BXBX NOVEL Chapter 256 - Yuchen's Marriage (3)
Chapter 256 : Yuchen’s Marriage (3)
The night before the wedding, it was supposed to be the mother’s turn to have a private talk with her daughter, but unfortunately, Yuchen’s birth mother had long since passed away. The task had initially fallen to Qiu Shi, but Qiu Shi did not like Yuchen and was unhappy to come over, so she left the job to Ye Shi. [T/N]
Ye Shi was a little helpless. It was good that her mother-in-law looked up to her, but she did not have to instruct her to do everything! Her mother-in-law even made her do this kind of thing. Really……but since it was an instruction from her mother-in-law, she could only toughen her scalp and go over reluctantly.
Yuchen looked at Ye Shi’s difficult face and said with a smile, “Dasao, Momo Gui has already told me what I need to pay attention tomorrow night.” Meaning you could have done without the talk.
Ye Shi was relieved as she said, “Then that’s good.” It wasn’t very comfortable to let a tangsao like her talk about something related to the bridal chamber. Now that Yuchen had taken the initiative to say not to talk about it, she was happy not to. Unlike the translator who is unhappy seeing this chapter in other site. Please read it at xinshou blogspot com.
Yuchen requested, “Dasao, I want Yuxi to come over and talk with me this evening. Do you think that’s possible?” With someone to talk to, she would not be so nervous.
Hearing Yuchen’s request, Ye Shi laughed. “What’s so difficult about that. Just tell Si Mei. I believe Si Mei will not refuse.”
When Yuxi knew this, she indeed did not object. She only said, “I will go over after I have my evening meal.” In the past, Yuchen had no time to talk with her. Furthermore, Yuxi had her own business to attend to.
Zisu looked at Yuxi, who continued to look down at her book once she finished speaking. Zisu felt a bit helpless. “Miss, you are almost becoming a bookworm.” At this juncture, Yuxi still didn’t even forget to read her book. What was she if not a bookworm?
Yuxi laughed. “Bookworm? That’s an apt word.”
It was well into the night when Yuxi ordered, “Prepare the water. I want to bathe.” Although Tingyun Pavilion had everything, it was not as good as being in one’s courtyard. Otherwise, why did people say that the golden and silver nests were not as good as one’s own grass nest? It was always uncomfortable to be on someone else’s turf.
That night, the servants decorated the Duke’s residence with lights as they hung red lanterns everywhere inside. There was no need to carry lanterns from the Taoran House to Tingyun Pavilion, as the place was lit up like daylight.
When Yuxi arrived at Tingyun Pavilion, it was already half past xushi. At that moment, Yuchen had just finished her bath and was ready for bed.
Yuxi had, in fact, nourished herself very well. Her skin was as soft as a peeled egg, and she was the envy of all who saw her when she walked out. But when she looked at Yuchen’s exposed arm, she couldn’t help but say, “I heard from Momo Quan that San Jie’s skin is as tender as tofu, and with just a touch, it will surely leave a mark. Let me try it out.” After saying this, she poked Yuchen’s arm. As soon as her finger left Yuchen’s skin, she saw a red, flushed mark.
Yuchen couldn’t help laughing. “You’re about to get married, and you’re still acting like a child.” She had also suffered a lot in raising such delicate skin.
Yuxi smilingly said, “Only when one is not married yet will one be the most comfortable. However, when one is married, one can’t be so casual anymore.” To be precise, it was relaxing while one was at home. But, there were so many things to take care of when one arrived at one’s husband’s house.
The two of them laid in bed and talked for a long time. That was until Momo Gui came in and reminded Yuchen, “Miss, it’s time to go to sleep. Otherwise, you will be out of spirits tomorrow.” Moreover, there would be a lot of things to do the whole day tomorrow.
Only then did the two girls stop talking.
Yuchen closed her eyes, but she was still unable to fall asleep even after a long time. When she turned around to talk to Yuxi, she found that Yuxi was already sleeping soundly. Yuchen murmured towards Yuxi, “It’s me who is very envious of you!!” She envied Yuxi for her unrestrained behaviour and the love she received from Qiu Shi and Da Tangge. Although her grandmother and maternal grandmother genuinely loved Yuchen, none of her sisters or external cousins was good towards her. When it came to their marriage, despite her marriage to the royal family, where she was better off than Yuxi, she still had a lot to deal with in the future. But Yuxi was different. The Chen family was a good family. Chen Ran truly liked Yuxi, and the Lady of Taining was also a generous person. When Yuxi married the Chen family, her life would be very comfortable.
Thinking of this, Yuchen couldn’t help but think of her past interaction with the 10th Prince. She used to believe that the 10th Prince was sincere to her, but now she felt foolish when she thought about it. Just as Momo Gui had said, the royal family members’ sincerity was like a sharp weapon used to kill someone without spilling blood. Thus, it would be best if she didn’t put any hope for it.
She became so tired of thinking about it that she soon also fell asleep.
Yuxi was soundly sleeping when a noise awakened her. Looking at the unfamiliar room, she quickly realised that this was Tingyun Pavilion and not her courtyard. As she thought of this, Yuxi hurriedly got up from the bed and got dressed. Then she sought out Momo Gui. “Momo, what can I do to help?”
Momo Gui answered, “It is fine for the Fourth Miss to accompany my Miss and talk with her.” If she let Yuxi do the rest, she was afraid Yuxi would only add to the mess.
Although her marriage in her previous life had been a tragedy, the process of marriage was still clear to Yuxi. Not seeing Yuchen, Yuxi asked, “Is San Jie currently taking her bath?”
Momo Gui replied, “Yes, she will be out soon. Why don’t Fourth Miss wait for a bit?”
The bride was no different from a puppet on this day. You only need to do what others told you to do without them needing any of your input. So it was nothing special to see Yuchen being tossed around.
When Yuchen put on her wedding dress and phoenix crown, everyone looked stunned. Yuxi muttered to herself, “Heaven truly blesses her.” Yuchen’s appearance that could cause the fall of a state was hard to find in this world!
A properly dressed Yuchen sat on the bed, waiting for the groom to arrive. Yuxi walked over and sat next to Yuchen, asking, “San Jie, did you eat anything just now?”
Yuchen smiled and said, “I’ve just eaten, but I’m a bit hungry again now.” When she got up, she had eaten a bowl of noodles, but only the noodles, not the soup. But after doing a lot of things all morning, whatever little things she ate had long since been consumed.
Hearing her answer, Yuxi immediately said, “Wait here then. I will go and ask Momo Gui.” Yuxi did not dare to decide without permission. She felt that she had to go and ask Momo Gui first. Otherwise, her good intentions would not bring praise but criticism instead.
Momo Gui had prepared for this, and when she heard that Yuchen was hungry, she immediately asked a maid to bring a plate of pastries made beforehand for Yuchen to eat. Yuxi looked at the pastries, which were only the size of her fingernails, and muttered that they were indeed so well prepared. Back then, she had got married on a hungry stomach and only had eaten a bowl of chicken noodle soup in the evening. Then she sat on the wedding bed until dawn but didn’t see even a shadow of the groom. Forget it. It was better not to look back on that kind of unpleasant past so as not to affect her current mood.
Yuxi watched as Yuchen’s hand grabbed the wedding dress then put it down. After putting it down, she then grabbed it again. At that moment, Yuxi couldn’t help but laugh. “San Jie, are you nervous?” She had thought that Yuchen would be as calm as she had made her out to be, but she had never thought that Yuchen was only pretending.
When Momo Gui heard this question from Yuxi, she said discontentedly, “It’s normal to be nervous about leaving your maiden family and marrying into someone else’s.” She didn’t know what the Fourth Miss was laughing at. It was usual for a bride to be nervous about marrying someone else, wasn’t it? [T/N]
Yuxi immediately shut up.
It was unknown how long it took, but Yuxi was starting to get a little impatient before she heard the sound of firecrackers outside. As soon as the 10th Prince walked in, his appearance instantly silenced the originally lively room. [+]
The 10th Prince’s face was also imposing. His face was like the jade on a crown, eyebrows like they had been dyed with ink, and a pair of eyes so dark they seemed to drip with water. They fit perfectly on his handsome face as if they were carved by a knife. If the wedding veil had not covered Yuchen’s face, she and the 10th Prince would have been a perfect match.
With the 10th Prince in such a high position, no one dared to make things difficult for him. The bridesmaid guided the 10th Prince through all the procedures and just let the 10th Prince take the bride away.
In an average family, when the groom came to the woman’s house to bring the bride to his home, he had to kneel to the bride’s elders on the way out. However, the groom was the 10th Prince, and no one other than the Emperor could accept his kneeling. So, for this part, the 10th Prince only curtsied and bowed, but it was Yuchen who knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Han Jingyan. “Father, you must take care of yourself more in the future.” After leaving the house today, she would no longer be the young Miss of the Han family.
When Han Jingyan saw this, his eyes also turned red. As for Wen Shi, she was not yet qualified to sit at the elders’ table. So Yuchen just kowtowed three times towards the vacant seat.
When a girl got married, she had to be carried by her brothers to the palanquin. Jianming was the Duke of the State, and Jiancheng was still young, so the task of carrying the bride fell on Han Jianye.
Yuxi went back to her courtyard after Yuchen walked out of Tingyun Pavilion. She had heard all the events that had happened between the time Yuchen went from Tingyun Pavilion until the time she got into the palanquin from Xuntao.
After hearing what Xuntao said about how gorgeous Yuchen’s palanquin was, Yuxi reacted plainly and said, “I know. You can withdraw.” So what if the wedding was grand and lively? The thought of having to face a pregnant concubine with a powerful backer after Yuchen got married was already unbearable. Fortunately, Yuxi didn’t have to face such a thing. Otherwise, she might not even want to get married.
When Momo Quan noticed Yuxi’s listless look, she waved her hand and told everyone to withdraw. Then she asked, “Is there something wrong, Miss?” When the Third Miss was getting married, her Miss looked very dull these two days, without any trace of joy, which she found pretty strange.
Yuxi didn’t hide it from Momo Quan, either, and told her about Song Linger’s pregnancy. The news would come out in a few days anyway. “San Jie said that the news was reliable.”
Momo Quan wasn’t surprised at all. Song Guifei was Song Linger’s aunt, and the Song family was their patron. Thus, the 10th prince could not leave her out in the cold. “Marrying into the royal family is only a superficially beautiful experience. You can never understand the cruelty and bitterness inside unless you are in it.” She had spent most of her life in the Imperial Palace and had seen and heard countless dirty things.
Yuxi laughed at herself. “I always thought that the heavens loved San Jie. Now that I think about it, my thoughts are truly childish enough.”
Momo Quan said, “The 10th Prince is sincere and genuine towards the Third Miss. With this, it is enough for the Third Miss to stand firm in the Jing Wangfu.” In addition to the 10th Prince’s genuine affection, the Han and Chiang families acted as her backers and the fact that the Third Miss was not a flawless white jade. Compared to other women, the Third Miss simply had too many advantages.
Yuxi laughed a little as she asked, “Sincere and genuine? How long can such sincere and genuine feelings last?”
Momo Quan felt that Yuxi’s thoughts were a little pessimistic and said, “Miss, you have to give as much as you get. Then again, Momo Gui had carefully brought up the Third Miss, so you need not worry about her. Even if the 10th Prince does change his heart in the future, the Third Miss will still be able to get by just fine.”
Yuxi shook her head and said, “I am not worried about San Jie. She has nothing for me to worry about either. I just thought that men live for their careers and families, but what do women do? Do they live their whole lives just to have children and work inside the house?” The more books she read, the more she thought about it.
“Uh……” This topic was too deep for Momo Quan to answer. After thinking for a while, she said, “Men are in charge of the outside and women the inside. Hasn’t that been the case since ancient times?”
Hearing this, Yuxi bowed her head and remained silent. This was the same rule that had made women live only in dependence on men.