Chapter 8 The person I want to marry is not the one I'm looking for.
Before the wedding procession even arrived, the Shen family had already received news that the Prince of Ning's heir had returned from Fazhen Temple and was personally coming to fetch his bride.
Shen Mingxuan, who had rushed back to see the excitement, stood up abruptly upon hearing the news and slapped the messenger across the face: "Impossible! The Prince of Ning's heir could not possibly be here to fetch the bride, you're lying!"
The messenger was startled by her fierce appearance, covered his face and knelt down: "This servant did not lie, Miss, this servant is telling the truth!"
He thought this was good news, so he rushed back to deliver the message in hopes of getting some rewards. But instead of receiving any rewards, he was beaten up!
Shen Guannian frowned: "Xuan'er, what are you doing? Today is your sister's wedding day, why are you hitting her?"
Qi, who was standing to the side, immediately glared at her daughter, signaling her not to speak or hit people in this kind of setting, as there were many guests at home today!
She pulled her daughter behind her, a happy look on her face: "It's wonderful that the young master has come to fetch the bride! Granny Yin, quickly give him a reward!"
Granny Yin took two pieces of silver and handed them to the messenger.
The boy was only thirteen or fourteen years old. His cheek was swollen from being slapped by Shen Mingxuan, and his eyes were filled with tears. He quickly clutched the silver coins tightly, knowing that with this money, he could buy medicine for his mother.
He dared not let his tears fall, knelt down and kowtowed, loudly thanking Madam Qi for the reward, and then quickly withdrew.
Not long after he left, the wedding procession arrived, and leading the way was none other than the incomparably handsome and aloof Prince Ning, Xiao Qingyuan!
The moment Shen Mingxuan saw Xiao Qingyuan enter, her pupils dilated in shock, her face turned deathly pale, and she exclaimed as if she had seen a ghost, "Impossible! How could he possibly be here!"
Shen Guannian frowned again. No one expected the young master to come, but no one would say it out loud, especially not their own family.
He scolded Shen Mingxuan in a low voice: "If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all. Go back to your room and stay there. Don't come out here and embarrass yourself!"
He still wanted to maintain a good relationship with the Prince of Ning's mansion, so he absolutely could not offend the Prince of Ning's heir at this time.
Shen Wantang, who was sitting in the room waiting for the wedding procession, was somewhat surprised when Du Juan said that the Prince of Ning's heir had come to fetch the bride in person.
In his previous life, Prince Ning did not come to the Shen family to fetch his bride. On the day of his wedding to Shen Mingxuan, he was still in the temple striking a wooden fish. One of Prince Ning's subordinates was there to fetch his bride in his place, and a rooster was the one who bowed to Shen Mingxuan in the wedding ceremony.
He wouldn't actually go home until a year later.
Shen Wantang's face was covered by a veil, so no one could see her expression. At this moment, she felt a little regretful.
She actually thought it was good that the Prince of Ning's heir didn't go home; it would be less pleasant if he did.
If he doesn't come home, she only needs to please her mother-in-law, Princess Ning, and she can live a carefree life. But if he comes home, wouldn't she have an extra living ancestor?
Shen Wantang knew in her heart that the only one who could have caused this change was herself, not someone else.
I should have made a less impressive impression on Granny Quan. She must have spoken well of her to the Princess Consort, which is why the Princess Consort forced the Prince of Ning to return and marry her.
Honestly, she did want Granny Quan to speak well of her in front of the Princess Consort, but it wasn't for the sake of the romantic prince; she wanted to cultivate a good relationship with Princess Consort Ning beforehand.
She wanted to win over her mother-in-law, not that lovestruck man. Who cares if he goes home or not? Isn't it good for her to live a leisurely life with her mother-in-law, the princess?
The sounds of firecrackers and drums broke the silence, interrupting Shen Wantang's thoughts.
Soon, supported by Quanfu, she left her small courtyard, bid farewell to her parents, and was carried by her eldest brother into the bridal sedan chair.
Throughout the entire encounter, all she could see were the shoes of that womanizing man. He was clearly very reluctant to marry her, so he didn't utter a single word the whole time.
With music and fanfare, they arrived at the Prince Ning's residence. The two of them bowed to heaven and earth, and were surrounded by a large crowd as they entered their bridal chamber.
However, when it was time to lift the veil and drink the wedding wine, amidst the matchmaker's repeated urging, the romantic suddenly spoke up: "She's not the one I want to marry. Whoever wants to marry her can lift the veil. I won't!"
The once lively and bustling new house was instantly plunged into a cold and awkward atmosphere because of his words.
Everyone looked at each other, all feeling that the prince had gone too far. They looked at Shen Wantang with pity, thinking she was probably about to cry from grievance. On the wedding day, the groom refused to lift the veil, saying that the woman was not the one he wanted to marry, showing no respect for the bride whatsoever. This was a great humiliation, the darkest moment of her life.
Even the usually eloquent matchmaker was at a loss, having never encountered such an unconventional groom before.
Of all the people, Shen Wantang was probably the most calm and composed, but because she was wearing a veil, no one could see her expression.
After Xiao Qingyuan finished speaking, he simply turned and left.
Those who had come to watch the spectacle quickly dispersed, and soon only the maids and nannies from the Prince's mansion and the maids and nannies that Shen Wantang had brought from the Shen family remained in the bridal chamber.
The room was deathly silent.
Shen Wantang raised her hand, lifted her veil herself, and calmly glanced at everyone in the room before saying, "You've all worked hard today, so please step down and rest!"
She didn't cry or make a fuss; she lifted her veil herself, her eyes calm and her voice serene.
Clearly, the newlywed Crown Princess is just as Granny Quan described; she is a steady and reliable woman.
Remembering the princess's instructions, Granny Chai stepped forward and curtsied: "Your Highness, my surname is Chai. I was originally the head nanny by the princess's side. From now on, I will serve Your Highness. These four are first-class maids in the palace. Their names are Qinxin, Qiyu, Shuxiang, and Huayi. They will serve Your Highness from now on."
The four maids stepped forward one by one to greet Shen Wantang.
Shen Wantang noted down the names of the four people and had Du Juan give them a reward.
"Does the Crown Princess need anything?"
Shen Wantang gave a faint smile: "Okay, thank you, Granny. I am indeed hungry."
When Granny Chai saw that she could still laugh, she was quite impressed by her magnanimity. If it were anyone else, they would be lucky not to cry and make a scene, let alone laugh.
She responded and left with her maids.
The rest of the people in the room were all the people that Shen Wantang brought from the Shen family.
Of the four maids and one nanny she brought, she only trusted Dujuan; the rest were all Qi's people. Qi had no good intentions in giving her these people.
"Dujuan, stay. You all may leave!"
The three maids all looked at Granny Jin.
Granny Jin remained motionless, scolding with displeasure, "Second Miss, why didn't you stop the young master just now? You should have cried and made a scene so he would know you're not someone to be trifled with. If you don't say a word, he'll think you're a pushover and won't respect you in the future!"
Shen Wantang said in a nonchalant tone, "I think Granny Jin doesn't take me seriously at all now."
Granny Jin's eyebrows shot up: "What do you mean by this, Second Miss? I'm only giving you this advice because I care about you!"
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