The days fly by.

The two said that they would hold the wedding ceremony at the imperial mausoleum, but Shen Xiyue still had to leave from Princess Huayang's Mansion. According to the scheduled itinerary, she rode in the parade float out of the city, and after arriving at the imperial mausoleum, she waited for the auspicious time to get married.

Since the journey involves a longer distance, we usually have to leave home earlier.

Tomorrow is the wedding.

The lights in the mansion were on. Mrs. Shen was personally directing people to prepare Shen Xiyue's dowry.

After the imperial decree granting the marriage came down, Mrs. Shen had already started to prepare. For three whole months, she visited all the shops in the capital and bought many jade treasures, antiques, calligraphy and paintings. She also brought them back to the Song Mansion and cheated a lot of money from Prime Minister Song.

In addition to what Mrs. Shen prepared, Shen Xiyue's aunt and cousin also added a lot of farms and shops in the suburbs of Beijing.

Together with the betrothal gift sent by the prince, the storehouse of Princess Huayang's mansion was filled to the brim.

All these things must be moved to the front hall before Yin time tomorrow, and then these dowries must be moved to the Prince's Mansion at Yin time tomorrow morning.

Mrs. Shen ordered the dowry and couldn't help but look at Shen Xiyue with red eyes: "Yue'er will get married tomorrow."

Shen Xiyue looked at Madam Shen like this and chuckled: "Mother, this is not my first marriage, why are you crying?"

Mrs. Shen was teased by her and no longer felt like crying. She wiped away the tears that were about to fall and said, "My daughter is going to get married. How can a mother bear to let her go?"

In the past, I saw that my daughter and the prince were in love with each other, and the prince also treated Xiyue sincerely and acted in a reliable manner.

But at this time, Madam Shen still couldn't help but worry whether her Yue'er would be able to live a happy life in the Prince's Mansion in the future.

Shen Xiyue didn't think about these things. After all, Murong Xuan had told her before that she was marrying him to help him.

Seeing Madam Shen's expression, Shen Xiyue pulled her arm and said coquettishly, "Mother, this is a marriage destined by heaven as calculated by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, so don't worry."

Mrs. Shu nodded: "That's true. Mother has something else to tell you..."

As she spoke, she took out a booklet mysteriously, her eyes obscure: "Yue'er, don't be shy. Mother tells you, on this wedding night..."

Shen Xiyue was embarrassed: "......Mother!"

This thing, her aunt also prepared a portion for her, not to mention, she and Murong Xuan......

But Madam Shen still forced her to turn two pages: "Don't be shy, Yue'er, the prince is weak and has never had a concubine to serve him since he was a child. You have to study hard..."

Shen Xiyue put her hand on her forehead: "......"

He is weak as hell!

Seeing Xiyue was really shy, Madam Shen gave up and said, "Okay, mother will go and check on the dowry. You can get some sleep. You still have to go to the imperial mausoleum tomorrow and work hard for a whole day."

Shen Xiyue nodded. Just as her head touched the pillow, she heard someone calling her to get up. They said it was a maid from the palace who came to put makeup on her.

Her aunt and two cousins ​​also came to talk to her.

The two cousins ​​went to the front yard to watch, and took people to deliver her dowry to the East Palace.

Hongmei brought a bowl of wontons and said, "Princess, please eat something. Once you put on your makeup, you won't be able to eat anything for the whole day."

Shen Xiyue ate something to fill her stomach, and the maid in the palace put makeup on her carefully. Her aunt and cousin's wife accompanied Shen Xiyue and said auspicious words.

The maids in the palace naturally had extraordinary skills, and because it was a wedding makeup, the makeup was naturally more heavy.

Shen Xiyue looked at herself in the mirror. She looked like a lotus emerging from water, gorgeous, graceful, and gentle, with a different kind of charm.

Wearing the phoenix coronet and bridal robe bestowed by the emperor, she looked even more dignified and noble, like the rising sun accompanied by the morning glow, so charming and bright that people dared not look directly at her.

"Princess, the Crown Prince is here to pick up the bride!"

The lobby was bustling with activity.

Murong Xuan, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, was followed by the Ministry of Rites' guard of honor and a parade float decorated with flowers and hydrangeas, as they arrived at the gate of the princess's mansion.

This was the wedding he had been looking forward to for a long time.

Outside the Princess's Mansion, people who were watching the fun gathered in layers, speaking festive words.

Originally, on the wedding day, the groom would be stopped when entering the house. Even if he was easy to talk to, he would be required to compose a few poems to satisfy the brothers from the bride's family before he could welcome the bride.

But Murong Xuan was "weak", and as soon as everyone tried to stop him, he began to touch his head and said he felt dizzy, and no one dared to make things difficult for him.

Song Cang wanted to be three meters away from him, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, please sit down for a while and have a cup of tea. My cousin will be out soon."

Song Lian also bravely said: "Your Highness, please treat your cousin well."

Murong Xuan was beaming with joy, and he bowed to the two of them and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely respect and love Xiyue."

......

Inside the room, Shen Xiyue looked at herself in the mirror for a moment, then picked up the ink and added two strokes to her eyebrows, then put it down with satisfaction: "Finished."

Because she was going to ride in a parade, she did not cover her head, but only held a round fan to cover her face.

Everyone surrounded Shen Xiyue and went to the front hall to kowtow to Lord Shen and Madam Shen. She was led by the nanny through the corridor and arrived at the door. The matchmaker raised her voice and said loudly: "The bride is here~"

Murong Xuan stood up immediately, as if to confirm what the Imperial Astronomical Observatory said, that Princess Huayang would bring good luck to the prince. Murong Xuan was full of energy, not dizzy or blurry, and walked out to greet the prince with a breeze.

He took her jade-like slender fingers into his palm and said softly, "I will accompany you to bid farewell to your parents."

Madam Shen and Lord Shen were sitting in the main hall. Madam Shen couldn't help but have tears in her eyes. They said they would part today, but if they could meet again in the future, they would be king and subject.

Murong Xuan took Shen Xiyue's hand, bowed properly, and listened to the instructions of Lord Shen and Madam Shen.

The ceremonial officer sang joyfully: "The bride is going out——"

Murong Xuan helped Shen Xiyue walk to the side of the float, helped her onto it, and then he sat on it as well.

The ceremonial officer shouted again: "Touring the city——"

The road from Princess Huayang's Mansion to the Imperial Mausoleum has been cleared by special personnel, and there are guards on both sides of the road following and guarding all the way. Shen Xiyue smiled slightly, remaining elegant and calm as the people along the way watched.

Gu Zhilan was wearing a veil and blending into the crowd on both sides of the road.

She looked at Shen Xiyue's elegant and noble appearance, and felt a sense of discomfort in her chest for no reason.

There was hatred in her words that came from nowhere: "Why does Shen Xiyue have this right? Why can she have whatever she wants since she was born? If she wants to marry Qi Xun, Qi Xun must marry her happily. Even after the divorce, she can still marry the prince proudly! I don't accept it!"

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