Yan Nujiao smiled. "Husband, you've seen plenty of grand occasions. This little display is nothing to you."
Once they had boarded, the carriage slowly began to move. Gazing into Yan Nujiao's emerald eyes, Hu Xiaotian asked, "You're not planning to sell me off, are you?"
"That's hard to say!" Yan Nujiao murmured. Alone in the carriage with Hu Xiaotian, she suddenly felt awkward.
Hu Xiaotian slipped an arm around her slender waist and said contentedly, "A fine carriage and a beautiful woman. Tell me I'm not dreaming."
Yan Nujiao couldn't help laughing. Leaning close to his ear, she whispered, "There's a banquet at Mirrorwater Estate tonight. Xue Lingjun, the Eldest Princess of Great Yong, will be attending. From now on, you're Hu Dafu, and I'm your wife, Yan Xiaojiao. We live at Spring Garden on Skysea Avenue."
As they spoke, they arrived at Spring Garden. Hu Xiaotian was the first to step out of the carriage. Looking up, he saw a grand gateway opening onto a spacious residence. Two bronze lions stood majestically before the entrance, with two tall, imposing guards stationed beside the main gate.
Seeing Hu Xiaotian approach, the two guards came forward and bowed. "Welcome home, Master! Welcome home, Madam!"
Since coming to this era, Hu Xiaotian had been an official's son, a county deputy, a eunuch, a stand-in physician, a special envoy, and a city lord. The only things he had never properly been were a local magnate and a married man. Who would have thought that after a single nap, he would have a home, property, a wife, and servants? Goals others might struggle their entire lives to achieve had all come true for him in his sleep. He couldn't help laughing aloud with delight, nodding repeatedly. "Good! Good!"
Holding Yan Nujiao's little hand, he