After I died, the scumbag prince cried down the city wall

Chapter 223 Nowhere to Escape

Cui Rongrong gently stroked the top of his head with a smile on her lips. That smile was filled with maternal warmth and expectations for the future.

At this moment, bursts of firecrackers suddenly rang out outside the door. Su Yue's face was filled with surprise: "The bride-picking team has arrived! Quick, put a red veil on the young lady!"

The matchmaker hurriedly brought a red veil and carefully covered Cui Rong's head with it. She and Su Yue supported her on both sides and slowly walked out the door.

As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she saw the bride's receptionist smiling and bowing respectfully: "Bride, the bridal sedan is ready, please get in."

Su Yue looked around and asked doubtfully, "Where is Lord Lin? Shouldn't he come to marry her in person?"

The lawyer smiled bitterly and explained, "This is really an emergency. The master had to go back to deal with an urgent matter at the government office. He specifically asked me to bring the sedan chair to pick you up first. After he finishes his official business, he will rush over to complete the wedding ceremony with you."

Su Yue's expression changed slightly, and her brows furrowed tightly: "Why can't you come and marry me in person?"

There was a seriousness and confusion in her eyes that could not be ignored.

The lawyer smiled bitterly and further explained: "This is not a special situation. The master has been working day and night for official business these days and has not left the government office for many days. I hope the bride will bear with it."

Su Yue frowned and turned her gaze to Cui Rongrong, whose face was covered by a red veil: "Sister..."

Although I couldn't see Cui Rongrong's expression, the soft voice coming from under the red veil was unusually clear: "Forget it, get in the sedan chair."

At this moment, Cui Rong felt mixed emotions, as a wedding does not necessarily require the groom to personally pick up the bride, especially when there is a huge disparity in social status, such an arrangement is not uncommon.

However, she didn't know whether Lin Han's absence at this moment was really due to urgent business, or was intentional, as some kind of silent warning or test...

She would rather believe that all this was just a little joke played by fate. After all, in her eyes, Lin Han had never been a person who was good at playing tricks behind the scenes.

The two of them have been through so many ups and downs together and have spent so many days and nights together. How could they easily give up the wedding that once made them so excited because of these trivial things?

Xu Shujin's heart was filled with resentment and confusion, and the words were stuck in his throat, wanting to speak but stopping.

However, at this moment, Cui Rongrong gently held his hand, and her fingertips gently stroked his palm lines, as if conveying silent comfort: "Ajin, today is a good day, and we shouldn't let any unpleasantness disturb it."

Although he was unwilling, Xu Shujin could only suppress the turbulent emotions in his heart and closed his mouth silently. A faint blush appeared in his eyes, and grievance and injustice flickered in his eyes.

He secretly thought in his heart that if he were the eldest son in the family, perhaps he would be able to pass the imperial examination sooner and obtain an official position. Then when his sister got married, she would definitely not suffer such cold treatment and contempt!

The master beside him hurriedly apologized, his voice full of sincerity and anxiety: "It was really helpless, Master Lin feels very guilty, please don't blame the bride, why worry about these trivial matters on such a happy day?"

"Please get in the sedan, young lady."

The attendant servant said respectfully.

Cui Rong pursed her lips and said nothing more. She just gently took her sister Su Yue's hand. Their shadows slowly lengthened in the sunlight, and then they stepped into the sedan chair decorated like a dream together.

In an instant, suonas rang out, joyful notes danced in the air, and the master's voice was loud and excited: "Lift the sedan chair!"

The sedan chair adorned with flowers, symbolizing happiness and the future, was lifted steadily and passed through the narrow and busy alleys, heading towards the bustling market.

Sitting in the bridal sedan, Cui Rong's eyes passed through the thin wedding veil and fell on her own hands that looked somewhat pale and weak. The uneasiness in her heart rose higher and higher like a tide.

This should have been the happiest moment in my life, but why did I feel like I was being stabbed in the back? An indescribable sense of crisis quietly grew.

She shook her head hard, trying to dispel these disturbing thoughts and force herself to focus on the new life that was about to begin.

The music echoed in the air, and just as people were immersed in the festive atmosphere, the music suddenly stopped. Everything around seemed to fall into deathly silence in an instant, and an unusual silence filled the air.

Then, the bridal sedan was carefully lowered. Cui Rong couldn't help but wonder, could it be that they had reached their destination so soon?

But reason told her that the distance from the county government office to Huaishu Lane was far, and even if she walked slowly through the streets and alleys, it would take at least half an hour. How could it be possible to go so fast?

A trace of anxiety crept into her heart, and she called softly: "Su Yue?"

However, apart from his own echo, there was no response from outside.

"Su Yue?"

She raised her voice again, but there was still an uncomfortable silence.

At this moment, a series of footsteps coming from far away broke the silence. Every step seemed to step on her heartstrings, making her heart beat faster involuntarily.

The sound of those footsteps seemed to contain a kind of uneasiness and fear that she could not describe.

She sat stiffly in the sedan chair, looking around helplessly, and could only wait quietly for the arrival of the unknown.

Finally, the man stopped in front of the sedan door and gently opened the curtain. A beam of warm sunlight poured in, illuminating every corner inside the sedan. Her eyes squinted uncomfortably because of the sudden light.

Then, a hand gently reached in, with the palm facing up, spotlessly white, with distinct joints. It was a hand she was very familiar with.

At this moment, her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by something, her breathing stagnated, and her blood seemed to solidify in her body. All her attention was focused on that hand, and she just sat there, motionless.

Suddenly, he lost his patience, grabbed her wrist and pulled her out of the sedan chair.

She lost her balance due to the sudden movement and fell into a broad embrace. The red veil slipped off. When she raised her head, she met those pupils that were as deep as the night, flashing with complex emotions.

He gently stroked her cheek with one hand, but his eyes revealed a bit of coldness: "Wanwan, you made me look so hard."

Her body instantly became stiff, her face turned pale, and it felt like something was stuck in her throat. Fear and shock made her unable to utter a word.

The sedan chair stopped quietly in a quiet courtyard, and there was no one else around except them.

"How will you be here?"

She managed to squeeze out these words with great difficulty, because she knew that at this moment, she had nowhere to escape.

"How could I not come to your big day?"

His face seemed calm, but his voice was like ice, penetrating into the bone marrow.

Her eyes gradually became moist, and her voice was filled with tears: "Where's Lin Han? Why didn't he come?"