The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

In the blink of an eye, it was the day for Xia Mianwan and Pei Yanxu to get married.

Xia Mian was woken up by Aunt Xu before dawn. She washed up while yawning, and the dresser came up to dress her. Madam Yang lived in the Xia family's house the day before, so her son was helping her with the arrangements.

There was absolutely no way Xia Mianwan would let Madam Xia come to the capital, but she didn't say anything about her other brothers and sisters.

So, Xia Shizheng took his children outside to welcome the guests.

If it weren’t for the fact that filial piety is still very important in this era, Xia Mianwan wouldn’t even want Xia Shizheng to come.

After combing her hair and putting on makeup, Xia Mianwan was carried out of the house and got into the bridal sedan.

"Bride, cry!"

"Cry!"

Xia Mianwan held back her tears for a long time, and finally shed a few tears when she thought of her parents before she traveled through the book. Under the atmosphere, Xia Shizheng's eyes also turned red.

Xia Mianwan felt completely confused about what happened next.

By the time I felt the summer hibernation was real, she was already sitting by the bed with a veil covering her face.

"Madam, are you hungry?" Ruzhu asked in a low voice.

From getting up in the morning till now, Xia Mianwan was afraid of having to go to the toilet, so he held back and didn't eat much, not even drinking much water. Now he was really hungry and thirsty.

"Ruzhu, bring me some water and fruit. I'm really hungry." Xia Mianwan said as she lifted up her veil.

Ruzhu tried to stop her, but it was too late. "Madam, how can you lift the veil by yourself?"

Seeing Ruzhu's nervous face, Xia Mianwan waved her hand nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? Go get me something to eat. How can I eat with the wedding scarf covering my face?"

Seeing Xia Mianwan being so casual, Ruzhu shook her head helplessly. It seemed that her wife didn't listen to a word that Madam Yang told her last night.

Ruzhu took two cakes and a cup of tea from the wedding table and handed them to Xia Mianwan, "Madam, you eat."

Xia Mianwan took the cake and stuffed it into her mouth. She didn’t know if it was because she was hungry, but she felt that the cake she had made for her wedding was especially delicious.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. It must be Pei Yanxu.

Ruzhu was nervous and quickly snatched the cake from Xia Mianwan's hand, "Madam is going to have her wedding night, you don't need to eat it."

After saying that, Ruzhu hurriedly helped Xia Mianwan cover her veil. After Pei Yanxu came in, Ruzhu bowed and left.

Xia Mianwan heard the sound of the door closing and knew that she and Pei Yanxu were the only two people left in the room.

Xia Mianwan usually says "my husband, my husband" all the time to fool people, but now that only she and Pei Yanxu are left, she actually feels a little nervous.

Pei Yanxu was forced to drink a lot of wine by his colleagues. If it weren't for his good brother's help, he would have walked into the room sideways.

Pei Yanxu looked at the red candles in the room and Xia Mianwan who was sitting beside the bed. He started to feel drunk and staggered to sit beside Xia Mianwan.

Xia Mianwan heard Pei Yanxu's breath was a little unstable, and guessed that Pei Yanxu was drunk, so she took the initiative to lift the veil, grabbed Pei Yanxu's sleeve and asked: "Pei Yanxu, are you okay?"

Xia Mianwan's eyes were frank, which caught Pei Yanxu off guard.

"How can a bride lift her veil by herself?" Pei Yanxu was speechless.

Xia Mianwan shrugged, "You saw it!"

Pei Yanxu slowed down his breathing and tried to sit up straighter.

Xia Mianwan smelled the strong smell of alcohol on Pei Yanxu and asked curiously, "At a time like this, shouldn't you have a good brother to help you block the alcohol? How come you drank so much?"

Xia Mianwan stood up and walked to the table to pour Pei Yanxu a cup of tea.

"Hmm, have some tea!"

Pei Yanxu took the teacup and took a big sip. "I didn't block it. Maybe it's because I'm usually unkind and have offended too many people."

Xia Mianwan nodded, not knowing what to say for a moment. In fact, she and Pei Yanxu had not seen each other for a very long time.

"Madam." Pei Yanxu suddenly spoke.

No one answered.

Seeing that Xia Mianwan had no reaction, Pei Yanxu had no choice but to call out again: "Madam!"

Xia Mianwan looked at Pei Yanxu blankly, and then she realized that he was calling her, "What's wrong?"

"You have to change your words next time." Pei Yanxu also felt a little embarrassed, so he deliberately teased Xia Mianwan.

Xia Mianwan rolled her eyes and said, "Husband, are you tired? Let's go to bed."

"Ah?" Now it was Pei Yanxu's turn to be dumbfounded.

Xia Mianwan ignored Pei Yanxu, walked straight to the bed and motioned Pei Yanxu to stand up.

Pei Yanxu's body moved faster than his brain, and he stood up when Xia Mianwan's finger came over.

Xia Mianwan asked as he made the bed, "Do you prefer sleeping inside or outside?"

Pei Yanxu stared at Xia Mianwan blankly, his eyes confused.

Xia Mianwan: "..."

"Do you want to sleep together?" Pei Yanxu's voice came from Xia Mianwan's ears.

Xia Mianwan said unhappily, "Are you going to sleep on the chaise longue on your wedding night?"

Pei Yanxu shook his head, indicating that he didn't want to.

"That's it. Do you prefer sleeping inside or outside?" Xia Mianwan asked again.

Pei Yanxu thought it would be better to sleep outside, as most women would sleep inside, so he said, "I'll sleep outside."

"Okay, we'll each have our own quilt. I'll go wash up first. If you're sleepy, you can go to bed first." Xia Mianwan was no longer embarrassed and now she gave orders to Pei Yanxu.

Pei Yanxu was also drunk, and when he heard Xia Mianwan say this, he nodded obediently and sat aside.

……

When Xia Mianwan came back after washing up, Pei Yanxu was already asleep leaning against the bed.

Xia Mianwan looked at Pei Yanxu's sleeping face and found that he was still quite handsome. Seeing how handsome Pei Yanxu was, she naturally couldn't let him sleep next to the bed.

So, Xia Mianwan struggled to move the person onto the bed and covered him with the quilt. She herself felt extremely tired.

Xia Mianwan let down the bed curtains, crawled into her bed, covered herself with the quilt, and unexpectedly fell into a deep sleep.