Volume 1: Phoenix Hidden in the Northern Domain Chapter 3: Seeing Off the Bride

  The next morning, the Tang family's servants got up early to sweep the courtyard as usual. Led by Liu, two rows of maids arrived at the North Garden. Liu thought that Tang Nian would still be in a coma due to her physical condition, but she didn't expect that as soon as she entered the room, she saw a woman lying on the bed with her back against the bedside, covered with a brocade quilt and her black hair scattered.

  Liu was only slightly surprised, but not afraid that she would cause any trouble. She walked forward slowly, stroked her hand, and smiled: "It seems that this happy event is really auspicious, look, even Nian's body has improved. My good Nian, today Erniang specially came to dress you up, Snow Swallow Mountain Villa is the best villa under heaven, it won't be unworthy of you, but don't make a fuss again, this..."

  Tang Nian quietly observed Liu's affected manner, clearly taking in her expression before shifting his gaze and interrupting her with a faint tone: "I'm married."

  Liu was taken aback, this time she was truly surprised. She looked at Tang Nian carefully, and her expression was really not like her usual self, but this face was indeed one that others couldn't imitate.

  It's as if he had gone through the Ghost Gate and turned obedient. Liu thought maliciously in her heart.

  Tang Nian stretched out her hand to Shu Lan by the bedside, "Shu Lan, help me get off the bed." Perhaps this body was too weak, or maybe she was an outsider, after resting for a night, until today, her limbs were still like soft mud, unable to move on her own.

  Shu Lan hurried over to hold her hand.

  Seeing Tang Nian's obedience, Liu naturally delighted in what she saw and called out to the people around her, "Hurry up and help the second young lady put on her wedding dress!"

  The maids obeyed and came forward, soon stripping Tang Nian clean.

  Surrounded by so many women looking at her body, Tang Nianian didn't feel embarrassed, but she still had some anger in her heart, which was directed at her own possessiveness. If others knew about it, they might think it's very strange.

  The wedding dress is intricately layered on the body, with an exceptionally good texture and fabric made of thousand-dollar-per-foot ice-silk brocade. The embroidered patterns are even more exquisite, with cloud-like designs that seem dense but feel light as down when worn, warm and smooth to the skin.

  After putting on her wedding dress, Shu Lan personally helped Tang Nian Nian sit in front of the dressing table and only then did she let go and stand quietly to one side.

  The matchmaker, who had been waiting nearby, stepped forward and took out an ivory comb to comb her hair. As she combed, she muttered: "One combing to the head, wealth and honor are no longer worried; two combings to the head, no illness or worry; three combings to the head, many children and long life; again combing to the end, a harmonious marriage; second combing to the end, flying together in pairs; third combing to the end, forever tied together with a loving heart. With both beginning and end, this life is shared in wealth and honor."

  On both sides, Chunxue and Xiaomei were helping Tang Nianian to paint her eyebrows and apply lipstick. As they looked at this stunningly beautiful face, they felt that the rouge actually tarnished her complexion.

  Tang Nian suddenly saw the true appearance of his current body, and even though he had seen many handsome men and beautiful women in his previous life, he couldn't help but be stunned by the face in front of him.

  The most beautiful woman in the world is nothing more than this.

  As she watched, her eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and then she pursed her lips tightly, only to smile like a crescent moon a moment later, as if crying and laughing at the same time, which startled Chunxue and Xiaomei who were just about to put on makeup for her.

  "What's going on here?" Liu's gaze swept coldly over the two of them, her voice rising at the end, "Hurry up and put makeup on the bride, if you miss the auspicious time... humph!"

  Chunxue and Xiaomei hastily responded in unison, just as they were about to take action, Tang Nian suddenly shouted in a cold voice: "Don't draw!"

  She suddenly let out a loud cry, startling the two of them so much that they almost dropped the rouge and powder in their hands.

  Liu's face was slightly cold, and she said with a fake smile: "Nian Nian, what's going on? How can the bride not wear makeup?" The implication being, are you now again unwilling to be the bride, don't want to get married?

  Tang Nian only coldly looked at Chunxue's two hands holding rouge and powder, but in her eyes, she saw the black fog surrounding these things. Apparently, this black fog was visible to her alone. Not only that, but she also naturally knew that this faint black fog was a manifestation of poison.

  These lipsticks are poisonous!

  "Enough!" Mrs. Liu's voice was already laced with impatience.

  Tang Nian withdrew her gaze silently, swept a glance at everyone in the room, and finally stopped on Liu's body. After a moment of silence, she smiled brightly and said, "I don't want to put on makeup, do you think I need to?"

  Not to mention others, even Liu was stunned by this sudden smile. He snorted in his heart and didn't want to bother with it, so he waved his hand and said, "If you don't go up, then don't go up, but still need to apply some lipstick, otherwise it will lack blood color."

  As soon as she finished speaking, Chunxue hastily applied the rouge to Tang Nian's lips with her fingers, and instantly brightened up her whole face, making people involuntarily praise her.

  Tang Nian's face was initially slightly gloomy, but then changed imperceptibly, revealing a hint of surprise and joy in his eyes.

  The toxic gas on the rouge not only didn't harm her, but was absorbed into her body, and her weak physique seemed to recover a bit of strength. Even if it was just a thread, it was enough for her to discover the strangeness within herself.

  It turned out that Tang Nian was definitely not capable of such a feat, so all of this must have been brought about by herself. Not only could she see the true nature of the poison, but she could also absorb it to her own advantage. In that case, it's possible that this frail body might be cured after all!

  She combed her hair and put on a phoenix coronet. A girl of sixteen is in the prime of youth, just sitting there, gazing at herself in the mirror, like a masterpiece of painting, an immortal maiden about to get married.

  Liu nodded in satisfaction, pulled out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve, poured out a dark-colored pill, and handed it to Tang Nian's lips, smiling: "Come on, Nian, this is a special elixir made by Master for you, it's good for your body, take it and you'll be even better off on the road."

  Tang Nian naturally didn't believe her words, and only glanced at the dan medicine before seeing the thick black mist. He reached out to take it, saying "I understand."

  Liu's fingers moved, and she put down the action of taking it herself, putting it to her lips again. This time, the tone was still smiling, but with a harder edge, "Second lady will only feel at ease after seeing Nian eat it, come on, hurry up and eat."

  Want... want... eat...

  Suddenly, a surge of longing arose in Tang Nian's mind, yet he felt no malice whatsoever, but rather a sense of closeness akin to being connected by blood. After a moment's thought, he opened his mouth and took the medicinal pill from Liu Shi's hand into his own, glancing up at Liu Shi as he did so.

  Liu's eyes narrowed as she was about to speak, when a loud and clear male voice suddenly echoed throughout the Tang Gate, lingering on:

  "Has the bride at Snowy Swallow Villa prepared to meet her groom?"

  Liu said suddenly: "Covering the coffin and sending off the relatives!"

  Tangmen Grand Courtyard. Tang Mingyue personally came to the scene as soon as he heard a male voice, looked up and saw that from afar to near, a piece of red brocade was still coming from the ninth heaven.

  That long red brocade was brought over by two rows of men wearing red clothes, using their light footwork to make it seem as if it were flying in the air. It wasn't until the first two men landed at the entrance of the Tang's mansion and knelt down halfway, holding the brocade on the ground, that the rest of the brocade remained suspended in mid-air.

  On the red brocade, a red sedan chair was carried by four people, treading on the red brocade as they came. The entire sedan chair was made of gold and red, with pearl curtains and precious jade, dazzling in the sunlight. With Tang Mingyan's extensive knowledge, she immediately recognized that the golden red body of the sedan chair was not made of sandalwood, but rather the priceless Red Lotus Golden Essence, which had no market value. A fist-sized piece weighed over 100 kilograms, and this sedan chair must have weighed a full 10,000 kilograms, making it impossible for ordinary people to lift.

  And not to mention whether it can be lifted or not, Tang Miangyun is extremely heartbroken at this moment. The red lotus golden essence is extremely difficult to obtain, and every bit of it is cherished to the extreme, forged into a divine weapon. This Snow Swan Mountain Villa actually used such a large piece to make a flower sedan chair, which is really a waste of heaven's material, no wonder the previous dozen or so Snow Swan Mountain Villas who came to receive the bride didn't say clearly what the scene was like, only saying that those who were lucky enough to see it with their own eyes would naturally understand.

  At this moment, Tang Miyan also understood the mood of those people.