Mu Fengqie was completely at a loss, just like a person trying to feel the head of a Buddha statue several meters tall. Although she had no idea what those girls were up to, she just took it as a way to pass the time.
The General's Mansion was neither too big nor too small. The girls walked from the bustling area to a secluded courtyard. Since there was a wedding in the mansion today, the whole place was decorated in red. Mu Fengqie didn't notice anything unusual, only feeling that it was much quieter in the secluded area.
Shen Yiru and Li Wantong glanced at each other. They both knew what was going to happen next.
Mu Fengqie pushed open the door. Inside stood a tall and straight figure with his back to her. There was no need to guess who it was. Yuan Yuhan was also there with him.
Jing Xunce was also dressed in wedding clothes. He turned around and looked at Mu Fengqie tenderly. Mu Fengqie stood there in shock, unable to believe what was happening before her eyes.
Logically speaking, Jing Xunce should be in the front hall, getting married at this moment. How could he be here?
"You... Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be getting married?" Mu Fengqie asked in astonishment.
Jing Xunce stepped forward, took Mu Fengqie's hand and led her inside. "As long as we don't go through the wedding ceremony, we're not a couple. There will never be a chance between me and her. Today is our wedding day. I'll make up for all the simplicity of the past."
Only then did Mu Fengqie realize that she had been tricked. No wonder they had made her put on the wedding dress and brought her here. So that was the reason.
Mu Fengqie suddenly didn't know what to say. Her eyes became increasingly moist. Jing Xunce always gave her a sense of security and unexpected surprises.
She had never disliked the simple wedding, but she wouldn't reject Jing Xunce's kindness either. The two got married in front of everyone. Even Shen Yiru's eyes turned red.
Their relationship was envied by everyone. Yuan Yuhan couldn't help but look at A Ru. He wondered what this little woman would look like in a wedding dress. Images of their wedding began to form in his mind.
In the past month of getting along with her, Yuan Yuhan could increasingly feel his own heart. He also wanted to find an opportunity to express his feelings, and now was the perfect chance.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Yuan Yuhan slipped to A Ru's side, grabbed her hand and ran out. A Ru was a bit confused but didn't struggle.
Li Wantong had been secretly keeping an eye on Yuan Yuhan. Naturally, she saw the scene of Yuan Yuhan pulling A Ru out. She also secretly followed them. Her heart became more and more restless, and she was eager to prove her guess.
Yuan Yuhan took A Ru to a corner and then let go of her hand. A Ru stared at him with wide eyes, puzzled. Yuan Yuhan suddenly became so nervous that he didn't know what to say.
"What on earth do you want to say by bringing me here? You can't just want to stand here, right?" A Ru couldn't help rolling her eyes.
Yuan Yuhan's behavior was simply inexplicable. He had pulled her out without saying a word. People who didn't know might think he was a fool!
Yuan Yuhan nervously rubbed his hands. After a long while, he finally said, "A Ru... I... I like you. Can you be with me?"
A Ru was stunned on the spot as if struck by lightning. She was like a statue and couldn't move. She also had feelings for Yuan Yuhan in her heart, but she didn't expect him to say these words so suddenly.
Hearing this, Li Wantong took a few steps back. She had long noticed that there was something different between the two of them, and she had guessed this would be the result. But this was the last result she wanted to believe.
He was the man she had loved for more than a decade! He was her childhood sweetheart! Why had he never even given her a second look? Why had he never liked her?
She had always remained chaste for him. She would never allow him not to have her in his heart. A Ru was just a servant girl. What was she inferior to a servant girl in?
A Ru's mouth kept twitching. Her face was as red as a monkey's bottom now, and she couldn't even speak clearly. She simply couldn't calm down to answer his question.
"I... You... Can you give me some time to think about it? I'll definitely give you an answer in three days." After saying that, A Ru ran away blushing.
When Bei Moxue learned that the man who was supposed to marry her wasn't Jing Xunce, she was extremely angry. It was okay that he hadn't come in person to pick her up, but now someone else had even replaced him during the wedding ceremony. It seemed that she had no status in his heart at all.
Just thinking about it made her angry. She sat in the bridal chamber waiting for Jing Xunce. If it weren't for Yue Xue accompanying her, she might have suffocated.
"What time is it? Why hasn't the general come yet?" Bei Moxue angrily lifted her veil.
Seeing this, Yue Xue quickly put the veil back on. "Your Highness, please don't be angry. The general must still have some unfinished business. Even if he is very busy, he will surely come to lift the veil as the custom requires. It will be inauspicious if the bride lifts the veil by herself!"
"But it's already this late. I think he just doesn't want to come. He doesn't have me in his heart at all. What should I do in the future?" Bei Moxue heaved a heavy sigh.
Yue Xue frowned. After all, it was an established fact that Jing Xunce didn't like the Seventh Princess. But wasn't it easy to make a man fall in love with a woman?
"Your Highness, don't be impatient. Now that you are the mistress of the General's Mansion, isn't it easy to capture a man's heart? Men are all animals driven by their lower desires. As long as you satisfy him, he will surely fall at your feet."
Hearing Yue Xue's words, Bei Moxue blushed and lowered her head shyly. Although she was not young anymore, she had never experienced such things before. Being mentioned so directly, of course, she felt embarrassed.
The two waited for another hour or so, but still didn't see Jing Xunce's figure. By now, the lights in some of the yards in the General's Mansion had been turned off, and both of them began to panic.
Bei Moxue didn't care about the rules anymore and directly threw the veil on her head away. "Yue Xue, go and see what the general is doing. When you find him, tell him that I'll be waiting for him all night. If he doesn't come, I'll wait until dawn." After Yue Xue replied, she quickly ran out to look for Jing Xunce.