The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Emperor Wenzong of Tang and the wife of Marquis Yong'an were both sitting in the main seats in Princess Yongkang's mansion, and Shen Jiarou sat at the bottom.

The Minister of Rites handed the gift list to Emperor Wenzong of Tang for review: "Sir Tang, this is the betrothal gift from the Prince Consort. Please have a look!"

Tang Wenzong stood up and said, "Thank you very much."

He raised his hand to take it and began to read it carefully, and finally handed it to the wife of Marquis Yong'an with satisfaction.

“All embroidery and carving?”

"Yes."

The two looked at each other in shock, and the wife of Marquis Yong'an handed the betrothal book to Shen Jiarou.

Jiang Ruofan's betrothal gift:

There are four wooden hairpins with carved patterns, including one each of magnolia, orchid, lotus and chrysanthemum patterns, symbolizing peace for the princess in all four seasons.

Other patterns include a vase wooden hairpin, a Ruyi wooden hairpin, a cloud wooden hairpin, a auspicious wooden hairpin, a feather wooden hairpin, and a longkui wooden hairpin, a total of five hairpins, symbolizing the five blessings coming to the princess.

The other six handmade wooden hairpins symbolize good luck.

There are also four exquisite small wooden boxes, which symbolize that the princess is always young all year round (homonymous with "qing", meaning that the princess is young all year round and forever young).

There is a wooden bracelet box, which symbolizes single-minded devotion; inside the box there is a green jade bracelet and a white jade bracelet, which symbolize pairs.

A guzheng (worth one thousand taels), symbolizing his promise.

Shen Jiarou was very moved after seeing it. The prince consort had put a lot of thought and time into the preparation this time.

Jiang Cha handed a delicate little box to Shen Jiarou: "Princess, the prince consort said that this is a golden branch and jade leaf, please take a look."

Shen Jiarou opened it curiously, and inside lay a gold bracelet and a green jade leaf-shaped hairpin.

"So this is the golden branch and jade leaf." The wife of Marquis Yong'an was also shocked. This prince consort was really thoughtful.

Emperor Wenzong of Tang stroked his beard and smiled: he was very pleased with the prince consort's action.

Zhen Luosang was very surprised, as she was expecting other betrothal gifts.

"Princess, let's take a look at the others." Let these ministers and officials show off, and let them, the princess, also have a chance to show off.

Shen Jiarou understood her intention, she smiled and lowered her head to continue checking.

These are sachets. There are ten kinds of sachets, including lotus sachet, crape myrtle sachet, orchid sachet, orchid grass sachet, yellow chrysanthemum sachet, red plum sachet, mandarin duck sachet, peace and blessing sachet, bamboo sachet, and cotton sachet, which have perfect meanings.

Seeing that there were ten exquisite purses, Shen Jiarou smiled. She guessed that these must have been embroidered by Jiang Ruoyun, as well as the sachets on them.

There are also twenty shawls registered in the book, including a white shawl (purple morning glory) and a blue shawl (pink peony).

There were twenty more exquisite embroidered handkerchiefs at the back. Shen Jiarou guessed that they were embroidered by Jiang Ruofan's cousin Jiang Ruoya.

There are also ten pieces of calligraphy and paintings in it. The paintings look very good and Shen Jiarou likes them very much.

After the official from the Ministry of Rites rewrote a copy of the betrothal gift list, the Minister of Revenue and Shen Jiarou took their leave.

"Princess, the betrothal gifts have been checked and matched. We will take our leave now."

"Madame Wang, please escort this princess."

Nanny Wang bowed respectfully: "Yes, Princess, please come in, everyone!"

At the gate of the mansion, Nanny Wang took out a stack of banknotes.

"Everyone, this is a twenty-liang silver note. It is a token of the princess's love. I hope you will accept it."

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were delighted when they heard the princess's generosity.

"We thank you, Princess."

After watching them leave, Nanny Wang turned back to the main hall and heard Emperor Wenzong of Tang talking to the wife of Marquis Yong'an.

"My dear in-laws, this in-law's attitude is quite good. What do you think?"

"What Madam Yong'an said is true. It is not easy to achieve this."

Madam Yong'an nodded solemnly: "You are right, it is indeed not easy."

Perhaps the prince consort also took the princess to heart. After all, the princess was so outstanding. Besides being gentle and dignified, and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she also knew martial arts, martial arts, cooking, and storytelling skills that ladies from noble families didn't know. It was no exaggeration to say that she was a truly talented woman.

The betrothal gifts were placed in Shen Jiarou's main courtyard. Looking at the exquisite embroidery, Shen Jiarou picked up a purple shawl embroidered with blue silver lotus flowers. She reached out and touched it gently.

Shen Jiarou changed out of her white pear blossom shawl with a pink base and put on a silver lotus shawl and turned around in front of everyone.

"This one looks great, what do you think?"

Bai Yunsu held her waist and nodded: "Yes, it looks good, fresh and refined, and it suits your cool and gentle temperament, Princess Sister."

Shen Jiarou covered her mouth and laughed: "Sister Bai is really good at talking, but I think you are right."

The next day, Nanny Su came to Prince Consort Yongkang's mansion with several sets of prepared clothes and jewelry.

Ruan Qingling personally received them: "Madam Su, what are these?"

"Give the old lady, the eldest master's wife, and the second master's wife clothes and jewelry. The princess has obtained the emperor's approval. This is what they will wear on the wedding day."

Ruan Qingling sent someone to notify in advance, and everyone in Youcao Courtyard, from Old Madam Jiang to Jiang Ruoqin, was waiting.

She took her to Youcao Courtyard first, where everyone was sitting upright.

Nanny Su smiled and bowed respectfully: "Your servant greets Old Madam Jiang, the First Master and the First Madam, the Second Master and the Second Madam, and all the young masters and young ladies."

Madam Jiang smiled and raised her hand: "Madam Su, please don't be polite. Please take a seat!"

"Madam, I will not sit down yet. Let me introduce the clothes and accessories that the princess asked you to prepare. The princess has asked the emperor for permission. These are what you will wear on the wedding day."

Madam Jiang smiled and said, "Thank you Madam Su for bringing it here personally. Please sit down and have a cup of tea and rest for a while."

"Thank you, my masters, for giving me a seat."

Originally, she was of a rank and did not need to bow to them, who were of no rank, but now they were the princess's in-laws, so they could afford this little etiquette.

On the third day, the palace's clothing department sent someone to deliver the groom's robe and hat.

Jiang Cha and Jiang Wu helped Jiang Ruofan to try it on. After they were dressed, Jiang Cha couldn't wait to ask.

"Prince Consort, is it suitable?"

"Suitable."

Jiang Wu looked at the groom's shoes on his feet and said, "Prince consort, do the shoes fit you well?"

Jiang Ruofan tried to take a few steps and said, "It's quite suitable."

At the same time, in the main courtyard of Princess Yongkang's mansion, Shen Jiarou was trying on her bright red wedding dress and shoes with everyone's help.

Zhen Luosang said, "Princess, is the wedding dress suitable?"

"It fits well, but it feels heavy." I can't imagine how uncomfortable her head must be wearing so many head ornaments.

Aunt Zhenhua has started cleaning Fanghua Palace, and on the fourth day she worked with the Ministry of Internal Affairs to decorate Fanghua Palace.

In addition to the people from Fengyi Palace who came to help, there were also Defei and Shunpin from Zhaolan Palace.

On the fifth day, the Thirteenth Prince arrived at the gate of Fanghua Palace and looked at the palace entrance which was festively decorated.

Nanny Wang looked down at him and said, "Thirteenth Prince, do you want to make an announcement?"

The Thirteenth Prince shook his head: "No, I didn't hear that the Fourth Princess returned to the palace today."

In ten days or so, his best sister, the Fourth Princess, will also be getting married. I wonder if she will be able to go to the palace often in the future.