The newly decorated house was filled with people, but now only the faint sound of objects colliding remained. Hualein wore a proud smile as he left with the craftsmen, very satisfied with everyone's reaction. After returning home, he told the old master and mistress about it, and they would definitely be delighted too.

  One after another, sturdy women and young servants carried all sorts of furniture into the new house to arrange them. Among them were not a few maidservants sent by the Huas as dowry, who had long known that Qingzhou men and women took precautions especially seriously, so they dispatched more maids over. The maidservants from the Wulin Alliance leader's household naturally also had some minor skills under their sleeves, at least they were not lacking in strength.

  But at this time, the women of each family couldn't help but notice that there were still outsiders present. Those envious eyes, those admiring tones, and those overflowing expressions of amazement all burst forth. Their hands involuntarily reached out to touch it, they really didn't dare believe that this was actually a bed, this was clearly a house that could shelter from the wind and rain!

  The Qi Wu family was already 120% satisfied with the new daughter-in-law who had not yet formally married, and today she really gave her a lot of face.

  After everyone had felt for a while, Qi Wushi finally coughed lightly and reminded with a smile all over his face, "Be gentle, my new husband hasn't seen it yet, but you've all seen it first."

  Everyone suddenly came back to their senses, and those with thin skin were already ashamed of their own loss of composure. However, there was also that saucy retort: "Madam, you're wrong about this. If the bed can be damaged so easily, how are we supposed to manage on the wedding night? This bed is going to fall apart!"

  "With a mouth like yours, it's no wonder they're having marital problems. As an elder, I shouldn't be eavesdropping on their private affairs." Qi Wushi glared at the woman with a mix of embarrassment and annoyance, but it was clear she wasn't really angry, and the two women had a good relationship.

  "I was thinking, but I didn't have the chance." The woman's tone suddenly turned dull and disinterested. "Alright, we've seen enough excitement, it's time to give way. They still have a whole courtyard of things to move in, let's not get in their way anymore."

  Not having a son is the greatest pain in their hearts, but they do have illegitimate children. However, no matter how much someone else's son respects and addresses you as "Big Mother", his heart will always belong to his own biological mother, which is something that can never be replaced.

  Qī Wǔ's wife held her hand and patted it lightly, but didn't say any comforting words. There was nothing to be said that could comfort her in this situation. Compared to others, she was still relatively fortunate, with a son and daughter by her side, and even the most favored concubine couldn't surpass her own status.

  What happened in the new house was naturally unknown to the couple-to-be. The Huas' house in Qingzhou, Taiyuan, was not small, with two courtyards and a large area of land. This house was not included in the dowry, but after marriage, it would also be under Hua Ruchu's name.

  Hua's family really loves this daughter a lot, Qi You thought as he entered the house.

  Send the sister back to the house to rest, without even thinking about inviting guests to sit down. Huajun Yi began to issue an order to drive away the guests: "Please go back, Mr. Qi, and come again in three days to attend the wedding."

  Qī Yòu also straightforwardly, cupped his hands and said: "From now on, just call me Qī Yòu. If Young Master Huá doesn't mind, I'll respect you as an elder brother."

  "It's natural." In terms of age, Hua Ruyi was indeed older than Yu Wanting, and she didn't refuse this proposal. Even if it was for her younger sister, she had to give face.

  In his eyes, there was no man worthy of his sister. If there was a suitable one, he would have liked to recruit a brother-in-law into their home, so that no one would dare bully his little sister at home. However, now his little sister could only marry into another family like all other women in the world, still with those complex aristocratic families, complicated relationships and complicated human hearts. He didn't worry about these things, believing that with his little sister's abilities there wouldn't be any problems. But a man's heart was uncontrollable, unpredictable, couldn't be bought or threatened. Even if he loved you to death one moment ago, the next moment he could turn ruthless. He worried that their family treasure, his little sister whom they had pampered for over ten years, would get hurt and suffer grievances in this isolated place where there wasn't even a place to cry out loud.

  After seeing Qiyu off, Hua Ruyi sat alone in the main hall of the house for a long time before she finally calmed down and went back to her room to talk to her sister. The time they could spend together was getting less and less.

  Qī Yòu returned to the Qī house, but before he could even greet familiar faces, he was startled by the envious glances of everyone in the room. Subconsciously, he began to wonder what it was about him that had triggered others' envy - was it something related to the secret task he had undertaken for the Crown Prince?

  "Qi You, if I had known that the leader of the martial arts alliance was going to give away his daughter with such a grand gesture, I would have gone to ask for her hand in marriage myself. A ten-mile long red wedding procession? My eyes are all red just thinking about it."

  Liang Shidao, the eldest son of the Liang family, who was in the same camp as He Qi and had a good relationship with him, walked over, looking at him with envy and jealousy on his face. He patted him heavily on the shoulder several times to vent his frustration. This guy is so lucky, even being granted a marriage by the emperor can get such a rare treasure, it's worth it even if it seems like no salt for this thick dowry, putting her in the position of a big wife and raising several concubines, what a carefree life that would be.

  Qiu You patted his hand open, "Wipe your saliva, Yangzhou is rich and known to the world, you can also go find one."

  Liang Shitao rolled his eyes, this guy was doing it on purpose, he had an engagement and it wasn't a secret.

  Qī Yòu ignored him, slightly bowed to the others and walked towards the inner house. He didn't have the proud or arrogant air that others thought he would have. It was also not a secret that Qī family's eldest son was taciturn and expressionless, just like his engagement with Liáng Shìtāo.

  "Master, the old lady has an instruction for you. Now that you're back, please go see her." A little maid had been waiting at the second gate and upon seeing Qi You hastened to curtsy and say.

  Qī Yòu was originally going to see his grandparents, and he didn't stop for a moment, continuing straight towards the main house.

  "Grandpa, grandma, I'm back."

  The old lady smiled with her eyebrows and eyes relaxed, pointing to the position below herself to indicate that he should sit down. "How is it? Have you seen the new bride?"

  "I've seen it."

  "How is it? How does she look? With such a rich dowry, I'm actually worried that the new daughter-in-law won't be able to live up to it. If that's really the case, even if you were married by imperial decree, people would still laugh at you."

  Qī Yòu took the tea from the maid's hand and gave it to the two elders before sitting down at the lower seat, responding to his grandmother's question, "Covered with a red veil, didn't see her face, don't know what she looks like, but her brother is quite good-looking, I suppose she won't be too bad either. Don't worry about me."

  "How can I not worry, Yu'er is Grandma's lifeblood, it seems like just yesterday she was still a little bigger, and now she's getting married."

  The old man listened to the side, feeling dazed. Yes, that little one has grown up so much and is about to start a family. He bears the heavy responsibility of the Qi family, and he wishes he could personally choose someone for him - beautiful, gentle, able to accompany him when he's tired, take care of household chores, and handle trivial matters without distracting him. But now, even pushing this marriage affair forward is not feasible for the Qi family.

  How could he not know that this marriage was originally not meant for Qi You, but others could decline, while the Qi family couldn't.

  If Xi's family loses the heart of the people again, they will really become a fallen clan.

  P.S: Thanks to SANDY for the cake reward, I only remembered that I didn't buy one for him after seeing the cake, so I rushed out to buy one back, of course, I ate it myself, haha, shouting again, asking for recommendation votes!