Tears welled up in Shumulu's eyes and she couldn't hold back her words: "This child, you mustn't say any more."

The wedding procession will be here soon; how can she just refuse to marry?

Tong Cheng'er said rather cheekily, "I just don't want to get married. I can't bear to leave my mother, my father, my brother and sister-in-law, my nephew, and so many other people."

As she spoke, Tong Cheng'er cried even harder.

Upon hearing this, Shumulu's tears began to flow uncontrollably again, and the mother and daughter embraced and wept bitterly.

When Fucha and Shuyu entered, they saw this scene and were immediately stunned. What was going on?

The two women didn't dare to speak. After a while, they stopped. Shumulu wiped away her tears, then wiped away her daughter's tears, and then she saw her two daughters-in-law standing next to her.

Fucha and Shuyu bowed and said, "Greetings to Mother."

Shumulu's voice was hoarse: "Get up, why are you here so early?"

Fucha said, "My younger sister is getting married today, so I came to see if there's anything I can do to help."

Shu Yu: "Yes, Mother, just let me know if you need anything."

Shumulu: "You've been very kind."

"It's all something a daughter-in-law should do."

Shumulu said again, "You've come at the right time. I'll comb Cheng'er's hair now. After I'm done, you two can stay with her. I still have to go out and greet people."

Fucha and Shuyu agreed.

Shumulu used the hot water-soaked cotton cloths to wipe her daughter's face clean, and then applied makeup to her.

Actually, this step should have been done by the nannies from the Imperial Household Department. They had already come yesterday, but Lady Shumulu wanted to do her daughter's makeup herself, so she politely dismissed the nannies from the Imperial Household Department.

That old woman is probably still asleep!

Shumulu applied her makeup little by little, and when she finished, she smiled and said, "My daughter looks really beautiful today."

Tong Cheng'er smiled shyly.

"It's because my mother's cooking is so good."

Lady Fucha said from the side, "My little sister is naturally beautiful, and her mother's skills are also exquisite."

Shu Yu added, "What my sister-in-law said makes sense."

Everyone in the room laughed when they heard this.

After putting on makeup, I started combing my hair.

Tong Cheng'er has very well-maintained hair; her jet-black hair is as smooth and shiny as a piece of black satin.

Shumulu took the comb and combed it again and again, chanting: "One comb to the end, husband and wife will be loving and carefree; two combs to the end, they will grow old together hand in hand; three combs to the end, husband and wife will be free from illness and worry; four combs to the end, children and grandchildren will be everywhere, bringing blessings of longevity and prosperity; five combs to the end, they will be forever united in marriage; six combs to the end, everything will go smoothly and good fortune will be with them; seven combs to the end, immortals will descend to earth to welcome them; eight combs to the end, the Eight Immortals will cross the sea to celebrate; nine combs to the end, happiness will last a lifetime; ten combs to the end, they will grow old together in this life and the next."

After combing ten times, Shumulu's eyes reddened again.

Shumulu carefully and patiently styled her daughter's hair. After styling the hair and putting on the crown, Shumulu looked at her daughter in her phoenix coronet and wedding robes and said, "My daughter looks so beautiful today." She couldn't get enough of looking at her.

Tong Cheng'er looked at herself in the mirror and smiled.

Shumulu breathed a sigh of relief, then said to her two daughters-in-law, "You two stay and talk with Cheng'er for a while. I'll go out and check if anything goes wrong."

Fucha and Shuyu replied, "Yes, Mother."

After Shumulu left, Fucha and Shuyu stayed with Tong Cheng'er and talked.

The wedding ceremony takes place in the evening; during the day, most of the people coming and going are relatives and friends who come to see the bride.

It's more accurate to say that Lady Fucha and Shu Yu were entertaining the guests who came to see the bride than talking to Tong Cheng'er.

The Tong residence was decorated with red silk, creating a festive and lively atmosphere. Relatives and friends came and went in an endless stream, keeping the masters of the residence extremely busy.

The Fourth Prince's residence was also very lively. The wedding was handled by the Imperial Household Department, but the specific allocation of expenses was mostly decided by Yinzhen himself. Because of his reputation in the Imperial Household Department, no one dared to say a word against it.

Actually, when Yinzhen said he would take responsibility, it wasn't that no one complained to Kangxi. Kangxi thought about his son's unspeakable affairs and felt that his son was already so pitiful. These people were really something, complaining about even the smallest things.

So Kangxi gave the person from the Imperial Household Department who came to complain a good scolding.

The person who was reprimanded was extremely helpless. When the Third Prince got married, he wanted to make it more dignified. Before anyone could complain, His Majesty himself reprimanded the Third Prince, saying that the Imperial Household Department listened to everyone and had no rules, no system, and no backbone.

Now that the Fourth Prince is like this, why is His Majesty's reaction different?

The people from the Imperial Household Department felt wronged, thinking that His Majesty was being unfair, but they could only suffer in silence, since they couldn't very well say that His Majesty was wrong!

After one incident after another, the people of the Imperial Household Department finally understood that the next time they encountered a matter involving the Fourth Prince, they would handle it as a special case. His Majesty favored the Fourth Prince greatly, and this was a lesson learned by the Imperial Household Department at a bloody price.

You must remember this.

If they wanted to get away with it, they couldn't file a complaint against the Fourth Prince.

Thus, under Yinzhen's personal arrangement and organization, his wedding was exceptionally elegant, with every detail showing his meticulous care.

Those in the Imperial Household Department who worked for him were all amazed by his professional abilities.

Even professionals couldn't outmaneuver an amateur like him, leaving the officials in charge of Yinzhen's wedding quite ashamed. They then decided to strengthen management in the future. No wonder the Fourth Prince insisted on doing it himself; it wasn't that the Fourth Prince was picky, but rather that their professional competence was inadequate.

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