Golden Branch

"Lang Jun!"

When Zheng Shisan raised her eyes, they were filled with reverence and love for her husband, the god.

With a light cry, Zheng Shisan stood up and walked quickly to meet him.

She personally took off the fox fur coat that Yang Shou was wearing. "My dear, you just got back? It's cold outside. Come inside and warm up!"

As he spoke, Zheng Shisan put the fox fur coat on the hanger on the side.

The servant beside him was very smart. Without Zheng Shisan's instructions, she quietly handed him a hand warmer.

Zheng Shisan raised his hand to take it and personally put it into Yang Shou's arms.

She was so gentle and considerate that when Yang Shou heard the news, the evil fire in his chest was instantly extinguished.

"What's wrong with me? Shisan Niang treats me so well, and I almost took my anger out on her because my career wasn't going well?"

Yang Shou has a soft personality and is even more easily influenced.

He easily listened to the instigation of his bad friends outside.

But after returning, he was easily moved by seeing his wife's fragility and pitifulness.

"...Thirteenth Lady, I have servants at home, so there's no need for you to do everything yourself!"

A flash of guilt flashed through Yang Shou's heart. When he looked at Zheng Shisan again, he saw that good-tempered and gentle husband again.

Zheng Shisan: ...Yeah, this is the main reason why I chose Yang Sanqi.

Although he is the prince of a royal family, he is neither arrogant nor tyrannical.

He has a soft heart. Although he will warm other women's hearts, he will not be too extreme to those he does not love, "love them and wish them life, hate them and wish them death."

He is indecisive and easily instigated, but Zheng Shisan is confident that he can coax him back.

Zheng Shisan never longed for her husband's favor and exclusiveness.

She sees her husband more as a partner.

It is not difficult for her to coax or act without being sincere, as long as she can get the benefits she needs.

Everyone has their own way of managing their marriage. From the day Zheng Shisan chose Yang Shou as her husband, she knew how she and Yang Shou would get along in the future.

She does not regret her choice and will continue to move forward with determination.

"My dear, do you think I didn't do well enough?"

Zheng Shisan deliberately acted as if he was aggrieved, his pair of autumn eyes were misty and watery, making me feel sorry for him.

"Of course not! I'm just afraid that you'll get into trouble!" Yang Shou was the one who fell for this the most.

Seeing his wife's weak and pitiful appearance, he hurriedly explained.

"I'm not tired. This is about my husband, and I just want to do it myself!"

The grievance on Zheng Shisan's face disappeared, replaced by tenderness and affection for her husband, and physical and mental dependence.

Yang Shou benefited more and more from it.

How could he not cherish and care for his wife who loved and trusted him so much?

For a moment, Yang Shou was so overwhelmed by love that he forgot the reason why he rushed back in anger.

He temporarily forgot about it, but Zheng Shisan would take the initiative to remind him: "My dear, was there anything unsatisfactory outside today?"

Zheng Shisan pulled Yang Shou to sit on the couch, while not forgetting to look at Yang Shou's face.

Her voice was soft, her tone filled with worry and concern.

Yang Shou felt more comforted when he heard these soft and caring words.

He stopped accusing me of something and spoke frankly, "There's nothing I'm unhappy about. I just feel like I've accomplished nothing and haven't been able to bring honor to my wife!"

Zheng Shisan: ...earn dignity for me?

Haha, no need!

The only person I can truly rely on for my wealth and prosperity is the princess.

However, although Zheng Shisan had already lost interest in the Prince Rui's Mansion, he would not lose face with them.

She just got pregnant, and it is unknown whether she can give birth to the child smoothly, whether she can have a boy in one go, and whether she can raise the child successfully.

In the next ten years or so, Zheng Shisan still needs a husband who treats her with respect.

Zheng Shisan's way of training her husband is to use sticks and red dates.

Zheng Shisan deliberately did not give Yang Shou the opportunity to go on the expedition to Tuyuhun, in order to let Yang Shou and the entire Rui Wang Mansion know that she, Zheng Shisan, was not a bitch who "repaid evil with kindness".

Looking at Yang Shou who was so "wronged" in front of him, Zheng Shisan knew that Yang Shou had already realized the cruelty of reality.

Prince Rui and his wife probably also understood the value of Zheng Shisan and that she was not to be trifled with.

That Asu had been sent out of the villa under the strong intervention of Princess Rui.

Several of Yang Shou's concubines were also severely beaten by Princess Rui.

Everyone in Prince Rui's Palace showed more and more respect for Zheng Shisan, the Crown Prince's Consort.

Well, good, they all learned their lesson.

Since you performed well, let's give you a reward——

"My dear, please don't underestimate yourself. Your silence is only temporary!"

"...By the way, I heard the princess mention that the court will use military force again after the New Year."

"My husband, you are of noble birth, talented in both civil and military matters. You will definitely have the opportunity to participate in it when the time comes."

Zheng Shisan didn't hide too much and directly threw out a bait.

"Really? Madam, you didn't lie to me? The saint will send troops again?" Yang Shou's eyes lit up.

As a member of the royal family who had lost power, Yang Shou only had honorary titles and no real vacancies.

Although he was qualified to participate in both large and small court meetings, real state affairs would not be discussed in the court, but in the meeting hall after the meeting.

Moreover, some things are still being planned, and only the true confidants of the Saint and the Prince will know about them. The bigwigs in the council hall have never heard of them.

Not to mention the idle royal family members like those in the Rui Wang Mansion.

Behind Zheng Shisan is Princess Langya, and Princess Langya's fiancé is Lou Yu. What he knows must be the most core and true information.

Yang Shou's heart was beating violently.

He looked at Zheng Shisan with eager eyes.

Zheng Shisan smiled slightly, but did not continue speaking, nor did he promise that she would do her best to make this happen.

She was throwing bait, not feeding it directly to the fish.

If Yang Shou wants to get a chance to gild his reputation, he must perform well.

Yang Shou: ...

He is not stupid, and with previous lessons, he has learned how to get along with his wife.

Worship and coax!

Fortunately, Yang Shou liked his weak wife. If she could be more gentle, considerate and devoted, it would not be torture for Yang Shou. He would even be willing to do it.

Well, concubines and the like, just stay away for now.

Shisan Niang is pregnant, so we should take good care of her.

In the following days, Yang Shou transformed himself into an affectionate and gentle husband, being considerate and devoted to his wife and the fetus in her womb.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the twelfth lunar month and the New Year has passed.

The first month of the year is also spent happily in a festive and joyful atmosphere.

Lou Yu had already followed the Imperial Astronomical Observatory and selected the best auspicious day in March.

March 6th!

As February begins, the Duke of Qi's Mansion and the Princess's Mansion become busy.

Lou Yu started running to the Ministry of Rites again, urging it to quickly formulate the specific procedures for Princess Langya's descent.

The gray-haired and white-bearded Minister of Rites was almost annoyed to death by Lou Yu.

In order to avoid being chased by the Duke of Qi and urged again and again, the Minister of Rites had to set up the process and report to the emperor as quickly as possible.

On the Saint's side, Concubine Jiang also actively promoted it.

Soon, the Taiji Palace issued an imperial decree: Princess Langya would marry the Duke of Qi on the sixth day of March.

With the emperor's will, the Ministry of Rites moved even faster.

The Duke of Qi's Mansion also began to follow the ancient rituals.

Lou Yu went outside the city in person and found ways to get two live geese.

Lou Yu ran to the East Palace again and asked the prince, the great Buddha, to act as a matchmaker and elder to help Lou Yu propose marriage.

Lou Yu did everything to honor Wang Heng.

This marriage was arranged by the saint and the matchmaker was the Eastern Palace. As long as the Dayu Dynasty did not fall, it would never be changed or broken even if the emperor changed.

Duke Qi and Princess Langya will be completely locked together for the rest of their lives, with no possibility of separation!

Lou Yu: ...what I want is to never be separated from Aheng.

Wang Heng: ...Okay, that’s fine too.

……

Lou Yu was busy with various things, and Wang Heng was not idle either.

The wedding dress was also started to be made two years ago.

More than a dozen professional embroiderers spent two years and used a large amount of gold thread, pearls and jade to embroider three sets of magnificent wedding dresses.

There are princess-style formal gowns, green wedding dresses, and red phoenix coronet and bridal veil.

The three wedding dresses do not necessarily have to be worn on the wedding day. They are more of a sense of ritual and a way to be prepared for any eventuality.

Although the possibility of the wedding dress being destroyed on the eve of the wedding is extremely small.

However, Wang Heng was used to being thoughtful and cautious. She would rather spend more money than allow any mistakes at critical moments.

In addition to the wedding dress, there is also dowry.

The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Revenue, and others prepared a dowry for Princess Langya in accordance with the etiquette and laws of Dayu.

The Saint, Queen Li, and Concubine Jiang in the palace each added their own makeup.

The saint rewarded her with an imperial farm near the outskirts of Beijing, Empress Li rewarded her with several boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, and Concubine Jiang took out one-third of her private treasury and sent it to the princess's mansion.

The other three noble ladies among the four concubines also sent head ornaments, cloth, etc. as additional makeup for Concubine Jiang's sake.

In the Eastern Palace, the Crown Princess also sent a eunuch to the Princess's residence to deliver a large box full of gifts.

The nobles in the palace were rewarded so generously that other powerful people in the capital, regardless of whether they had any relationship with Wang Heng, also started to take action.

After all the commotion, just by adding the dowry, there are thirty-six loads, which is enough for a complete dowry.

This does not include the makeup added by Wang Mian and Zheng Shisan.

Wang Mian: ...When the eldest daughter of the family gets married, I should give her generous gifts.

As the richest female businessman in the Dayu Dynasty, Wang Mian can say very pretentiously: I don’t have anything else but I’m rich!

Gold, silver, jewelry, shops, farms, antiques, ancient books, precious medicinal materials... Wang Mian got more than a dozen big boxes.

Zheng Shisan was not as wealthy as Wang Mian, but he did his best to send several large boxes.

In addition to the dowry, there was also a betrothal gift sent by Lou Yu.

Lou Yu had originally taken away a small portion of Lou Jin's private property, as well as the ancestral property of the eldest son's family. In addition to his business operations in Yizhou over the years and the spoils of war on the battlefield... He took out one-tenth of his family property for betrothal, and the amount was already astonishing.

Wang Heng also had a dowry that she had prepared for many years.

Adding all these items together, Princess Langya's dowry could no longer be described as rich.

The princess's dowry also had regulations, and Wang Heng could not exceed them, so she could only cut back on it. If she could not cut back on it, she would expand the box as much as possible and try her best to stuff it in.

One hundred and twenty-eight bearers, a ten-mile-long red wedding dress, shocked the capital...