It was common for the woman’s family to make things difficult for the groom when he came to get the bride. On the one hand, it made the woman look dignified, and on the other hand, it made the whole environment lively.

Even if a prince came to welcome the bride, the Lu family had no intention of letting things go.

The two jiùxiōngs^[1]brothers and two liánjīn^[2]husband of sisters were already well prepared and ready. Lu Mingfang, Chen Lan, and others were also smiling and helping out.

His Highness the Second Prince, who was as handsome as a celestial being in a red wedding robe, greeted them one by one affectionately.

Dàjiěfū^[3]husband of eldest sister Zhèng Zhòng smiled and joked: “At this time, it is almost useless to use tricks. We have set up eight levels in total. Your Highness has to pass them before we talk.”

Li Jing: “…”

Li Jing asked with a helpless smile: “Others when they come to pick up their bride, usually have to go through three levels. How come I have to go through eight levels here?”

This was too many levels!

Lu Fei smiled and replied: “Your Highness has two jiùxiōngs, two liánjīns, two qī jiě^[4]elder sister of wife, one qī mèi^[5]younger sister of wife, and a sǎozi^[6]wife of brother, in this case, wife’s brother. Each of them will give a question to test Your Highness, which adds up to eight levels.”

The men came out with questions, women were not to be outdone!

Before Li Jing could say anything, the Fourth princes and the Eldest Prince who accompanied him to welcome the bride all laughed and said: “Second brother, don’t worry, let alone eight levels, even ten and twenty levels, you have to pass them one by one.”

Brothers Li Hao and Li Chang did not accompany them to the wedding and stayed at the Second Prince’s Mansion together with Princess Hui’an and Princess Jing’an.

As soon as the Eldest Prince and the Fourth Prince made such wild remarks, someone immediately clamored to say hello.

The big day was so lively and interesting, and everyone had already gathered around to see how the Second Prince would respond.

Among them was Qiao Wan.

Qiao Wan stood in the crowd, looking at Li Jing whose handsome face seemed to be shining with joy, and felt sour and sad in her heart. However, compared with the overwhelming despair before, it was much more relaxed after all.

Her biǎo gē^[7]son of mother’s brother or sister, older to you did not fail her. Because she had always had unrequited love, and her biǎo gē had never had any romantic feelings for her, nor had he made any ambiguous moves.

Therefore, it was time for her to let go of all her unwanted thoughts.

Qiao Wan lowered her head, covering up the flash of water in her eyes.

Fortunately, at this moment, everyone’s attention was on Li Jing, and no one noticed Qiao Wan’s sadness.

…

The entrance to the courtyard was bustling and noisy, with constant laughter.

Xi Niang covered Lu Mingyu with a red hijab, smiled, and whispered: “It’s so busy outside, it will take an hour or two to talk at least. Please wait patiently, Miss.” Lu Mingyu hummed and subconsciously perked up her ears.

Not only did she have supernatural powers, but her eyesight and ears were also far superior to ordinary people. Among the noise, a voice belonging to Li Jing was actually quite distinguishable.

His voice was gentle and modest, clear and sweet.

Zhèng Zhòng and Lu Fei set up martial arts tests, such as arm wrestling by moving rocks. It was the turn of Zhou Li and his wife it turned to guessing riddles and reciting poems in pairs.

The most narrow-minded person was undoubtedly Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan found a maze diagram from somewhere. The maze diagram was about three feet square, very complicated, and dazzling. You had to enter from the entrance and within a stick of incense had to find the correct exit.

“Fourth jiě fū^[8]husband of elder sister, come and face my challenge quickly!” Lu Xuan shook his head, smiling in a naughty and cute way.

Li Jing smiled helplessly: “Sixth brother, I usually treat you well!”

Lu Xuan replied seriously: “Don’t be too busy trying to make friends. I won’t let you go. You only have one stick of incense time, so don’t waste time, fourth jiě fū.”

Everyone burst into laughter.

The Eldest Prince liked to read military books and had done a lot of research on military formations. He enthusiastically volunteered: “Second brother, let me try.”

The person accompanying the groom can do the challenges on behalf of the groom. Today, Li Jing made sufficient preparations. In addition to his elder brother and fourth brother, he also brought two new Jinshi. In addition, there was Li Yan, the son of King Dongping, and his biǎodì^[9]younger brother from the maternal side. In this case, he was actually, a maternal cousin of Fourth Prince Zhao Rui, who self-recommended himself.

Li Yan was only thirteen years old this year and was purely here to join in the fun.

Zhao Rui was mediocre in martial arts, but he was proficient in eating, drinking, and having fun, so he was of no use. On the other hand, the Eldest Prince and the Fourth Prince were particularly active today.

Li Jing turned to look at the Eldest Prince, smiled, and nodded.

In the past few months, the princes often ate and drank together. No matter what they felt in their hearts, what they showed was their deep brotherly love.

The Eldest Prince immediately approached the maze diagram.

Lu Xuan was not polite at all and lit a stick of incense on the spot: “Your Highness, the Eldest Prince, you only have one stick of incense. Once the time has passed, you will lose.”

The Eldest Prince smiled proudly and said, “Just wait!”

Then, the Eldest Prince’s face was swollen from being slapped. ^[10]figuratively and not literally

After one stick of incense and another, he still hadn’t solved the puzzle.

Lu Xuan smiled happily: “I deliberately gave you one extra stick of incense time, but His Highness the Eldest Prince still hasn’t solved it. You lost this level!”

The Eldest Prince was dissatisfied and gritted his teeth: “Give me another stick of incense time. I refuse to believe that I can’t decipher this maze today.”

“No cheating allowed.” Lu Xuan was not timid at all, and he still dared to say it to the Eldest Prince.

The Eldest Prince was the most powerful one, and he was disgraced by losing today. He lost both face and dignity. Being teased by Lu Xuan again almost made him angry.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Fourth Prince hurriedly tugged on the Eldest Prince’s sleeves and winked at him: “Welcoming the bride is just for fun. It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose. When the auspicious time comes, I guarantee that no one will stop the second brother.”

Welcoming the bride should be done with joy and in a friendly manner. No one wants to make it unpleasant.

The Eldest Prince swallowed a sigh of relief and forced a smile, but secretly made a note of Lu Xuan in his heart.

This annoying little boy. Although he was young, he was extremely cunning and irritating.

At this moment, Li Jing stepped forward with a smile and said to Lu Xuan, “Sixth brother, how about I give it a try?”

Lu Xuan readily agreed. Then, everyone saw that Li Jing neatly solved the puzzle diagram within a stick of incense.

When the Eldest Prince was solving the maze diagram, everyone was thinking secretly while looking around. However, Li Jing’s clean and beautiful hands still won the applause of everyone.

The Eldest Prince: “…”

By accident, he became a stepping stone for his second brother. So damn infuriating!

…

More than an hour later, Li Jing finally passed through all the barriers and entered Lu Mingyu’s boudoir.

The crowd gathered around the groom and entered the house together.

The slim girl in a red wedding dress sat quietly on the bed, her soft and slender hands gently resting on her knees.

Li Jing’s heartbeat suddenly stopped for a beat and he stopped in his tracks.

The Fourth Prince smiled and leaned against Li Jing, and said with a winking smile: “Why is the second brother so stunned? How about I bring the second sister-in-law over for the second brother?”

Everyone burst into laughter.

Li Jing came to his senses and kicked the Fourth Prince with a smile. Then, he walked forward steadily, leaned down, and whispered in her ear: “Xiaoyu, I’m here to marry you.”

The thick hijab blocked all sight.

Lu Mingyu raised her eyes, which were still red, and she gently responded: “Okay.”

(End of Chapter)