Lin Wei Xi couldn't sleep well all night, in fact Gu Hui Yan didn't sleep well either. He spent most of his early years on the battlefield, a slight negligence lead to a dead end, so Gu Hui Yan had long developed a vigilant sleep habit and would opened his eyes when he was slightly disturbed. Right now suddenly there was a person next to him, and this girl's sleeping posture was not very good. It was conceivable that Gu Hui Yan didn't close his eyes very much all night. When he finally adjusted after much difficulty, the east sky also gradually turned pale. It didn't take long, after many years cultivating habit, for his biological clock to make him wake up on time.
Gu Hui Yan resignedly sighed. It seems that were still many places that needs to be adjusted. He laid down for a while before sitting up. Lin Wei Xi who had difficulties sleeping in a bed other than her own, vaguely felt a movement from her side, she was very startled till she sobered up, and straightly opened her eyes. She looked dazedly at the big red bed curtain in front of her for a long time. She was thinking hard, and suddenly felt a pat on her head: "Now that you wake up, get up, don't be in a daze."
Lin Wei Xi struggled to get up, staring at the person in front of her in a daze, then looking back at the furnishings in the room, her consciousness finally returned. Yes, she got married yesterday, and to His Highness Yan Wang.
Lin Wei Xi couldn't tell between night and day. She was sitting on the bed in daze holding the quilt. Gu Hui Yan already changed his clothes. When he turned around, he found that Lin Wei Xi was still sitting on the bed while holding her knees, his heart felt amuse and helpless, could only opened the bed curtain, stand on the bed step, and say to her: "Still in a daze? They will offer you tea in a while. Are you not embarrassed to let the juniors wait?"
Lin Wei Xi was used to living comfortably in her boudoir, but now on such cold day unexpectedly still need to get up, especially after last night, her body was still feels uncomfortable. But hearing Gu Hui Yan's words, Lin Wei Xi cheered up. Yes, from now on, she was the elder of Gu Cheng Yao and Gao Ran. Today, she was going to accept these two people's worship. How could such a satisfyingly good thing be delayed by sleeping in?
Lin Wei Xi immediately became excited. Seeing that she was finally willing to take action, Gu Hui Yan smiled in his heart, put down the curtain, and no longer disturbed her changing space.
Wan Xing and Wan Yue had already waited outside the door with hot water, there were no people on the night watch yesterday. Gu Hui Yan was very vigilant. Sleeping with other people on his side was his limit. If he kept the servant girls on night watch duty, afraid he would not be able to sleep in the future. Lin Wei Xi used to leave a maid on the small couch outside the room to be on night watch duty since she was a child, but now she could only follow Gu Hui Yan's directions, the granny and servant girl on night duty would all be removed.
After Lin Wei Xi changed her clothes, she let down her hair and called out, Wan Xing and Wan Yue opened the door and walked in. The whole morning seemed to be active with Lin Wei Xi's sound. The maids came and went, seemingly chaotic, but there was order in it, and the center of this vortex was Lin Wei Xi.
Gu Hui Yan actually did not understand why dressing and washing needed so many people to help, but this morning he stood across numerous attendant, saw the exquisite and seemingly not from human world woman standing in the center of everyone. Stretching out her hands casually and naturally, letting the maids on both sides tie her gorgeous dresses and tidy up every fold. Perhaps because her hair hindered the collar, Lin Wei Xi pulled her long hair that was like a black waterfall. The silky and smooth hair drew a graceful arc in the morning light. Lin Wei Xi did not care to smooth it out. Her delicate face did not have many expressions, but just this kind of carelessness, deeply attracted the attention of male creatures, almost unable to break free.
Gu Hui Yan watched silently for a while, his Adam's apple slightly moved, and finally forced himself to turn his eyes away. He spent half his life as a military horse. In the past his world was full of armored horses on frozen rivers, and the desert's lonely mist, his life was like a moon in a vast desert, quiet and calm, full of order, and the only thing he could hear was the wind. Until one day, a red delicate flower suddenly penetrated into the desolate sea of sand. She herself was weak and tender, but wanted to take roots in the desert, tried to change something with her own power.
In this world, there were armored horses that was unbearable like frosty cold spring wind, and there were green willows and red flowers brightly flourishing, the former was him, the latter was Lin Wei Xi. Gu Hui Yan suddenly understood why there were so many kind of jewelry and precious stones in this world. If it's Lin Wei Xi, she was indeed worthy of all the treasures in the world for her to match.
The daily arrangements of Lin Wei Xi and Gu Hui Yan were probably separated by a galaxy. Gu Hui Yan never done anything artificial. Whether taking a bath or eats or changes clothes, he was silent and quick. But Lin Wei Xi was different, or rather it was the opposite. As a woman, or rather as a beautiful woman, it was quite normal to took a while to dress up and do make up.
By the time Lin Wei Xi finally tidied up to her satisfaction, Gu Hui Yan had already read half of a book in the cubicle. Lin Wei Xi stood at the door with some embarrassment, and whispered, "Wangye."
Gu Hui Yan put down his book as soon as Lin Wei Xi approached. At this moment, he just got up and walked to Lin Wei Xi's side. The expression on his face was very calm, not at all like someone who usually fined his subordinates with twenty army sticks for being late even a little bit, the iron commander. Lin Wei Xi today put on a red dress and cross-collared jacket with a skirt of the same color underneath. The skirt was full of large peony flowers. When she stood here, almost half the room was lit up. Gu Hui Yan's eyes stayed on Lin Wei Xi's body for a while, without concealing the surprise and smile in his eyes: "Very good, let's go."
Lin Wei Xi took a long time to realize that the previous sentence "very good" was complimenting her.
Lin Wei Xi always spends a lot of time on dressing because she liked to make herself beautiful, but it was certainly more enjoyable to be appreciated by others, especially if this person was Yan Wang. Lin Wei Xi was in a good mood, and followed beside Gu Hui Yan, as he walked to the mansion's main hall.
It was not surprising that Gu Cheng Yao and Gao Ran were already waiting in the main hall. Lin Wei Xi put away the smile on her face, took out the elder's attitude, and sat solemnly on the right side of Gu Hui Yan.
As soon as Gu Hui Yan showed up, the sound of conversation in the hall disappeared. Gao Ran and Gu Cheng Yao stood to the side with their heads down to welcome their father. Following Gu Hui Yan, a bright red skirt swept past the people presence, and then Lin Wei Xi sat on the armchair in the main hall with her chin slightly closed, looking at them heavily.
Gu Cheng Yao and Gao Ran were both felt complicated when they saw this scene. Yesterday was Yan Wang and Lin Wei Xi's big wedding. Gao Ran did not leave her room because she wanted to avoid her future mother-in-law. Gu Cheng Yao, as a stepson, didn't make sense to hang around in front of the young stepmother. This lead to today embarrassing meeting. When she left in May, who would have thought when they met again, they would have a mother-child relationship.
The servant on the side saw that Wangye and Wangfei was already seated, and calmly cleared his throat to remind the stunned Shizi and Shizi Consort that it was time to act. Gu Cheng Yao returned to his senses, lowered his gaze, lifted his robe and bowed down to Lin Wei Xi: "Father and mother please receive this son's worship, this son pay respect to you."
Gao Ran also knelt down: "Father, mother."
Lin Wei Xi only needs to lower her eyes to see Gu Cheng Yao and Gao Ran kneeling in front of her, with their hands on the ground and their foreheads firmly on the backs of their hands. This was a very standard kowtow ceremony. Lin Wei Xi barely managed controlling herself not to laugh. She deliberately pretended to be serious and let them kneeled for a while, but Gu Hui Yan didn't understand Lin Wei Xi's careful thoughts and said in a deep voice, "Get up."
Lin Wei Xi was very regretful, but she knew that the future is long, and the days when these two people would kowtow to her were still plenty, there was really no need to entangle it this time. Lin Wei Xi smiled at the thought of this, and said, "I am not that much older than Shizi and Shizi Consort. I'm really ashamed to receive such big ceremony from you. Get up."
Hearing this Wan Xing couldn't help but criticize. Miss, although you said this, you are sitting more securely than anyone else, which shows that you are not really ashamed. Even Wan Xing could think like this, Gu Cheng Yao felt weird in his heart, and how angry Gao Ran was, one could well imagined.
Gu Hui Yan turned his face to glanced at Lin Wei Xi, and said, "What do you mean that you are not much older than them? You are even younger than them."
Lin Wei Xi was holding an elder's attitude, but it was distroyed by Yan Wang in a blink of an eye. She glared at Gu Hui Yan with a little annoyance: "Wangye, we are facing the junior."
Okay, Gu Hui Yan didn't argue with Lin Wei Xi anymore, but turned around and lightly said, "It's the truth."
Of course Lin Wei Xi pretended not to hear. Kneeling on the ground, Gao Ran realized that the two of them were chatting like nobody else present, as if the people in front of them didn't exist. Gao Ran felt a little humiliated and embarrassed. When she thought that she would have to pay respect to Lin Wei Xi every day, she was immediately furious and desperate, faintly felt pain in her heart, liver and lung.
Gu Hui Yan and Lin Wei Xi both said to get up, but there was still one etiquette that had not been completed. As a junior, you must not get up without permission. Gu Cheng Yao was still kneeling, straightened up to take a tea cup from the maid beside him, raised it to his eyebrows. He fixed his gaze on the table and chair patterns, refused to look at Lin Wei Xi: "Mother, this son offering you the tea."
Previously after the wedding of Gu Cheng Yao and Gao Ran, because Shen Wangfei had passed away and Yan Wang was not in the house, their tea ceremony was delayed. Later, Yan Wang returned from the north, and Gao Ran made up the ceremony of offering tea from daughter-in-law on the day she met Yan Wang. Gu Hui Yan at that time took the tea and put it down. Although a bit cold, but the tea cup was accepted. However, Gu Hui Yan was only a father, and Gao Ran's tea offering to her mother-in-law had not settled.
If there was no mistress in the mansion, Gao Ran serving a cup of tea to Shen Wangfei's tablet would be considered finished, and Gao Ran had already done this. However, Yan Wang later married a new Wangfei, and Lin Wei Xi became Gao Ran's new mother-in-law. In this way, the remaining half of the tea ceremony could not be omitted.
Newlywed couples offered tea to their parents to show that they would serve their parents to eat meals and drink tea after marriage and do their utmost to be filial. Gu Cheng Yao took the lead in raising the tea cup over his eyebrows, Lin Wei Xi snorted inwardly, condescendingly took the tea cup, and said: "Your filial piety I remember it. In the future, you must study diligently and carefully consider the way to treats people, you must unite your words and deeds, and always reflect on yourself."
It was common for parents to give lectures during tea ceremony. This was of course for the good of the children, but these few sentences of Lin Wei Xi made people who listened wanted to gnash their teeth.
Gu Cheng Yao's expression remained unchanged, and he faintly agreed. Lin Wei Xi didn't want to drink the tea that Gu Cheng Yao had brought up. She lifted the tea cover and put it down, refused to even take a sip. Gu Hui Yan certainly saw Lin Wei Xi's unconcealed hostility towards Gu Cheng Yao, but he actually already knew it since they were in Shunde Prefecture. Perhaps something once revealed there was no threat. Gu Hui Yan saw this scene actually accepted it without surprise.
Obviously Gu Cheng Yao also expected it, so he was not surprised at all. Gao Ran at the side secretly sneered, in public dared to not give Shizi some face, Lin Wei Xi this outsider, just wait to die! Even though Yan Wang and Shizi were calm now, but in their heart certainly cared about it, so without Gao Ran doing anything, Lin Wei Xi's image already greatly reduced.
Gao Ran's smile became more sincere. She took the tea cup from the maid and handed it to Lin Wei Xi gently and softly: "Wangfei, daughter-in-law is offering you the tea."
Gao Ran concealed the strength in her hands, but Lin Wei Xi have not received it, rather asked, "What did you call me?"
Gao Ran smiled stiffly: "Wangfei..."
Very good, Lin Wei Xi lightly snorted and turned to look at Gu Hui Yan: "Wangye, look at her!"
Gu Hui Yan did not move his eyebrows, but his eyes softened, obviously holding back a smile. Gu Cheng Yao genuinely felt helpless, towards Gao Ran, towards this naive stepmother, and towards his father.
Gu Cheng Yao also felt that Lin Wei Xi's tactics were so obvious that people couldn't bear to look directly, but he couldn't stand Lin Wei Xi's willingness to make trouble, and his father's tolerance that let her make trouble. It was obvious Gu Hui Yan was on Lin Wei Xi's side. In fact, even after Gu Cheng Yao grew up so big, he had never seen anyone daring to hang around in front of Gu Hui Yan, except for Lin Wei Xi.
Since his father was willing to indulge, Gu Cheng Yao really had nothing to say, but the person Lin Wei Xi targeted was his wife! Harmony was the most important thing in the family, and the estrangement between Lin Wei Xi and Gao Ran would only get deeper and deeper. Gu Cheng Yao had no choice but to stand up and say, "Mother, Gao Ran is not malicious, she just thought you would like this title better."
Lin Wei Xi snorted: "I don't like it. Even Wangye didn't call me like that. Why are you?"
Gu Hui Yan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lin Wei Xi meaningfully, with a smile in his eyes. Gu Hui Yan had a look of watching a play. Gao Ran had no way to release her anger, she could only follow Gu Cheng Yao's steps and said: "Shizi is right, I only thought mother would like to be called Wangfei that's all. Since mother doesn't like it, then daughter-in-law will no longer call it that way."
Lin Wei Xi was comforted by this mother's call. She was in a good mood, so she didn't continue to make things difficult: "Since you show your filial piety, then mother understand, of course, I will try my best to teach you, ah..."
When Lin Wei Xi took Gao Ran's tea, her hand suddenly shook, and a whole cup of hot tea was splashed on Gao Ran and Gu Cheng Yao.