Wu Kunhuâs words clearly meant that he was protecting Wu Lie. Iâm giving you face by letting you ask a question. Do you really want to make it into a full fledged interrogation? Xu Qiao stared at Wu Kunhu. He knew that he had to suffer in silence! âHmph!â Xu Qiao turned around and left. Wu Kunhu knew that from this moment onwards, their friendship was severed. After watching Xu Qiao leave, Wu Kunhu turned around and looked at Wu Lie. He simply asked in a deep voice, âWhy?â
He did not ask Wu Lie whether he had done it or not. In his heart, just like Xu Qiao, he was certain that Wu Lie had something to do with this matter.
However, Wu Kunhu couldnât understand why his son would do this?
He clearly knew that this matter would implicate himself, yet he still wanted to help Su Wen?
Wu Lie did not say a word and just lowered his head.
Wu Kunhuâs tone gradually became stern. âYouâre not young anymore. Youâve been in the army for many years and can be considered an adult. Iâve taught you quite a bit, so you should know the severity of the matter. Your actions caused the Wu and Xu families to turn against each other and break off all ties. You should know the consequences.â
âWhy? Just because youâre closer to Su Wen? That you chose to do this?â If Wu Lie still denied it, he would be very disappointed. Wu Lie raised his head and stared into his eyes fearlessly. âMy sister likes Su Wen!â âYou!â Wu Kunhu didnât know what to say. âJust because of this?â âIsnât that enough?â Wu Lie met Wu Kunhuâs gaze and said, âIf that Su Wen doesnât like his sister, or if he isnât worth entrusting, then forget it. But no matter how we look, be it martial arts or family background, how can Su Wen not compare? He also likes my sister, so why canât you fulfill their wishes?â There was a dull look in his eyes, and his heart ached.
He knew that he couldnât be with the person he liked, but he didnât want Wu Muyu to be like this!
Wu Kunhu sneered. âYan Luoyingâs wedding date is approaching. Do you want your sister to be someoneâs mistress?â Wu Lie straightened his neck and said, âMy sister is willing, whatâs wrong with that?â âYour sisterâs future child will not be able to inherit the title, and their cut of the family assets will also be less!â
âIf youâre a man, you should naturally fight for such things. But if youâre a lady, whatâs the use of these things?â
The father and son were at odds.
Wu Lie also threw caution to the wind. His face was flushed red as he said, âEven if you beat me to death, I will still say it. You are only doing this for your face! Your pride is the most important! You canât lose face in front of your colleagues and brothers. You canât let your daughter be of lower status than Yan Zeâs daughter! You are the Great General, Wu Kunhu. Your daughter being someone elseâs unofficial wife is a disgrace to you!â At this point, Wu Lie shouted at the top of his lungs, âBut! Have you thought about what my sister wants?â
With that said, Wu Lie shut his eyes tightly and said coldly, âIf you want to beat me, then do so! Anyway, whatâs done is already done!â âYouâ¦â Wu Kunhu raised his fist and looked at his son who stood before him. This time, he could not bring himself to do it. After a moment, he sighed and turned to leaveâ¦
He did not bother to do anything. Wu Lie cracked open his eyes, at a loss⦠He was not going to be hit? Then the things Su Wen had prepared for himself⦠were useless? Didnât he also promise him that for each day he was bedridden, Su Wen would treat him to a day of fun? If he was not even bedridden, would that mean Su Wen did not need to treat him at all??
He hesitated for a moment before shouting, âDad, are you not going to hit me?â âIâm not going to hit you any more. Go do whatever you want!â said Wu Kunhu without turning back. âWhy donât you hit me a few times symbolically? Itâs not good to hold it in!â âScram!â
Wu Kunhu entered the bedroom at the inner residence.
Wu Muyuâs mother smiled at him as he came in, âThe child is insensible. Donât take it to heart.â
âYou heard that?â
âYes, with your sonâs loud voice, who canât hear him?â
Wu Kunhu shook his head and said, âWhat he said makes sense. However, I am indeed thinking of Muyu. Su Wen might be a good person, but his temperament is unstable and he is excessively lecherous. In less than a year, he has already gotten two concubines and Yan Luoying. All of them are peerless beauties. Compared to them, Muyu doesnât have the advantage in terms of looks and her personality isnât gentle enough. If she doesnât get the position of the main wife, in ten or twenty years, who knows how many wives and concubines this brat will have? At that time, Muyu will probably be left alone.â âBy that time, even if Muyu wanted to fight for something for her children, she wouldnât be able to.â
Wu Kunhu naturally had his own considerations.
His wife leaned against his chest as she chuckled softly. âIf you ask me, you donât have to be so anxious. These youths have just fallen in love, so they naturally love each other and only have each other in their eyes. However, as time passes, perhaps things will change. Muyu is still young, so she naturally wouldnât be willing for you to marry her off to someone else right now. However, after a year, two years, three or five years, will these two children still have the feelings they have today?â âYou also said that Su Wen is lecherous. When he marries one after another, wonât Muyu also start to have her own ideas? Would he also still be willing to do anything for Muyu? Iâm afraid itâs all up in the airâ¦â âTo think that youâre a general. Why are you so impulsive when it comes to family matters?â Wu Kunhu slapped his forehead and said with a smile, âThatâs true. I was too impatientâ¦â Feeling the warmth of the woman in his arms, Wu Kunhu suddenly felt a heat rise up within him.
âDo you think we should have another son? Recently, that kid Wu Lie is becoming like Su Wen. He dares to do anything! It makes me angry.â The woman lowered her head and said gently, âIf you want it, then⦠why are we only talking about it?â
âHahaha! I wonât say, I wonât say! Let this old man charge⦠and make a move!â
Xu Longchengâs reputation was completely ruined at this point. And he was too ashamed to face anyone. He hid in the residence for more than half a month.
During this period of time, Su Wenâs cultivation base successfully broke through to the 9th Stage of Star Rank! Before reaching Heaven Rank, one would not encounter any bottlenecks. One would break through once their Qi reached the required level.
Of course, there were also some people who felt that their foundation wasnât rich enough, thus they would suppress their cultivation and stabilize their foundation. Su Wen laid on the recliner at home while Xie Yiyi and Cui Yumian waited on him from the side.
This could be precisely summarized by: The shy beauty waits under the plum blossom tree. Oneâs pillow would always be filled with fragrance, and a smile from the twin flowers would last for eternity. Su Wen suddenly asked, âTell me, what should I do to attract hatred?â âYoung Master is quite hated now actually!â Cui Yumian said in a low voice.
âWhat are you talking about? This Young Master is asking in what way I can get married that will incite the most hatred amongst people?â Su Wen knew that it would be a tall order to get people to admire and like his wedding. However, how then could he attract the hatred of the people in the capital through his wedding?
Cui Yumian pondered for a moment and said, âMake it grand!â
Xie Yiyi said, âThe bride must be beautiful!â âWe have to make them jealous!â the two said in unison.
Su Wen narrowed his eyes⦠If that was the case, Yan Luoying would have to agree. Logically speaking, the bride would not show her face in this era. However, if she didnât show her face, then those farts would definitely be gloating over the fact that he had married a human butcher.
He sat up and said with a smile, âAlright, make a plan first. Then, Iâll go meet Yan Luoying!â In the Patrol Office, Yan Luoying was handling official business with a solemn face.
Everything was on track now. Old Zhou smiled and said, âMiss, the wedding is coming soon. You and Young Master Su Wen didnât even discuss how to hold the wedding ceremony.â Yan Luoying stroked her hair and said with a smile, âIâll just follow his plans for the marriage ceremony. Thereâs no need to be so particular about it. Even if he only brought me a small sedan chair to welcome me in, Iâll accept it. Itâs just a formality.â Old Zhou shook his head and said, âWouldnât that be too unfair to you?â
At this moment, someone reported to her that Su Wen wished to see her.
Yan Luoying nodded. Not long after, Su Wen entered and saw Yan Luoying. He smiled and said, âMy dear wife, did you miss me?â As for Yan Luoying, how should Su Wen put it? He didnât want to marry her before they got married, so his attitude was naturally cold. After all, he didnât want to create a misunderstanding. However, since marriage was unavoidable now, and the two of them had no deep hatred for each other, could it be that they had to put on a long face every day? Besides, Yan Luoying was very beautiful herself! He recalled the âteachingâ of the seniors Xu Xian and Ning Caicheng! (TL Note: Not sure where they originated from, but Xu Xian was famed for having slept with an immortal/deity/goddess, while Ning Caisheng was famous for even trying to have s*x with a ghost LMAO)
He then thought of all the seniors who had transmigrated, the former protagonists!
What demons and monsters had they not slept with before?
Whoâs afraid of who⦠Haha!
When Yan Luoying heard Su Wenâs words, surprise flashed across her eyes. She replied sweetly, âYes I did!â Old Zhouâs eyes almost popped out of his head. In his entire life, he had never seen his Miss behave like this. Indeed, women were completely different creatures in front of the man they liked.
He backs out quietly⦠as a ten-thousand-year-old bachelor. He felt as though no amount of cultivation could allow him to watch this scene and endure. [Ding-Dong, earned +1 Enmity from Old Zhou.] Su Wen raised his brows. Indeed, it was a hateful thing to display affection. After he left, Su Wen sat in front of Yan Luoying and asked, âHave you prepared the things you need for the wedding?â Yan Luoying shook her head, âI only have the wedding dress that my mother left for me.â
Yan Ze was a rough man and naturally would not care about such things.
He sent Yan Luoying to the capital after giving her some money, not even bothering to prepare a dowry for her. Su Wen smiled. âThen Iâll get Ning Shuang to prepare it for you. Also, I want us to hold an extraordinary wedding ceremony.â âAn extraordinary wedding ceremony?â Yan Luoying frowned. âIs there a need?â
Su Wen said, âI think itâs necessary!â
âThen weâll do as you say!â
Su Wen then started telling Yan Luoying about the details of the wedding. Yan Luoying was not someone who cared about formalities. However, when she heard Su Wen mention the wedding plans, she couldnât help but say, âThis is too ostentatious!â Su Wen smiled. âItâs good for me.â Yan Luoying no longer hesitated. âOkay! Iâll do as you say!â
Contrary to Su Wenâs expectations, there were no twists and turns in persuading Yan Luoying. This woman was surprisingly not difficult to persuade. Even though she did not ask for the reason, Su Wenâs one sentence of it being beneficial to him resulted in her agreement.
Su Wenâs impression of her improved a lot. Especially since she did not get to the bottom of it.
This was something he valued a lot. âWhy didnât you ask what sort of benefits Iâll obtain?â Su Wen smiled. Yan Luoying looked at him, her eyes full of smiles. âIf you want to tell me, you will naturally say it. If you donât want to tell me, whatâs the use of asking? You and I are about to get married, and weâll be the closest people in the world. If I donât believe you, who do I believe in in this world?â
Looking at the clear eyes of the woman in front of him, Su Wen knew that she was not lying. These were her true thoughts. âThank you!â Su Wen did not say anything
else.
A simple thank you was enough to show Su Wenâs approval of her.
Yan Luoying naturally understood what he meant. She was even happier than when Su Wen had told her a joke.
After watching Su Wen leave, Yan Luoying muttered to herself, âTrue feelings⦠must always be exchanged with true feelings⦠Come on, you can do it.â Su Wenâs marriage was a major event for the Su family. Su Wenâs mother brought Su Nuannuan along and started helping to arrange the wedding arrangements. The many kinds of rules and regulations they set made Su Wenâs head hurt.
âItâs better to take an unofficial wife! We can directly bring her into the residence without any trouble.â
This was Su Wenâs greatest regret. His first marriage had caused him to feel totally exhausted.
On the day of the wedding, from Yan Luoyingâs mansion to Su Wenâs mansion, a red carpet was laid out. It was a luxurious blanket from Southeast Asia, extremely precious. To the Su family, they had to show off that they had the wealth to do such a thing! Su Wenâs entourage slowly arrived at the Yan family. The eight sedan chairs were already prepared. Beside Su Wen was an old lady who was in charge of the wedding procedures and rituals.
Su Wen was like a puppet with a string attached to it. He had to follow all the procedures without fail.
Finally, Yan Luoying came out. Su Wen, on the other hand, was wearing a red flower on his chest and riding at the front on horseback. The Yan familyâs surroundings were already filled with onlookers. After all, in a life where the masses had a lack of money to spend, this was a sort of free entertainment they could watch.
Especially since Su Wen was a famous person in the capital. Yan Luoying walked out of the door. By right, she should have gotten into the sedan. However, Su Wen suddenly rushed over and lifted Yan Luoyingâs red veil in front of everyone! In this era, this was absolutely not allowed! The mother who was reading out the procedures screamed, âMy Third Young Master⦠What are you doing!â
For something to happen at such an important event, the mother was scared stiff.
One had to know that all of the officials were gathered at the Su Residence. Even the Emperor had personally visited the Su Residence!
She was just waiting for Su Wen to escort her back for the wedding ceremony, but Su Wen actually lifted the brideâs red veil!! At this moment, Yan Luoying was dressed in a bright red dress. She was beautiful and exceptionally gorgeous! Su Wen looked at Yan Luoying and directly carried her up. He leaped up and landed on the roof of the sedan. He shouted at the people around him, âIs my wife pretty?â At this moment, the onlookers were also stunned. When had they ever seen such a scene?
However, when they all saw Yan Luoyingâs exquisite face, they could not help but exclaim, âBeautiful!â
âHaha, thatâs right, sheâs beautiful. I have plenty of money, so I have to marry beautiful people like her. Go be envious, you pig villagers!â Su Wen stood on the roof of the sedan and laughed wildly. He hugged Yan Luoying and kissed her! The masses of the people fell silent⦠âGo to hell!â âGet lost, b*st*rd!â âIs he crazy?â But there was no doubt that he stabbed exactly where it hurt, especially in the menâs hearts. Su Wen looked at the system and saw his Emotional Value rising rapidly. He laughed loudly and commanded, âRaise the palanquin. Young Master wants to tour the capital!â âZhao Jin, present me with Yan Luoyingâs dowry!â
Ning Shuang had already prepared an extremely rich dowry for Yan Luoying, but most importantly, it was because he had to show it to the commoners! âDowry, ten boxes of gold beads⦠ten pairs of prosperity jadesâ¦â Under Su Wenâs command, the long line of bridal escorts began to deviate from their original route! In the bustling city, Su Wen shouted, âThis Young Master is getting married. Any brides who are not as pretty as my wife from now on are trash!â âAiyaya, my wife has so much dowry. How will she be able to spend all of them in this lifetime?â
âCome, wife, give me another kiss!â He acted like a complete nouveau riche. It made people hate him! However, Su Wen wanted this effect. Yan Luoying didnât know why Su Wen was like this, but she still put on a smile and acted with
him.
Along the way, there was envy, jealousy, cursing, ridicule and disdain!
All kinds of dirty looks possible were thrown towards them.
If she were a normal girl, she would have fainted from crying in embarrassment. However, Yan Luoying hugged Su Wenâs arm and felt extremely happy. She looked at Su Wen standing at the top of the palanquin with a smug expression, as if he didnât exist in the eyes of thousands of people! He continued to taunt everyone, attracting hatred, and show off his love to her from time to time, angering all the passersby. She suddenly felt that things were actually quite simple. Nothing really mattered if she only had her beloved by her side! Meanwhile, at Su Wenâs residence, a group of officials were chatting happily. Emperor Zhou also sat up in the main seat. He smiled at Su Changqing, who was beside him, and said, âNow that all three of your sons are married, this can be considered as settling one of the most important matters in your heart, right?â Su Changqing smiled and echoed, âThatâs precisely so!â Suddenly, a servant rushed in. He was sweating profusely as he looked at Su Changqing. He was trembling and didnât know what to say. âWhatâs wrong? What happened?â Su Changqing berated. âYoung Master⦠Young Master ran away!â Su Changqing immediately paled. âEscaped from the marriage?â âNo⦠he ran off with the brideâ¦â
Emperor Zhou became interested and asked curiously, âWhat do you mean? Tell me in detail.â
The servant told him everything honestly. Emperor Zhou laughed out loud. âChangqing, this son of yours⦠is really⦠really interestingâ¦â
The Zhou Emperorâs smile suddenly ground to a halt⦠That didnât sound right! Even if Su Wen was shameless⦠Yan Luoying would not behave that way! Wouldnât they start fighting? This is a marriage bestowed upon me by the Emperor⦠If the bride and groom fight on the day of the wedding⦠Wouldnât it become a joke to be told for centuries to come? Even if both of them were shameless and did not fight over this, the passersby were technically country bumpkins as well and would not understand their actions. Then wouldnât he, the Emperor, lose face in front of all the citizens! They might be shameless, this Emperor here still wants his face and pride!
When he thought about how the common people would discuss this matter in the future, he said, âItâs still a marriage bestowed by the emperor. He doesnât abide by any etiquette at all. Heâs not even comparable to a rich country bumpkinâ¦â Emperor Zhou felt his face burning. He suddenly stood up and shouted, âWhere is he! Fu An, quickly f*cking get the two of them back!â The usually gentle and refined Emperor Zhou actually cursed! Emperor Zhouâs words attracted the attention of everyone in the room. Su Wenâs actions immediately spread throughout the room. In the eyes of the Great Zhou officials, this was simply a big joke. Many people secretly laughed, but because of Su Changqing and Emperor Zhou, no one dared to show it, and no one dared to talk about it. Of course, if Xu Qiao was here, he would definitely mock them. Unfortunately, Xu Qiao did not expect such a situation. He hated Su Wen and Su Changqing to the core and did not even bother to come! At this moment, Su Wenâs Emotional Value was already overflowing. All this time, he commanded the porters to go wherever there were more people.
Yan Luoying became more and more unrestrained with her actions as well.
She also started to join the fun of drawing hatred. She hugged Su Wen and kissed him on his face from time to time, even rubbing against his body. After a while, she finally let go completely, and under Su Wenâs shocked gaze, she pulled him over and had some tongue action!
In this era, this was simply unimaginable. âAre you mad?!â Su Wen whispered. âHaha, Iâm just accompanying you in your madness. Anyway, Iâm the homicidal maniac that these people talk about. So what if I go a little crazy?â Looking at the excited Yan Luoying, Su Wen laughed hysterically. He hugged Yan Luoying and kissed her again! His Emotional Values started to increase rapidly as well!
âYou two! What are you doing!â An angry shout was heard.
Su Wen turned around and saw Fu An!
Su Wen laughed loudly. âWhat does it have to do with you if I kiss my wife!â
âHis Majesty wants you two to go back now!â
âUmâ¦â
Su Wen coweredâ¦
He had no choice. If he were to disobey the imperial edict in public, wouldnât he be asking for trouble?
The two obediently followed Fu An back.
Along the way, he created a lot more trouble, conveniently gaining quite a lot more Emotional Value.
Fu An was speechless. Why were these two so disgusting?
Public display of affection?
He was unwilling to look back. Every time he looked back, he could not help but want to punch each of them.
Hmm⦠give Su Wen two punches instead.
[Ding-dong. Fu An is jealous of you, +20 Emotional Valueâ¦]
Finally, the two of them entered the Su Residence, coming face to face with Su Changqing and Emperor Zhou. At this moment, Su Changqing was filled with a mind of fog.
No matter how smart he was, he could not understand why Su Wen was doing this.
Although he did not care about losing face, Old Su was a little angry when he saw Su Wenâs motherâs pale face.
At that moment, Emperor Zhou no longer cared whether it was Su Wenâs family or not. He treated it as if it was his own palace. He sat high up and looked at Su Wen and Yan Luoying who were kneeling on the ground obediently, before pointing at Su Wen, âCome, come, come. Today, tell me, why didnât you come back according to etiquette and instead went to parade around in the city?â
Yan Luoying said, âYour Majesty, itâs meâ¦â
Emperor Zhou interrupted her. âShut up. I know it must be Su Wenâs idea. Youâre not that kind of child!â
Su Wen smiled and said, âYour Majesty, it was because I know that this marriage is Your Majestyâs bestowment, so Iâm thinking that it would be a joyous occasion. Thatâs why Iâm holding a parade for everyone to enjoy.â
Emperor Zhou said angrily, âCan that even be called a show for everyone to enjoy? Isnât that infuriating? How can the lives of the common people compare to yours? If youâre so ostentatious, wonât the common people have resentment?â
Su Wen said in a low voice, âTheir resentment has been going on for a long time.â âYouâ¦â Emperor Zhou pointed at Su Wen. He was so angry that his hands were trembling. He could naturally tell that Su Wen was implying something else.
Right at this moment, he noticed that Su Wenâs cultivation base had already reached the 9th Grade of Star Rank!
âWell⦠this boy is really a hard workerâ¦â he mused.
âNo matter what, youâre still an official of the Imperial Court. You still have to abide by the etiquette. Be careful next timeâ¦â
Emperor Zhou suddenly calmed down. Su Changqing was stunned. Just like that, his anger was blown over?
In fact, Emperor Zhou also wanted to punish Su Wen, but if it were because of this small matter, a punishment seemed too much. After all, it was a joyous occasion.
As soon as Emperor Zhou finished speaking, he found Yan Luoying glaring at him with her almond-shaped eyes wide open.
He thought for a moment and immediately realized that he had said something wrong. Since they were already getting married officially, why would there be a next time?
One had to know that in this era, the etiquette of marrying an official wife and marrying an unofficial wife was different.
Although Su Wen didnât have any etiquette, he as the Emperor should not have implied that there would be a next time.
âIt was my slip of the tongue. Luoying, donât take it to heart.â Emperor Zhou was very kind most of the time, especially towards those who he felt were useful.
At this moment, Emperor Zhou smiled and said, âSince youâre already here, letâs get married and pay our respects! Although weâve not followed the procedures, we canât go without doing anything at all!â
At this moment, Su Wenâs mother was very satisfied when she saw Yan Luoyingâs beautiful and graceful appearance. Her anger from before had also dissipated considerably.
Furthermore, she also knew that Su Wen was the one who wanted to do this!
âOffer your prayers⦠kiss the bride⦠into the bridal chamber!â