An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

In the winter of the eleventh year of Jiansi, Chang'an was bustling with activity. The emperor had just sent his ministers back from the autumn hunt, and within a few days, there were many happy events in the capital. In July and August, noble families in the capital would get married. At the beginning of this month, the King of Dongping also got married. All the registered people in Chang'an, whether they were officials, wealthy families, or peddlers, received the emperor's favor. There was another wedding at the end of the month, and both families were famous figures.

The Mu Wuhou Mansion and the Taiwei Sang family formed a marriage.

The wedding of the Prince of Dongping had been a big event, and the people in the city had asked for the best luck, so they thought that the marriage between the Nie and Sang families would also bring good things. So before dawn, the long pavilion was full of people waiting for the matchmaker to drop copper coins and treasures.

By daybreak, there were so many people who had come to join in the fun that soldiers had to be dispatched to maintain stability.

The situation in the city even surpassed the wedding of Prince Dongping at the beginning of the month.

But who would have thought that in the end it was the bride who went to her husband's house alone.

In the past few days, people in the city have been talking about this marriage. Later, what happened in the Marquis' Mansion also spread out, saying that the groom couldn't even show up for the wedding ceremony. In the end, Madam Zhaoyu apologized to everyone one by one and personally sent the guests away.

Rumors spread like wildfire, and some people felt sorry for the new bride, while many others just treated it as a joke. Ma held her pregnant belly, raised her sleeves and smiled softly, and talked about it with several ladies who came to inquire about the news.

"The child is sensible. I was there the day he proposed marriage, and he was very polite. But at first glance, he seemed not very satisfied with my eldest daughter. I thought that after all, it was decided by her parents, and she could just live a peaceful life. I didn't expect it to turn out like this. It's my eldest daughter's bad luck."

"Before, weren't you chosen by the Cao family?" someone asked.

As soon as he finished speaking, he was bumped by someone next to him. He was afraid that asking this question would offend the mistress of the Sang family.

But how could Ma care about what people were saying about Sang Ling? She just wanted Jiang's daughter to have a worse reputation. So she cleared her throat, but didn't show much anger. Instead, she took a sip of the sweet soup and said with embarrassment, "My eldest daughter has gained too much weight. I often advise her to eat less, but she doesn't listen. Now she is about to reach the age of marriage, and people look down on her. What else can we do?"

None of these wealthy ladies had seen Sang Ling today, and they had only heard some rumors from the past: it was said that the eldest daughter of the Sang family was an extremely ugly daughter, not only did she have an ugly face, but she was also obese all year round.

Now it seems that the rumor is true. If she was good-looking, how could she cause the groom to run away from the marriage?

The gossip in the Taiwei Mansion stopped for a while, and the ladies were about to leave when a servant came in from the corridor and whispered something to a lady in blue. The lady's eyes lit up and she sat down again, "Madam Ma, I heard that Marquis Nie is back? The Nie family announced to all relatives and friends early in the morning that the wedding ceremony has been completed?"

"Why, you haven't known about this yet?"

Even the Sang family, the maternal family, had not received the news, but outsiders knew it first.

Everyone then sat down and turned their attention to the mistress of the Sang family. Ma was stunned, and the smile on her face froze.

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Whatever news we get from outside is good to hear.

Chinese people have always valued face above all else. Even if there was a big fight at home, the word that got out was good. He only said: Nie Ce suddenly fell ill last night, and went to Pufeng to seek treatment from Gao Jialang. He was afraid that his family would worry, so he kept the news secret.

The guests at the wedding yesterday were not small-time figures. The emperor, empress, and several ladies all gave gifts, and the crown prince and several high-ranking princes came to congratulate them, not to mention the high-ranking officials of the court, marquises, and generals. The Nie family was quite rigorous in their work, and immediately sent people to apologize to the guests who came last night, and gave them gifts in return, and only then did they calm down this scandal that had caused a sensation.

Madam Zhaoyu later went to the palace in person.

But even if the mistress of the house was not there, Nie Ce would not get anything good. Sang Ling followed and waited in the hall of right and wrong. There were not many people in the room. Except for the two boys who served Nie Taigong, the rest of the servants were dismissed.

"Go kowtow to your wife." The old man said in a deep voice.

"Ah?" Nie Ce was quite obedient just now. After being scolded by Nie Taigong, he kept his head down and listened to the lecture the whole time. It was not until he heard this sentence that he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

How can it be reasonable for a husband to kowtow to his wife?

"Didn't you listen to me?" The old man was so angry that he couldn't help coughing.

To be honest, Sang Ling was very happy to have Nie Ce kowtow to her. The anger in her heart spread, and she now disliked everyone in the Nie family. As for what happened last night, he could not escape the responsibility.

But after sitting for a while, he finally endured it. He knelt down beside the old man and helped him pour the hot water. He said a few polite words, "Grandpa, forget it, he has already known his mistake." While saying this, he did not forget to wink at Nie Ce.

This meant that if he wanted to kowtow, he should do it quickly, while she was right next to Grandpa Nie. If he only kowtowed in this direction, it would not be considered as kowtowing to his wife.

Nie Ce was quite smart, and somehow he understood Sang Ling's meaning immediately.

Then he knelt forward and kowtowed three times.

How could Nie Da not see through the tricks of these youngsters?

However, while coughing with a handkerchief in hand, he saw that it was the new daughter-in-law Sang Ling who came up with the idea first, so he did not pursue it further. This was also the reason why he chose the daughter of the Sang family, in order to find someone who could control this kid. Although what happened yesterday was very excessive, he was able to show up with his daughter-in-law this morning, which was quite cooperative.

He just turned a blind eye.

"Now that the ceremony is over, go to the palace and kowtow to His Majesty, His Majesty, and the Old Madam and confess your sins."

Yesterday's wedding was known to everyone in the country and the whole country, and the main road in Chang'an was blocked by traffic. He had to clean up the mess he had caused.

He really is acting like a grandson in every way - Sang Ling lowered his eyebrows and suddenly wanted to laugh, but before his lips raised, he thought of Ya Nu's death last night, and he no longer had the slightest desire to tease.