Mo Yuan, Bai Qian, Ye Hua

Part 38

Wedding Preparations. Part 2.

There was just 2 weeks to go until the wedding.  Zhe Yan had spent a considerable amount of time the past few years preparing his wines for this day, and with the help of Bai Zhi, Bai Yi and Bai Zhen, they had managed to unearth hundreds of bottles of his much stronger and more refined wines, some of which were over 500 years old.  He had not allowed Bai Qian to know of these wines when she visited earlier, as they would be a wedding gift to replenish Mo Yuans wine cellar that she had severely depleted when he had died, having used a vast amount of it to get all of her seniors drunk.

"Can you believe, we are still cleaning up after that girl?" he moaned at her father as he took in the vast amount of wine he was sending to Kunlun Mountain, of which he would only get to sample a few on the wedding day, the rest he would never see again, leaving his Peach Tree woods almost bare of wine.

Laughing Bai Zhi nodded as he too looked about them.  "Ahh but have you forgotten?  Mo Yuan also has the ability to make wine, I'm sure he will be able to keep her well and truly drunk for the rest of their days."  which only caused them all to laugh at the absurdity.  They all knew well enough, that she would continue to visit The Peach Tree Woods when Mo Yuan put a stop to her excessive drinking.

Then helping him to load it all onto transportation clouds which would be delivered along with the dowry that day, they rested with a few of his older wines in comfortable conversation.

"So much has happened in the past few months, I honestly didn't think they would make it through."  Bai Zhen stated.  

Nodding in agreement, Zhe Yan looked at Bai Zhi.  "Yes, we are still weak, and after the wedding, I think it would be a good idea to return to seclusion for a few years." he said which received another nod from his old friend.

Laughing Bai Yi, joined the conversation.  "Once she is firmly under his wing, we can all relax."  which only caused them all to laugh, knowing full well Mo Yuan would not be able to contain her mischief for long.

"That this wedding is even going ahead is amazing." Added Bai Zhen.  "Considering the effort Ye Hua put in to win her, I almost thought he would succeed." 

Though, everyone else disagreed, they all knew Mo Yuan would win her in the end.  Ye Hua had never stood a chance against the hearts blood, but they all agreed that it was amazing there would be a wedding regardless, especially given the large gap between their love, that had never died.

It was a pleasant afternoon, and with the wine working its way into their systems, they all finally took time to breathe and relax in each others company.  The conversation light and focused on the wedding ahead.

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Later that day, Bai Empress arrived with over a hundred Qing Qiu clansmen to collect the wine, and with the dowry, She, Bai Zhi, Bai Zhen, Bai Yi and Zhe Yan would make their way back to Kunlun Mountain to officially hand it over to Mo Yuan.  Not only was the dowry to be handed over, but with it came her families official acceptance of him as her future husband.

There were few official wedding ceremonies left to complete, and the last that Bai Qians father would need to officiate until the wedding day.  He could feel the tears rising again as they all prepared themselves.  His new robe for this occasion was a beautiful Pastel Blue with soft pastel pink trim, and he looked magnificent as did Bai Empress, Zhe Yan, Bai Zhen and Bai Yi whose clothing was the same colour as his robe, and together they looked very much the proud family of the Bride.  Their gowns and robes fluttering lightly about them all in the soft breeze was a stunning sight to see amid the Pastel Yellow Robes of their Qing Qiu Clan.