(19) Entering the imperial palace as a son-in-law

  As he gazed at this elongated and enlarged box cannon that was particularly suited to the "Chinese national condition", a hint of a pleased and strange smile appeared on Yang Shaoming's mouth.

  If that gentle woman who was to be his wife were to come in at this moment and see the evil smile on his face, she might very well be frightened away.

  Yang Shuo Ming was immersed in the excitement brought by his own design, and at this time, Huang Yunzhi, who had received accurate news from the maid, was also immersed in joy and longing.

  It may be to win over Yang Shuo Ming, this mysterious "all-around" master, or it may be to vent his anger at the cancellation of his daughter's engagement after being kidnapped by bandits. The wedding ceremony held for Yang Shuo Ming and Huang Yunzhi was not as simple as Yang Shuo Ming had imagined. Since Yang Shuo Ming had no relatives, everything was naturally taken care of by the Huang family. Yang Shuo Ming only followed the customs of this era to prepare four large boxes of clothing and accessories as gifts for his new wife, including a pair of gold bangles and a pair of jade bangles, a pair of gold earrings and a pair of jade earrings and a pair of ruby and sapphire earrings, a pair of golden hairpins with "auspiciousness" engraved on them, a pair of jade hairpins, a pair of golden anklets, a jade scepter, and the bride's wedding dress. The cost of purchasing these essential gifts naturally came from the spoils of the Lianshi Mountain bandits.

  In comparison, Huang's family had a lot more land.

  Huang Shi-yao had a new house built near the Huang residence, which would serve as the dwelling place for Yang Shuo-ming and his wife. Although this house did not look as luxurious as the Huang residence, it was well-planned, sturdy in construction, finely decorated, and its simple exterior hid an interior of great beauty. All the rooms' ceilings, wooden structures, windows and curtains, multi-tiered shelves for displaying antiques, hardwood tables, and flower stands with tree knots, as well as other intricately carved decorations and furnishings, were all elegant and refined. Every item in the house exuded a comfortable and peaceful atmosphere. It was only after moving into this house that Yang Shuo-ming realized how such a family environment would influence Huang Yun-zhi's personality as a gentlewoman.

  Although the wedding was simple, the grandeur of the ceremony that day exceeded Yang Shuo Ming's imagination and also made him understand many marriage customs of this era, correcting his previous misconceptions.

  It's not like what he thought, just like "worshiping heaven and earth" and drinking "cross-cupped wine".

  "The Worship of Heaven and Earth" ceremony is actually the husband and wife worshiping together in front of a table, on which are placed a pair of large red candles, an incense burner, two sugar-made small roosters, various dried fruits with special symbolic meanings, chopsticks, a small tree hung with coins (money tree?), as well as a male goose and a female goose (symbolizing the loyalty and fidelity of the couple like a pair of geese?). On the table, there are also two exquisite jade cups tied together with a red ribbon. Yang Shaoming and Huang Yunzhi knelt down four times in front of the table, then exchanged positions and repeated the kneeling and worshiping four more times, only after which was considered to have completed the most important "Worship of Heaven and Earth" ceremony in the wedding ritual.

  After "worshiping heaven and earth", there is the "ancestral worship" ceremony. After this is completed, it's time to drink the "union wine".

  The ritual of drinking "cross-cupped wine" is also completely different from the wedding ceremony in later generations where the couple drinks together with their arms around each other. First, a maid comes forward, picks up the pair of jade cups tied together with red silk, pours in wine and some honey, then pours the honeyed wine from one cup into another, and then back again, repeating this process several times. After that, she places the two jade cups separately in front of Yang Shuo Ming and Huang Yunzhi, letting them take a sip before exchanging their cups and drinking from each other's used cups. After drinking the cross-cupped wine, the couple also has to drink a bowl of pig heart soup together, eat a slice of pig heart, and some fruit.

  When the two of them were finally alone together, Yang Shuoming lifted the red veil from the bride's head and as he looked at that radiant face, he couldn't help but feel a sense of being in a dream.

  In fact, Yang Shuoming, who has just graduated from university for a short time, is still a pure-hearted bachelor.

  A few days ago, I was still being chased and killed everywhere.

  On that escape route, although he unexpectedly met the female journalist later, all the way, he did not do anything to her except using her as a necessary "cover".

  Perhaps it's the relationship between good people and good fortune, now in another historical space-time, another beautiful and gentle girl has legally belonged to him. Perhaps this happy feeling came too suddenly, at this time Yang Shuoming suddenly lost the courage to hug her.

  If he were still in that "sunny" land, the "flower bone" of his motherland and the red flag's "new society", even if those things that shouldn't have happened didn't happen, a grassroots young man like him wanting to walk down the path of marriage would still have to go through countless hardships.

  In the "wicked old society", he unexpectedly achieved his dream of finding a gentle, kind and good-looking girl to marry.

  At this moment, history can be said to have played a big joke on him.

  It was probably due to the honey wine, at this time Huang Yunzhi's cheeks were flushed red, looking exceptionally delicate. She silently looked at the big boy in front of her who seemed a bit dazed, stretched out her hand and gently removed the phoenix crown from her head, placing it on the table. Then she took down the hair ornaments one by one and put them into the dressing box.

  Yang Shuo Ming watched her gentle movements, blinked his eyes, and guessed in his heart whether she was "hinting" that he should help her take off her clothes. He hesitated for a long time and still didn't dare to move his hands.

  Because of his previous understanding of her, she was so shy and simple, should not be like many girls in later generations who can let go at any time and anywhere.

  After removing all the jewelry, Huang Yunzhi took off her wedding dress and folded it neatly before putting it in a box. She then untied her long hair, which cascaded down to her waist like a waterfall of black silk. At this moment, she was wearing a loose-fitting white embroidered silk undergarment. She got up and walked over to the bed, gently slipping into the dragon and phoenix patterned quilt.

  Yang Shuo Ming looked at the still burning dragon and phoenix candles, for a moment he didn't know what to do. He learned from her, took off his clothes, put on an undershirt and slipped under the covers, lying down beside her.

  Unlike the flat, large beds of later generations, they slept in a beautifully crafted classical wooden frame bed. The space was not very big, and sleeping two people was actually a bit cramped. When Yang Shuo Ming got into the quilt, he touched her warm and soft arm and smooth thigh. She seemed to be a little nervous, closing her eyes slightly, not daring to look at him. Yang Shuo Ming listened to her light breathing, looked at the enticing chest rising and falling under the quilt, smelled the fragrant scent emitted from her body, and his heart was burning like flames.

  Just as Yang Shuo Ming was considering whether to kiss her or touch her first, she suddenly turned around and threw herself into his arms, pressing her face tightly against his chest and wrapping her arms around him.

  "I... am a little scared..." She whispered softly, "Can you hold me?"

  Yang Shuo Ming opened his arms and gently hugged her, her body trembling slightly in his embrace. When Yang Shuo Ming held her tightly, softly and warmly, her body slowly stopped shaking.

  "I'm so scared..." She held him tightly, and he felt the slightly warm soft body bring him an unprecedented warmth that had only appeared in his dreams before.

  "Don't be afraid, from now on, I'll protect you and won't let anyone bully you..." Yang Shuo Ming said softly, wanting to alleviate her tension.

  "Really?……” She blushed and slightly raised her head, looking at him and asking. Yang Shuo Ming looked at that peerless beautiful face and those lovely big eyes, completely captivated by her adorable expression at this moment.

  Yang Shuo Ming had never been looked at by a girl with such eyes since childhood.

  Yang Shuo Ming nodded and gently kissed her forehead.

  Yang Shuo Ming gently stroked her, making her completely relax. He pressed his nose close to her neck and kissed her greedily, savoring the smooth, warm feeling. His entire body seemed to melt into hers.

  Yang Shuo Ming instinctively continued to kiss down her neck, and soon he was sucking on the pink nipple of her snow-white breast like an infant. She let out a soft moan, and her body, which had been tense, suddenly relaxed.

  Yang Shuo Ming took off her undergarments and camisole, gently stroking her body with his hands, causing her to involuntarily close her eyes, relax her entire body, making everything seem so natural. Yang Shuo Ming's hands encircled her breasts, constantly rotating, lightly kneading, those two small red beans began to swell up, her cheeks also presented an unusual, excited red color, her breathing started to become urgent.

  At this time, her originally shy and flushed cheeks had turned into a feverish red, and the gentle breath sprayed on Yang Shao Ming's face made Yang Shao Ming's breathing more and more urgent.

  Yang Shuo Ming buried his entire head between her **, wildly kissing her chest amidst her gasps, his lower body growing increasingly hard, the long gun touching her leg. She may have suddenly felt that thickness and hardness, holding her breath for a moment.

  Yang Shuo Ming got on top of her, his thick long gun rubbing against the inside of her thighs, lightly poking at her secret place. Her moans grew louder and louder, she tightly hugged Yang Shuo Ming, closing her eyes.

  Yang Shuo Ming instinctively moved his entire body forward, and his lower body immediately entered her body, only to encounter a soft obstruction after entering slightly.

  Yang Shuoming's waist suddenly exerted force, piercing through the obstruction, and her body sank down violently, while her entire body tensed up.