Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 516 The Big Wedding
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day of the wedding. The entire capital city seemed very lively on that day. After all, it was Princess Nihuang's wedding, so they naturally wanted to see the excitement.

On this day, Qiu Yuan, wearing a bright red suit and riding on a horse, led his men to the palace. When they arrived, they found that they could not get through the door for a while because Mu Qing was blocking the door.

"Young Prince, just come over here. What are the conditions for letting us in?" Before Qiu Yuan could say anything, Yan Yujin on the side spoke first.

"Okay, that's great. Since you said so, I won't be polite. My conditions are very simple. As long as you can write a poem that satisfies my sister, you can go in." Mu Qing said with a smile

"What? Poetry? Mu Qing, are you kidding me? We are a noble family, why are you testing us on poetry? How about we just have a written test on martial arts?" Qiu Yuan suddenly asked
"No, no, no, everyone in the capital knows that you are a martial arts expert. Even my sister is no match for you. So why are you fighting? No, no, no. Just write poetry." Mu Qing hurriedly shook his head when he heard this.
"Well, Mu Qing, I'm a rough man, and I really don't have the energy to write poems. How about this, after the wedding is over, I'll teach you a few tricks?" Qiu Yuan said directly
"Ah? Really? You're not lying to me, are you? No, that's not what I mean. What I mean is that you have to teach me real skills and not just give me a perfunctory answer." Mu Qing said directly
"Hahaha, don't worry. After we get married, we'll be a family. I can lie to anyone but you. Otherwise, I won't be able to get past Nihuang." Qiu Yuan said directly.
Mu Qing actually knew this, so he pretended to think for a while and then opened the door. Qiu Yuan and others naturally would not miss this good opportunity.

Because the Mu family no longer has any elders, Nihuang's parents have to go to the palace. Yes, the Queen Mother, the Emperor and the Empress have to go and pay their respects, as they are considered the woman's parents.

Emperor Liang and the Empress sat on chairs prepared in advance and accepted the couple's kneeling homage. As for the Empress Dowager, they had naturally already visited her.

"Hahaha, good, good, that's great, Nihuang. I didn't expect that I would really marry you off in my lifetime. Now, a hundred years later, I can finally go to see the old prince." Emperor Liang said with a smile

After hearing this, Nihuang naturally hurried to thank him, and at this time the queen also said, "Qiu Yuan, you must treat Nihuang well in the future, do you hear me? If you treat him badly, I will not agree."

Qiu Yuan naturally thanked him readily. A quarter of an hour later, the two of them came out of the palace and went to the Wenyuan Earl's Mansion together. After arriving here, the atmosphere became obviously much more relaxed.

Neither Lord Wenyuan nor Mrs. Qiu made things difficult for them and were all smiling, so the tea-serving ceremony was soon completed, followed by a series of red tape.

Afterwards, Nihuang sat in the bridal chamber, while Qiu Yuan came out to drink with the guests.

"Brother-in-law, you must treat my sister well from now on, otherwise I won't agree to it. Also, you said before that you would teach me a few tricks, you can't break your promise." Mu Qing said with a smile

"Hahaha, don't worry, even if I forgot something, I wouldn't forget this. As for Nihuang, you should be even more relieved."

"She is the only one who is mean to me, how can I be mean to him?" Qiu Yuan said with a smile

After hearing this, the others burst into laughter, and Qiu Yuan naturally laughed along with them. After an unknown amount of time, Qiu Yuan simply ran away under the pretext of having to pee.

He slowly pushed open the door of his new room, and then saw a scene that surprised him. Nihuang should be sitting on the bed waiting for him.

She had already taken off her veil and was sitting at the table eating.

Ni Huang heard the noise at the door and was about to stand up, but she found that it was Qiu Yuan, so she sat back down and said, "You're here, come and have something to eat with us?"

"Hahaha, Nihuang, Nihuang, I really worried about you in vain. But since you are already eating, why are you still eating these cold things? Why don't you let someone warm up something?" Qiu Yuan said with a smile

"This is your home, not my palace. How can I feel embarrassed?" Nihuang said
"Madam, you are wrong. This is not just my home. From now on, it is also your home. Okay, put down your chopsticks. I will have someone prepare a hot table." Qiu Yuan said
After hearing this, Nihuang smiled and didn't say anything. She just put down her bowl and chopsticks. At this time, Qiu Yuan got up and went out to give a few instructions and came back soon.

Then he walked over and sat next to his wife and said, "Time flies. Now that I think about it, the previous competition seemed like it was just yesterday. I didn't expect that I would actually marry you today."

"You know what? Actually, before today, I have never really felt relieved. Because I know that the person in your heart is not me, and I have always been worried about that person."

"But today, after today I won't worry anymore, because since you've already married me, I naturally have the confidence to be better than him. You belong to me from now on."

After hearing this, Nihuang didn't speak for a while. After a long while, she said, "Actually, you don't have to think so much. Since I promised to marry you, I won't regret it."

"I know, of course I know, but I told you before that the person I'm worried about has never been you. He is completely different now."

"No one knows what he is thinking right now, so I am worried. I am worried that he will come to snatch it from me. But now it is all right. Now I can finally rest assured." Qiu Yuan said directly
After hearing this, Nihuang was silent for a while because she didn't know what to say.

"Okay, okay, blame me. Why do I keep bringing up these things that spoil the fun on our wedding day? Let's talk about something else. Wait a minute, I'll show you something." Qiu Yuan said
After saying this, Qiu Yuan got up and went to look for something, while Nihuang sat there, recalling what he had said before and everything Qiu Yuan had done.

At this moment, the wine and food were ready. After getting permission, the servants brought them in, and Qiu Yuan also moved his box over.

"Here, this is all my belongings. Let's eat first. After we finish eating, I will slowly tell you how much your husband is worth." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

Naturally, Nihuang didn't object after hearing this. After all, she was hungry. So the two of them started eating. Qiu Yuan had already eaten, so he didn't eat much and kept picking up food for Nihuang.

"Okay, stop serving me food. Do you want to make me die of overeating?" Nihuang said.
"Haha, Madam, look at what you said. Why would I want to stuff you to death? Don't say such unlucky words on such a big day."

"I know you haven't eaten much all day, so I'm afraid you'll be starving. If there's too much of this, you can eat if you want to, or not if you don't want to. It doesn't matter." Qiu Yuan said
After hearing this, Nihuang smiled and said, "That's good enough. Well, I've almost finished eating. Don't you want to show me something?"

"Okay, have you finished eating? When you're done, let's come over and take a look." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

After saying this, Qiu Yuan went to get the box he had just found, and Nihuang followed him. "Madam, look, this is all my belongings, including a dozen shops on a street in the east of Jinling City, and 3,000 acres of land around Jinling."

"Also, I also have a share in the trade with the East China Sea. There is no fixed amount for this amount, but it will never be less than 50,000 taels a year."

"As for the farmland and shops in the East China Sea, there are quite a few of them, but they are not very valuable. Besides, they are at the border, so I don't think much of them."

"I didn't spend much money in the East China Sea these years, so this silver is basically all left. During the years I was in the East China Sea, I could make around 70,000 taels every year."

"So I have 500,000 taels in my hand now, but I spent a lot of the betrothal gift I gave you before, and now I have more than 300,000 taels left."

"Besides, I am the eldest son of the family. I will inherit the title in the future, so naturally I will get the lion's share of the family property. Although our family has fallen on hard times in recent years."

"But the foundation is still there. Not to mention the floating wealth, there is at least 200,000 taels. As for the land and shops, that's a lot more. The land alone is 20,000 acres."

"My father sold some of this, otherwise it would have been much more. As for the shops, although he also sold some of them, there are still at least fifty of them." Qiu Yuan said
"Oh? Twenty thousand acres? All in Jinling? This is not a small number. How did it come from? As far as I know, the land outside Jinling has changed owners a lot in recent years." Nihuang said
"Haha, this has to start with our patriarch. It is said that our ancestor's contributions were enough to make him a marquis. But, it was indeed a bit of a stretch."

"After all, it was the founding of the country at that time, and there were some families like ours, so Emperor Taizu summoned several families with the same situation as mine."

"As for how the negotiation was carried out, I don't know. Anyway, later on, Emperor Taizu took out 30,000 acres from the imperial farm and awarded it to our family."

"Later, our family went on and off, and fell into decline for a while. We relied on these farmlands to survive until now, but now there are only 20,000 acres left."

"My father also encountered difficulties when he was young, but he gritted his teeth and refused to sell it. Later, he survived and this land was left."

"At this point in time, the few who are active in the court are basically all rising stars, and there are not many people from the founding lineage left."

"As one of the few remaining families, we are of the same blood. So no matter how others have made trouble over the years, no one has ever made trouble for us." Qiu Yuan said directly
"So, it turns out to be like this? This is really, really true?" Nihuang said
"Alright, alright, it's no big deal. As long as our family is still here, we are already better off than others. In fact, we are still very content. Our families have always been cautious and self-protective."

"No matter how they fight, we won't get involved. So, even though your majesty and the late emperor didn't use us, they didn't touch us either."

"After all, if Liang is such a big country and there is no founding noble, wouldn't it make the royal family look cold and indifferent?" Qiu Yuan said with a smile

After hearing this, Nihuang didn't say anything for a while, but Qiu Yuan seemed to see what she was thinking, so he smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I've gone off topic, let's not talk about this anymore."

"These are all my belongings. Now I am handing them over to you. From now on, I will rely on you, my lady, for support."

"Haha, okay, but that depends on your performance. If you don't perform well, I won't give you a penny, okay?" Nihuang said with a smile.

"Ah? Madam, are you so cruel? Well, it's getting late, shouldn't we go to bed early? That way I can perform well?" Qiu Yuan said with a smile

After hearing this, Nihuang's face turned red instantly, and she nodded slightly. Qiu Yuan, who was always paying attention to her reaction, naturally saw it clearly.

So they started the action directly. Although Nihuang was a little shy about Qiu Yuan's action, she did not refuse, so everything happened naturally.

Because both of them practiced martial arts all year round, they were in very good health. So by the time they fell asleep, it was already three o'clock in the morning, but this did not affect them from getting up to serve tea the next day.

Naturally, both Lord Wenyuan and Madam Qiu were very satisfied with their daughter-in-law Nihuang, so they did not make things difficult for them. Instead, they happily invited them to stay for dinner.

However, having finally met an equally matched opponent, Qiu Yuan naturally would not waste time on eating, so he directly rejected his parents' kindness.

In front of her parents-in-law, Nihuang naturally had to save face for Qiu Yuan, so she could only follow him back to the room and then rolled her eyes at him.

However, he didn't care about the contempt at all and pretended not to see it. He continued to take his own actions. Nihuang originally disagreed, but eventually she succumbed to him.

The battle lasted until noon before it came to an end.

"Don't you have one in your house? Why are you still torturing me like this?" Nihuang said unhappily.
"How can this person in the mansion compare to you, Madam? She is just an actress. The reason why we let her in was because of a strange combination of circumstances."

"Besides, she has such a small body. I haven't even warmed up yet and she left first." Qiu Yuan said
"Okay, you're going to make trouble for me, right? Let me tell you, forget about the previous ones, but not tonight. You have to go back home tomorrow." Nihuang said directly
"Okay, okay, I agree. Isn't it okay if I agree? But Madam, you only said that it's not possible at night, but you didn't say it's not possible now?" Qiu Yuan said with a smile

Nihuang condemned Qiu Yuan's behavior of taking advantage of loopholes, but unfortunately the condemnation was ineffective.

(End of this chapter)