Upon hearing this, Si Jinxing turned to face Shen, Han, and Old Madam Lan, knelt down and saluted, saying:
"Xing'er thanks grandma and my three aunts! Xing'er likes it very much and is very happy."
Seeing this, Han hurried forward to support Si Jinxing and scolded her:
"Why are you being so polite to your aunts, kid?
Under this phoenix coronet and bridal robe, your two uncles and I gave you some additional make-up.
It's just a few shops and some banknotes, which are certainly not as generous as what your grandmother gave you. Don't despise it, just consider it as your pocket money."
Si Jinxing felt a warm feeling in her heart. How lucky she was to receive such love from her three aunts!
The women in the room were talking animatedly when they heard footsteps outside the door.
"Miss, someone else is coming to the palace!"
Old Madam Lan stood up and rushed to the front yard with Si Jinxing, where she saw Eunuch Zhang already being led in by the doorman.
Although Eunuch Zhang was just a eunuch, he served Emperor Chongde for thirty years and was an absolute celebrity!
Even the Queen Mother showed courtesy when she saw him.
But Madam Lan didn't need to do that. She was very close to the Empress Dowager, and even Emperor Chongde would call her Aunt Lian when he saw her.
She just smiled and said hello:
"Is it Eunuch Zhang who has arrived?"
Eunuch Zhang had already noticed Old Madam Lan by this time, and he said with a smile on his face:
"The old lady is also here with the princess. Are you in good health these days?"
Old Madam Lan nodded and said:
"Something happened on the first day of the new year, but luckily Xing'er was here. Now that she has been recuperating for so many days, she can finally leave the house.
Alas, when a man gets old, he always suffers from illness!
Let’s not talk about me anymore. Why did you come here today?”
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Zhang first said, “As you get older, you need to be more careful.
The old lady is very lucky. With such a capable niece as the princess, she will surely live a long and healthy life!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Si Jinxing and said with a smile:
"We are here today to congratulate the princess!"
As he spoke, he turned and called over a young eunuch holding a tray.
Eunuch Zhang lifted his hand to remove the yellow silk cloth covering his head, took out a scroll of imperial edict, coughed lightly, and said:
"Longyin Anping County Master, Si Jinxing, receive the order!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the front yard knelt down to listen to his orders.
Si Jinxing took two steps forward and knelt down, only to hear the eunuch Zhang read out:
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that he who is beautiful in appearance and wisdom in mind, possesses both virtue and talent, shall be the great healer of the world, and his grace shall be widespread!
He made great contributions in the Battle of Pingbei!
Therefore, I hereby confer the title of Princess Anping and grant her the fiefdom of Anping County! I decree this!"
Si Jinxing received the decree, stood up, and was about to invite Eunuch Zhang into the house for tea, but heard Eunuch Zhang say:
"Princess, please don't be busy yet. We haven't finished our work yet!"
As he spoke, he took out two more gift lists from the tray and said:
"This is the extra dowry that the Emperor sent specially for the princess. Please take a look!"
As the eunuchs outside the mansion gate sang the ceremony, more than a dozen large wooden boxes were piled up in the front yard that had just been vacated!
The crowd outside the door had just dispersed, and the people who had not yet left gathered around again.
"Did you hear that? The county lady has been named a princess!"
"Listening to the father-in-law's singing of the ceremony, the additional makeup is really a lot!
Although it is not as good as the betrothal gift sent by King Mo Ying, it is not to be underestimated!"
"The county lady is truly blessed! To be so valued by the royal family and even receive so many gifts!"
"It's time to call me Princess!
The princess seems to be happy now, but not long ago, she was wrongly accused of being a goblin by a demon! "
"Don't mention it. It's okay if it happened to outsiders, but I heard that it was the old lady of the Si family who was behind this!"
"Is this true? This old lady is harming her own granddaughter?"
"Don't you know? The princess lost her mother when she was young and lived a very miserable life!
I even lived alone in a shabby courtyard outside Beijing for two years. I guess that old lady was also a bad person!
I don't know how the princess managed to get through this!"
"It's said that if you have a stepmother, you will also have a stepfather!
When the princess was down and out, General Si ignored her!
Now, look at General Si who is always running this way!"
"No matter what, the princess has found a good husband and has also received a reward from the princess!
I have the ability to open a shop and run a school. From now on, I will have a good life!"
"Yes! Because of the princess and King Mo Ying, the people of Longyin no longer fear Han Lan, and the future will be good!"
For the next two days, Si Jinxing had nothing to do.
Pei Qingzhu took good care of the shop and she didn't need to worry about it.
Zi Su also managed the affairs of the mansion in an orderly manner.
Luzhu and Yanfei were busy with their servants, and the princess's mansion was decorated with lights and colorful decorations everywhere!
According to Longyin customs, the newlyweds cannot see each other three days before the wedding.
Therefore, since the day they separated from the palace, Si Jinxing never saw each other again.
In the blink of an eye, it was the night before the wedding!
The three aunts and Mrs. Wen were afraid that Si Jinxing, a girl, would not understand these things.
So that day, they all stayed in the Princess's Mansion, directing the servants in the mansion to run around.
Even Si Jinyi and Si Jinheng stayed with Si Jinxing until the evening before being driven back to the Si Mansion by Wen.
Si Junshan wandered outside the princess's mansion for a long time, but in the end he was unable to step in!
He thought that on such a good day, the child must not want to see him.
Not long after dinner, Si Jinxing urged the Shen family and others to rest early!
Tomorrow during the day, both the Lan and Si mansions will host banquets for relatives, and it’s inevitable that some people will come to see the bride!
It wasn't until the evening that Qi Moli came to pick up the bride and then entered the bridal chamber. During this period, she had to wear the phoenix crown and bridal robe, which was really tiring!
But Si Jinxing lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep!
She couldn't tell whether she was nervous, expectant, or something else.
After all, she had never been married in her previous life.
I don't know if everything will go smoothly in the days to come.
But at this moment, the window frame suddenly creaked.
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