The main reason she agreed to let him pass was that she hoped for one more beautiful thing and did not want to turn away a guest only to earn a curse behind her back.
They had come from so far away to offer congratulations. If she drove them off, they would certainly be unhappy and surely resent it in private. She did not want such a thing to happen on a day like this.
There was another reason as well: Niu Youdao's relationship with Linghu Qiu. Chuan Ying often mentioned it to her, frequently speaking of how grateful he was to Linghu Qiu.
In her view, she truly did have reason to thank Linghu Qiu. If Linghu Qiu had not saved Chuan Ying's life, how would she have had the chance to become husband and wife with Chuan Ying?
As for some of Chuan Ying's past romantic exploits, she did not think there was anything inappropriate about them. Men in this world having three wives and four concubines was perfectly normal. There was no need to brood over the past. Now that she and Chuan Ying were together, Chuan Ying naturally would not behave as he had before—assuming any other women even dared.
Given Niu Youdao's relationship with Linghu Qiu, she could not very well turn him away either.
On the contrary, the fact that Niu Youdao had known her before and had painted her portrait was not even part of her consideration.
"Yes!" The woman who had reported the matter accepted the order and withdrew.
The wind and snow came as they pleased and left as they pleased. The wind stopped, and beneath the sunlight, fine snowflakes drifting through the air refracted dreamlike colors.
The person sent to report the matter returned on a flying bird, bringing