Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 379 Cui and Li enter the mansion

The next morning, before daybreak, both the Cui and Li residences were already busy with people putting on makeup for the bride, adding makeup to the bride's clothes, and bathing and changing her clothes.

The Guangping Palace was relatively easy to get. After all, it was a concubine, not as complicated as marrying a princess. All necessary preparations were already made, and there was no need for a wedding ceremony like marrying a princess. All that was needed was to decorate the palace festively, prepare the banquet for the guests, and prepare everything for the two new concubines' rooms.

Because it was a concubine, and there were two of them, Li Chu didn't have to go to pick them up in person, so he saved a lot of trouble and even didn't have to get up so early.

Look, everyone else was busy, but Li Chu was still sleeping with Dugu Jingyao in his arms, as if he was not the one taking a concubine! Actually, to be precise, he had already woken up, but Dugu Jingyao was too tired from the tossing and turning last night. In addition, Dugu Jingyao was resting her head on his arm at this time, so he didn't have the heart to wake Dugu Jingyao up, so he didn't get up.

Of course, there were things he didn't want to face. After all, he didn't want to marry these two women, so he was very lazy about preparing for the wedding.

But after a while, the sunlight shone through the window onto the head of the bed. Dugu Jingyao felt the sunlight and slowly opened her eyes.

Turning around, she saw that Li Chu hadn't gotten up yet. She asked in surprise, "Donglang, today is the day Cui and Li are coming to the mansion. The sun's out, and you haven't gotten up yet?"

Li Chu lazily lay on the couch and said, "These are all people forced upon me. If I don't like them, I naturally have no motivation to get up."

Because of the intense exercise last night, Dugu Jingyao felt sore in her back and waist, as if she had been beaten up. She could be said to have struggled to get up.

Li Chu always felt deeply apologetic when he saw Dugu Jingyao's expression, but this time he was secretly laughing, which made Dugu Jingyao glare at him. Li Chu then got up from the couch honestly, pinched Dugu Jingyao's shoulders and rubbed her waist.

It was almost done, and the two began to wash and dress. Dugu Jingyao felt a little strange, because she was the one who put Li Chu in his wedding suit.

Dugu Jingyao sighed, "Why do I feel like I'm your mother? I even have to dress you in wedding clothes..."

Li Chu laughed and said, "I won't let you take advantage of me like this."

Dugu Jingyao was amused by Li Chu's words: "What? What's wrong with me taking advantage of you today? Okay, okay, get dressed, go to the main hall and get ready, I still need to change clothes!" Just like that, Li Chu was driven out by Dugu Jingyao.

In order to avoid appearing timid today, Dugu Jingyao specially asked Liu Jingyue to come over and put on a "domineering queen makeup" for herself, making her look dignified and heroic.

Liu Jingyue was very satisfied with her work today. She smiled and nodded, asking Dugu Jingyao to open her eyes.

Dugu Jingyao opened her eyes and saw herself in the bronze mirror. She smiled with satisfaction and said, "As expected, Yue'er's makeup never disappoints me. By the way, Yue'er, what clothes can I wear today to match the makeup you put on me?"

Liu Jingyue then chose a bright red flowing fairy dress from the clothes that Shi Jian had selected, and said, "This is the color that the wife should wear!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Jian helped Dugu Jingyao put on the flowing fairy dress, and then combed her hair into a heart-shaped bun, symbolizing that she and Li Chu were of the same mind and worked together.

After Dugu Jingyao put on a set of luxurious but not ostentatious ruby-studded jewelry chosen by Liu Jingyue and Shi Jian, she looked more like the bride of today.

On the other side, the Cui Mansion and the Li Mansion were also ready. The people sent by the Guangping Prince's Mansion to pick up the bride had arrived, but because it was just a concubine, there was no need to block the door.

Let’s take a look at the Cui Mansion. Cui Caiping was helped out by the matchmaker, holding a round fan, and went to the main hall to bid farewell to Lord Cui and Lady Korea. Lord Cui was fine, but Lady Korea was reluctant to let go because she only had this one legitimate daughter, especially since she had spoiled her daughter. What if she was bullied?

Mrs. Han's eyes welled up at the thought. Meanwhile, Lord Cui, standing by, gave her a few words of advice: "Ping'er, today is your wedding day. From now on, you'll be a wife of another family. You must stop being so spoiled and willful. You must be filial to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, and live a good life with His Royal Highness, the Prince of Guangping. But if anything happens to you, come home. Your father and mother will fight for justice for you, even at the risk of their lives!"

After hearing the first half of his words, Cui Caiping wanted to argue with her father. Why didn't he say anything nice when she was about to get married? But after hearing the latter part, she was a little moved. The words she had prepared to retort were stuck in her throat. Finally, after brewing for a long time, she only said one sentence: "Yes, father, your daughter knows."

Then it was Lady Han Guo, who was on the verge of tears. She looked at Cui Caiping reluctantly and said, "My son, I never thought you would be getting married in the blink of an eye. You must stay well with His Royal Highness Prince Guangping. Don't always report good news but not bad news. If you need anything, come back and tell me and your father. We will do our best to help you."

Cui Caiping was even more moved, and her eyes were a little red, but Lord Cui said: "Ping'er, today is your big day, don't cry, crying is unlucky."

Cui Caiping sniffed and raised her head to hold back her tears. Then, Mrs. Han took off an emerald green bracelet from her hand and put it on Cui Caiping's hand.

Seeing that the farewells had been paid, the bridesmaid called out, "The bride is leaving!"

Meanwhile, the Li family had just reached the stage of bidding farewell to their parents, but the difference was that Li Mi and Madam Li loved their daughter very much and were reluctant to let her get married.

Li Wanqing, on the other hand, felt that she was the legitimate daughter of the Li family, and she had to pay back the treatment she had enjoyed since childhood, so she was relatively calm. Besides, although she was a concubine, she was not at a disadvantage when she married the handsome and elegant Prince Guangping. The only thing that was not to her liking was that she was someone else's concubine... But there was nothing she could do, because the Princess of Guangping's background was there, and she could not compare to her. Thinking of this, she felt a little lonely.

After Li Mi and Madam Li finished their instructions, Madam Li also put a jade bracelet on Li Wanqing's wrist. The bridesmaid also shouted happily: "The bride is going out!"

Both parties left the house at about the same time, and both Cui and Li boarded the wedding sedan chairs with anticipation and trepidation. However, because Cui's residence was closer to Prince Guangping's, she arrived first.

However, since they were people of the same status entering the mansion, it was better for them to enter together, so Cui Caiping's sedan stayed at the door for a long time.

Cui Caiping began to feel restless. She quietly knocked on the sedan chair window and asked the maid beside her, "Lianxin, what's going on? Why haven't you asked me to get out of the sedan chair for so long?"

Lianxin was a little embarrassed to speak, so she could only perfunctorily say, "Don't worry, miss, you will get off the sedan chair soon." Fortunately, the wedding sedan chair from the Li Mansion arrived after a while.

At the gate of Prince Guangping's mansion, seeing that everyone had arrived, Zhang Deyu ordered people to start setting off firecrackers, and the bridesmaid announced, "The bride has gotten out of the sedan chair."

At this time, Cui Caiping and Li Wanqing were both helped out of the sedan chair by their maids and walked step by step towards Prince Guangping's Mansion.

When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, the bridesmaid said again: "The bride has stepped over the fire basin. From now on, her life will be prosperous and everything will go smoothly."

Cui Caiping and Li Wanqing followed their instructions and stepped over the brazier. After entering the mansion, they bowed, as per protocol, to Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao, who sat at the main seats. Li Chu accepted with a blank expression, his eyes devoid of joy. Dugu Jingyao also smiled politely. Only when Li Chu called them to rise did they rise.

Cui Caiping glanced up at Dugu Jingyao, feeling jealous, thinking she was dominating Li Chu's heart. Li Wanqing lowered her head and stood obediently.

Then the two were sent back to their rooms, Cui Caiping was sent to Linglong Pavilion, and Li Wanqing was sent to Bitong Courtyard.

Afterwards, everyone went to the garden for a banquet. The banquet was filled with singing and dancing, but Li Chu was not in the mood. Dugu Jingyao was secretly pleased by Li Chu's attitude, but she still wore a polite smile as she chatted with the ladies.

After the concubine-taking banquet ended and the guests dispersed, Dugu Jingyao dragged her tired body back to Wangyuexuan.

Li Chu was a little drunk, just like in his previous life, but still sober. He was brought to Linglong Pavilion by a servant bribed by Cui Caiping. Li Chu's face became increasingly gloomy, but he decided to go to Linglong Pavilion without making a sound.

Arriving at Cui Caiping's bedroom in Linglong Pavilion, Cui Caiping said delicately, "Your Highness, you're here?"

Li Chu smiled secretly in his heart, and then walked forward and came to Cui Caiping. Cui Caiping was excited and nervous, and Li Chu also took her round fan.

But then he said, "This prince... is not feeling well. Cui Liangdi, please rest on your own."

Cui Caiping called "Your Highness" twice, but Li Chu left without looking back, which made Cui Caiping so angry that she stomped her feet.

After leaving Linglong Pavilion, he originally wanted to go to Wangyuexuan, but he remembered Dugu Jingyao's instructions, so he changed his route and went to Biluoyuan.

When the maids in the Bitong Courtyard saw Li Chu coming, they were all very surprised and alert. They bowed and said, "This servant pays respects to His Highness."

Li Chu nodded symbolically, and then went into the house alone. Li Wanqing was planning to let the maid help her take off her jewelry and then go to bed, but Li Chu actually came.

She raised her round fan again and sat back on the couch. When Li Chu entered the bedroom, Li Wanqing's personal maids, Cuizhu and Wutong, saluted with a hint of excitement and said, "This servant pays respects to His Highness Prince Guangping."

Li Chu nodded and went inside. Cuizhu and Wutong retreated on their own accord.

Li Wanqing greeted Li Chu gently and said, "Your Highness, I greet you."

Li Chu didn't say anything, but walked to the couch, took off Li Wanqing's round fan, and sat on the couch.

Li Wanqing was a little nervous about Li Chu's approach. Seeing that Li Wanqing even seemed to be having some doubts, Li Chu asked, "Are you afraid of me?"

Li Wanqing quickly said, "I didn't. I was just... a little nervous."

When Li Chu thought about having sex with other women, he felt powerless, so he said, "Don't be afraid, come, drink the wedding wine."

Li Wanqing then followed Li Chu to the table. However, no matter how nervous she was, she couldn't let Li Chu pour wine for her, so she poured the wine into the glass first, handed it to Li Chu, and then poured wine into her own glass.

Li Chu drank it all in one gulp first. Li Wanqing drank her own cup after seeing this, but she coughed a little after drinking it.

Li Chu looked at Li Wanqing and asked calmly, "You don't know how to drink?"

Li Wanqing nodded in agreement. Li Chu nodded slightly and asked someone to come in to help him and Li Wanqing wash up.

After washing up, Li Wanqing took off her makeup, looking rather elegant and refined. However, Li Chu was not particularly moved. All he could think about was how sad Dugu Jingyao must be at this moment, so he picked up the wine and drank alone, hoping that drinking could numb himself.

At this time, Li Wanqing walked over cautiously and said, "Your Highness, why don't we... why don't we go to bed early." A layer of red cloud appeared on her face as she spoke.

Perhaps it was because Li Chu had drunk quite a bit of wine, the person before him unexpectedly turned into Dugu Jingyao. He shook his head and looked at Li Wanqing again, only to find it was still Dugu Jingyao. He stepped forward, grasped Li Wanqing's hand, and said, "Okay, Yao, let's get some rest."

Before Li Wanqing could react, Li Chu carried Li Wanqing sideways onto the couch, stepped forward, and the red curtain fell, making the matter a success.

Although Dugu Jingyao felt a little lonely at this time, she thought about how hard they had worked last night, and probably because there was a little life in her belly, she smiled gently. Because she was tired after a day, she lay on the couch and stroked her belly, and fell asleep soon.