Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

In his hazy state, Si Jingnian heard someone chattering incessantly in his ear, but when he tried to open his eyes, it felt as if his eyelids weighed a ton.

After an unknown amount of time, Si Jingnian slowly opened his eyes. His dark eyeballs were moist, much like a calm lake.

Si Jingnian turned his head slightly and happened to see Shen Qingyao sleeping on the table. A touch of tenderness appeared in his deep eyes.

Was it her constantly talking in my ear?

She said she was my savior?

Did she save me?

Why is she wearing a wedding dress?

Si Jingnian belatedly discovered that not only was Shen Qingyao wearing a wedding dress, but he himself was also wearing one, and the room was decorated in bright red with "double happiness" characters pasted everywhere.

Si Jingnian quickly realized that this was a wife his family had brought for him to bring good luck, and his cheeks instantly turned red.

"Cough cough cough..."

Si Jingnian's cough woke Shen Qingyao from her sleep. She looked up and saw the man staring at her.

Shen Qingyao fell into Si Jingnian's deep eyes without any warning, and was momentarily lost in thought. When she came to her senses, she immediately cursed herself for being so lustful that she had blinded him.

"You woke up pretty quickly, no wonder you're a soldier."

To hide her embarrassment, Shen Qingyao gave a forced smile, avoiding direct eye contact with Si Jingnian.

Si Jingnian noticed Shen Qingyao's embarrassment and couldn't help but want to laugh.

"You saved me, didn't you?"

Si Jingnian clenched his fist to cover the corners of his slightly upturned mouth, afraid that his reaction would offend Shen Qingyao.

"Yes, that's right, I saved you. I don't know who you offended, but they actually cast a deadly curse on you. If it weren't for me, you would have died."

After Shen Qingyao finished speaking, she noticed that Si Jingnian was staring intently at her and thought he didn't believe that she had been cursed with a fatal curse.

"What? You don't believe it?"

"No, I believe you. Although I have been in a coma for some time, I still have some awareness of what is happening in the outside world, and my condition is indeed somewhat unusual, so I believe what you say."

Si Jingnian frowned, his expression serious, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, but he quickly regained his gentle and refined demeanor.

"So what are we doing...?"

Si Jingnian pointed to Shen Qingyao and his own wedding attire, then to the festively decorated room. Although it was a question, his tone was one of certainty.

"It's just as you think. My name is Shen Qingyao. I'm the biological daughter of the Shen family, whom they recently found. Now I'm your lawfully wedded wife."

Shen Qingyao didn't hesitate and introduced herself openly, which made Si Jingnian feel a little embarrassed.

He had only been in a coma for a while, and when he woke up he had a wife. It was indeed a bit hard to accept for a while.

Fortunately, the woman in front of him didn't seem offensive; she was generous and poised, completely unpretentious, and most importantly, she had saved him.

"I've wronged you."

Si Jingnian was well aware of why his family wanted him to marry a woman at this time; it was simply to bring good luck to the girl. Such behavior was indeed somewhat unfair to the girl who was to be married off for good luck.

But Si Jingnian felt a little relieved. Fortunately, the person he was marrying for good luck was Shen Qingyao, otherwise he might never have woken up again.

Shen Qingyao thought that Si Jingnian would be very disgusted by this arranged marriage while he was in a coma, but she didn't expect that he would feel that she was being wronged.

For a moment, Shen Qingyao felt a little awkward and ashamed that she had thought about living the life of a widow.

"No...no, after all, it's our Shen family who's marrying up. Marrying you makes me the young marshal's wife all of a sudden, so there's nothing to feel wronged about."

Si Jingnian looked at the somewhat reserved Shen Qingyao without knowing what she was thinking. He simply assumed that she was feeling uneasy in the new environment, and thus felt endless guilt.

"Now that you have married me and become my wife, I will naturally protect you. Besides, you saved me, so you are my benefactor, Si Jingnian. You don't need to be reserved in front of me anymore. If anyone bullies you, just tell me."

Si Jingnian tried his best to soften his tone and make himself look less serious, afraid that his stern face would frighten Shen Qingyao.

His attitude made Shen Qingyao feel even more ashamed, and she cursed herself for being cold-blooded once again.

After a sleepless night, Shen Qingyao went to serve tea to the elders of the Si family early the next morning, sporting dark circles under her eyes.

When the servants of the young marshal's mansion saw the people following behind Shen Qingyao, they were all so shocked that they couldn't speak.

Soon after, the news of Si Jingnian waking up spread throughout the Marshal's mansion. Si Jingnian's mother rushed over, and her eyes welled up with tears the moment she saw Si Jingnian.

"Jingnian, my son, you...you're really awake? Am I dreaming?"

Meng Shuqin gently stroked Si Jingnian's face with some disbelief, her careful movements as if she were afraid of hurting him.

"Mom, I'm awake. You're not dreaming."

Si Jingnian held Meng Shuqin's hand, and the warm, strong touch made her realize that her son had really woken up.

"That's great! That's great! Son, you're finally awake."

Si Jingnian thought Meng Shuqin would hug him to express her excitement as usual, but just as he raised his hand, he found that his mother had already bypassed him and rushed over to hug Shen Qingyao.

"Qingyao, thank you! My son woke up as soon as you married into the family. You are truly a lucky star for our Si family."

Shen Qingyao, who had been watching the commotion, suddenly froze in Meng Shuqin's arms, unable to move.

Only after feeling Meng Shuqin's kindness did her stiff body slowly return to normal, allowing her to hug her.

She had been back in the Shen family for more than two years and had never been hugged by her biological mother, Liu Shuyi. Now, being hugged by Meng Shuqin suddenly gave her a very strange feeling.

This unfamiliar feeling didn't bother her; it just left her unsure how to react, so she could only stand there blankly as Meng Shuqin hugged her.

When Meng Shuqin learned that it was Shen Qingyao who saved Si Jingnian, she immediately burst into tears and thanked her profusely, almost overwhelming Shen Qingyao.

When it was time to serve tea, Shen Qingyao hesitated for a while before finally managing to call out "Mom." Even so, Meng Shuqin was overjoyed and gave her a large red envelope. She also had many nice things sent to Shen Qingyao's courtyard.

This was the first time Shen Qingyao had ever felt such warmth since descending the mountain, which made her miss her master and senior brother.

They rarely come down the mountain unless they have something very important to do, so she can only see them when she has time to go back.

“That’s just my mom’s personality, don’t mind it. If you don’t like it, I’ll talk to her and ask her to be more restrained. We don’t have those rules that torment the new bride in our family, so you don’t have to go and pay your respects to her every day. You’re free here.”

Si Jingnian noticed that Shen Qingyao was having some trouble dealing with Meng Shuqin, so he immediately tried to comfort her as soon as they returned to the courtyard.

Shen Qingyao was stunned for a moment before realizing what he was talking about, and shook her head somewhat embarrassedly.