Don't be tempted, sir

Summer is the longest season, and perhaps too many things happen in a flash. The sun is no longer bright and strong, and the view is soft and has a hint of autumn. The lotus flowers are in full bloom on July 7th, and the pond is full of pink on Chinese Valentine's Day, which is a joy just to look at.

The red silk in the Lotus Garden fluttered in the wind, and the wedding sedan was welcomed with the sound of musical instruments and singing, attracting many people to watch and enjoy the event. For so many years, the Lotus Garden has been very quiet, as if it were a secluded residence isolated from the world.

The joyous atmosphere inevitably attracted discussion, but unexpectedly, the person who walked out of the Lotus Garden was a girl in wedding clothes.

"Hey! The bride is here, who's in the sedan?"

Shen Yining drew his bow and drew his arrow. The arrow head was wrapped in red cloth. The arrow shot out and hit the curtain of the sedan chair.

The servants and maids clapped their hands and cheered. The common people who didn't know what was going on scratched their heads and were confused: "What on earth is this doing? Is the young lady marrying a new wife?"

Then Shen Yining put down his bow and arrow, walked over, and opened the curtain of the sedan chair. There was a tall man inside, wearing the same red wedding dress as himself, and a round fan covering his face.

"Husband!"

Shen Yining smiled and reached in. Song Xiaoyuan held the fan in one hand and handed it to her with the other hand. When the two hands touched, the fan tilted and half of the jade crown cheek was revealed: "Madam!"

Shen Yining's heart skipped a beat, and he clenched his hands to pull Gao Da out of the sedan.

The onlookers now saw clearly that it was a live-in son-in-law!

"When did the Song family give birth to a daughter?" The people looked at each other in confusion.

Song Xiaoyuan stepped over the fire basin, and Zhenghong and his wife joined hands and pulled the red silk wedding ball into the house.

The maids and servants at the door smiled and scattered candies and silver coins. Although the people were surprised, they were happy to pick them up. Usually, there were wedding candies mixed with copper coins. The Song family was really generous!

Xu Bo, the steward of Heyuan, raised his hand and shouted at the door: "Today is the big day of the Song family. The head of the family is kind-hearted and wants everyone to have fun together, so he has arranged a whole day of non-stop wedding banquets at Sheng'an Restaurant. Everyone can go as they please, regardless of whether they are men or women, young or old, beggars or alms-seekers."

At this moment, the onlookers cheered. What kind of place is Sheng'an Restaurant? It is a famous place in Lu'an where only the rich and powerful can enter. How can ordinary people have the spare money to eat there? I heard that the cheapest dish there costs one or two taels of silver! This is the expenditure of an ordinary family for half a month.

The people who stopped by couldn't help but ask curiously: "Are you serious?"

The Song family was overjoyed. This was the biggest happy event in decades. Xu Bo smiled kindly and replied, "Of course I take it seriously!"

"Great! Great! Let's all congratulate the Song family for having a good son-in-law!" Money and food have clouded everyone's minds. They really thought that the Song family's daughter was a daughter, and the man with the masked face in the sedan chair was the son-in-law.

The candlelight flickered in the long night, and the frogs that disturbed the tranquility were driven out of the pond. Now the garden was quiet and silent. Shen Yining stood at the door of the wedding room, solemnly straightened her dress that was slightly messy from walking all the way, took a deep breath and gently pushed open the wedding door. Through the beaded curtain in the wedding room, she could see him sitting by the couch.

The red silk veil was simple yet gorgeous, with gold tassels hanging from the four corners and a simple double happiness embroidered on the front corner.

Shen Yining lifted the bead curtain and walked closer. The bead curtains touched each other and made a tinkling sound in the quiet room. The old nanny smiled and handed the weighing rod to Shen Yining.

"Happy events come together, red silk welcomes joy, once the scale is lifted, everything will be as desired!"

Shen Yining held the weighing rod tightly with slightly sweaty palms. She lifted a corner of the veil very seriously. As the veil was lifted up little by little, her jade-like face curved into a gentle smile.

Shen Yining seemed to have cleared away the fog, and the sunlight, which was gathering strength, seemed both the same and different from before.

The lifted veil and the weighing rod were placed on the wedding tray that the maid had prepared earlier. Another maid brought the wine forward, and the old nanny lifted the pot and filled the wine glass.

"I wish to be a pair of wings in the sky, and a pair of branches on the ground, drinking the wedding cup together, sharing the joys and sorrows, the only one in the world!"

Song Xiaoyuan stood up from the bed. His tall body was enough to cover the petite Shen Yining. He smiled and picked up two glasses of wedding wine with his slender hands. As they looked at each other, they handed them to Shen Yining, who was a little dazed due to nervousness.

Song Xiaoyuan looked into her eyes, smiled and reminded softly: "Yining."

"Oh, ah, okay!" Shen Yining came back to his senses from a trance and quickly raised his hand to take the sake handed to him.

Just after taking the wine glass, Song Xiaoyuan bent down and put his other hand firmly through her wrist, his eyes filled with gentle smile: "The only one in the world, Yining!"

Shen Yining's eyes were full of love, and she immediately replied with a crescent-shaped eye: "Xiao Yuan, cheers!"

"Okay, cheers!" She was really too smart, and Song Xiaoyuan held back his laughter several times.

As autumn approached, the carriage swayed and passed by the Nominal Inn again. The wheat in the backyard had already drooped in golden yellow. Shen Yining really brought Song Xiaoyuan back this time. Those eyes, as deep as a pool, lit up again, a light that would never go out!

Awu and Xingyue’s wedding was held in a snowy winter. The eye-catching red was the only color among the white. Awu, riding on a tall horse, and Xingyue, sitting in a red sedan chair in the warm sun, now had a home for each other, a real home!

The only regret is... the sound of the pipa was never heard again. She received the thirty taels of silver, and just as she said, she started a cosmetics business in the capital. She made money quickly as a makeup lady, and when the next iris bloomed, she rented a shop and moved out of Yuanyouju.

The young master fights hard on the battlefield and kills enemies. One day, he will be able to be his own master!

There is no end to the world, and the story goes on...The pen is always waiting to be picked up, and it will continue in your heart and mine.

Goodbye...see you in the arena! 2024.2.10——2024.7.25