The fourth room of the Yang family was already covered with red curtains, not to mention Yurong's room, where the wedding dress was hung on a large rack. The black and red wedding dress embroidered with goldfinches sparkled. Bi Tao approached and said, "Miss, you have been looking at this wedding dress for half a day. Come and have a meal first. You will have a lot of trouble tomorrow."
The Wei family followed ancient rituals. The groom was from a noble family, so he wore a black robe, while the bride wore a pure black robe. However, it was not ordinary black, but embroidered with golden peacocks and edged with bright red, which was very elegant.
Yurong had worn better clothes before when she was crowned as queen, empress dowager, and even emperor, but those were symbols of power. Now, it was her own wedding dress, without any political overtones.
Does she really think she is going to get married?
She married without knowing anything about the Wei family. What if Wei Xuanning turned out to be a useless guy? But it was better outside than in the palace. She couldn't find a new husband in the palace, but if Wei Xuanning died young or died, she could still find a new husband, which was better than in the palace.
"I was thinking, today I'm at Yang's house, and tomorrow I'll be at Wei's house. Although the distance is not too far, these past few months seem like a dream." She still remembered that at this time in her previous life, she was still taking contraceptive pills. Before the main wife entered the room, the concubine had to take contraceptive pills. Those pills were said to be harmless to the body, but for some reason they seemed to conflict with her body. Every time she took them, she would feel pain for several days. Later, she avoided the concubine to suffer less.
From that time on, she thought how great it would be if she were the original wife.
Fortunately, Lu Yingying herself did not behave inappropriately, so she naturally went with the flow.
Fortunately, she is now the original wife and no longer has to take birth control pills that make her so painful that she can't even stand up, nor does she have to worry about competing for favors all the time while she is sick.
In fact, she is also afraid of pain, but no one knows it.
It would be nothing but hypocrisy to say it out loud.
"Well, just leave it here. I'm a little hungry too." Yurong looked at the dishes of porridge and side dishes and found them delicious.
Bi Tao arranged the dishes and tiptoed aside. She and La Mei were bound to go as a dowry. After seeing the servants of the Wei family, they were afraid of embarrassing the young lady. In recent days, they were also told by Zhu that they should learn to behave themselves, but the young lady didn't care at all.
She said that her family was just a branch of the Yang family, and if everything was the same as the Wei family, it would arouse suspicion.
"Miss, the weather is getting colder. I wanted to get you a pot of stew, but Madam said she was afraid you would get tainted with the smell of fishy food, which is not good." When the weather is cold, it is best to eat something hot, but Miss is a newly-wed, and for some reason she always has a faint fragrance like an orchid, so Madam is afraid that Miss will get tainted with the bad smell.
Yurong understood, "I know. You guys should come and have dinner with me. When we go to the Wei family in the future, there will be so many eyes watching us. There won't be such a chance again."
During the year she spent at her mother's house, she seemed to have truly become carefree. The pure intimacy with the people around her freed her from having to worry about many things. Unfortunately, these days would soon be over.
But she also knew that after building a shed for thousands of miles, it would eventually be dismantled. She knew this a long time ago...
After lunch, all the relatives of the family came over. They all came to visit Yurong. After all, the fourth branch of the Yang family had quietly married the eldest son of the Jingzhao Wei family, and perhaps their status would be different in the future.
The eldest aunt Xie from the eldest house and the old lady from the second house came together. Xie saw that Yurong had no decorations on her hair today, but she looked more like Chang'e in Guanghan Palace. She couldn't help but say, "The Wei family is a family that values rules. Women are weak by nature. You should serve Master Xuan Ning well and live up to our reputation as a daughter of the Yang family."
Yurong has always known that Xie was the kind of person who would always quote "Nu Ji" and "Nu Ze". Even though the customs of the Great Zhou were relatively open compared to the previous dynasties, most women in the inner house still believed that men were superior to women, and the Yang family was particularly serious. The several chastity archways at the door represented the ideas of the direct descendants of the Yang family.
Therefore, she did not argue, "Aunt is right, I have taken note of it."
The second old lady came with her granddaughter Yuzhi. Yuzhi was still so frail. Yurong held her hand and said, "Sister, you must come early tomorrow to serve as my bridesmaid."
As for Yu Rong, she still felt very sympathetic towards Yu Zhi. The second branch of the family was almost extinct. The second old lady had been running around for her granddaughter's health and was originally planning to recruit a son-in-law. But what kind of man could be a son-in-law? The second old lady had always been proud and couldn't help but look down on him.
So now I want to adopt a child, but no one in the family is willing to do so.
Yuzhi's marriage also came to a standstill...
"Well, I will come early." Yuzhi looked at Yurong's concubine with envy. It was great. She was going to get married. When could she be like Yurong?
Thinking of this, she lowered her head in inferiority. How could she compare with Yurong? Yurong had been the most beautiful girl since she was a child. She had both parents and brothers to support her. Even in the Han Palace, she was treated differently by the Han Palace.
What about her...
"Third sister, come here, I have something for you." Yurong pulled her to the dressing table, took out a small box and handed it to her, "This is my favorite box of rouge. When you come tomorrow, use it and you will definitely look your best."
Among Yunying's unmarried sisters, the others have their parents and grandparents already arranged everything for them. Most of them have someone to rely on, but Yuzhi is the only one who has no relatives to rely on. The second old lady is not in good health and is too strong. She doesn't have good relationships with people in the family. Yurong hopes that she can really relax tomorrow.
Furthermore, there will be many guests tomorrow, and it would be a good thing if the jade could find a good match.
Yuzhi opened her mouth and took a look. Her face was a little red. She said shyly, "Isn't this too red? It's not good for me to do this. It will look weird."
"No, it's good this way." Yurong encouraged her with a smile.
Yuzhi thought that even Yurong agreed, so she nodded slowly.
The second old lady was eager for her granddaughter to interact more with Yurong. Besides, Yurong was very different now. She had become the young lady of the Wei family. What others thought was a rare thing might be just a matter of words for her.
But we should not rush into anything, and Yurong is a cold person by nature and never seems to be warm-hearted.
When people get older, they can always see some things about people, just like Yulian and her grandmother. They really help others with all their efforts. But Yurong is not willing to help directly. Even if she helps others, it is better to teach them how to fish than to give them fish. She will suggest that they dress up and show their charm, and maybe their luck will turn around.
But she never thought that not everyone is born outstanding like her.
There are many mediocre people in this world, and Yurong may not even take them seriously.
She really guessed it right. After seeing off Mrs. Xie and the second old lady, Yurong said to Mrs. Zhu, "I gave her this box of rouge to remind her to prepare it well. It can be considered as doing her a favor."
Zhu couldn't help laughing, "You, you're such a silly kid."
"Mother, why do you say that about your daughter?" Yurong felt that she was kind enough. Originally, many people wanted to be her best man, and she specially selected jade items and asked her to dress up nicely, which was a good advice in every way.
Zhu took her hand and said, "Many people in this world are not actually very smart or knowledgeable. Take Yuzhi for example. She is an honest and obedient child with a pretty appearance. Even if you ask her to dress up, it will be useless to her."
Yurong didn't believe it: "How can it be useless? There will be many guests tomorrow, and if she goes out——"
"But not everyone can make things happen at will. Maybe something that seems very simple to you may be very difficult for them. Yurong, what mother wants to tell you is that when you go to someone else's home in the future, your son-in-law is the only son and you will have to be in charge of the family support. So, mother hopes you can be more considerate of others." In fact, Zhu Shi also figured out this truth at this age. She was born with a brain like Tao Zhugong. Since she could earn a huge dowry, she thought that everyone should be the same. If someone was different from her, she would just think that others were not as hardworking as her.
But sometimes, you have to admit that people are different.
My daughter is good in every way, but sometimes when you look at her, she just can't understand the thoughts of some not-so-smart people.
Yurong was stunned for a moment, as if Zhu had never said these words to her before. She thought that she had always been able to see through people's hearts, so many people were willing to work for her. To her, people's hearts were just tools to be used. She would only be willing to treat people with courtesy and respect unless they were truly talented.
In fact, her kindness to Yu Zhi was just accidental, and she thought she had been very nice to her.
But after listening to what Zhu said today, she suddenly understood.
"But I don't want to worry about other people's affairs." There was still something in her heart that she didn't say. She didn't like mediocre people and was born without a compassionate heart. She even didn't like her own son who was too mediocre and too soft-hearted.
She thought Zhu would persuade her, but she just said "hmm" calmly, then scratched Yurong's nose and said with a smile: "That's because there hasn't been a person who makes you worry about him. When you have such a heart, your heart will soften."
But Yurong raised her head and said, "Who knows, that person might be worried about me."
"Okay, okay, come and take a look at this. This is a fire avoidance map." Zhu quickly took out a few fire avoidance books and urged Yurong: "Hurry up and take a look. You have a wedding night tomorrow."
Yurong is confused in the wind, you have said so much, but you actually just want to talk about the fire avoidance map.
However, she was so happy that she could finally receive so many instructions the day before her wedding like other girls from ordinary families.