The wedding was arranged in a hurry, in about half a month. Firstly, the Prince Rui's mansion was happy to see Xiao Yi get married, and secondly, Xiao Yi was also very curious to know who was behind the scenes.

Hongyu also moved into the Tao family's house a day early, and people from the Prince Rui's mansion also came to do Hongyu's wedding dress.

Originally, only Chen Lian lived in the west wing, but this time it was quite lively. Chen Lian gave Xiao Qiao'er a half-day off, and Xiao Qiao'er curiously circled around Hong Yu.

"Sister, you're going to be a bride? I haven't seen a bride in so long!" Xiao Qiao'er looked at Hongzhu curiously as she tried on her wedding dress.

"Yes, she's getting married. All women eventually get married." Even if it was fake, Hongzhu treated it as if it were real.

"Sister, you're so beautiful." Little Qiao'er's eyes sparkled with envy.

Hongzhu was just trying it on; the wedding dress was custom-made and had been altered once.

"It fits perfectly, no need to alter it further." The nanny helped Hongzhu take off her wedding dress. "Miss Hongzhu usually wears red, it seems she really likes the color!"

"Yes, red suits me!" Hongzhu said. All of her dowry was arranged by Xiao Yi. He was going to give her a respectable wedding tomorrow, but it was all fake!

Xiao Yi had told her that there might be danger today. If the Crown Prince's wife died before the wedding, it would confirm the Crown Prince's reputation for being a jinx to his wives. There was even a possibility of something going wrong during the wedding procession.

If she were to find the person who harmed her, she would make them suffer a fate worse than death, ruining her wedding. Only death could quell the hatred in her heart.

"Little sister, your mother is waiting for you to grow up so she can marry you off!" Hongzhu said mischievously to the curious little girl.

Little Qiao'er blushed and said with a grin, "I'm still young!"

Seeing that the bride was about to get busy, she happily put aside her own affairs and started talking to her husband, Chen Lian, about what was going on here.

"Master, the bride is so beautiful, and there are so many things! She said she's going to marry that very handsome Prince Rui."

Shen Lian was from the capital and had heard about the matter of the Prince Rui's heir. Hearing Xiao Qiao'er say this, she felt a little heavy-hearted.

"Qiao'er, are there any empty rooms in your main courtyard or the east courtyard?"

"Master, why are you suddenly asking this?" Little Qiao'er asked, puzzled.

“Isn’t this place for the bride’s wedding? It’s not appropriate for me to live here alone,” Chen Lian said gently. “I’ll just move in for one night, and then I’ll move out after the bride’s wedding tomorrow!” There’s a long-standing rumor that the Prince Rui’s heir is cursed to bring misfortune to his wives, and that any woman betrothed to him will die a violent death. A wise person doesn’t stand under a dangerous wall, and even though she didn’t quite believe in the so-called curse of bringing misfortune to wives, she still cared about her own life.

"Oh, is that so? Then the teacher can choose a room himself, and Mother won't say anything," Xiao Qiao'er said naturally, not finding anything wrong with it.

"Alright, let's go find it!" Chen Lian said with a smile.

Tao Wanniang returned early that night. When she learned that Chen Lian had moved to the east courtyard, she didn't say anything.

"You all stay in your own courtyards tonight. No matter what noise you hear, don't go out," Tao Wanniang solemnly said, gathering everyone in the family together.

Gao Cuiniang came from the General's Mansion. Hearing Tao Wanniang's tone, she had a feeling that something was wrong. But when she thought about how the girl in the West Wing was going to marry into the Prince Rui's Mansion, she felt that anything could happen.

"Master Tao, are you worried about the Prince Rui's son bringing misfortune to his wife?" Gao Cuiniang comforted Tao Wanniang, saying, "This talk of fate is something that exists if you believe in it, and doesn't if you don't."

"Yes, after all, the rumors are quite exaggerated, and Miss Hongzhu has had quite a few accidents before." Tao Wanniang would rather everyone else believe it than have someone plotting something behind it.

"Mother, but the bride is so beautiful!" Xiao Qiao'er felt sympathy for Hongzhu when she heard that the Prince Rui's son was cursed to be unlucky in marriage.

"Anyway, everyone should stay in the house tonight. Once Hongzhu gets married tomorrow, everything will be fine!" Tao Wanniang comforted everyone.

The west wing was still brightly lit. Tao Wanniang told everyone else to go back to their own rooms, and asked Gao Cuiniang to take care of the two children until Ling Dahu and Wang Hongyu returned. As the hostess, she couldn't just ignore them.

Hongzhu was still awake. Looking at her face in the mirror and imagining her wedding tomorrow, she couldn't calm down.

Tao Wanniang knocked on the door and introduced herself.

"Come in!" Hongzhu got up and answered the door. "Sister Tao, you're back. Thank you."

"I saw you're all still awake, so I came to check on you. You're getting married tomorrow, are you nervous?" Tao Wanniang said with a smile.

"I am nervous, but I am more excited!" Hongzhu said longingly. Even if it's fake, she is still excited. As long as nothing happens to her, she is nominally the Crown Princess of Ruiwang.

“My family are all rough men. If you need anything tonight, you can get it yourself,” Tao Wanniang said. “My eldest son and daughter-in-law will be back later.”

"I'm sorry to bother you." Hongzhu and Tao Wanniang remained distant. After thinking for a moment, she looked at Tao Wanniang and said, "Sister Tao, can you tell me about Brother Yi? You're his savior?"

Tao Wanniang smiled and did not refuse. She then told her about how her family had fled famine from Lingjia Village and how they had met Xiao Yi several times and helped each other out.

"Our family's current wealth is all thanks to Prince Rui's mansion," Tao Wanniang concluded with emotion.

"I never knew Sister Tao had it so tough!" Hongzhu looked at Tao Wanniang in astonishment. She couldn't imagine that a woman so much older than herself, unarmed, could lead her family to escape famine and still have the life she has now. What an amazing experience!

"Sister Tao, to be honest, you don't look like someone who has grandchildren at all," Hongzhu said curiously, with a hint of envy.

"Ha, that's because I had children early. After my son grew up, I stopped working!" Tao Wanniang laughed. When she first came here, she had the original owner's dark yellow skin and was extremely ugly with her emaciated body. "After escaping, I met such a kind person as the young master. He ate and drank well and took good care of me."

The original owner's body was damaged by long-term malnutrition and hunger, but she wasn't lying. As for her two sons, they were capable of doing most of the heavy lifting and farm work. After they got married, the original owner stopped doing housework and just made her wife do everything.

"Sister Tao, thank you. If you hadn't saved the prince back then, I wouldn't have met him one day." Hongzhu looked at Tao Wanniang gratefully.

Is this... a case of faking it for real? Tao Wanniang met Hongzhu's eyes, and her heart skipped a beat. Xiao Yi had persuaded Hongzhu to set up the scheme, but Hongzhu's expression showed that she was really taking it seriously! But then, she also admired Hongzhu. To risk her life to find a husband was quite courageous!

Suddenly, there was a noise on the roof, and Tao Wanniang and Hongzhu were both startled!