Li Xuan’s emotions were quite complex, The Shuraba within the waterside pavilion had been resolved just like that, and of course, he was delighted; Tingtian Ao’s successive explosive revelations were like a divine assist, which also brought him secret joy; the fact that both Xue Yunrou and Luo Yan were pregnant made Li Xuan even more pleasantly surprised.
However, Li Xuan was also very concerned about the whereabouts of ng Qingfan, He was a bit worried and secretly felt guilty.
Li Xuan had never imagined that he would actually have a relationship with his own mount, Just thinking about ng Qingfan, such a coquettishly charming beauty transforming into a Kylin, ridden by him for two years, his feelings were simply indescribable.
There were also matters that Tingtian Ao ultimately hadn’t been able to reveal, which left Li Xuan puzzled.
He instinctively felt that this must have been an extrely important matter and might be related to himself.
What secrets were Yu Hongchang and the little emperor in her arms hiding?
Li Xuan then shook his head, gathered his thoughts, and said, "Send a command to Xuanchenzi, tell him to follow ng Qingfan’s movents closely. Inform him that ng Qingfan is at the Randeng Ancient Pagoda in Tongzhou. These next few days he should not worry about anything else, he must not lose track of her."
When ng Qingfan left, Li Xuan had his Divine Blood Azure Phoenix Niulang soar into the sky to keep an eye on her movents.
This foolish woman had run all the way to Tongzhou and then sat atop the Randeng Ancient Pagoda, hugging her knees and staring blankly in the direction of the Capital City.
Li Xuan guessed that at this ti, ng Qingfan definitely didn’t want to see anyone, including himself.
If he went looking for her now, ng Qingfan would only flee imdiately, it wouldn’t be possible for him to get the chance to et and talk with her.
Li Xuan couldn’t leave now either; on the night of his grand wedding with Jiang Hanyun, how could he neglect Hanyun?
Therefore, the strategy he was adopting at the mont was to first monitor her whereabouts, then plan step by step afterward.
However, ng Qingfan could transform into the body of a Kylin, whose Style Speed was unparalleled among all beasts.
Among his subordinates at this mont, only Xuanchenzi could possibly catch up to the speed of ng Qingfan.
In reality, Xuanchenzi was still slightly behind ng Qingfan, but he had received several million teals of patterned silver as his share on East Island recently and exchanged with Li Xuan an Immortal Artifact that could double the speed of fleeing and obtained the Four Images Refining Primordial Furnace from Li Xuan as well.
At the mont, Xuanchenzi, both in terms of speed and endurance, had greatly improved, not inferior to a true heavenly level.
Li Xuan then pointed to the Tingtian Ao lying on the table, "Also, use your Huntian Zhenyuan Cauldron to protect it, don’t let anyone flay and quarter it, making it into dog at hotpot."
Considering the two pieces of good news and divine assists Tingtian Ao had given him, he decided he must protect Tingtian Ao’s life this ti.
He couldn’t let his brother Ao end his dog life just like that.
Dugu Biluo snickered, "Pfft," and with a beckoning hand, she had caught Tingtian Ao in her grasp, "Then you’ll have to give extra compensation on top of the monthly allowance. Yu Hongchang would definitely want to slaughter him now, and Mr. Xue and sister Yan would certainly want to rip out its tongue."
Li Xuan couldn’t help but smile wryly, "I’ll give you the red envelope I had prepared for Tingtian Ao as a token of its gratitude for saving its life."
Afterward, he stepped out of the waterside pavilion and returned to the front courtyard to attend to the guests outside.
Li Xuan had to accompany the girls out of sheer necessity, worried about a heavenly-level battle erupting in the back courtyard. As far as the wedding customs were concerned, he was obligated to accompany the guests until the end of the banquet.
Thus, the dispersal of the guests from the waterside pavilion felt like a great reprieve for Li Xuan.
When Li Xuan returned to the main hall of the front courtyard, he found Mrs. Liu’s face flushed with joy, unable to stop smiling; Li Chengji also looked elated and was drinking happily with Jiang Yunqi.
Li Xuan knew at a glance that this must have been because Leng Yurou had co to give them a heads-up.
When Jiang Hanyun had previously entered to pay respects to her parents, although they were very happy, their joy hadn’t reached this level.
In his heart, he chuckled to himself, thinking that the children in the bellies of Xue Yunrou and Luo Yan probably wouldn’t bear his surna, and he wondered what the two were so excited about.
What he was concerned about was Jiang Yunqi; his father-in-law probably didn’t know about the pregnancies of the two ladies.
But Li Xuan himself felt uneasy, always sensing that Jiang Yunqi’s gaze toward him was chilling.
For so reason, whenever Li Xuan was in front of his fathers-in-law, the purity of his Liuli Haoqi would always drop by half a level.
It wasn’t until about the hour of Xu that the guests of the prince’s mansion finally began to disperse gradually.
Li Xuan hadn’t stayed until the very end; after personally seeing off the most important guests, he entrusted the rest of the matters to Peng Fulai and Zhang Yue and eagerly made his way toward the main courtyard.
At this mont, his heart pounded like a drum, sending echoes through him, and a trace of red flushed across his face.
Li Xuan had been coveting that little fox for quite so ti, and today, he was about to fulfill his desire, making his emotions surge powerfully.
After today, that little fox would be his.
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When Li Xuan returned to his main courtyard, he found that a large group of people, including Mr. and Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Liu, and Li Chengji, were already waiting for him.
Aside from Jiang Yunqi, everyone was beaming with smiles, filled with expectation.
The maids from the Jiang family that ca with the dowry were all waiting respectfully outside the building.
Leading the maids was Linghu Yao, who carried a wooden tray and smilingly greeted Li Xuan with a bow, "The groom is here. The young lady has been waiting for you for a long ti. This is the sobering soup from the kitchen; would you like so?"
Li Xuan cast a thoughtful glance at Linghu Yao, then, without further ado, pushed the door open and entered.
This maid was bright-eyed and white-toothed, with a beauty like flowers under a full moon, almost rivaling Jiang Hanyun in looks. However, Li Xuan inexplicably wasn’t interested at all and instinctively wanted to keep his distance.
He also wondered to himself why he hadn’t noticed such an outstanding maid by Jiang Hanyun’s side before.
When Li Xuan entered his bridal chamber, he saw Jiang Hanyun sitting quietly on the wedding bed, looking serene and dignified, graceful and modest.
Li Xuan laughed without making a sound, knowing that not long before, Jiang Hanyun had been listlessly lying on the window sill looking outside. But as soon as Li Chengji and the others ca, she quickly covered herself with the red bridal veil and posed as a lady of high standing.
Li Xuan didn’t bother to expose her pretense. He walked over and bowed to both sides of the bed before sitting down on the left side of Jiang Hanyun.
This wasn’t a wedding night where he could simply enter and consummate the marriage; they still had to go through the four rituals of the wedding night— "sitting sheet," "sprinkling the sheet," "sharing a al," and "join cups."
"Sitting sheet," also known as "sitting the imaginary sheet" or "sitting in prosperity," was where Fuguipo would make the bed, then bow to heaven and earth, to the bed’s patron gods, and tie the red string.
The "sprinkling the sheet" ritual involved Mrs. Liu, Lady Jiang, and Mrs. Xue acting as sugar-sprinklers, throwing coins and sweets onto the bed canopy. It was said that the more sweets and coins the couple caught, the more prosperous their offspring would be.
"Sharing a al" ant that the newlyweds would eat from the sa animal, signifying from then on they would share their lives together.
A couple of maids brought over a roasted suckling cow, and Li Xuan and Jiang Hanyun each took a small bite to complete the ritual.
Next ca "join cups," where the couple shared drinks from intertwining cups.
At this point, it was no longer appropriate for relatives to watch, so Lady Jiang, Mrs. Liu, and others left the main courtyard.
Jiang Yunqi was reluctant to leave, but Lady Jiang, having no choice, had to drag him away forcefully.
Yet, her eyes were also slightly red and teary at this mont.
She had always wanted Jiang Hanyun to get married, to find a good man to whom she could entrust her daughter for life and to resolve Hanyun’s risk of transformation within her lifeti.
But as Jiang Hanyun’s marriage was about to take place, Lady Jiang felt an overwhelming reluctance from the bottom of her heart, even regret.
If she hadn’t known Jiang Hanyun’s true feelings, Lady Jiang thought to herself that she would never have agreed to this marriage so quickly.
anwhile, inside the bridal chamber, Li Xuan picked up a Jade Ruyi beside him and lifted Jiang Hanyun’s red bridal veil, saying, "I have kept my lady waiting too long."
When the red veil was lifted, revealing Jiang Hanyun’s translucent jade-like face, Li Xuan’s soul shook.
Jiang Hanyun was already enchantingly beautiful, dazzling enough to hide her face behind a mask daily.
But at this mont, dressed in bridal attire, she was even more breathtakingly beautiful.
Li Xuan couldn’t help but stare at her, enchanted, "Hanyun, you’re so beautiful."
Jiang Hanyun’s cheeks, already a deep red, suddenly beca even more charmingly rosy.
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