Chu Yuanchen reminded her quietly all the way, stepped over the money and grain basin, stepped over the threshold, and continued to walk forward... Quanfuren was about to open her mouth when he spoke first. Later, Quanfuren was tactful enough to keep silent. He just looked at Sheng Xiyan with a smile, and couldn't help sighing in his heart: Miss Sheng is so lucky.

They walked into the wedding hall, which was filled with joy and guests.

Jingle sat on the high hall, looking at her son and daughter-in-law walking slowly towards her, she couldn't stop the joy on her face.

After standing still, Sheng Xiyan looked in the direction Hong Chou was looking, and what came into her eyes was a pair of familiar hands, with slender fingers, distinct joints, and strong strength, which made her feel particularly at ease.

Under the red veil, she curled the corners of her mouth.

"Bow to Heaven and Earth..."

Bow to heaven and earth.

The second princess Jing.

Bow three times to tie the knot.

Sheng Xiyan held Hong Chou's hand tightly, and Hong Chou led her to turn around, facing Chu Yuanchen, and bowed down.

The ceremony is complete.

Chu Yuanchen happily took Hong Chou out of the wedding hall and led her back to their yard, their new house, where they sat side by side on the wedding bed.

The collar was pressed down, the tent was spread, and the happy people from both families said auspicious words. Finally, her veil was lifted up.

Sheng Xiyan usually only puts on a light powder and rarely wears such bright makeup. The bright wedding dress makes her look even more beautiful and elegant. Her cheeks are lightly blushed, and her delicate face is charming and eye-catching.

Chu Yuanchen was stunned for a moment. After a while, he coughed twice to cover up and asked, "Are you tired?"

Sheng Xiyan laughed even more happily. She tilted her head and said with a smile as if no one was around: "My head is heavy!"

This headpiece was inlaid with gold beads and jadeite. It was extremely heavy. After wearing it for a day, it made her neck a little sore.

Chu Yuanchen said naturally: "Can I give you a massage?"

The Quanfu people and the servants felt that the King of Zhenbei had completely ignored them. The Crown Princess coughed twice and said with a smile, "Your Highness, you still have to go to the front to toast."

Yes!

Chu Yuanchen had long forgotten about this.

The Quanfu people hurriedly handed the wedding wine to the two of them, and they clinked the cups and drank it all in one gulp.

There were still guests outside, and Chu Yuanchen was about to go out to toast. He looked back every few steps and walked out of the door reluctantly.

Sheng Xiyan kept looking at him, with a sweet and charming smile on her face, which spread to her eyebrows.

The Zhenbei Palace followed the ancient etiquette and no one came to make trouble in the bridal chamber. After the ceremony, Quanfu and the maids who were serving in the room left, leaving only Xigui, and then she closed the door gently.

The new house was quiet and the lights were crackling.

Sheng Xiyan gradually calmed down. After sitting for a while, she asked Xigui to take off her headdress. Only then did she feel relaxed.

She glanced around briefly. The furniture in the new house were all made by the Sheng family. She had seen and was familiar with everything, which made her feel less unfamiliar.

"Princess." A maid's voice rang out from outside, "The prince has asked me to bring you food."

Sheng Xiyan was stunned, not quite used to the title of "Princess".

She even forgot that she hadn't eaten all day.

The dress was too heavy and she had to wear it all day, so in order to avoid going to the bathroom, she only wet it lightly. However, she was so nervous all day that she didn't notice her hunger at all and almost forgot that she hadn't eaten.

She smiled and said, "Come in."

Maids and several old women came in, and the table was filled with food, including rice, snacks, cakes and noodles.

After setting the table, they went downstairs quietly again.

"Auntie...Princess." Xigui obviously wasn't used to it either, so he quickly changed the address and said, "Would you like to use some first?"

Sheng Xiyan shook her head. She estimated that Chu Yuanchen would have to toast her for a long time and would not be able to eat anything. She might as well wait for him to come back and eat together!

She originally thought that Chu Yuanchen would take at least one or two hours to come back, but in less than an hour, he pushed the door open and came in, reeking of alcohol, but his eyes were clear and he did not look drunk at all.

As soon as he came in, he said, "I'm smart, I called my eldest brother over, and when he stood there, no one dared to persuade me to drink."

Chu Yuanchen's peach blossom eyes were full of light and he looked so complacent, as if he had invited back a door god.

Sheng Xiyan stood up and walked over, smiling, "You invited Brother here just to do this?"

"Of course not." Chu Yuanchen raised his eyebrows, "It was so easy for me to get in! So quickly... I took my wife home."

He put his arms around her slender waist and spoke with a smile.

Sheng Xiyan was so happy when she heard this: "I'll tell big brother that you used him as a shield and let big brother... teach you a lesson!"

As she spoke, she winked at him, implying that she knew about the embarrassing incident in which he was scolded by Xiao Shuo.

Chu Yuanchen: “…” He put his head on her shoulder and smiled.

Xigui stood silently by, pretending she didn't exist, until Sheng Xiyan said, "That's great. I've been waiting for you to have dinner together." Xigui finally felt that her maid could be of some use. She lowered her head and helped to serve the meal. After they had finished eating, she took away the leftovers. After helping Sheng Xiyan wash and change into her formal dress, she quietly left.

The room became quiet again, with only the sound of water splashing coming from the bathroom.

Her heart, which had calmed down, became tense again. She looked around suddenly and saw a bow hanging on the wall and a dagger on the antique display cabinet.

Next to the dagger was her ship in the bottle. The two unrelated things were placed together, but they didn't look out of place at all, as if they were meant to be together.

This is their home.

The sound of water in the clean room disappeared, and Chu Yuanchen came out with a damp smell on his body, his black hair half combed and half loose on his shoulders. Seeing her looking at the antique shelf, he walked over and said, "I cut it myself, do you think it's okay?"

When the dowry was delivered yesterday, Sheng Xiyan's daily necessities were also delivered. The dowry was put into the warehouse, and the boxes containing her daily necessities were moved to the new house. Chu Yuanchen took out a few items and displayed them so that she would not be too unfamiliar with the new house.

"nice!"

Sheng Xiyan replied happily.

She likes the feeling of being cherished and cared for.

She turned her head and saw Chu Yuanchen just sitting down next to her, and her forehead hit his chest.

She was fine, but Chu Yuanchen was startled and covered her forehead with his big hand: "Does it hurt?"

Sheng Xiyan shook her head and wanted to say it didn't hurt, but Chu Yuanchen had already leaned over, and the girl's sweet scent lingered in his nostrils.

Her eyes widened as she met his gaze.

There seemed to be twinkling stars in his peach blossom eyes, sparkling and charming...

She felt a little nervous when he looked at her. She tried to push him away with her hands subconsciously, but accidentally pinched his collar, which was pulled askew and exposed a part of his collarbone.

Chu Yuanchen smiled. When he smiled, the color of his eyes became even deeper, as if they were a brewed wine that had been stored for a long time, exuding a charming intoxication.

Sheng Xiyan avoided his gaze. Her heart was beating fast and her cheeks seemed to be getting hotter.

Her fingers loosened involuntarily, and the next moment, her slender wrist fell into his palm and was brought to his lips.

The breath so close to her made her blush and her heart beat faster than ever before.

His lips landed on the corner of her lips, seemingly just a light taste, and before Sheng Xiyan could react, the next moment, his lips were entangled with hers.

Sheng Xiyan's body was slightly stiff, the burning temperature ignited on her lips, and her mind went blank.

When she came to her senses, she was already lying on a big red mattress, her long black hair cascading down behind her like a waterfall. Her slightly red cheeks and slightly blurry eyes made his breathing even heavier.

His figure loomed over her, and the kiss he laid upon her was gentle and lasting.

The bed curtains were lowered noiselessly.

The light of the red dragon and phoenix candles flickered quietly.

The pair of red dragon and phoenix candles need to be lit all night, symbolizing a long life together. They burn until dawn, almost burn out, and then gradually go out.

The sun rises, and the early morning sunlight shines through the bright red bed curtains and falls on Sheng Xiyan's face, making her skin look even more delicate and fair.

Chu Yuanchen had woken up a long time ago.

He had the habit of getting up at dawn to practice, waking up early. This was the first time he took the initiative to break this habit that he had maintained for more than ten years.

He had been looking at her since he woke up, his eyes carefully depicting her delicate eyebrows, plump lips, delicate skin that seemed to be as delicate as a baby's, and her dark hair.

There was a faint fragrance on her body, a scent that belonged only to her, which made him fascinated and dependent.

His fingers gently wrapped around her hair, twisted them around his fingertips a few times, and then wrapped his own hair around it. Looking at their hair intertwined together, Chu Yuanchen's handsome face showed a slight silly smile.

His breath fell on her cheek, making her feel a little uncomfortable. She raised her hand to touch it and muttered, "Xigui..."

"What do you want?" Chu Yuanchen asked.

Sheng Xiyan half-closed her almond-shaped eyes and said in a daze: "Water..."

Chu Yuanchen raised his hand, took a cup of water and placed it to her lips.

Sheng Xiyan was half asleep and half awake. She drank more than half a cup of wine from his hand. Her mind, which had been dull for several beats, gradually regained its clarity. She looked at Chu Yuanchen who was so close to her, and her discomfort became obvious. She thought of last night, and a blush appeared on her cheeks, spreading from her earlobes to her neck.

Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were evasive, which made her look even more charming despite her shyness.

Chu Yuanchen's throat moved, and he forced himself to turn his head away, saying, "Are you still thirsty? Do you want to drink some more water?"

"No more."

Sheng Xiyan's voice was delicate and a little hoarse, which reminded him of her charm last night.

He leaned over and kissed her forehead, then asked softly, "Do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Sheng Xiyan was about to nod, but shook her head again: "We are going to recognize our relatives today."

The emperor and the empress dowager were both "sick", so they naturally did not need to enter the palace to kowtow, but both of them had to acknowledge each other as relatives and could not sleep in.

"It's okay." Chu Yuanchen said confidently, "You already know everyone in the palace, so you don't have to recognize them anymore."

Sheng Xiyan: “…”

He has so many twisted ideas, does the princess know?

Thinking of this, Sheng Xiyan couldn't help but chuckle, and her already beautiful features became even more charming.

Chu Yuanchen sighed softly in his heart. Alas, he really didn't want to get up.

He felt that the habit of morning exercises that he had maintained for so many years would probably be replaced by laziness in the future. It was only one day, but he didn't want to get up and wished he could hold him all the time.

"Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Sheng Xiyan's face turned even redder. She sat up hugging the quilt and glanced at him sideways, her long black hair draped over her shoulders. She looked a little coquettish, but also a little more intimate than before.

Chu Yuanchen raised his hand and tucked her hair behind her ears, kissed her on the cheek, and then went down to bed obediently.

Chu Yuanchen, who grew up in a military camp, didn't need anyone to serve him at all. He was so self-reliant that he didn't look like a son of a noble family. He dressed quickly and said shamelessly, "I'll help you..."

Before he could finish his words, he was glared at. He touched his nose and rang the bell beside the bed for her.

After a while, there was a gentle knock on the door, and then Xigui came in with Erui.

Chu Yuanchen was sitting at the eight-immortals table beside her, looking at her with a smile.

After she finished washing and combing her hair, she went behind the screen and changed into a bright red silk shirt with long sleeves. Then she sat in front of the dressing table and tied her hair into a peony bun. Chu Yuanchen took out a red gold phoenix-head hairpin with pearls from somewhere. The pearl in the phoenix's mouth was as big as a thumb, and the string of beads hanging down were all the same size and had a bright luster.

Sheng Xiyan reached out to take it and handed it to Xigui.

After she put on the fengpin, Nanny Lan from Jingle's place came and told them not to worry and to go over after breakfast.

Without waiting for Sheng Xiyan to say anything, Chu Yuanchen had already taken the initiative to ask someone to bring the meal.

After the meal, the two went to the main courtyard hand in hand.

There are few people in the Zhenbei Palace. During the generation of the Zhenbei King Chu Shen, his two younger brothers died in the battlefield before they got married, and the Zhenbei King only has Jingle as his only daughter.

Therefore, the only ones who can be recognized as relatives are Jingle and Jiuyang.

Chu Yuanchen blinked at her, meaning: I told you, you know everyone in our family, no need to recognize them specifically.

Seeing the young couple walking towards her hand in hand, Jingle's eyes were full of smiles.

Nanny Lan placed two cushions in front of Jingle, and the two of them knelt side by side and offered tea.

"good."

Jingle finished her son and daughter-in-law's tea with satisfaction, took out a jade bracelet and put it on Sheng Xiyan, saying, "This was left by my mother. She said I should give it to Achen when he gets married in the future."

Sheng Xiyan smiled and said, "Thank you, mother." She changed her tone easily.

Jingle laughed even more happily, took her hand affectionately and said, "If Achen bullies you in the future, tell me and I will scold him for you."

Sheng Xiyan replied obediently: "Okay."

As she spoke, she deliberately raised her head and glanced at Chu Yuanchen, as if to say "someone is supporting me", which made Jingle laugh.

Chu Yuanchen helped her up, and Jiaoyang came over to greet her, happily calling out, "Sister-in-law!"

Jiuyang had long ago found a glass bottle and put glass beads inside it, calculating when his sister would become his eldest sister-in-law. Now, he was calling out loudly and affectionately.

Fearing that one word was not enough, he added one or two more: "Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law!"

Jiaoyang was full of energy. Although her complexion was much darker than those docile girls in the capital, her eyebrows and eyes had gradually matured. Coupled with the confidence and pride in her eyes, she no longer looked like a dark girl. She had the rebelliousness and vigor unique to the children of military generals.

Sheng Xiyan took the recognition gift that Xigui had prepared for her from her hand, a black horse whip. This was specially customized by Sheng Xiyan. The horse whip was woven from three strands of cowhide and inlaid with a ruby. It looked simple and unpretentious, and was particularly in line with Xigui's proud temperament.

He took it as a treasure and said loudly, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Her peach blossom eyes were similar to Chu Yuanchen's, dark and bright.

Chu Yuanchen said, "I'll take you hunting in a few days. Let me see if you've been lazy lately."

"No." Jiuyang made a face, walked up to Sheng Xiyan, pulled her sleeve and said, "Sister-in-law, come too! Can I catch a little rabbit for you?"

Sheng Xiyan agreed happily, and told Jiaoyang that she also wanted a little starling.

Chu Yuanchen coughed twice, thinking that he had probably lost favor, and said, "I can catch it too..."

Jingle sat on it, watching them having fun, and couldn't stop smiling.

After a while, she finally said, "Let's go pay our respects to the Madam."

The lady now lives in the Zhenbei Palace. She said that she is a widow and was afraid of ruining the blessings of the young couple, so she refused to come. Jingle did not force her and said that it would be the same if they went together after recognizing each other as relatives.

After paying respects to the lady-in-waiting, kowtowing and offering tea, Sheng Xiyan received a gold necklace as a gift, which the lady-in-waiting put on her neck personally.

This gold necklace is a bit old, and not as shiny as new gold, but the style is extremely delicate, with a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix carved on it. The phoenix head is at the pendant of the gold necklace, and birds are flying towards the phoenix from both sides. Each bird has a different shape, some with their wings spread, some singing, and all of them are lifelike. The craftsmanship of the craftsman is unparalleled.

The lady looked nostalgic and said softly, "My daughter-in-law asked me for this gold necklace, saying that she wanted to give it to Yao'er's wife."

The concubine she was referring to was the Princess of Lingnan back then.

A smile appeared on her kind face: "At that time, Yao Ge'er was only six years old. He had to wait for more than ten years to get married. She just liked him and asked me for the favor."

The lady also knew that this was just a coquettish act between mother and daughter, so after the young lady had been acting coquettishly for several days, she deliberately told her that she would wait until Yao Ge'er got married and then give the child to her.

"Then I will arrange a marriage for Yao Ge'er right now!"

Twenty years later, the lady's charming voice still seems to echo in my ears.

Unfortunately, before the marriage was arranged, something happened in Lingnan Palace...

"If I can't give it to Brother Yao's daughter-in-law, I can give it to Brother Chen's daughter-in-law." The lady said cheerfully, "It looks really good on Yan."

Even if it was just a token of her affection, the lady wanted to give them all the things she considered most precious.

This seemed to tell the world that the person she cherished had been here.

Chu Yuanchen said confidently: "My wife is prettier!"

The lady couldn't help laughing and said, "You, I don't know what your wife likes about you."

Chu Yuanchen: "I'm good-looking!"

Sheng Xiyan nodded and said, "He's good-looking!"

The lady was amused by the two of them. After some chatting and laughing, the slight melancholy in her heart gradually faded away and was buried deep in her heart.

After leaving the lady's place, Jingle led the couple to the ancestral temple to kowtow and burn incense to the ancestors of the Chu family.

The Chu family was small, and there were not many tablets in the ancestral hall. After kneeling and kowtowing, Jingle sent his son away, and personally took Sheng Xiyan to the main hall in front, asking everyone in the mansion to come and pay their respects to the princess.

Jingle asked Sheng Xiyan to sit at the top, but she deliberately avoided it, leaving only Nanny Lan to help.

All the servants were waiting outside the main hall. They went in one after another in groups of ten, kowtowed to Sheng Xiyan and called her "Princess". Nanny Lan stood beside Sheng Xiyan, holding a roster and gave her a general introduction to the housekeepers, important stewards, and steward nannies in the mansion.

On the first day she got married, Jingle wanted to let everyone know how much he valued her.

She is the princess of Zhenbei Palace and the real mistress of the palace.

It took a full hour for the servants to finish bowing, and then it was the turn of the guards in the mansion. The guards were all retired veterans of the Zhenbei Army and had no indentures. After they saluted with their fists clasped, Sheng Xiyan stood up from the main seat and bowed in return.

The guards were all shocked by this return gift and felt a little at a loss.

After the first group went out, they quietly told their colleagues, and the following groups calmed down a little. However, they were even more excited in their hearts, and when they walked out of the main hall, they raised their heads and held their chests.

Finally, there are the palace's chief historian, secretary, judge, chef, etc., all of whom are official officials of the palace with ranks.

Sheng Xiyan was dizzy from recognizing people, but luckily Nanny Lan was there to remind her and make notes, so she was able to remember most of it.

It was already past noon, and after they had their meal, Jingle waved her hand, looking at her sons' pitiful gazes, and sent them off to play by themselves.

Chu Yuanchen was overjoyed. As soon as Jingle and Jiaoyang left, he smiled and said, "Let me take you around the palace."

Sheng Xiyan often came and went in the Zhenbei Palace, but in the past she mainly went to the main courtyard and the martial arts field. Except for the plum forest, she passed by other places in a hurry without paying much attention. Hearing this, she smiled and responded.

Chu Yuanchen asked, "Are you tired? Do you want a sedan chair?"

Sheng Xiyan said naturally: "Not tired." Doesn't it seem a bit too coquettish to sit in a sedan chair in your own home?

He said meaningfully, "Aren't you tired?"

Sheng Xiyan understood what he meant a little bit late, her cheeks slightly reddened, and without thinking, she threw the handkerchief away.

Chu Yuanchen was thick-skinned. He didn't dodge or evade. He took the handkerchief with his face. Then, he held her hand and said with a smile, "Let's go. If you get tired, I'll carry you on my back."

Sheng Xiyan wanted to say that she was not so fragile, but the Zhenbei Palace was really too big, with courtyards within courtyards, gardens within gardens, pavilions, terraces, corridors and waterside pavilions. It was almost impossible to walk around it all.

Before they had even reached halfway, she didn't want to move anymore. She pulled at his sleeve and shook it, looking at him obediently with her clear, watery almond eyes, so delicate and soft.

He was reluctant to look away, and suddenly felt that the day was too long.

The atmosphere suddenly became charming.

He grabbed her wrist with his backhand and gently held her in his arms. He whispered in her ear in a low and hoarse voice: "Ayan, I like you..."

Why do you cherish her so much?

"Me too."

She responded solemnly.