Yu Niang took her upstairs and asked cautiously, "Miss, you seem to have lost weight."
Helan Minzhi smiled faintly, "You'll probably look better if you lose weight."
She was already very thin, and now she is indeed even thinner.
It was difficult to see any excess flesh on her face, only skin covering her already small frame. There was a dark area under her eyes, her eye sockets were sunken, and her cheeks were bloodless and pale as paper. If it weren't for the fact that her lips still had some color and her eyes still had spirit when she smiled, she would really look like a lost soul.
Yu Niang covered up her distress with a low voice, "Thin girls don't look good. White and plump girls are more lovable!"
Helan Minzhi lowered her head to choose clothes, but could hardly hide her lonely look.
Is that so?
No wonder no one loves her...
"I only have twenty taels. How many items can I buy?" She was not good at going out to buy things alone. In the past, it was always Nanny Ji or... I won't say anymore. But she trusted Yu Niang enough because she was familiar with Yu Niang and had the kindness she liked.
Yu Niang looked at the silver she took out and waved her hands repeatedly, "You don't need so much. Twenty taels can buy a lot of clothes. If you want to buy two pieces, five taels of silver will be enough."
Yu Niang deliberately lowered the price because she was reluctant to earn her own daughter's money. Helan Minzhi took the money back and replied calmly: "Oh."
Before leaving, Helan Minzhi suddenly turned around and said, "Yu Niang, can I come to play with you often?"
Because the Queen Mother allowed her to enter and leave the palace freely, she could do whatever she wanted most of the time.
Yu Niang smiled, "Of course you can, but... will your family allow it?"
Helan Minzhi replied: "No problem."
***
On the first day of July, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince got married.
The ten-mile red wedding was even more exaggerated than the one Helan Yinsheng saw that day, stretching from the west gate all the way to the palace.
The city gates were open and everyone in the city was feeling the joy.
To celebrate the Crown Prince's wedding, Zuixianlou is offering free meals and drinks for three days.
The auspicious time had not yet arrived, and Jin Suting was still sitting anxiously in the Yueqing Palace next to the Fengluan Palace.
He was taken to the palace early in the morning and the ceremony was held in the palace.
The old general stayed with her all the time, and Lu Xiaoxiao also came.
Cao Cao was running around more anxiously than her. She got up and dressed before dawn and was now so sleepy that she dozed off.
The gold and silver ornaments on her head made her head feel heavy, and the three layers of wedding dress on her body looked beautiful and showed off the phoenix, but she had never worn such a heavy phoenix crown or such thick clothes in the middle of summer.
Moreover, she was not allowed to eat anything until she drank the Heju wine that day, but she could drink water.
Jin Suting asked Cao Cao to prepare some sweet soup for her early in the morning. If she didn't replenish some energy, she might not be able to hold on until the auspicious time.
The old general suddenly said that he wanted to go out to relieve himself, and asked Lu Xiaoxiao to accompany Jin Suting, telling her not to be afraid.
But there is nothing to be afraid of. Jin Suting is just a little nervous. After all, it is her first time getting married.
Before the auspicious time arrived, Helan Ruizhe came over.
There is no rule here that the bride and groom cannot meet before the wedding, and they have to walk together down the red carpet with 528 steps in front of the hall.
Jin Suting was bored and counting the beads on her sleeve. Lv Xiaoxiao excused herself to go out and hurriedly went to find Xiao Hei. She knew it was Helan Ruizhe from the sound of footsteps. She spread out the huge sleeve with eighty-eight beads on it, and her red lips curled up happily, smiling with stars in her eyes.
He said, "You look really good today."
Jin Suting said: "You are so damn handsome today!"
Helan Ruizhe's hair was tied up high with a red cloth. It was the first time I saw him wearing red. It made his skin look whiter and he looked more energetic than usual.
Helan Ruizhe pulled out an egg from his sleeve and handed it to Jin Suting like a treasure. "You didn't have breakfast, you must be hungry."
Jin Suting wanted to eat but felt that it would break the rules. She was about to take it but then pushed it back. "Forget it, I just drank some sugar water. I'm not hungry yet."
Helan Ruizhe looked at the heavy phoenix crown on her head and helped her peel the eggshell. "You're going to have to walk over 500 steps with it on your head. Why don't you eat?"
Jin Suting broke out in a cold sweat just thinking about it. The hall was not accessible to ordinary people. Jin Suting had been there a few times except for banquets.
She could count them all on one hand, and she was exhausted every time she went up to the main hall.
I don’t know how Helan Ruizhe insisted on attending court every day.
"Okay, okay." Jin Suting took the peeled egg and stuffed two bites into her mouth for fear of ruining her painted red lips.
She almost choked, so Helan Ruizhe poured her a glass of water.
"Where is the old general?" Helan Ruizhe suddenly asked. He remembered that the old general was with Jin Suting.
"My father went to the toilet." Jin Suting thought it seemed like a long time had passed, but she couldn't care less. She hurried in from outside and said hurriedly, "Miss, the nanny said it's the auspicious time and the ceremony is about to begin!"
She and Helan Ruizhe looked at each other and asked, "Are you ready?"
Jin Suting nodded, "I'm ready."
The front of the hall was decorated with a sense of ceremony. The red carpet covered the 528 steps. All the ministers knelt on both sides. The red umbrellas and staffs were placed on more than 50 platforms and carried by two palace maids. The Queen Mother sat at the front of the hall, with Eunuch Bai and Helan Minzhi standing beside her.
There were also Helan Yinsheng and Yu Qinglan. They were also at the front of the hall. Jin Suting could only roughly see their shadows and could not see their faces clearly.
She was a little panicked because she couldn't find her father among the kneeling crowd.
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