Time flies, and the wedding day arrived in the blink of an eye.
Before dawn, Ji Fengyao was awakened by a line of palace maids outside.
Led by Wan Yue, a large group of palace maids waited in the side, holding phoenix crowns, phoenix robes and other festive decorations.
Inside the bedroom screen, palace maids had already prepared hot water for bathing.
Ji Fengyao rubbed her sleepy eyes and, with Bai Lu's help, got up groggily. She glanced at the still pitch-black window, yawned, and tried to shrink back into the covers: "What the hell? It's not even dawn yet. I'll sleep a little longer."
"Your Highness, the rules for a royal wedding are very complicated. If we don't get up and prepare now, we'll miss the auspicious time," Bai Lu said, pulling her along.
"So what if we miss it? Who cares about auspicious or inauspicious timing?" Ji Fengyao said nonchalantly, squinting as she continued to lean down, almost saying, "Anyway, it's not like I'm really marrying that idiot."
"Your Highness, you said it yourself that if you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. You need to keep those demons focused so that the Prince and the others can be free to rescue the two young masters," Bai Lu said patiently, knowing that her princess was just being grumpy in the morning.
Upon hearing the mention of her two younger brothers, Ji Fengyao immediately snapped to attention: Oh right!
If nothing unexpected happens, today will be the decisive day, and she can't afford to mess things up because she overslept!
Shake your head vigorously to shake off the drowsiness from your mind.
Ji Fengyao leaped off the bed and strode confidently toward the bathtub in the side room.
The palace maids wanted to follow her in to serve, but Bai Lu stopped them: "No need, our princess is not used to having someone watching her while she bathes."
“However, Miss Bailu, we servants must sprinkle the auspicious dew on the side; it’s the rule,” one of the palace maids said with a bitter face.
Bai Lu knew that in Da Zhao, it was customary for women who had been married twice to sprinkle "Xi Lu" (a type of talisman) to ward off bad luck when they remarried.
Rules are rules, but her princess is pure and virtuous; is it worth letting such a thing defile her?!
"What kind of 'auspicious dew' are you sprinkling? Sprinkle your father's 'auspicious dew'! Your whole family is sprinkling 'auspicious dew'! How dare you use such a thing to insult people? Believe me, our princess will regret marrying you right now!" Bai Lu was so angry that she waved her hand and knocked over the spittoon in the palace maid's hand, and slapped her twice in the process.
The other palace maids, who were carrying willow branches and pomelo leaves, felt their eyelids twitch and quickly lowered their heads, tucked their tails between their legs, and ran away.
The palace maid who was beaten didn't even bother to pick up the spittoon; she covered her swollen face and ran out crying.
Seeing the commotion outside the bridal sedan chair, Meng Qi went up to inquire about the situation.
When he learned that they went in to do this, he was speechless: "Who told you to do all this nonsense?"
"Reporting to Eunuch Meng, it was arranged by the officials of the Ministry of Rites. All women in our Great Zhao who are married twice must go through this procedure for their wedding; not to mention that Princess Chonghe is going to marry the Emperor and become the Mother of the Great Zhao and the Empress of the Great Zhao; the officials of the Ministry of Rites specifically instructed that this matter concerns the fate of the country, and this rule cannot be omitted..." The palace maid who had been beaten replied with sobs, feeling extremely aggrieved.
Meng Qi: "..."
Those old fogies in the Ministry of Rites are utterly useless, more trouble than they're worth!
Fortunately, the Demon Queen only threw a small tantrum and did not get angry and say she would not marry him.
Otherwise, His Majesty would definitely skin everyone, including him, and make them into a fur cloak for the Demon Queen!
It is not advisable to bleed on joyous occasions.
Meng Qi could only suppress his anger and impatiently waved them away, saying, "What kind of stupid rules are these? Don't you even know who Princess Chonghe is? You dare to impose rules on her like this? Get out, get out, all of you get out now!"
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