Chapter 31 Three Wedding Sedan Chairs, a Spectacle Rarely Seen in a Century
Duke Ming flicked his sleeves and bowed deeply to Yun Qingqing:
"Master Yun, please give me some guidance!"
Yun Qingqingxu helped him up and said:
"Since ancient times, mountain ghosts have been different from ordinary spirits. They embody the will of the mountains and rivers, and their cultivation method is to protect the living beings in the area. They are equivalent to mountain gods."
"If you build a temple in the right place and offer sacrifices to this mountain ghost lady, she will be able to gain the power of a wish and repair the damaged feng shui here. She can also bring the Ming family under her protection."
Duke Ming made the decision without much hesitation, and Yun Qingqing pointed out the precautions for rebuilding the ancestral tomb and the location for building the Mountain Ghost Temple.
Yun Qingqing asked Ming Cheng again who he bought the bronze mirror engraved with the Yin Gathering Formation from, but found out that it was a sorcerer he met on the street. He believed the sorcerer because the sorcerer's stories were very accurate. Little did he know that he bought such a dangerous thing.
Now I don’t know where to settle the score with the other party, so I have to give up.
Half an hour later.
"Qingqing~, thank goodness you came up with such a good idea, otherwise even if the Yin energy is purified, the best Feng Shui land on my Zhiluo Mountain will be completely ruined!" The mountain ghost Zhiluo took Yun Qingqing's arm and smiled as he sent her to the foot of the mountain.
The mountain ghost is the incarnation of the mountains and rivers, and the names of the mountains and rivers are her name.
The mountain ghost girl, after removing the talisman paper, had a face that could captivate everyone. Her long satin hair and red skirt moved without wind, making her look like an immortal or a demon, bewitching everyone. This was also the characteristic of the mountain ghost itself.
"Please come to my temple often when you have time in the future!" Zhiluo said reluctantly.
Yun Qingqing: “…”
Girl, have you forgotten that's a cemetery? I don't really want to come here often.
Yun Qingqing and Xiao Changheng left first. The Ming family had to deal with the follow-up matters of the ancestral tomb and would be busy for a while.
On the way back to Beijing, Xiao Changheng said he wanted to discuss the issue of the "evil concubine" rumor and asked Yun Qingqing to ride in his carriage.
Nan Zheng thought to himself: The prince is just looking for an excuse to ride with the princess.
However, Yun Qingqing got on the carriage, yawned loudly, and muttered:
"I can probably guess who spread the rumors, but I've already calculated that it's difficult to find evidence. It's easy to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of effort to refute them. It's not worth the effort... Anyway, as long as the old Duke doesn't come out to attack me, the remaining ones won't be able to do anything... Never mind, I'm going to take a nap. Call me when you get there."
After saying that, she leaned against the window frame and fell asleep.
Xiao Changheng: "..."
He listened silently to the girl's even breathing for a while, and suddenly remembered the last time she came to the palace late at night to treat his leg disease, and then she also fell into a deep sleep without any warning.
Thinking of what happened that night, he curled his fingers slightly, hesitated for a moment, then reached out and carefully held her in his arms.
The girl's brows moved slightly, she hummed incoherently twice, and then she nestled in his arms and became motionless.
The sleeping girl no longer had the sometimes mischievous, sometimes imposing, obedient and soft personality she had when she was awake. The man couldn't help but lower his head and gently rub her hair, curling the corners of his lips.
Yun Qingqing slept until dark.
When she opened her eyes, she was dazed for a moment, then sat up with a flutter. She looked around and found that she had returned to her room in the Yun Mansion.
"Didn't you agree to wake me up when you get there..." The woman pouted.
"Miss, are you awake?" Qiao'er smiled and poured her a cup of warm tea. "It was the Regent who personally sent Miss back to her room. The Prince really cares about her!"
“In person?” In a wheelchair…?
"Yes! Don't look at the prince's current state, but he is still the God of War of our Liang State. He easily carried the young lady in..."
"Okay, okay, I get it, you don't have to say anything." Yun Qingqing stroked her forehead.
The problem of often not being able to hold on and fall asleep after using Xuanmen magic needs to be solved as soon as possible.
She had to recover her cultivation as soon as possible.
…
In the next few days, Duke Ming claimed to be ill and closed the door to visitors, and no one came to see him.
The answer is that he went to another garden to recuperate.
Yun Qingqing certainly knew the real reason. The old Duke was busy repairing his own ancestral tomb, but it would be too embarrassing to tell others about this, so he claimed to be ill to cover it up.
The ministers who had previously used the Book of All People to criticize Yun Qingqing had lost their backbone and did not dare to confront the Regent head-on, so the matter ended in nothing.
In a blink of an eye, it’s the eighth day of the New Year.
The wedding day.
The Prince Regent and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were married on the same day, and the Emperor granted special permission for both weddings to take place in the Imperial Palace. This was an unprecedented event since the founding of the country, and the news had already spread throughout the city.
The two daughters of the Yun family were getting married at the same time, and the atmosphere became lively from the fourth watch.
Yun Bailian sat in front of the dressing mirror, looking at herself in the mirror wearing a bright red wedding dress and exquisite makeup. Her heart pounded with excitement at the thought of becoming the Crown Princess.
"Miss, you are so beautiful today! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has good taste. Look at that ugly girl in the East Courtyard, only a blind man would be attracted to her!" The personal maid covered her mouth and laughed quietly.
Yun Bailian thought of the "added toppings" meals that were delivered to her daily and sneered:
"Even if you're blind, you'll soon be avoiding her! Do you think marrying the Regent will turn your life around? Well, we'll see!"
She suddenly felt itchy on her face and reached out to scratch it twice.
The maid quickly stopped him:
"Hey miss, stop scratching your face. It will ruin your makeup and make you look ugly!"
"I know! I just felt like a small bug flew onto my face. Can you help me take a look?" Yun Bailian frowned.
"Let me check... No, maybe it was just a strand of hair that touched it."
The auspicious time had arrived. Yun Bailian didn't think much about it. She covered herself with the veil, stood up, and was taken out by the bride-receiving nanny.
On the other side, Yun Qingqing's dressing and makeup were all taken care of by Qiao'er, Yan Jinghua and Zhao Ma. The door of the room was kept closed until the auspicious time, when the maids from the palace were allowed in to take the newlywed out with the veil already covered.
When the prince and the king get married, the wedding sedan will first parade around the inner city.
The two wedding sedans from the Yun Mansion soon joined the wedding sedan from the Su Mansion. The entire procession was huge and began to tour the city along the main official road where six carriages could run side by side.
The roads along the way were already crowded with common people, who stretched their necks to catch a glimpse of this once-in-a-century grand royal wedding.
"Look! That's the Crown Princess's wedding sedan! It's so gorgeous!"
"I heard that the Crown Princess is destined to be a phoenix, and she is a match made in heaven for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. With her as the Crown Princess, our Liang Kingdom will surely be peaceful and prosperous!"
"That's right. Even the most talented woman in the capital can only be a concubine in front of her. Who says she is destined to be a phoenix?"
Yun Bailian smiled as she listened to all the praises, while Su Yurou in the other sedan clenched her fists tightly, with hatred flashing in her eyes.
At this moment, someone else shouted:
"Look, these three wedding sedans are side by side. Isn't it obvious which one is longer and which one is shorter?"
"Yes! Come and take a look. I'm really curious about which side has the most generous dowry!"
The two people in the sedan chair immediately pricked up their ears and listened nervously to the comparison results, fearing that their dowries would lose to the other party.
Yun Bailian, in particular, gritted her teeth and secretly criticized the prince.
He had said nice things at the time, saying he would find a way to prepare a dowry for her, but in the end, he actually asked her to take the betrothal gifts back as her dowry!
As a result, Yun Zhiping was reluctant to let her take it all away, so he kept one third for himself!
It would be so embarrassing if I were defeated by someone here today.
She was gnashing her teeth when she heard someone say in surprise:
"Huh? Aren't there three sedan chairs? Why are there four rows of dowry procession?"
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