Greetings, Ninth Uncle

Ch.56 - Wedding

Cheng Yujin stood at the door. For a moment, she couldn't distinguish the past and present.

She clearly hadn't experienced those events personally, but at this moment, seeing the bright red decorations made her fall into a trance, as if she was returning to her previous life. At that time, it was the same hustle and bustle. Everyone laughed happily: "Eldest Miss is so beautiful today."

In an instant, the scene changed to Jingyong Marquis manor. Huo Changyuan lifted her veil, and the servants on both sides joyfully uttered countless auspicious words: "May Madam and Marquis to be blessed. May both of you give birth to a child soon and grow old together."

Cheng Yujin has never experienced these events, but at this moment, memories were coming in like a tide. Like a show of shadow puppet, frame by frame flashed by. Lively, bustling, joyful. Finally, it was frozen into a soundless black and white picture. A blood-stained old woman rushed out from the room and said: "Old Madam, young Madam's fetal position is not right. She has difficult childbirth. Mother or child, I am afraid we can only keep one."

Cheng Yujin saw Huo Xue-shi kept a straight face. Without hesitation, she said: "Keep the child."

The last picture was of the same old woman. She walked forward with a swaddling bundle and handed it to Huo Xue-shi with a smile: "Old Madam, it is a boy."

"How is Madam?"

"Madam, she...bleeds too much. I am afraid she cannot hold on."

...

Cheng Yujin stood at the door in a daze. The people in the room had already seen her. They greeted her with a smile: "Eldest Miss has arrived!"

Cheng Yujin's wandering mind immediately returned to its place, and the hustle and bustle came back into her ears. Cheng Yujin was a little surprised. What happened just now was as if her soul had gone out of her body and saw a nightmare.

The things she saw just now were probably fragments of memories from her previous life. Even so, it wasn't something she experienced herself. It was as if she was watching another person's story. The pictures flashed fast in succession, bringing a light pang into Cheng Yujin's heart.

The servant girl who guarded the door saw Cheng Yujin didn't react for a long time and looked at her strangely. Cheng Yujin quickly put away her thoughts and nodded at the people inside with her usual dignified, yet slightly distant, smile: "I come to see second sister. Is everything ready?"

"So far, it goes smoothly. Second Miss is putting on makeup."

Cheng Yujin walked in, smiling naturally. Her bearing was graceful and gentle: "Today is second sister's big event. The makeup must be meticulous. No mistakes can be tolerated."

Cheng Yumo heard that Cheng Yujin was coming and was about to stand up. But Cheng Yujin and the servant girls stopped her. "Second sister, don't move. Put on your makeup first."

Cheng Yumo nodded and sat back on the embroidered stool, letting the people putting on various makeup on her face. Through the mirror, Cheng Yumo could clearly see Cheng Yujin stood behind her. Cheng Yujin wore a white dress today. Although the pattern on the edges and hems were red, overall, it was still a very plain attire. Standing inside a room brightly decorated in red, Cheng Yujin was very eye-catching.

—Almost more eye-catching than the real protagonist, Cheng Yumo.

Cheng Yumo suddenly felt an unbearable feeling. Because the makeup might dirty the wedding gown, Cheng Yumo was wearing only an inner blouse at this moment. Many servants surrounded her, putting makeup on her face. Cheng Yumo herself couldn't speak at all. Because a bride's makeup was exaggerated, Cheng Yumo's face was painted with layer after layer of white powder, and her eyebrows were drawn high and thin. Like this, she looked like a female ghost. However, Cheng Yujin was standing behind her, smiling beautifully. Although Cheng Yujin didn't wear heavy makeup, her eyebrows and the corner of her eyes were painted exquisitely: beautiful and elegant. Her white and red attire accentuated her slim figure and fair skin. When Cheng Yumo was contrasted with Cheng Yujin, it was basically like heaven and earth, truly tragic.