The Great Vi had been in peace for more than 100 years. Although the civil administration had collapsed in recent years, and the state had signs of decay, the capital was still magnificent and spectacular. The present crisis could not be seen at all.
The weather on the seventh day of April was very good, with cool breezes and a clear sky. Seen from a distance, the tall and towering city walls had indescribable majesty and gorgeousness. On both sides of the highway leading straight to the city gate, the willow twigs were like clouds of mist. The orioles hiding in the mist of willow twigs were frightened by the drum music, and flew up one after another. The agitating songs of the orioles resounded through the highway, which, however, added a touch of spring and jollification to the bridal procession.
At the end of the willow mist and the songs of the orioles, there was a sea of flickering shadows.
...With just one glance, the sedan curtains were
Mrs. Liu, the eldest sister-in-law, stopped Shen Cangning continuing to tease the new sister-in-law, seeing Wei Changying in great embarrassment. Then she said to the second sister-in-law, Mrs. Duanmu, "The third younger sibling just married into our family, and we know that she is a little shy. But don't say it out, making her too embarrassed to taste the Flos Sophorae cake."Wei Changying breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Mrs. Liu gratefully. Mrs. Liu then said seriously, rolling her eyes, "The third younger brother has never paid attention to food. It's the first time that he prepares the food for others. But if the person he cares about is embarrassed to have a taste because of your teasing, won't he be disappointed? You are his sisters or sisters-in-law, but you are inconsiderate and helpless!"After her words finished, the room was filled with laughter.Mrs. Duanmu and Shen Cangning both nodded solemnly and said one after another, "
Shen Cangfeng laughed and said gently with his lips almost touching her ears, "Don't you want to sleep?" As he said, there still seemed to be alcohol in his mouth. A strand of long hair slipped out of the ribbon and fell over Wei Changying's shoulder with some moistness. It turned out that he had hurriedly bathed when he returned.Oops, it seemed that it was impossible to coax him to take a bath.Wei Changying screamed bitterly, tried hard to think an idea, and said aggrieved, "You are such a person! Sleep is all right, but why you touch me... How rude are you!" Suddenly, she pinched hard on his arms, expecting him to loosen his arms because of pain."That will be rude if I don't touch you tonight!" Shen Cangfeng pretended to be unconscious and let her pinch. But his words seemed more teasing. Suddenly he bowed her head and kissed hard on her neck. "Ah!" Wei Changying screamed in a low voice and raised her hands unconsciously to cover her neck.
An early summer night, quiet and peaceful.In the dark blue sky, there was an array of stars.The warm breeze from the south sent the whispers of summer insects through the window but then turned away in shame at the scene beneath the window. Maybe it turned sharply, lifting people’s sleeves.As the candlelight wavered, Wei Changying's lapelled pomegranate red robe, which had been loosely draped, suddenly slipped down to reveal most of her smooth snow-white shoulders, shimmering with the unique light of youth, bright and soft, luminous and lustrous, in the candlelight.Shen Cangfeng still kept his head down as he lingered and kissed her. The hand that was holding her waist gradually moved upwards. Imperceptibly, it snuck in through the bodice, rubbing gently, again with force. Wei Changying subconsciously pressed his hand, but the force was so weak that it felt like coquetry or even more an invitation.The feeling of t
It was the next morning.Mrs. Huang combed Wei Changying’s hair and scolded her in a low voice, “First Miss, you are pretty violent. How did you scratch in-law like that?” Last night, after sex, Shen Cangfeng ordered servants into the inner room to serve him and his wife. Maids saw hickeys all over Wei Changying’s skin but found it reasonable. Qin'ge and Yan'ge helped her wash the body, blushing.On the contrary, servants who served Shen Cangfeng not far from Wei Changying were shocked by scratches and blood on his back and arms. It seemed that Shen had fought with somebody. One of the servants wanted to fetch the ointment for injuries but Shen stopped him. Qin'ge and Yan'ge were not calm any more. They hurried to dry Wei Changying’s body and immediately told Mrs. Huang what had happened. Mrs. Huang was speechless after she knew wounds in detail.Now, when Mrs. Huang served Wei Changying, she naturally told her something, “It is a
Wei Changying first greeted the eldest branch.Mrs. Liu had seen Wei Changying yesterday in the bridal chamber. She was wearing a purple dress today, and her hair was made into a snake-shaped bun, decorated with a gold hair clasp. She looked dignified and elegant. The person on her left was Shen Cangfeng's lineal eldest brother Shen Cangli. He was about 30 years old and had a short beard. He looked similar to Shen Xuan and Shen Cangfeng, but his appearance was rather melancholy than sharp. He was not ebullient either. He only lifted his hands and didn't even smile when Shen Cangfeng and Wei Changying came to visit him.Not until Mrs. Liu encouraged the new couple on behalf of Shen Cangli did the atmosphere become less embarrassed.Seeing this, Wei Changying began to think that Shen Cangli was unsatisfied with Shen Cangfeng because Shen Cangfeng was appointed to be the next Family Head instead of him.... However, he behaved like this even in fro
Back to the courtyard where they lived, Wei Changying realized that the courtyard was called the "Jintong" courtyard.There was "gold" in Shen Cangfeng's name, and Wei Changying was from the Wei Family in Fengzhou. There was also a century-old sycamore wood in the courtyard. It was said that Phoenix would not land without sycamore wood. Therefore, from the courtyard to the name of the courtyard were very thoughtful.Earlier, Shen Cangfeng said that after meeting his elders, they would come back to have a rest. But as a matter of fact, after drinking a cup of tea, a servant came in and asked if it was convenient for them to meet the new master.Shen Cangfeng looked at Wei Changying, who put down the tea bowl and nodded. This was their responsibility. Even if she was tired, she had to go out to receive gifts and remember people. After all, she would be in charge of the courtyard so that she could not be so confused about this. It would be outrage
The two were entangled with each other when someone outside shouted and then Mrs. Wan screamed, "How does Fourth Miss bring Fourth Grand-Miss here?"Wei Changying was startled and whispered, "Cangning and Shuyan?"As expected, she heard Shen Cangning's cheerful voice, "Where are the third brother and the third sister-in-law? I bring Shuyan to play here."Since the good thing was disturbed by her sister, Shen Cangfeng frowned and then said, "Granny Wan will send them away."Before he finished his words, Mrs. Wan began to chase them away, "Since the third young master and the third young madam just married, the Jintong Courtyard has not been cleaned up, and there is much more to do. Fourth Miss, why not bring Fourth Grand-Miss to play in the garden?"Shen Cangning refused, saying, "I'll take Shuyan to talk to the third sister-in-law. Where is she?"The third young madam's sleeves were stained with tea, and s
Wei Changying did not open the inner room’s door until Shen Cangning had left. She said with a smile, “Is it Cangning’s intention?”“She has been spoiled by father, so she always thinks about something impossible and causes troubles.” Shen Cangfeng replied, smiling, “Anything wrong with your hand?”Wei Changying blushed and said, “It doesn’t matter.”Shen Cangfeng naturally pulled her hand and touched it. He nodded his head and said, “Yes, it is OK.”“...” Wei Changying found that no servants were in the room. She bowed and asked beside his ear, “Why did you not ask Cangning something about second sister-in-law?”“You did not kiss me, so I was too sad to ask her,” said Shen Cangfeng with a faint smile, holding her hand and kissing it.Wei Changying pinched his face, faintly smiling, and said, “Really? Don’t you remember that I was famous for killing assassins and the leader of them? If you did not tell me