Chapter 250 Wedding Day

With everyone busy making arrangements, time flew by and the princess's wedding day finally arrived.

Hu Xiner originally thought that her previous wedding was grand enough.

But it was not until today that I truly experienced what it meant to have a huge crowd of people!

All the high-ranking officials and celebrities in the Forbidden City were guests invited by the eldest princess. When other women got married, they would have a ten-mile-long wedding banquet, but when the eldest princess married her husband, she had a buffet banquet that stretched for an entire ten miles or more!

As the saying goes, if a brick is thrown in the capital, three out of five people will become officials.

When the eldest princess got married, a brick was thrown at her and three of them were young men and women from aristocratic families, and two of them were high-ranking officials of the dynasty!

In addition, the emperor arranged for banquets to be held in famous restaurants throughout the process, and the people could eat and drink here for free.

Hu Xiner also changed into a festive and luxurious dress. This dress was specially made for her by the princess, so that she would not lose face for the princess's mansion.

At the banquet, Hu Xiner met the emperor again. He still looked like the smiling and kind old man.

"Hello..." The official knelt down as soon as he saw him.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Today is my daughter's wedding day. Please excuse the formalities! Kneeling back and forth is so troublesome~"

After he finished speaking, he burst into laughter, and the princess's mansion was suddenly filled with laughter.

Even in novels, Hu Xin'er had never seen such a kind emperor.

At this moment, she thought of Jiang Yao's guess and was stunned. Could such a person really be one of the masterminds behind the Lu family tragedy?

But she soon came to her senses. His Majesty was indeed a tolerant one, and he spared no effort in cultivating an heir. He did not seem to have any desire for power.

But if someone really wants to overthrow the prince, he will definitely not allow it, even if the prince is wrong.

Behind the emperor followed the prince, who was dressed in a noble manner, reserved and gentle, but that was only his image in the eyes of others.

Although many feudal customs were retained in this era, the restrictions on women were not as strict as those in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was more like the period of transition from the Tang and Han dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Women can go out to do business, but they have to endure criticism from outsiders.

Noble ladies from aristocratic families don’t have to worry about these things. They can study and secretly look at the men they like without caring about others laughing at them.

When Hu Xiner got married, they were the ones who knelt in front of the hall, while the guests sat at the round table and watched them perform the ceremony from afar.

The royal etiquette is different. The emperor and empress sit at the top, and behind them is space for the newlyweds to worship in the hall.

The banquet was divided into two rows of long tables, with guests kneeling beside the tables, with male guests on the left and female guests on the right.

The noble ladies all secretly looked at the prince, and exclaimed in admiration: "Your Highness the Prince is still as graceful as ever..."

"Yes, he and Your Majesty are cut from the same cloth, both so easygoing."

Just as Hu Xiner was staring at the red dates in front of the table in a daze, she suddenly heard a commotion nearby.

"Oh my God, this isn't..." The ladies from noble families who were pretending to be reserved exclaimed.

One admirer asked three questions in surprise: "Is the Lu family coming too? Didn't Lu Lang look down on the eldest princess before? Why is he coming alone?"

Her mother pinched her and said, "They're here, so what does it have to do with you? Put your sachet back. Madam Lu is sitting right next to them!"

Amidst the discussions, Hu Xin'er looked up and couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth: "Husband!"

Mu Qing walked up to her and was about to say something with a smile, but found that almost everyone in the audience was staring at them.

In desperation, he had to pull Hu Xiner aside.

"Husband, why are you here?" Hu Xiner asked in a low voice.

Mu Qing rubbed her head and said, "Today is the eldest princess's wedding day. His Majesty has granted me leave, so I don't have to work."

"Your Majesty is so kind." Hu Xiner sighed sincerely.

Seeing how affectionate the young couple was, many unmarried women couldn't help but show a hint of resentment in their expressions.

Their mothers sighed repeatedly: "My daughter, I brought you out here to show you the world, not to shame you by chasing after married men!"

There was a gentle woman who, after being told this, said aggrievedly, "Mother is right, I know."

There were also those who turned away in anger, or complained directly: "Mom, who told you not to help me mediate..."

Even the married young women lowered their eyes quietly.

At first, I thought Lu Lang was out of my reach and that he wouldn't care about me after marriage, so I gave up on that thought.

Who would have thought that he would marry a peasant girl, and treat his wife so tenderly and considerately, without any second thoughts!

The saddest thing in the world is that I could have.

They couldn't help but wonder, they say strong women are afraid of clinging men, but isn't the reverse also true? If they had been bolder, would such a good husband have become theirs?

Oh! The more I think about it, the more heartbroken I feel!

On the other side, after the couple finished chatting, they both had cold expressions when they glanced at the prince.

Although the prince had already fallen out with them behind their backs, they had no intention of provoking a dispute in public, especially on the day of the eldest princess's wedding.

All we can do is turn a blind eye!

Unexpectedly, the prince took the initiative to tease: "Father, look at this couple, they seem to want to eat me up."

The emperor seemed unaware of their dispute, so he smiled and said, "Yun Jue, have you been adjusting to life in the East Palace lately?"

Mu Qing nodded and said respectfully, "I am already familiar with the people and things in the Eastern Palace, and the Crown Prince is also very kind to me."

Although the tone of the latter sentence was plain, to the ears of those in the know it was undoubtedly naked irony.

The prince smiled faintly: "Taibao Chu also praised Lu Qing a lot. The person chosen by the emperor must be excellent."

His Majesty said to Mu Qing with concern, "You, just spend some time with the Crown Prince and gain experience. Hurry up and change your job to become familiar with government affairs!"

Upon hearing this, the prince's face turned ugly.

Hu Xiner couldn't help but smiled and lowered her head.

The prince originally wanted to take advantage of such an occasion to make things difficult for the couple, but he didn't expect to be stabbed in the back by his own father!

What he fears most now is probably Mu Qing gaining power!

"I am late, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

At this time, a man came over with the gait of a dragon and a tiger. It was Duke Xuanyuan.

Upon seeing this, the prince said something and left with the emperor.

After they left, Duke Xuanyuan said to Mu Qing in a harsh tone, "My daughter thought you were such a treasure! I never thought you were so used to serving others that you'd choose to do menial work!"

The words were a clear mockery of Mu Qing's miscellaneous work in the palace!