Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 766 Brothers
Wang Yan felt extremely uneasy. Even though he knew everything was going smoothly inside, he couldn't help but let his mind wander.

Finally, the door opened again, and a beautiful figure appeared in front of him. Wang Yan naturally smiled.

After gazing at her for a long time, Wang Yan noticed the piece of mutton-fat jade at her waist. This was probably the first time she had worn it in front of so many people since he had given it to her.

As if knowing what he was thinking, she slightly raised the corners of her mouth. Watching this scene, Wang Yan suddenly felt at ease.

"Didn't you say you couldn't come today?" Xie Yuyan asked. "Did you just get off work? Have you eaten?"

Wang Yan did not respond. Rather, he was too overjoyed to react immediately and wanted to hear A Yan ask a few more questions.

Xie Yuyan looked at the smiling man, who stood there without saying a word, seemingly lost in thought.
He seems a bit simple-minded.

"Would you like to come inside and rest for a bit?" Xie Yuyan asked again.

This time, Wang Yan immediately nodded.

Xie Yuyan's smile deepened: "What? So you can hear me."

Fearing that Xie Yuyan might change her mind, Wang Yan whispered, "Ayan, it's very cold today, and the wind is strong."

That pitiful tone made it seem like he would be very sad if she rejected him.

Xie Yuyan said, "We can only go to the back room."

Wang Yan nodded obediently: "Okay." As long as he was allowed to come in, he didn't care where he went.

Xie Yuyan turned and walked into the courtyard, with Wang Yan quickly following behind.

Sangzhi, walking behind, watched his husband's retreating figure, his ears ringing. What had he just heard? Was that his own husband who had spoken?

Is it cold today? And windy?
Even when it gets colder, my husband still gets up to practice his martial arts; he has no shame in saying that.

Sang Zhi grumbled to himself, and just as he was about to follow, the gate in front of him suddenly closed, leaving him outside the courtyard.

The voices of Sang Dian and Sang Mo could be heard coming from the courtyard.

Sang Mo said, "There's food in the duty room. I'll take you there."

Sang Dian happily agreed.

The two voices faded into the distance, and they didn't even notice that one of them was missing.

Sangzhi was about to say something when a fallen leaf was blown down by the wind and landed on his head. At that moment, he seemed to understand why his lord wanted to come in.

A heater, hot food, and concern have absolutely nothing to do with whether or not it's cold.

……

Wang Yan's eyes never left Xie Yuyan. Ayan rarely dressed like this. It wasn't that dressing up made her look more beautiful, but rather that she looked different from her usual self.

Her eyes sparkled with a captivating beauty.

He wore a lotus root gold hairpin on his head, the layers of blooming lotus flowers were all engraved. The ornament, which should have been particularly dazzling, appeared much gentler in comparison to his Ayan.

That sharpness, which had been concealed before, was now slightly revealed, making him feel somewhat dazed, as if he could see through all of this and catch up with her as she truly was.

The two entered the house, where Mama Yu had already prepared a charcoal brazier and a food box. Without waiting for Xie Yuyan's instructions, she quickly closed the door and left.

Just as Xie Yuyan was about to pick up the heater on the table and hand it to Wang Yan, her hand was grasped.

The palms were warm and hot, with not a trace of coolness.
"Liar." Xie Yuyan had barely uttered those words when she was pulled into his arms.

“Ayan,” Wang Yan said, “I heard Master Zhiyuan say that several auspicious days can be chosen this year.”

Xie Yuyan couldn't help but chuckle: "Are you sure it was the abbot who said that?" Wang Yan said: "Especially that auspicious day recently, we might even see the first snowfall."

Xie Yuyan deliberately shook her head: "Too cold, I don't like it."

“We have a heated sedan chair. We’ll put a drying rack inside and burn our Buddhist charcoal,” Wang Yan continued. “As long as you leave your boudoir, I won’t let your feet touch the ground. You’ll never get cold.”

Xie Yuyan said again, "It's too fast, there's not even time to prepare the dowry."

Wang Yan wasn't in a hurry. He looked at Xie Yuyan and said, "I saw it. It's all done."

Xie Yuyan raised an eyebrow slightly: "That's just a post... I..."

“Isn’t your dowry just Qin’er?” Out of respect for Zhang, Wang Yan did not use Zhang as an excuse, but he knew in his heart that Zhang and Qin’er were both family to A’yan.

Even though Xie Yuyan was prepared to listen to Wang Yan's wild fabrications, the result still made her lean against Wang Yan and laugh: "Who said that?"

“If you don’t believe me, call Qin’er over and ask him,” Wang Yan hugged him even tighter. “Although Qin’er didn’t tell me, the words ‘I’m part of the dowry’ were written all over his face.”

Without realizing it, they had become too intimate, and Xie Yuyan's cheeks flushed slightly.

“Ayan,” Wang Yan said, “If I could see you every day and be by your side, I wouldn’t be so anxious. Every day, from sunrise to sunset, you are so far away. It’s very difficult for me to bear it.”

"How far?" Xie Yuyan asked him, tilting his head back as if he were serious.

“It’s far.” Wang Yan lowered his head, his lips landing on her forehead, then uncontrollably continuing downwards.

It's so far, ten years... so far that it would take a lifetime to repay him.

……

He Tan kept urging his horse forward. He had just entered the capital when he heard the news that his aunt and uncle had asked Lady Xie for a marriage proposal for He Chun.

He really didn't expect it to happen so quickly. He Chun hadn't revealed anything to him beforehand, so he couldn't even make it to the banquet.

He didn't actually care about eating; he just wanted to see Hechun's nervous expression.

He wondered what it was about him that Lady Xie saw in him. Had she forgotten how He Chun had been so wary and suspicious of her back in Daming Prefecture? He really wanted to help Lady Xie remember.

It was already dark when He Tan arrived at the Wang family's house. He was frozen to the bone and his stomach was growling with hunger.

He used to travel like this, but today he felt particularly miserable.

Everyone was already suffering, but now suddenly someone is doing differently. How can he be content with that?

"Master and Madam have returned, but the young master hasn't. He must still be busy with official business at the yamen." Hearing the gatekeeper's report, He Tan curled his lip. Wang Hechun could be at the yamen at this time? Even a fool could see that it was impossible.

Ignoring all this, He Tan first went to pay his respects to his aunt and uncle, then went to the kitchen to eat. About half an hour later, Wang Yan returned home.

He Tan hid in a corner and threw the stone in his hand when Wang Yan approached. He thought the sneak attack would hit the target, but Wang Yan dodged it at the crucial moment.

He Tan had prepared enough, and threw another pebble. Wang Yan dodged it calmly once again. When he was only a few steps away from He Tan, an egg broke at Wang Yan's feet, and the egg liquid splashed onto his boots.

He Tan shouted with satisfaction, and the two chased and played around in the yard, instantly returning to their childhood. They didn't go back inside to talk until they were exhausted.

He Tan reached out and patted Wang Yan on the shoulder: "I'm relieved to see you get engaged. Otherwise, I would have thought that no one but me could get along with a quiet person like you."

"Now that I've unloaded this burden of yours, I can devote all my energy to the frontier."

Wang Yan looked at He Tan: "What? Is there some unusual activity on the border?"

He Tan has always wanted to inherit his grandfather's reputation. Now, he has gradually gained the trust of the emperor and has begun to hold military power. The fact that he can say these words now means that he is preparing to make a difference in the north.

(End of this chapter)