"Lies...", said Li Xi Rui suddenly as she caressed her face.

Hearing her miss's word, Xiao Xi stiffened, "Miss?".

"The ancestors' beliefs shouldn't be trusted at all", said Li Xi Rui.

"Why do miss said that? Xiao Xi thinks that the ancestors must be very clever to leave advices for their descendant. Let's see, for example, the neighbors fourth son. The only son of the Lings. For years, they had tried to conceive a son, and at the fourth pregnancy, finally they did it!", exclaimed Xiao Xi.

'Xiao Xi, it's not like they're playing 'pitch-pot'. Throwing the arrows into the pot after trying more than three times', thought Li Xi Rui. "Xiao Xi since when did you become this clever in talking?", asked Li Xi Rui.

"That is not the point Miss. The boy was born as the fourth child, on the fourth day of the fourth month, Wasn't this already speaks of disaster? How many number four in a pregnancy? The mother had been bedridden after the delivery. So this boy for his whole life bring misfortune to the Lings. After the Lings abandoned the boy in the temple, finally the wife is cured!", gossiped Xiao Xi.

"Xiao Xi, your ability to gossip has step up to another level. So, where is that boy now?", Li Xi Rui wanted to know. 'What a pity, just because of the ancestors' belief, his family abandon him!'.

"I heard he had become a monk in the mountain Gu's temple", pondered Xiao Xi.

"As long as he's okay, then...", Li Xi Rui added, but Xiao Xi interrupted her.

"Miss, the boy lived healthily in the temple. I heard, when his sisters visited the temple, they couldn't even differentiate between the statue and their brother. He had become so large due to overeating. Well, it's because people keep on give offering to him to chase away bad luck", said Xiao Xi.

"If bad luck could be avoided that way, then we will all live happily! It's not easy for us human to choose our own path of life. It is determined by fate and will. We just have to learn how to accept it and live the best as we possibly can", said Li Xi Rui. 'If I could have my own choice and will this lifetime, then it is only for my family. Moreover, if bad luck could be rid that way, I might not have to be reincarnated', she thought.

"But miss, why did you suddenly questioned our ancestors?", asked Xiao Xi.

As Li Xi Rui scrutinized her face in the bronze mirror, she replied, "I'm ugly!". 'What- pregnant woman become more beautiful? What-pregnant woman's skin will become tender and supple? All are just lies!', she mentally became angry. Li Xi Rui is not a superficial person, but her smooth skins had become dry and a bit coarse. For her, beauty is not something that could be grasp by our human hand. They will just slip between the fingers once people become old. In her case, it slipped when she had become pregnant.

'What is miss talking about?', Xiao Xi is puzzled. "Miss, it's not early anymore. Quickly put on your robe~", said Xiao Xi.

"Who was the one being a chattering box until she forgot the time?", teased Li Xi Rui.

"Sorry miss, but it's really not early anymore~", pouted Xiao Xi.

"Fine. Fine, I'm not teasing you anymore. Let's quickly call mother and Yu Momo", said Li XI Rui as she put on her robe.

"Xi-er, my beautiful daughter!", exclaimed Madam Li as she entered Li Xi Rui's room.

'Beauty is really at the eyes of the beholder', thought Li Xi Rui.

"Jiejie is really truly beautiful!", said a childish voice. 'No wonder Jie gege prepared a special wedding dress for you', thought the little princess. Standing beside the little princess, is Princess Long Xia with smile on her lips. Not long after, even Bai Qi Qi and Lu Xin Yin arrived at her quarter.

"Little princess? Shouldn't you be with the second prince?", asked Lu Xin Yin.

"Xi Rui jiejie is more pleasant to look at. Besides, Jie gege's stone face is not as beautiful compared to jiejie", said the little princess a little too truthfully.

"Pfft... That's true. Besides, after tonight, we will all be family Xi Rui", said Princess Long Xia. She had long considered Li Xi Rui as her own niece. Too bad that her other nephew is just too blind and abandon the little treasure in from of him!

Slowly, the combing ceremony begin. Madam Li starts the procession as the bride's mother. As she runs the comb through her daughter's hair, she recites a poem:

"May your marriage last a lifetime;

May you be blessed with a happy and harmonious marriage until old age;

May you be blessed with an abundance of children and grandchildren;

May you be blessed with longevity".

One by one, the female members of the family and friends combs the bride's hair. With words of blessing and encouragement, the combing ceremony ends.

The next day, Long Jie and his entourage arrive early at the Li residence for the welcoming the bride ceremony. Long Jie, with his red robe and his famous stone face, the groom looks every bit as imposing as a general. His red robe looked plain but if one looked closely, gold threads are used to sew the robe. Furthermore, his black warhorse is even decorated with large red ribbon indicating his significance as the groom's ride.

At this time, no one knew what went on in Long Jie's mind. In fact, he is really looking forward to his wedding day with Li Xi Rui. He really wants to see his beloved in the clothes he had sent. In fact, it is not an exaggeration if one had to say, the wedding clothes he had sent is the most expensive in the Qi Kingdom. For him, only the best suited his wife.