Chapter 2 : 成親
[Marriage]
Tang Xiaobao’s rumoured fiancé is a dying man who needs to be married off (get married because the person is sick so he can avoid death), divide the betrothal gift, before he can marry. However, thinking that he still has someone to rely on, Tang Xiaobao suddenly had a bit of confidence, wiped away his tears, ready to wait and see what happens. Now the focus is to leave this home so he would not be at mercy of others, and then see what happens.
So Tang Xiaobao, who thought slowly, stood up, drank a few mouthfuls of ice water on the table, ate something left behind, and made preparations for tomorrow.
Maybe he is afraid that halfway through Tang Xiaobao would get into an accident. Early in the morning, his cheap stepmother brought people to give him a dress up. Before boarding the sedan chair, she even viciously pinched him, saw the tears in his eyes, and smiled with satisfaction: “If you make any more noise this time, and then return to the Tang family, I will make you look good.”
Thinking of his own memories of Rong Mama (elderly nurse)’s tactics, Tang Xiaobao nodded his head obediently.
Seeing how obedient Tang Xiaobao was, the stepmother thought that her own tactics had worked in the past few days, and contentedly helped the person into the sedan chair, watching the swaying sedan chair leave, smiling with satisfaction. Now, this huge Tang Mansion has become her property.
Tang Xiaobao do not know what the other party sitting in the sedan chair is feeling, they now only feel the organs are almost bumped out. Perhaps in order to catch up with the progress, the speed was also very fast, until the matchmaker helped Tang Xiaobao go out of the sedan chair, once landing his head and feet felt heavy.
The surroundings sounded very quiet, not at all like a marriage ceremony. The matchmaker steadily led Tang Xiaobao inside, reminding him what to do and saying auspicious words.
When he entered the room, he only heard that the groom was invited, and then he saw a wheelchair-like object arrive beside him. He could not see the face of the bridegroom, who was dressed in red.
Then, following the light of the setting sun, he saw that the red silk I was holding in my hand was in another person’s hand. The sound of the wedding witnesses’ voices rang in my ears, “One bow, to heaven and earth.”
“The second worship…,” said unto here, he seems to have some difficulty.
After half a ring, only he heard a very weak voice say with difficulty: “Pass ba.”
It was only then, as if he had come to his senses, that he shouted, “Husband and wife pay their respects to each other.”
The moment they saluted each other and got up, Tang Xiaobao only had time to see a pair of withered hands wrapped in skin and bones.
Waiting until Tang Xiaobao sat in the room, dizzy with the thought that his first marriage in his life had actually ended like this.
Thinking about what he saw in the TV series, Tang Xiaobao was a bit anxious about what he should do on the night of the wedding. However, when he waited and waited and didn’t see anyone come in, she thought about the pair of hands she had seen and the rumours she had heard. He thought that she probably wouldn’t be coming, so her heart relaxed a little.
After sitting for a while, he was sure that there was still no sign of anyone coming in. Tang Xiaobao rubbed his hand over his stomach, which had been hungry since morning, and reached out to pull down the red cloth on his head, and only then did he see the room he was in. Red decorations were everywhere, but there was no joy at all. After taking a look around, he had to admit that although this place looked plain, it was much better than the Tang Mansion.
After looking there for a while, as if he thought of something, he turned his head to look at the table in front of him and saw that there were some exquisite pastries on it. See there is food, Tang Xiaobao hastily took up a few bites, beside there is a good wine. After eating and drinking, Tang Xiaobao looked at the candle that had already started dripping oil, and then turned his head to look at the doorway that had only been guarded by underlings since the beginning, and expected that his cheap husband would not appear, and suddenly felt sleepy.
Thinking of this morning, he has taken a bath, not how to go down to the field, so once he took his clothes off, ready to sleep. Just as Tang Xiaobao was about to strip down to his underwear and prepare to go to bed, he only heard the sound of the door opening. When he was about to take his clothes off, excluding his inner clothes, he heard the sound of the door opening. In his haste, he was about to put on his clothes, but he didn’t realize that the man was walking straight in.
At the sight of that person’s appearance, Tang Xiaobao was frozen in shock. Only to see the person who came in is also wearing a red wedding dress, but very thin like a handful of withered bones wearing empty clothes, making the person who met him at the first sight feel that his body is not good. There is no extra meat on his face, and even with that pale green look who sees him at night will be startled.
Tang Xiaobao looked at the man straight on, only to see his cold gaze at himself, he suddenly shivered in fear.
After the man entered the door, he took a look at his husband, who had just married into the door, and his appearance was quite good, but the gaze he was looking at himself at the moment made him very annoyed. Then he thought of his current state and couldn’t help but sneer.
Seeing the man who came in step by step towards himself, in the light of the candle he appeared very scary, Tang Xiaobao suddenly remembered the zombie film that he had watched in his previous life, and silently backed up, enduring his screams in his throat, wanting to find a safe place to hide. Just backed up to the edge of the bed, due to too much fear, a buttock sat there, and finally he could not help but cry.
Seeing this operation of Tang Xiaobao, Ji Ling stopped his steps and stared at him silently. Discovering that Tang Xiaobao was sitting there crying very sadly, looking at himself with fear in his eyes, suddenly his eyes, which were already very cold, became even more ice-cold.
Feeling the surrounding atmosphere is not right, Tang Xiaobao has been staring at the man, afraid that he is like a zombie in the ancient costume drama in general, over to give himself a bite. Seeing that he did not move, only slowly slowed down the force, just also staring at him.
The two looked at each other speechless for a while, the man seemed to be unable to hold out, couldn’t help but cough a few times, hands supporting the table and coughing violently.
Looking at the man’s very painful look, strangely Tang Xiaobao was not afraid at first. Listening to the violent coughing sound from the ear, he saw the man seemed to be coughing because his whole body was shaking, his heart gave birth to a trace of sympathy.
Fidgety, sitting there for a while, saw that the man did not stop but became more and more serious. Tang Xiaobao suddenly could not stay sitting there. Rushed to put on his own clothes, ran to the door and shouted toward the subordinates outside, “Help ah, is someone there? I’m looking for a doctor.”
The subordinate who was originally standing at the door was very worried, but when he heard the new madam’s words, he hurriedly called for someone to give the prepared medicine to his master to take. After Ji Ling’s Qi was smoothed out, she made a bow towards Tang Xiaobao and retreated.
When only two people were left in the room again, dead silence returned.
After just that moment just now, Tang Xiaobao is not that afraid anymore, just dilly-dallying thinking about when he could sleep. Just now, he tried this bed, so soft compared to the modern Simmons *spring mattress (loanword from “Simmons” bedding company name). Not afraid of being asleep, after all, this Ji Ling’s body also can not do anything.
When Ji Ling slowed down, lifted his head to look at his new husband. Obviously just now, a look of scared to death, thinking about him being very poor or anxious as he looks at the bed, the desire in his eyes is self-evident, if not here, he is afraid he is going to climb up directly. Silence for a while, only then he slowly opens his mouth: “My name is Ji Ling, from now on I’m your husband.”
It was not until he heard Ji Ling’s breathless voice that he pulled his line of eyes back to Ji Ling. Observing Ji Ling’s condition, he carefully nodded, “I know.”
Hearing Tang Xiaobao’s answer, Ji Ling wasn’t surprised, he just looked at him and faintly said, “I’m going to sleep here today.”
Just after seeing him say that, Tang Xiaobao looked at him with wide eyes, his eyes filled with incredulity. He actually misjudged him. Dragging around such a body, he actually wanted to do bad things.
Ji Ling didn’t care about what Tang Xiaobao was thinking about in his head at the moment, he faintly lifted his hand and said towards him, “Help me to go wash up.”
Tang Xiaobao stood there, looking at him, confused, he pondered whether he should knock the person to escape or not. The moment he recalled there were subordinates guarding outside. He dispelled this idea. He just looked at Ji Ling, and his feet seemed to be rooted, refusing to move half a step.
See Tang Xiaobao half a day does not move, with hesitation and struggle in the eyes, suddenly he seemed to understand something, faintly opened his mouth, the tone of voice with a bit of disdain, “Help me to wash up, I don’t touch you.”
Hearing Ji Ling’s words, Tang Xiaobao somewhat doubted, but thought of himself and his size difference, even if he wants to dominate, he can also get him down. Thinking of this, Tang Xiaobao was relieved.
Dawdling to walk to the front of Ji Ling.
The moment Ji Ling’s hand touched him, he suddenly shivered, his heart panicked again because the image of this person was a stiff zombie appeared in his mind.
“Go inside, there is a place to wash.” The body coming from his ears, urging him to go forward, all kinds of scenes in his head turn non-stop.
When he came to the single room next door, he realized that there was really a washing place here, which looked not much worse or even better than any modern toilet.
“Help me sit there.” Ji Ling pointed at a chair there and said to Tang Xiaobao.
Returning to his senses, Tang Xiaobao hurriedly responded and helped the person over. In front of the chair, there was a small basin with a small tube with a plug, and when Tang Xiaobao was curious about what the tube was for, he saw Ji Ling pulling off the plug, and water gradually flowed out. Looking at the water that seemed to be smoking, Tang Xiaobao was simply dumbstruck. Looking at Ji Ling’s eyes very puzzled, is it possible that he is also transmigrated?
Just as Tang Xiaobao was wandering around, Ji Ling took down handkerchief beside him and wrung out the water with trembling hands. Back to his senses, Tang Xiaobao saw one head take the handkerchief over, his wringing action is very skilled, wiping Ji Ling face up and down. Waiting to realize that something is wrong, staring at the handkerchief in his hands and then taking a look at Ji Ling whose expression was unknown since when he looked at himself. Ji Ling’s head suddenly become big (*Ji ling thought as if Tang Xiaobao liked him so that’s why his head turned big).
