The Yun family didn't know how many people would come to the wedding banquet, so they prepared extra to avoid not having enough seats for the guests. They prepared 120 tables. Chef Li couldn't handle it all by himself, so he called for help. He had worked in the Imperial Kitchen for several years and had some close friends. So he called on his good friend, Chef Zhao, to come out of the palace to help.

With so many guests, it was impossible for them all to stay indoors. Since it was hot, the guests couldn't be exposed to the scorching sun, so hundreds of ice basins were placed in the garden. The ladies of the house chased and played around without feeling hot.

Both Shen Wan and Yun Mo were pregnant, so they just sat with Old Madam Yun and didn't go anywhere.

Madam Yun beamed with joy. In all her decades of life, she had never been as happy as she was today. In the past, her greatest joy was when she married off her daughter, sending Chen Wan's mother, Madam Yun, off to her new home. But even then, she was still a little worried that her daughter would be looked down upon by the other members of the Pingyang Marquis's household. Unlike today, she was simply overjoyed.

Shen Wan chatted with those noble ladies until her face ached from smiling, when a servant ran in and said, "Madam, the bridal sedan chair has arrived at the front street and will be there in a quarter of an hour."

Shen Wan couldn't sit still any longer and immediately got up to go to the front yard to watch the ceremony. Her eagerness was so great that even Old Madam Yun was afraid, saying, "Both of you are pregnant, so you should be careful."

With so many people at the wedding banquet, Old Madam Yun was worried that Shen Wan and Yun Mo might be bumped into. Even though Yin Shuang and Hai Tang were with them, she was still concerned and sent two maids to accompany them.

When Shen Wan and Yun Mo arrived at the front yard, firecrackers went off with a bang, and the suona horns blew so loudly they could pierce one's eardrums.

The wedding ceremony is the same for all couples.

Welcome them as they alight from the sedan chair.

Step over the fire basin.

Stepping over the saddle.

Then they bowed to heaven and earth.

Amidst the master of ceremonies' loud calls, they were led into the bridal chamber.