The doctor concubine who broke off the engagement was forced to rush to the wedding, but became the

In order to bring good luck, Xie Zhichan and Pei Yi's wedding date was set three days after the imperial edict was delivered. There was almost no time to prepare anything, and Xie's mother still pulled Xie Zhichan aside and asked her to embroider a veil herself.

However, needlework was beyond Xie Zhichan's ability, so she handed the task over to Mai Sui, who was good at needlework, and waited to add two stitches when the thread was reeled in, just to show her appreciation.

Mai Sui was embroidering a head covering of mandarin ducks embracing each other, Xiao Liu'er was reciting a diagram of human organs, and Xie Zhichan was leaning on the chaise longue reading a storybook.

The heroine in this storybook is still herself - it is adapted from the famous Kyoto song "Jinxiu Chariot". She is reading the third act, where the hero and the heroine have a mutual understanding and make an appointment to go on a spring outing on horseback to enjoy the flowers, the moon and the scenery.

I have to say that the writing style of the ancients is both subtle and unrestrained. Everything is said in obscure words, and Xie Zhichan couldn't help but put himself into the shoes of the heroine in the article to experience that ultimate romantic emotion.

Suddenly, the maid at the gate came to report that Mr. Lu from the Earl of Chiayi's Mansion was waiting at the back door to see her.

Xie Zhichan waved to Xiao Liu'er, called her over, taught her a few words, and asked her to go out and send the man away.

When Xiao Liu'er arrived at the door, she saw Lu Xiuzhu standing at the back door with a desolate look on his face. When he saw her coming, he stretched his neck to see that there was no one behind her, and his eyes were filled with loneliness.

Lu Xiuzhu asked Xiao Liu'er, "Your daughter doesn't want to see me?"

Xiao Liu'er then told Xie Zhichan what he had told her: "The young lady said that she knew why Mr. Lu came. This marriage was granted by the emperor, and the young lady dared not disobey, nor spread rumors to bring shame to the Duke of Wei's Mansion. If Mr. Lu came at this time and the Princess' Mansion knew about it, he would be harming the young lady, so you should go back and prepare for the wedding."

After saying this, Xiao Liu'er went into the house.

Lu Xiuzhu stood at the foot of the wall for a while. He knew that the girl he wanted to marry was inside the wall, but he would never be able to marry her in this lifetime.

He stared at the fresh green branches sticking out of the wall, and a strong feeling of emptiness attacked him. This should have been a moment of high spirits for him, but he felt that his life had been flawed from then on.

And all this is because of the Princess’s Mansion!

He stood outside the door for a long time before returning to the Lu Mansion dejectedly.

After Xiao Liuer returned to her room, she said to Xie Zhichan, "Miss, I think Mr. Lu is quite pitiful. For the sake of the Lu family, he had to marry a savage princess, which also forced you to marry Prince Pei."

Xie Zhichan said: "No matter what, his decision to break off the engagement with me and to get engaged to Princess Anle was his own choice. Since he has made a choice, he should be able to bear the consequences and not let others pity him. He has made a compromise and then blames others. This is the greatest incompetence. If a person likes to dwell on trivial matters, he will easily end up in a dead end."

Xiao Liu'er thought for a while and said, "No wonder. I see that the young lady is so calm about the marriage granted by His Majesty. It seems that the young lady has a clear mind. There will always be a way out when the car is in the way."

Mai Sui was quietly embroidering a picture of mandarin ducks playing with lotus flowers. After hearing what Xie Zhichan said, she also became thoughtful.

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Soon the wedding day arrived.

Because it was the Emperor who arranged the marriage, the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion also did its best to show its respect by inviting all the officials and their relatives who came and went from the capital to the wedding banquet. The front yard was full of people, and there were more than 40 tables of Manchu and Han banquets.

Xie's mother gave most of her dowry to Xie Zhichan, leaving only some for his old age. Xie Zhichan didn't want to accept it, but seeing Xie's mother's worried look, he knew that if he didn't accept it, Xie's mother would probably suffer from insomnia.

She had no choice but to accept it first, and keep it temporarily in Prince Yan's Mansion for Xie's mother, and return it when she had the chance in the future.

At Prince Yan's Mansion, because Pei Yi was still unconscious - at least that's what people outside thought, he couldn't come to welcome the bride in person, so he had to let Zhuiyun wear a big red silk flower and go to welcome the bride on his behalf.

Because of Danfeng's reminder, Lin did not dare to tamper with the betrothal gifts. According to the regulations of the royal palace, she prepared 64 loads of betrothal gifts. Prince Pei Yuan of Yan also added 12 loads of the dowry left by Pei Yi's biological mother. Together with all the dowry of Xie's mother, the wedding procession stretched for a whole street.

It makes people feel that this is a grand wedding of a wealthy family in Beijing, not just a simple wedding for good luck.

Originally thought that since Prince Pei would not be welcoming the bride in person, the procedure of circling the city twice would be simplified and omitted. However, the bridal sedan followed Zhuiyun and circled the city twice before heading towards Prince Yan's Mansion.

Xie Zhichan couldn't help muttering in the sedan chair, sending a horse to pick up the bride, what a fancy way.

By the time the sedan arrived at the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion, the sun had already set and the entire afternoon had passed.

But the gate of Prince Yan's mansion was closed. A woman waiting at the gate came over and said to the matchmaker, "Our princess said that the prince's Tingxue residence is in the south, which belongs to the element of fire. Since it is to bring good luck to the prince, please ask the princess to go through the small door in the southeast, so that the wind will be favorable and the fire will be strong."

Xie Zhichan lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and glanced at the old woman indifferently. Seeing her arrogant face, she was obviously a lackey of the current Princess Yan. Was she not happy to see her stepson marrying a wife, so she deliberately tried to intimidate her?

She sat upright in the sedan chair and said to the matchmaker, "In that case, let the matchmaker go back and ask the princess whether the imperial decree granting marriage in my hand should also follow me through the side door?"

The matchmaker immediately understood what she meant and told the gatekeeper the same thing.

The old woman immediately went back through the small door to report to the Princess of Yan. After a while, she came back with a dark face. The gate of the Prince of Yan's Mansion was opened behind her, and the matchmaker took Xie Zhichan by the hand and entered the Prince of Yan's Mansion through the main gate.

Zhuiyun was asked to take over the wedding reception, but he was unable to do the wedding ceremony, so Huadiao had to take over.

Fortunately, Hua Diao was well-trained, and when Pei Yi was not around, Dan Feng could give orders to Hua Diao on his behalf.

Xie Zhichan thought, okay, at least it’s a little more advanced than marrying a rooster.

When hearing the greetings to parents, Hua Diao saw Dan Feng's gesture and nodded obediently, completing the task of its master on behalf of him.

What surprised the guests was that the bride was reluctant to bow.

The bride whispered a few words to the maid who was supporting her. The maid was Xiao Liu'er. After hearing what the girl said, she stood up and asked Lin in the hall: "Our girl wants to ask, are the parents of the prince sitting in the hall?"

Prince Yan didn't understand what she meant, and Lin said angrily: "You are talking nonsense. If it weren't for the prince's parents, why would the prince and I be sitting here?"

Xiao Liuer continued, "What my girl meant is that the princess is the prince's biological mother? I heard that the prince's biological mother was the princess of the former Yan State. Although she has passed away, her kindness is greater than heaven. How can a new bride not pay respect to her husband's biological mother when she enters the family?"

The guests then remembered that Lin, who was sitting in the hall, was the second wife of Prince Yan, not the biological mother of the Crown Prince. There were rumors in the capital that the daughter of the Xie family was rude and ignorant of etiquette, but now it seemed that the rumors were not true. The bride was a person who respected her ancestors and still remembered her mother-in-law, the late princess.

After hearing this, Prince Yan remained silent. He wished that it was he and Yunniang who were sitting in the hall.

Although Lin was angry, she did not dare to vent it in front of so many people. She just snorted and laughed, "Since you know that my sister has passed away, you shouldn't ask such rude questions."

Xiao Liuer continued, "Princess, don't be angry. Our girl also said that although the princess is not the prince's biological mother, after the death of the previous princess, the responsibility of educating the prince fell on the princess. The grace of raising a child is no less than the grace of giving birth to a child, and it should not be let down."

These words confused everyone present.

Lin had already realized that the eldest daughter of the Xie family was looking for trouble because she had been asked to go through the side door, but she couldn't guess what she was up to. She was impatient to deal with her and simply asked the maid, "What do you think of your young lady?"