Chapter 133 Wedding Date
In the next few days, the palace was busy preparing for the Ninth Prince's wedding.
Under the noisy surface, there were undercurrents.
The secret memorial was quietly presented to the emperor, and the elusive shadow guards were ordered to monitor all officials, especially the Prime Minister's Mansion, Prince Yu's Mansion, the Ninth Prince's Mansion and the Jiang family.
The ministers' unusual movements were reported to the emperor in detail.
Emperor Zhaocheng received intelligence from various mansions every day, but he remained calm and pretended that nothing had happened.
The carriages of the Queen of Jin and the envoys were getting closer and closer, and they would arrive at the imperial city soon.
Starting in April, it rained for three consecutive days, completely washing away the dust in the air, and the air after the rain was particularly fresh.
Even the flowers and plants in the garden looked energetic under the gentle irrigation of the rain.
The rain gradually stopped on the evening of the third day of the first lunar month, and the sky cleared up and the sun was shining the next morning.
It seemed that even the heavens were welcoming the arrival of this wedding.
The Ninth Prince's Mansion was filled with joy.
The Jiang family also decorated the house with red lanterns everywhere.
As a girl waiting to be married, Yan Li stayed in the Liuli Courtyard for the past two days and did not go out. Luo Shi was not her mother, but she also prepared a wedding dress for Yan Li according to the etiquette of the married couple.
But it was not used.
Because Mu Cang had asked the palace workshop to make a set of gorgeous wedding dresses for Yan Li as early as the wedding date was set.
According to the specifications of the princess's marriage, the wedding dress was extremely luxurious, embroidered with noble phoenix patterns in gold thread, and the phoenix tails on the hem of the wedding dress were inlaid with gems, shining brightly.
On the fifth day of April, when the palace maid came to the Jiang family to try on the wedding dress for Yan Li, Luo Shi stood aside and watched with red eyes.
Even though she had realized that Yan Li was not easy to mess with and should not be messed with these days.
But the truest thoughts in her heart still could not deceive people.
Especially when she thought that Yan Li was enjoying unlimited glory, Jingyue was still suffering in embarrassment, Luo Shi felt even more uncomfortable.
There were only a dozen days left before the wedding with the prince, but Jiang Jingyue was still learning the rules day and night from the two maids.
Although the intensity of learning the rules recently was much lighter than before, the high-intensity training in the past month made Jingyue exhausted and she had almost no time to rest.
Her bright face was more than a little haggard, and most importantly, her complexion was bad. Her old injuries had not healed, and she had new injuries, which always made Luo angry and distressed.
In comparison, Yan Li's life was like a fairy.
Not only could she enter and leave the Jiang family freely, but she was also protected by the emperor and spoiled by the Ninth Prince. She married as a princess, and even the betrothal gift from the Ninth Prince could be her private property.
How could such obvious favoritism and unfair treatment not make people jealous?
Luo looked at the dowry carried out in the Liuli Courtyard. It would all be taken to the Ninth Prince's Mansion tomorrow morning. After getting married, Yan Li became the richest woman in the imperial city...
With such wealth, I am afraid that even the queen mother in the palace could not compare.
Luo gritted her teeth, suppressed her strong jealousy and resentment, and walked forward to hold Yan Li's hand.
"Yan Li." She forced herself to smile gently, like a mother who was teaching earnestly, "You will get married tomorrow. When you arrive at the Ninth Prince's Mansion, you must serve your husband well. In the future, you will stay in the inner house of the palace to take care of your husband and children. Don't do anything out of line again."
Yan Li raised an eyebrow: "Out of line?"
"Yes." Luo nodded, with a tone of earnest advice: "The royal family has strict rules. Even if the Ninth Prince favors you, you must not take advantage of your favor and be arrogant. You must put your husband first in everything and obey him in everything. Do you understand?"
Yan Li broke away from her hand and smiled: "I'm sorry to make my aunt worry."
Luo smiled unnaturally: "After all, I am the elder, and I still have to worry about what I should worry about."
"Aunt is right." Yan Li nodded, "After marriage, I will definitely make the Ninth Prince more docile and obedient in everything, and I will never let him take advantage of his favor and be arrogant."
Luo was stunned: "What did you say?"
Did she hear it wrong?
Yes, she must have heard it wrong.
Let the Ninth Prince obey in everything?
Yan Li repeated slowly: "I will follow my aunt's wishes, and train my husband well after the wedding. I will make sure that the Ninth Prince understands what the Three Obediences and Four Virtues are, and that his wife is the main thing in everything."
Luo Shi heard it clearly this time, and she almost fainted from shock.
Let the Ninth Prince understand the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, and that his wife is the main thing in everything?
This ignorant thing.
Luo Shi raised her hand to press her forehead, and almost cursed out loud.
She didn't expect Yan Li to dare to speak so arrogantly, and didn't take the Ninth Prince seriously at all.
However, she thought about it again.
Luo Shi suddenly thought of something, and a smile slowly rose at the corner of her mouth, and she sighed softly: "Yan Li, I know that the Ninth Prince dotes on you very much. Even if you are spoiled, he shouldn't be angry."
Yan Li didn't speak.
"But you still have to be careful." Luo Shi smiled gently, as if she was a little helpless, "At least you should be gentle when you should be gentle."
Do it, do it hard.
It would be best if she would do stupid things every day after getting married, so that the Ninth Prince would be so disgusted with her that he would divorce her one month after the wedding.
Stupid.
Luo thought so in her heart, wishing that Yan Li would be divorced and sent home the day after the wedding.
"The emperor set the wedding date for my cousin on April 16th." Yan Li said casually, "After I get married, my aunt should prepare Jiang Jingyue's dowry. There are two happy events in the Jiang family this month, and my aunt must be very happy."
Luo's expression froze, and she couldn't help but secretly hate that he was really talking about something that was not related to the topic.
The wedding date of Jingyue and the Crown Prince was indeed on April 16th. If the Ninth Prince hadn't said that she was "not worthy of being the Crown Princess", why would Jingyue have to suffer so much? How could the wedding be extended?
Luo Shi concealed his dissatisfaction and smiled helplessly: "I hope so too, so after marrying the Ninth Prince, do you think you can say a few nice words in front of the Ninth Prince?"
Yan Lidan asked: "What good words can you say?"
"Jingyue has been studying the rules seriously during this period, and the two nuns are very satisfied with her." Luo Shi smiled, "It's just that without the Ninth Prince saying anything, they didn't dare to take the initiative to enter the palace and tell the emperor, so..."
Yan Li looked at her with a faint smile: "Auntie is not worried at all about the prince's current situation?"
She thought that Luo Shi didn't want Jiang Jingyue to marry the prince now. After all, the queen had lost power.
If Jiang Jingyue marries the prince, and the prince's position is deposed, all their dreams will come to nothing in an instant.
"Marriage is not a trivial matter." Luo Shi seemed to suddenly become sensible, and his tone was particularly firm, "The Jiang family and the prince will definitely face difficulties together."
When Yan Li heard this, he raised his lips with unknown meaning: "Really?"
"You have a good rest tonight, look better, and be a beautiful bride tomorrow." Luo Shi smiled, "I won't disturb you anymore."
After saying this, she turned and left.
Yan Li watched Luo Shi leave, silently thinking about what she just said.
Be gentle and submissive, and put your husband first in everything?
If one day, Mu Cang really gives up everything he owns in the Mu Kingdom and goes to the Southern Kingdom with her, does that mean that he will completely give up on himself and put her first in everything?
Can you really be so selfless when you like someone?
If this happened to a woman, she would understand it. After all, with men being superior to women, women can do very little and are allowed to do even less.
After they get married, they can only rely on their husbands, and girls are more eager to get love.
But a man as strong and cold as Mu Cang would actually be inferior to someone just because he likes someone... If you tell me, no one will believe it.