Chapter 326 Finally Marrying Her

Chapter 326 Finally Marrying Her

Yun Niang stared intently at the dowry.

That was Su Youyue's dowry...

It could have been for the Lu family. If it had been for the Lu family, with so many things, she couldn't even imagine how many years of glory and wealth she would have enjoyed.

But now, she could only be kept in a small courtyard by Lord Wang, still living as a mistress, unseen by others. She even had worse treatment than when she was with the Lu family, always fearing that Lady Wang might discover her or that Lord Wang might grow tired of her...

"Quick, quick, quick, the money scatterers are here!" Suddenly someone shouted, and the crowd surged forward.

Yun Niang almost stumbled and fell, but with a blink, she quickly joined the rush to grab the money.

After all she had been through, she was no longer the person who could ignore a few coins. She clutched every coin tightly, fearing that one day, the fickle Lord Wang might lose interest in her, leaving her destitute once again.

Amidst the joyous sounds, the procession finally arrived at the Su residence. Xie Yuan kicked open the sedan door and lifted the curtain for Su Youyue.

Seeing the man waiting outside the sedan, Su Youyue felt a momentary daze, memories flashing through her mind.

In her past life and this life, they seemed intertwined.

But what she remembered were all the moments he had been good to her.

It was him risking everything to protect her from authority, him venturing alone into the den of human traffickers to rescue her, carrying her back. It was him, the chubby little boy, kneeling to seek medical help for her, trying to save her on horseback, avenging her in her past life... It was him protecting her time and time again, smiling before her.

One scene after another flashed through her mind, and her fingertips trembled. Then she raised her head and stepped out of the sedan with determined steps.

Xie Yuan, I am here to marry you.

She slightly lowered her embroidered fan, meeting Xie Yuan's gaze with a smile.

The tears of leaving home had already dissipated.

Xie Yuan looked at her, his lips curling up uncontrollably.

My dear, finally marrying you.

After exchanging glances, they walked side by side into Xie Mansion.

There were many guests in Xie Mansion, though most of their former friends and relatives had distanced themselves. But over the years, many had secretly maintained contact with Xie Yuan, and even more wanted to associate with him now.

Under everyone's witness, the officiant began the ceremony.

"One bow to heaven, blessed union!"

Su Youyue followed Xie Yuan, bowing to the sky outside the hall.

"Two bows to parents, deep gratitude." The officiant looked at the memorial tablets of Xie's elders, his tone slightly solemn.

They turned and bowed deeply.

"Bow to each other, lifelong companionship!"

Su Youyue turned sideways, facing Xie Yuan, and they bowed to each other slowly.

With this bow, they were now husband and wife.

"Ceremony complete—"

After the ceremony, many people cheered. Su Youyue

In this life, she would surely grow old with Xie Yuan.

Then, they walked together to the bridal chamber, followed by a noisy crowd.

Upon reaching the bridal chamber, many people wanted to come in and cause a commotion, but they were stopped by the palace attendants, who had been instructed by Lord Xie not to let anyone disturb the newlyweds today!

The guards of Xie Mansion stood firmly at the door.

Those who had planned to disrupt the wedding shrank back.

Lord Xie's martial arts were renowned, and everyone knew his subordinates were equally skilled.

Thus, Su Youyue entered the bridal chamber quietly.

The palace attendants smiled and brought in the ceremonial wine. "Please, Lord Xie and Miss Su, drink the ceremonial wine."

They took the wine cups, exchanged glances, and then drank the wine together, arms entwined.

Seeing them finish the wine, the people outside shouted, "Lord Xie, come out and drink! Today, you can't escape!"

Looking at Xie Yuan, Su Youyue smiled warmly. "Go ahead, I'll wait for you."

Xie Yuan smiled, nodded, and was urged out of the bridal chamber.

As the voices faded away, Su Youyue put down her fan.

She had just rested a bit when Jin'er's voice came from outside: "Miss, are you hungry? Master and Madam sent food for you, let me serve it to you..."

According to tradition, the bride is usually allowed to eat only after the groom returns, and some brides don't eat until the next day.

Clearly, the Su family didn't want their daughter to go hungry.

Su Youyue, who had been busy since morning without eating, felt genuinely hungry upon hearing Jin'er's voice.

Just as she was about to speak, Li Ying's voice came from outside: "Jin'er, these are the meals arranged by Lord Xie for Lady Xie, please bring them in."

Jin'er was taken aback, quickly took the food, and laughed, sticking out her tongue. "Turns out Lord Xie had already made arrangements..."

She had been thinking about sneaking some food to Miss, but although it was fine within the family, if outsiders saw, there might be gossipy women talking.

Li Ying also smiled and, after delivering the food, ran back to the front yard to continue drinking.

Jin'er had just delivered the food to Su Youyue when Xiao Feiyan and Su Rong also arrived.

"Jin'er, is your miss hungry? We brought her some delicious food..." Xiao Feiyan said with a silly smile.

Seeing yet another person come to deliver food, Jin'er and Chunya couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated; they were going to turn Miss into a little pig at this rate.

After Jin'er told the two of them what had happened earlier, they finally gave up. But Su Rong still asked cautiously, "Big Sister, are you bored in there? Let us stay and keep you company."

Su Youyue felt warm inside and replied, "Not at all, go enjoy yourselves in the front yard. Jin'er and Chunya are here with me."

The two girls refused to leave and insisted on staying to keep her company. Thus, they chatted for several hours until it was almost dark, and only then did Su Youyue urge them to go home, reluctantly parting ways.

"It's getting dark. I wonder how Master is doing. He can't have been drunk, right?" Jin'er looked at the sky and couldn't help but mutter.

Chunya was also worried, unsure of Master's tolerance for alcohol. After all, it wasn't unheard of for someone to get so drunk on their wedding night that they couldn't even consummate the marriage...

Although they were worried, they knew it wasn't too late yet, so they could only wait patiently.

Upon hearing this, Su Youyue lowered her eyes. With Xie Yuan's alcohol tolerance, the two maids were definitely overthinking it.

She had never seen him drunk before.

Well, not entirely true.

One night, he came in reeking of alcohol.

Su Youyue thought he wanted something again and frowned, waiting quietly.

But he just looked at her for a long time.

She didn't know what he was planning and asked a few times, but seeing he remained silent, she pouted and went to bed.

Just before dawn, she heard the door open again and realized Xie Yuan had just left, having sat there all night.

To this day, she wasn't sure if he had been drunk that night.

Su Youyue snapped back to reality and chuckled softly.

Perhaps Xie Yuan being drunk would look just like that—quiet and still.

She came back to her senses and noticed the red candles in the bridal chamber glowing brighter, casting a soft glow on the large red double-happiness characters. She had waited for most of the day and, looking at the hazy light, couldn't help but yawn, closing her eyes briefly.

Glistening wax tears rolled down from the carved double-happiness characters on the red candles, a color as intoxicating as rouge.

When Su Youyue opened her eyes again, the scene before her suddenly wavered, and the double-happiness characters seemed to melt. Suddenly, many voices echoed in her ears.