Protect Our Patriarch

Alright!

The maid, Qiao'er, was quite helpless. As the lady, you have the final say.

How should I figure out a way to pass this poem to the new son-in-law in front of everyone?

Meanwhile, in the courtyard.

Wang Shouzhe sat leisurely on a stone bench, deep in thought.

To be honest, the poem by Yuanrui had put a lot of pressure on him.

As a person who had traveled through time and had a head full of ancient poetry, he could easily outshine Yuanrui's poem with any famous piece.

But after all, this was his own wedding, and he wanted to write a poem himself. Even if it wasn't very good, it was still his own creation. Using copied poems to please his wife seemed dull.

Yuanrui and the others didn't rush him, they just watched their brother-in-law ponder with smiles on their faces. They knew that writing a poem was not easy, especially a good one, which required careful consideration.

The maid Qiao'er rushed out from the backyard, squeezed through the crowd, and bumped heavily into Wang Shouzhe.

"Oh, I'm sorry, new son-in-law, I was walking too fast, did I hurt you?"

As Wang Shouzhe stood there dumbfounded, the girl cleverly stuffed a piece of paper into his hand, then winked at him, hinting that he should understand.

Then she ran off in a hurry.

This girl really came and went like a gust of wind.

Wang Shouzhe was left somewhat amused, feeling as if the lady in the back seemed a bit restless and had sent a maid to help him with a poem.

Wasn't this cheating?

Well, how could it be called cheating when a wife helps her husband?

This was love!

Thinking of this, Wang Shouzhe felt a little touched, warm inside.

But Yuanrui was stunned on the spot.

Wasn't that Qiao'er, the maid from his sister's side?

She just bumped into his brother-in-law, handed him a piece of paper, did she think everyone was blind?

Wasn't this blatant cheating?

In an instant, Yuanrui felt like crying. He had been working hard to support his sister, but why was everyone undermining him?

If you're going to cheat, at least be more subtle, so he could save some dignity, right?

Qiao'er's method was indeed clumsy.

The other younger brothers and sisters also saw this scene. But they all pretended not to see anything.

It was clear that the lady in the back was helping her future brother-in-law cheat. Who dared to speak out under her long-established authority?

Yuanrui could only say helplessly, "Brother-in-law, have you thought about it? Let's get started."

He thought that since it was a poem written by his sister, no matter what, they had to cheer and support it. Otherwise, if they angered his sister, the consequences would be unthinkable.

His younger brothers and sisters also pretended to agree, "Yes, brother-in-law, let's get started."

But Wang Shouzhe shook his head and said, "No, no, I haven't thought it through yet."

This made Yuanrui roll his eyes.

How long are you going to pretend? My sister is clearly helping you cheat, and you're still saying you haven't thought it through.

Fine, if you want to act, then act. Who can say anything when my sister is personally involved?

A moment later, Wang Shouzhe finally stood up and said, "I've thought it through. Yuanrui's poem is very good. I can only try my best to make a fool of myself."

"Great, let's hear it, brother-in-law."

The younger brothers and sisters all shouted, looking forward with anticipation. Everyone knew that Wang Shouzhe's poem was written by their sister in the back, and no matter what, they were responsible for cheering loudly.

Wang Shouzhe, with his hands behind his back, paced slowly in the courtyard. After a few steps, he recited the first line, "The goddess in the fairy palace pities the world, standing guard in front of the palace through the long night."

"?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately pictured a goddess in her heavenly palace, worrying about the world, dealing with worldly affairs, and a celestial soldier standing guard at the palace door, accompanying her through the long night.

Before they could react, Wang Shouzhe recited the second line, "The wheel of time turns thousands of times, finally in the mortal world, they become a couple."

The younger brothers and sisters began to understand. This was a story. Their sister was the goddess who worried about the world, and their brother-in-law was the silent guardian. In the end, the goddess, perhaps because she wanted to save the world, descended to the mortal world and fatefully met and married their brother-in-law.

It sounded quite good, and it elevated their sister quite high.

Then they began to cheer loudly. This was a poem written by their sister, and it seemed quite tasteful.

"No!" Yuanrui exclaimed, "This is not my sister's handwriting. My sister would never compare herself to a goddess and my brother-in-law to a night guard."

"Is that so?" The younger brothers and sisters came back to their senses. But then again, the poem by their brother-in-law was quite good, but it seemed to lack some flavor.

"Not bad, brother-in-law. Having such a level means you are both a scholar and a warrior."

"Yes, yes, although it's slightly inferior to Yuanrui's poem, it elevates our sister quite high." The Liu's Clan also spared no effort in cultivating culture, and everyone had some appreciation ability.

"She passed, she passed." Liu Ruolei said joyfully, "Everyone, make way, don't delay the brother-in-law from picking up the bride."

Even Chen Fangjie admired, "I didn't expect Shouzhe to have some poetic talent, he's better than me."

Suddenly!

Yuanrui stopped everyone with a serious expression, "Everyone, wait.""Huh?" All eyes fell on Liu Yuanrui. Yuanrui, you can't be serious, right? The poem our brother-in-law wrote is already quite good, are you still trying to make things difficult for him?

Liu Ruolei glared at him fiercely and discontentedly: "Yuanrui, don't go too far."

"Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand." Liu Yuanrui quickly raised his hands in surrender, "Brother-in-law's poem is indeed not bad, but I feel it lacks something. Brother-in-law, is there a second half to this poem?"

A second half?

Everyone was taken aback, Yuanrui seemed to have a point. The poem seemed unfinished, as if there was more to it.

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Everyone turned their eyes to Wang Shouzhe.

Wang Shouzhe was not pretentious and continued to recite the second half of the poem: "Fearful that my delicate wife will ride the wind away, I lied that the heavenly palace is cold."

"?"

Everyone was taken aback, they were all drawn into the brother-in-law's mental state. Imagine, a palace guard who has been waiting for countless years, is fortunate enough to marry the goddess in his heart in the mortal world, this is naturally a great thing.

But he is afraid that one day his beloved wife will eventually ascend, so he does not hesitate to deceive his wife that the heavenly palace is not good. This fearful and anxious mood is suddenly revealed.

"Good, good 'Fearful that my delicate wife will ride the wind away, I lied that the heavenly palace is cold.'" Liu Yuanrui applauded.

The rest of the people also applauded.

Then, Wang Shouzhe recited the long-prepared last sentence: "Holding hands with our children, tears in our eyes, praying for a thousand generations to sleep on the same pillow!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. They all envisioned brother-in-law Wang Shouzhe holding the hands of a pair of children, tearfully watching his goddess wife about to ascend, looking extremely reluctant. He even used the unborn children as a tactic, how shameless is that?

The last sentence was even more shameless, praying for a thousand generations to sleep on the same pillow.

Does this mean that after marrying him in this life, she has to marry him for ten thousand generations? Disgusting, too shameless.

Indeed, the poem is proof:

The goddess in the fairy palace pities the common people

Guarding the palace gate through the long night

The wheel of time turns a thousand times

Finally, in the mortal world, they become a married couple

Fearful that my delicate wife will ride the wind away

I lied that the heavenly palace is cold

Holding hands with our children, tears in our eyes

Praying for a thousand generations to sleep on the same pillow

……

Everyone fell silent, this poem was certainly not a shocking masterpiece. But today's theme is, how to praise their sister Ruolan in a more pleasing way.

Without a doubt, Liu Yuanrui's praise was very good, quite profound.

But brother-in-law's poem...

This is not just praise.

It's flattery.

But they are indeed a couple, and the flattery is so skillful and smooth. This brother-in-law is indeed a rare talent.

"Sigh~" Chen Fangjie, with his hands behind his back, sighed up to the sky, "I originally thought that my flattery was unparalleled. But compared with Shouzhe, it's like the difference between clouds and mud. I admit defeat! I surrender!"

"Wuu~" Liu Yuanshan started crying, crying very sadly.

"Brother Yuanshan, why are you crying?"

"I understand."

"Brother Yuanshan, what do you understand?"

"I understand why I can't get a wife."

"Brother Yuanshan, since you understand, there is still hope, you have to keep going."

"I'm hopeless." Liu Yuanshan ran away in tears, crying out in despair, "Because in this life, I can't write such shameless, disgusting love poems... wuu~" His figure, along with his crying, gradually faded away, quickly disappearing from sight.

Everyone watched his retreating figure, all couldn't help but sigh, Brother Yuanshan, you can't get a wife, not just because you can't write love poems.

Then, everyone admired brother-in-law Wang Shouzhe, they could never write such flattering poems.

Especially some of the younger sisters, they had already started to find paper and pen, and then blushing, they copied the poem. Although the poem was not flattering them, it was wonderful to savor it every night.

Holding hands with our children, tears in our eyes, praying for a thousand generations to sleep on the same pillow.

Brother-in-law is so naughty, hehe~

Even Liu Yuanrui deeply bowed to Wang Shouzhe: "Brother-in-law, I admit defeat."

"Hehe~ You're too kind. Yuanrui, you're still young." Wang Shouzhe, who was not at all shy, patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "When you grow up, your skills will definitely not be inferior to mine."

"Eh, where's Ruolei? This girl was quite energetic just now, why did she disappear all of a sudden? I was hoping she could lead the way."

"Never mind! Hand out the red envelopes."

Immediately, a whole box of red envelopes was brought over and given to the younger uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, and all the younger generations.

"Brothers, follow me to pick up the bride." Wang Shouzhe waved his hand, and his brothers from the Wang's Clan responded enthusiastically, and the group of people went to the backyard in high spirits.

The three challenges had been passed, and they were passed so beautifully, and the red envelopes were also given out generously, naturally, no one would stop them.

……

Just as Wang Shouzhe and his party were on their way to the backyard.

The maid Qiao'er had already reported the poem back, her speed was indeed very fast, coming and going like the wind.

Accompanying her was Liu Ruolei, who said angrily: "Brother-in-law is too bad, not only does he want to marry my sister in this life, he even wants to cling to my sister for countless generations, he's really insatiable."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room looked at her.

Hmm?

Isn't such a confession a good thing? Why is Ruolei so angry?

Liu Ruolei knew she had misspoke and quickly shut her mouth, but she was still angry in her heart. Such a good poem, why couldn't it be about her?

On the other hand, Qiao'er excitedly said: "The new uncle's poem is really excellent, I was almost moved to tears."

At this moment, Liu Ruolan had already copied the poem onto paper. She read it carefully twice, her face reddening more with each word.

She lightly scoffed and commented, "It's indeed a bit frivolous."

However, despite her words, her eyes were filled with shy delight. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, and she murmured to herself, "Holding hands, tears in our eyes, praying for a lifetime together in sleep, how shameless!"

It was clear that Wang Shouzhe's poem had truly touched her heart.

Between a husband and wife, a little frivolity was nothing.

They were still talking in the room.

From outside came a call, "Miss, get ready, the new son-in-law is here."

At this moment, Liu Ruolan had already put on her red wedding dress. Several aunts hurriedly placed the red veil over her head and had her sit on the bed.

"Please welcome the new son-in-law to enter the bridal chamber."

Wang Shouzhe entered the bridal chamber as instructed.

Several middle-aged beauties curiously looked Wang Shouzhe up and down, unable to resist praising, "The new son-in-law is indeed heroic and handsome, a real talent."

The bride, covered with a red veil, trembled slightly but managed to resist peeking.

Wang Shouzhe was overjoyed, greeted the aunts one by one, and handed out red envelopes.

Especially to his fourth aunt, Wang Liuzi, Wang Shouzhe secretly gave a big red envelope.

Fourth Aunt Wang Liuzi was very happy and quickly said, "Shouzhe, why don't you hurry up and present the Treasure Pouch?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Shouzhe quickly untied the Treasure Pouch from his waist and walked quickly towards the bride. He handed it to Liu Ruolan and softly said, "Ruolan, the auspicious time has come, come back to the Wang's Clan with me."

Inside this Treasure Pouch were some gold or jade trinkets, such as grains, fruits, fish, meat, and a small gold abacus, symbolizing that he was entrusting his future finances to her.

Liu Ruolan, her head covered with a red veil, held the Treasure Pouch, her heart full of shyness and nervousness. She gently nodded and whispered, "Mm."

Wang Shouzhe was overjoyed and shouted, "Yuanrui, why aren't you coming in?"

At this moment, Liu Yuanrui entered the bridal chamber, smiling and saying, "Congratulations, brother-in-law, you finally got the beauty."

"Thank you, Yuanrui, for your mercy. Marrying Ruolan is the greatest fortune in my three lives." Saying this, Wang Shouzhe took out a big red envelope and handed it over, "Yuanrui, the hard work is on you now."

According to tradition, the unmarried younger brother-in-law had to carry the bride to the sedan chair.

Liu Yuanrui unceremoniously took the big red envelope, patted his chest and said, "Okay, leave it to me. Don't look at my weak body, I've been exercising a lot recently."

After saying this, he picked up Liu Ruolan and headed out of the bridal chamber.

He hadn't walked two steps when Liu Yuanrui muttered quietly, "Eh, sister seems to have lost some weight recently, she must be worried about me, Yuanrui. I remember the last time we practiced..."

But before he could finish his sentence, he let out a cry of pain and quickly apologized, "Sister, I was wrong."

Then he carried his sister and ran out.

Wang Shouzhe broke out in a cold sweat. This kid really knew how to court death. Of course, he pretended not to hear anything and followed obediently.

Afterwards, he bid farewell to his father-in-law and mother-in-law in the main hall.

Only then did Yuanrui carry the bride out of the Liu's Clan gate.

After a series of ceremonies, the bride sat in the grand sedan chair.

And Wang Shouzhe rode his golden horse at the front of the procession.

"Raise the sedan." After Gongsun Qiang shouted, the procession began to move slowly. They left Shanyin amidst the cheers of the crowd and headed towards Ping'an.

The returning procession was more than twice as large as when they came.

The wedding procession led by the Liu's Clan was also magnificent. Carriages followed the procession, all carrying Liu's dowry.

Looking at the scale of the dowry, it really reflected the strong financial power of the Liu's Clan.

Wang Shouzhe, dressed in a magnificent and rich wedding robe, rode on his horse at the front of the procession, his heart full of pride.

Having lived two lives, this was the first time he was getting married.

From today on, he would be embracing his new life.

One of the four great joys of life, the wedding night, was slowly unfolding before him.

Indeed, when one is successful, one must enjoy life to the fullest.

Wedding night, here I come!

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