Chapter 4: Get married, get lost. I will not sleep with you! ...
The diamond-shaped mirror reflected a delicate face like a lotus. Jiang Yueying's eyebrows and eyes were light, especially her pair of willow-leaf thin eyebrows, which were lightly outlined like smoke and clouds, and only the darkest ink brush could be used to draw them clearly.
The little palace maid in front of her shrank her shoulders as she carefully applied rouge and drew thin eyebrows for Jiang Yueying, who was sitting in front of the mirror. She didn't dare to move too much, for fear of angering her master who was ready to take her life at any time.
Jiang Yueying recognized this person as the little palace maid who had nearly been beaten that day and asked, "What's your name?"
Before, I followed Jiang Yueying and imitated her every word and action, but I had never seen this little palace maid before.
"I, Pu Ling, have been with His Highness for three months..."
"Why don't I remember you?"
The young maid's face turned pale as she immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Please spare my life, Princess. I have already knelt in the Repentance Hall for fifteen days and will never offend Your Highness again!"
Tears welled up in her eyes and her lips trembled.
The Siguo Hall is a unique punishment room in Princess Anyi's palace. Palace maids who made mistakes would be thrown in and made to kneel as punishment. It seems that the little palace maid was being punished for the past three days, so she didn't know that there were actually two princesses in the palace.
After being punished to kneel for fifteen days, my knees must be swollen. How can I kneel again?
Jiang Yueying subconsciously stretched out her hand, but in less than a moment, she slowly withdrew it, pretending nothing had happened.
In Pu Ling's eyes, she is Jiang Yueying.
The real Princess Anyi would never help someone get up.
The less people knew her true identity, the less danger there was. She raised her chin and instructed, "Go get the veil."
Pu Ling felt as if she had been pardoned. She staggered to her feet, hurriedly brought back the big red veil embroidered with a gold-thread mandarin duck pattern, and bent down to present it to Jiang Yueying.
Today is the wedding day of Jiang Yueying and Xie Yuting. The marriage between the two countries is no joke and must not be neglected.
Jiang Yueying glanced at him and said coldly: "Yeah."
Pu Ling understood and gently lifted the red veil to cover the beautiful face as bright as the moon.
At that moment, the head maid Qing Ge pushed the door open and walked in. She quickly stepped forward, took Jiang Yueying's hand, and led her out: "Princess, the auspicious time has arrived."
Bang, bang, crackle.
The entire palace was draped in red silk, stretching from the entrances to the palace gates. Outside, gongs and drums roared, accompanied by ritual music and firecrackers. Maids lined the palace walls, holding glowing red lanterns. The orange light reflected off each other, and the hems of their skirts fell on the ground, looking like a layer of paint.
The maid in the front scattered flowers all around. Since it was a wedding in the Eastern Palace, and the bride was a princess of the Jiang Kingdom, the wedding etiquette was naturally completely different from that of the common people.
People in China attach great importance to liveliness and excitement. They block the door and cars, the groom writes a poem to urge the bride to get ready, and the bride bids farewell to her parents and cries before the ceremony is considered complete.
Royal marriages only emphasize dignity, so many cumbersome folk ceremonies are omitted. The guard of honor plays music to welcome the bride out of the palace. Since Jiang Yueying's parents are not present, she doesn't even need to say goodbye. She walks out of the palace and goes straight to the sedan chair and heads to the East Palace.
Jiang Yueying sat in the sedan chair, her eyelids and heart beating wildly, as if she was about to go not to the East Palace, but to a dangerous place.
Thinking of my first meeting with Xie Yuting, I can't help but get a headache.
To be honest, the Crown Prince of Liang was the type she was least good at dealing with. His behavior could not be inferred according to common sense, and his words and deeds were even more frivolous and reckless. Jiang Yueying was really afraid of revealing her true colors in front of him.
After careful consideration, she decided to have as little contact with Xie Yuting as possible.
It is not difficult to reduce contact. The two of them are in a marriage of convenience. There is no deep affection between them, and intimacy is impossible.
Besides, Xie Yuting has always loved to seek pleasure, so he probably wouldn't have much interest in her. At most, he would provoke her for a few days, and when his interest faded, he would go look for his confidantes.
Who would live sincerely with a princess who married into an enemy country?
It's best if we don't interfere with each other and don't get tired of each other.
However, as the Crown Princess, what should she do if she shared a room with the Crown Prince at night? Jiang Yueying clenched her fingers, thinking about finding a reason to sleep separately from Xie Yuting.
"Get off the sedan!"
The shouting frightened people.
Jiang Yueying's thoughts were interrupted and she suddenly came back to her senses.
Take a deep breath and slowly get out of the sedan chair.
The Crown Princess's wedding dress was of an intricate and complicated style. The hem of the skirt alone was so thick and layered that it was difficult to walk and one had to move cautiously.
Jiang Yueying always wore the simplest dresses before, and had never worn such gorgeous and tiring clothes. Therefore, her walking posture was inevitably strange. In order to avoid being noticed as unfamiliar with wearing a dress, she had to tiptoe and walk slowly.
A palace maid whispered behind her, "Crown Princess, you need to hurry up, otherwise you will miss the auspicious time."
Jiang Yueying muttered silently in her heart, what is the use of auspicious time or inauspicious time, is there anyone here who really takes this hypocritical marriage seriously?
The pace quickened.
The threshold to enter the Eastern Palace is extremely high.
Jiang Yueying lowered her head and looked at the ground carefully, fearing that she would accidentally step on the hem of her skirt and make a fool of herself. At this moment, a pair of slender hands with distinct bones fell to her side, motioning her to take them.
The sleeves were as red as fire, and the fingers were covered with light calluses. It was obvious that this was the hand of Crown Prince Xie Yuting.
It is natural for the groom to help the bride get out of the sedan chair and walk, but this action is very strange when it happens to Xie Yuting. Is this guy so kind?
Jiang Yueying was half-believing and half-doubting, but in order to avoid falling, she had to put her hand on it.
Unexpectedly, before he touched the back of his hand, Xie Yuting immediately withdrew his hand.
Jiang Yueying was confused.
In less than a moment, the pair of slender hands reached out to her again through the red veil. Jiang Yueying subconsciously covered them with her hands, but Xie Yuting used the same trick again and pulled her hands back.
Jiang Yueying's hand missed again.
How could this be possible? He actually played tricks on her!
Jiang Yueying had never seen such a childish person. He actually played such a trick on his wedding day. Did he have no brains?
In anger, she suddenly withdrew her hand and decided to ignore Xie Yuting. Then she thought that the real Princess Anyi could not be so good-tempered, so she kicked the other party's wedding dress as a threat.
A short low laugh reached her ears, and Xie Yuting's frivolous and casual face immediately appeared in Jiang Yueying's mind, and she couldn't help but pout her lips.
So annoying.
Xie Yuting seemed to have teased her enough, and helped her hand to cross the saddle brazier. This time he held it firmly and did not do anything intentional.
Jiang Yueying thought to herself that the rumors were indeed true. Liang State's Crown Prince Xie Yuting was unruly and had a bad temper. He was a very difficult person to deal with.
The two of them bowed to their parents in heaven and earth, and then bowed to each other amid the congratulations of the onlookers. The host gave a shout and sent them to the bridal chamber.
They all breathed a sigh of relief.
Led by a palace maid, they walked through the corridor to the inner courtyard of the East Palace. The main house in the South Courtyard was their new bedroom. It was dark and thin clouds obscured the moonlight. Jiang Yueying could not see clearly around her because of her veil. When she passed by the courtyard, she smelled the faint fragrance of osmanthus.
It's her favorite flavor.
She had once hidden in the cold palace, the most secluded area of Emperor Jiang's palace. The deposed concubines and the maids there were solitary and taciturn, few of them having the leisure to tend to flowers and plants. Only a few century-old osmanthus trees flourished, their fragrance filling the air every year during their bloom. Jiang Yueying would occasionally water them and trim their branches.
Unexpectedly, there were osmanthus trees planted in the main courtyard of the East Palace.
Jiang Yueying's body, which had been tense all day, relaxed slightly.
After entering the room, Jiang Yueying sat in front of the bed, waiting for Xie Yuting to finish entertaining the guests before lifting the veil to drink the wedding wine.
The moonlight seeped through the window screen onto the ground, spreading out brightly.
A few wisps of night wind blew the bright red veil. Jiang Yueying lowered her head and stared at the swaying tassels of the veil, thinking about how to deal with Xie Yuting.
If I ask Xie Yuting to sleep in separate rooms on the wedding night, will he agree? After all, he is the crown prince of a country. Will he be embarrassed and angry if his new wife treats him so humbly?
Xie Yuting is a frivolous and arrogant person who disobeys discipline. Going against him might only intensify the conflict. If I consummate the marriage first to please him and then bring up my illness, what will happen in the future... No, Jiang Yueying slapped her head hard.
She always thinks in her own way and almost forgets that she is now Princess Anyi Jiang Yueying. How could the real Princess Anyi be so tactful? She probably wouldn't even consummate her marriage with Xie Yuting.
Yes, if it was the real Princess Anyi, she would only do one thing on her wedding night, which was to kick Xie Yuting out.
Jiang Yueying rubbed her hands and slowly stood up. Suddenly, she paused and remembered that she would never hit anyone.
She came to the door, gritted her teeth, and dropped the bronze bolt from inside the house, leaving no chance for outsiders to come in.
The door latch of the East Palace is stronger than ordinary wooden latches. Ordinary people have no chance of breaking in by force. It is impossible for Xie Yuting to make a big fuss and hire someone to break the door on his wedding night.
You can't afford to provoke but you can afford to avoid.
The domineering princess can do anything. What's wrong with locking the prince out of the door on her wedding night?
Even if Xie Yuting gets angry, she can take the opportunity to have a big quarrel with him. In this way, she will have sufficient reason to separate from him and live their own lives without interfering with each other.
After convincing herself, she sat on the couch with peace of mind and took off the red veil on her head.
Bending over to tidy up the couch, Jiang Yueying found it covered with dried fruits such as longan and peanuts. She had always been frugal, so she picked up the dried fruits in her hands and moved them to the table to prevent them from falling on the floor and being wasted.
A snow-white handkerchief was placed in the middle of the bed. Picking up the handkerchief, Jiang Yueying thought of what the nanny sent by the palace to teach her about sex said before she got married, and her face turned red unconsciously.
The other party also stuffed some small picture albums into her hands. Jiang Yueying blushed when she saw them and destroyed them into pieces in a hurry.
I heard that doing that kind of thing would not be pleasant. Jiang Yueying glanced at the tightly fastened door bolt and felt more at ease. Fortunately, she didn't have to endure that tonight.
After making the bed, she went to the candlestick and extinguished the light.
A pair of dragon and phoenix candles are burning on the table in the center. They are the brightest candles in the whole room. According to custom, the dragon and phoenix candles cannot be extinguished on the wedding night. They must burn until dawn to symbolize harmony. If they are extinguished halfway, it is an ominous sign.
Jiang Yueying extinguished all the small candles and did not touch the pair of dragon and phoenix wedding candles.
Knock, knock——!
The door panel shook violently.
Jiang Yueying shuddered and quickly turned her head to look at the door.
Xie Yuting, who was standing outside, said in a lazy voice, "I didn't expect the princess to be so shy that she wouldn't even let me into the wedding chamber on my wedding night?"
Jiang Yueying pretended to be fierce: "Get lost, I will not sleep with you!"
There was suddenly no movement outside the door.
So easy to get rid of? Jiang Yueying blinked, crouched down and carefully approached the door, put her ear to the door panel, and heard the footsteps gradually receding.
The nervous little face suddenly showed a smile.
I thought there would be a big fuss, but Xie Yuting just left like that.
She put her delicate hands on the outer robe of her wedding gown and was about to have a peaceful sleep when she suddenly heard a loud noise in her ears.
Bang!
Jiang Yueying was horrified and looked suddenly towards the window where the noise came from. Her eyes widened, and she could hardly believe what she saw.
The crown prince of a country actually climbed in through the window like a thief!
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