Chapter 112 Wedding 4◇
◎ The night before Zhou Yu's wedding, Zheng hugged her and cried bitterly, and Zhou Yu's eyes also turned red with tears... In front...◎
The night before Zhou Yu's wedding, Zheng hugged her and cried bitterly, and Zhou Yu's eyes also turned red from crying...
The maternal love she didn't enjoy in her previous life, her mother gave her in this life. She had long since considered this gentle and beautiful woman her true mother...
The mother and daughter chatted for half the night, and when Zheng was about to leave, her face suddenly turned red...
Zhou Yu...
It's coming! It's coming!
Is the embarrassing comic book coming?
Zhou Yu was looking forward to it in her heart, but pretended to be ignorant on the surface, waiting for her mother to hand her the ancient physiological health enlightenment picture book...
Zheng blushed and hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Go to bed early. You'll be busy tomorrow..."
Then he lifted the curtain and went out...
Zhou Yu... Ugh! Where's the picture book?!
Fortunately, after a while, Zhou Yu's new sister-in-law, Mu Qingni, came over and put the book directly into her hands, saying:
"My mother asked me to give you this book, but I don't think it's very useful. It's up to you whether you read it or not. You'll be able to learn it without a teacher later..."
Zhou Yu...
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The twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Chengqian Emperor's reign was the official wedding day of Zhou Yu and Zhu Xi. Years before, Emperor Chengqian had specially issued an edict to confer the title of prince on Zhu Xi, hoping that his grandson could marry in the same manner as a prince.
In fact, according to the rules, a grandson of the emperor like Zhu Xi should not be directly granted the title of prince. He should either be granted the title of prince's son and inherit his father's title of prince after his father's death, or be granted the title of prince of a county.
However, as the legitimate sons of the late crown prince, it was not right for Zhu Xi and Zhu Chi to be given only the title of Prince according to their status. Emperor Cheng Qian could not bear it, so he made both of them princes. Zhu Chi was named Prince of Xiang and Zhu Xi was named Prince of Rui.
As for where the two would be granted fiefdoms, Emperor Cheng Qian had not yet decided. Thinking that they would have to live in the palace for two years after their marriage, he did not mention it for the time being.
Weddings in the Great Yan Dynasty were all held in the evening, but at the end of the morning hour the next day, Zhou Yu, who had just fallen asleep in the late night, was dug out of bed by her grandmother, aunt, and mother, and began to prepare for the evening wedding.
Because the two maids sent by the palace to dress her up had arrived half an hour ago, in order to avoid keeping them waiting, Zheng hurriedly fed the half-conscious Zhou Yu a bowl of mixed soup, then pushed her out and handed her to the two maids to take a bath.
Zhou Yu was first scrubbed from head to toe like a puppet by two maids sent from the palace, a bit roughly...
After washing up, she sat on the stool and listened to two maids giving her two hours of professional courses on "How you should be grateful and serve the princes and their families after marrying into the royal family" and "How you should endure humiliation and not only have children yourself, but also encourage your husband to have children with others for the sake of royal offspring"!
By the time the class was over, it was already noon. Hungry, tired, and frustrated, Zhou Yu was practically boiling with anger, and had already cursed Zhu Xi's entire family in his heart.
But after forcing herself to listen to the two maids' lecture on women's virtues, not only did they not let her rest, they also turned away her mother, who had brought her some white fungus and lotus seed soup out of concern that she was hungry. No matter how her mother tried to persuade her, it was useless. She also said that according to the rules, from now on she couldn't eat a single bite of food or drink a single drop of water. Zhou Yu couldn't bear it any longer!
At this point, Zhou Yu finally realized the good things about the two maids who were sent to teach her etiquette in the beginning. At least, although they had stern faces and were strict, they did not abuse or belittle anyone!
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"Oh, Madam Zhou, which princess or prince's consort didn't have a wedding like this? How could they starve themselves to death?! Our palace is not like your home. It's a place with strict rules. If someone eats and then needs to go to the bathroom on the way, it won't just be your family's reputation that will be lost, it will also be the face of the royal family..."
The two maids looked domineering and mean, and said to Zheng contemptuously...
Seeing her mother still speaking good words to the two maids for her...
Zhou Yu was so angry that she took two steps forward and pushed away the maid who was blocking the door. Then she took the bowl of porridge from her mother's hand and drank it in a few big mouthfuls while the two maids were dumbfounded. Then she handed the bowl back to her mother.
"Mom, give me another bowl!"
Zheng...
Two maidens...
"Alas, Princess Rui, we came here under orders from the Imperial Clan Court, and we've never been treated so disrespectfully. Since you insist on having your own way and refuse to listen to our advice, we can no longer carry out this mission. We must take our leave!"
The triangular-eyed nanny who was pushed by Zhou Yu immediately threatened in a sharp voice when she saw that Zhou Yu was so disrespectful to them.
She thought that it was already such a critical moment, the time was almost up, and the fifth grandson of the emperor would soon be getting married. The Zhou family would definitely not dare to let them go!
Therefore, I feel very confident.
Just as she thought, when Zheng heard they were leaving, she turned pale with fear and hurriedly pulled the two of them to beg for mercy...
The Imperial Palace was a terrifying place to Zheng. Now that Zhou Yu was going to marry in alone, Zheng was already worried. Now, hearing the two maids blaming them for being unruly, Zheng was even more panicked.
As the saying goes, the King of Hell is belligerent and the little devils are difficult to deal with! If her Ayu was yelled at by these two people as a woman without rules, then her Ayu's life in the palace would be even more difficult in the future!
Therefore, I wanted to keep the peace and started to speak kindly to the two maids...
Zhou Yu's grandmother Lin and aunt Zhang, who had come over after hearing the noise, had the same idea as Zheng, so they also hurriedly followed suit to persuade the two maids...
The two maids became even more proud after hearing this, and they took more advantage of the situation, waiting for Zhou Yu to submit to them.
When Zhou Yu saw this, she thought, if only her sister-in-law was here at this moment, she wouldn't have to waste time talking, and her sister-in-law would just throw these two old guys out the door!
But her eldest sister-in-law was greeting the female relatives at the front side door on behalf of their family. Although the female relatives who came to their house to entertain guests yesterday had already done her makeup, there were still many families who were on good terms with them or wanted to be on good terms with them, and they had clearly stated that they would come to see her off today.
But as a newlywed, it would be inappropriate for her to take action, so she could only talk!
"Since you feel I don't respect you, then please go back! By the way, please help me check which of the royal family rules and regulations recorded in the Imperial Clan Court states that a bride cannot eat or drink on her wedding day!
Then we can see whether it is me who does not know the rules, or you are taking advantage of us newlyweds who are too shy to say anything and making up the rules here!"
Zhou Yu spoke directly to the two maids, and then said to Zheng and the others who were stunned on the side:
"Mom, Grandma, please stop stopping them!
Aunt, please help me send these two maids out! By the way, tell my sister-in-law at the door that I have fainted from hunger from these two old women! I am afraid I can’t get married, so let Zhu Xi marry whoever he wants!
After saying that, without waiting for the two maids to react, he hurried out of the house to get some water to drink!
But she was so damn thirsty. She had just taken a shower and stayed in bed for such a long time, yet she hadn't had a drop of water. She only drank a bowl of sticky white fungus and lotus seed porridge. Her throat was about to smoke, okay?!
The two grandmas...
Zheng family members...
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Zhang, a woman from a humble family, was put under immense pressure by Zhou Yu's order to chase away two senior maids from the palace. Fortunately, before she could do so, the maids angrily walked out. Zhang only had to follow them.
Lin and Zheng were already used to Zhou Yu making all the decisions on his own, so they really didn't stop him...
Two Aunties...
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When they arrived at the door, Mu Qingni, who was standing at the door to greet the guests, saw the two maids looking annoyed and wondered:
"What's going on?"
When the two maids saw her, they angrily told her the whole story, hoping that the daughter of the Marquis of Pingxi could help them control their sister-in-law!
The two maids thought, after all, this girl is the daughter of a marquis, having been in the palace since she was a child. She should understand the palace rules better than her ignorant and arrogant sister-in-law, right? What girl would actually start a fight with them just to eat less?
At this point, the two maids were in a dilemma. Should they really leave? If the wedding was delayed because of their business trip, they didn't know what would happen to the Zhou girl, but it was certain that they would suffer. But what if they didn't leave? They were already being kicked out, so how could they have the nerve to stay?
The two of them really didn't expect that things would develop like this. They didn't expect that the girl from the Zhou family, who had always behaved docilely, would suddenly become so tough and would rather not get married than drive them away!
I don't know where she got the courage from. A girl from a humble family, marrying a prince and becoming his princess, shouldn't she be trembling with fear as if she were walking on thin ice?
How can you be so arrogant? !
At this point, the two maids were counting on Mu Qingni to stop them so that they could get away with it and go back!
As a result, the two maids had just finished their story with Mu Qingni, but she was even more angry than Zhou Yu. She narrowed her eyes and said to them:
"The clan office asked you two to come here to serve my sister's wedding, not to be her grandmothers! Get out of here right now! If I see you again, don't blame me for taking action on my wedding day!"
Two Aunties...
Before she could tell Zhou Yu, Zhang had fainted from hunger...
Guests about to enter the door...
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When Mu Qingni got angry, her aura was terrifying. The two maids' legs went weak at the sight of her narrowed eyes, and they couldn't care less as they scrambled out of the room in terror... With just that one glance, they were absolutely convinced that if they had left even a moment later, Mu Qingni would have thrown them out! ...
Zhang, who was behind, saw this and although she was a little scared of Mu Qingni, she still mustered up the courage to speak anxiously to her:
"Nephew...wife, if...you really drive these two maids away, what will happen to Sister Yu'er's marriage next?!"
Oh! Why can't you all hold back your anger?!
When Mu Qingni saw her, her expression immediately changed, and she smiled in a friendly manner.
"Don't worry, Aunt! Our A-Yu is the grandson's wife chosen by the Emperor himself. How could this marriage be abandoned just because of two nannies who rely on their power? Just go back and wait patiently. The clan officials will be replacing her soon!"
After saying that, he went to greet the guests with a smile...
Guests...
Even if you smile kindly, we won't believe you...
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Just as Mu Qingni said, Prince Kang, who was in charge of the wedding reception at the Ministry of Clan Affairs, was so angry after hearing the report from his subordinates that he ordered the two maids who had caused him trouble to be locked up and replaced with four new maids who were responsible for dressing him up.
The four maids who came this time were much easier to talk to. Before Zhou Yu got into the sedan chair, they were still smiling and reminding him that they had specially put some snacks in their purses and would follow the sedan chair all the way. If Zhou Yu got hungry on the way, he could just call them.
Zhou Yu smiled with satisfaction after hearing this...
But she didn't know that from then on she had a new nickname - Princess Who Can't Stand Hunger!
The palace maids and nurses were all saying that the newly promoted Princess Rui might seem easygoing, but if she was starved, she would immediately turn hostile! She even dared to resist the marriage!
Of course, this is all later. At this time, Zhou Yu bid farewell to her tearful mother and was carried on her brother's back, heading towards her new life...
"Ayu, if you get upset there, just come back. I will always protect you!"
Zhou Jin walked towards the sedan chair with his sister on his back, and reminded her with red eyes.
"Well, I'm here! I'm not afraid of anything!"
Zhou Yu also answered with a sob.
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