by Ning er
Chen Wang felt himself being painfully stabbed on the back, taking quick steps he ran inside the prison cell which was already completely black. He saw a young woman with a completely black face lying on the ground. He immediately went ahead then embraced her in his arms, lifting up his sleeves he started wiped the dirt off her face, until he saw that familiar face and her weak breath. Chen Wang felt relieved and exposed a smile on his face.
Fortunately, fortunately she was still alive!
Inside Chen Wang’s inner room at Chen Wang Fu.
“Wang Ye!” After checking the whole night, Ning Feng returned back from the Ministry of Justice. He was standing outside of the inner room at this moment.
Jiang Mu Chen looked Yun Qian Meng who still remained unconscious, then he reluctantly stood up then walked outside the door. Seeing Ning Feng’s return, he immediately asked in a cold voice “What was the root of the cause? Did anyone die?”
Regarding the incident, Ning Feng felt odd, then he carefully told everything to Chen Wang “Wang Ye, this time the most devastated area the fire had caught on was Yun xiaojie’s prison cell. But although the smoke was heavy this time, yet it didn’t cause any prisoner to die, but majority of the people had fainted due to breathing in too much smoke. I had already inspected the situation outside the prison cells, yet I didn’t find anything.”
With Ning Feng’s report, it caused Jiang Mu Chen to wrinkle his brows, an idea immediately flashed through his mind. In an instant he turned around and entered the inner room, his both eyes ice-cold like blades staring back at Yun Qian Meng who was sleeping soundly, but seeing her physical appearance between her brows being exactly the same as in his memory the suspicion in his heart had gradually faded away. He could not help but laugh at himself, while wondering when had he started to worrying so much because of a woman.
Ning Feng just slightly wrinkled his brows thinking of his own master strange behavior recently, but seeing Yun Qian Meng still remained unconscious, he asked “Wang Ye, I will be the one in charge for the wedding!”
“Proceed as usual. Send the daughter of the richest individual inside the prison cell, just mention that she is Yun Qian Meng! While there , please do tell Su Yuan, that if he dared to inform Tai Fei, I will certainly take the lives of the old and the young in your family.” From within the inner room, Chen Wang’s response echoed out without the slightest hesitation.
After four days, the entire Chen Wang Fu was already decorated with lanterns and colored banners, there were endless streams of horses and carriages outside of the residence and the guest carried a lot of heavy gifts as they came in succession.
All the people came wearing smiles on their faces to congratulate but once they learned that Chen Wang was actually marrying a daughter of the richest individual as his Ce Fei, they were all utterly surprised.
Everyone were discussing this matter in low voices, not to know whether this daughter of the richest individual had possessed something that surpassed all the others, and had actually made Chen Wang want to marry her as Ce Fei. During this time, Chen Wang still had no Zheng Fei, marrying a Ce Fei first without having a Zheng Fei appeared that he was truly pleased with this woman.
And what made them even more confused was Yuan De Tai Fei’s attitude.
Tai Fei was usually strict and serious, why would she allow Chen Wang to marry the daughter of a merchant? Could it be that this woman had learned how to bewitch people, even making Tai Fei who rarely liked anyone , to feel satisfactory towards her?
These questions came one after another circling in the people’s mind but the lucky hour remained unchanged despite their suspicions.
Hearing the lucky hour had arrived, the sound of musical instruments echoed from all around And after that Chen Wang appeared at the doorway of Chen Wang Fu, he was wearing a crimson wedding robe and was riding on the horseback. The manservant outside the door immediately lighted up the firecrackers, immediately all the people one by one rushed toward the main gate.Watching Chen Wang as he carefully lend an arm to support the bride out from the palanquin. The bride was wearing a crimson wedding dress and a bride’s veil covering her head. The two of them entered Chen Wang Fu…...
Yuan De Tai Fei who was sitting above the main hall remained calm, with the slightest degree looking delighted from taking a daughter-in-law.
Ever since Jiang Mu Chen had brought home a woman four days ago, by all means she wanted to go in and scout out who she really was. But whether it was Jiang Mu Chen himself or his people,they all held their mouths firmly, making her unable to find out her identity.
Watching her own son carefully protected that daughter of the merchant, Yuan De Tai Fei could not help but slightly narrow her eyes as she wanted to find out, what sort of remarkably beauty , had actually caused her Chen’er to be deeply infatuated with her.
“First bow to the Heaven and Earth!”
“Second bow to the honorable elders!”
“Husband and wife bow to each other!”
‘Whoosh……’ The sound of the feather of an arrow slashing through the empty space…...
‘Boom……’ The arrow directly pierced through the red sandalwood inscribed board inside the ceremonial hall of Chen Wang Fu…...
The sound of music instruments suddenly stopped…...
The greeting sound between the guests instantly quieted down…...
Before that ‘Send the married couple to the bridal room!’ statement reached the ground…...
Everyone immediately turned their heads around looking outside the main gate of Chen Wang Fu which had been opened wide. Chu Fei Yang was looking tall and straight riding on the back of a warhorse, his hand was carrying a longbow, this time that pair of cold eyes was staring back at Jiang Mu Chen who was now wearing the wedding clothes. In an extremely cold voice he said “During the grand wedding of Wang Ye, I naturally ought to come and congratulate them.
Chapter 119: Part 1 The Grand Wedding (III): Chu and Meng's Grand Wedding | Chu Wang Fei
Seeing that Chu Fei Yang had unexpectedly appeared at the gates of Chen Wang Fu, Jiang Mu Chen’s body instinctively tensed up. Taking the utmost precautions, forthwith, he brushed away the hands of matron of honor who was assisting the bride, stretching his long arms he embraced the bride who was still being covered within veil in his arms. Afterwhich he coldly gazed at Chu Fei Yang’s cold expression, his voice which seemed like evening snowfall in thousand of mountains, slowly reverberated, “What’s your intention, Chu Xiang? Since you are here to congratulate me for marrying a Ce Fei, why would you shot a cold arrow in the banquet hall? Are you trying to bully our Chen wangfu due to lack of people?”
Watching Jiang Mu Chen’s very much nervous actions yet still pretending to remain calm, Chu Fei Yang could not help but slightly narrow his eyes, afterwhich his voice that was as cold as ten thousand years old iceberg slowly pierced its way inside the ears of every guest: “I evidently couldn’t understand why wangye solely didn’t invite me aside from everybody else here. Such festive day like this, wangye was being stingy, holding back on an additional cup of wine, it was making me feel bitterly disappointed, could it be that the bride have some secrets that ought to be concealed, that’s why wangye had intended to keep them away from me?”
Finished speaking, all the people saw Chu Fei Yang hopped down from the horseback. Then, with cold air covered all over his body, he slowly set his feet step by step inside the gates of Chen wangfu, unhurriedly and steadily, he approached the banquet hall.
“Since Chu Xiang has personally come to give his congratulations, Chen wangfu obviously must not neglect it! Somebody please escort Chu Xiang to his seat!” Yuan De taifeii had noticed Jiang Mu Chen’s exceptionally nervous expression, although her heart was full of doubt, but in the presence of high officials and noble persons, even if she suffered from great deal of grievance, it would absolutely be improbable for Yuan De taifei to expose her very own state of mind in front those people.
Particularly this
time, knowing that Chu Fei Yang was harboring evil intentions, and her own son appeared to be in a hidden state of mutual hostility with Chu Fei Yang. Rather than making Chen wangfu to turn into a laughing stock the next day, no matter how much she hated Chu Fei Yang, Yuan De taifei still led Chu Fei Yang to sit at the front most dining table with proper etiquette.
“Many thanks for the thoughtfulness, taifei! But I just came hurriedly from Luo City, the congratulatory gift that I could offer to the newly weds wangye and Ce Fei Niang Niang, aside from this flying arrow, I don’t have anything else, please forgive me wangye and taifei, perhaps some other day I shall assign my servant to send over the appropriate congratulatory gifts!” Chu Fei Yang was acting unrestrained, with his clothes slightly tossed back, he immediately sat down. Later on, lifting up the wine glass in front of him he put it beside his nose and gently sniffed at it for three times, then the corner of his mouth hooked up a shallow smile, his slightly cold voice said, “Chen wangfu is indeed a good place, it actually has such excellent wine, also with richer flavor than anywhere else. Apparently wangye and taifei really know how to enjoy life! Surely, this Ce Fei Niang Niang cefei niangniang today, must be a stunning woman with all beauties and talents, or else how could she become wangye’s type?”
Hearing Chu Fei Yang’s irrelevant words, Jiang Mu Chen and Yuan De taifei’s creased brows gradually got deeper, thinking that there were things indirectly implied from what Chu Fei Yang had said, concealing unfathomable thoughts.
“Since Chu Xiang has arrived uninvited, then you should attend the ceremony, please do not delay me and cefei’s fortunate timing.” As compared to Yuan De taifei, Jiang Mu Chen’s heart clearly understood thoroughly
Chu Fei Yang appearance at such a crucial time, perhaps this suspicious folk bearing gifts was sure to be ill-intentioned. In particular, when he kept mentioning about the two words “Ce Fei”, evidently showed that he must have already received the news, thus came over because of Yun Qian Meng.
But, he himself had meticulously planned for this in a very long time. Now, how could he allow Chu Fei Yang to easily snatch away the person in his arms?
Even if Chu Fei Yang had such intention, in front of this many guests, how could he have such guts, facing the accusation and the insults of other people for stealing away someone else’s bride, was he intending to grab the person on the spot?
Thinking about this, Jiang Mu Chen’s extremely tensed up heart slightly relaxed a bit. Looking at the imperial guards which were properly assigned all over the place, even if Chu Fei Yang had excellent martial skills, but bringing along Yun Qian Meng, perhaps he would be incapable to take action even if he wanted to.
“Attend the ceremony? I thought I’ve already heard that the ‘ceremony is completed’ few moments ago in the doorway. Don’t tell me that you wanted to make your formal kowtow again for my sake?” Those unfathomable dark eyes slightly moved following the light, in an instant they stared rigidly at the bride who was firmly nestled in Jiang Mu Chen’s arms. Chu Fei Yang was wearing a faint smile as he stared at the bride whose face was still covered up, causing the people to be unable to guess the mood that was concealed in his both flickering eyes.
But, this movement was seen as threat and provocation in Jiang Mu Chen’s eyes. Especially the expression in Chu Fei Yang’s eyes when he stared at the person in his arms, concealing inexpressive tender sentiments, making Jiang Mu Chen sense the unprecedented kind of pressure. Under the impression that Chu Fei Yang had not come to simply give his congratulation, that arm that wrapped around the waist of the bride exerted more strength, causing the person in his arms to press tightly onto his side, not permitting her to have the slightest chance to wriggle out.
Looking at Jiang Mu Chen’s anxious and prudent expression, Chu Fei Yang laughed. The dazzling rays in his eyes glistened vivaciously, akin to the brilliant lights and vibrant colors of a top-notch gem, suddenly filling up the entire Chen wangfu which was already decorated with lanterns and colored banners for hilarity to have a more different scenery.
e corner, the eyes of the guests continuously glanced around the two equally outstanding men, failing to make sense of the mystery between these two persons.
However, when all the people saw Chen Wang’s agitated and precautious expressions, and Chu Fei Yang’s calculated time of appearance, their hearts could not help but secretly guessed that, were these two challenging each other for the affection of the daughter of the richest merchant?
But, it was still vivid in their minds about the scenario wherein Chu Fei Yang had knelt down and personally requested the Emperor to grant the marriage a few months ago. In this occasion if they really faced each other with glaring eyes because of a woman other than the da xiaojie of the Yun xiangfu, it apparently seemed inexcusable!
And besides, his own fiancee was still imprisoned at this time, if he really had rushed over here hastily from Luo City because of a daughter of the richest merchant, then he naturally would be an unfaithful person. Yun Qian Meng could only be considered as ill-fated, for previously being rejected by Chen Wang in marriage, then now being abandoned by Chu Xiang at the back of his mind. In addition, at the very moment the two men became rivals because of a daughter of some richest merchant. The situation was simply like giving Yun Qian Meng a big slap on her face. It could clearly be seen that if a woman had suffered such fate like Yun Qian Meng, she was indeed extremely pitiful.
Seeing the situation on the spot, all the people could not help but sighed. They could only blame Yun Qian Meng for being unlucky in her marital life, with two supposedly great marriages, being snapped off easily in a mere blink of an eye. Regardless of the fortunate timing, it seemed to be intended that such unfortunate matter happened at this crucial period, it could also be regarded that the heavens really had no will to allow Yun Qian Meng to have a normal fate.
Although the people sympathized with Yun Qian Meng’s experience, yet they also reminded themselves, that such kind of woman, one should absolutely not marry her into their family, or else it could only bring disgrace.
“Since that is the case, then please quietly enjoy your meal, Chu Xiang!” Seeing Chu Fei Yang pestering endlessly, Jiang Mu Chen’s heart was already raging with fury, but thinking that Yun Qian Meng had already become his woman from now on, without any least bit of connection with Chu Fei Yang anymore, Jiang Mu Chen’s heart could not help but feel delighted. He simply had to just wait until after tonight, when Yun Qian Meng’s marriage license has been in his hands, even if Chu Fei Yang broke his own neck and committed suicide, this fact was already set on stone.
After speaking, Jiang Mu Chen embraced the person tightly in his arms and lifted up his foot, preparing to set his foot towards the direction of the women’s courtyard.
Yuan De taifei seeing her son was about to leave, gradually laid down her heart which had been feeling anxious for almost half of the day. Unfortunately, those highly perfected eyes, were still vigilantly staring at Chu Fei Yang, who was now drinking and chatting merrily with Duan Wang, for the fear that this unfathomable Chu Fei Yang would perform some unspeakable tricks.
“Wangye please hold your steps!” Scarcely realized, whatever that had been feared was starting to happen!
Seconds ago Chu Fei Yang was still conversing with Duan Wang, yet the next moment he uttered something to make Chen Wang halt his steps. Soon after, his hand lifted up the wine cup, confident and at ease as he stood up before all the puzzled looks of the people present. He then slowly walked towards the ceremonial hall leaving his seat under the precautionary looks of Jiang Mu Chen
“I came late today, wasn’t able to catch up with wangye and Ce Fei Niang Niang’s wedding ceremony, it was really my mistake! As a result, I hereby offer three cups of wine to show my respect for wangye and Ce Fei Niang Niang The first is to congratulate, the second is to apologize! I believe wangye wouldn’t reject me!” Bearing an ice-cold breath as he walked towards Jiang Mu Chen, Chu Fei Yang’s smiling eyes remained cold,
but his voice was gentle and respectful. Yet, all the people could only see his tall and straight figure without being able to detect the changes in Chu Fei Yang’s expression.
But, Jiang Mu Chen who was standing face to face with Chu Fei Yang had clearly seen them all. Feeling Chu Fei Yang’s glance was similar to thousand of arrows being shot at his heart, the corner of his mouth that was slightly raised became an extremely cold smile, bearing an intense loftiness, directly advancing towards him.
Now that the timber had been turned into a boat already, even if Chu Fei Yang’s loftiness was threatening, Jiang Mu Chen would definitely not give in, specifically when he felt the soft and flexible delicate body in his arms slightly trembled after hearing Chu Fei Yang’s proposal, causing Jiang Mu Chen to be even more resolute with the opinion in his mind.
Since Chu Fei Yang was still unwilling to give up, wanted to see the face of the bride, then I shall satisfy his wish. Let’s see how he would respond!
Thinking about this, Jiang Mu Chen’s heart somehow began to stir. He was actually a bit impatient, wanted to see the way how Chu Fei Yang would lose his mind and fall apart upon seeing Yun Qian Meng’s face.
“Come, fetch me some more wine!” With this instruction, in the corner, Yuan De taifei’s heart suddenly jumped.
Sitting in a tall chair, she had evidently seen Chu Fei Yang’s dangerous expression, distinctively when Chu Fei Yang’s actions were too strange today. Hence being vigilant at heart, it had also brought a sense of fear to other people, but Chen’er was not able to remain calm, in a few words he was already being enraged by Chu Fei Yang, falling into his trap!
Besides, where could you find a bride who would lift off her head covering and started drinking in front the guests just few minutes after the wedding ceremony? This was not only unsuitable etiquette wise, it was even more of a taboo.