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

The ladies who were enjoying their milk tea looked up at Yue Li's attire after hearing Lian Xinran's words.

The more they looked at them, the more alarmed they became.

They had only noticed Yue Li's appearance, and because Yue Li's appearance was so outstanding, they had overlooked her clothing and attire.

They only realized it after someone pointed it out.

Leaving aside the set of pearl jewelry that Lian Xinran mentioned, all of these people are quite wealthy, but in their eyes, this set of pearl jewelry is something they envy.

And then there's Yue Li's wedding dress, made of a rare and exquisite piece of Moonlight Brocade, a material that's hard to find even in Kyoto.

While the Moonlight Brocade fabric only reveals its special qualities at night, it is not as eye-catching as the Floating Light Brocade during the day.

However, the luster of the moonlight brocade fabric is also dazzling in the sunlight. In addition, the dragons and phoenixes embroidered with gold thread make the dragons and phoenixes on it seem to come alive and fly and swirle on the dazzling moonlight brocade when Yue Li walks around in her wedding dress.

In an instant, the ladies all stared intently at Yue Li's wedding dress, praising her enthusiastically, which made Yue Li feel flustered.

She's hardly a social butterfly; she prefers to be alone most of the time and has no experience dealing with situations like this.

Lian Xinran and Yin Xiyue had never seen Yue Li like this before, so they just laughed as they watched Yue Li awkwardly dealing with the ladies.

Yue Li inadvertently saw the two of them still laughing at her, and she couldn't help but glare at them.

However, this situation did not last long, and a voice came from outside: "Prince Chen has come to fetch the Princess!"

Then came a commotion and the sound of hurried footsteps.

Lian Xinran, Yin Xiyue, and the other ladies stood up upon hearing the sound.

They went directly to the outer room and closed the door.

In fact, the world is quite lenient about wedding ceremonies, and the custom of making things difficult for the groom is only allowed when the bride is getting married for the first time.

After all, when a woman marries for the second time, she leaves from her first husband's house. If she makes things difficult for the second groom, the novelty will have worn off.

The group that had already entered the Hibiscus Courtyard saw the door closed in time, and those following Jin Chenyuan started to jeer.

Jin Chenyuan is of a high generation and is quite old, so the people who came with him to welcome the bride today are all already married, and some of them are young officials he selected from the Ministry of Rites.

Upon seeing the closed door, Jin Chenyuan stretched his hand to the side, and Qingyun, who was also dressed in new clothes today, immediately took out a stack of red envelopes wrapped in red paper from her bosom and handed them to him.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Jin Chenyuan strode forward, knocked on the door, and called out, "Ah Li, I've come to pick you up."

As expected, Yue Li did not answer, but the one who spoke up was Lian Xinran, who was the most active person today.

“Uncle Prince Chen, although you are my uncle, today is your wedding day, and I will not just open the door for you casually.”

The ladies who were blocking the door behind Lian Xinran also chimed in, "Yes, if you want to take the bride away, you have to show some sincerity."

“We will not open the door until Prince Chen shows his sincerity today.”

"Oh, what kind of sincerity do you ladies want?" Jin Chenyuan asked with a gentle smile.

Today, he not only had a smile on his face, but his aura was also exceptionally gentle, even giving people a feeling of a spring breeze.

Those who saw him today, whether they were officials who had served under him or his wives, all exclaimed in admiration. It seems that Prince Chen is truly delighted with this marriage!

Otherwise, there wouldn't have been such a big change.

As Jin Chenyuan spoke, he picked up a stack of red envelopes wrapped in red paper and stuffed them through the crack in the door.

While someone was slipping a red envelope from the outside, someone else saw it through the crack in the door.

Immediately, Lian Xinran's surprised voice rang out, "Wow! Are they starting to bribe us with red envelopes?"

As she spoke, her hands moved swiftly, pulling the red envelope that was still hidden in the crack of the door.

Then came the second, the third...

A lady next to her opened a red envelope first, and when she saw the face value of the silver notes inside, she exclaimed in surprise, "One thousand taels!"

"what? What?"

The other ladies also gathered around upon hearing this, and they saw that the lady took out a silver note with a face value of one thousand taels from the red envelope.

"So big!" Even the usually gentle and considerate Yin Xiyue exclaimed in surprise.

Then, everyone opened the other red envelopes to see the amount inside.

Sure enough, each red envelope contained a silver note worth one thousand taels.

For a moment, the ladies in the room looked at each other, feeling that these red envelopes were too hot to handle.

But at this moment, Jin Chenyuan outside was still stuffing red envelopes into the room.

"How to do?"

One of the ladies nudged Lian Xinran, signaling her to make a decision.

Lian Xinran: ...

"Since they're offering it, let's accept it. Uncle Prince Chen isn't short of money anyway. But once we get the money, we'll make things less difficult for him."

The ladies smiled and nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

This was the first time they had ever seen a groom give out such a large red envelope during the wedding procession.

They are usually silver notes of fifty or one hundred taels.

This was the first time they had ever seen someone offer a thousand taels of silver.

The activity outside only stopped after 20 red envelopes had been given out.

Without hesitation, Jin Chenyuan stuffed the red envelope in his hand into the door before knocking again and saying, "Ali, I've come to pick you up."

Upon hearing this phrase again, the ladies, holding handfuls of red envelopes, were momentarily at a loss for words.

But if that's the case, letting Prince Chen in would be far too easy.

Lian Xinran was the most resourceful. After thinking for a moment and discussing it with the ladies, she raised her voice and said, "Uncle Prince Chen, we can't open the door with just silver notes. How about you play a piece of music to express your feelings to Yue Li? We'll all see how sincere you are."

"Alright, let Prince Chen play the music."

"Yes, how could Prince Chen's wedding be complete without a song to express his feelings? I'm sure Princess Chen would love to hear it too."

Hearing what was being said inside, the group of men outside also started to jeer.

They didn't want the moment when Prince Chen was so obedient to them to end so abruptly, as it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Jin Chenyuan knew he couldn't just give these people silver notes, but he didn't expect them to actually ask him to play a piece of music.

Since today is my big day, I'll grant their requests.

Moreover, he had been feeling a bit excited since this morning, and he could find a place to vent his feelings.

At this moment, Haoyun stepped out and stood where Jin Chenyuan could see him, waiting for his instructions.

Qingyun and the others had never worked in this mansion before and did not know where everything was kept, so it was most appropriate for him to come out.