Time travel, quick transmigration

"Sister, Young Master Xiao has gone outside to entertain the guests. Are you hungry? Would you like to eat something first?"

Aman walked closer and looked at Shi Yan, who was sitting upright on the bed.

Shi Yan was barely holding on. Her current state was torture every moment. She couldn't feel hungry at all, and had no appetite to eat anything. These past two days, she had only managed to eat a little liquid food to keep her body alive in order to put Xiao Huanling at ease.

"Ah Man, I'm not hungry. You don't need to keep me company. You've been busy with me all day and haven't even had a chance to eat anything."

"You and Aunt Yun go get something to eat first. I'll be by myself for a while. I'm sure A-Ling will be here soon."

Aunt Yun hurriedly replied upon hearing this.

“My dear wife, you are very kind. But it is not right for us to leave the bride alone while we go to eat.”

"This is how it goes in the marriage ceremony. After the young master arrives, you will drink the nuptial wine, exchange auspicious words, and then you can leave. This is the proper etiquette, and marriage is a very important event in one's life, so of course it should be treated with great care. My wife, you don't need to worry about us. Today is a joyous occasion for you two on your wedding day, and we won't be short of a few bites of food. Besides, Aunt Yun has been used to it for many years."

Ah Man echoed this sentiment.

"Sister, let's wait until Young Master Xiao arrives. With him by your side, it's not too late for us to leave and go eat."

Seeing this, Shi Yan did not press the matter further.

"OK then."

"But if you get hungry, don't be shy. There's food on the table, so please make yourselves at home."

Aunt Yun covered her mouth and smiled as she listened.

"Alright, I'll do as my wife says."

At the banquet outside, Xiao Huanling toasted and thanked each of the guests who came to offer their congratulations. After sitting for a while, he instructed Jiang He to entertain everyone and then took his leave.

Seeing the eagerness in Xiao Huanling's eyes, they all understood that he was in a hurry to see his bride, so they did not ask him to stay and drink.

As Xiao Huanling walked towards the bridal chamber, his heart burned with excitement at the prospect of seeing the person he had been longing for. Although he had only drunk a few cups of wine, he was already somewhat tipsy, and his feet felt like they were walking on clouds, making him feel quite lightheaded.

“Ayan.”

Thinking of the woman he loved waiting for him in a room with red candles burning, Xiao Huanling couldn't help but call out Shi Yan's name in his heart.

Xiao Huanling pushed open the door and stepped into the room.

"Ah Man," Aunt Yun said, rushing forward to greet Xiao Huanling, who was smiling.

"Young Master Xiao."

"Young master is overjoyed!"

Xiao Huanling smiled gently at the two of them, then took out two red lucky bags containing a few silver cakes from his sleeve and handed them to them.

"Thank you for your hard work today."

Ah Man, Aunt Yun took it, thanked her, and said, "It wasn't hard work at all."

Xiao Huanling was already beautiful, and the bright red wedding dress made him even more stunning and dazzling. Perhaps because he had been drinking, his beautiful eyes were tipsy, and his expression was gentle and languid.

Ah Man and Aunt Yun dared not look directly at Xiao Huanling's face, as if even a glance would be a sin, a desecration.

Shi Yan's heart started racing when she heard Xiao Huanling's voice. Even though she was cold all over, she felt like her whole body was boiling because she was so nervous.

She was truly Xiao Huanling's wife now. What should she say to him first when he lifted the bridal veil from her head?

While Shi Yan was still lost in her own chaotic thoughts, Xiao Huanling sat down beside her, looking at her tenderly through the bridal veil.

"Young Master Xiao."

Aman handed the congratulatory plaque to Xiao Huanling.

Xiao Huanling took the bridal veil and turned to look at Shi Yan. He used the bridal veil in his hand to lift the veil off Shi Yan's head. The moment Shi Yan's beautiful face was revealed, Xiao Huanling's eyes instantly turned deep and intense, filled with amazement and a fleeting infatuation.

"Ayan, you look so beautiful like this..."

Xiao Huanling could not suppress his emotions and looked intently at Shi Yan, who looked up and met his gaze.

Shi Yan was also greatly shocked by Xiao Huanling's bright red wedding dress and radiant beauty. In her eyes, Xiao Huanling was too beautiful, so beautiful that she seemed otherworldly. Just as Su Shi wrote in his poem, "The young master should only see the painting, but I alone know the essence of it. It is written to the end of the water and the sky, and it is definitely not from the dust of the world."

At this moment, she truly understood the descriptions in Su Shi's poems. If she were in her own world, she would never have believed that anyone could match the descriptions in Su Shi's poems. But seeing all of Xiao Huanling's beautiful sentences come to life.

"Ayan, what are you looking at?"

Xiao Huanling was puzzled when he saw Shi Yan staring at him without saying a word.

Seeing Xiao Huanling's innocent and confused eyes, Shi Yan's gaze flickered, and she couldn't help but smile, leaning closer to him and whispering in his ear.

"Me? I think my Ah Ling is beautiful. She's so beautiful that I can't help but be blinded and lose my heart."

Xiao Huanling's bright pupils widened instantly, her expression shifting from surprise to shock to trembling with embarrassment, and even her fair face visibly flushed.

"Ayan, what am I supposed to do with you..."

Shi Yan clearly heard the helplessness and frustration in Xiao Huanling's tone, and couldn't help but smile, finding the person beside her quite adorable.

"I should be saying I don't know what to do with you. Ah Ling, I like you so much."

As she spoke, she opened her arms and wrapped them around Xiao Huanling's waist, leaning against his shoulder.

With a warm and soft body in his arms, Xiao Huanling was caught off guard and quickly looked down at the person leaning against him. He also reached out and hugged Shi Yan tightly.

The two embraced each other quietly, their hearts seemingly merging into one, peaceful and serene.

"Please, young master and lady, drink the nuptial wine. After drinking the wine together, may you be sweet and happy, and stay together for life."

Aunt Yun's voice rang out from the side.

Only then did Xiao Huanling reluctantly help Shi Yan sit up from his shoulder.

Shi Yan left Xiao Huanling's embrace, but the thought of her taking the initiative to throw herself into his arms made her feel embarrassed. To avoid being noticed by Xiao Huanling, she deliberately lowered her eyes and refused to look at him.

Aman stepped forward with the wine and presented it to Shi Yan and Xiao Huanling.

Xiao Huanling looked at Shi Yan, who was trying to hide her shyness, with affection, then reached out and took the two cups of wine from the table, handing one of them to Shi Yan.

Shi Yan looked at the wine glass in front of her, took it, and looked up at Xiao Huanling. She saw him looking at her with a smile in his eyes, so she pretended to be calm and met his gaze without flinching.

"Come, Ayan, after drinking this wine, we will be husband and wife, husband and wife as one. From now on, we will be together in life and death, and never be separated for all eternity."

Such a vow was too heavy, and the determination in Xiao Huanling's eyes caused Shi Yan's heart to ache suddenly. What could she do with such a deeply affectionate and resolute Xiao Huanling? She couldn't give him a promise, let alone the eternal love he desired, and she couldn't bear to let him die with her.

“Ayan…”

Xiao Huanling called her name, and the expectation and trepidation in his eyes made Shi Yan feel sorry for him. She couldn't give a promise and didn't want to lie, so she could only nod and smile, hiding everything in silence.

Upon seeing Shi Yan nod, Xiao Huanling smiled as if the storm had passed.

The two raised their glasses, clasped their hands together, and drank the wine in each other's hands.

After drinking the nuptial wine, the two exchanged a knowing smile.

Ah Man and Aunt Yun smiled as they watched. The two then exchanged some auspicious words of blessing before leaving, leaving the newlyweds with a beautiful and warm atmosphere.