Chapter 104: New Marriage (2)

  Jinxiu and others all heard Yanliang's words

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  Chun Yao and Jin Xiu went aside to discuss, "Either you or I will stay behind, the others can go to the outer house by the deer's head, it's not good to break Master Hou's rules on the first day," saying that they looked at the inner room, "Now it's also not good to go back and ask Miss, whoever stays behind is more alert."

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  Jinxiu nodded in agreement, "These things are still up to sister to decide." Since she knew that Chunyao was going to follow her, she had thought about the positions of herself and Chunyao. Although Miss actually relied on her a bit, on the surface she still had to give way to Chunyao. Besides, what Chunyao said also made sense.

  "Let me stay behind tonight instead."

  Jinxiu said: "Then I'll take others to Luding's house. If you have anything, sister, come and instruct."

  Two people consulted and agreed, each went their separate ways.

  Ronghua got onto the kang, her heart in a flurry, lifted up the quilt and lay down, only to feel the white handkerchief under her body. Her heart was suddenly filled with mixed emotions. She had once longed for a romance that would leave an indelible mark on her heart, like those found in novels.

  Hand in hand with you, I will grow old with you.

  Although she had long lost hope for Zhao Xuanhuan in her heart, and the previous romance had already become a fleeting cloud, disappearing without a trace, it didn't mean she could completely relax herself to accept a stranger.

  Xue Mingrui blew out the lights, leaving only two red candles burning fiercely on the wedding stage.

  The red canopy came down, and everywhere was a vague splendor.

  Rong Hua's fingers slightly clenched into fists.

  Xue Mingrui turned sideways, but Rong Hua didn't have the courage to look at his eyebrows and eyes, and instead looked down at the large red auspicious pattern on the brocade quilt. Silently comforting herself, everyone will have such an experience, this moment is always unavoidable.

  Rong Hua was just thinking, and suddenly felt Xue Mingrui's arm tighten slightly, his whole body leaning over, the unfamiliar feeling made Rong Hua's heart panic, his body involuntarily tensing up.

  The tip of his nose was the sweet and sticky scent between the sheets, he was so close to her that she had fewer and fewer places to retreat.

  As soon as she thought about it, she wanted to hand herself over naked for someone else to see. For a moment, she wanted to hide hastily, wrapping herself up like a cocoon, not wanting her secrets and vulnerabilities to be dissected by others.

  Ronghua took a few deep breaths, persuading herself that they weren't complete strangers after all. When she was being chased by bandits, Xue Mingrui had saved her, and later lent her his carriage and gave her his cloak. Today, he had shown her sufficient respect, and compared to most people, she should be content.

  Thinking of these delicate hearts slightly softening, closing their eyes, and their eyelashes lightly trembling...

  Although his skin was hidden under the quilt, he still trembled with fear, and the moment he completely surrendered himself was unbearable. He felt a little embarrassed and bitter in his heart.

  Just like a complicated wedding is an unavoidable step, the words of the matchmaker are still in one's ears, and it needs to be done correctly.

  His body sank, and although the invasion was slow, she only felt pain, an abnormal pain, as if her entire body was being torn apart. The painful area was scorching hot, but her heart was icy cold.

  Even if she forgets the past, it's impossible to heal all the past pain. Even if she makes herself strong, there is still a weak side that she doesn't quite trust and dares not trust, although he has become her husband, so she resists with all her heart.

  Rong Hua tightly bit her lip and involuntarily stretched out her hand to press against his chest.

  Xue Mingrui lowered his head and saw Rong Hua, who was biting her lips tightly, with a layer of misty air in her eyes, the strong gaze deep inside disappeared instantly, leaving only weakness and helplessness.

  He rarely came into contact with women, and he had never encountered such a situation before, so there was no comparison to be made. In his daily life, he would never force others, but in bed, it was different, whoever it was, they would inevitably panic for the first time.

  Is she simply afraid, or is there another knot in her heart? She couldn't help but think of the scene at Wenshui River, where she had been wronged but hadn't lost any momentum. Her previous calmness and composure were now completely gone, revealing pure weakness and gentleness. As he thought this, his heart softened, and he took Ronghua's hand, speaking softly to comfort her, "Bear with it for a moment, it will be fine soon."

  It ended abruptly, his body's warmth had yet to reach her when he pulled away. He still possessed such self-control, nothing had ever been able to make him lose control.

  ……

  "Sorry." He heard her soft apology.

  Xue Mingrui didn't say a word, and in the blink of an eye, he had already put on his lower garment. He stretched out his hand to pass over the soft towel that was already prepared, "Let the maid come in to attend to your bath early tomorrow morning." With that, he got up and left for the inner chamber.

  Ronghua listened to the sound of washing and gazed at the silver incense ball on the canopy. After a while, Xue Mingrui lay back down on the bed.

  Although she didn't understand much about this kind of thing, she could still guess that he had accommodated her because of her discomfort. Rong Hua looked at the person beside her closing his eyes and breathing lightly, feeling a little grateful in her heart.

  She was grateful to him for not leaving her alone on their wedding night and taking care of her at the last moment, thinking so, her body relaxed, the pain seemed to ease, Rong Hua gently stretched out her hands and feet, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

  I thought it would be hard to get through the first night at Xue's house, but unexpectedly I actually fell asleep. When I opened my eyes, the person beside me had already gotten up.

  Rong Hua hastily got up and put on her clothes.

  Xue Mingrui turned his head upon hearing the voice, "It's still early."

  Ronghua took a glance outside the window, it was still dark, "Is Master Hou going to attend court?" Normally speaking, newlyweds should have a few days off from handling official business.

  Xue Mingrui said lightly: "I have to go to the study every day at this time, you don't need to get up so early."

  Do you have to get up so early every day and go to the study? Is it a habit that has been cultivated for many years? Even after getting married, there is no exception.

  Ronghua got down from the kang and walked to Xue Mingrui's front, took over the buttons he hadn't fastened yet, and asked: "Do you want a maid to follow and serve?"

  Xue Mingrui thought of Haiyu and Jingyue again.

  Rong Hua took a look at Xue Mingrui's expression, apparently someone usually followed him, but didn't ask anything else, and said: "Otherwise, I'll let Jinxiu follow Hou Ye over, she often serves me with pen and ink at home."

  This is the second time she has brought up which maid, and she had the opportunity to ask him about the maid's affairs, but she remained silent.

  Xue Mingrui lowered her head to look at Rong Hua, who was so scared last night but now seemed calm and composed, as if she could see through other people's thoughts. She completely ignored the two maidservants, appearing to be gentle and obedient on the surface, but actually...

  Xue Mingrui's gaze fell on Rong Hua's small earlobe, her long hair slightly scattered around her ears, Xue Mingrui reached out to help her tuck her hair behind her ear.

  Ronghua's face suddenly turned red.

  There was a commotion in the house, Chun Yao hurriedly got up, just tidied up, Jin Xiu and others also came into the house.

  Jinxiu and the young ladies-in-waiting in the Hou Mansion lived together, had already asked about the Hou Master's daily routine, and would enter the house to await orders at the appointed time.

  Jinxiu and Chunyao looked at each other, wanting to go in and serve, but saw that the young lady of the Hou family didn't seem to want them to come forward, and they also didn't know what rules were inside.

  Jinxiu asked Yaliang in a low voice, and Yaliang replied in a low voice: "Usually only Haiyu enters to serve, we are all not close."

  Jinxiu thought to herself, could it be that Haiyu was not there and they couldn't enter? Just as she was thinking this, the partition inside moved and Master Hou pushed open the curtain and walked out.

  Ronghua had already ordered, "Jinxiu, Yanling go and attend to them"

  Jinxiu was slightly surprised and looked up to see Ronghua nodding slightly, only then did she calm down and follow Houye behind.

  Watching Xue Mingrui leave, Rong Hua let out a sigh of relief and was about to ask Chunyao to fetch some water for her bath when she heard the maid outside say, "Madam Gu has arrived."

  Ronghua hastily tidied up her clothes, and saw that her mother had already entered the house with a purple sandalwood auspicious Ruyi box.

  Rong Hua invited Gu's mother into the inner room.

  Gu's mother stepped forward and greeted Rong Hua, then smiled and said: "Originally shouldn't have come to disturb the lady so early." As she spoke, her eyes curved into a smile, "Has Master Hou gone to the study?"

  Rong Hua nodded and asked Mrs. Gu to take a seat.

  Gu's mother smiled and said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to sit through this, lest we miss the auspicious hour for Master Hou and his wife."

  The meaningful smile on Gu's mother's face made Rong Hua's face turn red.

  She reported the crime to Rong Hua, and then walked to the bed, saw the white silk under Rong Hua's body last night, and her smile deepened. She quickly put the red handkerchief into the box and returned to Rong Hua's face, congratulating her formally, "I've congratulated the young lady, I'll go back and report to the old lady and the big lady."

  Rong Hua nodded slightly.

  The mother-in-law finally took people away.

  The second day after the wedding, receiving the red cloth is a very important step. Only with the red cloth can it be considered that the husband's family has formally recognized her identity. When dawn breaks, the husband's family will set off firecrackers in front of the door to let outsiders know that they have married a virtuous woman. If there is no red cloth, the husband's family will not recognize this marriage.

  The first pass of getting married is finally over, Rong Hua called Chun Yao and Mu Yin to prepare for bathing.

  Madam Gu handed the red handkerchief to Madame Xue, who smiled when she saw it. "Just now, Old Madam also sent someone to ask about it. You can go directly to report the good news to Old Madam and then send the gift box and presents to the Tao family."

  Mrs. Gu nodded and went on to make arrangements.

  Have the servants prepare the gifts, and Madam Gu followed the old lady into Jingfu Garden. The old lady had always been an early riser, and at this hour, the maids in her house were already busy. Madam Gu stood at the door, waiting until the maids took out the water basin and the maid from the small kitchen brought in a nourishing soup before she followed them into the inner chamber.

  Mrs. Xue wore a golden silk embroidered longevity character jacket and sat on a brocade stool, while Haiyu, the senior maid beside Master Hou, was combing the hair of Madame Hou. When she saw Haiyu, her eyes flashed, then she respectfully paid her respects to Madame Hou.

  The old lady turned her head and asked: "How is it?"

  Mrs. Gu's face was filled with joy, and she smiled: "What wonderful news!"

  The old lady finally smiled and ordered the maid Xiangyu, "Take out that jujube red ruqun, wear it today."

  Madam Gu smiled again, turned her head to look at Haiyu who was combing Madam Gu's hair. She saw that Haiyu's face had turned pale, and the hand grasping the old lady's hair had stopped moving, with a glint of unwillingness in her eyes.

  It's not the internet's fault, it's just that I have a big ego.

  This loveless thing I've never written before, the most important thing about slow-cooked stew is the fire timing.

  Will be updated tonight.

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