The princes and the Crown Prince who had accompanied Xiao Jinyi to fetch his bride felt rather uneasy when they saw the written pledge. How was this getting married?
He was practically signing away the rest of his life, yet Xiao Jinyi was grinning from ear to ear as he signed and pressed his fingerprint onto it without hesitation.
Shen Zexi tucked the returned pledge safely inside his robes. Seeing that it was nearly time, he had the men blocking the entrance step aside and opened the gates himself.
Xiao Jinyi was about to lead everyone inside when the gates opened, but once he saw that Shen Zexi had opened them, he stopped, bowed respectfully, and called him elder brother.
He had called him elder brother before, but he had always added his surname. Now that he was marrying Shen Shixu, Shen Shixu's elder brother was his own elder brother too.
Shen Zexi nodded at the address. "Today, I'm entrusting my younger brother to you. You must treat him well."
Xiao Jinyi assured him, "Rest assured, elder brother. I will never let A-Xu down. If I ever do, you may deal with me however you see fit."
Shen Zexi trusted his character. He stepped aside and let him lead the others in to fetch Shen Shixu.
Xiao Jinyi strode eagerly toward Shen Shixu's courtyard, so quickly that Xiao Yuanqi and the others had to jog to keep up.
Shen Shixu had finally coaxed Shen Father and Shen Mother into sitting in the reception hall, telling them to wait there for him and Xiao Jinyi to come and bid them farewell.
He had only just settled them down when Xiaoshi told him that Xiao Jinyi had arrived with the others and was right outside.
Xiao Jinyi could hardly wait to bring