Chapter 323: Coming to Send Her Daughter Off in Marriage

Chapter 323: Coming to Send Her Daughter Off in Marriage

The sky was just beginning to lighten when Jin'er's voice rang in Su Youyue's ear: "Miss, Miss, wake up."

Su Youyue woke from her slumber, hearing the bustling noise of the entire Su Mansion, which was louder than usual. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and for a moment felt disoriented.

It wasn't until Jin'er and Chunya giggled beside her that she suddenly snapped back to reality.

Today... was the day she would marry Xie Yan.

"Have the people from the palace arrived?" Su Youyue asked, now fully awake.

The two maids nodded: "They're just waiting for you."

After helping Su Youyue wash up, they invited the palace maids inside.

Twelve people had come from the palace, all crowding in to help Su Youyue get dressed and ready. The elder lady Wang, who had arrived earlier, had intended to assist but seeing the commotion, decided to wait outside.

By now, the sky was bright, and the morning sun cast its golden rays over the blue tiles. Elder Lady Wang felt joyful and remarked to the servant beside her, "Today is Nuanuan’s wedding day. It’s such a good day that even the heavens are happy, giving us such beautiful weather."

In the courtyard stood many maids from Wisteria Garden. Chu Xiaozhi, standing near Elder Lady Wang, clutched the gift she had prepared, her eyes filled with anticipation as she looked towards the house.

She had long considered Miss Su as her mentor, and naturally, she wanted to present a gift for her wedding.

Moreover, now that she had learned enough, once Miss Su married into Xie Mansion, it was time for her to leave...

After some time, Xiao Wangshi finally arrived with Lu Shuangshuang. Seeing her sister-in-law waiting outside instead of being inside, she crossed her arms and said, "Sister-in-law, Nuanuan is being so disrespectful. Why hasn’t she invited you in yet? Does she want someone else to do her hair?"

According to tradition, before a bride leaves her family, there is a hair-combing ceremony performed by her mother or another female elder, symbolizing blessings for the bride.

This matter had already been discussed within the Su Mansion, and it was decided that Elder Lady Wang would perform the ceremony.

Xiao Wangshi felt a bit resentful, knowing that if others knew she was performing the ceremony for the eldest Miss, they would think highly of her.

But then she remembered she wasn’t close to Su Youyue and quickly dismissed the thought. However, seeing an opportunity to criticize, she couldn’t resist.

Elder Lady Wang glanced at her: "Everything today is arranged by the palace. Since no one has come to invite us, Sister, there’s no need to rush."

Just as she finished speaking, a palace maid respectfully walked out and said, "Lady Lu, please come in to perform the hair-combing ceremony for Miss Su."

Several palace attendants retreated from the room, and Elder Lady Wang ignored Xiao Wangshi and went inside.

Xiao Wangshi and Lu Shuangshuang also followed, pursing their lips.

As soon as they entered, they heard a palace nanny praising Su Youyue: "In all my years, I have never seen skin as tender as Miss Su’s. Even milk from cows and sheep can’t compare. Too much powder would only hide her beauty, so we focused on enhancing her eyebrows and lips."

Elder Lady Wang stepped forward and saw that Su Youyue had already been made up. Her face, already as lovely as a camellia, now radiated an unparalleled beauty. Her eyes shimmered like spring water, and her lips exuded a delicate fragrance, making her face breathtakingly beautiful even without her hair styled or dress on.

For a moment, Elder Lady Wang felt as if she were seeing Xi Xue on her wedding day.

Xiao Wangshi, standing behind her, urged, "Sister, hurry up. If you don’t want to do it, I will."

With that, she really started to move forward.

After all, the second branch of the family was far less prosperous than the first and was often looked down upon in Liao Dong. If she performed the ceremony for Su Youyue, others would think better of the second branch.

Xiao Wangshi didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

Before Elder Lady Wang could respond, Xiao Wangshi had already moved forward.

Just then, someone rushed in from outside.

"I’ll do the hair-combing ceremony."

Everyone turned to look, stunned.

"Doctor Ji..." Su Youyue murmured, turning to look, hesitantly calling out.

Ji Qingyan, unlike his usual plain attire, wore a vibrant red outfit. He walked in amidst everyone’s surprised gazes, his features striking and lips curved.

Though Elder Lady Wang had heard her husband mention that Doctor Ji looked exactly like her sister-in-law, seeing him in person was a different experience. She couldn’t help but be shocked, feeling as if the woman before her was indeed her sister-in-law.

Thinking that Doctor Ji might be her sister-in-law, she quickly stepped forward, took the comb from Xiao Wangshi, and handed it to Ji Qingyan: "If so, you should do it."

"Sister, how can you give it to an outsider!" Xiao Wangshi, having seen Ji Qingyan before, showed no surprise, only hostility.

Ji Qingyan looked at her and suddenly chuckled: "Wang Cuiyun, after all these years, you’re still so petty. If I’m an outsider to the Su Mansion, what are you then?"

Xiao Wangshi, hearing the familiar tone, widened her eyes in disbelief: "You... you..."

"Stuttering? I’m here to send off my daughter. Do you have any say in this?" Ji Qingyan’s bright phoenix eyes swept over Xiao Wangshi, causing her to take a few steps back.

As these words fell, everyone was stunned, and Su Youyue’s pupils constricted. She couldn’t help but stand up: "Doctor Ji..."

Ji Qingyan finally shifted his gaze from Xiao Wangshi to the young girl before him: "Nuanuan, don’t call me Doctor Ji. Call me Mother! Mother is here!"

Su Youyue opened her mouth, and a surge of overwhelming emotion welled up. Her eyes instantly reddened, and all her worries vanished. A heavy burden lifted from her heart.

Was she really her mother?

Her mother came to send her off in marriage?

Su Youyue had lived her whole life without a mother. On this joyous day, her mother had come to see her off...

This was something she had never dared dream of in her past life.

Finally, she couldn’t hold back her trembling voice: "Mother..."

Ji Qingyan’s eyes also reddened.

This is her daughter.

She had only held her a few times after giving birth to her a month ago, and then they were separated for nearly sixteen years!

Now, she has remembered everything.

She wasn't just transported here recently!

She is Ji Qingyan, and also Lu Xixue. She was reborn into the Lu family as their eldest daughter, with parents who loved her dearly, an elder brother who took care of her, and a younger brother who adored her.

Once, she was Ji Qingyan, without any family or close friends in the twenty-first century, and also Lu Xixue, the most carefree and flamboyant girl in Yanjing City.

But a plunge off a cliff caused her to lose all memories of her life post-transportation, leaving her with only the recollections from her previous existence!

What a messed up life!