Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

When Duke Anguo came on duty the next day, his eyes were dark and he was yawning continuously, obviously looking like he had not slept well.

After his speech last night about being humble and acting like a lowly person, and rather letting a friend die than letting me die, Xie finally shifted her focus to other places. She loudly called over several maids including Zhenzhu, and started looking through her dowry list that had not been touched for years. She was determined to prepare a very generous dowry for Lin Xi.

Seeing that she was no longer angry with him, He Tongguang breathed a sigh of relief. He was about to go out and ask someone to send food over to persuade Xie to eat some, but was stopped by the sharp-eyed Xie. She stared at him with a smile, "I remember that there seem to be a few farms with good harvests in the south of your city."

Seeing Xie's fake smile, He Tongguang had a bad feeling in his heart. Just when he wanted to ask her why she asked about the manor, Xie had already retracted her gaze and said lightly, "Give it all to Xixi."

He Tongguang couldn't help but hiss. His several farms were located in the suburbs and were connected together. Including the fields registered under the names of the farms, there were at least 800 acres. Moreover, the terrain was flat and the soil was fertile. The annual income was at least several thousand gold. He could hear his heart bleeding when giving it all away at once.

But then he thought that he only had one child, Ting'er, and all these things would belong to him and his wife in the future, so he swallowed the pain in his heart and pretended to be generous, "I'll have someone send the deed over tomorrow."

"Yes." He was so generous, but did not get a single look from Xie. Xie only responded indifferently, and then continued, "Also, I have to check the account books and clean the warehouse in the next few days, so the house is inevitably messy. Please go to the study for a few days."

He Tongguang was speechless and could only silently carry his bedding to the study. At least Xie remembered to ask someone to bring him a thick mattress, but it was already mid-autumn, and the cold and deserted study was not as comfortable as the warm bedroom. Moreover, the noisy bedroom made it even more difficult for him to fall asleep, so he could only go out with black eyes the next day.

Lin Xi and He Lanting's wedding was scheduled for the seventh day of October, a good day for everything to go well. Xie had specially invited a Taoist priest from the royal Taoist temple to calculate the fortune, and he said that couples who got married on that day would surely live in harmony and great wealth for the rest of their lives.

Although life was good, it was also short. It had only been a little over a month, and Xie had only given birth to Helan Ting in her life, and had never taken care of all the affairs of marriage. But now she had to marry off her daughter and marry a daughter-in-law, and the two things happened at the same time.

She was angry and holding back a resentment that she must make Lin Xi marry in grand style and make the Cen family bow down to her, so she wanted to do everything to the best of her ability and asked about every detail. However, after a few days, blisters appeared on the corners of her mouth and she lost weight. Old Lady He and Yu couldn't stand it anymore, so they asked her to prepare well for He Lanting's wedding. As for Lin Xi, Yu would take over. If there was any uncertainty, the two sisters-in-law would discuss it together. Only then did she feel relieved.

As for Lin Xi, ever since she and He Lanting had expressed their feelings to each other, the two of them were not as natural when getting along with each other as before. Especially He Lanting, every time his eyes met Lin Xi's when he was paying his respects, his ears would turn red. Compared with the calm Lin Xi, he looked like a shy bride, making all the women in the room laugh non-stop, and he would flee in the midst of the laughter.

The two lived in the same mansion, knew each other well, and would live in the Duke's mansion in the future, so Lin Xi wanted to skip the tedious engagement process, but Xie's He Lanting firmly opposed it, saying that she must not be wronged, and that the three letters and six ceremonies could not be omitted. Not only did they invite the most famous matchmaker in Jiankang to perform the ceremony of accepting the bride, but they also included a pair of live geese in the pile of selection ceremonies. Now it was almost late autumn, and no one knew where He Lanting found them.

Next comes the asking for the name, accepting the marriage proposal, signing the engagement letter, paying the betrothal gift letter, and asking for the date. After everything is agreed upon, the wedding ceremony will finally take place on the seventh day of October.

A few days before the wedding, Lin Xi moved from Xunchunyuan to the second room, and her sedan chair would also depart from here on the seventh day of October.

The night before the wedding, the bride's mother and sisters had to spend the night with her. After all, this was the girl's last night at her parents' home, so she naturally had to say some heartfelt words to her mother and sisters. So after dinner, Xie, Yu, Lan Zhi and Lan Xue all gathered in Lin Xi's room.

"Cousin, I never thought that you and brother would be together in the end." Lan Zhi said softly.

"What's so unexpected about this? The first time I saw my cousin, I felt that only my brother was worthy of such a beautiful woman." Lan Xue was very excited. She liked Lin Xi very much. Now that Lin Xi was going to become her cousin's wife, she was even happier.

"You could say this is a marriage destined by heaven. In Jiankang City, some men of Ting'er's age already have children who can crawl on the ground, but our Ting'er made a stunning debut and finally married the best one." Yu also smiled lovingly at the side.

"That's right. I wanted to arrange a marriage for him back then, but this naughty boy ran away for three years. He has become an old hand now. It turns out that he was waiting for his cousin here." Xie has been busy for so long, and finally has a feeling that the dust has settled. She is now much more relaxed and in a mood to laugh and joke.

Lin Xi listened to everyone's jokes, only lowered her head and acted shy, occasionally joining in a sentence or two. The conversation lasted until late at night. Finally, it was Yu who spoke up and drove Lan Zhi and Lan Xue out. Xie stood up and prepared to go back to Fuxue Courtyard, but Lin Xi pulled her sleeve and said, "Aunt, I want to sleep with you tonight."

Mrs. Xie turned around and looked at Lin Xi's fair little face under the dim candlelight. Her watery eyes were full of admiration. Her heart immediately turned into a pool of warm water. She raised her hand and touched her soft head. She hugged Lin Xi into her arms and said in a gentle voice, "Okay, Auntie will accompany you."

That night, Lin Xi hugged Xie's soft waist and buried her head in her warm arms, listening to Xie's low voice about how to behave in the world, how to manage subordinates, the ways of husband and wife... Xie wished she could pass all her half-life experience to Lin Xi. After talking for a long time, she didn't hear Lin Xi's response. She looked down and saw that the little girl had already fallen asleep with her head buried in her chest.

Lin Xi and Xie were in a warm and harmonious mood, but the atmosphere between An Guogong and He Lanting was awkward. He Lanting looked at his father's hesitation and couldn't help but be very puzzled, "It's so late, why did father come here?"

He Tongguang put one hand behind his back and coughed, trying to hide his discomfort. He hesitated for a long time, but finally, in the midst of his son's puzzled gaze, he handed the booklet behind him to him.

He Lanting was originally full of doubts, but when he saw the three big words on the booklet clearly, his eyes suddenly widened.