Su Yaoguang went to find Jiang Jing and happened to see a man with a birthmark on his face coming out from inside. When he saw Su Yaoguang, he let his hair down to cover the side of his face with the birthmark.
He hurriedly left Taoyao Square.
Su Yaoguang walked in and asked Jiang Jing, who was packing up the medicine box, "Did that person want you to treat the birthmark on his face?"
Jiang Jing said, "Indeed. He thinks the birthmark on my face has lightened and asked if I could remove the birthmark on his face. I told him the birthmark on my face wasn’t natural, and for a natural birthmark like his, unless there’s a Face-changing Technique, it’s impossible to completely remove."
"Face-changing Technique?" Su Yaoguang was surprised. "Is there really such a technique in this world?"
"Yes!" Jiang Jing said, "Sometimes I hear my parents talking; they mentioned they once changed someone’s face, giving the person a completely new appearance."
"This world is full of wonders. It’s another day of learning," Su Yaoguang said. "There aren’t many customers today. Shall we close the shop early and have a hot pot at home?"
"I want to have a hot pot too. Looks like we have the same idea."
Taoyao Square is getting on track, and across the street, Fenghua Pavilion is even livelier.
Xiao Yanci and Jiang Yihuan’s wedding is settled, scheduled for ten days later, meaning their time is very rushed.
Jiang Yihui, who has been at the academy without returning home, heard the commotion and rushed back, smashing the things in the room and angrily found Zhong Lanhua who was embroidering a pillow for Jiang Yihuan.
"Are you really going to marry my little sister to the Xiao family?"
Zhong Lanhua pursed her lips, "What else can we do? Your little sister’s reputation is like this; besides marrying him, who else can she marry? The city’s rich lords care about their reputation and couldn’t tolerate her being touched by others."
"Just touched her; it’s not like her purity’s lost."
"Why do you always look down on Xiao Ci? Xiao Ci studies well; he might really become an official, and your sister would enjoy a good life marrying him."
"Why should a slave turn into a master? I just don’t want such a slave as a brother-in-law. My sister is beautiful; clearly, she can marry someone better, maybe someone who can help me. But now marrying someone who sold himself into slavery, isn’t it placing a good chess piece in the worst spot?"
"The matter is already decided, and your sister is willing, so there’s nothing more to say." Zhong Lanhua was quite bothered. "You just focus on your studies; he studies well, and if he really achieves a scholar title in the future, he can also give you a hand."
"Fine, not listening to me, huh? Then give me five hundred taels of silver." Jiang Yihui stretched out his hand.
"That much? What do you need so much silver for?" Zhong Lanhua put down what she was holding.
"I’m the only male in Jiang Family; isn’t the family silver supposed to be passed to me? Of course, I need the silver. Now that Xiao Ci and my little sister are married, who knows whose silver this place will become. I won’t take the silver; should I wait for the Xiao family to empty Fenghua Pavilion?"
"The silver is held by your mother, impossible to hand it over to an outsider. Don’t worry; mother will save up the silver for your future marriage."
"Future matters are for the future. Give me five hundred taels of silver now, or I won’t believe you. You’ve always favored little sister; who knows if you’ll secretly give her the silver?"
"You child..." Zhong Lanhua found herself at a loss.
She thought Jiang Yihui was unhappy with the marriage. If he wasn’t pleased, these few days would be unrestful.
Since the marriage was settled, nothing should go wrong, or else her daughter’s reputation would be lost.
Huan’er said Xiao Ci has great potential; they could stake their bets on him. If it hits, they’ll have an official son-in-law in the future.
Since the matter forced them to make a decision sooner, then it’s better to complete the marriage promptly. Getting married before the imperial exams is better than after; at least it shows she’s marrying him not because he is a scholar, but because she chooses him.
Ten days later, the sound of music and drums made the entire street bustling.
Xiao Yanci was bought by Jiang Family; the whole wedding was held at Jiang Family, so all they could do was carry the wedding sedan around the county, letting everyone know Jiang Family has a joyous occasion.
Zhong Lanhua invited people from the village to the city for the wedding feast. When the villagers came, they encountered Su Yaoguang and others from across the street and were amazed at how well their business was doing.
"I said long ago that Yaoguang is a blessed girl. Just think, who picked the name Yaoguang for her? It was a virtuous master. She has the blessing of a virtuous master and is specially pointed out for wisdom!"
"Back then, Zhang Zhaodi was so poor she didn’t have decent clothes, always looking disheveled. Look at her now, dressed in fine silk and satin; the golden hairpin on her head almost blinds me."
"I say, still, it’s that little husband who’s lucky. Ever since he appeared, Su Family’s life has been getting better."
"For luck, it’s Jiang Family’s girl. Xiao Ci studies well; back then, the Mountain Master and teacher personally visited to change his slave status and sent him to the academy to study. Jiang Family’s girl will definitely be an official’s wife."
The sound of music and drums got closer and closer. The wedding sedan went around the city once and now was heading back for the ceremony.
Xiao Yanci rode high on a horse; in wedding attire, he didn’t seem joyous. People around congratulated him, and he responded like a wooden log, his smile very fake.
In the previous life, when he married Su Yaoguang, it wasn’t so grand. At that time, Su Family was very impoverished, using all their silver to buy him, and then barely having enough to eat. In such circumstances, he was forced to become Su Yaoguang’s husband, and that farmhouse girl was completely different from the wife he imagined, so he was hundred-percent unwilling and very perfunctory about the marriage. Su Family made him a live-in son-in-law, and they invited villagers over for a mere five tables with the most expensive dish being fried eggs, the rest were home-grown vegetables and tofu sent by the villagers.
He didn’t show up, citing health reasons, and didn’t consummate the marriage. In fact, in his past life, he never touched Su Yaoguang at all. Normally by now, he should’ve forgotten, but he remembered clearly.
Su Yaoguang expected to toast with him, but the wine was brewed from rough rice, emitting an off odor before drinking. He was picky, not drinking bad wine, especially such inferior wine. He used the excuse of feeling unwell to fake illness and avoided it, lying down refusing to notice Su Yaoguang.
Strange. Why is he remembering that scene?
Xiao Yanci saw Su Yaoguang standing under the eaves. She stood shoulder to shoulder with Zhou Wangshu, whispering secretively to each other. Zhang Zhaodi hit each of them once, and they rubbed their heads, smiling at each other.
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