Yang Fan's wedding was held as scheduled.
There was no Emperor's decree this time, so there was less official pomp, but it also made all the people who attended the wedding less restrained. Without Wu Sansi, Xue Huaiyi, and Princess Taiping competing for wealth, everyone's eyes were more focused on the newlyweds. The whole wedding was more relaxed, more festive, and more warm.
The Yang Family was no longer the same as before. Now that the Yang Family was rich in financial resources, they were well prepared for everything. The Yang Family did not need to capture Ma Qiao and Chu Kuangge to decorate the house like they did last time. All they needed to do was to transfer some workers from various shops and everything would be done in an orderly manner.
Yang Fan was a person who had been married once, so the psychological pressure was far less than the last time. So the whole process was not like the last time, where he always had a stiff smile on his face, like a puppet being manipulated by others. This time, Yang Fan greeted the guests, socialized with friends, and talked and laughed wittily, very calmly.
Most of the guests of the Yang family were old neighbors of the Xiuwen Workshop, but in addition to many of Yang Fan's good friends in the Ministry of Justice and the army, there were also many officials who were only acquaintances. These people came for Guo Jingzhi. Guo Jingzhi was a provincial governor and a high-ranking official. He also had some friends in the imperial court.
The wedding banquet lasted until dusk. Yang Fan rode a white horse with red silk flowers, and accompanied by Chen Dong, Sun Yuxuan, Maqiao, Chu Kuangge, and other civil and military friends, he went to Guo Jingzhi's rented house to pick up the bride.
When the bride was picked up from the Guo Mansion, the wedding banquet reached its climax. Ah Nu first toasted to her eldest sister, Xiao Man, and accompanied Yang Fan to toast the guests table by table, amidst the laughter and cheers of the crowd. The whole Yang Mansion was full of laughter and voices.
Yang Fan had already given red packets to the gatekeepers of the Good Fortune Workshop and the Xiuwen Workshop. He also helped those guests who were not officials apply for a permit to travel at night, so even the poor neighbors of the Xiuwen Workshop did not have to worry about being interrogated or having their doors closed when they returned home late. They could drink to their heart's content.
The moon was bright, the stars were sparse, and the lanterns were lit. The guests finally dispersed, and the hustle and bustle of the day finally quieted down. Xiaoman had already coaxed the child to sleep. Yang Fan sent away the guests and returned to the bridal chamber. A Nu, who had returned earlier, was already sitting obediently by the bed. The red candles in the room were burning brightly, reflecting her white and tender cheeks, faintly giving off a faint luster.
Seeing Yang Fan come in, Ah Nu quickly glanced at him and shyly lowered her head. Her pretty face blushed, and her fingers twisted together in embarrassment. She was not as graceful as she was in front of the guests.
Yang Fan closed the door and looked at his beautiful wife who was like a fox fairy sitting under the candlelight. She was dressed in a beautiful green dress and looked like a crisp fruit. His heart couldn't help but sway. He walked over and sat beside her on the bed. He gently held her in his arms and kissed her snow-white neck.
Although Ah Nu was still shy, she couldn't help but shrink her neck and giggle, "It's ticklish …"
Ah Nu subconsciously dodged, but because of the distance, she saw Yang Fan's eyes full of love. Being stared at by him, Ah Nu felt as if her soul had been taken away. Her whole body was frozen there, and she stared at him for a long time. Then, a sweet smile gradually appeared on her lips, "Langjun …"
Today's call had a very different meaning from the past. When she said this, Ah Nu's eyes were filled with tears. She didn't know why, but she just wanted to cry.
Hearing this, Yang Fan was moved. He couldn't help but hug her, lay on the bed with her, and kissed her sweet petal-like lips. Only then did Ah Nu wake up. She closed her eyes shyly and held Yang Fan's big hand that was touching the Hehuan Knot on her waist. She complained in a sweet voice, "Langjun, the candle is not out yet …"
Yang Fan answered with experience, "The red candle in the bridal chamber should burn throughout the night. It can't be extinguished."
Ah Nu's neck turned rosy. She closed her eyes and her eyelashes trembled, "Then … then you can put down the curtain."
Yang Fan held back his laughter and said, "I don't need to put down the curtain."
Ah Nu said coquettishly, "You are fooling me. How … how can there be such a rule?"
Yang Fan didn't answer. He just looked at the very flat white folded cloth in the center of the embroidered quilt. A mysterious smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Well! You can't fool my Ah Nu. You … know the rules very well! "
"Well?"
Ah Nu opened her eyes and followed Yang Fan's gaze in confusion. She saw what he was looking at with a mischievous smile, and her whole face turned red, "You bad guy!"
Ah Nu bit his shoulder with hatred, very lightly, very lightly …
In the end, the curtain was not put down. It seemed that the beautiful body could be appreciated more clearly under the candlelight. But when Ah Nu reluctantly let Yang Fan take off her cumbersome bridal clothes, shyly turned her back to the bed, and curled up her delicate body, Yang Fan subconsciously put down the curtain.
What came into view was a snow-white and smooth body. There were only two shallow red ribbons tied on the back of the mandarin ducks playing in the water, which made her back even more smooth like jade. Under the slender waist was a pair of pink panties, which wrapped a round and fleshy ball. There was an indented mark in the middle, which could attract people's eyes like a magnet.
Her fragrant shoulders that seemed to have been sculpted by a knife, her smooth jade back, her slender waist, her round and bouncy buttocks, as well as her slightly curled up bashfully. Under the dim and soft light of the lamp, her exquisite curves were dazzling.
Yang Fan almost subconsciously put down the curtain. This body that could make a man ecstatic belonged to him. Although this boudoir was a very private place, but he still instinctively wanted to create a more private space.
So he put down the curtain.
Therefore, in this more private and narrow space, he put his most private place deep into the private greenhouse that belonged to him alone. It was tight, warm, and strangely ecstatic!
A delicate moan sounded like the sound of wind and rain, pitter-patter …
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At the northern foot of Mount Hua.
The bright moon covered the ground with its clear splendor. The pear branches were sparsely scattered, and the fallen flowers were blooming in pink.
Dugu Ning Ke looked at the bright moon in the sky through the sparse flower shadows.
Since she was a young girl, she had rarely stepped out of the house because of her weak body. The outing in the city when she was a child had long become a dream in the depths of her mind. Over the years, the space that she could move around in was getting smaller and smaller. Occasionally going to the Qujiang River had become her most extravagant activity.
Now, standing under the moonlight, smelling the smell of the mountains and listening to the sound of the insects in the grass, was a completely strange and novel feeling for her. This time, her Eldest Brother had generously allowed her to go out. Moreover, he had taken the initiative to let her go out. In fact, with her cleverness and intelligence, she had long understood her Eldest Brother's intentions.
However, she didn't dare to hope for anything. Since she was very young, she had already understood that the more hope she had, the more disappointment she would have. Her frail body was like an orchid in a deep valley. It was true that she couldn't withstand the onslaught of wind and rain, but even the sun and rain were as bad as not enough for her.
She raised her slender neck and stared at the bright moon in the sky. She foolishly thought: "Perhaps, I really like him. Unfortunately, my sickly body doesn't even have the qualifications to be a wife. Perhaps, my life is like the flowers on this branch, hurriedly blooming and hurriedly falling … "
A breeze passed by, and a few pear blossoms floated down from the branches. Ning Ke stretched out her slender palm, and caught the falling petals. She gently sniffed them, and a fresh and refreshing smell assailed her nose.
The pear blossoms had just fallen, and they were as pure as ice and as pure as jade.
Like a doting mother, the boat lady just looked at her with a smile. But as the moon rose higher and higher, it was already past Ning Ke's time to rest. She could only step forward.
"I know. It's time to sleep. I'll go back now!"
Before she could say anything, Ning Ke smiled at her. The boat lady couldn't bear to urge her anymore, and stopped.
Ning Ke held the pear blossoms in her hand, reluctantly glanced at the bright moon in the sky, and slowly walked back to the mountain residence.
At the entrance of the mountain residence, a man in indigo stood. Seeing Ning Ke coming back, he saluted her.
The boat lady frowned unhappily: "Miss needs to rest. If you have anything to say, you can talk about it tomorrow!"
"No need!"
Ning Ke stopped the man in indigo, who was about to retreat in panic. She pondered for a while and said: "I have read the message you sent. He did the right thing. Now we should only consolidate our strength, and it's not advisable to do anything else, lest we make a fool of ourselves!"
The man hurriedly replied: "Yes!"
Ning Ke continued: "Consolidating the periphery is ultimately for the decisive battle in the center, and the operation of the center is to take advantage of the conflict between the Wu family and the Zhang family. His idea is also very correct. Tell Eldest Brother that these things don't need to be passed on to me in the future, and he doesn't need to interfere. It's enough to keep his role! "
"Yes!"
The man in indigo saluted again and quietly left. The boat lady opened the door, and a ray of light came out of the room and poured on Ning Ke.
Ning Ke looked at the man until he disappeared into the night, then turned around and said to the boat lady: "Eldest Brother has been relying on me all these years. But I'm just a weak woman. I've racked my brains, but all I can do is to prevent the family from collapsing too quickly. It's not easy to maintain, let alone develop. In the future, I can finally unload this burden. "
The boat lady asked cautiously: "Miss, do you think he can protect the Dugu family?"
Ning Ke gently shook his head: "A family is like a country. Its rise and fall are caused by external and internal factors, and so on. No matter success or failure, it can't be pinned on one person. When I said that my burden could finally be lifted, it was because … I could only do so much.
If he can restore Li Tang, then the Dugu family will naturally be able to stand firm. If he can keep the position of the clan head, then with his help and guidance, the Dugu family will naturally benefit. All these can ensure the Dugu family will not collapse for a hundred years. As for after a hundred years … "
Ning Ke lightly sighed: "The things after a hundred years should be worried about by the people after a hundred years. Those who want to use an iron bucket of country or endless wealth to arrange everything for their descendants are just an idiot's dream. Is Qin Shi Huang's country still safe now? How many coins can Fan Li's wealth rival a country's? I don't want to be that idiot. "
After Ning Ke finished, he looked slightly excited and said excitedly: "Now that I've unloaded the burden, I want to travel the world. It's a pity that the 'Wan Xiang Palace' was burned to the ground. This time I can only go to Luoyang to see the Tianshu Palace. I also want to go to the Grand Canal, see Yangzhou City, walk the Shu Road of Sword Sect, and see the tens of thousands of merchants in Guangzhou … "
"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say. My good girl, have a good rest first. Later we'll travel the world!"
Looking at Ning Ke's shining eyes, the boat lady secretly felt sad. After serving Ning Ke to sleep and extinguishing the light for her, the boat lady walked out of the room and closed the door. She quietly stood there for a moment, listening to the steady and thin breathing in the room, and gently wiped the corner of her eyes.
In the sky, there was a shooting star, streaking across the sky!
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