Outside the house, a dark figure listened intently to the noises inside.
It wasn't until the woman's soft moans merged with the man's grunts that the figure used light - footed skills and left.
At the city gate, A Si rode a big horse to take the place of the heir apparent to fetch the bride.
He turned his head and saw the dark - figured man return to the team. Curiously, he asked, "Third Brother, where did you go just now?"
The dark - figured man snorted, "Mind your own business, kid! Adults' affairs are none of your concern!"
A Si was unhappy. He puffed out his chest and said, "Who says I'm a kid? The heir apparent sent me to fetch the bride!"
Before the dark - figured man could reply, Yan Zhao, who seemed to have "run away from the wedding", came back.
"My lord, as you arranged, Ning Yuqin has been with that hooligan..."
The corners of Yan Zhao's eyes were blood - red, looking eerily like the rumored Rakshasa ghost. "Those who scheme against me must bear the consequences!"
Ning Yuwan was his heir - apparent's consort. Even if he didn't like her, he wouldn't allow others to touch her!
But...
Yan Zhao frowned slightly and coughed softly. He seemed not to dislike Ning Yuwan.
Even when Ning Yuwan took the initiative to touch him, he didn't reject it in his heart.
"My lord, why did you come back?"
In the wind, A Si's curiosity was palpable.
Yan Zhao glanced at him, and the latter immediately shut his mouth.
He slowly changed into the wedding clothes. "Go and fetch the heir - apparent's consort!"
Half an hour later.
The noble and taciturn bridegroom himself came to the Yongning Marquis Mansion.
Even though he looked weak, the coldness in his eyes remained. As soon as people saw him, they recalled all kinds of rumors.
All the guests in the hall fell silent at once. They carefully exchanged glances with each other, afraid that they would become one of the lanterns in the heir - apparent's mansion.
"Who spread the news that this evil star wouldn't come to fetch the bride in person?"
"If I had known he would come, I wouldn't have come!"
Although the Marquis and his wife of Yongning were elders, they felt a bit nervous when they saw Yan Zhao. "Heir apparent."
"Uncle - in - law, you don't need to be so polite. Just call me A Zhao."
Moody, a ruthless killer who bathed in blood.
The Marquis and his wife of Yongning had naturally heard the rumors. They looked at each other, and their smiles became more and more stiff.
"The heir apparent is too polite."
If he hadn't come, some people would have prepared to block and make a ruckus during the bride - fetching to liven up the atmosphere.
But since Yan Zhao had come, no one dared to stop him. He easily saw Ning Yuwan.
"My lady, I've come to fetch you."
Ning Yuwan half - covered her face with a makeup fan. "Thank you, heir apparent."
It wasn't the first time they had met, but they were being overly polite to each other.
Yan Zhao coughed a few times and handed the red silk to Ning Yuwan. If one looked closely, his neck had involuntarily turned from a light red to a deep red.
Ning Yuwan's eyes darkened. She had a hard time controlling her emotions. There were only four words in her mind: "deliciously handsome"!
Her gaze was too intense. Yan Zhao didn't meet her eyes, and his mind went blank.
He recited the heart - calming mantra several times before his mind gradually calmed down.
Half an hour was enough for him to go through Ning Yuwan's life file.
He was really curious. Why did a timid village girl turn into such a bold and glib - tongued person?
Her change was too sudden, even a bit incredible.
What exactly happened in this past month?
What caused such a drastic change in her?
Ning Yuwan didn't know what he was thinking. Although they were holding the red silk together, their minds were elsewhere.
Her eyes accidentally fell on the tip of Yan Zhao's ear, and the blush on it kept coming back to her mind.
"It's really interesting," she thought.
The heir - apparent's mansion was only two streets away from the marquis mansion.
But to show off the grand wedding gift, whether it was the bride - fetching or the return to the mansion, they paraded through the whole city with gongs and drums.
It wasn't until the sun was setting that they finally entered the heir - apparent's mansion.
There were no elders in the heir - apparent's mansion, so the newly - wedded couple only simply bowed to Heaven and Earth.
Just as they were about to bow to each other, a maid suddenly rushed in crying, "Heir apparent, the young lady's heart disease has flared up again. Please go and have a look!"
Ning Yuwan blinked. "So the heir apparent knows how to practice medicine?"
If he knew medicine, why did he still look like a sickly person?
She was just curious, but Yan Zhao thought she was mocking him. He suppressed the urge to cough. "If the heart disease flares up, go and find the mansion doctor. Do you think I can cure diseases?"
The little maid was very afraid of Yan Zhao, but for the sake of her own young lady, she still plucked up her courage and said, "The young lady said that her long - standing illness was incurable and refused to see a doctor. She's hiding under the quilt crying alone, saying that she misses the old madam."
The young lady had said that if the heir apparent refused to come, mentioning the words "old madam" would surely make him come.
Sure enough, when he heard the words "old madam", Yan Zhao's aura immediately changed, and his cough became more urgent.
The nonchalance in his eyes turned into an inexplicable emotion, something like anxiety but also with a hint of irritation.
Ning Yuwan lowered her eyes. She naturally knew this was a "show of power" to her.
Ning Yuqin once mentioned that there were many concubines in the heir - apparent's mansion, all with various tricks.
She wondered if the "young lady" the maid mentioned was one of them.
Tsk!
Although Ning Yuwan didn't care about this wedding, if she endured being slapped in the face maliciously, she would have lived for a thousand years in vain!
"Since it's a long - standing illness and she doesn't want to see a doctor, it shouldn't be that urgent. Let's finish the ceremony first. Later, I'll accompany the heir apparent to visit that young lady."
Although her tone was gentle, there was a hint of toughness in it.
"The heir apparent doesn't mind, does he?"
All the servants in the courtyard were shocked. The heir apparent hated most those who made decisions for him!
They all gasped for the new madam, waiting for the heir apparent to get angry.
Unexpectedly, Yan Zhao exhaled the turbid air from his chest. "I'll follow the madam's decision."
The heir apparent completely let the new madam make the decision!
The little maid was waiting nervously on one side. Her young lady had said that the wedding must be interrupted, but she didn't expect the new madam to insist on continuing.
Nor did she expect that the heir apparent would actually agree to the new madam.
She wondered how her young lady would throw a tantrum when she went back.
"But the young lady is about to cry herself unconscious."
The little maid carefully reminded, but then she met the new madam's gaze.
The new madam wasn't smiling, but the little maid felt a chill down her spine. She even thought the new madam was sneering.
"How old is your young lady? She doesn't know her limits. Making such a fuss on such a happy day, people who don't know might think she's trying to show me up."
Ning Yuwan's eyebrows showed impatience. She moved the makeup fan away, revealing a stunningly beautiful face with overwhelming anger all around her.
Yan Zhao opened his mouth to explain, "Rong Wan is young. She's been spoiled and has a bit of a temper. Madam, don't mind."
After saying that, his heart trembled slightly. He didn't know why he was explaining to her.
Maybe it was because he hoped to see the coldness on her face fade away.
Humph!
Was she spoiled like Ning Yuqin?
Ning Yuwan couldn't help but press her tongue against her teeth. "A little girl? I like taking care of little girls who don't know their limits!"
Like Ning Yuqin?
Yan Zhao was slightly stunned. He hadn't forgotten what he saw in the Yongning Marquis Mansion.
She had inexplicably gone into a hysterical state and lost all her dignity.
Moreover, Ning Yuwan didn't look like someone who would take good care of others at the moment.
But the usually wise heir apparent didn't refute. Instead, he kept this sentence in his heart.
"Continue."
It wouldn't take long to finish the ceremony. Trying to interrupt the wedding was nothing but a show of power.
But Ning Yuwan refused to back down, and Yan Zhao just let it be.
The little maid waited for a while longer. She was afraid of Yan Zhao's authority and also feared the punishment from her own young lady secretly.
After the ceremony was completed, she finally summoned up the courage to ask again, "Heir apparent, shall we go and see the young lady now?"