The Emperor, with more men than women, made me his mistress.

Seeing this, Shao Qi had no choice but to hand the bird's nest soup to Yue Li.

Yue Li didn't say anything more, picked up the bird's nest soup and started eating. Would she let herself go hungry?

Unless she falls asleep, she wouldn't be able to finish all the food she's stored in her space in three to five months.

Ever since she taught the chefs at Prince Chen's mansion how to make beef jerky and milk tea, she has consciously stored food in her space, especially freshly made milk tea, beef jerky, and her favorite pastries.

After eating a little something to ease his stomach, Shao Qi began to apply makeup to Yue Li.

Meanwhile, Feng Chuan and the others were already waiting in the house with the phoenix coronet and wedding shawl.

This time, sitting in front of the crystal mirror again, Yue Li could clearly see what kind of makeup Shao Qi had applied to her.

Yue Li's naturally fair and radiant cheeks didn't need much powder. Shao Qi simply applied a little blush to Yue Li's cheeks to make them look rosy. He then applied pink lip rouge to her cherry lips, and used a snail-shaped ink stick to draw her crescent-shaped eyebrows. Finally, he drew a small pink peach blossom between her eyebrows.

Gradually, the delicate and pretty peach blossom makeup was completed in Shao Qi's hands.

Yue Li couldn't help but sigh once again that neither Shao Qi nor Jin Chenyuan had much more skillful hands than she did.

It's a mystery what the people who came here were thinking; there are no matchmakers here, not even a matchmaker.

Here, a woman's mother dresses her up for her first marriage, her first husband dresses her up for her second marriage, and one of her husbands dresses her up for her next marriage.

There are no such people as matchmakers or wedding officiants.

Because of her special circumstances and the fact that she had already confirmed her marriage to Shao Qi, she asked Shao Qi to do her hair and makeup.

The Emperor had originally tried to persuade her to allow him to dress up, but because of his special status and the fact that he had to attend court early every day, Yue Li refused without hesitation.

In Yue Li's heart, since the Emperor had agreed not to have a formal title, it was better for him not to reveal it to others. After all, she still felt somewhat ashamed of her relationship with Jin Chenyuan.

After a flurry of activity, by the time Yue Li had her makeup done by Shao Qi and was dressed in her phoenix coronet and wedding gown, it was already 11:00 AM, and a commotion arose in the courtyard.

Upon hearing the voice, Yue Li's face instantly lit up with a smile.

"Yue Li, are you all dressed up?" The voice of the person who had arrived was heard before the person was even seen.

With such a loud voice, who else could it be but Lian Xinran?

Then, Feng Yan led the way, followed by Lian Xinran, Yin Xiyue, and several ladies she didn't recognize.

The ladies gasped as they looked at the room's furnishings and the people sitting inside.

Since entering the mansion, the pavilions, terraces, and elegant courtyards have dazzled everyone, but they are far less impressive than the furnishings in this room.

Not to mention the complete set of tables and chairs made of agarwood in the outer room, when everyone passed the screen, there were plain-colored gauze curtains hanging in the inner room. The priceless shimmering brocade was used as a decorative curtain.

Through the gauze curtain, everyone could see the lady, dressed in a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, looking like a fairy princess, sitting lazily in front of her dressing table, smiling at them.

Lian Xinran was the first to snap out of her daze at the beautiful scenery. She exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! You're all dressed up!"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking how fortunate her uncle, Prince Chen, who was quite old, was to be able to marry such a fairy-like woman at his age.

Yin Xiyue stepped forward and praised with a smile, "Yue Li looks so beautiful dressed up. I was stunned just now. You must have gotten up early today, right?"

The ladies who had followed also came to their senses and laughed when they heard Yin Xiyue's words.

"Yes, I got up before dawn." Yue Li still felt a little resentful about this. Since she transmigrated to this world, when had she ever gotten up this early?

Besides, she didn't go to bed early last night either. If she hadn't secretly drunk some spiritual spring water just now and taken a short nap while Shao Qi was doing her hair and makeup, she wouldn't have any energy left now.

When Shao Qi saw that so many ladies had come, he exchanged greetings with them and then left the room to entertain the husbands who had come with them.

"It's alright, getting up early is only for the wedding day. Tomorrow morning, you probably won't be able to get up early even if you want to," Lian Xinran teased Yue Li.

The ladies present instantly understood the meaning behind Lian Xinran's words, and everyone laughed in tacit agreement.

Yue Li: ……

"What nonsense are you talking about? Have you always been like this?" Yue Li teased back with a smile.

Yue Li felt that they were already talking about what would happen after marriage, even though they weren't married yet.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately burst into good-natured laughter.

The servants outside the house, hearing the laughter of their masters inside, also smiled.

After everyone laughed for a while, Lian Xinran introduced the ladies she had brought to Yue Li.

These ladies were all people she got along with in the past; they were from the same circle, and they had arranged to come to Yue Li's place first today.

Here, we can first put Prince Chen, who is usually aloof and arrogant, in a difficult position. After all, such an opportunity is rare, and if we miss it, we may never have another chance.

Yue Li also politely greeted each of the ladies, and then asked Lian Xinran to invite them to try the snacks on the table, as well as the milk tea that the servants had just brought.

"Everyone, please try this. The milk tea you all enjoy drinking at our residence is made using a recipe given to me by Yue Li. Compare and see if the milk tea at our residence tastes better, or if the milk tea at Yue Li's residence tastes better."

"Okay, then we'll have to give it a good try."

"Yes, we must try it! I thought the milk tea was delicious at your residence, now let's see how the milk tea made by the first person to make it tastes?"

As they spoke, the ladies picked up their cups and began to taste the milk tea.

After taking a sip of her milk tea, Lian Xinran looked at Yue Li's attire and exclaimed, "I wonder where my cousin, Prince Chen, found so many pearls? They've even been made into headdresses; they're really beautiful."

In addition to the seven-tailed phoenix hairpin that was exclusive to the Princess Consort of Prince Chen, Yue Li also wore two hair ornaments made of rubies the size of pigeon eggs, and a phoenix crown made of pearls.

The phoenix crown extends from Yue Li's left ear across her forehead to her right ear. In the center of the crown is a pearl the size of a longan, which then gradually extends to both sides, becoming smaller as it goes.

The phoenix crown was placed on Yue Li's head, and it shone brightly in the sunlight as she moved.

The largest item was the pearl necklace Yue Li wore around her neck. But calling it a necklace wasn't quite right, because it was so long, about the same length as the court beads worn by officials when attending court.

The pearl necklace she wore around her neck had a pearl the size of a walnut at the very bottom, and the pearls gradually decreased in size upwards until the pearl at the back of her neck was the same size as the pearl she wore on her head.

So many even and plump pearls are not easy to find, let alone buy them!

PS:

Despite rushing, these two chapters still didn't cover the wedding.

Don't worry, everyone, we'll definitely get them married tomorrow!