"Heh!" Yet, Wei Tingyu naturally would not be so easily dismissed. He glanced at Su Lan and Su Xin, then asked, "What place is this?"
"The Ji Ning Marquis' residence..." Su Lan, who was straightforward, immediately answered without thinking.
"Then, as the Marquis of Ji Ning, is there any room in this residence that I, the Marquis, cannot go to?"
"..." Su Lan and Su Xin were loyal but not very well-educated, so when Wei Tingyu asked this question, they were stunned. The young lady had never taught them how to handle such situations!
"The person inside is our lady, and we need to protect her safety!" Su Xin, a bit quicker on the uptake, quickly responded.
"Well, on that matter, I am just like you!" Wei Tingyu chuckled. "As your lady's husband, it is only natural that I should protect her personally, since we are husband and wife, right?"
"..." Su Lan and Su Xin were completely dumbfounded. Wei Tingyu's logic was flawless! After all, they were husband and wife, and they were outsiders. It would be unreasonable for them to stop him from protecting his wife.
Seeing them unable to respond, Wei Tingyu smiled slightly and began to push open the door.
"Marquis, please wait..." However, Su Lan and Su Xin quickly reacted, attempting to stop Wei Tingyu without a second thought.
Although they didn't understand the situation, they instinctively followed their lady's orders and tried to block him.
In that instant, the two Silver Shadow Guards behind Wei Tingyu acted. How dare these two women try to stop their master? This was absolutely not allowed by the Silver Shadow Guards, who were fiercely loyal!
The nearest two Silver Shadow Guards each took one of the women and, with only a few moves, subdued them and held them in place, unable to resist.
Su Lan and Su Xin, now held down, exchanged shocked and panicked glances. They had never encountered such powerful opponents since following Dou Zhao. They could tell that they could barely hold their own for ten moves against one of the Silver Shadow Guards. There were nine such guards here! They now fully believed that these women were indeed here to protect the inner courtyard.
"Stop!" Inside, Dou Zhao, having heard the commotion, immediately spoke up.
When she opened the door, she saw her two maids held by the Silver Shadow Guards, and she was instantly shocked. Her gaze shifted to the other seven female Silver Shadow Guards standing behind Wei Tingyu, and her confusion deepened.
However, Dou Zhao, being a person with experience from two lives, quickly concealed her shock and confusion.
"Marquis, please forgive my two maids. They were only following my orders!" Dou Zhao bowed slightly and pleaded.
Wei Tingyu did not respond immediately. He just waved his hand, and the Silver Shadow Guards released Su Lan and Su Xin.
"Miss, we're sorry. We were useless!" The two women, once freed, immediately stood next to Dou Zhao, quietly apologizing.
"It's not your fault. I didn't think this through," Dou Zhao replied, shaking her head generously. She felt increasingly uncertain about Wei Tingyu. Her ex-husband seemed to have these abilities? And such capable subordinates? She never knew this side of him in her past life.
Nevertheless, Dou Zhao realized her previous plan was no longer feasible. Forcing Wei Tingyu to stay outside her room and keep her distance from him, with the intention of a divorce, would not work anymore. Now, she only had one option: negotiation!
After all, she had money. If she offered a tempting price, perhaps she could still have a peaceful life in the marquis' residence.
A slight smile appeared on Dou Zhao's face as she spoke to Wei Tingyu, "Please come in, Marquis. Let's discuss things in detail."
Discuss? Upon hearing this, Wei Tingyu couldn't help but laugh.
"Well, well! This little lady really doesn't see me as an outsider, huh? Already thinking that she's in charge of this place?"
Wei Tingyu thought to himself. It was the wedding night, and as a wife, she was negotiating with her husband? How ridiculous!
But then again, wasn't that the typical mindset of the dominant female protagonists in TV dramas?
With that thought, Wei Tingyu didn't say anything further. He stepped forward, quickly entered the room, and without a word, lifted Dou Zhao up and slung her over his shoulder.
"Ah!" Dou Zhao didn't expect this. She thought she was just going to have a conversation with Wei Tingyu about the future, but instead, he just threw her over his shoulder!
Looking at the direction he was heading, Dou Zhao's heart sank—he was taking her straight to the big wedding bed!
"Let go of me! Let go of me... you..." She shouted and tried to hit him with her small fists, but no matter how hard she tried, it felt like she was just scratching him.
Su Lan and Su Xin, seeing Dou Zhao being forcibly carried off to the wedding bed, were instantly panicked. They tried to intervene, but two Silver Shadow Guards swiftly blocked their path and shut the door with a loud bang.
"Tonight is our master's wedding night. Anyone who dares to interrupt will be shown no mercy!" The leader of the female Silver Shadow Guards said firmly, her words making Su Lan and Su Xin hesitate.
They realized that even if they worked together, they couldn't defeat even one of these guards, let alone nine of them!
At this point, they could only silently pray for their lady. Hopefully, the Marquis was just trying to scare her, or else no one would be able to save her!
"Wei Tingyu! You..." Dou Zhao, thrown onto the bed, instinctively tried to sit up, glaring at the man in front of her.
But before she could say anything, Wei Tingyu lunged forward and sealed her lips with his.
"Mm..." Dou Zhao was stunned, and her mind went blank...