Fu Yunchen took Meng Zhi back to Chongyi Hall.
His expression was somewhat cold.
Meng Zhi, on the other hand, was as obedient as a little chick, with her head drooping and shoulders hunched, not daring to look at Fu Yunchen.
"Either be my bridesmaid at my wedding, and I'll take you in for a while. Or go back now and apologize to your master," Fu Yunchen said to Meng Zhi.
Meng Zhi's lips curled downwards, and finally she bent a finger, "Attend the wedding."
"Alright, I'll go find Master's Heavenly Beast. Now go apologize to your sister-in-law."
"Do I still have to apologize?" Meng Zhi said, looking troubled. "Can we not apologize?"
"Hmm?" Fu Yunchen glanced at her indifferently.
Meng Zhi immediately raised her hands in surrender, "Go, go, I'll go right away."
When Mu Run saw Meng Zhi again, looking at the little girl's aggrieved appearance, it was just like seeing Huan Huan when she did something wrong.
Thinking of this, he had Huanhuan and Tuantuan called over.
"Huanhuan, call Aunt Mengzhi." Mu Run patted Huanhuan's little shoulder.
Huanhuan, the little rascal, immediately ran to Meng Zhi, looked at her first, and then opened her little arms, "Pretty auntie, hug Huanhuan, Huanhuan wants to grow up to be as pretty as auntie."
Looking at the little girl in front of her, Meng Zhi realized that she was already quite pretty and resembled her senior brother more.
"Your name is... Huanhuan?"
“Yes, my brother’s name is Tuantuan. We are twins who grew up together in our mother’s belly and were born together.” Huanhuan insisted on opening her arms, waiting for Meng Zhi to hug her.
Meng Zhi glanced at Mu Run, who nodded gently at her, before squatting down to pick up Huanhuan. "Really? Then your mother... is quite capable."
“Yes, my mom is amazing.” Huanhuan called to Tuantuan, “Little brother, come here, Aunt Mengzhi smells so good, come and smell her.”
Tuantuan held Murun's little hand and didn't move.
Mu Run patted him on the back, "Come on over, your sister is calling you."
Tuantuan then went over and greeted her in a serious tone, "Hello, Auntie."
Meng Zhi bent down and picked up Tuantuan again, "They're all quite heavy."
Huanhuan, trying to please Mengzhi, massaged her shoulders, saying, "Auntie, this will make you feel less tired."
"Hmm, Auntie isn't tired. Shall we go out and play? Auntie brought some nice things." Meng Zhi said as she carried the two little ones out.
Mu Run didn't stop them, and breathed a sigh of relief as she listened to their laughter and commotion.
Cai said, "He really is still a big child."
Mu Run nodded. "Her eyes are very clear, without any hidden meaning. And she still remembers so clearly what she said when she was playing games before she was six years old, which means she hasn't had any special experiences over the years. She's a very simple girl."
"Yes. Then I'll arrange for Miss Meng's room to be in the guest courtyard for now."
"Decorate more pink things, the little girl will like it. Oh, and ask her what she likes to eat, and ask the kitchen to prepare it."
"good."
Huanhuan and Tuantuan have found someone they like again, Mengzhi. This is because Mengzhi teaches them to play puzzle games, like chain locks and the Five Elements Mechanical Beast.
Fu Yunchen wasn't surprised to hear that the three were playing together. In his eyes, Meng Zhi was just a big kid—a troublesome kid who had run away from home.
The day before the wedding, all the guests had arrived.
The entire Chongyi Peak was bustling with activity.
Mu Run was so nervous that she didn't know what to do.
She used to be able to calmly direct everyone, but as more and more guests came to visit her, she received so many gifts that her hands were sore, and her smile became stiff from socializing. She went from being at ease to becoming more and more nervous.
Madam Cai laughed and said, "It's all normal. When I married Old Yang, I thought I had been married once before, but I didn't expect to be even more nervous on my wedding day than on my first wedding. I was even more shy than a young girl in the bridal chamber."
Mu Run knew that Cai was just trying to comfort him, and that she was even willing to reveal her secrets.
"Is anyone else coming today? There's this unwarranted tension and panic."
Later, when Mu Run recalled this memory, she couldn't help but sigh. What she felt wasn't nervousness, but rather a premonition of an impending crisis. It just so happened to be her wedding day, so she mistook it for nervousness.
Madam Cai replied, "There isn't any left. You need to get up at 3 AM tomorrow to do your hair and makeup, so please get some rest, Madam."
Mu Run breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay. Where are Huanhuan and Tuantuan?"
Lady Cai said, "They sleep with the King. Tonight, Madam, you must sleep alone, and the King cannot come to see you."
"I understand the rules." Mu Run breathed a sigh of relief.
"Just for good luck." Madam Cai helped Mu Run take off his clothes and change into a bathrobe to rest.
I didn't sleep very soundly. I woke up several times during the night, but when I realized it was still early, I lay back down and went back to sleep.
Finally, after a long and hard sleep, it was time to go to bed.
Cai brought along Zhao, the blessed lady, and several other well-known lucky ladies in the village to help out.
Huanhuan and Tuantuan also changed into festive red clothes, looking incredibly cute. Everyone who saw them praised them.
Meng Zhi followed behind the two children to see Mu Run.
Seeing her sitting in front of the dressing mirror, doing her hair and makeup, with a thin layer of powder on her face, her delicate oval face appeared even more delicate and hazy white.
"Junior sister, why don't you try on the bridesmaid dress and put on some light makeup?" Mu Run said to Meng Zhi.
Meng Zhi replied arrogantly, "I look good even without makeup, unlike you, who is ugly as hell."
Everyone laughed.
Zhao laughed and said, "If Madam is ugly, then there are no beautiful people."
Lady Cai said, "Let's change how we address you, Princess Consort."
Zhao quickly pretended to slap herself, "Yes, yes, look how happy I am."
Meng Zhi was puzzled. "Why call him Princess Consort and not Queen? Isn't my senior brother the Prince of Chongyang?"
Mu Run didn't care how she was addressed, as long as she knew she was being called. To be honest, she didn't understand those honorifics.
Lady Cai explained to Meng Zhi, “Madam is a transitional title. His Majesty has just begun the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven, and the names of Madam, as well as Miss and Young Master, have been registered. Therefore, she will be called Princess Consort. As for why she is not called Queen, it is because His Majesty promised Emperor Guangwu of the Northern Jin Dynasty that he would be an independent king and not an emperor.”
"Why not call yourself emperor?" Meng Zhi continued to ask.
Lady Cai replied, "This is His Majesty's will, and we servants dare not speculate."
Meng Zhi complained, "I'll ask my senior brother about it later. Being an emperor is so powerful!"
Mu Run couldn't help but chuckle. "Alright, stop talking nonsense. Go try on your bridesmaid dress first. If it doesn't fit, we can alter it."
"Oh." Meng Zhi pulled Huanhuan and Tuantuan, "Come on, let's see Auntie change into the same clothes as you."
...
At the summit of Chongyi Peak, the altar for worshipping Heaven—
Before the sacrificial altar for livestock, Fu Yunchen carefully wrote Mu Run's name and Huanhuan and Tuantuan's names on the family genealogy, stroke by stroke.
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