I served as Li Bai's page.

Madam Xu continued, "Just like when I married into Anlu, your maternal grandfather and paternal grandfather served in the same court. They didn't hesitate to travel thousands of miles to marry me off here, and I could only visit my parents' home once a year. This is fate, this is destiny."

Xu Ziyan walked over and hugged Madam Xu: "Mother, don't be sad. I didn't marry far away. Bai Zhaoshan isn't far from here, and I'll come back to see you often. You can also come and stay with me. It's just that it's hard on my husband; he can't be filial to his parents-in-law."

"It's much easier for us men to travel outside. If we miss them, we can go back and visit them. It's nothing," Li Bai said.

"I'll visit my in-laws in Western Shu sometime in the future. The day after tomorrow is your big day, so you need to be prepared. There will be many guests, so my dear son-in-law, please don't drink too much. From today onwards, you both need to stay sober."

"Thank you for your teachings, Mother. I will remember them," Li Bai said.

At this moment, Aunt Wu came into the study and asked, "Yuehua, Steward Wu said Bai Zhaoshan needs red cloth. Go and see if we have enough. If not, I can send someone to the cloth shop to get some."

I followed Wu Ma to the back hall, which was filled with the dowry that the Xu family had given to Miss Xu. The room was full of gold and silver jewelry, bedding, and even pots and pans.

Aunt Wu led me to the small room next door and took out a roll of red cloth:

"Moonlight, is this one volume enough for you?"

"That's enough. I'll take it up the mountain tomorrow. Do you have any cut-out 'double happiness' characters? I want to take some with me too."

Aunt Wu found the "double happiness" character and red cloth together, then took my hand and said, "Yuehua, I have something to tell you. Master wants to use the land on Baizhao Mountain as Miss's dowry. Second Concubine is making a scene with Master in that courtyard. If she takes it to Young Master Li, tell your young master not to say no."

"Thank you, Aunt Wu. I will talk to my son."

"Yuehua, Second Madam and Master have arrived at the study. Listen, she's making a scene."

I listened closely and heard that the second concubine was crying and making a scene in the study.

Wu Ma and I quickly went over.

Master Xu said, "I can give my property to whomever I want. Doesn't your son still have a lot of land in Da'an Mountain? My daughter and her family like Baizhao Mountain, so I'll give that land to her and let my son-in-law manage it. Wouldn't that be better?"

"A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl. Her family's dowry shouldn't be that much; everything from the Xu family should belong to my son," the second concubine said.

Madam Xu stood up, walked over to the second concubine, and slapped her across the face: "Who are you calling 'water'? Your son is! You, born to a concubine, dare to try and take things from the main wife. Whatever we give our daughter, you have no right to interfere."

Wu Ma quickly went over to help Madam Xu sit down. The second concubine, crying, grabbed Master Xu's hand and said, "Master, she hit me, and you didn't even do anything about it."

"I hit you to teach you a lesson; you need to know your place as a person."

At this moment, Xu Zijun walked into the study and took his mother's hand.

"Jun'er, help your mother back," said Master Xu.

"I won't leave. If you insist on giving the land on Baizhao Mountain to Ziyan, I'll kill myself and make sure your wedding can't even take place." After saying this, the second concubine sat down on the ground and burst into tears.

Madam Xu said to Master Xu, "I told you she's a shrew, but you didn't believe me and insisted on marrying her. Let's see how you handle this in front of your son-in-law. Anyway, I'm definitely giving her to my daughter."

Just as Master Xu was in a dilemma, Li Bai said, "Father, Mother, Second Aunt, how about this? The land belongs to Ziyan, and we Li family don't want it. As long as Ziyan is alive, the land belongs to her. After Ziyan passes away, the land will be returned to your Xu family. What do you think of this?"

The second concubine immediately stopped crying, stood up, and said, "Let this be written proof."

Xu Ziyan said, "The land where we are building our new house was purchased and renovated by my husband; it belongs to the Li family."

Li Bai had no choice but to write down his name. The second concubine took the writing, grabbed her son, and ran out of the study in a flash.

Madam Xu was so angry that she pounded her chest and shouted at Master Xu, "You get out of here too!"

Li Bai and Xu Ziyan walked over and took Madam Xu's hand. Li Bai said, "Mother, calm down. Money is just an external thing. I won't let Ziyan suffer."

Madam Xu hugged Xu Ziyan tightly, crying as she said, "Daughter, this is all I can do for you. You and Li Bai must live a good life together."

"Mother, I understand."

After all this commotion, the originally festive atmosphere was overshadowed, and Wu Ma helped Madam Xu back to her room to rest.

Xu Ziyan walked up to Li Bai and said, "Husband, I'm sorry to have put you in such a difficult position."

"I'm so sorry. If we were closer to Longxi Hospital, this wouldn't have happened."

"Young Master, Young Madam, please stop talking. This is a joyous occasion, and you should be happy. Now that the problem has been resolved, don't dwell on it. Go back to your room and rest. There's a lot to do tomorrow," I said.

"Okay, we'll do as you say. Let's all go back to our rooms and rest."

Xiaoqian accompanied Xu Ziyan back to her room.

"Young master, let's go back inside too."

"Yuehua, sit with me a little longer. Tell me, is a family really that complicated? Our family is so simple. My father and mother often accompany us siblings to compose poems and write essays. There are no stepmothers or stepmothers. My father and mother respect each other like guests, one managing external affairs and the other managing internal affairs, and they never quarrel."

"Young Master, your parents are your role models. We hope you and Miss Xu can grow old together like them."

"Yes, I will never be fickle. Now that I've married Ziyan, I will be wholeheartedly responsible for her to the very end."

"Young Master, I believe you."

Just then, I heard light footsteps outside the study door. I stood at the door and saw Xu Ziyan hurrying towards her room.

"Young Master, stop thinking about it. Let's go back to our room and rest."

"Okay, let's go."

The next day, I took the prepared items and returned to Baizhao Mountain with Steward Wu, decorating the site according to my prior design. After the setup was complete, I went to the Taoist temple on the mountain, where Xuanmeng was preparing lunch. She was overjoyed to see me.

I helped Xuanmeng prepare lunch. When it was time to eat, Yuan Danqiu and the others saw me and kept asking me all sorts of questions. However, I didn't dare to talk about what happened last night, so I had to change the subject.

"Mr. Meng, please come with me to the Xu residence this afternoon."

"Alright, did Master Xu mention any things we need to be careful about?" Meng Haoran asked.

"No, the young master's marriage wasn't arranged according to convention from the start, so there's no need to follow convention in everything. As long as the Xu family doesn't say anything, we'll do it our own way."

"Yuehua, your thinking is correct, but if Master Xu has any requests, we should still fulfill them," said Master Ziyang.

"That's right. He demanded that the young master use a grand sedan chair carried by eight men, and we agreed, didn't we? We've come full circle."

"Satiate him. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Brother Taibai and Miss Xu," Cen Xun said.

"You all need to go down early tomorrow, so you can save face for my young master."

"Please rest assured, young master, we will definitely arrive before him," Yuan Danqiu said.

Xuanmeng asked me, "Yuehua, should I pick my flowers tomorrow? I'm a little nervous."

"Why are you so nervous about Li Bai's wedding? You're such a child," Cen Xun said.