Chapter 139 Meeting on the Street
The street was already crowded with many people, and now the two wedding processions were meeting head-on, blocking the road completely.
Passersby on both sides stretched their necks to watch the fun.
It was just a coincidence that these two people met each other. Isn't it just a meeting on a narrow road?
Now it's time to watch something interesting.
Lu Jingyun, riding a tall horse, met Huo Zheng who was riding towards him. He subconsciously looked at the sedan chair where Chunzhi was.
Even though he knew he couldn't see anything, he couldn't help but imagine what Chunzhi would look like in her wedding dress.
Although they were getting married on the same day, Chunzhi married someone else.
Lu Jingyun knew clearly that he would never have any contact with Chunzhi again in this life. The regret in his heart grew day by day and was almost driving him crazy.
It was Chunzhi's first time riding in a sedan chair, so she was actually quite curious.
Her last wedding was too simple. It was held in a small tofu workshop. Not to mention a sedan chair and a wedding party, there was not even a bridesmaid.
Today, however, everything is available.
There was a commotion outside the sedan chair, and she heard passersby talking, "I heard that the Princess Chang'an that the Prince of Chang'an married was once a wanderer in the countryside and served as the child bride of Lu Zhuangyuan!"
"The former lovers broke up and married someone else on the same day. This scene is really exciting!"
"That happened so long ago, what's there to say? I heard that Prince Chang'an not only personally killed Prince Ning and his son for his princess, but also worked hard to ensure his father-in-law's return to the capital. This criminal official who had his property confiscated and was exiled is now the Minister of Revenue!"
"I really want to see what the Princess of Chang'an looks like!"
The people around them retreated to the sides, talking non-stop.
The wedding procession from Prince Chang'an continued to move forward, and the Lu family had to stop and let them pass first.
Lu Jingyun looked at the sedan chair where Chunzhi was for a long time before he shifted his gaze to Prince Chang'an.
Huo Zheng was truly in high spirits today, his thin lips curled slightly, his brows and eyes were smiling. No matter what the passers-by said, he ignored them.
When Huo Zheng rode past Lu Jingyun, he didn't even glance at him.
The wedding procession from the Chang'an Palace passed through the long street without stopping, with music and dance, making it very lively.
Chunzhi sat in the sedan chair. When the curtain was blown by the wind, she looked out and a smile appeared on her lips.
Lu Jingyun kept staring at the bridal sedan, and when the curtain was raised, he even wanted to rush over.
But he couldn't, and didn't dare.
"The Mu family's dowry is huge! Let me count it..." A passerby on the street counted the dowry of Princess Chang'an, "One load, two loads, three loads... ten loads, twenty loads, thirty loads... ninety loads, ninety-nine loads!"
"The Mu family actually gave ninety-nine pieces of dowry when marrying off their daughter!"
Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
"How is it possible? How could Mu Chunzhi have ninety-nine loads of dowry?" Upon hearing this, Wang Yiyue, who was sitting in the sedan chair, couldn't help but lift the curtain to look outside.
The wedding procession from the Chang'an Palace had already left a long time ago, but the people carrying the dowry at the back had not yet left.
Before Wang Yiyue got married, she specifically asked someone to inquire at the shogunate. Mu Qingshan had just been reinstated, and even if the family property was returned, it was not much. He only made up 33 loads of dowry for Mu Chunzhi. How could it suddenly become 99 loads?
Wang Yiyue, as the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor, became Lu Jingyun's concubine, which was a complete loss of face. She could not get face back anywhere else, so she could only take more dowry to surpass Mu Chunzhi, so she specially collected 66 loads of dowry.
Then the sixty-six people carrying the dowry became a joke.
The passersby around were discussing the marriage between the two families. "I heard that Lu Zhuangyuan married the legitimate daughter of Master Wang as his concubine today. Let's count her dowry."
"Only sixty-six lifts!"
"It seems that the daughter of the Grand Tutor is no match for the daughter of the Vice Minister. No wonder she can only be the wife of Lu Zhuangyuan!"
"The daughter of the Grand Tutor didn't marry Mr. Lu as his equal wife because of the small dowry. She obviously did it because—"
Passersby once again brought up the incident where Wang Yiyue and Lu Jingyun were caught in bed together at Princess Anyang's flower-viewing banquet.
And they talked very loudly.
Wang Yiyue was so angry that she quietly grabbed the sedan chair curtain and urged the bearers outside, "Go! Why aren't you leaving yet?"
The bridesmaid outside the sedan chair hurriedly said, "The wedding procession from Chang'an Palace hasn't arrived yet. Wait a little longer."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yiyue felt so angry that her heart ached.
She was originally going to be the Princess of Chang'an, but now Huo Zheng not only married someone else, but she also ended up marrying a minor official as his concubine.
Even when two wedding processions met on the street, she had to stop to let them pass.
Lu Jingyun didn't dare to say a word.
Wang Yiyue became so angry that tears started to come.
It is unlucky for the sedan chair to stop on the wedding day.
It seems that it is not only unlucky now, but there is no hope at all for the rest of her life.
After an unknown amount of time, the Chang'an Palace's wedding procession finally left, and the bridesmaid finally said, "Move the sedan chair!"
Lu Jingyun's eyes were still fixed on the direction where the sedan chair was going away, and he couldn't turn back for a long time.
"Sir! Sir...you can go now." The servant who led the horse called Lu Jingyun several times.
Lu Jingyun finally came to his senses, rode his horse forward, and led the wedding procession back to the Lu Mansion.
The wedding procession continued to play music, but after such a short pause, and for such a long time, the atmosphere seemed a little off.
Lu Jingyun brought the bridal sedan back to the Lu Mansion, but found the door closed.
"Why is the gate closed?" He dismounted and asked someone to knock on the door.
"Yes." The servant immediately went forward and knocked on the door.
After a while, the side door opened and Butler Zhang came out and said, "Madam said that a concubine is no different from a concubine and can only enter through the side door."
"This..." Upon hearing this, the servant immediately turned around and looked at Lu Jingyun.
Lu Jingyun didn't expect Ji Ruzhen to do this suddenly.
We had agreed on this before.
"Miss." Upon seeing this, the maid from the palace immediately came to the sedan chair and told Wang Yiyue about it.
Wang Yiyue had been crying all the way, but she stopped crying in anger after hearing this. "I am the daughter of the Grand Tutor. I marry into the Lu family as a co-wife, not a concubine. I can only enter through the main gate."
Butler Zhang said, "Madam said that the bridal sedan should either enter through the side door or return to the same place it came from."
This housekeeper was brought by Ji Ruzhen from the Ji Mansion. In front of Lu Jingyun, he dared to repeat Ji Ruzhen's instructions word for word.
Lu Jingyun said, "Butler Zhang, go tell Madam that we can't go back on our promises easily. The bridal sedan has already arrived at the door..."
Butler Zhang said, "Sir, you know Madam's temper. Instead of waiting outside to be laughed at, why not persuade Miss Wang to go in through the side door? She's already your equal wife, which is no different from being a concubine. Why is there such a stalemate over such a low profile?"
Lu Jingyun hesitated for a moment, then walked to the side of the bridal sedan and advised Wang Yiyue, "The auspicious time is important. It's the same if you go through the side door..."
Wang Yiyue gritted her teeth and interrupted, "I am the daughter of the Grand Tutor. You'd rather let me die than let me enter through the side door!"
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