Qī Yòu was indeed a surprise, Xi Pà's face had the worst preconceptions, just now he was thinking if he would see a face full of acne and a big mouth, of course, there were also good associations, but no matter how far he thought, he never thought his wife would have such a pair of eyes.

  When he lifted the red veil, what caught his attention first was her eyes. He was also surprised, not that other parts of her face were not attractive, but judging from others' expressions, the bride was exceptionally beautiful, yet these eyes were too lively and immediately grabbed all his attention.

  "Is there anyone who would like to go with me to Yangzhou for a trip?"

  It was unclear who spoke up first, but at this point, no one paid attention to that. Everyone thought the idea was great, "Go go go, count me in! Ah, new wife, do you have any unmarried sisters or younger female relatives? Introduce me to them, if they're half as good-looking as you, I'll be satisfied."

  Hua Ru has always been someone who likes to hide herself, and in such a situation, she especially doesn't want to draw attention to herself. After all, it's only right for the bride to be shy.

  She slightly lowered her head, and with a subtle manipulation of her breath, her face flushed with a delicate red hue. The demure and bashful appearance she presented almost made everyone in the room mistake her for a pampered young lady from a noble family. It was truly strange - how did the rough and tumble world of Jianghu produce someone as lively and charming as her?

  "Don't just blush, you haven't answered my question yet! Not having sisters or younger siblings is fine, but do you have friends? Even if I marry you, we can still be companions."

  Qī yòu qīng piāo piāo yī gè yǎn shén sòng guò qù, dāng zhe tā de miàn tiáo xìe tā niáng zǐ hái shàng yǐn le?

  English Translation:

  Qi You floated a glance over, and in front of him, teased his wife, still addicted to it?

  Phoenix Aunt smiled and stepped forward, picking up the silver plate on the table: "Please have the newlyweds drink this union wine, loving each other until old age."

  The onlookers cheered even louder, Qi You poured a cup for Hua Ruochu and took another one himself, sitting down on the bed. He very naturally pulled over Hua Ruochu's hand, looked into her eyes, and slowly drank the wine amidst the crowd's laughter.

  Hua Ru Chu still maintained her shy demeanor, avoiding Qi You's line of sight and lowering her eyelids to keep pace with him as she drank the wine. This time, she didn't need to pretend anymore, and her body's reaction to the alcohol kicked in instantly - not just her face, but even her neck and palms turned red.

  Qī Yòu also lowered his eyes, covering up the excitement in them. He seemed to have really married an extraordinary wife. His facial expression was clearly shy, but his eyes were calm and composed, something that ordinary people couldn't achieve.

  After drinking the wedding wine, the two of them drank another bowl of red date peanut longan boiled egg, implying early birth of osmanthus, probably because Hua Ruochu's silence made it impossible for the young masters to find joy, and after teasing for a while, they shouted that they wanted to get the new husband drunk. As he stood up, Qi You whispered in Hua Ruochu's ear: "The people who come later are all female relatives of the Qi family. If they say anything, don't take it to heart. I've had someone prepare some red envelopes in the drawer by the bed. Use them as you like."

  Hua Ru Chu didn't even have time to respond before Qi You was dragged away, and it's not often that they get a chance to make trouble for him, so no one wanted to let him off.

  She glanced at the large bed with a quilt, and Hua Ru was thinking about what Qi You said. This man wasn't a talkative person, so he must have reminded her for a reason, was he worried that she would be bullied?

  It's not that there's no one in this world who can bully her, but she never thought that such a person would appear in the Qi Manor.

  "Feng Jie, you go to the ear room and rest for a while. We'll call you when we need you. Xia Yan, take Feng Jie over there." Yun Shu brought over a hot towel, she had to tidy up Miss's hair before the next wave of people arrived.

  The house was empty except for herself, Hua Ruochu moved to a new position, hooked her hand and pulled open the drawer to take a look. Indeed, she had prepared quite a bit, so she didn't hesitate. In Jizhou, everything had to start anew, and she was short of silver.

  Ren Yun handed her a clean handkerchief to wipe her neck, Hua Ru Chui took out all the red envelopes and stuffed them into Qiu Zhen's hands, "Keep them well, we'll use our own preparations today."

  Yun Shu took a glance and continued to tidy up for her, "Is it ready, Young Master?"

  "He said so, Yun Shu, why did he prepare these? Shouldn't we be the ones preparing?"

  "You can ask your husband about this later."

  Qiu Jin carefully put everything away and spoke her guess, "Could it be that the Qi family has too many people, and there are also many who will come to ask for red envelopes, so Master Gugu prepared all these to avoid losing face?"

  Hua Ru thought for a moment, "It's really possible, just wait and see, okay, Yun Shu, someone is coming, not a few."

  The maids exchanged a glance and retreated back to their own positions without saying another word.

  "I heard the bride is extremely beautiful, let's go take a look." Along with a gentle breeze, a group of chattering women walked in, led by a tall and stunning woman with elegant makeup. She looked refreshing and pleasant, but Hua Ru had always been keen on reading people's eyes, and from this person's eyes, she couldn't see any kindness.

  "New sister-in-law, you're really beautiful! We thought you were very ugly!"

  "It's no wonder we think that way, preparing such a thick dowry, I heard it's many times more than the betrothal gift. If our daughter didn't have some problem, which family would be willing to give it away? Wouldn't they rather keep it all for their son?"

  Chun Yu was so angry that she was trembling all over, Yun Shu glanced at the four of them and only then did they gradually calm down, not losing face in front of Miss.

  Hua Ru had been gently stroking the cuff of her sleeve, not responding to their words. Her eyes darted around, counting the number of people present - fourteen. Fortunately, this new house was spacious enough, and after placing the bed, there was still a large empty space left over.

  She didn't expect that the dowry her parents had prepared for her would actually include this bed. She had seen descriptions of it in books before, and had also looked at pictures, knowing that only wealthy families would have such a luxurious item as part of their dowry. At the time, she had thought to herself how great it would be if she could own a bed like this one day, and now, unexpectedly, her wish had come true.

  Indeed, she likes it more than the picture.

  "Why doesn't the bride say a word? Is she looking down on us or does she not know how to speak?"

  Hua Ru raised her head and glanced at the speaker, calm and composed, not angry or annoyed. She somewhat understood what Qi You said when he left. With a group of relatives like this who wouldn't let people have an easy time, Qi You's days were probably also difficult to pass.

  Yun Shu glanced at the young lady of his own family, and Hua Ru Chu nodded slightly. Yun Shu took out the embroidered handkerchiefs he had prepared early on and handed one to each person. The novel flower patterns and exquisite needlework left everyone speechless. Yangzhou's wealth is renowned throughout the world, its beauties are famous throughout the land, and there is another thing that can rival these two, especially among women, and that is Yangzhou's embroidery.

  Of course, this can't be Hua Ru's embroidery, her hands can hold a pen and book, can hold an abacus, can count silver coins, can hold a sword and whip, but only when it comes to embroidery, she is helpless. Fortunately, the Hua family didn't want to cultivate a ladylike daughter, whatever their daughter wants to learn, they let her study hard, and what she doesn't want to learn, they don't force her.

  P.S. My son had a cold and was cranky all day, so I didn't have time to write during the day. At night, I heard a bunch of confusing news, which got me all flustered, so I'll just write this much for now.

  Forgot to ask for recommendation tickets again, add and add, well, asking for recommendation tickets, please please please.