"Hey, how dare a child speak to Prince Chen like that? Is he really not afraid at all?" A gaunt man in the crowd said with a laugh to the person next to him.

The other woman scoffed at his words, rolling her eyes. "If it were anyone else, I might accept your assessment, but who is this child? He's the adopted son of the Marquis of Zhongyi. Would he be chosen if he didn't have any outstanding qualities?"

The wedding procession set off, and Qin Zhi glanced in their direction. His gaze was steady and powerful, carrying a strong warning.

The laughing crowd immediately shut up and dared not discuss the people or things related to the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion anymore.

The wedding procession, accompanied by music and fanfare, took two hours to travel a distance that should have been only a short distance, but Yu Shuo had it circle the capital three times.

It was fortunate that we set off early, otherwise we would have missed the auspicious time.

Halfway there, Qin Su sensed something was wrong. She lifted the curtain of the bridal sedan chair and asked Lian Tao, who was following behind, "Where are we? I remember the Marquis's residence isn't this far from the Prince Chen's residence." Even at a snail's pace, they shouldn't be here yet.

Even Tao found it strange. She bent down to comfort Qin Su, "I'll go ask."

Qin Su nodded.

Actually, no matter why it takes so long, as long as the team is still the same team, that's fine.

Sitting in the bridal sedan chair, Qin Su couldn't see outside. Occasionally, she wondered if all of this was a dream, or perhaps just an illusion.

When she woke up, she was still in that desolate backyard, unable to walk, her life ruined by the "virus".

So she hesitated, she was afraid, and she just clutched the handkerchief in her hand.

Fortunately, Lian Tao returned quickly. She gently knocked on the bridal sedan chair and whispered to Qin Su, "Chongyang said the wedding procession will circle the capital three times."

Before Qin Su could even speak, Lian Tao added, "In my opinion, His Highness Prince Chen just wants to show off."

Her tone was unmistakably sarcastic.

Qin Sula finally snapped out of her reverie and said through the bridal sedan chair, "Yes. You must not speak ill of Prince Chen behind his back."

"Yes, yes, I wouldn't dare to talk about my son-in-law."

Qin Su unfolded the embroidered handkerchief in her hand. Of course, she didn't embroider it. Both the wedding dress and the headdress were gifts from Yu Shuo. To bring good luck, Qin Su only made two stitches on them as a token gesture.

The slight wrinkles in her handkerchief indicated her nervousness.

But it doesn't matter, Yu Shuo's palms must be sweaty too.

Qin Su firmly believes this.

Two hours later, the wedding procession finally arrived at Prince Chen's residence.

A large, fair, and slender hand reached into the sedan chair from the outside. Qin Su placed her hand in the hand of this person, and the owner of that hand exerted a little force to pull her out of the sedan chair.

Qin Su gently bumped into his arms, then took two steps back to create distance between them.

Whether out of fear or something else, Qin Su spoke up, saying, "Your Highness, may you lower your head?"

"Hmm." Yu Shuo lowered his head, and soon he saw Qin Su lift a corner of the veil, revealing her small face hidden inside.

Unlike usual, she was wearing makeup today, which made her already beautiful face even more flamboyant and sharp.

He saw that her eyes were curved, and she seemed quite pleased with the person she was looking at.

Qin Su lowered her veil, leaned close to Yu Shuo, and secretly tickled his palm.

Yu Shuo gripped her hand tightly, preventing her from making any further moves.

Stepping over the brazier, Qin Su, clutching the red silk and supported by Lian Tao, entered the main hall. Covered by a red veil, Qin Su was unaware that the person seated in the hall was the Empress Dowager, dressed in casual clothes. Emperor Mingyang was also present, seated slightly to the left.

Such an honor is perhaps only reserved for Yu Shuo; the two princes below him would never receive this treatment.

As the master of ceremonies finished speaking, Qin Su felt Yu Shuo kneel down on the other end of the red silk, and she knelt down as well.

There are people in the hall?

Who would dare sit in that seat?

Qin Su knew that according to the rules, even if a prince got married, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor would not attend in person, as there were many issues involved.

There are people ahead of us. Could it be Emperor Mingyang?

No, there are two people in the picture, one wearing women's shoes and the other wearing men's shoes. Judging from the style of the shoes, they are clearly shoes only royalty could wear.

Emperor Mingyang and the Empress Dowager have both arrived?

After carefully considering the Empress Dowager's personality, Qin Su realized that this was indeed a possibility.

This empress dowager was not one to play by the rules.

Why would Emperor Mingyang come?

"Crispy?"

Qin Su turned her head and naturally couldn't see Yu Shuo, but she knew that Yu Shuo was next to her.

The master of ceremonies cleared his throat and spoke again: "Husband and wife bow to each other!"

Qin Su then realized that she had been so engrossed in her thoughts that she hadn't noticed what the master of ceremonies had said.

She didn't speak, but bowed her head and continued to perform the proper greetings.

After the formalities were completed, Qin Su was led to the bridal chamber.

Yu Shuo stayed outside to entertain guests.

Royal weddings always have many rules, and even though Qin Su got up early, it still took a long time. Besides, Yu Shuo had people circle the capital three times, which was completely unnecessary.

The sky outside is already filled with the glow of sunset, with fiery clouds painting a vast expanse. In a little while, night may engulf the entire land.

Qin Su rubbed her stomach; she was a little hungry.

Since becoming pregnant with her baby girl, her appetite has been much better than usual. Today, she hasn't eaten for too long and is really struggling to keep up.

Just then, Lian Tao brought over a plate of pastries, with tea on her left, showing that she was taking care of Qin Su in every way.

"Hehe, young lady, have some. Chongyang just said that the young master will be arriving a little later."

Qin Su held a corner of the veil, intending to lift it, but she stopped.

Lian Tao thought the headdress was caught on the veil and rushed to help. Qin Su immediately grabbed her wrist and said, "Don't lift it."

Lian Tao immediately said, "Oh~", "I know! The young lady must be waiting for the young master to come."

The veil is lifted with a ruyi (a traditional Chinese scepter symbolizing good fortune) to signify that everything will go smoothly after marriage.

Qin Su didn't answer Lian Tao's question. Instead, she took some of the small pastries from the plate and ate them to fill her stomach.

In her past life, she lifted her veil at her wedding, but at that time she didn't care about such things. Naturally, things didn't go as planned afterward, but she knew it was just a symbolic gesture; whether it was good or bad had nothing to do with a veil. The most important thing was people's hearts; Xue Huai'an had ill intentions from the very beginning.

This time, Qin Su wanted to be careful in everything she did, striving for perfection.

Yu Shuo walked in before Qin Su had finished eating a plate of pastries. Startled, Qin Su choked on her pastries.

"Miss!" Lian Tao quickly handed over some tea.

Qin Su hurriedly took the pastry, drank a mouthful, and swallowed it, getting rid of the pastry stuck in her throat.

This is incredibly embarrassing, a truly humiliating situation.

Qin Su just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Lian Tao looked at Qin Su, then at Yu Shuo.

Yu Shuo had already strode over. He bent down and asked Qin Su, "Are you feeling any better? Should we call the royal physician?"

Qin Su quickly shook her head, and the veil swayed from side to side with her movements.

"It's...it's all better." I don't want to lose face so everyone knows!

Yu Shuo nodded after hearing that her voice didn't sound too strange.

The master of ceremonies led the groom in and announced loudly, "Please, groom, use the ruyi (a type of scepter) to lift the bride's veil. From now on, may you have a happy and fulfilling life together."