Chapter 4: The Deal is Sealed

d in pain, but her mind cleared instantly. Memories flooded back like a tidal wave. The former mistress recalled that when the eldest son was distressed, he wasn't without self-harm. He had tried hurt..."Worship heaven and earth!"

"Two bows to the elders!"

"May the couple bow!"

"Congratulations, it's time to send the couple to their bridal chamber!"

A ludicrous marriage, impossible yet now a reality, was set in stone. Meng Jinyáo failed to become the consort of the prince, but instead became the wife of the Marquis of Changxing.

Guests were dumbfounded, feeling that after attending so many weddings, this one was the most spectacular. They had new topics to discuss after tea and dinner, and they were eyewitnesses to it all.

It has to be said that Meng Jin Yao still has a good eye for talent. Gu Jing Xi's ability and appearance are both outstanding. He is now an official of the Dali Temple. If it weren't for saving the emperor and injuring his body, leaving him with hidden ailments, and being abandoned by his fiancée after the engagement was broken, he wouldn't have fallen to Meng Jin Yao picking him up.

The people from the big house and the second house were also dumbfounded. Things happened too suddenly. They didn't expect Old Madam Gu to agree to such an absurd thing. And even Gu Jingxi, who was always so strict in his demeanor, married the original fiancée. Tomorrow their family would become the laughingstock of the entire capital city.

Before they could fully recover, Meng Jin Yao and Gu Jing Xi, the newlyweds, were already proceeding to the next step of the wedding ceremony, being sent to their bridal chamber.

Originally, when going into the bridal chamber, it was to go to Gu Shuming's courtyard. That side had already been prepared with a wedding bed and such. Now that there was a new groom, naturally, it was sent to Gu Jingxi's courtyard.

After lifting the red veil, the newly married couple drank the wedding wine according to the process. Gu Jingxi glanced at his new bride and saw that she was calm and composed. If he ignored her tightly clenched hands, he would have thought she was really as calm as she appeared on the surface. After all, she was just a girl of ten or so years old. He didn't want to make things difficult for her either, so he said: "I'll go receive the guests first. If you're hungry, ask the maidservant to bring you some food.

Meng Jin Yao nodded in agreement: "Good"

After Gu Jingxi left, Meng Jiny Yao finally let out a breath. Her palms were sweaty from the intense nervousness, and her heart was still pounding wildly. It was a disastrous start, but she turned things around and achieved a fairly satisfactory result. The lousy cards she had been dealt now showed signs of improvement.

The future is uncertain, but she must also strive to live and enjoy each day. She was brought into this world by her mother at the cost of her life, so she must make her spirit in heaven feel at ease.

She looked around at her surroundings. Gu Jingxi's bedroom was exactly what one would expect from a man's room - simple and unadorned. The sky-blue curtains hung neatly, and the folded brocade quilt was also sky-blue.

Ning Dong and Qing Qiu were called in to attend, seeing their young mistress sitting there expressionless, surely struck by today's events. It was simply too outrageous, not even a storybook would dare write something like this.

Ning Dong's heart ached, her eyes reddened with tears, and she choked back sobs. "Miss, you've suffered so much. What kind of person is this The Crown Prince seemed so gentle and refined before, but I never expected him to be so irresponsible and uncaring."

Meng Jin Yao gently shook her head, let out a long sigh, and said slowly, "It's not bitter. I consider this a blessing in disguise. Directly breaking off the engagement and returning to the Meng family, my good stepmother and father wouldn't let me off easy. Following Gu Family's wishes and continuing the wedding to marry Gu Xiu Ming, I definitely wouldn't receive much love from my husband in the future. Choosing between the second young master and the fourth young master, having one of them forced to marry his brother's fiancee, I might not live well either. Marrying Gu Houye is just right. Gu Houye has noble character, and I directly become Gu Xiu Ming's elder. In the future, when he sees me, he has to call me mother."

Qing Qiu chimed in, "The young lady is right. Relatively speaking, this is the best outcome. Lord Gu is an upright man and will definitely not mistreat you. At the very least, he can give you the respect a legitimate wife deserves. Both the eldest and second houses of the Gu family are illegitimate, so except for the Matriarch, you are the most respected woman in this household."

Meng Jinyao reminded: "I am already a married woman, not a young lady anymore. You should also change the way you address me."

Ning Dong and Qing Qiu chimed in together, "Yes, Madam."ant, she didn't even bother to pretend to be asleep. She suddenly opened her eyes, looked up at him, and met his gentle and smiling eyes. She stammered, "What are you trying to do"Gu Jingxi softly sa...