When the netizens saw Yu Tang say that he was meeting his father-in-law, they couldnât be any more excited.
ăThe world changes too quickly, like a tornado!ăÂ
ăThere is nothing suitable to give a father-in-law, so give money ba.ă
ăGood luck, Your Majesty. Tell father-in-law that the empress is pregnant with your child, and he will definitely give his consent.ă
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One after another, the enthusiastic online users gave Yu Tang a bunch of rotten ideas, and they spontaneously became advisors as they ran over to Song Zichengâs Weibo to persuade him. No one had ever paid him any attention, and only now did they realise that Song Zichengâs Weibo was also quite splendid. There was a lot of content to do with Song Xiao: My son is in university now, my son gave me a present, my son can take over the company nowâŚÂ
While everyone amused themselves, they waited for news of progress. After waiting for two days, there wasnât any news on Yu Tangâs Weibo, but Song Xiao had posted something.
âUnexpectedly, his family dog is called Zhang XiaorenâŚâ The attached photo was of a husky holding a bone-shaped biscuit in its mouth as it stared foolishly at the camera.
ăAhhhh, the empress went to meet his parents-in-law!ă
ăWhy is such a handsome dog able to abuse me? Silently picks up my dog biscuitâŚăÂ
ăThe emperor must be doing this on purpose, on purpose!ăÂ
The great general, whom Yu laoyezi had dumped here, crouched down in the courtyard of A Cityâs Yu residence and looked at the dog which was crunching a biscuit in front of him. âZhang Xiaoren, you, too, have come to this.â
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The husky raised its head to look at the great general with a âI donât understandâ face.
Standing on the side, Dugu An posted the photo he took of the husky on Song Xiaoâs Weibo. He turned to leave, but was stopped by the great general. âAnyi ah, you say, do you think this dog is really Zhang Xiaoren?â
Dugu An glanced at the great general. âHow can one be sure?â
âZhang Xiaoren committed regicide â it would be fitting for him to be reincarnated as an animal.â The great general tugged the dogâs ear and spoke resolutely.
Dugu An ignored him and lowered his head to edit a Weibo post. A secret guardâs duty did not include researching a dog.
Song Xiao, who was chatting with Yu Lin, saw that the two fellows were having a lively discussion, and shook his head as he laughed. The dog couldnât eat its biscuit properly with all the noise, and pulled its ear out of the great generalâs hand. Holding the biscuit in its mouth, it ran over to lie down next to Song Xiaoâs feet. As expected, the two men didnât dare chase it when they saw this, and it proudly wagged its tail.
Yu Lin looked at the dog on the ground. âZhang Xiaoren, youâve now been reduced to a dog. This is Heavenâs punishment for you. Do you still dare insist that what you did was right?â
The dogâs crunching paused for a moment, before it continued to eat its biscuit.
Yu Lin wrinkled his little brow, kicked off his shoe, and placed one foot on the dogâs head. âYou dog thing, if it wasnât because saozi acted quickly that year, I would have bestowed you death by a thousand cuts.â
The husky trembled imperceptibly for an instant, then raised its head to lick the bottom of Yu Linâs foot ingratiatingly.
A few days later, the netizens who were stupidly waiting on the homepages of these two individuals were finally greeted with a surge of bonuses. Yu Tangâs Weibo revealed two marriage certificates written in a foreign language and with large, golden stamps on them.
On its heels, an image was posted on Song Xiaoâs Weibo of a beautiful island with a blue ocean and blue sky, and a white sandy beach. A handsome Yu Tang stood on the beach, wearing a suit and an exquisite bowtie, and looking over with a faint smile.
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ăMa⌠Married?ă
ăAhhhhhh! To be able to see two overbearing chairmen get married in my lifetime, this old man can die content!ă
Those who were invited to the island were all Song Xiao and Yu Tangâs friends, and the group of youngsters made merry. A long carpet was laid out from the beach all the way to the front of a villa with a seaview. Under a beautiful flower arch, a chaplain stood on a wooden platform with a slight smile.
In a het marriage, there would be a flower girl and a page boy. When the two men got married, there was just one small boy. As the band played the wedding march, Yu Lin, dressed in a smart little suit, strode forward on his short legs in a dignified manner, waving as he walked and tossing out flower petals from the basket with a serious face.
Dressed in identical suits, one in white and one in black, the two men slowly walked forward to the sound of melodious music.
âMr Yu, will you, from this day forth, stay by his side, in sickness and in health, for richer, for poorer, and be steadfast and true?â the chaplain said in a warm tone.
âI will,â Yu Tang said with a solemn face.Â
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âMr Song, will you, from this day forth, stay by his side, in sickness and in health, for richer, for poorer, reject intimacy with any other man and woman, not engage in a cold war even when you argue, return to the shared bedroom to sleep on time, and furthermore forgive Mr Yu for occasionally making trouble for no reason?â
Song Xiaoâs lips quirked. Who would have these sorts of things in their wedding vows? He looked up at Yu Tang. So it turned out that the emperor also knew that he was making trouble for no reason ah!
Yu Tang stared back. Hurry up and say âI doâ, or else youâll be punished with the family discipline.
Sitting below the platform, Yu Miao covered her mouth and snickered. Mother Yu shook her head with a gentle smile. âThis child.â
ââŚI will,â Song Xiao said helplessly. So what if he didnât agree, it had always been like this.
âVery well, you may now exchange rings.â The chaplain put away the book of vows and indicated for them to swap rings.
Song Xiao took out a ring from his suit pocket, and when he picked up Yu Tangâs hand and placed it on his ring finger, he discovered that the usually warm and dry hand was unexpectedly a little sweaty today, and he raised his head to look at Yu Tang in astonishment.
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Yu Tang took back his hand and secretly wiped off the sweat on his palm in his pocket. Even if this was his second time as a groom, he was still nervous. Taking out the ring, he grasped Song Xiaoâs hand and placed it on Song Xiaoâs ring finger, which still had the engagement ring on it. To Yu Tang, Song Xiao had always been his wife, and there should be something to symbolise this, such as wearing two rings.
Song Xiao saw that Yu Tang didnât take off the engagement ring. Figuring out his meaning, he didnât bother him about it.
âAlright, the newlyweds may now kiss.â When the chaplain said the words that everyone had been waiting for, the people below began to hoot and heckle.
The two of them looked at each other silently and slowly drew near.
A thousand years later, they had gotten married again. This feeling was too wonderful, and the blessedness they felt was also doubled.
The two of them tilted their heads to the right and rubbed their noses together slowly; for a very long while, their lips didnât meet. That close, they could feel each otherâs breath, and Song Xiao suddenly felt his nose sting a little.
The past drifted before his eyes, the various matters of the last life and the myriad of events in this one. At that very moment, there was only gratitude to the heavens. Thank you, Heaven, for allowing me to be able to meet him again in this life.
Their lips met, and it was forever.
They were supposed to have their honeymoon on the small island after the wedding ceremony, but Yu Tang said he had an emergency and needed to leave for a while, and he ditched Song Xiao on the island.
âImperial brother is too much. What can it be that he had to go right now?â Yu Lin was building a sandcastle as he complained.
Sitting on the beach, Song Xiao helped Yu Lin pile up sand. âLast time you said that it was Moye that brought our memories along. Why was that?â
Yu Lin extended his short hand and wrote out âMoyeâ in the sand. Emperor Hongyuan learnt from Emperor Jingyuan, and his writing was forceful and strong. However, because he was a child now, he couldnât exert much strength, and the written words were round and cutesy, and characteristic of a child.
Quirking his lips, the imperious air with which Yu Lin thrust out his chest just then instantly dispersed, and his shoulders sagged helplessly. âYou remember the legend about Moye, right?â
Moye was a divine sword from the ancient past. In ancient times, a tyrant requested a blacksmith named Gan Jiang to forge a divine weapon from the essence of the gold and iron gathered from the five Sacred Mountains as well as across the world. However, the iron essence wouldnât melt no matter what. Gan Jiangâs wife, Moye, plunged into the furnace, and used her spirit to melt the iron essence. Then, when the sword Moye was forged, Gan Jiang heard his wifeâs voice: âWe will still be togetherâŚâ
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And so the divine sword Moye, in addition to protecting the country, could prevent a husband and wife from being separated.
âAfter the two of you died, a warlock said that if Moye was buried with you, the emperor and empress might be able to meet again in their next life, so thatâs what I did.â Yu Lin looked into the distance with a profound gaze. âBack when imperial brother gave you the sword, it was in the hopes that the two of you could live a long life.â
Song Xiao looked at the child who had a profound expression on his face, and he wanted to laugh, but was also a little distressed. Back when Song Xiao slit his throat, Yu Jinlin was only fifteen years old. Such a young teenager must have been scared. He slowly raised his hand and stroked Yu Linâs head.
Yu Lin was embarrassed by his saozi rubbing his head, but was reluctant to move aside. He squinted and rubbed against that palm, and then⌠was squeezed aside by a large head.
Song Xiao blinked. In a momentâs carelessness, the small head under his palm became Yu Tangâs big, fluffy head.
âYouâre back?â Song Xiao withdrew his hand and smiled. His Majesty the emperorâs head couldnât be touched so casually, and the consequences were very severe. At the very least, Song Xiao wouldnât be able to get out of bed for three days.
Seeing that Song Xiao wasnât rubbing his head, Yu Tang resentfully pushed his brother aside and picked up Song Xiao, striding into the villa.
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The abandoned Yu Lin fell on the sand, flat on his back. Wearing a beach dress, Yu Miao passed by and kicked her little brother with one foot that was covered in sand. âLittle tortoise, what are you doing?â
âContemplating life,â Yu Lin said, with a ânothing left to live forâ face.
Yu Miao tilted her head and lay down next to him, staring up at the dark blue sky. âWhat have you discovered from your contemplation?â
âIâm thinking that⌠you canât do puppy love. You can only marry when youâre at least thirty,â Yu Lin furiously said. The Yu family members were all like this; once they had a wife, they would forget the little brother!
âDo you need a spanking?â Yu Miao reached out and tugged on one jug ear.
âNot allowed to pull my ears!â Yu Lin covered his ear and pushed Yu Miao. The two of them began to roll around like a ball on the beach. As for contemplating life, that was left unfinished.
Yu Tang carried Song Xiao back into the house and chased away the servants in the villa. After shutting the door, he mysteriously pulled out a long brocade box and shoved it into Song Xiaoâs arms.
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âWhatâs this?â Accepting the brocade box, Song Xiao didnât realise it would be so heavy, and nearly dropped it.
âWedding gift,â Yu Tang said expressionlessly, hands behind his back. However, his eyes shone with the light of âI did very well, hurry up and praise meâ.
Song Xiao blinked. Placing the brocade box on the table, he slowly opened it. A red, velvet cloth was delicately wrapped around hard foam rubber. In the centre of the foam rubber was an indentation shaped to precisely fit the object, and in it lay an archaic sword.
The sword was a meter in length, and its entire body was pitch black, without a single decorative motif on it. It expelled ghosts and evil spirits, and kept away thousands of demons â this sword was called Moye!
Caressing the sword with trembling fingers, Song Xiao pursed his lips and couldnât speak for a long while.
Yu Tang hugged him from behind and rested his chin on his shoulder. âStill recognise it?â
ââŚWas our tomb excavated?â Song Xiaoâs lips quirked. Yu Lin had just said earlier that this sword had been buried along with them.
âStolen by a tomb robber.â Yu Tang smiled. âDonât worry, they canât open Great Yuâs coffins.â
Song Xiao picked up the Moye sword and slowly stroked the hilt, but didnât dare unsheath it.
Yu Tang caught his hand. âIf you die first in this life, Iâll use this blade to cut my throat and find you.â Perhaps in their next life, they would still have their memories.
âA single rebirth consumes a lifespan of over a decade. It might take over thirty years next time.â Song Xiao placed the sword back in the box and covered it with the lid. The first hazy sixteen years of this life was in fact the lifespan taken in exchange for not forgetting the past.
Yu Tangâs arms slowly tightened around him, and he said hoarsely, âIâm not afraid.â
Iâm not afraid no matter how many years I lose; my only fear is forgetting you.