Chapter 342 - Chapter 342: Chapter 335 Er Dan’s Dream_1 (2/2)

“Hey, you can’t just go over like this; you have to change into the groom’s attire. Do you want me to help you with that?”

“No need; I can change by myself,”

Qin Niu waved his hand.

Wang Wanyan had already prepared his wedding attire, which was in the room. Today, he could just change into it directly.

After changing into his clothes, he led the suona band and the drum troupe, clanging and banging all the way to the adjacent house.

Wang Furen, too, was dressed in a brand-new outfit today, complete with a hat studded with jewels. He seldom wore a belt, but today he had one fastened around his waist.

In his hand, he held a jade ruyi scepter.

He emanated an aura of wealth and festivity.

Wang Furen’s maid supported Wang Wanyan as she gracefully descended the attic stairs.

“Qin Niu, this daughter of mine is my only treasure. I’ve never had the heart to scold or hit her. Today, I am formally entrusting her to you. Live a good life together, and if Wanyan does anything wrong, I ask that you be patient with her,”

said Wang Furen, his face filled with reluctance.

A woman should get married when she comes of age, and so should a man. He knew that this day would inevitably come.

Now that he was entrusting her to Qin Niu, it didn’t seem too bad.

“Please rest assured, Uncle Wang, I will treat Wanyan well and will honor you and Aunt together with her in the future,”

said Qin Niu. The Aunt he referred to was Wang Furen’s maid.

Although she had no formal status, she was, in reality, Wang Furen’s concubine.

“Qin Niu, our houses are close neighbors. If Wanyan ever makes you unhappy, come to me; do not harm her,”

the maid, who rarely spoke, said with a choked voice as she handed Wang Wanyan over to Qin Niu.

“Aunt, I will remember,”

Qin Niu nodded solemnly.

“Wanyan, remember to come back home often to see your father! If you ever need help, you can come to me anytime, or just send someone with a message,”

the maid told Wang Wanyan.

“Whimper…”

Wang Wanyan couldn’t hold back her sobs.

“Don’t cry, don’t cry, it’s your big day, you should be happy!”

The maid quickly comforted Wang Wanyan, gently patting her back and sending her off into the bridal sedan.

Wang Wanyan, with a voice slightly hoarse, said, “Father… Stepmother, please take good care of yourselves!”

She usually had conflicts with this maid since she believed that the maid had taken the love that should have belonged to her mother.

Now, for the first time, she called her “Stepmother.”

This also meant that, in her heart, Wang Wanyan had finally acknowledged the maid as her father’s concubine.

If she hadn’t been so adamantly opposed all along, Wang Furen might have taken the maid as a concubine by now.

Hearing her call the maid “Stepmother,” Wang Furen felt both gratified and a touch melancholic.

Qin Niu, with his bride, made his way back to his mansion.

The two households were adjacent; this must have been the shortest journey ever for a groom to receive his bride.

After Wang Wanyan was brought home, Aunt Hua on the other side was quite efficient; it wasn’t long before the sound of gongs and drums could be heard from afar.

Tang Caixian was also being brought back.

Both brides were first-class beauties, shrouded in floral veils and dressed in bright red.

“The auspicious time has arrived; the groom and bride, please proceed to the wedding ceremony!”

The master of ceremonies was Xu Zhenchang.

The three positioned themselves accordingly, standing side by side.