On the fifth day of March, the Xiao family sent someone to Prince Jing's mansion to set up the bed. Xiao Jingkang was really generous and took out the precious wood he had accumulated to build a beautiful and sturdy golden nanmu step-out bed for his daughter.
The next day, the Xiao family began packing the dowry. It included the betrothal gifts from Prince Jing's mansion, the compensation Lin You had demanded from Northern Jin on Xiao Yao's behalf, some gifts from the palace and various relatives, and additional items from the family elders and their brothers and sisters-in-law. The total volume filled to the brim: 388 boxes. Each box was so full that even a hand couldn't fit inside, and some were so wide open that the lids couldn't be closed.
"This is too much! I don't want it. I'll leave all the things in the house for Bingwen and the others to use when they grow up and get married." Xiao Yao was amazed at the mahogany boxes filling the yard. My goodness, even if she ate delicacies from land and sea and wore silk and satin every day, these things would be enough to squander for a lifetime, no, for several lifetimes.
The old man retorted unhappily upon hearing his granddaughter's words, "Just take it. Bingwen and the others are boys. If you want something, you should earn it yourself when you grow up. Married men are different from staying at home. The Prince Jing's Mansion is huge, and there are many things to take care of! It's better to rely on yourself than on others. Don't let money get you in trouble."
Do you think that Prince Jing's Mansion is a den of danger? There's really no place you can trust except your own home!
Xiao Jun and Xiao Yu were also thinking about the dowry. One regretted that he had not prepared more things for girls over the years! Otherwise, he would not have nothing to take out at this time. And that bastard brother-in-law who wanted to take his sister away, why didn't their family marry the princess early? Why couldn't they let their sister live at home for a few more years at the same age!
This box should be able to fit me! It should be enough. Xiao Yu estimated for a long time and ordered the servants: "Bring another box. I need to prepare a dowry. My beautiful sister is not at home anymore. I feel like life is meaningless!" After saying this, he did not forget to sigh heavily.
Princess Xiyue nodded quickly to show that she agreed very much with her son's point of view. She was also reluctant to let the beauty get married. Seeing that the more and more dazzling beauty was occupied by someone else, she wished she could turn into a man, duel with Yun Yichen, and then leave with the beauty.
If I could be part of the dowry, I would also like to go to the palace with her! None of the old man, Xiao Jingkang, and Xiao Jun would be willing to let Xiao Yao get married. If there weren't some unavoidable reasons, how could they agree to Xiao Yao getting married after she reached the age of 15?
After looking around at the dowry, Xiao Yao was taken to Yayuan by Tong Mingyu again. Xiying took out a gold-painted wooden box, placed it on the table, and walked out.
Tong Mingyu unlocked the box, revealing a large number of land deeds, house deeds, and banknotes. At this point, Xiao Yao waved her hand and declined: "My daughter said she can't take any of these things anymore. Are you going to give the entire mansion to my daughter?"
"These things were given to you by Prince Yun."
Xiao Yao pointed at herself in silence, and Tong Mingyu nodded in agreement. Yes, it’s you!
This is not scientific! Why?
Where did her daughter's exquisite thoughts go? Why couldn't she use her brain to think about the relationship between men and women? Would her son-in-law like such an unromantic daughter-in-law? Seeing her confused face, Tong Mingyu blamed herself for not caring enough about her daughter, so that she knew nothing about love. She didn't know if it was too late to teach her now.
"The prince said that with these things, our Xiao family can feel more at ease. You don't have to think too much. Just live your life with the prince wholeheartedly."
"Oh!" Xiao Yao answered absentmindedly. How could she possibly want his things? Even if they divorced one day, she wouldn't ask him for a single cent.
Another day passed, and it was the day when her friends would add makeup to the bride. Xiao Yao didn't have any friends, so she was happy that no one bothered her. On the eve of her wedding, she was not as upset as she was at the beginning. She didn't take any of the things from Yaoyuan Building with her, and she planned to leave them all to her niece Xiao Yixin.
"Miss, Princess Yian is coming to our Yaoyuan Building with many young ladies." Xiaohui trotted in to report.
Someone actually came!
Xiao Yao hurriedly changed into new clothes, combed her hair, and acted like a newlywed. Although she didn't quite understand what a newlywed should look like, it was right to put on a shy look.
"Thump, thump, thump" footsteps were heard. Xiao Yao, who was sitting upright, turned her head to look and saw Yun Ruonan running in first.
"Sister-in-law, I'm here to ask for a reward." Yun Ruonan begged for a long time at home before Yin Qianhua let her go. Kong Xuzhe also pushed his sister to come with him to curry favor with his future father-in-law. Also accompanying them were the granddaughter of Princess Deqing and several girls from the Yuan family.
Well! Except for Yun Ruonan who had only met Kong Xuzhe's sister on her coming-of-age day, the others were probably forced to come by their families and had never met her.
Xiao Yao ordered the maid to bring tea and snacks. When Xiao Yuan heard that guests had arrived, he dropped what he was doing and ran over to join in the fun.
When Yun Ruonan called her sister-in-law, Xiao Yao slapped her hand as she stretched it out to ask for a reward, and said coquettishly, "I don't think you want a reward, but rather a beating."
Yun Ruonan pretended to be severely beaten, rubbing her hands and saying aggrievedly: "I will go home and complain as soon as I get home. How can a sister-in-law bully her sister-in-law!"
"Aunt Princess loves me the most. Starting tomorrow, you will fall out of favor, so what you need to do now is to please me. If you have any good things, please bring them to me quickly."
Xiao Yao's words made everyone laugh. They also realized that the relationship between the two aunts and the sister-in-law was very good. No wonder they were able to enter Prince Jing's Mansion. It seemed that having a pretty face was not enough.
Yun Ruonan stayed at the Xiao family for half a day before returning to the palace. Her father, mother and concubine were both there, but her brother had disappeared somewhere.
King Jing showed a mysterious smile. His son was probably receiving premarital education now! As for what form it would take, it depended on his choice.
After being busy for several months, I wanted to take advantage of the last moment before the wedding to have a good sleep and go to meet my sweetheart in full energy tomorrow. But I didn't expect to be summoned into the palace by the emperor.
"Have you visited your grandmother?"
"I went there yesterday." As soon as the Empress Dowager saw her, she instilled in her a lot of truths about the urgent need for the Jing Palace to expand, and how could a prince's consort who could easily fall down at the slightest breeze take on such a heavy responsibility. If she wasn't afraid that the Empress Dowager would make things difficult for her when she went to the palace to pay respects to the elders and worship the ancestors the day after the wedding, Yun Yichen would not want to stay in Fengxiang Palace for a moment longer.
The emperor was extremely speechless when he looked at his nephew who never smiled. You chose your wife yourself, and you are getting married tomorrow and you don’t even smile. If you don’t know, you would think he was forced into marriage!
"Let Chen He take you somewhere later."
"I'm very busy and won't go." Yun Yichen had a bad feeling that the place his uncle wanted him to go might not be a good place.
"All Yun family members must go to this place. Unless you don't want to get married tomorrow, you have to go there."
What kind of place is so mysterious? This is the first time I have heard of this! The emperor waved his hand and asked Chen He to personally lead Yun Yichen there, and issued an order that he must not leave until the mission was completed.
Arriving at the entrance of a remote and secret palace, Chen He pushed open the door and respectfully invited Yun Yichen to come in. Yun Yichen looked around carefully and cautiously. The layout here was very simple. There was a table in the outer room with a tray covered with silk cloth on it. There was a bed in the inner room. It seemed that no one had lived there for a long time, but it was cleaned very cleanly.
Chen He walked to the table and lifted the silk cloth. Yun Yichen took a look at the things on the table, turned around and wanted to escape.
"My Lord, please don't waste your energy. Knowing that you are a great martial artist, the Emperor has prepared ten Golden Dragon Guards to guard outside. The Emperor also said that if you don't want to listen to Nanny's explanation of the structure of the Laughing Buddha, that's fine." After Chen He finished speaking, he clapped his hands and several people walked in from outside.
"These maids have been carefully selected. You can choose one of them and then ask the maid to instruct you. Or you can ask the guard and maid to demonstrate it in person. You can choose one of the three. This is the ceremony and step that you must complete before you get married."
He was going to marry the little girl tomorrow, and he was asked to make love with another woman today... How could he possibly do such a thing? He was not interested in watching a live performance. Yun Yichen would rather go back and cover himself with the quilt and secretly imagine himself and Xiao Yao having a dream together, rather than accept such an arrangement.
After weighing the pros and cons, Yun Yichen had no choice but to choose the Laughing Buddha. Although he felt embarrassed, it was just a pile of clay sculptures, but it was better than facing a real person.
Due to Yun Yichen's extreme rejection and non-cooperation, the study session ended only after an hour. Yun Yichen was so angry that he had no place to vent. He even refused to say goodbye to the emperor and walked straight out of the palace.
"Young Master, please wait a minute." Chen He wiped the sweat from his forehead and chased after Yun Yichen with a smile on his face. He handed over the things in his hand and apologized, "Tomorrow is a big wedding day. Young Master, please don't be angry. The emperor is doing this for your own good. You have to consider the princess as well. Take this back and read it slowly. If there is anything you don't understand..."
Yun Yichen opened the thing in his hand, took a look at it, and then closed it. He threw the three words "No need" to Chen He and walked away.
Having served so many princes, none of them were as tiring as facing Prince Jing today. Such a pure and infatuated royal child is truly rare. Thinking of Xiao Yao's appearance, Chen He felt relieved. Who would want a vulgar woman when he could have such a stunning beauty? He hoped this golden boy and beautiful girl could live happily ever after and add a child to the royal family soon.
Yun Yichen returned to the palace with a gloomy face and went to his study first. The album in his hand was like a hot potato. He couldn't throw it away, but he also felt it was inappropriate to accept it.
"Is this prince really that bad?" He still needs to learn to be a husband. How ridiculous! Yun Yichen muttered to himself and found a box to put the album in.
At dinner, Yun Yichen took a few mouthfuls of rice under Prince Jing's teasing eyes and went back to his room. Yin Qianhua sent away her daughter who was too excited to sleep and asked her husband what was going on. Prince Jing whispered in his wife's ear about what all the princes in the palace had to go through before getting married.
"Humph! You remember it so clearly, you must be missing that time! I should have let you go instead of your son today." What kind of person is this! He was so excited when he heard something dirty. I didn't have time to pay attention to him. I still had to get enough rest to wait for becoming a mother-in-law tomorrow!
He was abandoned by his wife again. Now, his mother and daughter-in-law are the only ones in his eyes and heart. It seems that his position in the family is going to change again.
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