What Yang Zijin said made Shuo Ling pull a long face and he hugged Yang Zijin tightly, with his left hand holding her neck and his right hand hugging Yang Zijin's slender waist. He stared at Yang Zijin's eyes with cold eyes and said, "I'm afraid that nobody has the courage."

As the auspicious time was drawing near, Empress Dowager and His Majesty all came to the mansion.

The officials who attended the wedding of Shuo Ling and Yang Zijin all prostrated themselves before Empress Dowager and His Majesty.

Chushi Youtian said loudly, "Stand up. Today you don't need to prostrate yourselves."

"Thank you, Your Highness and Your Majesty." They all said and stood up.

Chushi Youtian signalled to Eunuch Li, and then Eunuch Li understood it and shouted in a shrill voice, "The auspicious time is up. Please have a seat."

The officials heard this and walked to both sides to have a seat.

"Where is Shuo Ling? Why hasn't he come?" Chushi Youtian turned his head to the Empress Dowager and said.

Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. It's not the auspicious time yet."

After His Majesty entered the mansion, Mo Li hurried to find the Marquis.

On his way to find Shuo Ling, Mo Li found someone following him, so he hid in the shadow quickly.

Mo Li had to stop and smiled because of the Marquis's accurate prediction.

As he guessed, the people were sent by His Majesty Chushi Youtian, exactly as what the Marquis had predicted before.

His Majesty had sent someone into the mansion but found nothing. This time he wanted to search the mansion again on the wedding day.

However, Chushi Youtian would be disappointed again this time.

Thinking of it, Mo Li hurried to walk to the room that Yang Zijin had lived before.

In the room

Shuo Ling interrupted to ask Yang Zijin, "Who designed your dress, Zijin?"

"You can have a guess." Yang Zijin knew that Shuo Ling wanted to change the topic that they had talked about just now, so she answered him. What she said before was just to joke with Shuo Ling.

She was satisfied with Shuo Ling's response, and his response could be regarded as "the desire of living" in modern times!

Shuo Ling replied, "You designed it?"

"Good eye. How about it?" Getting up from Shuo Ling's arms, Yang Zijin walked to one side, stretched her arms to turn around, and asked Shuo Ling.

Shuo Ling nodded his head, "It's special. Very beautiful!"

"Don't you think it strange?" Hearing what Shuo Ling said, Yang Zijin continued to ask.

Shuo Ling walked in front of Yang Zijin, held her hands, and smiled, "As long as you like, I will not feel it strange!"

Hearing this, Yang Zijin couldn't help smiling.

She was suspicious of the news that Shuo Ling didn't get close to women. In modern times, one must have practiced so that he could say such beautiful words. She had never thought frightening Marquis Shuo would say such sweet words.

Had she not got in touch with Shuo Ling, she would have not believed it.

But what Yang Zijin didn't know was that Shuo Ling truly loved her so much.

After Shuo Ling said it, Shuo Ling hugged Yang Zijin into his arms and kissed Yang Zijin's red lips.

Meanwhile, the voice of Mo Li came from the door, "Marquis, the auspicious time is up. Empress Dowager and his Majesty have had a seat."

"I see." Shuo Ling wasn't willing to move his lips from Yang Zijin's lips and replied until he heard what Mo Li said.

Yang Zijin hurried to stand straight and tidied her clothes as well as coughed.

Shuo Ling looked at Yang Zijin with a smile, "Let's go."

Yang Zijin nodded to Shuo Ling with a smile, walked to Shuo Ling's right side, and held his arm with her hand.

Shuo Ling looked at Yang Zijin and couldn't help lowering his head to kiss Yang Zijin's face.

Then they walked to the door.

Shuo Ling opened the door. The bridesmaid saw them and smiled, "Marquis, the auspicious time is up. We need to attend the feast first."

Shuo Ling nodded, smiled at Yang Zijin, and walked out of the room.

The bridesmaid, Mo Li, and other people followed them to the place where the feast was held.

As they walked, Yang Zijin couldn't help opening her mouth big because the decorations on the way she entered the mansion of Marquis Shuo were less exaggerating than what she saw now.

As they walked near, they saw that red silk was hung in the eaves and corners and even silk flowers were hung on the trees, including small trees on both sides of the road.

The whole feast was decorated in red. What a magnificent scene.

In the banquet room

Since His Majesty and Empress Dowager had come, all the guests had a seat and waited for the bride and bridegroom silently.

Chushi Youtian frowned, turned to the Empress Dowager, and whispered, "Mother, shall we ask someone to inform them? We have waited for them for a while. Why haven't they appeared?"

"Your Majesty, wait for a minute. It is not the auspicious time yet." Empress Dowager smiled and said. Although she also wanted to see them in wedding clothes, she didn't mind waiting a little longer for she had been waiting for so many days.

The reason why Chushi Youtian was so anxious was that he was afraid that the people he sent would be noticed by Shuo Ling.

As long as the wedding began, the people he sent could search the mansion of Marquis Shuo thoroughly to see if he wanted to rebel.

Suddenly someone said, "Marquis Shuo is coming."

The guests heard it and looked at one side.

Yang Zijin held Shuo Ling's arm and they walked here slowly.

Shuo Ling wore red elegant clothes and his hair was half tied up. A few hairs above his forehead were blown by the wind. His handsome face and cold eyes made the guests hooked.

Seeing Yang Zijin's dress, the officials felt surprised and their wives sitting behind them couldn't help whispering about it.

"Why doesn't Infanta Qingcheng wear the phoenix coronet and embroidered vest? Why does she wear a black dress? It doesn't fit the wedding day."

"Look at what she wears on her head. It looks strange."

"Hush, Mrs. He. This is the mansion of Marquis Shuo. If others hear what you say, I am afraid that you will get yourself into trouble."

Mrs. He heard the notice and hurried to cover her mouth. She looked at Shuo Ling and Yang Zijin who were walking there out of the corner of her eyes, coughed, and sat straight.

Duke of Mu, who was sitting in the front, heard the sound and his face became pale.

Li Mingzi sitting behind him couldn't help feeling pleased because Yang Zijin suffered the consequence of her own acts.

However, daughters of ministers at the back looked at Yang Zijin's black wedding dress and felt a little bit admired. Compared with the phoenix coronet and embroidered vest, they thought what Yang Zijin wore looked more beautiful.

Her hair accessory, compared with the phoenix coronet, wasn't complex but very elegant.

They couldn't help thinking about what they would wear on their wedding days.

Thinking of this, their face turned red.

Some girls among them also liked Shuo Ling, so they couldn't help thinking of Yang Zijin the same as the wives of those ministers.

Chushi Weiming who took part in the wedding stared at Yang Zijin and felt awkward. If there hadn't been those incidents, Yang Zijin would have been his wife. Also, he didn't need to marry Liu Yiyi as Her Highness who always looked depressed.

And Yang Zijin and Shuo Ling wouldn't get married.

Yang Zijin and Shuo Ling walked to the middle and stopped.

They smiled at each other and kneeled down, "Your Majesty and Your Highness."

"Today is your wedding day. Don't be so polite. Stand up, please." Chushi Youtian said to them.

The two people cupped their hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Shuo Ling held up Yang Zijin and stood up.

Seeing Yang Zijin, Her Highness frowned because, like those wives of ministers, she felt puzzled about why Yang Zijin wore the black wedding dress on the wedding day.

Yang Zijin and Shuo Ling stood up. Empress Dowager waved to Yang Zijin and asked her to come here.

Yang Zijin looked at Shuo Ling and nodded. She released Shuo Ling's hand and walked in front of Empress Dowager.

Seeing that Empress Dowager asked Yang Zijin to go over, Li Mingzi could not help smiling. She was sure that Empress Dowager called Yang Zijin over because of her clothes.

If Yang Zijin...

Yang Zijin smiled and said to Empress Dowager, "Grandmother."

Empress Dowager held Yang Zijin's hand with a smile and whispered to Yang Zijin, "Qingcheng, today is your wedding day. Why didn't you wear the wedding clothes?"

"Grandmother, in fact, what I wear is also wedding clothes." Hearing that, Yang Zijin knew what Empress Dowager wanted to say, so she smiled at Empress Dowager and said.

Empress Dowager heard it and frowned, "Wedding clothes? But the color..."

Hearing this, Yang Zijin hid in front of Empress Dowager and smiled to Empress Dowager, "Grandmother, there's a reason why I wear the black wedding dress."

"Why?" Empress Dowager felt puzzled and asked.

Yang Zijin replied, "Grandmother, among all colors, black represents loyalty so I use the black color to design the wedding dress symbolizing the two being together from beginning to end."

"I understand what you say, Qingcheng. Good idea. But your idea is too bold. Aren't you afraid that others talk about you?"

"I am not afraid of it, grandmother. I don't care what others think about what I wear." Yang Zijin looked at Empress Dowager and smiled.

Hearing this, Empress Dowager couldn't help smiling and looked at Yang Zijin with kindness.

Empress Dowager used her finger to point at Yang Zijin's head, "Your character is really like your mother."

"Grandmother." Yang Zijin pouted slightly and looked at Empress Dowager.

At the same time, the bridesmaid ran in front of Yang Zijin and gave a salute to Empress Dowager and His Majesty, "Your Highness, the auspicious time is up."