In the blink of an eye, two days had passed. Finally, it was the second day of the second month, the wedding day of Tuoba Di, the crown prince of Danyan State.

It was just dawn and it was not yet noon, but the streets and alleys of the capital were already bustling with people.

Outside the vermilion lacquered gate of General Zhen's mansion, a large number of people gathered, and the black crowd stretched from the gate to the corner of the street.

These people waited here early not only to watch the excitement of the prince's bride reception, but also for a more important reason, which was to look forward to the scattered copper coins and candies.

The adults came to grab the copper coins, while the children came to grab the candy.

In Danyan Country, there is a custom passed down from generation to generation for welcoming the bride. When the wedding party arrives at the bride's house to pick up the bride, they will scatter copper coins and throw candies in front of the bride's door. The more they scatter, the more blessings the newlyweds will have in the future.

After the bride gets into the sedan chair, the bride's family will also scatter wedding money and candies along the way until the bride enters her husband's house. When the husband's family welcomes the bride into the house, they will also scatter wedding money and candies outside the door, hoping for three good things to come.

Today is the prince's wedding. Naturally, the people don't want to miss such a big happy event. It seems that all the people in the capital have come out early.

From the gate of Zhen's Mansion to the East Palace, the people had been waiting on the streets early in the morning. There were crowds of people and a lot of noise everywhere.

General Zhen's mansion was also decorated with lights and colorful lanterns everywhere. Bright red ribbons meandered around the pillars, and festive lanterns were hung from the main hall to the backyard. The bright lights and the hazy sky blended together, making the entire mansion ablaze with red.

Servants were busy coming and going, carrying wedding fruits and making arrangements. The noisy voices had already broken through the mansion walls and intertwined with the sounds of the market outside the door.

As the hour of Si arrived, a burst of joyful music began to emanate from far and near. The people were instantly excited and stood on tiptoe to look.

From afar, everyone spotted the groom, Tuoba Di, dressed in a crimson brocade robe embroidered with flowing gold clouds and a jade belt around his waist. He sat tall and straight atop a snow-white horse, leading the wedding procession slowly to the gates of General Zhen's mansion. Guards were already stationed along the roadside to maintain order.

"The prince is here to pick up the bride! The prince is here to pick up the bride." I don't know who shouted first, and cheers rang out instantly.

"Groom! Groom!" "Groom! Come and pick up the bride!" The children also clapped their hands and jumped up and shouted.

"The prince actually came in person to pick up Miss Zhen today. Wasn't it said before that the prince only had the goddess of the Danyan tribe in his heart?" Among the crowd waiting at the door to see the bride being picked up, several people whispered and discussed quietly.

"Don't make wild guesses. I heard that the prince himself requested this marriage from the emperor at the New Year's palace banquet!"

"Impossible! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince clearly likes the goddess of our Danyan tribe!" A man dressed in foreign clothing suddenly raised his voice, his tone full of dissatisfaction.

"What I said is true. It was the prince who personally proposed to the emperor. Our young master saw it with his own eyes at the palace banquet." Another man retorted.

"But a few months ago, I clearly saw the prince and the goddess going to the Hong Family Restaurant together..." Some people at the door were arguing with each other.

"Am I right? The prince is already engaged to our goddess. How could he marry another woman?" said the man just now.

Just as everyone was arguing, someone suddenly pointed at the gate of the Zhen Mansion and shouted, "The bride is coming out! The bride is coming out!"

The noise died down instantly, and all eyes turned to the gate of the mansion - the bride was seen wearing a bright red wedding dress embroidered with gold, the hem of her skirt decorated with pearl tassels, and a bright red veil covering her head. She was carried steadily on her brother's back and walked step by step to the sedan chair parked at the door.

Her brother carefully helped her onto the bridal sedan chair. The matchmaker standing beside her immediately stepped forward and gently lowered the sedan chair curtain embroidered with the word "囍".

At this moment, the auspicious clappers sounded, and the bridesmaid sang loudly: "Move up the sedan chair—!"

As the words fell, the sound of firecrackers exploded, and suona, gongs, drums, sheng and flute sounded together, and the cheerful tune soared into the sky.

Eight bearers in red stepped forward, steadily lifted the eight-man sedan chair carved with auspicious dragons and phoenixes, and walked in unison towards the palace.

Following the wedding sedan was Tuoba Di riding a tall horse. He had an upright posture, a smile on his lips, and looked calmly ahead.

Behind him was a dowry procession stretching for miles, with boxes, brocades, and jade wares of all kinds, which made the people marvel at the sight.

As the procession set off, the onlookers became completely excited. At this time, at the end of the dowry procession, two servants held up wooden basins filled with copper coins and candies and scattered them to the crowds on both sides.

In an instant, the adults rushed forward to grab copper coins, and the children ran after the team, picking up the wedding candies that fell on the ground. Laughter and cheers rang out one after another, and the festive atmosphere quickly spread throughout the capital.

The team, with music and dance, walked all the way to the east gate of the imperial palace in a lively manner. This was the shortcut to the Prince's Eastern Palace.

According to the rules, the sedan chair must not stop at the gate of the imperial palace, but must be carried all the way to the gate of the Eastern Palace before it can stop. At that time, a ceremony of kicking the sedan chair door and entering the palace must be performed.

Therefore, a shower of copper coins and candies were scattered at the east gate of the palace. The palace gate was already crowded with people. When the bride-picking procession arrived, the people who had stopped to watch were instantly excited.

However, just as the wedding procession was about to enter the palace gate, the music suddenly stopped and the procession suddenly stopped.

Tuoba Di's brows suddenly furrowed, a hint of displeasure flashed across his eyes. He turned his head to his personal bodyguard Tuo Bao and said, "Go and see what happened."

"Yes, Your Highness! I will go check it out right away!" Tuo Bao bowed and was about to urge his horse forward.

But before Tuobao could go and investigate, a rough voice came from not far away, shouting with some anger: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is really calculating! He was previously engaged to the goddess Man Chuchu of my Danyan tribe, and promised to marry her as the Crown Princess, but now he has turned around and married another woman!"

Tuoba Di heard the voice and looked in the direction it came from. His heart sank. Why was the Danyan tribe's leader here? Who had led them here? Could it be Tuoba Feng?

He clenched the whip in his hand, his knuckles turning slightly white, and thought to himself that something was wrong.

But he immediately calmed down, looked at the rough-looking man in his fifties who was walking towards him, and did not answer him, but just smiled and said:

"Master Patriarch, are you all here? Please follow me to the East Palace for a couple of drinks!"

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