Pei Rumo initially felt that her idea was a little questionable, however, the more he listened, the more he felt that it was a great idea.
Compared to Pei Rumo, there were way more people looking forward to Pei Qingfeng"s wedding with Bai Luochu. The elders in Pei Qingfeng"s sect were about to go crazy from waiting. They had a lot of customs and a lot of ceremonies they had to carry out. The sooner they could get ready, the better. Just as all of them felt like their hair was going to drop dead from waiting, Pei Qingfeng"s letter arrived. Jumping into the air, all of them rode their swords and charged straight for the Palace of Brilliance Resurgence. They rushed through the night without rest and arrived at the start of the next day.
When Bai Luochu arrived at the main hall, she was shocked to see so many elders waiting for her. Her jaws dropped and she stood there like a wooden chicken.
“Ahem… Young Lady, even though your relatives are no longer in this world, we won"t treat you unfairly. We will definitely give you all the betrothal gifts you deserve.”
“Father, if any one of you dares to mess with her, I will definitely leave the sect!” Thinking that they were threatening Bai Luochu, Pei Qingfeng quickly spoke up for her.
Seeing that his son was yelling at him in front of so many people, Sect Leader Ling"s face flushed red. However, it seemed to be a little black as well and he chided Pei Qingfeng, “You heartless brat! People usually get married before siding with their other half. You"re an amazing child! You"re not even married and you are already trying to anger your father to death!”
Staring at Sect Leader Ling with a look of indifference on his face, Pei Qingfeng didn"t seem to care about his scolding. “Let the elders judge your actions. If you chase Bai Luochu away, are you going to look for another amazing daughter-in-law? I doubt you can find someone like her…”
Sect Leader Ling was stunned and couldn"t utter a word in response. His son was right. If he were to chase Bai Luochu away, he was afraid he wouldn"t be able to find another daughter-in-law that satisfied his requirements.
Despite there being no objection from Bai Luochu and Pei Qingfeng, the talks seemed to have reached a dead end. They didn"t know of anyone suitable to help Bai Luochu with her make up and dressing. They couldn"t even decide if the marriage would end up with Bai Luochu entering their household as there was no one to make the decision for her.
Just as everyone was stuck in a deadlock, Pei Rumo appeared and thawed the frozen atmosphere.
“Why is it so lively here?” When he entered, Pei Rumo wasn"t wearing his dragon robes. He dressed like he did when he was still the First Prince and Su Luoqing followed behind him, dressed in a similarly casual fas.h.i.+on.
“Why are you here?” Alarm bells started ringing in Pei Qingfeng"s head when he saw Pei Rumo"s appearance. He was afraid his elder brother was regretting his decision and was here to s.n.a.t.c.h Bai Luochu away.
Shaking his head, Pei Rumo laughed at Pei Qingfeng"s cautious behavior. Feeling somewhat playful, he started to tease Pei Qingfeng, “Keep that annoying expression off your face. No one is here to steal your wife. It slipped my mind that there were bound to be complications in your marriage discussion because of Luo Chu"s family background. If not for Luoqing"s reminder, I wouldn"t be able to recall such a crucial matter. Anyway, I"m not afraid of her getting the short end of the stick but the matter with her family is definitely putting you guys in a pickle. Initially, I exiled all of them in order to help her release some anger. Now, I am not even clear if they are dead or alive. Luckily for us, Luoqing managed to think of a solution to all our problems.”
He took a step back and lightly pushed Su Luoqing forward, allowing her to speak of her solution. “Luo Chu"s family is completely unreliable and we can only look for someone in the palace to help her settle her make up and dressing. Moreover, we can only choose a married woman to take up the task. What a coincidence! I am a married woman as well. I shall take on the task and get Luo Chu ready for the wedding. As for the dowry…”
“In order not to let her laugh at me, I already moved thirty six carts of betrothal gifts into the general"s residence. Just use those as the dowry.” Pei Rumo felt that it was more appropriate if he was the one speaking about this. He would be able to show everyone that he had nothing to hide. If he didn"t clear up the misunderstanding, Bai Luochu might face some misunderstandings in the future.
Of course, even a wooden block like Bai Luochu was touched when she saw how much the two of them did for her.
“Alright! Problem solved! Let"s set a date for the wedding!” Sect Leader Ling saw that there were no other problems and wanted to immediately set a date for the wedding.
Su Luoqing and Pei Rumo looked at each other and laughed in their hearts. “We already asked the seer to choose an appropriate date. The twenty third of this month is an auspicious date for the two of them to conduct the ceremony.”
…
There was nothing more to be said and the wedding was held on the twenty third of the month.
The wedding was so grand that the entire capital city was covered in red. Even the citizens didn"t know what kind of grand occasion they were celebrating and the only thing they knew was that a sea of red filled their eyes the moment they woke up in the morning. They only recalled seeing such a scene when Pei Wuchen got married in the past.
What in the world is going on? Why are there such grandiose decorations?
This was the thought that ran through the minds of countless people living in the capital city.
Bai Luochu sat in her chamber in the general"s residence as Su Luoqing prepared her for the day ahead.
“It is a good thing that you"re the one marrying His Second Highness. If it was anyone else, I would definitely escape from the imperial palace…” Su Luoqing tried to liven up the mood by teasing Bai Luochu.
“Who would have thought… we couldn"t stand the sight of each other in the past and we even came to blows… Now, you"re getting me ready for my wedding ceremony. Isn"t life unpredictable?” Bai Luochu realized that fate was really a wonderful thing.
Walking out of the gates of the general"s residence, she boarded a carriage towards the imperial palace.
As the sound of drumbeats and firecrackers popping filled the sky, a fantastic wedding ceremony began.
Bai Luochu"s family wasn"t present and the only one sitting at the front of the ceremony was Sect Leader Ling.
However, he didn"t mistreat Bai Luochu at all and he gave her a huge red packet when it came time for the newlyweds to conduct the tea ceremony to pay respects to their elders. As for Pei Qingfeng, he had something else in mind. Recalling the time when his son childed him for talking to Bai Luochu, a smug smile appeared on his face as he gave Pei Qingfeng a red packet with one bronze coin. It was too bad it was their wedding ceremony. Otherwise, Sect Leader Ling would definitely laugh out loud.
After Pei Qingfeng and Bai Luochu made the last bow and completed the ceremony, Bai Luochu was immediately sent into the bridal chamber.
According to customs, Bai Luochu needed to stay in the room by herself while Pei Qingfeng was required to entertain the guests.
Afraid that Bai Luochu would feel hungry, Pei Qingfeng sneaked her a handful of nuts and said, “Don"t starve yourself. I won"t drink too much and you should wait for me to get back.”
Bai Luochu slightly nodded her head and she obediently sat in the room to wait for Pei Qingfeng"s return.
Deep into the night, Pei Qingfeng finally appeared at the door reeking of alcohol. Despite drinking a ton, his steps were steady.
“Why is there such a strong stench of alcohol?!” Bai Luochu quickly rushed towards him as she was afraid he would fall. Grabbing his waist, Bai Luochu brought him into the room.
“Luoluo… we"re actually married now…”
Looking at Pei Qingfeng"s face, Bai Luochu felt that he was really drunk. Of course we"re married! What are you talking about? We conducted such a lengthy celebration in the morning! You"re definitely drunk…
Just as she was about to help him to the bed, she felt her world flipping upside down. In the next moment, she realized that she was the person lying on the bed.
“You pretended to be drunk!” Bai Luochu made a beautiful counterattack and swapped places with Pei Qingfeng with a shake of her body. He was pressed down onto the bed instead and she bound his hands with silk ribbons.
“What a shame. You shouldn"t have drank… Right now, you, Ling King, are not my opponent. It seems like you have lost to me this time!”
Bai Luochu knew that Pei Qingfeng"s cultivation didn"t lose out to her in the slightest but she knew that he was drunk. In his current state, there was no way he could defeat her. Turning to walk away, she suddenly heard the sound of silk tearing behind her.
Pei Qingfeng grabbed Bai Luochu and pressed her down on the bed once again. “Lost? Sorry… in bed, this daddy had yet to lose a battle!”
As their figures intertwined on the bed, the candle flickered in the wind. With pa.s.sionate moans and Bai Luochu"s occasional grumbling escaping the room, the color of spring covered their faces.
As the veil covering their bed slowly fell, the story of our block-headed Bai Luochu came to an end.