This is a good day, with warm sunshine and a gentle breeze. The temperature is very suitable, neither too cold nor too hot. It is suitable for weddings, coming-of-age ceremonies, sacrifices, travel, and meeting relatives and friends.
At the Marquis Yi'an's mansion, Bai Baozhu was woken up early by the matchmaker. She changed into a carefully tailored phoenix coronet and bridal bridal gown. With her eyebrows lightly drawn and her lips beautifully red, she looked perfect. Like all brides in the world, she was filled with anxiety and anticipation.
"Miss, you are so beautiful. Prince Sheng will definitely be fascinated by your beauty."
Seeing Bai Baozhu frowning in front of the mirror, the little girl Hongye thought she was nervous about her marriage, so she tried to comfort her. Bai Baozhu looked at the beauty in the mirror, who looked completely different from the one she was a few years ago, and quietly encouraged herself in her heart: "Yes, Bai Baozhu, you are Bai Baozhu now. You are no longer the Lily that anyone can bully. Today you are marrying the most powerful prince in Dongyao. Keep going. After today, no one in this world will be able to bully you anymore."
At Prince Muyun's Mansion, Sheng Jicheng also got up early and put on the same red auspicious attire that symbolizes joy and happiness. His brows were as deeply furrowed as Bai Baozhu's.
He was worried, always feeling that something would happen today. The sudden rumors all over the city, King Dong Yao's sudden indifference towards him and his closeness to his sons, even the queen was not as fond of Bai Baozhu as before... All the signs clearly pointed to a conspiracy behind him, but after so many days, he still couldn't find out who was behind these things.
He had checked all the possible ministers and princes. Although the Second Prince's behavior in Bailiyuan was somewhat suspicious, it was true that he had gone to Bailiyuan that day with a glass jade jar to be presented to Daqing as tribute in order to please the new courtesan he had chosen. It was completely accidental...
Looking at the handsome groom in the mirror, Sheng Jicheng's face was solemn. The joy of finally getting married with Bai Baozhu was now replaced by worry.
In the guesthouse, Fengming was directing the image designer Shu Feng to style Xin Wu, and he had to change into no less than ten sets of clothes of different styles.
"Oh, is this really necessary? I really think the first set is fine, and it's really heavy on my head."
Although Xin Wu, who had always been beaten and manipulated by the wooden doll, also liked to change into beautiful clothes, Feng Ming and Feng Yuyun kept inserting pearls and jade into her hair as if to make trouble, and her poor neck really couldn't bear it.
Thinking that today was the most important day, Feng Ming tried her best to dress Xin Wu up with the mentality of making sure Xin Wu attracted everyone's attention and overshadowed Bai Baozhu. Xin Wu had no choice but to let her arrange things for him.
In the palaces of the princes of Dongyao.
The eldest prince was making final preparations. Looking at the thick stack of papers in his hand, he was hesitating whether he had to take it out today.
Two days ago, the eldest prince suddenly received a tip-off about the whereabouts of the kidnapped men. Following up on the inquiries, he discovered that they had been trained as private soldiers by Sheng Jicheng. Part of the money supporting these private soldiers came from embezzlement from the regular army, which led to the underdeveloped and demoralized Dongyao's regular soldiers. Another portion of the money came from Sheng Jicheng's threats against Uncle Xin Jiu, embezzling Xin family property. He had obtained Uncle Xin's testimony on this matter, and also had a ledger showing when and how much money had been given by Uncle Xin Jiu.
Although he didn't know the purpose of the person who gave him the tip-off, he was willing to be used as a pawn to attack Sheng Jicheng.
In the Second Prince's Mansion, the Second Prince was having breakfast with the Third Prince who was sitting in a wheelchair. Today they also prepared a generous gift for Sheng Jicheng, which included evidence of his dealings with officials in the court and the leverage he used to bribe and control officials. They believed that he would have an unforgettable wedding night.
The other younger princes lived with their respective mothers in the Dongyao Palace and were not very involved in this matter, but they were royal children after all, so they only needed to watch the show and perhaps they would have a chance to jump out and steal the fruits of their brothers' victory.
Inside the Dongyao Palace, King Dongyao was hesitating whether he should go to the palace gate today to officiate the wedding for Sheng Jicheng and give him such a great honor.
"Your Majesty, what are you worried about?"
The queen had just woken up and sat up, putting on her clothes. She saw that the king had a frown on his face. She couldn't help but reach out to smooth his brow.
King Dong Yao looked at his first wife. Her beautiful face was still as beautiful as before, except for some fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. Why did he feel that his first wife looked ugly and old in recent years?
"Queen, do you think we shouldn't agree to let Sheng Jicheng officiate the wedding? His recent performance has really disappointed me."
The tenderness of the early morning melted the estrangement between King Dong Yao and the Queen, and the two began a rare warm conversation after a long time.
The queen did not refute King Dong Yao as she did before. She had been thinking these days about why she liked Bai Baozhu so much. Although she had no daughter, all the princesses in the palace were well-behaved and obedient to her.
Perhaps she was looking for the shadow of Xin Wu in Bai Baozhu. If her beloved niece was really harmed by Sheng Jicheng and Bai Baozhu, then she really treated her enemy as a treasure in recent years.
"Well, since it has been agreed to long ago and the various government offices have made preparations, we still have to go. At least we must be worthy of the king's reputation."
In the inn, Su Wei and Tu Nan were having breakfast together. There was nothing for Tu Nan to do in the past two days, so he had been accompanying Su Wei to do some intelligence work.
The luck of the chosen one is different. Even if Su Wei asked Mingxin for a lot of luck points, he still couldn't compare to him. Tuanan could find clues that he had been collecting for a long time but couldn't find just by strolling outside. Su Wei was envious and jealous, but he quickly grabbed a "white worker mascot" and asked Tuanan to work for him.
In just half a month, he had built up the intelligence network in Mingcheng. This made Su Wei very happy, and he was ready to watch the fun today.
The people of Mingcheng were also very excited today. The rumors about Sheng Jicheng and Bai Baozhu had made them look forward to the wedding. They also heard that even the king and queen would show up, which made their curiosity unprecedentedly high.
In an inconspicuous little inn in Mingcheng, Feng Sanshi stood respectfully before a curtain. From behind the curtain came a voice that was neither male nor female:
"Go and watch this happy event today. If it succeeds, we won't have to worry about anything. If it doesn't, you must evacuate immediately and stay away from this Ming City."
Feng Sanshi lowered his head and replied with a "yes", then walked out of the room backwards, like a normal person.
"Let's go, let's go and congratulate Prince Sheng."
In the sunshine, the birds are singing and the butterflies are dancing, it is so beautiful.
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