But he also knew that saying such things would inevitably be considered petty.
"I understand. Then let Xiao Liu protect you. If she makes things difficult for you, then I won't be polite."
"Let's not talk about her anymore. You just said that the late emperor wronged the eldest princess. What happened?"
"This happened more than 20 years ago. Before the Grand Princess married her current husband, she was sent to Jiaozhou to help the late emperor, who was then a prince, to consolidate his power. Later, when the late emperor ascended the throne and the Grand Princess lost her husband, the emperor brought her back to the capital and chose her current husband."
This was the first time Fang Qing had heard of this.
"It seems the Grand Princess has some skill."
"Jiaozhou was recovered under her command. She was smarter than Wu'an and knew how to relinquish power, which is why she prospered. It's just that her daughter is unruly..."
"I said I wouldn't mention her anymore. It's almost lunchtime, let's eat quickly."
*
As the wedding drew closer, Fang Qing turned down all invitations and spent her days at home reviewing the list of everything prepared with the housekeeper, afraid that something might have been forgotten.
When the wedding day actually arrives, it's inevitable that things will be a bit hectic.
Before dawn, an old palace maid came to comb her hair, and all the etiquette was taught to her by the palace maid.
Perhaps to save face for her, many ladies and young women came early that morning. The nanny introduced them to her, saying they were either the wife of the Minister or the daughter of the Vice Minister.
Among all these people, Fang Qing had some connection with one of them: Madam Chen.
The girl named Chen Pinming, whom Fang Qing rescued in Liujiazhai, Yan County, Xichang Prefecture, was Chen's sister-in-law.
Madam Chen is the second sister-in-law of the tea-tasting girl and the youngest daughter of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
They also assumed that with such a wife by their side to help, the wedding would surely go smoothly.
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