Chapter 926 Newlywed Life (First Update)
The young marquis's wedding was a grand affair, and the marquis's mansion was bustling with activity all night. Three different opera troupes performed, singing until their throats were hoarse, until the sky began to lighten and the audience finally dispersed.
Little Yiyi couldn't sleep because of the noise, and she cried and wailed in the room until midnight, which made Princess Xinyang sleep late too.
When she opened her eyes, she found it was already daylight. She rubbed her aching temples and said, "Why didn't you wake me up sooner?"
Yu Jin helped her up and said softly, "You went to bed too late last night. It's still early, why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Princess Xinyang waved her hand wearily: "I can't sleep anymore, Aheng and Jiaojiao will be coming over to serve tea in a little while."
On the first day of the wedding, the bride must serve tea to her parents-in-law, which is considered a formal recognition by the family.
Although Princess Xinyang approved of Gu Jiao, she was a person who valued rules and etiquette.
After washing up, she changed into an elegant outfit and sat down in front of her dressing table.
Yu Jin came up behind her and combed her hair.
She said, "You didn't sleep well either. You don't need to be on duty today. Have Huaping come over."
Yu Jin smiled and said, "I slept well. It wasn't me who was guarding here last night."
At this point, she paused, looked at her princess in the bronze mirror, and sure enough, the princess had a sour expression.
She coughed lightly, then stopped talking and silently combed Princess Xinyang's hair.
As she combed her hair, her eyes started to look strange.
Princess Xinyang saw it in the bronze mirror and asked curiously, "What kind of expression is that?"
Yu Jin's eyes flashed: "I didn't."
Princess Xinyang: "You do."
Yu Jin opened her mouth, then forced herself to say, "You...you should tell the Marquis to be more careful next time."
"What should I be aware of?" Princess Xinyang had just finished asking when she looked in the bronze mirror at the spot where Yu Jin was staring. There was a bright red mark on her neck.
She gasped, finally understanding the source of Yu Jin's expression.
She said seriously, "It was a mosquito bite, not what you think."
Yu Jin continued combing her hair: "Oh."
Hearing Yu Jin's tone, she knew Yu Jin didn't believe her. She sighed, "It really was a mosquito bite!"
“If you say so, then so be it.” Yu Jin raised an eyebrow, gathered a strand of her neatly combed hair into a bun, and secured it to Princess Xinyang’s head with a white jade hairpin. “The Marquis only left late last night…”
Princess Xinyang gritted her teeth: "That's because Yiyi made noise all night!"
Yu Jin smiled slightly: "If you say so, then so be it!"
I don't believe it!
Princess Xinyang was speechless, and just then, Marquis Xuanping arrived, looking refreshed and in high spirits.
Men and women are just different. Even though they both went to bed late at night, she was exhausted, but he was full of energy.
Princess Xinyang glanced at him and noticed that he also had a red mark on his neck that was very similar to the one on her own neck.
Marquis Xuanping noticed her gaze: "Qin Fengwan, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my neck?"
He looked in the bronze mirror and said, "When did you bite me? That explains why it's so itchy."
Yu Jin chuckled to herself.
Princess Xinyang glared at her.
Yu Jin suppressed a laugh and said, "My lord, was it a mosquito bite? It wasn't a human bite, was it?"
You two were really intense last night!
Yu Jin had truly misunderstood. Nothing had happened last night; there were just too many mosquitoes. Now that she thought about it, Xiao Yiyi's crying wasn't entirely due to the opera troupe being too noisy; she might have been bitten as well.
But how can I explain it to Yu Jin so that she will believe me?
Princess Xinyang was so frustrated she wanted to punch someone.
Her appearance was interpreted quite differently by Marquis Xuanping. He sat languidly at the dressing table and smiled coldly: "Qin Fengwan, are you suspecting that I went out to see other women last night?"
Princess Xinyang looked coldly at Yu Jin, "Look what you've done."
Yu Jin squeezed the comb: "Ah, I think I heard Jingkong's voice! I'll go check on him!"
After saying that, she fled the scene in a flash.
Princess Xinyang was too lazy to explain.
Anyway, it's no use explaining; he'll always have a hundred reasons not to listen.
"Go find whoever you want, it's none of my business." She stood up coldly and walked towards the cradle.
Marquis Xuanping watched her retreating figure and suddenly said, "I haven't been looking for anyone. I come here every night; how could I have time to look for other women?"
Princess Xinyang held the cradle steady, without turning around, and said in a cold tone, "Go if you want, I'll take care of Yiyi myself."
Marquis Xuanping raised an eyebrow and said, "That won't do; you can't coax him."
Princess Xinyang took a deep breath and silently warned herself to stay calm. She must not kill him, otherwise Yiyi would be without a father.
"Then what did you come here for in the morning? Yiyi didn't cry in the morning!"
At least we found one fault in him!
Marquis Xuanping sighed innocently, "My daughter-in-law is serving tea today, and since you can't go to the Marquis's residence, I'll have to come to the Princess's residence instead."
Princess Xinyang clenched her fists: It really is... an irrefutable reason!
For the sake of her son and daughter-in-law, Princess Xinyang suppressed her raging anger and did not bother with that jerk.
The two sat down inside the house.
As soon as Xiao Yiyi opened her eyes, she saw her handsome father and was so happy that she danced with joy.
"Where is Qing'er?" Marquis Xuanping asked Qin Fengwan, holding his daughter.
Princess Xinyang said, "They haven't arrived by now; they must have taken Jingkong out."
Otherwise, Jingkong would be searching the entire mansion for Gu Jiao right now.
Marquis Xuanping: "Then..."
Princess Xinyang: "Stop talking!"
Little Yiyi: "Waaah—"
"The same to you!"
The father and daughter obediently shut their mouths.
The two exchanged glances.
Marquis Xuanping looked at his daughter in his arms with resentment, "Your mother is really fierce."
Little Yiyi looked at her own father with a pitiful expression, thinking, "Your wife is really fierce."
Princess Xinyang dressed up in her finest attire, preparing to embrace her new identity.
They waited from morning until noon, and then from noon until evening, until the sun had set, but the two little ones still hadn't come.
Marquis Xuanping stood up with a smile, casually dusting off his wide sleeves: "Truly worthy of being my son!"
Princess Xinyang: "...!!"
...
Lanting Courtyard.
Xiao Heng slowly awoke in the twilight.
He had actually woken up once earlier, but after looking at Gu Jiao sleeping soundly in his arms, he couldn't bear to wake her and drifted back to sleep.
Thick curtains covered the doors and windows, making the room dimly lit and indistinguishable from day or night.
Until a sliver of golden twilight pierced through the gap in the curtains, casting shimmering spots of light on the red silk canopy.
The light spots shone faintly on her tightly closed eyes.
He raised his hand to cover her eyes.
He remained in that position, shielding her from the light, for who knows how long. His arms were stiff, but he felt no fatigue.
If it weren't for... he could actually be...
The person in his arms stirred, and a muffled whisper escaped from her small mouth.
"Jiaojiao, are you awake?" he asked softly.
Gu Jiao opened one eye, looked at him, and then quickly closed it again: "He's not awake, he still wants to sleep."
Wait, why is her voice so hoarse?
The voice no longer belongs to me.
It feels like my legs don't even belong to me anymore.
I can't move.
It's so sour.
What exactly happened last night?
The first half of their wedding night went smoothly; the young couple, though lacking practical experience, were rich in theoretical knowledge, and managed to complete the ceremony, albeit with some stumbles.
The initial experience wasn't very good.
The two decided to try again.
At this moment, Gu Jiao was thirsty and accidentally drank the flower wine instead of water, and from then on, the scene became uncontrollable.
Xiao Heng had no choice but to dismiss all the servants in the courtyard and ordered them not to return without his permission.
This is why no one went to Princess Xinyang's side during the day to report the situation at Lanting Courtyard.
Gu Jiao vaguely remembered that she opened the small medicine box, but she didn't know what she took out of it...
Or perhaps that shady box has conjured up some shady stuff for her again...
Xiao Heng said, "You're awake."
Gu Jiao kept her eyes closed: "I didn't."
Glug~
Gu Jiao's stomach growled.
The light spot moved elsewhere and no longer shone directly into her eyes. Xiao Heng lowered his somewhat stiff arm and gently stroked her soft face: "Get up and eat something."
Gu Jiao moved her long legs, and Xiao Heng gasped, saying in a hoarse voice, "Jiao Jiao, don't move."
Gu Jiao stopped moving.
It wasn't that she was obedient; it was that she genuinely didn't have the strength to move.
How can it be more tiring than fighting a war? She could fight a war all night and she wouldn't have this much backache and leg weakness.
What did she do last night?
While she was thinking, she secretly opened her eyes and glanced at the pillow. Little did she know that she almost choked!
What did she see?
Little Dudu!
She endured the soreness in her arm and stealthily moved two fingers, intending to take the box back while Xiao Heng was not paying attention and destroy the evidence!
"It's all used up."
Xiao Heng spoke calmly.
Two boxes.
Gu Jiao: "...!!"
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