The preciousness of this shimmering brocade is well known to all the ladies and young women of noble families in the capital; the palace can only obtain three to five bolts a year at most.
Ordinary ladies from noble families would rarely even see this kind of fabric, let alone wear it.
Even among the concubines in the palace who were not favored by the Empress Dowager, the Empress, or the Emperor, it was rare to find one of them.
And this second young lady of the Su family was actually able to wear a dress made of shimmering brocade.
Lady Anguo also guessed that Su Muyao could not possibly have this fabric; it must have been given to her by the Regent's wife.
The Regent's wife dotes on this younger sister so much!
Doesn't she resent Su Muyao for stealing the affection that should have belonged to her all these years?
After bowing to both sets of elders according to etiquette, Su Muyao stood obediently behind Madam Su with her head bowed slightly, her face slightly flushed, not daring to look at Shen Yu.
Seeing Su Muyao's expression, Shen Yu knew the girl was shy, and a smile appeared on his lips.
His Mu Yao looks really beautiful today.
At this point, the matchmaker stepped forward, bowed, said some auspicious words, and began today's betrothal ceremony, reciting the groom's betrothal gifts list.
Then Shen Yu knelt before General Su and Madam Su and solemnly said, "General Su and Madam Su, I have long admired Mu Yao and have come here today to propose marriage. I earnestly request that you grant me Mu Yao's hand in marriage. I will respect, love, and cherish her in the days to come, and she will be the only one in my heart. I am willing to protect her with my life for the rest of my life. I hope that you will grant me your request."
After saying this, Shen Yu kowtowed three times heavily.
Since General Su is not here today, he will represent the male elders of the woman's family to accept Shen Yu's marriage proposal.
The matchmaker handed over the gift list, and the bride's elders would accept the marriage proposal if they accepted the gift list.
Just then, the gatekeeper announced, "The Regent's wife has arrived!"
Then Su Ruojin, dressed in a royal blue embroidered phoenix princess gown, slowly walked into the hall with the help of her maid.
After Su Ruojin became the Regent's Consort, she rarely wore formal attire befitting a consort, except for some special palace banquets. When Madam Su saw Xiaojin's outfit today, she immediately understood and led the Su family to bow to Su Ruojin.
Normally, the family never observes these etiquette rules, but today is different.
General Su and his wife were about to kneel when Su Ruojin stopped them, saying, "Grandfather, Mother, you both hold official ranks and do not need to kneel."
As soon as the princess said this, the servants nearby, with their keen eyesight, helped General Su and his wife to their feet.
Everyone else knelt down to pay their respects to Su Ruojin, including Su Jiu'an, Su Yuanchuan, Su Yiting, Su Muyao, and other servants of the Su family who were present today.
Xing Yue was about to kneel, but Su Ruojin stopped her, saying, "Fifth Sister-in-law is pregnant, there's no need for formalities."
The entire Su family knelt down, including the Lady of Anguo and Shen Yu, who also knelt and bowed to Su Ruojin.
"Your subject (your subject's wife) pays respects to Your Highness!"
The Su family is very clever. Xiao Jin has never been one to care about such formalities. Her actions today clearly indicate that she is here to support Mu Yao.
Su Ruojin had someone inquire about the Lady of Anguo Marquis. She wasn't a bad person; she was just an ordinary woman living in the inner quarters of the household.
In this era, most women in the inner quarters of ordinary households followed traditional customs and systems.
Since that's the case, some things need to be explained in advance, otherwise it wouldn't be good if Mu Yao suffered openly or secretly after marrying into the family.
"Please rise, everyone. Today is my sister's wedding day, so there's no need for formalities," Su Ruojin said after sitting down next to Madam Su.
After everyone stood up, Su Ruojin looked at Shen Yu with a faint smile, "Young Master Shen, you and Mu Yao are in love and are a perfect match. However, does Young Master Shen know the rules of our Su family? A woman from the Su family must marry a man who has only one wife for life. He cannot take concubines or have any other women. He must never leave her for life."
Upon hearing Su Ruojin's words, Shen Yu remained expressionless and was about to reply when Lady Anguo spoke first.
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