Xuan Tianming's words earned Feng Yuheng a big eye roll. Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he leaned forward, stretched out his arm to hook his neck, and said mysteriously: "Do you have any adverse reactions to the affected area? For example, pain?"
Xuan Tianming didn't know what this meant, so he simply followed her words and continued: "It hurts, of course it hurts, how can it not hurt when you are sick. Wife, you also help your husband get treated."
His wife narrowed her eyes and said slyly, "Since ancient times, Eastern medicine has emphasized treating the outside from the inside, but in our field of medicine, there is another way of saying it."
Xuan Tianming was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
"Cut where it hurts!"
"...You damn girl!" Someone could be heard grinding his teeth.
Feng Yuheng laughed loudly, jumped down from the stone table and hid behind Bai Ze, "Your master is going to bite someone!"
Bai Ze tried to hold back his laughter, and almost got internal injuries. Cut wherever it hurts, the princess is really fierce!
As they were talking and laughing, Mrs. Zhou walked into the courtyard with a note in her hand. Feng Yuheng leaned over to take a look, "Is it a wedding invitation?"
Madam Zhou smiled and said, "Princess, you are right, it is a wedding invitation." Then she said to Xuan Tianming, "Prince Xiang's Mansion has accepted a concubine, and sent an invitation to our mansion, inviting Your Highness and the Princess to attend the ceremony together."
Huang Quan laughed when he heard this and said, "Marrying a concubine, what's the point of watching the ceremony?"
Wang Chuan was more careful than her and asked, "Is this the note sent by the Third Prince?"
Madam Zhou shook her head. "This marriage was arranged by Princess Xiang alone, and the notice was also distributed by Princess Xiang."
Xuan Tianming cast a questioning look at Feng Yuheng. He knew that this girl had some friendship with Princess Xiang, and there might be something he didn't know.
Sure enough, when he looked over, he saw Feng Yuheng's sly smile. Xuan Tianming knew what was going on. He was in a good mood and handed the note to Bai Ze, saying loudly, "Keep it well. When the time comes, I will bring my beloved concubine to watch the ceremony."
On July 24, the 22nd year of Tianwu in the Dashun Dynasty, Feng Chenyu, the eldest daughter of the Left Prime Minister, got married.
There was no red wedding dress, no drums and music, no busy work from dawn to dusk, and even the old lady didn't give any instructions to her granddaughter as a new wife. Before leaving, Feng Chenyu only kowtowed three times to the old lady and Feng Jinyuan in the hall of the Peony Courtyard and said, "Chenyu bids farewell to grandmother and father." Then, she stood up with the help of the maid, covered her head with a bright red veil, and left the house quietly.
At the gate of the mansion, a bright red wedding sedan had been waiting there. Duanmu Qing rode a tall horse, representing the third prince Xuan Tianye to pick up the bride.
Feng Jinyuan was quite satisfied with this. Although he was taking her as a concubine, having Duanmu Qing come forward to marry her was also a face-saving move for the Feng family.
Except for Feng Yuheng who had already followed Xuan Tianming to the Prince Xiang's Mansion, the rest of the Feng family collectively sent Feng Chenyu out of the house. Even Fen Dai, who could hardly talk to her for more than three sentences on weekdays, did not deliberately make things difficult for her. She just watched quietly as Chenyu bent down to get into the sedan chair after Duanmu Qing lifted the curtain. Then Duanmu Qing waved his hand, and the sedan bearers lifted the wedding sedan and hurriedly walked towards the Prince Xiang's Mansion.
Jin Zhen stood next to An and subconsciously said, "This doesn't look like a grand wedding at all. It's even more unlucky than a funeral."
An glared at her with a warning look in her eyes. Jin Zhen also knew that she had said something wrong, so she lowered her head and said nothing.
But everyone understood that Jin Zhen was telling the truth. Even the old lady looked at the wedding sedan chair that was gradually moving away and shook her head and sighed, then asked Xiang Feng Jinyuan: "Is this really the best choice for the Feng family?"
Feng Jinyuan gritted his teeth and said, "We don't know what will happen tomorrow, so we can only take it one step at a time." As he spoke, he glanced at Xiangrong again, and the scale in his heart had quietly shifted without him noticing.
The Feng family's place was deserted. Because no wedding invitations were sent out, there was not a single guest. After seeing Chenyu off to the sedan chair, the whole family returned to the main hall of the Mudan Courtyard and sat there in silence.
Unlike the Feng family, the Xiangwang Mansion was bustling with activity today. Not only did all the princes and ministers come to watch the ceremony, but even the wealthy families in the capital unexpectedly received the wedding invitations and came with expensive gifts to join in the fun. For a time, the Xiangwang Mansion was crowded with people inside and outside.
When Feng Chenyu's wedding sedan turned a corner and headed for the gate, the people in the sedan heard the sound of happy music in front of them. The sound of playing instruments and singing was very lively. She was a little confused and gently lifted the curtain of the sedan to ask the matchmaker outside: "What's the sound? Did we run into another family's wedding procession?"
The matchmaker said, "We have arrived at the gate of Prince Xiang's mansion. The young lady is very happy. Although the Feng family is deserted, the Prince Xiang's mansion is bustling with activity. The Third Prince has put a lot of thought into marrying the young lady!"
When she heard that the purpose of the wedding was to marry her, her heart, which had sunk to the bottom, began to revive. She knew that the Third Prince cared about her, and she was confident that this care would rise to the peak the moment the veil was lifted.
Finally, the wedding sedan landed in front of the Prince Xiang's mansion. Duanmu Qing lifted the curtain again, and the matchmaker helped her walk into the mansion step by step. Feng Chenyu had started preparing for her wedding when she was ten years old. She knew all the procedures, all the etiquette, and all the details. Whether she married a prince or entered the palace directly, she could ensure that her manners would be perfect and she would not make any mistakes.
Unfortunately, all the preparations she made were not put to use when she got married today. No one kicked the door of the sedan chair, no one shot arrows to dismount her, no fire trays for her to jump on, and even no groom came to personally welcome her. Everything was different from the life she had imagined. Although the noisy and bustling atmosphere she heard at this moment was also full of joy, which was much more pleasant than when she just came out of Feng's house, she was still nervous for some reason. As she was nervous, her steps became disordered.
The matchmaker leaned over to whisper in her ear, "Don't be afraid, young lady. Every woman who gets married has to go through this. There is a big banquet on both sides of you. The guests are crowded from the courtyard to the gate of the mansion. If the Prince Xiang's mansion was not big enough, it really wouldn't be able to accommodate them all."
The maidservant brought by Chenyu also said, "Miss, the Third Prince is really thoughtful. This scene is probably just like marrying a concubine, right?"
Chenyu's heart was gripped again, and she became even more panicked.
At this time, the princes were already seated in the wedding hall, and the third prince Xuan Tianye was also wearing a wedding dress and sitting in a wheelchair waiting for the bride to arrive. But this man had a frown on his face, and there was no joy on his face. No matter how you look at him, you can't associate him with the groom today. Instead, it was Princess Xiang who was busy with everything inside and outside, working very hard.
Xuan Tianming and Feng Yuheng were also sitting nearby. He fanned his wife with a fan and asked in a low voice, "What drama are you and Princess Xiang performing?"
Feng Yuheng raised an eyebrow: "How could that be? No, no, there was no opera."
Xuan Tianming expressed his disbelief: "Princess Xiang hates the Third Prince so much that her teeth itch. If she hadn't been acting with you, would she have worked so hard to help him marry a concubine?"
Xuan Tianhua was sitting at the side, and he smiled when he heard their conversation. He also came over and said, "Whether it's a play or not, you can tell at a glance. Ninth brother, if the truth is revealed in advance, it won't be good to watch."
Xuan Tianming rolled his eyes, then glanced at Yu Qianyin who was sitting next to Old Seven, his expression becoming even darker.
Feng Yuheng naturally saw that Yu Qianyin came with Xuan Tianhua. The woman wore a lavender gauze skirt today. Her hair was tied very simply. She braided a small braid behind her head and let the rest of her hair hang loose. It was also unique and beautiful. Xuan Tianhua came over to talk to them, and Yu Qianyin also came forward, pulling Xuan Tianhua's sleeve and whispering: "Seventh brother, I heard that the eldest daughter of the Feng family is a peerless beauty. Is it true?" The expression in her eyes and eyebrows made Feng Yuheng himself a little dazed.
At this time, Princess Xiang came in quickly from outside and said to Xuan Tianye: "The bride will be entering the wedding hall soon, Your Highness, please get ready."
Xuan Tianye still had that angry face. He never understood why Princess Xiang had to hold such a grand ceremony for him to marry a concubine. He had refused before, but she easily rejected his refusal on the grounds of "giving face to the Feng family and the Princess Ji'an". In addition, he later thought that he really couldn't treat the Feng family too coldly. After all, he still had to use the legend of Feng Chenyu's fate to regain his power, so he followed her wishes and agreed to the wedding banquet.
But today, when all the princes, officials in Beijing, and even ordinary people of a higher status were invited into the palace, Xuan Tianye suddenly smelled a scent of conspiracy. But what was this conspiracy?
While he was lost in thought, the bride had already walked into the wedding hall with the help of the matchmaker. Yu Qianyin suddenly whispered, "No matter how good-looking a person is, if they have a vicious heart, there is no hope for them." Then he looked disdainful, with his chin slightly raised, just like Feng Yuheng when he was proud.
Xuan Tianhua looked at her sideways, with a probing look in his eyes, but he didn't stop and turned back quickly. However, Feng Yuheng accurately caught the flash of unwillingness in Yu Qianyin's eyes, with a little bit of anger.
The wedding was presided over by the Second Prince himself. Originally, this job should have been done by the First Prince Xuan Tianqi, but unfortunately he was lying on the bed in the Prince Yu's Palace at the moment and could not move, let alone come to watch the ceremony.
But the second prince Xuan Tianyan was also quite embarrassed. He just took a concubine, but he had to do such a thing. It was fine to bow to heaven and earth, but how should he bow to his parents? Who should he bow to?
He was just worrying when the little grandson Huang Feiyu, who had been sitting beside him and had been impatient for a long time, suddenly shouted in a clear childish voice - "The book says that only the legal wife can perform the rites of husband and wife. Third uncle, do you not want Third Aunt anymore?"
Children speak without restraint, and when these words were spoken, they really expressed what everyone was thinking.
Xuan Tianye glared at his princess, but heard Princess Xiang say, "Although your highness is taking a concubine, this concubine is the eldest daughter of the Zuo Xiangfu, the most beautiful woman in the country. If you don't even have a wedding ceremony, wouldn't it be unfair in this life?" After that, she said to Xuan Feiyu, "Feiyu, what the book says is right, but things are in the hands of people. You will understand when you grow up." After she finished speaking, she turned her head to Feng Yuheng and asked again, "County Princess, am I right?"
Feng Yuheng smiled and nodded, "That's right, thank you Third Sister-in-law for being so generous and making Big Sister's dream of getting married come true. This is the most beautiful daughter in our Feng family, and also the one that our Feng family has taken the best care of. Third Brother, you are blessed."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a servant outside the wedding hall suddenly shout: "The Queen's gift has arrived!"
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