With Yun Ling's help, Liang Chongyue changed into her wedding dress. She did not rush to put on makeup, but walked to the terrace. The sky was already turning pale, and under the blue-gray sky, her Princess Mansion was a dazzling red.

"Your Highness, the auspicious time is almost here. It's time to put on your makeup."

Yun Ling reminded Liang Chongyue from behind. After hearing that, Liang Chongyue walked back to the hall and began to let Yun Ling dress her up.

Yunling's craftsmanship is excellent, even her grandmother couldn't help but praise it when she saw it.

Grandmother combed Liang Chongyue's hair again and casually mentioned:

"Your Highness, which side lord are you going to pick up first today?"

Li Yu'an married from his Grand Tutor's Mansion, and He Yanting married from Prince Guangling's Mansion. Although they were both married in Qu'an Palace, there was a rule as to who should be married first and who should be married later.

Liang Chongyue did not take this matter to heart:

"Of course, we should pick up Li Yu'an first. He's closer."

Princess Gaoyang didn't expect this to be the reason, but Her Highness is the Crown Princess. Even if she doesn't accept anyone today, she can let the two concubines come by themselves. Who would dare to say anything?

Although it is not marrying a legitimate husband, there are still many things to pay attention to.

At the first light of morning, golden rays shine through the carved window lattices and sprinkle on the room full of pearls, jade and silk.

Liang Chongyue sat upright in front of the dressing table, the bronze mirror reflecting her bright and heroic face, her eyes filled with anticipation and solemnity for her upcoming wedding.

I haven't seen Li Yu'an for a month. I wonder how much dowry this guy has prepared for me.

The Queen Mother had already decided to replace the head ornaments she was supposed to wear on her wedding with a crown. Yun Ling held a phoenix hairpin in her hand. The ruby was as bright as fire, the emerald was clear green, and the intricately carved gold jewelry sparkled in the morning light.

The comb slowly passed through her cloud-like black hair, carrying her grandmother's good wishes for her each time.

Her waist-length hair was combed smoothly and then tied into a high bun, which made her look dignified yet lively.

The lightly dotted flower on her forehead resembled a blooming golden lotus, while delicate gold powder dabbed across her face made her skin appear white as snow. The rouge on her cheeks smudged a faint blush, like the morning clouds. The cinnabar on her lips was a dazzling crimson, like a ripe cherry, red without any application.

After finishing her makeup, Liang Chongyue stood up, her pearls and jade swaying, her rings and bracelets jingling, and her gorgeous clothes were embroidered with dragon and phoenix patterns.

"Your Highness, it's time to set off."

When Liang Chongyue walked out of Changshengtian, her third sister was already waiting for her outside.

The third sister is dressed in gorgeous clothes today, and her every frown and smile shows her royal style.

Liang Chongyue climbed onto the horse and reminded his third sister:

"Be careful, sister. The baby in your belly is the most important thing."

Liang Zhirou understood Chongyue's good intentions, smiled and nodded at her, then got into the carriage.

Liang Chongyue rode on a tall white horse and led the huge wedding procession towards the Grand Tutor's Mansion where Li Yu'an was.

The sound of horse hooves seems to be playing a joyful melody, and the journey is full of unparalleled elegance.

A red carpet had already been laid in front of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers. Li Yu'an, as if he had expected this, was waiting in front of the door in a bright red embroidered robe, his black hair tied in a jade crown, and his face extraordinarily handsome.

Seeing His Highness coming without He Yanting following behind him, Li Yu'an's eyes showed even deeper expectations for the future.

Seeing His Highness approaching, Li Yu'an no longer cared about the instructions of the nanny sent from the palace these days, and hurried to greet him.

"Your Highness, you are here."

Liang Chongyue hadn't seen Li Yu'an for a month. Maybe it was because of the cute red dress, but he looked three times brighter than before.

"I'm late, my Lord, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

After saying that, Liang Chongyue dismounted and personally helped Li Yu'an onto the carriage. As Cheng Zhao shouted and the sedan chair started, music began to play, and even the air was filled with joy.

Li Yuan sat in the carriage, and could only see the red color of the veil. His mind was filled with the scene of the princess in her wedding dress walking towards him.

Now that His Highness's wish has been fulfilled, his dream has also come true.

Whether he is a concubine or a principal prince, it is just a position for him to accompany His Highness. As long as he can be with His Highness, he is willing to do so even if he has no name or status.

Liang Chongyue didn't know that Li Yu'an loved her deeply. The entire Qu'an official road was already crowded with people, and the people came to feel the joy of her wedding.

All you see is festive red, with red silk flying all over the sky, as if to dye the sky into a festive red brocade.

The colorful flags fluttered in the wind, embroidered with auspicious patterns such as dragons and phoenixes, and unicorns offering blessings, and fluttered in the cold wind.

Even the trees on both sides of the road were decorated with red silk and lanterns. Layers of halos flickered among the branches and leaves, making it look like a dream.

The people wore new clothes, cheered, and waved homemade colorful silks and bouquets of flowers in their hands.

There are few flowers in winter, but the road where the wedding procession passes is covered with flowers, and the whole way is fragrant.

Children were laughing and running around in the crowd, scrambling to pick up the wedding candies scattered on the ground. They accidentally fell into the flower path, and were immediately filled with the fragrance and joy.

In the streets and alleys, gongs and drums are loud, suonas are playing, and cheerful and warm tunes are intertwined and echoing, telling the story of this prosperous royal era.

When the wedding procession arrived at the Guangling Prince's Mansion, Liang Chongyue, riding on a tall white horse, saw at a glance the rosy-cheeked Princess Guangling and He Yanting, who was already covered with a veil, waiting outside the mansion gate.

Seeing her coming, she grabbed He Yanting's hand tightly, her slender fingertips were pink and white, and it seemed that her body was almost healed.

Liang Chongyue dismounted and walked to the front of Princess Guangling in a square step.

"This humble servant and my young son have come to see Her Royal Highness, the Crown Princess. May Your Highness live a thousand years, a thousand years, and a thousand thousand years."

Liang Chongyue stepped forward to help the person up. The moment her hand touched He Yanting's hand, the somewhat cold hand was quickly pulled away from hers.

Covered by a red veil, Liang Chongyue couldn't see the expression on He Yanting's face, but the marriage had already been decided, so he couldn't go back on his word.

Princess Guangling obviously noticed that something was wrong with He Yanting, and immediately smiled and said:

"Your Highness, my son is extremely naughty. If he does anything wrong, it is because I was not well-trained before. I hope Your Highness will bear with me."

When Princess Guangling said this, her eyes were already wet. The hand that was originally holding her hand slowly raised up, grabbed He Yanting's big hand, and handed it to her.

"If my son has done anything wrong that has displeased Your Highness, please send him back to me and hand him over to me for proper discipline."

There were sounds of gongs, drums and firecrackers all around, but when Princess Guangling said this, her voice was not loud, and only the three of them could hear it.

I felt that He Yanting's hand froze after hearing what Princess Guangling said, and it seemed that he had heard it.

"Aunt Rong has always had a good reputation. I'm sure Lord He is just like you. Aunt Rong is obviously worrying too much."

Liang Chongyue continued, saying that He Yanting didn't feel it was a bother to come to the Princess's Mansion to find her again and again in order to save Princess Guangling.

If she agrees today, she will have troubles in the future.

Seeing that she didn't respond, Princess Guangling still didn't give up and opened her mouth to say something else.

Liang Chongyue turned her gaze to He Yanting, who was covered with a red veil:

"Lord He, please follow me. We can't miss the opportunity."

Seeing this, Princess Guangling didn't know what to say. She could only let go reluctantly and watched Liang Chongyue help He Yanting onto the carriage.

After He Yanting sat down firmly, Liang Chongyue was about to withdraw her hand, but He Yanting held it tightly.

"what happened?"

Liang Chongyue is getting married today, so naturally she will be gentler towards her concubine.

He Yanting's head was covered with a veil embroidered with gold thread, and his expression could not be seen clearly, but the hand holding her was still trembling slightly. It was unclear whether it was because too much blood had been lost before and it had not been replenished yet.

The tips of his slender fingers were bloodless.

"Your Highness?"

"Well, you said."

"Will you be nice to me?"

Liang Chongyue was stunned when she heard this. Princess Guangling had said so much just now. Liang Chongyue thought that Princess Guangling had already told He Yanting what he should and shouldn't do after marrying her before the wedding. She didn't expect that He Yanting would talk about such pure love as soon as he opened his mouth.

"You are my concubine, so it's natural for me to treat you well."

After saying this, Liang Chongyue pulled back the hand that He Yanting was holding and came out of the carriage. She didn't care about He Yanting's reaction after she said this.

If you marry her, you should know the limits of competing for her favor from the beginning.

They were both concubines, so Liang Chongyue could only be fair in principle. However, human nature was biased. He Yanting asked for so much from her, and it was not a loss to use the rest of her life in exchange.

After mounting their horses, the wedding procession marched in a grand procession along the official road of Qu'an before returning to the Princess's Mansion.

When they returned to the mansion, the vermilion door was wide open, and guests were coming in an endless stream. The mansion was decorated with lights and colorful silks, and the air was filled with a festive atmosphere. The tables were filled with delicacies and the air was filled with the aroma of wine.

The concubine did not have to bow in the hall and was directly sent to the courtyard that had been prepared long ago. Liang Chongyue was wearing a gorgeous red wedding dress and a golden crown on her head. She moved among the guests, talking and laughing.

Dignitaries came forward one after another to offer their gifts, their words full of flattery and blessings.

After Liang Chongyue drank two more glasses, he left the banquet on the pretext of being drunk and returned to Changshengtian.

Listening to the sounds of loud conversation, laughter and praise not far away, Liang Chongyue leaned back on the terrace and gently rubbed his eyebrows.

I didn't sleep all night last night, and this morning I just drank two cups of tea before going out to meet the bride. If I had known it would be so uncomfortable, I should have rejected Fei He last night.

I was bewitched by his good looks and had a crazy night of fun. Now I am exhausted both physically and mentally and have no interest in male beauty.

"Ping'an, I'll take a nap. If you don't come looking for your family, just find an excuse to send them away."

Liang Chongyue has to take the two concubines back to the palace for a banquet in the evening, so she wants to take advantage of this time to catch up on some sleep.

After giving Ping An the instructions, Liang Chongyue lay down on the bed and fell asleep in a short while.

Sister Yunling stayed by Princess Qionghua's side, staying safe and responsible by Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess' side.

Listening to the noise coming from outside, Ping'an was worried that it would disturb His Highness's rest.

At this time in the Yangxin Palace, Liang Zhan, who had just accompanied the Queen to watch Chongyue's wedding in the Wangjiang Tower, was feeling annoyed by the pile of memorials in front of him. Suddenly, he found a few small seals under the pen holder.

"Qi Deyuan, what is this?"

Qi Deyuan was still holding a cup of tea in his hand when he suddenly heard His Majesty's question. He quickly put down the tea in his hand and looked up at His Majesty.

The seal that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess usually used was now held in His Majesty's hand.

"In reply to your Majesty, this is the seal that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess often uses to review memorials."

After saying that, Qi Deyuan stepped forward, took out a blank piece of rice paper and placed it in front of His Majesty, covering the memorials.

Take out the ink and ask Your Majesty to try it.

Liang Zhan looked at the white jade seal in his hand. It was very simple, without even any carved patterns, and it did not look like Chongyue's style.

Liang Zhan opened one at random, dipped it in ink, and printed it vigorously on the blank rice paper. When he picked it up again, he saw the following words written on it:

"I don't understand what you're saying. Twenty more strokes of the cane."

It's simple and crude, but you can understand what it means at a glance.

Liang Zhan found it interesting and tried the next few seals.

"It's all empty talk."

“On paper, it’s easy to talk.”

"That's right. Let's discuss it in detail in the Yangxin Palace after tomorrow's morning court session."

......

They are all simple words. Once this seal is stamped, it can save a lot of trouble when reviewing memorials.

Liang Zhan enjoyed himself and quickly finished reviewing the memorials that had piled up like a mountain on his desk.

"This thing is good, Chongyue will save you trouble."

After seeing His Majesty finish reviewing the memorials, Qi Deyuan was about to go forward to tidy up the things on His Majesty's desk when he saw His Majesty casually wrap up several small seals made by the Crown Princess in rice paper and take them away from the Yangxin Palace.

Qi Deyuan was standing on both sides of the desk. Seeing this scene, he silently lowered his head and closed his eyes.

Your Majesty must be taking this to the Empress. If he sees it, just pretend not to see it.

Liang Chongyue slept soundly. When she opened her eyes again, the days were short in winter and it was already getting dark outside.

"Your Highness, you are awake."

Yun Ling stepped forward to help His Highness stand up, and poured a cup of milk tea that had been kept warm on the fire and handed it to His Highness.

"What time is it?"

Liang Chongyue took two sips of milk tea, looked up at Yunling and asked:

"Your Highness, in half an hour you should bring the two concubines into the palace."

Liang Chongyue didn't expect that she would sleep until now. She had wanted to eat something to fill her stomach, but now she decided to give up.

No matter how delicious the cakes were, they were not as good as the food in her mother's palace.

"Go and call the two concubines here, and have them accompany me into the palace."

After Yun Ling responded and left, Liang Chongyue got up and tidied up simply. When he left Changshengtian, the air was filled with a cold scent mixed with the fragrance of flowers.

Liang Chongyue took two deep breaths, and an exquisite and gorgeous carriage stopped in front of her.

Before Liang Chongyue boarded the carriage, the carriage curtain was lifted from the inside, revealing Li Yuan's handsome face with a charming smile.

"Your Highness, come quickly. I have reserved a seat for you."

Liang Chongyue burst out laughing when she heard this. Her carriage was big enough to accommodate a bed and also had space for dining.

Reserving a place for her, is it a place next to him, Li Yu'an?

Liang Chongyue thought so in his heart, but did not say it out loud.

Married life should be full of romance. Li Yu'an was willing to be a charming and pleasing concubine, and she naturally welcomed it.

After getting on the carriage and sitting next to Li Yu'an, Liang Chongyue noticed that He Yanting had a rather unhappy expression.

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