Xiao Yuan went to his grandmother's house and brought back an important news that his brother and cousin Yuan Ying might become closer.
"Congratulations!" Xiao Yao congratulated her sister while secretly complaining that cousin relationships were really popular in ancient times. Her eldest brother and his wife were cousins, and now her fourth brother and his wife are also cousins. If her second aunt didn't really dislike her, would she and her cousin Jiabao also be paired together?
Xiao Yuan was very excited and told her sister Xiao Yao the news she had overheard from her grandmother's house over and over again, without getting tired of it.
Even though this brother and sister always fight when they meet, they are still close to each other. Look at how happy the younger sister is. She has never been so happy when her other three brothers got engaged.
"On the day of fourth brother's engagement, we will go to my grandmother's house early and wait. This time I will definitely see him openly and fully." Xiao Yuan tilted his head and hummed continuously, wondering what reason his aunt and mother would use to stop him this time. It was just an engagement ceremony, and they couldn't make the bride melt. Why didn't they let him do that?
During dinner, the topic of discussion naturally revolved around Xiao Rui and Yuan Ying's marriage, and Yuan Yutong also ruthlessly exposed her son's embarrassing story.
"I asked A Rui if he wanted to marry my cousin. Guess what he said." Yuan Yutong couldn't help laughing for a while before continuing, "A Rui asked me if I could find a wife who was a little prettier than Ping An. Just a little bit prettier would be fine."
"As a mother, you should satisfy your son's request! Just help him find it!" Li Jiaoying said jokingly.
"Where can I find one? I told him that he could either find one himself, marry his cousin, or remain single for the rest of his life."
The female members of the family couldn't help but burst into laughter when they heard Yuan Yutong's words. Xiao Yuan took advantage of the fact that everyone was happy and put forward his own request. Yuan Yutong looked at Tong Mingyu and asked for her opinion.
There is nothing wrong with agreeing to Xiao Yuan, but Xiao Yao is already engaged, so it would be inappropriate for her to go to the Yuan family!
"Arui won't get engaged until after the Lantern Festival anyway, so it won't be too late to talk about it then." Tong Mingyu didn't want her daughter to go to the Yuan family, but she couldn't refuse in public, so she had to use a delaying tactic.
During the Lantern Festival, Yun Ruonan invited the Xiao sisters to go to Juxian Tower to watch the lanterns. Before Tong Mingyu asked, Xiao Yao refused. She didn't dare to meet Yun Yichen. With the speed at which she embroidered the wedding dress, it would be strange if she didn't get scolded.
As a result, on the night of the Lantern Festival, Xiao Yuan took Xiao Jun and Xiao Qi not only to Juxianlou to watch the lantern show, but also she walked around the most prosperous street in Kyoto from beginning to end and then from end to end twice.
When they returned home, they brought back a variety of lanterns for Xiao Yao, more than ten in total. The lanterns Yun Ruonan had given Xiao Yao in the name of Prince Jing's mansion were hung in the outer study by Xiao Jun, who hadn't even taken them to the backyard.
After the Lantern Festival, Xiao Yao really started embroidering the wedding dress, working on it for two hours in the morning, one hour in the afternoon, and sometimes even secretly embroidering for a while at night. So on the day Xiao Rui got engaged, only Xiao Yuan went to the Yuan family.
"Where is Ping'an?" Yun Ruonan asked curiously. Prince Jing's Mansion did not ask Ping'an not to go out, and he did not go to the lantern festival or come to the Yuan family. Could it be that they were not satisfied with this marriage?
"Doesn't my sister run an embroidery workshop? Before the New Year, someone came to order a wedding dress and asked my sister to embroider it herself. Look, she's been embroidering at home day and night! If I were to ask her, there would be no one to watch over it, so she could just find a few embroiderers to help. But my sister refused to do it, saying that since she promised to embroider it herself, she should keep her word. It made me so angry." Xiao Yuan kept on venting his dissatisfaction.
Yun Yichen next to him also began to doubt whether he was doing the right thing. The little girl could only live at home for a year. If she spent all day embroidering the wedding dress and could not accompany the old man and his family, and they found out in the end that it was he who tricked the little girl into embroidering the wedding dress, would they blame him?
"But, that wedding dress is really beautiful. When my sister finishes it, I will take you to see it secretly."
As long as the wedding dress looks good, it will be fine. I believe the little girl's family will also be happy to see her get married in the wedding dress they embroidered. She will definitely be the most beautiful bride. Thinking of this, Yun Yichen no longer hesitated. He believed that Xiao Yao would definitely complete the work successfully before the two of them got married.
The engagement ceremony was also very complicated. When exchanging engagement letters, Xiao Yuan wanted to know every detail. When exchanging tokens of love, she asked endless questions. Old Madam Yuan and the others were very puzzled. Why did this girl ask so many detailed questions?
"Tell my sister when we get back! By the time my fifth and sixth brothers get engaged, we'll have experience." Xiao Yuan answered, thinking he was being very clever.
"Why don't you say that you will be more experienced by the time your sister gets engaged!" Old Madam Yuan happily hugged her granddaughter and teased her. Before Xiao Jun and Xiao Qi got engaged, the two girls might have been married. If they had the leisure to think about other people's affairs, they might as well take care of themselves first!
"My sister and I are so young, our grandfather won't let us get married so early!" Xiao Yuan firmly believed in this point. Everyone in the Xiao family knew that the grandfather wanted to find sons-in-law for his two granddaughters. Even if there was no such statement, the grandfather would not be willing to let them get married so early.
After hearing Xiao Yuan's words, Old Madam Yuan and Yin Qianhua smiled faintly and said nothing. This Xiao family rule has now been broken. Your sister is not only engaged, but will marry into Prince Jing's mansion in a year. I'm afraid you sisters are the only ones in the entire Xiao family who still naively believe that everything is going according to plan.
Xiao Yao no longer cared about what was happening outside. She focused all her energy on the task assigned by Yun Yichen. A few days before her and Xiao Jun's birthdays, the project was finally halfway completed. Just when Xiao Yao wanted to relax and rest for a few days, her family noticed that her eyes were swollen and bloodshot.
This was the first time the old man got angry at his beloved granddaughter. He threatened Xiao Yao that if she continued to embroider the wedding dress, he would throw the dress away.
"I was thinking of taking a break, but isn't it okay for my granddaughter to not sew for a month?" Xiao Yao pleaded with her grandfather, a damp towel covering her eyes. She had put so much thought and effort into these countless days and nights; she couldn't just throw them away now.
If that happens, not only will I not be able to explain to Yun Yichen, I will also be reluctant to do so!
"Recuperate at home. When your eyes recover, I'll take you to live outside Beijing for a while. There's a small farm there where we grow vegetables, raise fish, and have cows and sheep. We'll come back when you've had enough." The old man was always a paper tiger in front of his granddaughters. At home, if he lost his temper with others, everyone would worry. But with the two girls, every time he did something, it was just a lot of noise, but little action.
Tong Mingyu was still thinking of asking her daughter to make some casual clothes for Yun Yichen and some shoes and socks for her father-in-law and the princess. Now that her father-in-law had interfered, the plan had to be postponed again, and it was hard to say whether it could be completed.
In the second half of the year, I must tell her about my daughter's engagement to Yun Yichen. What kind of girl would run around before getting married? There should be a few hand-embroidered items in her dowry! Otherwise, it would be embarrassing for Prince Jing's Mansion.
Because he needed to rest, Xiao Yuan was the only one who went to congratulate Yun Ruonan on her birthday.
Yun Yichen, who hadn't seen his sweetheart for nearly two months, didn't see Xiao Yao in the Xiao family's team, and his face changed immediately.
The Xiao family is going too far! I wouldn't detain her in Prince Jing's mansion and not let her go back. Why wouldn't they even agree to meet her? Are they trying to force me to go to the palace to ask for an imperial decree for marriage?
"Ping'an's eyes are injured and he is recuperating at home. Otherwise, how could he miss Ruonan's birthday party!" Seeing that his nephew looked unhappy, Yuan Yutong hurriedly explained.
"How could such a good eye be injured?! Yin Qianhua didn't disbelieve her cousin's words, but the Xiao family has the old man in charge, how could he bear to let his precious granddaughter get hurt.
"I don't know who Ping'an was embroidering a wedding dress for. Maybe they were in a hurry, so she worked hard for over a month and finally finished most of it. But her eyes are swollen and bloodshot. Our old man was so angry that he wanted to throw the dress away."
There was such a thing. Yun Yichen's anger suddenly disappeared. It seemed that he really needed to meet the little girl. It was true that the wedding dress needed to be embroidered, but there was no need to work so hard! This girl usually looked quite smart, but when she was stupid, she was no different from others.
"How are things going now?" Yin Qianhua also felt a little resentful towards her in-laws. How could they let a bride-to-be do such a thing? The daughter-in-law should do nothing now, take more supplements, and take good care of her body so that she can continue to have children for the Jingwang Mansion in the future.
"It's much better now. My eyes will be fully recovered in a few days."
"It's most important for girls to keep their bodies healthy."
"My sister-in-law means the same thing. She helps Ping'an take care of his body every day! Aunt Ruan said that although Ping'an looks frail, he has a good foundation. Don't worry, cousin!" It won't delay you from having your grandson.
Yun Yichen felt embarrassed to continue listening. No matter what others said, he had his own plans. If the little girl had not chosen to marry him, she would at least have spent three more carefree years at home.
Therefore, before she turned eighteen, things like learning housekeeping and having a baby were not part of Yun Yichen's plan. As long as she stayed by his side, she could live the same life in the Xiao family as she did when she married into the Jingwang Mansion. He would not restrict her.
After receiving such an answer, Yin Qianhua felt much better, but she still planned to persuade her in-laws if she had the chance not to let her daughter-in-law work too hard.
After sending Yuan Yutong and her daughter away, Yun Yichen was afraid that his mother would misunderstand Xiao Yao, so he secretly told her about the wedding dress and asked her to keep it a secret, not even telling her sister.
"When you get married, the Imperial Household Department will prepare the wedding dress. Why do you have to make things difficult for Ping An!" It turned out that her son was the mastermind behind this matter. Yin Qianhua really had no resentment at all. Instead, she was worried that the Xiao family would be angry if they knew the truth.
"She...she once said that there is a kind of dress that is very beautiful when worn, and I hope she can wear the wedding dress that I embroidered myself." There was an unforgettable wedding. Many years later, people will still remember the unique grand wedding of the Prince of Jing and the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
What else can I do now that my son has said so? Let them do whatever they want! I am just waiting to see how my daughter-in-law makes a stunning appearance.
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