Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 39 I'm Not Afraid of My Wife

In the dance studio Shangwu, Xu Wenhe patted Li Ziyan on the shoulder and said, "Why are you still here when you're getting married soon?" Li Ziyan said, "I'm only here to have some fun for a few months. I'm getting married at such a young age, so I have to have enough fun. Besides, the betrothal gift has already been paid."

Shen Congwen said, "Li Ziyan, you won't become a henpecked man in the future, will you?" Li Ziyan said, "What are you thinking? If I were henpecked, I would write my name upside down. Who am I looking down on? Miss Zhao is too weak to be fierce."

Xu Wenhe said, "That's true, but I was shocked when she slapped the princess the other day. I didn't expect Jun Ning to have a bad temper. I heard that you even went to protect her. You love your wife even before she got married. I heard that Princess Yu Fu left the Zhao Mansion with a gloomy face."

Li Ziyan said, "You two don't understand this, the princess and I have made it clear that he insisted on going to the Zhao Mansion to cause trouble and even beat Miss Zhao. It would be unreasonable for me not to go and protect her. Who knew that Miss Zhao would not be a soft persimmon and fight back? But I still have to protect her after all, it was my words that damaged her reputation. I also have to shut up those people so that they don't say that the girl is stealing my husband."

Shen Congwen looked at Li Ziyan: "Oh my God, Li Ziyan, I didn't expect you to be such a gentleman!" Li Ziyan threw a handful of peanuts at Shen Congwen and said, "Get lost, I have always been a gentleman."

Xu Wenhe said: "We are here to watch the dance, don't ruin the fun."

At the Guangping Marquis's residence, Li Yin came to Li Ziyan's room and kicked the door open. Fei Zhou was standing by the bed and said, "My Lord, the young master is still running a fever."

Li Yin glanced at Fei Zhou and said, "I've had a fever for two days and it should be fine. I'll call a doctor to take a look." Mo Yu on the bed coughed and imitated Li Ziyan's voice, "Dad, I'm fine. I'll be fine after a good sleep."

Li Yin didn't care about that and walked to the bed. Fei Zhou blocked his way and said, "My Lord, the young master will be fine after a short sleep." Li Yin glared at Fei Zhou and said, "Get out of the way."

Fei Zhou lowered his head and stepped aside. Li Yin lifted the quilt and found Mo Yu, who was wearing Li Ziyan's clothes, lying on the bed. Mo Yu sat up and got off the bed: "My Lord."

Li Yin looked at the two and asked, "Where is the young master?" The two did not speak, so Li Yin said, "Where is the young master?" The two were frightened by the roar and trembled, saying, "The young master should have gone to the Shangwu House!" After saying that, the two covered their mouths. Li Yin nodded angrily and pointed at the two and said, "He went to the Shangwu House."

Turning around: "Bring some masters from the Marquis' Mansion with me to tie up this stinky boy." Li Yin walked out of Li Ziyan's room, and Mo Yu pushed the flying boat: "How could you betray the young master."

Fei Zhou said, "You were the one who said it first." Mo Yu said, "What should you do now? It's definitely too late to report the news." Fei Zhou said, "Young Master, you can only hope for the best."

The two of them leaned against each other, and Mo Yu said, "It's all your fault. What a trick you came up with!"

Two days ago, Li Ziyan was ordered by Li Yin not to leave the mansion before marriage. Li Yin said, "Just stay at home. If you dare to go out, I will break your legs. Mo Yu Feizhou, you two should keep an eye on this brat. If he runs away, you two will be punished too."

Li Ziyan couldn't hold it anymore after being locked in his room for less than half a day, so he said to Mo Yu, "Mo Yu, change your clothes."

Mo Yu was puzzled: "Sir, why are you changing clothes?" Li Ziyan said: "You pretend to be me. I will go out and play for a while and come back. If my father comes, you can say that I have caught a cold and can't be exposed to the wind."

Mo Yu didn't want to change, Li Ziyan said: "Don't worry, if my father punishes you two, I will help you bear it." Mo Yu said: "But you are getting married soon." Fei Zhou said: "The Marquis has issued an iron order, so you should bear it!" Li Ziyan grabbed the shoulders of the two and said: "I can't bear it. You two are so cruel to let me stay at home for four months. Don't worry, my father won't find out."

Mo Yu hesitantly took off his clothes and changed into Li Ziyan's clothes. When Li Ziyan was leaving, Mo Yu and Fei Zhou said, "Young Master, please come back earlier." Li Ziyan said, "Don't worry! Go and lie down on the bed." Fei Zhou sighed, "Who would have known that the young master would go out to play and play for three days including today? Who would have suspected it?"

Li Yin brought his family servants to the dance studio and saw Li Ziyan. Xu Wenhe and Shen Congwen pointed at him tremblingly. Li Ziyan asked, "What happened to you two?" Xu Wenhe said, "Your father."

After hearing this, Li Ziyan turned around and said, "My father? Why is that old man here... Father!" Li Yin's eyes were filled with murderous intent. Xu Wenhe and Shen Congwen ran to the door and shouted, "Brother Li Ziyan is leaving first. Good luck to you."

Li Ziyan swallowed his saliva: "Dad, why are you here?" Li Yin said: "The young marquis is having a lot of fun, let's go home?" Li Ziyan looked at the servant behind him holding a long stick and smiled bitterly: "Okay, go home, I'm going home." After returning to the mansion, Li Ziyan ran straight to the lobby and shouted: "Mom! Li Lao Hu is going to beat me to death, mom...where is my mom?" Mo Yu and Fei Zhou said: "Madam went to the store."

Li Ziyan's heart sank after hearing this. Li Yin came over with a long stick. Li Ziyan felt a chill on his back and turned to look at Li Yin with a smile and said, "Dad... Dad, let's talk." Li Yin slammed the long stick on the ground. Li Ziyan was startled and swallowed his saliva. He straightened his back and said, "Li Yin, don't wave this stick in front of you all the time. I just went to the Shangwufang! As for mobilizing so many people to ask a group of servants from the marquis's mansion to take me home and showing so much skill, do you want to beat me to death!"

Li Yin said, "I really want to beat you to death. You are such a loser. You are engaged to the Zhao family girl, yet you still go to such a place of entertainment."

Li Ziyan said, "I've already said I'll be responsible and I've already been engaged, so why are you restricting my freedom? Can't I just go out and have some fun to relax? Is that necessary? Besides, it's not a loss for Zhao Junning to marry me at such a young age."

Li Yin took a deep breath and said, "Come here, hold the young master down. I will beat him until he obeys and doesn't leave the house today." Li Ziyan said, "No need. I will kneel down and let you beat me." Li Ziyan knelt on the ground. Li Yin took a ruler and beat him from behind. After ten times, beads of sweat appeared on Li Ziyan's face. Mo Yu and Fei Zhou knelt down and said, "My Lord, if the young master knows his mistake, please stop beating him. If you continue beating him, he will die."

Li Ziyan said nothing. Li Yin said, "Help him back to his room." Li Yin threw the ruler on the table and sat on the chair. Li Ziyan was helped back to his room by Mo Yu and Fei Zhou. The housekeeper Li Hu brought medicine and said, "Young Master, remember to apply this medicine. The master feels sorry for you when he beats you. Don't be willful anymore."

Fei Zhou took the medicine, and Mo Yu saw Li Hu off. Li Hu stood outside the door, sighed, and looked at the sky, saying, "Young Master's temper is really like that of the master. The more he beats you, the more stubborn you become."

Mo Yu said, "Young Master just doesn't want to accept the fact of marriage for the time being." Li Hu said, "Young Master, I have seen you grow up. You have always liked to go against the Marquis. Now you are seventeen years old and still have such a stubborn temper. The young lady from the Zhao family can also help you to cure your temper if she marries you."

Li Hu sighed and said, "He will have to accept it sooner or later. He will know the pain only after he suffers a little more. Go back and help apply the medicine to the young master and let him go to bed early. He will figure it out." In the room, Li Ziyan took off his clothes, and there were ten clear blood marks on his back. Fei Zhou applied the medicine carefully. Mo Yu walked into the room and saw Li Ziyan lying on the bed and asleep. He walked to the bedside quietly, helped apply the medicine, covered him with the quilt, and walked out of the room.

Four months passed in a flash, and the wedding day of the twelfth lunar month arrived. Guangping Marquis Li Ziyan had a sad face. Xu Wenhe said, "Li Ziyan is getting married, why is he so sad?" Li Ziyan said, "I, Li Ziyan, am only seventeen years old and I am getting married so soon. I am a little uncomfortable."

At the Zhao residence, Zhao Junning was dressing up in her room. After putting on her veil, she waited for Li Ziyan to pick her up. The sound of the horn spread throughout Bianjing, and Li Ziyan rode a horse to the Zhao residence. Li Ziyan saluted Zhao Nian and Meng Xiangning: "Father-in-law. Mother-in-law."

Zhao Nian said, "Okay, Jun Ning is in her room, go get her." Li Ziyan walked into the room and said, "Let's go." He then handed the red silk to Zhao Jun Ning and said, "Hold it and follow me."

Zhao Junning replied, "Yes." Fuling followed behind, and Li Ziyan helped Zhao Junning into the bridal sedan. When they arrived at Guangping Marquis's residence, Li Ziyan helped Zhao Junning get off the bridal sedan. The two of them walked into the hall holding red silk, and the sound of firecrackers followed. The guests shouted, "Congratulations!"

The master of ceremonies shouted, "The newlyweds have arrived. First they bow to heaven and earth, then to their parents, and then the couple bow to each other..." After a ten-mile long wedding, Zhao Junning was married to Li Ziyan, the man she had loved and cared about for two lifetimes. She was smiling at this grand wedding. Although he did not look at her badly because he had no memory of that life, he also smiled at her and gave her respect.

After the wedding ceremony, Zhao Junning was sent to the wedding room. Li Ziyan entertained him. Xu Wenhe said, "Congratulations, brother, you are getting married."

Shen Congwen said, "Let's celebrate Ziyan's marriage and not go home until we are drunk." Li Ziyan raised his glass and said, "I will not go home until I am drunk."

At this time, in the bridal chamber, the servant brought the wedding wine and placed it on the table. After leaving, Fuling walked to Zhao Junning and asked, "Miss, are you hungry?"

Zhao Junning rubbed her belly: "There are some." Fuling said: "Miss, I brought you some snacks, have some!"

Zhao Junning said, "No, the veil is not uncovered." Fuling said, "Then the young lady, please eat a little of the piece without uncovering the veil!" Zhao Junning said, "Please leave it there. Where is the uncle?"

Fuling sighed, "The son-in-law is still drinking. He got drunk with Master Xu and the Master Shen. Miss, you say this son-in-law doesn't know how to cherish you. He knew that you must be hungry because you were getting married today, but he didn't come earlier to lift the veil to let you eat something. He is still drinking now, which is really unpunctual. Miss, you will suffer after getting married."

Zhao Junning smiled and said, "It's not bitter, it's okay." Zhao Junning thought: At least this time I married him. At this time, Li Ziyan was supported by Mo Yu into the wedding room, drunk and swaying.

Fuling bowed and left the bridal chamber. Li Ziyan looked at Zhao Junning, who was drunk on the bed, and asked, "Why are you still waiting for me?" He walked up to Zhao Junning and lifted her veil. Zhao Junning stood up and brought two glasses of wine: "Husband, let's drink to each other's cups!"