Ninth Imperial Glorious Phoenix Chapter 579

Chapter 579: Perfect Match

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Facing Jiang Shanshan’s shamelessness and self-assurance, naturally, no one paid any attention to her, but no one dared to really do anything to her either. Everyone knew that even if they wanted to deal with her, it wasn’t the time yet.

Yuwen Cong stood at the window for a while, feeling that there was nothing more to see, so he ordered his confidant, “Let them all go back.”

The men filed out silently and returned to their rooms. The room was quite large, with a row of bunk beds against the wall. Everyone lived together, watching each other. If anyone made a move, their neighbors would notice. After applying ointment to each other’s wounds in silence, they returned to their beds. The beds of Black Seven and Black Nine were empty. No one would ask if they were coming back. If they didn’t return by tomorrow, their beds would be occupied, and any belongings stored on the beds would be plundered.

After the lights went out, the room gradually filled with snores and teeth grinding. Only one man, sleeping in the innermost position, silently shed tears while facing the wall. Black Nine, his good brother, voluntarily sacrificed his life to prevent him from being exposed, and to prevent Yuwen Cong from wiping them all out. He vowed that if he could survive until that day, he would plead with Ying Wang to give Black Nine a great credit.

In another room, on a small attic, Yuwen Cong stood by the window, looking out at the night in the capital. It was all very dark, with occasional glimpses of scattered lights and the sound of intense knocking and shouting. This was the people from the Five City Guards Office searching the city to apprehend the criminals who had caused trouble at the Qian Mansion during the day. 

But no one would think to search here because the owner of this courtyard is surnamed Fu and has intricate connections with the Fu Mansion.

Mu Qing called him from the attic below, “Fifth Master, Miss Jiang is requesting an audience.”

“Not seeing her.” Yuwen Cong refused decisively. Another plan had been formulated.

The disturbance caused by the infiltration of Lord Qian’s mansion by the thugs resulted in overcrowded prisons in the Five City Guards Office. To avoid trouble, everyone closed their doors at night, and there were no lost items on the streets. Even if a golden nugget fell in the busiest area, no one dared to pick it up. Who knew if it was a trap?

In such circumstances, the auspicious day for Fu Mingzheng and Miss Li’s wedding arrived, which happened to be the third day after the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival was not very pleasant, with continuous drizzle. The annual chrysanthemum appreciation and moon-watching event, usually held during this time, was canceled, as were the palace banquets. There was nothing lively to see in the capital, so people pinned their hopes on the wedding of the fourth son of the Fu family.

Legend had it that this Fourth Master Fu was fair-skinned and handsome, but had a bad temper. Even when he smiled, it was with a gloomy air. Despite his age, he had not yet married. It was said that because of his arrogant demeanor, respectable families in the capital were reluctant to marry their daughters to him.

Doesn’t this mean that the Li family, commanded by the commander of the Central City Guards Office, Li Dazhong, is not a respectable family? Not exactly. Li Dazhong had a good reputation, but he couldn’t overcome the fact that he was an outsider. His family came from the countryside and had an unknown background, so they were deceived.

Mingzhu listened to the rumors from the maidservant Qingqian and felt infuriated. Who had such energy to relentlessly slander her fourth brother? How much hatred did they have against him? She remembered those gossipy women she encountered at the Qian household that day and angrily said to Donghui, “If I had known, I should have scared them a bit more that day. It’s outrageous.”

Yuwen Chu walked in from outside and said, “What’s there to be angry about? In the past, people said much harsher things about you. Now, does anyone dare say anything in front of you? As long as it’s not said in front of you, let them say what they want.”

That’s true. Mingzhu showed him the new autumn clothes she had made, “Your Highness, how does this outfit look?”

“It’s very nice. The clothes are nice, and so is the person wearing them.” Yuwen Chu smiled as he looked, noticing that Mingzhu had been effective in her exercises these days, and her waist had slimmed down again. Instead of showing him her new clothes, it was more like she was flaunting her waist to him.

Mingzhu smiled and approached to help him change, “I won’t bring Zhuang Zhuang over today. Let’s leave him at home.”

“That’s fine. The child is young, and with so many people around, it might be noisy and unpleasant.” Yuwen Chu let Mingzhu tie his jade belt and adorn him with jade ornaments, feeling satisfied. He then whispered to Mingzhu, “Be careful today. I’m worried someone might stir up trouble again.”

Mingzhu acknowledged, her joy tempered with a touch of seriousness.

Fu Mingzheng was the last of his generation to get married. He was efficient in his work and had good relationships with his family. Naturally, his wedding was grand. Moreover, he was getting married while Madam Cui was critically ill. Just to compensate for the grievances of the bride’s family, it had to be grandly celebrated. Therefore, this wedding truly caused a sensation in the capital.

With carriages and horses bustling about, the streets were filled with red decorations for miles. The imperial gifts added luster to the occasion, and many royal and noble families sent dignified representatives to present gifts. The firecracker debris piled up in front of the Fu family’s mansion layer by layer.

The happiest ones were the children. Even picking up unexploded firecrackers could lead to fights. When the new bride entered, she bowed to the heavens and earth, bowed to her parents, and then the couple bowed to each other. After the ceremony, they were ushered into the bridal chamber.

Seeing Fu Mingzheng, who was radiating happiness, Mingzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She turned to her second sister-in-law, Lady Su, and whispered, “Finally, it’s done. This time, everyone at home has one less worry.” No matter how troublesome the matter was, with Li Shumei and her fourth brother’s marriage settled, they were now officially a family.

Lady Su smiled, “Indeed. There will be another Fourth sister-in-law in the future.”

A group of people escorted the newlyweds to their new room, watching Fu Mingzheng pick out the veil for his bride and prepare to tease her. Fu Mingzheng’s tailbone had grown well, and he stood straight, holding a golden silk embroidered jade scepter to lift Li Shumei’s veil. Although his eyes and brows were full of joy, he deliberately maintained a serious expression on his face, as if laughing would ruin his usual image.

Mingzhu sneered and whispered to Lady Su, “My fourth brother loves to pretend.”

Fu Mingzheng, with sharp hearing, quickly glanced at her, full of threat. Mingzhu wasn’t afraid of him; she just wrinkled her nose at him. She didn’t believe he would leave the new bride and come over to bother her.

Fu Mingzheng smirked, retracted his gaze, and carefully lifted Li Shumei’s veil. The bride, with lowered eyebrows and eyes, looked dignified and beautiful, with a hint of tenderness at the corner of her lips. She and Fu Mingzheng were indeed a perfect match. The onlookers sighed lightly, praising their match as a perfect match, and those who had believed the rumors and wanted to see a joke couldn’t say anything negative about the bride after seeing Li Shumei’s appearance.

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