugh.

Sui Yan didn't understand why.

Then came the elaborate worship of heaven and earth.

Sui Yan remembered this very clearly. Watching Sui Xun and Jiang Ning perform the three bows, he suddenly thought of Jiang Ning whom he had accidentally seen in his previous life.

After the Third Prince's lineage fell into decline, Sui Yan went to the Jiang Mansion to present some gifts in gratitude for Jiang Enhe's protection of him.

Gann still disliked him at that time and kept asking him to take the things back.

"I don't want these things. Take them back. I didn't want to help you at that time. Don't be so self-indulgent!"

Sui Wanggui smiled, said nothing, turned around and was about to leave.

Jiang Enhe hurriedly chased after him: "Wait, wait a minute!"

Sui Wanggui just walked out of the front hall of Jiang Mansion with his sleeves folded up when he saw Jiang Ning in plain clothes.

At that time, Jiang Ning was already past the age of marriage, but because of her unruly and cold personality, she refused to get married and was scolded by the nosy people in the capital.

Sui Wanggui had met Jiang Ning several years ago and only remembered that she was a cool but energetic woman. However, after a few years, her appearance had not changed much, but her personality had changed drastically.

She had a blank expression on her face, and she looked like she had lost all her shape. Her eyes seemed to be filled with mist, and she exuded a kind of desolate look, as if she was about to die.

There is no popularity at all, just like a beautiful body without a soul.

She had a short sword hanging at her waist. When she saw Sui Wanggui, her eyes did not change. She just bowed to him from a distance and turned away.

At that time, I had no idea why such a good person had become like that. It was not until this life that I finally understood.

That look is the despair of parting with a loved one. There is no greater sorrow than the despair of a dead heart.

Sui Yan suddenly put his hands up and covered his eyes, as if his eyes were burned by the wedding clothes they were wearing.

Jun Jingxing watched as everyone pushed Jiang Ning into the bridal chamber. He turned around and saw that Sui Yan had already burst into tears.