The sedan chair was carried into the palace, and the palace was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns everywhere.
"First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to parents, and then husband and wife bow to each other."
The prince and Mu Qinglan bowed to Emperor Hui and the queen, but when the couple bowed to each other, the prince was reluctant to lower his head.
The queen winked at the prince, who looked extremely unhappy, but finally completed his last bow.
After the ceremony, the two men knelt down facing Emperor Hui and the Queen and served them tea.
Afterwards, Mu Qinglan was sent to the bridal chamber to wait, while the prince entertained the guests in the main hall.
The new house is filled with red, and the flickering candlelight illuminates the entire room.
At this time, Mu Qinglan was sitting upright on the bed, waiting for the prince to lift the red veil.
It was late at night, and the red candle had burned most of the way, but there was still no sign of the prince.
Mu Qinglan maintained the same posture, but his body was somewhat stiff.
Mu Qinglan asked: "Where is the prince?"
"Crown Princess, I heard that the Crown Prince will not come here tonight. What do you think?" The palace maid answered cautiously, fearing that Mu Qinglan would be unhappy and take it out on her.
Mu Qinglan knew that this was not someone else’s fault, so he did not make things difficult for the palace maid.
"Forget it, just get out." A cold voice sounded.
After a while, everyone in the room left, leaving only Mu Qinglan.
Half an hour ago, the guests who came to congratulate gradually left.
"Prince, it's time to rest." The palace servant reminded the prince.
The prince had drunk a lot of wine. His steps were unsteady and his mind seemed not to be clear.
"Send this prince to Rou'er." The prince asked someone to help him go to his concubine.
The palace maid was stunned and did not dare to move for a moment. "This..."
This is against the rules. Logically, tonight is the wedding of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. How can I go to another woman's place?
The prince pinched the palace maid and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Don't you want to listen to what I say?"
The palace servant dared not disobey the prince's words, so he had to help the prince go somewhere else.
The next day, the palace maids came to the newlyweds' room to help Mu Qinglan get up.
Mu Qinglan got up early, dressed neatly, and did not look as disheveled as imagined.
Many people speculated that the Crown Prince had not returned that night and that the Crown Princess had fallen out of favor, and they were all waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
But Mu Qinglan has never cared about what others think, otherwise she would not have married him.
When she had finished dressing up, the prince arrived.
The prince came here for no other reason than to take her to pay her respects to the queen.
"Are you ready?" The prince glanced at her casually and asked.
Mu Qinglan thought he would at least explain, but she didn't expect his attitude to be so bad that he didn't even call her name.
Her heart ached; he was no longer the person she remembered.
However, she didn't want to believe it. "Brother Yun, Lan'er is ready."
The prince nodded, turned and walked out, and Mu Qinglan followed.
The two of them got on the sedan chair at the same time, but were very far apart, as if they were strangers.
They walked in silence all the way, and soon they arrived at Kunning Palace.
Inside Kunning Palace, the Queen had already been waiting for their arrival.
When they saw them come in, Mu Qinglan was pulled up by the queen as soon as the two of them finished the kneeling ceremony.
The queen looked at Mu Qinglan in front of her, held her hand and said, "Good child, you have worked hard along the way."
He pulled her to sit on the other side of the table and ignored the prince.
"Thank you, Her Majesty." Mu Qinglan had just finished speaking when he received a disapproving look from the Queen.
The queen said softly, "It's time to change your words and call me mother."
"Mother." Mu Qinglan said crisply.
The queen smiled. Ignoring the prince's struggle, she pulled him over and placed Mu Qinglan's hand in his.
"We are a family from now on. If the prince bullies you, just tell mother."
The queen's words seemed to touch her heart.
Mu Qinglan lowered her head and bit her lower lip tightly to prevent the tears from flowing.
The queen winked at the prince, signaling him to comfort the other party.
The prince turned his head away, pretending not to notice the queen's hint.
Queen: It seems I have to take action myself.
She called Aunt Liu and asked her to get the gift she had prepared in advance.
The queen opened the box and took out a bracelet made of jade.
Judging from the quality of the jade, it is worth a lot of money.
"Lan'er, come and see if you like it."
Upon hearing this, Mu Qinglan quickly calmed himself down and looked up at the thing in front of him.
"Mother, this is too expensive." Mu Qinglan declined.
The prince said impatiently: "Since it is a gift from my mother, you should accept it."
The Queen took her hand and put the bracelet on her wrist.
"Look, this is so appropriate."
Madam Liu echoed, "Yes, Crown Princess, look at the color and texture. They are extraordinary."
While Mu Qinglan's attention was drawn to Nanny Liu, the Queen pulled the Prince to the next side hall.
She thought of the news she received in the morning that the prince did not sleep with Mu Qinglan last night, and decided to say a few more words to him.
"Yun'er, what did your mother tell you before? If Mu Qinglan marries you, she will be your Crown Princess."
"Whether you like it or not, you have to treat her well for me, at least to avoid giving her any excuses."
"Remember, your backers include not only your grandfather, but also Mu Qinglan's father."
The prince hung his head and listened to the queen's lecture in silence.
The queen didn't want to push him too hard, and as long as he didn't go too far, she didn't bother to care about him.
I just hope Mu Qinglan won’t tell her father that the prince has ignored her.
"Hey, go out." The queen sighed.
The prince understood everything the queen said, but he felt that Mu Qinglan didn't look like that and was not worth his trouble.
Also, it was she who insisted on marrying him, not him who was willing.
How you treat her is her own choice, you can't blame others.
There are many people and many disputes in the palace.
When I am bored in private, what I like to talk about most is gossip.
As a result, the news that the Crown Princess was out of favor spread to other palaces through a palace maid who knew the inside story.
In Jinxiu Palace, Xia Zhi was embroidering, and the palace maid next to her was whispering to her.
"Sister Xia Zhi, have you heard? The prince did not favor the princess last night."
Xia Zhi stopped what he was doing and asked curiously, "Where did you get this news?"
"This is almost spreading everywhere. The palace maids are all saying so." The palace maid lowered her voice a few degrees, fearing that someone would hear it.
Xia Zhi thought this was very important news and quickly told Wan Fei about it.
"Oh, so this matter has spread everywhere."
"The Queen wants to win over the power of the Mu Mansion, but the Crown Prince doesn't treat them well. If we leak this news, then..."
However, this is not the time yet. When Mu Qinglan is completely disappointed with the prince, the Mu family will naturally not support the prince.
[Mother's analysis makes sense. This is indeed a point that can be used very well.]
[My mother is so awesome]
Mu Nanyan looked at Wan Fei with starry eyes.
Mu Nanyan was interested in gossip, and her mind was entirely focused on the gossip they were talking about.
The late concubine was very pleased with Mu Nanyan's admiration.
However, her Yan'er is still very young, isn't she a little too gossipy?
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