On the eighteenth day of the winter month, King Qi and Shen Yiyi got married on the same day.
Fireworks have been set off in the capital of Daxia all night long.
Everyone in the capital knows that the royal son is getting married today.
It was just daybreak when it suddenly started snowing.
Outside the gate of Lord An’s residence in the capital, two wedding processions arrived at the same time.
One of the teams included many officials in court robes, ceremonial guards, and drum and trumpet teams. The various teams filled the streets and alleys around the An Mansion.
Lord An has always been an upright official in the court, and he would not neglect the betrothal gifts from his daughters. In order to treat them equally, he prepared eighty loads of dowry for each of his two daughters.
Therefore, the betrothal gifts and dowry from the King of Qi totaled three hundred loads.
On Shen Yiyi's side, including the dowry, there were only a hundred loads.
This was arranged by Shen Yuyao.
The twenty carriages used to betroth Shen Yiyi were also purchased by Shen Yuyao.
But no one knew that the twenty loads sent by Shen Yiyi were more substantial than the two hundred and twenty loads sent by the King of Qi.
The King of Qi and his former friend Shen Yiyi married the two sisters of the An family on the same day, and people from all over the capital came to watch the fun.
"It turns out that the Fifth Prince and the Young Master of the Shen family are not gay!"
"The two sisters of the An family will have a huge difference in their futures after they get married. One will become the daughter-in-law of the royal family, the Princess of Qi, while the other can only be the mistress of a noble family in the countryside."
"Yes, you see, there are 300 people carrying the load at the palace, but the Shen family only has 100 people carrying the load."
"The An family's younger sister is prettier than her elder sister, but she won't marry a better match than her elder sister."
"But speaking of these two grooms, judging solely by appearance, the one from the Shen family is more handsome."
At this time, Shen Yiyi was wearing a bright red official uniform, a black gauze hat with two golden flowers on his head, a red shawl on his shoulders, and riding a large maroon horse.
Opposite him was the King of Qi.
The King of Qi was wearing a crimson robe and a tall, snow-white horse today. There was a large red silk flower on the horse's head.
The two smiled at each other, both full of high spirits.
At dawn, the two brides, supported by their maids and old women, slowly walked out of the gate of the An Mansion.
One of the brides, who was thinner, wore a nine-pheasant crown, a crimson gown, a blue shawl with phoenix patterns, a blue round-necked robe underneath, and a jade belt and jade sceptre around her waist.
The other bride wore a bright red wide-sleeved shirt, a phoenix crown inlaid with kingfisher feathers, a green shawl with lotus pattern, a bright red pleated skirt and red satin embroidered shoes.
Both of them wore red veils on their heads and held round fans with patterns of flowers and full moons in their hands, half covering their faces. They were carried on the backs of two young masters of the An family into the wedding sedan.
After the two wedding processions met each other, one headed east and the other headed west, then they went back to each other.
......
Shen Yuyao brought Perilla and Angelica dahurica and arrived at Huang'en Temple early that day.
Here, Shen Yiyi will bring his bride to bid her farewell, and then return to his hometown in Haozhou to complete the wedding.
It was not until noon that Shen Yiyi and his wedding procession finally arrived.
"Fourth brother!"
When Shen Yiyi heard the soft cry, he immediately turned over and dismounted, only to see Shen Yuyao holding Xia Xiaoxian in her arms, walking towards him.
"Yaoyao!"
Shen Yiyi couldn't hide his joy.
He had long been attracted to the second daughter of the An family, but due to their respective family backgrounds, they had never had much contact.
Now, for some unknown reason, the Duke's Mansion seemed to know what was on his mind and actually helped him propose marriage to the An Mansion. The person proposing marriage was precisely the second young lady whom he had always admired.
"Why are you suddenly proposing marriage for me, Father and Mother? Is there something important happening in the mansion? Has Mother told you?"
"Yaoyao, why did you limit my betrothal gift to only twenty pieces?"
"And you want me to set off back to Haozhou today?"
When Shen Yiyi met Shen Yuyao, he asked a barrage of questions in his mind.
When Shen Yuyao saw her fourth brother, wearing a bright red wedding gown, he looked so cheerful and cheerful that he even looked more handsome than usual.
I was also overjoyed.
"Fourth brother, I was the one who wrote to my parents, asking them to go to the An Mansion and propose marriage to the An family's legitimate daughter for you."
"On the day of the marriage proposal, I was one step later than King Qi. All I needed was the Second Miss's birth date and horoscope."
"After the matchmaker's arrangement, they called it a match made in heaven. So my parents asked me to set a betrothal gift and ask to marry the second daughter of the An family."
"These twenty loads of betrothal gifts are all real gold and silver, no less than the King of Qi's."
In the end, Shen Yuyao still didn't say that the second young lady was the evil girl that Xiao Xianbao mentioned.
Fourth brother will return to Beijing after his wedding in the future, so I will just pay more attention to him then. After all, in a world where men are dominant, the second young lady of the An family should not be able to make big waves.
Little did she know that Shen Yuyao would pay a huge price for her decision today in the future!
"Fourth brother, I have prepared some gifts for my parents. You can take them back to Haozhou."
Shen Yuyao smiled slightly.
She always feels inexplicably happy when she can give gifts to her parents.
"As for the bride, we'll have to meet again someday."
Shen Yuyao felt a little regretful.
According to Daxia folk customs, a bride cannot take off her red veil until the wedding ceremony is completed.
Therefore, if Shen Yuyao wanted to see the second daughter of the An family, she could only go to her parents' home in Haozhou.
"Also, tell my parents that if I get the emperor's permission to go to Yanjing, I will definitely visit my parents' home on the way!"
As she spoke, Shen Yuyao had two large boxes removed from her carriage, and then she took out a stack of banknotes from her bosom and handed them to Shen Yiyi.
"Yaoyao, when you are in the palace, remember not to take the lead in everything."
Shen Yiyi has more or less heard some stories about Shen Yuyao's deeds in the palace. Although the emperor is now in great favor with her, in the Great Xia Palace, the slightest carelessness will bring disaster.
Shen Yiyi felt heartbroken when he thought about his younger sister living in such an environment, having to be cautious at every step.
"I know. When the time is right, I will ask the Emperor for permission to go to Yanjing as soon as possible."
Yanjing is the vassal state of Prince Ning, and she is the mistress of Yanjing!
......
The heavy snowfall makes this winter extremely cold.
Inside Yuxiu Palace, it was as warm as spring.
Xia Xiaoxian walked back and forth in the room.
She had just learned to walk, and Zi Su was afraid that she would fall, so she kept bending over as she followed her.
Baizhi cut a bunch of wintersweets in her hand and walked in after lifting the curtain.
Shen Yuyao, who was sitting on the couch, suddenly felt that this scene was familiar.
By the way, a year ago, Baizhi brought in wintersweet flowers in the same way.
At that time, she had just given birth and had just met her little baby.
This year seems to be only one second.
This year seems like I have traveled thousands of miles.
"Princess, this wintersweet doesn't have the delicate fragrance of the one in the palace."
Baizhi said this with a smile as she roughly arranged the wintersweets and placed them in a vase on the table.
Shen Yuyao took a deep breath and said:
"Yes, this fragrance is less crisp and more sweet."
The fragrance of wintersweets grown in different places is different.
People should be the same.
At this moment, Shen Yuyao had a feeling she had never had before.
The feeling was so strong that even she was caught off guard!
She wants to go to Yanjing.
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