Chapter 475: Chapter 472: A Bride Every Night

"It can’t be fake."

Ying Zhi presented the evidence.

Emperor Ying looked at Ying Yin: "Speak."

Ying Zhi: ...

He was really unhappy.

Why, does Ying Yin have a particularly sweet tongue!

Ying Cheng tried to minimize his presence.

A moment of amusement.

The calamity was upon them all.

Those wronged were ready to settle their scores.

Yet his calculating father still wanted to exacerbate the rivalry among the princes.

Ying Yin respectfully spoke: "This case was thoroughly investigated by us three brothers, Yang Changzheng, and the people Father sent."

He didn’t exaggerate, only stated the facts.

"Mr. Yang has been exceptionally proactive in the investigation these days."

Yang Chang was eager to make a contribution.

"Before we obtained the evidence, it had never passed through his hands. He was keen to know and suggested accompanying us three."

Heaven knows Yang Changzheng had no ulterior motives.

But when the evidence pointed to him, these normal actions also became abnormal.

Emperor Ying wore a gloomy expression as he flipped through the evidence page by page.

"Mr. Yang contributed significantly, but..."

Ying Yin paused slightly, glancing at Ying Cheng.

"He indeed had a motive."

————

Yu Tingwan heard from Wei Zhao that the Imperial Army had surrounded Minister Yang’s Mansion.

She was sitting on a cushion arranging flowers.

Wei Zhao didn’t dare look too much.

Fu Meng, however, came over in awe. Yu Tingwan’s flowers were increasingly catching its eye.

"Can Minister Yang be recognized?"

He would probably cry out for injustice.

Wei Zhao: "When the Imperial Army arrived, Yang Jingshu happened to invite the Evil Scholar inside."

Yu Tingwan: ...

What a dutiful daughter.

"The Evil Scholar was helping Yang Jingshu because he owed the late Old Master Yang a favor."

Wei Zhao said calmly, "He has no defense."

"The Dog Emperor cannot stand betrayal. The entire Yang Family will likely be executed within days."

This alone would only deepen his suspicion.

The skies in Shangjing cleared up.

With the court paying attention, people were sent to investigate in multiple places, and commands were issued for officials everywhere to report their situations without delay.

But the news was lagging.

Responses close by would arrive the same day.

In distant places... the orders hadn’t even been delivered.

Places like Jiangnan were raining, but the situation was controllable. However, in remote areas, the water levels were rising severely, and the rain showed no sign of stopping.

Yu Tingwan: "Ze County over there..."

She had just started speaking.

"It’s all been arranged. Everyone you care about has been relocated to safety."

Yu Tingwan never had any doubts about his work.

The flowers were arranged.

She held Wei Zhao’s face.

"Husband."

Wei Zhao: ...

Yu Tingwan: "Why aren’t you speaking?"

Wei Zhao uttered two words: "I’m scared."

Yu Tingwan: ...

Would I eat you up?

"My flowers..."

She barely said three words.

Wei Zhao: "They look... breathtaking."

Yu Tingwan: ???

"You hesitated."

Yu Tingwan had already accepted that her hands were truly clumsy: "Why lie to me, husband? Can’t we be honest as a married couple?"

Wei Zhao languidly said, "If I say they’re ugly, would you be pleased?"

Yu Tingwan, who had just advocated honesty: ...

She had to lead by example.

"I don’t know if I’d be pleased, but you... might not be well off."

Wei Zhao: "Oh."

He summed it up.

"Saying they look good doesn’t work, and saying they’re ugly brings trouble."

That’s how it is.

Yu Tingwan nodded.

"Talk some sense."

"That’s a bit difficult."

Wei Zhao didn’t want to trouble her.

"Then let me have some ease."

He pulled her into his arms, held her from behind, resting his head on her shoulder, then took her hand, pulled out half of the flowers from the vase, and arranged the rest.

For him, this kind of thing was a waste of time.

But behind closed doors, it was a fun activity between husband and wife, and Wei Zhao was very patient.

Also quite aesthetic.

Yu Tingwan watched him turn decay into magic.

"No pause."

His voice came from beside her ear.

Yu Tingwan was stunned, a bit confused.

Soon she realized.

His quick pronunciation of ’breathtaking’ was for survival.

His pause before ’dead’ was evident.

Hmm.

This man knew that whatever he said would be the end of him.

Silence.

Yu Tingwan sighed, it wasn’t easy for Wei Zhao to be with her.

"How’s the tunnel digging coming along?"

Wei Zhao didn’t care about others’ matters and wouldn’t inquire.

But he was certain of the Wei Family Army’s efficiency.

"Should be completed."

Yu Tingwan: "I wonder if Ying Fuyan would crawl over at night."

"Ha."

She turned her head.

Wei Zhao: "He can’t manage."

Yu Tingwan: ...

True.

"But Yao Ru will definitely visit."

Seeing her so interested, Wei Zhao casually said, "Want to crawl under their bed?"

"That’s not a good idea."

Given Ying Fuyan’s health, Yu Tingwan didn’t think he could do much.

However.

After going through life and death, companionship is the most precious. Having someone you care about in front of you is an immense blessing.

She expressed.

"I’m more interested in crawling under Xiao Huaian’s bed."

Wei Zhao: ...

You still have preferences?

Yu Tingwan: "From my calculations, the two of them will soon be married."

"But with Shen Zhiyi’s businesslike attitude, who knows what they’ll do on their wedding night."

"There are many blind marriages, where couples don’t even see each other’s faces before marriage."

Yu Tingwan turned around, playing with the jade pendant at his waist.

She understood well.

"You know."

"Sometimes the less you know, the more naturally things go, like completing an assignment. It’s something that’ll have to be done, just like sticking your neck out or pulling it back."

Wei Zhao did not know.

But when Yu Tingwan clung to him back then, she fearlessly took over his bed.

With open arms, eyes tightly shut.

——"Bring it on!"

Yu Tingwan: "But they know each other."

For Shen Zhiyi.

"Not terribly well."

"Suddenly becoming a couple, time’s tight, married, and then lying on the same bed. In Shangjing, there are many marriage rituals, and the bridal bed would still have a ceremonial piece, which would be collected by an old woman the next morning. Shen Zhiyi is proud and doesn’t want to show weakness, while Xiao Huaian doesn’t seem like someone who would take it slowly."

Finally got into the wolf’s den, how could one let it go?

"The long night, quite awkward, huh."

The days flew by, the Ministry of the Imperial Household was ablaze with lights, red silk high in the air.

Shen Zhiyi wore a fiery wedding dress, with broad sleeves edged in gold, cascading to the floor, pearls and jewels hanging over her forehead, setting off her glowing white skin.

She called for her personal maid.

"Go see when the wedding procession will arrive."

Shen Zhiyi tilted her chin towards Yu Tingwan beside her.

After all, it was a joyous occasion, and she couldn’t hide the smile on her face.

"How is it? This wedding dress suits me, right? The brocade used, woven with gold thread, mixed with peacock feathers colored silk. To make a wedding dress only to wear once, truly extravagant, not to mention my two stepsisters, I’m afraid female guests will die of jealousy seeing it."

"And this."

She had Yu Tingwan look at her earrings.

"Though small, they’re handed down from the Xiao Family."

Excited, she wanted to show more.

"Who said you can only wear it once?"

Don’t just remember the happiness.

Think of what might happen tonight. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Yu Tingwan gently reminded: "If you wish, Xiao Huaian can make you a bride every night."