The bride sat silently beside the bed, her head bowed. From the moment Xiao Lang saw his brothers and sisters all gathered, he knew he was going to be tricked by these little brats. Hey! They were his brothers and sisters after all! As long as they didn't bully his cousin, he'd let them have their way.
"Well, everyone, listen to me. Those who came today are relatives and friends. In order to make my eldest brother's wedding more perfect and more memorable, we brothers have come up with a few ideas. How about we liven up the atmosphere?" Xiao Rui shouted excitedly.
"Okay, let's go on the show quickly. We can't stay in someone else's new house for too long, right?" Mu Fengwu cooperated with Xiao Rui. It must be said that to some extent, Mu Fengwu and Xiao Rui are actually quite similar.
Yun Yichen kicked Mu Fengwu from below. Why did he say anything? There were girls here! But after inspecting for a week, Yun Yichen realized that he was overthinking.
Princess Xiyue listened with great interest. If she was not already married, if she was not an elder, Yun Yichen believed that the princess would have participated in it long ago.
Looking at the little girl and her cousin, they were talking and laughing with their heads close together. I wonder if they understood the meaning of what Mu Fengwu said. I guess they didn’t understand it at their age!
It's all because of my cousin and Young Master Mu's constant nonsense in front of me. Sometimes, blurry, chaotic images pop up in my head. I can't tell who's in them, and I don't fully understand what they mean. I just feel my heart beating fast, and I feel melancholy, then joy. I've never felt this way before, and I can't remember when it started.
"There are three questions in total. If you answer all three correctly, everyone in the room will evacuate immediately. If you answer two correctly, you'll barely pass. As long as big brother tells us a joke, we can leave. If you get all three questions wrong, hehe, I'm sorry, big brother, we will sit in the new house until dawn." Xiao Rui said proudly.
Only part of this line was original; the idea of waiting for dawn must have been thought up by the fourth and fifth brothers. Xiao Yao was now thinking about how to explain this to her mother, hoping that this matter would not be blamed entirely on her.
"First question." Xiao Rui looked around with a wicked smile. Seeing that he had successfully attracted everyone's attention, he continued, "Brother, please face your sister-in-law and recite the second half of Guanguan Jujiu on the River Islet."
"Okay." Reciting a love poem! Reciting it in front of the bride and so many people, this is a good idea. Mu Fengwu applauded Xiao Rui.
This might not be Xiao Rui's idea, Yun Yichen sighed as he looked at Xiao Yao, who was covering her mouth and laughing. This little girl is not planning to be a lady from a noble family, is she? With such a personality, in the future... why should he worry about her? He is really getting more and more crazy, and the more he thinks, the further away he is.
Xiao Lang's face flushed red after hearing his brother's words, and Li Xueyan lowered her head even more. It was just a love poem, so why are you so shy? Xiao Yao felt that she had been lenient. She didn't write a paragraph of "you love me" or "I love you" for her brother to read. She took such a subtle and tactful approach because she was considering the family's face. She was taking good care of you, okay?
"What's the next question?" Xiao Lang admitted defeat. He couldn't even say a love poem in front of so many people, even though it was just a short sentence!
"Does help from others count?" Xiao Yuan was very grateful to her elder brother for taking care of her. In her eyes, Xiao Lang was much better than Xiao Rui.
"It's okay if the bride is willing to help." Mu Feng came up with a bad idea.
"Don't bully my sister-in-law." Xiao Yao and Xiao Yuan stood in front of Li Xueyan. It was okay to make trouble for their elder brother, but it was absolutely unacceptable to make trouble for their sister-in-law.
Xiao Lang tapped Xiao Yao's forehead lightly. Now you stand up to defend your sister-in-law. This evil idea must be related to you!
"Brother, a gentleman uses words instead of fists. We are brothers and we cannot kill each other." Xiao Yao pretended to be in pain and frowned to reason with his brother.
"Little sister, do you think you'll turn into a boy by putting on a robe? Everyone in the room knows you're a little girl!" How much does this little sister want to turn into a boy! Sometimes he calls her "young master," sometimes he calls her "brother." What's wrong with being a beautiful girl? Someone pampers her, someone loves her. If it were me, I'd be so happy I'd do somersaults every day.
"Brother, please teach me and my sister quietly, and we will carry it for you." Xiao Yuan patted his chest and looked like he was willing to go through fire and water for his brother.
"Let's talk about the next question!" Xiao Lang looked at his two sisters and shook his head. He couldn't let his sisters say such things in public, as it would have a bad influence on them.
"The second question tests your eyesight. Let the sister-in-law and several maids or female relatives of other identities stand together, and then we will cover them with cloth. Each person can only show one hand. Big brother, guess who is the real sister-in-law. You are only allowed to guess once. If you guess right, you pass. If you guess wrong, it's up to you, big brother!" This time it was Xiao Jun who spoke. He also took the red cloth strips with his own hands, folded them into several layers, and blindfolded Xiao Lang's eyes.
"Come on!" After everything was ready, Xiao Jun took Xiao Lang's hand and walked to the curtain, untied the cloth strips, and let him see and guess for himself.
"This is a bit difficult." Mu Fengwu looked at Xiao Yao with admiration. Junior sister's idea was too tricky. If she was not careful, she might recognize the wrong person. Wouldn't that be embarrassing?
Xiao Lang was impressed by his cousin. She could come up with such an idea. He really wanted to praise her and then beat her up. No matter what, he had to complete this problem. He was confident that he could accurately find his cousin.
Xiao Lang took a quick look first, then walked up to a small hand and patted it.
"Ouch! Big brother, can't you be a little gentler?" Xiao Yuan pouted and walked out from behind the cloth, rubbing her hands.
"Haha, haha." Everyone burst into laughter. The Xiao family was so funny. Who could not recognize a child mixed with several adults?
"I told you not to go, but you refused to listen. Now you're satisfied." Xiao Yao grabbed her restless sister and taught her a lesson.
Xiao Lang lingered in front of the outstretched hands for a while. It wasn't easy to identify someone based on just one hand. Fortunately, his cousin's right pinky finger had been injured when she was a child and was slightly bent. This made it much easier to find her. Xiao Lang pointed to one of Xiao Jun's hands and said, "This is your sister-in-law."
"Don't choose anymore." Xiao Jun took a few steps back and looked behind the curtain, pretending to be kind and giving a reminder.
"Young Master Xiao, you must look carefully. If you make the wrong choice, you will have to make the same mistake today. What do you think?" Mu Fengwu added in a shocking tone.
"I've already made my choice." Xiao Lang replied calmly.
After the curtain was drawn, Li Xueyan gave Xiao Lang a shy smile. This was the advantage of growing up together. Some details and habits were already familiar to each other. If they were a newlywed couple who didn't know each other, they would definitely not be able to be so calm and composed.
"It's great to be childhood sweethearts!" At this moment, Xiao Yao envied them. Knowing each other, getting to know each other and growing up together, their relationship was naturally extraordinary.
"You guessed right." Xiao Rui would never admit that there was a tacit understanding between his elder brother and sister-in-law!
"Next question, hurry up." Mu Fengwu rubbed his hands.
"The next question is threading a needle. You have to thread at least ten threads within the time of one stick of incense. Sister-in-law holds the needle and brother threads the thread. You have to answer my questions while working. I ask questions and brother answers. Ajun asks questions and sister-in-law answers. If you answer wrong or answer other people's questions first, one thread will be deducted. How about it?" Xiao Rui winked at Xiao Yao, "Sister, from now on, fourth brother will never offend you. You are too cunning and fourth brother is no match for you!"
Mu Fengwu and Yun Yichen, as insiders, also looked at Xiao Yao. What kind of ideas were these? Each one was more tricky than the other. How did she come up with them?
"Ahem." Xiao Yao turned her head to the side and resolutely refused to look them in the eye. "This young master...this young lady is not as cunning as you think. I also learned from my predecessors, but I just expanded it a little and processed it a little bit."
"If I say anything to offend my junior sister again in the future, please remember to remind me. It's terrible. If she were older, I think she should marry the Ninth Prince. It would be a pity if she didn't enter the palace with such a brain." Mu Fengwu whispered in Yun Yichen's ear.
After hearing what Mu Fengwu said, Yun Yichen frowned so much that he could pinch a fly to death. He avoided Mu Fengwu without saying a word, as if the farther away he was from him, the inexplicable resistance in his heart would be less severe.
Lord Xiao and his sons, who were passing by the outer courtyard, felt particularly happy when they heard the laughter and joy coming from the new house.
"I wonder if Ping'an is happy today." Old Marquis Xiao said worriedly.
How could they not be happy? Xiao Jingkang and the others believed that everything that was happening in the new house was definitely related to Ping An.
After a good night's dream, Xiao Yao woke up again when it was already bright daylight.
"Why didn't you call me? Have my elder brother and his wife offered tea?"
"Don't worry, the eldest young master and the eldest young mistress have already served tea. It was the old marquis who didn't want to wake you and the second young lady. Prince Yun and the others have also left. Madam said that as long as you can wake up before the reunion dinner tonight, it will be fine." Xiaohui conveyed Tong Mingyu's meaning to her own young lady.
Oh no, mother is angry. Xiao Yao asked Xiaofu and Xiaohui to help her clean up quickly. She was out in less than half an hour.
The maid at Yayuan told Xiao Yao that Madam was currently in Ninghe Hall, so Xiao Yao quickly changed her route and headed for her grandmother's residence. As she walked, she wondered if the elders were all there, and if they were to hold another struggle session, would they?
Xiao Yao went to Ninghe Hall with a nervous heart. Before she even stepped through the threshold, she heard her grandmother's cheerful laughter and the voices of her mother and aunts discussing enthusiastically. Was there another happy event at home? Did this mean that she had good luck today and might have escaped a disaster?
"Everyone seems very happy. If you have any good news, please tell me so that I can share in the joy!" Xiao Yao asked flatteringly, sticking her little head out. She wanted to find out the situation first before deciding what to do next.
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