Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

The day before the wedding.

People were coming and going in the west wing of the Qin Prince's Mansion.

Mei Jian and Lan Jian led more than twenty maids back and forth in the courtyard, carrying red silk and gold-embroidered mandarin duck quilt covers.

Zhu Jian, the girl, was using a wooden ladder to prop herself up on the corridor and directing people to hang red lanterns.

The little mouth kept muttering.

"Hang it a little higher on the left, yes, that's it. Oh dear, be careful, this is a piece of Yun brocade specially made in Suzhou."

Kikuken jogged in carrying a thick stack of gift lists.

"Sisters, please stop what you're doing. Several more groups of people have come to the front yard with gifts."

Mei Jian raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his face, his tone revealing a hint of helplessness.

"How many waves have there been? Since yesterday, there has been a constant stream of people outside the gate."

Ju Jian shoved a thick stack of gift lists into her arms and chuckled.

"Elder sister, take a look at the list yourself. The young master of the Duan family of Dali personally led the team, and they carried in a total of thirty-six gift boxes."

Mei Jian glanced at the top gift list and was taken aback.

"Three hundred luminous pearls? This...this is far too valuable."

Bamboo Sword slid down the wooden ladder and went over to take a look.

"Did the Duan family of Dali bring all their luminous pearls here?"

Ju Jian looked around and whispered to his two older sisters.

"That's not all. Princess Shaomin from Mongolia has also sent an envoy with three thousand Akhal-Teke horses. The cavalry is right outside the East Gate right now."

Mei Jian took a slight breath, his expression strange.

"Three thousand Akhal-Teke horses? Is she here to abduct the bride?"

The three girls exchanged a small glance and burst out laughing.

In the end, Mei Jian patted Ju Jian's little bottom.

"Stop talking nonsense and get back to what we're doing."

The main courtyard of the inner residence.

Inside the room were six mahogany chests, and Li Canghai and several of her sisters were choosing wedding dresses from them.

Originally, everyone planned to sew their own wedding dresses by hand, but since the wedding was a large event and time was tight, they simply chose to have them made from ready-made items.

Qin Keqing and Li Qinglu stood by and helped inspect the fabric.

Inside the box were neatly stacked wedding gowns made of bright red brocade, with the hem embroidered with twin lotus flowers and mandarin ducks in gold and silver thread.

The cuffs were sewn with a fine layer of pearls.

Shi Qingxuan clutched the cuff of her wedding dress and stroked it repeatedly, lost in thought as she recalled the days she spent hiding and running away from home over the past two years.

At that time, all I wanted was a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

I never imagined I would marry the same man as another woman.

Li Mochou stood beside her, looking indifferent, but her fingers continued to slowly trace the fabric of the wedding dress.

Originally, the Ancient Tomb Sect had a set of phoenix coronet and wedding robes, which she intended to give to Xiaolongnu. However, Xiaolongnu said that if her senior sister didn't wear it, neither would she.

Instead, it was ultimately left for Gongsun Lü'e and Yang Guo to use in their future marriage.

Li Mochou touched the wedding dress in her hand, recalling the nonsense that the man on the boat had said that night, about how the fellow disciples and biological sisters would be together in the future.

It's infuriating to think about.

Xiaolongnu's face remained cold and expressionless, except that her ears were flushed.

Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai stood side by side on the far right.

Looking at her wedding dress, Lin Daiyu recalled her father's dying words and the care that Xiaolongnu and her sisters had given her during this time.

"Sister Xue, do you think we've finally made it through this difficult time?"

Xue Baochai grasped her wrist and chuckled.

"What's this talk of enduring hardship and finally getting ahead? With Brother Qin around, no one in this world will dare to wrong us in the slightest."

Li Canghai took a bright red wedding dress and held it up and down in front of Lin Daiyu.

"Daiyu has fair skin, and this bright red color suits your complexion best. You will definitely look beautiful in it."

Lin Daiyu blushed.

"My older sister is making fun of me again."

Li Qinglu isn't getting married this time, but that doesn't stop her from coming to watch the wedding. She took out another wedding dress from the side.

"This dress with pearl cuffs suits Baochai better, making her look even more elegant and wealthy."

Xue Baochai quickly curtsied and bowed.

"Thank you so much for taking care of this, sister."

At this moment, Li Mochou suddenly threw the wedding dress she was holding back into the wooden box and turned her face away to look to the side.

"This color is too eye-catching; I don't like it."

Shi Qingxuan couldn't help but laugh at her actions.

"Just now, I don't know who touched it and couldn't bear to let go."

Li Mochou turned around and glared at her fiercely.

"Who...who can't bear to part with it! I just want to see if the stitching is up to standard."

Shi Qingxuan picked up a piece of clothing and held it up to herself, deliberately drawing out her words.

"Yes, yes, I just checked the stitching of the clothes; I didn't even think about trying them on."

Li Mochou blushed, walked over, and raised her hand to punish her.

"You...you just have to mess with me, don't you? I'll teach you a lesson."

Shi Qingxuan dodged behind Xiaolongnu.

"Little sister Long'er, quickly help block her! Your senior sister is going to bully her!"

Little Dragon Girl knew this was a joke, so she deliberately stepped aside.

"I'm not getting involved in your business."

Shi Qingxuan was stunned for a moment, then burst into carefree laughter.

"You little dragon girl, have you forgotten who helped you take care of your health all that time? You've already sold me out in the blink of an eye."

Xiaolongnu was taken aback, thinking that Shi Qingxuan was angry, and began to stammer.

Footsteps sounded outside the courtyard at that moment, and Qin Han walked in wearing a black casual suit.

Upon entering the room, I saw a group of girls gathered together.

"How's the wedding dress selection going?"

Li Mochou stopped what she was doing, hid the clothes in her hand behind her back, and looked somewhat uncomfortable.

"I haven't...I haven't chosen one yet."

Qin Han walked around behind her, a clear smile on his face.

"What good stuff are you hiding behind your back? Show it to me."

Li Mochou quickly took two or three steps back, her ears flushed red.

Qin Han stopped teasing her and turned to look at Shi Qingxuan.

"Qingxuan, have you picked out your clothes yet?"

Shi Qingxuan wasn't afraid at all; she picked up the red wedding dress in her hand and swung it in the air.

"I've chosen one. I think the workmanship of this one is quite good."

Qin Han looked him up and down a few times and then nodded.

"Yes, you would definitely look good in this."

Shi Qingxuan blinked a few times and stared at him.

"Is it just about being good-looking?"

Qin Han thought about it for a moment.

"Then let me add one more thing: you look even better when you play the flute."

Shi Qingxuan blushed, and then, as if remembering something, turned her head away and spat.

"He always talks nonsense."

Lin Daiyu smiled incessantly as she watched this scene, while Xue Baochai covered the lower half of her face with a smile in her eyes.

Seeing this, Li Canghai walked up to Qin Han and said something.

"The Duan family from Dali arrived just now. I had someone arrange for them to have tea in the front hall. That young master Duan said he wants to meet you in person."

Qin Han was surprised to see Duan Yu there. Could it be because of Wang Yuyan?

"Since I have some free time now, I'll go see him up ahead."