Doted By The Regent King

Chapter 1804: Chapter 1742: Qingqing

Ah Jiu reached out her hands to catch Wufu, who flew towards her like a little bird, her eyes full of laughter, but she said, "Slow down."

Wufu lifted her head and stood on tiptoe to give him a peck on the corner of his mouth, asking, "When did you arrive? Didn’t you say things over there weren’t settled yet?"

"Just got here." Ah Jiu felt the warmth at the corner of his lips, appreciating her boldness, and glanced at Chi San and Chi Wu, seeing them sensibly bow their heads, he was very satisfied.

He held her by the shoulders, looked her up and down, and said, "You look much better than before!"

After half a year apart, her spirit was better than before he left, her face had regained its rosy color, and most importantly, she no longer looked as lifeless and spiritless as the day he left.

The pain of losing her mother, she should be able to come out of it, that’s great!

"But you’ve lost weight." Wufu discontentedly touched his cheek.

Ah Jiu took her hand and led her to sit by the table.

Chi San and Chi Wu gave Ah Jiu a bow and then retreated. Since the master and his companion had reunited after a long time apart, they surely had much to discuss, so it was necessary for them not to remain in the way unnecessarily. As for other matters, they went to take care of them automatically, and would come back for additional instructions later.

Once the distracting people left, the two became more at ease. Wufu straightforwardly sat on his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and said, "I missed you."

"Me too." Ah Jiu curled his lips into a smile, lifted her chin, and kissed her.

What was meant to be a brief kiss turned into something uncontrollable as it deepened upon touching her lips, becoming a tender and passionate embrace.

Breathing heavily from the kiss, they looked at each other and smiled.

Feeling a change in his body, Wufu deliberately nudged against him and raised her eyebrows, "We’ve already had the wedding ceremony, we are husband and wife now. If you want, it’s not impossible!"

"Little rascal!" Ah Jiu glared at her, straightened her hair, and said, "You’re still in the mourning period!"

Wufu blinked and asked, "Can’t you do that while in mourning?"

Ah Jiu held her in his arms and said, "During mourning, it’s inappropriate for indulgence. Even for couples, such actions must be discreet, and absolutely no children should be born during the mourning period. We should at least mourn for your mother for a year."

"I don’t have strong feelings about it. In our place, there is no concept of mourning. Filial piety is not shown through this. Once gone, what’s the point of mourning? Being filial while alive is what matters most." Wufu counted her fingers and said, "Besides, I’ve heard my mourning is a heavy mourning, observed for three years?"

Ah Jiu nodded and explained in detail, "Heavy mourning is the Zhensuai, and its mourning period is three years. However, it’s not exactly three whole years; once you’ve completed two full years and the first month of the third year, it counts as three years, so it’s actually twenty-five months of mourning."

Wufu suddenly understood and said, "So, I’ll only be out of mourning the year after next." Although she didn’t care about mourning, Ah Jiu did, and these ancient practices mattered, she would follow the local customs!

"After you’re out of mourning, we’ll hold a grand wedding." Ah Jiu tucked the stray hairs behind her ear.

Wufu leaned into his embrace and said, "Hmm. Whether the grand wedding happens or not, it doesn’t matter; we are already a couple."

"How can I let you be wronged!" Ah Jiu kissed her forehead and said, "Not only will we hold it, but it must be grand. I want to tell the whole world, that you are Jhin Mo’s Princess Consort."

Wufu felt a sweet warmth flow through her heart.