Chapter 1 Crossing Over on the Wedding Night

As night deepened, within the Wan Marquis Mansion, red candles flickered, and a newlywed lay on the crimson bed, waiting for the wedding night.

Chu Chenyin lay on the soft square pillow, her head still a little dizzy.

She propped herself up on her elbows and sat up, trying to organize the information in her head.

Just now, she had been struck by lightning and crossed over.

She had crossed over to the Dayong Dynasty, more than a thousand years ago, a dynasty recorded in unofficial history.

She had happened to read the entire history of this dynasty in the library.

The Dayong Dynasty flourished for hundreds of years, but it completely disappeared into the river of history because of a natural disaster.

Among them, what impressed her most was the Wan Marquis family during the fifth year of Dayong.

This family was loyal to their emperor, but in the end, they were executed for their high merit and ended up being wiped out.

However, it was also laughable that ten days after the Wan Marquis family was executed, fire stones fell from the sky in the capital of the Dayong Dynasty, and the entire imperial city was destroyed.

The high officials, relatives of the emperor, and nobles within it fled in all directions, suffering greatly.

It was unknown whether the Wan Marquis family was lucky or unlucky. Although they died tragically, they did not experience the even more tragic fire.

Chu Chenyin was very unlucky to cross over to the body of the new wife of Fu Yanting, the eldest son of the “lucky” Wan Marquis family.

The original owner, like her, was also named Chu Chenyin, a newly-adulthood-reached concubine daughter of the current Minister of Rites, who had been bullied by her elder sister and younger sister since childhood and was not favored by her father.

Early on, the eldest Miss of the Chu family was betrothed to the Fu family. Chu Shangshu knew that the Fu family’s days were numbered, so he sent her to marry in place of his eldest daughter.

The Fu family had been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and the whole family was open-minded and didn’t care about concubine daughters or legitimate daughters. As long as someone was willing to marry this unruly demon king of their family, they were fine with it.

And so, that unruly demon king was pushing open the door and slowly walking towards her.

“Big Brother! A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold! Come in quickly!”

The laughter and chatter outside the room were cut off as the door closed.

Chu Chenyin looked down at the red hem of her skirt at her feet.

The red veil was lifted a corner without any warning.

Chu Chenyin half-covered her head and looked up at him.

Fu Yanting was tall and straight, like a towering pine tree, his crimson clothes made him look spirited and extraordinary.

This so-called unruly demon king was the young general of the Fu family. Although he was only twenty years old this year, he had already fought countless victorious battles and made great contributions to Dayong.

Unfortunately, such a spirited and promising general ended up being beheaded.

Chu Chenyin couldn’t help but feel sorry for him, especially for his handsome and unique face.

Fu Yanting’s face was different from that of ordinary men. His eyes were large and bright black, his brow bones were high and his eye sockets were deep, coupled with his high and straight nose, and the more than ten small braids on his head, he looked both righteous and evil, with a touch of exotic charm. His every move was unrestrained, and his voice was as sweet as jade beads.

“Your name is Chu Chenyin?” He lowered his gaze, looking at Chu Chenyin, his pupils shrinking slightly.

Chu Chenyin nodded, immediately snapping out of her regret and pondering how to deal with tonight. Could she really be a real wife with this ancient man?

She had been running between life and death and had been single for over twenty years, her heart had long been like still water. This big red bed was really a bit too much for her to handle.

Just as she was at a loss, Fu Yanting suddenly took out a whole roasted goose wrapped in lotus leaves from his bosom and handed it to her, “You must be hungry, here, eat this.”

His expression was calm, his tone light, and his unruly face, besides a touch of dandyism, also had the unique heroism of a general.

Chu Chenyin was stunned for a moment. It was said that this Fu did things in an unconventional way, and it was true. Who would give a roasted goose on their wedding night?

And it was a crooked-necked roasted goose.

Well, she wasn’t being polite. She took the roasted goose in her hand, unwrapped the lotus leaves, pulled out a crispy, oily goose leg, and took a big bite. She hadn’t eaten dinner before crossing over, and she was already starving.

Fu Yanting sat down beside her, took a hearty drink of wine, and secretly looked at her, “Don’t be afraid, I’m not as scary as the rumors say. Since you’ve married me, I’ll definitely treat you well.”

From the book, she knew that this general had a strange personality, was capricious and bold, and no one could control him in his daily life, so he was known as the unruly demon king.

Chu Chenyin was quite surprised. She didn’t expect this unruly demon king to be so easy to get along with.

Fu Yanting also poured her a cup of wine, a white jade cup with carved lotus flowers, elegant and rich.

Chu Chenyin looked at the cup but didn’t drink. She suddenly remembered something, “Isn’t it the third day of the second month of the fifth year of Dayong?”

Fu Yanting nodded, “That’s right.”

Chu Chenyin felt a sharp pain in her forehead. She remembered that the Fu family was executed on the fourth day of the second month, the day after their wedding.

And the fire happened ten days after their execution.

In other words, she had at most one night to live.

Chu Chenyin suddenly felt that the roasted goose in her hand was no longer fragrant.

Seeing her suddenly stop, Fu Yanting asked in confusion, “What’s wrong? Don’t you like it?”

He said he was going to get up and walk outside, “I’ll get you some braised lion’s head!”

Chu Chenyin quickly got up and grabbed his red sleeve, “Wait.”

Fu Yanting turned back to look at her, his Adam’s apple bobbed, “It’s still early, no need to rush the wedding night.”

What wedding night! We’re about to die!

Chu Chenyin had fought for her life for many years, and she didn’t want to die so early!

She couldn’t care less, she sorted out the things in her mind, and found an excuse to say, “Fu Yanting, listen to me, before I got married, I overheard my father’s conversation at the Chu Mansion. He said that tomorrow morning, the emperor will order the execution of your entire Fu family!”

As soon as she finished speaking, the entire room fell silent. Fu Yanting’s deep, dark eyes burned like charcoal, and the flickering candles in the new room made it eerily quiet.

Chu Chenyin’s heart pounded in her chest, and she began to worry that Fu Yanting might think she was crazy or a spy.

However, after a moment of silence, Fu Yanting asked her, “Our Fu family is full of loyal subjects. You say the emperor will behead us for public display, do you have any evidence?”

Chu Chenyin quickly searched her mind and quickly said, “The envoy from the Fan Kingdom entered the palace and brought a secret letter, which contains evidence of your treason. If you don’t believe me, you can send someone to investigate the envoy’s background.”

“You mean the envoy from the Fan Kingdom who entered the palace yesterday?” Fu Yanting asked.

Chu Chenyin nodded, “Yes, but the envoy is fake. Prime Minister Wan and the emperor conspired to frame you and have your entire Fu family executed!”

The last four words echoed in the room.

Fu Yanting’s eyes clearly darkened, a sharp light flashed, and in the blink of an eye, he didn’t say anything more to Chu Chenyin, and turned to rush out of the door.

The red hem of his clothes fluttered in the night wind.

Chu Chenyin’s heart skipped a beat, she looked at Fu Yanting’s back in disbelief. She thought he would ask a few more questions, but he actually believed her?!

General Fu was truly no ordinary man!

After Fu Yanting left the new room, the laughter and chatter in the mansion seemed to stop abruptly at some point.