Chapter One

  Xian Yi thought she would be very nervous, after all, this was her first marriage in this life and the previous one, and the person she was marrying wasn't someone she had chosen herself. But at this moment, sitting on the edge of the bed, she felt a calmness that even surprised herself. She knew that from her past life to this one, her nerves were a bit rougher, and since coming here, from the age of five to now fourteen, she had been receiving education and being constrained by the environment, so it was impossible not to have some unconscious fusion. So from the moment Jin Fenghua took out the marriage certificate, her heart, which had been wavering before, slowly settled down. No matter who this person was, no matter what means he used, as long as he didn't threaten her own safety, she would follow him like a chicken or a dog, and that would be how she spent the rest of her life. As for the resistance and runaway marriages in her past life, under Jin Fenghua's absolute power and this world's cruel system, they were almost a pathetic joke.

  She had no choice but to accept, and besides, Golden Wind hadn't really hurt her despite threatening her several times. On the contrary, his help allowed her to live a relatively free life, freeing her from the misery of being a slave. Deep down, even if she didn't want to admit it, she was grateful to him. This might be human selfishness - knowing that this person might be cruel to others, but as long as they could rely on them, then in their heart, this person wasn't so evil after all.

  It was already past midnight, and during this time, Jin Fenghua had come in and lifted her veil. Although Xianyi thought she looked good herself, compared to the groom's stunning red attire, she didn't have the confidence to make Jin Fenghua feel as amazed as he did in their past life. She was momentarily enchanted by Jin Fenghua's appearance and avoided him out of shyness, forgetting to look at his expression at the time. However, after today's wedding banquet, most of the people in Linqing County would know that there was a young master from the Jin family in Beijing who looked like a beautiful woman, with an unparalleled beauty.

  The door was pushed open, and Xianyi had no nurse by her side. However, before she got married, her mother had carefully instructed her, so Xianyi didn't panic, but only regretted that she was still young. This year's autumn equinox would mark her coming of age, and she could only hope that Jin Fenghua would have some pity on her and not harm her body. But as soon as the thought occurred to her, Xianyi remembered that Jin Fenghua was also less than sixteen years old, with a birthday around the second day of the second month, Dragon's Head Raising Day. If this were in their past lives, they would be just two children, but here, they had already experienced many things that they couldn't have imagined in their past lives.

  "Husband... sir." Xian Yi saw Jin Fenghua walk in, her cheeks slightly flushed, but fortunately, her previous profession was a servant girl, serving people with one hand, even if she started sweating, she quickly adapted to the environment and helped Jin Fenghua change his clothes.

  Jin Fenghua, dressed in a snow-white changshan, stood inside the house, watching Xianyi busily moving back and forth. Under the soft glow of the dragon and phoenix candles, his consciousness was slightly dazed. In his past life, he had only seen his mother like this in his memories. After going through that kind of tribulation, he hadn't let anyone enter his room again. But now, the wife his mother had chosen for him was naturally taking care of his daily life right under his nose. It was unbelievable, yet not unacceptable.

  He saw Xianyi walk by his side, slightly drunk and stretched out his hand to pull her into his arms. Because of the unbound black hair hanging on Xianyi's shoulders, he asked in a three-point daze and seven-point sober manner: "Will you treat me well?"

  Xian Yi was stunned, she had never thought that this man who seemed almost invincible in her eyes would ask a question that only women would ask on their wedding night. She slightly turned her head and looked at Jin Fenghua's skin shining under the candlelight, as well as his tender pink lips, and for some reason, her heart softened a little. Before, she had only seen his overbearing nature, his ferocity, and his self-will, but hadn't noticed that he was just a fifteen-year-old boy, one who hadn't even reached puberty yet, whose soft voice still carried a childish tone, a lonely child forced to grow up too quickly.

  "I'll be good to you." Xian Yi heard herself say this, she didn't know how long Jin Fenghua could stay by her side, nor did she know how long Han Niang's last words would protect her. But seeing Jin Fenghua like this, she suddenly lost the idea of leaving Pei Guo with her mother when Jin Fenghua no longer needed her. Maybe... maybe she should also try to seize this strange marriage.

  Jin Fenghua's mouth corners rose, feeling the rare sincerity of Xian Yi towards himself. Only... how long could this sincerity last? Would such a woman abandon him for various reasons in the future? The cold intent hidden at the bottom of his eyes slowly emerged, and he hoped that day would never come.

  She took a sip of the wine, thinking that even in her past life, she had attended banquets wearing this immortal robe. The white wine wasn't difficult to swallow at all. Since Xian Yi had already washed up earlier, after Jin Fenghua entered the inner chamber, she calmly made the bed and spread out the bedding. The two mandarin duck-patterned quilts weren't anything special, but they were embroidered with care by her own needle and thread. Looking around the room filled with red decorations, thinking about that marriage certificate that had brought tears to her mother's eyes, she finally let out a sigh of relief. No matter what, she had left the Jin family and become a legitimate wife.

  Suddenly, a warmth spread across her back, accompanied by a faint dampness. Xian Yi's cheeks flushed red as her heart beat faster. She wasn't one of those innocent girls who had only seen pigs run but never tasted pork; it was just that the young man behind her was truly still just a youth, leaving her momentarily speechless.

  Jin Fenghua held the warm and soft girl, unlike the nauseating scents in his memories of past lives. There were no shrill cries that gave him headaches or an old eunuch sitting in the center of the room who made him want to chop him into pieces. At this moment, there was only the warmth of the girl's breath and the dim candlelight that made one feel drowsy and tranquil.

  Neither of them is a novice, but that was all in the past. At this moment, their clean and tender bodies snuggle under the same blanket, filled with curiosity, thinking about exploring, it's a new beginning for both of them. As they follow nature, they gradually blend together, slowly losing track of you and me.

  When the sunlight extended straight to the tea table, Jin Fenghua raised his dense eyelashes, and his crystal-like eyes were staring at the top of the bed. In his arms, he was still holding a woman who had shrunk into a ball, sleeping with a pink face, but quietly almost imperceptible breathing. Although on the surface he didn't show any surprise, in his heart a storm had already risen. On this quiet morning, there was no nausea, no vomiting, no loss of control with bloody hands, nor were there eunuchs rushing in with terrified eyes.

  An ordinary morning like any other, but for him it was as if a long nightmare had finally awakened on this day, and that nightmare had almost exhausted his entire life.

  A very strange feeling, Jin Fenghua raised her hand, her fingers were clean and jade-like, and no darkness could be found under the sunlight.

  "What's wrong? Did you hurt your hand somewhere?" Xian Yi rubbed her eyes, looking at Jin Fenghua with a daze. Last night wasn't intense, but she was still young after all, and felt a bit exhausted. Fortunately, today there were no elders to serve tea to, so even if she slept in until noon, no one would bother her.

  "It's nothing." Putting down his hand, Jin Fenghua wrapped himself in the quilt and snuggled into the softness of the blanket, feeling the warmth of his skin and the comfort that made him want to sigh.

  "Did my mother return to the inn yesterday?" I remained still in Jin Fenghua's arms, Xianyi was a bit jealous and stuck to his chest, a young man with skin even better than hers, who knows if he had eaten some kind of spiritual elixir.

  "Tomorrow I'll go back home," said his mother-in-law, "I don't think it's suitable for me to live here." Jinfenghua repeated the new words 'mother-in-law' with excitement, like a child.

  Xian Yi replied, hesitating for a moment before asking: "And what about Auntie and the others..."

  "Yesterday also went back." Jinfenghua has never been concerned about these uninteresting people.

  Xian Yi stopped asking, she didn't believe that the Jin family's relatives, who loved to take advantage of small benefits, would be willing to miss the tea ceremony on the first day of their new marriage. However, Auntie had married into the Meng family, and Tai Yiniang was only a concubine, while He Shi was a wife born out of wedlock. Even if Jin Fenghua was also born out of wedlock, they didn't have the qualifications to sit in the upper seats.

  "We get married, will the capital city...?" With her understanding of the madam, the madam would absolutely not let them get married so early and would definitely use the excuse that she was still young. Moreover, if the madam knew they had obtained a marriage certificate, she would immediately understand that Jin Fenghua had taken away her own contract.

  Jin Fenghua said lazily in her quilt: "Don't bother with them, they may not even have the energy to care about us."

  The two lay down for a while, but Xian Yi really couldn't bear to leave the newly adopted child behind, so she struggled to get out of bed, got dressed and waited on Jin Fenghua to get up. Only then did the two go outside together. Of course, Xian Yi's hairpin was carefully picked up by Jin Fenghua when she wasn't paying attention and put back in its box.

  After breakfast, Shi Niangzi carried the child from outside and came in. After several days of conditioning, the little boy in the swaddling clothes had gradually recovered, and even his cheeks had begun to show some flesh. It was likely that after a period of time, as long as nutrition kept up, he would slowly become like a normal child, just like Shi Niangzi said. The little boy's eyes were bright black, and when he smiled, the dimple on the right side of his face appeared, making him so adorable that people wanted to take a bite out of him. Xian Yi carefully held him in her arms, and the child nestled in her arms, staring at her all the time, as if they were a pair of mother and son, if not for Xian Yi's age being inappropriate.

  "What should we name him?" Xian Yi thought suddenly as she rocked the child back and forth.

  "I've already thought of it, let's call her Jin Yanyu." Jin Fenghua almost blurted out, as if she had really thought of it a long time ago.

  "What about Xiaoming?" Xianyi had no opinion on this matter.

  "Suit yourself, just don't be too weird." Jin Fenghua looked at the baby with a strange expression, as if thinking of something.

  "Let's just call him Yu Ge then." Those so-called "Fu Gui Tuan Yuan", even the immortal clothes didn't dare to call them randomly, it's better to follow the big name and call them according to the custom here.

  "Later, let's go to Jiang Fuzi's house for a visit." Jin Fenghua said with a smile as he saw Xianyi hugging the child and having fun.

  Xianyi didn't say a word and handed the child to Shi Niangzi. In any case, this era respects teachers and values morality, not to mention that they helped with Zhang Luo's wedding yesterday, if they don't go to pay their respects, it would be really unacceptable.