Chapter 191: Relocation of the Royal Palace

Lu Shuyan didn't know how to respond to Jiang Li's words. From childhood to adulthood, she had never encountered such a difficult decision. She had watched her father and mother go from respecting each other to hating each other. Lu Shuyan had no expectations for her future marriage. She thought it would be enough to marry a family that her parents would be satisfied with and do what she should do as a wife. As for mutual love and a satisfactory husband, these were never within her consideration.

Soon, the Ghost Festival passed, the legendary "ghost" never appeared again, and people gradually stopped talking about it. After all, this is the capital, and new things happen every day.

Shen Yuan received invitations from the three princes' wives at the same time. After a few months of marriage, the three princes were finally going to move out of the palace and live in the prince's mansion.

Yes, the palace. The emperor kicked his three sons out of the palace and said that he would make them kings. The eldest prince was named Prince Ning, the second prince was named Prince Ming, and the third prince was named Prince Jing.

On the night of the coronation, the eldest prince complained to his wife, "Cancan, I think the title given by father is aimed at me, right? The word Ning has nothing to do with me!"

How lively and funny is he?!

"Maybe father hopes that you can be calmer." Ye Can said as she moved towards the bed. It was a hot day, but the eldest prince was like a clingy dog, insisting on clinging to her with all his hands and feet. He was also like a stove, and ice in the room would be of no use if she leaned against him.

As soon as Ye Can moved, he was held tightly in his arms. "It's so hot, let go."

"Is it hot? Take off your clothes?"

"If you move again, get out and go to sleep."

Half an hour later, the eldest prince happily "rolled" off the bed, "Cancan, I'll carry you to wash up."

July 20th was the day when the three princes held the wedding banquet. At the beginning, the three of them got married on the same day, so they might as well move out of the palace on the same day. In this case, the wedding banquet might as well be held at the same time to save people from going back and forth three times. The palaces of the three princes were not far away, so when setting off firecrackers, the other two families could just set off a few more.

Prince Ning, Prince Ming and Prince Jing gathered together to draw lots early. Whoever drew the shortest lot would hold the ceremony in his or her mansion. The princesses of the three of them also agreed to do so.

"Jiaqi, I drew that lot."

"You're lucky then. Cancan and Pengpeng also said that no matter who draws the prize, the other two will go to help. Don't worry, with the three of us together, are you still worried that we won't be able to host a good banquet?"

It's not that just because the Second Prince drew the prize, the other two families are idle; this is everyone's business and we all have to help together.

Princess Zhaoyang also took the opportunity to ask the Third Prince for an invitation and gave it to Xu Heng. If it weren't for Princess Zhaoyang, Xu Heng would not have been qualified to attend the prince's banquet given his current position.

Emperor Zhaoming ordered people to investigate Xu Heng, and they actually found out something. Xu Heng had been engaged, but his fiancée had passed away. Not only that, three years ago, his fiancée's family encountered robbers and all died in a fire.

The emperor had someone investigate. Xu Heng was in the city at the time, and the robbers were arrested not long after. They were from Yunzhou and had committed many crimes along the way to Qingzhou. It was found that they had nothing to do with Xu Heng.

But even so, Emperor Zhaoming felt uncomfortable. He told his daughter about it and said he would choose a better son-in-law for her later.

But Princess Zhaoyang really didn't take this matter to heart. She had never intended to ask her father to arrange a marriage between her and Xu Heng so quickly. Since Xu Heng was not suitable, she would just find someone else in the future.

Xu Heng didn't know all this. Before going to the banquet, Xu Heng handed Xu Ying a list.

"Remember these names and make friends with them when you have the chance."

"They are all noble ladies, will they pay attention to me?"

Before coming to the capital with her brother, Xu Ying thought her brother was extremely talented and few people in the capital could compare to him. She was arrogant at that time, but now she knows that even if her brother was a third place in the imperial examination, it was nothing great in the capital.

Especially during this period, the nanny taught her not only the rules, but also the people and things in the capital. There were nobles everywhere here, and she and her brother were really nothing. Princess Zhaoyang liked her brother, but she never took her seriously. Every time Xu Ying saw Princess Zhaoyang, she felt that in her eyes, she was probably no different from a random passerby.

"Of course they won't take the initiative to talk to you, but if you want to gain a foothold in the capital, you have to make friends with them, even if it's just one of them. Yingying, brother won't harm you. Do you want to go back to Qingzhou, marry an ordinary person, and live a mediocre life?"

Xu Ying originally wanted to say that there was nothing wrong with marrying an ordinary person, and that the capital city had nothing good to offer to people like them with no background.

But when she saw Xu Heng's expression, she didn't dare to say these things. She just obediently put away the list and said that she would do it well.

On July 20th, the Ming Palace was packed with people. Luxurious carriages of all kinds blocked half of the street. The people who came were either royal family members or dukes and marquises.

The male and female guests were separated, and the three princes and princesses welcomed the guests together outside the door.

"Yuanyuan!"

Shen Yuan was with her sister-in-law. Ye Can and the other two did not even give her and her sister-in-law a chance to greet each other. Fu Jiaqi hugged Shen Yuan and said, "I am the host today. I have too many guests to entertain. I can only let you do as you please. Don't be polite to your sister-in-law. There are so many delicious snacks inside. Eat to your heart's content."

Ye Can also said to Shen Yuan: "We are very busy today, please forgive us for not entertaining you well."

"You are too polite. We have guests coming later. Please go ahead and do your work. My sister-in-law and I will go in first."

After entering the palace, a maid came forward and led the two of them to sit in the water pavilion. In summer, the water pavilion was cooler than anywhere else.

At this time, there were already quite a few people in the water pavilion. He Ying was talking to a lady she knew well. Shen Yuan greeted and bowed to the other party, then walked away. She saw Lu Shuyan was also there, so she went to sit with her.

Before sitting down, Shen Yuan also greeted Su Ciyin who was standing next to him. The two didn't have much interaction, so a nod to each other was considered a greeting.

"Yuanyuan! Why don't you say hello to me?"

Shen Yuan was stunned when he saw Duan Wanxin coming over from the side. What should he call her? Yuanyuan? Their relationship wasn't that serious, right?

However, Shen Yuan still smiled and replied, "Miss Duan."

"You are too polite. Just call me Wanxin."

Shen Yuan had never met a girl more familiar than Duan Wanxin. The last time he met her, she scolded her because of Xie Hui... Could it be that this girl no longer liked Xie Hui and now likes her?

At this time, Lu Shuyan reminded Shen Yuan: "Yuanyuan, Princess Kangle is here."

Shen Yuan turned around and saw Princess Kang Le talking to her sister-in-law. When she saw her, she came over with a smile.

Shen Yuan also stood up. Many people saluted and talked to Princess Kangle, but Shen Yuan did not go over to interrupt them.

When she came over, Shen Yuan obediently called her aunt, and then Princess Kang Le held her hand, "I haven't seen you for a long time. You have grown taller and more beautiful. You are really lucky to be with that boy."

"I am embarrassed by your compliments, Aunt."

As early as when Princess Kangle came, Duan Wanxin hid away, blended into the crowd, bowed, and sat aside. Ever since her second sister-in-law married into their family, Duan Wanxin now feels afraid when she sees such a powerful lady.

"Hello, Miss Duan."

Duan Wanxin heard the voice and turned around to see a girl she didn't recognize. "Who are you?"