The heavens set sail from the courtyard

After the fall of the Yang family, Wang Gang quickly gained the government's praise. Although he had not yet been promoted, he had already caught the government's attention and became very popular in official circles.

As the saying goes, success in career is as good as success in love. The Wang and Li families completed the process of three books and six betrothals and officially set the wedding date before the spring examination.

As for the marriage of Sanniang Li Kangning and Chai An, it was scheduled after the Spring Examination.

The Li family held weddings one after another, and the sons-in-law they found were not ordinary people. One was an official and the other was a businessman. They made others envious, and Mrs. Li smiled from ear to ear the whole day.

On the wedding day, Wang Kang was not stingy at all and spent a lot of money to hold the wedding. It was a lavish affair, which gave enough face to the Li family and put pressure on the Chai family.

Wang Gang had experienced ancient weddings before. After a busy day, he finally brought the bride home.

In order to ensure the smooth conduct of the wedding, Wang Yi and his wife, who had been detained at home, were also released. However, there were four servants watching them at all times, so nothing happened.

Wang Yi's health was getting worse and worse, and he needed someone to support him even when walking. Wang Kangshi still felt sorry for her son and stopped restricting him, allowing him to live a comfortable life before his death.

Wang Gang did not make things difficult for his cheap brother anymore. After all, he was almost dead, and there was no point in fussing over those things.

However, Wang Gang did not dare to relax when it came to Wang Yi's wife, Han. The four servants kept an eye on Han most of the time, preventing her from having any bad thoughts.

The wedding day was very lively and went smoothly. In the evening, after Wang Gang had seen off the important guests, he finally had some free time and walked into the bridal room.

Li Shouhua sat on the bed, very straight, not daring to move at all.

Wang Gang walked in carrying a food box, and Li Shouhua moved slightly.

Although Li Shouhua was getting married for the second time, she was still a little nervous. Her previous husband was in very poor health and was unable to consummate the marriage. After all, Li Shouhua was still a grown-up girl and it was her first time to consummate the marriage.

Wang Gang put down the food box, walked to Li Shouhua, and said with a smile: "My wife, you are tired and haven't eaten for a day. I asked Chai An to pack some food from Panlou."

Li Shouhua whispered: "According to the rules, we should drink the wedding wine first."

Wang Gang lifted Li Shouhua's veil and said with a smile: "You and I are now husband and wife, there are no outsiders here, so you don't have to follow those rules."

Li Shouhua was startled, but when he saw Wang Gang's gentle smile, he calmed down for some reason.

Wang Gang took Li Shouhua to the dining table, opened the food boxes, and took out the dishes one by one.

"I'm starving, let's eat together."

Wang Gang poured two glasses of wine and then pushed Li Shouhua into the chair.

The flame of the burning red candle shone on Li Shouhua's face, casting a red blush on it.

"My dear, please try this crispy pork. I specially asked someone to make it for me. I even asked a blacksmith to make an iron pot for this dish."

Li Shouhua looked at the food in the bowl and was confused for a moment by Wang Gang's operation.

Wang Gang didn't care and started to eat and drink to his heart's content. He had been busy all day at the wedding, picking up the bride, holding the wedding ceremony, and entertaining the guests in the evening. Wang Gang didn't even have time to eat or drink a sip of water.

Li Shouhua looked at Wang Gang's hearty eating manner and felt a little confused for a moment.

Wang Gang seemed to be uncomfortable being stared at, and turned to Li Shouhua and said: "Madam, why are you staring at me? Eat!"

Li Shouhua picked up the chopsticks with a helpless look on her face. She was indeed hungry and almost ate the red dates spread on the bed.

Although he was extremely hungry, Li Shouhua ate much more gracefully than Wang Gang and always maintained a hint of shyness.

When the two of them had almost finished eating, Wang Gang picked up the wine glass and said, "My wife, let's drink the wedding wine."

Li Shouhua also picked up the wine glass, but did not drink it immediately. He said: "Before drinking this glass of wine, can I ask you a question?"

Wang Gang smiled and said, "You want to ask me why I married you?"

Li Shouhua shook his head and said, "No, that's not the question. I want to know who asked you to help the Li family all the time." Wang Gang laughed and said, "It turns out that my wife still cares about this matter!"

Li Shouhua said very seriously: "You refused to reveal it before, but now we are husband and wife, do you still want to hide it from me?"

Wang Gang nodded and said, "I shouldn't have hidden it from you. The person who asked me to help the Li family was Zhe Cong, the young commander of the Zhe Family Army in the northwest."

Li Shouhua was stunned. She had of course heard of the Zhe family army. They were one of the few military leaders in the Song Dynasty. The Zhe family had been stationed in the northwest to help the Song Dynasty resist the Liao Dynasty and were deeply trusted by the government.

"Why would the young commander of the Zhe family army help the Li family?" Li Shouhua asked puzzledly.

Wang Gang wiped his hands, stood up, walked to the cabinet, took out a letter and handed it to Li Shouhua.

Li Shouhua hurriedly took the letter and found that there was no words on the envelope and he didn't know who wrote it.

"The letter was written to me by Zhe Cong. You can open it and take a look." Wang Gang said as he sat down.

Li Shouhua couldn't wait to open the envelope, take out the letter, unfold it, and the next moment he became excited.

"These words, these are Faner's handwriting!" Li Shouhua said excitedly with red eyes.

The content of the letter was very simple, Zhe Cong asked Wang Gang to protect the Li family. However, those beautiful words made Li Shouhua extremely familiar with them, and he would never forget them for the rest of his life.

Wang Gang sighed and said, "Zhe Cong, the young commander of the Zhe Family Army, is your younger brother Li Fan."

Li Shouhua said in disbelief: "How could this happen? How could Faner become the young commander of the Zhe Family Army? Why didn't he go home all these years!"
Wang Gang said: "Not long ago, I decided to marry you and wrote a letter to Zhe Cong to tell him. He then told me his true life story.

Back then, your younger brother Li Fan was washed away by a flood and was rescued by the mistress of the Zhe family who was stationed in the northwest.

At that time, the mistress of the Zhe family had just lost her son. Since the Zhe family had no legitimate heir, they adopted Li Fan as their adopted son, renamed him "Zhe Cong", and trained him to be a general guarding the frontier. "
Li Shouhua was puzzled and asked: "Why doesn't Faner come back to find us?"

Wang Gang explained: "Because he lost his memory, he hit his head and lost all his previous memories, so he was adopted by Mrs. Zhe."

Li Shouhua frowned and said, "In the beginning, we searched along the river for several months to find Fan'er. With the power of the Zhe family, it is impossible that they didn't know about it."

Wang Gang nodded and said, "Mrs. Zhe does know something, but she chose to conceal it out of selfishness."

Li Shouhua was so excited that he asked, "Why? Why is Madam Zhe so cruel?"

Wang Gang sighed and said, "The Zhe family has guarded the northwest for generations, and the men of each generation have died on the battlefield. There are very few male descendants, and there is only one child left in this generation.

When Madam Zhe found Li Fan, she had just lost her son. She believed that meeting Li Fan was destiny, and that God had given her a son.

Li Shouhua said indignantly: "How can Madam Zhe be like this? She has lost her son, so she must snatch the only son of my Li family!"

Wang Gang comforted him: "Don't get so excited!"

Li Shouhua was so excited that she felt a little breathless. Wang Gang gently stroked her back and she felt better.

"When did Faner know about his own life experience?" Li Shouhua asked after taking a breath.

"In the past few years, he recalled bits and pieces of past events, and then found out that he was a descendant of the Li family," said Wang Gang.

"Since his memory has been restored, why doesn't Fan'er come back? Is he attached to power and doesn't want to return to his roots?" Li Shouhua said with an unhappy look on his face.

"No?" Wang Gang shook his head and said, "Although the Zhe family is extremely powerful and has military power, they are also in great danger. Li Fan is worried that if he rashly returns to his ancestral home, it will bring disaster to the Li family, so he asked me to protect the Li family in secret!"

"How did you and Faner meet?" Li Shouhua asked.

"We met on the battlefield. He once saved my life, so he asked me to take care of the Li family. I agreed without thinking." Wang Gang said.

"You married me because of Fan'er!" Li Shouhua said with a blazing gaze. (End of this chapter)