Chapter 115 [Extra Chapter about Consort Xue] There won't be only one child. ...

Chapter 17 [Extra Chapter about Consort Xue] There won't be only one child. ...

Although the Su family's house was somewhat dilapidated, it was quite spacious inside. There was no time to buy a new house at this point, and this house was where she had grown up since childhood. When her parents were still alive, the family had some money.

Later, an elderly man and a young child were left behind, and the family gradually became poor. Eventually, they could not make ends meet, and the grandfather had to go out to find work despite his old age in order to raise her with great difficulty.

Even though her family was so poor they could barely afford food, her grandfather insisted on sending her to school, saying she couldn't end up like him, illiterate, and that she had to have something in her head.

Xue Taifu didn't care about any of this. In his opinion, even if it was as magnificent as the palace, it lacked the warmth of home. All it had was a cold and chilling feeling, and even the floor tiles exuded a coldness.

The palace is a cannibalistic place. No matter how vibrant and lively a person is, once they enter, they will become lifeless and eventually turn into someone as ruthless as the people in the palace. He was already tired of this kind of life.

Su Yawan hired the best embroiderer from the Jiang family shop to quickly make a wedding dress.

Actually, she had already started planning her wedding dress after spending the first night in the Jiaofang Palace. She silently memorized Xue Taifu's measurements. His waist was so slender and his skin so fair; he would look especially beautiful in a bright red wedding dress. However, at that time, this idea was just wishful thinking on her part, and she never expected it to actually come true one day.

This is the first time that Lady Xue has worn a wedding dress. He entered the palace wearing the auspicious robes of the Phoenix King, which were not the wedding dress he had been looking forward to. Although the jade beads on the auspicious robes were extremely precious and there was only one in the world, they were not as comfortable as this wedding dress.

He was very much pampered at home. When he was sixteen, his wedding dress was only partially embroidered, unlike other young masters from noble families who started preparing their wedding dresses much earlier.

Seeing him change into the wedding dress she had prepared and keep looking at himself in the bronze mirror, unable to hide the smile in his eyes, Su Yawan knew that he liked the wedding dress.

She put her hand on Xue Taifu's shoulder, picked up an eyebrow pencil, and said, "I'll do Azi's makeup."

She was both happy and nervous, afraid that she might accidentally draw it crookedly, which would upset her Azi. On their wedding day, no man would not want to be perfectly dressed and face his wife without any flaws.

Su Yawan steadied her breathing and withdrew her hand. "It's finished."

Xue Taifu's eyebrows were originally as beautiful as distant mountains, but now, after being touched by her, they were even more beautiful. However, Xue Taifu refused to let Su Yawan continue, and even kicked her out of the room.

He warned Su Yawan, "Don't peek."

Suyawan agreed, "Okay."

This must be a surprise for her. Su Yawan couldn't help but look forward to it. Her Azi was already exceptionally beautiful without makeup. How stunning and breathtaking she would be with full makeup?

Grandfather Su had been waiting in the main hall for a long time. The Su family did not have many relatives in the capital. In addition, Su Yawan said that Xue Taifu had a special background, so he was the only elder present at the wedding. Even the guests were only a few servants from the Su family.

Grandfather Su was worried that such a grand affair was too small and might offend his granddaughter-in-law. However, seeing that she did not object, he did not say anything, assuming that she was understanding that the Su family was not wealthy. He liked her even more and planned to hand over the entire Su family to her after they got married, including his granddaughter's savings. He would not allow his granddaughter to refuse.

It's truly a blessing for the Su family that their granddaughter has met such a fine man.

After being kicked out by Xue Taifu, Su Yawan also went to the main hall to wait, along with his grandfather.

"The groom has arrived!"

The servants helped Xue Taifu out. He used a round fan to cover his face, deliberately not letting Su Yawan see it. Only when he got in front of her did he reveal a pair of smiling eyes.

He and Suyavan stood together, looking like a perfect couple.

Even just looking into his eyes, one could glimpse a rare beauty. The servants of the Su family were all delighted. Having such a young master was a pleasure to behold. After all, who doesn't love a beautiful woman? With such a beauty in the young lady's arms, her future blessings were yet to come.

"First bow to the parents—"

"Second bow to Heaven and Earth—"

"Husband and wife bow to each other—"

After the three rites were completed, Grandfather Su stood up from his seat, grasped the hand of Grandfather Xue, his old eyes filled with tears, and said excitedly, "From now on, you are a member of the Su family. From now on, we are all one family. Just focus on giving birth to the child in your womb. Even if the sky falls, Yawan will hold it up. At worst, there is this old man, me. No matter what, I will not let you suffer the slightest grievance."

He's almost at the end of his life; it's truly a blessing from heaven that he has such a wonderful granddaughter-in-law.

It was also a form of compensation from God for his granddaughter, who lost both her parents at a young age.

Grandfather Xue's eyes reddened slightly. He took a deep breath and said, "Grandfather, thank you."

Although they had only met a few times, the old man made him feel the love and care of an elder, as well as the kind of love that only a mother and father would give when a child is young.

Su Yawan solemnly promised, "Grandfather, your granddaughter will take good care of Azi, please rest assured."

"If you dare to do something bad, I will definitely break your legs!" Grandfather Su raised his eyebrows, but then, fearing that he would frighten Xue Taifu, he softened his tone, turned his head away, and waved his hand: "Go on, it's time for the two of you to have some private talk, I won't interfere."

Seeing his granddaughter get married would make his life complete, and he would be able to give an account to the ancestors of the Su family when he passed away.

The two entered the bridal chamber, which was actually the room where Su Yawan lived. It had been decorated nicely and was filled with festive cheer.

Today's wedding was very simple. Xue Taifu did not feel very tired. On the contrary, he was looking forward to what Su Yawan would say to him next. She said she would marry him and she had done so. She had also introduced him to her only relative and obtained the approval of the elders for this grand wedding. The marriage certificate also had the names of both of them written on it.

According to the law, he and Suyavan were indeed married.

Su Yawan held his hand, lowered her eyes and said, "Azi, I'm sorry, this wedding wasn't perfect. In the end, it didn't allow you to marry me in a grand and glorious way."

Xue Taifu sensed the self-reproach in her tone.

In terms of grandeur, who can compare to a royal wedding? But that is merely the result of being manipulated by power; even if one wears a phoenix coronet and wedding robes, one cannot obtain even a sliver of happiness.

That's already very good.

If he were still Xue Azi, he would certainly demand a grand wedding, one that would make the whole capital envious of him, requiring an eight-bearer sedan chair, a ten-mile-long street, and all the capital's dignitaries to witness the ceremony.

However, he is still a high-ranking official in the court. If Su Yawan were to go to great lengths to marry him, it would surely ruin her future and even lead to her death.

“But I like it very much.” Xue Taifu held her palm. “You took my words to heart, and that is enough.”

Su Yawan hugged him tightly, burying her face in his sweet neck, and whispered in a low voice, "Thank you, Azi."

She truly believed that he would only ever be a dream, no matter how beautiful and extraordinary he was, he could only be admired from afar. Even with the deepest obsession, she would never even have the chance to touch the hem of his clothes.

She had witnessed him bathing in the Jiaofang Palace years ago. At that time, she thought she wanted to talk to him and have him look at her.

Her obsession grew deeper and deeper, even surpassing Jiang He's.

Hearing her sniffle and feeling a cool sensation on her neck, Xue Taifu chuckled. He thought to himself that she really was like a child, bursting into tears over just one sentence, even though he hadn't said anything.

He patted her back and touched her sash. "I'll be returning to the palace in a few days. Don't you want to?"

Su Yawan replied without hesitation, "No."

She couldn't touch Azi at this time, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance of harming him, she wouldn't do it.

Her eyes were a little red, but even on her wedding night, her focus wasn't on such things.

"Azi, won't you stay a few more days? I can't bear to part with you..."

If only she could see Azi every day, she wouldn't have to suffer this pang of unrequited love anymore.

"When I return to the palace, I will tell the emperor that I will retire to the imperial palace in Yu. It is far from the capital and no one will pay attention to me. I plan to go there to prepare for childbirth and give birth to my child."

"After a few years, no one in the palace will remember me as the Imperial Physician anymore," said Imperial Physician Xue casually. This was one of the solutions he had come up with. However, on the surface, he would still have to keep the title of Imperial Physician, and after his death, he would be buried in the imperial mausoleum with the late emperor's concubines.

The late emperor already had the late Phoenix Prince buried beside him, and he was only the successor Phoenix Prince, so he could only go to the concubine's mausoleum.

Su Yawan immediately said, "Then I will go and request His Majesty to transfer me to Yu as a garrison officer."

She would not miss any opportunity as long as she could be with Azi forever.

However, this would inevitably mean giving up her current official position and status.

Seeing that she did not hesitate for a moment, Xue Taifu said, "This is the first path. The second path is for me to fake my death in the palace, completely get rid of my status as a Taifu, abandon my past, and become a commoner."

“You come from a poor family and it hasn’t been easy for you to get to where you are now. Your grandfather also hopes that you can make contributions to the Su family and bring glory to the family. Besides, you have been pursuing power all along, which is something I admire about you. So I will not hinder your progress. It would be too unfair to you.”

Xue Taifu brushed aside her long hair, revealing her snow-white neck, and asked Su Yawan, "Do you know the meaning of this wisteria flower on the back of my neck?"

At his prompting, Su Yawan bit the alluring wisteria flower, and Xue Taifu let out a muffled groan, but a smile played on his lips.

After leaving a tooth mark on his neck, Su Yawan reluctantly let go, looking into Xue Taifu's eyes and saying, "We must be together, year after year."

Wisteria is one of the longest-living flowers. Xue Taifu initially tattooed it on his body in the hope that he could live well, just as his parents had said before they died. He outlived the eccentric old Taifu and saw off the late emperor. He believed that as long as he lived, it would be a form of revenge.

Su Yawan had a sudden inspiration, "Why don't we name this child Sui Sui?"

Although she was a gifted writer, she couldn't think of anything else at that moment.

"Su Suisui." Xue Taifu read it aloud. He never expected that the top scholar in the imperial examination would be so lazy. He was both amused and exasperated.

However, this is a good omen, and he and Su Yawan will not only have one child.

Let's just call her Su Suisui.

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