Wearing a fiery red wedding dress, waiting for the beloved to gently lift the veil, this should be what every woman dreams of, marrying the one she loves, starting a family, and spending the rest of her life together. Gui Yue is certainly no exception, and she is full of anticipation for this wedding.
The emperor granted the marriage, the parents witnessed it, and relatives and friends blessed it. This should be the happiest thing for a woman. Gui Yue originally thought that this would be the happiest day of her life, but things did not go as she wished.
After the bride and groom got married, the bride returned home and the groom hosted a banquet to thank the guests. Gui Yue waited in her boudoir all night long, but there was no sign of Du Jian.
Gui Yue pulled off her veil, threw it on the ground, and walked out the door. The maidservant beside her asked in surprise, "County Lady, a bride can't go out on her wedding night. It's unlucky. And why did you take off your veil? Put it on quickly. It would be bad if the adults saw it!"
"Where is my groom?" Gui Yue asked expressionlessly.
"Uncle, uncle..." The maid hesitated a little, feeling a little guilty: "Uncle should still be entertaining people in the front hall. County Master, you should go back quickly and wait for Uncle to come!"
"Socializing?" Gui Yue snorted coldly, "What time is it? Why are you still socializing? Hurry up and tell me, where is Du Jian?"
The maid was frightened by Gui Yue and quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Master, Master is in the guest room!"
Afterwards, Gui Yue went to the guest room and saw Du Jian wearing a groom's suit, lying on the table, drunk. There were wine bottles everywhere on the table and the floor. Du Jian was holding a bottle in his hand and kept pouring wine into his mouth.
Gui Yue stepped forward, snatched the wine from Du Jian's hand, threw it aside, and whispered in his ear: "Husband, don't drink anymore. Today is our wedding day..."
Before Gui Yue could finish her words, she heard Du Jian shouting something. She listened closer, "Li Han, Li Han..."
Li Han?
When she heard this name, Gui Yue suddenly felt empty in her heart, as if it had been hollowed out, and a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes.
"Du Jian, is Li Han the person in your heart? Today is our wedding day, how can you do this." Gui Yue's eyes were filled with tears, and she felt jealous of Li Han. This feeling was something Gui Yue had never experienced before.
Gui Yue personally helped Du Jian back to the room, put him on the bed, wiped his face, and went to the kitchen to make sobering soup for Du Jian.
Under Gui Yue's care, Du Jian quickly regained consciousness. It seemed that he had a headache due to the aftereffects of being drunk. He saw himself lying in the bridal chamber, and Gui Yue was sleeping in front of the bed in her wedding dress. Du Jian was careful not to wake Gui Yue, but because Gui Yue was a light sleeper, he woke up anyway.
"Husband, you're awake! You drank too much tonight. Here's some hangover soup, and some ginger soup to keep the cold away."
Gui Yue quickly stood up, poured a bowl of soup and handed it to him. Du Jian drank it in one gulp without thinking. After drinking it, he felt much more comfortable and awake.
Du Jian has always been grateful to Gui Yue, but he still feels a little uncomfortable with the sudden jump from friends to husband and wife: "Gui Yue, please stop calling me husband and call me Du Jian. I still need some time to adjust. I'm sorry."
Gui Yue took the empty bowl from Du Jian's hand and her hand suddenly trembled, almost losing her grip. "Is it because of Li Han?"
Du Jian remained silent, neither admitting nor denying, but Gui Yue could see it from his expression.
"You were drunk and kept muttering Li Han's name. You like her, right? That's why you don't want to marry me, right?"
Gui Yue seemed to be expecting something, hoping that Du Jian's answer would be no. However, Du Jian's answer ultimately disappointed her. He replied coldly, "Yes, I like Li Han, but it's not because of her that I don't want to marry you. We are not suitable."
Gui Yue's joy was crushed by Du Jian's words. She suddenly became excited: "It's because of Li Han, right? Did she seduce you? If it weren't for her, would you like me? Would we be a happy couple?"
Gui Yue pulled Du Jian's arm, as if wanting an answer. Du Jian was a little upset. He pulled away Gui Yue's hand and said angrily, "I've already said it. It's true that I like Li Han, but she has nothing to do with all this. Even without her, it's impossible for us to be together!"
Afterwards, Du Jian left without looking back. Gui Yue chased him out and shouted, "Du Jian, are you really so heartless that you would abandon me on our wedding night?"
When Gui Yue was chasing Du Jian, she accidentally fell to the ground. Du Jian ignored her. At this time, dark clouds suddenly gathered and heavy rain poured down. Gui Yue just lay there motionless in the rain, crying in despair.
In this way, Gui Yue stayed in the rain for a whole night. This was also her wedding night, and it ended in this situation. After a night of wind and rain, and being exhausted, Gui Yue fainted on the ground. She caught a cold and had a high fever that wouldn't go away.
The maid hurried to find Du Jian, but Du Jian didn't want to pay attention and sent him away. The maid had no choice but to find Li Han. When Li Han knew about it, he was extremely anxious and quickly sent the imperial physician from the palace to treat Gui Yue.
Gui Yue was lying on the bed, her forehead covered with fine lines, her face filled with pain. Li Han felt a little distressed when he saw this, and shouted at the servants present: "Is this how you take care of the county lady? I think you all don't want to live anymore. Haven't you had enough of having your heads on top?" He looked around and found that Du Jian was not there: "Where is Du Jian? Gui Yue is so sick, where did he go!"
The servants were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Highness, the county lady and her son-in-law had a quarrel last night, and things turned out like this. I also went to invite her son-in-law, but he refused to come!"
"Du Jian, why are you getting out of here like that!" Li Han cursed angrily.
At this time, Gui Yue woke up and saw Li Han sitting beside her. She said weakly, "Li Han, thank you!"
Li Han held Gui Yue's hand tightly and comforted her: "It's okay, I'm here, you can rest assured and recover. I'll take care of everything, don't be afraid."
Li Han's concern made Gui Yue feel warm in her heart. Perhaps it was because Du Jian hurt her too deeply last night. Having such a friend always by her side made Gui Yue temporarily put aside her jealousy and resentment towards Li Han.
After Gui Yue was fine, Li Han immediately went to find Du Jian. Du Jian was very happy when he saw Li Han: "Li Han, why are you here? Why didn't you tell me in advance so I could prepare!"
Li Han frowned, his face livid, and said angrily, "If you don't treat Gui Yue well, then we can't even be friends anymore!"
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