Yan Ling fell asleep with a stuffy head, but after a while, he slept peacefully.

Wen Ji closed the door of the cave room first, and then sat at the table, motionless and guarding the candles.

Originally, in the Jiangnan area, there is a custom of "keeping flower candles" on the wedding night, that is, the bride and groom keep in front of the flower candles together until the flower candles are burned out before they can sleep peacefully.

If the left candle is not good for the groom, and the right candle is not good for the bride, so when there is a flower candle that is extinguished halfway, the other candle should be quickly extinguished at the same time, which means "living and dying together".

Therefore, Yan Ling went to sleep first, and Wen Ji had to guard the candles.

He watched intently as the slightly beating flame slowly burned downward, until most of the candle was lit, and the Tan Mansion was already silent, and the occasional sound of crickets could be heard outside the cave room, and the sleepiness gradually crept up.

Just wanted to close his eyes and take a nap, suddenly a gust of cold wind blew in, Wenji excited, raised his head suddenly, fixed his eyes, and saw the left flower candle swaying, suddenly extinguished, he panicked, hurriedly covered the right flower candle with his hand, and gently blew it out with a "bhoo".

Wen Ji seemed to be shocked by half of Mount Tai and became uneasy, and the voice of his mother-in-law sounded in his mind:

"Eldest son, tomorrow you are going to marry Miss Yan Ling, and there are some things that your mother-in-law still has to explain to you, which is also entrusted by your father. I won't say much about other things, my mother-in-law will say two things: the first point, listen to your father, your mother's soul was taken away by demons, you want to save her day and night, this saving mother is the world's great filial piety, your father is not easy to object, so 'through filial piety', but the future is unpredictable, your father hopes that you become a parent, can leave a seed for the Tan family, (to say an unlucky word) If the eldest prince really has something three long and two short, this Miss Yan Ling is pregnant, and she can also give birth to a baby for your Tan family, continuing an incense, This is not in line with the ceremony, but it is also a major event related to the continuation of an incense, and it is very important to deal with it in extraordinary times; this second point, the wedding night of the Zhou Gong ceremony, the bride and groom are the first time in life, you as a husband should take the initiative, be gentle, be careful, but don't scare Miss Yan Ling. ”

If I, Tan Wenji, really go to the Three Immortal Caves of Hanging Hushan Mountain, and my life is in danger! If I, Tan Wenji, really can't come back, won't I just cut off the Tan family's incense? The sage said, "There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest," and I must leave incense for Tan Men! In this way, even if I die, I will die without regrets!

Just now, the extinguishing of the flower candle on the left has already appeared an ominous omen, and at this time, thinking of the advice of the opening mother-in-law, Wen Ji shuddered, thinking about it and being extremely frightened, as if going to the Three Immortal Caves of Hanging Hushan was really sacrificing his life to die, so he was not sad and sad.

He quietly climbed onto the new bed in a state of confusion, and began to untie Yan Ling's clothes as if he had completed the family's sacred mission.

Unexpectedly, Wen Ji's slightly trembling movements woke Yan Ling up.

When she knew Wenji's intentions, Yan Ling couldn't help blushing, and a soft warm current flowed all over her body, because her mother-in-law had already told the cave room about the reunion of the husband and wife on the night of the candle.

She nervously grabbed Wenji's left hand, breathed heavily, and said, "Brother Dingzhi, you wait, I'll ...... I have something to say...... I have something to tell you. ”

"Ling'er: What do you have to say...... You said. Wen Ji gently clasped the five fingers of Yan Ling's right hand, and slowly lay down sideways, his heart fluttering and beating violently, but fortunately, the black light was blind and they couldn't see each other.

"Do you love me?"

"Of course I love you. Wen Ji said warmly, "From the time you were rescued by the great monk and saw you crying, I swore that I must protect you well and love you, and my heart has never changed." ”

"If you love me, then we don't want roundhouses. Yan Ling turned around and snuggled into Wenji's arms.

"Don't want a round room? we will be married tonight, and we must have a round house if we want to perform the gift of Zhou Gong, and Sister Xiaoyu will be waiting to come to test Bai Xipa tomorrow morning." ”

"I know this, but I ...... I don't want to round the house, I just want to accompany Dingzhi's brother for the rest of my life. As soon as the words fell, Yan Ling suddenly sobbed faintly.

"Ling'er, what's wrong with you, why are you crying?" Wen Ji remembered the words of his mother-in-law, and guessed that Yan Ling was probably afraid of the round house, so he hugged her slightly and said, "I also want to accompany Ling'er for the rest of my life, Ling'er, don't be afraid......"

"Why isn't Ling'er afraid? Ling'er is very scared. Yan Ling said gloomily, "Brother Dingzhi has become an immortal, and Ling'er is just an ordinary cultivator, but he will die in a hundred years, and Brother Dingzhi will definitely forget me at that time." ”

"No...... Brother Dingzhi will not forget. ”

"Even if Brother Dingzhi won't forget Ling'er, but after Ling'er died, Brother Dingzhi lived alone in the world, how pitiful it was, and how could Ling'er be willing to give it up. ”

"This ...... Ling'er, Brother Dingzhi can't bear you. Thinking that no matter how loving the husband and wife are, there will be a day when they die, Wenji couldn't help but burst into tears.

"So Ling'er doesn't want to have a round house, Ling'er just wants to cultivate, until the day when she cultivates to become an immortal, and when that day comes, Ling'er can be a husband and wife forever with Dingzhi's brother. ”

"What's the relationship between this cultivation and the round house?"

"It has a lot to do with it. Yan Ling said seriously, "I have been cultivating and learning art in Lishan for fifteen years, and when I was about to go down the mountain, the master sent me a verse saying: Yin Yin is lost, the flying shadow is extinguished; I already know the meaning of this 'Mandarin Duck Couple, Don't Bond', that is: Brother Dingzhi and I are like Mandarin Ducks day and night, loving and loving, without ties. ”

"What does it mean to 'lose the yin and disappear the shadow'? Could it be that these two sentences make Ling'er sad?"

"Well, Sister Hui told me: 'Yin' is the pure yin true yuan of my daughter's family, if my pure yin true yuan disappears, the Flying Shadow Knife will be extinguished, and my Taoism will also be lost, and I will become a mortal; if I can keep this pure yin true yuan, I can continue to cultivate, and I can also fly to become an immortal in time, so I don't want to round the house, this round house my pure yin true yuan will disappear; I want to cultivate into an immortal, and I want to be with my brother Dingzhi forever. ”

When Yan Ling said this origin, Wen Ji couldn't help but be at a loss and said, "There are countless kinds of spells for cultivating immortals in the world, why is your master ...... Your master wants to teach you this kind of immortal cultivation spell?"

"I ...... I don't know. Yan Ling said sadly, "Brother Dingzhi, let's not have a round house, okay?"

"It's... This ......" Wenji pondered for a long time, and wanted to speak openly and honestly about his concerns several times, but in the end he only sighed, gently hugged Yan Ling in his arms and said, "Ling'er, according to you: we don't have a round house." Brother Dingzhi waits for the day when you cultivate to become an immortal, and then we will be husband and wife forever. ”

"Well, thank you Brother Dingzhi, Ling'er will work hard to cultivate. ”

"It's almost dawn, let's sleep for a while, and we'll have to give my father tea after dawn." ”

"Well, Brother Dingzhi should sleep too. Yan Ling was as gentle as a cat, with her head resting on Wenji's right arm, revealing a sweet and satisfied smile.

Wenji's eyes widened, staring at the big red tent in a daze, like two deep wells, full of unpredictable futures.

According to the newlywed customs in the south of the Yangtze River, the bride has to get up early the next day of the round house, one is to let people test the white Xipa, this white Xipa is a white handkerchief spread on the wedding bed, if the bride is a virgin after the round house, it will leave the blood of the virgin, so that it can prove the innocence and nobility of the bride as jade; the other is to give tea to the in-laws, which not only shows that the bride has the heart of respecting the elders, but also has the intention of inviting the elders to love the younger generations.

These two customs have not changed for hundreds of years, and Tan Mansion is a house of etiquette, and naturally it will be no exception.

And this test of Bai Xipa fell on the body of Xiaoyu, the maid of Tan Mansion.

Although Xiaoyu is just a maid, she is older, and her days in Tan's mansion are longer than Mrs. Zhou's, and she has also served Mrs. Zhou intimately, so the Gongying couple has always regarded her as their own family, and they have also found several family affairs for her, but in the end she did not agree, and was willing to serve Mrs. Zhou. Since the death of Mrs. Zhou, many daily chores have been handled by Xiaoyu, except for Liu Er's housekeeper and Hu San's shopkeeper, she is like the most considerate person in Tan's mansion.

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, and there were still residual stars twinkling in the sky, Xiaoyu came to the cave room to inspect Bai Xipa.

Xiaohua slept in the outer room of the cave room, and he had already gotten up, but he didn't bother when he saw that the son and the young lady were still asleep. At this time, I heard footsteps in the corridor coming this way, Xiaohua must have come to Xiaoyu, because Xiaoyu reminded her last night that she was going to come early this morning to inspect Bai Xipa, so she hurriedly opened the door.

Seeing Xiaoyu walking over with a solemn expression, Xiaohua shouted, "Sister Yu, are you so early?"

"Xiaohua, you're early. Xiaoyu walked into the door lightly and asked gently, "Have the eldest prince and the young lady both gotten up?"

"Not yet, why don't I call Miss?" Xiaohua said.

"Hmm. Xiaoyu nodded in response, "But from today on, don't call Miss 'Miss', call me 'Young Lady'." ”

"I'm used to being called 'young lady', and it really feels weird to be called 'young lady' all of a sudden."

"There is a first time for everything, now that Miss Yan Ling and the eldest prince have become relatives, it is time to call 'Young Lady', haven't everyone called it in private a long time ago? ”

"Eh, I know, I'll call you, Sister Xiaoyu, you sit down for a while. Xiaohua said, brought a stool and placed it beside Xiaoyu, and then walked towards the inner room.

In a moment, he walked to the carved door of the inner room, stood sideways outside the bead curtain, and Xiaohua called: "The eldest son, the young lady: Sister Xiaoyu is here." ”