NOVEL NEXT “Want to try it on?” Leng Yuhe asked.
“No, I want to wait until the official ceremony tomorrow.” Su Ruoqing leaned in Leng Yuhe’s arms and felt the happiness she had never experienced.
“So, are you ready to be my fiancee?”
The long kiss made Su Ruoqing’s head blank all afternoon.
At night, in the familiar embrace, Su Ruoqing fell asleep, but Leng Yuhe fell into long endurance. At last, he gently let go of the woman sleeping in his arms.
There was a loud sound of water in the bathroom, and everything gradually passed in the darkness of night…
The engagement ceremony finally came.
Leng Yuhe set out early to do some work in the assembly hall, and the maids were helping Su Ruoqing prepare.
Looking at the woman in the mirror, Su Ruoqing even couldn’t recognize herself. The makeup was exquisite and proper, and the dress was noble and elegant, while her whole body was filled with a very different style from her in the past. This was the self that she had never met before, a fresh new self brought by Leng Yuhe.
“Miss Su, you’re so beautiful today. No wonder Young Master loves you.” On the festive day, the maids got bolder.
Su Ruoqing felt shy. “Don’t coax me. I’m not as good as you said.”
“They’re right. You’re really beautiful and I love you very much.” A man’s voice came all of a sudden.
“Why are you back?”
“I came to pick you up.” Leng Yuhe bent down and whispered in Su Ruoqing’s ear, “Today you are so beautiful. I really don’t want to let you out. You can only be mine.”
The bossy and gentle words made Su Ruoqing blush. “You’re talking nonsense!”
“Let’s go, my fiancee.”
Finally, the two people rushed to the ceremony.
In the assembly hall.
All the guests had arrived. Because of Leng Yuhe, all people present were rich or powerful, and because of Su Ruoqing’s identity as a substitute, they didn’t invite any relatives, except her parents and Su Zhiyou. The only person on the scene for Su Ruoqing was Ming Zhu.
Su Zhiyou looked around and found Ming Zhu. “Ming Zhu, why didn’t your brother come?”
Listening to Su Zhiyou’s voice, Ming Zhu was furious and didn’t even want to cast a glance at Su. “It’s all because of the bad idea you gave my brother. Now he can only avoid seeing the young general. Why would he come to their engagement ceremony?”
After that, she was unwilling to stay even for one minute, and walked away with her wine glass.
Su Zhiyao was embarrassed, but she could not lose her temper at the party, so she had to grit her teeth and talk to other noble ladies.
At this time, the host of the ceremony walked onto the stage. “May I have your attention, everyone?Today’s two protagonists have arrived at the ceremony. The engagement ceremony of Young General and Miss Su will begin soon. Please take your seats and wait quietly.”
In a short time, all people in the hall kept quiet, just waiting for the arrival of Leng Yuhe and Su Ruoqing.
“Don’t be nervous. You just need to be the most beautiful woman on the scene. Leave everything else to me.”
With that, Leng Yuhe slowly walked out, taking Su Ruoqing’s hand.
Everyone on the spot was paying attention, and the first thing they saw was Leng Yuhe in a well-cut suit.
With short black hair, sharp and dashing eyebrows, thin and long sharp black eyes, thin pursed lips, an angular contour, as well as a tall but not fat figure, he was cold and arrogant but with an imposing manner. A light red rose dazzled on his suit lapel. Even though it was his engagement ceremony, it made all the women present attracted to him.
Then all people looked at Su Ruoqing holding hands with him tightly, in a white formal dress, whose delicate lace showed her fair-skinned, slender and straight legs and outlined her exquisite curves completely.
Unwittingly, she stroked her lips while scratching her hair, and her brisk fingertips were as vivacious as the elf. There was still a faint aftertaste in the area where the hair was scratched.
Her eyes were like water in autumn, affectionate, and her smile and frown were charming. The beauty of a young girl seemed to be naturally brought out.
Everyone present was amazed at her charm.
Although Leng Yuhe had chosen a lot for her, she did not choose the extra accessories. Her long black hair was in a bun, with a crystal hairpin, looking pure and elegant, with the rest of her hair naturally falling down, crossing her ears.
A small ear nail could be seen vaguely on her fair-skinned, red and tender left ear. Under the light which was bright and suddenly dim, she always had a faint smile on her face, with bright eyes and white teeth. It seemed that no matter how she was dressed up, she had this temperament like a fairy.
Some people in the crowd whispered to one another…
“No wonder she can marry into the young general’s mansion. No ordinary person can afford to marry such a beautiful woman. As the two of them stand side by side like this, they are really a good match.”
“I heard that this Su Family is just a small family. The lady from this family is lucky to marry the young general.”
“I’ve also heard that…”
…
After walking through the long red carpet, the couple finally reached the stage, and a long complicated process of engagement followed.
Military Governor Leng handed a box to Su Ruoqing and she quickly accepted it.
“This was left by Yuhe’s mother to her daughter-in-law. I’ll give it to you now.”
After receiving the box, Su Ruoqing glanced at Leng Yuhe and then replied hurriedly, “Thank you, Governor.”
“Yo, why didn’t you change your form of address after receiving this gift? Is the little girl too shy?” a woman asked. Su Ruoqing had never seen this middle-aged woman who was well-maintained, but seeing her joking recklessly, she knew that it must be Leng Yulin’s mother, the first concubine in the military governor’s residence.
“Youqing, don’t make things difficult for the child.” Luckily, the military governor broke the ice in time, so the scene was not embarrassing.
“Next, the unmarried couple will exchange engagement gifts. In the future, they will love each other and spend the rest of their lives together.” As for the engagement gifts, they had been prepared by Leng Yuhe long ago, a suit for each party. They were specially designed and suitable for the couple to wear at the same time.
“Next, the unmarried couple will wear the engagement ring for each other.” Leng Yuhe put the engagement ring on the ring finger of Su Ruoqing’s left hand, and she did the same for him. The little rings were like symbols of happiness.
Leng Yuhe clapped his hands, and a servant brought a tray to the stage. Then he took the sapphire necklace on it and put the necklace on Su Ruoqing’s fair-skinned and slender neck.
“The Heart of the Ocean is an engagement gift I specially found for you. Thank you for being my fiancee.” The sapphire necklace was very bright, rare and elegant, matched with Su Ruoqing’s outfit to complement each other, and it showed that she was more gorgeous and noble.
Seeing the Heart of the Ocean, the guests below the stage burst into an uproar.
“The Heart of the Ocean was bought at a very high price by an anonymous buyer in an auction not long ago. I felt so sad for a long time and didn’t expect that the buyer was the young general.”
“It seems that the young general really treats Miss Su differently.”
“This is not just special. According to the young general’s style of behaviour, Miss Su’s position in his heart can be said to be very high.”
Everyone talked about it, while Su Zhiyou quietly eavesdropped, not missing a single word. The more she listened, the more jealous she was as she looked at Su Ruoqing’s proud face!
All these things were supposed to belong to her, and she gave them to Su Ruoqing. What kind of identity did that little bitch have? She had no qualifications at all.
At this thought, Su Zhiyou gulped down all the wine in her glass and looked resentfully at Su Ruoqing, who was the focus of everyone’s attention on the stage.
“Next, I invite both parents to drink the engagement wine, as they are willing to be related by marriage and form a family relationship, which will last a hundred generations.” Before the marriage, they were two families, and they would become one after their marriage.
Drinking the engagement wine meant that the successful engagement ceremony was over.
The military governor and his first concubine sat in the seats, and Su Ruoqing’s parents came over flatteringly with their glasses of wine. “My daughter is a spoiled, capricious child. I sincerely hope you can be tolerant to her and give her instructions in the future.”
The first concubine took a sip of wine from the glass and showed a polite smile on her face again. “Don’t say that. I think these two children are quite compatible and love each other. As parents, we wish them a happy and harmonious life in the future. And we also think that health is the most important. ” Her words were very pleasant to hear, and the military governor nodded beside her, in agreement from the bottom of his heart.
Leng Yuhe listened to her hypocritical words and smiled, being noncommittal.
The complicated process of engagement was finally over. Then Leng Yuhe supported Su Ruoqing, and they brought glasses to propose toasts to the guests.
Seeing that Leng Yuhe was finally available, the people who wanted to make friends with him as he was in a higher social position rushed up. Su Ruoqing gave him a look to reassure him, and then Ming Zhu pulled her aside to talk.
“Ruoqing, I can see that Leng Yuhe is very generous to you. So many good things are piled up together for you. Does he really like you? I’m relieved if so.”
Su Ruoqing smiled. “Ming Zhu, silly girl, don’t worry about me anymore. Anyway, I’m engaged to him. I’m living a better life than when I was with the Su Family.”
She comforted Ming Zhu, but in her heart, she was still deeply confused and worried about the future.
After chatting for a short while, Ming Zhu was anxious to leave as she had an appointment. “Ruoqing, my teacher who taught me when I studied in Country Y came to see me today. I can’t change the plan that was set up long ago, so I have to leave early. Don’t be angry with me.”
“Go quickly. Through all these years, have I ever been angry with you?” Su Ruoqing responded.
Looking around, she didn’t see Leng Yuhe. “Well, come with me, because I need to get changed first, and then I’ll walk you out.”
The bottom of the dress on her was so big that she couldn’t move around freely. After Ming Zhu agreed, the two of them went to the room behind the hall together.
“You said that Leng Yuhe doesn’t like you, but even the clothes you wear have been chosen so carefully.”
Su Ruoqing did not reply, but silently changed her clothes. Then she wore an apple green cheongsam made of georgette, with a high collar ring and sleeves like lotus leaves. Below her waist was a pleated skirt of western style, with special charm.
After sending Ming Zhu away, Su Ruoqing was suddenly stopped on the way back to the hall.
Su Ruoqing raised her head, to see the person standing in front of her, who could not be more familiar to her. It was Su Zhiyou.
“I really didn’t expect that, Su Ruoqing. I can’t believe that you are so capable. Only after a few days, you have seduced Leng Yuhe.”
Su Zhiyou was still arrogant as always, with her eyebrows raised, continuing to speak sarcastically without mercy.