The sky is dark. Although there were rows of candles on the road leading to the bridal chamber, the light looked dim.
Ye Yongjia was wearing his own official uniform with a red satin draped over his shoulders. He walked lightly into the bridal chamber and saw Mrs. Cui sitting quietly on the edge of the bed. Her face was covered with a red gauze embroidered with gold, but it could not cover her face. Strands of black hair slid down from the side of her neck.
"lady……"
Ye Yongjia walked slowly to the bedside and stared at the red gauze for a long time. He stretched out his hand but did not dare to lift it. He just shouted in a low voice with anxiety. Although he was very familiar with the face behind the red veil, he didn't know what kind of expression he would see, whether it was excitement of joy, tears of sadness, or helplessness and haggard... How much he wanted to make this look... Everything becomes perfect, so we are afraid that perfection will not come.
"Husband, are you here...?"
Cui's delicate voice finally brought him back to reality, and he had no choice but to move his trembling fingers over, hook the red gauze, and lift it off——
Her face was gleaming white, with a faint blush on her cheeks, but there was no trace of clarity in her expression. He stared blankly, indeed obsessed with the bride's appearance, but he seemed to be hiding more complex emotions. It is true that none of the results he imagined before have happened, and it will not disturb the perfection in his heart. However, at this time, he actually hopes that she can give a clean response and make a complete settlement, instead of hanging in mid-air. , it seems like endless torture.
After thinking about everything, there were a few tears in his eyes. He was silent, but he held her hands and kissed her forehead gently. Cui's face suddenly flushed, she raised her eyelids slightly, and looked at him lovingly; he also cast the same look, and the two held hands and looked at each other.
The atmosphere became too quiet. Ye Yongjia realized what he should say, so he paused and said, "Madam... she looks very beautiful today."
Mrs. Cui couldn't help but laugh out loud, took his arm and said, "It's such a rare opportunity for you to have such a good opportunity, but you don't even know how to say nice things? You've been with me for two years, and you're still as shy as a newlywed." Shy."
Ye Yongjia smiled and said: "Ye has always had such a temperament. What's more, on this wedding night, he was even more nervous and made his wife laugh."
"Did I mean to blame my husband..." Ms. Cui murmured, then gathered her hair and fell on his lap.
Suddenly, she seemed to remember something, and slowly raised her head, with a worried look on her face: "I heard someone tell me, did anyone in my family come this morning?"
This ordinary sentence touched Ye Yongjia's heart. He pretended to hide his smile and replied: "The Cui family did send someone here. There is nothing to say about this."
"He... seemed to have said some unpleasant words and had a quarrel with you."
Ye Yongjia's expression changed, and he sighed: "Madam, there's no need to ask anymore, it's not a big deal. Today is your and my big day, so don't worry about him."
After saying that, he was about to reach out to put out the light, but Cui grabbed his cuff tightly. She stood up, frowned and said, "Do you really want him to remove my family from the clan?"
Ye Yongjia sneered uncomfortably: "You can't join the Cui family's genealogy, just let them get rid of you. As long as you don't return to your hometown, they won't do anything to you."
Ms. Cui's eyes widened and she was stunned for a long time. She couldn't help but burst into tears. She fell down beside the bed, cried loudly, and shouted: "I have been serving them carefully, just for fear of offending them." I will bear the anger of the elders in the clan; if this results in me being known as unfaithful, I will bear it, but if our lineage is expelled from the clan, how can I stand up to my late father!"
Ye Yongjia listened to her cries of collapse, and his heart hurt like a rope. He just pinched the bridge of his nose repeatedly to prevent himself from crying: "Madam, can't you think more about yourself? Don't you have to take into account the laws of nature and humanity? My brother-in-law, he is the only one. Man, I don’t care about this at all.” But his voice was a little choked.
Cui Yi wiped his tears and twitched: "You don't know what kind of bastard my brother is. He abandoned Zong Zuo and ignored important matters, destroyed all the achievements left by his ancestors, and carried a Even if you live in the world with the name of unfilial piety, you will be no different from a thief..."
Ye Yongjia's eye circles became redder and redder. He slowly sat down next to Ms. Cui and patted her shoulder gently, "Madam... none of this has anything to do with you. It is definitely not your fault. Why should you blame others for their mistakes?" I blame myself..."
"Whether it's my fault or not, I know for myself; no matter what, I can only grit my teeth and walk on. My husband doesn't have to comfort me like this, but please, please..." Ms. Cui murmured a little, her body curled up due to the cold.
"Madam, tell me."
Mrs. Cui's eyes seemed to be shining with crystal silver light, and she sobbed: "I hope that my husband will still call me Miss Cui a few times as before... okay?"
Ye Yongjia suddenly burst into tears and laughed, making her cling to him. "Miss Cui, since you and I have agreed, we will call you this from now on. It's getting late, it's time to turn off the lights. You can sleep peacefully. Tomorrow, all these sad feelings will be swept away!"
After saying that, he exhaled heavily and blew out the candlelight, leaving the room in darkness. At this time, the Western clock in the bell room made a clear sound, which echoed in the ears for a long time.
"I respectfully request Master Cui to return to the office after serving his duties and take charge of the affairs!"
Ming Huiguang, who was sitting in the lobby, heard the shouting and hurriedly went to see Cui Yi with Gu Zheng. They saw Cui Yi sitting in a small sedan carried by two people. Countless officials were flattering him along the way until they stopped at the door. , just opened the curtain and walked down, without even saluting the officials, he came forward and joked with them, causing bursts of joy and staggering inside and outside.
"What are you talking about..." Ming Huiguang rolled his eyes and muttered to the people around him, "A high-ranking official in the capital, a queen from a famous family, is actually playing around like a man in the mountains. How unbecoming is it! How dare you sit like this? The sedan chair has no sense of humility and restraint, and has disgraced the face of his ancestors!"
Gu Zheng said: "Ye Bingbu said that this person has great talent. If he participates in politics, he will tolerate such trivial matters."
While they were talking, Cui Yi had already walked into the hall, and a certain clerk said to him: "Your Cui family is doing great these days!"
Cui Yi bowed quickly: "I wonder what sir is referring to?"
The clerk glanced at his sedan: "As expected, it is your sister's wedding. My younger brother can also take advantage of it and sit in this bridal sedan!" After saying this, there was a burst of laughter in the hall. Unexpectedly, Cui Yi didn't mind and smiled without saying a word.
"Okay!" Ming Huiguang slapped the table and said in a very solemn tone, "There are important matters to be discussed today. You can't talk nonsense and ruin the atmosphere."
