In Princess Yunchang's Mansion, Liu Chengzhi, wearing a red wedding robe embroidered with a four-clawed dragon, rushed to the deepest part of the inner courtyard of Princess Yunchang's Mansion with a spring breeze on his face.
Amidst the joyful banter of a group of peers, Liu Chengzhi walked through the last arch leading to Li Jingyao's boudoir with a slightly embarrassed expression.
Although Liu Chengzhi looked a little shy under the joking words of his friends, the excitement in his eyes was still difficult to conceal.
As the saying goes, it is the first time for a girl to get on the sedan chair, but it is not the first time for the groom to get married!
After all, today is the day of his first wedding. Liu Chengzhi is the second prince of the dynasty, and his mood at this moment is also ups and downs. It is no different from ordinary people who are excited and a little uneasy when they get married.
Let yourself be in a state of mind like that of your father who can hide all his emotions, anger, sorrow, and joy. Liu Chengzhi, who has not yet been appointed as the crown prince and has participated in major government affairs in the court, asks himself that he is still not able to do that.
The companions surrounding Liu Chengzhi are all his close friends since he was a child in the Imperial College. All those who can appear here today are famous young masters in the capital.
Thinking about it, it is natural that a junior from an ordinary family would not be able to get along with Liu Chengzhi, the second prince of the current dynasty.
While everyone was teasing each other, they finally arrived outside Li Jingyao's closed boudoir. Everyone looked at the jubilant beauty in her boudoir and pushed Liu Chengzhi forward a few steps.
"Bride, our boss has now passed the three levels set by you. How long will it take if we don't open the door now?"
"Yes! Yes! Open the door quickly and come out. Our boss is still in a hurry to go back and enter the bridal chamber!"
"If you don't open the door, my brother and others will force their way in."
Several of Liu Chengzhi's good brothers stood beside Liu Chengzhi, laughing and saying joking words to the closed door, and from time to time they glanced at the door.
In the joyful boudoir, Li Jingyao was sitting in front of the dressing table wearing a phoenix crown and harem. Listening to the teasing words of her sweetheart's good brothers outside the boudoir, her face turned red. Her brows revealed the shyness and anticipation of her daughter's family. Thousands of styles.
A pair of slender hands as white as jade were clasped together tightly. Li Jingyao bit her red lips lightly and turned to look at her mother-in-law He Shu who was standing beside her. She seemed to be filled with shyness in her sparkling phoenix eyes. ripple.
"Mother...mother concubine."
He Shu looked at his daughter's charming yet shy and beautiful face, and felt both sadness and joy in his heart. The intertwining of these two emotions was so complicated that it was difficult to describe.
The sad thing is that after her daughter gets married, she becomes someone else's family, and she can no longer be by her side day and night as before.
Now Jingyao is still his daughter, but she will soon become a relative. Although she is still his daughter, her status is completely different from what she is now.
Fortunately, my daughter has grown up and is old enough to be married, look after her husband and raise children, and her worries as a mother can finally be settled.
If the deceased husband is still alive in heaven, he should be able to smile when he sees his good daughter finally getting married to his sweetheart.
Although I had wronged my late husband in matters of love, I had already been able to live up to him when it came to raising children.
Although the salary and silver support from the clan and the imperial court can ensure that one has adequate food and clothing, raising a pair of children is not just about food and clothing.
Now that her daughter is finally getting married, the only burden in her heart can be completely let go.
He Shulian walked quietly to her daughter's side, grabbed her daughter's catkins and patted them gently a few times. She took out a piece of spotless white silk from her cuff and gently stuffed it into the palm of Li Jingyao's jade hand.
"Good boy, when you get married, you must obey your husband. After you get married, you must put your husband first and foremost in everything you do. Don't let your mother worry about you because of jealousy and resentment.
Chengzhi, this child, is a mother just like you. I have watched you grow up. His child has a stable character and knows etiquette. I believe he will not treat you badly.
But you must also do what a woman should do, and don't make your temper and Chengzhi angry for no reason.
After you leave the gate, you belong to someone else's family from now on. You must take good care of yourself, do you understand? "
Li Jingyao's stunning face, which was already a bit crimson, turned even hotter and brighter when she saw the white silk that her mother-in-law had stuffed into her hand, like the blood-stained sun on the horizon when the sun was setting.
"Um!"
After knowing the purpose of this piece of white silk, Li Jingyao hummed like a mosquito, and quietly put the white silk in her hand into the cuff of her phoenix robe, her heart pounding wildly.
"Concubine, don't worry. After the child comes out of the palace, he will definitely marry and obey his husband. He will abide by women's ethics and will never make you worry at all, concubine."
After Li Jingyao finished speaking, she gently raised her jade hand and stroked the slightly bulging belly of her mother-in-law He Shu a few times. She looked up at her mother-in-law with worry evident in her phoenix eyes.
"Mother concubine, the fetus in your belly is growing day by day. After the baby goes out, he can no longer be with you all the time like before. You must take good care of your own body.
If the maid is not taken care of well, you must go to your uncle immediately and ask him to arrange some reliable maids to serve you.
And, if it’s true… it’s true…”
He Shu'e frowned slightly and looked at her good daughter who was hesitant to speak with doubtful eyes: "What if it's true? Silly child, it's already this time, why are you still hesitating? Just say no to what you want to say."
Li Jingyao looked at her mother-in-law's puzzled eyes, bit her red lips and hesitated for a moment.
"Mother, if that doesn't work, you can move to the Liu Mansion, so that we, mother and daughter, can be together day and night as always.
After your child gets married, you will be alone in the house with no one to talk to you about. This is fine for a short period of time, but over time you will be so lonely.
My uncle not only has to deal with state affairs, but besides mother and you, there are so many aunts and aunts on my side. Even if they are busy with state affairs, they can't just focus on you all the time!
You are pregnant with Liujia now. It must be a lot of inconvenience to live alone in the princess's mansion. The child really doesn't feel at ease leaving you at home alone.
Otherwise, after the turmoil about my child's marriage subsides, you can move in together. "
He Shu looked at his daughter's pleading and expectant eyes, and his heart, which was originally as stable as a mountain, could not help but throb, and then calmed down.
"Silly girl, I appreciate your kindness, but I can't cause trouble for him!"
"How can this cause trouble? It was Yun...Mother Yun who took the initiative to invite you to settle in the Liu Mansion. None of their sisters care. Mother, why do you have any hesitation?"
"Silly boy, what you don't understand is that what my mother is talking about is not the situation of your mother Yun and her sisters, but the scholars and common people in the world... Forget it, you don't understand what my mother is telling you.
After you get married, you don't have to worry about your mother's side. If your mother really can't do it, just move to your Aunt Jie's place. "
"But I not only hope that you, mother, will move here, but I also hope that Aunt Jie, little sister Zhiyao, and little sister Lian Niang will come with you..."
Before Li Jingyao finished speaking, He Shu interrupted her.
"Silly boy, today is your special day. Let's not talk about this anymore. It's getting late and you should go out. If you delay any longer, you may miss the auspicious time to worship heaven and earth.
Chengzhi, this kid, has been waiting for you outside the room for a long time. He is about to put on his red hijab and prepare to leave the house. "
Li Jingyao looked at her mother's complicated expression as she tried to change the subject, and nodded shyly.
"Um."
"Xin'er, quickly take the red hijab with the auspicious dragon and phoenix and put it on Yao'er."
"Yes, concubine to the empress."
Li Jingyao's personal maid responded in her heart, and hurriedly picked up the dragon and phoenix hijab on the side and walked towards Li Jingyao.
"Princess, it's getting late, please put your hijab on quickly."
Li Jingyao looked at the red hijab handed over by the maid and did not take it immediately. With a shy and sad face, she gently knelt down in front of He Shu and kowtowed a few times.
"Concubine, my child is unfilial. I will no longer be able to accompany you all the time in the future. I hope my concubine will take care of her body."
He Shumei nodded with sour eyes, resisting the complicated emotions in her heart, took the hijab in the hand of the maid Xin'er and gently covered Li Jingyao's phoenix crown.
"Xin'er, send the princess out of the palace."
"Slave, I obey."
