Chapter 6 - Arc I: The Sedan Chair Sent to The Wrong Bridal Chamber(6)

“Don’t you know it already?” Li Yuan raised her head and looked at him stubbornly. “What can I say?”

Chen Yichen let go of her, frowning at her words.

“Why didn’t you say it last night?”

“I…” Li Yuan twisted her handkerchief. A reddish hue slowly spread across her face. “I thought it was a dream.”

“Huh?” Chen Yichen raised an eyebrow.

“I… I thought it was a beautiful dream, and I didn’t want to wake up at all. This marriage was arranged by the family. So how could I have the right to decide who my husband would be? I thought it was a dream, a very beautiful dream. I didn’t dare to wake up…”

Chen Yichen pondered on her words, and then looked at her bashful face. His eyes were filled with disbelief.

“You…”

He couldn’t even articulate a word to say to her. She meant to say that…compared to marrying Chen Yibo, she really wanted to marry someone like him?

Because it was so beautiful, she thought it was all a dream, and the whole person was amidst the clouds and mist?1

Li Yuan knew what she was going to face when she woke up. After all, this kind of thing cannot be forever kept a secret. Sooner or later the truth would have come out.

The difference between Chen Yichen and Chen Yibo was so big that after seeing them, anyone could easily distinguish between the two. But as the bride, Ruan Yufei –who had never seen her husband– could not know who she married. The two bridegrooms of the Chen family were extraordinary men, one was a gentle scholar while the other was a valiant general. But Chen Yibo had no scars on his face, so the difference between them was very obvious.

Therefore, when things would be exposed, Li Yuan would be questioned by Chen Yichen. The most convincing way to get out of this was to tell him that he is the person she wanted to marry the most and because of that she accepted the mistake and made the best of it.

“What else do you want to ask? If you don’t have any more questions, then I’ll go and pack my things.”

“Why do you need to pack your things?” Chen Yichen’s tone was complicated.

“Husband married Miss Tang, the number one beauty of Beijing, and I am not her. Now I know I made a mistake, so of course, I should go back home.” After speaking, tears flowed down Li Yuan’s face.

“You are already my woman. If you go back home now, what do you plan to do in the future?” Chen Yichen felt uncomfortable.

The thought of her marrying another man in the future made him feel angry for no reason.

“I’m already your woman, how could other men still want me? After returning to my maiden house, I will shave my hair and become a guzi2. Oh…”

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Chen Yichen couldn’t ask her anything else.

He didn’t know when she had known about it, or how many details about this affair had leaked out. He only confirmed one thing, that is…

She was willing to be his woman.

If she was not willing, she would have said it last night. It could be seen that everything that happened last night was voluntary.

Knowing this, the gloom in his heart dissipated a lot. As for the others, of course, he would find the people behind the scene.

Although it didn’t matter whether the lady surnamed Tang is Yuan or Bian, he hated being calculated. If you dare to deceive him, be prepared to be killed by him.

“Get ready quickly, it’s almost time for the tea ceremony3” After speaking, he turned and walked out. “I’ll wait for you in the pavilion.”

Li Yuan watched Chen Yichen’s back disappear. The corners of her mouth slowly rose up, and her face was full of joy.

Finally, this barrier had been crossed. Now, it was time to face the turmoil of the Ruan family.

“What misfortune is this! How could such a thing happen? The courtyards of the Eldest son and the Second Son are not even close, how could the sedan chair be sent to the wrong bridal chamber?”

Madam Jing’an said to Marquis Jing’an, who was sitting on a chair beside her.

“Lord, what do you say about this kind of thing? What should be done? If this thing gets out, we all would lose our face. If I had known something like this would happen, I wouldn’t have let them get married on the same day.”

Annoyed, Marquis Jing’an put down the teacup in his hand, and said impatiently,

“Now what’s the use of talking about this? Just think of a way to take care of it properly.”