"Who punished you by making you copy books?" Upon hearing this, Old Madam Qin's face immediately darkened. "Are the daughters of the Qin family to be punished at will?"

Qin Youran was initially worried that Old Madam Qin wouldn't help her, but after hearing her grandmother's words, she felt more confident and immediately replied, "It's that Princess Pingning! In order to support Shen Yunjiao, she punished me by making me copy the Rules for Women a hundred times and even sent people to guard the door, not letting me leave until I finished copying them."

"And that Shen Yunjiao, she even poked me with a needle before! And threatened me!" Qin Youran exposed her neck, and upon closer inspection, there was indeed a small needle mark there.

Hearing this, Old Madam Qin was filled with rage. She gritted her teeth and said, "Fine! I never thought my most precious granddaughter would be bullied on her own turf! I shouldn't have listened to your father and locked you up here. But don't worry, after Princess Pingning gets married and sends Shen Yunjiao back, I'll teach him a lesson for you!"

"Why was she allowed to go out!" Qin Youran was furious, her face flushed red. She left Old Madam Qin's embrace, her lips pouting. "Why was she allowed to accompany Princess Pingning to her wedding? Didn't she and the princess no longer have any kinship?"

Madam Qin snorted coldly and said, "I just don't know what kind of bewitching potion she gave the princess, making her treat this Shen family member like a sister. But don't worry, Youran, I have some good news to tell you today."

Old Madam Qin took Youran's hand and sat down beside the bed.

"You know, I have always been on good terms with the Empress Dowager. Yesterday, she summoned me to the palace and asked me to help her draft a list of candidates for the imperial concubine selection. I just casually mentioned it to her."

"What did he mention?" Qin Youran asked nervously.

"My silly girl, what else could it be? It's your marriage!" Old Madam Qin replied with a smile, a mysterious smile playing on her aged face.

"But, doesn't the Empress Dowager know that I've committed a crime and am being confined to Qingxin Pavilion to reflect on my actions?" Qin Youran looked at her grandmother with difficulty. "I'm afraid the Empress Dowager won't be happy to choose me as a concubine."

"You don't need to worry about that. In a few days, the owner of the rouge shop will come out and admit that she deliberately provoked you, which is why you went to smash her shop." Old Madam Qin smiled kindly at Qin Youran, but a calculating glint flashed in her eyes.

Although her granddaughter is neither beautiful nor talented, and always likes to cause trouble, she is still a member of the Qin family.

If she could become empress, the Qin family's future wealth and prosperity would be guaranteed.

"You Ran, just stay here obediently and wait. In a few days, Grandma will release you so you can participate in the talent show," Old Madam Qin replied, affectionately stroking Qin You Ran's face.

The grandmother and grandson snuggled together, dreaming of a bright future for the Qin family.

Qin Youran thought to herself that since she was going to leave anyway, she had to take revenge on the bitch who had made her suffer so much before she did.

—

Jiang Rong's wedding day arrived as scheduled. Before dawn, the Jiang family sent people to pick up Shen Yunjiao and take her to the Yao family garden.

Fu Xia smiled broadly, "Miss, I never imagined that Miss Rong'er would be getting married so soon. I even came here to invite you to the ceremony."

As Shen Yunjiao carefully counted the various ointments she was going to give to Jiang Rong, she smiled and said, "I never expected that even though I'm no longer a member of the Pei family, Rong'er and I would still have such a good relationship."

"That's because the girl is a good person and gets along with everyone," Fu Xia quickly replied.

Shen Yunjiao's smile remained unchanged. She glanced back at Qin Youran's room and said calmly, "Let's go, don't be late."

When they arrived at the Yao residence, the sun had just risen.

The wedding was held in a garden specially granted by the emperor. The garden was particularly large, and the Jiang and Yao families decided to hold the ceremony there, thus eliminating the need for a sedan chair procession.

Red lanterns hung everywhere in the mansion, creating a magnificent red bridal procession. The beams were draped with crimson satin, and the windows were embroidered with double happiness symbols. Large colorful balls hung from the four corners of the eaves, their tassels reaching all the way down. Several young children were playing with the tassels, while several wet nurses followed behind.

According to the Jiang family's maids, Jiang Rong is currently getting ready in Jichang Garden, while the groom is waiting in Piaomiao Studio.

As Shen Yunjiao listened to the maid's introduction, she followed her into the mansion, and a large black carriage followed behind her.

The man in the car, dressed in a black robe, glanced at that elegant figure when he lifted the curtain.

"Master, should I go and call General Yao out?" Nanfeng asked respectfully in a low voice. He was carrying a brocade box, which was the wedding gift that Xiao Huaijin was preparing for Yao Zhan today.

"No need." Xiao Huaijin's handsome face was indifferent as he stared at the figure slowly walking into Yao's garden. "Today is General Yao's wedding, so we'll just go in and be spectators. There's no need to disturb anyone else."

Zhu Ye said cautiously, "Then, young master, go inside with Nanfeng. I will take a group of guards to the roof to scout and be ready to act at any time."

"Nanfeng, go find the Northern Hu prince and tell him that today's appointment is canceled." Xiao Huaijin spoke calmly, but a strange emotion lingered in his heart as he lowered the curtain.

When Shen went in just now, she was walking with a limp.

Could it be that they were bullied by the people from Xuanqing Temple again?

Xiao Huaijin grew increasingly agitated, and with a furrowed brow, he coldly said, "Nanfeng, after you finish delivering the message, go to Xuanqing Temple and investigate why Shen's foot was injured."

Nanfeng was stunned for a full moment before nodding, "Understood, Master."

The fact that the master suddenly showed concern for Miss Chen is a good sign.

—

Shen Yunjiao was led into Jiang Rong's room by the Jiang family. The latter was woken up in the middle of the night, and the maid was dressing her in her wedding dress.

Seeing Shen Yunjiao arrive, Jiang Rong quickly stood up and waved to her, "Sister-in-law, I'm over here."

She dared not move; her elaborate, shimmering wedding dress and the heavy gold crown and jade hairpins on her head were particularly striking.

Shen Yunjiao quickly walked to her side and said with a smile, "Rong'er, you look so beautiful today."

Jiang Rong's face was exquisite today. She had applied some powder, lip rouge, and painted her eyebrows with black ink. The jade fish earrings on her ears were translucent and dangling, and the tassels on her golden crown hung down to her slender shoulders, making her red silk wedding dress bright as fire. Especially striking were the two butterflies chasing each other on her shoulders, their golden threads shimmering.

Jiang Rong smiled shyly, "Sister-in-law, I never knew that getting married was such a complicated thing."

"I was so sleepy when the nanny dragged me out of bed today, and I haven't eaten anything since."

Shen Yunjiao had already made preparations. She secretly took a milk candy from her sleeve and put it in Jiang Rong's mouth, saying, "Suck on it first, so you'll have the energy for the wedding ceremony later."

Shen Yunjiao then called Fu Xia to her side and took out a small jar of ointment from the brocade box. "This is a congratulatory gift for you and General Yao. It's the face cream you mentioned before."

Jiang Rong, with candy in her mouth, couldn't speak, but she smiled and accepted the small silver jar.

As she gently unscrewed it, a faint scent of fresh grass wafted out.

Anything made by my cousin's wife must be top-quality.

Shen Yunjiao then mysteriously took out another plain-colored, slender bottle and whispered in her ear, "You can use this to apply medicine to yourself during your wedding night, and it won't hurt so much."

The other medicine that Shen Yunjiao gave Jiang Rong was a modern lubricant.

However, she used natural aloe vera gel with peach resin, which has a natural fragrance. The downside is that it has a shorter shelf life, but the upside is that it is more moisturizing than regular lubricants.

Having gone through all that, she didn't want Jiang Rong to suffer like this for the first time, so naturally she tried to think of everything for Rong'er.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Rong blushed deeply, but thankfully she was wearing white powder, so it wasn't very noticeable.

"I know, cousin-in-law," Jiang Rong said with a smile to Shen Yunjiao after finishing the milk candy in her mouth.

Shen Yunjiao smiled and quickly told Jiang Rong's personal maid to put it away.