Chapter 178: Giving Gifts
Bang bang bang bang! The crackling sound of firecrackers rang out in the night.
“Who is it? In the middle of the night, can’t people sleep?”
Several nearby households were woken up and rushed out cursing.
At this moment, the gate of Fenghua Pavilion opened, and Xiao Yanci and Jiang Yihuan, who were spending their wedding night, rushed out from inside.
Their hair was singed, emitting a burnt smell. Jiang Yihuan was wrapped in an undergarment, vaguely revealing her fair skin and the big red embroidered undergarment with mandarin ducks playing in the water. Even though Xiao Yanci wrapped her with clothes, it couldn’t cover her completely. Looking at Xiao Yanci again, his upper body was bare, with a piece of clothing wrapped around his waist—it seemed he had hurriedly grabbed one, and it was actually Jiang Yihuan’s wedding clothes.
The originally furious neighbors saw this scene, their anger disappearing from their faces, and they watched the embarrassed little husband and wife in front of them like they were watching a play.
“Oh my god, what happened? Your hair is singed—did a fire start?”
“I heard the sound of firecrackers; it seems like someone set off firecrackers. I say, Mr. Xiao, today is your wedding night. Everyone knows it’s a joyous occasion, but no need to set off firecrackers in the bridal chamber, right?”
The people around covered their mouths and chuckled softly.
Jiang Yihuan anxiously hid in Xiao Yanci’s arms and said angrily and shyly, “We didn’t. I don’t know who threw firecrackers into our bridal chamber—this is too much.”
“What happened?” Zhong Lanhua had only just gotten dressed and run out. “What do you two look like? So embarrassing! Hurry back inside!”
Xiao Yanci held Jiang Yihuan and walked back inside.
“Haha… which naughty child did this? So wicked. Did you see? That Mr. Xiao is really fair-skinned—not unworthy of being a scholar. Just don’t know how a frail scholar performs in that aspect?”
“They were probably in the bridal chamber just now. Mr. Xiao wouldn’t have been scared soft, right? You can’t joke about this kind of thing—be careful it turns into an illness, and he can’t get it up anymore.”
“Hahaha… in the middle of the night, we were all asleep, but unexpectedly woken up to watch a big show.”
Zhong Lanhua put her hands on her hips and cursed loudly at the surroundings: “Which person who gave birth to a child without an ass is making such a racket on someone else’s wedding night? Truly heartless.”
Bang! A persimmon flew over from opposite and hit Zhong Lanhua on the forehead.
Zhong Lanhua felt pain and touched her forehead. When she saw the red liquid, she screamed, “Blood… blood…”
Bang, she fainted from fright just like that.
“This… it’s just a persimmon. Is there any need to be so afraid?”
“What do we do now? Should we…”
“Don’t meddle in trivial matters. This family doesn’t listen to reason—be careful they blame it on us. It’s so late; everyone go back to sleep.”
The neighbors each returned home, and the street returned to quiet.
Zhou Wangshu held Su Yaoguang and jumped down from the rooftop.
Zhou Wangshu kicked Zhong Lanhua’s leg and sneered, “This’ll teach you to run your mouth. Cool off here nicely.”
Su Yaoguang picked up the persimmon, mashed it, and smeared it on Zhong Lanhua’s face.
Zhou Wangshu looked at her hands covered in filth, wiped them clean with a handkerchief, and said, “We’ve delivered the courtesy gift and had our fun. Can we go back to the room and sleep now?”
“Let’s go home.” Su Yaoguang took Zhou Wangshu’s hand, leading him home like leading a puppy.
Zhou Wangshu was helpless.
That wine really couldn’t be touched anymore.
Su Yaoguang was woken by the laughter. She opened her eyes in confusion, looked at the sky, and found it bright outside—the sun was already high. She slowly sat up and was about to get out of bed when she saw Zhang Zhaodi open the door and come in.
That laughter came from Zhang Zhaodi.
Zhang Zhaodi had been looking more and more cheerful lately, her smiles more and more brilliant.
“Daughter, I heard that last night in the middle of the night, Mr. Xiao and Jiang Yihuan were in the bridal chamber when someone threw firecrackers into their bridal chamber. The two ran out without clothes on, looking very embarrassed, hahaha…”
Su Yaoguang recalled last night’s events, and the corner of her mouth twitched.
She had drunk too much then, a bit drunk, but her mind was clear and she knew what she had done, so she remembered it when she woke up today.
“Where’s Wangshu?”
“He went to the academy early in the morning.” Zhang Zhaodi replied, then remembered something and laughed again. “Also, I heard Zhong Lanhua lay outside all night yesterday! Haha… early this morning, Auntie Yang next door went out to buy things and saw her with her face all red, thought she was dead, and was so scared she almost reported it to the officials. Hahaha…”
Su Yaoguang: “…”
“I really want to know who did it; I’d love to treat her to a drink.” Zhang Zhaodi laughed until tears were about to flow.
“Mom, it’s so late, I need to get up. You go share with second aunt and third aunt first.”
“If you’re tired, sleep a bit more. We’ve got it outside; no need for you to watch.” Zhang Zhaodi gave a few instructions and left smiling.
Xiao Yanci and Jiang Yihuan’s wedding night turned into such a joke. The originally joyful Xiao Yanci felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over him from head to toe.
He had made too many jokes here; staying longer made him feel he couldn’t hold his head up. He urgently wanted to leave this place and head toward glory like in his previous life. Therefore, on the second day of their marriage, he returned to the academy.
A few days later, Su Yaoguang thought Zhou Wangshu hadn’t come home for a few days. She brought some food and drink, planning to visit him at the academy and remind him not to work too hard.
“Wangshu has been studying diligently lately.” Zhong Chushan happened to return from outside and met Su Yaoguang at the doorway, bringing her inside. “You’ll see when you meet him—he’s gotten thinner.”
“Then he needs to be properly nourished.” Su Yaoguang carried the basket past the scholars’ dormitory rooms and happened to see Xiao Yanci’s room.
Xiao Yanci stood by the window reading, while Wen Shi twisted her waist to pour him tea and fed a piece of pastry into his mouth.
Xiao Yanci was stunned for a moment, bit into the pastry, and looked at Wen Shi in front of him.
Wen Shi had full hips and a slim waist, full breasts and a slender neck, and after experiencing intimacy, there was a spring-like charm between her eyebrows—like a peach on the tree ripe to the point of falling, tempting one to pick it and take a bite.
Xiao Yanci’s eyes stuck to her body; he couldn’t read a single page.
So this was the upright gentleman who kept away from women in her eyes in her previous life?
Ugh…
She was immensely grateful that he hadn’t touched her in her previous life.
Thinking about it now, his not touching her was his way of repaying her.
“Wangshu, your Yaoguang came to see you.” Zhong Chushan shouted loudly.
Xiao Yanci heard the voice and looked up, just in time to see Su Yaoguang who hadn’t had time to look away.
Su Yaoguang turned and entered Zhou Wangshu’s room.
Chen Buyu shared the room with Zhou Wangshu; men’s rooms were always messy. At this moment, he was frantically tidying things up.
Xiao Yanci looked at the increasingly beautiful Su Yaoguang, his expression dazed.
Zhou Wangshu was dozing off. Seeing Su Yaoguang come in, he rubbed his eyes and said, “Why are you here?”
