Upon seeing that the woman was still seated inside the palanquin, Tang Weijin reached out his hand directly and grabbed the woman's wrist, forcibly pulling her out of the palanquin.
The woman showed no expression, as though she were a puppet being manipulated, tottering behind Tang Weijin as they entered the Tang Family home together.
"Here come the bride and groom!"
Someone teased.
Laughter rang out all around as people showered Tang Weijin with auspicious phrases.
Tang Weijin's expression soon returned to its scholarly ease, and he smiled and nodded in gratitude to the crowd.
Shortly after, a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe and sporting a tuft of goat-beard appeared, holding a horsetail whisk in hand.
"Master Tang, congratulations on your marriage to a beautiful wife,"
the middle-aged man said with a smile twinkling in his eyes.