TNIBFT -Chapter 322 Hinting Ye Tian

Ye Tian summoned Shi Shanxiang and his son, instructing them to acquire ceremonial wedding attire in the shortest possible time.

The three children also needed elegant red outfits.

Shi Shanxiang took careful notes and hurried off to handle the matter.

Inside the shop:

“Master and Miss Qin are getting married?”
“This time it’s for real!”
“Did Master really say that?”
“What about Miss Ling’er?”

The crowd buzzed with gossip. When Ye Tian emerged from the backyard, everyone quickly lowered their heads and resumed their work. Ye Tian asked, “Aren’t you happy for the banquet? Why so many worries? Where’s Fang Shenghu?”

“Send someone to tell Fang Shenghu that I’m getting married today. He must find the best cooks and have the feast ready before lunch.”

“Master, I’ll take care of the drum and lion dance teams!” Yuan Heipang volunteered eagerly.

Someone asked, “Do we have invitations ready?”

“We’ll deliver them now!”

…

In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the whole city knew that the city lord was getting married today.

The entire Sifang City was decorated with lanterns and streamers, bustling with festivity.

Qin Fengyi changed into her red bridal attire, looking stunningly beautiful. Surrounded by the three children, she and Ye Tian performed the ritual to worship Heaven and Earth. With Heaven as their witness and the sun and moon as their matchmakers, the two were officially husband and wife.

The hotpot restaurant was lively and cheerful.

When Qiu Feibai returned from the Apothecary Hall and saw the scene before him, he froze at the doorway, stunned for a long moment.

What’s going on?

Today, the shop was decorated even more festively than yesterday. Could it be that Ye Tian really intends to get married in the past few days?

He’s getting married—would the three children even agree?

He stepped into the shop.

Inside, the crowd laughed and chatted, clinking glasses. There were city officials from Sifang, military generals following Ye Tian, and Ye Tian’s associates—most of whom he didn’t recognize.

“Doctor Qiu has arrived?”

“Doctor Qiu, come sit quickly!”

Everyone waved enthusiastically. Qiu Feibai was confused—so many people having a meal? Was this a reward for the army, or is Ye Tian just in a particularly good mood today?

Qiu Feibai frowned. Old Yang handed him a cup of clear wine and smiled: “Our master is getting married today. From now on, Xiao Jiang also has a mother who cares for him. Doctor Qiu should be happy for him.”

“These three children like Miss Qin very much.”

Marriage?

Miss Qin?

Qiu Feibai leapt to his feet. Yesterday it was Miss Ling’er, wasn’t it? Today, it’s a different girl?

Ye Tian is serious, right?

The wedding is being arranged so hastily. This won’t do—he must go ask Ye Tian. Surely not just any stranger can become the mother of these three children, right?

With this thought, Qiu Feibai set off toward the backyard.

Old Yang, surprised, called out from behind: “Doctor Qiu, where are you going?”
“Not attending the feast. Haven’t you delivered the gifts yet?”
“I was going to say…”

Before Old Yang could finish, Qiu Feibai’s figure had already vanished into the hall.

The crowd shook their heads and continued drinking and chatting.

Meanwhile, in the backyard:

Ye Tian’s room had been completely redecorated; everything was now in festive red.

Qin Fengyi sat at the vanity. Xiao Jiang flitted around her, sometimes helping her shape her eyebrows, sometimes helping apply rouge. The little one’s face was flushed, her big eyes sparkling with excitement: “Mother, you’re the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen.”

Qin Fengyi smiled softly.

Looking at the three soft, adorable children who would now always be together, her gaze lingered affectionately as she reached out to ruffle Xiao Jiang’s little head.

“My father used to say that my mother fell seriously ill, so she couldn’t come back to be with us.”

“Mother is from Dazhou. She had no choice—if she returned, she would have been beheaded.”

Xiao Jiang’s small face was serious.

The childlike words somehow made people want to cry. Xiao Jiang stretched out his tiny arms and hugged Qin Fengyi tightly. “So… did mother sneak back secretly?”

“But don’t worry. My brother, sister, father, and I will all protect mother. No one will bully you!”

“The mother in my dreams wasn’t even this beautiful. Mother… will you never leave again?”

As he spoke, big tears rolled down his cheeks.

Ye Shuangxue and Ye Yunting also gathered around Qin Fengyi, and the three children lowered their heads, sobbing quietly.

What should have been a happy moment now carried a bittersweet weight. Qin Fengyi looked at the three sensible children, her eyes red. “I won’t leave. From now on, I won’t go anywhere!”

“We will always be together as a family.”

The four of them—mother and children—hugged each other tightly.

Outside the window, Qiu Feibai glanced at the scene inside.

It was obvious that this woman cared deeply for the children, and the three children liked her in return.

“What are you looking at?”

The voice from behind startled Qiu Feibai. He turned slightly and saw Ye Tian standing there, scrutinizing him with a keen gaze.

Qiu Feibai smiled. “Such a big occasion as your wedding, and you didn’t inform your humble brother?”

“I had prepared a wedding gift for you last night, thinking I wouldn’t need it, but it turns out it’s needed sooner than expected.”

Qiu Feibai chuckled. “By the way… isn’t this Miss Ling’er?”

Ye Tian was speechless.

Qiu Feibai turned his gaze toward the room again.

Sensing the eyes at the door, Qin Fengyi’s sharp gaze lifted and met Qiu Feibai’s for a brief moment.

What kind of gaze was that?

Intimidating!

Domineering, decisive!

And that face—so stunningly beautiful—yet it provoked no improper thoughts. She seemed like a divine goddess who ruled over all things.

“She’s my wife!”

“Hurry and go eat! Move, move!”

Seeing Qiu Feibai frozen in place, Ye Tian quickly stepped in front of him and pushed him out toward the courtyard.

That face… it seemed familiar!

Where had he seen it before? He couldn’t recall for the moment.

Qiu Feibai furrowed his brow, trying to explain: “Miss Qin… hasn’t she been to Sifang City before?”

“Eh eh, I can walk myself!”

“She’s from Dazhou, right?”

Qiu Feibai kept asking questions, when suddenly an image of a cold, beautiful, and proud face flashed in his mind. His body went icy, his feet seemed rooted to the ground as he blankly turned to look at Ye Tian.

This… is impossible!

She—the Empress of Dazhou—cannot be in Sifang City, a place like this!

Even more impossible, she cannot be marrying Ye Tian. Why would she do this?

That gaze… and that aura—there’s no mistaking it.

Among all women under heaven, only the Empress of Dazhou could possess such looks and presence. Yet now, she shouldn’t be recuperating in Dazhou?

Five years ago, the Empress of Dazhou fell into a coma, and the imperial physicians were secretly summoned to treat her.

He remembered that day: her eyes tightly closed, lying in a yellow dragon-patterned canopy. Even in her unconscious state, her peerless beauty remained unforgettable.

“Old Qiu, what’s wrong with you?”

“Jealous that your brother is getting married?”

“Or afraid that Xiao Jiang will have a mother and forget about you?” Ye Tian put a hand on Qiu Feibai’s shoulder.

Qiu Feibai’s expression grew calm, and he turned to Ye Tian: “Your wife… she’s extraordinary.”

His tone left nothing more to say.

He wanted to alert Ye Tian without stating it outright.

Ye Tian lifted a corner of his mouth. “She is indeed different from ordinary women. That’s one of the reasons I like her.”

“What I mean is… her identity. For example, why she came to Sifang City, her family… have you ever thought about it?”