Chapter 96 6
Their wedding was scheduled for after the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was the nearest auspicious date, and the remaining one was two years later.
Su Wanwan had no objection to this wedding time. To her, the difference between getting married or not was not very obvious for the time being. The only thing she was very clear about was that Pei Changfeng would be her only man after marriage.
Having Pei Changfeng is a very happy thing.
Seeing that his daughter was so eager to get married, Su Cha was a little unhappy and couldn't help feeling sad.
"I raised you with all my heart, but all you think about is marrying that Pei Changfeng," Su Cha said faintly, "you are such a heartless girl, are you worthy of me, your father?"
Su Wanwan was eating a gorgon fruit cake. When she heard this, she said without even thinking, "But if he treats me badly, I can divorce him and find another husband. I only have one father."
Feeling his position in his daughter's heart, Su Cha's face became better. He snorted, "You are sensible, but if he treats you badly, I will chop him into eighteen pieces to vent your anger!"
Su Wanwan burst out laughing, "Dad, chopping me into eighteen pieces is too scary. Don't worry, I think he will treat me well. If it doesn't work out, just take me home."
Before the day of his daughter's wedding came, Su Cha was about to cry just thinking about it. He put on a stern face, not wanting to embarrass himself in front of his daughter, and said harshly: "Come back, Dad can support you anyway!"
Compared to Su Cha, Yang Lu was in a very good mood. She had been busy these days buying a house for Pei Changfeng outside. In fact, she did not run around to look around, but sent a message to Emperor Chongming. Soon, several pictures of houses with excellent locations, structures and decorations were sent to Yang Lu for her to choose.
After much deliberation, Yang Lu finally decided on a three-courtyard house that was about the same distance from the General's Mansion and Yang Hou's Mansion. It was just the right size for the young couple to live in, and it wouldn't be too crowded even if they had children in the future.
She is still a widow on the surface, but even if she is not a widow, she does not want to live with the young couple. She now lives in the place where she grew up and she does not know how happy she is every day. She also does not want the young couple to feel restrained in front of her, so she simply does not join in the fun.
Everything is ready, just waiting for the wedding day.
Time passed quickly and it was June. The weather suddenly became hot. Su Wanwan had no intention of looking for Pei Changfeng anymore. She was afraid of getting tanned, so she stayed at home all day long and just stayed by the ice bucket.
That day, Pei Changfeng came to see her. Su Wanwan had received the news in advance, so she changed into a beautiful dress, combed her hair into a simple bun, and prepared food to wait for him.
Pei Changfeng brought lychees. This was the second batch of lychees to be offered as tribute this year. When the first batch was offered as tribute, the two were not familiar with each other, so Pei Changfeng did not ask Emperor Chongming for them.
When Su Wanwan saw lychees, her eyes lit up. She loved eating this kind of sweet food the most and never felt sick of it no matter how much she ate.
She sat aside obediently and just looked at Pei Changfeng. Pei Changfeng understood, washed his hands and started to peel lychees for Su Wanwan.
After peeling a lychee, Su Wanwan opened her mouth. Pei Changfeng carefully removed the core before putting it into her mouth.
"Delicious!" Su Wanwan clapped her hands twice, "Brother Changfeng, the lychees you peeled are so sweet."
"Although lychees are delicious, don't eat too many," Pei Changfeng peeled the second one, "you can't eat more than two, otherwise you will get a sore throat."
Su Wanwan opened her mouth and ate the second one. After eating it, she stared at Pei Changfeng eagerly, hoping that he would continue peeling it.
Pei Changfeng shook his head, "I can't eat anymore."
Su Wanwan began to act pitiful, "But I want to eat it, can I have another one?"
As she spoke, she gently pulled Pei Changfeng's sleeve, her voice was soft and pitiful, and she sniffed, "Brother Changfeng, the lychees are so sweet, have another one."
When she pretended to be pitiful, her big eyes would bend a little, just like the little rabbit embroidered on her collar. Pei Changfeng had no choice but to wipe the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, "The last one."
Pei Changfeng peeled another one. Su Wanwan took a bite but did not eat it. Instead, she leaned forward slightly and touched Pei Changfeng's lips with the fruit in her mouth.
Pei Changfeng could see his reflection in her clear eyes. His body trembled slightly. He felt nervous because of the overly intimate posture. He gently opened his lips and took the litchi. Although he didn't say anything, his whole body turned red.
In the eyes of others, Pei Changfeng is the more steady and mature one among the two. He seems to be the one who takes the initiative in this relationship. In fact, the real superior is Su Wanwan. Pei Changfeng can be easily manipulated by her and become at a loss and can only let herself be manipulated.
Su Wanwan came up curiously, "Brother Changfeng, are the lychees sweet?"
"Sweet," Pei Changfeng said succinctly, "so sweet that it's a bit cloying."
Su Wanwan pouted her red lips slightly, "Maybe you feel sick of it because you eat it so often, Brother Changfeng. I rarely eat this kind of novel fruit, and I just feel like I can't eat enough for a while."
"I brought five kilograms. You can eat as much as you want, but lychees are hot in nature, so don't eat too much," Pei Changfeng sighed helplessly, "this is the last one."
In the end, Su Wanwan ate one pill after another. After eating about seven or eight pills, Pei Changfeng finally stopped indulging her, and Su Wanwan stopped eating.
Su Wanwan originally didn't take Pei Changfeng's words about getting a sore throat seriously, but the next day, blisters appeared in her mouth. It was so painful that she couldn't eat, and she could only drink some water to feel relieved.
Su Cha looked angry and said, "Are lychees good things? Didn't I bring them to you last year? Look how greedy you are!"
"That's different," Su Wanwan looked in the mirror and said without raising her head, "Those are the lychees that my brother Changfeng peeled for me."
"You silly girl, if you call me Brother Changfeng again, do you believe I will beat you up?" Su Cha was furious.
Su Wanwan did not comment and hummed a song while pinning flowers on her hair.
Su Wanwan hasn't even gotten married yet, but Su Cha is already so angry that he almost faints every day. He even wants this heartless girl to get married quickly so that he doesn't have to watch her at home all day and get annoyed. It would be better to just out of sight.
Su Wanwan had no idea what her biological father was thinking. Anyway, she lived a fulfilling life every day and never thought about messy things that would upset her.
Getting married, for her, was just a matter of moving to a new place. What was the big deal? Moreover, her future husband was handsome, educated, and had a good temper. She was satisfied with everything.
Pei Changfeng is very busy every day and has less and less free time. It is said that because he is highly valued, he is often taken to the six departments for training. However, he will come to see Su Wanwan whenever he has free time.
In July, Su Cha stopped allowing the two to meet.
Three or five days was fine, but after a long time, Su Wanwan began to miss Pei Changfeng.
One night, she lay on the bed and couldn't sleep. It was very hot at night. Even though there was an ice bucket next to her, Su Wanwan was still hot. She tossed and turned and didn't want to sleep, so she simply got up, opened the window and looked at the moon.
A crescent moon hangs high in the sky. Today is July 20th.
Su Wanwan propped up her chin to look at the moon, and unknowingly got two mosquito bites on her face. She touched them and immediately closed the window, feeling a little annoyed.
'Bang, bang, bang'
There were three very light knocks on the window. Su Wanwan was startled and looked around. She shouted to herself in a powerful way, "Who is it?"
"It's me." Pei Changfeng's voice came.
Su Wanwan's eyes lit up, and just as she was about to open the window, Hong Xing's voice came from outside the door, "Miss, what's wrong?"
"No, nothing," Su Wanwan said, "I was scared by a mosquito! It's okay, don't come over!"
Hong Xing, who was outside the house, thought that the mosquitoes in the capital were too poisonous. They could actually scare people.
After Hong Xing left, Su Wanwan opened the window and saw Pei Changfeng standing by the wall. After not seeing him for such a long time, he seemed to have lost some weight, but he was still frighteningly handsome, and one glance at him would make people fall in love with him.
Seeing Su Wanwan staring in a daze, Pei Changfeng coughed lightly, signaling her to come back to her senses.
Su Wanwan touched her face shyly and opened the window, "Brother Changfeng, come in quickly."
Pei Changfeng shook his head and took out an oil-paper bag from his arms, "I brought this for you. I'll leave after you finish eating."
Su Wanwan had a keen nose and smelled her favorite rose cake, but this cake was extremely hard to buy. His business was so good that people lined up from morning to night to buy it.
Su Wanwan knew without thinking that this was something Pei Changfeng brought for her. She waved to Pei Changfeng, "Come in quickly. There are a lot of mosquitoes outside. I'm getting bitten."
Pei Changfeng did see two red envelopes on Su Wanwan's face. Although breaking into a woman's boudoir at night is not a gentleman's behavior, Pei Changfeng still went in and found an excuse for himself.
In fact, he liked to enter Su Wanwan's room. It was very fragrant and had her scent.
Su Wanwan wanted to scratch the bump on her face, but Pei Changfeng grabbed her hand and said, "Don't scratch it, it will leave a scar."
Su Wanwan fell into his arms and said sweetly, "I miss you."
Pei Changfeng touched her hair lightly, "I miss you, too."
Su Wanwan found the ointment and asked Pei Changfeng to apply it on her. His fingertips seemed to carry summer heat and were hot when they touched her cheeks.
Su Wanwan was thinking about the temperature of his fingers in her heart. Pei Changfeng also felt that the temperature of Su Wanwan's body was slightly cool and very comfortable, like the moon on a summer night, which could soothe one's inner heat.
Su Wanwan opened the oil paper package, took out a rose cake and took a big bite, "It smells so good."
"It smells really good," Pei Changfeng looked at her puffy cheeks, and for a moment he didn't know whether he was talking about the smell of the rose cake or something else. "Eat slowly, don't choke."
"If I can't finish my meal tonight, can you not leave?" Su Wanwan couldn't bear to let him go, so she held his sleeve and said, "Brother Changfeng, I don't want you to leave."
She was very clingy and didn't hide her clinginess at all. Pei Changfeng hooked a bunch of her hair with his fingertips and didn't answer.
Su Wanwan's hair is well maintained, black and shiny, and looks like ink against her snow-white skin.
With her black hair and fair skin, she is such a beauty that it is hard for Pei Changfeng not to be moved and it is also hard for him not to agree to her request to stay. But he has no choice. Pei Changfeng is not a pure gentleman, but he cannot do anything that may hurt the woman he loves.
He stretched out his hand, and Su Wanwan placed her cheek in his palm like a cat, and rubbed it twice, charmingly and fatally, yet innocent and cute.
Pei Changfeng's throat rolled and he touched her cheek, "Be good."
Su Wanwan pouted her red lips and said, "No."
Pei Changfeng laughed, "How about a trade?"
"What exchange?" Su Wanwan's curiosity was aroused.
"I'm giving you a gift, but you can't see it until I'm gone."
Su Wanwan decisively refused, "No, then I don't want a gift."
Su Wanwan really couldn't bear to part with Pei Changfeng. She didn't want Pei Changfeng to leave. In fact, she knew in her heart that Pei Changfeng would not stay, but that didn't stop her from acting coquettishly and watching Pei Changfeng pampering her and being helpless with her.
Pei Changfeng touched Su Wanwan's head, and Su Wanwan changed her tone, "Okay, then I'll take a look."
Under Pei Changfeng's gaze, Su Wanwan obediently climbed onto the bed, covered herself with the quilt and went to sleep. However, she closed her eyes for a while and then opened them again to see if Pei Changfeng was still there. After an unknown amount of time, Su Wanwan seemed a little sleepy. She faced the direction of Pei Changfeng, holding his clothes with her hands, and her breathing gradually became longer.
Pei Changfeng looked at her sleeping face quietly, and after confirming that she was asleep, he gently took the hem of his clothes from her hand.
He placed a small box in his arms under Su Wanwan's pillow, touched her forehead, and then left.
The next day, Su Wanwan woke up and lay in bed in a daze for a while. She remembered that Pei Changfeng had left her a gift yesterday, so she touched under the pillow and found a soft box.
She rubbed her eyes, opened the box, and a sweet smile appeared on her face.
This is a bracelet made of purple pearls. Each pearl is of similar size, and you can tell at a glance that it is of great value.
Su Wanwan turned over, put the purple pearl bracelet on her wrist, then stood up and searched her own small treasury.
She planned to give Pei Changfeng a gift in return. What did civil officials like most? Brush, ink, paper, and inkstone? Or calligraphy and painting?
Su Wanwan wanted to ask someone, but found that her family of four could not find a scholar, so she gave up the idea and took the money to the Treasure Pavilion and asked the shopkeeper to bring the most expensive pen.
Seeing that she looked like she had plenty of money, the shopkeeper took out a purple bamboo wolf-hair brush from the bottom of his box. He was shocked to find out how much such a small brush cost.
Su Wanwan patted her heart, seeing that the pen was indeed extraordinary. The whole body was carved from white jade and bamboo, as if it was made by nature. Although she didn't understand these things, she could tell the difference between good products and cheap ones, so she clapped her hands and bought it, but she felt a little distressed when paying.
After buying the gifts, Su Wanwan remembered that she couldn't see anyone for the time being, so she asked the servant in the mansion to deliver the gifts to the gate of Hanlin Academy tomorrow.
The servants in the mansion were already accustomed to doing these kinds of work and could walk to the Hanlin Academy with their eyes closed.
The next day, Pei Changfeng went to work early and saw the servant of the general's mansion at the palace gate. When he took the rectangular box, Pei Changfeng realized that Su Wanwan had prepared a gift for him as well.
Pei Changfeng smiled and went to the Hanlin Academy with his pen.
Knowing that he had received a gift today, Bai Jitong and Chen Zhang both came over.
When the box was opened and they saw the purple bamboo wolf hair brush, they both took a deep breath at the same time.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
