I Can See Your Combat Power

Chapter 957: Chapter 251: The Second Young Master’s Wedding

The old saying goes well, as long as the mind doesn’t slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties; it is always humanity itself that limits its problem-solving abilities.

Tang Luo didn’t feel that the situation between Tang Zhen and Miao Zhu had reached a dead end; after all, their demands actually still had room for maneuver. noveldrama

What Tang Zhen wanted was to prove that in Tang Xing’s heart, she was the most important one, not really to put Miao Zhu or the child in her womb to death.

In this way, there was room to operate, “Leave all matters of the marriage proposal and betrothal to Uncle Fu, and from today you go to Jiejiang City to express your wholehearted devotion to Tang Zhen. I will have the sect arrange the wedding date as soon as possible. During these days, in front of Tang Zhen, you must not mention Miao Zhu’s name, and you are to treat the Ning Family with the same respect you would your mother, understand?”

“Hmm, I understand,” Tang Xing nodded, then asked, “But what about Miao Zhu?”

“Leave that to me. You just go there and perform well, stabilize Tang Zhen’s emotions, and rebuild the shattered trust first.”

“Oh, alright.”

“Also, no matter what news you hear in Jiejiang City, you are not to come back until you are married. Have I made myself clear?”

“Clear.”

Unaware of the full situation, the second son of the Sect Head rushed to Jiejiang City overnight, staying at the Sect Head’s residence and began to prepare for the marriage proposal and betrothal through Uncle Fu.

The saying that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure means that an experienced elder will always stand up at critical moments to give confidence to the family.

With Tang Sen and Xu Shuhui away, the complex matters of the marriage proposal and betrothal were overwhelming to Tang Xing just by looking at the list, but under Chang Fu’s hands, things unfolded in an orderly manner. In no time, everyone in Jiejiang City knew that the second son of Sect Head Tang Sen was to marry the precious daughter of Deputy Sect Head Tang Qian, Tang Zhen.

Such clan internal marriages would always be tinged with a political hue, and busybodies always liked to cluster several unrelated events together, combining some seemingly true details into clues to serve as evidence.

Although Sect Head Tang Sen was recalled by the Xu Clan, he could not bear to give up his power. The reason he arranged for Tang Qian to act as the deputy Sect Head was because the two were related by marriage. Tang Xing’s marriage to Tang Zhen also became a signal sent by Sect Head Tang Sen.

In the great battle of Tang Mi, the third branch exhausted its foundation and became weak, with only a few clan elders left to keep up appearances, whereas Tang Sen, who had branched off, was in his prime, and his two sons were exceptional talents. It was clear to the discerning eye that the future top martial force of the Tang Clan would definitely emerge from Tang Sen’s branch.

Moreover, with Tang Qian being a top martial artist who had gained fame at a young age, the marriage between Tang Xing and Tang Zhen had an indescribable sense to it.

Good or bad, Tang Xing’s wedding banquet touched the nerves of too many people in Jiejiang City, also turning this match into a grand occasion in Jiejiang City.

The Ning Family was still waiting for a response from the sect, and the next day they found out that the whole Jiejiang City was discussing their daughter’s marriage. Those ladies who usually considered themselves above others were visiting in groups, and the envy and jealousy in their tone were impossible to hide.

God knows where Tang Xing, who was still a minor, got such ample wealth from, as dowry after dowry was transported from the Sect Head’s residence to Tang Qian’s home. People had only heard of dowries being paraded for miles to demonstrate affluence but had never seen such extravagant and generous betrothal gifts.

Almost everyone in Jiejiang City was saying that Tang Xing’s fortune was ample, and he must be madly in love with Tang Zhen to offer so many betrothal gifts.

And the constant brainwashing by the busybodies also gradually pulled Tang Zhen out from the pain of the lies, making her start to re-examine her feelings for Tang Xing.

Girls are always a bit wiser than boys at an early age, and naturally more sensitive. In fact, after experiencing life and death together and coming out of the Minor Spiritual Realm, they could no longer hide their true feelings for each other.

She was going to marry him eventually, after all, she had given herself to him, and despite being a formidable warrior, deep down Tang Zhen was just a stubborn young girl.

These past days, Tang Xing had come to her door countless times seeking an audience, only to be sent away by her, watching her lover awkwardly leave today and return tomorrow; her heart had already softened. The reason she was still waiting was simply to see if he could truly fulfill the promise he made to her.

It wasn’t until three days before the wedding that a warrior from the Tang Clan arrived at Tang Qian’s residence, reporting to the Ning Family that the treacherous maidservant, who had an affair with her master and was carrying an illegitimate child, had been subjected to an acupuncture procedure by Tang Qingyi, the most distinguished physician of the contemporary Tang Clan, and the child had been aborted.

Hearing this, Tang Zhen finally let go of her worries, dropped her reserve, and began to prepare to become a bride at ease.

Normally, such weddings would wait until the parents of both parties were gathered to celebrate in grand style, but because Tang Zhen was pregnant, they had to make do with a speedy and simple ceremony.

After receiving approval from Sect Head Tang Sen and his wife Xu Shuhui, the wedding was hastily arranged by an official in place of traditional parental blessings, and the couple was happily married.

However, on the wedding day, the groom Tang Xing got drunk, having just found out that Miao Zhu’s child had been aborted three days prior.

On their wedding night, Tang Xing held Tang Zhen, who had a slight bulge in her belly, and wept uncontrollably; those numerous apologies, he did not know whom he was addressing.

Tang Zhen was surprisingly not annoyed; instead, she held Tang Xing, who cried like a child, and comforted him gently.

Perhaps there was a tinge of regret in her heart as well, so even though she had proven to be Tang Xing’s true love, she was not as happy as she had imagined.

As the child grew day by day in her womb, and the bond with her mother strengthened, her guilt grew; she often thought of a maidservant in Lanshan City who lost her own child because of Tang Zhen’s momentary rage.

In an unprecedented move, Tang Zhen took the initiative to propose to Tang Xing, “Aren’t you thinking of taking that maidservant as a concubine? Pick an auspicious day for the ceremony.”

Gently rubbing his eyes, Tang Xing with red eyes said, “I don’t have the face to see her now; let’s talk about it later.”

Since their wedding, he hadn’t returned to Lanshan City, and months had passed in the blink of an eye. Tang Zhen’s belly had become noticeably larger, and every time he saw her, he would be reminded of the words the young girl had sobbed in the chamber of Marshal Star Pavilion that night.

“Young Master had said that he would protect the maidservant.”

This sentence seemed to be even more powerful than a Buddha Seed from Yankong; whenever he closed his eyes, he could recall Miao Zhu’s face, so full of misery.

Touching his wife’s pregnant belly, Tang Xing sighed deeply and thought that if he hadn’t acted foolishly back then, perhaps Miao Zhu would have been this far along in her pregnancy by now.

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Lanshan City, Marshal Star Pavilion

About a dozen pregnant women were sitting together gossiping about something; most of them were the family members of the disciples of Marshal Star Pavilion, and after all, people are not machines, they are all young men full of vim and vigor, who wouldn’t want to start a family? As a family with a thousand years of heritage, the Tang Clan was well-versed in this.

Therefore, many disciples of Marshal Star Pavilion were already married, and some already had children.

Miao Zhu sat among a group of ladies with her pregnant belly, fitting in with no sense of incongruity.