Otherwise, it would be her branches that suffer.
She took out some medicine and applied it to her son-in-law's red forehead, then said earnestly, "I agree to this marriage."
...
Stepping out of that door, Ji Pingxi was beaming with joy, practically floating on air.
She's going to have a wife.
She can now sleep with Zhizhi in her arms at night!
She finally has someone she can't live without!
The saying goes that husband and wife should share the same bed in life and the same grave in death. Even after death, they should be buried together, and perhaps their bones can embrace each other again in the yellow earth.
Her mind was filled with strange thoughts. She rubbed her face: "Even hugging a bone is too scary."
The princess laughed twice as she walked down the street, her teeth practically disappearing from her eyes.
She is still young and just beginning to experience love; every move she makes is adorable.
"Imperial Aunt, thank you for your pillow talk."
Ji Rong blushed slightly at her thanks, and seeing her smug expression, she glared at her and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"My mother-in-law has agreed to let me marry Zhizhi!" Ji Pingxi said, looking refreshed and proud. "I'm not going to say anything more now. I need to go prepare dinner for Zhizhi."
She walked with a breezy air, and Ji Rong couldn't stop her at all. Standing there, he slowly tasted a hint of sourness: "Is that all?"
The little rascal is getting married.
Wouldn't that leave her all alone?
This won't do! Getting married right after his niece? What kind of behavior is that?
The eldest princess strode swiftly towards the backyard with her long legs.
...
Yuzhi had a heart-to-heart talk with her mother that day, but she didn't know how effective it was.
As the sun set, she looked out the window, counting how many days it had been since she had seen Xi Xi, and the more she counted, the sadder she became.
"Miss, dinner is here."
The gold and silver ingots beamed with joy, and as soon as they finished speaking, they ran away as fast as they could.
A cook dressed in servant's clothes walked in carrying a large tray. After a short while, she said softly, "Miss, the food is ready, you can eat now."
Yu Zhi was lost in her own thoughts and didn't react for a moment when she heard these words. The room was silent for a few breaths, then the beauty looked up and said incredulously, "Xi Xi?!"
Ji Pingxi was surprised that this person would still recognize her even after changing her voice. Overjoyed, she removed the square scarf she had deliberately wrapped around her head, revealing her phoenix eyes and an indescribable charm.
Upon seeing that it was indeed her, Yu Zhi burst into tears of joy and ran over to her, burying her face in her arms: "Why did you only come now?"
"It's not that I didn't want to come, but my mother-in-law is very watchful, so I couldn't sneak over." With his arms around her waist, smelling the faint fragrance emanating from the beauty, Ji Pingxi couldn't help but feel a surge of desire.
The food was steaming hot, and she said in a hoarse voice, suppressing her passion, "Shall we eat first?"
"Hmm..." Yu Zhi turned her face away shyly, her ears turning red as she looked at the dishes on the table, her heart filled with sweetness: "Did you make all of this?"
"I made this, want to try some?"
The two sat down side by side.
After finishing the meal, Yu Zhi felt as if she had eaten honey and drunk wine. She pinched her cheeks and asked shyly, "Xi Xi, is this a dream?"
“It’s not a dream.” Ji Pingxi couldn’t help but kiss the corner of her lips and her delicate white fingertips: “My mother-in-law has promised me that you will soon be my wife. We will be together forever and never be separated again.”
"Did Mother agree?"
"Agreed."
Yu Zhi's heart was ignited by her words, and she passionately hugged her neck and kissed her.
As dusk settled, Liu Boyan thought it over and over and still felt it was inappropriate to leave her son-in-law in the mansion like this—they weren't even married yet.
As she entered her daughter's courtyard, she could faintly hear soft, seductive voices coming from behind the door. When she pressed her ear against the door to listen more closely, her old face turned bright red.
But it was the daughter praising her son-in-law.
She coughed loudly and quickly.
The room quieted down.
The door creaked open from the inside, and Ji Pingxi, impeccably dressed, greeted her with gentle eyes: "Mother-in-law."
Liu Boyan walked in and saw that her daughter was dressed neatly, realizing that she had misunderstood, but she still had to say what needed to be said.
She said sternly, "Although I have agreed to the marriage, the necessary procedures cannot be omitted. You must leave the manor immediately and go to the palace to report to the Emperor and Empress. My Zhizhi cannot be married to you for nothing."
This is going to be a grand affair.
At least the world should know that her daughter is a wife, not a concubine, so that she can have face when she goes out in the future.
This demand is perfectly reasonable.
A hint of reluctance flashed in Ji Pingxi's eyes. Not daring to flirt with the other woman's daughter in front of his mother-in-law, he bowed and said, "This son-in-law will go to the palace to request an imperial decree."
After the person left, Liu Boyan walked over and looked her up and down: "His Highness didn't bully you, did he?"
"..."
The little sika deer in Yuzhi's heart was running wildly, and she rubbed her burning earlobes, slowly shaking her head: "No."
No?
Yu's mother was worried and pulled her aside to give her earnest advice: "You're going to get married anyway. Once you have a proper status, you can... You absolutely mustn't spoil her, do you hear me?"
"I heard you."
Yu Zhi's toes curled slightly. She was physically with her mother, but her heart was with her sweetheart. The same thought kept swirling in her mind: But Xi Xi is really amazing.
Chapter 91 The Wedding is Imminent
The formidable Xi Xi entered the palace in high spirits. At that time, in front of the Empress in the Gan Ning Palace, he smiled so hard that his eyes curved into an arch: "Mother, your son is going to get married."
It's not about taking a concubine; it's about truly spending your life with another person.
Getting married is one of the most important events in life, and more often than not, it symbolizes a person's maturity.
Yan Xiu pinched her little face, which was not very fleshy, and felt even more sorry for her: "Your father has already issued the imperial decree to marry you. The Ministry of Rites will handle the wedding. I guarantee that you will marry her in a grand and peaceful manner."
As if he had survived a calamity, Ji Pingxi enjoyed the peace and tranquility of the moment and said with emotion, "Fortunately, my mother-in-law didn't make things difficult for me. It seems that my luck isn't so bad after all."
The Empress laughed at her for being childish.
...
Yu Zhi blushed, took off her panties, and stepped into the bathtub to clean her aroused body.
The summer sun blazed down, and the cicadas chirped incessantly. Even with the doors and windows tightly shut, the sound still drifted in from outside. The beautiful woman, with her jade-like figure, lost her initial shyness, and a gentle joy appeared on her face.
She's getting married.
She's going to marry Xi Xi.
The person she loved most, the one she held dearest in her heart, was Xi Xi.
Yu Zhi covered her face shyly, feeling that she was being too unreserved, already thinking about married life with her sweetheart before even officially entering the family.
Her tragic death in her past life seemed to be a way to accumulate good fortune in this one. She let out a soft sigh, her earlobes slightly burning. Suppressing her noisy heartbeat, she stepped out and glanced at the clothes piled in the bamboo basket, her face flushed.
There's a saying that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and that's certainly true.
Not only was Xi Xi anxious, but she almost lost her temper as well—love and passion are indeed irresistible.
With her rosy cheeks, Yu Zhi washed her clothes and wore an ivory-white, narrow-necked blouse that accentuated her shapely figure. She looked stunning, with fair and rosy skin.
I wonder what Xi Xi is doing, and what she told the Emperor and Empress after entering the palace.
She sat on a small round stool, lost in thought, her delicate white feet sticking up, her toenails revealing exquisite beauty.
Born from the willow tree by the Jing River, she possesses both allure and purity. These two extreme qualities blend together in her curved willow-leaf eyes, no wonder even someone like Ji Pingxi couldn't resist her charm.
Jinshi and Yinding pretended not to know that the young mistress was secretly washing her personal clothes in broad daylight, and pretended not to know that His Highness had only been gone for a short time. Two loyal maids brought their mistress some refreshing melons to cool her down.
Yu Zhi was in a good mood, and she looked at everyone with a smile. She bit off the very tip of the melon, and her eyes lit up with even more joy, thinking that the melon must be sweet.
"What joyous occasion is it, young mistress?"
Jin Shi teased her gently.
Yin Ding echoed her, "Of course it's a great joy! We'll be returning to the Princess's residence soon." She curtsied mischievously, "Thank you so much, Young Madam. From now on, Jin Shi and I will be trusted confidants of the noble lady."
The Crown Prince's consort is called the Crown Princess, and the mistress of a princess's residence can also be called the Princess Consort.
They stumbled and fell along with Yu Zhi through that period of being a concubine, and now that they've turned their lives around, they have to shake off their old ways and be in high spirits.
Yu Zhi laughed at them: "You guys just know how to make fun of me."
"How dare I laugh at the young mistress?" Yin Ding blurted out, "When one attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs fly to the heavens. Jin Shi and I are those chickens and dogs!"
"..."
Jin Shi choked on his words: "I don't want to be a chicken or a dog!"
The two of them, unusually, started bickering, but their words revealed their delight at their master's happiness.
That's truly remarkable and a great achievement.
What's so special about being the principal wife of a marquis's daughter? Her mistress is destined to be a princess's consort!
The two of them chatted back and forth, making Yu Zhi's mind wander. She still couldn't quite believe it, it was like a dream, that Xi Xi was actually going to marry her.
"Miss!"
A maidservant, sweating profusely, entered and bowed, saying, "Miss, someone from the palace has arrived."
The imperial eunuch arrived at the Yu family residence with a entourage. Upon seeing Madam Liu, he smiled brightly, like a flower in bloom, and bowed, saying, "Congratulations, Madam, on this joyous occasion."
Liu Boyan guessed that he had come to convey the Emperor's decree. She waited until the man respectfully took out the imperial edict before leading her daughter to perform the kneeling ceremony.
The eunuch was the adopted son of Yang Ruo, the Grand Eunuch of the Imperial Household. Before leaving the palace, he received instructions from his adoptive father that he dared not make the mother and daughter kneel. He quickly helped them up and said, "Just stand and listen. This is His Majesty's grace."