First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Although it was a military wedding and a collective wedding, all the six rituals of marriage were not missed. Various betrothal gifts were piled on the street outside the inn. Although each family did not have much, there were so many people, so there were a lot of things. These palace maids had no natal families, so the betrothal gifts were given to them personally. These betrothal gifts would be carried into their respective new rooms along with the palace maids' dowries.

Various betrothal gifts filled the entire street, attracting many people from Mangcheng to come out and see the wonder.

As for everyone's dowry, Xie Yingfeng obtained Wei Ling's consent and used the money that Emperor Longchang had previously rewarded to the Black Tiger Army to buy some necessities of life. Each palace maid was given a portion, packed in a wooden box, and pasted with a red wedding character to make it look good.

Although there aren't many things inside, it's just a token of the Black Tiger Army's love for the new recruits.

There were two brand new quilts, a bedspread for the children and grandchildren, two wooden boxes for storing things, a bucket for the children and grandchildren, two washbasins, a bronze mirror, a wooden comb and a simple silver hairpin made of the same material.

The soldiers were all rough and unsophisticated, and it was good enough to expect them to wash themselves on weekdays, so Xie Yingfeng did not expect them to prepare mirrors and other items for his future wife. Xie Yingfeng simply put the mirror in the dowry. You can't let the bride have to wash her face in the well water the next day.

The winter in Mangcheng is freezing cold.

Those who were allowed to marry palace maids were all veterans in the army, and each of them had outstanding military achievements, so the more thorough consideration Xie Yingfeng gave them, the more it boosted the morale of the army.

The palace maids' wedding dresses were also tailored by the army. Although there were not many embroidery patterns, each one was tailor-made, so it fit them perfectly. The difference between them was the makeup, hairstyle and jewelry. They had gone out shopping with their fiancés before, and they would save two pieces of jewelry for today to dress themselves up. The only difference was the number and value of the items.

For example, Zhao Wanning wore a whole set of gold headdress, which made her look very gorgeous and stand out among all the brides.

The more ordinary ones, like Su Jixiang, had only a hairpin on their heads in addition to the red silk flower used for the wedding. The main reason was that the crown that Wei Ling had sent before was too eye-catching, so this time he only sent a gold hairpin for the wedding, and the style was very ordinary.

Qu Wanning glanced at Su Jixiang who was already dressed neatly on the other side of the hall. She had to admit that she was really beautiful. With just a little bit of makeup, she was eye-catchingly beautiful. No wonder the arrogant Concubine Chen chose her and brought her out of the cold palace to use her to win the heart of the emperor. With such a beauty, if she wanted, I'm afraid there would be a lot of men who would break their heads for her...

Qu Wanning's mind was very complicated. She hadn't spoken to Su Jixiang for the past few days. In fact, she was not so angry anymore. After all, when she calmed down, she was not such a person who could not let go. Moreover, she had indeed not asked Su Jixiang anything about the arranged marriage.

But she was unwilling to give up.

Ever since Su Jixiang saved her in the palace, she has been completely open to Su Jixiang. Even when she found her father and brother, she dragged Su Jixiang to worship her father and brother as her adoptive father and brother. Su Jixiang actually did not tell them anything about such a big thing.

She didn't consider herself as a family member!

And Wei Ling...

Qu Wanning had almost never liked any man. She had no choice but to enter the palace, and became Mei Fei inexplicably. When Emperor Jing fled without her, she was sad, but she also felt that it was a relief. Wei Ling was the first man to live in her heart, but he ended up making such a mistake with her most trusted sister, which made her feel ashamed.

So even now, she still feels very uncomfortable in her heart!

She got married twice, both times without any reason. The first time, she was carried directly into the palace in a sedan chair, without even a proper ceremony. To put it nicely, she became the emperor's bedmate, and to put it bluntly, she became someone's concubine. The second time she got married, she didn't make any choice, but a man was forced on her... Although Xie Yingfeng was good, compared with Wei Ling, she felt that she was not worthy...

"Miss Qu, aren't you going to put on makeup?" A soft voice came to her ears. Qu Wanning came back to her senses and didn't know when Hua Rui came to her side.

She was born petite and her maid's clothes in the palace always seemed to not fit her well. But today, the tailor-made wedding dress was just right. The belt embroidered with lotus flowers outlined her slender waist, which was less than the size of a hand, and made Hua Rui's figure even more exquisite.

She is not very tall, but she has a great figure.

Hua Rui held rouge and powder in her hands, her eyes a little evasive. After all, Qu Wanning was the high and mighty Mei Fei before, and she was just a third-class palace maid, responsible for sweeping the tea room. Even after getting along with them for these days, Hua Rui could only control herself freely when she was with Su Jixiang. She was still a little nervous when facing Qu Wanning.

"Did she ask you to come?" Qu Wanning's gaze passed over Hua Rui's body and fell on the rouge and powder in her hand. It was indeed top-quality stuff, probably the best that could be bought in Mangcheng. He asked in a cold voice.

Hua Rui nodded, then suddenly remembered something and quickly shook her head.

"You can't even lie. If you follow her, you'll never know when she'll cheat you out of everything!" Qu Wanning snorted coldly after saying this, "I don't need her hypocrisy!"

"Miss Qu, you misunderstood Sister Jixiang." Hua Rui's face turned pale. She was tongue-tied and didn't know how to mediate the conflict between Qu Wanning and Su Jixiang. She could only say what she wanted to say. "I have seen how Sister Jixiang behaved along the way. I am a nobody and my words don't count, but I always feel that since we have come here together, it is fate. Miss Qu and Sister Jixiang are sworn sisters, so the fate is even greater. Don't damage this friendship."

"Oh, you are good at talking." Qu Wanning's eyes were red. Did she betray Su Jixiang? It was Su Jixiang who refused to tell her anything! "Go away! I don't need you to put on makeup. Even if I'm bare-faced, I don't need Su Jixiang to worry about me."

Hua Rui lowered her head a little uncomfortably, "Those things were bought specially for you by Sister Jixiang. Please accept them first!" She placed the brand new, unsealed rouge and powder in her hand on the table beside Qu Wanning.

Hua Rui was about to turn around when she heard the sound of bottles and jars falling to the ground. She turned around and saw that all the rouge and powder she had placed on the table had been thrown to the ground by Qu Wanning. The box was broken, and the rouge inside was broken into several pieces. As for the perfumed powder, it was scattered all over the floor.