Passerby's Guide to Eating Watermelons

The nanny who came this time was not the same person as the last time. This time the nanny's surname was Li, and she looked much gentler.

Nanny Li first briefly checked the sisters' rules to confirm that there was nothing forgotten or omissioned, and then began to explain the wedding process.

After all, it is a royal wedding. Even if the son is not valued, he cannot be compared with others, so he must learn in advance.

As Zuo Zhizhi's younger sister, there was no need for her to show up, but she still listened from the side. After all, it was an open process, so it didn't matter even if she knew.

But this tedious process was really boring to Zuo Zhizhi. When to get up, when to put on makeup, when to welcome the bride, when to hold the ceremony, plus the things that can and cannot be done along the way, the nanny broke it down one by one. In simple terms, you can't do this and you can't do that.

I never thought that ancient weddings could be even more complicated.

Compared to the royal wedding, my eldest brother’s wedding banquet yesterday was extremely simple.

Zuo Zhizhi couldn't help but sigh, fortunately she would not be responsible for these things, otherwise she would not know how to deal with them.

When Zuo Zhizhi was drowsy and about to pass out, the nanny finally finished explaining the contents of the wedding and began to talk about the general profile of the palace's personnel.

There are many things in the palace that cannot be explained too clearly, so I can only talk about them briefly.

But Zuo Zhizhi was still clearly and keenly aware of the current situation.

First of all, the current empress dowager has two biological children, one of whom is the emperor and the other is the current eldest princess.

The emperor is now over fifty years old, but he does not have many children.

It is said that a man is established at thirty, free from doubts at forty, and knows the will of Heaven at fifty. When the emperor reaches the age of knowing the will of Heaven, he will naturally begin the battle for the next heir.

The current emperor has quite a few concubines in his harem, but not many of them are famous.

First of all, there is the eldest prince. His mother was just a low-ranking maid, and he was an unexpected acquisition, so he was not loved by the emperor. He was sent to his fiefdom early and had withdrawn from the battle for the heir.

The second prince is the legitimate son and is now the crown prince. He seems to have the greatest chance of winning, but there is an irreconcilable contradiction between the middle-aged heir and the elderly emperor, which gives others a chance.

The third prince was born to the imperial concubine. As a woman favored by the emperor for more than 20 years, the imperial concubine had longevity and a prosperous family. Naturally, she had her merits. Coupled with the emperor's unconscious bias, she now planned to compete with the prince.

The fourth prince is the legitimate son of the empress dowager. Although he is legally in a superior position, he is not as old as the eldest prince, not as legitimate as the crown prince, and not as favored as the third prince.

Although the queen wanted to play a supporting role, she couldn't be too blatant, after all, her family's influence was indeed slightly inferior.

And his sister was going to marry the fifth prince.

Unlike the previous four princes, the fifth prince was much younger. He was born after the previous princes grew up.

In addition, the fifth prince's mother was of low status and had passed away, so as a poor little thing in the palace, he was not noticed by anyone at all.

If the struggle between the princes of the previous dynasty had not been too intense, causing the emperor to feel annoyed, he probably would not have thought of this son at all.

Of course, in order to prevent the war from becoming more complicated, the emperor specifically chose the Zuo family, a relative who did not have much power, when issuing the decree, in order to further weaken the possibility of the fifth prince ascending the throne.

The fifth prince has neither the support of his mother's family nor much power from his wife's family. Although they can barely be considered a noble family, they can't help him in the fight for the throne.

Therefore, the previous princes still loved this younger brother very much.

There's no way. After seeing so many struggles for imperial power, a younger brother like this who won't fight for the throne at all is naturally loved by everyone.

But the Fifth Prince was not having an easy time either. Several princes wanted to compete for his help, but he couldn't help anyone and couldn't offend anyone. It was really difficult.

Therefore, the fifth prince established a rule early on that he could be invited to enjoy good food, drinks and fun, but as for participating in government affairs, he knew nothing about it and acted as if he wanted to distance himself from them.

Although the princes were unable to do anything to him, they managed to save themselves.

This nanny was specially sent by the Fifth Prince, in large part because she wanted to explain the palace rules to Zuo Qing'an so that she wouldn't be too frightened and helpless.

The most important thing is to prevent her from accidentally offending the previous princes and princesses.

Although Mammy's words were very obscure, the two sisters were very keenly aware of the general situation.

Zuo Qing'an nodded calmly. She had already understood these things a long time ago.

It would be nice to be Prince Xiaoyao and Princess Xiaoyao in the future. Maybe they could become a fairy couple. As for higher aspirations, neither of them has such an idea.

Since the couple works together, their life must not be too bad.

Zuo Zhizhi finally felt relieved.

After all, this sister is so good to her. If something happens to her sister, she doesn't know what she will do.

Therefore, it is best for them to love each other. Otherwise, if something happens, don't blame yourself for being cruel.

Zuo Zhizhi secretly made up her mind, while on the other side, Prince Xian shuddered unconsciously, always feeling that someone was trying to harm him.

After the nanny left, Zuo Zhizhi looked at Zuo Qing'an and shook her head unconsciously, "They say being a daughter-in-law is hard, but being a daughter-in-law of the royal family is even harder!"

Zuo Qingan burst out laughing, "You're so young, and you already know how hard it is to be a wife!"

Zuo Zhizhi didn't want to talk, she just curled her lips. She had made up her mind since she traveled to ancient times.

It's hard to be a daughter-in-law, but it's okay to be a widow. What's more, this dynasty does not prohibit women from staying at home, and the customs are relatively open. At worst, you can find another one!

Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said openly, and it must be handled carefully, otherwise it will be bad for yourself and your family's reputation.

Zuo Qing'an looked at Zuo Zhizhi's expression and didn't take it to heart. After all, she had thought everything through clearly, and the royal arranged marriage could not be refused. Instead of feeling sorry for herself at this time, it would be better to hold on to what she had in her hands, and perhaps she could fight for her own destiny.

Besides, maybe this marriage isn't that bad after all.

Zuo Qing'an thought of the figure he had met before and smiled unconsciously, but Zuo Zhizhi was immersed in her own world and didn't notice it at all.

In the next few days, Zuo Zhizhi often stayed in her sister's room, but this time she didn't chat with him, but watched her prepare all the items.