Everyone has left, and Ziying's veil has also been lifted, but the phoenix crown on her head hasn't been taken off yet, pressing down on her neck a bit painfully. Ziying took a look around the room's furnishings, the room was very large, about 30 square meters, with an eight-panel nanmu wood folding carved screen standing against the wall, probably because they were afraid that too many people would come to the new house and it would be crowded and noisy, so they put it aside first. On the east side of the wall was a large wardrobe, next to which was a dresser, surprisingly with a glass mirror, on which was placed a row of small ceramic bottles, various lip balms and powders, still with labels attached. In the middle of the room was a small round table, four hollow carved wooden stools, under the window was a noblewoman's couch, covered with a large red woolen rug, the carvings on the windows were "卍" auspicious clouds. On either side of the wall at the base of the windows were copper braziers, no wonder the temperature in the room wasn't low.

  Just as Zi Qing was sizing her up, a 11 or 12 year old little maid wearing a red padded jacket, green vest and green pants came over with a food box and said: "Milady, my name is Xiao Qing. I was bought by Master to specifically serve you. There's also another one named Xiao Lan, she's busy up front right now. This was sent by Master, please eat something first so you don't go hungry. If Milady has any tasks, please instruct me."

  Zi Qing was startled, this little girl walked without making a sound, and quickly sized her up. The little girl's clothes were neat and clean, with a bun on her head, a long face, and eyebrows that had some elegance to them, clearly a clever one. Zi Qing opened it and saw that it was several delicate pastries, saying: "I know, put it away, I won't be using you for now, you go ahead and busy yourself up front." After the little girl left, Zi Qing quickly took a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth, she really was hungry.

  It was unknown how long they waited again, and the sky was almost dark. Liu came over to support Zi Qing out and said that she would send off the female relatives in the hospital, but actually, they were all relatives of Zi Qing's side. The crowd surrounded Zi Qing, and several familiar people came up to pull her cotton-padded jacket. They discussed whether the gold thread on it was real or not, and looked at the phoenix crown on her head, asking if the pearls and precious stones were really valuable. Zi Qing smiled and responded one by one.

  After the guests dispersed, only Zishou and Zixi were left, along with several younger paternal cousins and maternal cousins from the Shen family. They wanted to make a ruckus in the bridal chamber, so they crowded around Lin Kangping and Ziqing as they entered their new room. Before long, Zifu and Zilu also arrived, and surprisingly, Zilu was supporting Chen Shi, who had a big belly.

  "Second sister-in-law, must you be so exaggerated? You're not afraid that my little nephew will get anxious and run out," Zi Qing said.

  "You'd better take care of yourself. We can't miss this lively occasion, your brother-in-law has been planning it for several years." said Chen Shi with a smile.

  Lin Kangping helped Zi Qing sit down, first removing her phoenix crown, and gazed at her without blinking. As a modern person, she was not embarrassed by the deep affectionate gaze in front of so many people, nor did she blush when hearing the teasing voices around her. She lowered her head and took out two tangerines and two oranges from under the quilt. Zi Xi helped peel the oranges and first gave Lin Kangping a slice to eat, asking "Is it sweet?"

  Several people urged Lin Kangping to say loudly, one word, two words and three words. Lin Kangping blinked his eyes and said, "Sweet", "Really sweet" and "Too sweet".

  Liu smiled and said, "This is too simple." Suddenly, Zi Xi stood on the small round table, with a string of peeled oranges hanging from it. He insisted that Lin Kangping and Zi Qing bite at the same time. Zi Qing had been smeared with several strokes of pot ash by Zi Jun and others, but she didn't get to eat the orange, and instead got pot ash all over Lin Kangping's face. In a hurry, Lin Kangping took a big bite of the orange. When he brought it to Zi Qing's mouth, they each took half, and everyone almost fell over laughing, saying "This won't do, it's against the rules, we have to start again." Liu's tears were streaming down her face, and Zi Lu was holding onto Chen, also doubled over with laughter.

  It was easy to finish the oranges, and suddenly Zijun and Zixin brought out a bowl of flour from somewhere. Zixi publicly put in a sugar candy, and let Lin Kangping and Ziqing face each other blowing flour with their mouths to find the candy, take a bite themselves, and then pass it to the other person's mouth. "Remember, you can only use your mouth, if you cheat, we'll have to punish you!" Zixi shouted loudly.

  "And also, the candy can't be taken out by hand, only by mouth. Otherwise, we would have something even more intense." Zi Jun laughed and said.

  Lin Kangping's lung capacity was much larger than Zi Qing's, and before he could catch his breath, Zi Qing was already covered in white powder, her eyebrows and eyes nowhere to be seen. Another round of laughter ensued, and finally, after half a day's effort, the two managed to eat the candy, but by then they were both completely unrecognizable. Zi Xi shouted loudly: "May you grow old together, I wish my sister and brother-in-law a long and happy life!"

  After a long time, Mrs. Liu finally spoke up and sent everyone away. Lin Kangping went out to see off the guests, while Zi Qing cleaned up the peanuts, dates, and chestnuts on the bed. Before she finished cleaning, she heard Lin Kangping rush in and tightly hug her. They looked at each other's dirty faces and burst into laughter, helping each other wipe their faces clean.

  Lin Kangping slowly removed Ziying's hairpiece and placed it on the dresser, her long hair flowing down with it, shiny and black. He took off the veil, untied Ziying's wedding dress, and then her large cotton-padded jacket. Lin Kangping held Ziying's face and said: "Qinger, I've finally waited for this day, my bride, my Qinger, you're too beautiful, I'll never forget today."

  Ziying blushed and lowered her head, saying: "I need to wash first, my face is all dirty, there's flour in my hair, what's beautiful about that? You're really something for saying that."

  "Really knows how to spoil, just lifted the lid and was really stunned. Alright, I'll help you wash, we'll do it together." After finishing speaking, he led Zi Qing to the next room, which had a large northern-style kang with cushions, small tables, and a warm bed. Zi Qing walked over and touched it, and indeed it was warm. "I know you're afraid of the cold in winter, and once you catch a chill, you'll start coughing. I asked the master to make a northern-style kang, so we can live in this room during winter. Do you like it?"

  Ziying smiled and nodded, tiptoed, wrapped her hands around his neck, and actively pressed her lips to his, entwining in a passionate kiss. Lin Kangping hugged Ziying and wanted to put her on the bed, but Ziying suddenly said, "They're all dirty things, haven't been washed yet." This made Lin Kangping grit his teeth and lightly bite Ziying's lip before releasing her.

  The clean room was in the small cottage at the far east, and a large pot of hot water was still burning on the stove, with charcoal fire, and the chimney went directly through the wall corner, the temperature inside the house was not low, it was sultry, there was already half a bucket of warm water in the bathtub, Zi Qing opened the box to find out two people's cotton bathrobes, large towels, underwear, then pushed Lin Kangping out of the room.

  Zi Qing got out of the bathtub, and Lin Kangping suddenly came in, holding a large towel to personally dry Zi Qing off, then helped her put on a bathrobe. Zi Qing lowered her head, too shy to look up. After her hair was half-dry, Lin Kangping scooped her up in his arms and directly placed her on the bed. The two of them messed around for a while longer before he let go of Zi Qing and said: "I'll be right back."

  "My undershirt isn't even on yet, bring it over to me."

  "What's the point of bothering with that, I'll help you take it off in a moment."

  On the bright red bedspread, a white satin was laid out. Ziqing thought of the little book Shen gave her and hurriedly got out of bed to retrieve it. Just then, Lin Kangping came over wearing a cotton bathrobe and saw what Ziqing had in her hand, asking: "What's that you're holding?"

  Zi Qing felt embarrassed and quickly ran onto the bed, saying it was nothing.

  Lin Kangping got into bed, pulled down the curtains, looked at Zi Qing, and slowly leaned over. Zi Qing looked at the swaying candlelight outside the curtains, feeling a bit embarrassed, and asked: "Can you blow out the candles?"

  "Qing'er, tonight is our wedding night, how can you blow out the candles? This is unlucky. I must take good care of you and see your most beautiful moment bloom. I want to remember you like this forever. Qing'er, I want you to be my bride for a lifetime."

  Lin Kangping finished speaking and wrapped his arms around Zi Qing, looking at the scorching hot eyes in front of him. Zi Qing unknowingly closed her eyes, and her trembling eyelashes betrayed her inner tension. Lin Kangping finally covered this pair of spirited eyes with his lips, and heaved a long sigh in his heart, this day, it's been so long.

  From the eyes to the delicate nose, and then to the small, moist lips, Lin Kangping first carefully sucked in, and soon held Zi Qing's fragrant tongue, kissing her until she couldn't breathe. Then he moved to her collarbone, little by little, until Zi Qing was dizzy with desire. At that moment, Lin Kangping's left hand opened the bathrobe's belt and reached inside. Her skin was as smooth as jade, and Lin Kangping satisfiedly leaned in, gently caressing every inch of Zi Qing's body. The girl's skin was very sensitive, and soon her entire body turned pink. Lin Kangping leaned over, holding onto Zi Qing's soft chest, his fingers rubbing against the other side of her softness, making Zi Qing moan uncontrollably.

  Lin Kangping took off his bathrobe, lay naked on top of Ziying, and pressed his scorching body directly against hers. Their skin touched, and their emotions were stirred up. Ziying's feelings quickly became agitated, with a strange sensation that was hard to describe - it wasn't exactly uncomfortable, but she felt like humming, and yet it was also somewhat pleasant, with a tingling feeling that seemed insufficient. Her lower body felt warm and moist. Lin Kangping kissed and caressed her for a long time before his fingers finally reached that place, spreading Ziying's legs apart to find the right position. As he pressed down with force, Ziying felt a tearing pain, and tears rolled out of her eyes. Just as she was about to cry out, Lin Kangping kissed away her tears and covered her mouth. After a while, he coaxed her, saying: "Ying'er, be good, don't move around, it will stop hurting soon, my darling, it will be okay soon."

  Ziying saw the sweat dripping down his face, her heart softened, and she wrapped her arms around Lin Kangping's waist, saying: "I'm not in pain anymore."

  Lin Kangping was overjoyed and quickly took action, relying solely on the brute force of a young man to charge forward. After adapting, Zi Qing only felt pain and nothing else, let alone any comfort, which was quite disappointing.

  After everything was done, Zi Qing's body felt sticky and uncomfortable, she wanted to get out of bed and wash up. Lin Kangping held her down, went to prepare hot water, wrapped her up, carried her into the bathtub, helped her bathe, then carried her back to bed. Zi Qing was indeed very tired, having been tormented all day since waking up early, plus the discomfort of her first time, she fell asleep quickly, and didn't even know what Lin Kangping had applied to her body.