She bit her lower lip and followed Zhizhu all the way forward. She felt a bit nervous along the way until a pair of strong hands took hers not long after.
Since Gu Ruobai was sitting, through the wedding veil, Su Mingyu could see Gu Ruobai's expression at the moment.
Gu Ruobai seemed even more handsome than usual today. His extremely good - looking face was as distinct as if carved, with sharp and well - defined features. The eyes that usually seemed frosted were rippling with gentle ripples at this moment, as if the coldness of his daily self had been dispelled.
Su Mingyu bit her lower lip and playfully squeezed Gu Ruobai's hand tightly.
Just then, Su Mingyu suddenly heard a growing chorus of exclamations: "Why is this wedding dress different from others?"
"Wow, this wedding dress is so beautiful!"
"I wish I could have a wedding dress like this when I get married!"
"Look, the groom's wedding dress is also nice! Wow, this bride has such good taste."
"You don't know. When the groom went to pick up the bride, the betrothal gifts almost lined up the entire street. And the bride's dowry was also quite a lot."
Hearing the commotion, Su Mingyu remembered that the dress she was wearing today was specially designed by herself. Receiving so much praise, Su Mingyu pursed her lips and straightened her back even more when she walked into the Prince Ruixian's Mansion.
Su Mingyu had already gone through the wedding ceremony once when Su Yueyue got married, so this time it went relatively smoothly.
When Su Mingyu was led by Zhizhu into the bridal chamber and sat down, she let out a long breath.
Facts proved that whether in the 21st century or in this unknown era, a wedding banquet was something that consumed a great deal of physical strength.
Su Mingyu sat on the bed and waited for a long time. She had gotten up very early and eaten little, so she said to Zhizhu: "Zhizhu, I'm a bit sleepy. Can you guard the door for me?"
Zhizhu knew that Su Mingyu was quite tired today, so she nodded: "Okay."
Su Mingyu gently leaned her head against the bedpost and closed her eyes.
Suddenly, Su Mingyu felt a tickle on her nose. She impatiently patted it, but the tickle persisted. She irritably raised her head: "You..."
Before she could finish her words, she was greeted with a kiss.
Su Mingyu looked down at Gu Ruobai's slightly flushed cheeks, raised her hand to pinch his nose, and then parted her lips.
After the kiss ended, Su Mingyu put her arms around Gu Ruobai's shoulders and said: "What are you doing? Sneaking up on me as soon as you come back?"
Gu Ruobai squinted his long and narrow eyes: "I'm waking you up. Come here, let's drink the nuptial cup."
Saying that, Gu Ruobai pulled Su Mingyu to the table and poured wine for both of them: "After drinking this wine, you'll be completely mine."
After they drank the nuptial cup, Gu Ruobai wasn't in a hurry at all.
He opened a lunch box on the table and took out a bowl of steaming soup: "I know you haven't eaten anything today, so eat something first."
Su Mingyu's eyes widened: "I've been so busy today."
Saying that, Su Mingyu took a spoon and sipped the soup in small mouthfuls.
While sipping, she sized up Gu Ruobai: "Are you drunk?"
Gu Ruobai calmly took a sip of wine: "I'm a frontier warrior. Their amount of alcohol is nothing to me."
Hearing Gu Ruobai's confident words, Su Mingyu pouted: "I don't believe it."
"You'll know later." Gu Ruobai didn't argue. He just stared directly at Su Mingyu with his deep eyes, making Su Mingyu shiver involuntarily.
"I... I'll drink the soup first."
Saying that, Su Mingyu buried her head and drank the soup, not daring to look into Gu Ruobai's eyes at all.
But the bowl wasn't big, and there wasn't much soup and food in it. Su Mingyu buried her head and drank for a while, and soon the bowl was empty.
Maybe because she was full, Su Mingyu's wits returned.
She touched her nose: "Um... Can I say something in advance?"
Gu Ruobai stared at Su Mingyu with a look as if he was about to devour her. His thin lips parted slightly, and he only said two words: "Speak."
Su Mingyu swallowed: "Actually... I don't have any special requests... It's just... I just hope you can be a bit gentler with me. I don't want to be unable to get out of bed tomorrow."
Gu Ruobai originally just wanted to tease Su Mingyu. Now that she said this, his throat tightened, and he swallowed: "Now you can use all the things you learned from Xiamian."
Hearing this, Su Mingyu slapped her forehead suddenly!
This was a pit she had dug for herself before, and now Gu Ruobai was using it to bury her.
Su Mingyu forced a smile: "I... I..."
After stuttering for a long time, she couldn't say anything. Finally, she simply closed her mouth.
Seeing that she was so sensible, Gu Ruobai stepped forward, picked up Su Mingyu directly, and carried her to the bedside.
Gu Ruobai lowered his head and kissed Su Mingyu's blushing earlobe, then said softly: "Don't be afraid. I won't let you get hurt."
That night, the rain hit the pear blossoms. The next day, Su Mingyu felt as if her whole body was falling apart.
She struggled to support herself on the bed and stand up. Then, looking at Gu Ruobai who was already fully dressed, she said angrily: "Liar!"
Gu Ruobai was very satisfied, so he wasn't angry. He just turned around, tilted up Su Mingyu's chin, and kissed her on the thin lips: "We'll go to the palace later to pay respects to the emperor and the empress dowager. If you don't want to go, you don't have to. You can make it up tomorrow."
Su Mingyu's beautiful eyes widened: "Go! Why not go!"
Their wedding this time had been very high - profile. If Su Mingyu didn't go to the palace to pay respects, she didn't know how much gossip there would be later.
Gu Ruobai rubbed Su Mingyu's head: "Actually, you don't have to be in such a hurry. Even if you don't go to pay respects on the wedding day, no one will say anything about you."
Su Mingyu impatiently slapped his hand away: "Knowing that we have to pay respects today, you..."
At this point, Su Mingyu felt that she couldn't go on. She simply turned her face away and started to put on her clothes.
Seeing her shy look, Gu Ruobai couldn't help but curl his thin lips slightly: "I'll pay attention next time."
Seeing his smug look, Su Mingyu got angry: "Get out of the way! I don't want to talk to you!"
This time when Su Mingyu entered the palace again, her identity was different. After following Gu Ruobai to greet everyone in each palace, she felt a bit tired and sat down in a pavilion.
But not long after she sat down, she heard two whispers.
Su Mingyu pricked up her ears and found that it was about the matter of the King Yu.