Shen Rong was only the legitimate daughter of the third branch of the Pingyang Marquis's family, and she was marrying her good-for-nothing cousin. In addition, the weather was bad, so the excitement was far less than that of Shen Wan and Shen Ying getting married on the same day.
When Shen Wan got married, she was only tearful. When Shen Ying got married to Prince Jin, she was so happy that she couldn't cry. But when it came to Shen Rong, she cried her eyes out.
The third wife's eyes were swollen from crying, and the old lady was in no better shape. Her beloved daughter and granddaughter had married such a scoundrel. If it weren't for the fact that she had lost her virginity and had no choice but to marry him, the third wife would have cut off all ties with her family.
The matchmaker urged her seven or eight times, but Shen Rong refused to leave, holding tightly to the old lady's hand. However, if she didn't leave soon, she would miss the auspicious time. The matchmaker practically pried Shen Rong's hand off and helped her out the door.
Sometimes when you're down on your luck, even drinking water can cause problems.
As Shen Rong walked to the gate of the Marquis's mansion, it started to rain. Even the matchmaker felt it was bad luck. The Wu mansion was quite a distance from the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion, and they had to travel around the capital. Apart from the bride sitting in the bridal sedan chair, everyone who was accompanying the bride would be soaked to the bone.
It was raining when Shen Rong got into the bridal sedan chair. The rain stopped as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the Wu family's house.
The timing was so precise, it was as if God was deliberately trying to make her unhappy, making Shen Rong cry.
The marriage of Shen Rong to Young Master Wu had already sparked much speculation. Due to the rain, far fewer people attended the wedding banquet at the Wu family's house than planned. The originally lively wedding feast was disrupted by the rain and became a topic of conversation in the streets, alleys, teahouses, and taverns.
As soon as the rain stopped, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan returned to the Ling Prince's Mansion. They had just returned to Moyuxuan when the rain started again.
Yinshuang grinned, "The Third Miss didn't avoid a single drop of rain, but the Princess didn't get wet at all. Heaven has eyes."
Shen Wan couldn't be happier.
She always knew that God had been kind to her. She had loving parents and brothers, and her maternal grandparents were also very devoted to her. It was just that she had fallen into Xie Jingyin's trap in her previous life and died so tragically. God took pity on her and she was able to be reborn after death. If she didn't offer God a few more incense sticks, Shen Wan would feel that she was letting down God's kindness to her.
The rain drizzled all night and didn't clear up until noon the next day. The ground, washed by the heavy rain, was dry by evening, and it didn't affect the palace banquet at all.
The following day was the day the palace held a banquet to introduce Shen Wan and Shen Ying to the royal family, civil and military officials, and their female relatives.
Since it concerned the reputation of the royal family and Xie Jingyan, Shen Wan dared not be negligent and prepared the dress and jewelry she would wear a day in advance.
Xie Jingyan pushed the wheelchair into the room and saw Shen Wan standing in front of the bronze mirror. She was wearing a soft, golden silk dress with a thin, gossamer-like veil over it. She was beautiful and radiant.
Shen Wan was extremely satisfied with her dress. Seeing Xie Jingyan looking at her, Shen Wan casually asked, "Does it look good?"
Xie Jingyan looked Shen Wan up and down very carefully again, and then said, "She doesn't look good. Change her clothes."
What's wrong with it?!
Shen Wan turned to look at Yinshuang and Haitang.
The two maids also thought it looked beautiful, especially beautiful, but the prince said it didn't look good and asked them to change it. Even if they had a few extra lives, they wouldn't dare to disagree with the prince.
Yinshuang went to get another dress and said, "Your Highness, please change into this one."
Shen Wan was practically pushed behind the screen by Yin Shuang. After changing her clothes, she came out, and Xie Jingyan looked disgusted, saying, "You should have worn the previous outfit."
Haitang brought over another set, and Chenwan changed into it again.
When Shen Wan emerged from behind the screen, a small flame flickered in her eyes. She was annoyed at herself for asking for his opinion. She had really made trouble for no reason. This man was good-looking, but his taste was really terrible.
Xie Jingyan slumped in his wheelchair, his face full of dissatisfaction. Who made these dresses? Each one was more flamboyant than the last. Did they think there weren't enough women trying to steal his girlfriend?
Considering that this was already the third outfit Shen Wan had changed, and if he still complained that it wasn't good enough, Shen Wan would probably really stop talking to him, Xie Jingyan reluctantly said, "Let's take this one."
When the maid brought the food into the room, Shen Wan was so hungry that her stomach was practically sticking to her back. She sat down to eat.
After breakfast, Shen Wan pushed Xie Jingyan out of the mansion, and the two of them took a carriage into the palace.
Today, a banquet is being held in the palace, and civil and military officials are bringing their families to the palace, making the palace horse parking area exceptionally lively.
As soon as they disembarked from the carriage, palace maids and eunuchs came to lead the way.
The young ladies and noblewomen went to the Imperial Garden, while the ministers and young masters of noble families went elsewhere. Shen Wan was just worried about parting ways with Xie Jingyan when she saw her elder brother Shen Du coming over. He pushed her wheelchair and said, "Leave your brother-in-law to me, brother. I'll go to the Imperial Garden."
The palace was where Xie Jingyan grew up, and with his elder brother taking care of him, Shen Wan left with peace of mind.
Inside the Imperial Garden, flowers bloomed in vibrant colors and willows swayed in the breeze. As soon as you reached the entrance, you could hear cheerful laughter emanating from within.
Young ladies from respectable families gathered in twos and threes, admiring the flowers or chatting, their constant laughter outshining all the flowers in the garden.
Empress Song was greeting the noble ladies in the garden pavilion. Shen Wan walked towards the pavilion and saw Empress Song sitting on a high seat in the distance. She was dressed in a phoenix robe and looked elegant and noble. Even with a smile on her face, she still gave people an aura that was difficult to reach.
Empress Song was talking to the Duchess of Zhongguo with a smile on her face, but when she saw Shen Wan, her smile faded and her gaze fell on Shen Wan without a trace of warmth.
Many days have passed since Shen Wan married Xie Jingyan, but Empress Song is not only still angry, but also even more annoyed because Shen Ying can't offer Xie Jingyin much help. In addition, the exposure of Zhao Dashao's cheating in the imperial examination has dragged Lord Chen into it, causing Xie Jingyin to lose a major supporter. Originally, Xie Jingyin was firmly ahead of the eldest prince Xie Jingqi, but the eldest prince's merit in investigating the cheating in the imperial examination has shifted the balance of power. In recent days, the calls to establish the eldest prince as the crown prince have become even stronger.
If Shen Wan were to marry Xie Jingyin, why would Empress Song be so worried right now?
Empress Song's dislike for Shen Wan was almost written on her face, but Shen Wan didn't care. As long as she didn't make any mistakes and fall into Empress Song's hands, that was fine. Shen Wan curtsied.
In front of a group of noble ladies, Empress Song could not go too far even if she disliked him, so she said coldly, "I heard that the Ling Prince's residence has recently hired a new doctor named Tao, whose medical skills are quite good. These past few days, this doctor Tao has been treating the Ling Prince's leg. Has it been effective?"
Everyone in the Ling Prince's mansion knew that Doctor Tao had treated Xie Jingyan's leg; it was something that couldn't be kept secret, so Shen Wan wasn't surprised that Empress Song would find out.
However, Xie Jingyan couldn't stand up because someone had tampered with his medicine during his leg treatment, so Shen Wan had to be on guard. "My husband persuaded Doctor Tao to prescribe the medicine, and his leg feels much better now. I don't know if my husband was just trying to reassure me because he was afraid I would worry."
My lord...
That's a rather intimate way of addressing someone.
However, after taking the medicine for a few days, even the person next to me couldn't tell whether the improvement was real or not. Even if it was effective, the effect was minimal.
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