Chapter 489: Heavens’ Blessing (1/2)

Compared to Pei Rumo, there were way more people looking forward to Pei Qingfeng’s wedding with Bai Luochu. The elders in Pei Qingfeng’s sect were about to go crazy from waiting. They had a lot of customs and a lot of ceremonies they had to carry out. The sooner they could get ready, the better. Just as all of them felt like their hair was going to drop dead from waiting, Pei Qingfeng’s letter arrived. Jumping into the air, all of them rode their swords and charged straight for the Palace of Brilliance Resurgence. They rushed through the night without rest and arrived at the start of the next day.

When Bai Luochu arrived at the main hall, she was shocked to see so many elders waiting for her. Her jaws dropped and she stood there like a wooden chicken.

“Ahem… Young Lady, even though your relatives are no longer in this world, we won’t treat you unfairly. We will definitely give you all the betrothal gifts you deserve.”

“Father, if any one of you dares to mess with her, I will definitely leave the sect!” Thinking that they were threatening Bai Luochu, Pei Qingfeng quickly spoke up for her.

Seeing that his son was yelling at him in front of so many people, Sect Leader Ling’s face flushed red. However, it seemed to be a little black as well and he chided Pei Qingfeng, “You heartless brat! People usually get married before siding with their other half. You’re an amazing child! You’re not even married and you are already trying to anger your father to death!”

Staring at Sect Leader Ling with a look of indifference on his face, Pei Qingfeng didn’t seem to care about his scolding. “Let the elders judge your actions. If you chase Bai Luochu away, are you going to look for another amazing daughter-in-law? I doubt you can find someone like her…”

Sect Leader Ling was stunned and couldn’t utter a word in response. His son was right. If he were to chase Bai Luochu away, he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to find another daughter-in-law that satisfied his requirements.

Despite there being no objection from Bai Luochu and Pei Qingfeng, the talks seemed to have reached a dead end. They didn’t know of anyone suitable to help Bai Luochu with her make up and dressing. They couldn’t even decide if the marriage would end up with Bai Luochu entering their household as there was no one to make the decision for her.

Just as everyone was stuck in a deadlock, Pei Rumo appeared and thawed the frozen atmosphere.

“Why is it so lively here?” When he entered, Pei Rumo wasn’t wearing his dragon robes. He dressed like he did when he was still the First Prince and Su Luoqing followed behind him, dressed in a similarly casual fashion.

Shaking his head, Pei Rumo laughed at Pei Qingfeng’s cautious behavior. Feeling somewhat playful, he started to tease Pei Qingfeng, “Keep that annoying expression off your face. No one is here to steal your wife. It slipped my mind that there were bound to be complications in your marriage discussion because of Luo Chu’s family background. If not for Luoqing’s reminder, I wouldn’t be able to recall such a crucial matter. Anyway, I’m not afraid of her getting the short end of the stick but the matter with her family is definitely putting you guys in a pickle. Initially, I exiled all of them in order to help her release some anger. Now, I am not even clear if they are dead or alive. Luckily for us, Luoqing managed to think of a solution to all our problems.”

He took a step back and lightly pushed Su Luoqing forward, allowing her to speak of her solution. “Luo Chu’s family is completely unreliable and we can only look for someone in the palace to help her settle her make up and dressing. Moreover, we can only choose a married woman to take up the task. What a coincidence! I am a married woman as well. I shall take on the task and get Luo Chu ready for the wedding. As for the dowry…”

“In order not to let her laugh at me, I already moved thirty six carts of betrothal gifts into the general’s residence. Just use those as the dowry.” Pei Rumo felt that it was more appropriate if he was the one speaking about this. He would be able to show everyone that he had nothing to hide. If he didn’t clear up the misunderstanding, Bai Luochu might face some misunderstandings in the future.

Of course, even a wooden block like Bai Luochu was touched when she saw how much the two of them did for her.

“Alright! Problem solved! Let’s set a date for the wedding!” Sect Leader Ling saw that there were no other problems and wanted to immediately set a date for the wedding.

Su Luoqing and Pei Rumo looked at each other and laughed in their hearts. “We already asked the seer to choose an appropriate date. The twenty third of this month is an auspicious date for the two of them to conduct the ceremony.”

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There was nothing more to be said and the wedding was held on the twenty third of the month.

The wedding was so grand that the entire capital city was covered in red. Even the citizens didn’t know what kind of grand occasion they were celebrating and the only thing they knew was that a sea of red filled their eyes the moment they woke up in the morning. They only recalled seeing such a scene when Pei Wuchen got married in the past.

What in the world is going on? Why are there such grandiose decorations?

This was the thought that ran through the minds of countless people living in the capital city.