Chapter 327: Chapter 199: Wedding Night

A wedding is a joyous occasion, but it is also an exhausting affair.

Chun Nuan was truly hungry. After having dinner, she washed up and then went straight to bed, falling asleep immediately.

Half-asleep, she sensed someone beside her and startled, she struggled to open her drowsy eyes.

She was met with a pair of slightly aggrieved eyes.

“The bride finally deems it worthy to wake up.”

A large face loomed over her.

Chun Nuan’s mind went blank. Ah yes, she was married. She had a husband now.

“What time is it? Is it dawn yet?”

Zhao Minghua… never imagined she would utter such a mood-killing line on their wedding night.

“It’s still early, it’s the hour of the ox.” Zhao Minghua asked hoarsely, “My dear, do we have any important rituals left undone?”

“Ah?” Chun Nuan thought for a while, “Yes, we do.”

Zhao Minghua was delighted, only to hear Chun Nuan say next, “It seems we haven’t drunk the nuptial wine.”

Zhao Minghua had gone to the front hall to toast the guests, and by the time he returned, Chun Nuan was already fast asleep. He wanted to…. but was afraid of scaring her… indeed, they hadn’t drunk the nuptial wine.

What Chun Nuan said wasn’t wrong.

However, who wakes up at the hour of the ox to drink nuptial wine?

It seemed every step in this process couldn’t be missed.

Seeing Chun Nuan’s serious expression, Zhao Minghua had no choice but to comply.

Zhao Minghua brought over the wine cups, and the two of them drank the nuptial wine in bed.

“The wine burns the throat, have some warm water.”

Chun Nuan took the warm water and drank it. Her face, already drowsy, now blushed a rosy red, causing Zhao Minghua’s heart to skip a beat.

“Nuannuan…”

Upon hearing the voice, Chun Nuan lifted her head and then…

Chun Nuan realized that the book her mother had given her as a dowry was truly unnecessary because someone was even less familiar with this than she was.

The two of them fumbled for quite a while before finding the proper way, awkward yet excitedly spending their wedding night.

At the hour of the rabbit, Ding Xiang called softly from outside the door.

“Young mistress, it’s the hour of the rabbit.”

There were instructions from last night to rise early today to serve tea.

Chun Nuan sometimes stayed up late working on medicinal pills, so sleeping late and waking up late were quite common for her. Her routine was irregular, and she needed a maid’s reminder.

“Get ready to serve.”

At this time, Chun Nuan was still very sleepy. The residual effects of the wine from the middle of the night were strong; coupled with the new experience, the two inexperienced people had worn themselves out, leaving her tired and sleepy. To get up now… well, being married, as a bride of the Zhao family, it was her first day, so she had to get up.

“No rush.” Zhao Minghua pulled her back down and called out towards the door, “There’s no need for you to come in.”

“It’s the hour of the rabbit, we must get up to serve tea. It’s not good to keep the elders waiting.”

The hand resting on her was heavy, and Chun Nuan didn’t have the strength to move.

“I already told Mother yesterday, we’ll serve tea during the hour of the dragon, no need to rush.”

Could this be accommodated?

“You worked hard last night.”

Zhao Minghua gazed at his drowsy new wife, his heart filled with affection, but he also knew, now wasn’t the time for action.

Take care of your own wife.

“Are you hungry? Should I have food prepared?”

Eating even before getting up?

In fact, Chun Nuan was indeed hungry.

It seemed she had consumed a lot last night as well.

“Bring in the porridge.”

“Yes, young master.”

Then Chun Nuan, still sleepy, was spoon-fed red date porridge.

After eating most of a bowl, she lay down again to sleep.

Waking up with a shock, “Zhao Minghua, you tricked me!”

The sun had fully risen, and it was long past the hour of the dragon.

Which family has a new bride serve tea at the hour of the snake?

Even if she wasn’t trying to present herself as virtuous, she couldn’t be this lazy.

Wouldn’t people gossip?

“Mother sent word saying everyone was tired from the wedding yesterday, so they all got up late. Serving tea at the hour of the snake is just right.”

Chun Nuan didn’t believe a single word he said!

Hurriedly getting up to wash, Ding Xiang helped her comb her hair.

Looking at her reflection in the bronze mirror, Chun Nuan herself felt it was amazing: indeed, after becoming intimate, a woman’s complexion looked radiant and bright.

The medical books said the union of yin and yang in the bedroom was a way to cultivate health, truly different.

Chun Nuan’s face was imbued with warmth, growing even shyer.

“Young mistress, which hairpin should we use?”

Ding Xiang was curious. Her mistress wasn’t someone who liked to wear everything on her head, so there weren’t many hairpins to choose from. But now, there was a whole box of hairpins on the dressing table, making it hard for her to decide which one the young mistress preferred.

“Why are there so many?”

Chun Nuan asked in surprise, looking at the box filled with various hairpins, “Were these added by the people who added to my dowry yesterday?”

“No, these weren’t on the dowry list.”

Ding Xiang was curious too, her young mistress didn’t even know about these hairpins.

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