Chapter 646: Chapter 646: I Will Be 100, 1000 Times Good to Her

However, Mo Lingwei’s triumph was short-lived.

Grandma Qin, who had just walked into the courtyard, suddenly turned around.

She chuckled. "Xiao Mo, my apologies. Grandma is here today to help Ningning guard the gate."

Everyone burst into laughter.

The wedding procession Mo Lingwei had brought with him stared with wide eyes.

"Grandma, on the way here you said you would definitely help me marry Shen Ningning!" Mo Lingwei was the most surprised of all.

Grandma Qin smiled kindly. "Yes, but Grandma also told Ningning I’d help her guard the final gate. You’ll have to figure out how to get in on your own."

Mo Lingwei couldn’t help but let out a helpless laugh.

Age and experience always won out, it seemed.

Grandma Qin had been completely silent on the way over; so this was what she’d had in store for him.

Ye Shangyi, Qi Xiuwei, and Liang Yici linked hands, blocking the courtyard gate.

"In short, if the Crown Prince wants to get past us and marry our precious Ningning, you’ll have to show some real sincerity."

The people in the crowd started to tease, "What kind of sincerity counts?"

"Does the Crown Prince have to swear an oath right here that he’ll never betray the Princess?"

Ye Shangyi clicked her tongue. "Don’t just shout nonsense. The Crown Prince has to say it himself. Only a vow from the heart can win our Ningning!"

Mo Lingwei was dressed in a crimson wedding robe with a large red flower pinned to his chest, looking exceptionally handsome and dignified.

Just a moment ago he had been smiling, but now, he began to think seriously.

The crowd fell silent along with him.

"Shen Ningning—" Mo Lingwei raised his voice, calling into the courtyard. He knew she could hear him.

"Thank you for choosing to marry me. After all, compared to you, all I have is the title of Crown Prince. In every other way, I fall short. I am so ordinary, yet you were willing to love me."

Shen Ningning focused on listening, a wave of emotion washing over her.

Wanchun opened the window so Shen Ningning could hear more clearly.

Shen Siyi sighed in admiration beside her. "That boy, Xiao Mo, is quite humble."

To the people of this era, imperial power was greater than heaven itself.

Yet as the Crown Prince, he was neither arrogant nor impatient, believing it was his great fortune to marry Shen Ningning.

As a mother, Shen Siyi was gratified by this.

Mo Lingwei continued, "From this day forward, you are my wife. I will spend the rest of my life making you happy, accompanying you, and protecting you. I will never leave your side."

"I offer this country as our witness, to a lifetime of love with you. I..."

He paused. Perhaps thinking of all the years they had known each other, Mo Lingwei’s eyes began to redden.

He took a moment to compose himself before looking up again.

"I don’t want to say any high-sounding words. I just want to say that you are outstanding and independent, strong and resilient. But I am willing to be the support you can always rely on, your safe harbor when you are weary, and the one star that shines only for you in the dark of night."

"Shen Ningning," Mo Lingwei’s voice grew even more gentle and captivating. "Come home with me. Be my wife. The injustice you suffered as a child, forced to eat eggshells, and all the childhood pains buried in your heart—I am willing to spend my entire life’s devotion to erasing those scars."

Beneath her bridal veil, Shen Ningning’s beautiful eyes widened, and a single, clear tear slid down her cheek.

In that instant, it was as if time itself had slowed down.

She was transported back to that sweltering summer day when she had been hurt.

Her younger self sat with a gravely injured Mo Lingwei in a cave, eating boiled eggs together.

Shen Ningning had suffered so much at the Qin Family’s home that she had once believed she was only allowed to eat eggshells.

In a daze, she saw her younger self being handed a peeled egg by Mo Lingwei.

Little Shen Ningning, her mouth stuffed full, listened as Mo Lingwei said coolly, "Don’t ever eat eggshells again. Whoever makes you eat them is mocking you. You should smash the egg in their face."

But back then, the little girl didn’t understand any of that; she only thought this big brother was very kind.

Shen Ningning saw her childhood self, a small, innocent face, beaming at Mo Lingwei with the purest of smiles.

He was her very first friend, a friend who was full of kindness toward her...

Through all their years together, Mo Lingwei’s kindness toward her had long since permeated every moment of their daily lives.

Yet even after so many years, when Mo Lingwei mentioned the eggshells outside, Shen Ningning was instantly pulled back into the state of mind she’d had back then.

A child who had suffered too much had met her ray of light that day.

From then on, they cherished each other as kindred spirits, until that feeling grew into love.

Shen Ningning sniffled and gently wiped away her tears.

"Let him in. I will only marry Mo Lingwei."

The moment she said this, Shen Siyi immediately nodded to Wanchun. Wanchun then happily called out to those outside, "The Princess invites His Highness into the courtyard!"

Joy bloomed on Mo Lingwei’s handsome face.

He watched as the relatives blocking the gate stepped aside one by one.

Xie Mingxu’s eyes told him to treat Shen Ningning well; Xie Ming’an’s reluctance to let her go was written all over his face.

Xu Jingxi stood behind them. He said nothing, simply walking forward to clap Mo Lingwei on the shoulder. Everything was understood without a word.

Xie Suzhi and Second Master Xie came forward, both saying more or less the same thing.

"You must be good to Ningning. Don’t let her down."

Xie Suzhi said a little more, his expression full of a father’s solemn advice.

"Crown Prince, you must always remember the sincerity you feel today, standing here, this determination to marry her and treat her well."

Mo Lingwei nodded firmly. "Please rest assured, Father."

Ye Shangyi was crying emotionally, repeating over and over, "You have to be good to Ningning! You’re not allowed to take concubines and bully her, and don’t you dare make her shed a single tear."

"Also, Lu Shaoyuan told me to tell you, if you aren’t good to Ningning and he finds out, he’ll come back and snatch her away!"

Lu Shaoyuan hadn’t completely gotten over Shen Ningning, so three months before their wedding, he had set off and left Cangyun Country.

Before leaving, he entrusted Ye Shangyi with a letter for Shen Ningning.

In the letter, he said his departure wasn’t out of despair, and that Shen Ningning shouldn’t feel guilty.

He had simply decided to become an even more formidable person and earn all the money in the world.

He hoped, even more, to become one of her family.

That was why he didn’t come to the wedding, but his gift had arrived long ago.

It was a statue of the Rain Godess, as tall as a person.

But it was carved with Shen Ningning’s face.

This was the impression Lu Shaoyuan had of Shen Ningning when they first met in Guangyang County.

A blessed girl who, like the Rain Godess, could bring nourishing rains and solve everyone’s most pressing problems.

She was also the fated girl who had saved him from the hands of human traffickers.

When Qi Xiuwei heard Ye Shangyi say this, she quickly covered her mouth.

Ye Shangyi could only let out muffled sobs.

Qi Xiuwei forced a smile. "Shangyi is just too emotional. What she really meant to say is that love is not easy, and to become husband and wife is a matter of destiny. We just ask that Your Highness treasure Ningning."

Beneath Mo Lingwei’s sharp brows, his eyes held a profound emotion.

"I will. And you can tell Lu Shaoyuan he won’t get the chance to snatch Shen Ningning away. I will be a hundred, a thousand times better to her."

Qi Xiuwei smiled, and together with Liang Yici, pulled Ye Shangyi aside.

The last barrier was Grandma Qin.

She had no other instructions, only looked at Mo Lingwei with deep emotion.

She said one thing: "You are two good children. I wish you happiness until your hair turns white."

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