The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

Hua Xiangrong said, "What's wrong with that? I'm getting married, dressed up beautifully, and with outstanding looks. Why do I have to hide in the sedan chair? And to make matters worse, I have to be covered with a tattered veil? It's so suffocating!"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Hanque immediately shook his head and said, "No, very no. Since my wife says she's feeling stuffy, then we won't cover her up."

The matchmaker next to her weakly asserted her presence, raising her hand and saying, "But this custom... we can't abandon the proper etiquette."

When she was about to say the last few words, the matchmaker had already given up. Hua Xiangrong's malicious gaze swept over her, and she felt that she shouldn't go looking for trouble.

Shangguan Hanque didn't notice the threatening looks from the other side. He just kept asserting his status as a henpecked husband, saying, "What customs? Whatever my wife says goes. Marriage is all about making my wife happy."

"Nothing much. Didn't she just say she was asking you what your choice is?"

Hua Xiangrong crossed her legs, arms crossed, and watched the spectacle with a smile. She wasn't afraid of things getting out of hand.

Bai Jianan was speechless. "How am I supposed to choose? I want to marry Yueyue, the person I love most. If you don't give me her, how am I supposed to carry her back for the wedding? Carry her back? Are you kidding me? What would you do with her? Sweep the floor and wipe the table?"

Hua Xiangrong burst into laughter and looked at Shangguan Jianyue, saying, "See? What did I tell you? The multiple-choice question you gave me was impossible to answer. You're just making things difficult for me. Is this what you call a blessing?"

Bai Jianan rolled his eyes helplessly and looked at Hua Xiangrong, saying, "Tell me, what exactly is going on? What are you trying to do? Without Yueyue, who am I going to marry? Why would I carry her back?"

Hua Xiangrong blinked, shrugged, and said nonchalantly, "Just take him back to get married, then sleep together and have babies. Don't you even know this basic common sense? How have you survived until now?"

Bai Jianan was so angry that he didn't know what to say. After holding it in for a long time, he suddenly knelt down in front of Hua Xiangrong, trying his best to look very aggrieved. He said, "Master Rong, sister-in-law, please don't make things difficult for me. This marriage was not easy for me. Please have mercy and let me finish this wedding properly. I will do whatever you want to me.

Hua Xiangrong immediately gave a wicked smile and said, "Your attitude in admitting your mistake is good, but we can't ignore what you've done in the past. Bai Jianan, you allowed the Qilin Pavilion to cause trouble in my Riliang Mountain while I was away. Who do you think should take the blame for this?"

He had known that Hua Xiangrong would definitely ask him for the past entanglements between Qilin Pavilion and Riliang Mountain after she regained her memories. After all, Hua Xiangrong was not one to suffer a loss. But he did not expect that the day she would make trouble would be like this.

Bai Jianan felt miserable and remained silent in despair. Yan Xingzhi, who was mixed in with the crowd, couldn't stand it anymore. He glanced at Bai Jianan, stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist and said to Hua Xiangrong, "It was my fault. I failed to restrain the disciples of the pavilion from having wild thoughts and selfish desires. I will take responsibility for this matter. I will accept whatever punishment Master Rong gives me."

Hua Xiangrong coldly said, "Suffer? How can I suffer? Has your Qilin Pavilion received little favor from me? You ate most of the food from Riliang Mountain, and I was almost killed or maimed by that madman because of it. I never expected that I would raise a nest of thieves in my own house."

Yan Xingzhi lowered his head in shame, while Bai Jianan looked up and said, "Master Rong, Qilin Pavilion is mine, and I share the responsibility. I know that Master Rong will not disturb Qilin Pavilion, but now I am getting married, and I have no choice but to marry. I beg Master Rong to make a deal and send my wife back, okay?"

As he spoke, he whispered to Shangguan Hanque beside him, "Brother-in-law, please help me! This isn't just my wedding, it's also your sister's wedding, and the whole ceremony has been interrupted. What are we going to do?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Hanque thought it made sense and quickly went to Hua Xiangrong's side, saying, "Wife, that's enough. After all, Yueyue is our sister."

Hua Xiangrong immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "Alright? This has nothing to do with me. I was just using this as an excuse. She's the one who hid the person. I really don't know where she is."

Following the direction Hua Xiangrong pointed, Shangguan Hanque met a smiling face and said to him, "Cousin, it's been a long time."

Shangguan Hanque was taken aback, then heard her continue, "I feel extremely guilty for causing you to be arrested when we met last time, and I apologize to you for it."

Shangguan Hanque snapped out of his daze and quickly stepped forward, looking her up and down, scrutinizing her face before exclaiming incredulously, "When did you arrive? How could you do such a thing? Could it be that you also like this brat? No, absolutely not! I'm telling you, cousin, this is the person Yueyue likes. You should find someone else! According to the rules of our Shangguan family, women are not allowed to be concubines."

Qiu Lingyu paused after being spoken to, and gave a dry laugh, saying, "Cousin, do you think I'm such a petty person? I said I came to offer my congratulations, and I truly meant it. It's just that my sister has to meet someone right now, and there's not enough time, so I can only continue on her behalf. Please understand, brother."

Bai Jianan's expression changed, a hint of malice flashing in his eyes as he asked, "Who is she going to see?"

Qiu Lingyu turned around and smiled, "Who I'm going to see is best left to you personally. My task today is to go back with you to complete the wedding ceremony. If you are unwilling, then the wedding will be canceled. I wonder if you can bear to go through this again."

Bai Jianan retorted angrily, "Is this what you call a threat?"

Qiu Lingyu shook her head and smiled faintly, "If that's what you think, there's nothing I can do. Anyway, I'm standing here today, and it's up to you what you want to do."

Bai Jianan snorted and stood up, ignoring her, and looked at Hua Xiangrong, saying, "You also participated in the planning? Just because my Qilin Pavilion once wronged you at Riliang Mountain? Don't you know that you're like a lamb entering a tiger's den? Yueyue is pregnant and unwell. If something bad really happens to her, how can you face her?"

After he finished speaking, he abruptly threw down the horsewhip in his hand, his wedding robes torn and left on the ground. He turned and walked away, saying as he went, "Even if I marry Yueyue again, I will never bow to anyone else. The person sitting in my sedan chair must be my wife. No one else will do."

He turned to leave, but didn't notice that Hua Xiangrong and Qiu Lingyu both had strange smiles on their lips. Shangguan Hanque was still in a daze, not knowing what was going on, when he suddenly heard Bai Jianan groan. He turned around and saw that Bai Jianan had fallen to the ground, lying on his back, unconscious.

He rubbed his eyes, somewhat disbelieving, and cautiously looked at Hua Xiangrong: "This..."

Hua Xiangrong stood up, laughed three times, and said to Qiu Lingyu, "Your medicine is good."

Qiu Lingyu smoothed her hair over her shoulder and said calmly, "Of course, this is the medicine we use in Mobei to catch wolves. No matter how strong he is, he can't be stronger than the Wolf King!"

Hua Xiangrong nodded and said, "In the future, we shouldn't hunt wolves anymore. After all, they belong to the wild. If they stay with people all day, they'll lose their wildness. How can they be kings? Just like your Mobei, you are brave and skilled in battle, and your cities are rich, but you always think about swallowing Yue Kingdom. You never think about whether your appetite is really that big. You may have conquered it, but where are the people stationed there? Where are they? Aren't they just ready-made meat in someone else's hands?"

Qiu Lingyu remained silent for a moment before saying, "How could I not know this principle? Forget it, let's not talk about that today. She's already dizzy, so let's get moving."

Waking up groggily, Bai Jianan tried to move, but found himself trapped in several traps, unable to move at all. Looking around, he saw that he was already wearing his wedding dress again, but the dress seemed rather strange.

Before he could quickly figure out what the strange thing was, he suddenly heard a creaking sound. He looked up and felt his vision being blocked, leaving only a slit through which he could see the person's feet.

A large number of people arrived, rushing over one after another. They quickly helped him up and pushed him to a place where another person, also dressed in red wedding attire, appeared. He was then forced to kneel on the ground.

"Worship heaven and earth."

He was forced to kowtow, trying to speak in protest, only to find that his speech acupoints had been sealed. He became furious and made muffled noises.

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

He was forced to kowtow again, and no one paid any attention to his attempts to speak. He was furious and tried to break free with his internal energy, but his internal energy was completely sealed. Bai Jianan felt a wave of despair. Who was this master who was humiliating him like this?

"Husband and wife bow to each other."

Before he knew it, he was being forced to bow for the third time. His eyes were bloodshot. As he was being helped up and pushed onto the bed, he finally managed to break free of his pressure points and snap the ropes. He spat out a mouthful of blood, but he didn't care. He simply lifted the bridal veil and was about to attack.

The moment his hand was raised, it froze on his head, his eyes widening in astonishment.

Jian Yue stood opposite him with a smile, dressed in a red wedding gown, but in men's clothing. Beside her stood Qiu Lingyu, who looked exactly like her, but had already changed out of her wedding gown and into a light blue long robe. When he looked over, his eyes were full of disdain.

On the other side, Hua Xiangrong sat there like an empress dowager, eating the grapes given to her by Shangguan Hanque, watching the drama with great interest. Seeing Bai Jianan stunned, she smiled and said, "Bai Jianan, remember this, from now on you are a member of the Shangguan family. From now on, you must strictly abide by the three obediences and four virtues, uphold the duties of a husband, be strict with yourself, and strive to give my Shangguan family two children in three years and three children in five years, otherwise you will be sent home."

Bai Jianan blinked, rubbed his ears, then lowered his head and chuckled, unsure of what to say.

Jian Yue stepped forward and straightened his clothes with a serious air, saying, "How is it? Aren't you moved to tears by your own beauty?"

Bai Jianan rubbed his temples and said, "I haven't seen it yet. I'd probably be scared to death if I did."

These people are truly capable of causing trouble. Right now, he's actually wearing a bridal gown, and the gown fits perfectly, indicating it was prepared beforehand—a premeditated act. The wedding ceremony just now must have been between him and Jian Yue; now, is he essentially marrying into the family?

The former heir of the Marquis of Qingyan married into the family of the former general's legitimate daughter.