At dawn, Huo Xiaochेन looked at his beautiful wife, still sound asleep, and a smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
The Xiao Family's legitimate daughter might not have possessed the beauty of a celestial maiden, but she was still a rare beauty, hardly inferior to Ye Qiuling. She also had the shrewdness and resolve befitting a legitimate daughter of a thousand-year-old aristocratic family. In the future, she would be a worthy helpmate.
"Time to get up. We still have to serve tea to Father, Mother, and Master."
He woke his bride, and the servants brought hot water. Once they had washed, Huo Xiaochेन took her out.
After serving tea to the Xiao Family's head and its matriarch, Huo Xiaochेन asked a servant about his master. Only then did he learn that Jiang Wang had not stayed at the Xiao Family estate last night, but had returned to the city that very night.
He thought nothing of it. His master had probably gone back to show off.
After all, becoming in-laws with a thousand-year-old aristocratic family was an enormous boost to his prestige. Given his master's temperament, it would have been strange if he had not gone back to swagger about it.
The day passed quickly, and the next morning soon arrived.
Huo Xiaochेन was roused before he had even gotten out of bed.
"Steward Xiao, what brings you here?" He looked at Xiao Yun, the Xiao Family's steward, with some displeasure.
Xiao Yun ignored his expression and said gravely, "The Iron Sword Gate has sent people here looking for Elder Jiang."
Huo Xiaochेन froze. "Couldn't you simply tell them Master isn't here?"
"They said that after the wedding banquet the day before yesterday, Elder Jiang never returned to the Iron Sword Gate's lodgings. Nor did anyone see him