The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

With the family happily reunited, Shangguan Hanque's wedding was also put on the agenda. With Hua Xiangrong, who had remembered everything, making the final decision, Jian Yue and Bai Jianan, and she and Shangguan Hanque, the two couples, held their wedding together.

Bai Jianan was naturally dissatisfied with this decision, but the person who made the decision wouldn't allow him to object. With just a glance from the domineering Rong Ye, he had no choice but to nod helplessly. After all, he owed this ancestor a debt.

The happiest person was Shangguan Ting. His grandson and granddaughter were about to get married and start their own families. Although the son-in-law chosen by his granddaughter was not ideal, it was still acceptable. They would just have to make do with it.

And so, the wedding preparations began in a flash.

The crackling sound of firecrackers outside the door made everyone's ears ring. At the gate of the Shangguan family's house, two large sedan chairs carried by eight men were very eye-catching, attracting the attention of the whole village.

Meanwhile, the groom-to-be got into a fight at the gate.

Bai Jianan, holding his sword, looked at Shangguan Hanque with a helpless expression and said, "Brother-in-law, don't you know what time it is? Not only am I getting married, but you are too. If we miss the auspicious time, Feifan Yueyue will not let me off the hook, and Master Rong will not let it go either."

Shangguan Hanque's body trembled, his eyes flickered, and he quickly regained his senses and said, "Stop bringing up my Rong'er. Now that you've entered my family and married my daughter, as her elder brother, I naturally can't let you get away with this so easily, letting you summon and dismiss my daughter at will. Make your move."

No matter how much he thought about it, Shangguan Hanque still felt a lump in his throat about that unpleasant wedding. His beloved younger sister had been handed over to this man, only to suffer such pain. Whatever the reason, it was all Bai Jianan's fault.

Therefore, before the wedding, he had already made up his mind that he would not let Bai Jianan get his way easily.

Bai Jianan looked helplessly at the sky and said, "It's really too late. We've been fighting here for two hours already. I'm admitting defeat, but you won't agree. If we keep fighting like this, the sun will set before we know it, and there are guests waiting in this house." Shangguan Hanque remained unmoved, raised his spear, and attacked. Bai Jianan had no choice but to fight back. Bai Haitang chuckled idly, quite pleased with herself, and said, "It's a good thing I didn't join you guys. I finished everything that needed to be done. If I had waited until I was with you guys, I don't know if I would have been able to get this wife."

Shangguan Ting sat firmly in his armchair, his eyes bright and alert. He was listening with great interest to the clanging sounds of swords clashing against each other. Shangguan Hongwei sat to the side, glancing at his father and then at the tightly closed door. He thought these people were all too childish. If they kept making a scene like this, the wedding could not be held today.

But right now, even his own father, who was in the highest position, was watching the show with great interest. If he interrupted, he would probably get whipped that night.

Thinking of Shangguan Ting's whip, which could strike anyone no matter their age, Shangguan Hongwei hesitated for a moment, then sat quietly to the side. Oh well, it's not his wedding anyway, let him make a scene!

While things were raging on one side, things were in complete chaos inside the bridal chamber, though those outside were unaware of what was happening.

No one knows when the fight ended, but they remember that as the lanterns were lit, the two of them entered the Shangguan Mansion, knelt down beside Shangguan Ting, and kowtowed three times.

Then, following the procedure, the bride was carried out by the matchmaker and went to the two grooms.

Shangguan Hanque's hands were trembling with nervousness, and he almost dropped the other end of the bouquet. Hua Xiangrong was so angry that she slapped him and said through Xu Pa, "You're only coming to pick me up this late, and you're such a coward. You'd better not marry me."

"You? That's impossible. I will marry no one but you in this life."

Almost as soon as he spoke, Shangguan Hanque gripped one end of the bouquet tightly, as if he were holding his own life in his hands.

Bai Jianan's place was too quiet. The bride offered tea to Shangguan Ting and Shangguan Hongwei with a teacup before being led away from the Shangguan family by Bai Jianan. As for Hua Xiangrong and Shangguan Hanque, since Hua Xiangrong had no maternal family, the Shangguan family would serve as her maternal family. The wedding place was a house on the other side of the village that Shangguan Ting and Shangguan Hongwei had prepared for her.

The two newlywed couples quickly boarded their sedan chairs and proceeded in the same direction, one after the other. However, for some reason, after traveling halfway, Hua Xiangrong suddenly called out to Shangguan Hanque. Shangguan Hanque had no choice but to wave his hand, get out of the sedan chair, walk to the side of the chair, and ask, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Hua Xiangrong said, "No, I just want to find something to do. Go and compete with them for the main road, and try to surpass them."

Shangguan Hanque was puzzled. Although he was the eldest brother, his sister was still his own sister. He wouldn't care if she came in first or second place. Hua Xiangrong wasn't the kind of person to care either. So why was she acting this way now?

Just as he was about to ask, Hua Xiangrong suddenly took off her bridal veil and lifted the curtain in the sedan chair, saying to Shangguan Hanque, "Don't dawdle, hurry up."

Shangguan Hanque had no choice but to agree, quickly mounted his horse, and followed Hua Xiangrong's instructions to ride alongside Bai Jianan.

Bai Jianan was puzzled. He looked back and understood. He thought of stopping for the time being to give way to the couple, but then he heard Hua Xiangrong say, "If you give way, then Yueyue will have to get out of the sedan chair. This marriage will not be possible."

Bai Jianan narrowed his eyes, glanced at the sedan chair behind him, waved his hand, and cracked his whip, saying, "Qilin Pavilion, follow."

Shangguan Hanque retorted, not to be outdone, "Men, let them see how powerful my Shangguan family's personal guard is."

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiangrong's sedan chair caught up with Shangguan Hanque like a whirlwind. Shangguan Hanque took the lead and had already overtaken Bai Jianan. Bai Jianan lashed his horse's rump with his whip and said, "It seems that we were evenly matched just now, and we'll have to settle this here. Qilin Pavilion, be smarter, or you'll make it so I can't find a wife."

The two women were vying for control of the main road, and the people carrying the sedan chair behind them were not to be outdone. They even started fighting, turning the entire wedding procession into a battlefield.

Hua Xiangrong would occasionally say something in the sedan chair to provoke a fight between the two sides, but Jian Yue's sedan chair was as quiet as if no one was there. If it weren't for the fact that her breathing was always steady, it would be hard to imagine that there was someone sitting in the bumpy sedan chair at this moment.

This strange phenomenon was eventually discovered by Bai Jianan. He immediately stopped his duel with Shangguan Hanque, quickly dismounted, and ran towards Jian Yue's bridal sedan chair, directly lifting the curtain.

Upon seeing this, the matchmaker immediately cried out, "Oh dear, young master, you can't do this at a time like this! It's bad luck, it's bad luck!"

Bai Jianan ignored him, pulled down the bridal veil from the person's head in the sedan chair, and coldly asked, "Where is Yueyue?"

The person inside the sedan chair smiled slightly and said, "I am, aren't I? Bai Jianan, are you confused?"

After these words were spoken, everyone looked towards the sedan chair, where Jian Yue was sitting, her five-month pregnant belly clearly visible.

Bai Jianan sneered, "Looking alike doesn't mean you're the same person. Although I can't tell if you're wearing a human skin mask right now, how could I not recognize my own wife? No matter how well you disguise yourself, you can't disguise yourself as a real pregnant woman, especially a woman who cherishes her child like a treasure."

Shangguan Jianyue chuckled, and with a sudden movement of her hand holding the apple, it shattered into pieces, shooting towards Bai Jianan like arrows. Bai Jianan simply stepped back and waved his sleeve, obliterating the scene. Shangguan Jianyue had already emerged from the sedan chair and stood quietly beside it, her eyebrows slightly raised, exuding an air of independent elegance that was unmatched.

She looked at Bai Jianan and said, "So now the question is, do you want to continue with the marriage, or give up?"

"Giving up now means giving up on marrying the person you love most, and you will lose everything. If you don't give up, you'll have to carry me through the wedding ceremony; there's no other way. What will you do?"

Bai Jianan squinted, and Shangguan Hanque came over, rubbing his head and asking, "What exactly happened?"

Bai Jianan retorted angrily, "How should I know? Go ask your wife."

Shangguan Hanque immediately retorted with displeasure, "What does this have to do with my wife?"

Bai Jianan sneered: "It has nothing to do with her. How could someone who looks exactly like Yueyue appear? Don't disbelieve me, this person is definitely not Yueyue. Putting aside everything else, even that belly is so fake that it's unbearable to look at."

Shangguan Hanque looked over and his expression became subtle as he said, "Indeed, it's unbearable to look at."

The two men looked at her with disdain. Shangguan Jianyue couldn't hear what they were whispering, but when she followed their gaze, her eyes changed instantly. She reached under the hem of her wedding dress, pulled out her fake belly, and threw it aside.

Bai Haitang suppressed a laugh and coughed, saying, "This young lady is far too arrogant. Girls from Yue Kingdom don't have this kind of ability."

Shangguan Jianyue smiled slightly and said, "Of course there are! Isn't your young general's wife just such a wonderful person?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Haitang nudged Shangguan Hanque with her elbow. Shangguan Hanque was taken aback for a moment, but when he saw Bai Jianan winking at him, he immediately understood and said, "Well, cough cough, my wife isn't from Yue Kingdom. I can only say that she's here because of me. We're truly in love."

Bai Jianan rolled his eyes and said, "Who asked if you're truly in love? Do you think it's appropriate to confess your love to your wife right now? What if the woman sitting in your sedan chair is a fake too?"

As soon as Bai Jianan finished speaking, there was a loud bang. The two looked over in shock and were stunned. They saw Hua Xiangrong sitting steadily on the chair in the bridal sedan chair, smiling at them. The bridal sedan chair, except for the poles carried by eight people, had been reduced to a haphazard mess and was lying on the ground.

Shangguan Hanque swallowed hard and said tactfully, "My lady, the wedding sedan chair is in this state. What are we going to do?"

Hua Xiangrong squinted, lazily brushed a strand of hair from her forehead, and blew a breath at Shangguan Hanque, which immediately made Shangguan Hanque's body tremble and his mind begin to reminisce.