Harue Kagetsu: Chapter 28

The room was extremely quiet, and Li Mu's steady and even breathing could be heard.

He really fell asleep.

Luoshen's body, which was stretched like a taut bowstring, also relaxed.

But she couldn't sleep anymore.

In sixteen years, on the first night, she was in the same room with a strange man named her "new husband" who actually hated her teeth. How could she still sleep well?

What's more...

The more the body relaxes, the more empty the stomach becomes.

She lay motionless on the pillow and pretended to have fallen asleep, but in fact, she had already glanced at the food table in the center of the room several times.

On the wedding night, the couple performs the ceremony of being in the same prison and sworn in together, which is an indispensable marriage etiquette from ancient times.

It is naturally prepared here.

The so-called "same prison" originally meant that the newlyweds shared a breast;

To unite, that is, two people divide the gourd into two scoops, each holds one of them and drinks, and the two are combined into one, and they will always be of one mind.

Up to now, things have become more prosperous. On the wedding night, the food and utensils used to perform the ceremonial ceremony have also changed. Food is complete and cups are replaced by gourd.

Luoshen felt hungry, but he could only endure it.

After peeking at Li Mu again and making sure that he had slept on that couch, Luoshen suddenly thought about it.

If you're hungry, just eat it yourself. What is he? Don't care if he's asleep or awake!

When Luoshen thought about this, he was immediately full of confidence, so he sat up, straightened his hair that was a little messy in his sleep, climbed off the bed, put on his shoes, and came to the food table with his back to Li who was behind him. Mu, knelt down and sat down.

There are several kinds of food on the table. In addition to pork, there are also steamed cakes and soups.

But the meat was cold, and there was a white greasy layer of frozen oil on it. The soup is also cold.

There is only steamed cake, which looks like it can be eaten.

She used to be at home, never tired of eating and eating, but at this moment, her stomach was really hungry. In the middle of the night, she didn't want to disturb Aju, so she lightly rolled up her sleeves, took the cake, tore off a small piece and put it in In the mouth, chew slowly.

This steamed cake is in bloom (fermented), if eaten hot, it must be soft and delicious, but now it is cold and hard.

Luoshen took a few mouthfuls and felt that it was hard to swallow, but he didn't eat and was hungry again. As he was chewing hard, he raised his eyes inadvertently. His eyes fell on the wine jug and the pair of cups placed beside the jug. He stared at it for a while, and suddenly sadness came, his nose was sour, and his eyes were red.

"I am both charming and handsome, and you are also pleased with my appearance. Why do you make a contract and jump around your wrists."

Women in the world, no matter rich or poor, who has never dreamed of marrying a Ruyi man who knows each other?

Just a few months ago, she had always thought that her future husband would be the eldest brother of the Lu family.

How could she have thought at that time that her wedding night would be so spent?

A person is miserable, eating cold and hard steamed cakes to satisfy his hunger.

She wanted to force back her tears, but when she lowered her head, the tears rolled down her eyes and infiltrated into the corners of her mouth along her face. With the steamed cakes that were hard to swallow, there was a touch of wet and salty taste in her mouth.

His throat was so embarrassed that he almost choked.

The more I think about it, the more sad it is.

Suddenly a hand stretched out beside him.

When Li Mu came, he poured a cup of tea for her and handed it over.

Luoshen hurriedly turned his face away, quickly wiped away the tears on his face, and swallowed what was in his mouth with great effort, pretending not to see it.

Li Mu didn't force it, glanced at the steamed cake in her hand, got up and opened the door.

How could Aju go to sleep at ease tonight?

After Li Mu entered the bridal chamber, he sent everyone else to rest, and Qiongshu and himself stayed behind. In the second half of the night, they hurriedly rested in a room next to the bridal chamber in the east wing.

Aju has been paying attention to the movement next door, very worried. Later, I didn't hear any changes. Thinking about it, the little lady has successfully passed the extremely difficult stage for her. She felt relieved and sad, how can she fall asleep?

While tossing and turning, I suddenly heard the sound of the door opening next door, and hurried out to see Li Mu appearing in the door.

"The bride is hungry," he said.

Aju was stunned for a moment, then called Qiongshu, and then a woman, and several people arrived at the Li family kitchen house located in the back room.

Tonight's happy event, there are a lot of ready-made ingredients left in the kitchen. So he started a pot and boiled water, Aju personally mixed a ball of white noodles, held it with one hand, and tore the pieces into the pot with the other hand. Take the bowls and chopsticks, rinse them repeatedly with boiling water, and then put them in a bowl, hold them on a food tray, and send them together with a basin of hot water.

Li Mu took it, and after closing the door, he brought it in and put it on the food table.

Luoshen had already put down the steamed cake that he had only eaten a few mouthfuls, and lay back on the bed with clothes, lying on his side facing inward.

"Aju made something for you, eat it while it's hot."

Li Mu called her.

Luo Shen was motionless, as if he had fallen asleep.

Li Mu walked to the bed.

"Get up and eat, and I will agree to the conditions you mentioned."

Luoshen originally closed his eyes tightly, made up his mind, starved to death and ignored him, suddenly hearing him speak like this, he opened his eyes and turned his head slowly.

He was standing in front of the bed, looking down at himself, with a faint smile in his eyes.

Luoshen hesitated, and suddenly he heard him muttering to himself: "Forget it, don't say it!"

After saying that, he turned to leave.

Luoshen immediately got up quickly.

"Remember what you said yourself!"

She got up and went back to the food table and sat down again.

The soup cakes are steaming hot, with noodles floating in the soup, like slices of willow leaves, white and crystal clear, with finely sliced ​​minced meat and green mallows, a food aroma wafts to the nostrils, making people move their forefingers.

Luoshen picked up the chopsticks.

Li Mu sat opposite her, looking at her bowing her head and eating Svenly.

Luoshen ate half a bowl and was a little full. What's more, I used to form a habit at home, eat less and eat more meals, and don't sleep at night.

She put down her chopsticks - her eyes widened suddenly, and she looked at Li Mu opposite in surprise. She took the bowl of soup cake she had left over naturally and ate it in a few bites.

He raised his eyes, saw her staring at him, smiled, and put down the tableware.

Luoshen never shares food with people, especially tableware. Seeing that he had eaten his leftovers in a few mouthfuls, and he couldn't even stop him, he recovered from his surprise, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

He sat opposite him like this, and the two shared a bowl of soup cakes, wouldn't it just be in line with the meaning of prison?

With this thought together, before he had time to express his disgust at his behavior of eating his leftovers, he subconsciously turned his attention to the jug and the pair of cups beside the jug.

According to the customs of the time, the cups used by the newlyweds at the night of the bridal chamber are different in terms of wealth and material.

But no matter what the material is, the pattern is used to distinguish male and female double cups.

Men take male cups, women use female cups, take Yin and Yang to reconcile, and worship the auspicious meaning of longevity.

This is a pair of wood-carved lacquer cups, quietly placed on the table.

The bottom is red, and the body of the cup is painted with a pair of dragons and phoenixes in black paint. The material is ordinary, but it has a simple style.

Luoshen glanced at it, and suddenly noticed that Li Mu's line of sight also happened to fall on the pair of Hexi cups.

Luoshen's heart skipped a beat, and the thought that he was about to drink this wine with him immediately popped into his mind. He didn't want to drink with him, and immediately said, "I'm full."

When she saw the man across from her, the smile she had always had on her face gradually disappeared.

A thick shadow flashed across his eyes. Two glances, from the pair of cups, slowly landed on her face.

He looked at her like a different person, his eyes seemed to freeze, and there was a gloomy look between his eyebrows.

Luoshen seemed to smell a cold aura of suffocation from him.

Luoshen didn't know why he did this suddenly, but such a Li Mu suddenly made Luoshen feel scared.

She didn't dare to get up for a while, she held the table with both hands, froze there, hesitated for a while, and finally didn't want to show her timidity in front of him, raised her chin, and said to him, "Why do you look at me like that?"

Li Mu stared at her for a moment, restrained the suffocation in his eyes, and said lightly: "It's getting late, I have to get up early tomorrow, go to sleep."

He left her and got up.

Luoshen stared at his back, suppressed the inexplicable unease in his heart, and got up.

The two of them silently rinsed their mouths and cleaned their faces. One climbed back onto the bed and lowered the curtain, while the other lay back on the couch and rested again.

The man outside the tent seemed to fall asleep again soon, and he didn't hear any movement from him.

Luo Shen still couldn't sleep.

She was alone, lying on the wide bed under her, with her eyes closed, and all kinds of things about the "new husband" she just met tonight kept flashing in her mind.

At first glance, he seemed to have a good temper and gave in quite a bit to her.

But Luoshen always had a feeling that this Li Mu was not as simple as he showed.

Naturally, if he was just a simple martial artist, with his status, he would not be able to force the high-ranking Gao family to such a level that he could only marry himself to Jingkou.

That's all, especially Fang Cai, the gloomy expression he suddenly showed in front of the cup of merging is what really made her shudder this night.

She seemed to smell the smell of blood feud and couldn't help shivering.

What kind of person is this Li Mu?

In the future, what will you do for yourself?

In fact, even without Aju's suggestion in the daytime, before getting married, Xiao Yongjia had more than once revealed to Luoshen that she had to endure the humiliation and bear the burden and marry first. A hint of salvation in marriage.

Luoshen felt extremely confused, and his mind was even more chaotic. He tossed and turned on the bed until the fourth watch, exhausted, and then fell asleep in a daze.

She slept so late, needless to say, how painful it was when she was forcibly woken up.

She barely opened her sleepy eyes, and found that the curtain had been lifted, and a tall figure was shrouded in front of the bed.

Li Mu stood there neatly dressed, stared at her and said, "Get up, wait until you see my mother, if you are sleepy, come back and sleep again."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and opened the door, and said lightly to A Ju who was waiting outside, "The bride is up."

The maids such as Aju and Qiongshu Cherry came in.

Li Mu went out.

Aju came to the bed and looked at Luoshen, who was tired and could barely keep her eyes open. She thought about the grievances that she was so hungry and tired last night that she was forced to accept in bed, but did not dare to make any sound. She felt very distressed. even more dissatisfied.

She helped Luoshen to sit up, changed her underwear by herself, and touched it, but found that the crotch side was dry and clean, not as expected a sound.

Luoshen was still very sleepy, and was yawning with his eyes closed, when he suddenly heard A Ju ask himself this, the sleepy bug ran away immediately, his face became hot, he bit his lip, and shook his head slightly.

Only then did Aju realize that Li Langjun didn't move the little lady at all last night.

She breathed a sigh of relief at first, and then thought about it again, and she was unhappy again.

With the identity and beauty of a little lady, she has suffered great grievances since she got married.

He, Li Mu, is only a small humble general, why would he dare to humiliate her like this?

Luoshen saw Aju frowning and looked unhappy, guessed what she was thinking, and her ears became more and more hot, her fingers tightly hooked her sleeves, and whispered: "I forbid him. He dare not."

Aju was stunned for a moment, caressed her long hair that fell to her shoulders lovingly, let out a breath, and helped her out of the bed.

Luoshen finished grooming, changed his clothes, and ate a few bites of the breakfast delivered by the maid.

She was about to leave the room when Li Mu came in and said to Aju, "You go out, I have something to tell the bride."

Aju glanced at Luoshen, hesitated for a while, but finally led the person and backed out.

There was only Luoshen left in the room. She watched Li Mu close the door and walked towards her in the faint white morning light that penetrated outside, suddenly a little nervous.

She has changed into Little Women's attire this morning. His long black hair was tied into a high hibiscus bun, revealing a slender and white neck. On the jade neck, there is a Yingluo, and the pearly skin shines brightly. A long silk robe embellished with tiny pearls lingered over her fragrant shoulders, falling down to her knees like a rainbow, complementing the ru skirt on her body. Under the cover of the sleeves, it is faintly visible that the wrist is wearing a jade bracelet, and the wrist is like snow, the same color as jade.

This dress is gorgeous, and she is born to match. And the kind of special beauty mixed in between the young girl and the little woman's charming and charming, it is even more difficult to take your eyes off.

Li Mu stopped and stood far away from her.

Luoshen clasped his hands together, dangling lightly in front of him, his bright eyes looked at him quietly, waiting for him to speak.

Li Mu looked at her for a moment and said, "From today onwards, you can do what you want, and I won't restrict you. If you are not used to living here, you can also move to the village your mother prepared for you."

"But there is one thing you must keep in mind. In my Li family, you have to respect my mother for one day in terms of etiquette. If you let me know that you are disrespectful to her, don't blame me for the family law. blame you."

His tone was calm, but with an unmistakable commanding tone.

Luoshen looked at him in surprise, his lips parted slightly, and he didn't know how to retort for a while.

Although she was extremely disgusted with the man in front of her, she had no long-term plans for this marriage.

But the world can be learned, she never thought of going to disobey Li Mu's mother for revenge.

She did not expect that Li Mu would say such a thing in front of her!

After being surprised, a burst of anger quickly surged in her heart, and she simply snorted with a cold face: "You dare?"

Li Mu's face was expressionless: "You will know if you try it."

Luoshen was enraged.

"Come on, mother is waiting."

He glanced at her again, his tone softened, he turned to open the door, and walked out.

Luoshen's footsteps were still there, motionless.

He stepped out of the threshold, took a few steps, stopped, looked back at her, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Aren't you coming yet?"

Luoshen gritted his teeth, lifted his skirt, and crossed the threshold angrily.