My Husband Is Not Easy To Mess With. - Chapter 39: Heard there was a banquet and came
Chapter 39: Heard there was a banquet and came
How could Nie Yao let a child who had just sprouted teeth apologize to him?
Besides, it wasn’t the child’s fault.
“S-S-Sowwy…”
Unexpectedly, the child really stopped crying after hearing Little Maizi’s words.
Tears still streamed down his face.
Still not daring to look at Nie Yao, he offered his cheek with a look of heroic sacrifice, “Sh-Sh-Shaow Genewaw, y-you can pinch.”
“Alright, pinch~”
He was clearly terrified, yet he tried hard to puff out his cheeks.
Nie Yao’s heart was melting.
Sweetie, you really don’t have to put yourself through this!
Nie Yao: “No need, you go to sleep.” Sleep well, don’t let your dad wake you up to play again.
“Raw, fowgiven?”
He couldn’t speak clearly, but his apology was so earnest.
Sweetie, you are trying too hard!
Nie Yao: “I forgive you!”
“Tank, tank you~”
He kept his eyes closed the whole time. After receiving forgiveness, he was overjoyed, spreading his arms and revealing his fleshy little mouth, “Dad, fowgiven!”
“Good job, son!”
Little Maizi took out a paper packet from his sleeve and counted three unknown items to reward his son.
He put them in his mouth.
The child showed his tender gums with just a few tiny teeth, looking satisfied.
It was obvious he loved the baby food Little Maizi made.
“Excuse me, Young General, I’ve wasted your time. But it’s alright, I arrived a quarter of an hour early, so it’s just the right time for us to go now!”
The palace grounds were enormous.
Riding side-by-side inside would not feel cramped.
However, this…
Nie Yao looked at Qian Henduo (literally “Lots of Money”) riding on his horse, feeling utterly confused, “What are you doing here?”
“My lord, I’m off work! I got off work on time today, and I heard there’s a banquet in the palace so I brought my brothers along! Then they gave us new clothes and such fine horses!”
The horse at the very front was the best.
It was for the groom to ride.
Qian Henduo: “Let’s go, my lord! Let’s hurry up and finish so we can eat! I just saw in the Imperial Kitchen, the banquet tonight is seriously lavish!”
As he spoke, he was practically drooling.
Nie Yao couldn’t bear to watch.
Not wanting his subordinate to lose face anymore, Nie Yao flipped onto his horse.
The sky was dark.
Marrying the new ‘husband’ (a term for the male spouse in this setting).
Although the entire procession seemed fine, in this environment, it made Nie Yao recall the high-tension scenes from some old horror movies.
How was this any different?
If the people carrying the sedan and playing the trumpets behind him were replaced with paper effigies, it would truly set the scene.
Thinking this, Nie Yao shivered.
He still didn’t know if his new ‘husband’s’ makeup artist would paint a pale face with bright red lips. If they did, he probably wouldn’t be able to react well when he saw his wife’s wedding makeup.
If he was too scared to react, would he still be able to sleep in the room tonight?
Nie Yao wasn’t sure.
While lost in thought, he quickly practiced his facial expressions.
Thankfully, his idiotic subordinates were behind him and couldn’t see, otherwise, it might cause an uproar. For example, they might think their leader was being forced into marriage by the new Emperor and they needed to bravely rescue him.
The wedding procession kept going to increasingly secluded areas.
Gradually arriving at a familiar corner.
Nie Yao had a good memory and quickly recalled the location of this pond—it seemed to be the same place where he first met Lanlan (Du Suilan).
It’s just that this pond seemed to be much wider than it was ten-plus years ago?
This direction, shouldn’t it be the cold palace?
Look at these rockeries, flowing water, rare flowers, and exotic grasses.
It was more luxurious than his own home.
Not a trace of its former desolate appearance remained.
“Uh…” Upon arrival, Nie Yao dismounted. He asked Little Maizi, “Isn’t this where His Majesty and Daddy Du used to live?”
“Yes, Young General!” Little Maizi nodded, smiling, “His Majesty said he wanted to meet you again where it all began!”
How romantic!
Little Maizi: “His Majesty is truly devoted to you! He will definitely make you happy!”
Nie Yao: “…Thank you, I hope so. But happiness is mutual, I will be good to him too.”
“Of course you will! Of course you will!! Young General, you are the greatest kind person in the world!”
Little Maizi had no doubt about his character.
While speaking, it didn’t affect him carrying out his duties. He did everything a matchmaker should and was even more passionate than an ordinary one.
“Auspicious time is here!”
“Please invite the new ‘husband’ into the sedan!!”
Du Suilan had no siblings, and his close relatives had been annihilated. The wedding organizer hadn’t arranged anyone to carry him onto the sedan. The original intention was to test Nie Yao, to see if he was willing to dismount for his precious ‘Ge’er’ (a term for a male individual capable of bearing children).
In the end, he didn’t even need to ask.
Nie Yao simply crouched down in front of his wife, “I’m ready, wife.”
“Me too!”
Du Suilan instantly pounced on him, wrapping his arms around Nie Yao’s neck, his face, covered by the gold-threaded veil, smiling sweetly.
Nie Yao carried his wife on his back, his steps steady.
“Brother A-Yao, you’re about to become my true husband! I’m so happy! So blessed! Brother A-Yao, I love you!”
He could be so happy about such a sudden wedding.
His joy seemed contagious, and soon Nie Yao also showed a hint of delight.
“Looks like the Boss is getting married voluntarily.” Qian Henduo pressed the large saber that was about to be drawn back into its sheath, grinning, “Then we can enjoy the banquet in peace!”
The wedding venue was stunningly beautiful.
Every item placed in the spacious palace was priceless.
“Holy cow!”
Qian Henduo and a few brothers huddled around a jade Guanyin statue, discussing quietly, “This thing is so transparent, it’s much clearer than the jade grapes I confiscated at the Sun family’s place last time!”
“That must cost a fortune, right?”
“Need you ask? Maybe even a year of our military funds can’t compare to this thing!”
“Looks like our Boss is marrying into wealth too!”
“Do you guys know who the Boss is marrying? So rich, why have we never heard of this person in the palace before?”
“You don’t know? Let me tell you&*￥…”
After a burst of hushed chattering, the eyes of the martial officers nearly popped out.
No way, no way, no way!
The person marrying their Boss was actually the new Emperor!!
“Why didn’t we see that the Boss had this preference before?”
“Actually, with the new Emperor being so handsome, it’s not hard to understand why our Boss would agree.”
“But what about our army? Will there still be a Young General to secure military funds for us in the future?”
“Are you stupid! Our Boss married so well, we definitely won’t lack military funds in the future!”
Qian Henduo smacked his colleagues’ heads, telling them not to think nonsense.
He even said righteously, “Besides, the Boss is so good to us, even without military stipends, we should be loyal to him!”
“That’s true…”
“Yeah, if we don’t stick with the Boss, we’ll be kicked out of our family register when we go home.”
“Alright, alright, stop the nonsense!” Qian Henduo told them to sit properly so as not to embarrass their Boss, and also instructed, “Eat more later, drink less! I bet you can’t afford to compensate for a single thing at tonight’s wedding feast if you break it!”
They were too rich.
After walking a circle, the martial officers spread the word, telling their brothers to drink less so they wouldn’t get drunk and smash the items at the banquet.
Their Boss definitely couldn’t afford to pay for it!