Have You Written Your Will Today?-Chapter 506 - 499: In Such a Rush?

The light inside the room flickered.

The girl remembered the rule not to lift her bridal veil casually, but the headdress was so heavy it was almost breaking her neck.

Besides the few bites of noodles she had in the morning, and the snacks Xie Xun secretly gave her before she got on the flower sedan chair to tide her over, she was now starving.

Yet she waited and waited, but Cui Yun didn’t come.

Her rosy lips pursed slightly, but a gentle and reserved girl like her could never hurry things on her wedding night.

Under the mattress were scattered red dates, peanuts, and wedding candies, making it uncomfortably bumpy.

Her small hand reached out. She picked up a few longans.

She exerted a little force, and with a ’crack’, she peeled it, took out the flesh, and began eating as if no one was around.

Cui Yun walked over, and in Shen Hua’s field of vision, besides the red of the veil, there were also black boots embroidered with auspicious clouds.

The matchmaker was still outside, so naturally, there was no golden rod scale in the room.

He bent down, pinched a corner of the brocade cover, and as he lifted it, the girl’s jade-like jaw, her full lips clenching the fruit flesh, her perky nose, and those dewy, mesmerizing almond eyes—all came into his view.

He gazed deeply, his dark eyes intensely profound, as if he wanted to etch her current appearance deep into his bones.

Her peach blossom makeup was unmatched in its delicacy.

Shen Hua was also looking at him.

She had never seen Cui Yun wear red before. He truly looked good in it. The wedding attire made him appear less aloof, and his innate nobility and handsome charm seemed to have warmth. He was no longer the untouchable bright moon in the sky, but rather within reach.

Within arm’s reach.

Shen Hua remembered her nanny once said that a husband and wife should share both joys and sorrows, she held the longan and, without eating alone, asked kindly, "Want some?"

Cui Yun didn’t eat, but peeled a few more for her, then pulled her up to sit in front of a mirror.

Shen Hua sat very upright. She cupped her face to look at the girl in the mirror.

"With the sort of money I have, a slight bit of beauty is more than enough."

Shen Hua feigned distress: "Really, I give others no chance to live up to this."

The usually restrained Cui Yun had a light smile all along, and now he couldn’t help but chuckle softly, "Hmm, it’s clear that a betrothal gift of ten-mile red makeup is well worth it."

Fearing an accidental tug at the hair, Cui Yun carefully removed the heavy phoenix crown, golden phoenix hairpin, and golden hairpin.

"The phoenix crown was too heavy, I took it off for you, and the wedding clothes..."

He chuckled softly, "I’ll help you take them off when I come back."

Shen Hua’s heart skipped a beat, then saw him push the door out, and return holding the wedding wine from the matchmaker.

Shen Hua didn’t take the golden wine cup, her brows furrowed in confusion, "On the day Yining got married, Yuan Shaqing even improvised a poem, what about you!"

"Why don’t you praise me?"

Later on, Xie Yinong showed it to her, and although it was profound and Shen Hua didn’t understand much, she felt that Yuan Shaqing was highly learned! That poem was not simple!

"That kind I can understand."

Cui Yun knew that Shen Hua wouldn’t stay quiet for long. Once the head cover was removed, her seal was completely broken.

He no longer looked at her, raising his hand to pour the wine, "Let’s interchange cups, you celestial beauty who makes fish sink and wild geese fall."

Shen Hua felt whimsical inside, yet maintained a stable and dignified demeanor as she clinked cups with him and drank.

"Meals will be sent from the kitchen. Eat if you are hungry, sleep if you are tired, no need to wait for me."

The front yard was brightly lit, with toasts being exchanged freely.

At the women’s seats, people like Cui Xuan were hosting, while Cui Yun himself went to the men’s seats.

As soon as Cui Yun got there, he was surrounded by people toasting.

"A great joy for the Prince, this subordinate wishes you and the Princess Consort a harmonious and joyful marriage."

Ji Qing poured the wine, Cui Yun drank.

"A great joy for the Prince, this subordinate toasts to you."

Ji Qing continued pouring, Cui Yun drank.

The last table, specially set up next door, was occupied by acquaintances.

Xuan Chen was whispering to Ji Teng when he noticed Ji Ge picking up peanuts.

"Back then, his engagement caused a stir known all over the world. It’s only now that Shen was brought into the family during the re-engagement banquet. It was there that you and Xie first met, and it’s been half a year since then. I’m not mocking him, but his speed is indeed lackluster."

Ji Huo sarcastically said, "No wonder he kept us out, after all, the frustration must have been overwhelming."

Yuan Shaqing quickly said, "The situation is different, Yining and I are beyond the usual age for marriage, and since we both agree it’s the right match, we can’t afford to delay."

Ji Huo continued with his sarcastic tone.

"Speaking of which, Xie Xun is still unmarried, maintaining order of seniority, Xie cannot marry yet, and ironically you got to marry her. Seems like Xie Xun will have to keep me company as a bachelor."

Cui Yun came over at this time. He can hold his liquor and wasn’t drunk, but the smell of alcohol was strong on him.

"There are many who would want to marry him, but after all, none can compare to the Princely Heir."

"Tsk, you’re speaking up for him now."

Cui Yun lifted his eyelid: "After all, I still have to call him ’brother’ as per Madam’s wish."

Ji Huo, with his indestructible nature, wherever there is oppression, there is resistance: "Not even 15 minutes have passed, and you left the bridal room? That’s not acceptable, let Ni Kang take a look!"

Ji Teng narrowed his eyes.

He couldn’t stand any slight against Cui Yun. Hence, he warned, "In the end, he is someone preparing for the imperial examinations, you should speak more respectfully."

Xuan Chen also said, "What you say must be the talk of the inebriated. The Prince has had his share of food and drink at the banquet, how about I send someone to escort you back to rest at the mansion?"

None of what was said was to Ji Huo’s liking.

He poured himself a drink: "If it weren’t for Shen, I wouldn’t have graced your wedding with my presence!"

Ji Qing smiled; he pressed the green button on top of the Mandarin duck teapot. This time, it poured out water.

Cui Yun drank it down.

Ji Huo poured himself another cup and downed it in one go: "I’ve been irritated with you for a long time, thanks to you, now every time I see a rattan, I get chills! That teacher of yours hits harder than my old man!"

Cui Yun continued to drink water.

"The Prince need not thank me."

Seeing him like this, Ji Huo promptly picked up a pot. If he didn’t get Cui Yun drunk, his journey here would have been in vain.

But the jug of wine was quickly taken away by Yuan Shaqing.

"Enough, it’s getting late, Weizhen you should go back now, I will take care of things here."

"Brother Yuan! I regard you as my real brother, and yet you help him too!"

Confronted with Ji Huo’s gaze, Yuan Shaqing smiled: "After all, Weizhen and I are practically brothers-in-law."

Ji Ge mockingly said, "Idiot."

Didn’t he stop his idle chatter as soon as he saw Cui Yun coming?

"Here, apart from you and me, everyone else is protecting him!"

At night, thick and dark, Cui Yun walked toward the Sui Courtyard bathed in moonlight.

In March, the temperature was very low, yet Cui Yun felt unbearably hot.

Upon entering the courtyard, he saw Yicui and others waiting. Upon seeing him, they all bowed in unison.

"Son-in-law."

Cui Yun nodded in acknowledgment, and as he entered, he saw Shen Hua sitting in front of the bed, her beautiful eyes wide open, deep in thought.

And the sweet-smelling Cui Rong sleeping on her lap.

Shen Hua said, "Come join me for a meal."

Cui Yun gently responded, "This morning, as soon as I woke up, she did too, insisting on accompanying me to the ancestral temple to offer incense, and also accompanied me to the Daoist School outdoors, to light long-burning lamps for the entirety of Prince Huai’an Mansion."

He unhesitatingly picked up the little baby and handed her over to Ji Qing.

"Send the little princess back."

When he returned, he saw Shen Hua restless and at a loss for words.

"Is it... that urgent?"

Cui Yun’s Adam’s apple bobbed: "What do you think?"