Chapter 456: On the Wedding Day
Under Wei Qingwan’s eager and expectant eyes, Wei Yichen stretched out his hand.
Seeing his hand grabbing the handle of the food box, Wei Qingwan felt happy.
But the scene that followed made Wei Qingwan's expression freeze instantly.
Wei Yichen directly threw the food box into the pool nearby.
With a "pop" sound, accompanied by splashes of water, the food box sank into the water together with the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
Wei Qingwan looked into the pool with a pale face, and then Wei Yichen's cold voice sounded in her ears.
"You should be lucky that you have the marriage contract granted by the emperor."
After Wei Yichen finished speaking, he ignored the astonished Wei Qingwan and left quickly.
Not far ahead, Wei Ruo happened to witness this scene.
She didn't follow anyone intentionally, it just happened to happen to her.
When Wei Yichen passed by Wei Ruo, he stopped and looked down at Wei Ruo.
Their eyes met, and neither of them spoke.
After a moment of silence, Wei Yichen continued to walk away.
From Wei Yichen's first year in high school to the present, Wei Ruo has never taken the initiative to find Wei Yichen, nor has she ever taken the initiative to express her congratulations to him.
Wei Ruo didn't say this when they met this time.
After Wei Yichen left, Wei Ruo found Wei Qingwan staring at him with sharp eyes, as if a sharp blade was about to pierce her body.
Wei Ruo smiled lightly and walked past Wei Qingwan calmly.
Wei Qingwan clenched her fists tightly, and her nails dug red marks on her palms.
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Time flies and it’s May.
Uncle Zhongyi's house was still very busy, because Wei Ruo's wedding was approaching, and even Wei Mingting, who was supposed to be busy with the war, was allowed to return to Beijing to send his daughter off for marriage.
At this opportunity, Xu Fengyuan visited Zhongyi Bofu again, and Wei Yichen received him in his study.
"Brother Yichen, tell me the truth, did you have any reservations during the provincial examination?" Xu Fengyuan asked.
"It was because I was not capable at the time." Wei Yichen replied.
"Now that you are the top scorer in high school, why do you need to hide all this anymore?" Xu Fengyuan didn't believe Wei Yichen's argument.
"Brother Xu didn't come to see me today to ask me this question."
Wei Yichen avoided the question.
Xu Fengyuan smiled helplessly, and then said: "Actually, I don't know why I came to look for you today. It seems to be nothing, but I always feel that I should come here." When he said this, Xu Fengyuan turned to look
at The window next to me, looking out through the window, I don't know what I'm looking at.
"Brother Xu, there are some delusions that need to be let go." Wei Yichen said expressionlessly.
"I still can't hide it from you. I haven't forgotten what you said before the exam. I also know that I can't do anything now. But after all, there are still some things I can't let go of, so I came to you by accident." Wei Yichen stood up and got off the bookshelf
. He took a bottle of wine and handed it to Xu Fengyuan.
Looking at the wine handed over by Wei Yichen, Xu Fengyuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Why did you prepare wine in the study?" "It was prepared for you." "Huh? You had guessed that I would come
over
? "
Wei Yichen did not answer, but took out a wine glass, poured wine for Xu Fengyuan, and handed it to him.
Looking at the wine glass, Xu Fengyuan smiled bitterly again, then took it and drank it in one gulp.
The strong alcohol was harsh on the throat, and the bitter smile on Xu Fengyuan's face became stronger after drinking.
"Brother Yichen, I'm very curious about what you went through when you suffered that time. I've always wanted to ask, but I'm afraid of hurting you." Everyone can
feel the changes in Wei Yichen before and after that time, but as a As classmates and friends, everyone had a tacit understanding and did not ask for details.
It wasn't until today that Xu Fengyuan opened his mouth. "After experiencing life and death, I realized that I was too pampered in the past, thought of things too simply, failed to take precautions, and knew that my abilities were limited. Even if I had hatred, I had to endure it and remain silent." Wei Yichen looked calm when he spoke
.
Xu Fengyuan listened but did not feel calm: "You have suffered."
"It is not necessarily a bad thing. You will gain wisdom
after suffering." After saying that, Wei Yichen filled Xu Fengyuan's wine glass again: "Nine times out of ten, life will be unsatisfactory, so Xu Fengyuan Brother Xu needs to let go of things that should be put aside."
Brother Xu smiled bitterly, shook his head, and drank the wine in the glass again.
"In that case, brother Yichen, please accompany me to get drunk before we rest!" Xu Fengyuan said.
"Okay." Wei Yichen agreed.
Then Xu Fengyuan got drunk in Wei Yichen's study, and his steps were unsteady when he left. It was his two attendants who helped him out.
Before leaving, he left a brocade box and asked Wei Yichen to hand it over to Wei Ruo.
What was inside was the wedding gift he gave her.
Because he was a man and could not give her the gift in person, he asked Wei Yichen to give it to her on his behalf.
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The eighth day of May.
The day finally came.
Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion, which had been quiet for just a few days, became lively again.
Red lights were hung high, whips were blasting and gongs were ringing.
The house was crowded with guests and full of distinguished friends.
In Changchun Garden.
Wei Ruo put on the wedding dress under the care of the nun sent from the palace.
The phoenix crown made of pure gold is exquisitely crafted and so ingenious that you can't tell it was made in a rush.
There are several large round pearls inlaid on it. The largest one in the middle is about the same size as a bayberry, which is very rare.
Wei Ruo's wedding dress was made of Shu brocade sent as tribute from the Shu region and embroidered with gold threads. Eleven embroiderers worked day and night to make it.
The phoenix pattern on it is lifelike, as if it is about to fly out of the clothes at any time and soar in the sky.
The necklaces, bracelets, and rings worn on her body are all made of gold and the highest quality Hetian jade with transparent texture. Each piece is very heavy and the craftsmanship is exquisite.
These are not Wei Ruo's own jewelry, but are sent to Wei Ruo from the palace.
It's not that Wei Ruo doesn't have good jewelry, but she doesn't really want to get married, so naturally she won't spend time, energy, and money to prepare her wedding outfit.
What she didn't expect was that the palace had prepared all these for her, and each item was prepared with great care.
Judging from these details, the palace attaches great importance to her marriage to His Royal Highness Prince Rui.
After Wei Ruo finished dressing, Yun walked in.
After entering the door, Mrs. Yun looked at her daughter who was as gorgeous as a peony in bloom after being dressed up in front of her. She didn't know how to say the words she had prepared in advance.
Yun looked at Wei Ruo, with some crystal tears rolling in her eyes for some reason.
After a long while, he slowly said: "Ruo'er looks really good today."
Wei Ruo looked calm, turned around and asked the nanny next to her: "When will we set off?"
Aunt Jin standing next to her looked embarrassed: "Miss. "It's still early, you still have some time, please have a nice talk with your wife."
Wei Ruo turned his head and looked at Yunshi, and then looked at himself in the mirror.
Mrs. Yun stepped forward, reached out and picked up the comb in Grandma's hand: "Mom, please comb your hair again."
(End of Chapter)