The late spring days were still a little cold for Lian 'er who came from the south. Before today, he liked to nestle in Zhu Yutang's arms to keep warm. Even when they were walking, he would still lean on his body.
But today, he could not cling to him. Today, his embrace belonged to a beautiful girl. He could only stand alone in the cold spring breeze and look at the distant sky.
The gongs rang out in a joyous manner. A groom dressed in red sat on a white horse. The groom had the most handsome face. He had a nose as tall as a mountain, eyebrows as black as ink, and a pair of eyes that were as bright as the stars in the night.
The groom dismounted from his horse and kicked the door of the palanquin carrying the bride with his slender leg. The matchmaker, who was also dressed in red, reached into the palanquin and welcomed the bride with a bridal veil. The bride's body shimmered with pearls, and her red lips under the red veil were tinted with red rouge. The rouge drew a shy smile, knowing that she had married a handsome groom. From today onwards, she was no longer a girl.
Red lanterns were hung all over the spacious courtyard, and each lantern was burning with warm candlelight. The newcomer's body was red, and the cloth of the wedding curtain was red. The red lanterns, red rouge, and red lights dyed everyone's faces with joy.
"Lian 'er, what are you doing? The weather is so cold. Why are you wearing a single layer of clothing and standing here in the wind? You've just recovered from your illness.”
Hong Yu's rambling came to his ears, and a robe that was not yet warm was draped over his shoulders. The robe was clean, white, azure, and blue, a very beautiful color.
Pulling on her outer robe, Lian 'er fell into a trance. "Hong Yu…"
Hong Yu stopped tidying his coat and looked worriedly at the pair of eyes that were still in a daze. The pair of eyes just now looked at the sky listlessly, as if they were looking at a very, very far place, as if they had seen something invisible in the sky.
He was afraid of Lian 'er like this. It was as if the next gust of wind would blow and he would disappear.
"What's wrong?"
He took off the coat that he had just put on. "Hong Yu, can you help me get a red robe?”
"Red? Why?" Lian 'er rarely wore red robes because Zhu Yutang felt that this color did not suit her. He thought so too. Lian 'er was like a lake in the depths of the mountains. It was either clear and transparent, or reflected in the white clouds that were frozen in winter, or a quiet blue.
"Don't worry about why. Can you help me?”
Hong Yu sighed. Those who could reject Lian 'er's request had a heart of stone. "You don't have a red coat."
"Then lend me yours."
He sighed again. "Alright, I'll lend it to you. Wait a moment."
What did Lian want the red coat for? Even though Lian 'er often did things that others did not understand, he still did not understand every time it happened.
Lian 'er didn't notice the suspicion on his face. She just waited in the courtyard, waiting for him to take out a vermillion robe and put it on his snow-white unlined garment.
His skin was originally fair, and the bright red clothing made him look like jade. Red and white, he was shockingly beautiful.
"Doesn't this look like a bride?" He smiled and looked at Hong Yu's faint smile. His eyes were filled with the redness of his body.
Hong Yu finally understood what he was thinking. Tears fell from her eyes. "You've been making me cry recently!" Then, she pinched his cheek in anger and pain. "If he marries someone else, so be it! No matter how I look at it, I think my Lian 'er is good. It's that bastard who is brainless, that's why he foolishly married another family's girl as his wife.”
Lian 'er didn't reply to him. She caressed her clothes and changed the imaginary bride in her mind to her own face. He was the groom and she was the bride. The two of them held the gorgeous red ribbon and bowed to heaven and earth together.
In reality, he married someone else. At least in his dream, he could imagine that he married her.
But he didn't want him to sleep with the bride because his chest hurt. He was also a selfish person. He really hoped that those arms would only hug him for the rest of his life.
"Lian 'er!" A panting voice came from behind.
He recognized that deep and powerful voice, because in the warm night, he would always listen to the same voice, snuggling in his comfortable chest to sleep. Even in death, he would remember that it was his voice.
She turned around abruptly and saw the groom in red standing not far away. He was staring at her in a daze before the entrance archway. Her laughter came out uncontrollably from Lian 'er's throat and drifted through the entire courtyard under the spring breeze. Her lithe body made a circle on the spot, and her red outer robe and white inner robe fluttered in the air.
"Does it look good? Do I look good?"
Zhu Yutang was dumbfounded by her bright smile. It turned out that his Lian 'er was so beautiful in red. Her fair face lit up the moment she turned to look at him. It was as if the stars in the sky and the bright moonlight had fallen on him.
He had abandoned his bride in the capital just to take a look.
He had already welcomed the bride in, received the red ribbon, and finished the ceremony. He even lifted the bride's red veil. The delicate face under the red veil was breathtakingly beautiful, but it was not as good as his Lian 'er!
The moment the red veil was lifted, he saw Lian 'er's face. Her gentle and gentle face smiled shyly at him. He thought,' Why is Lian 'er here?' Had Lian 'er become his wife?
In the blink of an eye, he realized that everyone was looking at him ambiguously, thinking that the bride's beauty had made him lose his mind.
How could this be? Biao Younger Sister's beauty could not compare to Lian 'er. He was just thinking about Lian' er until he became silly. On the day of their wedding, he should not have watched his wife think of another man!
He shook his head and regained his consciousness. After drinking the cross-cupped wine and eating every auspicious dish on the table, the matchmaker left, and so did his relatives and friends, leaving him and the bride sitting side by side. As long as he moved slightly, he could feel each other's existence. If he turned his head slightly, he could see each other's eyes.
He took a deep breath and turned to look into the bride's eyes. The moment he lowered his head and kissed her, everything was wrong.
She hated the smell of makeup on her nose, the blush on her lips, and even more so, she disliked the unbelievably warm arms in her hands. He liked natural fragrances, pink lips that would turn red without a light touch, and the slender and alluring elasticity when he held them in his palm. Only his Lian 'er could give it to him. Only Lian' er, who liked to play with flowers and grass in the courtyard and bask in the sun all day long, had the taste he wanted.
In an instant, he forgot the expectant gaze of the person in front of him. He untied the red ribbon on his body, took off his annoying hat, and rushed to the stable to pick up the fastest horse. He rushed to this house with Lian 'er. As soon as he entered the familiar courtyard, he saw such a beautiful scene, Lian' er in the brilliant red.
Her small body fell into his embrace, just like what would happen every time they met. Her small head was buried in his chest. He lowered his head and took a deep breath, absorbing the natural fragrance from Lian 'er's body.
Why did he come? Why did he come?
Lian 'er wanted to know but didn't ask. He knew that once he asked, his arms would immediately disappear. At this moment, he wanted to be the most selfish person. He didn't want to care about the bride who was alone in the empty room. He didn't care that the Zhu family would be in chaos because of the disappearance of the groom. He wanted him by his side. On this big wedding day, he wanted him by his side.
She raised her head and kissed the warm and slightly pursed lips on top of her, stopping her doubts and not giving him the chance to solve her confusion. He knew very well that once he figured it out, he would leave him and return to that girl's arms.
"Lian 'er, I want you." One kiss made his entire body tremble, and a scorching heat spread from his lower abdomen. Only Lian 'er could arouse his unbearable desire like this, and he could embrace her without caring about anything.
"Yes! Take it! It's all yours. Today, Lian 'er is all yours.”Heaven and earth were witnesses. Tonight was their wedding night.
Taking off the phoenix crown, Xi Xiangyuan helplessly followed her husband out of the bridal chamber, but when she stepped out of the door, the tall figure outside had already disappeared.
Where was he going? Today was their wedding day, and it was time for the bridal chamber. Where was he going to leave her? Would he come back?
Countless questions swirled in his heart. His heart, which had never experienced any accidents, suddenly had a wound. The first time he tasted fear and hesitation was actually on his wedding night?
"Where did he go? Where did cousin go?" She grabbed the servant girl at the side and her clear voice trembled. She was afraid that she would hear an answer she did not want to know from the servant girl's mouth.
The servant girl who was caught was Zhao Xiu, who had stayed in the Zhu family for a long time. Just by looking at the direction the young master left in and the condition of the bride's clothes, coupled with the young master's usual style, it was really difficult to not know where he went.
The future Young Madam was indeed very beautiful, but she was still not as beautiful as the small official that Young Master brought home last autumn. Even though she had only walked through the hall and caught a glimpse of it, it was enough for her to catch a glimpse of what it meant to be a beauty that could topple a country.
"Young Master probably went to a courtyard in the suburbs.”She pitied the bride, but she did not despise the young master's behavior.
That little official was really beautiful, and she was not a vixen like everyone said. She, Zhao Xiu, was also old, and she could tell who was cheating and who was innocent. That little official was not only beautiful on the face, but her pair of watery eyes clearly revealed the purity of her master.
Unfortunately, it was impossible for the two men to be together. Otherwise, the low-ranking official would be more suitable to stand beside the young master than the young madam.
"Courtyard? What is he doing in the courtyard?"
Even if she didn't say it now, she would still find out in the future. "Young Master, go to the courtyard to see someone!”Who knew what Young Master was thinking?
"Meet someone?" Suddenly, she felt a chill down her spine. She knew that this person's identity was definitely extraordinary and definitely not an ordinary person. "See who? Friends?"
"No, it's the young master's boy toy."
She had many ideas, but she did not expect her husband to visit a male toy on his wedding day!
Heavens! Not only was she her husband's concubine, but she was also a man!
"No, no!" How could he abandon her to meet a man on their wedding night? How was this possible? No!
She looked flustered, and she could still hear the sound of chaotic footsteps.
"Xiang 'er, it's mother's fault. I'll immediately send someone to capture that unfilial son. Just you wait, I definitely won't let that male vixen continue to pester Yutang!”Old Madam Zhu, who had rushed over after hearing about the matter, saw Xi Xiangyuan's pale and incredulous expression and knew that she already knew about the scandal that ruined the family's reputation. She quickly comforted her, but once again, Xi Xiangyuan's already broken heart was riddled with scars.
"What's his name?"
A hint of viciousness flashed across Matriarch Zhu's beautiful face. She had long known that her son was obsessed with Nanfeng, but she had not expected him to be so bold as to abandon his wife on their wedding night to meet that shameful man. A man who was too beautiful was a scourge. Since it was a scourge, she should think of a way to eradicate it.
"Lian 'er." It was a name that sounded like a woman's.
Lian 'er?
It sounded like a name that would make one's heart ache. A person's name was equivalent to a person's name. Presumably, he should also be a man that would make one's heart ache!
"I want to see him." She wanted to know what kind of man could make her husband still miss her on their wedding night. She wanted to know how she lost. She was not willing to give up just like that. She could definitely save everything.
"You will see him." Thinking of that face that was enough to charm people, Old Madam Zhu's heart could not calm down no matter how hard she tried.
Her Zhu family had been incorruptible for decades and had never done evil. How could such a thing happen? She did not believe that she could not defeat that vixen. Although Xiang 'er wasn't as beautiful as that vixen, she was a genuine, virtuous, and nimble beauty. Her son was only confused for a moment, but he would definitely be able to break through that demonic veil and truly understand what was right and what was wrong.
" I shouldn't have…" Zhu Yutang sighed after making love. He knew that he shouldn't have been so impulsive, running to Lian 'er's side on their wedding night. This would only make his mother feel even more disgusted with Lian' er. But he couldn't help it. All he could think about was that the person in red next to him should be Lian 'er.
It seemed that he was really too obsessed this time.
His words pierced Lian 'er's heart. He was so happy that he came here and saw that he was wearing the clothes of a groom. How good would it be if he didn't say that? She silently got up and helped him put on his clothes. In a while, Old Madam Zhu would definitely send someone over. It would not be good if they saw the two of them like this.
"Go back quickly! The old madam and the bride must be angry.”It took him a lot of strength to say the words 'bride' and a lot of pain to not hold his hand tightly and not let him leave.
"I know. My mother must be furious this time. If I don't come to see you after a while, you have to take good care of yourself. Don't forget that your body is weak and you don't want to stay outside in the wind all the time. Also, you're already so thin. Don't forget to eat often. Oh right, also..."
Forgetting the pain in her heart, Lian 'er giggled. "Have you said enough? Isn't it enough to have Hong Yu and the others by my side every day?”
"Of course not. Tell me yourself, when have you ever heard everything we said in your head?”She pointed at his forehead and found that a little red dot appeared on it. At first glance, it looked like the mother-of-pearl on a woman's forehead and the cinnabar on Guanyin's forehead. It was holy and beautiful.
Her cheeks were flushed red. She knew that she always forgot where she was, but she couldn't change it even if she wanted to! That was an unconscious action.
"I, I remember."
"Lian 'er! " Young Master Zhu, your mother…" Meng Xuan rushed to the courtyard where Lian 'er and Zhu Yutang were. He had to inform the two of them before the people outside rushed in.
"Did my mother send someone over?" He knew it.
Unexpectedly, Meng Xuan shook his head and tried to calm his heaving chest. After a long time, he said something even more surprising,""Your mother came personally with a young lady wearing a red wedding dress…"
As soon as he said that, the two of them reacted at the same time. Zhu Yutang's brows furrowed even deeper, while Lian 'er's pretty face turned pale.
Old Madam Zhu is here? He even brought Yutang's newlywed wife?
Before they could have more time to respond, Hong Yu's voice could be heard from outside the courtyard, stopping the troops. Following that, bright torches illuminated the entire courtyard. Madam Zhu and Xi Xiangyuan had already arrived in front of Zhu Yutang and Lian 'er.
The orange-red flames illuminated their appearances clearly. Zhu Yutang, whose hair had not been tied up, and Lian 'er, who was only wearing a thin garment that revealed her white collarbones, could be seen. Her black hair, which was longer than a woman's, was wrapped around the two of them.
Was that Lian 'er? When Xi Xiangyuan saw this beautiful man, her face was as pale as snow. She had never thought that a man could be so beautiful. His petite body stood upright, his fair skin, red lips, and red marks on his skin. Even if she had never been in a relationship, she knew that these were evidence of the two of them having sex.
In Xi Xiangyuan's eyes, she was a beauty, but in Mrs. Zhu's eyes, she was a demon. She only saw a man who looked strange under the light of the fire. His hair was fluttering in the breeze, turning into a thick red under the light of the fire.
"Do you know what day it is today?”There was no emotion in his cold tone. "You actually ran to this cheap male prostitute on your wedding night. How can you teach your wife?”
"It's my fault that I ran away on our wedding night, but Lian 'er isn't a cheap male prostitute. Even mother can't say that about him.”Zhu Yutang picked up the outer robe on the ground and personally helped Lian put it on. The gentle expression on his face gave everyone a different feeling.
"Alright, I won't scold you, but how are you going to resolve today's matter?”
"There's nothing to solve. I'll go back immediately.”
"This is not a solution. If we go back today, how do we know if you will come back here like a madman one day? Our Zhu family doesn't have so much face for you to lose.”
Zhu Yutang sighed and held Lian 'er's hand tightly. He only felt slightly better after receiving his comforting smile. "What else do you want me to do?"
"Simple! Give him a sum of money and ask him to leave…"
Zhu Yutang refused without hesitation, not giving Madam Zhu a chance to finish. "I won't do that!" Lian 'er could not leave him.
Mrs. Zhu snorted coldly. She was not angry because he interrupted her. How could she not know about her own son? She knew that he would never agree to this condition. "Then there's only one way left. Our Zhu Clan's courtyard is very empty, so we have them move directly to the Zhu Clan.”
"What do you want to do?" Previously, it was already too late for his mother to protect Lian 'er. How could she let him stay in the house and let the two of them have more time to meet?
"Anyway, I can't stop you. No matter what, you won't listen to me, your mother. It's better to send him directly into the residence, lest our Zhu Clan's Head is no different from a visiting guest at home. I don't even know if the mansion in the city is the Zhu family or the mansion outside the city is the Zhu family.”He should have brought this vixen into the residence a long time ago. The Zhu family was now very powerful. Even if this vixen was pestering people, Yutang would still do what she should do. He spent more time outside than at home. She would never let this vixen have an easy time while he was away.
Zhu Yutang hesitated. Basically, he would do everything according to his mother's words as long as his mother did not hurt Lian 'er. However, he believed that his mother's suggestion would not benefit Lian 'er. However, his mother would not do anything too excessive to Lian' er.
"Are you really considering it? It was obvious that something bad was going to happen. No, we're fine here. We're not going anywhere.”Hong Yu angrily pointed at Zhu Yutang's nose and scolded.
Zhu Yutang and Madam Zhu were mother and son, so there were some things that they could not see better than outsiders like them. Just from Mrs. Zhu's eyes, he knew that if Lian 'er really came to the Zhu family, she would not have a good life.
"Is there any place for you to talk here?”General Manager Zhao despised such foxy men the most. He forgot that Mrs. Zhu, the new young mistress of the Zhu family, and Zhu Yutang were beside him. He immediately scolded Hong Yu.
"A place to talk? Where do you need to talk? Isn't it good for me to stand here and talk?”Hong Yu deliberately twisted the meaning of his words. He didn't like him, and he didn't like him either. He was just a slave. What right did he have to be rude to others? He was like a fox using the tiger's might. He was annoying.
"You!"
"What about me?" Hong Yu turned her beautiful eyes and wanted to find a stick to fight with him.
"Hong Yu." Lian 'er quickly pulled him back. "Can you listen to what Yutang has to say?" He could almost guess what he would say.
"What do you think he would say? It must be…"
"Hong Yu!" She shook her head at him, unwilling to embarrass Zhu Yutang on the spot.
"I…Hmph!" Hong Yu glared fiercely at Zhu Yutang. Hatred could be seen in her clear eyes.
This was the first time that someone other than his rivals in the business world looked at him like this. Zhu Yutang shivered. When he looked into Lian 'er's eyes again, there was no emotion in them. In that instant, he became even more hesitant. Lian' er's expression made him feel uneasy.
She immediately saw that her son was biased. "Other than this method, I have no other requests. Is this lowly official more important than your mother and wife? Should he listen to me or him? Where did your decisiveness go? Was it because he was so dissolute that his personality had been smoothed out?”
Any man could not withstand such provocation, let alone Zhu Yutang. He had always thought that a man who lacked a mind of his own was not a man, and a man who indulged in pleasure and forgot his responsibilities was even more cowardly. Of course, he wasn't a weak man. He doted on Lian 'er, but that didn't mean she could influence his decisions.
"Lian 'er will live in the Zhu family, but mother, if I find Lian' er being bullied, I will immediately send him back.”In the Zhu family, he could still protect Lian 'er. Moreover, it was convenient for him to let Lian' er stay in the Zhu family. Thinking about how he could often see Lian 'er and not have to travel between two places, he felt that this idea wasn't too bad.
"Is Mother such a person?"
"Hmph!" Her words were immediately met with Hong Yu's fake laughter. If she was not such a person, the sun would definitely rise from the west tomorrow.
"Lian 'er, can you move to the Zhu family?"
You've already promised, how can I not agree? Lian 'er smiled bitterly and nodded. "I'll go wherever you want me to go.”That year, you saved me and bought me. Not only my body, but even my life is yours. Don't ask me if I should or not.
"Do you mind?" She didn't understand his heart and was afraid that he would be sad, so she asked the question again and again, wanting to get the most sincere and innermost thoughts.
"It's the same to me anywhere." As long as you are willing to come and see me, no matter what kind of place it is, he will gladly endure it. Other than him, nothing else matters.
"Mother, why?" Xi Xiangyuan didn't understand what her mother-in-law was thinking. She felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.
Shouldn't she take that official as far away from her husband as possible if she wanted her husband to change his mind? Why didn't they chase him away? Why did they bring him into the Zhu family instead?
Her heart ached when she thought of such a beautiful person beside her, and she was even her husband's boy toy. Her chest was so tight that she could not breathe. Why did she bring him into the Zhu family?
"You will know in the future. Don't worry, Mother won't let you suffer.”Letting that vixen live in the Zhu family, the child would spend more time in the Zhu family, and the number of times he could see Xiang 'er would naturally increase. One day, his son would discover the benefits of Xiang' er. After all, a man still needed a woman by his side. How could he bring a male pet along?
Xi Xiangyuan looked at Mrs. Zhu's face and then at Lian 'er's faint smile that made people feel empty. At this moment, her heart was also in a mess. What would happen in the future? Would she still be able to think about it and dream about it?#
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