Chapter 195 - 193. 27th November

Third-person POV

The sun was setting, some of the stores on the roadsides were getting ready to close for the day while the others lighted up their lantern to attract more customers.

The Di family went back to their recently bought residence. The servants had finished unpacking their stuff and were currently decorating the residence with red cloth and stickers with 'happiness' written on it.

The residence started to get more and more festive with the decorations. The on-lookers also glanced around wondering which noble family that was going to get married. They saw a 'Di' word carved on the wooden board above the gate and remembered that the Di family had decided to join hand with Da Qi.

And now they were wondering who is the lucky bride of the mighty General Di. And the groom that they were talking about was staring at the moon with a jar of liquor in his hand. Knowing that his soon to be wife was staying at a residence not far from his, made him miss her even more.

He was extremely excited during his arrival at the Royal Palace, but after looking around for a while, he couldn't find any traces of Meiyun's presence. Even after Hong er sat down beside Weisheng, he still couldn't spot Meiyun because as far as he knows, Meiyun always follows Hong er around as she is Hong er's bodyguard.

He wasn't able to concentrate in any of their conversation as his mind wandering around, trying to find a way so he could see his lover. But he held back understanding that he had to mind his manners because he was in a Royal Palace, not his house.

Di Shang sighed for the hundredth time and heard the bushes beside him rustling. He smirked and grabbed a pebble from the ground then threw it towards the rustling bushes. A pained voice sounded out from the bush as a tall figure slowly emerged from the bush.

Di Tian: "Oww~ Why do you have to hit me so hard?"

Di Shang: "Don't sneak around your own house like a criminal."

Di Tian: "C'mon man~ I saw you in such a depressed state and decided to come and drink a few jars with big bro."

Di Shang: "Here."

Di Tian: "Thanks! So why are big bro so down-hearted when you are going to get married tomorrow?"

Di Shang: "I want to see her."

Di Tian: "Sister-in-law?"

Di Shang: "En."

Di Tian: "Then why don't you go see her?"

Di Shang: "Tradition."

Di Tian: "Aiyo~ Careless about the tradition and just go see her. I'm pretty sure that she wants to see you too."

Di Shang's face brightened like a big puppy.

Di Shang: "You think so?"

Di Tian: "Of course! She never stop sending you letters even though you didn't send her a reply. She always wrote the same thing such as asking about your health and our family's. So man up and go visit her."

Di Shang: "En."

Di Tian: "Have a fun trip."

With that Di Shang disappeared into thin air without forgetting to grab one jar of his liquor. Di Tian immediately turned his head to the jars that Di Shang left on the table and smiled slyly.

Di Tian: 'Now this is all mine! Ahahahaha!"

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Di Shang jumped from one roof to another roof with only the tip of his shoe lightly tapped on the tile. He stopped when he saw the residence which Meiyun was staying at. He sneakily went around the residence to find Meiyun's chamber.

Then he caught a glimpse of an opened window, he quickly hid behind a tree near the room and peeked from behind the tree. His face immediately blushed by the sight of Meiyun wearing a thin nightgown.

But deep in his heart, he was concerned about her health for wearing so thinly when it was snowing. He thought that it was unneeded for him to hide from Meiyun but before he could reveal himself, he heard Meiyun talking to herself.

Meiyun: "I hate you."

Di Shang: 'What the-'

Di Shang quickly turned his head around to confirm who she was talking to. His heart immediately dropped when he saw Meiyun holding the Dong Fang's clothes that he lent her when he saved her.

Meiyun: "I really hate you."

Meiyun tossed the clothes to the side of her bed and turned away like she was trying to ignore her clothes. Unknown to her, her actions caused Di Shang to froze on his spot. But Meiyun couldn't help herself from glancing at her clothes that she just threw.

Di Shang: 'Sh-she hates me… Why…'

He saw Meiyun crawled to the side of her bed and hugged her clothes tightly in her embrace.

Meiyun: "I take back what I said. I can't hate you because I love you too much. OMG, how can I say such an embarrassing thing?!"

Meiyun blushed and pounded her bed with her fists in embarrassment. Di Shang leaned his back on the tree and also blushed. He walked out from his hiding spot and slowly approached the window.

Di Shang: "Me too."

Meiyun whipped up her head at the source of the sound and blushed furiously. She hid her face with the clothes in her hand. Di Shang smiled lovingly and gently pulled her hand away from her face.

He had been waiting for more than half a year just to see her face, he couldn't describe how happy he was right now. He leaned his face closer to hers and planted a kiss on her lips. Although she was extremely embarrassed, she didn't reject his kiss.

She stared vacantly at him and closed her eyes indicating that she didn't mind him kissing her more. Di Shang's heart fluttered by her cuteness and pulled her into a deep kiss. The kiss wasn't rushed nor filled with l.u.s.t, it only filled with overwhelming love and yearning.

The night passed by with the two talking about their days when they were away from each other.

Di Shang: "I'm sorry that I didn't reply to your letters a few times."

Meiyun: "En. It is fine. I understand that you are doing your best on the battlefield. I was just worried about you."

Di Shang: "Thank you."

Meiyun: "Uumm, Shang Tang."

At first, Di Shang asked her to call him with 'qin ai de' but after a few times, Meiyun started to feel it was too cringy for her to call him with that. Therefore, she changed it into 'Shang Tang'. Di Shang pecked her lips before he went back to his own residence. Meiyun stared at his silhouette slowly disappeared, she closed her windows and laid on her bed.

Meiyun: "God, please let me enjoy this happiness a bit longer."

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On 27th November, the street was full of people watching the bride carried to the carriage. Ah Tong volunteered to do the part where a brother should do. Huayun didn't expect herself to shed tears from seeing her sister getting married.

The carriage departed from Meiyun's residence to the Di family's residence. Along the way, the children would extend their hands to receive a red pocket from the bridesmaids. (A/N: usually in other stories, they throw gold right?)  The way to Di Shang's residence was very merry that sometimes Meiyun would laugh and sing along with the music.

Di Shang saw red carriage slowly placed down in front of the gate and Huayun helped Meiyun to make her way towards Di Shang. Meiyun took the other end of the red silk and walked alongside Di Shang to greet the elders.