After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Wang Yuejiao was carried to the ground by Hongniang, and everyone cheered.

Step over the fire plate, cross the saddle, enter the Xiao Mansion, worship in the hall, and the bride is sent to the bridal chamber.

Xiao Jianting held one end of the brocade belt, his face gloomy and never smiling, like a puppet being controlled by someone as he went through the whole process.

Wang Yuejiao was not much better. If she wasn't covered with a red veil, the guests would have been able to see her face, which was even uglier than Xiao Jianting's.

Xiao Jianting just had a blank expression and looked absent-minded, while Wang Yuejiao was very straightforward, with happiness and unhappiness written all over her face.

After entering the bridal chamber, Wang Yuejiao lifted the red veil and looked for something to eat in the room. She almost fainted after being hungry for a whole day. Anyway, this marriage was against her will and she didn't want to, so there was no need to observe these empty formalities.

Thinking of this, Wang Yuejiao tasted all the peanuts, red dates, lotus seeds, chestnuts, and longans in the room and did not stop until she was full.

In the end, she did not dare to go too far. She just ate a little, covered herself with the veil, and sat quietly on the marriage bed.

Xiao Jianting was drinking with guests in the front yard. He could occasionally force out a wry smile, but other than that he had no other expression. Most of the time he was being pushed around by Xiao Helin and Qin Junyu.

He would go wherever the two told him to go and respect whoever they told him to respect.

If he hadn't been wearing a wedding dress, everyone would have thought that the Xiao family's happy event was the second young master Xiao's marriage.

But everyone more or less knew that Xiao Jianting didn't like Wang Yuejiao, so they didn't force him to toast cheerfully, and just went through the motions.

After the three of them walked around the whole place and sat down, Xiao Helin couldn't help but slap his thigh and sighed: "This is more tiring than my own wedding."

Qin Junyu looked up in astonishment, "Are you married?"

Xiao Helin shrugged: "No. When I get married, I will definitely let my elder brother have a good discussion with me."

Xiao Jianting turned a deaf ear to him, drank two glasses of wine calmly, and asked blankly: "What time is it now? Should I go and take Miss Li back home?"

Li Yaoyuan was carried into the mansion at an awkward time, just in time for him to toast with the guests after the wedding ceremony. The custom of Liuli is that after the bride is sent to the bridal chamber, the groom must stay in the front hall until the banquet is over, otherwise it is disrespectful to the guests and also disrespectful to the bride.

Xiao Helin looked up and estimated that the time was about right.

"The people who went to pick up Miss Li have already set out, and they should be here by now."

Xiao Jianting stood up and was about to leave without saying a word, but General Xiao suddenly appeared from nowhere, held his shoulders and forced him to sit back down.

"Jian Ting!" he shouted angrily, "Stop messing around! These are your uncles and officials appointed by the imperial court. How are you going to deal with yourself in the future if you just walk away without caring about anything?"

Xiao Jianting clenched his fists, veins popping out on his forehead, "I've already made enough concessions! Now I can't even go and pick her up!"

Xiao Helin felt that the atmosphere was not right and wanted to persuade his elder brother, but was stopped by his father. General Xiao suppressed his anger and looked at Xiao Jianting, "Don't you owe Miss Li enough? What's the point of going to take her home now? What can it change? Do you want to feel less guilty?"

These words completely hit Xiao Jianting's chest.

Xiao Helin had never seen his father say such hurtful words, especially when facing his eldest brother. The father and son were both teacher and friend, so when had they ever been so hostile?

Qin Junyu stood up and held General Xiao, "Uncle Xiao, don't be angry. Today is Jian Ting's big day. Why quarrel over such a small matter?"

"Yeah." Xiao Helin stood in front of Xiao Jianting, blocking their line of sight, "Brother won't leave here, don't worry, Dad."

With the mediation of the two, General Xiao finally calmed down his anger, told Xiao Jianting not to leave the table without permission, and then left.

Qin Junyu knew that General Xiao was thinking about Xiao Jianting. If he left, he would offend the Wang family. Behind the Wang family were Prince Qing and Prince Ren. If he made enemies with them, his future would be difficult.

A father inevitably worries about his child's future career, and he has to speak up even if the father and son will be estranged because of the slanderous words.

Suddenly, a guard dressed in wedding attire ran in with a panicked look on his face. He searched the crowd and finally his eyes fell on the bright red color.

He lowered his head, walked through several tables of guests under various gazes, and came in front of Xiao Jianting.

"Sir, something bad has happened..." The guard was sweating profusely and shaking like a sieve.

Qin Junyu clenched his fists and his heart sank.

What is coming will come...

Xiao Jianting was already feeling uneasy, and the appearance of the guard confirmed his thoughts. He slammed the table and stood up, staring at the guard nervously, "What happened? Where's Miss Li? Did you bring her back?"

Xiao Helin also stood up, "You bastard, today is my eldest brother's big day, what are you saying? Who is wrong? If you can't explain it, drag him out and beat him with a stick!"

The guard was even more frightened, "It's... Miss Li, something's wrong."

The three of them made quite a noise, attracting the attention of the guests.

Nian Qiaoyue paid special attention to Nian Susu's reaction. The seats for female guests and male guests were not separated, and the guards did not deliberately lower their voices, so almost everyone who was nearby could hear it.

Nian Susu fixed his eyes, clenched his handkerchief tightly, and was about to stand up. His chest heaved a few times, but he finally held back.

Nian Qiaoyue sat opposite her with a slight smile on her lips. Judging from Nian Susu's reaction, she probably didn't know that Li Yaoyuan had hanged herself at home last night.

This further proves that the situation changed last night, so Li Yaoyuan did not leave through the west gate. As for what this change was, perhaps only Nian Susu knows in the world.

Xiao Jianting leaned over and grabbed the guard's collar, "Miss Li, what happened? Tell me in detail!"

The guard looked around with an embarrassed expression. He hesitated. Was it really appropriate to talk about such an unlucky thing in this kind of occasion?

But Xiao Jianting grabbed his collar and pulled him up, as if he would attack him if he didn't say anything.

The guard had no choice but to tell the truth: "Miss Li... hanged herself in her room last night."

Xiao Jianting's eyes went dark, and his body swayed. Xiao Helin supported him, "Brother..."

Qin Junyu waved his hand and asked the guards to retreat.

The crowd was in an uproar. Some were shocked, some were scared, and more were staring with their mouths open in astonishment, as if they couldn't believe what they heard.

Xiao Jianting's face turned pale. After he stood firm, he pushed Xiao Helin away and ran out. No matter what kind of shouting came from behind him, he didn't even turn his head and rushed out of the Xiao Mansion.

Nian Susu slammed the table, stood up, and ran out with her skirt lifted up.

Xiao Yunzheng went to get some wine, and when she came back she heard the guard say, "Miss Li hanged herself and burned herself." Her heart sank, she smashed the wine jug, and stood still.

There was a "crash" sound.

Xiao Helin turned around and saw Xiao Yunzheng's pale face. He was about to call her, but before he could say anything, she had disappeared.

Qin Junyu patted his shoulder from behind and said, "Let's calm the guests down first."

It's times like this that we should not mess around.