Chapter 198: Newlywed Couple

The next day.

The heavy snow finally ceased, the sky cleared, and everything was covered in a vast expanse of white.

The sound of knocking on the door rang out very early.

While Luo Zijun was sleeping soundly, he was called awake.

Xiaohuan and Zhiyuan served him by helping him dress, comb his hair, and wash, informing him that he would soon need to offer tea to the master and mistress.

Someone was still covered by the quilt, lying there without moving.

After Luo Zijun left the room with the two young maids, the person under the quilt finally poked their head out quietly, glanced toward the doorway, and then turned their head to look at the stool by the bedside.

On the stool lay a piece of white cloth, spotted with plum blossoms.

"Where is the eldest young lady?"

Luo Zijun asked after stepping out of the room.

Zhiyuan said, "She is in the pavilion ahead; the eldest young lady got up before dawn."

Passing through the garden gate, they arrived at the garden's veranda.

In the pavilion ahead, two young maidens draped in snow-white fox fur were sitting there talking; with their raven-black hair, snow-white fox fur, and graceful figures, just looking at their backs was as beautiful as a poem or painting.

"The son-in-law is here."

Several young maids standing outside the pavilion all smiled and greeted him.

Bai Qingtong, who was in the pavilion, also stood up and said with a smile, "Brother-in-law, did you sleep well last night?"

Luo Zijun glanced at the two sisters and said, "It was fine."

Bai Daxiaojie remained sitting there motionless, a veil covering her face, her gaze fixed upon him.

Luo Zijun cupped his hands in a salute: "Eldest young lady."

Although the two were already married, since he was a matrilocal son-in-law, his status and position were still different. Therefore, in front of outsiders, the proper etiquette had to be maintained.

He was in a good mood today.

It was not because he had severely retaliated against that little girl Fenfen last night, but because he discovered that after officially bowing in marriage with Bai Daxiaojie, he seemed to have suffered no damage and was safe and sound.

It seemed he had bet correctly.

The mission failure had no impact on him now.

Perhaps the punishment was simply that his strand of soul could never return to that world again.

That was just as well.

However, he was still a little worried.

The mission had failed, yet there was no prompt at all.

That voice in his mind had not appeared once since he arrived in this world, which was truly strange.

Of course, he should be safe now.

Bai Daxiaojie had already become his wife, so there was no longer any possibility of her marrying someone else and making the mission a success.

As long as he waited until he cultivated to the Fen Shen Realm, he would be completely free from the mission and have no more worries.

By then, no matter who this Bai Daxiaojie married, he would not be afraid.

Next, he had to start cultivating properly.

"Eldest young lady, son-in-law, the master and mistress are already waiting ahead."

At this moment, a maid came over to report.

Only then did Bai Daxiaojie stand up.

Bai Qingtong whispered a reminder from the side: "Brother-in-law, hold your sister's hand."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zijun walked to Bai Daxiaojie's side and reached out to take her small hand from under her sleeve; it was cool, tender, and soft, feeling like fine jade in his grasp.

He could not help but hold it in his palm and gently rub it.

Bai Meixue turned her head to look at him, her lips moving as if she wanted to say something, but she held back.

Luo Zijun pretended not to see.

Surrounded by maids and matrons, the three of them left the pavilion and headed toward the front courtyard.

When they reached the front corridor, an old matron who appeared from nowhere looked at the three people surrounded by maids and said, "Is that our new son-in-law? He truly is born quite handsome. Eh, did the eldest young lady and the third young lady marry him together? Why are the three of them coming to offer tea together? Tsk tsk, this lad has quite the romantic fortune."

The maid beside her hurriedly covered her mouth: "Matron Cui, don't talk nonsense!"

Luo Zijun turned his head to look and saw that the Third Miss and the eldest young lady were both wearing identical snow-white fox fur and were both walking on his right side; it really did look like one son-in-law and two...

Bai Qingtong also realized something was amiss and hurriedly fell back two steps, just in time to meet his gaze.

Bai Qingtong smiled slightly, looking perfectly composed.

Luo Zijun hurriedly withdrew his gaze and looked ahead.

In the main hall, Bai Ming and Chu Meixiang were sitting in the hall talking; seeing the two enter holding hands, smiles appeared on both their faces.

A maid immediately brought over tea.

Luo Zijun came before the two, took the tea with both hands, and knelt on the ground with Bai Daxiaojie beside him, then called out to the Bai Family master before him: "Father-in-law, please have some tea."

Bai Ming took the tea, took a sip, looked at him, and said, "Zijun, since you have already married Meixue, I have nothing left to advise. I only hope that you will love each other and be happy in the future; if you encounter conflicts, you must also be tolerant and understanding of one another. Between husband and wife, harmony is the most important thing."

Luo Zijun nodded, then took the tea and handed it to the beautiful woman beside him, saying respectfully: "Mother-in-law, please have some tea."

Chu Meixiang glanced at him, took the tea, took a light sip, and then looked at him again, saying: "Zijun, no matter what you are thinking in your heart, you and Suzhen have already bowed in marriage, and you are now truly husband and wife. I do not wish to see any bad things happen in the future. Although you are a matrilocal son-in-law, we will never treat you as a servant; if you ever have any grievances in your heart, you can come and tell us. I only hope that you can treat my daughter well and cherish this marriage with her. I hope that you two can grow old together, be happy, and spend this life together."

Luo Zijun said: "Zijun will keep the words of Father-in-law and Mother-in-law in mind and will never dare to forget."

Chu Meixiang nodded and said: "Get up, and take Suzhen to the Su Guo Fu to offer tea to your sister and brother-in-law. Your sister and brother-in-law raised you through all kinds of hardships; now that you have become a matrilocal son-in-law, I imagine they are not feeling very well."

Luo Zijun stood up and said: "My sister knew I was becoming a matrilocal son-in-law for the eldest young lady, and she was so happy she didn't sleep well for several days."

Chu Meixiang smiled and said: "Your sister is indeed a reasonable person. Your becoming a matrilocal son-in-law for my Bai Family is different from other matrilocal sons-in-law; I already talked to her yesterday, and we had a very happy chat."

Bai Qingtong laughed from the side: "Brother-in-law, your sister was laughing so happily yesterday that she couldn't even close her mouth."

Luo Zijun gave an awkward smile, immediately recalling his sister's exaggerated laughter.

The group left the house and headed toward the Su Guo Fu opposite them.

A maid had already gone ahead to notify them.

Holding Bai Daxiaojie's hand, Luo Zijun arrived at the small courtyard where his sister and brother-in-law lived, under the gaze of all the maids and nannies of the Su Guo Fu. The young ladies of the Su Guo Fu were all waiting at the entrance; upon seeing him, they all called out sweetly, "Brother-in-law."

Luo Zijun returned their greetings one by one.

Upon entering the small courtyard, Luo Jiaorong and Li Zhengshan were already dressed neatly and standing in the yard. Seeing the two enter, they hurriedly bowed to Bai Daxiaojie and called out respectfully, "Daxiaojie."

Bai Daxiaojie also bowed her head slightly in return.

Luo Zijun said, "Sister, Brother-in-law, go inside and sit down. In a moment, Daxiaojie will still need to kneel and serve you tea."

"Ah..."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only were Luo Jiaorong and Li Zhengshan startled, but everyone else nearby was also taken aback.

Ziyuan hurriedly whispered, "Young Master, Daxiaojie does not need to kneel."

Luo Jiaorong quickly scolded, "Luo Zijun, what nonsense are you spouting? You are the one who will be kneeling in a moment!"

Luo Zijun was speechless: "I already knelt over there just now; now that I've come here, I still have to kneel?"

!

Luo Jiaorong rolled her eyes and muttered, "Who told you to be a kept man."

Luo Zijun: "..."

Bai Qingtong, Bai Qiuning, and the others laughed on the sidelines.

Li Zhengshan pulled Luo Jiaorong into the house and sat down in the main hall.

Luo Zijun led Bai Daxiaojie into the room, took the tea from a maid's hands, and first knelt before his brother-in-law. After kowtowing a few times, he raised the teacup in his hands and said, "Brother-in-law, you have worked hard all these years. You married a 'younger-brother-obsessed sister' yet have had no complaints, working diligently to earn money and support the whole family. You are the person Zijun respects most, and the person Zijun should be most grateful to. You are as selfless as a father, and as great as a father."

Li Zhengshan's eyes immediately reddened, and he nearly shed tears. He took the tea, his voice choked with emotion as he asked, "Zijun, what is a 'younger-brother-obsessed sister'?"

Luo Zijun explained, "My sister is a 'younger-brother-obsessed sister'; she gave all the good things in the house to her younger brother but forgot that you are the family member she is truly meant to spend her life with. This is very unfair to you."

Li Zhengshan wiped away his tears and said, "Zijun, you are wrong. Brother-in-law is her family, and you are too. You and Brother-in-law are also true family. Brother-in-law is willing to give you all the good things in the house. What your sister did is also what Brother-in-law wanted to do. Brother-in-law is very happy to have you all; how could there be anything unfair about it?"

Luo Zijun said, "Brother-in-law is too honest, which is why you are bullied by my sister."

Luo Jiaorong, who was nearby, immediately became angry and glared, saying, "Luo Zijun, what did you say?"

Luo Zijun hurriedly picked up another cup of tea, knelt as he came before her, kowtowed a few times, and offered the tea, saying, "An elder sister is like a mother. Sister, without you, Zijun would not have lived until now. Although Zijun doesn't like the idea of a 'younger-brother-obsessed sister' in his heart, if the younger brother of this 'younger-brother-obsessed sister' is me, I am actually very happy. Thank you, Sister, for your upbringing and guidance all these years. Actually, I was just lying to Brother-in-law; you are the person Zijun respects most and should be most grateful to. You are as selfless as a mother, and as great as a mother. Zijun loves you, Sister!"

"Wuu..."

Luo Jiaorong suddenly burst into tears, and while crying, she hit him: "You little bastard, saying nice things one moment and bad things the next, you're hateful!"

The young ladies and maids crowded at the door were all like her, wiping away tears with emotion while laughing.

"Alright, drink up quickly; Daxiaojie still needs to serve tea."

Luo Zijun stood up and urged them.

Luo Jiaorong hurriedly wiped away her tears and drank the tea.

Bai Daxiaojie picked up a teacup and walked to Li Zhengshan. Before she could lower her head to serve the tea, Li Zhengshan immediately stood up, reached out with both hands, and smiled, "Daxiaojie, please don't be so formal."

Bai Daxiaojie placed the tea into his hands and said softly, "Brother-in-law, please have some tea."

Li Zhengshan hurriedly raised the cup and drank it in one gulp, consuming the tea leaves inside as well.

"Pfft..."

The maid serving the tea nearby couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Bai Daxiaojie picked up another cup of tea, walked to Luo Jiaorong, and said, "Sister, please have some tea."

Luo Jiaorong had already stood up and hurriedly accepted it with a face full of smiles, saying, "Daxiaojie, I wish you and Zijun a lifetime of happiness and that you have children soon. If Zijun is disobedient in the future and makes you angry, feel free to come find me. I guarantee I will beat him until he is submissive and kneels on the ground to kowtow and admit his mistakes to you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Daxiaojie glanced at a certain someone and nodded, "Okay."

Luo Jiaorong immediately drank the cup of tea down with a "glug-glug" sound, her eyes brimming with happy tears, her mouth unable to stop smiling.

"Alright, back to the mansion!"

Seeing that the tea ceremony was finished and that everyone seemed a bit uncomfortable, Luo Zijun immediately took Bai Daxiaojie's hand to return to the mansion.

After returning to the Anguo Mansion.

Bai Qingtong came over and whispered, "Brother-in-law, the Junzi Residence where you live has already been moved next door to Sister's Luoxue Residence. From now on, Brother-in-law will study there. There is a door in the courtyard wall, so Brother-in-law can go over to talk to Sister at any time."

Luo Zijun was startled and nodded, thinking to himself: It seems I will have to be more careful when practicing martial arts and soaking in medicinal baths from now on.

Entering Xue Yuan, Bai Qingtong took the maids and nannies and parted ways with them.

After Luo Zijun escorted Bai Daxiaojie to the entrance of Luoxue Residence, he turned and went to the small courtyard next door.

Xiaohuan said happily, "Young Master, the rooms are all tidied up. The outer room here is very large; from now on, this servant and Ziyuan-jiejie can both sleep in the same room as Young Master."

Luo Zijun went into the room to take a look; the outer room was indeed very large, and the bed was also very big. It should be no problem for two young maids plus one person to sleep there.

Walking into the inner room to take a look, the bed inside was even larger.

There were desks, bookshelves, wardrobes, and a vanity—everything one could need—and the character for "Double Happiness" was pasted on the walls.

Inside the curtains, brand-new bedding was spread out on the bed.

Two pillows were embroidered with Yuanyang.

Xiaohuan said proudly, "Young Master, this was all sewn by this servant and Ziyuan-jiejie."

Luo Zijun offered a compliment: "Impressive."

Xiaohuan immediately gave a giggle and said, "Then what is Young Master's reward? How about letting this servant and Ziyuan-jiejie warm the bed for Young Master together tonight?"

Ziyuan laughed on the side.

Luo Zijun turned his head to look at the two and said, "Does that even need asking? In this kind of weather, every night, you two should take the initiative to get into bed to warm the quilts for me. Once the bed is warm, you two can leave when I come to bed."

Xiaohuan: "Hmph!"

Ziyuan gave a "pfft" of laughter.

After finishing lunch.

Luo Zijun gave the two of them careful instructions, then went out the door, preparing to go see his senior sister and Liu Chujian.

He got married yesterday, and he did not know if the two of them had given a big red envelope.

He had to go confirm it.

(End of chapter)