LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN TIGRESS

She could feel the wind being crisp and pleasant and knew it should be the courtesy of the Tiger G.o.d who watched her grow.

Too bad he cannot be here!

Xing felt a little sad.

As soon as she woke up, she was surrounded by a horde of maids and they helped her bathe and Xing let them help her. The water had a nice aroma and at the right temperature and Xing thanked Mazu in her heart.

She then went to light up an incense for her mother and she thought of the Oldman too. Those two loved her dearly and really wished for her best and even though they aren"t with her now, she wished for their blessing.

Then it was time for her doing her hair and dress up. First they did her hair after drying it with an aromatic incense making her hair smell more pleasant than it usually is.

Her raven black hair that had grown longer than her waist was made to a complicated bun with the phoenix headdress along with some other gold hairpins fixed with precious metals.

Her face was made up in a simple way as per Xing"s preferences. She was beautiful on her own and too much makeup will spoil her natural beauty as they all knew.

Then her dress was brought by four maids since it was as heavy as Xing. Xing had no qualms wearing that beautifully made red wedding dress hand sewn by her best friend for life, Haru and his wife.

Then Maya and Shurei were the ones who brought her the veil.

"Mingxia! This should be only removed by the groom", Maya spoke in a strict tone since she knew this one is no stickler for rules.

Xing nodded and she was given some milk to drink since it was customary in their kingdom to fast on the wedding day.

"So, do you know what to do after the groom removes the veil?", Maya asked with all seriousness making Xing confused for a second.

"Well, I"d advise to start with a kiss!", she chuckled and Xing gently pushed her away and Shurei by her side mumbled something in Maya"s ears and both of them laughed.

Xing knew it won"t be anything good and didn"t bother. And as if that"s not enough, her cousin-in-laws made their appearance and they said all kinds of non sensible things making Xing remember that day they read Chenglei"s letter and teased her.

Come to think of it, Chenglei and her have tried everything in that letter by now.

Xing sank into her own thoughts making them bored.

AoTian, Rijun and Haru who weren"t allowed inside the room till then were let in and they were not pleased to see her all covered up.

AoTian had teared up a bit while Maya was consoling him while laughing at him.

"Father, she"s going to be living in the city and knowing her, she won"t be cooped up in her marital home. She"d visit you as always", she could not help but chuckle.

"Well, I"ll say you one thing Mingxia! Your father is the Prime Minister and you can come to me anytime. I"ve advised that cruel daughter-stealer to be wary of me. So don"t worry, he will be good to you. If he hurt you come to your daddy and I will end him", AoTian emitted darkness making Xing chuckle. He also knew his daughter couldn"t wait to cross the threshold of his home and go to him.

What an ungrateful daughter! She likes him more than me! AoTian his his sorrows in his heart.

Father never changes, Xing smiled.

"Yes, Father", she nodded.

Soon the procession of the bride to the groom"s Manor started and as per the custom the brother should be carrying the bride over the threshold of their Manor and to the carriage.

Xing who was weighing double her actual weight with her dress and all her jewellery, had to be carried by Rijun and Haru together since none of them could carry her alone.

"My brothers aren"t even strong enough to carry me. How would they support me in the future in case I was bullied in my marital home?", Xing teased them.

" You weigh like an elephant. I"ll see how brother Lei carries you", Haru said gritting his teeth.

"Your brother will definitely take care of you, Mingxia. Forgive this brother for being physically weak but I can hurt in other ways of he bullies you", Rijun said with determination.

With the sound of firecrackers and seeing Xing being covered up and leaving in a carriage, Baobei threw a tantrum but it was Little Xin who calmed him down by looking down on him.

How come a little boy mock me? I"m only crying because mother is leaving, alright? Baobei thought.

The carriage pa.s.sed through the streets and her dowry followed her. The entire city was watching the one thousand and eight chests of dowry following the bride. Xing asked for only one hundred and eight but her father insisted on one thousand and eight hundred. In the end she was only able to reduce it to one thousand and eight.

Every one was awestruck with the extravagant wedding they had ever seen. Only just a couple weeks ago they saw the betrothal gift of Prince Jin sent to his in-law. It contained a thousand and eighty items.

Xing"s carriage stopped at Chenglei"s Manor which is now the Jin Manor.

She couldn"t see anything in front of her but she could sense the presence of her man in front of her and amidst the loud noise of the firecrackers, she could hear the rhythmic heartbeat of Chenglei as she has always known.

Chenglei saw Xing covered entirely in red getting down from the carriage like a beautiful peac.o.c.k and his heart beat rised.

My bride! My wife! Come to me!

Chenglei got closer to her and even among the smell of sulphur from the fireworks her sweet smell was discernible.

"Welcome home, my bride", he whispered in her ears as he lifted her.

Xing"s hand automatically tried to wrap around his neck but she was told not to do so since "Modest" women won"t do that.

Well, modest women won"t sleep with their husband before getting married either! Xing thought. But still she wanted to get married properly following all customs.

Xing could feel Chenglei grunting as he lifted her. "He calculated my weight wrong", she thought and could not help but silently snicker.

"Need help?", she hissed in his ears.

"Wifey!", he clenched his teeth as he held her properly.

Did she gain that much weight in just a week?he thought but he knew to keep his thoughts to himself.

Xing who was in his arms melted to a puddle hearing him call her "Wifey".

It"s been a while!

"This husband can carry you and everything that comes with you just fine", he added as he stepped on the stairs to enter his Manor.

I know, Chenglei! I know! You"ve proved that to me a lot! Without you I wouldn"t have survived till now!

Xing"s throat closed hearing his words and she held back her tears not to ruin her makeup.

Chenglei got up on the stairs and with each pa.s.sing step he could feel her weight increasing. He felt like it would be easy to carry her if she holds his neck but he knew it would be scandalous. He took a deep breath and got up one by one.

Suddenly he felt like she had become lighter like a feather and he looked at her with surprise.

Xing who realised his struggle used her powers and floated on the air making her weightless.

Xing could sense his gaze on her and she whispered, "Hubby! This wife can carry herself well to support you".

You don"t have to suffer trying to support me!

Chenglei paused for a moment before crossing the threshold.

Yeah! She is right! We can support each other!

Although he was mostly pleased, there was a slight fear in his heart too.

She can support herself fine. What if she doesn"t need me anymore?

Xing got on her feet and they given the red ribbon to hold and were led to the altar in the Manor where the Emperor was. Since it was a royal wedding, his presence is mandatory and even if it is not, he"d have sneaked out. Even Ah Xuan wanted to see his uncle and auntie Xing"s wedding and was present.

As they stood in front altar Xing felt the strong presence of the Heavenly Emperor, Fei Lian and Mazu. Judging by other"s reactions, they should be hiding and oddly Xing felt comfortable by their presence.

Guess they are here to give their blessings!

As per tradition, it was Priestess Shu officiating the wedding and Xing could sense another G.o.d"s appearance.

Was that the G.o.d of marriage?

She was pleased. Which mortal would have gotten married like this? Then again am I just any mortal?

That"s when she felt a strong dark presence. The same presence of the dark one.

Ahhh! Why can"t I be left one? Should I fight on the day of my wedding too?

Xing was contemplating while the dark presence grew in strength. The G.o.ds weren"t supposed to interfere and they all sat on their hands making Xing furious.

Chenglei walking to her front could feel her stressing out and wondered what it might be.

Xing could sense the dark presence enveloping the venue of her wedding.

No way, my wedding cannot be spoilt now!

Xing gritted her teeth and her powers surged through her. But before she could release it, she could sense Bai Li appearing beside her and he pa.s.sed a bit of paper to her and then his presence disappeared along with the darkness and Xing could feel the spells of her Master Yuan around the place.
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Thank you, Master Yuan! Xing wholeheartedly thanked him in his heart and relaxed. Sensing her relaxing Chenglei felt relieved too.

As they reached the altar, they were led through the ceremony.

Xing and Chenglei did the three bows. One to heaven, one to the parents and one to each other.

Chenglei saw the one acting all elegant all through the day was surprised. If he didn"t hear her voice, he"d have thought it was someone else.

Then again, who else has such beautiful hands and which woman in their kingdom is as tall as her?

After that Xing was taken to the bridal chambers while Chenglei was pulled along by the others to have a drink.

Xing was left in the bridal chambers and she sat on the bed. Xing had never been Chenglei"s room before and it all seemed newly renovated.

Xing who usually is a curious cat, didn"t even slightly lift her veil and patiently waited for Chenglei.

She read the letter given by Bai Li and it was Master Yuan"s blessings and she was happy and kept the letter safe.

The veil blew in the wind and she could see the entire room decorated in red and there were double happiness sign and red candles and a table filled with various delicacies and wine.

Seeing all those made Xing"s stomach grumble. But still she gritted her teeth and sat with her knees together and her palms one over the other.

Her entire body ached and she couldn"t wait to throw her clothes away and let her hair down. She was extremely tired.

The ambience of the room along with the quietness made Xing"s heart race as time pa.s.sed.

Slowly everything sank in.

I"m married!

I"m married to Chenglei!

At last!

Now I am Princess Consort Jin.

That is a nice t.i.tle!

That"s when she heard the door unlocking and someone entering along with a slight smell of alcohol.

Chenglei!

She wanted to scream and jump up and down. But Chenglei paused by the door and Xing knew his gaze is on her and she felt her entire body burn.

Xing buried her chin to her chest and played with her fingers as her entire face blushed.

Come on, Xing! Don"t act like a prude!

She told herself but she could not stop herself.

And she could feel his footsteps nearing her and she held her breath.

Heavens help me!