Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

Song Jinbai felt that even if those uncles came to test him again, it would all be worth it as long as he could get Ji Nuan's words.

His heart was so soft, as if it had been melted by warm water. How could his girl be so kind and innocent? As a grown man, it was normal for him to encounter some difficulties when marrying a wife, and it was even more natural for him to love and protect his wife. But she couldn't bear to see him suffer even the slightest injustice.

Song Jinbai gently held Ji Nuan's hand, caressed it softly in his palm, and whispered tenderly: "Nuan'er, I really want to kiss you right now."

"...Do you want to be laughed at?" Ji Nuan was speechless for a moment, even beginning to doubt that Song Jinbai was a man of the strict ethics of the ancient times. Fearing that he might make more intimate moves in public, Ji Nuan quickly spoke to stop him, with a hint of coaxing: "I know you're anxious, but now's not the time. Just bear with it for now. There'll be plenty of time for you to kiss me when we get back."

"Okay." Song Jinbai chuckled, placed Ji Nuan's hand in a stable position, and whispered, "The road may be a little bumpy, so hold on tight."

The matchmaker following the sedan chair saw Song Jinbai's tall body hunched over inside the sedan chair. After settling Ji Nuan down, he was reluctant to come out. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Shen Chu, already ready to go, looked back and saw the groom still cuddling in the bridal sedan. It was unbelievable. His cousin, who had always been aloof from women, was not only getting married, but also showing such a tender side. Now, he completely believed Pei Jingrang's words. Song Jinbai had truly met his goddess.

"The auspicious time has arrived, it's time to get the sedan chair!"

With a loud shout, the sedan chair was slowly lifted up.

After watching the bridal sedan go further and further away, Ji's mother turned around and found Ji's father in tears. She hurriedly wiped his face with a handkerchief, twisted his arm, and scolded him, "Her father, what are you doing? It's not like Nuannuan won't come back after getting married. If someone sees you, they'll laugh at you!"

Father Ji said weakly, "I can't bear to part with my own daughter. What's wrong with letting others know?"

"Okay, okay, stop it and go and seat the guests."

Father Ji wiped his face, his eyes inadvertently swept across a dim figure in the crowd, and then turned around to entertain the guests.

Dongchu had a tradition of displaying dowries during weddings. When the Song family's relatives heard that Song Jinbai had married a girl from a humble family, yet used the same betrothal gifts as a prestigious family in the capital, they were curious about what kind of girl Song Jinbai had gone to such great lengths to get. They waited to see if Ji Nuan's dowry was worthy of her marrying into a wealthy family and becoming a noblewoman.

Seeing the bride being brought into the hall and the procession carrying the dowry stretching as far as the eye could see, the Song family's relatives and friends had no choice but to go and watch the ceremony first.

At the head of the wedding hall sat Shen Songyang and his wife, Wang, in the father's seat, while Shen Songhe sat in the mother's seat. Logically, with Song Jinbai's parents present, the father's seat should have belonged to Marquis Xuanwei, but the Shen family and Shen Songhe hadn't even informed Song Jinbai of the date of his wedding, completely ignoring the man's absence.

After so many years, the relatives and friends of the Shen and Song families in the capital have long been accustomed to this.

The local officials and wealthy merchants in Kaiyun Prefecture were not aware of the situation in Xuanwei Hou's mansion, and they had no control over how the host arranged things. They just assumed that Xuanwei Hou was busy with affairs and could not attend his son's wedding.

Under the gaze of everyone, Ji Nuan, holding one end of the red silk tightly in her hand, was supported by the matchmaker and walked into the wedding hall with Song Jinbai.

In her previous life, Ji Nuan lived alone in the apocalypse, never finding the person she wanted to marry until her death. But in this life, she was lucky enough to meet Song Jinbai, marry him, and have someone to accompany her for the rest of her life.

Her heart was filled with gratitude and joy, and she couldn't help but silently convey this happiness to her family in her previous life: "Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Brother, Uncle, congratulations, I'm getting married today!"

Amid the master of ceremonies' resonant singing and shouting, the two piously completed the wedding ceremony and officially became husband and wife.

Afterwards, Song Jinbai held Ji Nuan's hand tightly and walked into the new house.

The master of ceremonies' high-pitched voice rang out again: "The newlyweds enter the bridal chamber, and may their offspring continue forever!"

Amidst the crowd's cheers and blessings, Song Jinbai carefully reminded Ji Nuan in her ear: "Lift your feet and enter the room. Pay attention to the threshold."

The people around them gathered around the two of them as they entered the new house. When the closest relatives and friends heard Song Jinbai's whispers, they all joked, "Wow, why didn't I see it before? Our Jinbai is such a loving wife!"

"Aunt, you are wrong. That's because my cousin hasn't met his wife yet! Men in our Shen family are famous for doting on their wives." A younger generation of the Shen family proudly replied, his words full of pride in being a man of the Shen family.

The new house suddenly became lively and full of laughter.

Ji Nuan was taken by Song Jinbai to sit on the edge of the bed, with a smile on her pretty face under the veil.

At this time, a woman who was spreading the bed came forward, grabbed a handful of red dates and scattered them on the bed, singing auspicious words: "One scatter will bring one yuan into the bridal chamber, and you will have a happy and prosperous life; two scatter will bring two people onto the bed, and you will be happy and live a long life together..."

After the curtains were spread, the guests who rushed into the bridal chamber started to make a fuss and clamored to see the bride's face.

Shen Muge squeezed to the front of the crowd and said to Song Jinbai with a smile: "Cousin, I just want to see what my cousin's wife looks like. Can you satisfy my curiosity now?"

An elder lady also echoed, "Jin Bai, please take off the veil quickly and let Auntie take a good look at what a lovely bride she is."

"Lift the veil, lift the veil, let us see what a fairy-like bride she is!"

Ji Nuan sat steadily, not feeling uncomfortable at all even through the veil.

In fact, Song Jinbai was more eager to see Ji Nuan's appearance at this moment than anyone else present.

However, out of a subtle possessiveness, he didn't want Ji Nuan's beauty at this moment to be seen by other men in the room.

He had originally planned to wait until all the guests had left before lifting his veil alone, but the situation clearly did not allow that.

He stretched out his hand and slowly lifted a corner of the veil. At that moment, Ji Nuan's beautiful face came into everyone's sight.

The woman sat there with her dark eyebrows slightly raised, her lips slightly curled, her skin as white as cream. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she was so beautiful that she could topple a country.

For a moment, the noisy guests fell silent.

In Song Jinbai's eyes there was only the beautiful girl in front of him, nothing else.

"Ah~ Wow wow wow, Long Aotian, you are the female hero sister!" Suddenly, Shen Muge exclaimed and rushed over to hug Ji Nuan.

Song Jinbai's face turned dark instantly. He didn't even have the chance to hug his wife properly, as Shen Muge got there first.

He said in a deep voice: "Mu Ge, let go of your cousin's wife!"

Shen Muge started to act like a spoiled brat: "I won't! Sister Xia is my savior, what's wrong with me hugging her?"

The next moment, Song Jinbai mercilessly grabbed the back of her collar and pulled her away.

Shen Muge steadied himself, looking reluctant.

Ji Nuan looked at the brother and sister and laughed, revealing two rows of white jade-like teeth.