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Chapter 32 Wedding Night

"Are you the sister-in-law who tried to steal my older brother's wife?" Yu Jie'er asked.

"..."

Shulan was stumped by the question.

"Sister, you can't say such things. Eldest sister... the young mistress is your newlywed sister-in-law, she's not here to steal your older brother from you," Chunhua quickly said.

Chunhua was originally a maid in the Sheng family, but was later given to the Zhou family and chosen by Jiang Fan's mother, Granny Niu, to serve in Zhou An's courtyard.

"But my mother always said that my older brother was going to get married, and told me not to keep bothering him."

Yu Jie'er wasn't quite clear about her role as her sister-in-law.

But Zhou An was very busy after he came back, and when she wanted him to play with her, her mother would say that.

In her view, this soon-to-be sister-in-law was trying to steal her brother away.

"Pfft~"

Shulan was amused by her words, got up and stepped forward to touch Yu Jie'er's little face, and said with a smile, "I am your sister-in-law, and I will play with you too. I won't compete with you for your brother."

"Really?" Yu Jie asked with some doubt.

"real!"

Shulan smiled and said, "Your brother...the husband was busy with the wedding, so he didn't have time to play with you."

"oh."

Yu Jie believed it, mainly because Shulan's smile was very gentle and approachable.

"Young Madam, the young master was worried you were hungry, so he asked me to instruct the kitchen to prepare some of your favorite dishes. Would you like your meal served now?" Chunhua asked.

"Have someone send it over."

Shulan discovered that, apart from the maids she had brought, the rest of the maids in the room were all people she knew, and at this moment she felt very relaxed.

Hearing that Zhou An had considered everything so thoroughly, she felt a warm glow in her heart.

"Sister Yu, have you eaten?"

"I've eaten, but I'd like to eat some more," said Sister Yu.

No one was looking after her today, so the maidservants took care of her, and naturally she didn't have to wait for the banquet to start before she could eat.

However, she eats early and is quite greedy, so she's craving it again now.

"Then eat with me."

Shulan took her hand and led her to the dining table.

While waiting, she chatted with Sister Yu. The little girl was not very shrewd and she managed to get a lot of information out of her.

After finishing her meal, she wouldn't have time to spend with Yu-jie.

"Sister Yu, your sister-in-law has something to do. How about we play together again tomorrow?"

"it is good."

Yu Jie'er had already accepted this sister-in-law very much, and although she was reluctant to part with her, she was sensible enough not to make a fuss.

After the maid took Yu Jie away, Shulan washed up and removed her makeup with the maid's help.

…………

The banquet lasted for nearly an hour before it ended, and Zhou An accompanied his father to see the guests off one by one.

"Alright, you don't need to worry about this anymore. Go back to your room and rest." Zhou Li waved his hand and said.

"Then I'll go first."

Zhou An also wanted to see what his wife was like.

"Stone, you should go and rest too. You don't need to follow me."

Zhou An waved his hand to send Shi Tou away, and then headed to the left courtyard.

The house that Sheng Wei gave him was not small, but the main courtyard was definitely for his parents to live in, so he lived in the left wing.

"Young Master!"

Upon arriving at the bedroom, the maidservant standing at the door bowed in greeting.

"Um."

Zhou An nodded, took a deep breath, and went into the bedroom.

After passing the screen, I saw Shulan sitting on the bed, holding a round fan to cover her face.

He ignored the maidservants standing beside him who bowed, sat down next to Shulan, and took the round fan from her hand.

Shulan has a round, oval face with a bit of baby fat.

She had large, delicate eyes. After exchanging a glance with Gu Ning, she lowered her head shyly.

Zhou An felt he had made a profit, just like opening a blind box. He was originally considering the cost-effectiveness, but after opening the blind box, he directly got a great general.

"Young Master!"

Shen Mama, who had accompanied Shulan as part of her dowry, interrupted Zhou An's thoughts and said with a smile, "Please, young master and young mistress, complete the hair-tying ceremony and drink the nuptial wine together!"

"Um!"

Zhou An snapped out of his daze and nodded.

Madam Shen beckoned, and a maidservant came forward carrying a tray with scissors and a wooden box.

Mother Shen picked up the scissors and cut a strand of hair from Zhou An's head, and then cut a strand of hair from Shulan's head.

Two strands of hair were tied together and placed in a wooden box.

Then a maid brought over two wooden cups strung together with red string, filled with wine.

The character 卺 refers to a gourd. The earliest form of drinking wine was to divide a gourd in half, with the husband and wife each holding a gourd and drinking from it, symbolizing sharing joys and sorrows.

Later, it evolved into using wooden cups instead, with red strings connecting the cups, and the husband and wife each held one cup and drank together.

Later, even the red string was omitted; couples would cross their arms when drinking wine, which became known as the "cross-cupped wine."

"I salute my wife!"

Zhou An picked up a glass of wine and said to Shulan.

"This humble servant respectfully bows to my lord!"

Shulan suppressed her embarrassment, picked up her wine cup, and drank the wine with Zhou An.

Whether it was due to a lack of drinking ability or shyness, after downing a glass of wine, a blush rose on Shulan's face, adding to her charm under the candlelight.

"My wife, let's rest."

"Please, my lord, have mercy on me!"

Shulan lowered her head, her voice barely audible.

"You may all step back," Zhou An said, waving his hand.

"yes!"

After bowing, Madam Shen led her maid out and closed the door behind her.

Zhou An looked at Shulan, who had her head down, and reached out to lift her chin.

When their skin touched, Zhou An felt a silky smoothness, as if it were made of silk.

Shulan closed her eyes, her face flushed.

Zhou An slowly approached and could feel Shulan's slightly rapid breathing.

Their lips touched, and Zhou An began with gentle, slow movements. When Shulan relaxed and opened her teeth, he thrust in with a touch of wildness.

Shulan's mind went blank. She felt like a small boat sailing in a raging storm, completely unable to control herself.

"..."

Zhou An felt an urge to curse. Who designed this wedding robe that was so hard to take off?

He fumbled around for a long time but couldn't get it off. He tried to tear it off, but the quality was surprisingly good.

Seeing that Zhou An was anxious but had no hands, Shulan could only suppress her embarrassment and cooperate.

Even so, it took Zhou An quite a bit of effort to take off his outer wedding robe.

"Please, my lord, have mercy on me!"

Shulan's voice trembled with shyness, unaware that this was more like a catalyst.

……

The next day, Zhou An woke up to Shen's mother calling him.

As soon as I regained consciousness, I felt the silky smooth touch from inside my arms.

When he opened his eyes, Shulan's face, with tear stains at the corners of her eyes and her brows slightly furrowed, appeared before him.

Recalling the storm of last night, Zhou An felt guilty and reached out to gently smooth Shulan's furrowed brow.

At this moment, Shulan slowly opened her eyes, and seeing Zhou An looking at her, she quickly closed her eyes again.

Zhou An was amused by her actions, pinched her cheek, and said with a smile, "Wife, we should get up and serve tea to our parents."

Shulan finally regained full consciousness and hurriedly sat up. The blanket slipped off, revealing a large expanse of her body.

However, there were still red marks left on it, all left by Zhou An last night.

Shulan noticed Zhou An's gaze, and shyly pulled the quilt to cover herself, saying in a trembling voice, "My lord, you should get up first."

"Um."

Zhou An knew that serving tea shouldn't be delayed too late, but he could understand if it were just his parents who were there and it was a little late.

But there are still some relatives at home, and after serving tea, we have to acknowledge them as relatives.

He didn't care, but Shulan was shy, and if she arrived late, the women would inevitably make fun of her.