You have truly caused me great suffering!

Chapter 94 Bridal Chamber Flowers and Candles
The cooperation between Chen Shao and the Zhong family had already begun long ago, so naturally they wouldn't wait until the wedding day to discuss it.

After the ceremony, the wedding procession began its journey back to the old Chenjiazhuang residence in Fuzhou.

They needed to pay respects to their ancestors there before the wedding could be considered complete, and then they would return to Youzhou together.

The wedding procession consisted of six horse-drawn carriages and a thousand elite horsemen as escorts.

Zhao He and Chen Shao stood at the front of the carriage. After giving the carriage a few token jolts, Chen Shao handed the reins to Zhao He and climbed into the carriage himself.

It's already late July, well into autumn, but the temperature is still a bit hot due to the continuous sunny days.

The bride was wearing two layers of clothing, and although her outer loose-fitting robe was a bit thin, she was still very hot.

Chen Shao lowered the carriage curtain and said, "It's terribly hot. You can take off a few of your inner layers first."

After he finished speaking, he first took off his clothes and removed the white silk robe underneath, and sure enough, he felt much more comfortable immediately.

Zhong Lingxi was startled after hearing this, thinking to herself, "What kind of lewd words are these? A man and a woman alone in a car, about to take off their clothes."

But then I realized that since we were already husband and wife, it seemed like a natural progression.

Before and after getting married, all the principles that had been instilled in me seemed to crumble in front of this man.

Faced with such a huge contrast and turning point, Zhong Lingxi was completely unable to adapt. No one had ever taught her these things. Zhe Shi, who was supposed to teach her before marriage, knew nothing about them.

She has had a problem since childhood: when faced with stressful situations, she would temporarily lose her ability to think.

The fifteen-year-old girl, newly married, was still in a daze, her mind basically shut down. Coupled with the unbearable heat, she was occasionally confused.

She was so hot that she couldn't stand it. When she saw Chen Shao make a comfortable sound after taking off his clothes, she was a little tempted.

She secretly slipped her fingers inside her dress, but too shy to undress.

Chen Shao watched the spectacle with a smile. The bride had a beautiful face, fair skin, and her face was full of youthful collagen, as white as jade and as white as snow.

He didn't know whether the custom at the time required wearing a red headscarf, but Zhong Lingxi didn't wear one; she just lifted it off herself after getting into the car.

Her nails were painted with delicate light red paint, which complemented her snow-white skin, making the color appear exceptionally tender.

Zhong Lingxi blushed. She felt uncomfortable being stared at, and her ears burned. She said, "Could you turn your head away first?"

The girl was young and innocent, so Chen Shao didn't tease her for long. He turned around, leaned against the car floor, and began to think about what to do next.

He found it quite amazing; the two had never met before and had no connection whatsoever, yet suddenly she had become his wife.

In fact, after he transmigrated, he discovered that this was the most common situation.

Parents to enrich people.

There aren't that many couples who are mutually in love and then get married. Most of the opposite sexes who see each other frequently before marriage are blood relatives.

Chen Shao felt that in this kind of marriage, the most important thing was the entanglement of interests, and the delicate Zhong Lingxi in the car was more like a perk that came along in the power transaction.

After the marriage, both he and the Zhong family will benefit, but they will also bear risks.

As I pondered, a sense of weariness washed over me.
After taking off the lining, it was indeed very comfortable. Zhong Lingxi carefully folded the clothes and when she went to check on Chen Shao, she found that he had fallen asleep.

Zhong Lingxi suddenly became bolder, and cautiously got up to secretly observe her husband's appearance. This man had a similar demeanor to the Western Army soldiers she usually met.

The group finally arrived at Chenjiazhuang. It was already past midnight, and the sky was completely dark. The village was lit up with lights everywhere.

Hearing the calls from outside, the two woke up together. Zhong Lingxi found herself lying on his shoulder, her mind starting to feel drowsy again.

Chen Shao had already opened the carriage curtain and nimbly jumped down from the front of the carriage.

Zhong Lingxi bent down as she got off the carriage. When she saw Chen Shao reach out to help her, she hesitated for a moment before giving her hand to Chen Shao so he could help her down from the carriage.

At this moment, the two maids who had accompanied the bride also came over.

The two then entered Chen Shao's simple and rough courtyard hand in hand.

The house had been renovated and its original appearance was no longer visible, but compared to the new bride today, it still seemed somewhat simple and gloomy.

The smell of alcohol still lingered in the courtyard; the guests had already left.

The house was bustling all day. When Chen Shao set off to fetch his bride, the guests had not yet arrived, but now the courtyard was quiet.

Chen Shao knew that it must have been his cousin who had hosted the guests; he was very good at handling such matters.

The group followed Chen Shao into the courtyard, mostly moving things around, without going inside.

Only the bride's two personal maids followed Chen Shao and his wife into the main room where he was staying.

The room had already been decorated, with "double happiness" characters pasted on the windows and doors, red lanterns hanging under the eaves, and the light inside was warm.

Neither of the two maids were young girls; they were in their twenties and very experienced. They laid out the table and set out some items.

Chen Shao thought the wedding was quite good; it wasn't troublesome and didn't involve many formalities.

After the bedding was made, one of the two maids whispered a few words in Zhong Lingxi's ear, which instantly made her blush. She looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated, and finally didn't say anything.

She sat on the edge of the bed, watching the two maids leave with smiles on their faces. The sound of the door closing made her shudder, and she kept glancing at Chen Shao, her body growing increasingly tense.

In the movie "Lurking," Station Chief Wu once said that having your first time is more tiring than digging a vegetable cellar!
Chen Shao, who had been busy all day, originally planned to take a break and talk about it the next day.

But when he turned around and saw the bride's charming, shy, scared, and nervous expression, he was instantly energized, as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He suddenly felt no fatigue at all and was full of energy.

This delicate and innocent shyness excites men more than any flirtatious display.

He washed his hands in a porcelain basin and slowly walked towards his bride.

As he approached, Zhong Lingxi's large eyes were filled with confusion, and her full, delicate red lips trembled slightly.

Looking into her innocent and adorable eyes, Chen Shao immediately realized that her mind was probably a complete mess right now.
Chen Shao reached out and untied her dress. Zhong Lingxi's reaction became even more exaggerated. She trembled all over, her delicate shoulders shook involuntarily, and her big eyes showed both fear and pity, making her even more pitiful.

Chen Shao would even take other people's food into his own bowl, so it would be strange if he didn't eat something that was perfectly reasonable and legal.

Two maids were sitting under a tree in the courtyard, chatting idly by the moonlight overhead, when suddenly they heard faint sobbing sounds coming from behind the door.

They smiled, yawned, and, knowing their mission was accomplished, went to the next room to rest, arm in arm.

(End of this chapter)