Just as Yun Shenghua left the village, the Qin family's carriage headed straight for Dongtou Village. In the blink of an eye, it arrived at the Yun family's gate and respectfully said:

"Our Master Qin and Madam have sent their servants to deliver a dowry gift to the bride."

Old Lady Yun and the others quickly made way for them. The maids each carried a wooden tray with a phoenix crown, a wedding robe, a newly made wedding dress, a newly polished bronze mirror, various rouge boxes, and accessories such as pearl bracelets.

Zhang quickly brought out the official robes and embroidered turbans she had prepared earlier from inside the house to reciprocate. The Qin family accepted the gifts, thanked her happily, and took their leave.

After the carriage left, Yun Ruoxia and Yun Ling escorted Yun Ruochun back to the house to look at the wedding dress. The fabric of the wedding dress was clearly of the highest quality, and the green outer cloak was also very elegant. In particular, the gold thread embroidery on both sides of the lapel made it look even more luxurious and noble.

"Auntie, this wedding dress is so beautiful. If you wore it, you would definitely be the most beautiful bride in the world."

"Sister, hurry up and try it on, so we can see for ourselves."

Yunling also wanted to see what the wedding dress looked like on her, so she urged Yun Ruochun to change. However, before she could even urge her once or twice, Yun's mother and Zhang Shi came into the room, laughing and shooing Yunling and Yun Ruoxia away.

"You two go outside and play first. We have something to say to Chun-jie."

“Grandma, what’s there to say? Why do you have to kick us out of the house? My second aunt and I will just keep quiet. That way, we can hand you handkerchiefs when you’re crying your eyes out.”

Yun Ruoxia felt that Yun Ling's words made sense, so she also said:

"That's right, we're family. There's nothing that Ling'er and I can't stand to hear."

But Old Lady Yun didn't say anything; she just chased Yun Ling and Yun Ruoxia out of the house and closed the door.

Yun Ling and Yun Ruoxia were not convinced. They exchanged a glance, then secretly pressed their ears to the window and vaguely heard Old Madam Yun saying:

"Sister Chun, tomorrow is your wedding day."

"Mother, I can't bear to leave you. I want to stay at home, I..."

“Silly child, what nonsense are you talking about? Your sister-in-law and I have lived like this before. Besides, the city isn’t far from our home. If you can’t bear to leave, you can come home to visit often.”

Upon hearing Yun Ruochun's sobs, Yunling immediately switched her ear to the wall and heard Zhang Shi say:

"Don't cry, Chun Jie. It's a good thing to be able to marry someone you love."

"Let me tell you, tomorrow is the wedding day. You'll be marrying into the family and sharing a room with Brother Yu."

"Mother, why are you saying this? It's so embarrassing."

"Don't be embarrassed, everyone goes through this. I'm telling you, don't be nervous, just relax..."

Yun Ling wanted to hear how her mother-in-law planned to relax, but Yun Ruoxia grabbed her clothes and pulled her out, instantly extinguishing any gossip in her mind.

**

Yun Ruochun spent another sleepless night. She was already nervous, and after being taught some bedroom techniques by her mother and Zhang, she kept thinking about those things in bed. She tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep no matter what.

Because she couldn't sleep all night, Yun Ruochun had a slight dark circle under her eyes. Fortunately, Yun Ling had invited Tang Ling, Li Yuedi, and Tao Yao over a day in advance. With their help, Yun Ruochun would definitely be able to get married beautifully.

As soon as it was broad daylight, a series of crackling sounds came from outside, followed by the commotion from the makeup entourage sent by Qin Yu. Yun Ling pulled the blanket over her head, but Yun Chu quickly pulled it away again.

"Lingniang, today is Aunt's wedding day, you can't sleep in."

Yunling struggled again, but couldn't get up. Then she heard a commotion outside:

"Tonight, the Weaver Girl descends to earth, gazing at herself in the mirror, applying her makeup in her leisure..."

"Hey, isn't that Wen Siqing reciting the poem to urge you to get ready for your wedding?"

Yun Chu didn't know Wen Siqing, and shook her head slightly, saying:

"Wen Siqing, I don't know, but I did hear Young Master Lu's voice~"

Yunling felt uneasy under Yun Chu's teasing gaze, as if she and Lu Yinghuai had something going on. Yunling, somewhat indignant, retorted in kind:

"I didn't hear Lu Yinghuai's voice, but the Shen family brother's voice was quite loud."

"Ling'er, are you still half asleep? Why would my senior brother come? He's seeing patients at Ren'an Hall."

Yun Ling didn't reply. Yun Chu gradually realized that Yun Ling hadn't actually heard Shen Changliu's voice at all, but was deliberately teasing her. She was embarrassed and stopped talking to Yun Ling.

Seeing Yun Chu blush, Yun Ling thought to herself that her older sister's thoughts were really easy to guess, so she changed into festive clothes and went outside for a stroll.

"Today is a fortunate occasion for the Qin and Jin families to meet; may the phoenixes descend from their bridal chambers soon."

The makeup team was blocked outside the door, led by Lu Yinghuai, followed by Wen Siqing, Chen Jie, and others.

The gatekeepers were Yun Shenghua, Gangzi, two uncles, Xiao Ge'er, and the men of the Fan family; it was quite a lively scene.

"Gangzi, quickly clear the way so we can urge the bride to get into the bridal sedan chair."

"Second brother, don't rush us. We still need to present the silk quickly. Once we see the gift, our legs will feel a little weaker."

Yunling chuckled and stood on tiptoe to look outside. The band led by the shop owner started playing music again, and the road was crowded with people. Old Lady Lin was also dressed in bright red clothes, standing straight in the middle, as if it were her daughter's wedding day.

"Lingniang~"

"Hey, grandma, let me in quickly."

"Young lady, where is Second Sister?"

Yunling didn't care about them and turned to go to Yun Ruochun's room. But the moment she turned around, the first line of defense was breached and a group of people rushed in noisily. Yunling was still a little dazed.

Yun Shenghua, Gangzi, his eldest and second uncles, and the others hurriedly stuffed the hundred strings of cash they had just received into their own pockets. Putting aside everything else, a hundred strings of cash was really too much for them to refuse.

"New bride, come out quickly, don't delay, come out now."

"New bride, hurry her out..."

Zhang and Yun Ruoxia also quickly led their people to block the way. However, they wanted to experience the same hardships that Yun Shenghua and Gangzi had gone through. Looking at the flimsy banknote in their hands, they felt that blocking the gate was really too difficult.

Finally, after much urging and pleading, Yun Ruochun, with her face covered by a palm-leaf fan, was helped into the bridal sedan chair by the matchmaker.

The village chief quickly organized the villagers to disperse, but the village had only recently had such a lively event, and the villagers were unwilling to miss it.

They crowded around Yun Ruochun's bridal sedan chair, showering her with pleasant and celebratory words as if they were free.

"Chun-jie, I've watched you grow up from childhood. Now that you've married such a good husband, we, the whole family, are so happy for you."

"Sister Chun, Sister Chun, me too..."