Chapter 4 Marriage

Thinking about the past, Ye Tangcai couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Perhaps Zhang Boyuan was right. The outcome she faced was all because she insisted on pursuing it, all her own doing.

In the past, her mother used to say that her grandfather suffered humiliation even in death. In reality, in terms of enduring humiliation, she was not much different from her grandfather.

In her past life, when she found out that Zhang Fuyuan eloped with his cousin, she should have known that such a man was not worth marrying. But out of pride, she couldn't refuse. If she didn't marry into the Zhang family, she would lose face and become the laughingstock of the entire capital. She couldn't bear such humiliation.

It was also a way of not letting her cousin off the hook. She thought to herself, "You want to elope, but I won't go along with it. I will stand in your way. Why should you commit a sin and make me suffer?"

Proud, strong-willed, and unwilling to lose, she indeed disgusted the scoundrel and the despicable woman, but she also ruined herself. Inflicting a thousand wounds on the enemy, but suffering two thousand in return, what's the point?

"Miss, Miss, please say something!" Qiuju's anxious voice rang in her ears. "It was clearly Second Miss who caused the trouble. Why should you bear the blame? We need to go and explain to Grandfather quickly, or else the Zhang family's wedding sedan will arrive, and it will be too late!"

Indeed, they had to act quickly, or it would be too late! Because the Zhang family's wedding sedan would soon arrive.

The Zhang family couldn't afford the embarrassment of their son eloping with his cousin. It was despicable how Zhang Boyuan had acted so decisively and meticulously to prevent them from welcoming the bride. But the Zhang family would soon recover and send the wedding sedan to welcome the bride.

When the Zhang family's wedding sedan arrived, Grandfather would naturally have no reason to let her marry into the Chu family.

Ye Tangcai could only say, "The Zhang family won't welcome the bride. With Grandfather's temperament, he will definitely not cancel the wedding. Even if they have to force me, they will do it. By then, not only will Grandfather be offended, but also the future in-laws."

Qiuju was taken aback, biting her lip fiercely.

"The wedding sedan is here! Welcoming the bride, welcoming the bride!" A woman outside shouted, "Where's the groom? Where's the groom?"

The leading matchmaker outside just smiled and didn't answer, "Welcoming the bride, welcoming the bride!"

With a bang, she pushed the door open. Inside the room, the matchmaker saw two maids with red eyes, glaring with resentment, while the bride sat quietly on the bed.

This matchmaker was temporarily hired by Liu Er. She didn't know the situation, but being suddenly asked to come and welcome the bride, she knew there must be a reason she couldn't ask about. Now, seeing the appearance of the master and servants, she pretended not to see and just wanted to quickly take the bride out and complete the task.

The matchmaker squatted in front of Ye Tangcai and said, "New bride, please come up. Let this old woman carry you out."

Ye Tangcai murmured in agreement and lay on the matchmaker's back.

"Miss..." Qiuju's face still showed resentment, biting her lip fiercely, but Huiran held her hand and shook her head.

The matchmaker carried Ye Tangcai out and quickly put her in the wedding sedan, shouting, "Lift the sedan!"

With a command, the sedan bearers lifted the sedan and hurried forward.

The sedan moved quickly, and Huiran and Qiuju couldn't catch up from behind.

...

The Dingguo Count's family lived in an old mansion in the north of the city. It had been many years since it had been renovated, and it looked very old. But because of the decline, there were not many servants in the family, and they lived quite spaciously.

Chu Yunpan was the third son of the Count, and he lived in the courtyard on the west side.

Although he was engaged to the second Miss of the Ye family, and the second Miss was considered the legitimate daughter, he was an illegitimate son, and neither family valued the engagement. Their interactions had always been cold. Today, he had just pretended to be sick and stayed at home to read.

Coincidentally, today the mistress, Lady Qin, had taken a few children to her family in Minzhou for a wedding, and the two sisters had gone to the mountains to pray, so the house was quiet.

"Third Master, Third Master," at this moment, a servant suddenly ran over, "Master wants you to come to the hall quickly. Something... something has happened."

"What happened?" Chu Yunpan put down the book in his hand.

"I... I don't know how to explain it." The servant scratched his head, "You'll know when you go and see."

Chu Yunpan came to the hall and saw a woman in a phoenix coronet and a red dress standing there, and couldn't help but be surprised, "What's going on?"

The Count cleared his throat and pointed to Ye Tangcai, "This is your wife."

After saying that, he sighed and left with his hands behind his back.

"This is what happened." The Count's attendant explained the whole story.

To sum it up, today's groom eloped with his younger sister, who happened to be his future wife. With the bride left without a place to go, they decided to bring her to his house to be his wife!

Chu Yunpan was stunned, unable to believe that his father had gone out for a wedding banquet and had brought back the bride!

"Third Master... are you okay?" The attendant looked at him with concern and called him softly, "If... there's nothing else, I'll leave."

He really didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly ran away, leaving the hall with the awkward newlyweds alone. The bride, dressed in a precious red wedding gown with embroidered phoenixes, pearls, and jade, looked even more pitiful and lonely against the backdrop of the simple and desolate hall, evoking a sense of pity.

She stood there alone, without even a maid by her side, and didn't even bother to cover her head. Outside the hall, several nosy servants were peeking in, perhaps gossiping or mocking her.

Without a word, he grabbed her wrist and said, "Let's go."

Leading her back to the room, he was considerate of her inability to see the way, so they walked slowly. Once in the room, he told her to sit on the bed and said, "Stay put, I'll go find your maid."

As he took a few steps towards the door, he realized it wasn't right to leave her in the dark, so he turned back and lifted her veil.

Underneath, she wore an exquisite phoenix coronet, with golden tassels hanging down on both sides, reflecting her fair face. She squinted in the light, then raised her head, her delicate eyebrows creating a beautiful curve in the light. Her long, curled lashes fluttered as she glanced over, her eyes shining with captivating colors. Her eyes were slightly upturned, and her demure expression was truly enchanting, making it hard for anyone to look away. She was truly a stunning and extraordinary beauty.

Chu Yunpan was stunned for a moment and had to admit that he was captivated by her beauty.

He had naturally seen his fiancée before, from a distance at some events, but in terms of appearance, Yellicai was no match for the woman in front of him.

In this case, had he hit the jackpot?

With this thought in mind, he shook his head. The woman before him was clearly not someone who would stay for long.

Putting down the veil, Chu Yunpan turned and left the room.

Yellicai watched his retreating figure, a slight smile unconsciously forming on her lips. She was lucky to find out that Third Master Chu was a handsome and elegant man. If his character was also good, they would be a perfect match!