Xu Lingzi, who had just walked out, came back and pulled Chunling outside.

"Fifth Sister, the young lady is still here..."

Xu Lingzi waved her hand and looked at Chunling helplessly: "Your daughter is about to get married, so it doesn't matter to her. Besides, you've served Yan Yan since she was little. Come with me to look at other jewelry for Yan Yan. Let Yan Yan take a look at the phoenix crown here first."

Chunling wanted to say something, but then she saw Xu Lingzi wink at her, and even the maid beside Xu Lingzi came to the other side and pulled her.

She nodded, noticing the cunning in Xu Lingzi's eyes. She had a feeling that the Fifth Miss was about to sell her out.

Li Shiyue was so engrossed in watching that she didn't know what was happening at the door. When she came to her senses, she was all alone in the private room.

"What? They've all left?"

Li Shiyue had just stood up, and before the beaded curtain in front of her was even lifted, she saw the door being pushed open, and her husband, whom she hadn't seen for several days, was standing outside.

Xu Yunci noticed the surprise in her eyes and went inside. The room was small, and everything could be seen at a glance.

After looking around, he realized the young woman before him was still unaware of what had happened. However, considering that they hadn't seen each other for several days and he had been busy with the formalities of marriage and etiquette, he had personally handled even the smallest details.

In the past, he would have thought marriage was a very troublesome thing, but when the day actually came, and it was with the girl he loved, he was afraid of missing out on something and wronging her.

"Fifth Sister sent me here. She said that the two of you here don't have enough money."

Xu Yunci coughed twice, looking at the surprise on Li Shiyue's face, who was probably also taken aback by Xu Lingzi. However, he was quite happy; it seemed that his doting on his sister hadn't been in vain.

After he entered, Li Shiyue's ears gradually turned red, in addition to the obvious surprise on her face. Seeing Xu Yunci sit down on the other side, Li Shiyue suddenly realized that the booklets spread out on the table, especially the one closest to her, were a stack of phoenix crowns.

With a "snap," Li Shiyue's cheeks gradually warmed up: "My cousin said to go downstairs to look at jewelry, so I stayed in the side room looking at the booklet, which was described in great detail."

Xu Yunci hadn't been unaware of the commotion just now; his gaze fell on the booklet on the table, specifically the one that Li Shiyue had just closed.

However, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that his little cousin seemed to have a blush on her cheeks, and a strange feeling gradually arose in his heart. He picked up a book at random and looked at the jewelry in it, which didn't seem particularly special.

"Why did you close that book? Don't you like it?"

When Li Shiyue came to her senses and looked up, she saw that Xu Yunci had already taken the booklet in his hand, and even calmly opened it, glanced at it, and raised his eyebrows to meet her gaze.

Hearing her husband's gentle laughter, Xu Yunci put down the booklet, her smiling eyes glancing at the still open booklet, which depicted the style of the wedding dress.

He roughly understood why Xu Lingzi insisted that he come today.

"I'm already preparing the wedding dress and phoenix crown, so you don't need to listen to her. But do you have anything you like? Since you're here, pick some out. It's almost summer, so adding some jewelry would be nice."

“I already have enough jewelry, and there are many more that I haven’t even used.” Li Shiyue looked up and closed the booklet in front of her one by one.

If you look closely, you can still see that her full earlobes are so red they could almost bleed.

However, he asked if the wedding dress and phoenix crown were already being prepared.

Li Shiyue lowered her eyes, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turning up: "Having too much jewelry is useless. There are still many unopened pieces in the manor's storeroom. This phoenix crown was chosen by my cousin, and I haven't finished looking at it yet."

Her gaze fell on the booklet in Xu Yunci's hand, and a sudden tension rose in her heart, making her feel somewhat at a loss.

Xu Yunci glanced at the phoenix crown in the booklet, which said it was made of pure gold, but he still shook his head: "This is not good, it will be too heavy."

Li Shiyue looked at him in surprise, wondering in her heart that the phoenix crown was so elaborate that if it wasn't heavy, it would just be a set of gorgeous headdresses.

The phoenix crown is a complete set, intricate and magnificent, symbolizing harmonious union. The headdress, however, is different; it's a set of hairpins, ornaments, and rings, suggesting a pieced-together arrangement. Madam Yang has mentioned these past few days that she still wants the phoenix crown.

Before Li Shiyue could speak, Xu Yunci said with a smile, "I have already had someone find a good craftsman to make a phoenix crown for you. It's nice if it's intricate and gorgeous, but it would be best if it had some intricacies to it, so you can wear it more comfortably on your wedding day."

He looked at the booklet in his hand and shook his head: "Most of the phoenix crowns at Baoxiang Tower are designed to please the nobles and officials, so they certainly wouldn't think of these things. Wearing such a large phoenix crown all day would be exhausting."

"As for the wedding attire, there's no need to worry. The Emperor has already given his approval, and it will be sewn by palace embroiderers. Once it's finished, if it doesn't fit, we can send it back to have it resized."

Li Shiyue stared at Xu Yunci's face, lost in thought for a long time. Just as he finished speaking, tenderness and love were about to flow from his eyes. At that moment, Li Shiyue felt as if something had struck her heart.

“The embroiderers in the palace are certainly excellent, but it is believed that a bride embroidering her own wedding dress will imply harmony between husband and wife. Why don’t you draw the pattern, cousin, and I will embroider it myself?”

She raised her head without flinching, meeting Xu Yunci's shocked gaze, but no one knew that her palms were sweaty.

This was the first time she had looked directly at Xu Yunci and responded to him since the engagement was made. No wonder Xu Yunci was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a moment, put down the booklet in his hand, and looked at her with an indescribable emotion surging in his eyes.

Are you serious?

Li Shiyue nodded crisply, looking at the aloof Prince Xu in the eyes of outsiders, and now he looked so funny that she couldn't help but laugh: "Really, so please trace the picture carefully, cousin. If it's ugly, it's your fault for not tracing it well."

Xu Yunci's smile deepened as he put down the booklet in his hand: "Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. Let's go boating on the lake later and go back later."

Li Shiyue nodded. The burning passion in his eyes made her lower her head, and the blush on her earlobes gradually spread to her cheeks, like a ripe red apple.

Perhaps, this marriage isn't so bad after all.

Li Shiyue could not deny that before Xu Yunci expressed his feelings, he was a very reliable husband. After expressing his feelings, he remained resolute and open-minded, and did not disturb her life. In fact, he would listen to her opinions on some matters.

This feeling was very pleasant, as if he were being valued, especially after learning from Madam Xu that Xu Yun had resigned from court these past few days to prepare for the wedding. After all, the formalities of marriage still needed some time to come, and there were quite a few things required.

Her long eyelashes concealed the smile in her eyes, and Li Shiyue could feel her lips twitching upwards.