Hearing the undisguised sharpness in Mengyao's words, the Crown Prince's eyes turned cold, and his gaze toward Mengyao grew even more icy.
"Um?"
With just a single word, Mengyao trembled in fright. Recalling the Crown Prince's ruthlessness, she opened her mouth and whispered an explanation: "Your Highness, am I wrong?"
What do you think?
The crown prince gave a light snort and turned his gaze to Magistrate Zhu, who was standing to the side: "Are we getting married today?"
Magistrate Zhu nodded hurriedly. Even if he were slow-witted, he would know that the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess and Han Luoxue was unusual.
It seems like it's not just a matter of being very familiar with each other.
What time do your weddings usually start?
Weddings in the palace are usually held early in the morning, and the ceremony must be completed before noon. However, he remembered someone saying that weddings in the countryside are held a little later.
"Your Highness, Miss Han's auspicious time is noon, and I will be going to attend the ceremony later. Would Your Highness like to join us for some fun?"
"Since I have nothing better to do, I might as well go and take a look..."
The Crown Prince's voice was indifferent, but Mengyao felt extremely awkward. Others might not be able to tell, but as the Crown Prince's bedmate, she knew it perfectly well.
The Crown Prince is interested in Han Luoxue, that village girl. Although he doesn't know when it started, it's not a good sign.
Han Luoxue was different from the women in the capital; he didn't like her at first sight.
"Your Highness, I have nothing to do anyway, so I'd like to go with you to have a drink at the wedding."
Mengyao clenched her small hands tightly in her sleeves; she needed to go and keep an eye on things.
Although she couldn't stop the crown prince from doing whatever he wanted.
"random."
The Crown Prince's voice was cold: "Yao Yao, didn't you say you were tired in the carriage just now?"
"Your Highness, I am tired, but I have never seen a wedding in the countryside before. I would like to see it with my own eyes to broaden my horizons."
The crown prince smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
"Your Highness, it's almost time. Shall we go now?"
"It's quite a distance from here to Hutouya Village, and I'm worried that if I get there too late, I won't make it to the wedding ceremony."
Magistrate Zhu thoughtfully offered this reminder.
...
Although it wasn't his first wedding, this one was exceptionally grand.
Unlike last time, Yunniang started working on Han Luoxue's face early in the morning. After washing and applying makeup, Han Luoxue was so bored she almost fell asleep.
"Mother, it's just a wedding, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"
Han Luoxue was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open. She had been dragged out of bed by her mother early in the morning and hadn't had a proper rest.
"You only live once in your life, and you expect me to be casual about it?"
Yunniang patted his little bottom as she did something, and Han Luoxue jumped up with a thud: "How old am I? Mother still pats my bottom."
"Sister, get beaten!"
Han Yuze clapped his little hands with a cheerful smile, the sound clear and crisp.
Seeing her gloating little brother, Han Luoxue would pinch his little ear as a gesture of goodwill.
Han Yuze quickly hid behind Han Luoyu, "Sister is bad!"
So you actually went and complained to her?
Seeing how close the three children were, Yunniang was overjoyed.
"Yuze, you said your sister is bad, so shall Mom beat her?"
Han Yuze tilted his head, looked at Yunniang, and then at Han Luoxue.
Finally, he said in a very serious tone, "Oh no!"
It made the whole family burst into laughter.
Today is the wedding day of Han Luoxue and Han Yuchen, which is a big event in Hutouya Village.
A day in advance, Han Qiang had already found people to help him.
Han Luoxue was generous, bringing out four large, fat pigs and ten sheep. Those in the village who knew how to butcher got up before dawn to start preparing.
Freshly killed meat is more fragrant and tastes better.
The women simply gathered together to light the fire and cook, preparing to boil meat.
In these famine years, who has ever seen so much meat? Not to mention all that white flour.
When people saw those bags of white flour, many couldn't help but swallow hard.
Nowadays, people are happy to eat cornmeal, let alone wheat flour.
Han Mingyuan had told everyone from the beginning that today the villagers could eat their fill, no matter how much they wanted. There's no such thing as a free lunch; only Han Mingyuan's family is so generous.
Although people in Hutouya Village no longer go hungry, they are not yet at the point where they can eat their fill as they please. As for steamed buns, they haven't had them in ages.
Suddenly, a strong aroma of steamed buns filled the air, and the children all crowded at the gate of the courtyard, drooling all over the ground.
The big, white, plump steamed buns looked so appealing to the children that they wanted to grab them.
The adults were just keeping them in check, saying they could eat later.
Hearing the children shouting outside, Han Luoxue peeked out the window and smiled, "Today is a wonderful day, let's not let these children make a ruckus. Let's buy each of them a steamed bun and let them eat first."
She has plenty of flour, and there's still a lot left in the space. With so many large stoves set up, surely there's enough to feed all these children?
Yunniang nodded and continued to do Han Luoxue's hair.
"Yu'er, go out and talk to them. By the way, tell them to just eat a little something to tide them over, there will be meat later. If they are all full now, they will only be able to look at the meat and not be able to eat it later."
Not to mention these children, even adults can't resist the urge to grab a big, plump white steamed bun when they see it.
"I understand, Mother. When my sister gets married, the whole village celebrates the New Year together."
Han Ruoyu pouted. Why hadn't she encountered such good fortune before? When she was hungry, she would be overjoyed if she could just have a bowl of soup, let alone meat or steamed buns.
"That's good, at least the whole village will wish me well."
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