Chapter 110: The Grand Wedding (Part 1)

Meanwhile, the Yun Qinwang’s mansion was brightly lit, as bright as day. The entire household was decorated with lanterns and festive ornaments, exuding a joyful and celebratory atmosphere.

Inside Qinghua Garden, Su Qingwan was so excited about Yuner elder sister coming to marry him at dawn that he couldn’t sleep. He sat cross-legged on the bed, resting his chin on his hand as he happily gazed at the bright red wedding attire hanging nearby.

Suddenly, his eyes curved into a smile. He got off the bed and walked towards the wedding attire, gently touching it. Everything seemed a bit unreal at the moment, like a dream.

Although he had tried it on many times, and Xiao Yuan had complimented how good he looked in it, he couldn’t help but blush shyly at the thought of wearing the wedding attire in front of Yuner elder sister.

The moment he had been looking forward to for so long was finally about to arrive.

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the window, startling Su Qingwan back to reality. Someone knocking on the window in the middle of the night made his heart tighten with fear, and he was about to call for someone to come in.

Until that familiar “A’Wan” made Su Qingwan instantly relax, his delicate face immediately tinged with joy. He hadn’t expected Yuner elder sister to come see him at this time.

He quickly walked towards the window, just about to open it to see her, when he remembered the wedding customs. His expression turned slightly downcast as he said, “Yuner elder sister, I can’t let you in tonight. We can’t see each other on the eve of the wedding, it’s inauspicious.”

These past few days, both of them had been busy with wedding preparations and trying on wedding attire. He had his mother to handle the wedding affairs, but Yuner elder sister was the head of the household, with all matters big and small revolving around her. She must have been too busy to spare any time.

However, fortunately, his uncle and aunt had come to Beijing early to help, which lightened her load considerably.

Lu Yuner also knew that on the day before the wedding, the newlyweds couldn’t see each other. Her lips curved into a smile, her tone incredibly gentle, “I know, I just want to stand outside the window and listen to A’Wan’s voice.”

The fact that someone as self-disciplined and proper as Yuner elder sister would secretly come to see him on the eve of their wedding both surprised and delighted him.

Su Qingwan lowered his eyes and smiled softly, leaning his body against the window. He slowly pressed his palm against it, as if trying to touch the silhouette beyond the window. He asked shyly, “Did Yuner elder sister come to see A’Wan at this hour because you missed A’Wan?”

Lu Yuner’s gaze, full of deep affection, looked straight at the shadow reflected on the window. She also gradually leaned closer, reaching out her hand to overlap with that shadow. She expressed the longing in her heart through low, soft words, “Mm, I missed A’Wan.”

When certain habits become second nature, the bond between two people grows deeper and deeper.

She had grown accustomed to his presence by her side. Because of the wedding preparations keeping her so busy, her longing for him had intensified over the past few days. Without his companionship, she felt somewhat at a loss. The yearning of love constantly drove her to want to find him.

Hearing Lu Yuner’s frank and sincere answer, Su Qingwan’s fair face flushed red with heat. He murmured in a low voice, “A’Wan misses Yuner elder sister too.”

This intense affection, seemingly unknown to others, had already been discovered when Lu Yuner secretly came to the Yun Qinwang’s mansion. However, seeing that they hadn’t broken any rules of propriety, no one stopped them.

Just as the hour passed, in the Su family ancestral hall.

Su Bai stood before the family memorial tablets, holding incense sticks as she knelt devoutly on a prayer mat. With a serious expression, she said, “Ancestors above, the eldest grandson of the Su family, Su Qingwan, is to marry into the Lu family as a husband today. May the ancestors bless this couple with happiness and prosperity, and may they soon bear noble daughters!”

After speaking, she turned her gaze towards Su Zhujun’s memorial tablet, staring at it for a long while without speaking. Her eyes gradually became moist, and she finally spoke chokingly, “Yi Lang, Qingwan has now grown up and found a woman who is compatible and mutually in love. You can rest in peace in the netherworld.”

After kneeling and paying respects, she began to offer incense, then started the next wedding preparations, asking Qingwan to come and pay respects.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuner, thinking about the ancestral worship she had to perform at the hour of the Tiger, reluctantly left after chatting for a while.

Upon returning to the Lu mansion and just entering the study through the window, she was caught red-handed by Liu Lan. Liu Lan sat lazily in a chair, smiling and saying, “Little sister Yuner, as the bride on your wedding day, where have you been sneaking off to just now!”

She had taken advantage of her personal rest time to see A’Wan, and had just talked with him for quite a while. Feeling a bit thirsty now, she sat down first to pour herself a cup of tea to quench her thirst.

Liu Lan suddenly stood up and leaned towards her direction, resting her chin on one hand, her lips curving into a smile, “Who would have thought that the usually proper little sister Yuner would also be unable to resist going to visit her little lover!”

Lu Yuner took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and smiled. She knew the teasing in her words, but could tell that her mood had been quite good these past few days.

The reason for this was undoubtedly that she had successfully pursued Sheng Qingzi.

She had been very busy recently, and Nanxi, who was quite experienced with cuisine, had also come to lend a hand. These were all things she had heard from Nanxi, who said that Liu Lan had used a trick of feigning injury and even made a poisonous vow.

In any case, no one is a saint, and no one is perfect.

It was indeed difficult to comment on elder sister Lan’s private life, but when it came to matters of family and country, she never hesitated.

Disregarding life and death, charging to the frontlines, slaying enemy troops, protecting the home and defending the country.

During an accidental hot spring bath, seeing the countless large and small scars on her body, she knew that this person was at least worthy of admiration.

Those scars were her best medals of merit, only hidden under her clothes, known to few.

In the past, she thought the reason elder sister Lan was unwilling to settle down and start a family was perhaps because she felt that as a person with an uncertain life, she couldn’t balance family and country, so she lived however she pleased, seizing the day.

Previously, the neighboring country had been making constant small moves, but now that a peace treaty had been reached between our country and the neighboring country, the Huabei border had gradually entered a period of stability.