Mysterious Enemy!

By the time the Heavenly Bloom Longevity Pill was successfully refined, three days and three nights had already passed outside.

This batch produced nine standard-grade pills and one premium-grade pill, all of which Zhao Wan Yi carefully put away.

"...Husband, shall we go rest first?"

Zhao Wan Qing stepped forward and looped her arm through Ling Changqing's, whispering softly, her jade-like beautiful face flushed crimson.

Night had already fallen outside. Earlier, the head maid had come in to report that the bridal chamber had been fully prepared.

"Alright."

Ling Changqing did not stand on ceremony and nodded in agreement.

Since this was not a public marriage recruitment by the family, Shangguan Qingying had not intended to make a grand affair of it. She had merely informed several trusted elders in private and held a simple banquet with them.

The elders had voiced quite a few objections, feeling that Zhao Wan Yi and her sister had been wronged. Only after Shangguan Qingying persuaded them did they stop opposing it.

It was not that they looked down on Ling Changqing. This young man had not been with them long, yet his immense contributions to the Zhao Family were obvious to all. He was more than worthy of the Zhao Wan Yi sisters.

They simply hoped that Ling Changqing could remain with the Zhao Family. In that case, it would not take many years for the Zhao Family not only to return to its peak, but perhaps even destroy its longtime enemy, the Qin Family.

Naturally, Shangguan Qingying understood the elders' thoughts. For now, she could only advise them not to be impatient. No one could say what the future held.

After the banquet, Ling Changqing returned to the bridal chamber under the guidance of the maids. The entire courtyard was adorned with