Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool

Gu Ziye watched Lu Yuan roll up his sleeves. "What? Are you about to show off?"

Su Liyan smiled and explained, "Lu Yuan recently learned a Divination and Deduction Skill. He can calculate an auspicious wedding day for you two."

Gu Ziye was skeptical. "Right now? How can he do that in broad daylight? The people at the Astronomical Bureau said there’s been thick fog lately, making it impossible to observe the stars at night, let alone right now."

Lu Yuan chuckled and said, "Just you watch!"

Lu Yuan’s Divination and Deduction Skill was vastly different from the one used by the Astronomical Bureau.

Lu Yuan could manifest an infinite starry sky in his mind and perform his calculations based on the trajectories of the planets.

The Astronomical Bureau, on the other hand, needed to observe the night sky, making them dependent on whether the heavens would grant them a clear view.

After speaking, Lu Yuan began to meditate, and a star chart started to appear in his mind.

With repeated practice, his speed at Divination and Deduction had become faster and faster.

Su Liyan and Gu Ziye sat on either side of him, not daring to make a sound for fear of disturbing him.

A short while later, the faint glow around Lu Yuan’s body faded away.

Gu Ziye leaned in close to Lu Yuan, her heart pounding like a student about to check their college entrance exam results.

Gu Ziye asked cautiously, "Yuan~ when is a good day for our wedding?"

Lu Yuan’s brow furrowed, making Gu Ziye’s heart sink. ’Don’t tell me we’re going to have so many hardships,’ she thought.

’The path to happiness is never smooth, but it can’t be *all* hardship, can it? Could it be that our stars aren’t aligned?’

Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "The most auspicious day for a wedding is thirteen days from now."

"Huh?" Gu Ziye was stunned. "Isn’t that a little too soon?"

A wedding for a Princess of the Current Dynasty involved incredibly complicated ceremonies.

Besides the usual wedding procedures for a wealthy family—like rushing to make the ceremonial headdress and robes (wedding attire), hanging colored lanterns, and hosting a feast—a Princess of the Current Dynasty also had to hold an investiture ceremony.

After the investiture ceremony, she would have to tour the palace. First, she would pay respects to the Emperor eight times, then the Empress eight times. She would also have to visit the Crown Prince, the Imperial Consorts, and the other Princes.

Then there was the Princess’s anointment ceremony, the Prince Consort’s anointment ceremony, the Prince Consort’s procession to welcome the bride, the ceremony of paying respects at the ancestral hall...

This was all according to Gu Ziye; this was the procedure for previous princesses’ weddings.

She didn’t know if she would have to go through all of it. After all, she wasn’t marrying to become the primary wife. Whether they would follow this procedure would depend on the Court’s Ministry of Rites.

Su Liyan was getting a headache just listening to it. This was far more complicated than a village wedding banquet.

When she had married Lu Yuan, it had just been a matter of setting up a few extra banquet tables.

Back then, setting up those extra tables and bringing in several cartloads of whole pigs was a spectacle unheard of for miles around.

Their lives were much better now than before. A good life was something you built, not something the heavens handed to you.

Now, compared to Gu Ziye, the weddings of the rich seemed truly extravagant.

However, Su Liyan wasn’t envious of any of it. The most important thing was for a couple to live a steady, down-to-earth life together.

(Today is May 21st. To all the singles out there, may you find your other half soon! To all the couples, may you have a long and happy life together!)

Su Liyan also felt the timing was a bit tight, so she asked, "Honey, besides that one? Are there any other suitable dates?"

Lu Yuan continued, "It is a bit rushed. After the date in thirteen days, there aren’t any more auspicious days this year. The next one won’t be until the second half of next year."

Hearing that she would have to wait until the second half of next year, Gu Ziye was definitely not having it.

Gu Ziye stood up and said excitedly, "What’s rushed about it? I think it’s perfect! Thirteen days it is! I’ll be the bride, you’ll be the groom!"

"Sister, what do you think?" Gu Ziye blinked, turning to look at Su Liyan.

Su Liyan paused for a moment, then said, "I have no objections. If Yue’Er says it can be done, then it can definitely be done."

Lu Yuan hesitated and said, "But, my dear, we haven’t prepared anything!"

Su Liyan replied, "That’s true."

Hearing this, Gu Ziye put her hands on her hips and said, "Prepare what! I’ll head back to the Imperial Capital right now and talk to my father. As for the ceremonies and all that, the people from the Ministry of Rites will take care of it."

With that, Gu Ziye turned to leave.

Su Liyan tried to stop her. "Yue’Er, you just sat down. Won’t you stay a little longer?"

"I can’t, Sister. Time is tight and the task is heavy. I’m heading back right now to have my father get things moving." Gu Ziye picked up her coat and added, "Yuan~"

Gu Ziye looked like she wanted to say something more, but the words reached her lips and she held them back.

Lu Yuan stood up, took the coat from her, and draped it over her shoulders. "Alright, Yue’Er. It’s windy outside. Put your coat on properly so you don’t catch a cold."

"Mhm!" Gu Ziye nodded and then bid farewell to Lu Yuan and Su Liyan.

After Gu Ziye left, Su Liyan eyed Lu Yuan and mimicked his earlier tone. "Honey, it’s windy outside, wear your coat~"

Lu Yuan chuckled. "My dear, why are you making fun of me again?"

"I don’t care!" Su Liyan pouted.

Lu Yuan took Su Liyan’s arms in his hands and said, "My dear, you have to believe me. In my heart, you are the most important!"

He then pulled Su Liyan into his arms. She nestled happily against him and said, "Honey, is that really the only auspicious day this year?"

"Of course... not!" Lu Yuan said with a laugh.

"Aha, honey, you were just in a hurry to marry her!" Su Liyan said, pinching the flesh on his stomach as she leaned against his chest.

"In any case, we just need to do our part and get everything done within these thirteen days."

...

「In the Imperial Capital, after dinner.」 Gu Ziye went to find her father.

No matter how busy he was, the Emperor always spent some time in the Empress’s chambers after dinner for the old couple to have a heart-to-heart.

A home is a place for love, but it should also be a place for reason, shouldn’t it?