Red candles burned cracklingly on the gilt candlesticks, the wedding tent was embroidered with cross-necked mandarin ducks, and the bed was strewn with peanuts and longans. I stared at the heavily made-up face in the bronze mirror, and slowly slipped out of my sleeve the dagger tempered with blood-sealing poison.
The deposit given by Concubine Zhao was two thousand taels, and an additional forty-eight thousand taels would be given after the deal was completed. A human head and fifty thousand taels of silver are enough for me to live happily for several years. I weighed the dagger. The blade glowed blue under the candlelight, and a sneer appeared at the corner of my mouth.
The hand that uncovered the hijab has been stretched out.
Happy Po shouted in a long voice: "Please ask the groom to choose a hijab——"
I took a deep breath, turned the dagger in my hand, and rubbed the blade with my fingertips for a moment. The sick man's chief assistant? It is said that he coughed up blood all year round and looked pale, and even went to court to be carried in a sedan. This kind of thing won't even have a chance to struggle after being struck with a knife.
The hijab is raised high. I looked up and met a pair of smiling eyes.
The chief assistant who was rumored to be dying of illness was sitting in front of me at the moment, wearing a bright red wedding dress that made his complexion so white that it was almost transparent. He coughed and covered the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief. A small patch of bright red appeared on the handkerchief.
"I feel wronged, madam." His voice was soft, like willow catkins in March, "I'm afraid I won't be able to give madam a good life with my body."
Hehe, he pretends to be quite similar.
I responded with a gentle smile and bowed my head slightly: "What did you say, husband? It is my blessing to be able to marry you."
Happy Po brought He Na wine and we drank it each. Xiao Yan's fingers were long and slender, with clear joints when holding the wine glass, and his nails were neatly manicured. Me
The habits of those who practice martial arts.
